Katherine Davis
Assistant Vice President for Information Technology
kad017@shsu.edu
936-294-1325

Katherine Davis provides backup for the Associate Vice President for Information Technology, and assists with the daily management and strategic planning for the SHSU Information Technology departments of Enterprise Services, Systems & Support, and Client Services. She is responsible for the administration, planning, and budgeting of these areas. Mrs. Davis has received Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Business Analysis from Texas A&M University. She has recently come to SHSU from Texas Department of Criminal Justice where she was the manager over applications development, web administration, data management, and system analysis.

Mark Adams
Associate Vice President for Information Technology
marka@shsu.edu
936-294-1158

Mark handles the administration, planning, budgeting, and reporting to outside agencies for the Information Technology Department, as well as oversight of the University Post Office. Mr. Adams began his career at SHSU as a student assistant in Information Technology in 1990. He has received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science from SHSU.

Kelly Byrd
Administrative Assistant
kfb001@shsu.edu
936-294-2605

Debbie Randolph
Administrative Technician
dkr007@shsu.edu
936-294-1561

Debbie works in the Information Technology purchasing section and processes purchase order requests for computers, software and computer related equipment. She worked for another state agency prior to joining SHSU in February 2010, and has experience in finance, budget and procurement. Debbie received a BBA and MBA from SHSU.

Beverly Wiggins
Admin Technician II
ucs_baw@shsu.edu
936-294-3998

Beverly is responsible for maintaining payroll records for student assistants and processing departmental purchase orders. Beverly has worked for SHSU since 1999. She completed three years at Texas Woman's University in Denton.

Gina Morrison
Purchaser
rrm015@shsu.edu
936-294-2620

Tim McGuffin
Information Security Analyst
ucs_tim@shsu.edu
(936) 294-4190

Responsible for Systems Administration and security. Tim has been with Information Technology since October of '98, and have been full time since June of 2001. He completed the CompTIA A+ Certification in March of '98 and the Cisco CCNA exam in December 2001. He received his BS in IT/Electronics with a minor in Chemistry in 2003, and his Master's degree in Digital Forensics.

Brian Baker
Security Analyst I
bwb007@shsu.edu
936-294-4194

Kayla Stephenson
Computer Lab Supervisor
ucs_kss@shsu.edu
936-294-3062

Kayla is the lab manager for SHSU and is responsible for scheduling the hours of operation for the general use labs, maintenance of lab equipment, supplies for the lab, scheduling labs for faculty use, and lab assistant work scheduling. Kayla is also responsible for screening, interviewing, and training of students applying for lab assistant's positions. Kayla has been working for Information Technology since December 2001 and has a B.S. in Industrial Technology - Electronics from SHSU. Kayla is currently pursuing her Masters in Instructional Technology.

Stephanie Brim
Marketing Coordinator
sab008@shsu.edu
(936)294-2698

Stephanie Brim came on board with the University in April 2009 as the Marketing Coordinator.  Her focus is on marketing and communications coordination for the Banner/ERP project.  Stephanie received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a minor in Business from SHSU in 2008.  She comes to the University with a varied public sector work history, ranging from military service to state and local government agency experience.

Kris Rothe
Project Coordinator
krr011@shsu.edu
936-294-4696

Kris received a Bachelor of Science in Technology Management and a minor in Business from Texas A&M University in 2008. He started working for SHSU Information Technology in October 2008.; His current primary responsibility is to facilitate the implementation of Banner.

Steven Frey
Systems Analyst Coordinator
saf001@shsu.edu
(936) 294-2739

Steven has worked in the IT field for K-12 and Higher Education institutions since 1997, and after earning his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from SHSU in 2000, Steven took a full-time position with Information Technology as a systems administrator responsible for Windows server administration and software deployment.  In 2006, he received his Master of Science in Digital Forensics from SHSU and is now responsible for overseeing the Systems area which comprises of the Systems Administration and Managed Applications teams.

Grady Mangum
Director Information Technology-Systems
mangum@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3974

Grady is responsible for the Systems and Telecommunications area of Information Technology. This area includes the delivery, security, and operational reliability, of university-wide telecommunications, network, server, and data center infrastructure services that are required to support the teaching, learning, research, and administrative functions of Sam Houston State University.

Norman Laskie
Systems Analyst II
nwl002@shsu.edu
(936) 294-4774

Responsible for Macintosh system administration and assists the linux team in linux system administration.

Rob Marti
Systems Analyst II
rjm002@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3804

Responsible for assisting with the Linux servers.

Corey Crawford
Systems Analyst I
cxc014@shsu.edu

Corey has worked for Information Technology since November 2008, and achieved his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in May of 2010. Corey will be assisting with the management, maintenance, and deployment of GNU/Linux servers for campus use.

Dustin Thornton
Computer Operations Supervisor II
ucs_dct@shsu.edu
936-294-3650

Dustin's primary responsibility is the 24/7 Operations support. He assists with the Helpdesk and the switchboard. Dustin is also responsible for creating visitor accounts. Dustin graduated with a B.A. in History and a minor in Computer Science from SHSU in 2002 and is currently taking graduate coursework. Dustin has worked for Information Technology since 2001.

Andrew Williams
Systems Analyst I
ajw002@shsu.edu

Andrew has been working for Information Technology as a student since January 2006, primarily in the Helpdesk, then Operations area. After serving as Operations Lead Worker for a time, he graduated with his Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication in May 2010. He will be assisting with Telecom/Systems administrative and project management duties.

Tom Dewing
System Analyst I
TED001@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3557

Thomas Dewing has joined the UCS-Systems Department as a system administrator. Thomas is finishing up his Bachelor of Science degree in Computing Science here at SHSU. Thomas has just been honored as one of the members of SHSU's first-place team in the Defense Cyber Crime Center Digital Forensics Challenge!

James Horn
Systems Analyst III
horn@shsu.edu
(936) 294-1042

Manages the administrative computing system, Nell, the Exchange mail server, the Mailing list on Unxmail, and the Telephone System. James started working for SHSU in June 1982 as a lab assistant for the lab in AB1. From there he became a Student Operator, Systems Programmer, where he was hired full-time in Oct 1985. He has a BS in CS from SHSU and graduated in May of 1984.

Rick Gattis
Systems Analyst II
rlg008@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3557

Rick is an SHSU undergraduate. Rick transferred to Information Technology from the Physical Plant in August 2005.

Khris Coffey
Computer Operations Supervisor I
KKC005@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3373

Cory Arnold
Systems Analyst I
cha003@shsu.edu
936-294-2326

Chris Muncy
Systems Analyst III
ctm010@shsu.edu
936-294-4378

Jason Fuermann
Network Analyst II
jbf005@shsu.edu
(936) 294-4140

Responsible for IP phone system. Jason started with the Information Technology department as a student worker in 2004. Received his Bachelors degree in Computer Science in 2006 from SHSU.

Marcus Keeling
Network Analyst I
mwk001@shsu.edu
936-294-1152

Marcus Keeling joined the systems department as a network administrator. Marcus is responsible for campus network infrastructure. Marcus started with the Information Technology department as a student worker in 2006. He is currently working on his Undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems.

Wes Jones
Network Analyst I
gwj002@shsu.edu
(936) 294-2666

Responsibilities related to network infrastructure support and optimization of our VoIP phone system and IP surveillance systems.

Matt Taylor
Network Analyst I
matthew.taylor@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3955