Office of the Dean
 

Mary John O'Hair, Dean and Professor of Educational Leadership

Mary John O'Hair (vita) is the ninth dean of the University of Kentucky College of Education. She comes to UK from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., where Dr. O'Hair served as vice provost for school and community partnerships since 2006. She was founding director of OU's K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal, a statewide, interdisciplinary research and development center that connected OU with over 500 schools and communities across Oklahoma.  Dr. O'Hair has published numerous articles and books on systemic innovation, organizational learning, and school-university-community partnerships. At OU since 1994, Dean O'Hair held the positions of professor of educational leadership and policy, director of educational administration, curriculum and supervision, and associate dean of research and graduate studies in the OU College of Education.

Dr. Slaton (see vita in PDF) has been on the faculty in the UK College of Education since 1984. She is a member of the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling where she previously served as department chair. Her teaching and research interests involve academic interventions for students with learning disabilities. Dr. Slaton earned a B.S. Ed. in a dual major program, elementary education/language and learning disabilities, from Texas Tech University and did her graduate work at the University of Florida where she earned both an M.Ed. and a Ph.D. in special education.

Ms. Adolph received her B.A. in political science from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She has served as Administrative Services Coordinator II in the Department of Sociology at USC since 1997, and prior to that as Secretary/Receptionist in that department. She brings to UK a wealth of knowledge and skills concerning the academic enterprise. Tricia supports the Dean and the faculty by facilitating faulty employment, evaluation and faculty- and staff-information managment and maintaining committee records and the directory.

Rita Booth, Administrative Support Associate

Rita has been with the University since 1984, and joined the College of Education in 2003. She works at the front desk in the Office of the Dean and monitors payment documents for the office. She also serves as the College's SAP resource and copier services manager.

Faith Cordray, College Grants Officer

As CGO, Faith works with the faculty on the various aspects of grant proposal development through post-award management. She hails from Atlanta, Georgia where she was a contracts officer at the Georgia Institute of Technology and more recently worked with the U.S. Army Environmental Policy Institute. She has managed grants for NIH, NSF, and most other federal agencies and NGO's. She is assigned to the College of Education through OSPA. Faith is an alumnus of the University of Georgia, with a B.S.Ed in Secondary English Education.

Brad Duncan, Information Specialist

Brad works with the public relations efforts for the College of Education. He got his start in PR in UK Athletics as a media relations assistant in 2000 and moved on to the UK Public Relations office in 2002. Most recently, he was a project manager/editor with HOST Communications Printing and Publishing.

Jason Horger, Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean

Jason has worked for the College of Education for nearly ten years. In addition to helping out his neighbors in the Office of Academic Services and Teacher Certification, he also maintains the unit's budget and employment records, processes the college's Dean's List, receives requests for reinstatement into the college, and works with the Courses & Curricula committee to get course and program proposals passed.

Cindy Jennings, Administrative Coordinator II

Cindy oversees all of the college's payroll transactions on the Human Resources System (HRS). She is the liaison between the college's departments and the university's payroll/ compensation departments. In addition to working with HRS, Cindy also has administrative responsibilities to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Development Office.

Michelle Traynor, Administrator Support Associate

Michelle has been with the University since 1994 and joined the College of Education in December, 2004. She works as the assistant for the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and is responsible for the College's graduation recognition, registers students for classes and works with all the college's departments for class room scheduling.

Mary Ann Vimont, Director of Student Activities, Alumni, Community Affairs, and Public Relations

Mary Ann works with alumni, special events, and a variety of developmental efforts such as the annual phonathan and the capital campaign. She is an Associate Professor in the department of Curriculum and Instruction and she is Director of the Economic Education Center. Her background is in teacher training and curriculum development.

Rosemary Waters, Administrative Staff Officer

Rosemary is responsible for planning, managing, reporting, and accounting for all financial resources in the college. She oversees six departmental budgets, five budgets for administrative units, and many grant, gift, and income accounts. In addition to preparing the annual budget, Rosemary also prepares special budget reports for the dean and provost. Rosemary is the college’s primary resource for interpreting university and governing regulations for faculty and staff.