2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Organization & Administration


SDSU Campanile

Control of the educational institutions of the state is vested in the Board of Regents. The Faculty consists of the President, the Vice Presidents, the Deans and other administrative officers, teachers and researchers with rank of instructor or above. The faculty is responsible in general for academic standards and procedures and programs, including recommending to the Regents the candidates for degrees. Faculty business is conducted by the Faculty Senate, an elected body through which faculty express concerns for the welfare of the University and the university community, develop and disseminate communications, contribute to formation of general university policy, and perform those duties and functions allocated to or assumed by the faculty.


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South Dakota Board of Regents


President Members
Randy Schaefer John W. Bastian
Vice President Harvey C. Jewett
Bob Sutton Kathryn Johnson
Secretary Jim Morgan
Kevin Schieffer Pam Roberts
Executive Director  
Michael G. Rush  

Graduate Council


Kinchel C. Doerner Dean of Graduate School Permanent position
Kristi Tornquist Chief University Librarian Ex-officio voting member
Paul Baggett Associate Professor of English Term expires 2019
Chris Briddick Associate Professor of Counseling and Human Development Term expires 2017
Jihong Cole-Dai Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Term expires 2017
Cynthia Elverson Associate Professor of Nursing Term expires 2018
ZhengRong Gu Associate Professor of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering Term expires 2018
Huitian Lu Professor of Construction and Operations Management Term expires 2018
Christine Nganga Assistant Professor of Teaching, Learning and Leadership Term expires 2019
Surachat Ngorsuraches Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Term expires 2018
Thomas Stenvig Associate Professor of Nursing Term expires 2017
Hemachand Tummala Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Term expires 2017
Michael Wimberly Professor of Natural Resource Management Term expires 2017
Yang Yen Professor of Biology and Microbiology Term expires 2019

General Administration


President Barry Dunn, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dennis Hedge, Pharm.D.
Vice President for Finance and Business/CFO Wesley G. Tschetter, M.B.A.
Vice President for Research and Economic Development Kevin D. Kephart, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs Michaela L. Willis, Ph.D.
Vice President for Technology and Security Michael F. Adelaine, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Mary Kay Helling, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Facilities and Services Dean Kattelmann, M.S.
Associate Vice President for Research Assurance and Sponsored Programs James Doolittle, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Douglas Wermedal, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Finance and Business/Controller Jacqueline Nelson, M.Ed.
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Marc Serrett, M.S.
Assistant Vice President for International Affairs and Outreach Kathleen Fairfax, M.A.
Assistant Vice President for Safety and Security Don Challis, M.A.
Assistant Vice President for Technology Ryan Knutson, M.S.
Assistant Vice President for Technology Transfer and Commercialization William Aylor, J.D.

Deans


College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences Daniel Scholl, Ph.D., Interim Dean
  Donald M. Marshall, Ph.D., Associate Dean
   
College of Arts and Sciences Dennis Papini, Ph.D., Dean
  Jason Zimmerman, Ph.D., Associate Dean
   
College of Education and Human Sciences Jill Thorngren, Ph.D., Dean
  Jane Hegland, Ph.D., Associate Dean
  CY Wang, Ph.D., Associate Dean
   
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Lewis F. Brown, Ph.D., Dean
  Richard A. Reid, Ph.D., Associate Dean
  Dennis Helder, Ph.D., Associate Dean
   
College of Nursing Nancy Fahrenwald, Ph.D., Dean
  Linda Herrick, Ph.D., Associate Dean
  Mary Minton, Ph.D., Associate Dean
  Katherine Reeder, Ph.D., Associate Dean
  Lois Tschetter, Ed.D., Assistant Dean
  Barbara Hobbs, Ph.D., Assistant Dean
   
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Jane Mort, Pharm.D., Acting Dean
  Xiangming Guan, Ph.D., Assistant Dean
  Daniel Hansen, Pharm.D., Assistant Dean
   
Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College Rebecca Bott, Ph.D., Interim Dean
   
University College Keith Corbett, Ed.D., Dean
   
Graduate School Kinchel Doerner, Ph.D., Dean
  Nicole Lounsbery, Ph.D., Assistant Dean
   
H. M. Briggs Library Kristi Tornquist, Ph.D., Chief University Librarian
   
Office for Student Affairs Samuel A. Jennings II, Ph.D., Dean of Students

Department Heads (by college)


College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences  
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Van C. Kelley, Ph.D.
Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science David Wright, Ph.D.
Animal Science Joseph Cassady, Ph.D.
Biology and Microbiology Volker Brözel, Ph.D.
Dairy and Food Science Vikram V. Mistry, Ph.D.
Economics Eluned Jones, Ph.D.
Natural Resource Management Michele Dudash, Ph.D.
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Jane Christopher-Hennings, DVM
   
College of Arts and Sciences  
Aerospace Studies Lt Col Craig D. McCuin, M.B.A.
Architecture Brian T. Rex, M.S.
Chemistry and Biochemistry Douglas Raynie, Ph.D.
Communication Studies and Theatre Laurie Haleta, Ph.D.
Economics Eluned Jones, Ph.D.
English Jason McEntee, Ph.D.
Geography George White, Ph.D.
History, Political Science, Philosophy and Religion William Prigge, Ph.D.
Journalism and Mass Communication Mary Peterson Arnold, Ph.D.
Military Science LTC Corey Norris, M.S.A.S.
Modern Languages and Global Studies Laurie Haleta, Ph.D., Interim
Music David Reynolds, D.M.A.
Physics Joel Rauber, Ph.D.
Psychology Bradley Woldt, Ph.D.
Sociology and Rural Studies Mary Emery, Ph.D.
   
College of Education and Human Sciences  
Consumer Sciences Jane E. Hegland, Ph.D.
Counseling and Human Development Jay Trenhaile, Ed.D.
Health and Nutritional Sciences Matthew Vukovich, Ph.D.
Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Andrew Stremmel, Ph.D.
   
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering  
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Van C. Kelley, Ph.D.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Nadim I. Wehbe, Ph.D.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Steven Hietpas, Ph.D.
Construction and Operations Management Teresa Hall, Ph.D.
Mathematics and Statistics Kurt Cogswell, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering Kurt Bassett, Ph.D.
   
College of Nursing  
Graduate Nursing Mary Minton, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Nursing Linda Herrick, Ph.D.
   
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions  
Pharmacy Practice James Clem, Pharm.D.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Omathanu Perumal, Ph.D.