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Skidmore College
Athletic Council (AC)

Membership in AC

2023-2024

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2025 Lucy Oremland (Chair Fall 2023; on leave Spring 2024)
2024 John Cosgrove; Provisional Chair (Library)
  Mike Dunn, Management and Business
  Brooke Lavallee, SAAC Rep
2026 Daniel Peterson (Psychology)
  Pat Fehling, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Infrastructure and Faculty Affairs, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs designee
  Flagg Taylor, Political Sciences, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director, Dan of Student Affairs designee- - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
  Jatlin Chen, Student-Athlete Representative from SGA

 

2022-2023

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2023 Jason Breves; Chair (Biology)
2025 Paul Arciero (Health and Human Physiological Sciences)
2025 Lucy Oremland (Mathematics)
  Michael Orr, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Adrian Batista, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Political Sciences, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
  Ting Li, Management and Business

2021-2022

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2021 Karen Kellogg, Environmental Studies and Sciences
2022 T. H. Reynolds, Health and Human Physiological Sciences
  Michael Orr, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Adrian Batista, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Political Sciences, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
  Ting Li, Management and Business
2023 Jason Breves, Biology, Chair
2021 TBD - student rep
2021 TBD - SAAC rep

2020-2021

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2021 Karen Kellogg, Environmental Studies and Sciences
2022 T. H. Reynolds, Health and Human Physiological Sciences, Chair
  Michael Orr, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Cerri Annette Banks, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Government, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2023 Jason Breves, Biology
2021 TBD - student rep
2021 TBD - SAAC rep

2019-2020 

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2020 Jason Ohlberg, Dance (LV S'20)
  Bernardo Rios, Anthropology (S'20 replacement for Ohlberg) 
2021 Karen Kellogg, Environmental Studies and Sciences, Chair
2022 T. H. Reynolds, Health and Human Physiological Sciences
  Michael Orr, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Cerri Annette Banks, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Government, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2020 TBD - student rep
2020 TBD - SAAC rep

2018-2019

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2019 Caroline D'Abate, Management and Business, Chair (F'18)
2020 Jason Ohlberg, Dance, Chair (S'19)
2021 Karen Kellogg, Environmental Studies and Sciences
  Michael Orr, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Cerri Annette Banks, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Government, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2019 Elizabeth Levy '20, student rep
2019 Jane Huber '19, SAAC rep

2017-2018

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2018 T. H. Reynolds, Health and Exercise Sciences, Chair
2019 Caroline D'Abate, Management and Business
2020 Jason Ohlberg, Dance
  Beau Breslin, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs (LV S'18)
  Crystal Dea Moore, Interim Dean of Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs (S'18 replacement)
  Cerri Annette Banks, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Government, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2018 TBD, student rep
2018 TBD - SAAC rep

2016-2017

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2017 Amon Emeka, Sociology   LV F'16
  Jason Breves, Biology (F'16 replacement for Emeka)
2018 T. H. Reynolds, Health and Exercise Sciences, Chair
2019 Caroline D'Abate, Management and Business
  Beau Breslin, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Cerri Annette Banks, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Government, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2017 TBD, student rep
2017 TBD - SAAC rep

2015-2016

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or a designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or a designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2016 Mark Huibregtse, Mathematics and Computer Science, Chair
2017 Amon Emeka, Sociology
2018 T. H. Reynolds, Health and Exercise Sciences, (lv S'16)
  Fabian Lopez, Art (S'16 replacement for Reynolds)
  Beau Breslin, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Interim Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Government, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting); Megan Buchanan will also assume additional AD responsibilities for 2015-16
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2016 Derrick Yam '17, student rep
2016 Tori Eldridge '16, student rep

2014-2015

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2015 Carol Chiarella, Management & Business
2016 Mark Huibregtse, Mathematics and Computer Science, Chair
2017 Amon Emeka, Sociology
  Beau Breslin, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  W. Rochelle Calhoun, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Government, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2015 Kate Lambos '15, student rep
2015 Dan Miller '15, student rep

2013-2014

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs or his/her designee, the Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2014 Linda Hall, English, Chair (LV S '14)
  Steve Frey, Chemistry (replacement for Hall) S '14
2015 Carol Chiarella, Management & Business, Chair
2016 Mark Huibregtse, Mathematics and Computer Science
  Beau Breslin, Dean of Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  W. Rochelle Calhoun, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs
  Flagg Taylor, Government, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2014 TBD, student rep
2014 Melissa Hirsch '14, SAAC rep

2012-2013

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2013 Brandy Srenilayam, Chemistry (1-yr replacement for resignation)
2014 Linda Hall, English, Chair
2015 Carol Chiarella, Management & Business
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of Faculty for Academic Policy and Advising, DOF designee
  W. Rochelle Calhoun, Dean of Student Affairs
  TBD, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2013 Chris Damm '15, student rep
  TBD - SAAC rep

2011-2012

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2012 Flagg Taylor, Government, Chair 
2013 Tonya Dodge, Psychology (resigned 8/11)
2012 Carol Chiarella, Management & Business (1-yr 11-12 replacement for resignation)
2014 Linda Hall, English
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of Faculty for Academic Advising, DOF designee
  W. Rochelle Calhoun, Dean of Student Affairs
  Kate Berheide, SASW, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2012 TBD - student rep
  TBD - SAAC rep

2010-2011

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2011 Paul Arciero, Health and Exercise Sciences, Chair
2012 Flagg Taylor, Government  (LV 2010-11)
  Joerg Bibow, Economics (1-yr 10-11 replacement for F. Taylor)
2013 Tonya Dodge, Psychology
  Corey Freeman-Gallant, Associate Dean of Faculty for Academic Advising, DOF designee
  Rochelle Calhoun, Dean of Student Affairs
  Kate Berheide, SASW, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2011 TBD - student rep
  TBD - SAAC rep

2009-2010

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2010 Adrienne Zuerner, Foreign Languages & Literatures
2011 Paul Arciero, Health and Exercise Sciences, Chair
2012 Flagg Taylor, Government
  Michael Ennis-McMillan, Dean of Studies, Dean of Faculty designee
  Rochelle Calhoun, Dean of Student Affairs
  Kate Berheide, SASW, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2010 TBD - student rep
  TBD - SAAC rep

2008-2009

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-Officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2009 Dan Nathan, American Studies
2010 Adrienne Zuerner, Foreign Languages & Literatures, Chair
2011 Paul Arciero, Exercise Science
  Michael Ennis-McMillan, Dean of Studies, Dean of Faculty designee
  Rochelle Calhoun, Dean of Student Affairs
  Kate Berheide, SASW, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)               
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2009   TBD - student rep
  Teddy Gowan '09, SAAC rep

2007-2008

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students; one selected by SGA and one representative from SAAC; the Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-officio (voting); the Senior Woman Administrator (non-voting); and the Athletic Director (non-voting).

2008 Steve Frey, Chemistry
2009 Dan Nathan, American Studies, Chair
2010 Adrienne Zuerner, Foreign Languages & Literatures (LV Spring '08)             
  David Peterson, Art & Art History (S'08 replacement for Zuerner)
  Michael Ennis-McMillan, Dean of Studies, Dean of Faculty designee
  Pat Oles, Dean of Student Affairs
  Kate Berheide, SASW, NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics (non-voting)
2008 Lauren Mosenthal, student rep
  Shaila DeLea '08, SAAC rep

2006-2007

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students selected by SGA; the Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Faculty Athletics Representative ex-officio (voting), and the Athletic Director ex-officio (non-voting), and the Senior Womens Administrator (non-voting).

2007 Pat Fehling, Exercise Science
2008 Steve Frey, Chemistry, Chair
2009 Dan Nathan, American Studies
  Michael Ennis-McMillan, Dean of Studies, Dean of Faculty designee                              
  Pat Oles, Dean of Student Affairs
  Adrienne Zuerner, (interim) NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep - ex-officio (voting)
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director - ex-officio (non-voting)
  Megan Buchanan, Senior Womens Administrator (non-voting)
2007 TBA-Senator
  TBA-Willingness Rep

2005-2006

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students selected by SGA; the Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, and the Athletic Director ex-officio (non-voting).

2006 Catherine Berheide, Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work
2007 Pat Fehling, Exercise Science, Chair
2008 Steve Frey, Chemistry
  Sarah Goodwin, Assoc Dean of Faculty, Dean of Faculty designee             
  Pat Oles, Dean of Student Affairs
  Gail Cummings-Danson, Athletic Director (ex-officio)
2006 Sarah Berheide '06
  Alexis Sherman '06

2004-2005

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students selected by SGA; the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, and the Athletic Director ex-officio (non-voting).

2005 Elzbieta Lepkowska-White, Management & Business
2006 Catherine Berheide, Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work, Chair                    
2007 Pat Fehling, Exercise Science & Athletics
  John Brueggemann, Associate Dean of Faculty Development
  Pat Oles, Dean of Student Affairs
  Jeff Segrave, Athletic Director (ex-officio)
2005 Jamie Hutson '05
  Emily Martin '06

2003-2004

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students selected by SGA; the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, and the Athletic Director ex-officio (non-voting).

2004 Phyllis Roth, English, Chair
2005 Elzbieta Lepkowska-White, Management & Business
2006 Catherine Berheide, Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work                                  
  John Brueggemann, Associate Dean of Faculty Development
  Pat Oles, Dean of Student Affairs
  Jeff Segrave, Athletic Director (ex-officio)
2004 Margaret Schade '04
  Keith Ganzenmuller '04

2002-2003

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two students selected by SGA; the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, the Dean of Student Affairs or his/her designee, and the Athletic Director ex-officio (non-voting).

2003 Viviana Rangil, Foreign Languages & Literatures, Chair
2004 Phyllis Roth, English (London S'03)
  Beau Breslin, Government (replacement for Roth, S'03)
2005 Amelia Rauser, Art & Art History
  John Brueggemann, Associate Dean of Faculty Development                    
  Pat Oles, Dean of Student Affairs
  Jeff Segrave, Athletic Director (ex-officio)
2003 Dawn Marie Penniston '03
  Peter Ehrlich '04