Jon S. Whitmore
Education
Ph.D., Theatre History, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., Speech, Washington State University
B.A., Speech, Washington State University
Professional Experience
Texas Tech University:
President, 2003 – present
Professor of Theatre, 2003 - present
University of Iowa:
Provost, 1996-2003
Professor of Theatre, 1996-2003
University of Texas at Austin:
Dean, College of Fine Arts, 1990-1996
Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair and Professor of Theatre, 1990-1996
State University of New York at Buffalo:
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Letters, 1985-1990
Professor of Theatre, 1985-1990
West Virginia University:
Interim Dean, College of Creative Arts, 1984-1985
Interim Director, Creative Arts Center, 1984-1985
Assistant to the President, 1983-1984
Chair, Division of Theatre, 1979-1985
Assistant-Associate-Full Professor, Theatre, 1974-1985
Current Affiliation
Texas Tech is a doctoral granting, high research activity public institution that serves 28,400 students. The annual budget is $530 million with recent annual gifts reported as $49.7 million. Intercollegiate athletics compete at NCAA Division I in the Big Twelve Athletic Conference. The academic division is organized in colleges of agricultural sciences and natural resources; architecture; business administration; education; engineering; human services; mass communications; and visual and performing arts; and, a graduate school and law school. Traditionally underrepresented students account for 20% of the enrollment. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, and has a metropolitan population of 262,000.
Dr. Whitmore visits San José State University on Wednesday, May 7.