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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
• College of Aviation
• Haworth College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Health and Human Services
• Graduate College
• Lee Honors College
• Office of the Vice President for Research
• University Libraries
• Division of Extended University Programs
• Other Departments/Units

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