Dean of Students History
The Dean of Student's Office, once the single entity responsible for all of student life, has undergone major changes in the past thirty years. As universities expanded and became more accessible, the responsibilities, for example, of one Assistant Dean of Men who handled scholarships, became a large department known as Student Financial Aid while the Senior Student Affairs Officer became the Vice President for Student Affairs. What is now the Dean of Students Office at most large universities usually includes the remaining generalist responsibilities such as student withdrawal from the university during a semester, some short-term student loans, general counseling, advising and advocacy, and class absences. Such is the case at The University of New Mexico. Below is a timeline of the many Deans to serve UNM students and a representation of how the role has evolved over the last 110 years.
Year | Position Title | Name |
2016-Present | Dean Of Students | Nasha Torrez |
2016 | Interim Dean of Students | Jenna Crabb |
2013-2015 | Dean of Students | Tomas A. Aguirre |
2010-2013 | Interim Dean of Students | Kim Kloeppel |
2003-2009 | Dean of Students/Director of Residence Life | Randy Boeglin |
1999-2003 | Associate VP for Student Affairs | Randy Boeglin |
1972-99 | Dean of Students | Karen M. Glaser |
1970-71 | Dean of Men | Charles P. Roberts |
1969-70 | Dean of Students | Howard Mathany |
1962-71 | Dean of Women | Helen Whiteside |
1948-69 | Dean of Men | Howard Mathany |
1946-47 | Dean of Men/Director of Student Personnel | Jabez Leland Bostwick |
1936-46 | Dean of Men | Jabez Leland Bostwick |
1929-62 | Dean of Women | Lena C. Clauve |
1929-36 | Dean of Men | Jay C. Knode |
1928-29 | Adviser of Women | Elizabeth Simpson |
1927-29 | Dean of Students | John D. Clark |
1926-27 | Dean of Men | John D. Clark |
1922-27 | Supervisor of Women | Wilma Loy Shelton |
1920-22 | General Supervisor of Women | Edna Mosher |
1913-14 | Dean of Women | Margaret Gleason |
1911-13 | Dean of Women | Nellie Dean |
1909-10 | Dean of Women | Della J. Sisler |