The annual UNC-Chapel Hill faculty election was held April 7-14, 2020. Electronic ballots were emailed to all members of the Voting Faculty.
Congratulations to the winners!
Thank you to all of the candidates who ran for a seat this year. Thanks also to all of the faculty who took the time to vote and to the Faculty Nominating Committee for creating the slate of candidates.
Terms begin on July 1, 2020. Alternates are called upon to serve when a committee or council member is unable to fulfill a term or will be away for more than one semester.
Resolution
All faculty were able to vote
Votes in favor of Resolution 2020-1. On Amending the Faculty Code of University Government to Clarify the Advisory Committee’s Charge [PDF]
| Result |
Per cent |
| Yes, I am voting for the passage of this resolution |
98.80% |
| No, I am voting against this resolution |
1.20% |
Faculty-Wide Positions
All faculty were able to vote for these seats
Chair of the Faculty
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Mimi Chapman |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Joy Renner |
NA |
Advisory Committee
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jay Aikat |
2023 |
Winner
|
Kenya McNeal-Trice |
2023 |
| Winner |
Suzanne Gulledge |
2023 |
Alternate 1
|
Wanda Nicholson |
NA |
Alternate 2
|
Thomas Kelley |
NA |
Alternate 3
|
David Gerber |
NA |
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Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure: Arts and Sciences
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Serenella Iovino |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Alan Nelson |
NA |
Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure: Medicine
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Gretchen Stuart |
2023 |
| Winner |
Stuart Gold |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Stephen Crews |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Steve Hooper |
NA |
Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure: Professional Schools other than Medicine
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Seth Noar |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Ashraf Fouad |
NA |
Educational Policy Committee
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Meg Zomorodi |
2023 |
Winner
|
Sarah Fuller |
2023 |
| Winner |
Carmen Hsu |
2023 |
Alternate 1
|
Jason Metcalfe |
NA |
Alternate 2
|
Evan Feldman |
NA |
Alternate 3
|
Christopher Willett |
NA |
Faculty Assembly Delegation
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jennifer Womack |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Misha Becker |
2021 |
| Alternate 2 |
Jan Hannig |
2021 |
| Alternate 3 |
Benjamin Waterhouse |
NA |
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Faculty Athletics Committee
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Stacey Daughters |
2023 |
Winner
|
Amanda Holliday |
2023 |
| Winner |
Jay Smith |
2023 |
| Winner |
Robert Martinez |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Justin Sawon |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Richard Smith |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
David Navalinsky |
NA |
| Alternate 4 |
Bud Kauffman |
NA |
Faculty Executive Committee
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Elizabeth Mayer-Davis |
2023 |
Winner
|
Sue Estroff |
2023 |
| Winner |
Eric Muller |
2023 |
| Winner |
Rumay Alexander |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Jeannie Loeb |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Cary Levine |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Raj Kasthuri |
NA |
| Alternate 4 |
Mark McNeilly |
NA |
Faculty Grievance Committee: Assistant Professor or Assistant Librarian
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Rainier Masa |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Keith Richotte |
NA |
Faculty Grievance Committee: Associate Professor or Associate Librarian
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Laura Ruel |
2023 |
Alternate
|
none |
NA |
Faculty Grievance Committee: Professor or Librarian
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Suchi Mohanty |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Erika Ripley |
NA |
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Faculty Grievance Committee: Fixed-Term Faculty
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Yuliana Rodriguez-Vongsavanh |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Dan Young |
NA |
Faculty Hearings Committee
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Erika Wilson |
2023 |
Winner
|
Elizabeth Mayer-Davis |
2023 |
| Winner |
Gary Cuddeback |
2023 |
Alternate 1
|
Bruno Estigarribia |
NA |
Alternate 2
|
Eduardo Douglas |
NA |
Alternate 3
|
Andy Hessick |
NA |
Financial Exigency and Program Change: Academic Affairs
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Joseph Templeton |
2023 |
Winner
|
Bland Simpson |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Mark Crescenzi |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Adam Versényi |
NA |
Financial Exigency and Program Change: Health Affairs
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Kathleen Caron |
2023 |
Winner
|
Betsy Sleath |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Brian Strahl |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Ronald Swanstrom |
NA |
General Education Oversight Committee
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jennifer Weinberg-Wolf |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Meredith Petschauer |
NA |
Honorary Degrees and Special Awards
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Amelia Drake |
2023 |
Winner
|
Deb Aikat |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Lori Evarts |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Dirk Dittmer |
NA |
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Apportioned Positions
Only voters with primary appointments in the appropriate division were able to vote for candidates representing that division
Division 1. Fine Arts, College of Arts of Sciences and Division 2. Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences: Administrative Board of the Library
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jessica Tanner |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Martin Johnson |
NA |
Division 1. Fine Arts, College of Arts of Sciences: Faculty Council (Tenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jocelyn Neal |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Eduardo Douglas |
NA |
Division 1. Fine Arts, College of Arts of Sciences: Faculty Council (Nontenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
LaToya Lain |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Mark Perry |
NA |
Division 3. Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences: Administrative Board of the Library
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Nicolas Pégard |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Johna Register-Mihalik |
NA |
Division 3. Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences: Faculty Council (Tenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Christina Burch |
2023 |
Winner
|
Rene Lopez |
2023 |
| Winter |
Jason Metcalfe |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Amarjit Budhiraja |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Kevin Stewart |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Jianping Lu |
NA |
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Division 3.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics College of Arts and Sciences: Faculty Council (Nontenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jennifer Coble |
2023 |
Winner
|
Megan Plenge |
2023 |
| Winner |
Ronit Freeman |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Andrew Mann |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Patrick Harrison |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Joshua Beaver |
NA |
Division 4. Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences: Administrative Board of the Library
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Cynthia Radding |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Shahla Adel |
NA |
Division 5. University Libraries: Faculty Council
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Therese Triumph |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Nicholas Graham |
NA |
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Division 9. Hussman School of Journalism and Media: Faculty Council (At-large)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Ryan Thornburg |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Joe Bob Hester |
NA |
Division 10. School of Law: Faculty Council (At-large)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Joan Krause |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Andy Hessick |
NA |
Division 12. School of Government: Faculty Council (At-large)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jill Moore |
2023 |
| Alternate |
Leisha Dehart-Davis |
NA |
Division 13. School of Medicine: Faculty Council (Tenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
M. Kathryn Menard |
2023 |
| Alternate |
Jason Whitmire |
NA |
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Division 13. School of Medicine: Faculty Council (Nontenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Kimberley Nichols |
2023 |
Winner
|
Katherine Clement |
2023 |
| Winner |
Kimberly Brownley |
2023 |
| Winner |
David Berkoff |
2023 |
| Winner |
Austin Rose |
2023 |
| Alternate 1 |
Muge Calikoglu |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Adriana Beltran |
NA |
| Alternate 4 |
Scott Commins |
NA |
| Alternate 5 |
Patricia Johnson |
NA |
Division 16. Eshelman School of Pharmacy: Faculty Council (Tenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Tim Wiltshire |
2023 |
Alternate
|
none |
NA |
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Division 17. Gillings School of Global Public Health: Faculty Council (Tenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Audrey Pettifor |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Kyle Burger |
NA |
Division 17. Gillings School of Global Public Health: Faculty Council (Nontenured)
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Beth Moracco |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Vaughn Upshaw |
NA |
Division 18. Retired Faculty: Faculty Council
| Result |
Name |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
George Lensing |
2023 |
Alternate
|
Stephen Leonard |
NA |
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The following voting divisions did not have open seats this year:
- Division 6. Information and Library Science
- Division 7: Kenan-Flagler Business School
- Division 8. School of Education
- Division 11. School of Social Work
- Division 14. School of Dentistry
- Division 15. School of Nursing
Divisional Turnout
Voting
Division |
School/Division |
Total Number Eligible Voters |
Votes
Recorded |
Turnout Rate |
| 1 |
Arts and Sciences: Fine Arts |
72 |
56 |
77.8% |
| 2 |
Arts and Sciences: Humanities |
251 |
155 |
61.8% |
| 3 |
Arts and Sciences: Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
396 |
235 |
59.3% |
| 4 |
Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences |
278 |
149 |
53.6% |
| 5 |
Libraries |
118 |
59 |
50% |
| 6 |
School of Information and Library Science |
27 |
9 |
33.3% |
| 7 |
School of Business |
129 |
41 |
31.8% |
| 8 |
School of Education |
57 |
33 |
57.9% |
| 9 |
School of Journalism and Media |
43 |
26 |
60.5% |
| 10 |
School of Law |
53 |
35 |
66% |
| 11 |
School of Social Work |
61 |
34 |
55.7% |
| 12 |
School of Government |
46 |
25 |
54.3% |
| 13 |
School of Medicine |
1672 |
702 |
42% |
| 14 |
School of Dentistry |
99 |
48 |
48.5% |
| 15 |
School of Nursing |
83 |
39 |
47% |
| 16 |
School of Pharmacy |
114 |
44 |
38.6% |
| 17 |
School of Public Health |
229 |
87 |
38% |
| Totals |
|
3728 |
1778 |
47.7% |
Historical Turnout
| Year |
Total Eligible Voters |
Votes Recorded |
Turnout Rate |
| 2019 |
3659 |
1252 |
34.2% |
| 2018 |
3708 |
1376 |
37% |
| 2017 |
3643 |
1852 |
50.8% |
| 2016 |
3727 |
1524 |
40.9% |
| 2015 |
3443 |
1553 |
45.1% |
| 2014 |
3799 |
2094 |
55.1% |
| 2013 |
3665 |
1605 |
43.8% |
| 2012 |
3635 |
1508 |
41.5% |
| 2011 |
3539 |
1320 |
37% |
| 2010 |
3468 |
833 |
24% |
| 2009 |
3545 |
925 |
26% |
| 2008 |
3428 |
800 |
23% |
| 2007 |
2814 |
395 |
14% |
| 2006 |
3062 |
676 |
22% |
| 2005 |
2997 |
683 |
23% |
| 2004 |
2895 |
683 |
24% |
| 2003 |
|
727 |
25% |
| 2000 |
2658 |
957 |
36% |
| 1999 |
|
|
36% |
| 1997 |
|
874 |
37% |
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