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