BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY
Calvin W. Lowe, Sc.D., President (appointed by Board of Regents) (301) 860-3555
e-mail: president@bowiestate.edu
fax: (301) 860-3510

William P. Marable, Ph.D., Chief of Staff (301) 860-3555

Diane Maloney-Krichmar, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President (301) 860-3555
Granville M. Sawyer, Jr., Ph.D., Executive Assistant to the President (301) 860-3555
Eleanor A. Walker, Ph.D., R.N., Special Assistant to the President (301) 860-3555

BOARD OF VISITORS
Appointed by President to 3-year terms:
William D. Missouri, Chair (chosen by Board in Sept., 2-year term), 2004
Ingrid Cooper; Jason L. Groves; Judy Holland-Burton; Walter J. Leonard, Ph.D.; Alexander Williams, Jr.; Beverly Perry; Douglas J. Peters; Jacqueline W. Sales.

COUNSEL
Sara Slaff, J.D., Counsel (410) 576-7847

OFFICE OF PLANNING, ANALYSIS & ACCOUNTABILITY
Gail S. Medford, Ph.D., Director (301) 860-3403

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Patricia Pierce Ramsey, Ph.D., Provost & Vice-President for Academic Affairs (301) 860-3460
e-mail: pramsey@bowiestate.edu

ENROLLMENT, RECRUITMENT, & REGISTRATION
Donald Kiah, Assistant Vice-President (301) 860-3427
e-mail: dkiah@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/records/apply.htm

ADMISSIONS
Shingirai Chanaiwa, J.D., Director (301) 860-3422
1-877-772-6943 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/admissions.htm

FINANCIAL AID
Veronica Pickett, Director (301) 860-3540
e-mail: financialaid@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/financialaid.htm

RECORDS & REGISTRATION
Carleen J. Wilson, Registrar (301) 860-3415

HONORS PROGRAM
Monika Gross, Ph.D., Director (310) 860-4091

THURGOOD MARSHALL LIBRARY
Richard P. Bradberry, Ph.D., Dean (301) 860-3849
e-mail: rbradberry@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/bowieweb/library/libmain.htm

STUDENT SUCCESS & RETENTION CENTER
Doris W. Gillard, Director (310) 860-3280
e-mail: dgillard@bowiestate.edu

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Cosmos Uche Nwokeafor, Ph.D., Dean (301) 860-3320
e-mail: cnwokeafor@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/bowieweb/artssci/index.html

COMMUNICATIONS DEPT.
Chukwuka Onwumechili, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3716

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT.
Sadanand Srivastava, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3960

ENGLISH & MODERN LANGUAGES DEPT.
Sidney Walker, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3670

FINE & PERFORMING ARTS DEPT.
Clarence E. Knight, Jr., Ed.D., Chair (301) 860-3750

HISTORY & GOVERNMENT DEPT.
William B. Lewis, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3600

MATHEMATICS DEPT.
Nelson Petulante, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3350

MILITARY SCIENCE (ROTC) DEPT.
Lt. Colonel Charles Marshall, Officer-in-Charge (301) 860-3561

NATURAL SCIENCES DEPT.
Elaine J. Davis, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3330

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Mathias Mbah, Ph.D., Interim Dean (301) 860-3230
e-mail: mmbah@bowiestate.edu

ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, & ECONOMICS DEPT.
Samuel Duah, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3837

MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEPT.
Shelton Rhodes, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3637

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPT.
David Anyiwo, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3626

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Vernon C. Polite, Ph.D., Dean (301) 860-3239
e-mail: vpolite@bowiestate.edu
web: http://education.bowiestate.edu/

COUNSELING DEPT.
Rhonda Jeter, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3233


EDUCATIONAL STUDIES & LEADERSHIP
Barbara Jackson, Interim Chair (301) 860-3125


TEACHING, LEARNING, & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Barbara Smith, Chair (301) 860-3135

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES & CONTINUING EDUCATION
Diana Krichmar, Ph.D., Acting Dean (301) 860-3505
e-mail: dkrichmar@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/bowieweb/graduateWebsite/Graduate.html

SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Joyce G. Bowles, Ph.D., R.N., Dean (301) 860-3230
e-mail: jbowles@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/bowieweb/acadres/SchProfStud.html

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES DEPT.
D. Elliott Parris, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3100

NURSING DEPT.
Josephine McCaskill, Ph.D., R.N., Chair (301) 860-3210

PSYCHOLOGY DEPT.
Cheryl Blackman, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3257

SOCIAL WORK DEPT.
Doris Polston, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3257

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EXCELLENCE
Mary H. McManus, Ph.D., Interim Dean (301) 860-3271
e-mail: uce@bowiestate.edu

EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Maitland W. Dade, Vice-President for External Relations (301) 860-4300
e-mail: mdade@bowiestate.edu
fax: (301) 860-4309

ALUMNI RELATIONS
Moncenya D. Broadus, Director (301) 860-3939
e-mail: alumnirelations@bowiestatealumni.org
web: www.bowiestatealumni.org

CORPORATION & FOUNDATION RELATIONS
Vacancy, Director (301) 860-4304

FEDERAL RELATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
Joyce E. Taylor, Director (301) 860-4318

SPECIAL PROJECTS
Vacancy, Director (301) 860-4321

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS & MARKETING
Deborrah M. Banks, Director (301) 860-4311
e-mail: dbanks@bowiestate.edu

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Willie M. Hughey, Vice-President for Finance & Administration (301) 860-3470
e-mail: whughey@bowiestate.edu

BUDGET OFFICE
Sharon L. Evans, Associate Vice-President (301) 860-4360

CONTROLLER'S OFFICE
Christina B. Davies, Controller (301) 860-3481

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Michael Harris, Interim Director (301) 860-4203

HUMAN RESOURCES
Sheila M. Hobson, Senior Director (301) 860-3450
(301) 809-3449 (job line)
e-mail: shobson@bowiestate.edu

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Marisa Greenlee, Interim Senior Director (301) 860-6102

BUSINESS SYSTEMS
Merivic Weiss, Acting Director (301) 860-3957

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Vacancy, Director (301) 860-3920

PROCUREMENT
Steven A. Jost, Director (301) 860-4210

STUDENT AFFAIRS & CAMPUS LIFE
Renardo A. Hall, Dean for Student Affairs & Campus Life (301) 860-3390
e-mail: rhall@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/bowieweb/Student%20affairs/indexStudentaffairs.html

ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, & OTHER DRUGS PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Vanessa Cooke, Director (301) 860-4127
e-mail: vcook@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/atod.htm

CAREER, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION & INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
Dale O'Neal, Interim Director (301) 860-3828

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Derek Carter, Director (301) 860-3570
e-mail: dcarter@bowiestate.edu

JUDICIAL AFFAIRS
Dorothy L. Holland, Assistant Dean (301) 860-3394

PUBLIC SAFETY
Vacancy, Director (301) 860-4040

STUDENT LIFE
Jesse Wise III, Director (301) 860-3839

UNIVERSITY HOUSING
Vacancy, Director (301) 860-5000

UNIVERSITY WELLNESS CENTER
Vacancy, Director (301) 860-4170

J. ALEXANDER WISEMAN STUDENT CENTER
Frank Waller, Director (301) 860-3813

DEFUNCT UNITS

BUSINESS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, & ECONOMICS DEPT.
Under School of Professional Studies, abolished in July 2004.

EDUCATION & PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT.
Renamed in 1997 as Education Dept.

FINANCE & BUDGET
In 2003, renamed Finance and Administration.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Reorganized under External Relations in 2003.

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Renamed External Relations in 2003.

PRECOLLEGE PROGRAMS
Under Student Success and Retention Center, abolished in June 2001.

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION & EXTENDED STUDIES
Reorganized as School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education in July 2000.

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Reorganized in July 2001 as two schools: one for Education and one for Professional Studies

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH
In July 2000, functions transferred to new School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education.

SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Renamed School of Education and Professional Studies in 1997.

STUDENT & ACADEMIC SERVICES
In July 2000, renamed Student Affairs.

STUDENT SERVICES
Functions assumed by Student Affairs in August 2000.

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