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President’s
Advisory Council
Roberto G. Soto, Chair
Amy
G. Schwartz, Vice Chair
- Dorothy
Alcorn
- Emett
Alvarez
- William
H. Bauer, Jr.
- Nancy
P. Blackwell
- John
M. Brockman
- Patrick
B. Elder
- Ronald
(Ron) C. Flournoy
- Jimmy
L. Goodson
- Homer
L. Hanna
- Brenda
J. Heinold
- Lorrine
K. Hernandez
- Charles
J. Kvinta. Jr.
- Betty
McCrohan
- Joyce
H. McGuill
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-
Susana Moya
- James
T. Murphy, Sr.
- Morgan
Dunn O’Connor
- Ronald
Peace
- Mike
Reddell
- Tom
A. Reed
- Josie
Rivera
- Loleat
H. Ross
- Randy
Smith
- Harrison
Stafford II
- Guy
F. Stovall III
- Kay
Kerr Walker
- Newton
M. Warzecha
- Roger
F. Welder
- Karen
S. Haynes, ex officio
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2002-2003
Faculty Roster
Vera
A. Adamchik,
Assistant Professor of Economics/Quantitative Methods
B.S., Gomel State University, Belarus; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh
University.
Joseph
Ben-Ur,
Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Marketing
B.A., M.B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ph.D., University
of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
Alexey
Bulatov,
Assistant Professor of Computer Science B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia.
Charles
A. Bullock, Jr.,
Associate Professor of Accounting B.B.A., M.B.A., Sam Houston
State University; J.D., Texas Tech University; LL.M., University
of Denver.
Paul
Carlson,
Professor of Education B.A., Bethel College; M.Ed., Ed.D.,
University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Yung-Ho
(Randy) Chang,
Assistant Professor of Finance B.A., Tunghai University, Taiwan;
M.S. (Information Systems), Hawaii Pacific University; M.S.
(Finance), University of Houston.
Li
Chao,
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science M.S.,
Electrical Power Institute, China; M.S., Ph.D. (Applied Math),
Ph.D. (Statistics), University of Wyoming.
Chien-Ping
Chen,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics B.A., National Taiwan
University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston.
Lawrence
Clark,
Assistant Professor of English B.A., William Carey College;
M.A., University of Texas-Pan American; Ph.D., Texas A&M
University.
Peggy
A. Cloninger,
Assistant Professor of Management B.E.E., M.S.E.E.,
Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
Meledath
Damodaran,
Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics B.S., Kerala
University, N.S.S. College; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology;
M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.
Estella
De Los Santos,
Associate Professor of Education B.S., M.Ed., University of
Houston-Victoria; Ed.D., University of Houston.
Jianjun
Du,
Assistant Professor of International Business/Accounting
B.E., Hubei Institute of Finance and Economics, China; M.B.A.,
The People’s University of China; M.A., Washington University.
Horace
L. Fairlamb,
Professor of Humanities/Interdisciplinary Studies B.A., Princeton
University; M.A., The Breadloaf School; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins
University.
Roy
Lee Foley,
Professor of Education B.S., Illinois State University; M.A.,
Southern Illinois University; M.B.A., Fordham University;
Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Donald
D. Fry,
Assistant Professor of Education. S.,M.Ed.,StephenF.Austin
State University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Jane Devick Fry, Assistant Professor of Education B.A.,
Florida Atlantic University; M.Ed., Nova Southeastern
University; Ed.D., Florida International University.
Yong
U. Glasure,
Asssitant Professor of Economics B.A., M.A.,
University of California-Santa Barbara; Ph.D., Florida State
University.
Richard
S. Gunasekera,
Assistant Professor of Biology B.S.,
Baylor University; M.S. (Chemistry), University of Houston-Clear
Lake; M.S. (Biomedical Studies), Ph.D., Baylor University.
Dayton
L. Hall, Associate
Professor of Criminal Justice B.S., Stephen F. Austin State
University; M.S., Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
Daniel
E. Hallock, Assistant
Professor of Management B.B.A., M.A., University of Texas
at Austin; M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University; D.B.A., Memphis
State University.
Rick
Harrington,
Professor of Psychology B.A., University of Texas at Austin;
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.
Robert
D. Hawkins,
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice B.S., M.S., University
of Louisville; Ph.D. Sam Houston State University.
Linda
A. Hayes,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Marketing
B.S., Clarkson University; M.B.A., University of Houston;
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.
Karen
S. Haynes,
Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences B.A., Goucher
College; M.S.W., McGill University; Ph.D., University of Texas.
Tina
M. Herrington,
Assistant Professor of Education B.S., M.Ed., University of
Houston-Victoria.
Elizabeth
McConnell Heywood,
Assistant Professor of Education/Counseling B.A., Queens College;
M.A., Webster University; Ph.D., University of Virginia.
George
S. Hime,
Associate Professor of Business Administration/Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., University of Houston-Victoria.
Nora
Nelson Hutto,
Professor of Education B.S., New Mexico State University;
M.S., Ed.D., Texas Tech University.
Daniel
P. Jaeckle,
Professor of Humanities/English B.A., Concordia Senior College;
M.A., State University College of New York at New Paltz; Ph.D.,
Purdue University.
Carol
L. Klages,
Assistant Professor of Education B.A., Texas Lutheran College;
M.Ed., University of Houston-Victoria; Ph.D., University of
Texas at Austin.
Gayla
H. Lawson,
Assistant Professor of Education B.S., Sam Houston State University;
M.A., University of Texas at Tyler; Ph.D., University of Texas
at Austin.
Yong
G. Lee,
Assistant Professor of Accounting B.A., Chonnam National University,
Korea; M.B.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Georgia State
University.
Donald
A. Loffredo,
Associate Professor of Psychology B.A., University of Rhode
Island; M.A., Rhode Island College; Ed.D., University of Houston.
Colleen
R. Logan,
Associate Professor of Education/Counseling B.A., Warren Wilson
College; M.S., Duquesne University; Ph.D., University of Virginia.
June
Lu,
Assistant Professor of Management B.A., Zhejiang University,
Hangzhou; M.E., Ed.D., University of Georgia.
Thomas
L. Matula,
Assistant Professor of Marketing B.G.S., New Mexico Institute
of Mining and Technology; M.B.A., Ph.D., New Mexico State
University.
Massoud
Metghalchi,
Professor of Business Administration/Economics B.S., Institute
National Des Sciences Appliquees; M.B.A., Oklahoma City University;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Martin
K. Munoz,
Assistant Professor of Education/Counseling
B.A., Adam State College; M.A., Ed.D., University of
Northern Colorado.
Mary
K. Natividad,
Professor of Education/Counseling B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison;
M.S., Ed.D., Northern Illinois University.
Victor
W. Nichol,
Assistant Professor of Management B.A., M.A., Indiana University
of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Catherine
A. Perz,
Assistant Professor of Psychology B.A., California State University;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston.
Marie
Plemons,
Associate Professor of Education B.A., Texas Lutheran University;
M.Ed., University of Houston-Victoria; Ed.D., University of
Houston.
Diane
E. Prince,
Professor of Education B.S., M.A., Stephen F. Austin State
University; Ed.D., University of Houston.
Nagarajan
Ramamoorthy,
Assistant Professor of Management B.A., M.A., University of
Madras, India; M.B.A., Xavier Labor Relations Institute, India;
Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Luh-Yu
Ren,
Associate Professor of Business Administration/Management
B.S., M.S., National Central University at Taiwan; M.A., State
University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Dennis
R. Riedesel,
Associate Professor of Education B.S., Southwest Texas State
University; M.Ed., University of Houston-Victoria; Ed.D.,
University of Houston.
Vassudeo
(Ron) M. Sardessai,
Professor of Business Administration/Management B.A., Bombay
University, Bombay, India; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of North
Texas.
David
R. Satava,
Associate Professor of Business Administration/Accounting
B.B.A., M.B.A., San Francisco State University; D.B.A., Mississippi
State University.
Cynthia
D. Schnebly,
Associate Professor of Humanities/English B.A., Hendrix College;
M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
Don
N. Smith,
Professor of Humanities/English B.A., Berea College; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., University
of Michigan.
Harold
L. Smith,
Professor of Humanities/History B.S., University of Northern
Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
David
F. Summers,
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior Management
B.S.E.E., Texas Tech University; M.B.A., West Texas A&M
University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
Joseph
Z. Szendi,
Assistant Professor of Accounting B.S.B.A., University of
Tennessee; M.B.A., D.B.A., Louisiana Technological University.
Delin
Tan,
Assistant Professor of Computer Sciences and Mathematics B.S.,
Tongji University; M.S., Fudan University, China; Ph.D., State
University of New York at Stony Brook.
Steve
Trowbridge,
Assistant Professor of Education/Reading B.S.,
M.Ed., University of Houston-Victoria; Ed.D., Texas A&M
University.
Sandy
S. Venneman,
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Biology B.A., University
of Missouri at Saint Louis; M.S. (Research), Ph.D., Saint
Louis University.
James
R. Walton,
Assistant Professor of Marketing B.S.B.A., Missouri Southern
State College; M.B.A., University of Central Arkansas; Ph.D.,
Texas Tech University.
Jifu
Wang,
Assistant Professor of Management B.A., Shanghai International
Studies University, China; M.B.A., Emporia State University;
M.S.-HRMN; Ph.D., Auburn University.
Andria
Young,
Assistant Professor of Education B.A., University of South
Florida; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., University
of Houston.
Chun-Sheng
Yu,
Assistant Professor of Management B.A., Zhejiang University;
M.B.A., Fudan University, China; D.B.A., Mississippi State
University.
Faculty
Emeritus
Robert
S. Brown,
Professor Emeritus of Education B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University
of Texas at Austin.
John
A. Cox,
Professor Emeritus of Psychology B.S., M.S., North Texas State
University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
William
O. Nesbitt,
Professor Emeritus of Education B.S., M.S., Ed.D., University
of Texas at Austin.
Robert
F. Zawadzki,
Professor Emeritus of Education B.S., M.Ed.,
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Part-Time
Faculty: Resident Adjunct
Lecturers
Resident
adjunct lecturers are part-time faculty members who have established
a regular association with UH-Victoria and who have been recommended
by the school dean. The list does not include faculty members
who hold full-time appointments at other institutions.
Timothy A. Braaten, Lecturer in Criminal
Justice B.A., Concordia College; M.P.A., Wayne State University.
Cathleen M. Duvall, Lecturer in
Reading B.S., Longwood College; M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth
University.
Anthony J. Engbrock, II,
Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction B.A., St. Mary’s University;
M.Ed., University of Houston-Victoria.
Richard J. Greeson, Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., M.Ed., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D., Washington
State University.
Dwight Harris, Lecturer in Education
B.B.A., Southwest Texas State University; M.Ed., University
of Houston-Victoria.
David
B. Hensley, Lecturer in Psychology B.A., M.A., St. Mary’s
University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Judith N. McArthur, Lecturer in History
B.A., Kent State University; M.L.S., Syracuse University;
M.A., University of Houston-Victoria; Ph.D., University of
Texas at Austin.
Renata Nero, Lecturer in Counseling
B.S., Fisk University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.
Barba
L. Patton, Lecturer in Education B.S.Ed., M.Ed.,
University of Houston-Victoria; Ed.D., University of Houston.
Charles W. Raup, Lecturer in Psychology
B.S., Pennsylvania State University State College; Th.M.,
Dallas Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Rosemead Graduate
School of Professional Psychology.
Michael Seale, Lecturer in Business
and Employment Law B.S., University of North Texas; J.D.,
Oklahoma City University School of Law.
Kay
W. Shoppa, Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction B.A.T.,
Sam Houston State University; M.Ed. (Special Education), M.Ed.
(Reading), University of Houston-Victoria; Ed.D., University
of Houston.
Laura
Weiser, Lecturer in Criminal Justice
B.A., Houston Baptist; J.D., University of
Houston Law Center.
Academic Support Units
Center
for Nonprofit Leadership
James
N. Holm, Jr.,
Director B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., Kent State University;
Ph.D., The University of Michigan.
Instructional Support Services
Chari
Norgard, Director, B.S., M.A., University
of Houston-Victoria
Academic
Center
Sandra Heinold, Manager, B.A., M.A.I.S.,
University of Houston-Victoria.
Librarians
Joe
F. Dahlstrom, Director of Libraries
B.Mus., M.L.S., University of Texas at Austin;
M.S., Texas A&I University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
Sheron K. Barnes, Special Collections
Librarian B.A., University of Houston-Victoria; M.L.I.S.,
University of Texas at Austin.
Gail
Crockett, Head of Technical Services B.A., University
of Idaho; M.L.S., University of Washington.
Gloria Espitia, Audiovisual Media Librarian
(The Victoria College) B.S., M.L.S., Texas Woman’s University.
Elisabeth I. Goodman, Network Manager/Reference
Librarian B.A., University of Denver; M.L.S., University of
Washington.
Karen
S. Locher, Head of Public Services B.A., University of
Houston-Victoria; M.L.S., University of Texas at Austin.
Paula
S. Packard, Cataloging/Documents Librarian B.A., Muhlenberg
College; M.L.S., University of Texas at Austin.
Marjorie A. Stewart, Serials Librarian
(The Victoria College) B.A., M.L.S., University of Texas at
Austin.
David
R. Ticen, Instruction/Reference Librarian (The Victoria
College) B.A., M.A., M.L.S., University of Washington.
Lori
Williamson, Distance Education/Reference Librarian A.A.,
Victoria College; B.A., University of Houston-Victoria; M.L.I.S.,
University of Texas at Austin.
General Information
History
In
the decade of the 60’s, it became obvious to the citizens
of the Victoria area that greater opportunities were needed
in higher education: no institution within a 100-mile radius
offered baccalaureate and master’s degrees. There were many
junior college students and graduates in the region who wanted
to continue study beyond the associate degree, and a growing
number of people who had bachelor’s degrees were anxious to
pursue master’s degrees. Most of these potential university
students had families and jobs in the area and would find
leaving home difficult if not impossible. By April of 1969,
an organized group began working to bring an upper level institution
to Victoria.
After
many meetings between Texas legislators and community leaders,
approval was granted by the Coordinating Board of the Texas
College and University System to establish an off-campus center
of the University of Houston in Victoria. In 1973 about 100
students entered the newly opened University of Houston Victoria
Center. Ten years later, in April 1983, Senate Bill 235 was
passed by the Texas Legislature and the center became the
University of Houston-Victoria, with permanent status as a
degree-granting university.
The
student population has now grown to approximately 1,900 students,
and some 6,000 bachelor’s and master’s degrees have been conferred.
Mission
The University of Houston-Victoria shares with
all institutions of higher education the universal mission
of teaching, research, and service. It shares with the other
institutions of the University of Houston System a special
responsibility to serve educational needs, to promote economic
well being, and to advance the quality of life in the coastal
bend region of Texas.
The
university’s most distinctive commitment is to make higher
education accessible to able students who might otherwise
lack the opportunity. Its most compelling commitment is to
make the quality of education they receive nonetheless competitive.
The university emphasizes student learning, related research,
responsiveness to student needs, and collaboration in the
development and delivery of academic programs. Outreach has
characterized its mission and history.
The
university is an upper-level and graduate institution with
selected bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the arts
and sciences, business administration, and education. Although
it serves primarily commuting students from Victoria and surrounding
counties, it also offers degree programs, in collaboration
with other UH System institutions, at an off-
campus center in Fort Bend County and offers courses at a
number of other off-campus sites in the region. The university
admits only students whose records demonstrate successful
academic performance at the college level.
In
addition to degree programs, the university extends educational,
informational, and cultural opportunities to the public through
library services, continuing education and professional development
programs, and a variety of special events.
Key Facts
UH-Victoria is governed by the Board of Regents
and the Chancellor of the University of Houston System. Administrative
responsibility is vested in the President.
UH-Victoria
is composed of the schools of arts and sciences, business
administration, and education. Junior, senior and graduate
level course work is provided.
The
faculty hold doctorates from a wide range of research universities
throughout the United States.
Undergraduate
students are eligible to transfer to UH-Victoria after completing
a minimum of 54 semester credit hours of academic course work
at an accredited institution. They may concurrently enroll
after completion of 30 semester credit hours.
The
University of Houston System is a state-assisted system of
four universities: the University of Houston, UH-Clear Lake,
UH-Downtown, and UH-Victoria.
Educational Standards—Accreditation
UH-Victoria is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866
Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number:
(404) 679-4501) to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Location and
Facilities
Victoria, center of the South Texas Crossroads
in the heart of the Golden Gulf Coast, is a still-expanding
historic city on the banks of the Guadalupe River. More than
150 years old, it is one of the first three towns chartered
by the new Republic when Texas won its independence from Mexico
in 1836. Famous battles of the Texas Revolution were fought
at nearby sites.
Pioneer
charm and high-tech industry mingle in the city of 62,000
inhabitants, near the Gulf of Mexico on a popular coastal
route between Houston and Mexico. It is a short distance by
car to Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and Corpus Christi. Victoria
is the home of many petrochemical industries such as DuPont,
Alcoa, Dow, Formosa, BP Chemicals, and Equistar Chemicals.
Victoria is surrounded by vast expanses of ranch lands held
by descendants of early Texas settlers and offers economic
as well as cultural diversity.
The
University of Houston-Victoria campus includes University
Center, completed in Spring 2000, which contains classrooms,
offices, a state-of-the art biology lab, and media and computer
labs; and University West which houses classrooms and faculty
and administrative offices.
Building and
Office Hours
Building hours are the hours that the facility
itself is open for access. Building hours are posted
outside the main entrance of each facility. Individual office
and departmental hours may vary, but are normally 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday, unless posted otherwise.
Campus Safety
and Security
The safety and health of the campus community is a primary
concern of the University. However, a safe and healthful environment
does not happen by chance. Campus safety is everyone’s responsibility.
As a student and member of the University community, you can
help through your support and participation in any of the
following ways:
·
If a crime or suspicious activity is noticed,
call the police immediately. Do not assume someone else has
contacted the police;
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Attend campus safety related training sessions
and/or short courses offered to students (Contact the campus
Safety Officer or see the Safety Bulletin Board in the University
West building);
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Attend quarterly Campus Safety Committee meetings
to express any safety related concerns you may have or to
just find out what’s happening. You do not have to be
a member to attend these meetings. Students and the
public are always invited to attend. (see Safety Bulletin
Board on the first floor of the University West building for
meeting times and location);
·
Use the suggestion box to express ideas or
opinions you have on improving campus safety.
Reporting Safety
and Security Problems
The police department (911) should be notified immediately
to report crimes, suspicious behavior or other unlawful activities.
911 can be dialed without coins from any campus pay phone,
or dial 9-911 from any campus office phone. The campus
safety officer may be contacted by calling (361)570-4820 or
by emailing
fanellig@uhv.edu.
Outreach
and Partnerships
Small
Business Development Center, located
at 700 Main, is part of the largest management assistance
program serving the small business community in the United
States. The Small Business Administration administers
the program while implementation rests with each SBDC
state or region through cooperative agreements with local
universities. To fulfill its mission of strengthening
small business by promoting growth and increased productivity,
the UHV SBDC provides management and technical counseling
and training to the area’s small businesses.
In
addition, the University’s SBDC provides information services
and access to experts in a variety of fields. To support
regional economic development efforts, the SBDC also forms
partnerships with community organizations and local, state,
and federal agencies to provide a focal point for broad networks
of public and private resources at the community level.
Phone: (361)575-8944 or, Toll-free: (877)895-7232
Office of Professional
Development
provides accessible, quality continuing education,
certificate programs, and contract training that meets the
challenges of a changing work environment, furthers the maintenance
of a skilled work force, and facilitates life-long learning.
The office provides a mechanism for collaborative delivery
of services and conducts research relevant to the corporate,
industrial, governmental, professional, non-profit, and private
professional development needs. Phone: (361)570-4361
or, Toll-free: (866)800-8762
Office of Community
Development
conducts research, provides work-shops and
consulting services, and develops partnerships to improve
the quality of life in the service region. Particular
emphasis is placed on research and activities that address
educational barriers, such as the “Children at the Crossroads”
project. Phone: (361)570-4361
Student Development:
LEAD (Letting Education Achieve Dreams)
is an initiative begun in Fall 1999 whose mission
is to raise the education attainment level of all residents
of the University’s service region. In response to national,
state, and regional concerns and legislation, through collaborative
relationships, LEAD is implementing strategies to narrow the
gap between work force needs and educational preparation.
LEAD
seeks to raise community expectations, enhance career awareness,
promote adult/parental involvement in education, and enable
educational attainment. Strategies include campus visits
by 4th, 7th and 10th graders,
UHV student ambassador visits to regional schools, mentor
training and support, and awareness presentations to adults.
Phone: (361)570-4893
Teaching
Centers
UH-Victoria is the managing partner of the UH System’s
off-campus teaching center in Sugar Land and participates
in the System’s teaching center in Cinco Ranch. Additionally
UHV delivers courses to a center in El Campo operated by Northside
Center, Inc., and occasionally delivers courses to other sites
within the service region.
Community
College Partners
UH-Victoria’s primary service region covers
15 counties. Dual admissions programs are in place with
The Victoria College, Wharton County Junior College and Coastal
Bend College. Course articulations are in place or being
developed with Blinn College and Houston Community College.
Each of these community colleges offer quality instruction
in general lower-division programs and prepares students for
baccalaureate studies. A student entering one of these
colleges can work with an advisor to complete a “2+2” degree
program that will lead directly into junior and senior coursework.
UH-Victoria and the community colleges are
separate institutions working in true partnership. Because
of this cooperation, the people of the region enjoy the best
educational opportunities without leaving their homes, families,
and work. Information about admission, specific degree
plans, and study programs is available at the admission offices
of UH-Victoria and at each of the community colleges.
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