The University and Its Organization

The University & Its Organization

University of Houston – Victoria : 3007 N. Ben Wilson : Victoria, TX 77901 361-570-4848 : 1-877-970-4848 : www.uhv.edu Email: admissions@uhv.edu
University of Houston System Board of Regents & Administration :TOP:
George “Gene” McDavid, Chairman	Term Expires: 8-31-2003
Morgan Dunn O’Connor, Vice Chairman	Term Expires: 8-31-2005
Michael J. Cemo, Secretary	Term Expires: 8-31-2007
Morrie K. Abramson	Term Expires: 8-31-2005
Suzette T. Caldwell	Term Expires: 8-31-2003
Theresa W. Chang	Term Expires: 8-31-2003
Raul A. Gonzalez	Term Expires: 8-31-2007
Leroy L. Hermes	Term Expires: 8-31-2007
Thad “Bo” Smith	Term Expires: 8-31-2005

University of Houston – Victoria Administration :TOP:
Karen S. Haynes, Ph.D.	President
Don N. Smith, Ph.D.	Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Wayne B. Beran, M.B.A., C.P.A.	Vice President for Administration and Finance
Richard D. Phillips, M.Ed.	Associate Vice President for Student Services and Regional Outreach
Carole E. Oliphant, B.S.	Executive Director of University Advancement

Academic School Deans :TOP:
Daniel P. Jaeckle, Ph.D.	Arts and Sciences
Charles A. Bullock, Jr., J.D., L.L.M.	Business Administration
Mary K. Natividad, Ed.D.	Education

President’s Advisory Council
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Josie Rivera, Chair

Eric Murphy

Emett Alvarez, Vice Chair

Morgan Dunn O’Connor

Dorothy Alcorn

Ronald Peace

William H. Bauer, Jr.

Mike Reddell

Nancy P. Blackwell

Thomas (Tom) A. Reed

John M. Brockman

Loleat H. Ross

Mona Seay Davenport

Michael Saxon

Patrick B. Elder

Kay Wolters Simons

Ronald (Ron) C. Flournoy

Randy Smith

Jimmy L. Goodson

Roberto G. Soto

Homer L. Hanna

Harrison Stafford II

Lorrine K. Hernandez

Kay Kerr Walker

Charles J. Kvinta, Jr.

Newton M. Warzecha

Betty McCrohan

Roger F. Welder

Joyce H. McGuill

Karen S. Haynes, ex officio

Susana Moya

2003-2004 Faculty Roster
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Vera A. Adamchik	Assistant Professor of Economics/Quantitative Methods B.S., Gomel State University, Belarus; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University.
Sanjiv Behl	Assistant Professor of Computer Science B.S., Indian Institute of Technology; M.S., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Houston.
Joseph Ben-Ur	Associate Professor of 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; L.L.M., University of Denver.
Cam Caldwell	Assistant Professor of Management B.A., M.P.A., M.O.B., Brigham Young University; M.A., University of Illinois-Chicago Circle
Paul Carlson	Professor of Education B. A., Bethel College; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., Ohio State University.
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.
Cecilia A. Clinkscale	Assistant Professor of Communication B.A., M.A., M.L.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Howard 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.
Jeffrey R. Di Leo	Assistant Professor of Humanities/English and Philosophy B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
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; Ph.D., St. Louis 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.S., Southern Illinois University; M.B.A., Fordham University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Donald D. Fry	Associate Professor of Education B.S., M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Jane Devick Fry	Assistant Professor of Reading B.A., Florida Atlantic University; M.Ed., Nova Southeastern University; Ed.D., Florida International University.
Yong U. Glasure	Associate Professor of Economics B.A., M.A., University of California-Santa Barbara; Ph.D., Florida State University.
Fernando A. Garza, Jr.	Assistant Professor of Management B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.B.A., University of Texas – Pan American.
Xavier Garza-Gomez	Assistant Professor of Finance M.S., Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey; M.B.A., Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Laguna; Ph.D., Nagoya City University, Japan.
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	Associate Professor of Criminal Justice B.A., M.S., University of Louisville; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
Linda A. Hayes	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.
Elizabeth M. Heywood	Assistant Professor of Education/Counseling B.A., Queens College; M.A., Webster University; Ph.D., University of Virginia.
James N. Holm, Jr.	Assistant Professor of Communication and Nonprofit Leadership B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., The University of Michigan.
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.
Judy A. Johnson	Assistant Professor of Psychology B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado.
Michele Kahn	Assistant Professor Curriculum and Instruction B.A., M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi, Ph.D., The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Clarence W. Karr	Assistant Professor of English B.A., Hardin-Simmons University; M.Ed. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Texas A&M University at Kingsville; Ph.D., Texas Tech 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.
Kathryn Kohlhaas	Assistant Professor of Science Education B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
Gayla H. Lawson	Associate 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.
Hsin-Hui Lin	Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction B.S., Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan; M.S., Utah State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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 J. 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	Associate 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.
Barba L. Patton	Visiting Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction B. S. Ed., M.Ed., University of Houston-Victoria; Ed.D., University of Houston.
Catherine A. Perz	Associate 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) 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.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Siva G. Somasundaram	Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Madurai Kamaraj University.
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.
Ziad Swaidan	Assistant Professor of Marketing B.Sc., M.E. Technical University; M.P.A., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
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. (Mathematics), Fudan University, China; M.S., (Computer Science) University of Houston; 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.A.B.A., Missouri Southern State College; M.B.A., University of Central Arkansas; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
JifuWang	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; PhD., 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.A., 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.
Timothy A. Delaney	Resident Adjunct Lecturer in Communication B.A., Texas A&M University -Kingsville; M.A. University of Houston Victoria
Cathleen M. Duvall	Lecturer in Reading B.S., Longwood College; M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University.
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.
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.
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 University; J.D., University of Houston Law Center.
Academic Department Chairs
Colleen R. Logan	Administration and Supervision, Counseling, and Foundations of Education Department
Massoud Metghalchi	Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Management Department
Marie Plemons	Curriculum and Instruction Department
Nagarajan Ramamoorthy (Interim Chair)	Management and Marketing Department

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Center for Nonprofit Leadership
Suzanne E. Clodfelter, Manager
	B.A., University of Houston-Victoria.
Instructional Support Services :TOP:
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 :TOP:
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
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Historys
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 2,250 students, and well over 6,000 bachelor’s and master’s degrees have been conferred.

In addition to degree programs, the university honors dual admission programs with Coastal Bend College, The Victoria College, and Wharton County Junior College. Similar agreements are being developed with Austin Community College, Blinn College, and Houston Community College.

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 o 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) 679-4500, 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;

· Attend campus safety related training sessions and/or short courses offered to students (Contact the campus Safety Office or see the Safety Bulletin

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