Provost Office & Academic Affairs Directory
Dr. David Russomanno
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
Phone: 901.678.2119
E-mail: drussmnn@memphis.edu
Office: 360 Administration Building
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Academic Affairs Administration
Dr. Carol Danehower
Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs
Chair, University Undergraduate Council
vdanehwr@memphis.edu
901.678.5112
Dr. Kandi Hill-Clarke
Provost Fellow for Faculty Affairs &
Leadership Development
kyhill@memphis.edu
901.678.2434
Helen Johnson
Director of Academic Affairs Administration
hjohnson@memphis.edu
901.678.5928
Academic Affairs Finance
Cassandra Dinwiddie
Director of Academic Affairs Finance
cdinwidd@memphis.edu
901.678.4799
Chaundra Walker
Business Officer - Academic Affairs
cdhgghis@memphis.edu
901.678.5054
Key Administrators
Dr. Tony Bourne
Vice President for Enrollment
Management
Melinda Carlson
Vice President for Student
Affairs
Dr. Colton Cockrum
Sr. Associate Vice Provost,
Institutional Effectiveness
Dr. Balaji Krishnan
Vice Provost for
International Affairs
Dr. Sally Parish
Associate Vice Provost for
Educational Initiatives
Dr. Deborah Perron Tollefsen
Vice Provost & Dean,
Graduate School
Dr. Karen Weddle-West
Vice President for Student
Academic Success
Deans of Colleges & Schools
Dr. Abby Parrill-Baker
Dean, College of Arts
& Sciences
Dr. Robert Garrett
Dean, Fogelman College of
Business & Economics
Dr. Linda Jarmulowicz
Dean, School of
Communication Sciences
& Disorders
Dr. Stephen Zanskas
Interim Dean, College of
Education
Dr. Okenwa Okoli
Dean, Herff College of
Engineering
Dr. Ryan Fisher
Interim Dean, College of
Communication & Fine Arts
Dr. Richard Bloomer
Dean, College of Health
Sciences
Dr. Linda Haddad
Dean, Loewenberg College
of Nursing
Dr. Radesh Palakurthi
Dean, Kemmons Wilson
School of Hospitality
& Resort Management
Katharine Schaffzin
Dean, Cecil C. Humphreys
School of Law
Dr. Deborah Perron Tollefsen
Vice Provost & Dean,
Graduate School
Dr. Melinda Jones
Director, Helen Hardin
Honors College
Dr. John Evans
Executive Director
University Libraries
Dr. Niles Reddick
Chief Operating Officer
& Dean, UofM Lambuth