System Affiliation

The Texas State University-San Marcos is a member of the Texas State University System. The system's  Board of Regents governs Texas State and three sister institutions: Lamar University, Sam Houston State University, and Sul Ross State University.

Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

www.txstate.edu/academicaffairs
provost@txstate.edu
J.C. Kellam Administration Building, Ste. 1060 | 512.245.2205

The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs reports directly to President Denise Trauth and represents the university in all respects in the president's absence.

As the chief academic officer, the provost is responsible for all the university's major academic endeavors, which include supervision of all academic units and programs as well as a number of academic support and service units.

The provost is also responsible for academic strategic planning, managing the budget for the division of Academic Affairs, establishing academic policies, academic unit reviews and accreditation, academic program development in conjunction with deans, chairs and faculty representatives, and resource development for academic affairs.

In addition, the provost authorizes academic appointments, leads faculty development initiatives and makes recommendations to the president on all faculty evaluation decisions, including tenure and promotion, among other responsibilities. The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs works closely with and coordinates the efforts of the executive team to achieve the established goals of the university, within a framework of shared faculty governance.

Faculty

Academic Deans

www.txstate.edu/academics

Academic deans are the chief executives of their colleges and the major academic officers of the university. To be effective, deans operate within a university organizational structure that clearly communicates the fundamental importance of academic concerns.

Academic deans lead in the formulation of appropriate departmental, college and university policy and are responsible for the implementation of those policies. The deans meet as the Council of Academic Deans and have responsibility for leadership in matters of curriculum, instruction and academic policy.

University College
Ronald C. Brown, PhD

College of Applied Arts
T. Jaime Chahin, PhD

Emmett & Miriam McCoy College of
Business Administration
Denise T. Smart, PhD

College of Education
Rosalinda Barrera, PhD

College of Fine Arts and
Communication
T. Richard Cheatham, PhD

College of Health Professions
Ruth Welborn, PhD

College of Liberal Arts
Ann Marie Ellis, PhD

College of Science
Hector E. Flores, PhD

Graduate College
J. Michael Willoughby, EdD

School and Department Chairs

www.txstate.edu/academics

Department chairs are the chief executives of their departments and are responsible for the implementation of university, school and department policies for the development, coordination and administration of all academic programs and activities within their departments.

As representatives of their schools and departments, chairs articulate program aspirations, directions, standards and points of view to other groups inside and outside the university community.

Accounting
Roselyn Morris, PhD

Aerospace Studies (AFROTC)
Lt. Col. Laurence E. Ellis

Agriculture
C. Reed Richardson, PhD

Anthropology
R. Jon McGee, PhD

Art and Design
Erik Nielsen, PhD

Biology
Joseph R. Tomasso, PhD

Chemistry and Biochemistry
Walter Rudzinski, PhD, Interim

Clinical Laboratory Science
David M. Falleur, MEd

Communication Disorders
Maria Diana Gonzales, PhD

Communication Studies
Steven Beebe, PhD

Computer Information Systems & Quantitative Methods
Mayur R. Mehta, PhD

Computer Science
Hongchi Shi, PhD

Criminal Justice
Quint Thurman, PhD

Curriculum and Instruction
Patrice Werner, PhD

Educational Administration and Psychological Services
D. Stanley Carpenter, PhD

Engineering
Harold Stern, PhD

English
Michael Hennessy, PhD

Family and Consumer Sciences
María E. Canabal, PhD

Finance and Economics
Patricia Pattison, PhD

Geography
Philip Suckling, PhD

Health Administration
Michael Nowicki, EdD 

Health Information Management
Sue E. Biedermann, MSHP

Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Lisa Lloyd, PhD, Interim

History
Jesús de la Teja, PhD

Management
Paula Rechner, PhD

Marketing
Raymond Fisk, PhD

Mathematics
Stanley Wayment, PhD

Military Science (AROTC)
Major Thomas G. Moore

Modern Languages
Robert Fischer, PhD

Occupational Education
Stephen Springer, PhD

Philosophy
Vincent L. Luizzi, PhD

Physical Therapy
Barbara Sanders, PhD

Physics
David Donnelly, PhD

Political Science
Vicki Brittain, PhD

Psychology
Frank Barrios, PhD

Radiation Therapy
Ronnie Lozano, MSRS/RTT

Respiratory Care
Gregg Marshall, PhD

School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Lori Bergen, PhD

School of Music
Douglas Skinner, Interim Director

School of Social Work
Dorinda Noble, PhD

Sociology
Susan Day, PhD

Technology
Vedaraman Sriraman, DEng

Theatre and Dance
John Fleming, PhD