Council of Chairs
The Council of Chairs consists of all Department Chairs and School Directors. The Council serves as a forum for Chairs and Directors to discuss issues and concerns that affect them, their departments/schools, faculty and students. In addition, the Council utilizes its collective wisdom and experience to inform policy-making at various levels at UNF.
The University of North Florida Chair’s Manual, drafted by the Council of Chairs and accessed by clicking on the links below, is intended to provide a quick resource and reference guide for new and returning department chairs. The manual does not represent official university policy, but refers to policies throughout the text.
Chair's Manual 2011
Chair's Manual Appendix
Members, 2012-13
Chair: Scott Hochwald, Chair, Mathematics and Statistics
Vice-Chair: Li Loriz, Director, Nursing and Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences
Brooks College of Health:
Dr. Li Loriz, Director, School of Nursing; Interim Chair, Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences
Dr. Judy Rodriguez: Chair, Nutrition and Dietetics
Dr. Jeffrey Harrison: Chair, Public Health
Coggin College of Business:
Dr. David Jaeger: Chair, Dept. of Accounting & Finance
Dr. Andres Gallo: Chair, Dept. of Economics and Geography
Dr. Gene Baker: Chair, Dept. of Management
Dr. Robert Frankel: Chair, Dept. of Marketing and Logistics
College of Arts & Sciences:
Dr. Debra Murphy: Chair, Department of Art and Design
Dr. Daniel Moon: Chair, Department of Biology
Dr. Kenneth Laali: Chair, Dept. of Chemistry
Dr. John Parmelee: Chair, Dept. of Communication
Dr. Michael Hallett: Chair, Dept. of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr. Brian Striar: Chair, Dept. of English
Dr.Charles Closmann: Chair, Dept. of History
Dr. Scott H. Hochwald: Chair, Dept of Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. Randy Tinnin: Chair, Dept. of Music
Dr. Hans-Herbert Koegler: Chair, Dept. of Philosophy
Dr. James Garner: Chair, Dept. of Physics
Dr. Matthew Corrigan, Chair, Dept. of Political Science and Public Administration
Dr. Michael Toglia: Chair, Dept. of Psychology
Dr. Krista Paulsen: Chair, Dept of Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. Patricia Geesey: Chair, Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
College of Education & Human Services:
Dr. Ronghua Ouyang: Chair, Dept. of Childhood Education, Literacy, and TESOL
Dr. Jeffrey Cornett: Chair, Dept. of Foundations and Secondary Education
Dr. Jennifer Kane: Chair, Department of Leadership, School Counseling, and Sport Management
Dr. Karen Patterson: Chair, Dept. of Exceptional, Deaf, and Interpreter Education
College of Computing, Engineering and Construction:
Dr. Asai Asaithambi: Director, School of Computing
Dr. Maged Malek: Chair, Dept of Construction Management
Dr. Murat Tiryakioglu: Director, School of Engineering
Scheduled Meetings
2012 Schedule to be announced
Location: President’s Conference Room
