Faculty Marshals
Faculty Marshals are ten faculty and two alternates appointed from the full-time faculty to serve at graduations and other such ceremonial occasions as requested by the chancellor. Those appointed should be individuals readily recognized as outstanding members of the academic community. The Chief Faculty Marshal shall be the faculty marshal in the second or later year of appointment as a faculty marshal and who is of greatest faculty seniority among the faculty marshals. The Chief Faculty Marshal shall serve as ex-officio on the Administrative Commencement Committee. A Faculty Marshal’s appointment is a one-term, four year appointment beginning August 1. The Chair of the Faculty will make recommendations in May of each year to the Chancellor, who will appoint the individuals no later than July 31.
Regular Members:
| Name | Academic Unit | Term |
| Marlena Rose | Health Sciences Library | 2026 |
| Anne Ticknor | Education | 2026 |
| Toyin Babatunde | Allied Health Sciences | 2026 |
| Mark Bowler | Psychology | 2026 |
| Melinda Doty | Engineering and Technology | 2027 |
| Danny Ellis | Business | 2027 |
| Louis Warren* | Education | 2028 |
| Bhibha Das | Kinesiology | 2028 |
| William Staub | Music | 2028 |
| Lisa Ellison | Foreign Languages and Literatures | 2029 |
* Chief Marshal
Alternate Members:
| Name | Academic Unit | Term |
| Susan Pearce | Sociology | 2026 |
| Ken Wyatt | Art and Design | 2027 |