Office of the Dean
Kandi Turley-Ames, Founding Dean
208-282-3053 phone
turlkand@isu.edu
Kandi Turley-Ames, Founding Dean for the newly formed College of Arts & Letters.
Professor Turley-Ames has been a member of the Department of Psychology since 1997 and has subsequently served the University in numerous leadership positions. She was appointed Chairperson of Psychology from 2003 to 2009. She served as the Interim Assistant Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences in 2007-2008 and as an Associate Vice President in Academic Affairs in 2009-2010.
In 2006-2007 Turley-Ames was named Distinguished Teacher at Idaho State University. Professor Turley-Ames was acknowledged as a Master Teacher at ISU in 2001-2002 and 2005-2006. She is a graduate of the Higher Education Resource Service (HERS) for women in higher education administration, and in 2007-2008 was a nominee for the US Professors of the Year Award. She earned her PhD in psychology with an emphasis in cognition and memory in 1996 from Washington State University.
Randy Earles, Associate Dean
208-282-3207 phone
earlrand@isu.edu
Randy Earles, Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities, Professor and former chair of the ISU Department of Music.
Randy Earles joined the ISU faculty in 1991. He served as chair of the ISU Department of Music from 2001 until his new appointment, and during the past year he also served as chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. Earles has won several awards for his compositions, and many of his creative projects have been published or recorded commercially.
His latest band composition, Idaho Celebration, was commissioned by the State Department of Education and will be performed by various Idaho high school bands. He has received an award annually from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) since 1997.
Earles has performed on trumpet with the Portneuf Brass, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Pops Orchestra, the Houston Ballet Orchestra, the Oklahoma City Community Orchestra, the Idaho State Civic Symphony, the Idaho Falls Symphony, the Magic Valley Symphony, the Snake River Chamber Orchestra, and he has toured the USA with show bands. He currently serves as principal trumpet with the Idaho Falls Symphony.
He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in music from the University of Houston and his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Oklahoma.
Ronald Hatzenbuehler, Associate Dean
208-282-3204 phone
hatzrona@isu.edu
Ronald Hatzenbuehler, Associate Dean for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Professor of History and former chair of the ISU Department of History.
Ronald Hatzenbuehler has been a faculty member of the ISU Department of History since 1972 and was its chair from 1974 to 1977. His awards and recognitions include Idaho State University Distinguished Teacher, 1994; ISU Master Teacher, 1981; and ISU Public Service Award finalist 1990. He was honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award in the Humanities by the Idaho Humanities Council in 2008.
He is widely published and his works include the book I Tremble for My Country: Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Gentry, published in 2006 by The University Press of Florida. He was interviewed about this book on Book TV (C-SPAN2), which first aired in 2008. He also wrote the book, with Robert L. Ivie, Congress Declares War: Rhetoric, Leadership and Partisanship in the Early Republic, published by the Kent State University Press in 1983. His scholarly works include many additional papers and essays delivered at professional conferences and a variety of contributions and reviews for various publications. He has served on a wide variety of Idaho State University committees and councils, and has served on the ISU Faculty Senate.
Joe Wilcox, University Business Officer
208-282-4599 phone
wilcjose@isu.edu
Joe Wilcox, University Business Officer for the Arts & Letters.
Joe Wilcox began working for ISU in 2008 as the Senior Auditor for ISU's Internal Audit Department. He was responsible for determining the adequacy and effectiveness of the University's systems of internal controls and provide recommendations as to how these controls could be improved.
Before coming to ISU he oversaw the accounting, investments, payroll, purchasing, human resources services, and facilities planning and management of a healthcare company that operated several skilled nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities, in-home and home health programs in Oregon, Idaho, and California.
In this capacity, he was responsible for a wide range of programs involving business and fiscal affairs of the organization and was heavily involved in the administration and presentation of fiscal and business issues to investors, state and federal agencies, and individuals. He has extensive experience in working with state and federal auditors and has been involved in strategic planning and budget development. He earned his bachelor's degree from Idaho State University in Accounting in 2000.