Past Election Results and Acclamations

2025 Senate Election Results

Faculty-at-Large (8 Vacancies – ACCLAIMED): 

  • Drescher, Michael (School of Planning, Environment) 
  • Gorbet, Rob (Knowledge Integration, Environment) 
  • Liu, Jun (Applied Mathematics, Mathematics) 
  • Lushman, Brad (School of Computer Science, Mathematics) 
  • Mahmoudi, Pendar (Chemical Engineering, Engineering) 
  • Mitra, Sushanta (Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering) 
  • Neal, Carter (English Language and Literature, Arts) 
  • Tan, Su-Yin (School of Planning and Geography and Environmental Management, Environment) 

Faculty of Arts (1 Vacancy – No nominations received): 

  • Remaining vacancy – to be filled through by-election 

Faculty of Engineering (1 Vacancy): 

  • Clausi, David (Systems Design Engineering) 

Faculty of Environment (2 Vacancies): 

  • Wilson, Jeffery (School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development) 
  • Woudsma, Clarence (School of Planning) 

Faculty of Health (3 Vacancies – 1 SEAT ACCLAIMED): 

  • Chen, Helen (School of Public Health Sciences)
  • Remaining vacancy – to be filled through by-election 
  • Remaining vacancy – to be filled through by-election 

Faculty of Math (1 Vacancy – ACCLAIMED): 

  • Boutaba, Raouf (School of Computer Science) 

Faculty of Science (1 Vacancy – ACCLAIMED): 

  • Deakin, Laura (Chemistry) 

Graduate Students

  • Alkhawaldeh, Laith (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering) 
  • Almomani, Yasmeen (Public Health Sciences, Health) 
  • Rindlisbacher, Jessica (Public Service, Arts) 

Undergraduate Students

  • Khan, Misha, At-large (Science) (One-year term: May1, 2025 – April 30, 2026) 
  • Lim, Christopher, Health (Two-year term: May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2027) 
  • Pawelko, Alex, Mathematics (Two-year term: May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2027) 
  • Razmjoo, Arya, At-large (Arts) (Two-year term: May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2027) 
  • Sayed, Rida, Engineering (Two-year term: May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2027) 

2025 By-Election

Faculty of Health

  • Michael Barnett-Cowan [acclaimed] for a term to expire August 31, 2026.
  • Heather Mair [acclaimed] for a term to expire August 31, 2027

Faculty of Arts

  • Bojana Videkanic [elected] for a term to expire August 31, 2028.

Faculty of Science

  • Andrea Edginton [elected] for a term to expire August 31, 2027.

2024 Senate Election Results

The following faculty members were declared successful:

  • Faculty of Mathematics, term 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2027
    • Cecilia Cotton, associate professor, Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Faculty of Science, term 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2027
    • Kirsten Muller, professor, Biology

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Arts, term 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2027
    • ​​​​​​James Skidmore, professor, Waterloo Centre for Germanic Studies
  • Faculty of Environment, term 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2027
    • Johanna Wandel, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Management
  • Faculty of Engineering, term 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2027
    • En-Hui Yang, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Faculty at-large, term 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2027
    • Nasser Abukhdeir, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
    • Martin Cooke, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Science
    • Sachin Kotecha, Lecturer, Mathematics Undergraduate Group
    • Ondrej Lhotak, Professor, Cheriton School of Computer Science
    • Neil Randall, Associate Professor, English Language and Literature
    • Mark Seasons, Professor, School of Planning

2024 Senate Election Results

The following graduate students were declared successful:

  • Graduate Student Representative, term 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2026
    • Everett Avison Patterson, Physics & Astronomy
    • Nicholas Pellegrino, Systems Design Engineering

2024 Board of Governors Election Results

The following staff member was declared successful: 

  • Staff Representative, term May 1, 2024 to April 30 2027
    • Nancy Heide, Director, The Centre

2023 Senate Election Results

The following faculty members were declared successful:

  • Faculty of Arts, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Shana MacDonald, associate professor, Communication Arts
  • Faculty of Engineering, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Christopher Nielsen, professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Faculty of Environment, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Clarence Woudsma, associate professor, School of Planning
  • Faculty at-large, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Mark Ferro, associate professor, School of Public Health Sciences
    • Peter Hall, professor, School of Public Health Sciences
    • Nadine Ibrahim, lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Christiane Lemieux, professor, Statistics and Actuarial Science
    • Blake Madill, lecturer, Pure Mathematics
    • James Nugent, lecturer, Environment
    • Stanley Woo, director, School of Optometry & Vision Science

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Mathematics, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Achim Kempf, professor, Applied Mathematics
  • Faculty of Science, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Colleen Maxwell, professor, School of Pharmacy

2023 Senate Election Results

The following graduate students were declared successful:

  • Graduate Student Representative, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2025
    • Judy Castañeda, Public Health Sciences
    • Stephanie Maaz, Cheriton School of Computer Science

Senate Acclamations as of February 2023

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Engineering, term 17 February 2023 to 30 April 2024
    • Lisa Aultman-Hall, professor, Systems Design Engineering

Senate by-election Results as of February 2023

The faculty by-election for a vacant faculty at-large seat closed on 8 February 2023. The following candidate was declared successful:

  • Faculty at-large, term 17 February 2023 to 30 April 2023
    • Nadine Ibrahim, lecturer, Engineering

Senate Acclamations as of January 2023

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Science, term 1 February 2023 to 30 April 2024
    • Cynthia Richard, clinical lecturer, School of Pharmacy

Senate Acclamations as of December 2022

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Arts, term 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2024
    • James Skidmore, professor, Germanic & Slavic Studies
  • Faculty of Engineering, term 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2023
    • Chris Nielsen, professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Faculty of Environment, term 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2024
    • Jennifer Lynes Murray, associate professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
  • Renison University College, term 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2025
    • Kristiina Montero, professor, Social Development Studies, and Culture and Language Studies

2023 Senate Election Results

The following faculty members were declared successful:

  • Faculty of Arts, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Shana MacDonald, associate professor, Communication Arts
  • Faculty of Engineering, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Christopher Nielsen, professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Faculty of Environment, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Clarence Woudsma, associate professor, School of Planning
  • Faculty at-large, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Mark Ferro, associate professor, School of Public Health Sciences
    • Peter Hall, professor, School of Public Health Sciences
    • Nadine Ibrahim, lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Christiane Lemieux, professor, Statistics and Actuarial Science
    • Blake Madill, lecturer, Pure Mathematics
    • James Nugent, lecturer, Environment
    • Stanley Woo, director, School of Optometry & Vision Science

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Mathematics, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Achim Kempf, professor, Applied Mathematics
  • Faculty of Science, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2026
    • Colleen Maxwell, professor, School of Pharmacy

2023 Senate Election Results

The following graduate students were declared successful:

  • Graduate Student Representative, term 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2025
    • Judy Castañeda, Public Health Sciences
    • Stephanie Maaz, Cheriton School of Computer Science

Senate Acclamations as of February 2023

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Engineering, term 17 February 2023 to 30 April 2024
    • Lisa Aultman-Hall, professor, Systems Design Engineering

Senate by-election Results as of February 2023

The faculty by-election for a vacant faculty at-large seat closed on 8 February 2023. The following candidate was declared successful:

  • Faculty at-large, term 17 February 2023 to 30 April 2023
    • Nadine Ibrahim, lecturer, Engineering

Senate Acclamations as of January 2023

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Science, term 1 February 2023 to 30 April 2024
    • Cynthia Richard, clinical lecturer, School of Pharmacy

Senate Acclamations as of December 2022

The following faculty members were acclaimed to their seats as Faculty representatives:

  • Faculty of Arts, term 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2024
    • James Skidmore, professor, Germanic & Slavic Studies
  • Faculty of Engineering, term 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2023
    • Chris Nielsen, professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Faculty of Environment, term 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2024
    • Jennifer Lynes Murray, associate professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
  • Renison University College, term 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2025
    • Kristiina Montero, professor, Social Development Studies, and Culture and Language Studies