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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

Richard K. Smucker
Chair
John S. Christie
Vice Chair
S. Kay Geiger
Secretary
David F. Herche
Treasurer

Members

2008 (1999) Kathleen M. Zouhary
A.B., J.D., Toledo
2009 (2000) Lolita M. McDavid
A.B., M.P.A., M.D., Cleveland
2010 (1997) Fred G. Wall (second term)
B.S., Bus., Kettering
2011 (2002) John S. Christie
B.S., Bus., Columbus
2012 (2003) Richard K. Smucker
B.S., Bus., M.B.A., Orrville
2013 (2004) S. Kay Geiger
B.S., Bus., M.S., Cincinnati
2014 (2004) David F. Herche
B.S., Bus., Cincinnati
2015 (2006) Donald L. Crain
B.S., Educ., J.D., Middletown
2016 (2007) Peter Lawson Jones
B.A., J.D., Cleveland

National Trustees

2007 (2002) Jay L. Henderson
B.S., Bus., Chicago
2009 (2006) David M. Shade
B.S., Accounting, Crystal Lake, IL

Student Member

2008 (2006) Rachel Chase
Westerville
2009 (2007) Kerry McCormack
Cleveland

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.

David C. Hodge (2006)
President; Professor, Geography
B.A., Macalester College, 1970; Ph.D., Penn State, 1975.

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

Richard M. Norman (1999)
Senior 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

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

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
Carine Feyten (2006)
Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Université Catholique de Louvain, 1980; M.A., 1981;
Ph.D., South Florida, 1988.

School of Engineering and Applied Science
Marek Dollár (2000)
Professor, Engineering Science
B.S., Stanislaw Staszic (Poland), 1974; M.S., 1975; Ph.D., 1981.

School of Fine Arts
James Lentini (2007)
Professor, Music
B.M., Wayne State, 1982; M.M., Michigan State, 1984; D.M.A., USC, 1990.

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

Graduate School
Bruce J. Cochrane (2007)
Professor, Biology
B.A., Cornell, 1973; M.A., Indiana, 1975; Ph.D., 1979.

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, 1988; Ed.D., Central Florida, 1999.

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

Graduate School

Bruce J. Cochrane (2007)
Dean and Associate Provost; Professor, Biology
B.A., Cornell, 1973; M.A., Indiana, 1975; Ph.D., 1979.

Ann Bainbridge Frymier (1992)
Associate Dean; Associate Professor, Communication
B.S., Western Michigan, 1982; MPH, North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1988;
Ed.D., West Virginia, 1992.

Valerie O. Robinson (2006)
Director of Diversity Enhancement
B.S., Cincinnati, 1998; M.S., Miami, 2001.

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.

Architecture and Interior Design
John Weigand (1992)
B.Ed., Miami, 1977; M.Arch., Illinois, 1979.

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.

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
Steve Wyatt (2006)
B.A., Alaska, 1975; Ph.D., Texas, 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
Luis Actis (1994) (Interim)
M.S., Universidad de Cordoba (Spain), 1975; Ph.D., 1982.

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
Melissa Chase (2003) (Interim)
B.S., Bowling Green, 1983; M.A., Michigan State, 1991; Ph.D., 1995.

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
Carl Paternite (1979)
B.A., Dayton, 1970; M.A., Iowa, 1973; Ph.D., 1977.

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
Elizabeth Mullenix (2006)
B.A., Vermont, 1987; M.A., Illinois, 1991; Ph.D., 1995.

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, visit the Academic Personnel Department's website at www.muohio.edu/academicpersonnel.

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