Administrative Departments

The SNU Administrative Departments are accessible to you from web links that take you directly to each office. These pages have been prepared for your information search and for providing a direct line of communication with each department.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTDr. Loren Gresham has served Southern Nazarene University (SNU) first as a professor in 1967 and then as President in 1989. He is the longest tenured president among the eight Nazarene institutions of higher education in North America and the longest tenured President currently serving at any college or university in Oklahoma.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRSDr. Melany Kyzer - Under the leadership of Provost and Chief Academic Officer, the Office of Academic Affairs coordinates and supports the work of all the academic programs and services of Southern Nazarene University administered from five academic colleges.

Dr. Scott Strawn - The Office of Business & Financial Affairs exists to provide a variety of business and support services for SNU employees, students and constituents. The Vice President for Business & Financial Affairs serves as the chief financial officer for the University. This office also exists to provide overall supervision and coordination for various support areas.

Dr. Terry Toler is Vice President of Church Relations for Southern Nazarene University. He provides oversight to the areas of Church Relations, The Resource Center for Pastoral Leadership and The Zig Ziglar Center for Ethical Leadership. He serves as a member of the SNU Foundation.

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENTDr. Linda Cantwell - The office of enrollment management is responsible for undergraduate admissions and enrollment functions. Find Dr. Cantwell and her staff on the ground floor of the Marchant Building.

STUDENT DEVELOPMENTDr. Michael Redwine is the Vice President for Student Development. At SNU, this includes a wide-range of “outside the classroom” activities and services including residential living, student activities, health services, student success, student employment, RENEW counseling center, athletics, and spiritual development.

Founded in 1899, Southern Nazarene University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university - a service of the Church of the Nazarene. Located on a 40-acre campus just west of Oklahoma City, SNU grew out of several small colleges committed to training people for service to God and their fellow man. More than 32,000 alumni work and serve throughout the United States and the world. Read More