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President’s Leadership Council serves in a broad administrative advisory capacity to the president and is responsible for distributing administrative announcements. Membership of the council consists of a broad group of administrators, including the vice presidents, deans, leadership from Academic Affairs; Administration and Fiscal Services; Student Affairs; University Advancement; Planning, Performance and Effectiveness; Information Technology; Facilities Management; and representatives from Faculty Senate; Staff Congress; and the Student Government Association. 

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs - Dr. Raj Parikh
205 Howell-McDowell Admin. Bldg.
606-783-2002
r.parikh@moreheadstate.edu 

Vice President Fiscal Services - Ms. Mary Fister-Tucker
305 Howell McDowell
606-783-2053
m.fister@moreheadstate.edu 

Vice President for Student Affairs – Mr. Russ Mast
227 Adron Doran University Center
606-783-2070 
r.mast@moreheadstate.edu 

Vice President for University Advancement - Mr. Rick Hesterberg
121 East Second Street
606-783-2599 
r.hesterberg@moreheadstate.edu 

DEANS

Dean, Smith College of Business & Technology - Dr. Johnathan Nelson
212 Combs Bldg.
606-783-2090 
j.nelson@moreheadstate.edu 

Dean, College of Science - Dr. Ahmad Zargari
246 Reed Hall 
606-783-2158 
ahmad.zargari@moreheadstate.edu 

Dean, College of Education - Dr. April Miller
100 Ginger Hall
606-783-2162
ad.miller@moreheadstate.edu 

Interim Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences - Dr. Sylvia Henneberg
212 Rader Hall
606-783-5288
s.henneberg@moreheadstate.edu  

Interim Dean, Library Services - Rodney Watkins
Camden-Carroll Library
606-783-5100
r.watkins@moreheadstate.edu 

ASSOCIATE DEANS

Associate Dean, Business Administration - Dr. Sam Nataraj
110F Bert Combs Building
606-783-2091
s.nataraj@moreheadstate.edu 

Associate Dean, School of Engineering & Information Systems - Dr. Eric Jerde
210 Lloyd-Cassity Bldg.
606-783-2418
e.jerde@moreheadstate.edu 

Department Chairs

Chair, Agricultural Sciences - Dr. Kenneth Andries
330 Reed Hall
606-783-2662
k.andries@moreheadstate.edu 

Interim Chair, English and Modern Languages - Dr. Katy Carlson
111 Breckinridge Hall
606-783-2782
k.carlson@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Psychology - Dr. Gregory Corso
214 Reed Hall
606-783-2981
g.corso@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminology – Dr. Connie Hardesty
335 Rader Hall
606-783-2273
c.hardesty@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Department of Communication, Media, Art & Design – Dr. Jeffrey Hill
203B Breckinridge Hall
606-783-9383
j.hill@moreheadstate.edu

Chair, Physics, Earth Science and Space Systems Engineering - Dr. Eric Jerde
Space Science Center
606-783-2381
e.jerde@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Biology & Chemistry - Dr. Charles Lydeard
103 Lappin Hall
606-783-2945
c.lydeard@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Department of History, Philosophy, Politics, Global Studies and Legal Studies - Dr. James Masterson
319 Rader Hall
606-783-2720 
j.masterson@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Mathematics & Physics – Dr. Tim O'Brien
205 Lappin Hall
606-783-2938
t.obrien@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Dept. of Music, Theatre & Dance - Dr. David Oyen
106 Baird Music Hall
606-783-2474
d.oyen@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Nursing - Dr. Lynn Parsons
201 CHER
606-783-2296
l.parsons@moreheadstate.edu 

Chair, Kinesiology, Health & Imaging Sciences - Dr. Manual Probst
210P CHER
606-783-2462
m.probst@moreheadstate.edu 

Interim Associate Dean, College of Education - Dr. Tim Simpson
601 Ginger Hall
606-783-2261
tl.simpson@moreheadstate.edu

Chair, Military Science, ROTC - MAJ Stephen Strack
308 Button Auditorium
606-783-5259
s.strack@moreheadstate.edu 

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVES

Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success - Dr. Chris Schroeder
204 Howell-McDowell
606-783-2434
c.schroeder@moreheadstate.edu 

Assistant Vice President, Regional Education & Outreach - Dr. Dan Connell
221 Education Services Building
606-783-2612
d.connell@moreheadstate.edu  

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Assistant VP/Dean of Students - Mr. Maxwell J. Ammons
227 Adron Doran University Center
606-783-2014
m.ammons@moreheadstate.edu 

Director of Athletics - Kelly Wells
195 Academic Athletic Center
606-783-2088
k.wells@moreheadstate.edu 

Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Services – Dr. Heidi Neal
Enrollment Services Center
606-783-2000
h.neal@moreheadstate.edu 

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE

President, SGA - Ms. Presley Boyer
222 Adron Doran University Center
606-783-2071
pboyer@moreheadstate.edu 

STAFF CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVE

Chair, Staff Congress - Mr. Xavier Scott
100 Camden-Carroll Library
606-783-5466
x.scott@moreheadstate.edu 

FACULTY SENATE REPRESENTATIVE

Faculty Senate Chair - Dr. Doug Chatham
205C Lappin Hall
606-783-2559
d.chatham@moreheadstate.edu 

Directors​ & Others

Director of Institutional Research and Analysis - Courtney Andrews
101H Howell-McDowell
606-783-9507
c.andrews@moreheadstate.edu 

Director of Human Resources - Dr. Caroline Atkins
202B Howell-McDowell Admin Bldg.
606-783-9381
c.atkins@moreheadstate.edu 

SACSCOC Liaison – Dr. Chris Beckham
202B Howell-McDowell Building
606-783-2538
c.beckham@moreheadstate.edu 

Executive Director of Alumni Relations & Development - Ms. Allison Caudill
121 East Second Street
606-783-5473
ar.caudill@moreheadstate.edu 

Director, Craft Academy - Dr. Carol Christian
100 Thompson Hall
606-783-9025
c.christian@moreheadstate.edu​ 

Director of Budgets and Financial Planning - Ms. Jessica Cooper
302 Howell-McDowell Admin. Bldg.
606-783-5759
j.cooper@moreheadstate.edu 

Research and Sponsored Programs - Dr. Shannon Harr
Ginger Hall 901
606-783-2010
s.harr@moreheadstate.edu 

Chief of Police - Chief Merrell Harrison
100 Laughlin Health Building
606-783-2035
m.harrison@moreheadstate.edu 

Director, Honors - Dr. Philip Krummrich
10 Fields Hall
606-783-2281
p.krummrich@moreheadstate.edu 

Executive Director, Space Science Center - Dr. Ben Malphrus
Space Science Center
606-783-2381
b.malphrus@moreadstate.edu​ 

Director of the Graduate School/Certification Officer - Dr. Susan Maxey
701 Ginger Hall
606-783-2317
s.maxey@moreheadstate.edu 

Registrar - Ms. Kerry Murphy
201 Ginger Hall
606-783-2008 
k.murphy@moreheadstate.edu 

Director of Assessment – Dr. Kim Nettleton
101H Howell Mcdowell Admin. Bldg.
606-783-2337
k.nettleton@moreheadstate.edu 

Director of Strategic Communications - Ms. April Hobbs Nutter
Alumni Tower East
606-783-9351
a.nutter@moreheadstate.edu​ 

Chief Facilities and Operations Officer - Mr. Kim Oatman
WH Rice Service Bldg.
606-783-2066
k.oatman@moreheadstate.edu 

Director of Accounting and Financial Services - Ms. Kelli Owen
207E Howell-McDowell Admin. Bldg.
606-783-2700
k.owen@moreheadstate.edu 

Interim Chief Information Officer - Rick Phillips
110 Ginger Hall
606-783-2364
raphillips@moreheadstate.edu 

SACSCOC Liaison - Jill Ratliff
203A Howell-McDowell Building
606-783-2256
ji.ratliff@moreheadstate.edu 

Director of Housing - Dr. Alan Rucker
Alumni Tower West
606-783-5367
a.rucker@moreheadstate.edu 

Director, Procurement Services - Andrea Fryman Stone, J.D.
Rice Building
606-783-5272
a.fryman@moreheadstate.edu 

General Counsel – Jessica Stigall
305 Howell-McDowell
606-783-2053
j.stigall@moreheadstate.edu 

Contact the Office of the President

202 Howell-McDowell Bldg.
Morehead, KY 40351

EMAIL: president@moreheadstate.edu
PHONE: 606-783-2022