Qualifications of Administrative and Academic Officers Position Name Academic Background Experience Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins University of Montevallo, 1967 A.B., Political Science and History University of Montevallo, 1971 M.Ed., Counseling and Guidance University of Alabama, 1976 Ph.D., Administration & Higher Education Minor: Planning and Network Analysis Executive Director, Health Careers Council of Alabama, Alabama Hospital Association 1972-1974 Director, Student and Public Relations/Associate Professor University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Health Related Professions (SHRP) 1976-1977 Assistant Dean/Associate Professor University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Health Related Professions (SHRP) 1978-1979 President Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind 1979-1989 Chancellor (Enrollment 27,000) 1989 - Present Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dr. Ed D. Roach The University of North Texas, 1964 Bachelor of Business Administration The University of North Texas, 1966 Master of Business Administration The University of Texas at Austin, 1970 Doctor of Philosophy (Business Administration) Faculty, Department of Management The University of Texas at Austin 1966-1970 Visiting Professor of Management - European Division 1977-1978 Chair (And Professor of Management) Department of Management and Marketing Stephen F. Austin State University
Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Administration Dr. Richard Federinko, 1973 B.S., Business Administration & Management, 1977 M.S., Guidance & Counseling Emphasis: Student Personnel Administration Florida State University, 1979 Ph.D., Higher Education Administration Emphasis: Student Personnel Administration 1970-1979 Dean (And Professor of Management) School of Business Administration Southwest Texas State University 1979-1984 President (And Professor of Management) West Texas State University 1984-1991 Associate Deputy Chancellor for Academic Program Planning The Texas A&M University System Jan 1991 - Sept 1993 Provost The University of West Alabama 1994-1998 President The University of West Alabama 1998-2002 Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost 2002 Present Assistant Dean of Student Affairs 1976-1977 Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs & Academic Advisor (Graduate Assistant) Florida State University 1977-1979 Director of Planning and Institutional Research & Psychology Instructor
Senior Vice Chancellor for Advancement and External Affairs Dr. John W. Schmidt University of Montevallo, 1969 Bachelor of Arts University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973 Master of Arts, Journalism U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (Honor Graduate), 1983 Air War College, 1990 Lurleen B. Wallace State Junior College 1979-1981 Greenville Center Director & Psychology Instructor Lurleen B. Wallace State Junior College 1981-1982 Chair of Social Science Division, Psychology Instructor & Director of Evening Division and Off-Campus Centers Lurleen B. Wallace State Junior College 1982-1984 Dean of Administrative Services James H. Faulkner State Junior College 1984-1986 President Southern Union State Junior College 1986-1993 President Chattahoochee Valley Community College 1993-2002 President Middle Georgia College 2002-2007 US Marine Corps, Retired Colonel 1969-1994 Assistant to the Chancellor August 1994 - October 1996 Vice President, Advancement October 1996 - July 1999
Maxwell AFB NOVA Southeastern University, 2004 Doctorate in Education Vice President, Student Affairs July 1999 - May 2004 Senior Vice Chancellor, Student Services May 2004 - December 2007 Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate Studies Dr. Dianne Barron The University of Texas, 1974 Bachelor of Science in Education, Mathematics & History The University of Hawaii, 1977 Master of Arts in Education, Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics) The George Washington University, 1999 Doctor in Education, Higher Education Administration Senior Vice Chancellor, Advancement and External Relations January 2008- Present Department Chair, Mathematics 1980-1983 International Coordinator City Colleges of Chicago 1986-1988 Washington Program Coordinator Golden Gate University 1988-1990 Washington Area Program Director 1991-1993 Associate Regional Director for Institutional Effectiveness and Special Programs, Atlantic Region 1993-1994 Director, Atlantic Region 1995-2000 Dean of Graduate Studies and Research 2000-2001 Dean College of Education (Interim)
Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Hal W. Fulmer Georgia Southern College, 1981 B.S., Communication Arts/Public Relations University of Georgia, 1982 M.A., Speech Communication Louisiana State University, 1985 Ph.D., Speech Communication/Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 2002 Dean of the Graduate School 2002-2004 Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School 2005 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Mississippi State University 1985-1988 Assistant Professor/Associate Professor with Tenure/Professor with Tenure, Department of Communication Arts Georgia Southern College 1988-2002 Director, SACS-COC Reaffirmation Self-Study Project Georgia Southern University 1992-1994 Interim Department Chair, Department of Communication Arts Georgia Southern University 1996-1998 Department Chair, Department of Communication Arts Georgia Southern University 1998-2002 Dean/Professor with Tenure, College of Communication & Fine Arts
Dean - College of Arts & Sciences Dr. Bill Richardson Huntingdon College, 1965 B.A., Major: Chemistry; Minor: Mathematics University of Alabama, 1971 Ph.D., Major: Organic Chemistry; Minors: Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Dissertation: "Synthetic Routes to Cyclopentadienone Oximino O-Methyl Ethers," B.W. Ponder University of Alabama in Birmingham, 1973-1977 Postdoctoral Fellowships; Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Experimental Endocrinology, 1973-74; NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Dental Research, 1975-77 2002-2005 Interim Associate Provost 2004 Associate Provost 2004-2005 Associate Provost/Dean of Undergraduate Studies July 2005 - Present Assistant Professor of Chemistry Maryville College 1970-1972 Director of Development and Alumni Relations Maryville College 1972-1973 Research Associate University of Alabama in Birmingham 1973-1977 Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences Auburn University Montgomery 1977-1981 Associate Professor Physical Sciences Auburn University Montgomery 1981-1987 Professor of Physical Sciences Auburn University Montgomery 1987-2001
Dean - College of Business Dr. Donald Hines Mississippi State University, 1968 Bachelor of Science, Major: Agricultural Economics Mississippi State University, 1970 Master of Science, Major: Agricultural Economics Minor: Economics Kansas State University, 1973 Doctor of Philosophy, Major: Economics Areas of Specialization: Regional Economic Development, Public Finance, and Agricultural Economics Professor of Chemistry and Chair Georgia Southern University 2001-2002 Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences Montgomery 2003-2007 Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences 2007 present School of Business,, 1973-81 Various positions beginning with Assistant Professor of Economics and culminating in Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Studies. Dean, College of Business and Commerce Livingston University 1981-87 Assistant Director and Chief of Planning and Economic Development, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs 1987-93 Dean, Sorrell College of Business 1993-1994 President The University of West Alabama 1994-1998 Lecturer in Business Administration (Management and Economics)
Dean - College of Communication & Fine Arts Dean - College of Education Dr. Maryjo Cochran Southern Methodist University, 1974 B.F.A., Speech & Theatre University of Michigan, 1976 M.A., Radio-TV-Film University of Michigan, 1980 Ph.D., Radio-TV-Film Dr. Lance Tatum, College of Education, 1988 Bachelor of Science, College of Education, 1989 Master of Science in Foundations of Education Sorrell College of Business 1999-2006 Dean, Sorrell College of Business Assistant Professor, Dept. of Comm., University of Tulsa 1978-80 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Comm., Baylor University 1980-81 Director of Television for Theatre Arts, University of New Mexico 1983-89 Associate Professor, Media Arts and, University of New Mexico 1983-91 Professor, Dept. RTV/Mass Communication, Sam Houston State University 1991-2004 Coordinator of Radio-Television, Sam Houston State University 1994-2004 Dean, College of Communication & Fine Arts, 2005-07 Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Division of Business and Social Science, Gordon College 1994 1998
The Florida State University, College of Education, 1993 Doctor of Philosophy Assistant Professor of Sport and Fitness Management, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Health and Human Services, Full Member of Graduate Faculty, 1998 2004 Dean - College of Health & Human Services Dr. Edith Smith, 1979 B.S. Majors: Biology & Physical Education, Minor: Physical Science Auburn University, 1980 M.Ed., Physical Education Emphasis: Exercise Physiology Research Project: Thermoregulatory adaptations to aerobic conditioning Associate Professor of Sport and Fitness Management, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Health and Human Services, Full Member of Graduate Faculty, 2004 - Present Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Health and Human Services, 2001 - Present Interim Dean, College of Education, 2006-2007 Dean, College of Education, 2007 Present Adjunct Professor, School of Education, Dothan 1993-1994 Director, Exercise Physiology Laboratory, 1995-2007 Professor, Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion,
Vice Chancellor University College Vice Chancellor Montgomery Campus Auburn University, 1994 Ph.D., Physiology Dissertation: The distribution of lactate and hydrogen ions in the blood during and following exercise of varying intensities and durations Dr. Earl Ingram Auburn University, 1973 B.S., Management, Personnel and Industrial Relations Auburn University, 1974 M.S., Psychology Auburn University, 1976 Ph.D., Industrial / Organizational Psychology Mr. Ray White Community College of the Air Force, 1985 Associate Degree in Instructional Technologies Montgomery, 1988 Bachelor's Degree in Resource Management (Magna Cum Laude) 1994-present Interim Dean, College of Health & Human Services 2007- present United States Army Active Duty: Captain, Air Defense Artillery 1966-1972 Director, Human Resources Planning and Development, West Point Pepperell, Inc. 1979-1987 Teaching Faculty, Management 1987-2005 Regional Director, for Europe, University College 1991-1995 Chair, Department of Marketing, Management and Economics 1995-1997 Assistant Dean, Sorrell College of Business 1997 2005 Dean, Sorrell College of Business 2005 2006 Vice Chancellor, University College 2006-present United States Air Force 1980-1990 Chief Executive Officer (Commandant) United States Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy,
Montgomery, 1989 Masters Degree in Adult Education (GPA 4.0) Maxwell Air Force Base 1990-1994 Business Development Consultant Vista Technologies, Inc. 1994-1995 Vice Chancellor Dothan Campus Dr. Don Jeffrey George C. Wallace Jr. College, 1972 Associate of Art, 1974 Bachelor of Science University of Tennessee, 1975 Master of Science Florida State University, 1986 Doctor of Philosophy Coordinator, Institutional Research Montgomery 1994-1995 Director, Auxiliary Services Montgomery 1995-1997 Vice President for Administration and Financial Affairs Montgomery 1997-2004 Vice Chancellor Montgomery 2005 - Present Physical Education Teacher Samson High School 1975-1976 Director of Aquatics 1977-1993 Associate Professor of Physical Education, 1993-1994 Chairperson Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion 1994-2001
Vice Chancellor Phenix City Campus Dr. Curtis Pitts, 1976 B.S., Business Georgia State University, 1978 M.B.A., Management Auburn University, 1982 Ed.D., Administration and Leadership Minor: Business Management Dean, College of Health and Human Services April 2001 June 2006 Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences July 1, 2006 September 30, 2007 Vice Chancellor, Dothan Campus, October 1, 2007 - Present Military Record: 1966-1968 U.S. Army, 1980-1984 Alabama National Guard 3/117 FA, (Fire Direction), 1986-1993 1659th Movement Transportation Team 1990-91 U.S Army- Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1993-94 31 st Group /1994-2002-231 st M.P. Battalion 2002 Retired 231 st M.P. Battalion Officer, United States Air Force - Fighter Pilot and Action Officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1970-1975 Founding Director of 's Phenix City Campus in 1975 Currently Serving as Vice Chancellor for Troy University - Phenix City Dean - First-Year Studies Eleanor Lee Alabama State University B.S., Music Ed. Eastern Michigan University M.A., Education University of Michigan Coordinator/Instructor of the Writing Center 1982-1994 Director, Instructional Support Services 1994-2007
Dean - University Libraries M.A., English Dr. Henry R. Stewart Cornell (Iowa) College, 1966 B.A., Political Science and Economics University of Denver, 1967 M.A., Librarianship Indiana University, 1972 Ph.D, Library Science Dean, First-Year Studies 2007 - Present Reference Librarian and Audiovisual Director Cornell College Library 1967-1969 Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenured), Graduate School of Library Services University of Alabama 1972-1977 Associate Dean for Management and Public Service Old Dominion University Library 1977-1984 Associate Professor (Tenured) and Director/University Librarian William Allen White Library Emporia State University 1984-96 Professor (Tenured), Dean, University Libraries 1996-Present