Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
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President
Thayne M. McCulloh, D.Phil.
- President
Updated on 06/26/2025
Administration
Tony Brown
- Emergency Manager
Emily Harper
- Associate General Counsel
Kathleen Jeffs
- Associate Provost for Assessment, Accreditation, and Programs
Maxwell Kwenda
- University Registrar
Ashley Martin
- Senior Director of Marketing, Marketing & Communications
Julie McCulloh
- Vice Provost, Enrollment Management
Suzie Mize
- Associate Vice President, Auxiliary Enterprises
Darren Owsley
- Chief Information Security Officer & Deputy Chief Information Officer
Kent Porterfield
- Vice Provost, Student Affairs
Deena Presnell
- Associate Vice President & Controller
Lisa Schwartzenburg
- Assistant Vice President, HR Operations
John Sklut
- Senior Advisor to the President, External & Government Relations
Dori Sonntag
- Associate Vice President, & Chief Operating Officer, University Advancement
Tomson Spink
- Director, Maintenance & Grounds
Shannon Strahl
- Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer/SWA
Jamie Jamieson Tancrell
- Assistant Vice President, Employee Experience
Becky Wilkey
- Director, Campus Security & Public Safety
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Board
D. Michael Reilly, J.D., '81 B.B.A.
- Board Chair, Partner, Lane Powell
Larry Simkins
- Vice Chair, President and CEO (Retired), The Washington Companies
Christy M. Larsen, '88 B.A.
- Past Chair, Owner, Vicarious Ranch
Thayne M. McCulloh, D.Phil., '89 B.A.
- Ex-Officio, President, Gonzaga University
John Bollier
- CEO/Chairman of the Board (Retired), Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.
Greg M. Bui, '88 B.A.
- Consultant, Board Advisor, NIKE Global Vice President, Sourcing & Manufacturing (Retired)
Joe Caravalho, Jr., M.D., '79 B.A.
- Major General, US Army (Retired), President & CEO, HJF, Board Member, Wounded Warrior Project
Rebecca (Becky) A. Cates, '82 B.A.
- Vice President - Treasurer (Retired), Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
Teresa G. Dominguez
- Management Analyst-Owner, Paradies Shops
Scott Finnie, ’79 B.A., ’00 Ph.D.
- Senior Professor, Africana Studies, Eastern Washington University
Gregory M. Goethals, S.J.
- President, Loyola High School of Los Angeles
Michael J. Graham, S.J.
- President (Retired), Xavier University
John J. Hemmingson
- Founder and General Partner, Lakeside Companies
D. Scott Hendrickson, S.J.
- Associate Provost for Global and Community Engagement, Loyola University Chicago
Mary R. Herche
Christine Johnson, Ph.D.
- Chancellor Emeritus, Community Colleges of Spokane
Angela R. Jones, J.D., '16 J.D.
- Director, Washington State Initiative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Thomas J. Lamanna, S.J., '85 B.A.
- Rector, Jesuit Community, Della Strada
Joe Lincoln, '88 B.S.
- COO and Business Owner (Retired), Serrala Services US, LLC
Scott H. Maw, '90 B.B.A.
- Chief Financial Officer (Retired), Starbucks Corporation
Thomas K. McCarthey, Jr., '73 B.A.
- Dealer of Russian Art, The Thomas Kearns McCarthey Gallery
Bryan V. Pham, S.J., '99 B.A.
- Assistant Professor, Supervising Attorney, General Public Practice & Indian Law Clinic | Community Justice Project, Gonzaga Law School - Clinical Legal Programs (Interim Coordinating Attorney)
Renee R. Reuther, '87 B.A. '90 J.D.
- Attorney/Partner, Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll, LLP
Kristine A. Snow, '82 B.S.M.E
- President (Retired), Cisco Capital, Cisco Systems, Inc.
William E. Stempsey, S.J.
- Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of the Holy Cross
Gilbert Sunghera, S.J.
- Superior, Jesuit Community, Della Strada
Thatcher S. Thompson, '91 B.B.A.
- Partner, Investment Analyst, The Capital Group Companies
Diane Timberlake, M.D., '81 B.S.
- Clinical Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
Irving (Irv) Zakheim
- President/CEO, Zak Designs
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Rankings
- National Universities: #98
- Best Value Schools: #148
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #23
- Nursing: #74
- Service Learning: #21
- Best Colleges for Veterans: #139
- Best Undergraduate Teaching: #56
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #262 Source
Mission And History
Accreditations
- University: Gonzaga University
- Accrediting Organization: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Accreditation Granted Date: 1927-04-01
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2021-07-23
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2027-01-01
Strategic Goals
- Utilize Ignatian/Jesuit pedagogical methods and values, particularly the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm of context, experience, reflection, action, and evaluation, and the Jesuit charism such as cura personalis (development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit).
- Promote reflection and discernment to encourage thoughtful consideration of life events and openness to spiritual guidance in decision making.
- Seek and find the divine in all things, peoples, cultures, areas of learning, human experience, and the environment ('finding God in all things').
- Embody the magis by going beyond what is expected, interacting with the world with generosity, excellence, empathy, and commitment to the common good.
- Demonstrate commitment to the Catholic Intellectual Tradition or Catholic Social Thought, including themes such as the preferential option for the poor and vulnerable, solidarity with the human family, and care for the environment.
- Advance social justice in the spirit of 'the faith that does justice' and foster the idea of being 'contemplatives in action'.
- Affirm the complementarity of faith and reason, encourage dialogue between faith and science, and pursue the search for truth.
- Full Plan
Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan: (No data available)
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour
- Annual Security And Safety
- Peer Institution
Updated on 06/26/2025