Administration
Corporate Officers of the University
Jay C. Hartzell, President
Rachel Davis Mersey, Executive Vice President and Provost
Rakesh Dahiya, Chief Investment Officer
Shontel Grumhaus, Senior Vice President for Development and External Affairs
Jennifer Hudson, Vice President for Executive Affairs
Kenechukwu (K.C.) Mmeje, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
Rachel Mulry, Senior Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer, ad interim
Jennifer Hudson, Vice President for Executive Affairs
Sophie Rohnke, Vice President for Legal Affairs and Government Relations, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Academic Deans
Janan Jayawickramarajah, Elisabeth Martin Armstrong Dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Samuel S. Holland, Dean of Algur H. Meadows School of the Arts, Algur H. Meadows Deanship
Nader Jalili, Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Holly Jeffcoat, Dean of SMU Libraries
Michael Harris, Dean of Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Bryan P. Stone, Dean of Joe and Lois Perkins School of Theology, The Leighton K. Farrell Endowed Deanship
Todd T. Milbourn, Dean of Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Tolleson Chair in Business Leadership
Jason P. Nance, Judge James Noel Dean of Dedman School of Law
Robin S. Poston, Dean of the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
Office of the President
Jay C. Hartzell, President
Laura Clegg, Executive Assistant to the President
Maria Dixon Hall, Chief Cultural Intelligence Officer and Senior Advisor to the President
Damon Evans, Director of Athletics
Michael H. Hites, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Chandra McQueen, Director of Internal Auditing and Consulting Services
Kit Sawers, CEO, The Dallas Office and Vice President
Harold W. Stanley, Special Assistant to the President
Samantha Thomas, Assistant Vice President for Access and Equity
Robert C. Walters, Special Advisor to the President
Paul J. Ward, General Counsel Emeritus
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Rachel Davis Mersey, Executive Vice President and Provost
Rita Kirk, William F. May Endowed Director of the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility
Sheri Kunovich, Associate Provost for Student Academic Engagement and Success
David Lee, Assistant Vice President for Curricular Operations and Strategy
Neena Imam, Peter O’Donnell Jr. Director of the O’Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute
Sukumaran Nair, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the AT&T Center for Virtualization
Dayna Oscherwitz, Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness
Robin S. Poston, Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Dean, Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
Sarah Sage, Director for Strategy and Operations
Michael D. Tumeo, Chief Institutional Research Officer
Wes K. Waggoner, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Chief Enrollment Officer
Paige Ware, Deputy Provost for Faculty Success
Division of Enrollment Services
Wes K. Waggoner, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Chief Enrollment Officer
Elena Hicks, Assistant Vice Provost and Dean of Admission
Bobby Lothringer, Assistant Vice Provost and University Registrar
Mary Sauceda, Assistant Vice Provost of Student Financial Services
Claudia Sotomayor Hart, Assistant Vice Provost for International Affairs
Office of the Senior Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Rachel Mulry, Senior Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer, ad interim
Mark Greim, Vice President for Finance and Planning
Leigh Ann Moffett, Senior Associate Vice President, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
VACANT, Vice President for Facilities, Planning and Management, and University Architect
Mai Bui, Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer
Alison Tweedy, Associate Vice President of Campus Services
Jim Walters, Associate Vice President and Chief of Police
Melanie Bailey, Senior Contracts Administrator
Office of the Senior Vice President for Development and External Affairs
Shontel Grumhaus, Senior Vice President for Development and External Affairs
VACANT, Associate Vice President for Program Services and Donor Relations
Robert Bucker, Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Strategic Affairs
Blake Davis, Vice President for Principal and Major Gifts
VACANT, Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Heather Shaw, Assistant to the Senior Vice President, Leadership Projects
Astria Smith, Vice President of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
Paula Jewell, Vice President for School and Project Development
Chris Kollar, Associate Vice President for Development Services
Office of the Vice President for Legal Affairs and Government Relations, General Counsel and Secretary
Sophie Rohnke, Vice President for Legal Affairs and Government Relations, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Frank George, Associate University Counsel
Susan Howe, Senior Associate University Counsel
Donna Morrow, Associate University Counsel/Associate University Secretary
Kelly Thurman, Associate University Counsel
Elizabeth Priest, Higher Education Law Fellow
Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
Kenechukwu (K.C.) Mmeje, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
Mindy Sutton, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Dawn Norris, Chief of Staff
Aramis Watson, Dean of Residence Life and Student Housing
Lisa Garvin, Chaplain and Minister to the University
Jennifer “JJ” Jones, Executive Director for Student Development & Director of Social Change & Intercultural Engagement
Offices of the Academic Deans
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah, Elisabeth Martin Armstrong Dean
Brian Zoltowski, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs ad interim
Thomas Osang, Associate Dean for Curriculum
Cox School of Business
Todd T. Milbourn, Dean and Tolleson Chair in Business Leadership and the Andrew H. Chen Endowed Chair in Financial Investments
William R. Dillon, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
James N. Bryan, Associate Dean for BBA Admissions and Advising
Shane C. Goodwin, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Executive Education
Gary T. Moskowitz, Associate Dean for Strategic Planning and Accreditation
Shelly Heinrich, Senior Assistant Dean for Career Management Center and Graduate Admissions
Radhika Brinkopf, Assistant Dean for Working Professionals MBA Programs
Catherine Collins, Assistant Dean for Administration and Facilities
Steven Denson, Assistant Dean of Student Success
Linda Kao, Assistant Dean for Global Operations
Kevin Knox, Assistant Dean for Alumni and External Relations
Julie Maass, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Enrollment and Engagement
Deborah Macedonia, Assistant Dean for FT/MS Graduate Admissions
Lacey Jeffrey, Executive Director of Marketing
Anna Martinez, Executive Director for Communications
Lyle School of Engineering
Nader Jalili, Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ali Beşkök, Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Ph.D. Education, George R. Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Nancy Huff, Executive Assistant to the Dean
Dinesh Rajan, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Curriculum Innovation, Cecil and Ida Green Chair of Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Meadows School of the Arts
Samuel S. Holland, Algur H. Meadows Dean
Barbara Hill Moore, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty
Derek Kompare, Associate Dean for Faculty
Gretchen Elizabeth Smith, Associate Dean for Students
Karen Thomas, Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Cultural Intelligence
Karen Drennan, Associate Dean for Communications and Strategy, Chief of Staff
Timmie Hathorn, Assistant Dean for Alumni Affairs
Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Michael S. Harris, Dean
Corey Brady, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach
Willis Jones, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Rebecca Hood, Senior Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs and Operations
Kathryn Canterbury, Assistant Dean for Research and Grants Accounting
Francesca Go, Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation
Dedman School of Law
Jason P. Nance, Dean, Judge James Noel Dean and Professor of Law
Christine Hurt, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Alan R. Bromberg Centennial Chair in Corporate, Partnership, and Securities Law, and Professor of Law
Greg Ivy, Associate Dean for Library and Technology
Mary Spector, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning
Jessica Dixon Weaver, Associate Dean for Research
Laura G. Burstein, Assistant Dean for Public Interest and Pro Bono
Martin L. Camp, Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs
John Churchill, Assistant Dean for Marketing and Strategic Communications
Marcie Davis, Assistant Dean for Career Services
Erica S. Fadel, Assistant Dean for Cultural Intelligence
Christine Powers Leatherberry, Assistant Dean for Administration and Chief of Staff
Jill Nikirk, Assistant Dean for Admissions
Stephen B. Yeager, Assistant Dean for Students Affairs
Perkins School of Theology
Bryan Stone, Dean of Joe and Lois Perkins School of Theology, The Leighton K. Farrell Endowed Deanship
Hugo Magallanes, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
Robin S. Poston, Dean of the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies and Associate Provost for Graduate Education
Karen Wray, Executive Assistant to Dean
Alan Itkin, Assistant Provost for Graduate Education and Chief of Staff
Stevie Otto, Assistant Dean of Recruitment and Admissions
Kerri Bennett, Associate Director and Cultural Intelligence Officer
Rachel Ball-Phillips, Assistant Dean of Fellowships and Awards
Jean Nixon, Program Specialist
Robert Pearson, Director of Graduate Career Development & Postdoctoral Affairs
Joe Hoselton, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions,
Zephaniah Bartie, Associate Director of Communications and Student Life
Alicia Watkins, Graduate Admissions Coordinator II
Brian Cook, Financial Business Manager – Moody Graduate School
Office of Research and Innovation
Suku Nair, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer
Kristina Olofsson, Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer
Mary Travis, Director of Research Compliance
Mary Moua, Director of Operations and Infrastructure
Marco Marchetti, Director of Technology Transfer
David Monkman, Associate Director, Technology Transfer Office
Douglas Engel, Licensing Manager
Angelita Trevino, Director of Sponsored Projects and Contracts
Adriana A. Contreras, Grants Management Specialist
Brianna Kendall, Grants and Contracts Specialist
Danielle Duarte, Research Compliance Administrator
Nancy Plough, Grant & Contract Management Specialist
Nikki Thompson, Grant & Contract Management Specialist
Lauren Gilmore, Grant Writer
Reneisha Ester, Business Operations Manager
Sergio Padulla, Associate Director, Sponsored Projects Administration
Scott Douglas, Associate Vice Provost for Research
Alberto Azagra Malo, Contract Management Specialist