Directories

Chapman University Presidents

The university, dating back to 1861, has been served faithfully by the following twelve presidents:

James B. Martin

1863–1875

Benjamin H. Smith

1875–1878

Allen M. Elston

1878–1892

Henry D. McAneney

1892–1912

Arthur C. Braden

1922–1929

Cecil F. Cheverton

1929–1941

George N. Reeves

1942–1956

J.E. Wilkinson (Acting)

1956–1957

John L. Davis

1957–1971

Donald C. Kleckner

1971–1975

Davis Chamberlin (Acting)

1976–1977

G.T. Smith

1977–1988

James L. Doti (Acting)

1988–1989

Allen E. Koenig

1989–1991

James L. Doti

1991-

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is composed of forty-two regular members, one third of whom are elected annually for a three-year term. In addition, the president of the university and the presidents of the Board of Governors, Alumni Association, and Town and Gown, and the regional ministers of the three regions of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to which the university is related serve as trustees ex officio.

Officers

 

Donald E. Sodaro

Chairman

Doy B. Henley

Executive Vice Chairman

Paul Folino

Vice Chairman

Donald P. Kennedy

Vice Chairman

Marion Knott

Secretary

Lynn Booth

Assistant Secretary

Chapman University Officers

James L. Doti, Ph.D.

President, 1991

Hamid Shirvani, Ph.D., L.H.D. (hon.)

Executive Vice President and Provost, 2000

Gary Brahm, M.B.A., CPA

Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer, 1994

Saskia M. Knight, M.P.A.

Vice President and Dean of Enrollment Services, 1988

Joseph Kertes, Ph.D.

Vice President and Dean of Students, 1992

Sheryl A. Bourgeois, B.A.

Vice President for University Advancement, 1998

Provost

Hamid Shirvani, Ph.D., L.H.D. (hon.)

Executive Vice President and Provost, 2000

Marisol Arredondo, Ph.D.

Director, Institutional Research, 2001

Charlene Baldwin, M.A.

Dean of the Library, 2000

Ellen Curtis-Pierce, Ph.D.

Assistant Provost for Teachers Education, 2002

Ronald L. Farmer, Ph.D.

Dean, Wallace All Faiths Chapel, 1997

David Fite, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Assessment, 2000

Amy Friedli, J.D.

Special Assistant To the Provost, 2000

Jeanne Gunner, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Academic Programs, 2003

Lynne Mayer, Ed.D.

Director, Center for Academic Success, 1996

Raymond Sfeir, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Academic Administration, 1985

Kevin Wellsfry, B.S.

Academic Budget Analyst, 2001

Finance and Administration

Gary Brahm, M.B.A., C.P.A.

Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer, 1994

Pamela Ames, B.A.

Director of Purchasing, 1994

Jackie L. Blagrave, B.A.

Director of University Services, 1973

Behzad Binesh, M.B.A.

Controller, 1979

Rosemary Booth, M.B.A.

Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President, 2003

Janine P. DuMontelle, M.P.A., J.D.

Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration and Director of Legal Affairs and Human Resources, 1998

Michael Fahy, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer, 1989

Judy Harker, M.A.

Director of Conferences and Scheduling, 1976

Sylvia LeTourneau, M.A.

Chief Information Officer, 1995

Doris Lynch

Director of Student Business Services, 1988

Eduardo A. Monge, B.A.

Equal Opportunity Officer, 2000

Kris Olsen

Director of Construction Management, 2001

Michael C. Price, M.B.A.

Director of Budget Planning, 1982

Enrollment Services

Saskia M. Knight, M.P.A.

Vice President and Dean of Enrollment Services, 1988

Gregory Ball, M.S.

Director of Financial Aid, 1997

Revelation Buchanan, B.S.

Associate Registrar, 1998

Thucydides Delfin, Jr., M.B.A.

Director of International Admission and

Associate Director of Graduate Admission, 1989

Annie Delfin-Schnirch, M.A.

Associate Registrar, 2002

Michael Drummy, B.A.

Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services and

Chief Admission Officer, 1976

Saundra Hoover, B.S.

Director, Graduate Admission, 1986

Marcela Mejia Martinez, B.S.

Associate Director of Admission, 1998

Mike Pelly, M.S.

Director of Undergraduate Admission, 1986

Johnelle Pua Low, M.S.

Associate Director of Admission, 1994

D. Veston Rowe, M.A.

Director of Publications, 1989

David Ruderman, M.B.A.

Director of Marketing, 1999

John Snodgrass, B.S.

Registrar, 2000

Shanna Vaughn, B.S.

Associate Director of Financial Aid, 2001

Student Life

Joseph Kertes, Ph.D.

Vice President and Dean of Students, 1992

University Advancement

Sheryl A. Bourgeois, B.A.

Vice President for University Advancement, 1998

Linda W. Dixon

Assistant Vice President for University Advancement, 2004

Diane James, M.A.

Associate Vice President for University Advancement, 2003

Ruth S. Wardwell, B.S.

Director of Public Relations, News Services and Community Relations, 1991