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HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
PROGRAM FACULTY AND SUPPORT STAFF
Faculty and support staff resources
available to students include four faculty members, whose full-time
teaching commitment is Higher Education, five other faculty who regularly
serve on dissertation committees, guest lecture in classes, and participate
in other meaningful ways in the program, and one full-time staff member.
A brief profile of the faculty and staff showing degrees (and institutions),
courses taught, and areas of interest follows.
James O. Hammons -
Professor of Higher
Education (B.S. Northwestern State University of Louisiana, M.S.
Southern Illinois University, Ph.D. University of Texas). Prof.
Hammons began his higher education career in administration serving
in a variety of student services positions at Southern Illinois
University. He was then Assistant-to-the Campus Director, and Acting
Campus Director at Miami-Dade Community College, and the founding
Dean of the College of Burlington County College (New Jersey). Prior
to coming to the University of Arkansas, he was a researcher-professor
working at the National Laboratory for Higher Education, the Center
for the Study of Higher Education (Penn State). He is a widely sought
consultant-speaker, having assisted over 200 colleges and universities
in 41 states and provinces and spoken at more than 200 national
conferences. He has authored over 100 publications, including two
books and 70+ refereed journal articles. Four of his 70+ dissertations
have won national recognition. (Courses taught: Management of Higher
Education Institutions, Leading Change, Applied Management Concepts,
Trends, Problems, and Issues in Higher Education, Strategies for
Effective College Teaching, The Professoriate, Design and Evaluation
of College Teaching, The Community-Junior College.) His
E-mail address
is:
jhammons@uark.edu
Christopher J. Lucas - Professor of Higher Education
and Educational Foundations (B.A. Syracuse University, M.A. Northwestern
University, Ph.D. Ohio State University). Prof. Lucas began his
higher education career as a teaching associate at Ohio State University.
He subsequently assumed an academic position combining teaching
and administration at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He served
as an Area Coordinator for the Education Studies unit as well as
Interim Director of the UMC Center for International Programs and
Studies. He later served as Department Head in the Graduate School
of Education at Kent State University. He served as Department Head
(Educational Leadership, Counseling and Foundations) at the University
of Arkansas-Fayetteville from 1993 through 2001. He has authored
over 100 publications, including 14 books. He is frequently in demand
as a speaker, panelist, and consultant. (Courses taught: History
and Philosophy of Higher Education, Curriculum Design in Higher
Education, The Professoriate.) His E-mail address is: clucas@uark.edu
Sherry
L. Mallory -- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Higher Education
(B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D. University of
Arizona). Dr. Mallory serves as the Assistant to the Vice Chancellor
for Student Affairs at the University of Arkansas. Her areas of
responsibility include assessment, staff development, information
technology, marketing, and providing oversight for the Division's
budget. Prior to arriving at Arkansas, she was the Director of Research
and Assessment for Student Life and an Adjunct Lecturer of Higher
Education at the University of Arizona. Dr. Mallory is an active
member of the National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators, serving as the Public Policy Coordinator
for Region IV-West and as a member of the NASPA Journal editorial
board. Her e-mail address is smallor@uark.edu
John W. Murry, Jr. - Associate Professor of Higher Education
(B.S.B.A., M.B.A., J.D., Ed.D. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville).
Dr. Murry began his higher education career as Assistant Director
of Admissions at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He then
taught at Mesa State College (Colorado), and later Henderson State
University (Arkansas). Prof. Murry has been at the University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville since 1994, where he also serves as Associate
Dean for Administration for the College of Education and Health
Professions. Prior to entering higher education, Dr. Murry
was a former practicing attorney and partner in a law firm. His
primary areas of interest include higher education law; leading
change, organization development, and academic administration. He
has authored or co-authored over 25 articles in these areas and
has made over 40 national presentations. He regularly conducts legal
training sessions with college and university faculty and academic
administrators and K-12 school administrators on a wide range of
legal topics. (Courses taught: Legal Aspects of Higher Education,
Governance and Policy-Making in Higher Education, Organizational
Development and Change, Management of Higher Education Institutions).
His E-mail address is: jmurry@uark.edu
Lyle A. Gohn - Associate Professor of Higher Education (B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D. Purdue University). Prof. Gohn began his higher education
career in student services administration, serving in a variety of assistantships
while working on his advanced degrees at Purdue University. He served
as Director of Student Activities at Southern Illinois, Carbondale,
then moved to Wichita State University as the Assistant Dean of Students
(later was promoted to Associate Dean and Dean). He then became the
chief student affairs officer at Montana State University and taught
in the Higher Education program. In 1982, he was selected as the Vice
Chancellor for Student Services and Associate Professor at the University
of Arkansas. In 1998, he moved to a full-time faculty position in the
Higher Education program with an emphasis in college student personnel.
He currently serves as the coordinator of the master’s program. Dr.
Gohn has served as national president and chair of two major professional
organizations (NASPA and NODA), held other state and regional leadership
positions and in 1998 was named the "Outstanding Dean" in
the Student Affairs profession by the National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators. (Courses taught: Overview of American Higher
Education, The Student in Higher Education, Student Personnel Services,
Finance and Fiscal Management, Study Abroad to Ireland, Internship.)
His E-mail address is: lgohn@uark.edu
Dr. Michael Miller,
Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership, Ed.D., University
of Nebraska. He began his career in higher education working as the
Assistant Director then Director of Annual Giving at Southern Illinois
University. After completing his doctoral degree under Professor Alan
Seagren at Nebraska, he worked as the Director of the Nebraska Research
and Development Unit for Vocational Education, and then as a faculty
member and coordinator of the Higher Education Administration Program
at the University of Alabama. Most recently he served as the Associate
Dean of the College of Education at San Jose State University in California.
He is the author of Improving Faculty Governance and Academic Leadership
in Community Colleges and editor of Responsive Academic Decision-Making
and co-editor of The Transfer Student in America, Policy and University
Faculty Governance, and International Dimensions to Higher Education
Administration. He teaches Management Concepts Applied to Higher Education,
Individual and Group Management Skills, Policy Making and Governance,
and Finance. He can be contacted at mtmille@uark.edu
G. David Gearhart - Professor of Higher Education (B.A.
Westminster, J.D., Ed.D. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville).
Dr. Gearhart currently serves as Vice Chancellor for University
Advancement on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus.
In 1976, he became Assistant to the President at Westminster College.
A year later he was appointed the Director of Development at Westminster
and the Director of Development for the Winston Churchill Memorial
and Library. In 1982, he was selected as Director of Development
at the University of Arkansas. In 1985 he became Vice President
for Development and University Relations at Penn State University.
Three years later he was appointed Senior Vice President. While
at Penn State, he launched a major capital campaign which raised
over $352 million. Total private gifts to Penn State during his
11 years at the University surpassed $950 million. In 1998, he returned
once again to his native state as Vice Chancellor of University
Advancement at the University of Arkansas. He is responsible for
the development, alumni, special events, and university relations
programs. He is a distinguished alumnus of his alma mater, Westminster
College, and in 1991 was named a Fulbright Scholar and studied at
Oxford University, Merton College, in Oxford, England. His E-mail
address is: gdgearh@uark.edu
Susan Stephenson - Adjunct Assistant Professor of Higher Education
(B.S., M.B.A., Ed. D. University of Arkansas). Dr. Stephenson currently
serves as the Associate Dean for Administration in the Division of Continuing
Education at the University of Arkansas. She is responsible for the
administrative services (accounting, audit, budget, information systems,
policy, purchasing, security, etc.) serving the Division's Credit Studies,
Non-credit Studies, National/International Credit Studies, Distance
Education, and Media Services departments. In addition to her current
role, she has held positions in higher education as a residence hall
advisor, a scholarship athlete in tennis, a graduate assistant in academic
advising, an internal auditor, a financial analyst, and an accounting
supervisor. Dr. Stephenson also holds professional certifications as
a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified
Government Financial Manager, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Certified
Information Systems Auditor. Prior to joining the University of Arkansas,
she worked for over ten years in commercial management and public accounting.
(Courses taught include: Legal Aspects of Higher Education and Management
Concepts Applied to Higher Education Institutions) Her email address
is: sstephen@uark.edu
 Johnetta
Cross Brazzell
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Higher Education (B.A., Spelman College;
M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Michigan). Dr. Brazzell
currently serves as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University
of Arkansas. She has held positions at Spelman College, University of
Arizona and Oakland University. Recognizing that much learning takes
place outside the classroom, Dr. Brazzell is leading her staff towards
developing innovative programs that will reach out from all areas during
the University of Arkansas student experience. Great strides are being
made toward incorporating the mission of the Student Affairs across
the academic and administrative units of the University. A big part
of that goal means crating an atmosphere that will provide cohesion
among students, faculty and staff. Her email address is: jbrazzel@uark.edu
Georgia A. Childers - Higher Education Leadership program
administrative secretary. Ms. Childers has been program secretary
since 1984. She is affectionately and respectfully referred to
as the Higher Education Leadership Program's "dean of students."
Her E-mail address is: gchilder@uark.edu
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