CoLA Dean's Leadership Board
Purpose
The COLA Dean's Advisory Board offers leadership advice to the Dean on ways to fulfill the college's mission to be a catalyst for educational excellence in the humanities, arts and social sciences in the Miami Valley and beyond. This board is also a vehicle for informing cultural, governmental, and general community entities of the valuable contributions that COLA's students, faculty, staff, and programs make to our region.
Board Composition
Members are appointed only by invitation of the Dean. Members may be college alumni, retired faculty, or other community leaders wishing to promote the needs of the college and serve as an advisor to the Dean. Members are appointed to three-year terms. Current roster:
Kathleen Arquilla (’73)
Bryan Bucklew (’92)
Judy Dodge (’85)
Naomi Ewald-Orme (’90)
Eric Friedland (faculty emeriti)
Garrett Gall (’74)
Dennis Geehan (’78)
Charles Grove (’76)
Kathy Hinders (’97)
Ildiko Marcus (’79)
Wendy Merkert (’00, ’06)
Mark Owens (’78)
Uday Sinha (’94)
Jerri Stanard (’91)
Judy Thompson (’99)
Peter Wells
Merle Wilberding
Process/Time Committment
The advisory board will meet two times annually with the Dean (fall and spring). At these meetings, members will learn more about highlighted aspects of the college. Likewise, board members’ input will be solicited on a variety of topics to help provide a much-needed external perspective on decisions impacting the college.
Support for the College
Each board member contributes $500/year for three years to the Dean’s Fund, a discretionary fund that will allow the Dean to allocate the available funds strategically to support college priorities. Such priorities may include leadership scholarships, study abroad scholarships, teaching awards, and faculty research/development. Board members will be able to volunteer to serve on subcommittees to select recipients of these awards.