Administration and Faculty
- Board of Visitors
- Administration
- Vice Presidents
- Deans and Directors
- Academic Affairs
- Enrollment Services
- University Libraries
- University Life
- Faculty
Board of Visitors
Membership as of December 2006
Sidney O. Dewberry, Rector, BS, George Washington University; Arlington, Va.
J. Knox Singleton, Vice Rector, BS, University of North Carolina; MHA, Duke University; Oakton, Va.
William Page Johnson II, Secretary, BS, George Mason University; Fairfax, Va.
Anne K. Altmann, BS, George Mason University; Oakton, Va.
Kathleen de Laski, BA, Duke University; MA, Harvard University; Reston, Va.
Dennis Garcia, BA, George Washington University; MA, George Washington University; Alexandria, Va.
Harry F. Hopper III, BA, University of California at Berkeley; JD, Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law; Alexandria, Va.
Carol Merchant Kirby, BA, University of West Florida; Washington, D.C.
Glenn C. Lewis, BA, University of Miami; JD, George Mason University; Vienna, Va.
Byron F. Marchant, BS, U.S. Naval Academy; JD, University of Virginia; Arlington, Va.
Anouck McCall (student representative), graduate student in the School of Public Policy; Arlington, Va.
Charlie H. Mills, BS, U.S. Naval Academy; Sterling, Va.
Long Nguyen, BS, North Carolina State University; MS, University of Virginia; PhD, Iowa State University; McLean, Va.
Sudhakar Shenoy, BTech., Indian Institute of Technology; MS, MBA, University of Connecticut; Great Falls, Va.
William Soza, BBA, University of Texas, Austin; Annandale, Va.
Lindsay M. Straley (student representative), undergraduate student in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Fairfax, Va.
Ernst Volgenau, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles; Fairfax, Va.
D. Jean Wu, BS, University of Virginia; MA, George Mason University; Arlington, Va.
Administration
University President: Alan G. Merten, PhD
Chief of Staff: J. Thomas Hennessey Jr., PhD
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs: Peter N. Stearns, PhD
Vice Presidents
Senior Vice President: Maurice W. Scherrens, JD, EdD
Vice President for Facilities: Thomas G. Calhoun, BE, MS
Vice President for Information Technology: Joy R. Hughes, PhD
Vice President for Metropolitan Relations: Stanley E. Taylor, MArch
Vice President for Ras Al Khaimah: Sharon Siverts, PhD
Vice President for Regional Campuses: Lawrence D. Czarda, PhD
Vice President for Research: Matthew J. Kluger, PhD, MBA
Vice President for University Development and Alumni Affairs and President, GMU Foundation Inc.: Judith Marshall Jobbitt, MS
Vice President for University Life: Sandra Hubler, EdD
Vice President for University Relations: Christine M. LaPaille, MA
Deans and Directors
Director, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution: Sara Cobb, PhD
Dean, College of Education and Human Development: Jeffrey Gorrell, PhD
College of Health and Human Services: Shirley Travis, PhD
Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Jack Censer, PhD
Dean, The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering: Lloyd J. Griffiths, PhD
Director, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study: James Olds, PhD
Dean, School of Law: Daniel Polsby, JD
Dean, School of Management: Richard J. Klimoski, PhD
Dean, School of Public Policy: Kingsley Haynes, PhD
Dean, College of Science: Vikas Chandhoke, PhD
Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts: William F. Reeder, MM
Assistant to the President and Director of Office of Equity and Diversity Services: Camille Hazeur, MA
Academic Affairs
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs: Linda A. Schwartzstein, JD, PhD
Associate Provost for Personnel and Budget: David W. Rossell, DA
Associate Provost for Educational Programs: Marilyn Mobley, PhD
Associate Provost for Education Improvement and Innovation: Laurie Fathe, PhD
Associate Provost for International Programs: Yehuda Lukacs, PhD
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness: Karen Gentemann, PhD
Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Reporting: Kris Smith, PhD
Enrollment Services
Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Development: Andrew Flagel, MA
Director of Admissions: Eddie Kent Tallent, BFA
Director of Graduate Admissions: Daniel J. Robb, MBA, MS
University Registrar: Susan H. Jones, MS, MEd
Director of Student Financial Aid: Jevita deFreitas, BA
University Libraries
University Librarian: John Zenelis, MLS, MA
University Life
Vice President for University Life: Sandra Hubler, EdD
Associate Vice President, University Life: Rose Pascarell MA
Interim Dean of Students: Pam Patterson, MS
Associate Dean, University Life: Patricia Carretta, MA
Associate Dean, University Life, International Affairs: Kathy Trump, MA
Associate Dean, University Life, Academic Initiatives: Mark Kidd, PhD
Associate Dean, University Life and Director, Multicultural Research and Resource Center: Dennis Webster, PhD
Assistant Dean, University Life: Amy Snyder, MEd
Assistant Dean, University Life at Prince William: Charvis Campbell, MA
Executive Director, Student Health Center: Gigi Abdalla, MD
Administrative Director, Student Health Services: Carol Filak, RN, MSN
Director, Development and Community Relations: Colandra Coleman, BA
Director, Mason Portal Technology: Kara Danner
Director, Orientation and Family Programs and Services: Chayla Haynes, MA
Director, Student Activities: Lauren Long, MA
Director, Office of Disability Services: Christopher Moy, MS
Director of Judicial Affairs: David Shaw, MA, SCCT
Director of Leadership Education and Development: Juliet Blank-Godlove
Director, Alcohol, Drug, and Health Education: Susan Stahley, MSW
Director, University Career Services: Janice Sutera, PhD
Director, Early Identification Program: Tensie Cadenas, MA
Director, Counseling Center: Jeff Pollard, PhD, ABPP
Director, Diversity Programs and Services: Vacant
Director, Sexual Assault Services: Connie Kirkland, MA
Director, Student Media: Michele Braithwaite, MA
Director, Women's Studies Research and Resource Center: Nancy Hanrahan, PhD
Director, International Programs and Services: Vacant
Director, English Language Institute: John Pope, MA
Faculty
Faculty Emeriti
Victorio G. Aguera, BST, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Rita Ailinger, BS, MS, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Nursing
Vassily P. Aksyonov, MD, Professor Emeritus of Russian Literature and Writing
John Allen, AB, MS, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Robert A. Anthony, BA, BA, JD, George Mason University Foundation Professor Emeritus of Law
Marjory Brown Azarowicz, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
Anna Baraniecki, BS, MS, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mary Catherine Bateson, BA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Anthropology and English
Richard Baum, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Information and Software Engineering
Guy O. Beale, BS, MS, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Barry K. Beyer, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Peter Black, BA, MS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
W. Murray Black, BEE, MSEE, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
John Blaha, BS, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
C. Alan Boneau, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
John Bonfadini, BS, MEd, EdD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education
Thomasina Borkman, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Sociology
Ted Bradley, BS, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Policy
Brack Brown, AB, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs
Stephen J. Brown, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of English
James Buchanan, BS, MA, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics
Mary Kay Cabell, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematical Sciences
Le Cao, BS, MBA, DBA, Associate Professor Emerita of Accounting
Rita Carty, BSN, MSN, DNSc, Dean Emerita, College of Nursing and Health Science
Ernest Cassara, AB, BD, PhD, Professor Emeritus of History
Arthur H. Chickering, AB, AMT, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Jae W. Chung, BC, MC, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Virginia Collier, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
John Henry Cooper, BA, MA, DPE, Chair Emeritus of Health, Sport, and Leisure Studies
Anne Cordero, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of French
Lloyd M. DeBoer, BS, MBA, PhD, Dean Emeritus of the School of Business Administration
Edward Clark Dobson, BME, MS, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of Education
Stephen Early, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Government and Politics
Albert W. Edgemon, BAE, MA, EdD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Esther Elstun, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of German
Michael G. Emsley, BS, ARCS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Carl Ernst, BS, MEd, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Policy
Edwin A. Fleishman, BS, MA, PhD, DSc (Honorary), Professor Emeritus of Psychology
James Fletcher, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Arnald D. Gabriel, BS, MS, DMus (Honorary), Professor Emeritus of Music
Helen S. Garson, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of English
Martha M. Giles, BMEd, MMEd, DMEd, Associate Professor Emerita of Music
Robert L. Gilstrap, BS, MEd, EdD, Professor Emeritus of Education
James Godfrey, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Louis Golomb, BS, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Thomas Goodale, AAS, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources
Harold Gortner, AB, MPA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs
Vernon Gras, PhD, Professor Emeritus of English
Henry Hamburger, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Joseph Harsh, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of History
Jayne Hart, BA, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Biology
Nand Hart-Nibbrig, AB, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Government and Politics
Peter Henriques, BA, BD, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of History
Thomas H. Hill, BM, MM, DMA, Professor Emeritus of Music
Robert Holt, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Evelyn Jacob, BA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
Helen Jenkins, MSN, PhD, Professor Emerita of Nursing
Ronald Jensen, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of History
George W. Johnson, BA, MA, PhD, President Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of English
Hazel W. Johnson-Brown, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Nursing
Joseph Kanyan, BS, MM, DMA, Associate Professor Emeritus of Music
Don E. Kash, BA, MA, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy
Irving Kayton, BA, JD, LLM, JSD, Professor Emeritus of Law
Jerome Kernan, BBA, MS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Analysis
Emelia-Louise Kilby, BS, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Health and Physical Education
Barbara Knight, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Public and International Affairs
Thelma Z. Lavine, AB, AM, PhD, Professor Emerita of Philosophy and American Culture
Raymond G. LePage, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of French
Jack Levy, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Seymour M. Lipset, BA, PhD, Eminent Scholar and Virginia E. Hazel and John T. Hazel Jr. Professor Emeritus
Sara Looney, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Communication
Catherine Malloy, BSN, MPH, DrPH, Professor Emerita of Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources
Bruce Manchester, BS, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Communication
Henry G. Manne, BA, JD, JSP, LLD, LLD, Dean Emeritus of the School of Law
William R. Martin, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Michael J. McDermott, AB, PhL, Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religious Studies and Registrar Emeritus
Gustavo Mellander, AB, MA, PhD, DHL, Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Education
Barbara Melosh, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of English
Henry P. Meyer, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of French
Eugenie V. Mielczarek, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Physics
Christopher Mitchell, BSc, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Mary S. Montebello, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Walter Moretz, AB, BD, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Coilin Owens, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of English
Josephine F. Pacheco, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of History
James D. Palmer, BS, MSEE, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Information Technology and Engineering
Anthony F. Palmieri, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of English
Samuel H. Phillips Jr., BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Conrad Philos, Professor Emeritus of Law
Coleman Raphael, BCE, MCE, PhD, Dean Emeritus School of Business Administration
Georgine Redmond, BSN, MN, EdD, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
David Rine, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Robert Rugel, BA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Mian M. Saeed, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of History
Andrew P. Sage, BSEE, SMEE, PhD, DENGR, Founding Dean Emeritus, School of Information Technology and Engineering
Ben F. Sands Jr., MBA, DBA, Associate Professor Emeritus of Management
David H. Schaefer, BS, Associate Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Betty J. Schuchman, BS, MS, EdD, Associate Professor Emerita of Education
Carol J. Sears, BS, MS, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Education
Linda Seligman, AB, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
Jay Shaffer, BS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Mary Silva, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Nursing
Judith Skog, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Environmental Science and Policy
James G. Smith, BM, MM, DMA, Professor Emeritus of Music
Kitty Parker Smith, BSN, MSN, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing and Health Services
William P. Snavely, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Economics
John P. Soder, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of History
Mark Spikell, BA, MEd, EdD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Frank Spindler, Professor Emeritus of History
Melissa Stanley, BS, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Biology
Eileen Sypher, AB, PhD, Professor Emeritus of English
Stephen R. Taub, AB, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Nicholas Tavani, AB, BD, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology
Anita Taylor, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Communication
Wayne Thomas, BA, MEd, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Hale Tongren, MBA, DBA, Professor Emeritus of Management
Zita Tyer, PhD, Professor Emerita of Psychology
Karen Vaughn, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Economics
Irmgard Wagner, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of German
Dorothy J. Walker, BSNE, MSNE, PhD, JD, Professor Emerita of Nursing
Gerald Wallace, BS, MEd, EdD, Professor Emeritus of Education
C. Robert Walter Jr., BA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
John Warfield, AB, BSEE, MSEE, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Integrative Studies
Keith Q. Warner, Professor Emeritus of French
Inge Wekerle, BA, AM, PhD, Assistant Professor Emerita of German
Louise White, PhD, Professor Emerita of Public and International Affairs
William Scott Willis, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of French
Norman A. Yance, BS, BD, ThM, MAPhil, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
George A. Zaphiriou, Professor Emeritus of Law
Instructional and Administrative Faculty 2007-08
The faculty list reflects appointments as of the end of the fall 2006 semester.