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:

NameAcademic UnitTerm
Marlena RoseHealth Sciences Library2026
Anne TicknorEducation2026
Toyin BabatundeAllied Health Sciences2026
Mark BowlerPsychology2026
Melinda DotyEngineering and Technology2027
Danny EllisBusiness2027
Louis Warren*Education2028
Bhibha DasKinesiology2028
William StaubMusic2028
Lisa EllisonForeign Languages and Literatures2029
* Chief Marshal

Alternate Members:

NameAcademic UnitTerm
Susan PearceSociology2026
Ken WyattArt and Design2027