The Office of the Registrar, originally named the Office of Admissions and Records was among the first departments established at Tyler State College in 1973. Owen Robert Marsh, Ed.D., served as the inaugural Dean of Admissions and Records. Dr. Marsh continued in this role through the transition from Tyler State College to Texas Eastern University in 1975 and from Texas Eastern University to University of Texas at Tyler in 1979. Martha D. Wheat, B.S., joined the University in 1982 as Director of Admissions (replacing the Office of Admissions and Records). Dr. O. Robert Marsh returned in 1983 under a new title, Registrar. Dr. Marsh served as the Registrar until 1992. From 1992-1994, Ms. Wheat continued to serve as the Director of Admissions in the absence of a registrar. Martha Wheat was promoted to Director of the newly formed Office of Admissions and Records in 1994 where she remained until 2000. Nina Rogers served as University Registrar from 2000-2006. In 2006, the Office of Registrar joined the Department of Enrollment under the leadership of Dean Jim Hutto. Candice Garner served as Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Registrar. Latonya McCoy joined the university as the Registrar in 2010 under the Department of Enrollment Management and Marketing, led by executive director Candice Lindsey (Garner) and Assistant Vice President John C. Hutchins. Sonja Morale became interim registrar in November 2010. Ms. Morale was named registrar in January 2011, under the office of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Customer Service. The Office of Enrollment Management, Marketing, and Customer Service was renamed Office of Enrollment Management under the Student Enrollment, Retention, and Success unit in 2013.Note written by Samantha Winn