Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences

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Severin Gertken, OSB1921-1923 
Virgil Michel, OSB1923 (Fall) 
Gilbert Winkelmann,OSB1924 (Spring) 
Mark Braun, OSB1924-1927 
David Yuenger, OSB1927-1928 
Mark Braun, OSB1928-1933(until first semester of 1933)
Virgil Michel, OSB1933-1938(started in second semester; died November 26, 1938)
Walter Reger, OSB1938-1939(Acting Dean)
Ernest Kilzer, OSB1939-1943 
Martin Schirber, OSB1943-1952 
Arno Gustin, OSB1952-1958 
Dunstan Tucker, OSB1958-1967 
Hilary Thimmesh, OSB1967-1969 
John E. Lange1969-1972(and Academic Vice President)
O. William Perlmutter1972-1973 
Gunther R. Rolfson, OSB1973-1979 
Robert Spaeth1979-1988 
Dietrich Reinhart, OSB1988-1991 
Joseph Farry1991-1996 
Cheryl Knox1996-2003 
Rita Knuesel2003-2006Academic Dean/Associate Provost, CSB and SJU
Joe DesJardins2006-2007Interim Academic Dean and Associate Provost, CSB and SJU
Joe DesJardins2007-2011Academic Dean and Associate Provost, CSB and SJU
Richard Ice2011-2014Academic Dean, CSB and SJU
Karen Erickson2014-2017Academic Dean, CSB and SJU
Cindy Malone2015-2016Associate Academic Dean, CSB and SJU
Barbara May2016-2017Associate Academic Dean, CSB and SJU
Barbara May2017-2022Academic Dean, CSB and SJU
Terence Check2017-2020Dean of the Faculty, CSB and SJU
Pam Bacon2020-2022Dean of the Faculty, CSB and SJU
Pam Bacon2022-2025Associate Provost and Dean of the Faculty, CSB and SJU
Jennifer Schaefer2025-Interim Dean of the Faculty, CSB and SJU

In May 2022 it was announced that, to implement the new “Strong Integration” structure featuring a single CSB and SJU president,  Academic Affairs, CSB Student Development, and SJU Student Development would all be under the leadership of the Provost, and that, upon the summer 2022 departure of the Academic Dean, two Academic Dean positions would be created: the Dean of Academic Student Engagement and the Dean of Curriculum and Assessment.  The duties of the two deans were outlined in a document “2022 AA Dean Division of Tasks Final.docx.”  In August 2022 it was announced that the Dean of Academic Student Engagement position would remain vacant for the 2022-2023 academic year.  [The position title was later changed to Dean for Student Academic Success.]  It was also announced that, in recognition of the expanded responsibilities, the Dean of the Faculty was changed to Associate Provost and Dean of the Faculty. 

Karyl Daughters2022-2023Interim Dean of Curriculum and Assessment, CSB and SJU 
Karyl Daughters2023-Dean of Curriculum and Assessment, CSB and SJU 
John Andrick2023-Dean for Student Academic Success, CSB and SJU