Dr. Mary L. Good
Founding Dean
Dr. Mary L. Good, founding Dean and Donaghey Professor, is well known for her distinguished career. She has held many high-level positions in academia, industry, and government. The 143,000-member American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected Dr. Good to serve as the president, following Dr. Stephen Jay Gould. In 2004, Dr. Good was recipient of the National Science Foundation’s highest honor, the Vannevar Bush Award. She was also the first female winner of the AAAS’s prestigious Philip Hogue Abelson prize for outstanding achievements in education, research and development management, and public service, spanning the academic, industrial, and government sectors. Two of her more than 27 awards include the National Science Foundation Distinguished Service medal and the esteemed American Chemical Society Priestly Medal. She is also the 6th Annual Heinz Award Winner.
During the terms of Presidents Carter and Reagan, Dr. Good served on the National Science Board and chaired it from 1988-1991. She was the Undersecretary for Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce and Technology during President Clinton’s first term. This agency assists American industry to advance productivity, technology, and innovation in order to make U.S. companies more competitive in the global market.
Dr. Good has received 21 honorary degrees. Her undergraduate degree in chemistry is from the University of Central Arkansas. She earned her doctoral degree in inorganic chemistry from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, at age 24. Dr. Good spent 25 years teaching and researching at Louisiana State University and the University of New Orleans before becoming a guiding force in research and development for Allied Signal. Dr. Good was voted one of Arkansas’ Top 100 Women by Arkansas Business.
mlgood@ualr.edu
(501) 569-8188
Dr. Russel Bruhn
Associate Dean
rebruhn@ualr.edu
(501) 683-7117
Shawna Diaz
Executive Director of Finance and Administration
sldiaz@ualr.edu
(501) 569-8795
Kelley Bass
Assistant Dean for External Affairs
wkbass@ualr.edu
(501) 682-8137
Katie Young
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
kcyoung@ualr.edu
(501) 569-8715
Vernard Henley
Director of Educational Outreach and Diversity
vwhenley@ualr.edu
(501) 569-8203
Jennifer Moody
Administrative Assistant II
jlmoody@ualr.edu
(501) 569-8597
Olivia Ross
Administrative Assistant
okross@ualr.edu
(501) 569-8597
Cathy Shank
Assistant to the Dean
ccshank@ualr.edu
(501) 569-8188
Thomas Wallace
Web Services
tswallace@ualr.edu
(501) 569-8743
Michelle Yonkey
Administrative Analyst
mdyonkey@ualr.edu
(501) 569-3412