Academic Catalog - Virginia Military Institute Admissions

Virginia Military Institute
12-13 Catalogue
PIETER A. deHART, Major, Assistant Professor of Biology.
B.S., University of Rhode Island; M.A., Boston University;
Ph.D University of Alaska. (2009; 2009)
MARY ANN DELLINGER, Colonel, Professor of Modern
Languages and Cultures. B.A., University of New Mexico;
M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University. (2001; 2008)
LEE S. DEWALD SR., Colonel, Professor of Mathematics
and Computer Science. B.S., The Citadel; M.B.A., Long
Island University; M.S., Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate
School. (2002; 2007)
VALENTINA P. DIMITROVA-GRAJZL, Major, Assistant
Professor of Economics and Business, B.A., Wittenberg
University, M.A., University of Maryland, College Park, Ph.D.,
University of Maryland, College Park. (2011; 2011)
SAMUEL W. DOBYNS, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of
Civil Engineering. B.S., Virginia Military Institute; M.S.,
Lehigh University; Professional Engineer; Certified Land
Surveyor. (1946; 1985)
TIMOTHY DOWLING, Lieutenant Colonel, Associate
Professor of History. B.S., Texas Christian University; M.A.,
University of Virginia; Ph.D., Tulane University. (2001; 2006)
SHANNON M. DRYDEN, Captain, Instructor, Department
of Physical Education. B.S., Auburn University; M.A.E.,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
(2012; 2012)
FLOYD H. DUNCAN, Colonel, John W. and Jane M. Roberts
Institute Professor of Free Enterprise Economics,
Professor and Head of the Department of Economics and
Business. B.S., Virginia Military Institute; M.B.A., Ph.D.,
University of South Carolina. (1978; 1986)
DAVID L. DuPUY, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of Physics and
Astronomy. A. B., King College; M.A., Wesleyan University;
Ph.D., University of Toronto. (1982; 2006)
ALAN F. FARRELL, Brigadier General, Professor of Modern
Languages and Cultures. B.A. Trinity College; M.A. -
French, M.A. - German, Ph.D., Tufts University. (1995;
2001)
DENNIS M. FOSTER, Lieutenant Colonel, Associate
Professor of International Studies and Political Science.
B.A., Farleigh Dickinson University; M.A., Ph.D., The
Pennsylvania State University. (2004; 2010)
CHARLES E. FRALEY, Colonel, Professor Emeritus of
Economics and Business. B.S., East Central State
University; B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State University;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma. (1980; 2000)
SCOTT T. FREIN, Major, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Furman University, M.S.,Clemson University, M.A.,
Ph.D. University of California, Davis. (2007;2007)
THOMAS B. GENTRY, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of
English and Fine Arts. B.A., Centre College; B.A., Virginia
Military Institute; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
(1948; 1998)
JENNIFER E. GEROW, Major, Assistant Professor of
Economics and Business, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Clemson
University. (2011; 2011)
JAMES T. GIRE, Colonel, Professor and Head of Psychology
and Philosophy. B.Sc., University of Jos; M.Sc., London
School of Economics; Ph.D., McMaster University.
(1994; 1999)
MYRON H. GLUCK, Colonel, Professor of Mathematics and
Computer Science. B.S., University of Michigan; M.A.,
University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Syracuse University.
(2001; 2005)
JON-MICHAEL HARDIN, Colonel, Professor and Head
of Mechanical Engineering. B.S., M.S., University of
South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign; Professional Engineer. (1998; 2009)
D. ALEXIS HART, Commander, Associate Professor of
English. B.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., University
of Georgia. (2004; 2004)
GREGORY N. HARTMAN,Lieutenant Colonel, Associate
Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Liberty University; M.S.,
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
(2005; 2008)
WILLARD M. HAYS, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of History.
B.A., Virginia Military Institute; M.A., Ph.D., University of
Tennessee. (1961; 1994)
JAMES J. HENTZ, Colonel, Professor and Head, Department
of International Studies and Political Science. B.A., Saint
Joseph's College; M.A., Georgetown University; Ph.D.,
University of Pennsylvania. (1997; 2002)
MEAGAN C. HERALD, Major, Assistant Professor of
Mathematics. B.S., Metro State College of Denver; M.S.,
Ph.D., University of Utah. (2008;2008)
BRENT D. HIERMAN, Major, Assistant Professor of
International Studies and Political Science. B.A. Lafayette
College; Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington. (2011;
2011)
TIMOTHY M. HODGES, Colonel, Professor of Mechanical
Engineering and Holder of the Charles S. Luck, Jr. ’20
Institute Professorship in Engineering. B.S., Virginia
Military Institute; M.S., Montana State University; Ph.D.,
University of Virginia; Professional Engineer. (1980; 1995)
RYAN R. HOLSTON, Major, Assistant Professor of
International Studies and Political Science. B.A.
Dickinson College; MSc.,The London School of
Economics and Political Science; Ph.D., The Johns
Hopkins University. (2009; 2009)
LOUIS R. HUNDLEY, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of Biology.
B.S., Virginia Military Institute; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University. (1950; 1989)
WAKEEL i.a. idewu, Major, Assistant Professor of Civil
Engineering B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
(2009; 2009)
DONALD K. JAMISON, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of Civil
Engineering, Assistant to the Athletic Director. B.S.,
Virginia Military Institute; M.S., University of California;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; Professional Engineer.
(1957; 1992)
R. GEOFFREY JENSEN, Colonel, Professor of History, Holder
of the John Biggs '30 Cincinnati Chair in Military History.
B.A., Indiana University; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University
(2004; 2005)
JACk B. (JAY) JOHNSON, JR., Lieutenant Colonel, Associate
Professor of Physical Education. M.S., Radford University;
Ph.D., Virginia Tech. (2006; 2011)
M. HOUSTON JOHNSON, Major, Assistant Professor of
History. B.A., Roanoke College; M.A., Ph.D., University
of Tennessee, Knoxville (2012; 2012)
ROBERT A. JOHNSON, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of
Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S.E.E., M.S.,
and Ph.D., Clemson University; Professional Engineer.
(1984; 1994)
DAVID w. johnstone, Major, Assistant Professor of Civil
Engineering. B.S. M.S., Youngstown State University,
Ph.D. University of Akron. (2009; 2009)
TAPPEY H. JONES, Colonel, Professor of Chemistry. B.S.,
Virginia Military Institute; Ph.D., University of North
Carolina. (1993; 1997)
DANIEL S. JOSEPH, Commander, Associate Professor
of Mathematics. B.S., Virginia Military Institute; M.S.,
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
(2004; 2007)
ARNOLD W. JOYCE, Emeritus Professor of Physical
Education. B.S., M.S., Springfield College; Dir. P.E., Indiana
University; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University. (1966; 1983)
CHAD A. JOYCE, Captain, Instructor in Physical Education.
B.S., Springfield College; M.A., Old Dominion University.
(2002; 2002)
abdeljalil naoui khir, Associate Professor of Modern
Languages and Cultures. Ph.D., Sidi Mohamed Ben
Abdullah University. (2009; 2009)
KEITH A. KLINE, Lieutenant Colonel, Director of
Undergraduate Research and Associate Professor of
Psychology. B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University. M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
(2005; 2005)
A. CASH KOENIGER, Colonel, Professor of History. B.A.,
Washington and Lee University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt
University. (1986; 1990)
KENNETH E. KOONS, Colonel, Professor of History and
Holder of the General Edwin Cox '20 Institute Professor
ship in History and Economics. B.A., M.A., Shippensburg
State College; D.A., Carnegie-Mellon University. (1982;
1992)
MICHAEL S. KRACKOW, Lieutenant Colonel, Associate
Professor of Physical Education. B.S., Hofstra University;
M.Ed., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Virginia Tech.
JOHN G. LELAND, Colonel, Professor of English. B.A., M.A.,
Ph.D., University of North Carolina. (1986; 1993)
EMILY L. LILLY, Major, Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A,
Smith College; Ph.D., M.I.T. (2010; 2010))
DAVID L. LIVINGSTON, Colonel, Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering. BSE, ME, Ph.D., Old Dominion
University. Professional Engineer. (1999; 2001)
THOMAS C. LOMINAC, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of
Mathematics and Computer Science. A.B., M.S., Ph.D.,
University of North Carolina. (1982; 1987)
ROBERT E. LUDT, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry.
A.B., Thiel College; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University. (1970;
2009)
RAYMOND J. MACDERMOTT, Lieutenant Colonel, Associate
Professor of Economics and Business. B.A., Ithaca
College; M.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D. Rutgers
University. (2006;2009)
PATRICK M. MAYERCHAK, Colonel, Emeritus Professor of
Political Science and International Studies. B.A., M.A.,
University of Kentucky; Ph.D., American University, School
of International Service. (1976)
DANIEL F. McCAIN, Lieutenant Colonel, Associate Professor
of Chemistry. B.S., Alleghany College; M.S., Ph.D., Albert
Einstein College of Medicine. (2004; 2010)
N. TURK McCLESKEY, Colonel, Professor of History, B.A.,
University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., College of William
and Mary. (1994; 2001)
CHRISTINA R. McDONALD, Colonel, Professor of English
and Institute Director of Writing. B.A., Rollins College;
Ph.D., Texas Christian University. (2002; 2004)
ROBERT L. McDONALD, Colonel, Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs and Professor of English and Fine
Arts. B.A., Winthrop College; M.A., East Tennessee
State University; Ph.D., Texas Christian University.
(1992; 2002)
ROBERT L. McMASTERS, Captain, Professor of Mechanical
Engineering. B.S., United States Naval Academy; Ph.D.,
Michigan State University; Professional Engineer. (2004;
2007)
THOMAS N. MERIWETHER, Colonel, Professor of
Psychology. B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Ph.D.,
University of Tennessee. (1995; 1996)
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