University of Michigan - Flint

University of Michigan-Flint

Associate Provost Staff

Vahid Lotfi, Ph.D.

Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Programs
Vahid Lotfi, Ph.D.

251 Thompson Library

Flint, MI 48502-1950

Phone: (810) 762-3171
Web site:

Professor Lotfi received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering, M.S. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a Professor of Management Science in the School of Management. Prior to his current appoint he served as the Executive Director of Information Technology Services at UM-Flint from 1996 to 2001. His current research interests involve multiple criteria decision making. Dr. Lotfi has published numerous research articles and has co-authored five books in the area of management science and operations management. He has presented in many national and international conferences and also serves on the editorial board of two scholarly journals.

Directors and Staff Reporting to the Associate Provost

Name Office Phone E-mail
Daniel Adams, Director of the International Student Center International Student Center, 219 UCEN (810) 762-0867 dadams@umflint.edu
Scott Arnst, Director of Information Technology Services 207 Murchie Science Building (810) 762-3123 sarnst@umflint.edu
Mary Deibis, Administrative Specialist 251 Thompson Library (810) 762-3171 mdeibis@umflint.edu
Robert Hahn, Ph.D., K-12 Initiatives 251 Thompson Library (810) 762-3171 rhahn@umflint.edu
Brad Maki, Director of Graduate Admissions 251 Thompson Library (810) 762-3171 bmaki@umflint.edu
Marianne McGrath, IRB Chair 411 Murchie Science Building (810) 762-3424 mmcgrath@umflint.edu
Deb White, Director of Extended Learning 237 French Hall (810) 762-3200 debwhite@umflint.edu