BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY
Calvin W. Lowe, Ph.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

BOARD OF VISITORS
Appointed by President to 3-year terms:
William D. Missouri, Chair (chosen by Board in Sept., 2-year term), 2004
William Couper; James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.; Gregory M. Gill; Walter J. Leonard, Ph.D.; Alexander Williams, Jr.; Judy Holland; William Miller; Beverly Perry; Douglas J. Peters; Joel D. Rozner, J.D.; Jacqueline W. Sales; Roland B. Smith, Jr., Ph.D.; Robert L. Wright.

COUNSEL
Michelle D. Rhett, J.D., General Counsel (301) 860-3505

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Maitland W. Dade, Special Assistant to the President (301) 860-3390

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

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
George E. Miller III, Ph.D., Provost (301) 860-3460
e-mail: rmitchell@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

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

PUBLIC SAFETY
Lawrence N. Adams, Director (301) 860-4040

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

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
M. Sammye Miller, Ph.D., Dean (301) 860-3320
e-mail: smiller@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/bowieweb/artssci/index.html

COMMUNICATIONS DEPT.
Ritchard Tamba M'Bayo, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3700

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

ENGLISH & MODERN LANGUAGES DEPT.
Hardy M. Cook, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3670

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

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

MATHEMATICS DEPT.
Olusola Akinyele, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3350

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

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

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Vernon C. Polite, Ph.D., Dean (301) 860-3230
e-mail: vpolite@bowiestate.edu

COUNSELING DEPT.
Jake A. Johnson, Ed.D., Interim Chair (301) 860-3239


EDUCATIONAL STUDIES & LEADERSHIP
Charles M. Hodge, Ed.D., Interim Chair (301) 860-3230


TEACHING, LEARNING, & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Lola LeCounte, Ed.D., Interim Chair (301) 860-3135

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES & CONTINUING EDUCATION
Ida G. Brandon, Ed.D., Assistant Provost & Dean (301) 860-3406
e-mail: ibrandon@bowiestate.edu
web: www.bowiestate.edu/bowieweb/graduateWebsite/Graduate.html

SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Eleanor A. Walker, Ph.D., R.N., Interim Dean (301) 860-3230

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES DEPT.
Annie R. Leslie, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3100

BUSINESS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, & ECONOMICS DEPT.
Mathias Mbah, Ph.D., Chair (301) 860-3620

NURSING DEPT.
Noel Eller, Ph.D., R.N., Interim Chair (301) 860-3210

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

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

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

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

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Laura-Lee Davidson, Senior Director (301) 860-6102

BUSINESS SYSTEMS
Marisa Greenlee, Director (301) 860-3957

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Godfrey Ovwigho, Director (301) 860-3920

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

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Arthur R. Brooks, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement (301) 860-4300
e-mail: abrooks@bowiestate.edu
fax: (301) 860-4309

ALUMNI RELATIONS
Moncenya D. Broadus, Director (301) 860-4302

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

SPECIAL PROJECTS
Jean W. Humphrey, Director (301) 860-4321

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS & MARKETING
Deborrah M. Banks, Director (301) 860-4311

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

CAREER, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION & INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
Mary G. Johnson, Director (301) 860-3829

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Renardo A. Hall, Interim Director (301) 860-3570

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

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

UNIVERSITY HOUSING
Rodney C. Peters, Director (301) 860-5000

UNIVERSITY WELLNESS CENTER
Cassandra Jacobs, Director (301) 860-4170

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

DEFUNCT UNITS

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

FINANCE & BUDGET
In 2003, renamed Finance and Administration.

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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