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2008-2009 College Catalog 
    
2008-2009 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Administration


The Metropolitan State College of Denver is governed by the Board of Trustees–Metropolitan State College of Denver. The members are appointed by the Governor of Colorado and approved by the Senate.

Board of Trustees

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   Date of First Appointment Present Term Expires 
Maria Garcia Berry 2003 2007
Dawn P. Brookhardt 2007 2011
Robert Cohen 2008 2012
Antonio Esquibel 2007 2011
Kevin Harris, Student 2007 2008
Melody Harris 2008 2012
Michelle M. Lucero 2007 2011
Mark Martinez 2002 2008
Adele Phelan 2002 2008
Ellen S. Robinson 2007 2011
Gene Saxe, Faculty 2007 2008
   

Office of the President

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President Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.
General Counsel Lee Combs, J.D.
Interim Associate to the President for Diversity Myron Anderson, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Equal Opportunity Percy A. Morehouse, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Director, Equal Opportunity Charles F. Batey, Jr., Ed.S.
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Linda S. Curran, Ph.D.
Vice President for Finance and Administration Natalie Lutes, M.P.A.
Vice President for Student Services Kathleen A. MacKay, Ph.D.
Vice President for Institutional Advancement/Executive Director of the Metro State Foundation Carrie A. Besnette, Ph.D.
Vice President for Information Technology Carl R. Powell, Ph.D.
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Joan McDermott, Ed.D.
Internal Auditor Steven Gonzales, M.B.A.
Administrative Assistant to the President T.J. Leonardo, B.F.A.
Administrative Assistant to EEO Laura Lempe, M.A.
   

Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Linda S. Curran, Ph.D.
Interim Deputy Provost Luis Torres, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs—Curriculum and Programs Richard Wagner, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Advising Skip Crownhart, M.Ed.
Director of Cooperative Education Program Susan Lanman, Ph.D.
Director of The Center for Individualized Learning Maureen Lancaster, Ed.D.
Interim Director of Honors Program Leslie Taylor, Ph.D.
Director of Student Learning Assessment Sheila Thompson, Ph.D.
Director of Program Review Jennifer Caine, M.S.
Assistant Vice President for Extended Campus Programs Carol Svendsen, M.A.
Director of Web & Instructional Technology Services Ben Zastrocky, M.S.I.S.
Director of Center for International Globalization Betsy Zeller, Ph.D.
Executive Director of the Center for Visual Art Greg Watts, M.F.A.
Director of the Center for Visual Art Jennifer Garner, M.F.A.
Coordinator of Academic Policy Oversight Eriks M. Humeyumptewa, B.A.
   

Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance

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Vice President for Administration and Finance Natalie Lutes, M.P.A.
Controller George Middlemist, M.S.B.A.
Assistant Controller Liza Larsen, B.S.
Coordinator of Institutional Research Ellen Boswell, B.S.
Executive Director of Human Resources Judith Zewe, M.S.
Director of Budgets Stephanie Moran, B.A.
Facilities Planner Sean Nesbitt, B.S.
   

Office of the Vice President for Information Technology

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Vice President for Information Technology Carl R. Powell, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Information Technology Rick Cisneros, M.S.C.I.S.
Director of Application Services Yvonne Flood, M.S.C.I.S.
Director of Server Support Rick Beck, B.S.
Director of Web & Instructional Technology Services Ben Zastrocky, M.S.I.S.
   

Office of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement

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Vice President for Institutional Advancement/Executive Director of the Metro State Foundation Carrie A. Besnette, Ph.D.
Director of the Metro State Foundation Diane McAllister, B.S.B.A.
Assistant Vice President of Alumni Relations/Executive Director of Alumni Association Cherrelyn Napue, M.N.M.
Assistant Vice President for Communications Catherine B. Lucas, B.A.
   

Office of the Vice President for Student Services

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Vice President for Student Services Kathleen A. MacKay, Ph.D.
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Services Kate B. Lutrey, B.A.
Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Life Emilia Paul, M.A.
Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services Judi A. Diaz Bonacquisti, M.B.A.
Director of Financial Aid Cindy Hejl, B.S.
Director of Assessment and Testing Eric Dunker, M.A.
Director of Career Services Gary Boley, M.Ed.
Director of the Access Center Greg Sullivan, M.S.
Director of Immigrant Student Services/ESL Patti Lohman, M.A.
Director of High School Upward Bound Paulette McIntosh, B.A.
Interim Director of GLBT Student Services Janis Bohan, Ph.D.
Director of the Veterans Upward Bound Program Leroy Chavez, B.A.
Director of Student Intervention Services Betty Vette, B.A.
Director of New Student Orientation Denny Boyd, M.A.
Director of Student Support Services Patricia Trotman, M.A.
Assistant Dean of Student Life Johanna Maes, M.Ed.
Director of Campus Recreation Tony Price, B.S.
Director of the Counseling Center Gail Bruce-Sanford, Ph.D.
Director of Student Activities Brooke Dilling, M.S.
Director of the Health Center at Auraria Steve Monaco, M.A.
Director of Student Media Diane Harrison-Miller, M.A.
Director of Student Academic Success Janell Lindsey, M.S.
   

Academic Administrators

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School of Business

 
Dean John Cochran, Ph.D.
Associate Dean Ann B. Murphy, Ph.D.
Chair, Accounting Rick Crosser, Ph.D.
Chair, Computer Information Systems Abel Moreno, Ph.D.
Chair, Economics Arthur Fleisher, Ph.D.
Chair, Finance Paul Camp, Ph.D.
Chair, Management Debora Gilliard, Ph.D.
Chair, Marketing Clayton Daughtrey, Ed.D.
   

School of Letters, Arts and Sciences

 
Dean Joan L. Foster Ph.D.
Interim Associate Dean Rodolfo Garcia, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean Clare Hays, Ph.D.
Interim Assistant Dean Arthur Campa, Ph.D.
Chair, African and African American Studies Akbarali Thobhani, Ph.D.
Chair, Art Greg Watts, M.F.A.
Chair, Biology Cynthia Church, Ph.D.
Chair, Chemistry Charles G. Tindall, Ph.D.
Chair, Chicano Studies Ramon del Castillo, Ph.D.
Chair, Communication Arts and Sciences Marilyn A. Hetzel, Ph.D.
Chair, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Kenneth Engelbrecht, Ph.D.
Chair, English Cindy Carlson, Ph.D.
Chair, History Stephen J. Leonard, Ph.D.
Chair, Mathematical and Computer Sciences Noel LeJeune, Ph.D.
Chair, Modern Languages Sixto Torres, Ph.D.
Chair, Music Michael Kornelsen, D.M.E.
Chair, Philosophy David Sullivan, Ph.D.
Chair, Physics Sidney A. Freudenstein, Ph.D.
Chair, Political Science Robert Hazan, Ph.D.
Chair, Psychology William Henry, Ph.D.
Chair, Social Work Virginia Cruz, Ph.D.
Chair, Sociology, Anthropology, and Behavioral Sciences Rae Shevalier, Ph.D.
Director of the Institute for Women’s Studies And Services Maurice Hamington, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Mathematics, Science and Environmental Education Larry S. Johnson, Ph.D.
Director of the Mathematics Peer Study Program Connie Novicoff, M.S.
Director of the English Composition Program Cindy Carlson, Ph.D.
Director of the Family Center Virginia Cruz, Ph.D.
Director of the Family Literacy Program Adriann Wycoff, Ph.D.
Interim Director of the Honors Program Leslie Taylor, Ph.D.
Interim Director of the Writing Center Brenda Wright, M.A.
   

School of Professional Studies

 
Dean Sandra Haynes, Ph.D.
Associate Dean Kathy Heyl, M.S.
Co-Chair, Aviation and Aerospace Science Jennifer Caine, M.S.
Co-Chair, Aviation and Aerospace Science Jeff Forrest, M.S.
Chair, Criminal Justice and Criminology LiYing Li, Ph.D.
Chair, Engineering Technology Richard Pozzi, Ph.D.
Chair, Health Professions Nancy Shanks, Ph.D.
Chair, Hospitality, Meeting and Travel Administration John Dienhart, Ph.D.
Chair, Human Performance and Sport Bruce Morgenegg, Ed.D.
Chair, Human Services Nancy Moke, M.A.
Chair, Industrial Design Ken Phillips, Ph.D.
Chair, Nursing Linda Stroup, Ph.D.
Chair, Teacher Education Lisa Coval, Ph.D.
Chair, Technical Communications and Media Production Robert Amend, M.A.
Director of the Center for Addiction Studies Anne Hatcher, Ed.D.
Director of the Center for High Risk Youth Studies Lynann Butler-Sanchez, M.A.
Director of the Center-Nonprofit Organization Administration Kelly Felice, M.S.M.
   
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