2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Administration

President and Staff

(The date after a name denotes that person’s first year in their position.)

Polly L. Peterson, Ph.D. (2018)
President

Austin Hieb (2022)
Athletic Director

Chris Hoke (2019)
Chief Information Officer 

Dustin Jensen (2018)
Dean of Engagement & Student Affairs

Erin Klein (2014)
Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Kristin Lefebvre, PhD (2025)
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate Faculty

Brett Moser (2019)
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Paul Olson, Ph.D. (2014)
Executive Vice President and Provost

Michelle Solensky, PhD (2025)
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Undergraduate Faculty

Gregory Ulland (2018)
Vice President for Enrollment Management

Kresha Wiest (2021)
Chief Financial Officer

Administrative Personnel
 
Jakob Barnard, PhD 
Associate Professor and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Judy Hager
Director of Financial Aid

Samantha Homer
Director of Instructional Design and Development 

Heidi Larson, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Career Services and Experiential Education

Raena McIntyre
Registrar

Anna Munns Engdahl, M.A.
Assistant Professor and Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Elizabeth Naglak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning

Tonya (McIlonie) Sletto
Controller

Lindsey VanHall
Manager of Jimmie Connection/Post Office

Sara Voorhees, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean of Graduate Academic Affairs

Amanda Walch, M.L.I.S.
Assistant Professor and Director of Libraries

President Emeriti

Robert S. Badal, Ph.D. (2002-2018)
President Emeritus 

Dean Emeriti

Carol Schmeichel, M.S.
Dean Emerita

Gary Watts, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus