Administration and Faculty
Current Board of Visitors
Past Membership (December 2004)
Sidney O. Dewberry, Rector, BS, George Washington University; Arlington, Va.
Leonard M. Pomata, Vice Rector, BS, Brooklyn Polytechnic; MS, New York University; Great Falls, Va.
Teresa M. Klaassen, Secretary, BS, George Mason University; McLean, Va.
David Anderson, BA, Dartmouth College; JD, National Law Center at George Washington University; Richmond, Va.
Richard H. Fink, BA, Rutgers University; MA, University of California at Los Angeles; PhD, New York University; Centreville, 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.
William Page Johnson, II , BS, George Mason University; Fairfax, Va.
Carol Merchant Kirby, BAs, University of West Florida; Washington, DC.
Byron F. Marchant , BS, U.S. Naval Academy; JD, University of Virginia; Arlington, Va.
Roger Mody, Information not available; McLean, Va.
Cailian Nichols (student representative), student in the College of Arts and Sciences, George Mason University; Fairfax, Va.
Long Nguyen, BS, North Carolina State University; MS, University of Virginia; PhD, Iowa State University; McLean, Va.
Gary Shapiro, BA, State University of New York—Binghampton; JD, Georgetown University Law Center; Vienna, Va.
Sudhakar Shenoy, BTech., Indian Institute of Technology; MS, MBA, University of Connecticut; Great Falls, Va.
J. Knox Singleton , BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MS, Duke University; Oakton, Va.
Bernard Tomsa (student representative), BS, University of Michigan; student in the School of Law, George Mason University; Fairfax, Va.
Ernst Volgenau, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles; Fairfax, 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 University Relations: Christine M. LaPaille, MA
Vice President for University Life: Sandra Hubler, EdD
Vice President for Information Technology: Joy R. Hughes, PhD
Vice President for University Development and Alumni Affairs and President, GMU Foundation Inc.:Judith Marshall Jobbitt, MS
Vice President Prince William: Lawrence D. Czarda, PhD
Vice President Arlington: Stanley E. Taylor, MArch
Vice President for Facilities: Reid Herlihy, MSArch
Vice President for Research: Matthew J. Kluger, PhD, MBA
Deans and Directors
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences: Daniele C. Struppa, PhD
Dean, School of Computational Sciences: Menas Kafatos, PhD
Director, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution: Sara Cobb, PhD
Dean, College of Education and Human Development: Jeffrey Gorrell, PhD
Dean, School of Information Technology and Engineering: Lloyd J. Griffiths, PhD
Dean, School of Law: Daniel Polsby, JD
Dean, School of Management: Richard J. Klimoski, PhD
College of Nursing and Health Science: Shirley Travis , PhD
Dean, School of Public Policy: Kingsley Haynes, PhD
Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts: William F. Reeder, MA
Assistant to the President and Director of Office of Equity and Diversity Services: Camile 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 McKenzie, PhD
Associate Provost for International Programs: Yehuda Lukacs, PhD
Enrollment Services
Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Development: Andrew Flagel, MA
Director of Admissions: Eddie Kent Tallent, BFA
Director of Graduate Admissions: vacant
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
Dean of Students:Girard Mulherin, S.T.L.
Associate Dean, University Life, Judicial Affairs: Pam Patterson, MS
Associate Dean, University Life, Administration: Rose Pascarell, MA
Associate Dean, University Life and Director, University Career Services: Patricia Carretta, MA
Associate Dean, University Life and Director, PW Student and Academic Services: Juliet Blank-Godlove
Associate Dean University Life and Director, Student Activities: Mark Kidd, PhD
Associate Dean, University Life and Director, Student Health Services: Mary Ann Braun, MSN, WHNP
Associate Dean University Life and Director, Multicultural Research and Resource Center: Dennis Webster, PhD
Interim Director, Counseling Services: Adrienne Barna, PhD
Director, Substance Abuse Programs and Services: Vacant
Director, Early Identification Program: Hortensia Cadenas, MA
Director, English Language Institute: Kathryn Trump, MA
Medical Director, Student Health: Wigida Abdalla, MD
Director, Health Education Services: Vacant
Director, Sexual Assault Services: Connie Kirkland, MA
Director, International Programs and Services: Julia Findlay, BA
Director, Student Media: Michele Braithwaite, MA
Director, Diversity Programs and Services: Deborah Wyne, MeD
Director Learning Services: Diane Knight, PhD
Director, Johnson Center and University Life Program: Alissa Karton, MA
Director, Peer Empowerment: Benson Cooke, PhD
Director, Orientation: Amy Synder, MA
Director, Women's Studies Research and Resource Center: Nancy Hanrahan, PhD
Faculty Emeriti
Victorio G. Aguera, BST, MA, PhD 1971, Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Vassily P. Aksyonov, MD, Professor Emeritus of Russian Literature and Writing
John A. Allen, AB, MS, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Robert A. Anthony, BA, JD, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, Emeritus
Marjory Brown Azarowicz, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
Mary Catherine Bateson, BA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Anthropology and English
Barry Keith Beyer, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
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
Stephen J. Brown, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of English
James M. Buchanan, BS, MA, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics
Mary Kay Cabell, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematical Sciences
Le Thi Cao, BS, MBA, DBA, Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Rita M. 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
Evelyn Ellis Cohelan, BS, MS, EdD, Professor Emerita of Nursing
Virginia Collier, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
John H. Cooper, BA, MA, DPE, Chair Emeritus of Health, Sport, and Leisure Studies
Anne Cordero, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Modern and Classical Languages
Lloyd Martin DeBoer, BS, MBA, PhD, Dean Emeritus of the School of Business Administration
Edward Clark Dobson, BME, MS, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education
Stephen T. Early, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Government and Politics
Albert Wesley Edgemon, BAE, MA, EdD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Michael G. Emsley, BS, ARCS, PhD Professor Emeritus of Biology
Carl H. Ernst, BS, MEd, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Edwin A. Fleishman, BS, MA, PhD, DSc (Honorary), Professor Emeritus of Psychology
James J. 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
Joseph B. Gittler, BS, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
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
Vernon Gras, PhD,Professor Emeritus of English
Joseph L. Harsh, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of History
Jayne Thompson Hart, BA, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Biology
Nand E. Hart-Nibbrig, AB, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Government and Politics
Peter R. 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
James Louis Jackson, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of English
Evelyn Jacob, BA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
Helen M. 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 Johnson-Brown, BS, MS , PhD, Professor Emerita of Nursing
Joseph Michael Kanyan, BS, MM, DMA, Associate Professor Emeritus of Music
Robert Emil Karlson, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of English
Kash, Don E., BA, MA, PhD, John T. Hazel, Sr. and Ruth D. Hazel Professor of Public Policy Emeritus
Irving Kayton, BA, JD, LLM, JSD, Professor Emeritus of Law
Jerome B. Kernan, BBA, MS, PhD, GMU Foundation, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Analysis
Emelia-Louise Kilby, BS, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Health and Physical Education
Barbara Brant Knight, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Government and Politics
Robert Charles Krug, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Thelma Z. Lavine, AB, AM, PhD, Professor Emerita of Philosophy and American Culture
Raymond Gratian LePage, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of French
Jack Levy, BA, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Seymour M. Lipset, BA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy
Sara C. Looney, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Communication
Catherine Malloy, BSN, MPH, DrPH, Professor Emerita of Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources
Bruce Borden Manchester, BS, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Communication
Henry G. Manne, BA, JD, JSP, LLD, Dean Emeritus of the School of Law
Michael James McDermott Jr., AB, PhL, Associate Professor Emeritus Philosophy and Religious Studies and Registrar Emeritus
William H. McFarlane, BA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Gustavo Mellander, AB, MA, PhD, DHL, Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Education
Henry P. Meyer, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of French
Eugenie Vorburger Mielczarek, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Physics
Christopher R. Mitchell, BSc, PhD, Professor of Conflict Resolution Emeritus
Mary S. Montebello, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
Walter Jennings Moretz Jr., AB, BD, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
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 D. Philos, AB, JD, Professor Emeritus of Law
Coleman Raphael, BCE, MCE, PhD, Dean Emeritus of the School of Business Administration
Georgine Redmond, BSN, MN, EdD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Nursing
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 of the 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
Jay Charles Shaffer, BS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Betty Jane Schuchman, BS, MS, EdD, Associate Professor Emerita of Education
Carol Joyce Sears, BS, MS, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Education
Linda Seligman, AB, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education
Mary Elizabeth Silva, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Nursing
Judith Ellen Skog, BS, MS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biology
James G. Smith, BM, MM, DMA, Professor Emeritus of Music
Kitty Parker Smith, BSN, MSN, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing and Health Science
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, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Melissa Stanley, BS, MA, PhD, Professor Emerita of Biology
Stephan R. Taub, AB, PhD, Professor Emeritus of -Biology
Nicholas John Tavani, AB, BD, MA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Hale Nuckolls Tongren, MBA, DBA, Professor Emeritus of Marketing
Wayne Thomas, BA, MEd, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Education
Zita Tyer, PhD,Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Karen I. 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 Special Education
C. Robert Walter Jr., BA, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
John N. Warfield, AB, BSEE, MSEE, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy
Keith Q. Warner, Professor Emeritus of French
Inge B. Wekerle, BA, AM, PhD, Assistant Professor Emerita of German
Louise White, PhD, Professor Emeritus, 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 Philosophy and Religious Studies
George A. Zaphiriou, LLB, LLM, Professor Emeritus of Law
Instructional and Administrative Faculty 2004–05
The faculty list reflects appointments as of the end of the fall 2004 semester.