LAMAR UNIVERSITY - Key Persons

Abdelnasser Eldek

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Alan Moore

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Education & Human Development ), Chair

Alberto Ruiz

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Education & Human Development ) Ex Officio
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Albeto Ruiz

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Dean, Education & Human Development ), Chair / Ex Officio

Andrew McMahan

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Ashley Dockens

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Director, Center for Teaching & Learning Enhancement )

Ashley Green Wood

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

Ashwini Kucknoor

Job Titles:
  • Biology
  • Member of Committee

Belinda Lopez

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Berna Tokgoz

Job Titles:
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

Brad Mayer

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Member of Committee

Brett Welch

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Vice Provost, Digital Learning Dean, Graduate Studies )
  • Vice Provost, Digital Learning Dean, Graduate Studies ) Ex Officio
  • Vice Provost, Digital Learning Dean, Graduate Studies ), Chair / Ex Officio

Brian Craig

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Engineering )
  • Dean, Engineering ) Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Briella Frost

Job Titles:
  • Music )

Bryan Proksch

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Library Committee
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

Buddy Low

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Representative of Fisher Family )

Cade Pellerin

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student Appointed by President )

Caleb Hood

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Member of Committee

Cheng-Hsien Lin - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Ex Officio
  • Faculty Senate President
  • Member of Committee
  • President, Faculty Senate )

Chunda Chen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Library Committee
  • Business
  • Member of Committee

Cindy Stinson

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Clare Burns

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Member of Committee

Clayton Jeffryes

Job Titles:
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

Clementine Msengi

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Member of Committee

Connie Howard

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

Cristian Bahrim

Job Titles:
  • Director, Undergraduate Research ) Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Cristina Rios

Job Titles:
  • Teacher Education )

Dale Fontenot

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Instructor of Information Systems / School of Accounting & Information
  • Member of Committee

Dan W. French

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Dean, Business )
  • Dean, Business ) Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Daniel Brown

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs ), Chair / Ex Officio

Daniel Chilek

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Dann Brown

Job Titles:
  • Associate Provost, Academic & Faculty Affairs ), Chair / Ex Officio
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Provost & VP for Academic Affairs ) Ex Officio
  • Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs ), Chair / Ex Officio

Danny Hurych D.V.M.

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Veterinarian / Community

Daryl Ann Borel

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Member of Committee

David Short

Job Titles:
  • Registrar
  • Member of Committee

Dean Terrebonne

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Member of Committee

Deidra Mayer

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President, Admissions & Aid )
  • Member of Committee

Derina Holtzhausen

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Fine Arts & Communication ) Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Donna Fong

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Member of Committee

Dr. Agim Kukeli

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Economics / Department of Business

Dr. Ellen Zimmerman

Job Titles:
  • Instructor of Human Resources / Department of Business

Dr. J. Donald Warren

Job Titles:
  • Accounting & ISAN )
  • Director, School of Accounting & Information Systems
  • Member of Committee

Dr. Kakoli Bandyopadhyay

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Dr. Marina Ruseva

Job Titles:
  • Accounting

Dr. Minkyum Kim

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Construction Management

Dr. Soumava Bandyopadhyay

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Dr. Zhe Luo

Job Titles:
  • Construction Management
  • Master of Business Administration Program
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Elizabeth Long

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Elizabeth Newman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Coordinator of Marketing & Communications

Elizabeth Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Library )
  • Member of Committee

Eric McCluskey

Job Titles:
  • Music )

Eric Shannon

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee
  • Music )

Freddie Titus

Job Titles:
  • Education and Human Development )
  • Interim VP for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations )
  • Member of Committee

Gary Martin

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Member of Committee

Gary Rash

Job Titles:
  • Director Risk Management
  • Member of Committee

Grayson Meek

Job Titles:
  • Director, University Event Center )
  • Member of Committee

Hanna Deland

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Heather Reading

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

Helene Thill

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

J.P. Nelson - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Jackie Jensen-Vallin

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

James Armacost

Job Titles:
  • Biology )

James Curry

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

James Henry

Job Titles:
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

James Sanderson

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

James Slaydon

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Human Resources Faculty
  • Member of Committee

Jamie Larson

Job Titles:
  • Assoc. VP, Finance
  • Member of Committee

Jana Austin

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Programs Coordinator

Jeanette Fresne

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

Jeff O'Malley

Job Titles:
  • Athletic Director
  • Member of Committee

Jeffrey Spoeri

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Jennifer Burnett

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist

Jennifer Fowler

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • President, Faculty Senate )

Jennifer Huff

Job Titles:
  • Nursing

Jennifer Thedford

Job Titles:
  • Nursing

Jeremy Shelton

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Psychology )

Jerry Lin

Job Titles:
  • Assoc. Provost, Research & Sponsored Programs )
  • Assoc. Provost, Research & Sponsored Programs ), Chair
  • Assoc. Provost, Research & Sponsored Programs ), Chair / Ex Officio
  • Associate Provost, Research & Sponsored Program )
  • Associate Provost, Research & Sponsored Programs ), Chair
  • Chairman of Committee

Jess Liao

Job Titles:
  • External Board Member

Jiang "Jenny" Zhou

Job Titles:
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

Jill Killough

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Jing Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Chairman, Computer Science )
  • Ex Officio

Joe Kruger

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Joe Nordgren

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Johanna Boult

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

John Genuardi

Job Titles:
  • Director, Media Services )
  • Member of Committee

Johnny O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Josh Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator

Juan Zabala

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • VP, University Advancement )

Judge Joe J. Fisher

Charge: The Judge Joe J. Fisher Lecture Series Committee shall coordinate arrangements for the Fisher Lecture, Lamar's most prestigious lecture series. The committee shall consist of an appointed faculty member from each college (two from Arts and Sciences, one from the liberal arts and one from the sciences) and the library, plus the Student Government Association president and a representative from the Deans' Council, Council of Instructional Departments and Faculty Senate. The acting associate provost, a representative of Judge Fisher's family, and representatives from university advancement, marketing, and public relations shall serve as ex officio members.

Julia Yoo

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Member of Committee

Karyn Neuhauser

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Member of Committee

Kate Downing

Job Titles:
  • Exec. Director, Marketing Communications
  • Member of Committee

Katherine Sprott

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Library Committee
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Member of Committee

Kathy Fraccastoro

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Member of Committee

Katrina Brent

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management )
  • Member of Committee

Kaye Shelton

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Member of Committee

Kelly Weeks

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Marketing Faculty
  • Member of Committee

Kelly Withrow

Job Titles:
  • Library )
  • Member of Committee

Ken Young

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Education & Human Development ) Complete Term Spring 23 - Sum24
  • Member of Committee

Keyondra McDaniel

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant

Kim Vizena

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager, Honors Program ) Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Kyle Boudreaux

Job Titles:
  • Institutional Research & Reporting )
  • Member of Committee

Laura Bowman

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Associate Sr., Department of Business

Lilian Felipe

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

LU Strong

Job Titles:
  • International Student Services

Lynn Maurer

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Arts & Sciences )
  • Dean, Arts & Sciences ) Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

M. Diane Clark

Job Titles:
  • Deaf Studies & Deaf Education
  • Member of Committee

Mansour Karkoub

Job Titles:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Member of Committee

Margo Hymer

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • President, Staff Council )

Mark Robinson - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of Committee
  • VP, Finance & Operations ) Ex Officio

Marleen Swerdlow

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Interim Chair, Department of Business
  • Member of Committee

Mary Morgan Moore

Job Titles:
  • Department of Music

Maryam Hamidi

Job Titles:
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

Maryam Vasefi

Job Titles:
  • Biology
  • Member of Committee

Megan Begnaud

Job Titles:
  • Director of Scholarships, Financial Aid and VA )
  • Member of Committee

Melissa Riley

Job Titles:
  • Mathematics )

Michael Saar

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Interim Dean, Library )
  • Interim Dean, Library ), Organizational Chair / Ex Officio

Mien Jao

Job Titles:
  • Civil
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

Millicent Musyoka

Job Titles:
  • Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Nicki Michalski

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

O'Brien Stanley

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

Ozge Gunaydin-Sen

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Patrick Stewart - CIO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Member of Committee

Penny Clark

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Philip Cole

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Physics )

Poornima Gunasekaran

Job Titles:
  • Library )
  • Member of Committee

Prince Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Fine Arts & Communication )
  • Member of Committee

Purnendu Mandal

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Member of Committee

Qiang Xu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Library Committee
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

Randall Terry

Job Titles:
  • Biology )
  • Member of Committee

Raymond Doe

Job Titles:
  • Psychology )

Rebecca Boone

Job Titles:
  • CID Representative
  • History )
  • Member of Committee
  • President, CID

Robert "Kelley" Bradley

Job Titles:
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

Rual Prezas

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Ruthie Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Samuel Jator

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Provost
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Seokyon Hwang

Job Titles:
  • Interim Director

Shannon Jordan

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Sharon Mistrot

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator SAIS Program

Shelia Umphrey

Job Titles:
  • Science and Technology

Shelly Vitanza

Job Titles:
  • Director, Public Affairs )
  • Member of Committee

Spencer Sims

Job Titles:
  • Controller
  • Accounting / Finance Contacts

Stefany Rico

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student Appointed by President )

Stephan Andrei

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Stephan Malick

Job Titles:
  • Communication & Media

Tammy D. Comeaux

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Outreach

Tammy Lilly

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Taylor Xiao

Job Titles:
  • Library )
  • Member of Committee

Theresa Hefner-Babb

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Provost, Accreditation & Assessment SACSCOC Liaison )
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Thinesh Selvaratnam

Job Titles:
  • Engineering )
  • Member of Committee

Thomas Harvey

Job Titles:
  • Education & Human Development )
  • Education & Human Development ) Complete Term Spring 23 - Sum24
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Thomas Sowers

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Tiffany Broussard

Job Titles:
  • Financial Accountant

Tiffany Tran

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • President, SGA )

Tilisa Thibodeaux

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Dean, TALH & Reaud Honors College ), Chair / Ex Officio

Tim McCoy

Job Titles:
  • Accounting

Tony DeMars

Job Titles:
  • CID Representative
  • Interim - Communication & Media
  • Member of Committee

Tracy Benson

Job Titles:
  • Engineering )
  • Ex Officio
  • Member of Committee

Trevion Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • President, SGA )

Trina Nolen

Job Titles:
  • Library )
  • Member of Committee

Vivek Natarajan

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Member of Committee

Wen Liu

Job Titles:
  • Mathematics )

William G. Rash

Job Titles:
  • Director, EHS & Risk Management )
  • Member of Committee

Xenia Fedorchenko

Job Titles:
  • Art and Design )

Xiao "Jerry" Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Accounting and Information Systems )

Yu "Audrey" Zhao

Job Titles:
  • Business
  • Member of Committee