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New UK Staff Senators Announced

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 25, 2022)  Voting has concluded in the University of Kentucky Staff Senate elections.

The UK Staff Senate represents the interests of staff at all levels of university operations in order to strengthen relationships across the University of Kentucky and to foster a climate that promotes and empowers all university employees and students to participate in the decision-making process.

Senators-elect will begin their three-year terms as senators on July 1. A listing of senators-elect per sector is as follows:

Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Austin Anders, Joshua Borgemenke, Jenn Edwards, Stefan Schagane, Scott Sorrell and Cara Tackett

Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Amanda Biddle, Shelly Bishop, Olwen Burton, Rebecca Earls, Perry Gibson, Kaleb Grey, Joe Hacker, Marnice Hart, Talina Henderson, Curtis Hudson, Kelly Lamping, Sheena Lee, Allison Montero, Chablis Murray, Pam Noble, Stephanie Peeples, Cory Qualls, Tiffany Randolph, Gage Redimarker, Karena Spears, Jeanine Washington and Stephen Williams

President James Aaron, John Blaine, Courtney Chafin, Kevin Fleming, Lisa Lockman and Addison Mills

Provost Bobbi Jo Allen, Allissa Anderson, Sabrina Brewer, Jennifer Bridge, Ryan Farley, Lyndall Harned, Catherine Hayden, Alexandra Hunter, Brittany Lawrence, Marie Marefat, Sarah Orr, Karen Owsley, Sydney Shields, Tara Spach, Nathan Thompson, Allison Walters, Alice Williams and Laure Ziembroski Smith

Congratulations to all our new senators. To learn more about Staff Senate, including values, goals, priorities and accomplishments, visit the UK Staff Senate website or reach out to a senator in your sector. A full list of active senators, organized by sector, can be found at https://staffsenate.uky.edu/people.

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.   

In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.