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ADMINISTRATIVE


Dorothy Leland, Chancellor

 

Dorothy Leland

Chancellor
Luana Putney

 

Luanna Putney

Associate Chancellor
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor
Elisabeth Gunther

 

Elisabeth Günther

Chief Campus Counsel

 

E. Edw. Klotzbier, Chief of Staff and Associate Chancellor for External Relations

 

E. Edw. Klotzbier

Vice Chancellor
Chief External Relations Officer
Veronica Mendez

 

Veronica Mendez

Vice Chancellor
Chief Financial Officer
Michael McLeod

 

Michael McLeod

Vice Chancellor
Chief Operating Officer

 

Charles Nies

 

Charles Nies

Vice Chancellor
Student Affairs
Sam Traina

 

Sam Traina

Vice Chancellor
Research and Economic Development
Michael Reese

 

Michael Reese

Vice Chancellor Emeritus
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor

 

ACADEMIC


 

Gregg Camfield - Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

 

Gregg Camfield

Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Elizabeth Whitt

 

Teenie Matlock

Interim Vice Provost for the Faculty
Elizabeth Whitt

 

Elizabeth Whitt

Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education

 

Marjorie Zatz

 

Marjorie Zatz

Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate Division
Elizabeth R. Dumont

 

Elizabeth R. Dumont

Dean of the School of Natural Sciences
Mark Matsumoto

 

Mark Matsumoto

Dean of the School of Engineering

 

Jill Robbins

 

Jill Robbins

Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
Ann Kobalchick

 

Ann Kovalchick

Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
Haipeng Li

 

Haipeng Li

University Librarian

 

Kurt Schnier

 

Kurt Schnier

Chair of Academic Senate and
Professor of Economics

 

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