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Administration

PHILIP W. EATON, PH.D.
  President
B.A., Whitworth College, 1965; M.A., Arizona State University, 1966; Ph.D., 1971. At SPU since 1993.
   
Academic Affairs
   
LES L. STEELE, PH.D.
 

Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Christian Formation
B.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1975; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1984. At SPU since 1985.

Bruce D. Congdon, Ph.D.
 

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Biology
B.S., College of the Ozarks, 1979; M.S., Colorado State University, 1981; Ph.D., University of California-Riverside, 1985. At SPU since 1985.

Jeffrey C. Jordan, Ed.D.
 

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Student Life
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 M. Kelley, Ph.D.
  Dean of the 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.
Rick Eigenbrood, Ph.D.
 

Dean of the School of Education; Professor of Education

B.A. Dordt College, 1974; M.Ed., University of Washington, 1979; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1987. At SPU since 2001.

Bryce E. Nelson, Ph.D.
 

University Librarian; B.A., University of Washington, 1968; M.A.T., Northwestern University, 1969; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1981. At SPU since 2005.

Cynthia J. Price, Ph.D.
 

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs/Curriculum and Assessment, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Westmont College, 1983; M.A., Washington State University, 1986; Ph.D., 1990. At SPU since 1993.

Mícheal D. Roe, Ph.D.
  Dean of 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.
Douglas M. Strong, Ph.D.
  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 B. Van Duzer, J.D.
 

Dean of the School of Business and Economics, Associate Professor of Law and Ethics
B.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1976; J.D.,Yale Law School, 1979. At SPU since 2001.

Margaret Diddams, Ph.D.
 

Director for the Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development; Director of SERVE; Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
B.A., Wheaton College, 1982; M.A., New York University, 1988; Ph.D., New York University, 1994. At SPU since 1993.

 
The Perkins Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development
   
W. Tali Hairston, M.A.
 

Special Assistant to the President, Director, The John Perkins Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development
B.A., University of Washington, 1994;  M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary, 2007. At SPU since 2001.

 
Student Life
   
Niki Amarantides, M.A.
 

Director for the Center for Learning
B.A., Houghton College, 1974; M.A., University of Maryland, 1977. At SPU since 2007.

Dale Anderson, M.Ed.
 

Director of Student Programs
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987; M.Ed., Seattle University, 2005. At SPU since 2005.

P. Jean Brown, B.S.N., R.N.
 

Director, Health Services
B.S.N., Seattle Pacific University, 1974.  At SPU since 1982.

Kimberlee D. Campbell, M.Ed.
 

Director of Residence Life, Chief Judicial Officer
B.A., Washington State University, 1985; M.Ed., Washington State University, 1990. At SPU since 1995.

Susan Okamoto Lane, M.Ed.
 

Director of Multi-Ethnic Programs
B.A., University of Washington, 1974; M.Ed., Lewis and Clark College, 1976. At SPU since 1983.

Steven A. Maybell, Ph.D.
 

Director of Student Counseling Center
B.A., California State University, Long Beach, 1972; M.S.W., San Diego State University, 1976; Ph.D.; LaJolla University, 1980. At SPU since 2005.

Jacquelyn Smith-Bates, Ed.D.
 

Director of Center for Career and Calling
B.A., Azusa Pacific College, 1978; M.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1983. Ed.D.; Seattle Pacific University 2003.  At SPU since 1986.

 
University Ministries
   
Stephen Michael Newby, Ph.D.
 

Director of University Ministries, Center for Worship; Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Madonna University 1984; M.M., University of Mass Amherst 1987; Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Michigan Ann Arbor 1994. At SPU since 2005.

 
Athletics
   
Erin E. O’Connell, M.S.
 

Athletic Director and Senior Women’s Administrator
B.A., University of Washington, 1996; M.S., Seattle Pacific University, 2001. At SPU since 2003.

Mark Collings, B.A., B.S.
 

Head Men's Soccer Coach
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2001; B.S., Seattle Pacific University, 2001. At SPU since 2001.

Erika Daligcon , B.A.
 

Head Cross Country Coach
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1998. At SPU since 2002.

Jason Durocher, M.A.
 

Head Athletic Trainer
B.S., Cal State University Fresno, 1997; M.A., Whitworth University 1999. At SPU since 2008.

Ryan Looney, M.S.
  Head Men�s Basketball Coach
B.S., Eastern Oregon University, 1998. M.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 2001. At SPU since 2009.
Robert C. Huber, M.A.
 

Associate Athletic Director
B.A., Whitworth College, 1962; M.A., California State University-Long Beach, 1965. At SPU since 1976.

Keith P. Jefferson, B.A.
 

Head Crew Coach
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1983. At SPU 1987�1989 and since 1990.

Chris D. Johnson, B.A.
 

Head Volleyball Coach
B.A., Westmont College, 2002. At SPU since 2004.

Chris N. Johnson, B.A.
 

Sports Information Director
B.A., Whitworth College, 2007. At SPU since 2007.

Howard E. Kellogg, B.A.
 

Director of Intramural and Club Sports; Facilities Manager
B.A., Whitworth College, 1972. At SPU since 1981.

Dan Lepse, B.A.
 

Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Information Director
B.A., University of Washington, 1987; At SPU since 2008.

Karl Lerum, M.A.
 

Head Track and Field Coach
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1998; M.A., Trinity College, 2002. At SPU 2000, 2003, and since 2005.

Donte Quinine, M.A.
 

Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance
B.A., University of Oregon, 2004; M.A., Gongzaga University, 2006. At SPU since 2004.

Chuck T. Sekyra, B.A.
 

Head Women�s Soccer Coach
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1989. At SPU 1998�2000 and since 2003.

Laurel J. Tindall, B.A.
 

Women�s Gymnastic Coach, Director of Falcon Gymnastics Center
B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1975. At SPU since 1975.

Julie van Beek, M.Ed.
 

Head Women’s Basketball Coach
B.A., Northwest Nazarene College, 1989; M.Ed., Southern Nazarene College, 1994. At SPU since 2005.

 
Administration and University Relations
   
MARJORIE R. JOHNSON, M.A.
 

Vice President for Administration and University Relations
B.A., Nyack College, 1973; M.A., New School for Social Research, 1977. At SPU since 1981.

Ruth L. Adams, M.S.
 

University Registrar
B.A., Warner Pacific College, 1984; M.S., Seattle Pacific University, 1991. At SPU since 1988.

Jerald L. Finch, M.B.A.
 

Director of Institutional Research
B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1971; M.B.A., Eastern Washington University, 1978. At SPU since 1988.

John L. Glancy, Ed.D.
 

Director of Graduate Admissions and Marketing
B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1970; M.C., University of Washington, 1979. EdD., Seattle Pacific University, 2005.  At SPU 1970�1972, 1973�1976, and since 1980.

Jennifer J. Gilnett, B.A.
 

Director of University Communications, Senior Editor Response
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1981. At SPU 1981�1985 and since 1987.

Jordan L. Grant, M.P.A.
 

Director of Student Financial Services
B.A., University of Oregon, 1993; M.P.A., Seattle University, 2004. At SPU since 2004.

Jobe Korb-Nice, B.A.
 

Director of Undergraduate Admissions
B.A., Gordon College, 1997; MBA, Seattle Pacific University, 2010; At SPU since 2002.

Janet L. Ward, M.P.A.
 

Associate Vice President for Information and Data Management
B.A., Washington State University, 1977; M.P.A., The Evergreen State College, 1986. At SPU since 1988.

   
Business and Planning
   
DONALD W. MORTENSON, M.B.A., CPA
 

Vice President for Business and Planning
B.S., Seattle Pacific College, 1971; CPA, State of Washington, 1973; M.B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1988. At SPU since 1980.

David B. Church, B.S.
 

Assistant Vice President for Facility Management
B.S., Seattle Pacific University, 1981. At SPU since 1981.

Craig G. Kispert, M.B.A., CPA
 

Associate Vice President for Business & Finance
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1988; M.B.A., Seattle University, 1991; CPA, State of Washington, 1994. At SPU since 1993.

Murray J. Lawson, B.C.
 

Director of University Services
B.C., Mount Allison University, 1967. At SPU since 2001.

Gordon A. Nygard, M.B.A
 

Vice President and Treasurer, Seattle Pacific Foundation and Assistant Vice President for Endowment and Gift Planning
B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1973. M.B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2005. At SPU since 1988.

W. Mark Reid, A.A.
 

Director of Safety and Security
A.A., Judson Baptist College, 1978. At SPU since 1986.

David W. Tindall, M.S.
 

Assistant Vice President for Technology Services
B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1975; M.S., Seattle Pacific University, 1989. At SPU since 1975.

Steve M. Whitehouse, M.B.A
  Controller
B.A., Bethel College, 1985. M.B.A., University of St. Thomas, 2002. At SPU since 2002.
Gary E. Womelsduff, M.A
  Director of Human Resources
B.S., Northern Arizona University, 1981. M.A., University of Phoenix, 1991. At SPU since 2007.
   
University Advancement
   
THOMAS W. BOX, M.B.A.
 

Vice President for University Advancement
B.A., Biola University, 1974; M.B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1993. At SPU 1980–1984 and since 1989.

Dean O. Carrell, B.A.
 

Director of Development-Major Gifts
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987. At SPU since 1999.

Kenneth E. Cornell Jr., M.B.A.
 

Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1985; M.B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1994. At SPU since 1990.

Mark C. Miles, M.B.A.
 

Director of Advancement Services
B.S., Biola University, 1981; M.B.A., California State University- Long Beach, 1989. At SPU since 2000.

Gordon A. Nygard, M.B.A.
 

Vice President and Treasurer, Seattle Pacific Foundation and Assistant Vice President for University Advancement
B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1973. M.B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2005. At SPU since 1988.

Marlon Sandlin, M.Div.
 

Director of Development-Gift Planning
B.A., University of California-Berkley, 1975. M.Div., Fuller Seminary, 1979. At SPU since 2001.

Laila Sharpe, B.A.
 

Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1973. At SPU since 1996.

John H. West
 

Executive Director, Corporate, Foundation and Major Gifts
University of Washington, 1963�1966. Marketing, DNG. At SPU since 2001.

 
Emeriti Administration
   
David C. Le Shana, Ph.D.
 

President
A.B., Taylor University, 1953; M.A., Ball State University, 1959; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1967; L.H.D., George Fox College, 1982. Emeritus since 1991.

Curtis A. Martin, Ph.D.
 

President; Professor of Education
B.A.Ed., Seattle Pacific College, 1955; B.D., Bethel Theological Seminary, 1958; M.A., University of Washington, 1963; Ph.D., 1968. At SPU 1964�70, 1972�94. Emeritus since 1994.

David L. McKenna, Ph.D.
 

President
B.A., Western Michigan University, 1951; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1953; M.A., University of Michigan, 1955; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1958. At SPU 1968�82. Emeritus since 1982.

   

Alumni Association
The Seattle Pacific University Alumni Association is an organization of former students and graduates. The Young Alumni Council works in concert with the Alumni Board.

Three times a year, Seattle Pacific University publishes and sends free to alumni and friends of SPU, Response magazine. Alumni can also receive Connections, a free e-newsletter sent out three times a year.

All alumni are urged to keep the Association informed of changes in address and employment, births, marriages, and any other information of interest to their fellow members.

The Alumni Center is located at 316 West Nickerson. Area meetings are held throughout the nation under the leadership of area alumni representatives. There are also many local events, including Homecoming and Family Weekend and reunions. The Association assists the University through referral of prospective students and campus volunteer services. The alumni staff is employed by the University for the coordination of the association�s activities.


  Alumni Board
     
  Jennifer Feddern Kenney '91  Chair
  Keith Phillips ’56  Vice Chair
  Molly Montgomery Sheffield ’92  Secretary
     
  Representatives at Large
  Greg Asimakoupoulos ’74
  Dawn Zook ’81
  Chris Sharpe ’06
   
  Appointive Members
  Greg Hunter ’92
  Kathy Mayhle ‘58
  Gary Newbill ’64
  Karen Teel ’74
  Doug Sheldon ’81
  Sharon Wortman ’63
   
  Staff Representatives
  Ken Cornell '85, Director, Alumni and Parent Relations
  Laila Sharpe '73, Associate Director Alumni and Parent Relations
  Linda Nolte '82, Office Manager
  Bobbie Taylor, Program Manager


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