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Graduate Bulletin 2005-2007

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees consists of 11 members—nine 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 the 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

Fred G. Wall
Chair
Laurel A. Dawson
Vice Chair
Kathleen M. Zouhary
Secretary
Chandra R. Shah
Treasurer

Members

2006 (1997) Chandra R. Shah
B.S.C.E., M.S.S.E., M.B.A., Cincinnati
2007 (1998) Laurel A. Dawson
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
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., M.B.A., Cincinnati
2014 (2004) David F. Herche
B.S., Bus., Cincinnati

National Member

2004 (2007) Jay L. Henderson
B.S., Bus., Northbrook, IL

Student Member

2006 (2004) Brian W. Shroder
Warren

Executive Officers of Administration

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

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

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

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

J. Reid Christenberry (2003)
Vice President for Information Technology
B.S., Furman, 1970; M.S., North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1975.

Richard L. Nault (1983)
Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
B.S., Ohio Wesleyan, 1964; Ph.D., Chicago, 1974.

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 and Campus Executive Directors

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

College of Arts and Science
Steven M. DeLue (1983) (Interim)
Professor, Political Science
B.A., Illinois, 1967; M.A., University of Washington, 1969; Ph.D., 1971.

Richard T. 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 and Allied Professions
Sally A. Lloyd (1990) (Interim)
Professor, Educational Leadership
B.S., Creighton, 1976; M.S., Texas Tech, 1979; Ph.D., Oregon State, 1982.

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
José Antonio Bowen (2004)
Professor, Music
B.S., Stanford, 1984; M.A., 1986; M.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1994.

School of Interdisciplinary Studies (Western College Program)
William J. Gracie Jr. (1969)
Professor, English
B.A., San Francisco State, 1965; M.A., Northwestern, 1966; Ph.D., 1969.

Graduate School
John M. Hughes (1981)
Associate Provost; Professor, Geology
A.B., Franklin and Marshall, 1974; A.M., Dartmouth, 1978; Ph.D., 1981.

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 Hall (2003)
Professor, Political Science
B.S., Indiana, 1985; J.D., Washburn University School of Law, 1988;
Ed.D., Central Florida, 1999

Miami University Middletown
Marjorie M. Cowan (1993) (Interim)
Professor, Microbiology
B.S., Louisville, 1983; M.S., 1984; Ph.D., 1987.

Graduate School

John M. Hughes (1981)
Dean; Associate Provost; Professor, Geology
A.B., Franklin and Marshall, 1974; A.M., Dartmouth, 1978; Ph.D., 1981.

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

Cyndi Stevens
Assistant to the Dean

Graduate Council

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

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

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

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

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

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

Communication
Gary M. Shulman (1980)
B.A., Lehman College, 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 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
Anne Koehler (1976) (Interim)
A.B., Indiana, 1962; A.M., 1963; Ph.D., 1968.

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.

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

Environmental Sciences, Institute of
Mark Boardman (1981) (Director)
A.B., Princeton, 1972; M.S., North Carolina, 1976; Ph.D., 1978.

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

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
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.

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

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.A., Boston College, 1971; M.B.A., Northwestern, 1976;
Ph.D., Florida State, 1981.

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

Paper and Chemical Engineering
Shashi B. 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.

Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies
Jeffrey A. Potteiger (2003)
B.A., Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1979; M.S., Western Maryland, 1984;
Ph.D., Auburn, 1990.

Physics
Michael J. Pechan (1981)
B.S., Wisconsin (Platteville), 1971; Ph.D., Illinois, 1984.

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

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

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

Spanish and Portuguese
Charles V. 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
James M. Shiveley (1992)
B.S., Miami, 1979; M.Ed., 1989; Ph.D., Ohio State, 1994.

Theatre
William J. Doan (2002)
B.A., Gannon, 1982; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth, 1985;
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve, 1999.

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

Faculty

For a listing of faculty, consult the Miami Bulletin, General Edition (print or online) and/or the University Organizational Directory in the back of the Miami University Directory.