Office of Academic Affairs

Members of the Deans’ Cabinet

This group meets regularly with Les Steele, vice president for academic affairs, to discuss academic policies and procedures.

	Les Steele Vice President for Academic Affairs; B.A., Azusa Pacific, 1975; M.A., Azusa Pacific, 1976; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1984. At SPU since 1985.
	Bruce D. Congdon bcongdon@spu.edu Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Biology; B.S., University of the Ozarks, Arkansas, 1979; M.S., Colorado State University, 1981; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1985. At SPU since 1985.
	Rick Eigenbrood eigend@spu.edu Dean, School of Education; Professor of Doctoral Education; B.A., Dordt College 1974; M.Ed., University of Washington 1979; Ph.D., University of Iowa 1988. At SPU since 2001.
	Jeff Jordan jordaj2@spu.edu Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dean of Students; B.A., Houghton College, 1983; M.S., State University of New York, College at Buffalo, 1985; Ed.D., Seattle University, 2004. At SPU since 2004.
	Lucille Kelley lkelley@spu.edu Dean, School of Health Sciences; Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Connecticut, 1969; M.N., University of Washington, 1973; Ph.D., 1990. At SPU since 1985.
	Bryce E. Nelson bnelson@spu.edu University Librarian; B.A., University of Washington, 1968; M.A.T., Northwestern University, 1969; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1981. At SPU since 2005.
	Cindy Price cprice@spu.edu Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., Westmont College, 1983; M.A., Washington State University, 1986; Ph.D., 1990. At SPU since 1993.
	Mícheál D. Roe mroe@spu.edu Dean for the School of Psychology, Family, and Community; Professor of Psychology; B.A., Revelle College, University of California, 1973; M.Ed., University of Washington, 1975; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1981. At SPU since 1988.
	Doug Strong dstrong@spu.edu Dean of the School of Theology; Professor of the History of Christianity; B.A., Houghton College (1978); M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary (1981); Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary (1990). At SPU since 2007.
	Jeffrey Van Duzer vandj@spu.edu Dean, School of Business and Economics; Associate Professor of Business and Economics; B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1976; J.D., Yale Law School, 1979. At SPU since 2001.
	Susan VanZanten vanzan@spu.edu Director of the Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development; Professor of English; B.A., Westmont, 1978; M.A., Emory University, 1981; Ph.D., Emory University, 1982. At SPU since 1993.