College of Art & Design History of Deans and Directors

Dean’s Office

Rod Parker, Interim Dean 09/23-Present
Alkis Tsolakis, Dean 01/13 – 08/23
Ken Carpenter, Interim Dean 08/10 – 01/13
David Cronrath, Dean 01/05 – 06/10
David Cronrath, Interim Dean 04/04 – 01/05
Frederick Ortner, Dean 07/02 – 04/04
Kenneth Carpenter, Interim Dean 08/01 – 06/02
Christos Saccopoulos, Dean 08/97 – 08/01
Kenneth Carpenter, Dean 07/86 – 07/97
Jerry Nielson, Dean 01/81 – 07/86
Jack Haynes, Acting Dean 04/80 – 12/80
Jack Haynes, Acting Dean 08/76 – 12/76
Gerald McLindon, Dean 1966 – 07/80
Lake Douglas, Associate Dean of Research & Development 08/13 – 12/22
Tom Sofranko, Associate Dean of Academic Services 10/10 – 07/22
Tom Sofranko, Interim Associate Dean 01/09 – 10/10
Marchita Mauck, Associate Dean 01/99 – 01/09
Suzanne Turner, Associate Dean 07/96 – 12/98
Michael Daugherty, Associate Dean 07/87 – 06/96
Jack Haynes, Associate Dean 01/81 – 06/87
Jack Haynes, Assistant Dean 01/77 – 04/80
Stuart Baron, Associate Dean for Research 07/08 – 07/09
Barrett Kennedy, Associate Dean for Research 07/00 – 06/09

Architecture

Marwan Ghandour, Director 08/17 – present
Alkis Tsolakis, Interim Director 07/16 – 08/17
Jori Erdman, Director 01/09 – 07/16
Tom Sofranko, Interim Director 01/05 – 01/09
David Cronrath, Director 08/00 – 01/05
Christopher Theis, Interim Director 07/99 – 07/00
Robert Zwirn, Director 08/94 – 06/99
Christopher Theis, Director 07/88 – 07/94
Kenneth Carpenter, Acting Director 07/87 – 06/88
Robert Heck, Acting Director 09/86 – 05/87
Peters Oppermann, Director 07/81 – 09/86
Robert Heck, Acting Director 05/80 – 06/81
Fount Smothers, Department Head 08/75 – 03/79
Robert Heck, Acting Head 08/74 – 05/75
William McMinn, Department Head 08/71 – 05/74
O J Baker, Department Head 07/49 – 07/71

Art

Rod Parker, Director 06/09 – present
Rod Parker, Interim Director 02/08 – 5/09
Stuart Baron, Director 08/03 – 02/08
Michael Crespo, Interim Director 02/02 – 7/03
Michael Daugherty, Director 07/96 – 12/01
Michael Crespo, Director 07/90 – 6/96
Robert Milnes, Director 07/87 – 07/90
Sidney Garrett, Acting Director 07/84 – 07/87
Walter Rutkowski, Director 09/79 – 07/84
Walter Rutkowski, Department Head 07/76 – 08/79
Tom Cavanaugh, Acting Head 01/75 – 05/75
Jack Wilkinson, Department Head 09/68 – 08/74
Paul Dufour, Acting Chairman 05/66 – 08/67

Interior Design

Marsha Cuddeback, Director 07/17 – present
Matt Dunn, Interim Director 07/16 – 07/17
Tom Sofranko, Interim Director 07/15 – 07/16
Jim Sullivan, Chair 06/13 – present
Phillip Tebbutt, Interim Chair 06/12 – 06/13
T L Ritchie, Chair 08/03 – 06/12
T L Ritchie, Interim Chair 09/02 – 08/03
Departmental Status Reinstated 09/02
Departmental Status Removed 06/01 – 09/02
George Wachob, Chair 08/92 – 06/01
George Wachob, Acting Chair 07/91 – 07/92
Shirlee Singer, Chair 02/90 – 07/91
Shirlee Singer, Associate Director 08/81 – 02/90
Jerry Nielson, Associate Director 08/79 – 12/80
Jerry Nielson, Associate Head 08/73 – 09/79
Vincent Guaccero, Program Coordinator 1969 – 05/73

Landscape Architecture

Marwan Ghandour, Interim Director 09/23 – present
Mark Boyer, Director 07/15 – 06/23
Van Cox, Interim Director 07/14 – 07/15
Bradley Cantrell, Director 01/13 – 06/14
Van Cox, Interim Director 08/10 – 01/13
Elizabeth Mossop, Director 08/03 – 06/10
Van Cox, Assistant Director 08/09 – 08/10
Suzanne Turner, Interim Director 07/02 – 07/03
Bruce Sharky, Director 07/90 – 06/02
Neil Odenwald, Director 07/83 – 07/90
Neil Odenwald, Acting Director 08/82 – 06/83
Robert Reich, Director 08/79 – 08/82
Robert Reich, Department Head 07/64 – 09/79