Faculty

2011-2012

Cawthorne “Excellence in Teaching” Award

A fund to recognize teaching excellence by full-time faculty has been established by Don (`31) and Chris Kerr (`33) Cawthorne. Recipients selected by the Faculty Development Committee include the following:

Frank Wiseman, 1989; James L. Heizer, 1990; Steven W. May, 1991; Gwen C. Curry, 1992; John R. Blackburn,1993; Margaret Greynolds, 1994; Austin French, 1995; Daniel B. Tilford, 1996; Joe E. Lunceford, 1997; Keon Chi, 1998; Lindsey Apple and Patricia Cooper, 1999; Christine Leverenz, 2000; Paul Reddit, 2001; Rosemary Allen, 2002; Rebecca Powell, 2003; George McGee, 2004; Pete LaRue, 2005; Barbara Burch, 2006; Mark Johnson, 2007; Karyn Sprague McKenzie, 2008; Edward B. Smith, 2009; Doug Griggs, 2010.

Full-Time Undergraduate Faculty

  • ROSEMARY A. ALLEN (1984)
    • Professor of English
    • B.A., Hillsdale College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
  • JEFFREY ASHER (2000)
    • Professor and Chair, Department of Religion
    • B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Chicago
  • HOLLY BARBACCIA (2005)
    • Associate Professor of English
    • B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
  • HELEN BEAVEN (2009)
    • Library Faculty and Reference Librarian
    • B.A., Transylvania University; M.A., MLIS, University of Kentucky
  • SUSAN HART BELL (1998)
    • Professor of Psychology
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; M.Ed., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
  • IRA V. (JACK) BIRDWHISTELL (1980)
    • Associate Professor of Religion
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • EMMA BOLDEN (2008)
    • Visiting Assistant Professor of English
    • B.L.A., Sarah Lawrence College; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • ADELA BORRALLO-SOLIS (2005)
    • Associate Professor of Spanish
    • B.A., Universida de Extremadura; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
  • DAVID BOWMAN (1991)
    • Associate Professor of Physics
    • B.A., Bethel College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota at St. Paul
  • JANA BRILL (1991)
    • Professor of French and Chair
    • B.A., M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of California
  • ERIC BROOKS (2009)
    • Visiting Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
    • B.S., University of Cincinnati; M.A., Sprot and Exercise Management; Ph.D. Candidate, University of Kentucky
  • CATHY BUCKMAN (1980)
    • Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Economics
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.S., University of Kentucky
  • BARBARA J. BURCH (1994)
    • Professor and Chair, Department of English
    • B.A., M.A., University of Kentucky, Phi Beta Kappa; Ph.D., University of Michigan
  • SONNY BURNETTE (1990)
    • Professor of Music
    • B.A., University of South Florida; M.M., Northwestern University; D.A., Ball State University
  • JOHN CAMPBELL (2001)
    • Associate Professor of Music
    • B.M., Samford University; M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; D.M.A., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • SUSAN R. CAMPBELL (1997)
    • Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry
    • B.S., Georgetown College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • MARY ANNE CARLETTA (2005)
    • Associate Professor of Biology
    • B.A., Colgate University, Phi Beta Kappa; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University;
  • ERIC CARTER (2007)
    • Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology
    • B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., Kansas State University
  • STEVEN CARTER (1990)
    • Professor of English
    • A.A., Hiwassee Junior College; B.A., Tusculum College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
  • YOLANDA GALLARDO CARTER (2006)
    • Associate Professor of Education and Dean of Education
    • B.A., University of Arizona; M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., Kansas State University
  • VIRGINIE CASSIDY (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of French
    • B.A., Trinity University, Phi Beta Kappa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland
  • JAY CASTANEDA (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Psychology
    • B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • MARK E. CHRISTENSEN (1994)
    • Professor of Biological Sciences
    • B.S., M.S., Texas A & M; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
  • TERRY RAY CLARK (2008)
    • Assistant Professor of Religion
    • B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Iliff School of Theology at the University of Denver
  • JOHN TODD COKE (1989)
    • Professor of English
    • B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
  • CARRIE COOK (2006)
    • Associate Professor of English
    • B.A., Kentucky State University; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • THOMAS E. COOPER (1999)
    • James Graham Brown Professor of Business and Chair, Department of Business Administration and Economics
    • B.A., Davidson College, Phi Beta Kappa; Ph.D., Princeton University
  • ANGELA COX (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Education
    • B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University of Kentucky
  • BRYAN CRAWLEY (1990)
    • Associate Professor of Computer Science
    • B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • KRISTIN CZARNECKI (2007)
    • Associate Professor of English
    • B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
  • GREG DECKER (2009)
    • Library Faculty and Catalog Librarian
    • B.A, M.A., Eastern Illinois University
  • JUILEE DECKER (2004)
    • Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Art
    • B.A., Wittenberg University, M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., Case Western University
  • DAVID DESARIO (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Mathematics
    • B.S., M.A., Marshall University; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University
  • JONATHAN W. DICKINSON (2004)
    • Associate Professor of Physics
    • B.A., B.S., Georgetown College, M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
  • SUSAN DUMMER (2006)
    • Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies
    • B.A., Sam Houston State University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University
  • DAVID DURBIN (2009)
    • Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
    • B.S., M.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University
  • ELLEN L. EMERICK (1999)
    • Associate Professor of History
    • B.A., M.A., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • DAVID FULLER FRALEY (1990)
    • Professor of Chemistry
    • B.S., Carson-Newman College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • WILLIAM L. GILLESPIE (1993)
    • Professor of Communication and Media Studies
    • B.A., M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • J. DANIEL GRAHAM (2006)
    • Assistant Professor of Art
    • B.F.A., University of Florida; M.F.A., University of Georgia, Athens
  • TIMOTHY GRIFFITH (2005)
    • Associate Professor of Botany
    • B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., Indiana University
  • BRADFORD HADAWAY (2000)
    • Associate Professor of Philosophy
    • B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida State University
  • ZAHI HADDAD (1992)
    • Professor of Business
    • B.S., M.P.A., California State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Golden Gate University
  • ALMA HALL (1995)
    • Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies
    • B.A., Hanover College; M.S.W., University of Louisville; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
  • TODD HAMILTON (2005)
    • Professor of Chemistry
    • B.S., Cumberland College; M.S., University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., Indiana University
  • JOHN P. HANLY (2008)
    • Assistant Professor of English
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of Chicago; A.B.D., University of Louisville
  • WILLIAM R. HARRIS (1992)
    • Professor and Chair, Dept. of Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science
    • B.A., Transylvania University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • MAMI HAYASHIDA (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Music
    • B.A., Oberlin College; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Kentucky
  • JOHN HENKEL (2010)
    • Assistant Professor of Classics and General Studies
    • B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    HEATHER HUNNICUTT (2006)

    • Associate Professor of Music
    • B.S., M.M, Ph.D., Indiana University
  • LAURA HUNT (2008)
    • Assistant Professor of Spanish
    • B.A., Furman University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • ALISON JACKSON TABOR (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Education
    • B.S., University of Alabama; M.Ed., Auburn University at Montgomery; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • MARK JOHNSON (1985)
    • Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
    • B.S., Colorado State University, Phi Beta Kappa; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • JEAN KIERNAN (2002)
    • Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Kinesiology & Health Studies
    • B.S., Springfield College, M.S., Ed.D., University of Kentucky
  • DARRELL KINCER (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Art
    • B.A., Asbury College; M.F.A, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • SHEILA KLOPFER (2004)
    • Associate Professor of Religion
    • B.A., M.A., New Mexico State University, M.A., Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • JAMES KLOTTER (1998)
    • Professor of History
    • A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • MEGHAN KNAPP (2006)
    • Assistant Professor of Chemistry
    • B.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
  • RICHARD KOPP (1991)
    • Professor of Biology
    • B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Miami University (Ohio)
  • PETER J. LARUE (1993)
    • Professor of Music
    • B.M., Capital University Conservatory of Music; M.S., Ed.D., University of Illinois
  • CHRISTINE R. LEVERENZ (1982)
    • Professor of Mathematics
    • B.S., Butler University; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • H.M. LEWIS (1989)
    • Professor of Music
    • B.A., B.M., Hendrix College; M.M., Northwestern University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
  • LAUREN LIYAN LIU (2001)
    • Associate Professor of History
    • B.A., Henan University; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Ohio State University
  • TRACY LIVINGSTON (2003)
    • Associate Professor of Biology
    • B.S., B.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
  • REGAN LOOKADOO (2001)
    • Associate Professor of Psychology
    • B.A., Campbellsville College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama
  • NANCY LUMPKIN (2000)
    • Associate Professor of Business Administration
    • A.B., Sweet Briar College, Phi Beta Kappa; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
  • JOE E. LUNCEFORD (1981)
    • Professor of Religion
    • B.A., Mississippi College; B.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University
  • LISA LYKINS (2004)
    • Associate Professor of History
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • DEBORAH B. MADDEN (2008)
    • Assistant Professor of Accounting
    • B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; M.B.A, University of Kentucky; C.P.A.
  • SUSAN MARTIN (2001)
    • Assistant Professor and Collection Development Librarian, and Director of Library Services
    • B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.L.I.S., University of Kentucky
  • GEORGE McGEE (1984)
    • Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies
    • B.F.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.F.A., Florida Atlantic University
  • KARYN SPRAGUE McKENZIE (1996)
    • Professor of Psychology
    • B.A., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • STEPHEN MERGNER (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Political Science
    • B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
  • CHRISTOPHER NIX (2001)
    • Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Communication and Media Studies
    • B.A., University of Louisville; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University
  • ANDREA PEACH (1998)
    • Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean of Graduate Education
    • B.M, M.M., Ed.D., University of Kentucky
  • LESLIE PHILLIPS (2009)
    • Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
    • B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • DATHAN POWELL (2006)
    • Assistant Professor of Theatre
    • B.F.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.F.A., Indiana University
  • JENNIFER PRICE (2004)
    • Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Psychology
    • B.A., Transylvania University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas
  • MICHAEL RICH (2005)
    • Associate Professor of Japanese
    • B.A., Dartmouth College, Phi Beta Kappa; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University Graduate School
  • SARA MARIA RIVAS (2004)
    • Associate Professor of Spanish
    • B.A., University of High Point, B.A, M.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico, Ph.D., University of Illinois
  • KRISTINE ROINESTAD (2010)
    • Assistant Professor of Mathematics
    • B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Phi Beta Kappa; M.S., Ph.D, Virginia Tech
  • JOHN A. SADLON (1979)
    • Professor of English
    • B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.Ed., Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • WILLIAM SAMSON (2008)
    • Assistant Professor of Sociology
    • B.A., Liberty University; M.S., The Georgetown Washington University
  • JONATHAN D. SANDS WISE (2008)
    • Assistant Professor of Philosophy
    • B.A., Houghton College; M.A., A.B.D., Baylor University
  • MELISSA SCHEIER (2005)
    • Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science
    • B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D. Texas A&M University
  • PATRICK G. SHERIDAN (2008)
    • Assistant Professor of Chemistry
    • B.S., Stockton College; Ph.D., Tulane University
  • KENNY SIBAL (2010)
    • Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D.,Ohio
      University
  • REBECCA SINGER (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Psychology
    • B.S., Mary Washington College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • EDWARD B. SMITH (1996)
    • Professor and Chair, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Texas
  • WILLIAM P. STEVENS (1997)
    • Associate Professor of Biology
    • A.B., Harvard University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago
  • EMILY SIMENSEN STOW (2004)
    • Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair, Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures
    • B.A., Wittenberg University, Phi Beta Kappa; M.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
  • SIGRID SUESSE (1994)  On leave for the 2011-2012 Academic Year
    • Professor of German
    • B.A., Wayne State University; M.S., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Irvine
  • SCOTT J. TAKACS (1997)
    • Associate Professor of Business Administration
    • B.S., Ohio State University; M.B.A., Miami University, Ohio; Ph.D., Florida State University
  • HAROLD DONALD TALLANT, JR. (1987)
    • Professor of History
    • B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
  • DANNY THORNE (2005)
    • Associate Professor of Computer Science
    • B.S., Eastern Kentucky University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • DANIEL VAZZANA (2006)
    • Assistant Professor of Economics
    • B.A., Loyola College; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
  • ROGER ALLEN WARD (1996)
    • Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
    • B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Seminary; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
  • CLIFFORD F. WARGELIN (1995)
    • Professor and Chair, Department of History
    • B.A., Washington and Lee University, Phi Beta Kappa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • HOMER SPENCE WHITE (1996)
    • Professor of Mathematics
    • A.B., Princeton University, Phi Beta Kappa; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
  • CAROL WILLIAMS (2001)
    • Assistant Professor of Education
    • B.A., M.A., Georgetown College
  • BORIS ZAKIĆ (2000)
    • Associate Professor of Art
    • B.F.A., William Carey College; M.F.A., University of New Orleans
  • SIM BLAKE
    • Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
    • B.S., Lincoln Memorial University, M.S. University of Kentucky
  • DAN BROWN
    • Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Studies
  • JAMES CRINEAN
    • Instructor of History
    • B.A., University of Washington; M.A., M.A., University of Kentucky
  • STAEY CRUSE
    • Instructor of Religion
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • MICHAEL FOGLER
    • Instructor of Music
    • B.M., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.M., Florida State University
  • JEANNE GAMBILL
    • Instructor of Theatre
    • B.S., Lees-McRae College; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Virginia
  • KIM GIFT
    • Instructor of English
    • B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University
  • JANA HENSON
    • Instructor of Biology
    • B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • FRANK HOUSTON
    • Instructor of Religion
    • A.S., Carson-Newman College, M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • SUSAN M. JOHNSON
    • Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
    • B.A., Furman University, M.A., University of Georgia
  • JAMES KOEPPE
    • Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
    • B.S., Georgetown College, M.E. University of South Carolina
  • RANDY R. McGUIRE
    • Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Studies
    • B.S., Slippery Rock University; M.S., Austin Peay State University
  • REBECCA MILLER
    • Instructor of Music
    • B.M., University of Evansville; M.M., University of Kentucky
  • DONALD CRAIG MULLINS
    • Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
    • B.A, Georgetown College, Master in Special Education, California University of Pennsylvania
  • JOHN “BRUCE” OWENS
    • Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Studies
    • B.S., Georgetown College; M.Ed., Xavier University
  • PAUL L. REDDITT
    • Professor Emeritus of Religion
    • B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
  • JACOB RYAN
    • Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
    • B.S., Eastern Kentucky University; M.S., Murray State University
  • W. MARK TATE
    • Instructor of Music
    • B.M., University of Kentucky; M.M., Washington University
  • DANIEL TILFORD
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Music
    • B.A., Georgetown College, M.M.E., Indiana University
  • RAYMOND WECHMAN
    • Instructor of Biology
    • B.S., Georgetown College, M.S., University of Louisville, M.D., University of Louisville
  • GLENN WILLIAMS
    • Instructor of Business
    • B.S., University of Kentucky; J.D., Northern Kentucky University
  • FRANK WISEMAN, JR.
    • Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
    • B.A., Bridgewater College; Ph.D., University of Maryland
  • The Revd Dr. Robert Ellis, M.A., D.Phil.
    • Principal
  • The Revd Professor Paul S. Fiddes, M.A., D.Phil., D.D.
    • Professorial Research Fellow
  • The Revd B. R. White, M.A., D.Phil., F.R.Hist.S.,
    • Principal Emeritus
  • The Revd Larry J. Kreitzer, M.Div., M.Th., Ph.D.,
    • Tutor for Graduates and Tutor in New Testament
  • The Revd Timothy Bradshaw, M.A., Ph.D.,
    • Senior Tutor and Tutor in Christian Doctrine and Admissions Tutor
  • P. Julian Thompson, M.A., D.Phil.,
    • Tutor in English Literature
  • The Revd Nicholas J. Wood, B.A., M.A., D.Phil.,
    • Tutor in Religion and Culture; Director of the Centre for Christianity and Culture; Director of M.Th. Programme
  • The Revd Robert A. Ellis, M.A., D.Phil.,
    • Tutor in Pastoral Theology
  • Pamela Sue Anderson, M.A., M.Litt., D.Phil.,
    • Tutor in Philosophy and Christian Ethics
  • Professor John H.Y. Briggs, M.A., F.R.Hist.S.,
    • Senior Research Fellow in Church History and Director of the Centre for Baptist History and Heritage
  • Professor Wiard Popkes, B.D., D.Theol.,
    • European Baptist Fellow (New Testament)
  • Mark D. Atherton, M.A., Ph.D.,
    • Lecturer in English Language
  • The Revd Myra N. Blyth, B.A.,
    • Lecturer in Liturgy and Ecumenics
  • The Revd Carol A. Murray. B.A.,
    • Lecturer in Theology: Pastoral Studies
  • Lynn Robson, B.A., M. A., Ph.D.,
    • Lecturer in English Literature
  • Suke Wolton, M.A., M.Sc., D.Phil.,
    • Lecturer in Politics
  • CHRISTEL BROADY (2004)
    • Associate Professor of Graduate Education
    • Zwischenpreufung (B.A.), Ruhruniversitaet; M.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • BOBBY WAYNE BURCHETTE (1995)
    • Professor of Education
    • B.A., Berea College; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ed.D., East Tennessee State University
  • MELODY D’AMBROSIO DEPREZ (2007)
    • Associate Professor of LBD
    • B.A., Marymount Manhattan College; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., Spalding University
  • DAVID W. FORMAN (1991)
    • Professor of Graduate Education
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.S.Ed., Ed.D., University of Kentucky
  • ANITA JONES (2007)
    • Associate Professor of LBD, Graduate Education
    • B.A., Coe College; M.S.E., Ed.D., Drake University
  • REBECCA POWELL (1993)
    • Professor and Marjorie Stafford Chair and Dean of Education
    • B.M.Ed., College of Wooster; M.Ed., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Ed.D., University of Kentucky

    EVE PROFFITT (2003)  On leave for the 2011-2012 Academic Year

    • Professor of Education
    • B.A., M.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Kentucky
  • JAMES SIMPSON (2005)
    • Visiting Professor of Education and MA-Alternative Certification Secondary Program Director
    • B.S., Cumberland College; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Peabody College at Vanderbilt
  • ALEXANDRU SPATARIU (2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Graduate Education
    • B.S., University of Craiova, Romania, M.A.E., University of Northern Iowa, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • TAYLOR THOMPSON (1992)
    • Associate Professor of Graduate Education, Director of traditional MA program
    • B.S., Louisiana State University; M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
  • BARBARA BURCHAM
    • Instructor of Education
    • B.S., Marshall University; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • JASON CARROLL
    • Instructor of Education
    • B.S., University of Kentucky; M.B.A., Morehead State University
  • ERIC CARTER (2007)
    • Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology
    • B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., Marshall University
  • STEVEN CARTER (1990)
    • Professor of English
    • A.A., Hiwassee Junior College; B.A., Tusculum College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Southern Mississippi
  • YOLANDA GALLARDO CARTER (2006)
    • Professor of Education, Associate Dean Education
    • B.A., University of Arizona; M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., Kansas State University
  • MARY ANN CHAMBERLAIN
    • Instructor of Education
    • B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • JASON L. GIBSON
    • Instructor of Education
    • B.S., Appalachian State University; M.S.W., Florida State University
  • TODD HAMILTON
    • Professor of Chemistry
    • B.S. Cumberland College; M.S., University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., Indiana University
  • JAWANNA FORD HERD
    • Instructor of Education
    • B.S., M.A., Georgetown College
  • CHRISTINE LEVERENZ
    • Professor of Mathematics
    • B.S., Butler University; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • H.M. LEWIS (1989)
    • Professor of Music
    • B.A., B.M., Hendrix College; M.M., Northwestern University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
  • REGAN LOOKADOO (2001)
    • Associate Professor of Psychology
    • B.A., Campbellsville College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama
  • JOHN A. SADLON (1979)
    • Professor of English
    • B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.Ed., Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • DIANN SHUFFETT
    • Instructor of Education
    • B.A., Western Kentucky University, Ed.S., University of Kentucky
  • ALAN SIEGEL
    • Instructor of Education
    • B.S., University of Georgia, M.A., University of Kentucky
  • MIKE STACY
    • Instructor of Education
    • B.A. Georgetown College, M.Ed., Rank I, Ed. Specialist, University of Kentucky
  • A. LINDSEY APPLE
    • Professor Emeritus of History
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
  • RAY ALEXANDER
    • Professor Emeritus of Graduate Education
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., Ed.D., University of Kentucky
  • JOHN BLACKBURN
    • Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
    • B.S., Westminster College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
  • CHARLES N. BOEHMS
    • Professor Emeritus of Biology
    • B.S., M.A., George Peabody College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • ROBERT D. BRYANT
    • Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology
    • B.S., Temple University; M.Div., Crozer Theological Seminary; Th.D., Boston University
  • GENEVIEVE CLARK
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.S., University of Kentucky
  • PATRICIA U. COOPER
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish
    • B.A., A.M.E., Florida State University, Phi Beta Kappa; B.B.A., LaGrange College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • GWEN C. CURRY
    • Professor Emeritus of English
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Indiana University
  • DAVID DAVILA
    • Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
    • B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.A., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
  • ROBERT DAVIS
    • Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages (FRE)
    • B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
  • DENNIS K. DEDRICK
    • Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology
    • B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Iowa
  • BARTLETT G. DICKINSON
    • Professor Emeritus of Physics and Computer Science
    • B.S., M.S., Ph.D, University of Kentucky
  • BEN M. ELROD
    • President Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of Religion
    • B.A., Ouachita Baptist College; B.D., Th.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., Indiana University
  • AUSTIN FRENCH
    • Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science
    • B.A., David Lipscomb College; M.S., University of Kentucky; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University
  • MARGARET GREYNOLDS
    • Professor Emeritus of Communication Arts
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of Kentucky
  • HORACE HAMBRICK
    • Professor Emeritus of History
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • NECIA HARKLESS
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Graduate Education
    • B.A., Prairie View State and Agricultural College; M.Ed., University of Illinois; Ed.D., Wayne State University
  • DONNA B. HAWKINS
    • Assistant Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Health Studies
    • B.S., Georgetown College; M.S., University of Kentucky
  • ELINOR CHANEY HAY
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Home Economics
    • B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.S., University of Kentucky
  • ELIZABETH ANN HEARD
    • Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
    • B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • JAMES L. HEIZER
    • Professor Emeritus of History
    • B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Indiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • MARY MARGARET LOWE (1991)
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Library Services
    • B.A., M.S., University of Kentucky
  • VERNON MALLOW
    • Professor Emeritus of Religion
    • B.S., American Television Institute of Technology; B.A., William Jewell College; B.D., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • SARAH S. MARSHALL
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Education
    • B.A., M.S., Indiana University
  • STEVEN W. MAY
    • Professor Emeritus of English
    • B.A., Rockford College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
  • JAMES McCORMICK
    • Professor Emeritus of Art
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of Kentucky
  • ROBERT McMURRAY
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration and Economics
    • B.A., M.B.A., Harvard University
  • ILSE NEWBERY
    • Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages (GER)
    • B.A., Mainz University; M.A., Frankfurt University; Ph.D., University of British Columbia
  • JANET R. PARKER (1997)
    • Professor of Education
    • B.A., Transylvania University; M.S., Purdue University; Ed.D., Indiana University
  • SUZANNE H. PEAL
    • Professor Emeritus of Department of Business Administration and Economics
    • B.A., M.A., Ed.D., M.S., University of Kentucky
  • LOUIS H. POLSGROVE
    • Professor Emeritus of Education
    • B.A., M.A., Georgetown College; Ed.D., University of Kentucky
  • PAUL L. REDDITT
    • Professor Emeritus of Religion
    • B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
  • THOMAS SEAY
    • Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
    • B.S.A., University of Florida; M.S.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • GERALDINE ANN SHAW
    • Professor Emeritus of Psychology
    • B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • JOSIANE SULLIVAN
    • Assistant Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages
    • Brevet d’Enseignement, College de Jeunes Filles de Grenoble, France, Brevet Commercial APPS, Grenoble, France
  • DANIEL B. TILFORD
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of Music
    • B.A., Georgetown College; M.M.E., Indiana University
  • WALTRAUD WOYACK
    • Associate Professor Emeritus of History
    • Staatesexamen (State Board Examination), Free University of Berlin
  • MARTHA F. WATSON
    • Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
    • A.B., M.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
  • ROBERT L. WILLIAMS
    • Professor Emeritus of Art
    • B.F.A., M.A., University of Alabama; M.F.A., University of Kentucky
  • FRANK WISEMAN, JR.
    • Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
    • B.A., Bridgewater College; Ph.D., University of Maryland
  • MACY AKEL WYATT
    • Professor Emeritus of Psychology
    • B.A., American University of Beirut; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

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