2007–2008 Teaching Faculty, July 2007

Lisa Abner, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 1998;
M.S.N., 2000.
Berea, 2007

Kathryn R. Akural, Ph.D.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education;
Professor of Education Studies
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1965;
M.S., Indiana University, 1966 and 1978; Ph.D., 1979.
Berea, 1983

Thomas Kelly Ambrose, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Health
B.A., Berea College, 1982;
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987.
Berea, 2002

Dawn Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Chairperson, Department
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

Shan Ayers, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of English and 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

*Robert Balman. M.A.
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., University of Florida, 1964; M.A., 1966.
Berea, 2006

Jay H. Baltisberger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry;
Chairperson, Department of Chemistry
A.B., Wabash College, 1989;
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1993.
Berea, 1993

Kristen Barnard, M.S.
Instructor in Mathematics
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S., 2006.
Berea, 2006

Andrew Baskin, M.A.
Associate Professor of African and African American
Studies and General Studies
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
B.A., Berea College, 1972; M.A., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, 1975.
Berea, 1983

Rebecca J. Bates, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
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.
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health
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.
Director of Appalachian Center, Goode Professor of
Appalachian Studies, Associate 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.
Lecturer in Mathematics
A.S., Prestonsburg Community College, 1967;
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1970; M.A., 1984.
Berea, 1993

James K. Blackburn-Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics; Chairperson,
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., Guilford College, 1989; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, 1991; Ph.D., 1995.
Berea, 1995

*Sarah Blank, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Biology
B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 1992;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.
Berea, 1999-2006, 2007

*Janice B. Blythe, Ph.D., R.D.
Associate Provost for Advising and Academic Success;
Professor of Child and Family Studies
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1972;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 1974; Ph.D., 1987.
Berea, 1986

John S. Bolin, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1979
B.A., Kalamazoo College, 1965;
M.A., University of Michigan, 1967; Ph.D., 1970.
Berea, 1970

Sandra Bolster, M.A.
Director of the Developmental Mathematics Program;
Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., University of Maine, 1970;
M.A., University of Colorado, 1980.
Berea, 1980

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

Robert Boyce, Ph.D.
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair,
Professor of Art; Chairperson, Department of Art.
B.A., Berea College, 1966;
M.A., Indiana University, 1969;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1986.
Berea, 1981

*Roberta Jean Boyce, M.A.
Lecturer in French; Supervisor of the Language
Laboratory
B.A., Berea College, 1966;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 1969.
Berea, 1983; 1986

*Jaime M. Bradley, M.A.
College Archivist; Instructor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 2001; M.A., University of
Maryland—Baltimore County, 2007.
Berea, 2007

*Tripp Bratton
Lecturer in Applied Music
Berea, 2002

Edwin Broadhead, Ph.D., Dr. Theol.
Associate 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

Deborah D. Brock, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
B.A., Ohio University, 1989;
M.B.A., Xavier University, 1993.
Berea, 2003

Kennaria Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English, Theatre, and
Speech Communication
B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989;
M.S., Texas Christian University, 2003;
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2007.
Berea, 2007

*Stephanie Browner, Ph.D.
Dean of the Faculty; Professor of English
B.A., University of Chicago, 1981;
M.A., Indiana University, 1988; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1994

Kathy White Bullock, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
B.A., Brandeis University, 1977;
M.A., Washington University, 1982; Ph.D., 1987.
Berea, 1991

*Ellen Burke, M.S.
Mental Health Counselor; Lecturer 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.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Chairperson, Department of Sociology 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

*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;
PhD, 1996.
Berea, 2005

John Carlevale, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and Literature
B.A., Boston University, 1989; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2001

Eugene T. Chao, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1994
B.A., Mercer University, 1972;
M.S., Florida State University, 1975; Ph.D., 1979.
Berea, 1983

*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

Brad A. Christensen, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts
B.A., Kearney State College, 1984;
M.A., University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1997;
Ed.D., Illinois State University, 2001.
Berea, 2001

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.
Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources;
Chairperson, Department of Agriculture and
Natural Resources
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University;
M.S., 1993; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.
Berea, 1998

Rodney Lynn Clark, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of English, Theatre, and
Speech Communication
B.A., University of Washington (Seattle), 1983;
M.F.A., Howard University, 1991;
Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 2006.
Berea, 2005

Robert E. Cornette, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.A., Otterbein College, 1982; M.S., University of
Tennessee at Knoxville, 1988; M.S.N., 1998.
Berea, 2002

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

Mark A. Cunningham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Claflin College, 1984;
M.S., Clark Atlanta University, 1991;
Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1998.
Berea, 2005

Carol de Rosset, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Foreign Language
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.
Professor of Spanish
B.A., Berea College, 1972;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 1975; Ph.D., 1981.
Berea, 1975

Neil Di Teresa, M.A.
Professor of Art
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1970
B.S., Pratt Institute, 1959;
M.A., University of New Mexico, 1961.
Berea, 1962

*Julia Dickinson, M.L.S.
Coordinator of Instructional Services;
Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., DePauw University, 1985;
M.L.S., Indiana University, 1990.
Berea, 2006

Margaret Dotson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Studies
B.S., Wright State University, 1968;
M.A., 1970; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2000.
Berea, 2003

Gary Neil Douglas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1990; M.S., Iowa State
University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2002.
Berea, 2002

*Dwana Eberlein, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M.E., Morehead State University, 1973;
M.M., University of Kentucky, 1982.
Berea, 1980

Katherine E. Egerton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English, Theatre and
Speech Communication
B.A. Luther College, 1989; M.A., University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1992; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2006

Pamela B. Farley, Ph.D.
Susan V. Clayton Chair in Nursing; Professor of Nursing;
Chairperson, Department of Nursing
B.S.N., Berea College, 1977;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 1983; Ph.D., 1992.
Berea, 1983

*Katie M. Foran, M.L.S.
Instructional Services Librarian;
Instructor of Library Science
B.A., University of Kentucky, 2004; M.L.S., 2006.
Berea, 2006

Robert Foster, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History;
Coordinator for Asian Studies Program
B.A., Kenyon College, 1988;
A.M., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 1997

Tina Gebhart, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1995;
M.F.A., Alfred University, 2001.
Berea, 2007

*Ronald Stephen Gowler, Ph.D.
Director of General Education;
Associate 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 Beatriz Graetzer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Catholic University of Ecuador, 1984;
M.A., University of Texas, 1988; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1991

Larry Gratton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and
Computer Science
B.S., Western Carolina University, 1993; M.S., 1996;
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2005.
Berea, 2004

*John Calvin Gross, M.S.L.I.S.
Acquisitions/Serials Librarian;
Instructor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 1986;
M.S.L.I.S., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2004

Peter H. Hackbert, Ph.D.
William and Kay Moore Entrepreneurship and
Management Chair, Co-Director of the
Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program;
and Professor of General Studies.
B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1969; M.A., 1970;
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1976.
Berea, 2007

Martha Joyce Hager, Ed.D.
Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1959;
M.S., MacMurray College, 1961;
Ed.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1977;
Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 1987.
Berea, 1961

Monica Gale Heard, M.A.
Instructor in Music
B.A., Georgetown College, 1978;
M.A., Florida State University, 1991.
Berea, 1997

*John Hedger, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1982; M.M, 1995.
Berea, 1998

*Tina Hejsel
Guest Lecturer in Physical Education and Health
Berea, 2007

Dianne Hellwig, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Associate Professor of Agriculture
B.S., Delaware Valley College, 1976;
M.S., University of Arkansas, 1983; Ph.D., 1986;
D.V.M., Iowa State University, 1994.
Berea, 2002

*Susan K. Henthorn, M.L.S.
Coordinator of Electronic Resources;
Assistant 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;
Chairperson, Department of Political Science
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; Chairperson, Department of Philosophy
and Religion
B.A., Davidson College, 1976;
M.A., University of Virginia, 1980; Ph.D., 1983.
Berea, 1983

Jeanne M. Hoch, Ph.D.
Professor of German;
Chairperson, Department of Foreign Languages
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.
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Rice University, 1989;
Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996.
Berea, 2006

*Megan M. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Learning Center Coordinator;
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983;
Ph.D., Washington University, 1990.
Berea, 1994

*bell hooks, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor in Residence
B.A., Stanford University, 1973;
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1974;
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1976.
Berea, 2004

Daniel N. Huck, J.D., Ed.D.
William R. Gruver Chair in Leadership Studies;
Co-Director of the Entrepreneurship for the
Public Good Program; and 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.
Berea, 2007

Walter E. Hyleck, M.F.A.
Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts, Emeritus;
Professor of Art; Resident Potter; and Director of
the Ceramics Apprenticeship Program
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1965;
M.F.A., Tulane University, 1967.
Berea, 1967

Patricia Isaacs, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Chair in Business; Professor of
Economics and Business; Chairperson, Department
of Economics and Business
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1980; M.B.A., 1981;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1994.
Berea, 1989

*Gloria Johnson, Ph.D.
Campus Minister
B.A., Stillman College, 1965;
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center, 1987;
Ph.D., Clarement School of Theology, 2006.
Berea, 2000

Mike Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Berea College, 1973; M.A., Eastern Kentucky
University, 1974; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1984.
Berea, 1979; 1981

*Colette Jones, M.M.E.
Adjunct Instructor in Music
B.M.E., Morehead State University, 1983;
M.M.E., Eastern Kentucky University, 1994
Berea, 2007

Douglas Newell Jones, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor in Foreign Language
M.A., University of Kentucky, 2004
Berea, 2003, 2005

Libby F. Jones, Ph.D.
Professor of English
B.A., Duke University, 1966; M.A., State University of
New York at Stony Brook, 1969; Ph.D., 1979.
Berea, 1988

Petros J. Katsioloudis, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Industrial Arts and Technology
B.S., California University of Pennsylvania, 2002; M.Ed.,
2004; Ed.D., North Carolina State University, 2007.
Berea, 2007

Martie Ries Kazura, M.B.A.
Professor of Business
B.S., University of Cincinnati, 1974;
M.B.A., University of Montana, 1990.
Berea, 1991

Nino Kebadze, M.A.
Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., Berea College, 1997;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 2001.
Berea, 2004

Oliver M. Keels, Ph.D.
Professor of Education Studies
B.A., University of South Carolina, 1968; M.A., 1976;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1983.
Berea, 1980

Rhonda D. Kerns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Phoenix, 1992; M.N., 1997;
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2006.
Berea, 2007

Carol Kirby, R.N., M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 1996;
M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1998.
Berea, 1998-99, 2004

Anes Kovacevic, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Transylvania University, 2000;
Ph.D., Yale University, 2004.
Berea, 2006

Atossa Kramer, M.M.
Lecturer in Music
B.Mus., Oberlin, 1962;
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1968; M.M., 1987.
Berea, 1975

Lisa L. Kriner, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993;
M.F.A, University of Kansas, 1998.
Berea, 2000

Amer S. Lahamer, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics; Chairperson, Department of Physics
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005
B.S., University of Iowa, 1980; M.S.E.E., 1981;
M.S., 1984; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1990.
Berea, 1989

Jing-Pang Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, 1970;
M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1974;
Ph.D., 1977.
Berea, 1985

Robert J. Lewis, M.Mus.
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Professor of Music
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1972
B.Mus., Ithaca College, 1957;
M.Mus, Louisiana State University, 1959.
Berea, 1958

Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
Carter G. Woodson Chair in Negro History;
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Methodist College, 1993;
M.A., North Carolina Central University, 1996;
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Berea, 2003

Gary S. Mahoney, Ed.D.
Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts; Chairperson,
Department of Technology and Industrial Arts
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

Deborah G. Martin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theatre;
Director of the Theatre Laboratory
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985;
M.A., The American University, 1989;
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.
Berea, 2001

*Tina McCalment, M.A.
Collection Curator and Educator
B.S., University of Southern Indiana, 1990;
M.A., Indiana University, 1998.
Berea, 2006

Jeffrey A. McClung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health
B.S., Ball State University, 1977;
M.S., Eastern Illinois University, 1983;
Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1992.
Berea, 2007

G. Ed McCormack, M.B.A.
Professor of Business
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1977;
M.B.A., 1985.
Berea, 1982

Verlaine McDonald, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Speech; Chairperson, Department
of English, Theatre, and Speech Communication
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987;
M.A., University of Southern California, 1993;
Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995

Eileen P. McKiernan Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Wheaton College, 1992;
M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1997;
Ph.D., 2005.
Berea, 2003

Gordon McKinney, Ph.D.
Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History; Professor
of History; Chairperson, Department of History
B.A., Bates College, 1965;
M.A., Northwestern University, 1969; Ph.D., 1971.
Berea, 1995

Richard Meadows, Ph.D.
Assistant 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.
Director of Service Learning; Associate Professor of
General 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

Alan D. Mills, Ed.D.
Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts
B.S., Miami University, 1974; M.Ed., 1976;
Ed.D., University of Cincinnati, 1987.
Berea, 1989

Natalie J. Moretz, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Instructor in Child and Family Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1997; M.S., Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale, 2002.
Berea, 2007

William M. Morningstar, M.F.A.
Professor of Art
B.F.A., Ft. Wayne Art Institute, 1972;
M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, 1976.
Berea, 1976

Mario Nakazawa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and
Computer Science
B.A, University of Pennsylvania, 1994;
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2005.
Berea, 2005

*Carolyn R. Newton, Ph.D.
Academic Vice President and Provost;
Professor of Biology
B.S., Colorado State University, 1973;
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1979.
Berea, 2005

Richard Olson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sustainability, Environmental
Studies and Agriculture; Director of Sustainability
and Environmental Studies Program
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

Michael Thomas Panciera, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Chair of Mountain Agriculture;
Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural
Resources; Coordinator of Farms
B.S., University of Guelph, 1977; M.S., 1979;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1982.
Berea, 1998

Janice L. Pearce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
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
B.Ph., Cornell College, 1982;
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990.
Berea, 1991

Jose V. Pimienta-Bey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Director of African and
African American Studies Program
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1984;
M.A., Shippensburg University, 1987;
Ph.D, Temple University, 1995.
Berea, 2004

*Jeff B. Pool, Ph.D.
Director of the Campus Christian Center;
Associate 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, D.Phil.
Professor of Psychology and General Studies
B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1971;
M.S., University of California at Los Angeles, 1973;
D.Phil., Oxford University, 1986.
Berea, 2001

*Paul Edward Poston, M.A., M.Div., M.S.
Reference & Instruction Librarian;
Instructor of Library Science
B.A., Pfeiffer College, 1977;
M.A., University of Montevallo, 1979;
M.Div., The Methodist Theological School, 1991;
M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2001.
Berea, 2002

Stephen Pulsford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies
B.A., University of Strathclyde, 1981;
M.A., University of South Carolina, 1987;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1996.
Berea, 1995

Judy A. Rector, Ph.D.
Associate 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

*Loretta Reynolds, D.Th.
Campus Minister; Title VII/Title IX Coordinator
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

Ann G. Rhodes, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music; Chairperson,
Department of Music
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1976;
M.M., Duquesne University, 1989;
D.M.A., West Virginia University, 1993.
Berea, 1994

Brenda Richardson, M.A.
Instructor in Education Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1981;
M.A., Montclair State College, 1982.
Berea, 1991

*Cynthia L. Richardson, Ed.S.
Lecturer in Education Studies
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1976; M.A., 1978;
Ed.S., 1983.
Berea, 2000

Jeffrey L. Richey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994;
M.T.S., Harvard University, 1997;
Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2000.
Berea, 2002

Connie Richmond, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1982;
M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1997.
Berea, 2004

*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

D. Michael Rivage-Seul, S.T.D.
Professor of General Studies and Religion; Director of
Peace and Social Justice Studies Program
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1980
B.A., St. Columban’s College, 1962;
S.T.L, Athenaeum Anselmianum, Rome, 1969;
S.T.D., Academia Alfonsiana, 1972.
Berea, 1974

Marguerite Rivage-Seul, Ed.D.
Professor of Women’s Studies;
Director of Women’s Studies
B.A., Central Michigan University, 1972;
M.I.A., School of International Training, 1973;
Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 1984.
Berea, 1987
Katrina Rivers Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor of Child and Family Studies;
Coordinator of Internships
B.A., Salem College, 1973;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1984.
Berea, 1986

*Randall Roberts, M.A.
Instructor in General Studies;
Coordinator of Convocations
B.A., Northern Kentucky University, 1974;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 1991.
Berea, 2000

Mark J. Roselli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., Webster University, 1992;
M.B.A., Avila University, 1995;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1998.
Berea, 2006

*Rebecca Roselli, Ed.S.
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A., University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1990;
M.A., 1994; Ed.S., 2001
Berea, 2006

*Nicolina Rosen, B.S.
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Colorado State University, 1978.
Berea, 1990

Ronald B. Rosen, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
B.A., Hendrix College, 1976;
M.S., Colorado State University, 1978;
Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 1984.
Berea, 1989

Marc Rowley, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Biology
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 1997.
Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2006.
Berea, 2006

Jon Saderholm, Ph.D.
Assistant 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
B.A., Berea College, 1992; Ph.D., University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
Berea, 1999

Claire Schuster, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Dayton, 1972;
B.S.N., University of Tennessee, 1975;
M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1989;
Family Nurse Practitioner Certification, 1999.
Berea, 1995

Marilla Scudder-Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology;
Chairperson, Department of Psychology
B.A., Knox College, 1974;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1981.
Berea, 1980

Roy M. Scudder-Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
B.A., Princeton University, 1973;
M.A., Boston University, 1977;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1983.
Berea, 1988

Richard D. Sears, Ph.D.
Chester D. Tripp Memorial Chair in Humanities;
Professor of English and Theatre
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001
B.A., University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1961;
M.A., 1963; Ph.D., Ohio University, 1966.
Berea, 1967

*Larry D. Shinn, Ph.D.
President
B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1964;
B.D., Drew Theological School, 1968;
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1972.
Berea, 1994

*Mary Ann Shupe, B.A.
Theatre Lab Costume Designer; Costume Shop
Supervisor; Assistant Instructor
B.A., Berea College, 1968.
Berea, 1984

Duane Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion and General Studies
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.
Assistant 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.
Assistant 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

Clifford Sowell, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Chair in Economics;
Professor of Economics
B.A., Florida State University, 1964;
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1978.
Berea, 1981

Susan Eike Spalding, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health;
Chairperson, Department of Physical Education
and Health; Director of Dance Programs
B.A., Mary Washington College of the University of
Virginia, 1967; M.A., Teachers’ College of Columbia
University, 1970; Ed.D., Temple University, 1993.
Berea, 1995

Ronald D. Spangler, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts
B.S., Berea College, 1970;
B.S., Morehead State University, 1984;
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1978;
Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 1994.
Berea, 2007

Melody A. Srsic, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Health
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997;
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2003.
Berea, 2003

Bobby Ann Starnes, Ed.D.
Professor of Education Studies; Chairperson,
Department of Education Studies
B.S., Wright State University, 1971;
Ed.M., Harvard University, 1987;
Ed.D., Harvard University, 1990.
Berea, 2006

*L. Eugene Startzman, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1997
B.A., Heidelberg College, 1962;
M.A., Ohio University, 1963; Ph.D., 1970.
Berea, 1967

Scott R. Steele, Ph.D.
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

*Ralph Stinebrickner, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1990
B.S., St. Francis College, 1965;
M.S., University of Iowa, 1967;
M.S., Michigan State University, 1974;
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1969.
Berea, 1974

Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.
Associate 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

*Robert W. Suder, Ph.D.
Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion;
Professor of Religion
B.S., Allegheny College, 1965;
M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1969;
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1971; Ph.D., 1973.
Berea, 1985

*Joyce R. Taylor, M.A.
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Berea College, 1970;
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1974.
Berea, 1977

Keila C. Thomas, Ed.D.
Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies;
Chairperson, Child and Family Studies; Professor of
Child and Family Studies
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1973;
M.S., 1980; Ed.D., 1984.
Berea, 1982

Ralph L. Thompson, Ph.D.
Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science; Professor
of Biology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1993
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1971;
M.A., 1975; M.Ed., Northeast Louisiana University,
1972; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1980.
Berea, 1980

S. Greg Thompson, M.S.
Instructor in Child and Family Studies
B.A., Marshall University, 1985;
M.S., Murray State University, 2001.
Berea, 2006

*Janis Tolliver, A.D.N.
Clinical Instructor in Nursing
A.D.N., Lexington Community College, 1979.
Berea, 1998

R. Wayne Tolliver, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Economics and Business
B.S., Berea College, 1968;
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1971;
D.B.A., University of Kentucky, 1987.
Berea, 1975

Michelle Tooley, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor
of Religion
B.S., Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 1975;
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,
1982; Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
1994.
Berea, 2003

Charles Turner, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music
B.M.E., Morehead State University, 1974; M.M., 1978;
M.A., Indiana University, 1983; D.M.A., University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2001.
Berea, 2001

William H. Turner, Ph.D.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Appalachian Chair
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1968;
M.A., Notre Dame University, 1972; Ph.D., 1974.
Berea, 1988-89; 2007

Caryn Vazzana, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1993; M.S., Purdue
University, 1996; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2002.
Berea, 1999

Martin Veillette, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Laval University, 1996;
M.S., McMaster University, 1998;
Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2003.
Berea, 2007

Teresa R. Villaran, M.S.N., R.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Sangamon State University, 1992;
M.S., California College for Health Sciences, 2000;
M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2006

*Barbara Wade, Ph.D.
Professor of English
B.A., Baylor University, 1969;
M.A., University of Tennessee, 1972;
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1989.
Berea, 1977

Marie-Madeleine Watkins, Ph.D.
Professor of French
B.A., The Sorbonne, 1968;
M.A., University of Texas, 1972; Ph.D., 1981.
Berea, 1978

Althea Webb, M.S.
Assistant Professor in Child and Family Studies and
Education Studies
B.A., Brescia College, 1987;
M.S., University of Louisville, 1990.
Berea, 2007

Al White, A.B.
Lecturer in Applied Music
A.B., Berea College, 1981.
Berea, 1999

*Sandra L. Williams, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Health;
Athletic Trainer
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1992; M.S., 1993.
Berea, 1993

*Shannon Wilson, M.A.
Head of Special Collections and Archives;
Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 1981;
M.A., Wright State University, 1983.
Berea, 1985

Stephanie Woodie, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Health
B.S., Campbellsville College, 1981;
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987; M.F.A.,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994.
Berea, 1988

Billy Wooten, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English, Theatre, and
Speech Communication
B.A., Berea College, 1998;
M.A., Georgia State University, 2002;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2002

Kris Wilks Wright, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Health
B.A., Marshall University, 1976; M.S., 1978;
Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2002.
Berea, 2002

*Susan Yorde, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education;
Director of Child Development Laboratory
B.S., Purdue University, 1972; M.Ed., University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980; Ph.D., 2000.
Berea, 2002

*denotes part-time employment status or full-time employment with less than a full teaching load