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).

Staff

Melanie Barnhart

Academic Operations Manager – HR Liaison and Communications
303-273-3946
barnhart@mines.edu

Vice Provosts

Dr. John Bradford

Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and Dean of Earth Resources and Environmental Programs

Reporting Units

• Applied Math and Statistics Department
• Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
• Colorado Geological Survey
• Geology and Geological Engineering Department
• Geophysics Department
• Mining Engineering Department
• Petroleum Engineering Department
• International Office
  • Office of International Programs (Education Abroad)
  • International Student and Scholar Services
• Continuing and Professional Education Services

Dr. Michael J. Kaufman

Vice Provost for Graduate and Research Initiatives and Dean of Energy and Materials Programs

Reporting Units

• Chemical and Biological Engineering Department
• Chemistry Department
• Computer Science Department
• Electrical Engineering Department
• George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics Department
• Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs

Dr. Kevin Moore

Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Dean of Integrative Programs

Reporting Units

• Arthur Lakes Library
• Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Division of Economics and Business
• Division of Engineering, Design and Society
• Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
• Geology Museum
• Teach@Mines
• University Honors and Scholars Programs
• Dean of Undergraduate Studies
  • Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minors
  • ABET Coordination

Other Units Reporting to the Provost

Tom Boyd

Senior Associate Provost for Operations

• Trefny Innovative Instruction Center
• Writing Center
• Business Process Re-engineering
  • Meridian Center of Excellence
• Online Support Functions

Lori Kester

Associate Provost for Enrollment Management

• Undergraduate Admission and Enrollment
• Financial Aid
• Graduate Admissions
• Registrar
• K-14 Outreach