The University of California, Davis is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. UC Davis is also accredited by the Association of American Law Schools, American Bar Association, American Dietetic Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, American Chemical Society, American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, American Society of Landscape Architects, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Students interested in reviewing the accreditation documents may do so by scheduling an appointment with the Office of the Provost, Mrak Hall.
Governance of the university is entrusted to a corporation called The Board of Regents. Of the individuals composing the board, 19 are prominent California citizens appointed by the Governor; and seven, including the president of the university and the governor of California, serve ex officio. A student regent is selected each year from a list of names submitted to the board by the Student Body Presidents' Council.
The regents have delegated authority in academic matters to the Academic Senate of the faculty, which determines academic policy and supervises the instructional activities of the entire university. All of the permanent faculty, as well as key administrators, are members of the Senate.
The regents have delegated authority for the organization of the university to the president. Richard C. Atkinson is president and head of the universitywide administration. Authority for the administration of each campus has been delegated to a chancellor.
Pete Wilson, Governor of California and President of The Regents
Gray Davis, Lieutenant Governor of California
Curt Pringle, Speaker of the Assembly
Delaine Eastin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pat Kessler, President of the Alumni Associations of the University of California
Richard Russell, Vice President of the Alumni Associations of the University of California
Richard C. Atkinson, President of the University
(Current term expires on March 1 of year indicated)
William T. Bagley (2002)
Roy T. Brophy (1998)
Clair W. Burgener (2000)
Frank W. Clark, Jr. (2000)
Ward Connerly (2005)
John G. Davies (2004)
Tirso del Junco, M.D. (1997)
Alice J. Gonzales (1998)
S. Sue Johnson (2002)
Meredith J. Khachigian (2001)
Leo S. Kolligian (1997)
Howard H. Leach (2001)
David S. Lee (2006)
Velma Montoya (2005)
S. Stephen Nakashima (2004)
Tom Sayles (2006)
Student Regent
Jess Bravin (UCB) (June 30, 1997)
Faculty Representatives
Duncan Mellichamp, (August 31, 1997)
James E. Holst, General Counsel and Vice President--Legal Affairs
Herbert M. Gordon, Treasurer
Patricia L. Trivette, Secretary
Richard C. Atkinson, President of the University
C. Judson King, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President--Academic Affairs
V. Wayne Kennedy, Senior Vice President--Business and Finance
William B. Baker, Vice President--University and External Relations
Cornelius L. Hopper, M.D., Vice President--Health Affairs
William H. Gurtner, Vice President--Clinical Services and Development
W.R. (Reg) Gomes, Vice President--Agriculture and Natural Resources
James E. Holst, General Counsel and Vice President--Legal Affairs
Chang-Lin Tien, Chancellor at Berkeley
Larry N. Vanderhoef, Chancellor at Davis
Laurel L. Wilkening, Chancellor at Irvine
Charles E. Young, Chancellor at Los Angeles
Raymond L. Orbach, Chancellor at Riverside
Robert C. Dynes, Chancellor at San Diego
Joseph B. Martin, Chancellor at San Francisco
Henry T. Yang, Chancellor at Santa Barbara
MR.C. Greenwood, Chancellor at Santa Cruz
Chancellor
Larry N. Vanderhoef, Ph.D.
Chancellor Emeritus
James H. Meyer, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellors
Robert D. Grey, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Janet C. Hamilton, B.S., Vice Chancellor--Administration
Richard E. Matheny, Ed.D., Vice Chancellor--University Relations
Robert N. Shelton, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor--Research
Carolyn F. Wall, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor--Student Affairs
Vice Provosts
Peter Dale, Ph.D., Vice Provost--Undergraduate Studies
________________, Vice Provost--Academic Outreach
Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, Vice Provost--Academic Planning and Personnel
Assistant Chancellor
Sally P. Springer, Ph.D.
Associate/Assistant Vice Chancellors
Carole A. Barone, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor--Information Technology
Trevor L. Chandler, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor--Campus Diversity
Tom Compton, J.D., Acting Assistant Vice Chancellor--Student Affairs (Student Relations)
Anthony B. Flores, M.P.A., Assistant Vice Chancellor--Finance, Accounting Officer
Robert G. Franks, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Vice Chancellor--Student Affairs (Administration and Student Life)
Virginia Kelsch, B.A., Associate Vice Chancellor--University Relations
Yvonne L. Marsh, M.S., Assistant Vice Chancellor--Student Affairs (Enrollment, Advising and Academic Support Services)
Richard J. Meisinger, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor--Planning and Budget
Darrell P. Ralls, A.B., Associate Vice Chancellor--Facilities
Dennis W. Shimek, B.S., Associate Vice Chancellor--Human Resources and Risk Management
University Librarian
Marilyn J. Sharrow, M.A.L.S.
Registrar
Evelyn R. Babey, Ph.D.
Directors
Marjorie M. Dickinson, A.B., Director of Government and Community Relations
Patricia A Kearney, Ph.D., Director of Student Housing
Robert A. Kerr, Ph.D., Executive Director, Cal Aggie Alumni Association
Stan Nosek, M.S., Director of Event Management and Administrative Services
Maril R. Stratton, M.A., Director of Public Communications
Gary Tudor, Ed.D., Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Services
William C. Waid, B.S., M.H.A., Director of Cowell Student Health Center
Steven H. Weiss, M.B.A., Director of University Cultural Programs
Daniel L. Wick, Ph.D., Director of Summer Sessions
Greg Warzecka, M.S., Director of Athletics
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D., Dean
André Lauchli, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean
Alan Bennett, Ph.D., Divisional Associate Dean--Plant Sciences
Susan Kaiser, Ph.D., Divisional Associate Dean--Human Health and Development
Annie King, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Undergraduate Academic Programs
Gary Moberg, Ph.D., Divisional Associate Dean--Animal Biology
Michael S. Reid, Ph.D., Divisional Associate Dean-- Environmental and Resource Sciences and Policy
College of Engineering
Mohammed S. Ghausi, Ph.D., Dean (through 9/30/96)
Alan J. Laub, Ph.D, Dean (effective 10/1/96)
Benjamin J. McCoy, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Research
Zuhair A. Munir, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Graduate Studies
James F. Shackelford, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Undergraduate Studies
College of Letters and Science
___________________, Dean--Division of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies
Barbara D. Metcalf, Ph.D., Dean--Division of Social Sciences
Peter A. Rock, Ph.D., Dean--Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
George G. Roussas, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Division of Statistics
Fred E. Wood, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Undergraduate Education
Division of Biological Sciences (Intercollege)
Mark G. McNamee, Ph.D., Dean
Mark F. Sanders, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Undergraduate Education Programs
Division of Education
Jonathan H. Sandoval, Ph.D., Acting Director
Graduate School of Management
Robert H. Smiley, Ph.D., Dean
Richard P. Castanias, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Academic Affairs
Graduate Studies
________________, Ph.D., Dean
Jeffery C. Gibeling, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean
Rosemarie H. Kraft, Ph.D., Associate Dean
School of Law
Bruce A. Wolk, J.D., Dean
Rex R. Perschbacher, J.D., Associate Dean--Academic Affairs
Antonia Bernhard, J.D., Assistant Dean--Student Affairs
School of Medicine
Gerald S. Lazarus, M.D., Dean
James J. Castles, M.D., Executive Associate Dean
Fitz-Roy E. Curry, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Research and the Basic Sciences
Ernest L. Lewis, M.D., Associate Dean--Student Affairs/ Admissions
Frank J. Loge, M.B.A., Associate Dean--Hospitals and Clinics
Elizabeth Russell, M.S.N., M.B.A., Associate Dean-- Administration
Allan Siefkin, M.D., Associate Dean--Clinical Affairs
Margaret S. Steward, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Women's Affairs
Donal A. Walsh, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Curricular Affairs
School of Veterinary Medicine
Frederick A. Murphy, D.V.M., Ph.D., Dean (through 8/31/96)
Robert J. Hansen, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Student Programs
Bennie I. Osburn, D.V.M., Ph.D., Associate Dean--Research and Graduate Education
John R. Pascoe, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Dean--Academic Programs
Bradford P. Smith, D.V.M., Associate Dean--Clinical Programs and Director--VMTH
University Extension
Charles A. Lacy, Ph.D., Dean
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UC Davis 1996-97 Online General Catalog