Wooster Faculty
(As of July 1, 2008)

In the groups below, the names following that of the President are arranged alphabetically, with the date of first appointment. A second or third date indicates a reappointment. Graduate training is indicated by the names of the institutions where such training was received and the dates. A double dagger (‡) before the name denotes deceased.

Grant H. Cornwell, Jr., President. 2007. B.A. St. Lawrence 1979; M.A., Ph.D. Chicago 1982, 1989.

Emeritus

William M. Baird, Professor of Economics. 1968. Emeritus since 1997. B.A. Wittenberg 1957; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State 1959, 1968.

James Edgar Bean, Associate Professor of French and Physical Education. 1965. Emeritus since 1987. B.A. Wooster 1942; B.D., S.T.M. Union Theological Seminary 1945, 1966; M.A. Kent State 1975.

Donald Gene Beane, Professor of Mathematical Sciences. 1962. Emeritus since 1994. B.A. Iowa Wesleyan 1951; M.A., Ph.D. Illinois 1958, 1962; M.S. Ohio State 1966.

Barbara L. Bell, Government Information Librarian. 1980. Emerita since 2004. B.S., M.S. Florida State 1963, 1965.

Richard H. Bell, Frank Halliday Ferris Professor of Philosophy. 1969. Emeritus since 2004. B.A. Vanderbilt 1960; B.D., M.A., Ph.D. Yale 1964, 1966, 1968.

Robert B. Blair, Professor of Sociology. 1971. Emeritus since 1999. Registrar 2002-2007. B.A. Juniata 1960; B.D. Bethany Theological Seminary 1964; M.A., Ph.D. Northwestern 1967, 1974.

Charles Lamonte Borders, Jr., Professor of Chemistry. 1968. Emeritus since 2002. B.A. Bellarmine College 1964; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 1968.

Richard Hayden Bromund, Professor of Chemistry. 1967. Emeritus since 2006. A.B. Oberlin 1962; Ph.D. Pennsylvania State 1968.

Dale Allen Brown, Professor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences. 1987. Emeritus since 2008. B.A. Hiram 1967; M.S., Ph.D. Syracuse 1969, 1973.

Daniel Fairchild Calhoun, Aileen Dunham Professor of History. 1956. Emeritus since 1994. B.A. Williams 1950; M.A., Ph.D. Chicago 1951, 1959.

Clayton Paul Christianson, Mildred Foss Thompson Professor of English Language and Literature. 1963. Emeritus since 1997. B.A. St. Olaf 1955; M.A. State University of Iowa 1956; Ph.D. Washington University 1964.

Gordon Dixon Collins, Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology. 1963. Emeritus since 2000. B.A. Tarkio 1957; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State 1960, 1965.

Henry J. Copeland, Professor of History. 1966. Emeritus since 1999. President 1977-1995. Emeritus since 1995. A.B. Baylor 1958; Ph.D. Cornell 1966.

Frederick William Cropp III, Professor of Geology. 1964. Emeritus since 1998. B.A. Wooster 1954; M.S., Ph.D. Illinois 1956, 1958.

W. Lee Culp, Registrar. 1947, 1963. Emeritus since 1985. B.A. Wooster 1941.

Floyd Leslie Downs, Professor of Biology. 1963. Emeritus since 1998. A.B. Cornell 1958; M.S., Ph.D. Michigan 1960, 1965.

Brian James Dykstra, Neille O. and Gertrude M. Rowe Professor of Music. 1969. Emeritus since 2007. B.S. Juilliard 1964; M.M. Eastman 1965; D.M.A. Eastman 1969.

Richard C. Figge, Gingrich Professor of German. 1974. Emeritus since 2004. B.A. Carleton College 1964; M.A., Ph.D. Stanford 1966, 1970.

Susan G. Figge, Professor of German. 1977. Emerita since 2004. B.A. California, Santa Barbara 1964; M.A., Ph.D. Stanford 1966, 1974.

John Morgan Gates, Aileen Dunham Professor of History. 1967. Emeritus since 2002. A.B., M.A. Stanford 1959, 1960; Ph.D. Duke 1967.

Paul L. Gaus, Benjamin S. Brown Professor of Chemistry. 1977. Emeritus since 2008. B.S. Miami, Ohio 1971; Ph.D. Duke 1975.

Raleigh Stanton Hales, Jr., Professor of Mathematical Sciences. 1990. Emeritus since 2007. President 1995-2007. Emeritus since 2007. B.A. Pomona 1964; M.A., Ph.D. Harvard 1965, 1970.

Charles R. Hampton, Johnson Professor of Mathematical Sciences. 1972. Emeritus since 2008. B.S. Michigan 1967; M.A., Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1968, 1972.

LeRoy Wilbur Haynes, Professor of Chemistry. 1961. Emeritus since 1999. B.A. Drew 1956; Ph.D. Illinois 1961.

Henry Dunham Herring, Professor of English. 1969. Emeritus since 2007. B.A., M.A. South Carolina 1961, 1964; Ph.D. Duke 1968.

Damon D. Hickey, Director of Libraries. 1991. Emeritus since 2008. B.A. Rice 1965; M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary 1968; M.L.S. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1975; M.A. North Carolina, Greensboro 1982; Ph.D. South Carolina 1989.

Deborah Pacini Hilty, Professor of English and Education. 1964, 1970. Emerita since 2003. A.B. Vassar 1963; M.A. Columbia 1964; Ph.D. Case Western Reserve 1969.

Claude W. Hinton, Horace N. Mateer Professor of Biology. 1968. Emeritus since 1990. A.B., M.A. North Carolina 1948, 1950; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 1954.

James Andrew Hodges, Michael O. Fisher Professor of History. 1962. Emeritus since 1998. B.S. North Alabama 1955; M.A., Ph.D. Vanderbilt 1959, 1963.

Vivian Loyrea Holliday, Aylesworth Professor of Classical Studies. 1961. Emerita since 1999. A.B. Winthrop 1957; M.A. Missouri 1959; Ph.D. North Carolina 1961.

John Louis Hondros, Henry J. and Laura H. Copeland Professor of European History. 1969. Emeritus since 2001. A.B. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1959; M.A., Ph.D. Vanderbilt 1963, 1969.

Charles E. Hurst, Professor of Sociology. 1970. Emeritus since 2008. B.S., M.S. Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1963, 1965; Ph.D. Connecticut 1972.

Annetta Gomez Jefferson, Professor of Theatre. 1974. Emerita since 1995. B.A. Paul Quinn 1957; M.A. Western Reserve 1959.

Michael D. Kern, Horace N. Mateer Professor of Biology. 1976. Emeritus since 2003. B.A. Whittier 1962; M.S., Ph.D. Washington State 1965, 1970.

William Franklin Kieffer, Robert E. Wilson Professor of Chemistry. 1940, 1946. Emeritus since 1980. B.A. Wooster 1936; M.Sc. Ohio State 1938; Ph.D. Brown 1940.

Frank L. Koucky, Jr., Professor of Geology. 1972. Emeritus since 1991. Ph.B., M.S., Ph.D. Chicago 1949, 1953, 1956.

Dudley Arnold Lewis, Professor of Art. 1964. Emeritus since 1996. B.A. Allegheny 1952; M.A., Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1954, 1962.

‡ Stuart James Ling, Neille O. and Gertrude M. Rowe Professor of Music and Professor of Education. 1949. Emeritus since 1984. B. Mus., M. Mus., Ph.D. Syracuse 1940, 1947, 1954. (Deceased March 24, 2008.)

Henry Bernard Loess, Professor of Psychology. 1958. Emeritus since 1988. B.S., M.S. Northwestern 1949, 1950; Ph.D. Iowa 1952.

‡ Raymond George McCall, Virginia Myers Professor of English and Professor of Theatre. 1958. Emeritus since 1998. B.A. Allegheny 1949; M.A., Ph.D. Wisconsin 1950, 1957.

David Franklyn Moldstad, Professor of English. 1957. Emeritus since 1991. A.B. Hiram 1947; M.A. Brown 1949; Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1954.

Robert E. Nye, Professor of Physical Education. 1964. Emeritus since 1995. B.S., M.S. Springfield 1958, 1959.

George William Olson, Professor of Art. 1963. Emeritus since 2000. B.A. Augustana 1958; M.A., M.F.A. Iowa 1962, 1963.

Kenneth R. Plusquellec, Dean of Students. 1967. Emeritus since 2001. B.A. Wooster 1957; M.Div. McCormick Theological Seminary 1960.

Gene Edward Pollock, Hoge Professor of Economics. 1961. Emeritus since 1998. B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Ohio State 1960, 1961, 1971.

David L. Powell, Benjamin S. Brown Professor of Chemistry. 1964. Emeritus since 2001. A.B. Oberlin 1958; Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1962.

Margaret S. Powell, Government Information Librarian. 1980. Emerita since 2001. A.B. Oberlin 1958; M.S. Illinois 1959.

James R. Rea, Professor of Communication. 1965. Emeritus since 1996. B.A. Otterbein 1953; M.A. Ohio State 1968; Ph.D. Ohio University 1978.

Richard Dale Reimer, Hoge Professor of Economics. 1962. Emeritus since 1996. B.A. Bethel 1957; M.S. Kansas State 1958; Ph.D. Michigan State 1962.

John Merrill Russell, Professor of Music. 1974. Emeritus since 2008. B.Mus. Oberlin 1965; M.Mus. Boston 1968.

William B. Scott, Associate Professor of Psychology. 1984. Emeritus since 2008. B.A. Franklin and Marshall 1970; M.A. Simon Fraser 1972; Ph.D. McGill (Canada) 1979.

Maria Sexton, Professor of Physical Education. 1953. Emerita since 1984. B.S. Western Michigan 1942; M.A. Ball State Teachers College 1951; Ed.D. Teachers College (Columbia) 1953.

Gordon Lichty Shull, Professor of Political Science. 1955. Emeritus since 1993. A.B. Manchester 1946; B.D. Yale Divinity School 1951; M.A., Ph.D. Illinois 1952, 1955.

Robert Houston Smith, Professor of Religious Studies. 1960. Emeritus since 1996. B.A. Tulsa 1952; B.D. Yale Divinity School 1955; Ph.D. Yale 1960.

Atlee LaVere Stroup, Professor of Sociology and Professor of Education. 1948. Emeritus since 1989. B.S. in Ed. Kent State 1942; M.A., Ph.D., M.S.W. Ohio State 1946, 1950, 1982.

Leslie Gordon Tait, Mercer Professor of Religious Studies. 1956. Emeritus since 1991. B.A. Harvard 1948; M.Div. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 1951; Ph.D. Edinburgh 1955; Honorary Fellow, Edinburgh 1991.

Pablo Valencia, Professor of Spanish. 1961. Emeritus since 1992. B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Michigan 1959, 1960, 1966.

Alvin James Van Wie, Professor of Physical Education. 1960. Emeritus since 1991. B.A. Wooster 1952; M.A. Northern Michigan 1963.

John Ward Warner, Jr., Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Professor of Education. 1958. Emeritus since 1983. A.B. Taylor 1940; M.S. Iowa 1958; Ph.D. Ohio State 1964.

‡ Floyd Elden Watts, Michael O. Fisher Professor of History. 1958, 1961. Emeritus since 1993. B.A., M.A. Kent State 1950, 1951; Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1959. (Deceased January 28, 2008.)

Andrew A. Weaver, Professor of Biology. 1955. Emeritus since 1986. B.A. Wooster 1949; M.S., Ph.D. Wisconsin 1951, 1955.

Margaret Barnes White, Associate Professor of Psychology and Associate Professor of Education. 1961. Emerita since 1984. B.A. Wooster 1960; M.A. Kent State 1961.

David Jordan Wilkin, Professor of French. 1964, 1971. Emeritus since 2002. B.A. Hope 1961; M.A. Pittsburgh 1964; Ph.D. Brown 1974.

Yvonne Williams, Professor of Black Studies and Political Science. 1973, 1978. Emerita since 2000. B.A. Pennsylvania State 1953; M.A. Connecticut 1955; Ph.D. Case Western Reserve 1981.

Donald Louis Wise, Danforth Professor of Biology. 1958. Emeritus since 1994. B.A. Wabash 1951; M.S., Ph.D. New York 1954, 1958.

Elbridge Carl Zimmerman, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Director of Academic Computing Services. 1968. Emeritus since 1994. B.A. Wooster 1954; M.S. Drexel Institute of Technology 1962; Michigan 1963, 1964.

Active

Nancy L. Aarts, Associate Professor of Communication. 2005. B.S. Florida State 1982; M.S., Florida 1984; Ph.D. Northwestern 1995.

Mary Addis, Associate Professor of Spanish. 1984. B.A. St. Mary’s (Notre Dame) 1971; M.A., Ph.D. California, San Diego 1977, 1984.

Judith C. Amburgey-Peters, Associate Professor of Chemistry. 1996. B.S. Georgetown College 1988; Ph.D. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1993.

Mary Anna Bader, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Coordinator of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. 2002. B.S. Houghton 1983; M.Div. Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary 1987; Th.M., Ph.D. Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago 1993, 2002.

Suzanne Bates, Registrar. 2007. B.S., M.S. Indiana 1971, 1975.

Keith D. Beckett, Professor of Physical Education and Director of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation. 1984. B.S., M.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1979, 1982; Ph.D. Pittsburgh 1989.

Mehdi Ben Guirat, Visiting Instructor in Economics. 2007. B.Sc. Tunis University (Tunisia) 2000; M.A. Missouri, Kansas City 2002; Missouri, Kansas City.

Nicole Bissessar, Visiting Instructor in Economics. 2008. B.Sc., M.Sc. University of the West Indies (St. Augustine) 1999, 2001; M.A. Clark 2005; Clark.

Paul A. Bonvallet, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. 2004. B.A. Kenyon 1996; Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 2001.

Angela Bos, Assistant Professor of Political Science. 2007. B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Minnesota, 2001, 2005, 2007.

Denise M. Bostdorff, Professor of Communication and Associate Dean for the Class of 2012. 1994. B.S. Bowling Green 1982; M.A. Illinois 1983; Ph.D. Purdue 1987.

Daniel Bourne, Professor of English. 1988. B.A., M.F.A. Indiana 1979, 1987.

Matthew W. Broda, Assistant Professor of Education. 2007. B.S. Kent State 1999; M.Ed. Ashland 2004; Ph.D. Kent State 2007.

Gregory W. Brown, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music. 2008. B.A. Amherst 1998; M.M. Rider University 2001; D.M.A. Georgia 2006.

Barbara S. Burnell, Professor of Economics. 1977. B.A. Connecticut 1973; M.A., Ph.D. Illinois 1975, 1977.

James D. Burnell, Professor of Economics. 1977. B.A. Western Illinois 1973; M.A., Ph.D. Illinois 1975, 1977.

Denise D. Byrnes, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences. 1991. B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Ohio State 1985, 1987, 1992.

Michelle J. Camou, Assistant Professor of Political Science. 2005. B.A. Bates 1993; M.A., Ph.D. Colorado 1999, 2005.

Lisa Campanell Komara, Coaching Staff with Adjunct Teaching Duties in Physical Education. 1997. B.A. West Liberty State 1982; M.S. West Virginia 1988; West Virginia.

Gerardo L. Carfagno, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology. 2007. B.A. Dartmouth 1999; Ph.D. Illinois 2007.

Jaime Carrejo, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. 2008. B.F.A. Texas 2002; M.F.A. South Florida 2007.

Michael B. Casey, Associate Professor of Psychology. 2000. B.A. Michigan State 1982; M.S., Ph.D. Virginia Tech 1993, 1995.

Mark A. Christel, Director of Libraries. 2008. B.A. Wisconsin 1990; M.A. Rutgers 1992; M.I.L.S. Michigan 1994.

R. Bruce Clayton, Visiting Instructor in Sociology and Anthropology. 2004. B.A. Wooster 1999; M.A. Northwestern 2001; Northwestern.

Susan D. Clayton, Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology. 1992. B.A. Carleton 1982; M.S., Ph.D. Yale 1984, 1987.

Sibrina Collins, Assistant Professor Chemistry. 2008. B.A. Wayne State 1994; M.S., Ph.D. Ohio State 1996, 2000.

Brian J. Cope, Assistant Professor of Spanish. 2005. B.A. Washington, St. Louis 1995; M.A., Ph.D. California, Irvine 1998, 2004.

Grant H. Cornwell, Jr., President and Professor of Philosophy. 2007. B.A. St. Lawrence 1979; M.A., Ph.D. Chicago 1982, 1989.

Christa C. Craven, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. 2006. B.A. New College, Florida 1997; M.A., Ph.D. American, 2000, 2003.

Iain Crawford, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of English. 2003. B.A. Leeds 1975; Ph.D. Leicester 1982.

Carrie deLapp Culver, Associate Professor of Music. 2008. B.Mus., M.M. Missouri 1987, 1989; D.A. Northern Colorado 1998.

Margaret W. Curl, Technical Services Librarian. 1988. B.A. Central Washington 1971; M.A. Oregon 1974; M.L.I.S. California, Berkeley 1984.

Nancy E. Ditmer, Professor of Music. 1984. B.M. Capital 1972; M.A. Iowa 1982.

Kristin R. Domike, Instructor in Physics. 2007. B.S., M.A. MIT 2003, 2004; Ph.D. Cambridge (U.K.) (expected).

Donald Drouhard, Visiting Associate Professor of Education. 1993. B.S. Kent State 1963; M.A. Akron 1968.

Theodor Duda, Associate Professor of Music. 1990. B. Mus. Baldwin-Wallace 1973; M. Mus. Michigan State 1975; A.Mus.D. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1995.

Carolyn A. Durham, Inez K. Gaylord Professor of French Language and Literature. 1976. B.A. Wellesley 1969; M.A., Ph.D. Chicago 1972, 1976.

Paul L. Edmiston, Associate Professor of Chemistry. 1997. B.S. Pepperdine 1993; Ph.D. Arizona 1997.

Catherine P. Fenster, Assistant Professor of Biology. 2005. B.S. Furman 1993; M.A., Ph.D. Alabama, Birmingham 1995, 1999.

Heather Moir Fitz Gibbon, Professor of Sociology. 1990. A.B. Kenyon 1981; M.A., Ph.D. Northwestern 1983, 1988.

Monica Florence, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies. 2007. B.A. Reed 1994; Ph.D. Boston University 2004.

Dean Fraga, Associate Professor of Biology. 1994. B.S. Cincinnati 1982; Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1990.

Pamela R. Frese, Professor of Anthropology. 1986. B.A. Maryland 1974; M.A., Ph.D. Virginia 1979, 1982.

Joan S. Friedman, Assistant Professor of History and Religious Studies and Campus Rabbi. 2004. B.A. Pennsylvania 1974; M.A.H.L. Hebrew Union-Jewish Institute of Religion 1977; M.Phil., Ph.D. Columbia 1986, 2003.

Joanne S. Frye, Professor of English. 1976. B.A. Bluffton 1966; Ph.D. Indiana 1974.

Joan E. Furey, Assistant Professor of Communication. 2007. B.A. Chicago 1990; M.A. Pittsburgh 1994; Ph.D. Illinois 2003.

John P. Gabriele, Raymond and Carolyn Dix Professor of Spanish. 1986. B.A., M.A. Connecticut 1975, 1977; Ph.D. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1981.

Jack B. Gallagher, Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music. 1977. B.A. Hofstra 1969; M.F.A., D.M.A. Cornell 1975, 1981.

Harry Y. Gamble, Associate Professor of French. 2002. B.A. Wake Forest 1989; M.A., Ph.D. New York 1996, 2002.

Amber L. Garcia, Assistant Professor of Psychology. 2006. B.A. St. Mary’s, California 1996; M.A. Claremont 2000; Ph.D. Purdue 2005.

Shila Garg, Dean of the Faculty and Williams F. Harn Professor of Physics. 1987. B.S. Madras (India) 1970; M.S. Sussex (U.K.) 1972; Ph.D. Kent (U.K.) 1975.

David Gedalecia, Michael O. Fisher Professor of History. 1971. B.A. CUNY, Queens 1965; M.A., Ph.D. Harvard 1967, 1971.

Gary Gillund, Associate Professor of Psychology. 1989. B.S. North Dakota State 1977; Ph.D. Indiana 1982.

Mark D. Gooch, Technology and Government Information Librarian. 2001. B.A. Wooster 1990; M.L.S. Kent State 1994.

Marc C. Goulding, Visiting Instructor in History. 2007. B.A. New York 1999; Ph.D. New York (expected).

Jennifer L. Graber, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. 2006. B.A. Goshen 1995; Th.M. Emory 1999; Ph.D. Duke 2006.

Nancy M. Grace, Professor of English. 1987. B.A. Otterbein 1973; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State 1981, 1987.

Mark W. Graham, Associate Professor of Religious Studies. 2002. B.A., M.A. Ohio 1979, 1988; Ph.D. Indiana 2003.

Simon J. M. Gray, Associate Professor of Computer Science. 1987. 2003. B.A., M.A. Virginia 1982, 1984; M.S. North Texas 1987; Ph.D. Kent State 1998.

Raymond Gunn, Instructor in Sociology. 2006. B.A. Hunter 1984; M.A. Long Island 1997; Ph.D. Pennsylvania (expected).

Mehdi Guirat, Merton M. Seats, Jr. Visiting Instructor in Economics. 2007. B.S., Tunis, Tunisia, 2000; M.A., Missouri, 2002; Ph.D., Missouri

Julia Chance Gustafson, Access Services Librarian. 1982. B.A., M.S. Western Michigan 1979, 1981.

Ishwar C. Harris, Synod Professor of Religious Studies. 1981. B.A. Lucknow (India) 1961; M.Div. Howard 1967; S.T.M. Pacific, Berkeley 1969; Ph.D. Claremont 1974.

James L. Hartman, Professor of Mathematical Sciences. 1981. B.S. Manchester 1975; M.S., Ph.D. Michigan State 1977, 1981.

Peter L. Havholm, Professor of English and Associate Dean for the Class of 2011. 1971. B.A. Shimer 1962; M.S., Ph.D. Connecticut 1970, 1972.

Jennifer Poole Hayward, Professor of English. 1992. B.A. Wesleyan 1983; M.A. San Francisco State 1987; Ph.D. Princeton 1992.

Mareike Herrmann, Associate Professor of German. 2001. Magisterstudium Christian-Albrechts (Germany) 1988; M.A. Bowling Green 1989; Ph.D. Massachusetts 1995.

Madonna J. Hettinger, Lawrence Stanley Professor of Medieval History. 1989. A.B. St. Francis 1977; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana 1979, 1986.

James W. Hikins, Pocock Family Distinguished Visiting Professor of Communication. 2006. B.A., M.A. Iowa 1975, 1981; Ph.D. Texas 1985.

Kurt C. Holmes, Dean of Students. 2001. B.S. Allegheny 1988; M.A. West Virginia 1997.

Katherine Holt, Assistant Professor of History. 2005. B.A. George Washington 1995; M.A. New York 1999; M.A., Ph.D. Princeton 2001, 2005.

Linda C. Hults, Professor of Art. 1987. B.A. Indiana 1971; Ph.D. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1978.

Shirley A. Huston-Findley, Associate Professor of Theatre. 1999. B.A. Indiana 1986; M.A. Miami, Ohio 1989; Ph.D. Missouri, Columbia 1998.

Ronald Earl Hustwit, Frank Halliday Ferris Professor of Philosophy. 1967. B.A. Westminster 1964; M.A. Nebraska 1965; Ph.D. Texas 1970.

Donald Thomas Jacobs, Victor J. Andrew Professor of Physics. 1976. B.A., M.A. South Florida 1971, 1972; Ph.D. Colorado 1976.

Donna K. Jacobs, Science Librarian. 1989. B.A. South Florida 1969; M.L.S. Kent State 1989.

Peter M. Jaworski, Visiting Instructor in Philosophy. 2008. B.A. Queen's University (Canada) 2002; M.A. University of Waterloo (Canada) 2005; M.Sc. London School of Economics (U.K.) 2005; Ph.D. Bowling Green (expected).

Michelle L. Johnson, Associate Professor of Communication. 1997. B.A. Northeast Missouri State 1990; M.A., Ph.D. Arizona 1992, 1996.

Shelley A. Judge, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology. 2008. B.S. Mount Union 1991; M.A.T. Kent State 1993; M.S., Ph.D. Ohio State 1998, 2007.

Charles L. Kammer III, James F. Lincoln Professor of Religious Studies. 1990. B.A. Colgate 1968; M.Div., Ph.D. Duke 1971, 1977.

Paul Nick Kardulias, Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology. 1996. B.A., M.A. Youngstown State 1974, 1977; M.A. SUNY, Binghamton 1980; Ph.D. Ohio State 1988.

Elys L. Kettling Law, Reference and Instruction Librarian. 2003. B.A., M.L.I.S. Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1988, 1991.

Kent J. Kille, Associate Professor of Political Science. 1998, 2000. B.A. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1991; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State 1995, 2000.

Shannon King, Assistant Professor of History. 2007. B.A. , M.A. North Carolina Central 1996, 1998; Ph.D. Binghamton 2006.

Rodney J. Korba, Associate Professor of Communication. 1987. B.F.A. Denison 1972; M.A. Denver 1973; M.A. Arizona State 1974; M.A. Southern California 1982; Ph.D. Denver 1986.

Matthew Krain, Associate Professor of Political Science. 1998. B.A. SUNY, Binghamton 1992; Ph.D. Indiana 1998.

Henry B. Kreuzman III, Associate Professor of Philosophy. 1990. B.S. Xavier 1981; M.A., Ph.D. Notre Dame 1984, 1990.

Jeffrey S. Lantis, Associate Professor of Political Science. 1994. B.A. Bethany 1988; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State 1991, 1994.

Susan Y. Lehman, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Physics. 2003. B.A. Goshen 1993; M.S., Ph.D. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1996, 1999.

Richard M. Lehtinen, Assistant Professor of Biology. 2003. B.S. Winona 1995; M.S. Minnesota 1997; Ph.D. Michigan 2003.

Karin Lin-Greenberg, Visiting Assistant Professor of English. 2008. B.A. Bryn Mawr 1999; M.A. Temple 2003; M.F.A. Pittsburgh 2006.

Jeffrey Lindberg, Professor of Music. 1986. B.S., M.S. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1976, 1978; Vienna Academy of Music.

John Lindner, Moore Professor of Astronomy. 1988. B.S. Vermont 1982; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 1989.

Marilyn D. Loveless, Horace N. Mateer Professor of Biology. 1987. B.A. Albion 1971; Ph.D. Kansas 1984.

Shanny I. Luft, Visiting Assistant of Religious Studies. 2008. B.S. Towson 1995; M.A. Boston 2001; Ph.D. North Carolina 2008.

Sharon E. Lynn, Associate Professor of Biology. 2004. B.S. South Carolina 1996; Ph.D. Washington 2002.

William J. Macauley, Associate Professor of English and Director of Writing. 2005. B.S. Grand Valley 1986; M.A. Pittsburg State 1988; Ph.D. Indiana, Pennsylvania 1999.

Marina Mangubi, Associate Professor of Art. 2000. A.B. California, Berkeley 1988; M.F.A. Michigan 1993.

Setsuko Matsuzawa, Consortium for Faculty Diversity Visiting Fellow in Sociology and Anthropology. 2008. B.A. Sophia 1987; M.A. Duke 1991; M.A. Georgetown Law Center 1994; Ph.D. California 2007.

Lee A. McBride III, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. 2006. B.A. St. Mary’s, California 1997; M.A. Claremont 1999; Purdue.

David L. McConnell, Professor of Anthropology. 1992. B.A. Earlham 1982; M.A., Ph.D. Stanford 1991.

Brenda L. Meese, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Assistant Director of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation. 1989. B.A. Wooster 1975; M.S. North Carolina, Greensboro 1981.

Bridget J. Milligan, Associate Professor of Art. 2001. B.F.A. Miami, Ohio 1997; M.F.A. Indiana 2001.

Amyaz A. Moledina, Assistant Professor of Economics. 2003. B.A. Macalester 1993; Ph.D. Minnesota 2002.

Denise D. Monbarren, Special Collections Librarian. 1985. B.A., M.L.S. Kent State 1982, 1983.

Steve L. Moore, Coaching Staff with Adjunct Teaching Duties in Physical Education. 1987. A.B. Wittenberg 1974; M.S. Ohio 1976.

William R. Morgan, Associate Professor of Biology. 1991. B.S. Cornell 1982; Ph.D. Yale 1988.

Eric Moskowitz, Associate Professor of Political Science. 1984. B.A. Earlham 1965; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana 1974, 1979.

Peter C. Mowrey, Associate Professor of Music. 1997. B.Mus., M.Mus. Georgia 1989, 1991; D.Mus. Indiana 1995.

Beth Ann Muellner, Assistant Professor of German. 2004. B.A. Minnesota 1985; M.A. Maryland 1995; Ph.D. Minnesota 2003.

Boubacar N’Diaye, Associate Professor of Black Studies and Political Science. 1999. B.A., M. Public Admin. Sangamon State 1991, 1993; Ph.D. Northern Illinois 1998.

John G. Neuhoff, Associate Professor of Psychology. 2000. B.A. Baldwin Wallace 1991; M.A., Ph.D. Kent State 1994, 1996.

Derek Newland, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. 2005. B.S. California, Davis 1999; M.A., Ph.D. California, San Diego 2003, 2005.

Anne M. Nurse, Associate Professor of Sociology. 1999. B.A. California, Berkeley 1990; M.A., Ph.D. California, Davis 1993, 1999.

Russell A. Ormiston, Jr., Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics. 2007. B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Michigan State 1999, 2002, 2007.

Cynthia L. Palmer, Associate Professor of Spanish. 2000. B.S. Northern Arizona 1987; M.A., Ph.D. Arizona 1993, 2000.

R. Drew Pasteur, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. 2008. B.S., M.Ed. Florida 1996, 1997; M.S., Ph.D. North Carolina State 2004, 2008.

Andrea Patterson, Walter D. Foss Visiting Instructor in Philosophy. 2007. B.A. Moorhead State 1995; M.A. Rochester 2001; Rochester.

Malte Pehl, Visiting Instructor in Political Science. 2008. B.A. Passau (Germany) 1998; M.A. Heidelberg (Germany) 2004; Ph.D. Heidelberg (expected).

Charles F. Peterson, Associate Professor of Black Studies. 2000. B.A. Morehouse 1992; M.A., Ph.D. SUNY, Binghamton 1995, 2000.

Virginia B. Pett, Robert E. Wilson Professor of Chemistry. 1981. B.A. Wooster 1963; M.A., Ph.D. Wayne State 1972, 1979.

Timothy C. Pettorini, Coaching Staff with Adjunct Teaching Duties in Physical Education. 1981. B.A., M.A. Bowling Green 1973, 1980.

Pamela B. Pierce, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences. 1994. B.A. Amherst 1985; M.Ed. Massachusetts 1986; M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D. Syracuse 1988, 1992, 1994.

Meagen A. Pollock, Assistant Professor of Geology. 2008. B.S. Marshall 2001; Ph.D. Duke 2007.

Leanne C. Powner, Juliana Wilson Thompson Visiting Instructor in Political Science. B.A. American 2001; M.A. Michigan 2005; Ph.D. Michigan (expected).

Peter C. Pozefsky, Associate Professor of History. 1994. A.B. Harvard 1984; M.A., Ph.D. UCLA 1986, 1993.

Maria Teresa Micaela Prendergast, Assistant Professor of English. 1999. 2007. B.A. Yale 1977; M.A., Ph.D. Virginia 1983, 1990.

Thomas A. Prendergast, Associate Professor of English. 1997. B.A. Marquette 1981; M.A., Ph.D. Virginia 1984, 1992.

Jennifer L. Puckett, Merton M. Sealts, Jr. Visiting Assistant Professor of French. 2007. B.A. Ohio State 1999; Ph.D. Johns Hopkins 2006.

John R. Ramsay, Professor of Mathematical Sciences. 1987. B.A. Berea 1980; M.S., Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1984, 1987.

Jeff Roche, Associate Professor of History and Associate Dean for the Class of 2010. 2001. B.A., M.A. Georgia State 1992, 1995; Ph.D. New Mexico 2000.

Jennifer L. Roche, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. 2007. B.A. Boston College 1998; M.S., Ph.D. Virginia 2001, 2005.

John Rudisill, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. 2005. B.A. Coe 1991; Ph.D. Iowa 2001.

Christopher G. Rutkowski, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music. 2008. B.A. King's College (University of London, U.K.) 1976; B.S., M.A. Eastern Michigan 1988, 1992; D.M.A. Indiana 1997.

William Albert Hayden Schilling, Robert Critchfield Professor of English History. 1964. B.A. Southern Methodist 1958; M.A., Ph.D. Vanderbilt 1961, 1970.

Elizabeth A. Schiltz, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. 2003. B.A. Ohio Wesleyan 1993; Ph.D. Duke 2000.

Alison H. Schmidt, Associate Professor of Education. 1989. B.A. Wooster 1975; M.Ed. Ashland 1992; Kent State.

Sarah J. Schmidtke, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. 2006. B.S. Marquette 2000; Ph.D. Minnesota 2005.

Michael L. Schmitz, Coaching Staff with Adjunct Teaching Duties in Physical Education. 1995. B.S. Bowling Green 1974.

Melissa M. Schultz, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. 2006. B.S. Creighton, 1999; Ph.D. Oregon 2004.

Dale E. Seeds, Professor of Theatre. 1984. B.S. Bowling Green 1971; M.A., Ph.D. Kent State 1975, 1990.

John W. Sell, Interim Vice President for Finance and Business and James R. Wilson Professor of Business Economics. 1981. B.S. Pennsylvania State 1973; M.A., Ph.D. UCLA 1975, 1981.

Ibra Sene, Instructor in History. 2008. B.A., M.A., M.I.L.S., Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Dakar, Senegal), 1996, 1998, 1999; Ph.D., Michigan State University (expected).

Gregory K. Shaya, Associate Professor of History. 2001. B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Michigan 1988, 1993, 2000.

Josephine Shaya, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies. 2001. B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Michigan 1988, 1994, 2001.

Sharon L. Shelly, Associate Professor of French. 1992. B.A. Case Western Reserve 1979; M.A. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1981; Ph.D. Harvard 1989.

Debra Shostak, Professor of English. 1987. B.A. Carleton 1975; M.A., Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1977, 1985.

John Siewert, Associate Professor of Art. 2000. B.A. Minnesota 1985; M.A., Ph.D. Michigan 1987, 1995.

Mark J. Snider, Associate Professor of Chemistry. 2001. B.A. Capital 1997; Ph.D. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2001.

Alan J. Snow, Visiting Instructor in Biology. 2008. B.S., Baldwin Wallace College, 2000; Ph.D., Kent State University (expected).

Elena Sokol, Professor of Russian Studies. 1987. B.A. Colorado 1965; M.A., Ph.D. California, Berkeley 1967, 1974.

Michelle J. Solensky, Assistant Professor of Biology. 2004. B.S. Wisconsin, Eau Claire 1996; Ph.D. Minnesota 2003.

Amy Jo Stavnezer, Associate Professor of Psychology. 2002. B.S. Allegheny 1994; M.S., Ph.D. Connecticut 1998, 2000.

Larry L. Stewart, Mildred Foss Thompson Professor of English Language and Literature and Professor of Education. 1967. B.A. Simpson 1963; M.A., Ph.D. Case Western Reserve 1964, 1971.

Stephanie S. Strand, Assistant Professor of Biology. 2008. B.S. Nevada 1995; Ph.D. Washington, St. Louis 2004.

Jaymie Strecker, Visiting Instructor in Computer Science. 2008. B.A. Wooster 2004; M.S. University of Maryland 2006; Ph.D. University of Maryland (expected).

Karen J. Taylor, Associate Professor of History. 1986. B.A. Utah 1980; M.A. Clark 1982; Ph.D. Duke 1988.

Claudia Thompson, Associate Professor of Psychology. 1982. B.A. Delaware 1975; Ph.D. Brown 1981.

Garrett Thomson, Elias Compton Professor of Philosophy. 1994. B.A. Newcastle on Tyne 1978; Ph.D. Oxford 1984.

Thomas F. Tierney, Associate Professor of Sociology. 1999. B.A. Moravian 1979; Ph.D. Massachusetts 1990.

Hannah Tims, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Postdoctoral Researcher. 2007. B.S. Bethel 2002; Ph.D. Northwestern 2007.

Carmen Patricia Tovar, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish. 2008. B.A. California State, Northridge 2000; M.A. University of California, Irvine 2003; Ph.D. (expected).

Kimberly Tritt, Professor of Theatre. 1983. B.F.A., M.A. Ohio 1975, 1983.

Diane Ringer Uber, Professor of Spanish. 1989. B.A. Wooster 1974; M.A. Pennsylvania State 1977; Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1981.

Ansley R. Valentine, Associate Professor of Theatre. 2000. B.A. Wabash 1990; M.F.A. Indiana 2000.

Jyoti Vig, Visiting Instructor in Economics. 2008. B.S., University of Delhi (India), 1996; M.A., M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University (India), 1998, 2001; M.A., Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 2006, 2008.

Sofia Visa, Assistant Professor of Computer Science. 2008. B.S. Sibiu (Romania) 1998; M.S., Ph.D. Cincinnati 2002, 2007.

Kristina von Held, Visiting Assistant Professor of German. 1997. M.A., Ph.D. Massachusetts 1991, 1997.

Rujie Wang, Associate Professor of Chinese. 1995. B.A. Wabash 1983; M.A., Ph.D. Rutgers 1986, 1993.

James M. Warner, Associate Professor of Economics. 1999. B.A. Bates 1983; M.A. California, Riverside 1985; M.A. New Hampshire 1992; Ph.D. Utah 1996.

Mark R. Weaver, Professor of Political Science. 1978. B.A. Ohio 1970; M.A., Ph.D. Massachusetts 1973, 1979.

Alison J. Wellington, Associate Professor of Economics. 1997. B.A. Bucknell 1983; M.A. Ph.D. Michigan 1988, 1990.

Megan Wereley, Associate Professor of Education. 2002. B.A. Wooster 1994; M.A., Ed.D. Teachers College, Columbia 1996, 2005.

James D. West, Assistant Professor of Biology and Chemistry. 2008. B.S. Campbell 1999; Ph.D. Vanderbilt 2005.

Margaret L. Wick, Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication. 2001. 2007. B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Southern Illinois 1971, 1974, 1978.

Virginia B. Wickline, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology. 2006. B.A. Anderson 1998; M.A., Ph.D. Emory 2002, 2006.

Gregory C. Wiles, Associate Professor of Geology. 1998. B.S. Beloit 1984; M.S. SUNY, Binghamton 1987; Ph.D. SUNY, Buffalo 1992.

Mark A. Wilson, Lewis M. and Marian Senter Nixon Professor of Natural Sciences and Geology. 1981. B.A. Wooster 1978; Ph.D. California, Berkeley 1982.

Leslie E. Wingard, Assistant Professor of English. 2008. B.A. Spelman 1999; M.A., Ph.D. UCLA 2002, 2006.

Thomas G. Wood, Professor of Music. 1991. B.M., M.M. Cincinnati 1980, 1985; D.M.A. Wisconsin, Madison 1992.

Josephine R. B. Wright, Professor of Music and Josephine Lincoln Morris Professor of Black Studies. 1981. B.M. Missouri 1963; M.M. Pius XII Academy (Italy) 1964; M.A. Missouri 1967; Ph.D. New York 1975.

Marc F. Zorgniotti, Visiting Instructor in Music. 2008. B.S. Académe de Nice (France) 1995; B.M. Conservatoire de Paris (France) 2000; M.M. Cincinnati 2003; Cincinnati.

Walter Zurko, Professor of Art. 1981. B.A. Wisconsin 1977; M.F.A. Southern Illinois, Edwardsville 1980.

Adjunct Teaching Staff

Jacquelyn P. Adams, Mathematics and Computer Science. 2008. B.E. Youngstown State 1985.

Jon W. Breitenbucher, Mathematics and Computer Science. 2001. B.A. Wooster 1992; Ph.D. Ohio State 2001.

Carol M. Bucher, Education. 1998. B.A. Ashland 1967; M.A. Connecticut 1985.

Marcy Campbell, English. 2005. M.A. Eastern Michigan 2002.

Charles Cureton, Religious Studies. 2007. B.A. Maryville 1956; M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary 1960.

Mircea Ionescu, Mathematics and Computer Science. 2008. B.S., M.S. Politehnica (Bucharest) 1997, 1998; Ph.D. Cincinnati 2006.

Mary Kilpatrick, Chemistry. 1995. B.A. Wooster 1964.

Carol A. Mapes, Economics. 2005. B.S. Ashland 1986.

Scott E. Meech, Mathematics and Computer Science. 2008. B.A. Wooster 1995; M.S. Akron 2001.

Patricia Y. Mumme, Religious Studies. 2000. B.A. Wake Forest 1972; PhD. Pennsylvania 1983.

Affiliated Scholars

Beth Irwin Lewis, Adjunct Professor of Art. 1965, 1982. B.A. Wooster 1956; M.A., Ph.D. Wisconsin, Madison 1958, 1969.

David Wiesenberg, Department of English. 2008. B.S. Ohio 1972.

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