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Following the recommendation of the AI Task Force and the AI Executive Steering Committee, four AI Working Groups were established across campus to focus on teaching/learning, research, data security, and ethics and training. These AI working groups were created to address AI use on campus.

Below is a list of the members of the AI Executive Steering Committee and the AI Working Groups.

AI Executive Steering Committee

  • Indrajeet Chaubey, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
  • Ian Czarnezki, Associate Chief Information Officer for Research Infrastructure and Technologies
  • Jim Gigantino, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Bill Kincaid, Managing Associate General Counsel
  • Margaret Sova McCabe, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
  • Amy Ochoa,  Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
  • Chase Rainwater, Professor and Department Head of Industrial Engineering  and Provost Fellow for AI 

AI Working Group in Teaching

  • Lindsey Aloia, Associate Dean, Graduate School and International Education
  • Emily Baker, Assistant Professor of Architecture
  • Terrius Bruce, Graduate-Professional Student Congress
  • Chris Bryson, Executive Director of Academic Initiatives and Integrity
  • Jeremy Burns, Director of Communications
  • Maria Comsa, Teaching Assistant Professor of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
  • Judith Folse, Professor and Department Chair of Marketing
  • John Gauch, Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering
  • Jim Gigantino, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Ted Holland, Associate Professor of Geosciences, TSFC Co-Director
  • Deb Korth, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Academic Excellence
  • Ashley Menendez, Director of Externships and Assistant Professor of Practice
  • Ken Muessig, Instructional Design Manager
  • Jackie Mosley, Associate Dean, Bumpers College
  • Chase Rainwater, Professor and Head of Industrial Engineering
  • Deidre Slavik, Director of Academic Technologies Innovation and Outreach
  • Amanda Sullivan, Teaching Associate Professor of Exercise Science
  • Ellen Urton, Director for Research and Instruction
  • Erin Walcutt, Associate General Counsel
  • Logan Williams,  Director of Academics, Associated Student Government
  • Anna Zajicek, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

AI Working Group in Research

  • Jim Abernathy, Reference Law Librarian, School of Law
  • Ed Bengston, Associate Dean, Graduate School and International Education
  • Jack Cothren, Professor of Geosciences, Director of CAST and HPCC, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
  • Ian Czarnezki, Associate Chief Information Officer for Research Infrastructure and Technologies
  • Varun Grover, Distinguished Professor of Information Systems, Walton College of Business
  • Aranyak Goswami, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
  • Gary Gunderman, Registrar, Enrollment Services
  • Cody Hackett, Director of Continuing Electronic Resources, Libraries
  • Miran Kang, Director of Instructional Design and Support Services, Global Campus
  • Mike Martz, Senior Associate General Counsel
  • Jacob Monroe, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Jennie Popp, Associate Dean of the Honors College
  • Chase Rainwater, Professor and Head of Industrial Engineering
  • Sri Sistla, Director of Research Infrastructure, Division of Research and Innovation
  • Stacy Stuart, Assistant Dean for Grant Administration, College of Education and Health Professions
  • Pedro Veloso, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design

AI Working Group in Data Security

  • Jannette Akridge, Associate Vice Chancellor of Strategic Data and Process Innovation and Interim CIO
  • Brandon Bayles, Director of Strategic Analytics & Insights
  • Dennis Beck, Associate Professor of Educational Technology
  • Colleen Briney, Vice Provost for Planning
  • Amie McClendon, Senior Director of Cloud Architecture and Operations
  • Dominick Grillo, Electronic Services Librarian, School of Law
  • Mike Martz, Senior Associate General Counsel
  • David McNabb, Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
  • David Reavis, Teaching Assistant Professor of Information Systems
  • Chase Rainwater, Professor and Head of Industrial Engineering
  • Dale Thompson, Associate Department Head for Academics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

AI Working Group in Ethics and Training

  • Bob Beitle, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor
  • Ben Brady, Assistant Professor of Law
  • Joe Cordi, Associate General Counsel
  • Jason Endacott, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
  • Eric Funkhouser, Professor of Philosophy
  • Kim Gillow, Director of Grant and Gift Administration, Fulbright School of Arts and Sciences
  • Sarah Hernandez, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
  • Ashley Ingram, HR Director, Talent Management, Engagement and Experience
  • Mary Lacity, Distinguished Professor of Information Systems
  • Tahar Messadi, Associate Professor of Architecture
  • Amy Ochoa, Associate Vice Chancellor
  • Chase Rainwater, Professor and Head of Industrial Engineering
  • Don Johnson, University Professor of Agricultural Education, Communications, and Technology
  • Anna Zajicek, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs