The University of California, Davis is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, P.O. Box 9990, Mills College, Oakland, CA 94613, (510) 632-5000, 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
Cruz Bustamante
Speaker of the Assembly
Delaine Eastin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Judith Levin
President of the Alumni Associations of the
University of California
Charles J. Soderquist
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)
Frank W. Clark, Jr. (2000)
Ward Connerly (2005)
John G. Davies (2004)
Tirso del Junco, M.D. (2000)
Alice J. Gonzales (1998)
S. Sue Johnson (2002)
Meredith J. Khachigian (2001)
Howard H. Leach (2001)
David S. Lee (2006)
Velma Montoya (2005)
S. Stephen Nakashima (2004)
Tom Sayles (2006)
Student Regent
Kathryn T. McClymond (UCSB) (June 30, 1998)
Faculty Representatives
Duncan Mellichamp (August 31, 1997)
James E. Holst
General Counsel and Vice President--Legal Affairs
Patricia A. Small
Treasurer
Patricia L. Trivette
Secretary
Richard C. Atkinson
President of the University
C. Judson King
Provost and Senior Vice President--Academic Affairs
V. Wayne Kennedy
Senior Vice President--Business and Finance
Bruce B. Darling
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
Robert M. Berdahl
Chancellor at Berkeley
Larry N. Vanderhoef
Chancellor at Davis
Laurel L. Wilkening
Chancellor at Irvine
Albert Carnesale
Chancellor at Los Angeles
Raymond L. Orbach
Chancellor at Riverside
Robert C. Dynes
Chancellor at San Diego
Haile T. Debas
Chancellor at San Francisco
Henry T. Yang
Chancellor at Santa Barbara
M.R.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
Mohammed S. Ghausi, Ph.D.
Interim Vice Chancellor--Research
Carolyn F. Wall, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor--Student Affairs
Vice Provosts
Peter Dale, Ph.D.
Vice Provost--Undergraduate Studies
Mohammed S. Ghausi, Ph.D.
Interim Vice Provost--University Outreach
Harvey S. Himelfarb, M.A.
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
Anthony B. Flores, M.P.A.
Associate Vice Chancellor--Finance, Accounting Officer
Robert G. Franks, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor--Student Affairs
(Administration and Student Life)
Janet C. Gong, Ed.D
Assistant Vice Chancellor--Student Affairs
(Student Relations)
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
Stan Nosek, M.S.
Assistant Vice Chancellor--Management Analysis and Planning
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
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
David S. Reid, 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
Alan J. Laub, Ph.D, Dean
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
JoAnn Cannon, Ph.D., 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
Thomas L. Rost, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Undergraduate Academic Programs
Division of Education
Fred H. Genesee, Ph.D., Director
Graduate School of Management
Robert H. Smiley, Ph.D., Dean
Michael W. Maher, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Academic Affairs
Graduate Studies
Mohammed S. Ghausi, Ph.D., Interim 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
Joseph Silva, 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
Doreen Franke, M.B.A., Acting Associate Dean--Administration
Allan Siefkin, M.D., Associate Dean--Clinical Affairs
Margaret S. Steward, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Faculty Development
Donal A. Walsh, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Curricular Affairs
School of Veterinary Medicine
Bennie I. Osburn, D.V.M., Ph.D., Dean
John R. Pascoe, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean
Robert J. Hansen, Ph.D., Associate Dean--Student Programs
Dallas M. Hyde, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean--Research and Graduate Education
Bradford P. Smith, D.V.M., Associate Dean--Clinical Programs and Director--VMTH
University Extension
Charles A. Lacy, Ph.D., Dean
UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.
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Keitha Hunter and Barbara Anderson, Editors
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