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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Administration


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

Board of Trustees

Date of First Appointment

Present
Term Expires 

Dawn P. Brookhardt

2008

2016

Terrance Carroll

2011

2015

Robert Cohen, Chair

2008

2016

Melody Harris

2008

2016

Jesse Altum, Student

2012

2013

Michelle M. Lucero, Vice Chair

2007

2015

William Hanzlik

2009

2017

Walter Isenberg

2012

2016

Rob Morill, Alumni

2012

2013

John (Jack) Pogge

2012

2017

Ellen S. Robinson

2007

2015

Juan Dempere, Faculty

2012

2013

 

Office of the President

President

Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.

General Counsel

Loretta P. Martinez, J.D.

Interim Associate to the President for Diversity

Myron Anderson, Ph.D.

Associate to the President for Marketing and Communications

Catherine B. Lucas

Executive Director, Equal Opportunity

Percy A. Morehouse, Jr., Ph.D.

Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Vicki L. Golich, Ph.D.

Vice President for Administration, Finance, and Facilities

Vacant

Vice President for Advancement and External Relations

Vacant

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Joan McDermott, Ed.D.

 

Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Vicki L. Golich, Ph.D.

Deputy Provost

Luis Torres, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President for Academic and Civic Collaboration

Mark Potter, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Academic Effectiveness

Sheila S. Thompson, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services

Judi A. Diaz Bonacquisti, M.B.A.

Associate Vice President for Extended Campus Programs

Carol Svendsen, M.A.

Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Wellness and Dean of Student Life

Emilia Paul, M.A.

Associate Vice President for Student Success

Randy Hyman, Ph.D.

Chief Information Officer

James Lyall, Ph.D.

Executive Director of the Office of International Studies

Akbarali Thobhani, Ph.D.

Executive Director of the Center for Visual Art

Greg Watts, M.F.A.

Director of Academic Advising

Ned Muhovich, Ph.D.

Director of the Access Center

Greg Sullivan, M.S.

Director of Admissions and Outreach

Vaughn Toland, M.A.

Director of Campus Recreation

Tony Price, B.S.

Director of Career Services

Bridgette Coble, M.S.

Director of the Counseling Center

Gail Bruce-Sanford, Ph.D.

Director of the Educational Technology Center

Ben Zastrocky, M.S.I.S.

Director of Financial Aid

Cindy Hejl, B.S.

Director of GLBT Student Services

Steve Willich, B.S.

Director of the Health Center at Auraria

Steve Monaco, M.A.

Director of High School Upward Bound

Paulette McIntosh, B.A.

Director of the Honors Program

Benjamin Moritz, Ph.D.

Director of Immigrant Student Services/ESL

Patti Lohman, M.A.

Director of the Applied Learning Center

Elizabeth Parmelee, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for Innovation

Mick Jackowski, Ph.D.

Director of the Applied Learning Center

Rhonda Eaker, Ph.D.

Director of New Student Orientation

Denny Boyd, M.A.

Director of Program Review

Gloria Eastman, Ph.D.

Director of Student Academic Success

Derrick Haynes, M.Ed.

Director of Student Activities

Angela LeValley, M.A.

Director of Student Media

Steven Haigh, B.A.

Director of Student Support Services

Patricia Trotman, M.A.

Director of the Veterans Upward Bound Program

Leroy Chavez, B.A.

Director of the Center for Visual Art

Jennifer Garner, M.F.A.

Registrar

Paula E. Martinez, M.B.A.

 

Office of the Vice President for Administration, Finance, and Facilities

Vice President for Administration, Finance, and Facilities

Vacant

Associate Vice President of Human Resources

Judith Zewe, M.S.M.

Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance

George Middlemist, M.S., C.P.A.

Director of Accounting Services

Liza Larsen, M.B.A, C.P.A.

Director of Application Services

Rick Beck, B.S.

Director of Budget

Jinous Lari, M.B.A., C.P.A.

Director of Facilities Planning and Space Management

Sean Nesbitt, B.S.

Director of Human Resources

Nicole Tefft, M.A.

Director of IT Security, Networking, Asset Management and Procurement

Mike Hart, B.S.

Director of Institutional Research

Ellen Boswell, B.S.

 

Office of the Vice President for Advancement and External Relations

Vice President for Advancement and External Relations
Executive Director of the MSU Denver Foundation

Erin Trapp, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Alumni Association and Alumni Relations

Mark Jastorff

Executive Director of Sponsored Research and Programs

Gwendolyn Mami

Director of Advancement Services

Vacant

Director of External Relations

Leslie McKay

Director of Special Initiatives for Alumni Relations and Enrollment Services

Janell Lindsey

 

Academic Administrators

School of Business

Dean

Ann B. Murphy, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

Clayton Daughtrey, Ed.D.

Chair, Accounting

John Hathorn, Ph.D.

Chair, Computer Information Systems

Abel Moreno, Ph.D.

Chair, Economics

Arthur Fleisher III, Ph.D.

Chair, Finance

Juan Dempere, Ph.D.

Chair, Management

Debora Gilliard, Ph.D.

Chair, Marketing

Gregory Black, Ph.D.

School of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Dean

Joan L. Foster Ph.D.

Associate Dean

Arthur Campa, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

Linda Lang-Peralta, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

Rae Shevalier, Ph.D.

Chair, Africana Studies

Winston Grady-Willis, Ph.D.

Chair, Art

Greg Watts, M.F.A.

Chair, Biology

Ford Lux, Ph.D.

Chair, Chemistry

Michael Ketterer, Ph.D.

Chair, Chicano Studies

Ramon del Castillo, Ph.D.

Chair, Communication Arts and Sciences

Karen Lollar, Ph.D.

Chair, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Jason Janke, Ph.D.

Chair, English

Cindy Carlson, Ph.D.

Chair, History

Stephen J. Leonard, Ph.D.

Chair, Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Lindsay Packer, Ph.D.

Chair, Modern Languages

Lunden MacDonald, Ph.D.

Chair, Music

Michael Kornelsen, D.M.E.

Chair, Philosophy

David Sullivan, Ph.D.

Chair, Physics

Richard Krantz, Ph.D.

Chair, Political Science

Robert Hazan, Ph.D.

Chair, Psychology

Layton Curl, Ph.D.

Chair, Social Work

Christian Itin, Ph.D.

Chair, Sociology and Anthropology

Catherine Gaither, Ph.D.

Chair, Theatre

Marilyn Hetzel, Ph.D.

Interim Director of the Institute for Women’s Studies and Services

Arlene Sgoutas, 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

Jane Chapman Vigil, Ph.D.

Director of the Family Literacy Program

Adriann Wycoff, Ph.D.

Director of the Writing Center

Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Ph.D.

School of Professional Studies

Dean

Sandra Haynes, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

Paul Ballard, Ed.D.

Associate Dean

Kathy Heyl, M.S.

Chair, Aviation and Aerospace Science

Jeff Forrest, M.S.

Chair, Criminal Justice and Criminology

LiYing Li, Ph.D.

Chair, Elementary Education and Literacy

Lisa Altemueller,  Ed.D

Chair, Engineering Technology

Mingli He, Ph.D.

Chair, Health Professions

Ann Diker, M.S., R.D.

Chair, Hospitality, Tourism and Events

Chad Gruhl, Ed.D.

Chair, Human Performance and Sport

Ruth Ann Nyhus, Ph.D.

Chair, Human Services

Tara Tull, M.S.

Chair, Industrial Design

Ken Phillips, M.S.

Chair, Journalism and Technical Communication

Robert Amend, M.A.

Chair, Nursing

Alexis Newton, Ph.D.

Chair, Secondary, K-12, and Educational Technology

 Philip E. Bernhardt, Ed.D.

Chair, Special Education, Early Childhood and Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Education

Cynthia Lindquist, Ed.D.

Director of the Center for Addiction Studies

Scott DeMuro, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for High Risk Youth Studies

Lynann Butler-Sanchez, M.A.

Director of the Center for Nonprofit Studies

Kelly Felice, M.S.M.