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Office of the Provost

Deans, Chairs and Directors

Below is a list of Colleges, Departments, and Units at Western Michigan University with their respective Deans, Chairs, and Directors. These areas are affiliated members of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

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College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Thomas Kent, Dean
Dr. Alexander Enyedi, Senior Associate Dean
Dr. Susan Stapleton, Associate Dean

Departments

Anthropology Dr. Ann Miles, Interim Chair
Biological Sciences Dr. David Cowan, Chair
Chemistry Dr. Ekkehard Sinn, Chair
Communication (School of) Dr. Steven Rhodes, Director
Comparative Religion  
Economics Dr. William Kern, Chair
English Dr. Richard Utz, Chair
Foreign Languages Dr. Cynthia Running-Johnson, Chair
Geography Dr. Benjamin Ofori-Amoah, Chair
Geosciences Dr. Mohamed Sultan, Chair
History Dr. Marion Gray, Chair
Mathematics Dr. Gene Freudenburg, Chair
Philosophy Dr. Timothy McGrew, Chair
Physics Dr. Paul Pancella, Chair
Political Science Dr. Kevin Corder, Chair
Psychology Dr. Wayne Fuqua, Chair
Public Affairs and Administration (School of) Dr. Matthew Mingus, Director
Sociology Dr. David Hartmann, Chair
Spanish   Dr. Mercedes Tasende, Chair
Statistics
  Dr. Magdalena Niewiadomska-Bugaj, Chair

Centers/Institutes/Programs

Africana Studies Program Dr. Onaiwu Ogbomo, Director
Cistercian Studies (Institute for) Dr. Rozanne Elder, Director
Criminal Justice Program   Dr. Ronald Kramer, Director
Environmental Institute Dr. Charles Ide, Director
Environmental Studies Program Dr. Steven Kohler, Director
Gender and Women's Studies (Center for)   Dr. Cathryn Bailey, Director
International Studies Program
Kercher Center for Social Research   Dr. David Hartmann, Director
Medieval Institute Dr. James Murray, Director
Science Education (Mallinson Institute for) Dr. William Cobern, Director

College of Aviation

Captain David Powell, Dean
Captain Stephen K. Jones, Interim Associate Dean and Director of Operations

Departments, programs, schools

Aviation Sciences   Mr. Gil Sinclair, Chair

Haworth College of Business

Dr. David Shields, Dean
Dr. Ajay Samant, Associate Dean

Departments, programs, schools

Accountancy Dr. Donald Gribbin, Chair
Business Information Systems Dr. Bernard Han, Chair
Finance and Commercial Law Dr. Judith Swisher, Chair
Management Dr. Thomas Carey, Chair
Marketing   Dr. Stephen Newell, Interim Chair
Military Science LTC John Cyrulik, Chair

College of Education

Dr. Gary Wegenke, Dean
Dr. Katharine Cummings, Associate Dean

Departments, programs, schools

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Dr. Patrick Munley, Chair
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology Dr. Van Cooley, Chair
Family and Consumer Sciences Dr. Linda Dannison, Chair
Health, Physical Education and Recreation Dr. Lee deLisle, Chair
Special Education and Literacy Studies Dr. Thomas Bailey, Interim Chair
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies Dr. Paul Vellom, Interim Chair

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Dr. Daniel Litynski, Dean
Dr. Osama Abudayyeh, Associate Dean
Dr. Edmund Tsang, Associate Dean

Departments, programs, schools

Civil and Construction Engineering   Dr. Haluk Aktan, Chair
Computer Science Dr. Donald Nelson, Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. John Gesink, Chair
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Dr. Paul Engelmann, Chair
Industrial Design Dr. Edmund Tsang, Interim Chair
Manufacturing Engineering   Dr. John Patten, Chair
Materials Science and Engineering Dr. Daniel Litynski, Interim Chair
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Dr. Parviz Merati, Chair
Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging Dr. Said AbuBakr, Chair

College of Fine Arts

Dr. Margaret Merrion, Dean
Mr. Jim Hopfensperger, Associate Dean

Departments, programs, schools

Art (Gwen Frostic School of) Dr. Joyce Kubiski, Interim Director
Dance Ms. Nina Nelson, Chair
Music (School of)   Dr. David Colson, Director
Theatre Dr. Joan Herrington, Chair

College of Health and Human Services

Dr. Earlie Washington, Dean
Dr. Richard Long, Associate Dean

Departments

Blindness and Low Vision Studies Dr. James Leja, Chair
Nursing (WMU Bronson School of) Dr. Linda Zoeller, Director
Occupational Therapy Dr. Cindee Quake-Rapp, Chair
Physician Assistant Dr. Eric Vangsnes, Chair
Social Work ( School of)   Dr. James Leja, Interim Director
Speech Pathology and Audiology   Dr. Ann Tyler, Chair

Programs

Alcohol and Drug Abuse   Dr. C. Dennis Simpson, Director
Holistic Health Care   Ms. Kathi Fuller, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Ms. Gay Walker, Program Coordinator
Interdisciplinary Health Services   Dr. Doris Ravotas, Program Coordinator
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences   Dr. Nickola Nelson, Director

The Graduate College

Dr. Lewis Pyenson, Dean of Graduate Studies

Lee Honors College

Dr. Keith Hearit, Dean
Dr. Nicholas Andreadis , Interim Associate Dean

Office of the Vice President for Research

Dr. Leonard Ginsberg, Interim Vice President for Research

University Libraries

Dr. Joseph Reish, Dean
Ms. Barbara Cockrell, Associate Dean
Mr. Scott Garrison, Associate Dean

Offices

Operational Services Ms. Regina Buckner, Director

Extended University Programs

Dr. Darrell Johnson, Dean
Dr. Craig Kaml, Associate Dean for Academic Technology and Instructional Services
Dr. Betty Dennis, Associate Dean

Campuses, offices

Academic Technology and Instructional Services (ATIS)  
Battle Creek/Lansing Campuses Ms. Sharon Russell, Director
Business Operations Mrs. Cathy Smith, Director
Grand Rapids Campus Dr. James Schultz, Director
Lifelong Learning and Education Mrs. Cheri Lay, Director
Muskegon Campus Ms. Deborah Newson, Director
Southwest Campus Ms. Kay Miller, Interim Director
Traverse City Campus Ms. Mary Swartz, Director
Marketing and Communications Mrs. Amy Routhier, Director

Other Administrative Academic Affairs Units

Academic Collective Bargaining and Contract Administration Dr. Susan Caulfield, Director
Academic Support Programs (Center for) Mrs. Donna Mearing, Director
Admissions Ms. Penny Bundy, Director
Career English Language Center for International Students (CELCIS) Mr. Joel Boyd, Interim Director
Disability Services (Center for)   Dr. Carol Sundberg, Director
First-Year Experience Programs Dr. Toni Woolfork-Barnes, Director
Global Education (Diether H. Haenicke Institute for) Dr. Donald McCloud, Dean
Institutional Effectiveness Dr. Eileen B. Evans, Vice Provost
Race and Ethnic Relations (Lewis Walker Institute for) Dr. Timothy Ready, Director
Registrar Ms. Barbara McKinney, Registrar
Student Academic and Institutional Research Ms. Tracy Pattok, Director
Student Financial Aid and Scholarships Mr. Mark Delorey, Director
Undergraduate Studies   Dr. David Reinhold, Director
Unified Clinics   Dr. Carol Sundberg, Director
WMUK Mr. Floyd Pientka, General Manager
 

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