UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL - Illinois Wesleyan University

UNIVERSITY 

PERSONNEL 

the cOrPOratiON 

(as of April, 2012) 

The corporate name of the institution is ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 

UNIVERSITY. The Board of Trustees is at present constituted as follows, the 

date in connection with each name being that of first election to membership 

on the Board. 

Officers Of 

the BOard 

George A. Vinyard ’71 

Chair 

Herbert A. Getz ’77 

Vice Chair 

Willie G. Brown 

Vice Chair 

Thomas L. Brown ’79 

Vice Chair 

Jean M. Baird ’80 

Secretary 

Robert E. Field ’67 

Treasurer 

trUstees 

ex Officio 

Richard F. Wilson (2004) 

President of the University 

Bloomington, Illinois 

Willie G. Brown (2002) 

President, Illinois Wesleyan Associates 

Retired Executive Vice President, 

State Farm Mutual Automobile 

Insurance Company, 


Gregory Palmer (2008) 

Resident Bishop 

Illinois Great Rivers Conference, 

United Methodist Church, 

Springfield, Illinois 

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University 

Personnel 

Marsha Guenzler-Stevens ’78 (2010) 

President, Illinois Wesleyan University 

Alumni Association 

Director of The Adele H. Stamp 

Student Union-Center for Campus Life, 

University of Maryland, 

College Park, Maryland 

for the term 

expiring in 2012 

Jean M. Baird ’80 (2002) 

Vice President of Operations, 

State Farm Insurance Companies, 

Columbia, Missouri 

Michael A. Clark ’76 (1994) 

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, 

Chicago, Illinois 

Mary E. Crego ’79 (2010) 

Senior Vice President, 



Robert E. Evans ’62 (2000) 

Chief Executive Officer, 

FMG Financial Services, 

Worcester, Massachusetts 

Judith E. Favell ’66 (2006) 

Chief Executive Officer, 

AdvoServ, Inc., 

Mount Dora, Florida 

Todd M. French ’93 (2004) 

President, StringWorks, 

Clemente, California 

Herbert A. Getz ’77 (1991) 

President, Aspen Creek Partners, Inc., 

Naperville, Illinois

Michael L. Tipsord ’81 (2003) 

Vice Chairman and Chief 

Financial Officer, 



Byron Tucci ’66 (2010) 

Managing Director, Investments, 

Wells Fargo, LLC, 


George A. Vinyard ’71 (1977) 

Vice President and General Counsel, 

ExteNet Systems, Inc., 

Lisle, Illinois 

Steven J. Wannemacher ’73 (2001) 

President, Heritage Enterprises, Inc., 


David G. Wilkins ’74 (2006) 

Director, Ethics and Compliance, 

The Dow Chemical Company, 

Midland, Michigan 

L. Tracy Wych ’77 (2009) 

Retired Managing Director and Regional 

Head of Group Audit Americas, 

Deutsche Bank AG, 

Chatham, New Jersey 

for the term 


Cathy T. Carswell ’65 (1996) 

Former President, Kappa Kappa Gamma, 

Scarsdale, New York 

Ceasar Douglas, Jr. ’75 (2010) 

Chair and Jim Moran Professor of 

Management, College of Business, 

Florida State University, 

Tallahassee, Florida 

David W. Gaffron (1999) 

Retired Pastor, 

Wesley United Methodist Church, 


Thomas O. Hansen ’82 (2001) 

Founder and Chairman, 

Tom O. Hansen Sales Associates, 

Orlando, Florida 

John S. Horton ’82 (2006) 

Managing Director, 

BCC Industrial Services, Inc., 

Paradise Valley, Arizona 

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Personnel 

Daniel E. Jameson ’80 (2010) 

Vice President-Marketing, Government 

Affairs and Municipal Services. 

Republic Services, Inc., 

Phoenix, Arizona 

Richard M. King ’67 (2011) 

President and Chief Executive Officer, 

Kittleman & Associates, LLC, 


Rebie R. Kingston H ’96 (1994) 

Former Director, Office of Guidance, 

Detroit Public Schools, 

West Bloomfield, Michigan 

W. Thomas Lawrence ’80 (2007) 

Tax Managing Partner, 

Ernst & Young LLP, 


Kathy Larey Lewton ’70 (1992) 

Principal, Lewton, Seekins & Trester, 

Stamford, Connecticut 

Thomas J. Neis, ’70 (2002) 

Owner, Neis Insurance Agency, Inc., 

Crystal Lake, Illinois 

J. William Roberts ’64 (2006) 

Managing Partner, 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 

Springfield, Illinois 

Edward B. Rust, Jr. ’72, H ’94 (1985) 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 



for the term 


Richard S. Ames (2002) 

President, Command Plastic 

Corporation, 

Tallmadge, Ohio 

Phyllis Barker ’73 (2002) 

Director of Volunteer Services, 

Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, 

Chicago Chapter 


Thomas L. Brown ’79 (2005) 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, 

RLI Corporation, 

Peoria, Illinois 

John S. Esch ’79 (2008) 

Surgeon, Esch, Wieland and Naour, 

Bloomington, Illinois

Robert E. Field ’67 (1990) 

Attorney, Field Law Firm, 

New Lenox, Illinois 

Thomas C. McKinney, Jr. ’76 (1991) 

Pediatrician, St. Louis Pediatric Assn., 

Chesterfield, Missouri 

Barbara J. Nathan ’80 (2011) 

Executive Director, Community Cancer 

Center and Foundation, 

Normal, Illinois 

Ronald L. Ruecker ’66 (2002) 

Retired Senior Physician, Internal 

Medicine Subspecialty Associates, 

Decatur, Illinois 

James A. Shirk (1987) 

President, Beer Nuts, Inc., 


Dale H. Spiess ’66 (2008) 

Retired Senior Vice President, 

NOVA Chemicals, 

Salem, South Carolina 

Timothy J. Szerlong ’74 (2011) 

President, Worldwide Field 

Operations, CNA Financial Corp., 


Carlina Tapia-Ruano ’77, H ’04 (2005) 

Attorney, Tapia-Ruano & Gunn P.C., 


honorary 

The Earl of Buckinghamshire (1995) 

London, England 

Robert T. Fleming ’45 (1995) 

Normal, Illinois 

Howard F. Fricke ’60, H ’09 and 

Sharon Fricke ’60 (2011) 

Reno, Nevada 

Kent W. Wallace ’62 and 

Sue Wallace (2011) 

Dallas, Texas 

Kenji Tanaka H ’91 (1995) 

Tokyo, Japan 

emeriti 

Flora Harris Armstrong ’43 (1976) 


Rex James Bates H ’97 (1978) 

Sequim, Washington 

Marvin D. Bower ’45 (1976) 

Scottsdale, Arizona 

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Personnel 

Helen Goldsworthy Campbell (1980) 

Dunlap, Illinois 

Melba M. Campbell ’37 (1974) 

Boca Raton, Florida 

Ronald B. Cate ’54 (1984) 

Wildrose, Wisconsin 

David P. Dees ’49 (1976) 


Gilbert L. Dorsey ’62 (1992) 


Robert S. Eckley H ’88 (1968) 


John Goldrick (1987) 


Craig C. Hart H ’08 (1981) 

Hudson, Illinois 

E. Hugh Henning H ’94 (1965) 

Muskego, Wisconsin 

J. Richard Hull ’55 (1977) 

Sarasota, Florida 

John E. Jordan ’57 (1992) 

Urbana, Illinois 

Roger S. Joslin (1999) 


Parker Kemp (2000) 

Lexington, Illinois 

Garry D. Kinder ’55 (1990) 

Dallas, Texas 

John W. Maitland, Jr. (1983) 


Davis U. Merwin H ’91 (1970) 


Dominick Monge ’40 (1972) 

Fairfield, Illinois 

Robert E. Page ’58, H ’86 (2003) 

Rancho Santa Fe, California 

Robert M. Reardon H ’02 (1978) 


John W. Remo ’58 (1985) 

West Lafayette, Indiana 

Sidney G. Smith ’60 (1971) 

Carbondale, Illinois 

John C. Stutzman ’54 (1989) 


Anne Colwell Tryon (1988) 

Frankfort, Michigan 

Martha Coolidge Wetzel ’52 (1992) 

South Pasadena, California

adMiNistratiVe 

Officers aNd staff 

Presidents of 

illinois Wesleyan 

1. Clinton W. Sears 1855-1857 

2. Oliver Spencer Munsell 1857-1873 

3. Samuel J. Fallows 1873-1875 

4. William H. H. Adams 1875-1888 

5. William H. Wilder 1888-1898 

6. Edgar M. Smith 1898-1905 

7. Francis G. Barnes 1905-1908 

8. Theodore Kemp 1908-1922 

9. William J. Davidson 1922-1932 

10. Harry W. McPherson 1932-1937 

11. Wiley G. Brooks 1937-1939 

12. William E. Shaw 1939-1947 

13. Merrill J. Holmes 1947-1958 

14. Lloyd M. Bertholf 1958-1968 

15. Robert S. Eckley 1968-1986 

16. Wayne Anderson 1986-1988 

17. Minor Myers, jr. 1989-2003 

18. Richard F. Wilson 2004- 

President’s cabinet 

Richard F. Wilson, Ph.D. 

President 

Jonathan D. Green, D.M.A. 

Provost and Dean of the Faculty 

Daniel P. Klotzbach, M.B.A. 

Vice President for Business and Finance 

Karla Carney-Hall, Ph.D. 

Vice President for Student Affairs and 

Dean of Students 

Martin W. Smith, M.S. 

Vice President for Advancement 

Matthew Kurz, M.B.A. 

Vice President for Communications 

Tony Bankston ’91, B.A. 

Dean of Admissions 

Robert P. Murray ’82, M.S. 

Dean of Enrollment Management 

Frank A. Boyd, Jr., Ph.D. 

Associate Provost for Academic 

Planning and Standards 

Michael D. Thompson, Ed.D. 

Assistant Vice President for 

Institutional Research, Planning 

and Evaluation 

Lynda Duke, Ph.D. 

Chairperson, Council on University 

Programs and Policy 

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Personnel 

Carl F. Teichman ’80, M.S 

Director of Government and 

Community Relations 

Susan Bassi, B.A. 

Executive Assistant to the President 

academic affairs 

Jonathan D. Green, D.M.A. 

Provost and Dean of the Faculty 

Frank A. Boyd, Jr., Ph.D. 

Associate Provost for Academic 

Planning and Standards 

Zahia Drici, Ph.D. 

Associate Dean of Curriculum 

Irving Epstein, Ph.D. 

Associate Dean of the Faculty 

Leslie Betz, Ph.D. 

Registrar 

Karen Schmidt, Ph.D. 

University Librarian 

Dennie L. Bridges, ’61, M.S. 

Athletic Director 

Stacey Shimizu, M.A. 

Director of the International Office 

Chandra Shipley, M.S. Ed. 

Director of Academic Advising 

admissions and 

financial aid 

Tony Bankston ’91, B.A. 

Dean of Admissions 

Robert P. Murray ’82, M.S. 

Dean of Enrollment Management 

Scott A. Seibring ’85, M.S. 

Director of Financial Aid 

Paul J. Schley, M.S. 

Associate Dean of Admissions/ 

Director of International and Transfer 

Admissions 

Michele M. Darnell ’88, B.A. 

Associate Dean of Admissions 

Robert Geraty ’98, M.S. 

Associate Director of Admissions 

Chris Kawakita ’98, M.S. 


Jennifer Shaughnessy ’98, B.A. 


Brandon Christol ’04, B.A. 

Assistant Director of Admissions

Nancy Vasquez, M.S. 

Assistant Director of Admissions 

Andrew Reddington, M.B.A. 

Assistant Director of Financial Aid 

Katherine Buoscio ’11, B.A. 

Admissions Counselor 

Bryan Duling ’08, B.A. 


Victoria Johnson ’09, B.A. 


Laura Dolan ’88, B.M. 

Recruitment Coordinator for Music 

advancement and 

alumni relations 

Martin W. Smith, M.A. 

Vice President for Advancement 

Benjamin J. Rhodes ’69, M.S. 

Associate Vice President for 

Advancement 

Steve Seibring ’81, B.A. 

Associate Vice President for 

Advancement 

Jane Baines, B.B.A. 

Director of Prospect Research 

Ann Harding, B.A. 

Director of Alumni Relations 

Timothy J. McKeown 

Director of Data Management 

and Analysis 

Jeffrey J. Mavros ’98, M.S. 

Director of the Wesleyan Fund 

for Annual Giving 

Michele Brady, B.A. 

Associate Director of Development 

April M. Bridges ’90, B.A. 

Associate Director of the Wesleyan 

Fund for Annual Giving 

Celeste Flachsbart, B.A. 


Jennifer G. Krause, B.A. 


Christopher A. Murray ’91, B.S. 


Sherilyn McClarty 

Assistant Director of the Wesleyan 

Fund for Annual Giving 

Van Miller ’04, B.A. 

Assistant Director of Alumni 

Relations 

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Personnel 

Carlo Robustelli, B.A. 

Assistant Director of the 

Wesleyan Fund 

John Patrick Workman, M.A. 

Assistant Director of Sponsored 

Programs and Foundation Relations 

Business affairs 

Daniel P. Klotzbach, M.B.A 

Vice President for Business and Finance 

Catherine Spitz, M.A. 

Associate Vice President for Human 

Resources 

John T. Bryant ’92, C.P.A. 

Controller 

Millard C. Jorgenson, Jr., B.S. M.E.T. 

Director of Physical Plant 

Melissa Smock, M.S. 

Director of Wellness Program 

Londa Dunlap, B.S. 

Assistant Director of Human Resources/ 

Benefits and Employee Relations 

Thaddeus Sutter, B.A. 

Bookstore Manager 

communications 

Matt Kurz, M.B.A. 

Vice President for Communications 

Tim Obermiller, B.A. 

Editor, Illinois Wesleyan University 

Magazine 

Stewart I. Salowitz ’76, B.A. 

Director for Sports Information 

Susan Sombeck 

Director of Publications, Printing 

and Mailing Services 

Sharlyn J. Wallace, B.S. 

Director for News and Media Relations 

Ann Aubry, B.A. 

Assistant Director for Electronic 

Communications 

information technology 

William C. Short, III, B.S. 

Assistant Provost and Chief 

Technology Officer 

Curtis Kelch 

Director of Web Services 

Chris Rutledge 

Director of Network Services 

Pat Zehr 

Director of Administrative Systems

student affairs 

Karla Carney-Hall, Ph.D. 

Vice President for Student Affairs and 

Dean of Students 

Darcy L. Greder, B.S. 

Associate Dean of Students/ 

Co-Curricular Programs 

Matthew Damschroder, M.A. 

Assistant Dean and 

Director of Residential Life 

Annorah S. Moorman, Ph.D. 

Assistant Dean and 

Director of Counseling Services 

Charles B. Adam, B.S. 

Director of Security 

Debra Adams, R.N. 

Director of Health Services/ 

Health Educator 

Blake Bradley, M.S. 

Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life 

and Orientation Services 

Warren Kistner ’83, M.S. 

Director of Hart Career Center 

Roshaunda Ross, M.A.A. 

Director of Multicultural 

Student Affairs 

Colin Stewart, M.Ed. 

Director of Student Activities and 

Leadership Programs 

Terrance Bond, M.S. 

Associate Director of Residential Life 

Elyse Nelson Winger, M.Div. 

University Chaplain 

THE FACULTY 

(as of April 2012) 

In case of two dates, the first indicates 

year of first appointment to faculty; the second, 

year of appointment to present position. 

emeriti 

Susan M. Anderson-Freed, Ph.D. 

Professor of Computer Science (1977, 2010) 

B.A., St. Norbert College; 

M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University; 

M.S., Bradley University. 

Barbara Bowman, Ph.D. 

Professor of English (1976, 2010) 

B.A., Antioch College; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland. 

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Personnel 

Susan J. Brandon, M.F.A. 

Associate Professor of Music (1967, 1980) 

B.S., Bowling Green State University; 

M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa. 

Charlotte Brown, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Philosophy (1990- 

2011) 

B.A., Manhattanville College; 

M.A., Ph.D., Yale University. 

Jared Brown, Ph.D. 

Professor of Theatre Arts (1989, 2002) 

B.F.A., Ithaca College; 

M.A., San Francisco State College; 

Ph.D., University of Minnesota. 

L. Jane Brue, M.S.N. 

Associate Professor of Nursing (1979, 2000) 

B.S.N., M.S., University of Illinois; 

M.S.N., Indiana University. 

Margaret L. Chapman, Ph.D. 

Professor of Economics (1977, 1995) 

B.S., Bradley University; 

M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois. 

Barbara Cothren, M.S. 

Associate Professor of Physical Education 

(1979, 2001) 

B.S., M.S., Illinois State University. 

Bruce B. Criley, Ph.D. 

George C. and Ella Beach Lewis Professor 

of Biology (1971, 1973) 

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois. 

Connie M. Dennis, Ph.D. 

Professor of Nursing (1973, 2011) 

B.S.N., Illinois Wesleyan University; 

M.S.N., University of Arizona; 

Ph.D., Illinois State University. 

Herman L. Detweiler, M.S.T. 

Associate Professor of Physics (1968, 2006) 

B.S., Illinois State University; 

M.S.T., Illinois Wesleyan University. 

Robert P. Donalson, D.M. 

Professor of Music (1964, 1994) 

B.A., San Francisco State College; 

M.A. San Jose State College; 

D.M.A., University of Colorado. 

John Ficca, Ph.D. 

Professor of Theatre Arts (1956, 1968, 2002) 

B.A., West Liberty State College (West 

Virginia); 

M.A., Ph.D., State University of Iowa.

Ruth Ann C. Friedberg, M.S. 

Associate Professor of Business 

Administration (1995, 2005) 

B.A., Wheaton College (Mass.); 

M.A.T., Northwestern University; 

M.S., Illinois State University. 

Mona J. Gardner, Ph.D. 

Special Assistant to the President (2002) 

Adlai H. Rust Professor of Insurance/ 

Finance (1988, 1989) 

B.A., Southern Methodist University; 

M.A., Columbia University; 

M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. 

Timothy J. Garvey, Ph.D. 

Professor of Art (1980, 1990) 

B.A., M.A., University of Minnesota; 

M.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth; 


David M. Gehrenbeck, S.M.D. 


B.A. Macalester College; 

S.M.M., S.M.D., Union Theological 

Seminary. 

Dennis E. Groh, Ph.D. 

University Chaplain and Professor of 

Humanities/Archeology (1996) 

B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; 

B.D., Garrett Theological Seminary; 

Ph.D., Northwestern University. 

Robert W. Harrington, Ph.D. 

Professor of Economics (1968, 1989) 


M.A. and Ph.D., State University of Iowa. 

Donna L. Hartweg, Ph.D. 

Caroline F. Rupert Professor of Nursing 

(1978, 1998) 

Director of the School of Nursing (1991, 

2010) 

B.S.N., University of Iowa; 

M.S. Ed., Illinois State University; 

M.S., University of Illinois; 

Ph.D., Wayne State University. 

Wendell W. Hess, Ph.D. 

Provost and Professor of Chemistry (1963, 

1990) 

B.A., McMurry College; 

Ph.D., University of Kansas. 

Cyril C. Ling, D.B.A. 

Edward R. Telling Distinguished Professor 

of Business Administration (1990, 2000) 

B.S., M.B.A., Wayne State University; 

D.B.A., Indiana University. 

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Personnel 

James D. McGowan, Ph.D. 


B.A., Middlebury College; 

M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University. 

Sharie A. Metcalfe, Ph.D. 

Professor of Nursing (1979, 2008) 

B.S., Bradley University; 

M.S.N., University of Illinois; 

Ph.D., Wayne State University. 

William E. Morris, Ph.D. 

Professor of Philosophy (2000, 2012) 

B.A., Rhodes College; 

M.A., University of Virginia; 

Ph.D., University of Illinois. 

Robert L. Mowery, Ph.D. 

Professor, Library (1968, 1998) 

B.S. in M.E., Purdue University; 

B.D., Garrett Theological Seminary; 

M.S.L.S., University of Illinois; 

M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University. 

Christopher Prendergast, Ph.D. 

Professor of Sociology (1985, 2010) 

B.A., Brooklyn College; 

M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University. 

Charla E. Renner, M.S. 


B.S.N., University of Tennessee; 

M.S., University of Illinois Medical 

Center, Chicago. 

Kathryn Scherck, D.N.Sc. 


B.S., University of Washington; 

M.S., University of California-San 

Francisco; 

D.N.Sc., Rush University. 

Roger H. Schnaitter, Ph.D. 

Associate Provost for Academic Planning 

and Standards (1994, 2010) 

Professor of Psychology (1969, 1979) 

B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. 

Sammy G. Scifres, D.M.A. 


B.M., Hardin-Simmons University; 

M.A.T., Colorado State University; 

D.M.A., University of Iowa. 

Jerry H. Stone, Ph.D. 

Professor of Religion (1964, 1992) 

L.L.B., University of Oklahoma; 

B.D., Garrett Evangelical Theological 

Seminary; 

Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Geoffrey L. Story, Jr., Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Religion (1966, 1998) 

B.A, Birmingham-Southern; B.D., Garrett 

Evangelical Theological Seminary; 


Thomas W. Streeter, D.M.A. 


B.M.E., M.M.E., Indiana University; 

D.M.A., Catholic University. 

Margaret D. Tennis, Ed.D. 


B.S.N., Berea College; 

M.S.N., University of Illinois-Peoria; 

Ed.D., Illinois State University. 

Todd M. Tucker, Ph.D. 


B.F.A., University of South Dakota; 

M.M., Ph.D., Indiana University. 

Robert Bedford Watkins, Jr., Ph.D. 


B.Mus., Southwestern (Memphis); 

M.Mus., University of Michigan; 

Ph.D., University of Iowa. 

John D. Wenum, Ph.D. 

Professor of Political Science (1971, 1994) 

B.A., Lake Forest College; 


John C. Westall, M.S.L.S. 

Associate Professor, Library (1962, 2000) 

B.A., University of Illinois; 

M.S.L.S., University of Wisconsin. 

William Luther White, Ph.D. 

Chaplain and Professor of Religion (1963, 

1996) 

B.A., DePauw University; 

M.Div., Garrett Evangelical Theological 

Seminary; 


James Emerson Whitehurst, Ph.D. 


B.S., M.A., Northwestern University; 

B.D., Garrett Evangelical Theological 

Seminary; 

Ph.D., University of Edinburgh. 

Raymond G. Wilson, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Physics (1962, 1997) 

B.S., M.S., University of Illinois; 

Ph.D., University of Arizona. 

endowed chairs and 

Professorships 

Illinois Wesleyan University currently 

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Personnel 

has nine endowed Chairs and Professorships. 

These endowed faculty positions, 

the honorees for whom they are named 

and the year in which the endowment was 

established are listed below. 

The George C. and Ella Beach Lewis 

Endowed Chair of Biology (1963). 

Given Harper, Ph.D. 

Beach Professor of Biology 

(Effective 8/1/2011) 

The Adlai H. Rust Endowed Chair of 

Insurance/Finance (1971). 

The R. Forrest Colwell Endowed Chair 

of English (1973). 

Robert C. Bray, Ph.D. 

Colwell Professor of American Literature 

The Fern Rosetta Sherff Endowed 

Professorship of Music (2012). 

David J. Vayo, A.Mus.D. 

Sherff Professor of Music 

The Miner Linnaeus Sherff Endowed 

Professorship of Botany (1977). 

Jonathan P. Dey, Ph.D. 

Sherff Professor of Botany 

The Pulaski, Emma, Alvin and Daisy 

McFee Endowed Professorship of 

Religion (1984). 

Carole Myscofski, Ph.D. 

McFee Professor of Religion 

(Effective 8/1/2011) 

The Dr. Robert S. Eckley Endowed 

Professorship of Economics (1986). 

Michael C. Seeborg, Ph.D. 

Eckley Distinguished Professor of Economics 

The Edward R. Telling ’46 

Endowed Professorship of Business 

Administration (1987). 

The Earl H. and Marian A. Beling 

Endowed Professorship of Natural 

Sciences (1998). 

Ram Mohan, Ph.D. 

Beling Professor of Natural Sciences 

The Isaac Funk Professorship (2007). 

Marina Balina, Ph.D. 

Isaac Funk Professor 

Byron S. Tucci Endowed Professorship 

(2010) 

Carolyn A. Nadeau, Ph.D. 

Byron S. Tucci Professor of Hispanic 

Studies

egular 

Teodora Amoloza, Ph.D. 


B.S., M.S., University of the Philippines; 

Ph.D., University of Nebraska. 

Miles C. Bair, M.A. 


Director of the School of Art (1979) 

B.S., M.Ed., Edinboro State College; 

M.A., West Virginia University. 

Marina Balina, Ph.D. 

Isaac Funk Professor and Professor of 

Russian Studies (1989, 2007) 

A.B., M.A., Pedogogical University of 

Leningrad, USSR; 

Ph.D., University of Leningrad. 

Elizabeth J. Balser, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Biology (1996, 2002) 

B.S., Lander University; 

M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University. 

David Barrett, B.A. 

Assistant Professor of Physical Education and 

Head Women’s Soccer Coach (2001, 2007) 

B.A., Wesleyan University. 

Melinda Baur, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2008) 

B.S., Calvin College; 

M.S., Indiana University; 

Ph.D.,University of North Carolina. 

Lydia Bertschi, B.S.N. 

Visiting Instructor of Nursing (2011) 

B.S.N., Illinois Wesleyan University. 

David Bollivar, Ph.D. 



Ph.D., Indiana University. 

Shela Bondurant-Koehler, D. Mus. Ed. 


B.M.E., Murray State University; 

M.M., Ball State University; 

D. Mus. Ed., Indiana University. 

Frank A. Boyd, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Political Science 

(1995, 2002) 

Associate Provost for Academic Planning 

and Standards (2009) 

B.A., University of Alabama; 

Ph.D., Emory University. 

Robert C. Bray, Ph.D. 

R. Forrest Colwell Professor of American 

Literature (1970, 1986) 

B.A., Kansas State College (Pittsburg); 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago. 

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Personnel 

Brian Brennan, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2007, 

2008) 

B.S., Loyola University; 

Ph.D., University of Michigan. 

Dennis Bridges, M.S. 

Professor of Physical Education (1964, 

1994) 

Director of Athletics (1981) 

B.S., Illinois Wesleyan University; 


Craig Broadbent, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Economics (2009) 

B.S., Weber State University; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico. 

Darryl Brown, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Business 

Administration (2009) 

Bachelor of Accountancy, M.S. Bentley 

College; 

Ph.D. University of Arizona. 

Laurine Brown, Ph.D. 

Visiting Associate Professor of 

Environmental Studies (2006) 

B.S., University of Illinois; 

M.P.H., Boston University; 

Ph.D., Tufts University. 

Meghan Burke, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Sociology (2009) 

B.A., Grand Valley State; 

M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago. 

Patricia Burt, M.M. 

Visiting Instructor of Music (2011) 

B.A., Johns Hopkins University; 

B.M., M.M., Towson University. 

Mary Ann Bushman, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of English (1980, 1989) 

B.A., University of Illinois; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of California- 

Berkeley. 

Paul E. Bushnell, M.A. 

Professor of History (1966, 1995) 

B.A., College of Wooster; 

M.A., University of Michigan; 

B.D., Yale University. 

Karen Bussone, M.B.A. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Business 


B.S., MBA Western Illinois University. 

Jared Calaway, M.A. 

Visiting Instructor of Religion (2010) 


M.A., Columbia University.

Christopher J. Callahan, Ph.D. 

Professor of French and Spanish (1989, 

2008) 

A.B., University of Notre Dame; 

M.A., Middlebury College; 

Ph.D., Indiana University. 

Wes Chapman, Ph.D. 


B.A., University of Colorado; 

M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University. 

Mary Coleman, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2009) 

B.A., Kenyon College; 

M.A., Tufts University; 

Ph.D., Harvard University. 

Amanda Coles, Ph.D. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of History 

(2009) 

B.A., University of Colorado; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. 

R. Kent Cook, D.M. 

Professor of Piano (1999, 2011) 

B.M., Baylor University; 

M.M., D.M., Indiana University. 

James Courtad, Ph.D. 

Visiting Associate Professor of Hispanic 

Studies (2011) 

M.A., Loyola University, Chicago; 

Ph.D., University of Texas. 

Jennifer Crider, M.S. 

Visiting Instructor of Educational Studies 

(2011) 

B.S., MacMurray College; 

M.S., Bradley University. 

Mark Criley, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2003, 

2008) 

B.S., Stanford University; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. 

Rose Danek, Ph.D. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology 

(2010) 

B.S., Arizona State University; 

M.S., Pennsylvania State University; 


Stephanie Davis-Kahl, M.S. 


B.A., Oberlin College; 

M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana- 

Champaign 

328 


Personnel 

Saundra DeAthos-Meers, M.M. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre 

Arts (2008) 

B.M., Central Michigan University; 

M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign. 

Bruno deHarak, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Physics (2009) 

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky. 

Robert C. Delvin, A.M.L.S. 


B.A., Hope College; 

M.A., Eastern Michigan University; 

A.M.L.S., University of Michigan. 

C. Lynn DeVore, Ph.D. 


B.A., Midwest Christian College; 

M.A., Fort Hays Kansas State College; 

Ph.D., University of Tulsa. 

Jonathan P. Dey, Ph.D. 

Miner Linnaeus Sherff Professor of Botany 

(1975, 1990) 

B.S., Oregon State University; 

M.A., Ph.D., Duke University. 

Joanne Diaz, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of English (2008) 

B.A., Tufts University; 

M.F.A., New York University; 

Ph.D., Northwestern University. 

Zahia Drici, Ph.D. 

Professor of Mathematics (1995, 2005) 

Associate Dean of Curriculum (2009) 

Licence es-Sciences Physiques, University 

of Algiers, Algeria; 

M.S., Case Western Reserve University; 

M.S., Ph.D.,Ph.D., Florida Institute of 

Technology. 

Lynda Duke, M.S. 


B.A., Michigan State University; 

M.U.P., University of Michigan; 

M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana- 

Champaign. 

Norman D. Eash, M.S. 

Professor of Physical Education (1987, 

2009) 



Ann L. Eckhardt, B.S.N. 


B.S.N., Illinois Wesleyan University.

Steven W. Eggleston, M.M. 


B.M., Butler University; 

M.M., University of Michigan. 

Irving Epstein, Ph.D. 

Professor of Educational Studies (1996, 

2003) 

Associate Dean of Faculty (2009) 

B.A., Lake Forest College; 

M.A., University of Toronto; 

M.A., Claremont Graduate School; 

Ph.D., University of California 

Los Angeles. 

Robert Erlewine, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Religion (2006) 

B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; 

M.A., Boston College; 

Ph.D., Rice University. 

Constance Estep, M.F.A. 

Associate Professor of Art (1997, 2003) 

B.A., Rice University; 

M.F.A., Pratt Institute. 

Linda J. Farquharson, D.M.A. 


B.M.E., The Ohio State University; 

M.M., Kent State University; 

D.M.A., University of Illinois. 

Eva Ferguson, M.M. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (2008) 

Diploma in Piano Performance, 

Conservatory of Music, Zilina, Slovak 

Republic; 

M.M., Academy of Music and Drama, 

Bratislava, Slovak Republic. 

J. Scott Ferguson, D.M.A. 


B.Mus., Oberlin College Conservatory 

of Music; 

M.F.A., University of California-Irvine; 

D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Carmela Ferradans, Ph.D. 

Professor of Hispanic Studies (1992, 2006) 

B.A., University of Santiago de 

Compostela, Spain; 

M.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 

Ph.D., University of California-Irvine. 

Teresa R. Fish, M.S. 


Director of Aquatics (1995, 2003) 

B.A., Kenyon College; 

M.S., Duke University. 

329 


Personnel 

Ana Floriani, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Educational Studies 

(1997, 2003) 

B.S., University of Delaware; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of California- 

Santa Barbara. 

Victoria N. Folse, Ph.D. 

Director, School of Nursing (2009) 


B.S.N., Illinois Wesleyan University; 

M.S., University of Illinois-Chicago; 

Ph.D., Saint Louis University. 

Linda French, Ph.D. 

Professor of Physics (2002, 2008) 

A.B., Indiana University; 

M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University. 

Sonja R. Fritzsche, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of German and 

Eastern European Studies (2001, 2007) 

B.A., Indiana University; 

M.A., University of California-Los 

Angeles; 


Roger A. Garrett, M.M. 

Assistant Professor of Music (1988, 1992) 

B.M., M.M., University of Michigan. 

Rebecca Gearhart, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Anthropology 

(1999, 2005) 

B.A., Mount Holyoke College; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida. 

Amit Ghosh, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Economics (2008) 

B.S., M.S., University of Calcutta; 

M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate 

University. 

Nina Gordon, D.M.A. 


B.M., Moscow Conservatory; 

M.M., University of Tel Aviv; 

D.M.A., University of Kansas. 

Pennie Gray, M.S. 

Visiting Instructor of Educational Studies 

(2008) 


Jonathan Green, D.M.A. 

Provost and Dean of the Faculty (2011) 

Professor of Music 

B.A., SUNY Fredonia; 

M.M., University of Massachusetts; 

D.M.A., University of North Carolina at 

Greensboro.

Given Harper, Ph.D. 

Professor of Biology (1992, 2003) 

B.A., Transylvania University; 

M.S., Western Illinois University; 

Ph.D., Illinois State University. 

Tian-Xiao He, Ph.D. 


B.S., M.S., Hefei University of Technology; 

Ph.D., Dalian University of Technology; 

Ph.D., Texas A & M University. 

J. Robert Hippensteele, Ph.D. 

Professor of Biology (1974, 1977) 

B.S., Hampden-Sydney College; 

Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley. 

Gordon J. Horwitz, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of History (1989, 1995) 

B.A., Princeton University; 

M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University. 

Frederick B. Hoyt, Ph.D. 



B.A., University of Chicago; 

M.B.A., Illinois State University; 

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Greogory Huffaker, B.A. 

Instructor of Physical Education and 

Head Cross Country Coach (2005) 

B.A., North Central College. 

Christina L. Isabelli, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Spanish (1999, 2005) 

B.A., Illinois State University; 

M.A., University of Iowa; 

Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin. 

William Jaeckle, Ph.D. 


B.A., Humboldt State University; 

Ph.D., University of Southern California- 

Los Angeles. 

Narendra K. Jaggi, Ph.D. 


B.S., Ranchi University; 

Ph.D., University of Bombay. 

Abigail Jahiel, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Environmental 

Studies and International Studies (1999, 

2003) 

B.A., Cornell University; 


Melvyn W. Jeter, Ph.D. 

Professor of Mathematics (1986) 

B.S., Midwestern State University; 

M.S., North Texas State University; 

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University. 

330 


Personnel 

Tao Jin, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Religion (2008) 

B.A., Tianjin Normal University (China); 

M.A., Tianjin Foreign Languages Institute; 

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign. 

Krishna Kaphle, Ph.D. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics 

and Computer Science (2011) 

B.S., M.A., Tribhuvan University, 

Kathmandu, Nepal; 

M.A., Georgia State University; 

Ph.D., Texas Tech University. 

William A. Kauth, M.S. 


and Head Athletic Trainer (1994, 2007) 

B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Illinois State University; 

Ed.D., Ball State University. 

Robert Kearney, J.D. 



B.A., J.D., University of Notre Dame; 

M.B.A., University of Illinois-Chicago. 

Emily Kelahan, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2011) 


M.A., Ph.D., University of North 

Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Jean MacFarland Kerr, M.A. 

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts (1990, 

1997) 

Director of May Term (2005) 

B.A., B.M., State University of New 

York-Potsdam; 

M.A., Ohio State University. 

Noel Kerr, M.S. 

Assistant Professor of Nursing (2010, 2011) 

B.S., San Jose University; 

M.S., UCLA. 

Min Hyoung Kim, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

(2010) 

B.A, M.A., Yonsei University; 

M.A., University of Chicago; 

Ph.D., University of Washington. 

Jeanne Koehler, M.A. 

Visiting Instructor in Educational Studies 

(2010) 

B. A., Eureka College; 

M.A., University of Illinois.

Linda J. Kunce, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Psychology (1995, 

2001) 

B.S., B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; 

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New 

York-Buffalo. 

Jo Y. Lacy, Ph.D. 



B.S., Hampton University; 

M.B.A., University of Virginia; 

Ph.D., The George Washington 


Ryan Lakin, B.S. 

Instructor of Physical Education and 

Men’s Soccer Coach (2005) 

B.S., Illinois State University. 

Robin L. Leavitt, Ph.D. 

Professor of Educational Studies and 

Director of Teacher Education (1995, 2002) 

B.A., Ripon College; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois. 

Seung-Hwan Lee, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Mathematics (2010) 

B.S., M.S., Chung-Ang University; 

M.S., Texas A & M University; 

Ph.D., Texas Tech University. 

Robert M. Leekley, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Economics (1974, 

1990) 

B.A., Carleton College; 

M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University. 

Edgar Lehr, Ph. D. 

Assistant Professor of Biology (2009) 

M.S., Gutenberg University; 

Ph.D., Goethe University; 

Dr. Habil., University of Koblenz, Landau. 

Brenda Lessen, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Nursing (2008, 2009) 


M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago. 

Mark Liffiton, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Computer Science 

(2009) 

B.A., Simon’s Rock College of Bard; 

M.A., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; 


Nancy B. Loitz, M.F.A. 


B.A.C., Bowling Green State University; 

M.F.A., University of Minnesota. 

331 


Personnel 

Thomas D. Lutze, Ph.D. 


B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of 

Wisconsin-Madison. 

Robert R. Mangialardi, M.M. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (2008) 

B.M.E., M.M., Illinois State University. 

Dennis W. Martel, M.S. 


and Head Baseball Coach (1986, 2001) 

B.S., University of Maine; 


David S. Marvin, J.D. 



B.S., St. Cloud State University; 

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School; 

M.B.A., University of Oklahoma. 

James D. Matthews, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of French (1986, 1990) 

B.A., Albion College; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan. 

Vadim Mazo, M.M. 

Associate Professor of Music (1987) 

B.M., Vitebsk Music College, U.S.S.R; 

M.M., Belorussian State Conservatory, 

U.S.S.R. 

Marcia McDonald, M.F.A. 

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts (1998, 

2004) 

B.F.A., University of Pennslyvania; 

M.F.A., Brandeis University. 

Sherilyn McElroy, M.S. 



Diego Méndez-Carbajo, Ph.D. 


2007) 

B.A., Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 

Spain; 

M.A., Ph.D., Florida International 


Meg P. Miner, M.S. 

Assistant Professor, Library (2002, 2008) 

B.A., Northern Illinois University; 

M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign. 

Carren Moham, D.M.A. 


B.A., Northeastern State University, 

Oklahoma; 

M.M., The University of Oklahoma; 

D.M.A., The Ohio State University.

Ram S. Mohan, Ph.D. 

Beling Professor of Natural Sciences (2008) 

Professor of Chemistry (1996, 2007) 

B.S., Hansraj College, Delhi, India; 

M.S., University of Delhi; 

Ph.D., University of Maryland-Baltimore. 

Kathleen A. Montgomery, Ph.D. 


(1995, 2001) 

B.A., Santa Clara University; 


Mignon Montpetit, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Psychology (2009) 

B.A., St. Mary’s College, University of 

Rome; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame. 

Monica Moore, M.L.I. 

Visiting Assistant Professor, Library (2009) 

B.A., Eastern Michigan University; 

M.L.I., Syracuse University. 

Pamela B. Muirhead, Ph.D. 



M.A., Northwestern University; 


William A. Munro, Ph.D. 


Co-Director of International Studies (2003) 

B.A., Natal University 

(Pietermaritzburgh); 

B.A., M.A., Cambridge University; 

Ph.D., Yale University. 

Carole A. Myscofski, Ph.D. 


A.B., A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago. 

Carolyn A. Nadeau, Ph.D. 

Byron S. Tucci Professor of Hispanic 

Studies (1994, 2010) 

B.A., University of Virginia; 

M.A., New York University-Madrid; 

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. 

Marie Nebel-Schwalm, M.A. 


(2009) 

B.A., Michigan State University; 

M.A., Louisiana State University. 

Kimberly Nelson-Brown, M.S. 


and Head Volleyball Coach (1996, 2006) 


332 


Personnel 

Leah Nillas, M.A. 

Associate Professor of Educational Studies 

(2004, 2011) 

B.S., Roosevelt College Foundation 

Center for Teacher Education-Philippines; 

M.A., University of the Philippines. 

Kathleen B. O’Gorman, Ph.D. 


B.A., M.A., Marywood College; 

Ph.D., University of Notre Dame. 

Gerald A. Olson, M.S. 

Professor of Accounting (1986, 2003) 


Ilaria Ossella-Durbal, Ph.D. 


2005) 

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University. 

Elisabeta Pana, Ph.D. 



B.S., Polytechnic University of Bucharest; 

Ph.D., University of New Orleans. 

Mauricio Parra, Ph.D. 

Professor of Hispanic Studies (1990, 2007) 

B.A., M.A., University of California- 

Santa Barbara; 


Mario Pelusi, Ph.D. 

Professor of Music (2003) 

Director of the School of Music (1998) 

B.M., M.M., University of Southern 

California; 

M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton University. 

Manori Perera, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2011) 

Ph.D., University of Massachusetts 

Amherst. 

Thushara Perera, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Physics (2008) 

B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; 

M.Sc., Ph.D., Case Western University. 

Tim Pitchford, D.M.A. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music 

(2011) 

B.M., University of North Florida; 

M.M., Georgia State University; 

D.M.A., University of Miami. 

James Plath, Ph.D. 


B.A., California State University-Chico; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- 

Milwaukee.

Joseph Plazak, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Music (2011) 

B.A., Elmhurst College; 

M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University. 

Adriana Ponce, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Music (2007, 2009) 

B.A., Boston University; 

M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University. 

Julie D. Prandi, Ph.D. 

Professor of German (1984, 1993) 

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of 

California-Berkeley. 

Stephen Press, Ph.D. 


B.S., University of Southern California; 

B.M., M.A., Illinois State University; 

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at 

Chapel Hill. 

Thomas Quinn, M.F.A. 

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts (2005; 

2009) 

B.S., M.F.A., Illinois State University. 

Brandi Reissenweber, M.F.A. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of English 

(2011) 

B.A., Purdue University; 

M.F.A., New York University. 

Tari Renner, Ph.D. 


B.A., University of South Florida; 

M.A., Ph.D., American University. 

Timothy R. Rettich, Ph.D. 

Professor of Chemistry (1981, 2004) 

B.S., University of Dayton; 

Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University. 

Joseph Roberts, M.S. 

Visiting Assistant Professor, Library (2011) 

B.S., Miami University in Oxford, Ohio; 

M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign. 

Rebecca A. Roesner, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Chemistry (1997, 

2003) 

B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University. 

Ph.D., The University of Kansas. 

Ronald Rose, M.A.T. 


and Head Basketball Coach (2006) 


M.A.T., Olivet Nazarene University. 

333 


Personnel 

Georganne Rundblad, Ph.D. 


B.A., M.S., Illinois State University; 


Brian Russell, D.M.A. 

Assistant Professor o Music (2009) 

B.M.E., Middle Tennessee State 

University; 

M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music. 

Alison Sainsbury, Ph.D. 


B.A., M.A., University of Colorado; 

M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University. 

Karen Schmidt, Ph.D. 

University Librarian and Professor (2007) 

B.A., M.L.S., Indiana University; 


April Schultz, Ph.D. 


B.A., California State University-Fullerton; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. 

Robert Schultz, Ph.D. 


B.A., California State University-Fullerton; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. 

Christopher Schumacher, M.S. 


and Head Track Coach (1997, 2003) 

B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin- 

LaCrosse. 

Lisabeth M. Searing, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Nursing (2009) 

B.S., Case Western Reserve University; 

M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., University of 

Illinois, Chicago. 

Michael C. Seeborg, Ph.D. 

Robert S. Eckley Distinguished Professor of 

Economics (1989) 

B.A., University of Oregon; 

Ph.D., University of Utah. 

Sumer Seiki, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Educational Studies 

(2011) 

M.A., Ph.D., University of California, 

Davis. 

Andrew Shallue, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2009) 

B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; 

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Greg Shaw, Ph.D. 


B.A., Southwestern Oklahoma State 

University; 

M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University. 

Brad E. Sheese, Ph.D. 


B.S., James Madison University; 

M.S., Texas A & M University; 

Ph.D., Purdue University. 

Scott Sheridan, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of French and Italian 

(1998, 2005) 

B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 


Jeungbo Shim, Ph.D. 



B.A., Pusan National University, Korea; 

M.S., Seoul National University, Korea; 

Ph.D., Georgia State University. 

James P. Sikora, Ph.D. 


B.A., Southern Illinois University; 


James P. Simeone, Ph.D. 


(1992, 1999) 

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago. 

Mia Smith, M.S. 


and Head Women’s Basketball Coach 

(1998, 2008) 

B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois University. 

Dani Snyder-Young, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts (2008) 

B.A., Wesleyan University; 

M.A., Ph.D., New York University. 

Qi Song, Ph.D. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese 

(2011) 

M.A., Shanxi Normal University; 

Ph.D., Shandong University. 

Gabriel C. Spalding, Ph.D. 


A.B., Washington University; 


Charles Springwood, Ph.D. 

Professor of Anthropology (1996, 2007) 

B.A., Purdue University; 


334 


Personnel 

Lawrence N. Stout, Ph.D. 


B.A., University of Chicago; 


Kevin J. Strandberg, M.F.A. 


B.F.A., University of Minnesota; 

M.F.A., University of Wisconsin- 

Milwaukee. 

Susan E. Stroyan, Ph.D. 



M.L.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois. 

Kevin Sullivan, D. Phil. 

Associate Professor of Religion (2010) 

B.A., M.A., University of Michigan; 

M.A., University of Notre Dame; 

Diploma, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and 

Jewish Studies; 

D. Phil., University of Oxford. 

Nancy Sultan, Ph.D. 

Professor of Greek and Roman Studies 

(1993, 2003) 

B.A., University of North Carolina; 

M.A., University of Minnesota; 


Scott Susong, M.F.A. 

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts (2007) 

B.A., University of Texas at El Paso; 

M.F.A., Towson University. 

Susan L. Swanlund, Ph.D. 



M.S., Texas Womans University; 

Ph.D., Saint Louis University. 

Christopher Sweet, M.L.S. 

Assistant Professor, Library (2009) 

B.A., Augustana College; 

M.L.S., University of Illinois, Urbana- 

Champaign. 

Naofumi Tatsumi, M.A. 

Visiting Instructor of Japanese (2011) 

B.A., Ritsumeikan University; 

M.A., University of Southern Mississippi. 

Daniel P. Terkla, Ph.D. 


B.A., M.A., California State University- 

Long Beach; 

Ph.D., University of Southern California. 

Jason Themanson, Ph.D. 


M.A., University of Connecticut; 

Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Michael Theune, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of English (2002, 

2008) 

B.A., Hope College; 

B.A., University of Oxford; 

M.F.A., University of Iowa; 

Ph.D., University of Houston. 

Marcia Thomas, M.S. 

Associate Professor, Library (2006) 


M.S., University of Illinois. 

Hans-Joerg Tiede, Ph.D. 

Professor of Computer Science (1999, 

2011) 

B.S., Freie Universität Berlin; 

M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University. 

Gregory Tinkler, Ph.D. 


(2011) 


Ph.D., Wake Forest University School of 

Medicine. 

Curtis C. Trout, M.F.A. 


Director of the School of Theatre Arts 

(2006) 

B.A., M.F.A., Western Illinois University. 

David Tucker, Ph.D. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of History 

(2011) 


César Valverde, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies 

(2001, 2005) 

B.A., M.A., University of California-San 

Diego; 

Ph.D., University of California-Irvine. 

David J. Vayo, A.Mus.D. 

Fern Rosetta Sherff Professor of Music 

(1991, 2012) 

B.M., M.M., Indiana University; 

A.Mus.D., University of Michigan. 

Amanda Vicary, Ph.D. 


B.A., Bradley University; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at 

Urbana-Champaign. 

Justin Vickers, D.M.A. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music 

(2011) 

D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign. 

335 


Personnel 

Sascha Vitzthum, Ph.D. 



B.B.A., M.B.A., Otto Beisheim School of 

Management; 


Michael Wagner, M.S. 


(1997, 2003) 

B.A., Augustana College; 


Loni M. Walker, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Biology (1999, 

2005) 

B.S., Western Oregon State College; 

M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University. 

David Wallace, Ph.D. 



M.B.A., Gonzaga University; 

Ph.D., Washington State University. 

William J. Walsh, Ph.D. 

Professor of Business Administration 

(1990, 2007) 

B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy; 

M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University. 

Brian E. Walter, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Biology (2006) 

B.S., Eastern Illinois University; 

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign. 

W. Michael Weis, Ph.D. 


B.S., Bowling Green State University; 

M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University. 

William R. West, M.M. 


B.M., West Virginia University; 

M.M., University of Michigan. 

Joseph Williams, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Psychology (1999, 

2005) 

B.S., The University of Utah; 

M.A., The Johns Hopkins University; 

Ph.D., The Ohio State University. 

David M. Willis, Ph.D. 



B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University; 

M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Richard F. Wilson, Ph.D. 

President of the University (2004) 

Professor of Educational Studies 

B.A., Alderson Broaddus College; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan. 

Adam Woodis, Ph.D. 

Visiting Assistant Professor German 

(2011) 

B.A., Colorado College; 

M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- 

Madison. 

Amy Yeates, M.S. 


B.S., University of Illinois-Springfield; 

M.S., St. Louis University. 

Michael B. Young, Ph.D. 


B.A., Moravian College; 

M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University. 

Aaron Zerhusen, Ph.D. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of 

Mathematics (2008) 

B.S., University of Kentucky; 

M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University. 

Part time and special 

Eric S. Anderson, Captain, B.S. 

Scholarship Officer 

Illinois State University 

B.S. Illinois State University. 

Johnny L. Anthony, Master Sergeant 

Senior Military Science Instructor 

Illinois State University. 

Nisa Blackmon, M.S. 

Lab Coordinator, Department of Biology 

M.S., California State University at 

Long Beach. 

Arleta deDianous, M.S. 

Nursing Intervention Laboratory 

Coordinator (2003) 

B.S., M.S., Oklahoma State University. 

Joel Haefner, Ph.D. 

Writing Coordinator for General 

Education 

M.S., Illinois State University; 

M.A., B.A., Ph.D., The University of Iowa. 

Marcia L. Hishman, M.M. 

Adjunct Instructor of Music 

B.M., Eastman School of Music; 

M.M., Yale School of Music. 

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Personnel 

Kathleen A. House, Ph.D. 

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry 

B.S., M.S., Illinois State University; 


Carmen Lozar, M.F.A. 

Gallery Director and Adjunct Assistant 

Professor of Art 

B.F.A., University of Illinois; 

M.F.A., Alfred University. 

Sheri Marley 

Specialist in Dance 

Therese O’Halloran, M.F.A. 

Adjunct Instructor of Art 

B.F.A, Limerick College; 

M.F.A., Illinois State University. 

José Arturo Garcia Osorio 

Adjunct Instructor of Spanish 

B.A., Texas State University, San Marcos; 

M.A., University of Texas, Austin. 

Ankit Patel, M.S. 

Animal Care Technician/Lab Instructor 


Cecilia Sanchez, M.A. 

Adjunct Instructor of Spanish 

B.A., University of Chile; 

M.A., Illinois State University. 

Stacy Seaworth, Lieutenant Colonel, 

M.A. 

Professor of Military Science, 

Illinois State University. 

B.A., Illinois State University; 

M.A., University of Iowa. 

Allison Weiss, M.A. 

Instructor of Spanish and 

Coordinator of Language Resource Center 

B.M., University of Puget Sound; 

M.A., University of Portland; 

M.A., University of Chicago. 

Jill West, M.M. 

Adjunct Instructor of Music 

B.M., West Virginia University; 

M.M., Northwestern University.

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