Emeriti Faculty

Teodora Amoloza, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology (1990, 2022)
B.S., M.S., University of the Philippines;
Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Susan E. Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor, Library (1992, 2017)
B.S., Illinois State University;
M.L.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Miles C. Bair, M.A.
Professor of Art (1979, 2015)
Director of the School of Art (1979-2015)
B.S., M.Ed., Edinboro State College;
M.A., West Virginia University.

Marina Balina, Ph.D.
Isaac Funk Professor (2007-2019) and Professor of Russian Studies (1989, 2019)
A.B., M.A., Pedogogical University of Leningrad, USSR;
Ph.D., University of Leningrad.

Melinda Baur, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2008, 2021)
B.S., Calvin College;
M.S., Indiana University;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

David Bollivar, Ph.D.
Linnaeus Sherff Endowed Professor of Botany (2014-2022) and Professor of
Biology (1996, 2022)
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University;
Ph.D., Indiana University.

Shela Bondurant-Koehler, D.Mus.Ed.
Associate Professor of Music (1992, 2013)
B.M.E., Murray State University;
M.M., Ball State University;
D.Mus.Ed., Indiana State University.

Barbara Bowman, Ph.D.
Professor of English (1976, 2010)
B.A., Antioch College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Susan J. Brandon, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Music (1967, 2009)
B.S., Bowling Green State University;
M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Robert C. Bray, Ph.D.
R. Forrest Colwell Professor of American Literature (1986-2014) and Professor of English (1970, 2014)
B.A., Kansas State College (Pittsburg);
M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Dennis Bridges, M.S.
Professor of Physical Education (1964, 2015)
Director of Athletics (1981-2015)
B.S., Illinois Wesleyan University;
M.S., Illinois State University.

Charlotte Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy (1990, 2011)
B.A., Manhattanville College;
M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.

Jared Brown, Ph.D.
Professor of Theatre Arts (1989, 2002)
B.F.A., Ithaca College;
M.A., San Francisco State College;
Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Meghan Burke, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology (2009, 2022)
B.A., Grand Valley State University;
M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago.

Mary Ann Bushman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English (1980, 2018)
B.A., University of Illinois;
M.A., Ph.D., University of CaliforniaBerkeley.

Christopher J. Callahan, Ph.D.
Professor of French and Spanish (1989, 2021)
A.B., University of Notre Dame;
M.A., Middlebury College;
Ph.D., Indiana University.

R. Kent Cook, D.M.
Professor of Piano (1999, 2020)
B.M., Baylor University;
M.M., D.M., Indiana University

Barbara Cothren, M.S.
Associate Professor of Physical Education (1979, 2001)
B.S., M.S., Illinois State University.

Bruce B. Criley, Ph.D.
George C. and Ella Beach Lewis Professor of Biology (1980-2008) and Professor of Biology (1971, 2008)
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Norma Criley, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (1973, 2009)
B.A., Northland College;
M.S., Marquette University;
Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Bruno deHarak, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics (2009, 2022)
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Robert C. Delvin, A.M.L.S.
Professor, Library (1980, 2017)
B.A., Hope College;
M.A., Eastern Michigan University;
A.M.L.S., University of Michigan.

Connie M. Dennis, Ph.D.
Professor of Nursing (1973, 2011)
B.S.N., Illinois Wesleyan University;
M.S.N., University of Arizona;
Ph.D., Illinois State University.

Herman L. Detweiler, M.S.T.
Associate Professor of Physics (1968, 2006)
B.S., Illinois State University;
M.S.T., Illinois Wesleyan University.

C. Lynn DeVore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English (1984, 2014)
B.A., Midwest Christian College;
M.A., Fort Hays Kansas State College;
Ph.D., University of Tulsa.

Lynda Duke, M.S.
Professor, Library (2001, 2020)
Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Standards (2017-2020)
B.A., Michigan State University;
M.U.P., University of Michigan;
M.S., University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign.

Steven W. Eggleston, M.M.
Professor of Music (1979, 2014)
B.M., Butler University;
M.M., University of Michigan.

Irving Epstein, Ph.D.
Rhodes Professor of Peace and Social Justice (2015-2021) and Professor of Educational Studies (1996, 2021) Director of the Center for Human Rights (2016-2021)
B.A., Lake Forest College;
M.A., University of Toronto;
M.A., Claremont Graduate School;
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Linda J. Farquharson, D.M.A.
Professor of Music (1988, 2020)
B.M.E., The Ohio State University;
M.M., Kent State University;
D.M.A., University of Illinois.

John Ficca, Ph.D.
Professor of Theatre Arts (1956, 2002)
B.A., West Liberty State College (West Virginia);
M.A., Ph.D., State University of Iowa.

Victoria N. Folse, Ph.D.
Caroline F. Rupert Chair of Nursing (2014-2022) and Professor of Nursing (2002, 2022)
Director, School of Nursing (2009-2022)
B.S.N., Illinois Wesleyan University;
M.S., University of Illinois-Chicago;
Ph.D., Saint Louis University.

Linda French, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics (2002, 2020)
A.B., Indiana University;
M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Ruth Ann C. Friedberg, M.S.
Associate Professor of Business Administration (1995, 2006)
B.A., Wheaton College (Mass.);
M.A.T., Northwestern University;
M.S., Illinois State University.

Mona J. Gardner, Ph.D.
Adlai H. Rust Professor of Insurance/ Finance (1989-2008) and Professor of Insurance/Finance (1988, 2008)
Special Assistant to the President (2002-2008)
B.A., Southern Methodist University;
M.A., Columbia University;
M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Roger A. Garrett, M.M.
Associate Professor of Music (1988, 2020)
B.M., M.M., University of Michigan.

Timothy J. Garvey, Ph.D.
Professor of Art (1980, 2011)
B.A., M.A., University of Minnesota;
M.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth;
Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

David M. Gehrenbeck, S.M.D.
Professor of Music (1971, 1996)
B.A. Macalester College;
S.M.M., S.M.D., Union Theological Seminary.

Nina Gordon, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music (1999, 2019)
B.M., Moscow Conservatory;
M.M., University of Tel Aviv;
D.M.A., University of Kansas.

Donna L. Hartweg, Ph.D.
Caroline F. Rupert Chair of Nursing (1998-2010) and Professor of Nursing (1978, 2010)
Director of the School of Nursing (1991-2009)
B.S.N., University of Iowa;
M.S. Ed., Illinois State University;
M.S., University of Illinois;
Ph.D., Wayne State University.

Sheila R. Jesek-Hale, D.N.Sc.
Associate Professor of Nursing (1986, 2008)
B.S.N., Millikin University;
M.S.N., Texas Women’s University;
D.N.Sc., Rush University.

J. Robert Hippensteele, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology (1974, 2015)
B.S., Hampden-Sydney College;
Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley.

Frederick B. Hoyt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business Administration (1987, 2019)
B.A., University of Chicago;
M.B.A., Illinois State University;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Melvyn W. Jeter, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics (1986, 2020)
B.S., Midwestern State University;
M.S., North Texas State University;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Robin L. Leavitt, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Studies (1995, 2017)
B.A., Ripon College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Thomas D. Lutze, Ph.D.
Professor of History (1996, 2022)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Rebecca Mafazy, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology (1999, 2022)
B.A., Mount Holyoke College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.

James D. Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of French (1986, 2018)
B.A., Albion College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Vadim Mazo, M.M.
Professor of Music (1987, 2020)
B.M., Vitebsk Music College, U.S.S.R;
M.M., Belorussian State Conservatory, U.S.S.R.

Marcia McDonald, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts (1998, 2018)
B.F.A., University of Pennslyvania;
M.F.A., Brandeis University.

Sherilyn McElroy, M.S.
Professor of Art (1988, 2018)
B.S., M.S., Illinois State University.

Sharie A. Metcalfe, Ph.D.
Professor of Nursing (1979, 2008)
B.S., Bradley University;
M.S.N., University of Illinois;
Ph.D., Wayne State University.

Carren Moham, D.M.A.
Professor of Music (1998, 2011)
B.A., Northeastern State University, Oklahoma;
M.M., The University of Oklahoma;
D.M.A., The Ohio State University.

William E. Morris, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy (2000, 2012)
B.A., Rhodes College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Robert L. Mowery, Ph.D.
Professor, Library (1968, 1998)
B.S. in M.E., Purdue University;
B.D., Garrett Theological Seminary;
M.S.L.S., University of Illinois;
M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Pamela B. Muirhead, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English (1972, 1989)
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University;
M.A., Northwestern University;
Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Carole A. Myscofski, Ph.D.
McFee Professor of Religion (2011-2022) and Professor of Religion (1991, 2022)
A.B., A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Kathleen B. O’Gorman, Ph.D.
Professor of English (1986, 2021)
B.A., M.A., Marywood College;
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

Mauricio Parra, Ph.D.
Professor of Hispanic Studies (1990, 2018)
B.A., M.A., University of California–
Santa Barbara;
Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Mario Pelusi, Ph.D.
Professor of Music (1998, 2019)
B.M., M.M., University of Southern California;
M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.

Julie D. Prandi, Ph.D.
Professor of German (1984, 2013)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of
California-Berkeley.

Christopher Prendergast, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology (1985, 2010)
B.A., Brooklyn College;
M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Georganne Rundblad, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology (1992, 2016)
B.A., M.S., Illinois State University;
Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Alison Sainsbury, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English (1991, 2019)
B.A., M.A., University of Colorado;
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University

Kathryn Scherck, D.N.Sc.
Associate Professor of Nursing (1987,
1996)
B.S., University of Washington;
M.S., University of California-San Francisco;
D.N.Sc., Rush University.

Karen Schmidt, Ph.D.
University Librarian and Professor (2007,
2019)
B.A., M.L.S., Indiana University;
Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Roger H. Schnaitter, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology (1969, 2010)
Associate Provost for Academic Planning
and Standards (1994-2010)
B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Michael C. Seeborg, Ph.D.
Robert S. Eckley Distinguished Professor
of Economics (1989, 2020)
B.A., University of Oregon;
Ph.D., University of Utah.

Scott Sheridan, Ph.D.
Professor of French and Italian (1998,
2021)
B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska–
Lincoln;
Ph.D., University of Iowa.

James P. Sikora, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology (1979, 2017)
B.A., Southern Illinois University;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Kevin J. Strandberg, M.F.A.
Professor of Art (1979, 2018)
B.F.A., University of Minnesota;
M.F.A., University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Thomas W. Streeter, D.M.A.
Professor of Music (1971, 2011)
B.M.E., M.M.E., Indiana University;
D.M.A., Catholic University.

Susan L. Swanlund, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing (2002,
2016)
B.S., Illinois Wesleyan University;
M.S., Texas Womans University;
Ph.D., Saint Louis University.

Alice E. Swift, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing (1972, 1999)
Diploma, Lancaster General Hospital
School of Nursing;
B.S.N., Eastern Mennonite College;
M.S.N., Washington University.

Margaret D. Tennis, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing (1986, 1999)
B.S.N., Berea College;
M.S.N., University of Illinois-Peoria;
Ed.D., Illinois State University.

Daniel P. Terkla, Ph.D.
Professor of English (1995, 2018)
B.A., M.A., California State University–
Long Beach;
Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Marcia Thomas, M.S.
Professor, Library (2006, 2018)
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University;
M.S., University of Illinois.

Hans-Joerg Tiede, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science (1999, 2017)
B.S., Freie Universitat Berlin;
M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.

Todd M. Tucker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music (1981, 2006)
B.F.A., University of South Dakota;
M.M., Ph.D., Indiana University.

David J. Vayo, A.Mus.D.
Fern Rosetta Sherff Professor of Music
(2012-2020) and Professor of Music
(1991, 2020)
B.M., M.M., Indiana University;
A.Mus.D., University of Michigan.

Robert Bedford Watkins, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Music (1956, 1988)
B.Mus., Southwestern (Memphis);
M.Mus., University of Michigan;
Ph.D., University of Iowa.

W. Michael Weis, Ph.D.
Professor of History (1988, 2021)
B.S., Bowling Green State University;
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

John D. Wenum, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science (1971, 1994)
B.A., Lake Forest College;
M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

David M. Willis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business Administration (1995, 2022)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University;
M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Raymond G. Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics (1962, 1997)
B.S., M.S., University of Illinois;
Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Michael B. Young, Ph.D.
Robert Harrington Professor of History
(2013-2019) and Professor of History
(1970, 2019)
B.A., Moravian College;
M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.

Nancy W. Zander, M.S.,
Assistant Professor of Nursing (1987, 1993)
B.S.N., Governors State University;
M.S., DePaul University.