[I continue to update the list in this blog entry as we learn of more people but the lead text has not been edited since March, 2016. Please send any additions to me: pierson@amstat.org, preferably with a URL to a page showing the position or an announcement. I am not keeping each entry updated so many people may have rotated out of the positions listed below.]
The statistical community is celebrating this week the news of Sally C Morton being named as dean for Virginia Tech College of Science. Morton will join a growing list of statisticians who are or have been in senior university administration positions, signifying the growing recognition of the importance of statistics to improving science:
- Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Dean, School of Public Health, UCLA (1985- 2000)
- Syed Ejaz Ahmed, Dean, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University
- David B. Allison, Dean, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington (2017- 2025); Associate Dean for Science, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Rebecca R. Andridge, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, The Ohio State University College of Public Health (2024- ).
- Sudipto Banerjee, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (2023- )
- Mark Becker, President, Georgia State University, President, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (2022- )
- Melissa Begg, Vice Provost for Educational Programs, Columbia University
- Scarlett Bellamy, Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Faculty Development, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University
- Jeffrey Blume, Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs in Data Science, School of Data Science, UVA (2021- )
- DuBois Bowman, President, Morehouse College (2025 - ); Dean, School of Public Health, University of Michigan (2018-2025)
- Ronald Brookmeyer, Dean, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
- James Calvin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, previously Executive Associate Vice President for Research, Texas A&M
- Alicia Carriquiry, Associate Provost, Iowa State University (2000-2005)
- James Cochran, Associate Dean for Research, University of Alabama
- Kumer Pial Das, AVP for Research, Innovation and Economic Development and Assistant Provost, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Jeffrey D. Dawson, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
- Charmaine Dean, Dean of Science, Western University; Starting July 1, 2017: VP for Research, University of Waterloo
- Dipak Dey, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Science, University of Connecticut
- Rebecca Doerge, Dean, Mellon College of Science, Carnegie Mellon University (2016-2023), Provost, RPI (2023- )
- Francesca Dominici, Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health, Harvard University
- Brad Efron, Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University (1987 - 1990)
- Michael Elliot, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Saint Louis University College for Public Health & Social Justice
- Felicity Enders, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Michael Escobar, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
- Eleanor Feingold, Dean, College of Science, Oregon State University (2023- )
- Stephen Fienberg, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, CMU (1987-1991); Vice President for Academic Affairs, York University (1991-1993)
- Ron Fricker, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Virginia Tech (2022-
- Montserrat Fuentes, Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University (2016-2019); Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Iowa (2019-2020); President, St. Edward's University (2021- )
- Blanton Godfrey, Dean, College of Textiles, NC State (2000-2014)
- Amanda Golbeck, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Vice President and Academic Dean, Bethany College (1996-1998); Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kansas Board of Regents (2000-2003)
- Barbara Gonzalez, Associate Dean for Academic Administration, Northern Illinois University (July 2021-).
- Melody Goodman, Associate Dean for Research, School of Global Public Research, NYU.
- Steven Goodman, Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Research, School of Medicine, Stanford University
- J. Brian Gray, Interim Dean, Culverhouse College of Commerce, University of Alabama (2015-16); Associate Dean for the Manderson Graduate School of Business, University of Alabama
- Joel Greenhouse, Associate Dean, College Of Humanities And Social Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University (1997-2002)
- Robert Groves, Provost, Georgetown University
- Marcia Gumpertz, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity, NC State
- Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President, Samford University (2015-2024); Dean, Culverhouse College, University of Alabama (2011-2015)
- Ofer Harel, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut, (2021- ); Interim Dean (2023-)
- Amy Herring, Dean, College of Natural Sciences, Duke University (June 2025 - ).
- Joseph W. Hogan, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, School of Public Health, Brown University
- Melinda Miller Holt, Dean,Sam Houston State University College of Science & Engineering Technology (2024- )
- Monica Jackson, Deputy Provost and Dean of Faculty, American University (2021- )
- Tim Jacobbe, Dean, College of Education, University of Texas at Arlington (2024- )
- Gareth James, Dean, Goizueta Business School, Emory University (2022-), previously Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Marshall School of Business, USC
- Brian Jersky, Dean, College of Science, Cal Poly Pomona; Provost, Cal State Long Beach (starting 7/1/16).
- Daniel Jeske, Vice Provost of Administrative Resolution, University of California Riverside, 2019 - Present.
- Nicholas Jewell, Vice Provost, UC Berkeley (1994-2000)
- Iain Johnston, Senior Associate Dean for the Natural Sciences, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University (2003-2005).
- Brian Junker, Associate Dean, Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences, CMU
- Sallie Keller, Dean, School of Engineering, Rice University (2005-2010); Provost, University of Waterloo (2012-2013)
- Ken Kelley, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame
- Michael H. Kutner, Inaugural Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Public Health, Emory University (1990-93)
- Herbert Lee, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs, UC Santa Cruz; Interim Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor
- John Lehoczky, Dean, Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences, CMU (2000-2014); Interim Executive Vice President, CMU (2014-2015)
- Stanley Lemeshow, Founding Dean, College of Public Health, Ohio State University
- Kung-Yee Liang, President, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
- Albert Madansky, Associate Dean for Faculty, Deputy Dean of Faculty, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 1985-1993.
- David Madigan, Executive Vice President, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University; Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs, Northeastern University (2020-)
- Dibyen Majumdar, Executive Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Hossein Mansouri, Associate Academic Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Texas Tech University (2001-2010)
- George McCabe, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Science, Purdue University
- Leslie McClure, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University (2021- 2023); Dean, College for Public Health and Social Justice, St. Louis University (2023- )
- Reneé H. Moore, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health
- Bhramar Mukherjee, Senior Associate Dean of Public Health Data Science and Data Equity, Yale School of Public Health (Aug. 1, 2024- )
- Sean W. Mulvenon, Associate Dean of Research and Sponsored Project, College of Education, UNLV
- Xiao-Li Meng, Dean, Graduate School, Harvard University
- Jane Meza, Senior Associate Dean, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Jeffrey Miecznikowski, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Diversity, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo
- J. P. Morgan, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, College of Science, Virginia Tech
- Sally C Morton, Dean, College of Science, Virginia Tech, Executive Vice President & Professor, ASU Knowledge Enterprise
- H. Joseph Newton, Dean, College of Science, Texas A&M (2002-2015)
- Sarah Nusser, Vice President for Research, Iowa State University
- Jason W. Osborne, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, Clemson University
- Sastry Pantula, Dean, College of Science, Oregon State University (2013-2017); Dean, College of Natural Sciences, Cal State San Bernadino (2018- )
- Samantha Bates Prins, Dean, College of Science and Math, James Madison University (2025- )
- C. Shane Reese, Academic Vice President, BYU; Previously Dean, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, BYU, (2017-2019).
- Kathryn Roeder, Vice Provost for Faculty, Carnegie Mellon University
- Brisa Sanchez, Associate Dean for Research, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health
- Stephanie Santorico, Dean, College of Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso (effective March 1, 2025)
- Norean Sharpe, Dean, Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University; Senior Associate Dean, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University.
- Simon J. Sheather, Dean,Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, (starting July, 2018)
- Judith Singer, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, Harvard University
- Aleksandra Slavkovic, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Eberly College of Science, PSU
- Sir Adrian Smith, Vice-Chancellor, University of London (2012-present)
- Lee H. Smith, President, Texas State University (1974-81)
- William B. Smith, Executive Associate Dean, College of Science, Texas A&M (1994-97)
- Dan Solomon, Dean, College of Sciences and former College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2000-2015)
- Philip Stark, Associate Dean, Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, UC Berkeley
- Hal Stern, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (2021- ), previously Vice Provost for Academic Planning, University of California, Irvine; and Dean, College of Information and Computer Sciences, UCI
- Elizabeth Stuart, Associate Dean for Education, Bloomberg School of Public Health, JHU
- Werner Stuetzle, Divisional Dean of Natural Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington
- Loni Philip Tabb, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health
- Ronald Thisted, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Chicago
- Jessica Utts, Associate Vice Provost, UC Davis (1996-98)
- Patricia Wahl, Dean, School of Public Health (1998-2010)
- James Ware, Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Public Health, Harvard University (1990-2009)
- Ron Wasserstein, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Washburn University (2000-2007)
- Michael T. Weaver, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, School of Nursing, University of Florida
- Robert F. Woolson, Associate Dean for Research, College of Public Health, University of Iowa (1999-2002).
- Scott Zeger, Vice Provost of Johns Hopkins University (2007-2010); Interim Provost (2009)
[Please help us complete this list by emailing additions to pierson (at) amstat (dot) org.]
Going further back, I've been informed of the following: William Kruskal, was Dean of the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago; W. Allen Wallis was Dean of the Graduate School of Business (1956-62) at the University of Chicago and President (1962-1970) and Chancellor (1970-1982) of the University of Rochester; Gerald Lieberman was Vice Provost and Dean of Research at Stanford, and later was Provost (1992-1994); Al Bowker was Chancellor of the City University of New York, then Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and then Dean of the School of Public Affairs at Maryland; and Lowell Jacob Reed was the seventh president of Johns Hopkins University.
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