Department Chair List - Provost’s Office
2020-2021 Dean/Department Chair List
Business/Public Service | Brocksmith, Susan | College Dean | sbrocksmith@vinu.edu | 6965 |
| Agribusiness | Steffy, Jennifer | Dept. Chair | isteffy@vinu.edu | 5718 |
| Business Administration/Management | Pacheco, Jennifer | Dept. Chair | jpacheco@vinu.edu | 5347 |
| Conservation Law | Doane, Robert (Eric) | Dept. Chair | robert.doane@vinu.edu | 4596 |
| Cosmetology | Miller, Trev | Dept. Chair | trmiller@vinu.edu | 5855 |
| Emergency Medical Services | Vacant | |||
| Fire Science & Safety Technology | Russell, Brian | Dept. Chair | brussel@vinu.edu | 6833 |
| Homeland Security & Public Safety | Caprino, Louis | Dept. Chair | lcaprino@vinu.edu | 6830 |
| Hospitality | Hume, Jeff | Dept. Chair | jhume@vinu.edu | 5742 |
| Information Technology | Lederman, Jaci | Dept. Chair | jlederman@vinu.edu | 5346 |
| Law Enforcement | Cunningham, C. Thomas | Dept. Chair | ctcunningham@vinu.edu | 4589 |
| Legal Asst./Paralegal | Hudson, Shannon | Dept. Chair | slprice1312@gmail.com | 5764 |
| Health Science/Human Performance | Cummins, Michelle | College Dean | mcummins@vinu.edu | 5090 |
| Athletic Training | Program Suspended | Dept. Chair | 4591 | |
| Funeral Services | Hodgson, Geoffrey | College Dean | ghodgson@vinu.edu | 5090 |
| Health Information Management | Thomas, Janet | Dept. Chair | jthomas@vinu.edu | 4408 |
| Nursing - AS | Alsman, Jill | Program Chair | jalsman@vinu.edu | 5803 |
| Nursing - BSN | Halter, Tamera | Program Chair | thalter@vinu.edu | 5811 |
| Nursing - PN | Jones, Nellie | Program Chair | niones@vinu.edu | 4003 |
| Nursing SIMS Lab | Gardner, Pamela | Coordinator | pgardner@vinu.edu | 4412 |
| Pharmacy Technology | Kiefer, Jillian | Coordinator | jkiefer@vinu.edu | 4470 |
| Physical Education | Bohnert, Misty | Dept. Chair | mbohnert@vinu.edu | 4477 |
| Physical Therapist Asst. | Graves, Natalie | Dept. Chair | ngraves@vinu.edu | 4414 |
| Radiography | Thomas, Janet | Dept. Chair | jthomas@vinu.edu | 4408 |
| Surgical Tech | Smith, Shannon | Dept. Chair | sesmith@vinu.edu | 5893 |
| Humanities | Puckett, Joan | College Dean | jpuckett@vinu.edu | 4480 |
| Art and Graphic Design | Wise, Ronald B. | Dept. Chair | rwise@vinu.edu | 4465 |
| Transfer Art | Black, Stephen | Program Chair | sblack@vinu.edu | 6819 |
| ASL & Deaf Studies | Sanders, Cynthia | Dept. Chair | csanders@vinu.edu | 317-542-3320 |
| English as an Additional Language | Emily, Yetka | Program Chair | evetka@vinu.edu | 4482 |
| English | Alderfer, Sarah | Dept. Chair | salderfer@vinu.edu | 4486 |
| Family & Consumer Science | Lindsey, LouAnn | Dept. Chair | llindsey@vinu.edu | 5304 |
| World Languages and Cultures | Gregory, Steven | Dept. Chair | sgregory@vinu.edu | 5406 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | Cockerham, David | Dept. Chair | dcockerham@vinu.edu | 4202 |
| Shircliff Gallery | Schneberger, Christopher | Gallery Director | christopher.schneberger@vinu.edu | 4316 |
| STEP Director - Academic | Director | |||
| Study Skills | Kirk, Penny A.P. | Dept. Chair | pakirk@vinu.edu | 4219 |
| Science, Engineering, & Mathematics | Coffman, Curtis | Int. College Dean | ccoffman@vinu.edu | 5131 |
| Geoscience, Agriculture, & Horticulture Tech | Padgett, Penny | Dept. Chair | ppadgett@vinu.edu | 4521 |
| Biology | Benamar, Ali | Dept. Chair | abenamar@vinu.edu | 5706 |
| Chemistry | Lowe, Elizabeth | Dept. Chair | elowe@vinu.edu | 4529 |
| Mathematics | Haag, Amanda | Dept. Chair | ahaag@vinu.edu | 4136 |
| Engineering | Chen, Jubin | Dept. Chair | jchen@vinu.edu | 4197 |
| Math Education Coordinator | Strange, Cathy | Coordinator | cstrange@vinu.edu | 4348 |
| Social Science, Performing Arts, & Communication | Ragle, Cynthia | College Dean | cragle@vinu.edu | 5127 |
| Audio Recording | Franklin, Virgil | Program Chair | vfranklin@vinu.edu | 4453 |
| Broadcasting | Stidman, Eric | Program Chair | ericstidman@gmail.com | 5360 |
| Communication, Emedia, Broadcasting | Taylor, Emily | Dept. Chair | etaylor@vinu.edu | 4551 |
| Education | Herman, Ann | Dept. Chair | aherman@vinu.edu | 5789 |
| History & Political Sci/Econ | Shick, Kristal | Dept. Chair | kshick@vinu.edu | 5052 |
| Performing Arts (Music, Theatre, Audio Recording) | Jackson, Sharon | Dept. Chair | sjackson@vinu.edu | 4435 |
| Psychology, Sociology, & Social Work | Zellers, Jessica | Dept. Chair | jzellers@vinu.edu | 4489 |
| Theatre | Clauser, Kendra | Program Chair | kclauser@vinu.edu | 4146 |
| Technology | Freed, Ty | College Dean | tfreed@vinu.edu | 4447 |
| Advanced Manufacturing (Robotics/ C.I.M.) | Hedrick, Timothy | Program Coord. | thedrick@vinu.edu | 4421 |
| Architectural Studies | Houtsch, Michael | Program Coord. | mhoutsch@vinu.edu | 5588 |
| Automotive Tech/Collision Repair Tech | Marsh, James | Program Coord. | jmarsh@vinu.edu | 5107 |
| Aviation Technology | Gehrich, Micahael | Director | mgehrich@vinu.edu | 317-381-6000 |
| Collision Repair Technology | Marsh, James | Program Coord. | jmarsh@vinu.edu | 4205 |
| Construction Technology | Hess, Jessica | Program Coord. | jhess@vinu.edu | 4185 |
| Diesel | Stremming, Larry | Program Coord. | lstremming@vinu.edu | 6242 |
| Electronics Technology | Hall, Dean | Dept. Chair | dhall@vinu.edu | 4001 |
John Deere | Bland, Larry | Program Coord. | lbland@vinu.edu | 6243 |
| Land Resources & Planning | Hess, Jessica M. | Dept. Chair | jhess@vinu.edu | 4185 |
| Precision Machining | Wallace, J. Scott | Program Coord. | swallace@vinu.edu | 5521 |
| Survey Technology | Hess, Jessica M | Dept, Chair | jhess@vinu.edu | 4185 |
| Product Design & Production Processes | Strange, Cassidy | Program Coord. | castrange@vinu.edu | 5461 |
| Technology Division BS Degree | Nicoletti, Terry | Dept. Chair | tnicoletti@vinu.edu | 4257 |
| Welding Technology | Noel, Thomas | Program Coord. | tnoel@vinu.edu | 4112 |
| Jasper Campus | Blome, Christian | Int. AVP & College Dean | cblome@vinu.edu | 5904 |
| Business | Allen, Angelia | Dept. Chair | aallen@vinu.edu | 5919 |
| Humanities | Mayfield, Angela | Dept. Chair | amayfield@vinu.edu | 5926 |
| Nursing | Flock, Cassie | Dept. Chair | cflock@vinu.edu | 5949 |
| Science & Mathematics | Farnsworth, Juno | Dept. Chair | jfarnsworth@vinu.edu | 5995 |
| Social Science | Schmitt, Tracy | Dept. Chair | tschmitt@vinu.edu | 5993 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Kribs, Rick | Asst. Provost | rkribs@vinu.edu | 4176 |
| Awards for Excellence | Lumm, Justin | Coordinator | jlumm@vinu.edu | 6265 |
| Awards for Excellence | Miller, Trey | Assistant | trmiller@vinu.edu | 4518 |
| General Education | Gwaltney, Chris | Coordinator | cgwaltney@vinu.edu | 4491 |
| Honors Program | Norman, Matthew | Director | mnorman@vinu.edu | 4484 |
| Student Success | Walthall, Gaye | Director | gwalthall@vinu.edu | 4451 |
| Summer Bridge Program | Kirk, Penny A.P. | Coordinator | pakirk@vinu.edu | 4219 |
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