Deans of the College
History
In 1914, President Boatwright appointed Dr. John Metcalf, a professor of English who joined the faculty in 1901, the first Dean of Richmond College. The deans served as deans of the faculty as well as dean of the students until 1947, when the first Dean of Students position was created. When the academic programs of the Colleges began to merge in the 1970’s, the Dean of Students position was dissolved. When the School of Arts & Sciences was created in 1991, the Dean of Richmond College was given a joint appointment as an Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences so as to administer academic regulations for the undergraduate men.
To date, there have been 11 Deans of Richmond College:
- Dr. John Metcalf (1914 – 1917)
- Dr. Robert Loving (1917 – 1919)
- Dr. Robert Gaines (1919 – 1922)
- Dr. William Prince (1922 – 1931)
- Dr. Raymond Pinchbeck (1931 – 1957)*
- Dr. Benjamin Holtzclaw appointed Acting Dean while Dean Pinchbeck served in the US Navy (1942 – 1945)
- Dr. Robert Smart (1957 – 1968)
- Dr. Austin Grigg (1968 – 1974)
- Dr. Russell Warren (1974-1976)
- Dr. Richard Mateer (1976 – 2002)
- Dr. Stephen Bisese (2002 – 2006)
- Daniel Fabian appointed Interim Dean (2006 – 2007)
- Dr. Joseph Boehman (2007 – present)
Three men served in the role of Dean of Students in the College’s history:
- Dr. Clarence Gray (1947 – 1968)
- Dr. William Baker (1968 – 1973)
- Dr. Richard Mateer (1973 – 1976)