Advisory Board

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences would like to thank our incredible board members for their hard work and dedication. Each board member has "adopted" a SBS department or unit to help them with their fundraising.

Esther Capin
Former Chairwoman of the Arizona Board of Regents
Degrees: B.A. Psychology, M.Ed. Counseling, UA
Adopted Unit: Judaic Studies

The Honorable Earl Carroll
United States District Court Judge
Degrees: B.S. Business Administration, J.D., UA
Adopted Unit: Psychology and the Cognition and Neuroimaging Laboratory

Edward Donnerstein
Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Degrees: Ph.D. Psychology, Florida State

Richard Duffield
Attorney with Duffield, Young and Adamson
Former Chairman of the SBS Advisory Board
Degrees: B.A. History, Williams College; J.A., Yale University
Adopted Unit: Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies

Antonio Estrada
Professor and Director of the Mexican American Studies and Research Center (MASRC)
Degrees: Ph.D., UCLA
Adopted Unit: MASRC

Patty Weiss
Degrees: B.A. Journalism, UA
Previous anchor of KVOA News 4
Adopted Unit: Journalism

Father Andrew Greeley
Author and Professor of Sociology at the UA
Adopted Unit: Sociology

Pam Grissom
Community philanthropist supporting women and politics
Degrees: B.S. Home Economics, CDFR in Child Development and Family Services, UA
Adopted Unit: Women's Studies

Axel Holm
Nogales, AZ Native
Degrees: B.A. History, M.A. Political Science, UA
Adopted Unit: History

George Kennedy
Degree: B.A., M.A., and M. International Public Policy
Senior Executive, United States State Department
Adopted Unit: Political Science

Steve Lynn
Vice President of Communications and Government Relations for UniSource Energy Corporation and Tucson Electric Power Company
Degrees: B.A. Education, M.A. Communication, UA
Adopted Unit: Communication

Selma Paul Marks
One of the first women to graduate from the UA Law School
Degrees: B.A. Sociology, J.D., UA
Adopted Unit: Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies

Beth Mitchneck
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the College of Social and Behavorial Sciences
Professor of Geography and Regional Development
Degrees: Ph.D., Columbia University
Adopted Unit: Geography and Regional Development

Alberto Moore
SBS and Magellan Circle Advisory Board Chair
Degrees: B.A. Business, UA
Adopted Unit: Latin American Studies and Journalism

Bill Nugent
Owner of the oldest established bar in Arizona, "The Shanty"
Degrees: B.A. Psychology
Adopted Unit: Psychology

John W. Olsen
Head of the UA Anthropology Department
Degrees: B.A. Anthropology, UA; Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Adopted Unit: Anthropology

Entisar "Vivi" Sabbagh
Sponsor of the Sabbagh Lecture (each year she and her husband, Dr. Adib Sabbagh, bring in an expert on the Middle East to help educate people on the culture of the Middle East)
Degrees: Ph.D. Anthropology, UA
Adopted Unit: Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Donald Soldwedel
Chairman of the Board, Western Newspaper, Inc.
Chairman of the Journalism Advisory Board
Degrees: B.S. Business Administration, UA
Adopted Unit: Journalism

Robert Valencia
Tribal Councilman Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Degree: B.A. Elementary Education

Anthony F. Vuturo, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Canyon Ranch
Degrees: M.D., and M.P.H.
Adopted Unit: Near Eastern Studies

Gwen Weiner
Degree: B.S. Liberal Arts, UA; B.A. Environmental Design,
California College of Arts & Crafts