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Dean's Office

Julie Underwood, Dean
310 Lathrop Hall, (608) 262-6137
Assistant: Nancy Eifert, 306 Lathrop Hall

Jeff Hamm , Associate Dean
342 Rust Schreiner Building, (608) 265-2745
Assistant: Sue O'Rourke
Duties: Student services; undergraduate programs; Programs Committee; scholarships

Henry Lufler, Associate Dean
135 Lathrop Hall, (608) 262-2564
Duties: External relations; space and remodeling; scholarships and awards; marketing and communications; alumni relations; foundation; facilities; Tandem Press; parking; liaison to Office of Corporate Relations; lobbyists liaison; US News & World Report Survey (with Amos-Landgraf)

Melissa Amos-Landgraf , Associate Dean
B150 Lathrop Hall, (608) 262-4474
Assistant: Kathy Kruger
Duties: Administration and budget; human resources; institutional research; administrative forum; Committee on Awards and Honors; expenses, contracts, etc.; contract administration; Testing Center Advisory Board; US News & World Report Survey (with Lufler)

Jim Escalante , Associate Dean
314 Lathrop Hall, (608) 262-1763
Assistant: Yvette Peterson
Duties: Equity and diversity; mentoring of assistant professors; faculty hiring/retention and tenure; complaints, investigations, grievances, and legal issues; research; graduate programs; graduate school link; Education IRB (ex officio); tenure dossier review

Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, Associate Dean
312 Lathrop Hall, (608) 262-9850 or (608) 262-1763
Assistant: Yvette Peterson
Duties: Undergraduate programs; teacher education and certification; DPI; AACTE; CCTE; International programs; liaison to General Education Committee