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JoAnn Ackerman
Lecturer of Business and Economics
B.S., Montclair State University; M.S., Florida International University; M.B.A., Nova Southeastern University
Rosemary A. Allen
President / Professor of English
B.A., Hillsdale College; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
J.C. Ausmus
Assistant Professor and Dean of Counseling Education
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.S., Ball State University; M.A., Ball State University; Ph.D., Auburn University
Holly Barbaccia
Professor of English
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Robbi Barber
Assistant Dean of Students, Director of the Bishop Center for a Welcoming Community, Director of the Bishop Scholars Program
Frank Billingsley
Professor of Business Administration
B.A., Ohio Dominican University; M.A., Vrije Universiteit Brussel; M.A., Boston University; M.A., California Coast University; Ph.D. Walden University
Don Blakeman
Associate Vice President for Information Technology Services
B.S., The King’s College
Amanda Bolton Hall
Lecturer of Biology
B.S., Georgetown College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Betty Bone ’00
Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing
B.A., Georgetown College; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design
Juliana Bukoski
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Colgate University; M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Barbara J. Burch
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Kentucky, Phi Beta Kappa; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Steven Carter
Professor of English
A.A., Hiwassee Junior College; B.A., Tusculum College; M.A., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Jay Castaneda
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Texas; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
David Castillo
Lecturer of Kinesiology & Health Sciences
B.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio; M.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio
Sara Church
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., State University of New York at Potsdam; M.A., State University of New York at Potsdam; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Terry Ray Clark
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
Alivia Cochran
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Economics
B.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.S., Ph.D. University of Wyoming
Brad Compton
Vice President for Finance/CFO and Treasurer
B.B.A., Morehead State University; M.S., Purdue University
Carrie Cook
Professor of English
B.A., Kentucky State University; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Melody D’Ambrosio Deprez
Professor of Education
B.A., Marymount Manhattan College; M.A., New York University; Ed.D., Spalding University
Jonathan W. Dickinson ’97
Associate Professor of Physics
B.A., Georgetown Colleg; B.S., Georgetown College; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Susan Dummer
Professor of Communication and Media Studies
B.A., Sam Houston State University; M.A., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Meredith Eckstein
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Morehead State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Silvia Encinas-Caballero
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad de Cordoba; M.A., Uinversity of Kentucky; Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Bethany Roll Farley ’07
Lecturer of Psychology
B.A., Georgetown College; M.S., University of Kentucky
David Fraley
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Carson-Newman College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Karla Francioni
Professor of Kinesiology and Health Studies
B.S., Milikin University; M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Eva Goellner
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
J. Daniel Graham
Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of Florida; M.F.A., University of Georgia, Athens
Luke Granlund
Lecturer of Physics
B.S., Computer Science, Bethel Uinversity; B.S., Physics, Bethel Uinversity; ABD for Ph.D., Michigan State University
Timothy Griffith
Dwight M. Lindsay Endowed Chair and Professor of Biology
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., Indiana University
Bradford Hadaway
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Florida State
Todd Hamilton
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Cumberland College; M.S., University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., Indiana University
Lisa Hamilton
Associate Registrar and Programs of Distinction Specialist
William R. Harris
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Transylvania University; M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rockia Harris
Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Louisiana State Universit
Derek Hatch
Endowed Chair of Baptist Studies / Professor of Religion
B.A., East Texas Baptist University; M.Div., George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor; Ph.D., University of Dayton
Tammy Hatfield
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.S. Murray State University; Psy.D., Spalding University
John Henkel
Professor of Classics and General Studies
B.A., College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas Highley
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; M.A., University of Cincinnati; Ed.D., University of Cincinnati
Amanda Hughes
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S. Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
John Johnson
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A. Malone College; M. Div., Asbury Theological Seminary; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Shelly P. Johnson
Lecturer of Philosophy
B.A., Malone University; M.Ed., Covenant College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Kyran Jones
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
Darrell Kincer
Professor of Art
B.A., Asbury University; M.F.A, Savannah College of Art and Design
Sheila Klopfer
Professor of Religion
B.A., New Mexico State University; M.A., New Mexico State University; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kathleen Koontz
Assistant Librarian/Engagement and Outreach
M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky; Diplome d’Etudes Francaises, Universite de Caen; B.A., Centre College
Rick Kopp
Professor of Biology
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Miami University, Ohio
Shelia Kustelski
Lecturer of Kinesiology and Health Studies
B.S., Cumberland University; M.B.A., King University
Bethany Hornback Langdon ’93
Senior Vice President for Communications and Marketing and Special Advisor to the President
B.A., Georgetown College
Bryan Langlands
Interim Vice President for Student Life, Campus Minister
B.A., The University of North Carolina; MDiv., Duke Divinity School; Th.M., Duke Divinity School; D.Min., Wesley Theological Seminary
Joanna Lile ’05
Lecturer of History & Religion
B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Tracy Livingston
Professor of Biology/Associate Provost
B.S., B.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Emma Long
Assistant to the Registrar
Regan Lookadoo
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Campbellsville College; M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Alabama
Lisa Lykins ’86
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Warren O. Nash, III ’81
Vice President for Advancement
B.A., Georgetown College; J.D., Northern Kentucky University
Christopher Nix
Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies
B.A., University of Louisville; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., Ohio University
Chris Oliver
Vice President for Athletics
B.S., The Ohio State University; M.B.A., Ohio Dominican University
Katherine Graves Ordonez
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., University of South Africa, Pretoria
Harold Peach
Professor of Education
B.B.A., University of Kentucky; M.S., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Christopher Powell
Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choirs
B.M., Western Kentucky University; M.M.E., University of Kentucky; Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Abraham Prades
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Complutense de Madrid; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Andrea Ratcliff
Senior Lecturer of Education
B.A., Morehead State University; MAT, Morehead State University; M.A., Union College; Ph.D. (In Progress) University of Kentucky
Aaron Reynolds
Lecturer of Art, Director of Galleries
Director of Galleries and Curator of Collection
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.F.A., University of Kentucky
Christa Roney
Dean of Education, Marjorie Bauer Stafford Professor of Education
B.S., Georgetown College; M.A., Georgetown College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Kara Rusk
Lecturer of Education
B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Bellarmine College; M.S., Indiana University Southeast; Ed.D., Spalding University
Hugo Salas
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.S., Universidad de Buenos Aires; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Trevor Sanders
Lecturer of French
B.A. University of Kentucky; M.A. University of Kentucky; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Tiffany Schuster
Associate Professor of Business Administration and Economics
B.S.B.A., University of Louisville; M.B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University; M.S.A., University of Phoenix; DBA, Liberty University
Kenny Sibal
Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies
B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Ohio University
Guilherme A. Silva
Professor of Political Science
Law Degree, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro; M.A., UERJ, Rio de Janeiro; M.A., University of Southern California; Ph.D., University of Southern California
April Hoelke Simpson
Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., Gardner-Webb University; M.A., Gardner-Webb Uinversity; M.Div., Gardner-Web U niversity School of Divinity; Ph.D. Southern Methodist University
Kristi Sinkhorn
Registrar
Edward B. Smith ’88
Professor of Theatre and Film Studies
B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Texas
Paradise Stanford
Lecturer of Foundations and Philosophy
B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
William P. Stevens
Associate Professor of Biology
A.B., Harvard University; M.S., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Bill Swinford
Lecturer of Political Science
B.A., University of Kentucky, Phi Beta Kappa; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Meghan Tackett-Trella
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Health Studies
B.S., Valdosta State University; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Concordia University Chicago
Scott J. Takacs
Professor of Business Administration and Economics
B.S., Ohio State University; M.B.A.; M.B.A., Miami University, Ohio; Ph.D., Florida State University
Daniel Vazzana
Associate Professor of Business Administration and Economics
B.A., Loyola College; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., Purdue University
Roger Ward
Professor of Philosophy
American philosophy and pragmatism, ethics, philosophy of religion, law, and business ethics.
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Seminary; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Clifford F. Wargelin
Professor of History
B.A., Washington and Lee University, Phi Beta Kappa; M.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Jonathan Sands Wise
Provost and Executive Vice President
B.A., Houghton College; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Baylor University
Ben Woodruff
Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
B.S., Excelsior College; M.A., The University of Alabama; M.B.A, The University of Alabama; M.S., The University of Alabama; Ph.D., The University of Alabama
Jackie Young
Assistant Professor / Director of Library Services
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A., Northwest Missouri State University; M.L.S., University of Missouri; Ed.D., Spalding University
