Office of the Provost
Provost
Dr. Richard C. Holz
A bioinorganic chemist by training, Dr. Richard Holz’s research work focuses on structure/function studies of metalloenzymes, including the design, synthesis and characterization of small molecules that function as potent inhibitors. He continues to maintain an active research group and is currently funded by the National Science Foundation.
Holz holds a PhD from Pennsylvania State University, MS from University of Minnesota-Duluth and BS from Bemidji State University, all in chemistry. He was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Minnesota from 1989 to 1992 and a faculty member at Utah State University from 1992 to 2006.
Immediately prior to joining Mines in June 2019, Holz served as dean of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University, where he led the largest of the university’s nine colleges and schools, guiding 12 academic departments, 40 undergraduate majors, 14 interdisciplinary programs and 18 graduate degree programs. During his tenure as dean, he oversaw the establishment of five new entrepreneurial centers of excellence – including the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, made possible by a $6.25 million corporate donation – launched multiple innovative interdisciplinary degrees and more than tripled the number of student internship opportunities.
Prior to joining Marquette in 2013, Holz spent seven years at Loyola University Chicago, where he served as associate dean for resources and planning in the College of Arts and Sciences (2011-2013) and as chairman of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department (2006-2011).
Units Reporting to the Provost
VACANT
Associate Provost for Operations
- Mines Museum
- Business Process Re-Engineering
- Payne Institute
- Humanitarian Engineering
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Space
- Field Session Coordination

Dr. Tim Barbari
Dean of Graduate Studies
- Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs
- Center for Professional Development Education
- Associate Dean for Professional MS and Certificates

Dr. John Berger
Interim Dean of Energy and Materials Programs
Reporting Units
- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department
- Chemistry Department
- Computer Science Department
- Electrical Engineering Department
- Mechanical Engineering Department
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
- Physics Department
- Associate Dean

Dr. Vibhuti Dave
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
- Core Curriculum
- Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Programs
- Advising
- Curriculum Delivery, Coherence, and Program Enhancement
- Math Center
- Writing Center
- Program Accreditation
- Summer Session Coordination

Hogue Research Group
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Dr. Terri Hogue
Dean of Earth and Society Programs
Reporting Units
- Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
- Division of Economics and Business
- Division of Engineering, Design and Society
- Geology and Geological Engineering Department
- Geophysics Department
- Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
- Mining Engineering Department
- Petroleum Engineering Department
- Colorado Geological Survey
- Associate Dean

Lori Kester
Associate Provost for Enrollment Management

Toni Lefton
Assistant Provost,
Executive Director of the University Honors and Scholars Program

Dr. Sam Spiegel
Assistant Provost for Innovative Instruction,
Executive Director of the Trefny Center
- Trefny Center
- Online UG and MS Development
- Online Summer Session Courses

Staff

Jennie Kenney
Director of Academic Affairs Operations – Executive Support Staff
303-273-3399
jkenney@mines.edu




Melanie Barnhart
Academic Operations Manager – HR Liaison and Communications
303-273-3946
barnhart@mines.edu
Keri Bowling
Executive Assistant to the
Vice Provosts and Deans
303-384-2624
kbowling@mines.edu
Cassie Glenn
Executive Assistant to the Vice Provosts and Deans
303-384-2686
caungst@mines.edu
Jane Ko
Academic Affairs
Program Administrator
303-273-3129
jko@mines.edu