Deans & Ex Officios

Deans of Schools 

In addition to its elected members, the Senate includes as a voting member the Dean of each School:

JOHN KURIYAN
Basic Sciences

MELISSA K. ROSE
Blair School of Music

TIMOTHY MCNAMARA
College of Arts and Science

YOLANDA PIERCE
Divinity School

ANDRÉ CHRISTIE-MIZELLL
Graduate School

CHRIS GUTHRIE
Law School

THOMAS STEENBURGH
Owen Graduate School of Management

CAMILLA BENBOW
Peabody College

KRISHNENDU ROY
School of Engineering

JEFFREY BALSER
School of Medicine

PAMELA JEFFRIES
School of Nursing


Ex Officio Members

Ex Officio - non-voting members:

G.L. BLACK
Vice Provost for Student Affairs & Dean of Students 

DONALD BRADY
Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

DOUG CHRISTIANSEN
Vice Provost for University Enrollment Affairs and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

ANDRÉ CHRISTIE-MIZELL
Vice Provost for Graduate Education

ERIC CUMMINGS
Director, Office of Academic Program Review, Assessment, and Accreditation

DANIEL DIERMEIER
Chancellor

STEVE ERTEL
Vice-Chancellor for Communications

TRACEY GEORGE
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

NATHAN GREEN
Vice-Chancellor for Government and Community Relations

ANDERS HALL
Vice-Chancellor for Investments and Chief Investment Officer

TAMARYA HOYT
Past Vice-Chair of Faculty Senate

JOHN KOCH
Parliamentarian

ERIC KOPSTAIN
Vice-Chancellor for Administration

CANDICE STOREY LEE
Vice-Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletics Director

JOHN LUTZ
Vice-Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations

JENNIFER PIETENPOL
Executive Vice President for Research

PADMA RAGHAVAN
Vice Provost for Research

CYBELE RAVER
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

CLEO RUCKER
Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief HR Officer

SYDNEY SAVION
Vice Chancellor for People, Culture and Belonging

ALEX SEVILLA
Vice Provost for Career Advancement & Engagement

TRACY SHARPLEY-WHITING
Vice Provost for Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement

JOHN SHAW
University Librarian

RUZA SHELLAWAY
Chief General Counsel

BRETT SWEET
Vice-Chancellor for Finance, Information Technology, and Chief Financial Officer

TIFFINY TUNG
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

DUANE WATSON
Vice Provost for Special Initiatives

and other such administrative officers as the Faculty Senate may invite.