UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

UNIVERSITY

LEADERSHIP

We’re proud of our university leadership, who believe in the mission of true Catholic higher education. Their direction shapes Ave Maria University as a leading institution for today and tomorrow.

MARK MIDDENDORF

Middendorf, a Chicago native, was educated at Northern Illinois University and holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from DePaul University. Building on his successes as a corporate manager and marketer, Middendorf followed a special call to found Lighthouse Catholic Media (LCM), a lay apostolate that became the largest producer of Catholic audio talks on the planet before merging with Augustine Institute in 2015. Middendorf served as Executive Vice President For Mission Expansion at Augustine Institute before becoming AMU’s fourth President in February 2022. He and his wife, Christine, are the proud parents of four children.

Senior Staff

Robert Chapa, Ph.D.

Chief Information Security Officer

Daniel Davy, Ph.D.

Dean of Faculty; Associate Professor of History

Eddie Dejthai

Chief Information Officer

Dan Donaldson

Vice President of Enrollment

Susan Gallagher

Vice President of Marketing & Communications; Chief Revenue Officer; Title IX Coordinator

Daniel Hubert, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison

Paul Husak

Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Lendman, Ph.D.

Dean of Students; Assistant Professor of Theology

Steve Logan

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Vice President of Finance

Fr. Joseph Lugalambi, Ph.D.

Director of Campus Ministry; Instructor of Theology

Seana McGuire, D.C.L.

VP of Academic Affairs; Ambassador Michael Novak Chair of Politics; Director of the Center for Catholic Citizenship

Eugene Munin, J.D.

Chief Compliance Officer/General Counsel; Adjunct Instructor of Education

Julie Musselman

Chief of Staff

Roger Nutt, S.T.L., S.T.D.

Provost; Professor of Theology

Daniel Schreck

Chief Strategy Officer; Director of The Institute at Ave Maria University

Jim Thomas

Vice President of Advancement

John Weisbrod

Vice President of Athletics

Zena Weist

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

A UNIVERSITY ON A MISSION

Ave Maria University strives for a strong Catholic identity by offering a liberal arts curriculum that forms men and women in the intellectual and moral virtues of the faith.

READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT