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University Personnel


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Board of Trustees

Betti Fujikado, BA Seattle
Karen Lee, BA, JD Covington
Chase Franklin, BA Seattle
Ralph Munro, BA Olympia
Susan K. Sharpe, BA, MBA Bellingham
Dick Thompson, BA, JD Olympia
Peggy Zoro, BS, MEd Bellingham
Carly Roberts, Student Trustee (one-year term)                                                                                       Olympia
Secretary to the Board of Trustees Barbara Sandoval
Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees Elissa Hicks

Administrative Officers

President
  Bruce Shepard, BA, MA, PhD
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Brent J. Carbajal, BS, MA, PhD
Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director, WWU Foundation
  Stephanie Bowers, BA, MGA
Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs
  Richard Van Den Hul, BS, MBA
Senior Vice President, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services
  Eileen Coughlin, BS, MA, EdD
Vice President for University Relations and Community Development
  Steve Swan, BA

Office of the President and Provost

Executive Assistant to the President
  Paul Dunn, BA, MA, PhD
Assistant to the President/Secretary to the Board of Trustees
  Barbara Sandoval
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Brian Burton, BA, MBA, PhD
Special Assistant to the Provost
  Debra Jusak, BA, MS, PhD
Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity & Employment Diversity
  Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, BA, MA, PhD
Vice Provost for Extended Education
  Earl F. Gibbons, BA, MPIA, PhD
Vice Provost for Information Technology/Chief Information Officer
  John Lawson, BS, MS, PhD
Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Dean
  Kathleen Kitto, BS, MSME
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
  Steven L. VanderStaay, BA, MA, PhD
Director of Academic Budgeting
  Ichi Pencil, BA, CPA, MBA    
Director of Institutional Research  
  Ming Zhang, MS, PhD    
Administrative Assistant to the Provost    
   Melinda Assink, BA    
Assistant to the Provost    
   Bev Jones    

Academic Affairs

Business and Economics, College of
  Dean, Craig Dunn, BS, MBA, PhD
Education, Woodring College of
  Dean, Francisco A. Rios, BA, MA, PhD
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  Dean, John (Jack) A. Herring, BS, PhD
Fine and Performing Arts, College of
  Dean, Christopher (Kit) Spicer, BA, MA, PhD
Humanities and Social Sciences, College of
  Dean, LeaAnn Martin, BA, MS, PhD
Huxley College of the Environment
  Dean, Steven Hollenhorst, BA, MA, PhD
Science and Engineering, College of
  Dean, Catherine Clark, BSc Hons, PhD
Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Dean
  Kathleen Kitto, BS, MSME
Libraries
  Dean of Libraries, Mark I. Greenberg, BA, MA, PhD, MLS
Shannon Point Marine Center
  Director, Erika McPhee-Shaw, BA, PhD
Center for International Studies
  Director, Vicki Hamblin, BS, MA, PhD

University Relations and Community Development

Associate Vice President for University Relations and Community Development, and Director for Government Relations
  Sherry Burkey, BA
Administrative Assistant
  Lorie McNeill
Office of University Communications and Marketing
  Director, Paul Cocke, BA
Front Door to Discovery
  Director, Dan Purdy, BA, MBA
Small Business Development Center
  Director, Jennifer Shelton, BA, MBA
Web Communication Technologies
  Director, Marie Raney, BA

Business and Financial Affairs

Assistant Vice President
  Brian Sullivan, BS
Assistant to the Vice President
  Nancy L. Phillips
Budget Office
  Director, Linda Teater, BS, MBA
Facilities Development & Capital Budget
  Director, Rick Benner, BA / AIA
Environmental Health and Safety
  Director, Sue Sullivan, BA, MBA
Human Resources
  Assistant Vice President for HR, Chyerl Wolfe-Lee, BA, PHR, CLRP
Facilities Management
   Director, John Furman, PE, CFM
Public Safety
  Director, Darin Rasmussen, BS

Enrollment and Student Services

Administrative Assistant to the Vice President
  Lynne Walker, BS
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services/Special Assistant to the President for Diversity
  Kunle Ojikutu, BS, MPA, PhD
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services/Admissions and Financial Aid
  Clara Capron, BS, MEd    
Budget and Administration/Enrollment and Student Services
  Director, Linda P. Beckman, BA, MBA
Dean of Students
  Ted Pratt, BA, MEd
Special Assistant to the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services
  Sara Wilson, BA, MS
Academic and Career Development Services
  Director, Tina Loudon, BEd, MEd
Athletics
  Director, Steve Card, BA
Bookstore
  General Manager, Peg Godwin, BA
Campus Recreation Services
  Director, Marie Sather, AA, BA, MEd
Counseling Center
  Director, Nancy Corbin, AB, MEd, PhD
disAbility Resources for Students
  Director, David Brunnemer, BA, MSpEd
New Student Services/Family Outreach
  Director, Anna Carey, BA, MEd
Prevention and Wellness
  Director, Elva Munro, BA, MS
Registrar
  David Brunnemer, BA, MSpEd
Student Health Center
  Director, Emily Gibson, AB, MD
Student Outreach Services
  Director and Associate Dean, Renee Collins, BA, MEd, EdD
University Residences
  Director, Leonard Jones, BS, MS
University Dining Services
   Director, Stephen Wadsworth
Assistant Dean of Student Engagement/Director of Viking Union Facilities
  Eric Alexander, BS, MS

Presidents of the Faculty Senate

2014-15 Spencer Anthony-Cahill
2013-14 Johann Neem
2011-13 Karen Stout (2 terms)
2010-11 Scott Pearce
2009-10 Daniel Larner
2008-09 Matthew Liao-Troth
2007-08 Jeff Newcomer
2006-07 Ira Hyman
2005-06 William Lyne
2004-05 Jim Stewart
2003-04 James Loucky
2002-03 John Purdy
2001-02 Kathleen Kennedy
2000-01, 1989-90 Christopher A. Suczek
1999-00 Mark Bussell
1998-99 E. Leroy Plumlee
1997-98 James W. Hearne
1996-97 George T. Cvetkovich
1995-96 Kenneth Hoover
1994-95 Kris A. Bulcroft
1993-94 Kathleen M. Knutzen
1991-93 John Mason (2 terms)
1990-91 Richard W. Thompson
1987-89 George E. Mariz (2 terms)
1986-87 Harry Jackson
1985-86 Robert M. Thorndike
 

University Presidents Emeritus

KAREN W. MORSE
  President Emeritus. BS, Denison University; MA, PhD, University of Michigan.
PAUL J. OLSCAMP
  President Emeritus. BA, MA, University of Western Ontario; PhD, University of Rochester.
CHARLES J. FLORA
  President Emeritus. BS, Purdue University; MEd, EdD, University of Florida.
KENNETH P. MORTIMER
  President Emeritus. AB, MBA, University of Pennsylvania; PhD, University of California-Berkeley.

Dean Emeritus

LAWRENCE M. MARRS
  Dean Emeritus of Woodring College of Education, BS, MS, University of Utah; PhD, University of Texas, Austin.
ROGER GILMAN
  Dean Emeritus of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, BA, Fairhaven College/Western Washington University; MA, PhD, University of Chicago.
DENNIS R. MURPHY
  Dean Emeritus of College of Business and Economics, BA, MA, Western Washington University; PhD, Indiana University (Bloomington).
ARLAN NORMAN
  Dean Emeritus of College of Sciences and Technology, BS, University of North Dakota, PhD, Indiana University.
BRADLEY SMITH
  Dean Emeritus of Huxley College of the Environment, BA, MA, Western Michigan University; PhD, University of Michigan.

 Distinguished Service Professor of Western Washington University

PETER J. ELICH
  Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the University. BA, University of Washington; MEd, Western Washington College of Education; PhD, University of Oregon.
PAUL J. OLSCAMP
  Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the University. BA, MA, University of Western Ontario; PhD, University of Rochester.  
JOSEPH E. TRIMBLE  
  Distinguished Service Professor of the University. BA, Waynesburg College; MA, University of New Hampshire; PhD, University of Oklahoma  

Retired Faculty - Emeritus

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Faculty

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Library Faculty

Librarians

MARK GREENBERG (2013) Dean of Libraries and Professor. BA, University of Toronto; MA, University of Western Ontario; PhD, University of Florida; MLS, University of South Florida.

JEANNE ARMSTRONG (1997) Professor. BA, University of Dayton; MLS, Dominican University; PhD, University of Arizona.

RYER BANTA (2012) Instruction Design Resident. BA, Montana State University; MLIS, University of Washington.

MARGARET FAST (1997) Associate Professor. BA, Mills College; MA, University of British Columbia; MLS, State University of New York-Albany.

J. GABRIEL GOSSETT (2009) Assistant Professor. BA, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MLIS, University Wisconsin-Madison

ELIZABETH JOFFRION (2012) Assistant Professor. BA, Louisiana State University; MA, University of New Orleans; MLIS, University of Maryland.

ROBERT LOPRESTI (1987) Professor. BA, Juniata College; MLS, Rutgers, The State University.

LEZA (ELIZABETH) MADSEN (2002) Associate Professor. BA, Western Washington State College; MLS, University of Hawaii; MA, Stanford University.

REBECCA MARRALL (2010) Assistant Professor. BS, Portland State University; MLIS, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

JENNY OLEEN (2014) Assistant Professor. Scholarly Communications Librarian. BS, Kansas State University; BS, University of Arizona; MLS, Indiana University.

MICHAEL OLSON (2014) Associate Professor. BA, University of Washington; MA & PhD, UCLA; MLS, UCLA Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

ANDREA PETERSON (1999) Associate Dean of Libraries. BA, University of Utah; MLS, Indiana University.

PAUL PIPER (1997) Professor. BS, MFA, University of Montana; MLIS, University of Hawaii.

JEFF PURDUE (1999) Associate Professor. BA, MA, University of Illinois at Chicago; MLS, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois.

MARIAN A. RITTER (1969) Associate Professor. BME, MLS, University of Portland.

PETER A. SMITH (1990) Associate Professor. BA, MA, MLS, Wayne State University.

ELIZABETH A. STEPHAN (2008) Associate Professor. BA, Northwest Missouri State University; MLS, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SYLVIA TAG (1997) Associate Professor. BA, Colorado College; MLIS, University of Iowa.

BOB THOMAS (2006) Associate Professor. BS, University of the State of New York; MLIS, University of Washington.

Degrees and Certificates

Degrees granted from August 2012 to June 2013, inclusive:
Master of Education 53
Master of Arts 73
Master of Science 64
Master of Music -
Master of Business Administration 40
Master in Teaching 55
Master of Professional Accounting -
Bachelor of Arts in Education 206
Bachelor of Arts 2,371
Bachelor of Science 718
Bachelor of Fine Arts 17
Bachelor of Music 18
Total 3,483
Recommended for certification to the State Superintendent for Public Instruction — August 2012 to August 2013, inclusive:
Residency Teacher Certificate 350

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