Faculty, Administrative Divisions, and Trustees

Faculty

Christopher A. Adams, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., University of Kentucky, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.

Berea, 2012

Christine Broughton Anderson, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Archaeology

B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1990; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2000; M.A., 2006; Ph.D., 2015.

Berea, 2013

Dawn Anderson, Ph.D. 

Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science; Professor of Biology

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2006

B.A., B.S., University of Washington, 1982; M.S., 1985; Ph.D., 1988.

Berea, 1992

Jay H. Baltisberger, Ph.D. 

Professor of Chemistry

A.B., Wabash College, 1989; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1993.

Berea, 1993

Quinn Baptiste, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Agriculture

B.S., University of the West Indies, 1993; M.S., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., 2009.

Berea, 2013

Kristen Barnard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2017.

Berea, 2006

Adanma Onyedike Barton, M.F.A. 

Associate Professor of Theatre

B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003; M.F.A., 2009.

Berea, 2009

Rebecca J. Bates, Ph.D. 

Professor of History

B.A., Williams College, 1988; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.

Berea, 1998-1999, 2002

Michael Berheide, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science; Political Science Department Chair

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2017

B.A., Ohio Northern University, 1976; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1984.

Berea, 1981

Chad Berry, Ph.D. 

Goode Professor of Appalachian Studies; Professor of History

B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1986; M.A. Western Kentucky University, 1988; Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, 1995.

Berea, 2006

Suzanne Birner, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Geology and Earth Science

B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2012; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2018.

Berea, 2018

James K. Blackburn-Lynch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Guilford College, 1989; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991; Ph.D., 1995.

Berea, 1995

Sarah Blank, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology

B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.

Berea, 1999-2010, 2012

Sandra Bolster, M.A. 

Instructor in Mathematics

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013

B.A., University of Maine, 1970; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1980.

Berea, 1980

Jill Bouma, Ph.D. 

Professor of Sociology; Sociology Department Chair

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015.

B.A., Emory University, 1985; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993; Ph.D., 1999.

Berea, 1999

Edwin Broadhead, Ph.D., Dr. theol. 

Professor of General Studies

B.A., Mississippi College, 1977; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1981; Ph.D., 1986; Dr. theol., University of Zürich, 1991.

Berea, 1996

Jarrod Brown, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010; Ph.D., 2018.

Berea, 2015

Kennaria Brown, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Communication; Communication Department Chair

B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989; M.S., Texas Christian University, 2003; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007.

Berea, 2007

Anne Bruder, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of English

B.A., Middlebury College, 1998; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004; Ph.D., 2009.

Berea, 2011

Kathy White Bullock, Ph.D.

Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Professor of Music

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2016.

B.A., Brandeis University, 1977; M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 1982; Ph.D., 1987.

Berea, 1991

Jacqueline Burnside, Ph.D. 

Professor of Sociology; Division III Chairperson

B.A., Berea College, 1974; M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1979; M.A., Yale University, 1982; Ph.D., 1988.

Berea, 1984

James P. Butler, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Philosophy

B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986; M.A., 1992; Ph.D., 1996.

Berea, 2001

Nashwa Cahill, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance

B.A., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1996; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010.

Berea, 2008

Richard Cahill, Ph.D.

Director of Francis and Louise Hutchins Center for International Education; Professor of History

B.A., Westmont College, 1988; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990; Ph.D., 1996.

Berea, 2005

Mark Calkins, M.M.

Associate Professor of Music

B.M., Concordia College Moorhead, 1983; M.M., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1987.

Berea, 2009

John Carlevale, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature

B.A., Boston University, 1989; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1999.

Berea, 2001

Jakeya Caruthers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies and Women's and Gender Studies; African and African American Studies Department Chair

B.A., Alabama A & M University, 2003; M.A., Stanford University, 2006; Ph.D., 2016.

Berea, 2019

Michael Sean Clark, Ph.D.

Clarence M. Clark Chair in Mountain Agriculture; Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources

B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.

Berea, 1998

Javier Clavere, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music; Music Department Chair

B.A., Brigham Young University, 2002; M.M., University of Cincinnati, 2008; D.M.A., 2011.

Berea, 2010

Lindsay Clavere, M.M.

Assistant Professor of Music

B.A., Xavier University, 2006; M.M., University of Cincinnati, 2011.

Berea, 2011

Jason Cohen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English

B.A., Tufts University, 1997; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000; Ph.D., 2008.

Berea, 2008

Beth Crachiolo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English

B.A., California State University-Long Beach, 1991; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1993; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2000.

Berea, 2000

Jean Cupidon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Economics and Mathematics

B.S., Indiana University, 2000; M.A., 2001; M.A., 2004; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2007; Ph.D., 2013.

Berea, 2014

Michael Dalessio, M.S.

Lecturer in Health and Human Performance

B.A., Berea College, 2005; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2011

Berea, 2010-2011, 2013

Carol de Rosset, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish; Division IV Chairperson

B.A., Berea College, 1981; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1983; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1989.

Berea, 1989-2002, 2007

Fred de Rosset, Ph.D.

William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair; Professor of Spanish

B.A., Berea College, 1972; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1975; Ph.D., 1981.

Berea, 1975

Jacob Dickerson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

B.A., Juniata College, 2002; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2012.

Berea, 2015

Elizabeth DiSavino, M.M.

Assistant Professor of Music

B.S., Montclair State College, 1980; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1982.

Berea, 2011

Meghan Doherty, Ph.D.

Director of Gallery and Art Collection Curator; Associate Professor of Art

B.A., University of Chicago, 2002; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005; Ph.D., 2010.

Berea, 2011

Gary Neil Douglas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., University of Kentucky, 1990; M.S., Iowa State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2002.

Berea, 2002

James Dreiling, D.M.A.

Assistant Professor of Music

B.A., Kansas State University, 1998; M.M.E., Wichita State University, 2003; D.M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015.

Berea, 2016

Ashley Elston, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Art History; Art Department Chair; Director of Visual Arts

B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A.; University of Kansas, 2005; Ph.D., 2011.

Berea, 2013

Beth Feagan, M.A.

Assistant Professor of General Studies

B.A., Longwood University, 2010; M.A., 2012.

Berea, 2013-14, 2015

Daniel Feinberg, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Design and Sculpture

B.A., Vassar College, 2009; M.A. University of Iowa, 2012, M.A., 2013; M.F.A., 2014.

Berea, 2014

Gwendolyn Ferreti, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies

B.A., Florida International University, 2005; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2009; Ph.D., 2016.

Berea, 2019

Robert Foster, Ph.D.

Professor of History and Asian Studies

B.A., Kenyon College, 1988; A.M., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., 1997.

Berea, 1997

Kevin Neal Gardner, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Art

B.A., St. John’s College, 1997; MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2010.

Berea, 2010

Mary Robert Garrett, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.A., Macalester College, 2002; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.

Berea, 2009

Nancy E. Y. Gift, Ph.D.

Compton Chair in Sustainability and Associate Professor of Environmental Studies; Division II Chairperson

A.B., Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, 1993; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1995; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002.

Berea, 2012

Ronald Stephen Gowler, Ph.D.

Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; Professor of General Studies

B.A., Campbellsville College, 1976; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1977; M.A., University of Louisville, 1980; M.A., University of Iowa, 1988; Ph.D., 1989.

Berea, 1993

Margarita Graetzer, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

B.A., Catholic University of Ecuador, 1984; M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1988; Ph.D., 1994.

Berea, 1991

Larry Gratton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics; Mathematics Department Chair

B.S., Western Carolina University, 1993; M.S., 1996; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2005.

Berea, 2004

Gordon Gray, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Media and Culture

M.A., University of Edinburgh, 1996; Ph.D., Napier University, 2002.

Berea, 2011

Chris Green, Ph.D.

Director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center; Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies; Appalachian Studies Department Chair

B.A., University of Kentucky, 1991; M.A., Appalachian State University, 1993; MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1996; M.S. Ed., 1998; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004.

Berea, 2012

John Calvin Gross, M.S.L.I.S.

Associate Director of Library Services; Assistant Professor of Library Science

B.A., Berea College, 1986; M.S.L.I.S., University of Kentucky, 2004.

Berea, 2004

Volker Grzimek, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Economics

M.A., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Germany, 1997; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.

Berea, 2011

Joshua Guthman, Ph.D.

Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History; Associate Professor of History; History Department Chair

B.A., Northwestern University, 1996; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000; Ph.D., 2008.

Berea, 2009

Peter H. Hackbert, Ph.D.

William and Kay Moore Entrepreneurship and Management Chair; Director of the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program; Professor of General Studies.

B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1969; M.A., 1970; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1976.

Berea, 2007

Sarah Hall, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Plant and Soil Science; Agriculture and Natural Resources Department Chair

B.A., Appalachian State University, 2003; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2007; Ph.D., 2011.

Berea, 2011

Nicholas Hartlep, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Education; Education Studies Department Chair

B.S., Winona State University, 2006; M.S., 2008; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2012.

Berea, 2019

Tasha Hawthorne, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of English

B.A., Bates College, 1997; M.P.S., Cornell University, 2003; M.A., Northwestern University, 2004; Ph.D., 2015.

Berea, 2016

Scott Heggen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineer Team Leader

B.S., Western Carolina University, 2003; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014.

Berea, 2014

Susan K. Henthorn, M.L.S.

Coordinator of Electronic Resources; Associate Professor of Library Science

B.Mus. Ed., Otterbein College, 1978; M.L.S., Kent State University, 1989.

Berea, 1990

John Heyrman, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

B.A., Oberlin College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991.

Berea, 1988

Dee Hill-Zuganelli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Family Studies

B.A., Transylvania University, 2002; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2005; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2016.

Berea, 2016

Jeanne M. Hoch, Ph.D.

Professor of German; Foreign Languages Department Chair

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1991

B.A., South Dakota State University, 1971; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1976; Ph.D., 1979.

Berea, 1980

Tracy M. Hodge, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics; Director of the Planetarium; Division I Chairperson

B.A., Rice University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996.

Berea, 2006

Megan M. Hoffman, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology; Biology Department Chair

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2018

B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 1990.

Berea, 1994

Xiangtang Hong, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music

B.Mus., East Carolina University, 2001; M.Mus., Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 2003; D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.

Berea, 2019

bell hooks, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies

B.A., Stanford University, 1973; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1974; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1976.

Berea, 2004

Silas House, M.F.A.

National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies; Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies

B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993; MFA, Spalding University, 2003.

Berea, 2010

L. Abby Houston, M.S.   

Digital Initiatives Librarian; Instructor of Library Science

B.A., Berea College, 2016; M.A., Syracuse University, 2019, M.S., 2018.

Berea, 2019

Jason Howard, M.A., M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Writing and Creative Writing Coordinator; Editor of Appalachian Heritage Magazine

B.A., George Washington University, 2003; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2012; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2014.

Berea, 2013

Daniel N. Huck, Ed.D., LL.M., J.D.

William R. Gruver Chair in Leadership Studies; Associate Professor of General Studies

B.A., Bucknell University, 1984; Ed.S., Marshall University, 2000; J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1987; Ed.D., West Virginia University, 2001; LL.M., Universiteit Leiden, 2013.

Berea, 2007

Douglas Newell Jones, M.A.

Lecturer in German

B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2004.

Berea, 2003, 2005

Jasmine Jones, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.A., University of Maryland, 2012; B.S., 2012; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2017.

Berea, 2019

Sarah Jones, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., Smith College, 2003; Ph.D., Duke University, 2012.

Berea, 2015

Beth Kelly, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Indiana University, 2003; M.S., University of Washington, 2006; Ph.D., 2007.

Berea, 2015

Monica Kennison, Ed.D., R.N.

Susan V. Clayton Chair in Nursing; Professor of Nursing; Nursing Department Chair

B.S.N., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1980; M.S.N., West Virginia University, 1985; Ed.D., 2003.

Berea, 2014

Carol Kirby, D.N.P., R.N., C.N.M. 

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 1996; M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1998; D.N.P., 2015.

Berea, 1998-99, 2004

Jessica D. Klanderud, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies; Director of Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education

B.A., Western Michigan University, 2001; M.A., Carnegie Mellon University; 2005; Ph.D., 2013.

Berea, 2019

Anes Kovacevic, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chemistry Department Chair

B.A., Transylvania University, 2000; Ph.D., Yale University, 2004.

Berea, 2006

Lisa L. Kriner, M.F.A.

Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts; Professor of Art; Division V Chairperson

B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993; M.F.A, University of Kansas, 1998.

Berea, 2000

Connie Lamb, Ph.D., R.N.

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S., Berea College, 1996; M.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 2002; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2008.

Berea, 2002-2004, 2015

Douglas Lecorchick, III, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Technology

B.S., Point Park University, 2008; M.B.A., 2009; Ed.D. North Carolina State University, 2017.

Berea, 2019

Meredith Lee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Women's and Gender Studies

B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 2006; M.A., Ohio State University, 2012; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2018.

Berea, 2019

Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.

Carter G. Woodson Chair in African-American History; Professor of History

B.A., Methodist College, 1993; M.A., North Carolina Central University, 1996; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.

Berea, 2003

Felicia Mack, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of General Studies

B.A., North Carolina Central University, 1992; M.A., 1996; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.

Berea, 2009-2012, 2015

Gary S. Mahoney, Ed.D.

Laban T. and LaVerna McClure Chair in Technology and Applied Design; Professor of Technology and Applied Design; Technology and Applied Design Department Chair

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2007

B.S., Berea College, 1982; M.S., Murray State University, 1983; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1993.

Berea, 1989

Mark Mahoney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Technology and Applied Design

B.S., Central Connecticut State University, 2001; M.Ed., Ohio State University, 2008; Ph.D., 2009.

Berea, 2009

M. Shadee Malaklou, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies; Women's and Gender Studies Department Chair

B.A., Duke University, 2007; M.A., University of California, Irvine, 2011; Ph.D., 2016.

Berea, 2019

Ivonne Marte, M.A., M.Ed.

Lecturer of Spanish

B.A., Auburn University, 1999; M.A., 2002; M.Ed., 2003.

Berea, 2009

Deborah G. Martin, Ph.D.

Professor of Theatre; Theatre Department Chair

B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985; M.A., American University, 1989; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.

Berea, 2001

G. Ed McCormack, M.B.A., CPA

Professor of Business; Economics and Business Department Chair

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012

B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1977; M.B.A., 1982.

Berea, 1982

Verlaine McDonald, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication

B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987; M.A., University of Southern California, 1993; Ph.D., 1994.

Berea, 1995

Cindy McGaha, Ph.D.

Professor of Child Development

B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994; Ph.D., 1997.

Berea, 2016

Lauren McKee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies

B.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 2004; M.A., 2007; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2014.

Berea, 2014

Eileen P. McKiernan González, Ph.D.

Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Associate Professor of Art

B.A., Wheaton College, 1992; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1997; Ph.D., 2005.

Berea, 2003

Richard Meadows, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of French

B.A., New College of Florida, 1992; M.A., University of Virginia, 1994; M.A., Yale University, 1995; M.Phil., 1996; Ph.D., 2001.

Berea, 2002

Neil A. Mecham, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies; Child and Family Studies Department Chair

B.A., Utah State University, 1985; M.A., Arizona State University, 1991; Ph.D., Utah State University, 2004.

Berea, 2007

Meta Mendel-Reyes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of General Studies and Peace and Social Justice Studies

B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz, 1972; M.A, University of California at Berkeley, 1974; Ph.D., 1992.

Berea, 2000

Wayne Messer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1983; M.A.T., University of Florida, 1987; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., 1990.

Berea, 1998

Troy Messina, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics; Physics Department Chair

B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1996; M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2002.

Berea, 2014

Anthony J. Mortara, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

B.A., Centre College, 2002; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 2012.

Berea, 2013

Lori Myers-Steele, M.A.

College Archivist; Instructor of Library Science

B.A., Texas Christian University, 1991; M.A., National University Ireland, Galway, 1998.

Berea, 2014

Mario Nakazawa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science

B.A, University of Pennsylvania, 1994; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2005.

Berea, 2005

John (Ian) David Norris, III, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Business; Psychology Department Chair

B.A. Stephen F. Austin State University, 2001; M.A., Texas Tech University, 2004; M.B.A., Murray State University, 2013; Texas Tech University, Ph.D., 2007.

Berea, 2013

Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature; Director of the Center for Teaching Learning

B.A., Hope College, 1983; M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1988; Ph.D., 1999.

Berea, 2012

Mary Parr, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources

B.A., Fairfield University, 2004; M.S., North Carolina State University, 2010; Ph.D., 2014.

Berea, 2014

Nathan Patton, M.A.

Instructor of Japanese and Asian Studies

B.A., Haverford College, 1990; M.A. John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, 1995; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2001.

Berea, 2012

Amanda Peach, M.S.L.S.

Instructional Services Librarian; Associate Professor of Library Science

B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky, 2006.

Berea, 2011

Janice L. Pearce, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer and Information Science; Computer Science Department Chair

B.A., Augustana College, 1987; M.A., University of Rochester, 1989; Ph.D., 1992; M.S., University of Minnesota, 2002.

Berea, 1992

Eric R. Pearson, Ph.D.

Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy; Associate Professor of Philosophy; Philosophy Department Chair

B.Ph., Cornell College, 1982; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990.

Berea, 1991

Shannon Phelps, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Health Studies

B.A., Bellarmine University, 1997; M.A., New York University, 2001, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2017.

Berea, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2015

José V. Pimienta-Bey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of African and African American Studies

B.A., Gettysburg College, 1984; M.A., Shippensburg University, 1987; Ph.D., Temple University, 1995.

Berea, 2004

Jeff B. Pool, Ph.D.

Eli Lilly Chair in Religion and Culture; Professor of Religion

B.A., Wayland Baptist University, 1975;  M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1979; M.A., Texas Christian University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1994.

Berea, 2003

Paul Edward Poston, M.A., M.Div., M.S.

Reference & Instruction Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science

B.A., Pfeiffer College, 1977; M.A., University of Montevallo, 1979; M.Div., Methodist Theological School, 1991; M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2001.

Berea, 2002

Stephen Pulsford, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English; English Department Chair

B.A., University of Strathclyde, 1981; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1987; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1996.

Berea, 1995

Maurice Reid, Ph.D.

W. George Matton Chair in Business; Associate Professor of Management

B.A., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1980; M.B.A., Columbia University, 1983; M.A., Ohio State University, 2004; Ph.D., 2008.

Berea, 2011

Jeffrey L. Richey, Ph.D.

Professor of Asian Studies; Asian Studies Department Chair

B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1997; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2000.

Berea, 2002

Angel Rivera, M.A. 

Coordinator of Information Literacy; Assistant Professor of Library Science

B.A., Purdue University, 1992; M.A., Ball State University, 1998; M.A., Indiana University, 2004.

Berea, 2012

Katrina Rivers Thompson, Ph.D.

Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies

B.A., Salem College, 1973; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984.

Berea, 1986

Margaret Robillard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Education Studies

B.S., Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1993; M.S., Butler University, 2001; M.S., Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 2004; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2014.

Berea, 2015

Lyle D. Roelofs, Ph.D.

President

B.S., Calvin College, 1975; M.S., University of Maryland, 1978, Ph.D., 1980.

Berea, 2012

Ronald B. Rosen, Ph.D.

Mabel D. Worth Chair in Science; Professor of Biology

Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2008

B.A., Hendrix College, 1976; M.S., Colorado State University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 1984.

Berea, 1989

Jon Saderholm, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Education Studies

B.A., Berea College, 1987; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 1999; Ph.D., 2007.

Berea, 2007

Matthew Saderholm, Ph.D.

Dean of Faculty; Professor of Chemistry

B.A., Berea College, 1992; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.

Berea, 1999

Roy M. Scudder-Davis, Ph.D.

W. Leslie Worth Chair in Science; Professor of Biology

B.A., Princeton University, 1973; M.A., Boston University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1983.

Berea, 1988

F. Tyler Sergent, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of General Studies and History

B.S., Kentucky Christian College, 1992; M.A., Emmanuel School of Religion, 1995; M.A., Western Michigan University, 1999; Ph.D., Roskilde Unversitet, Denmark, 2009.

Berea, 2011

Laura Seroka, M.A.

Assistant Professor of Communication

B.A., Drake University, 2005; M.A., University of Dayton, 2016.

Berea, 2019

Duane Smith, Ph.D.

Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religion; Religion Department Chair

B.A., William Penn College, 1980; M.Div., Earlham School of Religion, 1983; Th.M., Harvard Divinity School, 1986; A.M., Harvard University, 1991; Ph.D., 1994.

Berea, 1995

Robert J. Smith, Ph.D.

Director of Academic Assessment; Associate Professor of Psychology

B.S., University of Arizona, 1997; M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999; Ph.D., 2003.

Berea, 2003

Paul C. Smithson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Sustainability & Environmental Studies Department Chair

B.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1973; M.S., North Carolina State University, 1978; Ph.D., 1990.

Berea, 2002

Nancy Lumpkin Sowers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance

A.B., Sweet Briar College, 1989; M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1991; Ph.D., 1999.

Berea, 2015

Melody A. Srsic, M.S.

Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance; Health and Human Performance Department Chair

B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997; M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2003.

Berea, 2003

Bobby Ann Starnes, Ed.D.

Professor of General and Appalachian Studies

B.S., Wright State University, 1971; Ed.M., Harvard University, 1987; Ed.D., 1990.

Berea, 2006

Scott R. Steele, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President and Dean of Curriculum and Student Success; Professor of Economics

B.A., Texas Christian University, 1990; M.A., Texas A & M University, 1992; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.

Berea, 2002

Emmanuel J. Stokes, M.M.

Assistant Professor of Music

B.A., Berea College, 2008; M.M., University of Tennessee, 2013.

Berea, 2016

Jason Strange, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Peace and Social Justice and General Studies; Peace and Social Justice Studies Department Chair

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2000; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2003; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2013.

Berea, 2008, 2010

Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.

Provost; Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion; Professor of Women’s Studies and General Studies

B.A., North Carolina Central University, 1988; M.A., 1990; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1994.

Berea, 2002

Louisa Summers, Ph.D.

Professor of Health and Human Performance

B.A., University of the Pacific, 1992; M.A., 1995; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2000.

Berea, 2017

Theresa Thesing, M.A.

Interim Director of the Developmental Mathematics Program; Instructor in Mathematics

B.S., Iowa State University, 1981; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1989.

Berea, 2007

Michelle Thornton Adler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance

B.S., Lock Haven University, 2006; M.S., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2010; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2015.

Berea, 2016

Lisa Turner, Ph.D., R.N., PHCNS-BC

Foster G. McGaw Chair in Nursing; Associate Professor of Nursing

BSN, University of Virginia, 2000; MSN, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2011.

Berea, 2012

Caryn Vazzana, Ph.D.

W. George Matton Chair in Economics; Associate Professor of Economics

B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1993; M.S., Purdue University, 1996; Ph.D., 2002.

Berea, 1999

Martin Veillette, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics

B.S., Laval University, 1996; M.S., McMaster University, 1998; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2003.

Berea, 2007

Julian Viera, Jr., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., University of Texas at El Paso, 1992; M.S., 1994; Ph.D., 2017.

Berea, 2019

Jianfen Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chinese

B.A., Beijing Language and Culture University, 2003; M.A., Ohio State University, 2011; Ph.D., 2016.

Berea, 2016

Marie-Madeleine Watkins, Ph.D.

Professor of French

B.A., The Sorbonne, 1968; M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1972; Ph.D., 1981.

Berea, 1978

Althea Webb, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Education Studies; Division VI Chairperson

B.A., Brescia College, 1987; M.S.W., University of Louisville, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2008.

Berea, 2007

Al White, B.A.

Instructor in Applied Music

B.A., Berea College, 1981.

Berea, 1999

Sandra L. Williams, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1992; M.S., 1993.

Berea, 1993

Wendy Williams, Ph.D.

Professor of Social Psychology and Women’s Studies

B.A., Swarthmore College, 1997; M.S., University of Florida-Gainesville, 1999; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Cruz, 2005.

Berea, 2011

Penelope Ann Wong, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Education

B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1985; M.A., Northern Arizona University, 1992; Ed.D., 2001.

Berea, 2012

Stephanie Woodie, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance

B.S., Campbellsville College, 1981; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994.

Berea, 1988

Andrea Woodward, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Social Sciences

B.A., Bethel College, 1998; M.A., University of Minnesota, 2001; M.S., Cornell University, 2007; Ph.D., 2011.

Berea, 2011

Linda Wray, Ph.D., R.N.

Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1975; M.S.N., University of North Carolina, 1983; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2005.

Berea, 2016

Amanda Wyrick, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., Bellarmine University, 2003; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 2006; Ph.D., 2011.

Berea, 2013

Sara Johnson, M.S.

TITLE

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2016; M.S., 2017.

Berea, 2018

Sara Johnson, M.S.

TITLE

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2016; M.S., 2017.

Berea, 2018

Sara Johnson, M.S.

TITLE

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2016; M.S., 2017.

Berea, 2018

Mike Johnson, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance

B.A., Berea College, 1973; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1974; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1984.

Berea, 1979; 1981

Jarrod Brown, M.A. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.

Berea, 2015

Jarrod Brown, M.A. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.

Berea, 2015

Jarrod Brown, M.A. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.

Berea, 2015

Jarrod Brown, M.A. 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.

Berea, 2015

Endowed Chairs

Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts, founded in 1954, through a bequest of Morris B. Belknap Jr., of Louisville, Kentucky. Incumbent: Lisa Kriner, Professor of Art.

Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies, endowed in 1919, by Elizabeth Billings of New York City, in memory of her mother. Incumbent: Katrina Rivers Thompson, Professor of Child and Family Studies.

Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education, founded in 1903, by Robert Charles Billings of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent: Nicholas Hartlep, Associate Professor of Education.

Clarence M. Clark Chair in Mountain Agriculture, founded in 1920 by Clarence M. Clark of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent: Michael Sean Clark, Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Susan V. Clayton Chair in Nursing, endowed in 1967 by Will L. Clayton and his daughters in memory of Mrs. Will L. Clayton. Incumbent: Monica Kennison, Professor of Nursing.

Compton Chair in Sustainability, endowed in 2000 through a gift from the Compton Foundation and designed to provide expertise and leadership for teaching concepts of sustainability and for campus-wide progress toward sustainable practice. Incumbent: Nancy Gift, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies.

Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History, established in 1953 through bequests of William A. Julian, Washington, D.C., former Trustee, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Van Dusen, Detroit, Michigan. Incumbent: Joshua Guthman, Associate Professor of History.

Goode Professorship in Black or Appalachian Studies, endowed in 1988 by Dorothy Goode and Dr. Roland Goode of Virginia. Incumbent: Chad Berry, Professor of History.

William R. Gruver Chair in Leadership Studies, established in 2004 in support of the study of leadership theories and practices in community, non-profit, and business settings in the Appalachian region and beyond. Incumbent: Daniel N. Huck, Associate Professor of General Studies.

William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair, established in 1959 by the bequest of William J. Hutchins, President Emeritus, and the gifts of William H. Danforth and many alumni. Incumbent: Fred deRosset, Professor of Spanish.

Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science, founded in 1959, by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation of Yellow Springs, Ohio. Incumbent: Dawn Anderson, Professor of Biology.

Eli Lilly Chair in Religion and Culture, endowed in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly of Indianapolis, Indiana, as an integral part of the Campus Christian Center and designed to strengthen and unify the intellectual and Christian purposes of the College. Incumbent: Jeff Pool, Professor of Religion.

Eli Lilly Chair in Religion, endowed in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly of Indianapolis, Indiana, as an integral part of the Campus Christian Center and designed to strengthen and unify the intellectual and Christian purposes of the College. Incumbent: Duane Smith, Associate Professor of Religion.

Laban T. and LaVerna R. McClure Chair in Technology and Industrial Arts, established in 2010 by the bequests of Dr. Laban T. “Mac” and LaVerna McClure. Incumbent: Gary Mahoney, Professor of Technology and Applied Design.

Foster G. McGaw Chair in Nursing, established in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw, founder of American Hospital Supply Corporation. Incumbent: Lisa Turner, Associate Professor of Nursing.

Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion, established in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw of Evanston, Illinois, in memory of Mr. McGaw’s father, a minister in the Appalachian Mountains and missionary to Africa. Incumbent: Vacant

Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music, endowed in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw; Mrs. McGaw, a musician, considered the arts to be an important aspect of liberal education. Incumbent: Kathy Bullock, Professor of Music.

W. George Matton Chair in Business, endowed in 1971 by a bequest from W.G. Matton of Louisville, Kentucky. Incumbent: Maurice Reid, Associate Professor of Management.

W. George Matton Chair in Economics, endowed in 1971 by a bequest from W.G. Matton of Louisville, Kentucky. Incumbent: Caryn Vazzana, Associate Professor of Economics.

Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair, established in 2004 by a bequest from Christine Miller Mishler of Bradbury, California. Incumbent: Eileen McKiernan Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Art.

William and Kay Moore Chair of Entrepreneurship and Management, endowed in 1999 by a gift from William T. Moore Jr., Berea Alumnus from the class of 1945, to provide leadership for the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program and entrepreneurial expertise for the Department of Business and Economics. Incumbent: Peter H. Hackbert, Professor of General Studies.

National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies, established in 1997 through a matching-funds endowment grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide greater support for faculty research in Appalachian Studies and for the integration of regional materials into the classroom. Incumbent: Silas House, Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies.

Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy, founded in 1920, by Henry D. Woods of Newton, Massachusetts. Incumbent: Eric Pearson, Associate Professor of Philosophy.

Nathaniel Southgate Shaler Memorial Chair in Geology or Chemistry, founded by graduates of Harvard University in memory of Dr. Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, former professor of Geology at Harvard. Incumbent: Jay Baltisberger, Professor of Chemistry.

Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities, established in 1974 through the bequest of Chester D. Tripp of Chicago, Illinois. Incumbent: Ronald Stephen Gowler, Professor of General Studies.

Carter G. Woodson Chair in African-American History, established in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw of Evanston, Illinois, in memory of Dr. Carter Woodson, Berea alumnus and founder of the “Journal of Negro History.” Incumbent: Dwayne Mack, Professor of History.

Mabel D. Worth Chair in Science, established in 2007 through a bequest from W. Leslie and Mabel D. Worth of Sun City, Arizona. Incumbent: Ron Rosen, Professor of Biology.

W. Leslie Worth Chair in Science, established in 2007 through a bequest from W. Leslie and Mabel D. Worth of Sun City, Arizona. Incumbent: Roy Scudder-Davis, Professor of Biology.

Emeritus Teaching Faculty, July 2019

Kathryn R. Akural, Ph.D.

Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education; Professor of Education Studies, 1983-2014.

Andrew Baskin, M.A.

Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and General Studies; Chairperson, Department of African and African American Studies, 1983-2019.

Martha Beagle, Ed.D.

Professor of Health and Human Performance, 1984-1989, 1991-2018.

Billy F. Best, Ed.D.

Professor of Physical Education, 1962-2002.

Irene D.Betts, M.A.

Coordinator of the Field Study Program; Lecturer in English and Education, 1982-1995.

Larry K. Blair, Ph.D.

Nathaniel Southgate Shaler Memorial Chair in Chemistry; Professor of Chemistry, 1971-2006.

John S. Bolin, Ph.D.

Professor of English, 1970-2009.

Stephen C. Bolster, D.M.A.

Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Professor of Music, 1980-2019.

Patricia D. Boyce, M.S.

Lecturer in Mathematics; Co-Director of the Basic Mathematics Department, 1972-1974; 1981-1984; 1985-2001.

Robert Boyce, Ph.D.

Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Professor of Art, 1981-2008.

Roberta Jean Boyce, M.A.

Lecturer in French; Supervisor of the Language Laboratory, 1983, 1986-2008.

Stephen S. Boyce, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics, 1969-2003.

Thomas A. Boyd, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology, 1977-2007.

Eugene T. Chao, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, 1983-2010.

Cleophus Charles, Ph.D.

Carter Woodson Professorship in Negro History, 1973-2000.

Anne Chase, M.L.S.

Director of Library Services; Associate Professor of Library Science, 1995-2018.

Roswell D. Cox, Ph.D.

Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies, 1970-2006.

Laura A. Crawford, M.N.

Associate Professor of General Studies, 1965-1966, 1968-2006.

Neil DiTeresa, M.A.

Professor of Art, 1962-2010.

Margaret Dotson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies, 2003-2016.

Philip W. English, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Speech, 1990-2007.

James E. Gage, Ph.D.

Professor of English, 1974-2004.

Claude E. Gentry, Ph.D.

Professor of Agronomy and Biology, 1960-1999.

Carol Gesner, Ph.D.

Professor of English, 1954-1987.

Larry C. Grunwald, M.S., M.A.

Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1967-2000.

Edith Hansen, M.L.S.

Reference/Instruction Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science, 1984-2000.

Eileen Hart, M.S.L.S.

Serials Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science, 1986-2003.

Robert W. Hoag, Ph.D.

Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy, 1983-2019.

Donald Hudson, Ed.D.

William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair in Technology and Industrial Arts; Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts, 1965-2007.

Walter E. Hyleck, M.F.A.

Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts;Professor of Art; Resident Potter; and Director of Ceramics Apprenticeship Program, 1967-2008.

Mike Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance, 1979, 1981-2018.

Libby Jones, Ph.D.

Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; Professor of English, 1988-2017.

Martie Ries Kazura, M.B.A.

Professor of Business, 1991-2013.

Oliver M. Keels, Ph.D.

Professor of General Studies, 1980-2010.

Atossa Kramer, M.M.

Lecturer in Music, 1975-2009.

Jing-Pang Lee, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics, 1985-2015.

Zelek Lawrence Lipchinsky, M.S.

Associate Professor of Geology and Geography; Chairperson, Department of Geology and Geography; Curator, Wilbur Greeley Burroughs Geologic Museum, 1964-2003.

John P. Little, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of General Studies, 1977-2003.

Gordon McKinney, Ph.D.

Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History; Professor of History, 1995-2009.

Alan Mills, Ed.D.

Professor of Technology and Applied Design, 1989-2018.

William Morningstar, M.F.A.

Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Professor of Art, 1976-2014.

A. Lee Morris, Ph.D.

Campus Minister; Assistant Professor of Religion, 1979-2000.

Paul David Nelson, Ph.D.

Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History, 1970-2005.

Richard Olson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sustainability, Environmental Studies and Agriculture, 1999-2016.

Michael Thomas Panciera, Ph.D.

Clarence M. Clark Chair of Mountain Agriculture; Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1998-2014.

Sandra L. Pennington, Ph.D.

Professor of Nursing, 1988-2006.

Alfred Perkins, Ph.D.

Professor of History, 1986-2004.

Smith T. Powell, III, Ph.D.

Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science, 1970-2006.

John M. Ramsay, Ph.D.

Director of Recreation Extension; Assistant Professor of Animal Science, 1973-1995.

Judy A. Rector, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics, 1989-2019.

Ann G. Rhodes, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music, 1994-2012.

Abdul H. Rifai, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science, 1966-2016.

D. Michael Rivage-Seul, S.T.D.

Professor of General Studies; Director of Peace and Social Justice Studies Department, 1974-2010.

Marguerite Rivage-Seul, Ed.D.

Professor of Women's Studies, 1987-2019.

Catherine W. Roberts, M.S.

Head of Technical Services; Associate Professor of Library Science, 1974-2003.

Gerald F. Roberts, Ph.D.

Special Collections Librarian; Professor of Library Science, 1975-2001.

Randall Roberts, M.A.

Director of the Convocations Program; Assistant Professor of General Studies and English, 2000-2017.

Dorothy Schnare, Ph.D.

Professor of English, 1983-2003.

Robert J. Schneider, D.S.M.

Distinguished Professor of General Studies; Professor of Classical Languages, 1968-2000.

Claire Schuster, M.S.N.

Associate Professor of Nursing, 1995-2010.

Marilla Scudder-Davis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology, 1980-2010.

Richard D. Sears, Ph.D.

Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; Professor of English and Theatre, 1967-2010.

Clifford Sowell, Ph.D.

W. George Matton Chair in Economics; Professor of Economics, 1981-2010.

Susan Eike Spalding, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health; Chairperson, Department of Physical Education and Health; Director of Dance Programs, 1995-2010.

Philip V. Spears, Ph.D.

W. George Matton Chair in Business; Professor of Business, 1968-2006.

L. Eugene Startzman, Ph.D.

Professor of English, 1967-2008.

Ralph Stinebrickner, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics, 1974-2008.

William F. Stolte, Ph.D.

W. George Matton Professor of Economics, 1970-1999.

Grace S. Stuckert, M.S.

Associate Professor of Nursing, 1971-1994.

Robert P. Stuckert, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology, 1975-1992.

Robert W. Suder, Ph.D.

Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion; Professor of Religion, 1985-2013.

Keila C. Thomas, Ed.D.

Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies; Interim Director of the Child Development Laboratory, 1982-2010.

Ralph L. Thompson, Ph.D.

Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science; Professor of Biology, 1980-2010.

R. Wayne Tolliver, D.B.A.

William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair; Associate Professor of Economics and Business, 1975-2015.

Barbara Wade, Ph.D.

Professor of English, 1977-2010.

Joan Weston, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health; Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1980-2006.

James L. Yount, Ed.D.

Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts, 1979-2006.

Administrative Divisions

President's Division

Lyle D. Roelofs, Ph.D.

President

B.S., Calvin College, 1975;

M.S., University of Maryland, 1978;

Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1980.

Berea, 2012

Ryan J. Hess, M.S.S.

Director of Athletics and Seabury Center

B.A., Berea College, 1998;

M.S.S., United States Sports Academic, 2004.

Berea, 1998-2003, 2005

Loretta Reynolds, Dr. Theol.

Dean of the Chapel, Willis D. Weatherford, Jr. Campus Christian Center

B.Mus. Ed., University of Southern Mississippi, 1978;

M.Div., Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, 1983;

Th.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988;

D.Theol., Melbourne College of Divinity, 1999.

Berea, 1998

Judith Weckman, M.S.

Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

B.S., University of Kentucky, 1978;

M.S., University of Kentucky, 1982;

M.S. Eastern Kentucky University, 1999.

Berea, 1994

Judge B. Wilson II, J.D.

General Counsel and Secretary of the College

B.A., Berea College, 1978;

J.D., University of Kentucky, 1981.

Berea, 2001

Academic Division

Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.

Provost; Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion;

Professor of Women’s Studies and General Studies

B.A., North Carolina Central University, 1988;

M.A., 1990;

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1994.

Berea, 2002

Matthew Saderholm, Ph.D.

Dean of Faculty; Professor of Chemistry

B.A., Berea College, 1992;

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.

Berea, 1999

Richard Cahill, Ph.D.

Director of International Education;

Associate Professor of History

B.A., Westmont College, 1988;

M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990;

Ph.D., 1996.

Berea, 2005

Ashley Cochrane, M.S.

Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning through Service

B.A., University of Virginia, 1995;

M.S., University of Kentucky, 2001.

Berea, 2003

Judy Ginter, M.B.A.

Registrar

B.A., Wake Forest University, 1981;

M.B.A., 1996.

Berea, 2016

Chris Green, Ph.D.

Director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center;

Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies

B.A., University of Kentucky, 1991; 

MFA, Indiana University, 1996;

M.S., 1998;

Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004.

Berea, 2012

Calvin Gross, M.S.L.I.S.

Director of Library Services

B.A., Berea College, 1986;

M.S.L.I.S., University of Kentucky, 2004.

Berea, 2004

Ryan Hess, M.S.S.

Director of Athletics and Seabury Center

B.A., Berea College, 1998

M.S.S., United States Sports Academy, 2004.

Berea, 1998-2003, 2005

Luke Hodson, M.A.

Associate Vice President for Admissions

B.S., Berea College, 2002.

M.A., Union College, 2007.

Berea, 2005

Monica Jones, M.A.

Director of the Black Cultural Center

B.A., Ohio University, 1991;

M.A., 2004.

Berea, 2012

Jessica Klanderud, Ph.D.

Director of Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education;

Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies

B.A., Western Michigan University, 2001;

M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 2005;

Ph.D., 2013.

Berea, 2019

Chris Lakes, M.S.

Director of the Office of First-Year Initiatives

B.A., Berea College, 1999; 

M.S., University of Tennessee, 2001.

Berea, 2001

Esther Livingston, M.S.

Director of Internships

B.A., Midway College, 2001;

M.S., University of Kentucky, 2006.

Berea, 2011

Theresa Lowder, M.A.

Director of Student Financial Aid Services

B.A., Berea College, 1977;

M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1985.

Berea, 1978

Amanda Messer, M.A.

Director of the Child Development Laboratory

B.A., Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, 1998; B.A., 1998;

M.A., Marshall University, 2006.

Berea, 2019

Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning;

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature

B.A., Hope College, 1983;

M.A., Indiana University, 1988;

Ph.D., 1999.

Berea, 2012

Robert J. Smith, Ph.D

Director of Academic Assessment;

Associate Professor of Psychology

B.S., University of Arizona, 1997;

M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999;

Ph.D., 2003.

Berea, 2003

Scott R. Steele, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President and Dean of Curriculum and Student Success;

Professor of Economics

B.A., Texas Christian University, 1990;

M.A., Texas A & M University, 1992;

M.S., 1993;

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.

Berea, 2002

Amanda Tudor, M.S.

Director of Career Development

B.A., Houghton College, 1988;

M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992.

Berea, 2015

Alumni and College Relations Division

Bernadine Douglas, CFRE

Vice President for Alumni and College Relations

B.S., University of Florida, 1994;

M.B.A., Webster University, 1999.

Berea, 2015


Candice Arthur, CFRE

Executive Director of Development Operations

B.S., Berea College, 2011.

Berea, 2011

Kim Brown, B.A.

Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications

B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991.

Berea, 2017

Jackie Collier, B.A.

Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations

B.A., Berea College, 1980.

Berea, 2015

Teresa Kash Davis, B.S.

Associate Vice President for Major and Planned Gifts

B.S. Berea College, 1984.

Berea, 2012

Dorothy Morgan, B.S.

Executive Director of Advancement Services

B.S., Berea College, 1981.

Berea, 1991

Diversity and Inclusion Division

Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.

Provost

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion;

Professor of Women’s Studies and General Studies

B.A., North Carolina Central University, 1988;

M.A., 1990;

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1994.

Berea, 2002

 

Joslyn Glover, J.D.

Title VII/Title IX Coordinator

B.S., University of Louisville, 1999;

J.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.

Berea, 2018

 

Linda Ladanyi, M.Ed.

Director of Disability and Accessibility Services

B.A., University of Augsburg, 1986;

M.A., University of Oldenburg, 1991;

M.Ed., East Central University, 2000.

Berea, 2013

Financial Affairs Division

Jeffrey Amburgey, M.S.

Vice President for Finance

B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1982;

M.S., University of Kentucky, 1984.

Berea, 1994

Aurelia L. Brandenburg, B.S., C.P.S.M., C.P.M.

Purchasing Manager

B.S., Berea College, 1983.

Certified Professional in Supply Management;

Certified Purchasing Manager, 1999.

Berea, 2000

Sara Clements, B.B.A., C.P.A.

Controller

B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.

Certified Public Accountant.

Berea, 2011

Ashley Creekmore, B.S.

Purchasing Associate

B.S., University of the Cumberlands, 2012

Berea, 2016

Rozella Lanceta, M.B.A., C.P.A., C.I.A.

Internal Auditor

B.A., Bellarmine University, 2009; M.B.A., 2009.

Certified Public Accountant, 2011;

Certified Internal Auditor, 2013.

Berea, 2014

Tammy Morgeson, B.B.A., C.P.A.

Assistant Controller

B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.

Certified Public Accountant.

Berea, 2011

Alane Poff, B.S.

Bursar/Lead Accountant, Financial Affairs

B.S., Berea College, 1993.

Berea, 1993

 

Danielle Reams, B.B.A.

Senior Accountant

B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010

Berea, 2016

Information Systems and Services Division

Huapei Chen

Chief Information Officer

B.S., Morningside College, 1984;

M.S., State University of New York, Albany, 1985;

MBA, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.

Berea, 2015

Albert Conley

Director of Enterprise Systems

B.A., Berea College, 1993.

Berea, 1998

Phillip Logsdon

Director, Customer Service

B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2014.

Berea, 2016

Matthew Stewart

Director of Infrastructure Services

B.A., Alice Lloyd College, 2007;

MBA, University of the Cumberlands, 2014;

M.S., University of the Cumberlands, 2015.

Berea, 2018

 

Operations and Sustainability Division

Derrick Singleton, M.B.A.

Vice President, Operations and Sustainability

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987;

B.S., University of Kentucky, 1994

Executive M.B.A., Sullivan University, 2006.

Berea, 2011

Aaron Beale, B.A.

Director of Student Craft Operations

B.A., Wayne State University, 1992

Berea, 2013

Susan Buckmaster, CSW

Director of Retail and Business Operations

B.S., University of Louisville, 1988; MSSW, 2011.

Berea, 2015

Melvin Cooper, M.S.

Director of Printing Services

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1981; M.S., 1982.

Berea, 1996

Richard Dodd, B.A., LEED AP

Capital Projects Manager

B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993.

Berea, 2011

Leslie Kaylor, M.P.A.

Director of Regulatory Affairs

B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1977; M.P.A., 1987.

Berea, 2002

Steve Lawson, SPHR

Associate Vice President of Human Resources

BBA, University of Toledo, 1991; SPHR, 2006.

Berea, 2015

David McHargue, B.A.

Director of Dining Services

B.A., Berea College, 1990

Berea, 2009

Abby Morris, B.B.A.

Business Development Manager, Conferences

B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2006.

Berea, 2013

Clint Patterson, M.S.

Berea College Forester

B.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1992

M.S, University of Kentucky, 2017.

Berea, 2010

Joan Pauly, A.B.J.

Sustainability Coordinator

B.A., University of Georgia, 1980.

Berea, 2013

 

David Wilkerson, C.P.A

Continuous Improvement Manager

B.S., University of Kentucky, 1986;

M.B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1988.

Berea, 2005-20015, 2018

 

Shane Wilkerson, P.E.

Director of Facilities & Engineering

B.S., University of Kentucky, 1997; M.S., 1999.

Berea, 2016

 

Strategic Initiatives Division

Teri Thompson, M.M.

Vice President for Strategic Initiatives

B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado, 1992;

M.M., University of Kentucky, 2000.

Berea, 2011

 

Beth Flowers, B.A.

Director of AIR Institute

B.A., Webster University, 1993.

Berea, 2016

Dreama Gentry, J.D.

Director of Partners for Education

B.A., Berea College, 1989;

J.D., University of Kentucky, 1992.

Berea, 1993

David Cooke, M.S.

Director of Grow Appalachia;

Director of the Appalachian Fund

B.S., Berea College, 1982;

M.S., West Virginia University, 2003.

Berea, 2005

Donna Daniels, M.A.

Director of the Brushy Fork Institute

B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2003;

M.A., Western Kentucky University, 2017.

Berea, 2012

Student Life Division

Channell L. Barbour, Ph.D.

Vice President for Student Life

B.A., Berea College, 1991;

M.P.A, West Virginia University, 1994;

Ph.D., Indiana State University, 2014.

Berea, 2016

Gus Gerassimides, M.S.

Associate Vice President for Student Life

B.S., Berea College, 1983;

M.S., Indiana University, 1993.

Berea, 1986-89; 1990

V. Lavoyed Hudgins, B.A.

Director of Public Safety

B.A., Liberty University, 1993

Berea, 2010

Sue Reimondo, Ph.D., L.P.C.C.

Director of Counseling Services

B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1981;

M.S., Colorado State University, 1994; Ph.D., 1997.

Berea, 2002

Elaine Adams, M.S.

Coordinator, Ecovillage

B.A., Antioch College, 1989;

M.S., University of Oregon, 2007.

Berea, 2007

Trustees

Board of Trustees (July 2019 - June 2020)

Chairman of the Board

Robert T. Yahng, Kentfield, California

Vice Chair of the Board

Vance Blade, Louisville, Kentucky 

Board of Trustees

Vicki E. Allums, Reston, Virginia

Celeste P. Armstrong, Pelham, Alabama*

Charlotte F. Beason, Louisville, Kentucky

Anne Berry Bonnyman, Asheville, North Carolina

Joseph John Bridy, New York, New York

Stephen Campbell, Goshen, Kentucky

David H. Chow, Houston, Texas

Charles D. Crowe, Oak Ridge, Tennessee*

M. Elizabeth Culbreth, Waynesville, North Carolina

John E. Fleming, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Michael D. Flowers, Morgantown, WV

Donna S. Hall, Lexington, Kentucky

Scott M. Jenkins, Rosemont, Pennsylvania

Glenn R. Jennings, Berea, Kentucky

Shawn C.D. Johnson, Winchester, Massachusetts

Ken Koh, Singapore

Nancy "Nana" Lampton, Louisville, Kentucky

Eugene Y. Lowe Jr., Evanston, Illinois

Betty H. Olinger, Berea, Kentucky*

Thomas W. Phillips, Oneida, Tennessee

Miriam "Mim" Pride, Berea, Kentucky

William B. Richardson, Whitesburg, Kentucky

Lyle D. Roelofs, Berea, Kentucky

Dennis R. Roop, Greenwood Village, Colorado

Charles Ward Seabury II, Thousand Oaks, California

David E. Shelton, Wilkesboro, North Carolina

David B. Sloan, Covington, Kentucky

Tyler S. Thompson, Louisville, Kentucky

Rocky S. Tuan, Hong Kong SAR, China

Emmanueal A. Tuffuor, Plainsboro, New Jersey

Diane Artist Wallace, Berea, Kentucky*

Stephanie B. Zeigler, Rowayton, Connecticut

* Alumni Trustee

Honorary Trustees

John Alden Auxier, Knoxville, Tennessee

James T. Bartlett, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Martin A. Coyle, Bodega Bay, California

Elissa May-Plattner, Camp Springs, Kentucky

Harold L. Moses, Nashville, Kentucky

Thomas H. Oliver, St. Helena Island, South Carolina

Douglas M. Orr, Black Mountain, North Carolina

David S. Swanson, Acton, Massuchusetts

R. Elton White, Sarasota, Florida

Dawneda F. Williams, Knoxville, Tennessee