Sandra T. Welch, Professor of Accounting, earned her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. She also maintains her CPA license. She teaches financial accounting and auditing courses. Her primary research and the majority of her publications investigate the commission of fraud. She also has published numerous articles related to accounting or systems pedagogy. Prior to her current position, she served as interim director of the Division of Accounting and Information Systems and chair of the Department of Accounting.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Office of the Vice Provost for Accountability and Institutional Effectiveness is to provide logistical support and relevant, reliable information for institutional planning, accreditation, assessment, and accountability as UTSA moves to premier public university status. We also support the Academic Affairs community in fulfilling the public trust through a system of training and compliance. The functions in our office are described in links to the left.
The staff members who support our mission are listed below. Their contact information is provided for your convenience.
Our main office telephone number is 210-458-4706; FAX: 210-458-4708
Our Office Team:
| Name Position |
Email Address Telephone |
Area |
| Atkinson, Doug Director – Reporting |
douglas.atkinson@utsa.edu 210-458-4709 |
Institutional research and student surveys |
| Charlton, Leanne Administrative Associate II |
leanne.charlton@utsa.edu 210-458-4706 |
Main office support |
| Cordeau, Brian Institutional Research Analyst |
brian.cordeau@utsa.edu 210-458-4705 |
Institutional research |
| Dizinno, Dr. Gerry Associate Vice Provost |
gerry.dizinno@utsa.edu 210-458-4114 |
Institutional research; SACS COC |
| Ferdous, Salma Institutional Research Analyst |
salma.ferdous@utsa.edu 210-458-4794 |
Institutional research |
| Johnston, Lisa Program Coordinator |
lisa.johnston@utsa.edu 210-458-4706 |
Student surveys and main office support |
| Kramer, Janice Administrative Services Officer III |
janice.kramer@utsa.edu 210-458-4314 |
SACS COC processes and logistics and Main office supervision |
| Lopez, Diana Institutional Research Analyst |
diana.lopez@utsa.edu 210-458-4704 |
Institutional research |
| Munoz, Fortino Director – Analysis and Certification |
fortino.munoz@utsa.edu 210-458-4792 |
THECB reporting and institutional research |
| Pagano, Art Systems Analyst III |
art.pagano@utsa.edu 210-458-5814 |
Data Warehouse |
| Rankin, Brenda Systems Analyst II |
brenda.rankin@utsa.edu 210-458-4739 |
Data Warehouse |
| Smith, Lorrie Administrative Services Officer II |
lorrie.smith@utsa.edu 210-458-5188 |
Main Office Supervision and faculty workload verification |
| Welch, Sandy Vice Provost |
sandra.welch@utsa.edu 210-458-4706 |
Accountability and Institutional Effectiveness |
| Wilkerson, Steve Assistant Vice Provost |
steve.wilkerson@utsa.edu 210-458-4939 |
Assessment; SACS COC |