Teaching Faculty, Fall 2015
Christopher A. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2012
Thomas Kelly Ambrose, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.A., Berea College, 1982; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987.
Berea, 2002
Christine Broughton Anderson, Ph.D.
College Archaeologist; 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, 2014
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
Shareese Arnold, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M., Converse College; M.M., Indiana University.
Berea, 2015
Shan Ayers, M.F.A.
Professor of Theatre
B.S., The School of the Ozarks, 1979; M.A., Central Missouri State University, 1981; M.F.A., Western Illinois University, 1992.
Berea, 1984
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.
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
B.S., University of The West Indies, 1993; M.S., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2013
Kristen Barnard, M.S.
Instructor in Mathematics
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S., 2006.
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
Andrew Baskin, M.A.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and General Studies; African and African American Studies Program Chair
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
B.A., Berea College, 1972; M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1976.
Berea, 1983
Rebecca J. Bates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History; History Program Chair
B.A., Williams College, 1988; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 1998-1999, 2002
Martha Beagle, Ed.D.
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Slippery Rock State College, 1972; M.A., Idaho State University, 1984; Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 1994.
Berea, 1984-89; 1991
Michael Berheide, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Ohio Northern University, 1976; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1984.
Berea, 1981
Chad Berry, Ph.D.
Academic Vice President and Dean of the Faculty;
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
Marylynn Blackburn, M.A.
Adjunct Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1970; M.A., 1984.
Berea, 1993-2013, 2015
James K. Blackburn-Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics; Mathematics Program Chair
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
Kayla Blyman, M.A.
Adjunct Lecturer of Mathematics
B.A., Messiah College, 2009; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2011
Berea, 2015
Janice B. Blythe, Ph.D., R.D.
Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies; Division III Chairperson
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2009
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1972; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1974; Ph.D., 1987.
Berea, 1986
Jamie W. Boggs, M.A.
Project Director in the Student Support Services Emerging Scholars Program; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berea College, 2005; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.
Berea, 2011
Sandra Bolster, M.A.
Director of the Developmental Mathematics Program; Instructor in Mathematics
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013
B.A., University of Maine, 1970; M.A., University of Colorado, 1980.
Berea, 1980
Stephen C. Bolster, D.M.A.
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Professor of Music
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1988
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1973; M.M., University of North Carolina, 1977; D.M.A., University of Colorado, 1980.
Berea, 1980
Jill Bouma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
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
William Bratton
Lecturer in Applied Music
Berea, 2002
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, M.A.
Visiting Instructor of Philosophy
B.A., Berea College, 2004;
M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.
Berea, 2015
Kennaria Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication; Communication Program 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.
Assistant Professor of English; Director of Berea Bridge Program
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.
Professor of Music; Music Program Chair
B.A., Brandeis University, 1977; M.A., Washington University, St. Louis, 1982; Ph.D., 1987.
Berea, 1991
Ellen Burke, M.S.
Instructor in Child and Family Studies
B.S., State University of New York College at Oswego, 1972; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1992.
Berea, 1994
Jacqueline Burnside, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology; Sociology Program Chair
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.
Instructor in 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; Associate Professor of History
B.A., Westmont College, 1988; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990; Ph.D, 1996.
Berea, 2005
Anthony Caldwell, J.D., LLM, CPA
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., Berea College, 1997; M.Acc., University of Tennessee, 2000; J.D., University of Tennessee, 2005; LL.M., University of Florida, 2008.
Berea, 2013
Mark Calkins, M.M.
Assistant 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
Yolanda G. Carter, Ph.D.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education; Associate Professor of Education Studies; Education Studies Program Chair
B.A., University of Arizona, 1988; M.A., Northern Arizona University, 1999; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2006.
Berea, 2014
Anne Chase, M.L.S.
Director of Library Services; Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., University of Louisville, 1981; M.L.S., Indiana University, 1982.
Berea, 1995
Katherine Celeste Christensen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Seattle University, 1978; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1979; Ph.D., 1989.
Berea, 1991
Michael Sean Clark, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Chair in Mountain Agriculture; Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Director of Farms
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.
Berea,1998
Javier Clavere, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Brigham Young University, 2002; M.M., University of Cincinnati, 2008; D.M.A., 2011.
Berea, 2010
Lindsay Clavere, M.M.
Instructor in Music and Accompanist
B.A., Xavier University, 2006; M.M., University of Cincinnati, 2011.
Berea, 2011
Jason Cohen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Tufts University, 1997; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2008
Laney Coleman, M.A.
Student Engagement Specialist, Emerging Scholars Program; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2011; M.A., 2013.
Berea, 2013
Sara Cornett, M.A.
Coordinator, Academic Services; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A. Eastern Kentucky University, 2006; M.A., 2013.
Berea, 2013
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
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, 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; Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., University of Chicago, 2002; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005; Ph.D., 2010.
Berea, 2011
Margaret Dotson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies
B.S., Wright State University, 1968; M.A., 1970; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2000.
Berea, 2003
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
Sarah Downs, M.A.
Instructor in Health and Human Performance
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006.
Berea, 2010
Katherine E. Egerton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English; English Program Chair
B.A. Luther College, 1989; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1992; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2006
Norbert Elbert, D.B.A.
Visiting Lecturer of Business
B.S., University of Louisville, 1970; M.B.A., 1971; D.B.A., University of Kentucky, 1976.
Berea, 2014
Ashley Elston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Art History
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A.; University of Kansas, 2005; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2013
Beth Feagan, M.A.
Adjunct Lecturer of General Education
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
Robert Foster, Ph.D.
Professor of History and Asian Studies; Asian Studies Program Chair
B.A., Kenyon College, 1988; A.M., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 1997
Kevin Neal Gardner, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., St. John’s College, 1997; MFA, Indiana University, 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; Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program Chair
A.B., Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, 1993; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1995; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002.
Berea, 2012
Raymond W. Gonzalez, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., California State University Northridge, 2000; MFA, New Mexico State University, 2005.
Berea, 2013
Ronald Stephen Gowler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies; Division V Chairperson
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 Beatriz 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
B.S., Western Carolina University, 1993; M.S., 1996; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2005.
Berea, 2004
Gordon Gray, Ph.D.
Assistant 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 Program Chair
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1991; M.A., Appalachian State University, 1993; MFA, Indiana University, 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.
Assistant Professor of Economics
M.A., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Germany, 1997; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
Berea, 2011
Jill Gurtatowski, M.S.
Director of Health and Wellness; Lecturer in General Studies
B.S., Ithaca College, 1994; M.S., University of North Texas, 2003.
Berea, 2013
Joshua Guthman, Ph.D.
Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History; Associate Professor of History
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.
Assistant Professor of Plant and Soil Science; Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Chair
B.A., Appalachian State University, 2003; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2007; Ph.D. , 2011.
Berea, 2011
Angela Hammond, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Loyola University, 1992; M.A., Jacksonville State University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2011.
Berea, 2012
John Hedger, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1982; M.M, 1994.
Berea, 1998
Scott Heggen, Ph.D.
Lecturer in 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.
Associate Professor of Political Science; Political Science Program Chair
B.A., Oberlin College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991.
Berea, 1988
Robert W. Hoag, Ph.D.
Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Davidson College, 1976; M.A., University of Virginia, 1980; Ph.D., 1983.
Berea, 1983
Jeanne M. Hoch, Ph.D.
Professor of German; Foreign Languages Program 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; Physics Program Chair
B.A., Rice University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996.
Berea, 2006
Megan M. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Biology Program Chair
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; Ph.D., Washington University, 1990.
Berea, 1994
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
Jason Howard, M.A., M.F.A.
Editor of Appalachian Heritage Magazine; Lecturer of General Studies
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.S., J.D., Ed.D., LL.M.
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
Ella Hunter, Ph.D., R.N.
Visiting Lecturer of Nursing
M.S., Texas Woman's University, 1984; Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1984.
Berea, 2015
Matthew C. Jadud, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Technology
B.A., Kenyon College, 1998; M.S., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2002; Ph.D., University of Kent, U.K., 2007.
Berea, 2012
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
Douglas Newell Jones, M.A.
Lecturer in German
M.A., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2003, 2005
Libby F. Jones, Ph.D.
Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; Professor of English
B.A., Duke University, 1966; M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1969; Ph.D., 1979.
Berea, 1988
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., RN
Susan V. Clayton Chair in Nursing; Professor of Nursing; Nursing Program 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., RN, CNM
Foster G. McGaw Chair in Nursing; 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
Anes Kovacevic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chemistry Program 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
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993; M.F.A, University of Kansas, 1998.
Berea, 2000
Christopher Lakes, M.S.
Director of First-Year Programs and Assistant Director of Academic Services; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1998; M.S., University of Tennessee, 2001.
Berea, 2007
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
Esther Livingston, M.S.
Director of Internships; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Midway College, 2001; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2011
Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
Carter G. Woodson Chair in African-American History; Associate 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.
Lecturer 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
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; Technology and Applied Design Program Chair
B.S., Central Connecticut State University, 2001; M.Ed., Ohio State University, 2008; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2009
Nicholas Marshall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Kennesaw State University, 2004; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2010.
Berea, 2013
Qrescent M. Mason, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies
B.A., Spelman College, 2005;
M.A., Temple University, 2009;
Ph.D., 2014.
Berea, 2015
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.
Associate Professor of Theatre; Theatre Program 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 Program 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 Speech; Interim Communication Program Chair (Spring 2015)
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987; M.A., University of Southern California, 1993; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995
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 Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Associate Professor of Art; Art and Art History Program Chair; Director of Visual Arts
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
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; Division VI Chairperson
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; Psychology Program Chair
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
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1996; M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2002.
Berea, 2014
Alan D. Mills, Ed.D.
Professor of Technology and Applied Design
B.S., Miami University, 1974; M.Ed., 1976; Ed.D., University of Cincinnati, 1987.
Berea, 1989
Patrick Mineo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., George Mason University; 2007; M.S., Miami University, 2010; Ph.D., 2014.
Berea, 2014
Martin Moesgaard, M.A.
Guest Lecturer in Health and Human Performance
B.A., Aarhus University, Denmark, 2008; M.A., 2014.
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.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Computer Science Program Chair
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
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
Richard Olson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sustainability, Environmental Studies and Agriculture
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1973; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1998.
Berea, 1999
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature; Director of the Center for Transformative 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
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; Assistant 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 Science; Division II Chairperson
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.
Associate Professor of Philosophy; Philosophy Program Chair
B.Ph., Cornell College, 1982; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990.
Berea, 1991
Shannon Phelps, M.A.
Instructor of Health
B.A., Bellarmine University, 1997; M.A., New York University, 2001.
Berea, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2015
Jose 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
Jessica Polish, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Queens College, 2008;
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2014.
Berea, 2015
Judy Ponder, D.N.P., RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Berea College, 1989; M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1995; D.N.P., 2012.
Berea, 1993, 2013
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
David B. Porter, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and General Studies
B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1971; M.S., University of California at Los Angeles, 1973; Ph.D., Oxford University, 1986.
Berea, 2001
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
B.A., University of Strathclyde, 1981; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1987; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1996.
Berea, 1995
Judy A. Rector, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Berea College, 1973; M.A., Miami University, 1975; M.S., University of New Hampshire, 1986; Ph.D., 1992.
Berea, 1989
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
Loretta Reynolds, D.Th.
College Chaplain; Assistant Professor of General Studies
B.Mus.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi, 1978; M.Div., Golden Gate Theological Seminary, 1983; M.Th., Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988; D.Th., Melbourne College of Divinity, 1999.
Berea, 1998
Cynthia L. Richardson, Ed.S.
Visiting Lecturer in Education Studies
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1976; M.A., 1978; Ed.S., 1982.
Berea, 2000
Jeffrey L. Richey, Ph.D.
Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1997; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2000.
Berea, 2002
Abdul H. Rifai, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., American University of Beirut, 1958; M.A., Indiana University, 1960; Ph.D., American University, 1966.
Berea, 1966
Marguerite Rivage-Seul, Ed.D.
Professor of Women’s Studies; Women’s and Gender Studies Program Chair
B.A., Central Michigan University, 1972; M.I.A., School of International Training, 1973; Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 1984.
Berea, 1987
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.
Professor of Child and Family Studies; Child and Family Studies Program Chair
B.A., Salem College, 1973; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984.
Berea, 1986
Randall Roberts, M.A.
Assistant Professor of General Studies
B.A., Northern Kentucky University, 1974; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1991.
Berea, 2000
Margaret Robillard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education Studies
B.S., Indiana University at IUPUI, 1993;
M.S., Butler University, 2001;
M.S., Indiana University at IUPUI, 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.
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chemistry Program Chair; Division I Chairperson
B.A., Berea College, 1992; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
Berea, 1999
Curtis Sandberg, M.A.
Director of Academic Services; Lecturer in General Studies
B.S., University of Wyoming, 1992; M.A., 2001.
Berea, 2007
Shalamar Sandifer, M.A.
Academic Success Associate; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berea College, 2003; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2014.
Berea, 2015
Elizabeth A. Sartor, M.A.
Engagement Specialist, Student Support Services Program; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berry College; M.A., Geneva College, 2004
Berea, 2011
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
Melissa Senatar, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Chemistry
B.S., Pikeville College, 2000; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2005.
Berea, 2014
F. Tyler Sergent, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of General Education
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
Ami Shupe, M.F.A.
Costume Designer/Shop Supervisor; Director of Theatre, Lecturer of Theatre
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.F.A., University of North Carolina, 1994.
Berea, 2014
Duane Smith, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religion and General Studies; Religion Program 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
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.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
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.
Dean of Curriculum and Student Learning; Associate 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
Dwana Stevens, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M.E., Morehead State University, 1973; M.M., University of Kentucky, 1982.
Berea, 1980
Jason Strange, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Peace and Social Justice and General Studies; Peace and Social Justice Program 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.
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; 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
Adria Sutherland, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M., Morehead State University, 1999; B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2009; M.M., East Carolina University, 2001.
Berea, 2012
Matthew D. Talbert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music
BME, Appalachian State University, 2004; MME, 2005; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2012.
Berea, 2013
Theresa Thesing, M.A.
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Iowa State University, 1981; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1989.
Berea, 2007
Teri Thompson, M.M.
ARCT Administrator; Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado, 1992; M.M., University of Kentucky, 2000.
Berea, 2015
Alicestyne Turley, Ph.D.
Director of the Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education; Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies
B.A., Georgetown College, 1994; MPA, Mississippi State University, 1996; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2000; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2012
Lisa Turner, Ph.D., R.N., PHCNS-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Virginia, 2000; MSN, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2011.
Berea, 2012
Rachel Vagts, M.A.
Head of the Special Collections and Archives; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 1993; M.A., University of Wisconsin Madison, 1997.
Berea, 2014
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
Susan Vickous, M.S.N, RN, CNE
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Western Kentucky University, 1983; M.S.N., University of Wyoming, 2010.
Berea, 2011
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
B.A., Brescia College, 1987; M.S.W., University of Louisville, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2008.
Berea, 2007
Al White, B.A.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.A., Berea College, 1981.
Berea, 1999
Philip Wiggs, M.F.A., M.A.
Resident Potter
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2006; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010.
Berea, 2003-2007, 2012
Crystal Wilkinson, M.F.A.
Appalachian Writer-in-Residence
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1985; M.F.A., Spalding University, 2003.
Berea, 2014
Sandra L. Williams, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance; Athletic Trainer
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1992; M.S., 1993.
Berea, 1993
Wendy Williams, Ph.D.
Associate 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.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance; Health and Human Performance Program Chair
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.
Assistant 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
Billy Wooten, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication; Division IV Chairperson
B.A., Berea College, 1998; M.A., Georgia State University, 2002; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2002
Amanda Wyrick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bellarmine University, 2003; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 2006; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2013
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: Janice Blythe, Professor of Child and Family Studies.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education, founded in 1903, by Robert Charles Billings of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent: Yolanda Gollardo Carter, Associate Professor of Education Studies.
Clarence M. Clark Chair in Mountain Agriculture, founded in 1920 by Clarence M. Clark of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent: Michael Sean Clark, Associate 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.
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 and General Studies.
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: Carol Kirby, 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: Jeffrey Richey, Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies.
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: Stephen C. Bolster, 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: Robert Hoag, 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: Libby Jones, Professor of English.
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, Associate 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 2015
Kathryn R. Akural, Ph.D.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education;
Professor of Education Studies, 1983-2014.
Elise André, Ph.D.
Professor of French, 1976-95.
Richard N. Barnes, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, 1962-94.
Alice K. Batson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1976-94.
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, 1982-95.
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.
Patricia D. Boyce, M.S.
Lecturer in Mathematics; Co-Director of the Basic Mathematics
Program, 1972-74; 1981-84; 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.
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, 1965-66, 1968-2006.
Neil Di Teresa, M.A.
Professor of Art, 1962-2010.
Richard B. Drake, Ph.D.
Julian-Van Dusen Professor of American History, 1956-92.
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, 1960-99.
Carol Gesner, Ph.D.
Professor of English, 1954-87.
Larry C. Grunwald, M.S., M.A.
Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1967-2000.
Martha Joyce Hager, Ed.D.
Professor of Physical Education, 1961-2010.
Edith L. 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.
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.
Robert L. Johnstone, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Professor of Mountain Agriculture and Economics, 1964-96.
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.
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.
Michael Thomas Panciera, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Chair of Mountain Agriculture; Associate Professor
of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1998-2014.
Marlene Payne, M.S.
Instructor in Child and Family Studies, 1970-1975, 1987, 1994, 1998-2006.
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.
Lester F. Pross, M.A.
Professor of Art, 1946-91.
John M. Ramsay, Ph.D.
Director of Recreation Extension;
Assistant Professor of Animal Science, 1973-95.
Ann G. Rhodes, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music, 1994-2012.
D. Michael Rivage-Seul, S.T.D.
Professor of General Studies;
Director of Peace and Social Justice Studies Program, 1974-2010.
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.
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, 1970-99.
Grace S. Stuckert, M.S.
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1971-94.
Robert W. Suder, Ph.D.
Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion;
Professor of Religion, 1985-2013.
Robert P. Stuckert, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology, 1975-92.
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.
John Wallhausser, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of General Studies;
Henry Mixter Penniman Professor of Philosophy and Bible, 1975-2003.
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., Drew University of Maryland, 1978;
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1980.
Berea, 2012
Gail E. Bowman, J.D., M.Div.
Director of the Willis D. Weatherford, Jr. Campus Christian Center & Chaplain
B.A., University of Iowa, 1974;
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1977;
M.Div., Howard University, 1987.
Berea, 2012
Mark R. Cartmill, M.A.
Director of Athletics and Seabury Center
B.S., St. Lawrence University, 1975
M.A., Western Carolina University, 1983.
Berea, 2008
David Cooke, M.S.
Director of the Appalachian Fund;
Program Coordinator of Entrepreneurship for the Public Good
B.S., Berea College, 1982;
M.S., West Virginia University, 2003.
Berea, 2005
Dreama Gentry, J.D.
Director of Externally Funded Programs
B.A., Berea College, 1989;
J.D., University of Kentucky, 1992.
Berea, 1993
Teri Thompson, M.M.
ARCT Administrator
B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado, 1992;
M.M., University of Kentucky, 2000.
Berea, 2011
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
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.
Assistant Controller
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.
Certified Public Accountant.
Berea, 2011
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.
Senior Accountant
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
David Wilkerson, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Controller, Financial Affairs
B.S., University of Kentucky 1986;
M.B.A, Vanderbilt University, 1988.
Certified Public Accountant.
Berea, 2005
Academic Division
Chad Berry, Ph.D.
Academic Vice President and Dean of the Faculty
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
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
Mark R. Cartmill, M.A.
Director of Athletics and Seabury Center
B.S., St. Lawrence University, 1975
M.A., Western Carolina University, 1983.
Berea, 2008
Wilma Chambers, B.A.
Director of Child Development Laboratory
B.A., Berea College, 1991.
Berea, 2004
Anne Chase, M.L.S.
Director of Library Services;
Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., University of Louisville, 1981;
M.L.S., Indiana University, 1982.
Berea, 1995
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
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
Luke Hodson, M.A.
Director of 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
Chris Lakes, M.S.
Director of First-Year Programs;
Assistant Director of Academic Services
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
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Transformative Learning;
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
B.A., Hope College, 1983
M.A., Indiana University, 1988, Ph.D.; 1999
Berea, 2012
Curtis T. Sandberg, M.S., M.P.A.
Director of Academic Services
B.S., University of Wyoming, 1992,
M.S., 1995; M.P.A., 2001.
Berea, 2007
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.
Dean of Curriculum and Student Learning;
Associate 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
Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion;
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs;
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
Amanda Tudor, M.S.
Director of Career Development
B.A., Houghton College, 1988;
M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992.
Berea, 2015
Alicestyne Turley, Ph.D.
Director of the Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education;
Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies
B.A., Georgetown College, 1994;
MPA, Mississippi State University, 1996;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 2000, Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2012
Kathy Wallace
Interim Registrar; Academic Records Analyst
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1997;
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2000.
Berea, 2013
Labor and Student Life Division
Virgil M. Burnside, M.P.A.
Vice President for Labor and Student Life
B.A., Berea College, 1974;
M.P.A., University of Kentucky, 1992.
Berea, 1980
Gus Gerassimides, M.S.
Assistant 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 and Disability Services
B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1981;
M.S., Colorado State University, 1994; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 2002
David K. Tipton, M.S.
Dean of Labor
B.S., Eastern Kentucky, 1974; B.S., 1977;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 1994.
Berea, 2004
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
Jackie Collier, B.A.
Interim Associate Vice President for Alumni
B.A., Berea College, 1980.
Berea, 2015
Dorothy Morgan, B.S.
Director of Advancement Service
B.S., Berea College, 1981.
Berea, 1991
J. Morgan
Publications and Projects Manager
B.A., Berea College, 1991;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 1994;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004
Berea, 2013
Amy Shehee, J.D.
Director of Gift Planning
B.S., Berea College, 1991;
J.D., University of Tennessee, 1994.
Berea, 2006
Joanne Singh, M.A.
Associate Vice President for Development
B.S., Westfield State College, 1979;
M.A., Smith College, 1989
Berea, 2003
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
Susan Buckmaster, CSW
Manager, College Bookstore
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
Tim Glotzbach, M.F.A.
Director of Student Crafts
B.S, Indiana State University, 1974;
M.F.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1977.
Berea, 2007
Leslie Kaylor, M.P.A.
Director of Environmental Health and Safety
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1977; M.P.A., 1987.
Berea, 2002
Steve Lawson, SPHR
Director of Human Resources
BBA, University of Toledo, 1991; SPHR, 2006.
Berea, 2015
Abby Morris, B.B.A.
Business Development Manager, Auxiliary Operations
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2006.
Berea, 2013
Wayne Orr, M.B.A.
Director, Facilities Management
B.S., University of Tennessee, 1979;
Executive M.B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1990.
Berea, 2012
Clint Patterson, B.S.
Berea College Forester
B.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1992
Berea, 2010
Joan Pauly, A.B.J.
Sustainability Coordinator
B.A., University of Georgia, 1980.
Berea, 2013
Theo Scripps, MBA, AIA, PMP, LEED BD+C
Operations Support Manager
B.S., University of Cincinnati, 1992;
M.B.A., Vanderbilt University, 2010.
Berea, 2014
Richard Smith, M.B.A.
Continuous Improvement Manager
B.S., Albright College, 1972.
M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1997.
Berea, 2013
Diversity and Inclusion Division
Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs;
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
Katie Basham, M.A.
Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives; Title VII/Title IX Coordinator
B.A., Berea College, 2002; M.A., Lexington Theological Seminary, 2008.
Berea, 2005
Information Systems and Services Division
Huapei Chen, MBA
Chief Information Officer
B.S., Morningside College, 1984;
M.A., State University of New York, Albany, 1985;
MBA, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.
Berea, 2015
Albert Conley, B.A.
Director of Enterprise Systems
B.A., Berea College, 1993.
Berea, 1998
Robert J. Lewis, B.A.
Technology Resource Center Coordinator
B. A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1997.
Berea, 2007
Trustees
Board of Trustees (July 2015 - June 2016)
Chairman of the Board
Harold L. Moses
Vice Chair of the Board
Stephanie B. Zeigler
Board of Trustees
Vicki E. Allums, Reston, Virginia
Charlotte F. Beason, Louisville, Kentucky
Vance Blade, Louisville, Kentucky
Nancy E. Blair, Stamford, Connecticut
Anne Berry Bonnyman, Asheville, North Carolina
Joseph John Bridy, New York, New York
Lynne Blankenship Caldwell, Richmond, Virginia* (through October 2015)
Scott Caldwell, Cumming, Georgia
David H. Chow, Houston, Texas
Charles D. Crowe, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
M. Elizabeth Culbreth, Waynesville, North Carolina
John E. Fleming, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Jerry B. Hale, Gray, Tennessee*
Donna S. Hall, Lexington, Kentucky
Bob Hawks, Peachtree City, Georgia*
Scott M. Jenkins, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Glenn R. Jennings, Berea, Kentucky
Shawn C.D. Johnson, Winchester, Massachusetts
Brenda Todd Larsen, Johns Island, South Carolina
Eugene Y. Lowe Jr., Evanston, Illinois
Harold L. Moses, Nashville, Tennessee
Douglas M. Orr, Black Mountain, North Carolina
Thomas W. Phillips, Oneida, Tennessee
William B. Richardson, Whitesburg, Kentucky
Dennis R. Roop, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Charles Ward Seabury II, Thousand Oaks, California
David E. Shelton, Wilkesboro, North Carolina
David B. Sloan, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky
Tyler S. Thompson, Louisville, Kentucky
Robert T. Yahng, Kentfield, California
Stephanie B. Zeigler, Rowayton, Connecticut
* Alumni Trustee
Honorary Trustees
John Alden Auxier, Knoxville, Tennessee
James T. Bartlett, Boston, Massachusetts
Martin A. Coyle, Sonoma, California
Alice R. Manicur, Frostburg, Maryland
Elissa May-Plattner, Frankfort, Kentucky
Thomas H. Oliver, St. Helena Island, South Carolina
David S. Swanson, Brunswick, Maine
David O. Welch, Ashland, Kentucky
R. Elton White, Sarasota, Florida
Dawneda F. Williams, Wise, Virginia