UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL

Kenneth W. Dobbins (1991)

President
B.S., U of Akron; M.B.A., Old Dominion U; Ph.D., Kent State U.

Jane Stephens (1978)

Provost

B.S., Middle TN State U; M.A., Ph.D., Ball State U.

Dennis Holt (1976 )

Vice President-Administration & Enrollment Management

B.A., Ph.D., U of OR; M.A., Cornell U.

Frederick T. Janzow (1975)

Vice Provost/Dean, School of Graduate Studies

B.S.Ed., Concordia Teachers College; M.S., Ph.D., OK State U.

Kathy Mangels (1995)

Vice President-Business & Finance

B.S., UM-Columbia; Southeast MO State U.

Wayne Smith (2004)

Vice President-University Advancement/Executive Director-Foundation
B.S.Ed., Southeast MO State U.

DONALD L. HARRISON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Dr. Gerald L. McDougall, Dean

Dept. of Accounting & Management Information Systems,
Dr. Joseph Wen

Dept. of Economics & Finance, Dr. Rebecca Summary

Dept. of Management & Marketing, Dr. Judy Wiles

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Dr. I. Sue Shepard, Dean

Dept. of Educational Administration and Counseling, Dr. Jerry Waddle (Interim)

Dept. of Elementary, Early, and Special Education,
Dr. Gale McMahan (Interim)

Dept. of Middle & Secondary Education,
Dr. Alberta Dougan (Interim)

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
Dr. Loretta Prater, Dean

Dept. of Aerospace Studies, Mjr. Kevin Colyott

Dept. of Communication Disorders, Dr. Sakina S. Drummond

Dept. of Criminal Justice & Sociology, Dr. John E. Wade

Dept. of Health, Human Performance & Recreation,
Dr. Joe Pujol

Dept. of Human Environmental Studies, Dr. Paula R. King

Dept. of Nursing, Dr. Gloria Green (Interim)

Dept. of Social Work, Dr. Michael D. Parker

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Dr. Chris McGowan, Interim Dean

Dept. of Art, Ms. Patricia Reagan

Dept. of Communication, Dr. Stuart Towns

Dept. of English, Dr. Carol Scates

Dept. of Foreign Language & Anthropology, Dr. Dieter Jedan

Dept. of History, Dr. James Ermatinger

Dept. of Music, Dr. Gary Miller

Dept. of Political Science, Philosophy and Religion,
Dr. H. Hamner Hill

Dept. of Psychology, Dr. Richard A. Burns

Dept. of Theatre & Dance, Dr. Kenn Stilson

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Dr. Chris W. McGowan, Dean

Dept. of Biology, Dr. William Eddleman

Dept. of Chemistry, Dr. Philip Crawford

Dept. of Computer Science, Dr. Kamayasamy Surendran

Dept. of Mathematics, Dr. Victor Gummersheimer

Dept. of Physics & Engineering Physics, Dr. David Probst

SCHOOL OF POLYTECHNIC STUDIES
Dr. Randall Shaw, Dean

Dept. of Agriculture, Dr. Wes Mueller

Dept. of Industrial & Engineering Technology, Dr. Ragu Athinarayanan

SCHOOL OF EXTENDED LEARNING
Dr. Randall Shaw, Assistant Provost

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Dr. Frederick T. Janzow, Dean

SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFOMING ARTS
Dr. Gary Miller, Interim Director

SCHOOL OF UNIVERSITY STUDIES
Dr. David Starrett, Dean

KENT LIBRARY
Dr. Sarah L. Cron, Dean of
Academic Information Services
and Director of Kent Library

DEAN OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Irene Ferguson, Dean