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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Administration



The Trustees of the University of Wyoming

Officers

Jeffrey S. Marsh   Chairman
John McKinley   Vice Chairman
Michelle Sullivan   Secretary
Kermit Brown   Treasurer

Members

Term
Appointed/Reappointed
  Year
Expires
2011/2017 Jeffrey S. Marsh, Torrington 2023
2015 John McKinley, Cheyenne 2021
2015 Michelle Sullivan, Sheridan 2021
2017 Kermit Brown, Laramie 2023
2015 Mel Baldwin, Afton 2021
2019 Brad Bonner, Cody 2025
2017 David Fall, Gillette 2023
2018 Laura Schmid-Pizzatto, Rock Springs 2023
2017/2019 Macey Moore, Douglas 2025
2015 Dick Scarlett, Jackson 2021
2013/2019 Dave True, Casper 2023
2020 Brad LaCroix, Newcastle 2026

Ex Officio Members

Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming
Edward Seidel, Acting President of the University of Wyoming
Riley Talamantes, President of the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming
Jillian Balow, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Sandra Caldwell, Executive Director, Wyoming Community College Commission

University Officers

Ed Seidel   President
Anne Alexander   Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Neil Theobald   Vice President for Finance and Administration
Bill Mai   Vice President for Administration
David Jewell   Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs
Robert Aylward   Vice President for Information Technology
Ben Blalock   Vice President for Institutional Advancement and President/CEO, UW Foundation
Edmund Synakowski   Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Kimberly Chestnut   Vice President for Student Affairs
Tom Burman   Director, Intercollegiate Athletics
Tara Evans   General Counsel
Emily Monago   Chief Diversity Officer
Vacant   Interim Vice President for Community Affairs

Administrative Officers

Mike Samp   Chief, Campus Police
John Davis   Associate Vice President for University Operations
Mark Bercheni   Interim Associate Vice President, Human Resources
Steven Barrett   Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education, Academic Affairs
Tami Benham-Deal   Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, Academic Affairs
Jim Ahern   Associate Vice Provost of Graduate Education, Academic Affairs
Kyle Moore   Associate Vice Provost of Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs
John Stark   Foundation Senior Vice President for Development
Diana Hulme   Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Vacant   Associate Vice Provost for Global Engagement
Ryan O’Neil   Dean of Students

Academic Affairs:

Shelley Dodd   Director, Admissions
Jo Chytka   Director, Academic, Career, Exploratory Services
Kwanna King   Registrar, Office of the Registrar
Pilar Flores   Director, Student Educational Opportunity
Debra Hintz   Director, Scholarships and Financial Aid
Amanda Reeder   Director, Transfer Relations

Student Affairs:

Keener Fry   Executive Director, Alumni Relations
Pat Moran   Director, Campus Recreation
Eric Webb   Executive Director of Residence Life, Dining Services, and the Wyoming Union
Vacant   Director, Student Health Services
Toi Geil   Director, University Counseling Center
Jeremy Davis   Director, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership

Academic Officers

Barbara Rasco   Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Warrie Means   Associate Dean and Director, Academic and Student Programs
Kelly Crane   Associate Dean and Director, UW Extension
John Ritten   Interim Associate Dean and Director, Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station
Benjamin Rashford   Head, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Bledar Bisha   Interim Head, Animal Science
Christine Wade   Head, Family and Consumer Sciences
Gerard Andrews   Director, Microbiology Program
Peter Thorsness   Head, Molecular Biology
Andrew Kniss   Head, Plant Sciences
Scott Miller   Head, Ecosystem Science and Management
William Laegreid   Head, Veterinary Sciences and Director, Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory

 

Daniel Dale   Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Greg Brown   Associate Dean
Teena Gabrielson   Associate Dean
Todd Surovell   Head, Anthropology
Ricki Klages   Head, Visual and Literary Art
Naomi Ward   Head, Botany
Debashis Dutta   Head, Chemistry
Cynthia Price Schultz   Head, Communication and Journalism
Andrew Fitch   Director, Creative Writing Program
Eric Wodahl   Head, Criminal Justice and Sociology
Jacquelyn Bridgeman   Director, School of Culture, Gender, and Social Justice
Kelly Kinney   Head, English
Mark Clementz   Head, Geology and Geophysics
Isadora Helfgott   Head, History and American Studies
Jonathan Prather   Director, Life Sciences Program
Jason Williford   Head, Mathematics and Statistics
Joy Landeira   Head, Modern and Classical Languages
J. Scott Turpen   Head, Music
Susanna Goodin   Head, Philosophy and Religious Studies
Jinke Tang   Head, Physics and Astronomy
Stephanie Anderson   Director, School of Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies
Sean McCrea   Head, Psychology
Margaret Wilson   Head, Theatre and Dance
R. Scott Seville   Head, Zoology and Physiology

 

Scott Beaulier   Dean, College of Business
Ronn Smith   Senior Associate Dean
Ben Cook   Senior Associate Dean
Anne Alexander   Assistant Dean
Mitchell Oler   Chair, Accounting and Finance
Alexandre Skiba   Chair, Economics
Chase Thiel   Chair, Management and Marketing
Todd Cherry   Director, Economics Graduate Programs
Ben Cook   Director, MBA Program
Linda Price   Director, Marketing Ph.D. Program

 

Leslie S. Rush   Interim Dean, College of Education
Alan Buss   Director, School of Teacher Education
Peter Moran   Director, School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design
Margaret Hudson   Principal, UW Lab School
Leslie Rush and Suzanne Young   Co-Directors, Wyoming School/ University Partnership

 

Cameron Wright   Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science
Steven Barrett   Associate Dean
Paul Dellenback   Associate Dean
Bart Geerts   Head, Atmospheric Science
Vladimir Alvarado   Head, Chemical Engineering
Brian Toelle   Interim Head, Petroleum Engineering
Anthony Denzer   Head, Civil and Architectural Engineering
James Caldwell   Head, Computer Science
John McInroy   Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carl Frick   Head, Mechanical Engineering

 

David Jones   Dean, College of Health Sciences
Tristan Wallhead   Associate Dean
Michelle L. Hilaire   Associate Dean
Sherrill J. Smith   Dean, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
Kem Krueger   Dean, School of Pharmacy
Mark Guiberson   Director, Division of Communication Disorders
Derek Smith   Director, Division of Kinesiology and Health Eleanor
Pepi Downey   Director, Division of Social Work
Timothy Robinson   Director, WWAMI Medical Education
Brian Veauthier   Director, UW Family Medicine Residency Program at Casper
Evan Norby   Director, UW Family Medicine Residency Program at Cheyenne
Sandy Root-Elledge   Executive Director, Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND)
Craig Vaske and April French   Advisors, Pre-Health and Pre-Admit Dental Hygiene

 

Klint Alexander   Dean, College of Law
Sam Kalen   Associate Dean

 

Other Academic Officers

Brent Pickett   Dean, UW-Casper
     
Ivan Gaetz   Dean, University Libraries
     
Doug Wachob   Interim Dean, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
     
Holly Krutka   Executive Director, School of Energy Resources
Sam Shearer, Lt. Col   Head, U.S. Air Force ROTC
Thomas Haas, Lt. Col   Head, U.S. Army ROTC
Peter Parolin   Dean, Honors College
Janel Seeley   Director, John P. Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning
Steven Carpenter   Director, Institute for Energy Research and Director, Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute
Paul Flesher   Director, American Heritage Center
Marianne Wardle   Director, Art Museum

For a complete list of all faculty and staff and their contact information, please see the UW Campus Directory or the UW Web site at www.uwyo.edu.