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Mercer University is a faith-based institution of higher learning that seeks to achieve excellence and scholarly discipline in the fields of liberal learning and professional knowledge. The institution is guided by the historic principles of religious and intellectual freedom, while affirming religious and moral values that arise from the Judeo-Christian understanding of the world.

Founded
1833

President
William D. Underwood

Enrollment
Fall 2009 (Preliminary)
8012 Total
  4458 Undergraduate
  2018 Graduate
  1536 Professional

Alumni
65,000

Overall Operating Budget
$181.3 Million

Number of Faculty & Staff
1,350

 

 

Mercer Organizational Chart

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minus signBoard of Trustees: Walter Homer Drake, Jr., Chair

minus signPresident: William D. Underwood [view bio]

Office of the President

minus signChancellor: R. Kirby Godsey [view bio]

minus signUniversity Minister and Dean, Chapel: Craig T. McMahan

minus signSpecial Assistant for Church Relations: Jerry D. Mahan

minus signSpecial Assistant to the President: Don V. Mattingly

Officers of the University

Provost: Wallace L. Daniel

Deans

  • Dean, College of Liberal Arts: Richard C. Fallis [view bio]
  • Dean, Walter F. George School of Law: Daisy Hurst Floyd [view bio]
  • VP, Health Sciences, and Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: Hewitt W. Matthews [view bio]
  • Dean, School of Medicine: William F. Bina [view bio]
  • Dean, Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics: David Shields [view bio]
  • Dean, School of Engineering: Wade Shaw [view bio]
  • Dean, Tift College of Education: Carl R. Martray [view bio]
  • Dean, James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology: R. Alan Culpepper [view bio]
  • Interim Dean, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing: Linda Streit [view bio]
  • Dean, College of Continuing and Professional Studies: Priscilla R. Danheiser [view bio]
  • Dean, Townsend School of Music: John H. Dickson [view bio]
  • Dean, Division of Library Services: Elizabeth D. Hammond [view bio]
  • VP, and Dean, Students: Douglas R. Pearson [view bio]

Senior Staff

  • Senior Vice Provost, Research, and Dean, Graduate Studies: D. Scott Davis [view bio]
  • Senior Vice Provost: Peter C. Brown
  • Senior Vice Provost, Service-Learning: Mary Alice Morgan
  • Vice Provost, Institutional Effectiveness: J. Barry Jenkins
  • Vice Provost, and University Registrar: Marilyn P. Mindingall
  • Vice Provost, Academic Services: C. Jay Pendleton
  • Director, International Programs: Eric Spears
  • Director, Mercer Commons: John M. Dunaway
  • Director, Mercer Press: Marc A. Jolley

Advisory Bodies

  • Academic Council
  • Faculty House of Delegates
  • Student Government Association
  • University Assessment Council
  • University Planning Council

Executive VP, Administration and Finance: James S. Netherton

  • VP, Audit and Compliance: James S. Calhoun
  • Associate VP, Budget and Analysis: Daniel P. Fischer
  • Associate VP, Human Resources: Diane H. Baca
  • Associate VP, Facilities: Russell A. Vullo
  • Associate VP, Finance, and Treasurer: Julie T. Davis
  • Associate VP, Payroll and Benefits: Cathy S. Smith
  • Chief, Mercer Police: Gary Collins
  • Chief, Technology Officer: Mickey Belote
  • Executive Director, Mercer Engineering Research Center: David T. Barwick
  • Director, Athletics: Bobby Pope
  • Director, Auxiliary Services: Kenneth J. Boyer
  • Director, University Center: Michael Junod

Internal Advisory Bodies

  • Staff Council

Senior VP, Marketing Communications, and Chief of Staff: Larry D. Brumley

  • Senior Asst. VP, Marketing Communications: Richard L. Cameron
  • Asst. VP, Creative Services: Stephen L. Mosley
  • Director, Online Marketing: Daniel Manson
  • Director, Media Relations: Mark Vanderhoek
  • Coordinator, Arts Marketing: Billie B. Rampley

Senior VP, University Advancement, and Senior VP, Atlanta: Richard V. Swindle

  • VP, Development: John Patterson
  • VP, External Relations: Hugh Sosebee
  • Senior Assoc. VP, Atlanta, and Assoc. Dean, Tift College of Education: Penny Elkins
  • Senior Assoc. VP, Alumni Services: Raleigh Mann
  • Executive Director, Grand Opera House: Karen Lambert
  • Director, Administrative Services: Melissa McCants

Senior VP, Enrollment Management: Brian F. Dalton

  • Associate VP, Financial Planning: Carol K. Williams
  • Assistant VP, Admissions: Ray Tatum
  • Executive Director, Communications: Rachel Garza
  • Director, Admissions: William Emory Dunn
  • Associate Director, Admissions: Cristin Kirbo

Senior VP, General Counsel: William G. Solomon

  • Assistant General Counsel: Rebekah M. Passante

 

 

 

 

 
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