FACULTY

Members of the faculty are listed alphabetically within rank. The date given indicates the year of appointment to the faculty.

SABINE U. O’HARA
President
B.S., M.S., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF
GOTTINGEN, GERMANY 2004-

PROFESSORS

ADRIENNE G. BLOSS
Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
B.S., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA;
M.S., M. PHIL., PH.D., YALE UNIVERSITY. 1991-

RONDA J. CARPENTER
Professor of Psychology
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS;
M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF DENVER. 1971-

JOHN T. DAY
Professor of English
B.A., COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS;
M.A., PH.D., HARVARD UNIVERSITY. 2002-

CHARLES E. EARLY
Professor of Psychology
A.B., GROVE CITY COLLEGE;
M.S.ED., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;
M.A., WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY. 1988-

WILLIAM D. ERGLE
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.S., CLEMSON UNIVERSITY; M.S., UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA; PH.D., VIRGINIA
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1963-

GARRY A. FLEMING
Professor of Business Administration and Economics
B.S., M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. 1987-

GARY G. GIBBS
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. 1990-

MICHAEL A. HAKKENBERG
Professor of History
B.A., CALVIN COLLEGE;
M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1990-

R. SCOTT HARDWIG
Professor of Art
B.A., SWARTHMORE COLLEGE; B.F.A., M.F.A., NEW YORK
STATE COLLEGE OF CERAMICS AT ALFRED UNIVERSITY. 1977-

MICHAEL A. HELLER
Professor of English
B.S., UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY; M.A., GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY; PH.D., ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY. 1988-

C.WILLIAM HILL JR.
Henry H. and Trudye Fowler Professor of Public Affairs
B.A., SHEPHERD COLLEGE; M.A., PH.D.,THE AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY. 1969-

PAUL R. HINLICKY
Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion
B.A., CONCORDIA SENIOR COLLEGE; M.DIV.,
CHRIST SEMINARY-SEMINEX;
PH.D., UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. 2000-

KATHERINE A. HOFFMAN
Professor of English
B.A., CARLETON COLLEGE; M.A., PH.D.,
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. 1989-

BENJAMIN P. HUDDLE JR.
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., LENOIR-RHYNE COLLEGE; PH.D., UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL. 1968-

N. JANE INGRAM
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT
GREENSBORO; M.A., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS;
M.S., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE
UNIVERSITY; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. 1978-

ROBERT E. JENKINS
Professor of Biology
B.S., ROANOKE COLLEGE; PH.D., CORNELL
UNIVERSITY. 1968-1977, 1979-

PATRICIA L. JORDAHL
Professor of French
B.A., SIENA HEIGHTS COLLEGE; M.A., PH.D., FLORIDA
STATE UNIVERSITY. 1973-

DARWIN D. JORGENSEN
Brian H. Thornhill Professor of Biology
B.S., IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY-AMES; M.S., UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA; PH.D., IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. 1992-

CHARLENE F. KALINOSKI
Professor of Spanish
B.A., COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY; M.A., PH.D.,
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 1988-

LESLIE T. LAMBERT
Professor of Education/Health and Human Performance
B.S., AVERETT COLLEGE; M.A., PH.D.,
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. 1993-

DENIS A. LAPE
Professor of English
B.A., YALE UNIVERSITY; M.A., PH.D.,
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. 1964-

JAN H. LYNCH
Professor of Psychology
B.S., COLUMBUS COLLEGE; M.S., PH.D.,
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. 1980-

LARRY A. LYNCH
Professor of Business Administration
B.S.E.E., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
AND STATE UNIVERSITY; M.B.A., LYNCHBURG
COLLEGE; PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1978-

GERALD R. McDERMOTT
Professor of Religion
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO; B.S., NORTH
DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY;
M.R.E., GRAND RAPIDS BAPTIST SEMINARY;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. 1989-

MARK F. MILLER
Professor of History and Geography
B.A., LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES;
M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
AT CHAPEL HILL. 1979-

SUSAN P. MILLINGER
Professor of History
B.A., WELLESLEY COLLEGE; M.A., PH.D.,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1975-

ROLAND B. MINTON
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY;
M.S., PH.D., CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. 1986-

ALI A. NAZEMI
Professor of Business Administration and Computer Information Systems
B.S., UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS; M.S.E.E., M.S.E.M.,
M.B.A., PH.D., FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 1988-

RONALD R. OETGEN
Professor of Chemistry
B.A., M.S., PH.D., CASE WESTERN RESERVE
UNIVERSITY. 1967-

JAMES M. OGIER
Professor of German and Linguistics
B.A., LEHIGH UNIVERSITY; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA. 1988-

BRUCE L. PARTIN
Professor of Theatre
B.A., MILLSAPS COLLEGE; M.A., MEMPHIS STATE
UNIVERSITY; PH.D., OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. 1990-

GALDINO F. PRANZARONE
Professor of Psychology
B.S., LOYOLA UNIVERSITY; M.A., PH.D., GEORGE
PEABODY COLLEGE OF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. 1972-

JOSHUA B. RUBONGOYA
Professor of Political Science
B.A., MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, UGANDA; M.A., PH.D.,
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER. 1991-

JEFFREY R. SANDBORG
Professor of Music
B.A., KNOX COLLEGE; M.MUS., D.M.A.,
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. 1985-

ROBERT D. SCHULTZ
John P. Fishwick Professor of English
B.A., LUTHER COLLEGE; M.F.A., M.A., PH.D.,
CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 2004-

JOHN G. SELBY
Professor of History
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA;
M.A., PH.D., DUKE UNIVERSITY. 1986-

JEFFREY L. SPIELMAN
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.A., PH.D., BOWLING GREEN
STATE UNIVERSITY. 1986-

GAIL A. STEEHLER
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. 1984-

JACK K. STEEHLER
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. 1988-

LYNN K. TALBOT
Professor of Spanish
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS;
M.A., MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. 1987-

ANITA J. TURPIN
Professor of English
B.A., UNION COLLEGE;
M.A., PH.D., SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. 1989-

HOWARD WARSHAWSKY
Professor of Political Science
B.A., QUEENS COLLEGE;
M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. 1974-

GREGORY L.WEISS
Professor of Sociology
B.A., WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY;
M.S., PH.D., PURDUE UNIVERSITY. 1975-

NED P. WISNEFSKE
Professor of Philosophy and Religion
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN;
M.DIV., YALE UNIVERSITY DIVINITY SCHOOL;
PH.D., THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. 1985-

HANS M. ZORN
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY;
M.DIV., CHRIST SEMINARY-SEMINEX;
M.A., SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., NOTRE DAME. 1990-

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

JOHN C. ACQUAVIVA
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.A., SHEPHERD COLLEGE;
M.S., GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY.
PH.D., FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. 1997-

W. KEVIN BAKER
Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.B.A., ROANOKE COLLEGE;
M.B.A., RADFORD UNIVERSITY; PH.D.,
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1993-

ABDULNASSER F. BARGHOUTY
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY;
M.A., PH.D., KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. 1989-

JAMES BURIAK
Associate Professor of Health and Human
Performance & Athletic Trainer
B.S., LOCK HAVEN STATE COLLEGE;
M.S., UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. 1981-

CURT R. CAMAC
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY
OF DELAWARE. 1986-

MARY K. CAMAC
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE; M.A.,
PH.D., PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. 1992-

THOMAS J. CARTER
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., GEORGIA SOUTHERN COLLEGE;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE. 1994-

M. GILBERT DUNN
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY;
M.A., TULANE UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. 1993-

DAVID M. GARDNER
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., TRINITY COLLEGE (HARTFORD);
PH.D., DUKE UNIVERSITY. 1995-

ELISABETH C. GILSTER
Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO;
M.A.T., SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL
TRAINING; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. 1995-

RICHARD G. GRANT
Associate Professor of Physics
B.SC., UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, ONTARIO;
M.S., FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY;
M.S., PH.D., OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY. 1996-

PAUL HANSTEDT
Associate Professor of English
B.A., LUTHER COLLEGE; M.A., IOWA STATE
UNIVERSITY; PH.D., OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. 1996-

ELIZ. K. HEIL
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE;
M.F.A., NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. 1981-

KRISTI L. HOFFMAN
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA; M.S.,
PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1995-

W. GARY HOLLIS JR.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL. 1995-

MARTHA KUCHAR
Associate Professor of English
B.A., SUNY-ALBANY; M.A., PH.D., CORNELL
UNIVERSITY. 1994-

DANIEL L. LARSEN
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA;
M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. 1981-

CHRISTOPHER LEE
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., ST. OLAF COLLEGE; M.S.,
PH.D., CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. 1994-

WHITNEY A. M. LEESON
Associate Professor of History and Anthropology
B.A., COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY;
M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. 1999-

JANE C. LONG
Associate Professor of Fine Arts
A.B., BROWN UNIVERSITY; M.A.,
PH.D., COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. 1996-

DARRYL W. LOWRY
Associate Professor of Economics
A.B., M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1981-

QIAN MA
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., NORTHEAST NORMAL
UNIVERSITY (CHANGCHUN, CHINA);
PH.D., EMORY UNIVERSITY. 2004-

JENNIFER K. BERENSON MACLEAN
Associate Professor of Religion
A.B., STANFORD UNIVERSITY;
M.A., PH.D., HARVARD UNIVERSITY. 1996-

GORDON E. MARSH
Associate Professor of Music
B.MUS., EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC;
M.F.A., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. 1996-

CHRISTINA D. McCART
Associate Professor of Business Administration
and Computer Information Systems
B.S., M.B.A., PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1990-

GAIL H. McKEE
Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.A., DAVIS AND ELKINS COLLEGE; M.ED.,
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI; M.B.A., UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTH DAKOTA; PH.D.,VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1986-

VERNON R. MILLER
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., MANCHESTER COLLEGE; PH.D.,
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT
CARBONDALE. 1976-

FRANK E. MUNLEY
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON; PH.D., JOHNS
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. 1986-

LESLIE D. MURRILL
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., GRACE COLLEGE; M.S.ED., PURDUE UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1992-

LAURA L. O’TOOLE
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE. 2001-

LEONARD D. PYSH
Associate Professor of Biology
A.B., WABASH COLLEGE; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO. 1998-

FLORINDA RUIZ
Associate Professor of Foreign Languages
B.A., UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID,
SPAIN; M.A., PH.D., JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
1993-

ANIL M. SHENDE
Associate Professor of Computer Science
and Mathematics
M.SC., BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND SCIENCE; M.S., PH.D., SUNY-BUFFALO. 1995-

SARAH J. SIMMONS
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., RADFORD UNIVERSITY; M.A., ED.D.,
V IRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND
STATE UNIVERSITY. 1988-

ROBERT F. STAUFFER
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., WASHINGTON & LEE; M.A., DUKE
UNIVERSITY; PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1978-

VIRGINIA R. STEWART
Associate Professor of English
B.A., DAVIDSON; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY
OF IOWA. 1991-

LISA C.WARREN
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.F.A., WILLIAM WOODS COLLEGE; M.A.,
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS; PH.D., UNIVERSITY
OF GEORGIA. 1985-

EDWARD R.WHITSON
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; M.ED.
,ANTIOCH GRADUATE SCHOOL;
M.A., PH.D., SUNY-BUFFALO. 1994-

HARRY L.WILSON
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.A., PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., RUTGERS UNIVERSITY. 1986-