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  THE UNIVERSITY FULL-TIME FACULTY

the university FULL-TIME faculty

(Based on documented information provided by faculty and hires made as of June 1, 2006.)

James W. Hunt1988
Provost and Dean of the Faculty; Professor of Education

BSEd, Central Methodist College; MEd, EdD, Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

The Brown College of Arts and Sciences

Sherry E. Adrian1993

Associate Professor of Education; Paideia® Professor

BA, The University of North Texas; MEd, The University of Arizona; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

M. Cristina Alcalde2004

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

BA, University of Louisville; MA, PhD, Indiana University.

Steven Alexander2003

Associate Professor and Chair of the Physics Department; holder of the Robert Sherman Lazenby Chair in Physics

BS, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Hector Amaya2003

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

Licenciatura, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico; MCS, University of Calgary, Canada; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Amy Anderson1990

Head, Periodical Services with rank of Associate Professor

BSEd, Texas Tech University; MLIS, The University of Texas at Austin.

Alexandra Barron2006

Visiting Assistant Professor of Feminist Studies

BA, The University of California, Santa Cruz; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Robert Bednar1999

Associate Professor and Chair of the Communication Studies Department; Chair of the American Studies Program

BA, Southwestern University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Miguel Angel Benavides1992

Director of Athletic Training Education Program with rank of Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

BA, The University of Texas at Arlington; MEd, Northeast Louisiana University.

Nikolaos Bentenitis2006

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BS, National Technical University at Athens, Greece; PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Shana Bernstein2004
Assistant Professor of History

BA, University of California, Berkeley; MA, PhD, Stanford University.

Erika Berroth2004

Associate Professor of German; Paideia® Professor

Staatsexamen, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany; PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara.

John Edward Bigley1976

Head, Library Automation Services with rank of Associate Professor

BA, Southwestern University; MLIS, The University of Texas at Austin.

Laura Senio Blair2002

Assistant Professor of Spanish

BA, Whitman College; MA, University of Colorado; PhD, University of Kansas.

Mark Bottorff2002

Assistant Professor of Physics and Director of the Fountainwood Observatory; Paideia® Professor

BA, University of Colorado at Boulder; MS, University of Colorado at Denver; PhD, University of Kentucky.

Michael Bray2002

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

BA, Sarah Lawrence College; PhD, The Pennsylvania State University.

Lynne Brody1990

Dean of the A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center with rank of Professor

BA, Rutgers University; MLS, Simmons College.

Kerry A. Bruns1993

Professor of Chemistry

BA, Western New Mexico State University; PhD, New Mexico State University.

Suzanne Fox Buchele1998

Associate Professor of Computer Science; Paideia® Professor

BA, Connecticut College; MA, MS, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Romi L. Burks2003

Assistant Professor of Biology; Chair of the Animal Behavior Program

BA, BS, Loyola University Chicago; PhD, University of Notre Dame.

Glenda Warren Carl1988

Associate Professor of French and Chair of the Chinese, French, and German Programs in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department; Associate Professor of Latin in the Classics Area; Paideia® Professor

BA, MA, University of Kansas; PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Daniel Castro, Jr.1996

Professor of History

BA, Loyola University; MA, PhD, Tulane University.

Suzanne Chamier1989

Professor of French; Brown Distinguished Teaching Professor (1998-2001)

BA, University of Missouri at Columbia; MA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; PhD, Washington University.

John B. Chapman1966

Professor of Mathematics; Paideia® Professor; holder of the Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Professorship in Mathematics

BS, Baylor University; MS, The University of North Texas; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Stephen Cherry2006

Visiting Instructor of Sociology

BA, MA, University of Houston.

William Christensen2000

Director of the Language Learning Center with rank of Assistant Professor of Spanish

BA, The University of North Texas; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Eileen Cleere2000
Associate Professor of English

BA, Scripps College; MA, PhD, Rice University.

N. Elaine Craddock1994
Associate Professor of Religion

BA, Smith College; MA, PhD, University of California at Berkeley.

Maria Cuevas1998/2003
Assistant Professor of Biology

BS, Purdue University at West Lafayette; MS, Northwestern University; PhD, Boston University.

Steven C. Davidson1988
Professor of History; Chair of the International Studies Program

BA, University of Virginia; MA, University of Chicago; PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Alejandro de Acosta2003
Assistant Professor of Philosophy

BA, Hampshire College; MA, PhD, Binghamton University.

John E. Delaney1988
Associate Professor of Business and Chair of the Economics and Business Department

BS, Northern Illinois University; MA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Richard T. Denman1981
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

BA, MS, Texas Tech University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Carlos A. De Oro2006
Assistant Professor of Spanish
BA, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia; MA, University of Arkansas; PhD, University of Miami.
Gabriela Díaz de Gallegos 2001
Assistant Professor of Spanish

BA, Texas A&M International at Laredo; MA, PhD, University of New Mexico at Albuquerque.

Linda Dilullo2005
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

BS, Troy State University; MS and PhD, Auburn University

Abigail Dings2004
Visiting Instructor of Spanish

BA, Binghamton University; MA, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Jennifer Santos Esperanza2006
Scholar-in-Residence, Sociology and Anthropology Department
BA, University of Southern California; MA, University of California at Los Angeles.
Dirk W. Early1994
Professor of Economics; Paideia® Professor

BS, Miami University; MA, PhD, University of Virginia.

Jack P. Flatau1997
Head Women’s Soccer Coach with rank of Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

BS, State University of New York at Cortland; MEd, Texas State University at San Marcos.

Carol Fonken1994
Head, Circulation and Reference Services/Instruction Librarian with rank of Associate Professor

AB, University of California at Berkeley; MLS, The University of Texas at Austin.

Maha Zewail Foote2003
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BS, California Institute of Technology; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Bruce Fudge2005
Assistant Professor of Religion

BA, Queen’s University; MA, McGill University; PhD, Harvard University.

Teena Gabrielson2002
Assistant Professor of Political Science

BA, Macalester College; MA and PhD, University of California at Davis.

David J. Gaines1984
Associate Professor of English; Director of the Paideia® Program and Paideia® Professor;
Brown Distinguished Teaching Professor (2000-2003)

BA, Stanford University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Alisa Gaunder2002
Assistant Professor of Political Science

BA, Washington University; MA, PhD, University of California at Berkeley.

Traci Giuliano1994
Professor of Psychology

BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MA, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles.

Martín Gonzalez2003
Assistant Professor of Biology

BS, MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; PhD, University of California at Berkeley.

Elizabeth Green Musselman1999
Associate Professor of History; Chair of the Feminist Studies Program

BSFS, Georgetown University; MA, PhD, Indiana University.

Donald P. Gregory1998
Head Men’s Soccer Coach with rank of Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

BA, Kenyon College; MEd, University of Houston.

Fay Guarraci2003
Assistant Professor of Psychology

BA, McGill University; MA, PhD, University of Vermont.

Frank S. Guziec, Jr.1996
Professor of Chemistry; holder of the Herbert and Kate Dishman Chair in Science

BS, Loyola University of Chicago; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Halford W. Haskell1984
Professor and Chair of the Classics Area; Paideia® Professor

BA, Haverford College; MA, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Shawna Hein2005
Assistant Athletic Trainer with rank of Instructor of Kinesiology

BS, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; MS, Purdue University.

Dana Hendrix1991
Coordinator, Collection Development and Acquisitions with rank of Associate Professor

BA, East Texas State University; MALS, Texas Woman’s University.

Dan C. Hilliard1974
Professor of Sociology; Paideia® Professor; Brown Distinguished Teaching Professor (2001-2004)

BA, Rice University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Laura Hobgood-Oster1998
Associate Professor of Religion and Chair of the Religion and Philosophy Department;
holder of the Elizabeth Root Paden Chair; Chair of the Environmental Studies Program

BA, James Madison University; MDiv, Vanderbilt University; PhD, St. Louis University.

Philip E. Hopkins1998
Assistant Professor of Philosophy

BA, Stephen F. Austin State University; MA, St. John’s College; PhD, The University of

Texas at Austin.

Theodore J. Jobe2004
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish

BA, University of California at Davis; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Davi Alynne Johnson2006
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA, Samford University; MA, PhD, University of Georgia.
Julia R. Johnson2006
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
BA, California State University at Long Beach; MA, California State University at Northridge; PhD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Melissa A. Johnson1998
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department

BA, Williams College; MA, PhD, University of Michigan.

Sharon C. Johnson1977
Associate Professor of Education; 2001 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor

BA, University of Oklahoma; MEd, EdD, Texas Tech University.

Alison Kafer2004
Assistant Professor of Feminist Studies

BA, Wake Forest University; MA, PhD, Claremont Graduate University.

Edward L. Kain1986
Professor of Sociology; University Scholar; Brown Distinguished Teaching Professor (1998-2000)

BA, Alma College; PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Michael Kamen2002
Associate Professor and Chair of the Education Department; Paideia® Professor

BS, MA, Texas State University at San Marcos; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

James A. Kilfoyle1992
Associate Professor and Chair of the English Department; Senior Representative of The
Brown College of Arts and Sciences

BA, Wesleyan University; MA, PhD, Brown University.

Lisa Moses Leff 2000
Associate Professor of History

BA, Oberlin College; MA, PhD, University of Chicago.

Hannah Long2004
Head Women’s Volleyball Coach with rank of Instructor of Kinesiology

BS, Portland State University; MS, Texas A&M University.

Maria R. Lowe1993
Associate Professor of Sociology

BA, Trinity University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Stephen T. Marble2006
Associate Professor of Education
BJ, BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MA, University of Hawaii; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.
Michael McCarthy1993

BS, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin; MS, Texas State University at San Marcos

Thomas V. McClendon1998
Associate Professor and Chair of the History Department

BA, Pomona College; JD, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley;

MA, PhD, Stanford University.

Scott P. McLean2001
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

BA, The College of Wooster; PhD, Arizona State University.

Helene Meyers1991
Professor of English

BA, The Pennsylvania State University; MA, University of Florida; PhD, Indiana University.

Alicia Moore2001
Assistant Professor of Education

BA, Huston-Tillotson College; MEd, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Jacqueline E. Muir-Broaddus1990
Professor of Psychology and Education; Chair of the Psychology Department; Chair of the Social Sciences Division

BA, MA, University of Guelph; PhD, Florida Atlantic University.

Glada C. Munt1975
Professor of Kinesiology; Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

BS, Trinity University; MS, Baylor University; PhD, The University of North Texas.

Bryan D. Neighbors2000
Associate Professor of Psychology

BS, University of Houston-Clear Lake; MS, PhD, University of Georgia.

Sandi Kawecka Nenga2004
Assistant Professor of Sociology

BA, Simon’s Rock College of Bard; MA, San Francisco State University; PhD, Indiana University.

Mary Grace Neville2003
Assistant Professor of Business

BS, Northwestern University; MBA, Wharton School of Business;

PhD, Case Western Reserve University.

Emily D. Niemeyer1998
Associate Professor and Chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

BS, Ohio Northern University; PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Emily M. Northrop1994
Associate Professor of Economics; Paideia® Professor

AB, MA, The University of Alabama; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

William P. O’Brien1986
Associate Professor of Physics

BS, The University of North Texas; PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

David Olson1992
Director of Communication Studies Internships with rank of Assistant Professor
BA, Grand Valley State College; MA, MA, Eastern Michigan University;
AMLS, University of Michigan.
Joseph D. O’Neil2004
Visiting Instructor of German
BA, University of Louisville; MA, Indiana University.
Timothy J. O’Neill1987
Professor of Political Science; Paideia® Professor; holder of the Tower-Hester Chair in
Political Science

BA, Claremont McKenna College; MA, PhD, University of California at Berkeley.

Richard Osbaldiston2004
Assistant Professor of Psychology

BChE, Georgia Institute of Technology; MS, University of South Carolina;

MES, Yale University; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Barbara Boucher Owens1999
Associate Professor of Computer Science

BA, Ohio Wesleyan University; MA, The University of Texas at Austin;

PhD, New York University.

Anand Pardhanani 2003
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

BT, MS, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Don M. Parks1994
Associate Professor of Business; holder of the John Shearn Chair in Business Administration;
Paideia® Professor

BBA, Texas A&M University; MS, The University of Northern Colorado; PhD, Texas A&M University.

Joan G. Parks1986
Head, Reference Services with rank of Associate Professor

BS, University of Tennessee; MEd, Middle Tennessee State; MSLS, University of Tennessee.

Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton1999
Associate Professor of English; Director of the Debby Ellis Writing Center; Chair of the
Humanities Division

BA, Kenyon College; MA, University of Chicago; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Benjamin Pierce2005
Professor of Biology; holder of the Lillian Nelson Pratt Chair

BS, Southern Methodist University; PhD, University of Colorado.

Walter M. Potter1988
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; holder of the Lord Chair in Computer Science;
Chair of the Natural Sciences Division

BA, University of Washington; MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Aaron R. Prevots2004
Assistant Professor of French

BA, MA, American University; AM, PhD, Brown University.

Jesse E. Purdy1978
Professor of Psychology; holder of the John H. Duncan Chair; 2006 William Carrington Finch Professor; Brown Distinguished Research Professor (1999-2003)

BS, MS, PhD, Colorado State University.

William C. Raleigh1999
Head Men’s Basketball Coach with rank of Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Assistant Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

BA, Muhlenberg College; JD, Seton Hall University.

Gulnar H. Rawji1985
Associate Professor of Chemistry

BS, Simmons College; PhD, Boston University.

Kendall C. Richards1991
Professor of Mathematics

BS, MA, Eastern New Mexico University; PhD, Texas Tech University.

Gary H. Richter1977
Associate Professor of Mathematics

BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MS, University of Houston;

PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Kenneth D. Roberts1981
Professor of Economics; holder of the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair in Economics

BBA, The University of Texas at Austin; MBA, Wharton School-University of Pennsylvania;

PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Carl Robertson2002
Assistant Professor of Chinese

BA, Brigham Young University; AM, Washington University; MA, PhD, University of Oregon.

Timothy Robinson2005
Visiting Assistant Professor of English

BS, State University New York College at Brockport; MA, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University.

Andrew Ross2006
Visiting Instructor of Business
BA, Austin College; MBA, Southern Methodist University.
Catherine Ross2005
Assistant Professor of Spanish

BA, Davidson College; MA, University of Kansas; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Pamela Ruder2005
Head Women’s Basketball Coach with rank of Instructor of Kinesiology

BSE, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; MBA, University of Wisconsin-OshKosh.

Eileen Meyer Russell2006
Associate Professor of Music
BM, Indiana University; MM, University of Northern Iowa; DM, Indiana University.
Michael B. Saenger2001
Assistant Professor of English

BA, University of California at Berkeley; MA, PhD, University of Toronto.

Glenn Schwab2001
Head Athletic Trainer with rank of Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

BS, Eastern Illinois University; MS, West Virginia University.

Ronda S. Seagraves 1992
Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics with rank of Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

BS, The Ohio State University; MA, Allegheny College.

Eric A. Selbin1992
Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department; University Scholar; Chair of Latin American Studies Program; Brown Distinguished Research Professor (1999-2003)
BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MA, Louisiana State University; PhD, University of Minnesota.
Fred E. Sellers1987
Associate Professor of Business

BA, Yale University; MBA, PhD, University of Kansas.

A.J. Senchack, Jr.1998
Professor of Business; holder of the Lucy King Brown Chair

BS, MBA, Texas Tech University; PhD, University of California at Los Angeles.

Rebecca Ann Sheller1994
Associate Professor and Chair of the Biology Department; Paideia® Professor

BS, Southwestern University; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

James R. Shelton1999
Head Baseball Coach with rank of Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

BA, St. Edward’s University; MEd, The University of Texas at Austin; PhD, University of

New Mexico.
Therese N. Shelton1987
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Mathematics Department
and Computer Science

BS, Texas A&M University; MS, PhD, Clemson University.

Francie Larrieu Smith1999

Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach with rank of Instructor of Kinesiology

BA, California State University-Long Beach; MEd, The University of Texas at Austin.

Jimmy C. Smith1991
Professor and Chair of the Kinesiology Department

BA, MS, Baylor University; PhD, The University of North Texas.

Robert S. Snyder1992
Professor of Political Science

BA, McDaniel College; MA, University of Pennsylvania; PhD, University of Michigan.

Lester Sombito2005

Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach with rank of Instructor of Kinesiology

BA, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; MEd, The University of Texas at Austin.

Linda Southwick1995
Laboratory Manager in Biology with rank of Instructor of Biology

BA, Austin College; MT, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital; MS, The University of Texas at Tyler.

Kathryn E. Stallard1992
Head, Special Collections and Archivist, John G. Tower Papers, with rank of Associate Professor

AB, The University of Illinois at Chicago; MA, MLS, The University of Wisconsin at Madison.

David Tabb Stewart2001
Assistant Professor of Religion

BS, University of Oregon; MA, University of Utah; PhD, University of California at Berkeley.

Elizabeth L. Stockton2006
Assistant Professor of English
BA, Oglethorpe University; MA, University of Chicago; PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jennifer Suchland2005
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

BA, Southwestern University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Christina Suthammanont2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
BA, New York University; PhD, Texas A&M University.
Daniel R. (Max) Taub2001
Assistant Professor of Biology; Paideia® Professor

BA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Maria C. Todd2001/2004
Assistant Professor of Biology

BSc, University of Sussex, England; PhD, Cambridge University, England.

Willis Weigand1994
Director of General Chemistry Laboratories with rank of Assistant Professor of Chemistry

BS, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; PhD, University of Arkansas.

Shannon M. Winnubst1994
Professor of Philosophy

BA, The University of Notre Dame; MA, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University.

Mary E. Young1990
Professor of Economics

BA, Beloit College; MPA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Hong Yu2000
Head, Cataloging Services with rank of Assistant Professor

BA, MA, Hangzhou University; Diploma of Education, National University of Singapore;

MLIS, University of Oklahoma.

Joseph Zavala Rivero2006
Assistant Professor of Spanish
BA, MA, California State University at Long Beach; PhD, University of Miami.
Theresa Zelasko2006
Librarian/Cataloger with the rank of Assistant Professor
BA, Mississippi State University; MS, The University of Texas at Austin.

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts

Paul J. Gaffney2003
Dean of The Sarofim School of Fine Arts; Professor of Theatre

BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania; MA, Indiana University; PhD, The University of Kansas.

David S. Asbury1993
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

BM, North Carolina School of the Arts; MM, DMA, The University of Texas at Austin.

Kerry Bechtel1998/2005
Assistant Professor of Theatre

BA, The University of Nevada at Las Vegas; MFA, The University of Missouri at Kansas City.

Bruce A. Cain1996
Associate Professor of Music; Faculty Chair of The Sarofim School of Fine Arts

BM, McMurry University; MM, Indiana University; DM, Northwestern University.

John Michael Cooper2006
Associate Professor of Music; holder of the Margarett Root Brown Chair
BM, MM, Florida State University; PhD, Duke University.
Sergio Costola2003
Assistant Professor of Theatre

Laurea, Universitá degli Studi di Bologna; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles.

Lois Ferrari1993
Associate Professor of Music

BM, MM, Ithaca College School of Music; DMA, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.

Mary Hale Visser1979
Professor of Art

BAE, MFA, The Ohio State University.

Jason Hoogerhyde2004
Assistant Professor of Music

BM, Lawrence University Conservatory of Music; MM, Boston University; DMA, University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

Thomas Noble Howe1985
Professor of Art and Art History and Chair of Art History; holder of the Herman Brown Chair; Brown Distinguished Research Professor (2000-2004)

BA, Lawrence University; MA, PhD, Harvard University.

Kathleen M. Juhl1987
Associate Professor of Theatre; Brown Distinguished Teaching Professor (2001-2004)

BA, Iowa State University; MA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MFA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Eri Lee Lam2003
Assistant Professor of Music

BM, University of Houston; MM, DMA, University of Minnesota.

John Ore1992
Associate Professor of Theatre; Director of Technical Operations; Paideia® Professor

BA, MFA, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Rick Roemer2000
Professor, Chair and Artistic Director of the Theatre Department

BA, University of California at Santa Barbara; MA, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles.

Desiderio Roybal2000
Associate Professor of Theatre; Resident Scenic Designer

BA, MA, South Dakota State University at Brookings; MFA, University of Missouri at Kansas City.

Kenneth M. Sheppard1974
Professor of Music

BM, Hardin-Simmons University; MMEd, PhD, Texas Tech University.

Kimberly Smith1999
Associate Professor of Art History

BA, Duke University; MA, PhD, Yale University.

Kiyoshi Tamagawa1992
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music

BM, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music; MM, Yale University; DMA, The University of Texas at Austin.

Diana Tenckhoff2003
Assistant Professor of Art History

BA, Lewis and Clark College; MA, PhD, University of Kansas.

Victoria Star Varner1985
Professor of Art and Chair of Studio Art

BSEd, MA, University of Missouri; MFA, Indiana University.

Patrick B. Veerkamp1983
Professor of Art; Paideia® Professor

BA, Adams State College; MA, University of Denver; MFA, Colorado State University.

Retired Faculty

Martha Mitten Allen1960
Professor Emeritus of History, retired 1997

BA, MA, Southern Methodist University; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Drusilla Huffmaster Anderson1961
Professor Emeritus of Piano; Artist-in-residence, retired 1988

Diploma, Juilliard Graduate School, Juilliard School of Music; piano pupil of Hu T. Huffmaster,

Adele Margulies, Ernest Hutcherson; chamber music pupil of Felix Salmon, international reputation as concert artist.

George A. Brightwell, Jr.1978
Registrar and Associate Dean Emeritus; Assistant Professor of Economics and Business, retired 1997

BA, Rice University; MBA, Northwestern University.

Virginia A. Carwell1968
Professor Emeritus of English, retired 1999

BS in Ed., Eastern Illinois State College; MA, PhD, Northwestern University.

Frederick Burr Clifford1958
Professor of Classics and Humanities; Dean Emeritus of The Brown College of Arts and Sciences
1962-1977, retired 1981
BA, Northern Michigan College; MDiv, Oberlin Graduate School of Theology; MA, PhD, University of Michigan.
B. Joe Colwell1970
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business; holder of the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair in Economics, retired 1992

BA, LLB, The University of Texas at Austin; PhD, The Ohio State University.

Weldon S. Crowley1976
Professor Emeritus of History; holder of the Lucy King Brown Chair in History, retired 1997

BA, McMurry College; MDiv, Drew University; MA, PhD, University of Iowa.

Jan C. Dawson1977
Professor Emeritus of History; Brown Distinguished Teaching Professor (1998-2001), retired 2004

AB, University of California at Berkeley; MA, PhD, University of Washington.

Thomas Claire Douglass1947
Professor Emeritus of String Instruments, retired 1983

BMus, MMus, Illinois Wesleyan University; Graduate Study, University of Southern California

and University of Illinois; violin pupil of Edward Preodor, Robert Quick, Andor Toth,

Angel Reyes, Raphael Fliegel, and Ivan Galamian; chamber music with Albert Lazan.
Harold Damon Eidson, Jr.1972
Director of Instructional Technology; Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, retired 2002

BS, State College of Arkansas; MA, The University of Texas at Austin.

Durwood Fleming1961
President Emeritus of the University, 1961-1981; Chancellor of the University - 1981-1982, retired 1982

BA, Southern Methodist University; ThM, Perkins School of Theology; DDiv, McMurry College; LLD, Texas Wesleyan College; DHum, Southwestern University.

Eb Carl Girvin1953
Professor Emeritus of Biology, retired 1988

BA, MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Florence C. Gould1986
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, retired 2002

BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MA, Duke University; PhD, University of Houston.

Jack Thomas Harris1969
Associate Professor Emeritus of English, retired 1990

BA, University of Minnesota; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

T. Walter Herbert, Jr.1975
Professor Emeritus of English; University Scholar and holder of the Herman Brown Chair, retired 2006

BA, Harvard University; MDiv, Union Theological Seminary; PhD, Princeton University.

Fred R. Hilgeman1967
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, retired 2006

BA, Central College; PhD, Tulane University.

Robert A. Horick1983
Director of Networked Systems; Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science and of Russian in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, retired 1999
BA, University of Rochester; MS, Purdue University; PhD, University of Chicago.
William B. Jones1965
Professor Emeritus of History; Executive Vice President Emeritus; University Historian;
holder of the John H. Duncan Chair, retired 2000

BA, Millsaps College; BD, Emory University; PhD, Vanderbilt University.

Edwin M. Lansford, Jr.1962
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry; Associate Director of Mood-Heritage Museum, retired 1993

BA, Rice University; BA, University of California; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Carla d’Estelle Lowry1984
Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology; Associate Dean of Students; Director of Wellness and Leisure Activities, retired 2001

BS, Wayland Baptist University; MA, PhD, Texas Woman’s University.

Elizabeth Riley Lundblad1943
Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business Administration, retired 1975

BS, East Texas State College; MA, Texas Christian University; Graduate Study, The University of Texas at Austin.

James L. Mallon1970
Head Baseball Coach; Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics; Associate Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology, retired 2004

BS, MS, Baylor University.

Robert A. Morgan1980
Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology, retired 2003

BA, MA, The University of North Texas; PhD, Cornell University.

George E. Nelson1958
Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Department of Music, retired 1991

BMEd, Southwestern University; MMus, DMA, The University of Texas at Austin; Graduate Study, Eastman School of Music and University of Colorado.

Gwen Kennedy Neville1979
Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology; holder of the Elizabeth Root Paden
Chair in Sociology, retired 1998

BA, Mary Baldwin College; MA, PhD, University of Florida.

Lois W. Parker1966, 1970
Associate Professor Emeritus of English, retired 1986

BS, MA, Sul Ross State College; Graduate Study, Oklahoma State University and

The University of Arizona; PhD, Southern Illinois University.
F. Ellsworth Peterson1965
Professor Emeritus of Music; holder of the Margarett Root Brown Chair, retired 2002

BM, Southwestern University; SMM, Union Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, Harvard University.

Robert C. Reinehr1981
Professor Emeritus of Psychology, retired 1999

BA, MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Sonia Riquelme1985
Professor Emeritus of Spanish, retired 2006

Profesora de Estado de Castellano, Universidad Tecnica del Estado; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Robert C. Roeder1983
Professor Emeritus of Physics; holder of the Robert Sherman Lazenby Chair in Physics,
retired 2003

BS, MS, McMaster University; PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Raymond Lee Schroeder1968
Assistant Professor of Music, retired 2005

BM, Cincinnati Conservatory; MM, Boston University.

Roy B. Shilling, Jr.1981
President Emeritus of the University - 1981-2000, retired 2000

BA, McMurry College; BD, Southern Methodist University; MS, PhD, Indiana University.

William Nick Sikes1974
Professor Emeritus of Education; holder of the Will W. Jackson Professorship in Education, retired 2001

BS, The University of Texas at Austin; MNS, University of Oklahoma; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.

Farley W. Snell1972
University Chaplain; Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Religion and Philosophy Department;
holder of the Wilson-Craven Chair in Religion, retired 1999

AB, Florida Southern College; MDiv, PhD, Union Theological Seminary.

Robert L. Soulen1964
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; holder of the Lillian Nelson Pratt Chair in Science, retired 1996

BA, Baker University; PhD, Kansas State University.

Elred C. Speck1978
Professor of Business Administration; holder of The John Shearn Chair in Business Administration, retired 1983

BS, University of Wisconsin; MS, PhD, Northwestern University.

Norman Woods Spellmann1960
Professor Emeritus of Religion and Philosophy; holder of The Bishop Seth Ward Professorship
in Religion, retired 1998

BA, Southwestern University; BD, Southern Methodist University; PhD, Yale University.

Suk-Soon Suh1967
Professor of Political Science, retired 1991

BA, Seoul National University; MA, PhD, University of Nebraska.

Vicente Villa1985
Professor Emeritus of Biology; holder of the John H. Duncan Chair, retired 2003

BA, The University of Texas at Austin; PhD, Rice University.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES (based on hires made as of June 9, 2006)

Office of the President

Jake B. Schrum, BA, MDiv President

Francie Schroeder Executive Assistant to the President

Jo Anne Harris Senior Secretary

Joe A. Wilson, MTh, DMin Bishop-in-Residence

Strategic Planning and Assessment

Ronald L. Swain, BA, MEd, EdD Senior Advisor to the President

for Strategic Planning and Assessment

Marilyn Doerrfeld Senior Executive Secretary

David A. Blair, BS, MA, PhD Director of Institutional Research

University Chaplain / Office of Religious Life

Beverly Jones, BA, MDiv, PhD University Chaplain

Holder of the Wilson-Craven Chair for Chaplaincy

(To be filled) Staff Secretary

Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty

James W. Hunt, BSEd, MEd, EdD Provost and Dean of the Faculty

Julie A. Cowley, BBA, MS Associate Vice President for Academic Administration

David Gaines, BA, MA, PhD Director of the Paideia Program

Dianne Sprock Program Assistant

Barbara Jean Senior Secretary

Christine Vasquez Senior Secretary

(To be filled) Staff Secretary

Kathryn Morgan Buchhorn Staff Secretary

Laura Marquez Staff Secretary

Willis Weigand, BS, PhD Director of General Chemistry Laboratories

Linda Southwick, BA, MS Laboratory Manager in Biology

David Olson, BA, MA Director of Communication Studies Internships

Joan Strandtmann, BA, MS Lab Technician

Jingwen Ma, BS, MA, MA Chemistry Stockroom Manager/Lab Technician

Kenneth Strickland Technician

Upward Bound Program

Lorna Hermosura, BA, MS Director of Upward Bound

Alexis Taylor, BA, MA Academic Advisor / Counselor

Kathy Mendoza Upward Bound Staff Secretary

Office of the Dean of The Sarofim School of Fine Arts

Paul J. Gaffney, BS, MA, PhD Dean of The Sarofim School of Fine Arts

Lacy Vain, BA Assistant to the Dean

Allison Fannin Staff Secretary

Katherine O’Dell, BA, MSIS Visual Resources Librarian

John Ore, BA, MFA Director of Technical Operations

A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center

Lynne Brody, BA, MLS Dean, Library Services

Amy Anderson, BSEd, MLIS Head, Periodical Services

A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center (Continued)

John E. Bigley, BA, MLIS Head, Library Automation Services

Carol Fonken, AB, MLS Head, Circulation and Reference Services/Instruction Librarian

Dana Hendrix, BA, MALS Head, Collection Development and Acquisitions

Paul Sicard, BS Coordinator, Audiovisual Services

Hong Yu, BA, MA, MLIS Head, Cataloging

Joan G. Parks, BS, MEd, MSLS Head, Reference Services

Kathryn E. Stallard, BA, MA, MLS Head, Special Collections

Theresa Zelasko, BA, MSIS Professional Librarian/Cataloger

Lisa Anderson, BA Library Assistant, Interlibrary Services

Laura Helms Library Assistant, Circulation Services

Lisa Hopkins, BA, MLS Library Assistant, Cataloging

Jamie Shelton Clerk, Acquisitions

Jeanette Holliday Library Assistant, Acquisitions

Debi Flummer, BA Library Assistant, Cataloging/Audiovisual Services

Jean Whewell, BA Library Assistant, Circulation/Periodical Services

Sheran Johle, BA Library Assistant, Special Collections

Debra Warren, BS, MS Library Assistant, Periodical Services

Arden Baxter, BFA, MFA Senior Secretary for Library Projects and Services

Office of the Registrar

David H. Stones, BA, MA Registrar

Paige Bonner, BA Associate Registrar

Sean Smith, BA Assistant Registrar for Records and Registration

Angie Garcia Information Specialist

Becky Becker Student Information Specialist

Office of Academic Services

Kimberly Murphy, BA, MSEd Director of Academic Services and Advising

David Seiler, BA, MEd Assistant Director of Academic Services

Deborah McCarthy, BA, MS Academic Services Coordinator

Louisa Landry Academic Services Specialist

Language Learning Center

William Christensen, BA, MA, PhD Director of Language Learning Center

Eric Hanke, BA Language Learning Center Assistant

Office of Intercultural Learning

Susan Mennicke, BA, MA Director of Intercultural Learning

Lori Ivins, BS Staff Secretary

Education Department Services

Sherry Adrian, BA, MEd, PhD Director of Laboratory

Experiences and Certification Officer

Sue Smith Testing and Certification Coordinator

Joni Ragle, BA, MEd Director of Operation Achievement

Debby Ellis Writing Center

Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton, BA, MA, PhD Director

Office of Volunteer Resources & Community Based Learning

Suzanna Pukys, BA, MA Coordinator of Volunteer Resources and

Community Based Learning

Office of Student Life

Gerald D. Brody, BA, MEd Vice President for Student Life

Kathi Arrington, BS Senior Executive Secretary

Mike Leese, BA, MA, EdD Associate Vice President and Dean of Students

Linda McFall Senior Secretary

Robert Coleman, BA Residence Life Coordinator

Student Activities

Jaime Woody, BA, MS Associate Dean for Student Life

Ebony Rose, BA, MA Student Activities Coordinator

Jason Chapman, BA Student Activities Coordinator

Laura Miller, BA Student Activities Coordinator

Counseling, Health Services, and Diversity Education

John Ragle, BA, MAT, PhD Director of Counseling, Health Services

and Diversity Education

Devin South, BA, MA Counselor

Beverly Huffstetler, BA, MA Counselor

Emily Flemming, BS, MS Wellness Counselor and Outreach Specialist

Michele Amerson, BA, MA Assistant Director of Wellness and Diversity Education

Gail Starzynski, BS Director of Health Services

Tom Swift, BFA Staff Secretary

Career Services

Roger Young, BS, MS Director of Career Services

Alexandra Anderson, BA, MA, MEd Associate Director of Career Services

Maria Kruger, BA, MEd Career Services Internship Coordinator

Sharon A. Hehman Staff Secretary

(To be filled) Staff Secretary

University Police

Deborah Brown, BA Chief of Police

Mike Mitchell Assistant Chief of Police

Victor R. Mahagan Police Officer

Pat Murray, BA Police Officer

Brad Dunn Police Officer

Tom Leggitt Police Officer

Robin Aleman Staff Secretary

Intramural and Recreational Activities

Derek A. Timourian, BS, MA Director of Intramural and Recreational Activities

Anna Castillo, BA, MA Intramural Sports Specialist

(To be filled) Outdoor Recreation Specialist

Intercollegiate Athletics

Glada C. Munt, BS, MS, PhD Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Ronda S. Seagraves, BA, MA Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics/

Coordinator of Robertson Center

James R. Shelton, BS, MEd, PhD Head Baseball Coach

Jason Krug, BS Assistant Baseball Coach/Outdoor Facilities Coordinator

Intercollegiate Athletics (Continued)

William C. Raleigh, BA, JD Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Assistant Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Jarred Samples, BA Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach/Assistant Golf Coach

Pamela Ruder, BSE, MBA Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Allison Wooley, BA, MA Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach/Assistant Cross Country Coach

Francie Larrieu Smith, BA Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach

Dan Ruyle, BBA Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach

Donald P. Gregory, BA, MEd Head Men’s Soccer Coach

Matt Torok, BA, MEd Assistant Men's Soccer Coach/Assistant Sports Information Director

Jack P. Flatau, BS, MEd Head Women’s Soccer Coach

Glenn Holzer Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach

Stephen Brandt, BA Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach

(To be filled) Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach

Lester Sombito, BA, MEd Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach

Hannah Long, BS, MS Head Women’s Volleyball Coach

Carol Price, BS Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach/Assistant Tennis Coach

Glenn Schwab, BS, MS Head Athletic Trainer

Shawna Hein, BS, MS Assistant Athletic Trainer

Duane Ritter, BS Clinical Education Coordinator/Assistant Athletic Trainer

Miguel Benavides, BA, MEd Director of the Athletic Training Education Program

Erin Shackelford, BS, MS Sports Information Director

Reyes Diaz Equipment Manager

Denise Barnes Accounting Assistant

Susan Leavell Staff Secretary

Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Services

Thomas J. Oliver, BA, MLA Vice President for Enrollment Services

Gena Turner, BBA Senior Executive Secretary

Office of Admission

Monty L. Curtis, BA, MA Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services

Michael G. Rossman, BA Director of Admission

Scott Sandoval, BA Director of Admission Communication and

Senior Associate Director of Admission

Christine Kettle Bowman, BA Associate Director of Admission

Gail Roberson, BA Associate Director of Admission

Derrick Mueller, BS Assistant Director of Admission /Coordinator of Athletic Recruiting

Celeste Tavera, BA Assistant Director of Admission

Judy Hu, BA Assistant Director of Admission / Coordinator of AREA Program

Karen Purdy Data Entry Coordinator

Lori Murphy Data Entry Operator

Karen Brown, AA Staff Secretary

Karen Hogan Receptionist

Financial Aid Office

James Gaeta, BBA Director of Financial Aid

Nadia Mahannah, BA Associate Director of Financial Aid

Tish Owen Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Nancy Wamsley Financial Aid Assistant

Office of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement

C. Richard McKelvey, BA, MA Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Lou Ann Moore Senior Executive Secretary

Alumni Relations Office

Georgianne Hewett, BA Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations

Jo Ann Lucero, BA Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

Megan Radison, BS, MS Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations

Mary Sharon White Senior Secretary

Development Office

Kent Huntsman, BS, CPA Associate Vice President for Development

Susan Stubbs Senior Secretary

April Hampton Perez, BA, MSW Senior Director of Gift & Estate Planning

(To be filled) Director of Annual Giving and President’s Council

(To be filled) Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Robyn Burchfiel, BA Director of Leadership Gifts

Justin Gould, BA, MBA Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts

Larkin Tom, BA, MS Director of Foundation Relations

Dyana Shearer Kenison Staff Secretary

Brenda Cornett, AAS Staff Secretary

Susan Lamb Staff Secretary

University Relations Office

Cindy Locke, BBA Associate Vice President for University Relations

John J. Kotarski, BA Director of Web Development and Communications

Keith Nickerson, BA Director of Design Services

(To be filled) Assistant Director of Design Services

Ellen Davis, BA, MBA Director of Communications

Bryant Hill, BA, MA, PhD Director of Editorial Services

Katy Boose, BA Editorial Coordinator

Deborah K. Pauley, BS, MA Director of University Events

Xan Koonce, BA Associate Director of University Events

June Cody, BA, MEd Staff Secretary

Advancement Information Services

Jan Hughes Nowlin Senior Director of Advancement Information Services

Carol Champion Associate Director of Advancement Information Services

Paulette Butterworth, BA Prospect Research Associate

Cullie Hamilton Donor Records Coordinator

Karen Fruge Constituency Records Coordinator

Office of the Vice President for Fiscal Affairs

Richard L. Anderson, BBA, CPA Vice President for Fiscal Affairs

Norma Aguirre Gaines Senior Executive Secretary

Robert D. Mathis, BS, CFM Associate Vice President for Facilities and Campus Services

Michael DeLance, BS, MS Director of Campus Safety and Risk Management

Business Office / Post Office

Gary L. Logan, BBA, CPA Associate Vice President for Finance

Josie Rodriguez, BBA Controller

Sharon Carney, BA, MBA, CPA, CFE Assistant Controller

Judy Offield Head Cashier

Pam Conger Accounting Clerk

Paula Sutton Purchasing Assistant

Lori McBee Accounts Payable Clerk

Diane Hayden Cashier I

Carol DeVuono, AS Accounting Clerk

Janie Litton Payroll Coordinator

Debbie Sanderfer Supervisor, Mail Service

Lillian Smith Mail Clerk

Brad Leese Mail Clerk

Human Resources

Elma F. Benavides, BBA, MA, SPHR Associate Vice President for Human Resources

Kerry Lindinger Benefits Administrator and Human Resources Generalist

Chris Murray Human Resources Information Specialist

Jeanne Calvin Human Resources Generalist and Staff Recruiter

Information Technology Services / Switchboard Operations

Robert C. Paver, BA, MA Associate Vice President for Information Technology Services

Margie Funkhouser Senior Secretary

Sharon E. Fass, BBA, MEd Director of Technology Support and Academic Computing

Melanie Hoag, BS, MS, PhD Instructional Technologist

Robert C. Radford Coordinator of Telecommunications Services

Todd K. Watson, BA Associate Director of Systems and Networks

John Koen System and Network Administrator

Traci Willis System and Network Administrator

Laura McCord, BS, MS Web Programmer/Analyst

Jennifer O’Daniel, BS Associate Director of Administrative Computing

George Godward, BS Programmer/Analyst

Trish Aitken Programmer/Analyst

David Williamson, BS, MBA Technology Support Specialist

Pat Ramsey, BA Technology Support Specialist

Chris Kersten, BM Technology Support Specialist

Laura Gatlin, AAS Computer Operations Assistant

(To be filled) Head Switchboard Operator

Annette Witherspoon Switchboard Operator

Jay Newsom Switchboard Operator

Physical Plant

Joe LePage Director of Physical Plant

Helen Gwaldo Staff Secretary

Helyne Knauth Stores Clerk

Phill Collier Supervisor of Mechanical Services

Tom Boulmay Supervisor of Central Plant

Tim Fisher Supervisor of Grounds

Martha Hurtado Supervisor of Custodial Services

Steve Lange Supervisor of Architectural Services