University Administration
Officers of the Administration
President
Flavius C. Killebrew, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Anantha S. Babbili, B.S., B.J., M.A., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration
Jody H. Nelsen, B.B.A., M.B.A.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Eliot Chenaux, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
S. Trent Hill, B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Paul E. Orser, Jr., B.A., Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarly Activity and Dean of Graduate Studies
Harvey Knull, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
David Billeaux, B.S., M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Robert S. Nelsen, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
Mary Margaret Dechant, B.A., M.B.A.
Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration
Kathryn Funk-Baxter, B.B.A., M.B.A., C.P.A.
Associate Vice President for Special Projects
Claudia L. McDonald, A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students
Ann DeGaish, B.S., M.S.
Assistant Vice President for Development
Karen Selim, B.S., J.D.
Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Marshall Collins, B.F.A., M.S., M.B.A .
Assistant Vice President for Technology
Charles C. Irby, B.A., M.T.
Dean of College of Business
Moustafa H. Abdelsamad, B.C., M.B.A., D.B.A.
Interim Dean of College of Education
Ted Guffy, B.S., M.S., Ed.D.
Dean of College of Liberal Arts
Richard J. Gigliotti, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Dean of College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Mary Jane Hamilton, B.S.N., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean of College of Science and Technology
Frank L. Pezold, III, B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean of Community Outreach
James Needham, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Director of Harte Research Institute
Larry D. McKinney, B.S., Ph.D.
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Timothy M. Fitzpatrick
Director of South Texas Institute for the Arts
Joseph Schenk, B.A., M.A.
Chief of Staff
Mary Sherwood, B.J., M.P.A., Ph.D.
Administrative Staff |
Academic Affairs |
Director of Academic Advising Transition Center
Patricia Hill, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Director of Academic Testing
Judith Perales, B.B.A., M.B.A.
Director, Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science
Gary Jeffress, B.Surv., M.Surv.Sci., Ph.D.
Associate Director of the Harte Research Institute
John W. Tunnell, Jr., B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Director of Education and Youth Issues
Joe Miller, B.A.
Director of Financial Assistance
Jeannie Gage, B.S.
Director of Mary and Jeff Bell Library
Christine Shupala, B.A., M.L.S., M.B.A.
Director of Pollution Prevention Partnership
Gretchen Arnold, B.B.A., M.B.A.
Director of Title V/TRIO Programs
Victor Davila, B.A., M.A.
Director of Tutoring and Learning Center
Gerardo B. Moreno, B.A., M.S., M.A.
Director of Workforce Development
Carole Peterson, B.A.
Co-Directors of Core Curriculum
Juan Carlos Huerta, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Susan Wolff Murphy, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
University Registrar
Michael Rendon, B.A.
Finance and Administration
Comptroller
Rebecca C.Torres, B.B.A., C.P.A.
Bursar
Christina Holzheuser, B.S.
Director of Budgets
Kemberly Wedgeworth, B.B.A.
Chief of University Police
Alan A. Gutierrez, B.A.A.S.
Director of Equal Opportunity/Employee Relations
Samuel Ramirez, B.S., M.A.
Director of Human Resources
Debra Ann Cortinas, B.B.A.
Director of Physical Plant
Laurence Fischbach, B.S.
Director of Purchasing and HUB Program
Judy Harral, B.S.
Director of University Services
Reginald Wade, B.S.
Institutional Advancement
Director of Advancement Services
Sonia Hernandez, B.A., M.S.
Director of Alumni Relations
Evon English, B.B.A., M.B.A.
Director of Development
Noel O. Vella, B.S., M.B.A.
Director of Foundation and Donor Relations
Heather Guerrero, B.J.
Student Affairs
Assistant Dean of Students Angela Walker, B.S., M.S.
Director of Career Services
Jo Anna Benavides-Franke, B.B.A. M.S.
Director of Disability Services
Rachel A. Cox, B.A., M.S.
Director of Recreational Sports
Jacqueline R. Hamilton, B.S., M.S.
Director of University Center and Student Activities
Lisa Perez, B.S., M.Ed.
Director of University Counseling Center
Carla Berkich, B.A, M.A., Ph.D.
Director of University Health Center
Deanna Mazzocco, R.N., B.S.N.
Director of University Housing
Amanda Chesser, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

