Graduate Studies Staff Directory

MARY ANNE STEPHENS, Ph.D.,Interim Dean

  • Graduate program review
  • Graduate program development
  • General Graduate Studies administration
  • Graduate School Catalog
  • Regents Advisory Committee on Graduate Studies
  • Educational Policy Committee
  • Graduate enrollment management
  • Graduate programs services administration

E-mail: mstephen@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2180
Fax: 330-672-2658  

YOLANDA BURGESS, Senior Secretary  

  • Clerical support to Dean
  • Dean's calendar
  • Dean's travel itineraries
  • Catalog and application requests
  • Minority and returning adult student application monitoring and tracking

E-mail: yburgess@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3401
Fax: 330-672-2658

PATRICE DeLEON, Program Assistant McNair Scholars Program

  • Provides administrative support to McNair Program
  • Provides clerical support to Director
  • Organizes and manages daily workflow
  • Maintains Program records and monitors budget
  • Supervises student employees

Email:pdeleon@kent.edu
Phone:330-672-2313
Fax: 330-672-2658

SHERICE FREEMAN, McNair Scholars Program Director

  • Provides leadership of the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program
  • Serves as Campus Coordinator of the Ohio Board of Regents STARS Program
  • Manages budget and supervises staff
  • Responsible for state/federal grant writing, reporting and administration (McNair/STARS)
  • Oversees Graduate School planning for program participants
  • Serves as Program advisory committee co-chair

E-mail: slfreeman@kent.edu
McNair Program Phone: 330-672-2264
Direct Phone: 330-672-2412
Fax: 330-672-2658

SHANNA KUIKAHI, Records Management Supervisor

  • Maintains graduate school applications
  • Prepares and maintains applicant electronic files
  • Processes application fees
  • Evaluates transcripts and calculates GPAs
  • Resolves admission queries and issues
  • Compiles data and creates reports for the Dean

E-mail: skuikahi@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2661
Fax: 330-672-2658

PATRICIA NIPPER, Clerical Coordinator

  • Maintains graduate school applications
  • Prepares and maintains applicant electronic files
  • Processes application fees
  • Evaluates transcripts and calculates GPAs
  • Resolves admission queries and issues
  • Compiles data and creates reports for the Dean

E-mail: phostler@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3012
Fax: 330-672-2658

KARLA M. RANDALL,Special Assistant to the Dean

  • Provides administrative support to the Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Coordinates and assists in development and implementation of programs/projects
  • Assists in analyzing information, conducting research
  • Serves as liaison for special programs/projects

E-mail: krandal2@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2180
Fax: 330-672-2658

CHRISTINE SPEAR, Records Technician

  • Maintains graduate school applications
  • Prepares and maintains applicant electronic files
  • Processes application fees
  • Evaluates transcripts and calculates GPAs
  • Resolves admission queries and issues
  • Compiles data and creates reports for the Dean

E-mail: cspear@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3012
Fax: 330-672-2658

MOLLY TAGGART, Director, ONTAP

  • Division of Research and Graduate Studies
  • Teaching Assistants Program (TAP)
  • Orienting New Teaching Assistants Program (ONTAP)

E-mail: mtaggar2@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-1463
Fax: 330-672-2658 

MONICA TEAMER, Administrative Assistant to the Dean

  • Provides administrative support to the Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Maintains Dean's calendar
  • Maintains Dean's travel
  • Coordinates and monitors multiple department expenses
  • Assists with special Projects

E-mail: mteamer@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-4712
Fax: 330-672-2658 

PAULETTE WASHKO, Senior Electronic Editorial Specialist

  • Graduate website
  • Graduate catalog
  • Online graduate catalog

E-mail: Pwashko@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0731
Fax: 330-672-2658

 

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This page was last modified on October 16, 2009