Academic Affairs
Gregor Thuswaldner, Ph.D.
Provost & Executive Vice President
gthuswaldner@whitworth.edu
509.777.3755
Chief academic officer
Brooke Kiener, MFA
Associate Provost
Associate Professor, Theatre
bkiener@whitworth.edu
509.777.4657
Student and parent concerns; student retention; faculty mentoring
Melinda Stoops
Director of Sponsored Programs
mstoops@whitworth.edu
509.777.3701
Grant application development, grant support and administration; post-award negotiation and fiscal administration; Institutional Review Board; Institutional Animal Use & Care Committee
Tara Tucker
Executive Assistant to the Provost
ttucker@whitworth.edu
509.777.3702
Scheduling and support for the provost; faculty contract questions; coordination of faculty evaluation; faculty governance support; board of trustee assistant, Academic Affairs committee
Amanda Carlson
Budget Specialist
acarlson@whitworth.edu
509.777.3583
Budget support for academic affairs office (operating and endowment); budget support for sponsored programs (operating and grants); support for the director of sponsored programs; online course evaluation support
Jake Taylor
Program Coordinator
jaketaylor@whitworth.edu
509.777.3203
Scheduling and support for associate provost; support for directors (sponsored programs, assessment and accreditation, academic transitions); student and parent concerns; faculty governance support; Institutional Review Board support; online course evaluation support
Ronald Jacobson, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Education
Professor, Education
Randy Michaelis, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of the School of Continuing Studies
Professor, Education
Tim Wilkinson, Ph.D.
Charles L. Boppell Dean of the School of Business
Professor, Business
Deanna Ojennus
Director of Assessment & Accreditation
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Bert Emerson, Ph.D.
Director of the Honors Program
Associate Professor, English