BFA Chair Archive

Former Chairs of the BFA

Alastair Norcross

2025-2026

Department of Philosophy

Shelly Miller

2023-2025

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Tiffany Beechy

2021-2023

Department of English

Bob Ferry

2017-2021

Department of History

Melinda Piket-May

2015-2017

Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Paul Chinowsky

2013-2015

Department of Civil Engineering

Jerry Peterson

2011-2013

Department of Physics

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Joseph Rosse

2009-2011

College of Business

Uriel Nauenberg

2007-2009

Department of Physics

Gerard Hauser

2005-2007

Department of Communications

Barbara Bintliff

2003-2005

School of Law

Uriel Nauenberg

2001-2003

Department of Physics

Francis A. Beer

1999-2001

Department of Political Science

John W. Daily

1997-1999

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Phillip K. Tompkins

1995-1997

Department of Communications

Gordon Sandford

1993-1995

College of Music

Joseph Juhasz

1991-1993

College of Architecture & Planning

Jerry Foster

1990-1991

College of Business

Carol Krismann

1989-1990

University Libraries

Roy Garstang

1988-1989

Department of Astrophysical and Plantetary Sciences

Donald Darnell

1987-1988

Department of Communications

Ruth Cline

1986-1987

School of Education

Dale Mood

1984-1986

Department of Physical Education

Keith Wallingford

1982-1984

College of Music

Neil Ashby

1980-1982

Department of Physics

Kaye Howe

1978-1980

Department of Comparative Literature

John Tracy

1976-1978

College of Business

Albert Bartlett

1976

Department of Physics

Below are the former chairs of the BFA, the years of their term and their department or college. The BFA is grateful for all those who led and served their time to the work of faculty governance.Ìý