The 2022 UNC-Chapel Hill faculty election was held April 7-19.
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, 2022. 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.
A sample ballot is available here.
Faculty-Wide Positions
Apportioned Positions
Only voters with primary appointments in a division vote for candidates representing that division.
- Division 2. Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences: Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee, Faculty Council (Nontenured), Faculty Council (Tenured)
- Division 3. Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences: Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee, Faculty Council (Tenured)
- Division 4. Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences: Faculty Council (Nontenured), Faculty Council (Tenured)
- Division 5. University Libraries: Administrative Board of the Library, Faculty Council (At-large)
- Division 6. School of Information and Library Science: Faculty Council (At-large)
- Division 7. School of Business: Faculty Council (Nontenured), Faculty Council (Tenured)
- Division 11. School of Social Work: Faculty Council (At-large)
- Division 13. School of Medicine: Faculty Council (Nontenured), Faculty Council (Tenured)
- Division 14. Adams School of Dentistry: Faculty Council (Nontenured), Faculty Council (Tenured)
- Division 15. School of Nursing: Faculty Council (Nontenured), Faculty Council (Tenured)
- Division 16. Eshelman School of Pharmacy: Faculty Council (Nontenured)
- Division 17. Gillings School of Global Public Health: Faculty Council (Nontenured), Faculty Council (Tenured)
The following electoral divisions did not have open seats on the Faculty Council this year: Fine Arts, Education, Journalism and Media, Law, Government, and Retired Faculty.
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Faculty-Wide Positions
Advisory Committee
| Result |
Candidate |
Term expiration |
| Winner |
Keisha Gibson (Medicine) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Winifred Fordham Metz (University Libraries) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Adam Versényi (Arts and Sciences) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
David Gerber (Medicine) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Theresa Raphael-Grimm (Nursing) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Mary McClurg (Pharmacy) |
NA |
Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure:
Arts and Sciences
| Result |
Candidate |
Term expiration |
| Winner |
Serhan Ziya (Statistics and Operations Research) |
2025 |
Alternate
|
Jinsong Huang (Applied Physical Sciences) |
NA |
Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure:
Medicine
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Eileen Burker (Clin. Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Thomas Kash (Pharmacology) |
NA |
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Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure:
Professional Schools Other Than Medicine
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Leisha DeHart-Davis (Government) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Thurston Domina (Education) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Hongtu Zhu (Public Health) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Shannon Wallet (Dentistry) |
NA |
Educational Policy Committee
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Nicole Else-Quest (Women’s and Gender Studies) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Liz Gualtieri-Reed (English and Comparative Literature) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Jen Weinberg-Wolf (Physics and Astronomy) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Keith Sawyer (Education) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Natasha Parikh (Psychology and Neuroscience) |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Thomas Freeman (Chemistry) |
NA |
Alternate 4
|
Colin Wallace (Physics and Astronomy) |
NA |
Faculty Assembly Delegation
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Kim Brownley (Psychiatry) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Arlene Seña-Soberano (Infectious Diseases) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Sorin Mitran (Mathematics) |
2023 |
| Alternate |
Anthony Hackney (Exercise & Sport Science; Nutrition) |
2023 |
| Alternate |
Andy Hessick (Law) |
2023 |
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Faculty Athletics Committee
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
David Berkoff (Orthopaedics) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Aimee McHale (Public Health Leadership) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Abbie Smith-Ryan (Exercise & Sport Science) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Kathleen Fitzgerald (Sociology) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Tom Kelley (Law) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Judy Tisdale (Business) |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Gabriel Bump (English and Comparative Literature) |
NA |
| Alternate 4 |
David Navalinsky (Dramatic Art) |
NA |
Faculty Executive Committee
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Joy Renner (Radiologic Science) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Meg Zomorodi (Nursing) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Jean Cook (Biochemistry and Biophysics) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Francesca Dillman Carpentier (Journalism and Media) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Andrea Azcarate-Peril (Medicine) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Amarjit Budhiraja (Statistics & Operations Research) |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Hassan Melehy (Romance Studies) |
NA |
| Alternate 4 |
Paul Friga (Business) |
NA |
Faculty Grievance Committee: Assistant Professor/Assistant Librarian
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jessica Tanner (Romance Studies) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Siddharth Sheth (Oncology) |
NA |
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Faculty Grievance Committee: Associate Professor/Associate Librarian
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Priscilla Layne (Germanic and Slavic Lang. and Lit.) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Hérica Valladares (Classics) |
NA |
Faculty Grievance Committee: Full Professor/Librarian
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Erika Ripley (University Libraries) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Anthony Passannante (Anesthesiology) |
NA |
Faculty Grievance Committee: Fixed-Term Faculty
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Adriana Beltran (Genetics) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
John Brooker (Law) |
NA |
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Faculty Hearings Committee
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jane Brice (Emergency Medicine) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Charlotte Boettiger (Psychology and Neuroscience) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Evelyne Huber (Political Science) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Ashley Bryant (Nursing) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Mehmet Kesimer (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) |
NA |
Alternate 3
|
Mark Schoenfisch (Chemistry; Pharmacy) |
NA |
Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee:
Academic Affairs
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Carmen Hsu (Romance Studies) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Paolo Fulghieri (Business) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Roberto Quercia (City and Regional Planning) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Evan Feldman (Music) |
NA |
Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee:
Health Affairs
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Genevieve Neal-Perry (OBGYN) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena (Genetics) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Kurt Ribisl (Health Behavior) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Kyle Burger (Nutrition) |
NA |
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General Education Oversight Committee
Fine Arts or Humanities seat
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Amy Chambless (Romance Studies) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Jordynn Jack (English and Comparative Literature) |
NA |
At-large seat
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Nita Eskew (Chemistry) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Tara Moon (Clinical Laboratory Science) |
NA |
Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Lynn Blanchard (Health Behavior) |
2025 |
| Winner |
LaToya Lain (Music) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Lloyd Kramer (History) |
NA |
Alternate 2
|
Meredith Smith (Government) |
NA |
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Apportioned Positions
Only voters with primary appointments in a division vote for candidates representing that division.
Division 2. Humanities, College of Arts of Sciences
Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee Council
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Heidi Kim (English and Comparative Literature) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Alan Nelson (Philosophy) |
NA |
Faculty Council, Nontenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Hélène de Fays (Romance Studies) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Hugo Méndez (Religious Studies) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Brad Hammer (English and Comparative Literature) |
NA |
Alternate 2
|
Timothy Shea (Classics) |
NA |
Faculty Council, Tenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jessica Wolfe (English and Comparative Literature) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Jennifer Gates-Foster (Classics) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Jennifer Smith (Linguistics) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Ruth von Bernuth (Germanic and Slavic Lang. and Lit.) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Tyler Curtain (English and Comparative Literature) |
NA |
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Division 3. Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Kelly Giovanello (Psychology and Neuroscience) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Jonathan Engel (Physics and Astronomy) |
NA |
Faculty Council, Tenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Kathryn (Kate) Reissner (Psychology and Neuroscience) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Rich McLaughlin (Mathematics) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Kevin Stewart (Earth, Marine & Environmental Sciences) |
NA |
Alternate 2
|
Gabor Pataki (Statistics and Operations Research) |
NA |
Division 4. Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Council, Nontenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jonathan Weiler (Global Studies) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Geetha Vaidyanathan (Economics) |
NA |
Faculty Council, Tenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Miguel La Serna (History) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Yong Cai (Sociology) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Claudia Yaghoobi (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies) |
2025 |
Alternate 1
|
Douglas Lauen (Public Policy) |
NA |
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Division 5. University Libraries
Administrative Board of the Library
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Amanda Henley (Digital Research Services) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Lynn Eades (Health Sciences and Undergraduate Lib.) |
NA |
Faculty Council, At-large
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Matt Turi (University Libraries) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Terri Ottosen (Health Sciences Library) |
NA |
Division 6. School of Information and Library Science
Faculty Council, At-large
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Megan Winget |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Helen Tibbo |
NA |
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Division 7. Kenan-Flagler School of Business
Faculty Council, Nontenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Allison Schlobohm |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Mike Beeler |
NA |
Faculty Council, Tenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Sridhar Balasubramanian |
2025 |
| Alternate |
[none from this election] |
NA |
Division 11. School of Social Work
Faculty Council, At-large
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
David Ansong |
2025 |
Alternate 1
|
Tonya Van Deinse |
NA |
Alternate 2
|
Amy Wilson |
NA |
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Division 13. School of Medicine
Faculty Council, Nontenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Cristin Colford (Internal Medicine) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Shannelle Campbell (Surgery) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Raquel Reyes (Internal Medicine) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Cheryl Jackson (Pediatrics Emergency Medicine) |
2025 |
Winner
|
Brian Thorp (Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery) |
2025 |
Winner
|
Jessica Lin (Infectious Diseases) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Angela Wahl (Infectious Diseases) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Sabina Mir (Gastroenterology) |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Tara Moon (Clinical Laboratory Science) |
NA |
| Alternate 4 |
Michelle Itano (Cell Biology and Physiology) |
NA |
Alternate 5
|
Nancie Archin (Infectious Diseases) |
NA |
Faculty Council, Tenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Katrina Donahue (Family Medicine) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Michelle Meyer (Emergency Medicine) |
2025 |
| Winner |
M. Bradley Drummond (Pulmonary Dis. and Critical Care) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Cheryl Kuzmiak (Radiology) |
NA |
| Alternate 2 |
Kristina De Paris (Microbiology and Immunology) |
NA |
| Alternate 3 |
Tal Kafri (Microbiology and Immunology) |
NA |
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Division 14. Adams School of Dentistry
Faculty Council, Nontenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Gustavo Oliveira (Comprehensive Oral Health) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Lattice Sams (Comprehensive Oral Health) |
NA |
Faculty Council, Tenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Kimon Divaris (Pediatric Dentistry) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Valerie Murrah (Diagnostic Sciences) |
NA |
Division 15. School of Nursing
Faculty Council: Nontenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Jennifer Alderman |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Megan Williams |
NA |
Faculty Council: Tenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Eric Hodges |
2025 |
| Alternate |
Sheila Santacroce |
NA |
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Division 16. Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Faculty Council, Nontenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Megan Roberts (Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Jackie Zeeman (Practice Advancement and Clinical Ed.) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Deborah Sturpe (Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics |
NA |
Division 17. Gillings School of Global Public Health
Faculty Council, Nontenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Anissa Vines (Epidemiology) |
2025 |
| Winner |
Kristin Young (Epidemiology) |
2025 |
| Alternate 1 |
Dorothy Cilenti (Maternal and Child Health) |
NA |
Alternate 2
|
Michael Fisher (Environmental Sciences and Engineering) |
NA |
Faculty Council, Tenured
| Result |
Candidate |
Term Expiration |
| Winner |
Carolyn T. Halpern (Maternal and Child Health) |
2025 |
| Alternate |
[none from this election] |
NA |
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Divisional Turnout
| Voting Division |
School/Division |
Total Eligible Voters |
Votes Recorded |
Turnout Rate per Division |
| 1 |
Arts and Sciences: Fine Arts |
69 |
37 |
54% |
| 2 |
Arts and Sciences: Humanities |
239 |
131 |
55% |
| 3 |
Arts and Sciences: Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
397 |
171 |
43% |
| 4 |
Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences |
276 |
108 |
39% |
| 5 |
Libraries |
109 |
58 |
53% |
| 6 |
School of Information and Library Science |
25 |
8 |
32% |
| 7 |
School of Business |
130 |
46 |
35% |
| 8 |
School of Education |
54 |
32 |
59% |
| 9 |
School of Journalism and Media |
41 |
19 |
46% |
| 10 |
School of Law |
55 |
32 |
58% |
| 11 |
School of Social Work |
62 |
25 |
40% |
| 12 |
School of Government |
52 |
28 |
54% |
| 13 |
School of Medicine |
1,762 |
679 |
39% |
| 14 |
School of Dentistry |
91 |
28 |
31% |
| 15 |
School of Nursing |
72 |
44 |
61% |
| 16 |
School of Pharmacy |
112 |
35 |
31% |
| 17 |
School of Public Health |
236 |
82 |
35% |
| Totals |
|
3782 |
1563 |
41.3% |
Historical Turnout
| Year |
Total Eligible Voters |
Votes Recorded |
Turnout Rate |
| 2022 |
3782 |
1563 |
41.3% |
| 2021 |
3786 |
1336 |
35.3% |
| 2020 |
3728 |
1778 |
47.7% |
| 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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