Mar 09, 2025  
2025-2026 University of Wyoming Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University of Wyoming Catalog

Administration



The Trustees of the University of Wyoming

Officers

Kermit Brown   Chairman
Michelle Sullivan   Vice Chairman
Laura Schmid-Pizzato   Treasurer
Brad Bonner   Secretary

Members

Term
Appointed/Reappointed
    Year
Expires
2015/2021 John McKinley Cheyenne 2027
2015/2021 Michelle Sullivan Sheridan 2027
2021
Carol Linton
Jackson 2027
2017/2023 Kermit Brown Laramie 2029
2017/2023 David Fall Gillette 2029
2018/2023
Laura Schmid-Pizzatto
Rock Springs 2029
2023 Jim Mathis Wheatland 2029
2019/2025
Brad LaCroix
Newcastle 2031
2019/2025
Brad Bonner
Cody 2031
2025 Tom Walters Casper 2031
2025 Paul Ulrich Pinedale 2031
2025 Mike Greear Worland 2031

Ex Officio Members

Mark Gordon Governor of Wyoming
Edward Seidel President of the University of Wyoming
Kameron Murfitt President of the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming
Megan Degenfelder State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ben Moritz Executive Director, Wyoming Community College Commissio

 

President’s Cabinet

Ed Seidel President
Scott J. Turpen Interim Provost
Mike Smith Vice President for Governmental Affairs and Community Enagement
Bill Mai Vice President, Campus Operations
Alexander Kean Vice President, Budget and Finance
Jen Chavez Interim Vice President and Chief Information Officer
John Stark Vice President for Institutional Advancement and President/CEO, UW Foundation
Parag Chitnis Vice President/Professor, Research and Economic Development
Nycole Courtney  Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
Tom Burman Athletic Director
Tara Evans Vice President & General Counsel
Chad Baldwin Associate Vice President, Communications adn Marketing
Bob Link Associate Vice President of Human Resources
Kyle Moore Vice Provost, Enrollment Management
Adam Comeau Staff Senate President
Tara Evans Vice President and General Counsel
Ray Fertig Chair of Faculty Senate
Kelsey Kyne Chief of Staff to the President
RoseMarie London Executive Director and Deputy Secretary UW Board of Trustees
   

Academic Officers

Michelle Hilaire   Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education, Academic Affairs
David Bagley   Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Academic Affairs
Jim Ahern   Vice Provost of Graduate Education, Academic Affairs
Kyle Moore   Vice Provost of Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs
Isadora Helfgott   Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Academic Affairs
Sean Blackburn   AVP and Dean of Students
Matt Griswold   Vice Provost of Online and Continuing Education, Academic Affairs
Brandon McElroy   Vice Provost of Access and Engagement, Academic Affairs

Administrative Officers:

Josh Holland Chief, Campus Police
Shelley Dodd Director, Admissions
Richard Miller Director, Academic, Career, Exploratory Services
April Heaney Director, LeaRN Programs
Lane Buchanan  University Registrar, Office of the Registrar
Pilar Flores Director, Student Educational Opportunity
Anna Terfehr Director, Scholarships and Financial Aid
Wendi Vanlandingham Director, Transfer Relations
Pat Moran Director, Campus Recreation
Eric Webb Associate Vice President of Business Enterprises
Megan Belville Director, University Counseling Center
   

College/School Officers

Kelly Crane  Dean, College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources
Scott Seville Senior Associate Dean
Christine Wade Associate Dean and Director, Academic and Student Programs
Mandy Marney Associate Dean and Director, UW Extension
Eric Webster Associate Dean, Agricultural Experiment Station
Benjamin Rashford Head, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Bledar Bisha Head, Animal Science
Jill Keith Head, Family and Consumer Sciences
Mark Gomelsky Director, Microbiology Program
Andrew Kniss Head, Plant Sciences
Tim Collier Head, Ecosystem Science and Management
Jonathan Fox Head, Veterinary Sciences
Alexandra Brower  Director, Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory
Jonathan Prather Director, Life Sciences
Amy Navratil Head, Zoology and Physiology
Brent Ewers Head, Botany
Randall Violett Associate Director, Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership
Dan Wall Chair, Molecular Biology

 

J. Scott Turpen Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Carolyn Pepper Associate Dean
Susan Aronstein Associate Dean
Adrienne Freng Interim Dean/Professor
Eric Wodahl Associate Dean
Melissa Murphy Head, Anthropology
Doug Russell Head, Visual Art
Justin Stewart Head, Communication and Journalism
Molly McCully Brown Director, Creative Writing Program
Jamie Snyder Head, Criminal Justice and Sociology
Stephen Dillion Director, School of Culture, Gender, and Social Justice
Kelly Kinney Head, English
Jeffrey Means Head, History
Joy Landeira Head, Modern and Classical Languages
Ben Markley Head, Music
Robert Colter Head, Philosophy and Religious Studies
Stephanie Anderson Department Head/Professor, School of Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies
Sean McCrea Head, Psychology
Christie Zimmerman Head, Theatre and Dance

 

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

 

 
Jenna M. Shim  John P. “Jack” Ellbogen Dean, College of Education
Peter William Moran Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
Alan R. Buss Assistant Dean for Assessment, Data, and Accreditation
Mark Perkins Assistant Dean for Student Success
Christi Thompson Director, School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design
Courtney Ann McKim Director, School of Teacher Education
Scott A. Cahmberlin Assistant Dean for Assessment, Data, and Accreditation
Colby Gull Director, Wyoming School/ University Partnership
Brooke Fergon Principal, UW Lab School

 

Cameron Wright Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
David Bagley Associate Dean
Daniel Dale Associate Dean
David Mukai Associate Dean
Saman Aryana Head, Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Brian Leonard Head, Chemistry
Anthony Denzer Head, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
Bryan Shader Head, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Vamegh Rasouli Head, Energy and Petroleum Engineering
Mark Clementz Head Geology and Geophysics
Jason Williford Head, Mathematics and Statistics
Ray Fertig Head, Mechanical Engineerings
Jinke Tang Head, Physics and Astron

 

Patrick Hardigan Dean, College of Health Sciences
Sherrill J. Smith Dean, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
Kem Krueger Dean, School of Pharmacy
Mark Guiberson Director, Division of Communication Disorders
Qin “Arthur Zhu Director, Division of Kinesiology and Health 
Valerie Thompson-Ebanks Director, Division of Social Work
Todd Guth  Director, WWAMI Medical Education
Brian Veauthier Director, UW Family Medicine Residency Program at Casper
Evan Norby Director, UW Family Medicine Residency Program at Cheyenne
Michelle Jarman Executive Director, Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND)
Craig Vaske Manager, Health Sciences Advising

 

Peter Parolin Dean, Honors College
Breezy Taggart Associate Dean
   
Julie Hill   Dean, College of Law
Alan Romero   Associate Dean
     
Brent L Pickett Dean/Professor, UW-Casper
   
Jim Ahern Dean/Vice Provost, School of Graduate Education
   
Cassandra Kvenild Dean, University Libraries
   
John Koprowski Dean/Wyo Excellence Chair, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Vacant
Assoc Dean/Spicer Wyo Excellence Chair
   

 

Other Academic Officers

Sreejayan Nair   Director, Biomedical Sciences
Melanie Murphy   Director, Program in Ecology and Evolution
Andrew Parsekian   Director, Hydrologic Sciences
Daniel Levy   Director, Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences
Kara Pratt   Director, Neuroscience
Holly Krutka   Executive Director, School of Energy Resources
Lt Col John D. Sieps, Commander   Head, U.S. Air Force ROTC
LTC Paul W. Hanson, Commander   Head, U.S. Army ROTC
Janel Seeley   Director, John P. Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning
Paul Flesher   Director/Professor, American Heritage Center
Margaret (Beth) McMillan   Director, Research Scientist, Sr, Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center

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.