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Department Head History

  • Ervin Sidney Ferry, 1904-1929
  • Karl Lark-Horovitz, 1930-1958
  • Hubert James, 1958-1966
  • Richard W. King, Feb 1966-Oct 1966 acting; Oct 1966 - Aug 1969 
  • Ron Sladek, Sept 1969 - January 1971 (interim) Acting Head
  • Earl Cabell Fowler, 1971-1980
  • Robert Meiher, 1981-1988
  • Arnold Tubis, 1988-1989 (interim); 1989-1997
  • Andrew Hirsch, 1997-2007
  • Nicholas Giordano, 2007-2013
  • Andrew Hirsch 2013-2014 (interim)
  • John Finley, 2015-2021
  • Gabor Csathy, 2021 (interim); 2022-present
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