The University of California, Davis is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501, (510) 748-9001, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education.
UC Davis is also accredited by the, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, American Bar Association, American Chemical Society, American Dietetic Association, American Society of Landscape Architects, Association of American Law Schools, Association of American Medical Colleges, Commission of Teacher Credentialing, Computer Science Accreditation Commission, Council on Education and Public Health, the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
Students interested in reviewing the accreditation documents may do so by scheduling an appointment with the Office of the Provost in Mrak Hall.
Governance of the University is entrusted to a corporation called The Board of Regents. Of the individuals composing the board, 18 are 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. Mark G. Yudof is President and head of the Universitywide administration. Authority for the administration of each campus has been delegated to a chancellor.
Current term expires on March 1 of year indicated.
Chancellor
Larry N. Vanderhoef, Ph.D.
Chancellor Emeritus
Theodore L. Hullar, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellors
Barbara A. Horwitz, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Stan Nosek, M.S.
Vice Chancellor—Administration
Barry M. Klein, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor—Research
John Meyer, M.P.A.
Vice Chancellor—Resource Management and Planning
Fred E. Wood, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor—Student Affairs
Beverly “Babs” Sandeen, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor—University Relations
Vice Provosts
Bruce R. White, Ph.D.
Interim Vice Provost—Academic Personnel
Peter Siegel, M.A.
Vice Provost—Information and Educational Technology
Patricia A. Turner, Ph.D.
Vice Provost—Undergraduate Studies
William B. Lacy, Ph.D.
Vice Provost—University Outreach and International Programs
Associate Chancellor
Maril R. Stratton, M.A.
Associate/Assistant Vice Chancellors/Provost
Rahim Reed, M.P.A., J.D.
Associate Executive Vice Chancellor—Campus Community Relations
Karen Slakey Hull
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor—Human Resources and Risk Management
Maurice Hollman
Associate Vice Chancellor—Facilities Operations and Maintenance
J. Michael Allred, M.B.A.
Associate Vice Chancellor—Finance
Andy Lamb
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor—Business Services
Lynne Chronister, M.P.A.
Associate Vice Chancellor—Research Administration
Bernd Hamann, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor—Research
Alan B. Bennett, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor—Research
Deb Niemeier, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor-Research
Jill M. Blackwelder, B.S.
Associate Vice Chancellor—Safety Services
Janet C. Gong, Ed.D.
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor—Student Affairs
Cheryl Brown Lohse, M.S.
Associate Vice Chancellor—Development
Jean-Xavier Guinard, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost—International Programs
Peggy Shannon, M.F.A.
Associate Vice Provost—University Outreach and Engagement
Robert Kerr, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Provost-International Alumni and Development
Robert I. Loessberg-Zahl, M.P.P.
Assistant Executive Vice Chancellor
Janice Corbett, M.B.A.
Acting Assistant Vice Chancellor—Alumni Relations/ Executive Director–CAAA
Kelly Ratliff, M.B.A.
Associate Vice Chancellor—Budget Resource Management and Institutional Planning and Analysis
Robert Segar, M.L.A.
Assistant Vice Chancellor—Campus Planning
Karl Mohr, M.A.
Interim Vice Chancellor—Capital and Environmental Resource Management
Marjorie M. Dickinson, B.A.
Assistant Vice Chancellor—Government and Community Relations
Lisa Lapin, B.A.
Assistant Vice Chancellor—University Communications
Griselda Castro, M.A.
Assistant Vice Chancellor—Student Life
Lora Jo Bossio, M.A.
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor—Student Affairs; Enrollment and Academic Support
University Librarian
Marilyn J. Sharrow, M.A.L.S.
Registrar
Frank Wada, M.A.
Directors
Greg Warzecka, M.S.
Director, Athletics
Michelle Famula, M.D.
Director, Cowell Student Health Center
Katy Maloney, B.S.
Interim Director, Financial Aid
Emily Galindo, M.B.A.
Interim Director, Student Housing
Pamela L. Burnett
Director, Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Services
Don Roth, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Mondavi Center/University Cultural Programs
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Neal K. Van Alfen, Ph.D., Dean
James MacDonald, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean
Lovell Jarvis, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Human Sciences
Michael Parrella, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Agricultural Sciences
Randal J. Southard, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Environmental Sciences
Diane Ullman, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Undergraduate Academic Programs
College of Biological Sciences
Kenneth C. Burtis, Ph.D., Dean
Carol Erickson, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean—Graduate Studies and Research
Steven M. Theg, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Undergraduate Academic Programs
College of Engineering
Enrique J. Lavernia, Ph.D, Dean
Bruce White, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Academic Personnel and Planning
Karen McDonald, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Research and Graduate Studies
Vacant, Associate Dean—Undergraduate Studies
College of Letters and Science
Jessie Ann Owens, Ph.D., Dean—Division of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies
Winston Ko, Ph.D., Dean—Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Vacant, Dean—Division of Social Sciences
James S. McClain, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Undergraduate Education
School of Education
Harold Levine, Ph.D., Dean
Paul E. Heckman, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Graduate School of Management
Nicole Woolsey Biggart, Ph.D., Dean
Donald A. Palmer Ph.D., Associate Dean—Academic Personnel
David L. Woodruff, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Academic Affairs
Graduate Studies
Jeffery Gibeling, Ph.D., Dean
Edward Caswell-Chen, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Lenora Timm, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Students
Annik Hirshen, J.D., Assistant Dean
School of Law
Kevin Johnson, J.D., Dean
Hollis L. Kulwin, J.D., Assistant Dean—Student Affairs
Adam Talley, Assistant Dean Administration
School of Medicine
Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA, Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences and Dean, School of Medicine
Ann Bonham, PhD, Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Thomas Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Executive Associate Dean of Clinical and Administrative Affairs
Edward Callahan, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Personnel
Tim Albertson, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Clinical Programs
Fitz-Roy E. Curry, PhD, Associate Dean for Basic and Translational Research
James Nuovo, MD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Career Advising
Jesse Joad, MD, Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Life
Mark Henderson, MD, Associate Dean for Admissions
Ralph de Vere White, MD, Associate Dean for Cancer Center
Faith Fitzgerald, MD, Associate Dean for Ethics and Humanities
Lars Berglund, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research
School of Veterinary Medicine
Bennie I. Osburn, D.V.M., Ph.D., Dean
John R. Pascoe, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean
Jan E. Ilkiw, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Dean—Academic Programs
James S. Cullor, D.V.M., Ph.D., Associate Dean and Director—Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, Tulare
Rance LeFebvre, Ph.D., Associate Dean—Student Programs
Kent K. C. Lloyd, D.V.M., Ph.D., Associate Dean—Research and Graduate Education
W. David Wilson, BVMS, MRCVS, Interim Associate Dean—Clinical Programs and Director-Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
Donald J. Klingborg, D.V.M., Associate Dean—Veterinary Extension and Public Programs Director—Center for Continuing Professional Education
Bruno Chomel, D.V.M., M.S., M.S., Ph.D., Interim Director, Masters of Preventive Veterinary Medicine Program
UC Davis Extension
Dennis Pendleton, Ph.D., Dean
