Academic Leadership

Ann M. Vendrely

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean

Dean’s Advisory Council

• Jan Kauffman
  Assistant Academic Dean and Registrar
• Suzanne Ehst                                                                                                                                                  Associate Professor of Education and Core Curriculum Director
• Beth Martin Birky
  Associate Academic Dean
• Kathy Meyer Reimer 
  Chair of Education, 2021-22 Faculty Chair

View: Department Chairpersons | Program Directors | SST Unit Leaders

Department Chairpersons

Merrill Krabill	Art
Regina Shands-Stoltzfus	Religion, Justice and Society
Jody Saylor	Biological & Environmental Sciences
Michelle Horning	Business
Dan Smith	Chemistry
Duane Stoltzfus	Communication
Kathy Meyer Reimer	Education
Jessica Baldanzi	English
Philipp Gollner	History and Political Science
Beth Martin Birky	Interdisciplinary Studies
Jewel Lehman	Kinesiology
David Housman	Mathematics and Computer Science
Colleen Geier	World Languages (Spanish and ASL)
Matthew Hill	Music
Jewel Yoder	Nursing
Paul Meyer Reimer	Physics and Pre-Engineering
Julie Reese	Psychology
Jeanne Liechty	Social Work
Jonathan Schramm	Sustainability and Environmental Education
Anna Kurtz Kuk	Theater

Program Directors

Colleen Geier	American Sign Language
Jewel Yoder	Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Suzanne Ehst	Core Curriculum
Jason Martin	Master of Arts in Environmental Education
Ruth Stoltzfus	Co- director of Doctor of Nursing Practice
Laura Wheeler	Director of Graduate Program in Nursing
Fritz Hartman	Harold and Wilma Good Library
Jan Bender Shetler	International Education
Michelle Horning	Master of Business Administration (MBA)
John D. Roth	Mennonite Historical Library
Jason Martin	Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
Jewel Yoder	RN-to-BSN Completion
Jeanne Liechty	Social Work (traditional and degree completion)
Kathy Meyer Reimer	Teacher Education: Elementary Student Teaching
Suzanne Ehst	Teacher Education: Secondary Student Teaching
Brooke Lemmon	Teacher Education: Special Education
Suzanne Ehst	TESOL
Kendra Yoder	Women and Gender Studies
Robert Brenneman	Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice

Academic Affairs Committee 2021-22

Ann M. Vendrely	Vice President for Academic Affairs & Academic Dean
Beth Martin Birky	Associate Academic Dean
Jan Kauffman	Assistant Academic Dean and Registrar
Kathy Meyer Reimer	Faculty Chair, School of Professional Studies
Suzanne Ehst	Core Curriculum Director; School of Professional Studies
Fritz Hartman	Ex Officio
Ruth Stoltzfus	School of Graduate Studies
Philipp Gollner	School of Society and Religion
Regina Shands-Stoltzfus	School of Society and Religion
Merrill Krabill	School of Humanities: Arts, Languages and Literatures
Colleen Geier	School of Humanities: Arts, Languages and Literatures
Jan Bender Shetler	International Education
Jewel Yoder	School of Nursing and Science
Michelle Horning	School of Professional Studies
Julie Reese	School of Nursing and Science