Who's Who

Email: abohn@uiuc.edu
Highest Degree: M.Sc., Agricultural Economics
Institution: Ohio State University
Year Graduated: 1992

Major Responsibilities

Contribute to globalizing the ACES instructional program by helping students add an international dimension to their education and an international line to their resume through spending a summer, a semester, or an academic year abroad at one of the many institutions worldwide that maintain student exchange relationships with the college and the university. Study abroad is a mind-expanding, life-changing experience that all students should consider!

Email: colson2@uiuc.edu
Highest Degree: Ph. D. , Higher Education Administration
Institution: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Year Graduated: 1980

Major Responsibilities

• Student Recruitment
• Career Development & Placement
• Scholarship Administration

Email: fsimmons@uiuc.edu
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Institution: North Carolina State University
Year Graduated: 1987

Major Responsibilities:

Unique responsibilities including facilitating course and curricular development and revision for the College of ACES, leadership responsibility for ACES 100, the freshman Discovery course, and honors programs in the college, coordinating the JBT undergraduate research program which fosters student interest in scholarly research by providing funding for scholarships and research projects, and serving as the distance learning contact for academic programs.

Email: jthomps5@uiuc.edu
Highest Degree: Ed. D.
Institution: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Year Graduated: 1989

Major Responsibilities

• Recruitment and academic support of undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups, and specialized development activities.
• Coordination of pre-college, transfer and undergraduate experiential programs for underrepresented students.
• Liaison with Historically Black (HBCU), Hispanic (HACU), and Tribal Controlled Colleges to promote inter institutional collaboration and cooperation.
• Provide leadership to ACES-wide initiatives to promote diversity among students, faculty, and staff.

Email: kmartens@uiuc.edu
Highest Degree: M.S., Social Work, Minor in Women's Studies
Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year Graduated: 2000

Major Responsibilities

• Undergraduate Student Admission and Re-entry
• Orientation
• Advising Coordination and Materials
• Student Records

Major Responsibilities

• Leadership for Academic Programs in ACES
• Faculty and Student Development
• College Administration

Associate Dean of Academic Programs

Laurie Kramer

Assistant Deans

• Andrea Bohn
• Kathryn Martensen
• Charles Olson
• F. William Simmons
• Jesse Thompson, Jr.

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