Graduate Bulletin 2001-2003

Board of Trustees
Executive Officers of Administration
Deans and Campus Executive Directors
Graduate School
Graduate Program Academic Departments and Chairs

Graduate Faculty

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees consists of 11 membersnine voting members and two student nonvoting members. The nine 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 nonvoting 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

Roger L. Howe: Chair

Fred G. Wall: Vice Chair

Laurel A. Pressler: Secretary

Chandra R. Shah: Treasurer

Members

2002 (1993) Eleanor B. Irwin

B.S., M.B.A., Cincinnati

2003 (1994) Fred Lick Jr.

A.B., J.D., Strongsville

2004 (1995) Roger L. Howe

B.S.Bus., LL.D., Cincinnati

2005 (1996) Richard T. Farmer

B.S.Bus., LL.D., Cincinnati

2006 (1997) Chandra R. Shah

B.S.C.E., M.S.S.E., M.B.A., Cincinnati

2007 (1998) Laurel A. Pressler

A.B., A.B.I.T.S., Columbus

2008 (1999) Kathleen M. Zouhary

A.B., J.D., Toledo

2009 (2000) Lolita M. McDavid

A.B., M.P.A., M.D., Shaker Heights

2010 (2001) Fred G. Wall

B.S.Bus., Springfield

Student Members

2002 (2000) Amish D. Majmundar

Westlake

2003 (2001) Michael T. Connaughton

Dublin

Note: The year immediately after a name indicates the first year of employment (or most current starting date of uninterrupted employment) by the university.

Executive Officers of Administration

James C. Garland (1996)
President; Professor, Physics
A.B., Princeton, 1964; Ph.D., Cornell, 1969.

Ronald A. Crutcher (1999)
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor, Music
B.M., Miami, 1969; Certif. in Musicology, Bonn (Germany), 1973; Diploma, State Academy of Music (Germany), 1976; M.M.A., Yale, 1972; D.M.A., 1979.

Richard M. Norman (1999)
Vice President for Finance and Business Services and Treasurer
B.A., Morehead State, 1966; M.B.A., Dayton, 1973.

Myrtis H. Powell (1981)
Vice President for Student Affairs
B.S., Cincinnati, 1969; M.A., 1974; Ph.D., 1978.

Jayne E. Irvin (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 and Campus Executive Directors

College of Arts and Science

John H. Skillings (1976)
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
B.S., Manchester, 1969; M.S., Miami, 1971; Ph.D., Ohio State, 1975.

Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration

Daniel G. Short (1995)
Professor, Accountancy
B.S., Boston, 1967; M.B.A., Michigan, 1974; Ph.D., 1977.

School of Education and Allied Professions

Barbara R. Schirmer (2001)
Professor, Educational Psychology
B.S., S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, 1970; M.Ed., Pittsburgh, 1971; Ed.D., S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, 1983.

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Marek Dollár (2000)
Professor, Manufacturing Engineering
B.S., Stanislaw Staszic (Poland), 1974; M.S., 1975; Ph.D., 1981.

School of Fine Arts

Pamela Fox (1982)
Professor, Music
B.M., Cincinnati, 1975; M.M., 1977, Ph.D., 1983.

School of Interdisciplinary Studies (Western College Program)

Burton I. Kaufman (1998)
Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., Brandeis, 1962; M.A., Rice, 1964; Ph.D., 1966.

Graduate School

Robert C. Johnson (1964)
Professor, English; Associate Provost
A.B., Monmouth, 1959; M.A., Illinois, 1960; Ph.D., 1964.

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

Jack L. Rhodes (1986)
Professor, Communication
B.A., South Dakota, 1963; Ph.D., Texas, 1966.

Miami University Middletown

Michael P. Governanti (1986)
B.A., S.U.N.Y. at Albany, 1966; M.S., 1967; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1980.

Graduate School

Robert C. Johnson (1964)
Dean; Associate Provost; Professor, English
A.B., Monmouth, 1959; M.A., Illinois, 1960; Ph.D., 1964.

Cheryl B. Evans (1984)
Associate Dean; Associate Professor, Family Studies and Social Work; Affiliate: Black World Studies; University Marshal B.S., Howard, 1973; M.Ed., Miami, 1974; Ph.D., Ohio State, 1978.

Cyndi Stevens
Assistant to the Dean

Graduate Council

Graduate Council is composed of 12 faculty members elected by the graduate faculty and three graduate students selected by the Graduate Student Association. The council works with administrative officers in establishing policies and procedures affecting graduate education, reviewing new courses and curricula, and maintaining standards for all programs.

Graduate Program

Academic Departments and Chairs

Accountancy

John Cumming (1977)
B.A., Michigan State, 1966; M.B.A., 1967; Ph.D., Illinois, 1973.

Architecture and Interior Design

Robert A. Benson (1985)
B.A., Kansas, 1966; M.A., Michigan, 1969; Ph.D., 1987.

Art

Jerry W. Morris (1973)
A.B., Marshall, 1965; M.A., 1966; Ed.D., Pennsylvania State, 1973.

Botany

David A. Francko (1990)
B.S., Kent State, 1974; M.S., 1977; Ph.D., Michigan State, 1980.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Michael Novak (1986)
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1972; Ph.D., Cornell, 1977.

Communication

Mark L. McPhail (2000)
B.S., Emerson, 1981; M.A., Northwestern, 1982; Ph.D., Massachusetts, 1987.

Comparative Religion

Harold O. Forshey (1966)
A.B., Abilene Christian, 1956; A.M., 1961; S.T.B., Harvard, 1962; Th.D., 1973.

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

David Chi-Chung Yen (1985)
B.E., National Taiwan, 1976; M.S., Chinese Culture, 1978; M.B.A., Central State (Oklahoma), 1981; B.S., 1982; Ph.D., Nebraska, 1985.

Economics

John D. Ferguson (1970)
B.Ch.E., Rensselaer, 1962; M.S., 1967; Ph.D., Brown, 1974.

Educational Leadership

Bernard J. Badiali (1992)
B.A., Glassboro State, 1971; M.A., 1979; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State, 1985.

Educational Psychology

Alex Thomas (1990)
B.A., Toledo, 1966; Ph.D., 1976.

English

Dianne F. Sadoff (1997)
B.A., Oregon, 1967; M.A., 1968; Ph.D., Rochester, 1973.

Environmental Sciences, Institute of

Gene E. Willeke (1977)
B.A., Ohio Northern, 1956; B.Sc., 1957; M.S., Stanford, 1960; Ph.D., 1969.

Family Studies and Social Work

Susan Cross Lipnickey (1978) (Interim Chair)
B.S., Slippery Rock State, 1974; M.S., Purdue, 1978; Ph.D., Ohio State, 1983.

Finance

Saul W. Adelman (1979)
B.S., Florida, 1974; M.B.A., Georgia, 1976; Ph.D., 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

James M. Rubenstein (1976)
A.B., Chicago, 1970; M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science, 1971; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1975.

Geology

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

History

Charlotte Newman Goldy (1984)
B.A., S.U.N.Y. at Binghamton, 1971; M.A., 1973; Ph.D., 1978.

Management

William B. Snavely (1977)
B.S., Illinois State, 1973; M.A., West Virginia, 1974; Ph.D., Nebraska, 1977.

Marketing

John B. Gifford (1972) (Acting Chair)
B.S., Arizona, 1965; M.B.A., 1966; D.B.A., Colorado, 1972.

Mathematics and Statistics

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

Microbiology

Anne Morris Hooke (1987)
B.S., George Mason, 1972; Ph.D., Georgetown, 1979.

Music

Judith K. Delzell (1999)
B.M., Wisconsin-Madison, 1973; M.M., Michigan, 1979; Ph.D., 1983.

Paper Science and Engineering

Martin D. Sikora (1998)
B.A., Wittenberg, 1972; M.S., Institute of Paper Chemistry, 1975; Ph.D., 1978.

Philosophy

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

Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies

Robin S. Vealey (1984) (Interim Chair)
B.A., Marshall, 1976; M.S., Indiana, 1977; Ph.D., Illinois, 1984.

Physics

Paul D. Scholten (1978)
B.A., Kalamazoo, 1971; Ph.D., Florida State, 1976.

Political Science

Warren L. Mason (1963) (Acting Chair)
B.A., Minnesota, 1959; M.A., 1961; Ph.D., 1967.

Psychology

Karen Maitland Schilling (1975)
B.S., Tufts, 1971; M.A., Florida, 1972; Ph.D., 1975.

Sociology, Gerontology, and Anthropology

C. Barry Chabot (1984) (Interim Chair)
B.A., Colgate, 1966; M.A., Clark, 1971; Ph.D., S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, 1972.

Spanish and Portuguese

Reed Anderson (1981) (Acting Chair)
B.A., Oberlin, 1963; M.A., Wisconsin, 1965; Ph.D., 1971.

Speech Pathology and Audiology

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

Teacher Education

David L. Killian (1968)
B.A., Central Michigan, 1957; M.A., Michigan, 1962; Ph.D., 1968.

Theatre

Paul K. Jackson Jr. (1998)
A.B., Dartmouth, 1973; M.A., Cincinnati, 1974; Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison, 1983.

Zoology

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