University Officers, Deans, and Chairs

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees consists of 13 members — eleven voting members and two student non-voting members. The 11 voting members are appointed one each year for nine-year terms by the governor of Ohio, with advice and consent of the Senate. A term expires on the last day of February of the year listed. The two student non-voting members are appointed for two-year staggered terms by the governor, with advice and consent of the Senate. The date in parentheses indicates the year of appointment.

Officers

Richard K. Smucker
Chair

John S. Christie
Vice Chair

S. Kay Geiger
Secretary

David F. Herche
Treasurer

Members

2009 (2000) Lolita M. McDavid
A.B., M.P.A., M.D., Shaker Heights

2009 (2006) David M. Shade (National Trustee)
B.S. Bus., Crystal Lake, Illinois

2010 (2001) Fred G. Wall
B.S. Bus., Kettering

2010 (2004) Jay L. Henderson (National Trustee)
B.S. Bus., Northfield, Illinois

2011 (2004) John S. Christie
B.S. Bus., M.B.A., Columbus

2012 (2003) Richard K. Smucker
B.S. Bus., M.B.A., Orrville

2013 (2004) S. Kay Geiger
B.S. Bus., Maineville

2014 (2004) David F. Herche
B.S. Bus., Cincinnati

2015 (2006) Donald L. Crain
B.S., J.D., West Chester

2016 (2007) Peter Lawson Jones
B.A., J.D., Shaker Heights

2017 (2008) Harry T. Wilks
J.D., Hamilton

Student Members

2009 (2007) Kerry McCormack
Cleveland

2010 (2008) Heath R. Ingram
Maineville

Executive Officers of Administration

David C. Hodge (2006)
President; Professor, Geography
B.A., Macalester, 1970; M.S., Penn State, 1973; Ph.D., 1975.

Jeffrey I. Herbst (2005)
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs;
Professor, Politics and International Affairs
B.A., Princeton, 1983; M.A. and M.Phil., 1985; Ph.D., Yale, 1987.

David K. Creamer (2008)
Vice President for Finance and Business Services and Treasurer
B.B.A., Ohio, 1976; M.S., Kent State, 1986; Ph.D., 1990.

Debra Allison (2007)
Interim Vice President for Information Technology
B.A., Miami, 1973; M.S. 1982.

Barbara C. Jones (2008)
Vice President for Student Affairs
B.S., Indiana, 1975; M.S., 1978; Ph.D., Minnesota, 1988.

Jayne E. Whitehead (2000)
Vice President for University Advancement
A.B., Washington University, 1981; J.D., Washburn University School
of Law, 1984.

Stephen D. Snyder (1973)
Secretary to the Board of Trustees and Executive Assistant to the President
A.B., Miami, 1973; M.B.A., 1975.

Deans

College of Arts and Science
Karen Maitland Schilling (1975)
Professor, Psychology
B.S., Tufts, 1971; M.A., Florida, 1972; Ph.D., 1975.

The Farmer School of Business
Roger L. Jenkins (2002)
Professor, Marketing
B.S., Berea College, 1968; M.B.A., East Tennessee State, 1970;
Ph.D., Ohio State, 1976.

School of Education, Health and Society
Carine Feyten (2006)
Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), (1980), M.A., (1981);
Ph.D., University of South Florida, Tampa (1988).

School of Engineering and Applied Science
Marek Dollár (2000)
Professor, Engineering Science
B.S., Stanislaw Staszic (Poland), 1974; M.S., 1975; Ph.D., 1981.

School of Fine Arts
James Lentini (2007)
Professor, Music
B.M., Wayne State, 1982; M.M., Michigan State, 1984;
D.MA., Southern California, 1990.

Graduate School
Bruce Cochrane (2007)
Professor, Zoology
B.S., Cornell, 1973; M.S., Indiana, 1975; Ph.D., 1979.

University Librarian
Judith A. Sessions (1988)
Professor, Library Administration
B.A., Central Florida, 1970; M.S.L.S., Florida State, 1971.

John E. Dolibois European Center
Ekkehard F.R. Stiller (1989)
Professor, Management
B.A., McMaster (Ontario), 1969; M.A., Hawaii, 1970; Ph.D., 1975.

Miami University Hamilton
Daniel E. Hall (2003)
Professor, Political Science
B.S., Indiana (Bloomington), 1985; J.D., Washburn, 1988;
Ed.D., Central Florida, 1999.

Miami University Middletown
Kelly M. Cowan (1993)
Professor, Microbiology
BS, Louisville, 1983; MS, 1984; Ph.D., 1987

Academic Departments and Chairs

Accountancy
Marc A. Rubin (1990)
B.S., Miami, 1975; M.A.S., Illinois, 1977; Ph.D., Texas, 1985.

Aerospace Studies
Clark A. Kelly, Colonel, USAF (2007)
B.A., Minnesota, 1981; M.A., Troy State, 1988.

Anthropology
Linda F. Marchant (1989)
B.A., Rutgers, 1973; M.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1981.

Architecture and Interior Design
John Weigand (1981)
B.E.D., Miami University, 1977; M.Arch., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 1979.

Art
dele jegede (2005)
B.A., Ahmadu Bello (Nigeria), 1973; M.A., Indiana, 1981; Ph.D., 1983.

Botany
Linda E. Watson (1995)
B.S., Louisiana State, 1982; Ph.D., Oklahoma, 1989.

Business Technology
Theodore N. Light (2003)
B.B.A., Cincinnati, 1974; M.B.A., 1975; Ph.D., 1993.

Chemistry and Biochemistry
Christopher A. Makaroff (1989)
B.S., Michigan, 1981; Ph.D., Purdue, 1986.

Classics
Judith de Luce (1974)
B.A., Colby, 1968; M.A., Wisconsin, 1971; Ph.D., 1974.

Communication
Gary M. Shulman (1980)
B.A., C.U.N.Y. at Lehman, 1971; M.A., Purdue, 1973; Ph.D., 1976.

Comparative Religion
Elizabeth Wilson (1992)
B.A., Davidson, 1983; M.A., Chicago, 1984; Ph.D., 1992.

Computer and Information Technology
Diane Delisio (1984)
B.S., Wheeling, 1973; M.A., West Virginia, 1975.

Computer Science and Systems Analysis
Douglas A. Troy (1983)
B.S., Miami, 1974; M.S., Ohio State, 1981;
Ph.D., Waikato (New Zealand), 1995.

Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems
H. Jeff Smith (2006)
B.S., North Carolina State (Raleigh), 1979; M.B.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1981; D.B.A., Harvard, 1990.

Economics
George K. Davis (1985)
B.S., Southern Methodist, 1977; M.A., 1980; Ph.D., 1984.

Educational Leadership
Kate Rousmaniere (1992)
B.A., Oberlin, 1981; M.A., Toronto, 1984; Ph.D., Columbia, 1992.

Educational Psychology
T. Steuart Watson (2004)
B.A., Winthrop, 1984; M.A., 1986; SSP, 1987; Ph.D., Nebraska-Lincoln, 1991.

Engineering Technology
Ayodele Abatan (2006)
B.S., Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria), 1971; M.S., Illinois, 1973;
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic, 1976.

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chiou S. Chen (2003)
B.S., National Taiwan University (Taiwan), 1960; M.S., University of Rochester, 1964; Ph.D., 1968.

English
Keith Tuma (1988)
A.B., Akron, 1979; M.A., Chicago, 1980; Ph.D., 1987

Family Studies and Social Work
Gary W. Peterson (2003)
B.S., Nebraska (Lincoln), 1970; M.S., 1971; Ph.D. Brigham Young, 1978.

Finance
Steve B. Wyatt (2006)
B.A., Alaska (Anchorage), 1975; Ph.D., Texas (Dallas), 1980.

French and Italian
Jonathan A. Strauss (1992)
B.A., Yale, 1982; M.A., New York, 1985; M.Phil., Yale, 1989; Ph.D., 1993.

Geography
William Renwick (1986)
B.A., Rhode Island, 1973; M.A., Clark, 1977; Ph.D., 1979.

Geology
William K. Hart (1984)
B.A., Franklin and Marshall, 1977; M.S., Case Western Reserve, 1981; Ph.D., 1982.

German, Russian, and East Asian Languages
Robert Di Donato (1987)
B.A., Canisius, 1967; M.A., Ohio State, 1969; Ph.D., 1977.

History
Mary Kupiec Cayton (1984)
B.A., Virginia, 1976; A.M., Brown, 1978; Ph.D., 1981.

Kinesiology and Health
Helaine Alessio (1987)
B.S., Rutgers, 1981; M.S., Ithaca College, 1983; Ed.D., Maryland, 1986.

Management
B. Kay Snavely (1984)
B.S.E., Henderson State, 1973; M.B.A., Miami, 1979; Ph.D., Cincinnati, 1987.

Marketing
James M. Stearns (1980)
B.S., Boston, 1971; M.B.A., Northeastern, 1976; Ph.D., Florida State, 1981.

Mathematics and Statistics
Mark A. Smith (1977)
B.S., Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1969; M.S., Illinois, 1970; Ph.D., 1975.

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Osama M. Ettouney (1986)
B.S., Cairo Institute of Technology, 1974; M.S., M.I.T., 1981;
Ph.D., Minnesota, 1987.

Microbiology
Luis Actis (1994)
M.S., Universidad de Cordoba (Spain), 1975; Ph.D., 1982.

Music
Richard Green (2005)
B.A., California State (San Diego), 1966; M.Music, Texas (Austin), 1969;
Ph.D., Illinois, 1978.

Naval Science
Stephen J. Johnson, Captain, USN (2007)
B.S.M.E., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1979; M.A., Naval War College, 2000.

Nursing
Paulette Worcester (1995)
B.S.N., DePauw, 1977; M.A., Ball State, 1984; D.N.S., Indiana, 1993.

Paper and Chemical Engineering
Shashi Lalvani (2003)
B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, 1976; M.S., New Hampshire, 1979; Ph.D., Connecticut, 1982.

Philosophy
William R. McKenna (1981)
B.A., Clark, 1964; Ph.D., New School for Social Research, 1980.

Physics
Michael J. Pechan (1981)
B.S., Wisconsin State, 1971; Ph.D., Iowa State, 1977.

Political Science
Ryan J. Barilleaux (1987)
B.A., Southwestern Louisiana, 1979; M.A., 1980; Ph.D., Texas, 1983.

Psychology
Carl Paternite (1979)
B.A., Dayton, 1970; M.A., Iowa, 1973; Ph.D., 1977.

Sociology and Gerontology
C. Lee Harrington (1990)
B.A., Rice, 1986; M.A., California (Santa Barbara), 1988; Ph.D., 1990.

Spanish and Portuguese
Charles Victor Ganelin (2001)
B.A., Dennison, 1972: M. A., Chicago, 1975; Ph.D., 1983.

Speech Pathology and Audiology
Kathleen M. Hutchinson (1986)
B.S., Nebraska, 1976; M.S., 1978; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State, 1986.

Teacher Education
Iris DeLoach Johnson (1991) (Acting)
B.S., Bishop College, 1974; M.S., Louisiana Tech., 1980; Ph.D., Texas A&M, 1988.

Theatre
Elizabeth Reitz Mullenix (2006)
B.A., Vermont, 1987; M.A., Illinois, 1991; Ph.D., 1995.

Zoology
Douglas B. Meikle (1998)
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan, 1973; M.A., DePauw, 1975; Ph.D., Bowling Green State, 1980.

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