College Student Affairs Leadership

CSAL Faculty

CSAL FACULTY

B. Lorraine Alston, Associate Professor of Education, Grand Valley State University.
B.S., M.A., Hampton University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Jay Cooper, CSAL Coordinator/Associate Professor of Education, Grand Valley State University
B.S., Oakland University; M.S.Ed., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ed.D., Western Michigan University.

CSAL/ADULT AND HIGHER EDUCATION ADJUNCT FACULTY

Andrew Beachnau, Director of Housing and Health Services, Grand Valley State University
B.A., Alma College; M.Ed., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Thomas A. Butcher, University Counsel, Grand Valley State University

B.S. Ferris State University; J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Aaron Haight, Assistant Director of Student Life, Grand Valley State University

B.A.A. Central Michigan University, M.P.A., Grand Valley State University; Ed.D., Eastern Michigan University

H. Bart Merkle, Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Grand Valley State University

B.A., Hope College; M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan University

Diana Pace, Associate Dean of Students, Grand Valley State University
B.A., Duke University; M.A., University of North Dakota; Ph.D., University of North Dakota

Barbara Palombi, Grand Valley State University
B.A., Luther College; M.A., Pacific Lutheran University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Ginger Randall, Associate Dean of Students, Grand Valley State University
B.A., M.B.A., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Patricia C. Smith, Deputy University Counsel, Grand Valley State University

B.S., Belmont College; J.D., Marquette University