Office of Academic Affairs
Members of the Deans’ Cabinet
This group meets regularly with Les Steele, vice president for academic affairs, to discuss academic policies and procedures.![]() |
Les Steele Mailing Suite: 102 Vice President for Academic Affairs; B.A., Azusa Pacific, 1975; M.A., Azusa Pacific, 1976; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1984. At SPU since 1985. |
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Bruce D. Congdon bcongdon@spu.edu Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Biology B.S., University of the Ozarks, Arkansas, 1979; M.S., Colorado State University, 1981; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1985. At SPU since 1985. |
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Bryce
E. Nelson nelsonb@spu.edu University Librarian; B.A., University of Washington, 1968; M.A.T., Northwestern University, 1969; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1981. At SPU since 2005. |
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Susan VanZanten Gallagher gallaghe@spu.edu Director of the Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development; Professor of English; B.A., Westmont, 1978; M.A., Emory University, 1981; Ph.D., Emory University, 1982. At SPU since 1993. |
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Doug Strong dstrong@spu.edu Dean of the School of Theology; Professor of the History of Christianity B.A., Houghton College (1978); M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary (1981); Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary (1990). At SPU since 2007. |
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Jordan jordaj2@spu.edu Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dean of Students; B.A., Houghton College, 1983; M.S., State University of New York, College at Buffalo, 1985; Ed.D., Seattle University, 2004. At SPU since 2004. |
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Lucille Kelley lkelley@spu.edu Dean, School of Health Sciences; Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Connecticut, 1969; M.N., University of Washington, 1973; Ph.D., 1990. At SPU since 1985. |
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Cindy Price cprice@spu.edu Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., Westmont College, 1983; M.A., Washington State University, 1986; Ph.D., 1990. At SPU since 1993. |
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Mícheál D. Roe mroe@spu.edu Dean for the School of Psychology, Family, and Community; Professor of Psychology; B.A., Revelle College, University of California, 1973; M.Ed., University of Washington, 1975; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1981. At SPU since 1988. |
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Bill Rowley wrowley@spu.edu Dean, School of Education; Associate Professor, School Counseling; B.A., Sociology, Pasadena College, 1962; M.A., Counseling, San Jose State College, 1967; Ed.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Northern Colorado, 1973. At SPU since 1996. |
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Jeffery B. Van Duzer vandj@spu.edu Dean, School of Business and Economics; Associate Professor of Business and Economics; B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1976; J.D., Yale Law School, 1979. At SPU since 2001. |












