College Development Committees
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College Development Committee
Whether you’re a college student starting your first year of classes or a senior ready to embark on life after graduation, most will agree that the college experience offers valuable opportunities for personal and professional growth. With this in mind, we have established committee dedicated exclusively to supporting student development: the college development committee. Fully committed to providing an environment wherein students can learn, grow, and fully actualize their potential, such committees provide tangible support for cultivating important skills necessary for navigating various academic pathways and future careers.
College Development committee 2024-25
| Sr. No. | Name | Designation |
| 1 | Prof. Dr. Virupaksha Shivappa Ankalkote Patil | Chairman |
| 2 | Smt. Bhagyashree Virupaksha Ankalkote Patil | Secretary |
| 3 | Shri Ulhasdada Shivram Pawar | Local Member |
| 4 | Adv Saurabh Ankalkote Patil | Local Member |
| 5 | Shri Uttam Ramdas Chavan | Local Member |
| 6 | Shri. Prassna Shivkumar Bopashetti | Local Member |
| 7 | Dr Shakera Inamdar | Local Member |
| 8 | Ms Amruta Dhaval Patil | Principal |
| 9 | Ms Chaitali Patangrao Patole | HOD |
| 10 | Ms Smita Dinesh Mahajan | Teacher Representative |
| 11 | Ms Sayali Ashok Kadam | Student Representative |
| 12 | Ms. Tejaswita Dhananjay Jakka | Non-teaching staff |
Contacts:
Harriet Erickson
Vice President, Student Affairs
Wesley Clark was named Senior Advisor to the President in May 2018. An expert in corporate law, he teaches a wide range of courses including Contracts, Sales, Closely Held Business Organizations, Publicly Traded Corporations, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Law and International Securities Regulation.
Contacts:
Wesley Clarke
Senior Advisor to the President
Betty Bowman joined the faculty in 2002, and received tenure there in 2007. Before joining the faculty, she was a visiting assistant professor at Syracuse University College of Law. Prior to that, she was a legal consultant with JPMorgan Chase; a contract attorney for Cravath, Swaine & Moore; and an assistant prosecutor for the Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto, Canada.
Contacts:
Betty Bowman
Acting Vice President for Finance
With over four decades of law teaching experience, Johnny Jones is a nationally-recognized constitutionalist who has received numerous awards for his teaching, including the first-ever Pioneer Award for his commitment and dedication to students from the FIU Student Bar Association in 2004. Since then, students have voted him “Professor of the Year” multiple times.
Contacts:
Johnny Jones
Dean, Diversity and Compliance
Dennis Ruiz was a member of the faculty at Texas Tech University School of Law, where she held the Alvin R. Allison Distinguished Professorship and received every teaching award the law school and the University conferred. She was the Distinguished Fulbright Professor of American Constitutional Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Greece in 1992.
Contacts:
Dennis Ruiz
Acting Vice President of Administration
Vernon Lowe first joined the University in 2006 as Assistant Dean for Academic Support Programs. He served as Assistant Dean until 2013, when he became a full time lecturer at the College. He teaches classes relating to legal theory and reasoning, race and law, gender and law, and in the area of commercial transactions.
Contacts:
Vernon Lowe
Assistant Vice President for Communications