Meet the Technology Services Staff
The Department of Technology Services maintains the network, servers, labs, and all faculty and staff computers on campus. Springfield help desk office walk-in hours are only Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. Our phone support number is (417) 873-7300. Phone support hours are Monday through Thursday from 8am to 5pm , Saturday hours are 10am to 6pm and Sunday hours are 2pm to 6pm. Our help desk email support contact is help@drury.edu and is constantly checked for support requests.
 | Gary Swadley, Director of Technology Services
As director of the Technology Services department, Gary works with the administrative and academic departments on campus to help determine technology needs and finds technological solutions. He works with the eleven members of the Technology Services staff to provide technology infrastructure and support for students, faculty, and staff. |
 | Michael Porter, Director of Networking and Client Support
Michael Porter is responsible for maintaining the network infrastructure of Drury University. His responsibilities include Cisco firewalls, switches, wireless units, internet, and various other networking components. |
 | Kim Roberts , Operations Coordinator
As the Operations Coordinator, Kim focuses on improving processes within Technology Services. Along with other projects, manages licenses and contracts, and purchases equipment for the campus community |
 | Rick Wallen, Branch Campus Technology Support Manager
Rick oversees the planning, installation, and maintenance of all Windows based personal computers on Drury's satellite campuses. This includes branch campus faculty, staff, and lab machines. |
 | Mark Crabtree, Graphics Support
Mark supports Macintosh systems campus wide, Springfield Hall labs and Carbon Copy and assists students with print projects. |
 | Jenny Himes, PC Support Technician Level 3
As part of the PC support team, Jenny's primary responsibilities include set up and configuration of new equipment as well as technical support for faculty, staff and student computers on the Drury campus. |
 | Jeff Hoener, Technology Support Specialist
Jeff is the Technology Support Specialist for the Hammon's School of Architecture. He supports and maintains the computers, software, and peripherals in the building. He also runs the I/O, which contains large format printing, large format scanning, a laser cutter, and a render farm. |
 | Mike Herndon, PC Support Technician
Mike provides PC support for campus faculty and staff computers and is the primary support person for all A/V related equipment on the main campus. |
 | Karen Garnett, Computer Support Specialist
Karen is the Computer Support Specialist for the Breech School of Business. She maintains the computers, software applications, and various hardware peripherals, as well as assists students, faculty and staff computer users with hardware and software concerns. |
 | Albert Rauch, Help Desk Coordinator
Albert Rauch coordinates the Technology Services help desk including phone support, walk-up support, and the Technology Services web site. He is the primary contact for the Drury telephone and voicemail systems. |
 | Dan Watson, Systems Administrator
Dan Watson is responsible for installing, maintaining and upgrading servers and campus email systems. He is also responsible for ensuring the servers are backed up, and that the server data is secure from unauthorized access. |
 | John House, Printer Support Specialist
John House is responsible for installing, maintaining and upgrading printers and printer services at Drury. |
 | Mike Davis, Network Analyst
Mike Davis is responsible for maintaining the software, hardware and peripherals for the Drury University network. |
The Department of Technology Services maintains the network, servers, labs, and all faculty and staff PCs on campus. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm and the help desk is available 24/7 at (417) 873-7300.
