Office Leadership

The responsibilities of the Provost include overseeing all the academic programs and units of the University; supporting and shaping the direction of undergraduate and graduate education; supporting faculty teaching and research; and overseeing academic policies of the University.

The ultimate mission of this office is to support and implement the academic mission of SMU: to create new knowledge, and to provide a transformative education that will equip students to be lifelong learners and engaged citizens in a globalized, diverse, and rapidly changing world.

The deans, associate and assistant provosts, together with the provost’s administrative and operations staff, support the Provost in carrying out the responsibilities of the Provost.

Provost

• Elizabeth G. Loboa, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Deans

• Nathan Balke, Dean ad interim, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
• Sam Holland, Algur H. Meadows Dean, Meadows School of the Arts
• Nader Jalili, Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering
• Holly Jeffcoat, Dean, SMU Libraries
• Stephanie L. Knight, Leon Simmons Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development
• Hugo Magallanes, Dean ad interim, Perkins School of Theology
• Matthew B. Myers, Dean, Edwin L. Cox School of Business and Tolleson Chair in Business Leadership and David B. Miller Endowed Professor
  
• Jason P. Nance, Judge James Noel Dean, Dedman School of Law
• Robin Poston, Dean, Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies

Vice Provosts

• Suku Nair, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer
• Wes Waggoner, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management & Chief Enrollment Officer
• Michael D. Tumeo, Chief Institutional Research Officer & Chief Data Governance Officer for University Decision Support

Associate Provosts

• Sheri Kunovich, Associate Provost for Student Academic Engagement and Success
• Dayna Oscherwitz, Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness
• Robin Poston, Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Dean, Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
• Paige Ware, Associate Provost for Faculty Success

Associate Vice Presidents

• Daniel Eady, Associate Vice President for Strategy and Operations and Chief of Staff

Assistant Vice Presidents

• David Lee, Assistant Vice President for Curricular Operations and Strategy

Directors

• Neena Imam, Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Director of the O’Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute
• Sarah Sage, Director for Strategy & Operations

Organizational Chart

• Click here for an organizational chart of the Office of the Provost.