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Library Committee

Per FHB A65.1: Library Committee the Library Committee meets regularly to address issues and make recommendations related to the UNM libraries' policies, budgets, and other issues in so far as they impact the teaching, research, and service responsibilities of the faculty, and the studies of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The role of the Committee is also to facilitate communication among libraries and between libraries and faculties of UNM.

Roster

Chair
Vacant
Support staff
Theresa Sherman
Started Jul 1, 2025
Faculty
Anderson School of Management, Economics, and Public Administration
Voting
Shihong Li
Associate Professor
Department of Accounting
Anderson School of Management
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Branch community colleges
Voting
Karla Veronica Baldonado
Lecturer II
UNM-Gallup
Sep 15, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Education and Human Sciences
Voting
Huaqing Qi
Professor
Special Education
College of Education and Human Sciences
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Engineering
Voting
Siamak Tavakoli
Lecturer III
Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Engineering
Sep 15, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Fine Arts and Architecture
Voting
Geralyn Yu
Associate Professor
Art and Art History
College of Fine Arts
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Humanities
Voting
Jonathan Davis-Secord
Associate Dean
English
College of Arts and Sciences
Sep 9, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Humanities
Voting
Osman Umurhan
Associate Professor
Languages, Cultures, and Literatures
College of Arts and Sciences
Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2026
Nursing and Pharmacy
Voting
Crystal Sanchez
Lecturer I
College of Nursing
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Physical Sciences
Voting
Angel Poling
Lecturer II
Mathematics and Statistics
College of Arts and Sciences
Sep 15, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Physical Sciences
Voting
Min Ro
Lecturer III
UNM-Los Alamos
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
School of Medicine
Voting
Eve Espey
Professor
OB GYN Reproductive Health and Family Planning
School of Medicine
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
School of Medicine
Voting
Luis Izquierdo
Clinician Educator - Professor
OB GYN Maternal Fetal Medicine
School of Medicine
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
University Libraries
Voting
Stephanie Beene
Associate Professor
CULLS
College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Law School
Voting
Vacant
Natural Sciences
Voting
Vacant
Natural Sciences
Voting
Vacant
Social Sciences
Voting
Vacant
Social Sciences
Voting
Vacant
Student
ASUNM
Voting
Roselynn Padilla
Student Advanced Level: Sustainability Studies Program
Student Govt Acct Office
University Studies
Feb 27, 2025 - Jun 30, 2027
ASUNM
Voting
Vacant
GPSA
Voting
Vacant
GPSA
Voting
Vacant
Ex-officio
Dean of University Libraries
Ex-officio
Non-voting
Mark Emmons
Associate Dean
CULLS
College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences
Started Jul 1, 2025
Director of the Health Sciences Center Library
Ex-officio
Non-voting
Melissa Rethlefsen
Executive Director, Professor of Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
HS Library and Informatics Center
Started Oct 28, 2021
Director of the Law Library
Ex-officio
Non-voting
Michelle Rigual
Associate Dean
Law Library
Started Jul 1, 2018