Chairs, Deans and Directors

At UMES, departments are grouped into Schools. A Dean heads each School. Listed below are the names of each School, along with the departments located within the School. The Dean for each School and the Chair or Acting/Interim Chair for each department are also listed. You belong to the School in which your department is located. For example, if your major is Business Administration, you are a member of the School of Business and Technology, Dr. Kate Brown is the Chair of this department, and Dr. Ayodele J. Alade is your Dean.

 

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. C. Dennis Ignasias	6038	cdignasias@umes.edu
Interim Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Bernita Sims-Tucker	3553	bsimstucker@umes.edu
Academic Directors
International Education: Dr. Sarah Acquah	8385/6079	snacquah@umes.edu
Access and Academic Success: Ms. Wanda Anderson	6215/8420	wmanderson@umes.edu
Maryland Cooperative Extension: Dr. Henry Brooks	6206	hmbrooks@umes.edu
Rural Development: Dr. Daniel Kuennen	6183	dsduennen@mail.umes.edu
Honors Program: Dr. Hellenna Terrell	6082/7518	hlterell@umes.edu
Experiential Education, Pharmacy: Dr. David Webster	8395	dgwebster@umes.edu
Director for Student Affairs, Pharmacy: Mrs. Celia Williams-Fowlkes	8354	crwilliamsfowlkes@umes.edu
Upward Bound: Mr. Norman Tilghman	6458	ngtilghman@umes.edu
Dean and Chairs, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
Dr. Gladys Shelton, Interim Dean	6072	ggshelton@umes.edu
Agriculture: Dr. Lurline Marsh, Chair	6168	lemarsh@umes.edu
Human Ecology: Dr. Nina Lyon Bennett, Acting Chair	6056	nlbennett@umes.edu
Natural Sciences: Dr. Joseph Okoh, Chair	6013/6015	jmokoh@umes.edu
Dean and Chairs, School of the Arts and Professions
Dr. Rita Lamb, Interim Dean	6083	rtlamb@umes.edu
Criminal Justice: Dr. David Spinner, Chair	6585	dlspinner@umes.edu
English and Modern Languages: Dr. Betty Taylor-Thompson, Interim Chair	6552	btaylorthompson@umes.edu
Education: Dr. Karen Verbeke, Chair	6217	kaverbeke@umes.edu
Fine Arts: Mr. Ernest Satchell, Chair	6571/6468	ersatchell@umes.edu
Social Sciences: Dr. Lowell J. Bishop, Chair	6086	ljbishop@umes.edu
Dean and Chairs, School of Business and Technology
Dr. Ayodele Julius Alade, Dean	6067	ajalade@umes.edu
Business, Mgmt. & Acting: Dr. Kate Brown, Chair	6523/6533	kbrown@umes.edu
Engineering & Aviation Sci.: Dr. Ali Eydgahi, Chair	6365	aeydgahi@umes.edu
Hotel and Restaurant Mgmt.: Dr. Ernest Boger, Chair	6563	epboger@umes.edu
HRM - Shady Grove Program: Mrs. Judith Streeter, Director	301-738-6310	jlstreeter@umes.edu
PGA Golf Management Program: Mr. William Dillon, Director	1359	wcdillon@umes.edu
Mathematics & Computer Science: Dr. Gurdeep Hura, Chair	6422	gshura@umes.edu
Technology: Dr. Leon Copeland, Chair	6465	llcopeland@umes.edu
Career & Tech. Ed. Program - BMI Campus: Dr. Gerald F. Day, Director	410-659-5332	gfday@umes.edu
CMT - Shady Grove Program: Dr. Bahram Bahramian, Director	301-738-6310	bbahramian@umes.edu
Dean and Chairs, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Dr. Nicholas Blanchard, Dean	8327	nrblanchard@umes.edu
Dr William Talley, Acting Assistant Dean, Health Professions	3777	wbtalley@umes.edu
Dr. Kathy Webster, Associate Dean, Pharmacy	8372	kdwebster1@umes.edu
Pharmacy: Dr. James Junker, Chair	8366	jljunker@umes.edu
Physician Assistant: Mrs. Darlene Jackson-Bowen, Chair	7584	dljackson-bowen@umes.edu
Physical Therapy: Dr. Raymond Blakely, Chair	6301/6360	rlblakely@umes.edu
Exercise Science: Dr. James Heimdal, Chair	8141	jeheimdal@umes.edu
Rehabilitation Services: Dr. William Talley, Chair	6262	wbtalley@umes.edu
School of Graduate Studies
Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, Interim Dean	6507/7966	jmkeanedawes@umes.edu
Library Services
Ms. Shelia Bailey, Interim Dean	6621	smbailey@umes.edu