Volume 45, #2- December 2007 - Houston Baptist University

HBUFaculty & StaffHBU welcomes new facultyDr. Anne DavisAssociate Dean for Undergraduate ProgramsAssociate Professor of ManagementCollege of Business & EconomicsHBU bids farewellCarolyn Albritton, who worked in theRegistrar’s Office for eleven years, retiredfrom the University in November. Shebegan as a transcript evaluator and waspromoted to registrar in 2002.Dr. Lila CardenAssistant Professor of ManagementCollege of Business & EconomicsDr. Leslie HaugenAssociate Professor of ManagementCollege of Business & EconomicsRon HomannVisiting Professor in SociologyCollege of Education & Behavioral SciencesDr. Tuon-Vi HoAssociate Professor of NursingCollege of NursingPamela LandinClinical Director, Athletic TrainingAssistant Professor of KinesiologyCollege of Education & Behavioral SciencesDr. Alice LedfordChair, Department of Education & KinesiologyAssociate Professor of EducationCollege of Education & Behavioral SciencesDr. Norene LoweryAssistant Professor of EducationCollege of Education & Behavioral SciencesVanessa MonroeVisiting Professor in NursingCollege of NursingDick Parker accepted a position withTatum Partners in September. Parkerserved as chief financial officer for13-plus years.HBU welcomes new staffGregg Stapleton MBA ’06 has been appointed vicepresident for financial services. Stapleton comes to HBUfrom Marathon Oil, where he served for 27 years in avariety of financial and IT management positions aroundthe world.Jim Hutchinson has accepted the position of director ofthe Academic Success and Advising Center.Promotions andappointmentsBrian L. Hurd has been named vice president ofadvancement; the Office of Advancement nowencompasses both Marketing and Development.Sharon Saunders has been named vice president ofUniversity relations.Sherry Hibbert has been appointed vice president andgeneral counsel.Mark Miller has been named assistant vice president foroperations.Dr. Nancy Yuill ‘72, dean of the College of Nursing, hasbeen named interim vice president for academic affairs.Dr. Debra Berry ’89 has been named interim dean of theCollege of Nursing.Ann Noble has been named interim director ofUniversity libraries.Daisey McCloud MA ’02 has been named assistantdirector of the academic success and advising center.HBU 36 NEWS