Office Leadership
The responsibilities of the Provost include overseeing all the academic programs and units of the University; supporting and shaping the direction of undergraduate and graduate education; supporting faculty teaching and research; and overseeing academic policies of the University.
The ultimate mission of this office is to support and implement the academic mission of SMU: to create new knowledge, and to provide a transformative education that will equip students to be lifelong learners and engaged citizens in a globalized, diverse, and rapidly changing world.
The deans, associate and assistant provosts, together with the provost’s administrative and operations staff, support the Provost in carrying out the responsibilities of the Provost.
Provost
- Elizabeth G. Loboa, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Deans
- Tom DiPiero, Elisabeth Martin Armstrong Dean of Dedman College, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
- Sam Holland, Algur H. Meadows Dean, Meadows School of the Arts
- Nader Jalili, Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering
- Holly Jeffcoat, Dean, SMU Libraries
- Stephanie L. Knight, Leon Simmons Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development
- Michael McKee, Dean ad interim, Perkins School of Theology
- Matthew B. Myers, Dean, Edwin L. Cox School of Business and Tolleson Chair in Business Leadership and David B. Miller Endowed Professor
- Jason P. Nance, Judge James Noel Dean, Dedman School of Law
- Robin Poston, Dean, Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
Vice Provosts
- Suku Nair, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer
- Wes Waggoner, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management & Chief Enrollment Officer
- Michael D. Tumeo, Chief Institutional Research Officer & Chief Data Governance Officer for University Decision Support
Associate Provosts
- Sheri Kunovich, Associate Provost for Student Academic Engagement and Success
- Dayna Oscherwitz, Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness
- Robin Poston, Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Dean, Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
- Paige Ware, Associate Provost for Faculty Success
Associate Vice Presidents
- Daniel Eady, Associate Vice President for Strategy and Operations and Chief of Staff
Assistant Vice Presidents
- David Lee, Assistant Vice President for Curricular Operations and Strategy
Directors
- Neena Imam, Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Director of the O’Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute
- Sarah Sage, Director for Strategy & Operations
Organizational Chart
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