Leadership & Credits

Strong leadership and guidance are the foundation for the successes UHV continues to experience. The university appreciates the ongoing contributions and support from the leaders and advisers who nurtured UHV’s successful year.

UH System Chancellor

Renu Khator

UHS Board of Regents

Tilman J. Fertitta, Chair
Welcome W. Wilson Jr., Vice Chair
Beth Madison, Secretary
Jarvis V. Hollingsworth, Immediate Past Chair
Durga D. Agrawal
Spencer D. Armour III
Paula M. Mendoza
Peter K. Taaffe
Roger F. Welder
Asit R. Shah, Student Regent

UHV President’s Cabinet

R. Vic Morgan, Interim President
Jeffrey D. Cass, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Wayne B. Beran, Vice President for Administration & Finance
Jay Lambert, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Greg Rutzen, Associate Vice President for University Advancement
Jeffrey R. Di Leo, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
Farhang Niroomand, Dean of the School of Business Administration
Fred Litton, Dean of the School of Education & Human Development
Kathryn M. Tart, Dean of the School of Nursing
Margaret H. Rice, Special Assistant to the Provost
Joseph S. Ferguson, Senior Director of Academic & Student Technology Services
Denee Thomas, Senior Director of Enrollment Management & Retention
Joe F. Dahlstrom, Senior Director of Libraries
Randy Faulk, Director of Administrative Technology Services
Ashley Walyuchow, Director of Athletics
J. Keith Akins, Director of First-Year Experience
Laura Smith, Director of Human Resources & Affirmative Action
Paula Cobler, Director of Marketing & Communications
Maria Elsa Soto Leggett, President of Faculty Senate
Veronica Bures, Chair of Staff Council
Omobolaji “Bola” L. Adebayo, President of Student Government Association

UHV President’s Regional Advisory Board

Omar Rachid, Chair
Margery Loeb, Vice Chair
Dorothy J. Alcorn
Sally Aman Barnes
Bret Baldwin
Tom Butler
Daniel Cano
Beatriz Espinoza
Ron Hyde
Robert Jaklich
Thomas Lane Keller
Lou Anne Kellman
Crystal King
Janet Leatherwood
Betty McCrohan
Gene Moreno
Morgan Dunn O’Connor
Kathy Oehlke
Michael Rivet
Terry Robinson
Viola Saenz
Amy G. Schwartz
Janis Scott
Patty Shafer
John Shutt
Kay Kerr Walker
Richard Weber
Roger Welder
Keith Williams

Publication Credits

Paula Cobler, Director of Marketing & Communications
Melody Vecera, Creative Services Manager
Lauren Hightower-Emerson, Communications Specialist
Jeremy Shapiro, Communications Specialist
Lonnie Holcombe, Web Developer
Shane Blucher, Graphic Designer
George Rodriguez, Graphic Designer
Akalina Sanchez, Graphic Designer
Della Rampley, Administrative Secretary
Bright Idea Media, Video Production