Officers
The chapter’s current officers include Marty Kich, elected as a Member-at-Large of the Nominating Committee, plus those listed below.
President: Noeleen McIlvenna, Ph.D. (Executive Committee Member; term expires May 1, 2021)
- Office: Millett Hall 351
- Campus mail address: Department of History; Millett Hall 370
- U.S. mail address: Department of History; College of Liberal Arts; Millett Hall; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 202-258-0879 [cell]
- e-mail: mcilvenna2016@gmail.com
Vice-president: Geoffrey Owens, Ph.D. (Executive Committee member; term expires May 1, 2020)
- Office: Millett Hall 265
- Campus mail address: Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Millett Hall 270
- U.S. mail address: Department of Sociology and Anthropology; College of Liberal Arts; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 937-775-2923
- e-mail: growens@uwalumni.com
Treasurer: Thomas P. Rooney, Ph.D. (Executive Committee member; term expires May 1, 2020)
- Office: Biological Sciences Building 225D
- Campus mail address: Department of Biological Sciences; Biological Sciences Building 235A
- U.S. mail address: Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Math; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 937-608-7466 [cell]
- e-mail: tomrooney.phd@gmail.com
Secretary: Hope Jennings, Ph.D. (Executive Committee member; term expires May 1, 2021)
- Office: Millett Hall 149
- Campus mail address: Department of English Language and Literatures; Millett Hall 470
- U.S. mail address: ; Department of English Language and Literatures; College of Liberal Arts; Millett Hall; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 501-765-4085 [cell]
- e-mail:
Communication Officer: Misty Richmond (Executive Committee member; term expires May 1, 2021)
- Office: University Hall 122
- Campus mail address: College of Nursing and Health Teaching
- U.S. mail address: College of Nursing and Health Teaching, Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 937-775-4684
- e-mail: misrichmond@gmail.com
Member-at-Large TET: Volker Bahn, Ph.D. (Executive Committee member; term expires May 1, 2021)
- Office: Biological Sciences Building 225C
- Campus mail address: Department of Biological Sciences; Biological Sciences Building 235A
- U.S. mail address: Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Math; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 937-775-4152
- e-mail: volker.bahn@gmail.com
Member-at-Large TET: Scott Williams, Ph.D. (Executive Committee member; term expires May 1, 2020)
- Office: Rike Hall 267
- Campus mail address: Department of Management and International Business; Rike Hall 100
- U.S. mail address: Department of Management and International Business; Raj Soin College of Business; Rike Hall; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 937-775-4513
- e-mail: dr.scottwilliams99@gmail.com
Member-at-Large NTE: Brandy Foster, M.A. (Executive Committee member; term expires May 1, 2021)
- Office: Russ Engineering Center 405
- Campus mail address: Department of Computer Science; Russ Engineering Center 405
- U.S. mail address: Department of Computer Science; College of Engineering and Computer Science; Russ Engineering Center; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 937-775-5246
- e-mail: foster.brandy@rocketmail.com
Member-at-Large NTE: Steven Pedler (Executive Committee member; term expires May 1, 2020)
- Office: Dwyer Hall 235, Lake Campus
- Campus mail address: Dwyer Hall 235, Lake Campus
- U.S. mail address: Dwyer Hall 235, Wright State University Lake Campus, 7600 Lake Campus Dr, Celina, OH 45822-2921
- Telephone: 937-775-8323 ; 419-586-0323 [cell]
- e-mail: spedler72@gmail.com
Grievance Officer: John Martin, Ph.D. (Executive Committee member; appointed)
- Office: Rike Hall 282
- Campus mail address: Department of Management and International Business; Rike Hall 100
- U.S. mail address: Department of Management and International Business; Raj Soin College of Business; Rike Hall; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 719-351-4924 [cell]
- e-mail: Jmaaupwsu@gmail.com
Contract Administration Officer: Robert E. Rubin, M.A. (Executive Committee member; appointed)
- Office: Millett Hall 454
- Campus mail address: Department of English Language and Literatures; 470 Millett Hall
- U.S. mail address: Department of English Language and Literatures; College of Liberal Arts; Millett Hall; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 937-775-3136
- e-mail: robert.e.rubin@gmail.com
Chief Negotiator: Gretchen McNamara, D.M.A. (Executive Committee member; appointed)
- Office: Creative Arts Center M219
- Campus mail address: Department of Music; Creative Arts Center M093C
- U.S. mail address: Department of Music; College of liberal Arts; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 513-460-3054 [cell]
- gretchenmcnamarawsu@gmail.com
Media Officer, Assistant Grievance Officer: Marty Kich, Ph.D. (Executive Committee member; appointed)
- Office: Dwyer Hall 264, Lake Campus
- Campus mail address: Department of English; Lake Campus
- U.S. mail address: Wright State University Lake Campus; 7600 Lake Campus Drive; Celina, Ohio 45822
- Telephone: (419) 303-4619 [cell]
- e-mail: martinkich@gmail.com
Chapter Staff
Administrative Assistant: Ms. Connie Jacobs
The AAUP-WSU office is staffed by our Administrative Assistant, whose hours vary from week to week and are posted on the office door.
- Office: 113 Medical Sciences Building
- Campus mail address: AAUP-WSU, 113 Medical Sciences Building
- U.S. mail address: AAUP-WSU; 113 Medical Sciences Building; Wright State University; Dayton, Ohio 45435
- Telephone: 937-775-3608
- Fax: 937-775-3617
- e-mail: connie.jacobs@wright.edu
Advisors to the Executive Committee
The following two emeritus faculty served our chapter as volunteers for more than fifteen years each and have been retained effective May 1, 2015, as advisors to the AAUP-WSU Executive Committee. They will fill half-time and quarter-time positions respectively and will be in the chapter office (113 Medical Sciences Building, 937-775-3608) on a regular basis.
Rudy H. Fichtenbaum, Ph.D. — Executive Committee Advisor
- e-mail: rfichtenbaum@gmail.com
- phone: 937-775-3617
James T. Vance, Jr., Ph.D. — Executive Committee Advisor
- e-mail: jimvancejr@gmail.com
- phone: 937-775-3617
To contact the AAUP-WSU chapter, you may contact our administrative assistant or any of the chapter officers, all of whom are listed above. The chapter’s U. S. mail address is
AAUP-WSU
113 Medical Sciences Building
Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio 45435
You may telephone the chapter at 937-775-3608 (chapter work office, 113 Medical Sciences Building) or send us a fax at 937-775-3617.
Alternatively, you may send e-mail to aaupwsu@gmail.com.
