Faculty Listing

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Faculty

*John W. Bardo, Ph.D.
Chancellor; Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1970; M.A., Ohio University, 1971; Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1973. Date of appointment, 1995.

Kyle R. Carter, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Professor of Psychology. B.A., Mercer University, Macon, 1970; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens, 1971, 1974. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Elisha M. Abel, II, J.D.
Assistant Professor of Marketing and Business Law. B.A., Indiana University Southeast, 1980; M.P.A., Western Carolina University, 1997; J.D., Louis D. Bradeis School of Law, University of Louisville, 1983. Date of appointment, 1999.

*Millicent H. Abel, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology. B.A., Indiana University Southeast, 1979; M.A., Ph.D., University of Louisville, 1982, 1988. Date of appointment, 1992.

J. Padraig Acheson, M.F.A.
Director, Studio Operations/Assistant Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. A.B, Pfeiffer University, 1968; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Shawn Kevin Acheson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., North Carolina State University, 1988; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1992; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1997. Date of appointment, 1998.

*John Russell Adams, Ph.D.
Professor of Project Management. B.S., University of New Hampshire, 1959; M.S., Florida State University, 1969; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1974. Date of appointment, 1980.

*Mary F. Adams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English. B.A., Smith College, 1984; M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1989; Ph.D., University of Houston, 1995. Date of appointment, 1995.

Robert D. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology. B.S., Clarkson University, 1983; M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1991; Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2003. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Elizabeth H. Addison, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of English. A.B., Transylvania College, 1968; M.A., University of Tennessee, 1975; Ph.D., Duke University, 1985. Date of appointment, 1990.

*James Clyde Addison, Ph.D.
Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Clemson University, 1969, 1975; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1980. Date of appointment, 1979.

*Gregory P. Adkison, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology. A.S., Gadsden State Community College, 1986; B.S., Jacksonville State University, 1987; B.S.Ed., Indiana State University, 1991; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2000. Date of appointment, 2002.

Elisabeth Aiken, M.A.
Visiting Instructor of English. B.A., James Madison University, 1997; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2000. Date of appointment, 2002.

Elizabeth A. Allan, Ph.D.
Director of Mathematics and Science Education Center and Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.S., University of Oklahoma, 1983; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, 1990, 1997. Date of appointment, 2002.

Grace C. Allen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance. B.S., Agnes Scott College, 1978; M.B.A., Appalachian State University, 1985; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1991. Date of appointment, 1991.

Nicholas E. Allmendinger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geology. B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004. Date of appointment, 2003.

Kimberly Archer, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music. B.M.E., Florida State University, 1996; M.M., Syracuse University, 2000; D.M.A., University of Texas, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

Terri Armfield, D.M.A.
Instructor of Music. B.F.A., University of Nebraska, 1976; M.M., University of Northern Iowa, 2000; D.M.A., University of Kentucky, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

James Michael Arnott, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business Computer Information Systems and Economics. B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee, 1963, 1965; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1973. Date of appointment, 2003.

Marjorie K. Askins, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., M.A., Western Carolina University, 1997, 2000. Date of appointment, 2004.

Cynthia Ann Atterholt, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Kent State University, 1977; M.B.A., Winthrop University, 1987; Ph.D., University of California-Davis, 1996. Date of appointment, 1996.

Lydia A. Aydlett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., Catawba College, 973; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1975; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989. Date of appointment, 2003.

E. Kevin Ayers, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 1986; M.Ed., The Citadel, 1989; Ed.D., Florida State University, 1997. Date of appointment, 1998.

Stephen Michael Ayers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts. B.A., Maryville College, 1975; M.A., University of Houston at Clear Lake, 1981; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1988. Date of appointment, 1985.

*John Roger Bacon, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Kansas State University, 1964; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1967, 1968. Date of appointment, 1972.

Patricia L. Bailey, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art. B.F.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1968, M.F.A., Pratt Institute, New York, 1971. Date of appointment, 2000.

John Martin Baker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Mississippi State University, 1964; M.A., University of Kansas, 1966; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1969. Date of appointment, 1971.

*Marsha Lee Baker, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of English, B.A., Mars Hill College, 1977; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1991, 1995. Date of appointment, 1997.

Patricia C. Baker, M.A.
Instructor of Mathematics and Computer Science. B.S., Appalachian State University, 1972; M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1983. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Aaron Kermit Ball, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Engineering Technology. B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University, 1975, 1977; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1984. Date of appointment, 1977.

Debasish Banerjee, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Business and Associate Professor of Business Computer Information Systems. B.S., St. Xavier’s College, 1968; M.S., Patna University, India, 1971; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1987, 1992. Date of appointment, 1996.

*Julia Ann Barnes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., University of Central Florida, 1990; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996. Date of appointment, 1996.

Peter C. Bates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Natural Resources Management. B.S., University of Montana, 1977; M.S., Montana State University, 1981; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990. Date of appointment, 1993.

Mary Kay Bauer, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music. B.M., Catholic University, 1980; M.M., Northwestern University, 1983; D.M.A., University of Minnesota, 1989. Date of appointment, 1988.

Richard Squires Beam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts. B.A., M.A., Indiana University, 1966, 1969; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1984. Date of appointment, 1971.

Robert J. Beaudet, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., Presbyterian College, 1982; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University, 1996; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1997. Date of appointment, 2002.

*John Alan Beegle, Ph.D.
Professor of Accountancy. B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Miami, 1959, 1960; Ph.D., St. Louis University, 1967. Date of appointment, 1972.

*Barbara Halliwill Bell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. Director of the Reading Center. B.S., Northeast Missouri State University, 1971; M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1981, 1982, 1995. Date of appointment, 1992.

Bruce D. Berger, J.D.
Assistant Professor of Marketing and Business Law. B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1972; M.B.A., University of Miami, 1975; J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center, N.H., 1978. Date of appointment, 2001.

Robert Berry, M.P.A.
Associate Professor of Emergency Management. B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1964; M.S., University of Tennessee, 1968; P.C., Rutgers University, 1975; M.P.A., University of Nevada, 1992. Date of appointment, 2004.

Wayne E. Billion, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Mississippi State University, 1968; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University, 1972, 1976. Date of appointment, 2004.

Russell Binkley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. Teachers Certificate, Eastern Illinois, 1991; B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1976; M.S.Ed., Eastern Illinois University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Harold Tyler Blethen III, Ph.D.
Professor of History. A.B., Bowdoin College, 1967; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1969, 1972. Date of appointment, 1972.

*Lisa A. Bloom, Ed.D.
Department Head of Human Services and Professor of Special Education/Human Services. B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1980; M.A., Ed.D., West Virginia University, 1986, 1989. Date of appointment, 1989.

*Candace H. Boan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., College of Charleston, 1993; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1995, 1998. Date of appointment, 1998.

Wesley D. Bonds, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Tulane University, 1965; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1970. Date of appointment, 2001.

*Richard Lewis Boyer, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of English. B.A., Denison University, 1965; M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1968. Date of appointment, 1988.

Kathleen Brennan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., Hiram College, 1995; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University, 1998, 2002. Date of Appointment, 2003.

*Patricia Lynn Bricker, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.S., Cornell University, 1989; M.S., University of Rochester, 1993. Date of appointment, 2002.

Lisa T. Briggs, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Applied Criminology. B.S., M.P.A., Western Carolina University, 1987, 1989; M.S., NCSU, 1998. Date of appointment, 2002.

*William D. Brotherton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Counseling/Human Services. B.S., Missouri Southern State College, 1977; M.Ed., C.A.S., Western Carolina University, 1984, 1985; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1989. Date of appointment, 1993.

Carroll A. Brown, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism. A.B., Tri-County Technical College, SC, 1985; M.B.A., The Citadel, 1994. Date of appointment, 2002.

Jane L. Brown, M.A.
Instructor of Anthropology and Sociology. B.S., University of South Carolina at Columbia, 1969; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1995. Date of appointment, 2003.

Susan Brown-Strauss, M.F.A.
Department Head and Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.S., Mansfield State College, 1973; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1978; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 1989. Date of appointment, 1992.

Claudia R. Bryant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science. B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville, 1994; M.A., Appalachian State University, 1996; Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2002. Date of appointment, 2003.

Heidi E. Buchanan, M.L.S.
Assistant Professor, Hunter Library. B.A., King College, 1999; M.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000. Date of appointment, 2001.

Robert E. Buckner, B.S.Ed.
Director, Marching Band; Instructor of Music. B.S.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1967. Date of appointment, 1991.

Lee Palmer Budahl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art. B.S., M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1955, 1967; M.A., San Francisco State College, 1959; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1972. Date of appointment, 1972.

Kenneth A. Burbank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Engineering Technology. Sc.B., Sc.M., Ph.D, Brown University, 1973, 1975, 1979. Date of appointment, 2001.

Debra Burke, J.D.
Department Head, Department of Marketing and Business Law; Professor of Business Law. B.A., M.P.A., J.D., University of Texas, 1977, 1982, 1982. Date of appointment, 1992.

Jane A. Burns, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. RN Diploma, Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, 1962; B.S.N., Kent State University, 1988; M.N., University of South Carolina, 1993; Ph.D., Argosy University, 2003. Date of appointment, 1999.

*James W. Busbin, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing. B.S.B.A., M.S., University of Alabama, 1972, 1975; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1981. Date of appointment, 1991.

*David J. Butcher, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Vermont, 1982; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1990. Date of appointment, 1990.

*James Edwin Byer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English. B.S., University of Chicago, 1963; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University, 1964, 1971. Date of appointment, 1968.

*Joan Falconer Byrd, M.F.A.
Professor of Art. B.A., Agnes Scott College, 1961; M.S., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, 1963, 1967. Date of appointment, 1968.

Erik Caldwell, M.S.
Instructor of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management. B.A., Albion College, 1992; M.S., Clemson University, 1995. Date of appointment, 2003.

Craig D. Capano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology. AE, B.S., Wentworth Institute of Technology, 1983, 1993; MCSM, Clemson University, 1994; Ph.D., Marquette University, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Lou Ann Carden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Western Carolina University, 1968; M.A., University of Tennessee, 1973; M.S., Western Carolina University, 1993; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1997. Date of appointment, 2000.

*James Wesley Carland Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Entrepreneurship. B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville, 1968; M.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1982. Date of appointment, 1982.

*JoAnn Crook Carland, Ph.D.
Professor of Entrepreneurship. A.B., Meredith College, 1969; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1981. Date of appointment, 1983.

James S. Carlisle, Jr., M.F.A.
Instructor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., Western Carolina University, 1973; M.F.A., Florida Atlantic University, 1977. Date of appointment, 2003.

Thomas A. Carnes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Accountancy. B.A., Hampden-Sydney College, 1975; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University, 1992, 1997. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Calvin Dale Carpenter, Ed.D.
Associate Dean of Education and Allied Professions and Professor of Special Education. B.S.Ed., Albany State College, 1974; M.Ed., Valdosta State College, 1975; Ed.D., Auburn University, 1979. Date of appointment, 1979.

*Bruce A. Carroll, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science. B.A., Saginaw Valley State University, 1991; J.D., South Texas College of Law, 1996; Ph.D., University of Houston, 2003. Date of appointment, 2002.

Timothy V. Carstens, M.L.S.
Associate Professor, Hunter Library. A.B., Colby College, 1982; M.L.S., Rutgers University, 1984. Date of appointment, 1990.

Catherine W. Carter, Ph.D.
Program Director of B.S.Ed. /Assistant Professor of English. B.A., St. Mary’s College of MD, 1989; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1991, 1999. Date of appointment, 1999.

Edward L. Case, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Clemson University, 1990, 1998, 2003. Date of appointment, 2003.

Marilyn S. Chamberlin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1986, 1990, 1994. Date of appointment, 1995.

**Gurney Ernest Chambers, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.S., Western Carolina University, 1961; M.A., Ph.D., George Peabody College for Teachers, 1963, 1967. Date of appointment, 1967.

Amy K. Cherry, M.M.
Instructor of Music. B.M., University of Illinois, 1993; M.M., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1995. Date of appointment, 2004.

Daniel E. Cherry, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., Capital University, 1995; M.M., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1998. Date of appointment, 2002.

Katherine Anne Cipriano, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.S., B.A., M.A., Western Carolina University, 1984, 1988, 1991. Date of appointment, 2003.

Danial Lester Clapper, Ph.D.
Department Head of Business Computer Information Systems and Economics, and Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems. B.A., Purdue University, 1985; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1991. Date of appointment, 1996.

Cheryl C. Clark, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. Associate Degree, Indiana Central University, 1968; B.S.N., Evansville University, 1976; M.S.N., California State University, 1981. Date of appointment, 2002.

*David B. Claxton, Ed.D.
Department Head and Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S.P.E., M.S.Ed., Baylor University, 1974, 1975; Ed.D., Arizona State University, 1985. Date of appointment, 1993.

Mae M. Claxton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English. A.A., Abraham Baldwin College, 1986; B.A., University of Georgia, 1988; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1990; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1998. Date of appointment, 1999.

Carl David Coffee, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Accountancy. B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1969; M.S., D.B.A., University of Kentucky, 1971, 1983. Date of appointment, 1988.

Debra L. Connelly, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.S., M.A., Central Missouri State, 1973, 1975. Date of appointment, 2004.

Donald W. Connelly, M.A.
Director of Electronic Media and Assistant Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. A.A., Metropolitan Junior College, Missouri, 1970; B.S.Ed., M.A., Central Missouri State University, 1973, 1975. Date of appointment, 1999.

*Jerry Lee Cook, Ed.D.
Professor of Engineering Technology. B.S., Western Carolina University, 1969; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee, 1971, 1978. Date of appointment, 1975.

*Christopher A. Cooper, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Political Science. B.A., Winthrop University, 1997; M.A., University of Tennessee, 1999; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2002. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Karena Cooper-Duffy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Special Education/Human Services. B.S., Allentown College, 1988; M.Ed., Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1990, 1997. Date of appointment, 1998.

*James Thomas Costa III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., SUNY College at Cortland, 1985; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1988, 1992. Date of appointment, 1996.

**Myron L. Coulter, Ed.D.
Chancellor Emeritus and Professor/Distinguished University Scholar, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.S., Indiana State Teachers College, 1951; M.S., Ed.D., Indiana University, 1956, 1959; D.H.L., College of Idaho, 1982. Date of appointment, 1984.

Mark Richard Couture, Ph.D.
Acting Department Head, Department of Modern Foreign Languages; Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., M.A., Michigan State University, 1986, 1988; Ph.D., Duke University, 1995. Date of appointment, 1996.

Philip E. Coyle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology. B.A., San Francisco State University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1997. Date of appointment, 1998.

*Laura Ford Cruz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1990; M.A., Purdue University, 1994; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2001. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Russell C. Curtis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Counseling/Human Services. B.A., North Carolina State University, 1988; MHDL, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1993; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2000. Date of appointment, 2000.

Robert Lewis Dalley, M.S.
Associate Professor of Engineering Technology. B.S., M.S., Bemidji State University, 1969, 1975. Date of appointment, 1977.

Melissa Hayes Dancy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics. B.S., Furman University, 1992; M.S., M.S., Purdue University, 1994, 1996; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2000. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Ellis Duane Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Criminology. B.A., West Georgia College, 1969; M.Ed., University of Georgia, 1973; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 1980. Date of appointment, 1984.

Eliza Labouisse Dean, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.A., Cornell University, 1988; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1992, 2000. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Annette Debo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English. B.S., M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986, 1990; Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park, 1998. Date of appointment, 2001.

Magaly DeCastro, M.Ed.
Instructor of Modern Foreign Language. B.S., M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1981, 1993. Date of appointment, 2003.

James B. DeConinck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing. B.A., University of Missouri, 1981; M.A., Central Missouri State University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1988. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Mary Diane Deck, Ph.D.
Professor of Counseling/Human Services. B.A., Appalachian State University, 1971; M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1974; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1982; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1986. Date of appointment, 1990.

Mariea C. Dennison, Ph.D.
Instructor of Art. B.A., Bradley University, 1974; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1976; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2000. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Andrew Denson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History. B.A., University of Illinois, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1994, 2000. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Sloan E. Despeaux, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Francis Marion University, 1995; M.S., Florida State University, 1997; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2002. Date of appointment, 2002.

Laura E. DeWald, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics/Biology/Geosciences and Natural Resources and Management. B.S., Michigan Technological University, 1980; M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1982; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute/State University, 1986. Date of appointment, 2004.

Martin DeWitt, M.F.A.
Museum Director, Fine & Performing Arts Center, and Associate Professor in Art. B.A., M.A., Western Illinois University ; M.F.A., Illinois State University, 1979. Date of appointment, 2003.

John Dibari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Management. B.S., Southeast Missouri State University, 1986; M.S., University of Montana, 1991; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2002. Date of appointment, 2003.

Janet C. Dickinson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1969; M.S.W., University of South Carolina, 1972; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1997. Date of appointment, 2000.

Brian D. Dinkelmeyer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., SUNY Oswego, 1992; Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook, 1999. Date of appointment, 2001.

*James Michael Dolan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Christian Brothers College, 1959; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1962, 1967. Date of appointment, 1973.

*Sharon F. Dole, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education/Human Services. B.A., Barry University, 1965; M.A., Louisiana State University, 1980; Ed.S., Georgia Southern University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1999. Date of appointment, 1999.

Jeanne E. Dorle, J.D.
Assistant Professor of Project Management. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1968, 1968, 1977; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, 1988. Date of appointment, 2002.

*David Dorondo, D. Phil.
Associate Professor of History. B.A., Armstrong State College, 1980; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1984; D. Phil., University of Oxford, 1988. Date of appointment, 1987.

Lorna Bitgood Dorr, M.S.
Assistant Professor, Hunter Library. B.A., Alfred University, 1963; M.L.S., University of South Carolina, 1985, M.S., Western Carolina University, 1993. Date of appointment, 1986.

*Arthur Michael Dougherty, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Allied Professions and Professor of Counseling/Human Services. B.A., M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1968, 1971; M.A.T., Oakland University, 1970; Ph.D., Indiana State University, 1974. Date of appointment, 1976.

Bernard J. Dougherty, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Emergency Management. Professional Security/Law Enforcement Training; B.B.A., Manhattan College, 1968; M.A., Salve Regina University, 1998. Date of appointment, 2001.

Amy Dowling, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Dance. B.A., M.F.A., Florida State University, 1990, 1992; Date of appointment, 2003.

*Ruby L. Drew, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders/Human Services. B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota, 1966, 1982; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1996. Date of appointment, 1999.

Jeanne R. Dulworth, M.S.W.
Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S.W, Western Carolina University, 1996; M.S.W., University of South Carolina, 1998. Date of appointment, 2001.

Duane D. Dunlap, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor of Engineering and Technology. B.S., Ohio State University, 1982; M.S., Louisiana State University, 1985; Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 1990. Date of appointment, 2001.

Linda Kelley Eargle, M.I.E.
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy/Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education. A.A., Dayton Beach Junior College, 1964; B.S., University of Florida, 1966; M.I.E., Clemson University, 1988. Date of appointment, 2001.

Jane M. Eastman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986, 1990, 1999. Date of appointment, 2001.

Dana M. Edge, M.L.S.
Assistant Professor, Hunter Library. A.A., Central Arizona College, 1975; B.A., Northern Arizona University, 1977; M.L.S., University of Arizona, 1994. Date of appointment, 1995.

Gillian D. Ellern, M.L.I.S.
Associate Professor, Hunter Library. B.S., Wesleyan College, 1985; M.L.I.S., Louisiana State University, 1986. Date of appointment, 1990.

*Deidre Elliott, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of English. B.A., University of Colorado, 1970; M.F.A., University of Arizona, 1995. Date of appointment, 2003.

Jennifer M. Englert, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., Western Kentucky University, 2002; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Claire T. Eye, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. Associate degree, Southwestern Community College, 1988; B.A., Western Carolina University, 1990; M.F.A., Louisiana State University, 1994. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Constance V. Faircloth, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.S., Toccoa Falls College, 1972; M.Ed., Ed.S., Georgia State University, 1975, 1982; Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1990. Date of appointment, 1994.

Betty A. Farmer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., Clinch Valley College, 1986; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1988, 1993. Date of appointment, 1993.

Sally J. Feltner, Ph.D.
Instructor of Health Sciences. B.S., Miami University, 1958; M.S., Rivier College, 1974; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 1988. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Mary F. Fenton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., University of Wyoming, 1980, 1982; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1990. Date of appointment, 1992.

Chip W. Ferguson, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology. A.A.S., A.A.S., Itawamba Community College, 1989, 1992; B.S., M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1995, 1997. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Martin A. Fischer, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders/Human Services. B.A., University of California, 1974; M.S., Central Washington University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1983. Date of appointment, 1992.

Clarissa C. Fisher, M.S.L.S.
Associate Professor, Hunter Library. B.M.E., Northwestern State University, Louisiana, 1964; M.S.L.S., Louisiana State University, 1967. Date of appointment, 1998.

Frederick H. Fisher, M.P.A.
Instructor of Political Science and Public Affairs. AAS, Southwestern Community College, 1995; B.S., M.P.A., Western Carolina University, 1997, 1999. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Walter Edward Foegelle, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Texas Wesleyan College, 1970; M.S., Southwest Texas State University, 1977; Ed.D., Indiana University, 1984. Date of appointment, 1986.

Teresa L. Folger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.S.Ed., Central Missouri State University, 1975; M.S.Ed., Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1976, 2001. Date of appointment, 2004.

George D. Ford, M.E.
Senior Faculty Associate, Department of Engineering and Technology. A.S., Greenville Technical College, 1982; B.S., M.B.A., Clemson University, 1984, 1990; M.E., University of South Carolina, 1999. Date of appointment, 2004.

Janet C. Ford, J.D.
Instructor of Business Administration and Law. B.M., Furman University, 1985; J.D., University of South Carolina, 1998. Date of appointment, 2004.

Steven D. Forst, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S., B.S., Ball State University, 1975, 1980; M.S., UNC-Chapel Hill, 1989. Date of appointment, 2004.

** Burton B. Fox, Ed.D.
Director of Caribbean and Latin American Programs; Professor of International Education. B.A., San Diego State University, 1962; M.A., Ed.D., University of Alabama, 1967, 1969. Date of appointment, 1970.

Bruce H. Frazier, D.M.A.
Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professorship in Commercial and Electronic Music. B.M., M.M., East Carolina University, 1970, 1972; D.M.A., University of Southern California, 1994. Date of appointment, 1998.

Greta G. Freeman, Ed.D.
Director of Field Experiences. Assistant Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.A., University of North Carolina-Asheville, 1992; M.A.Ed., Ed.D., Western Carolina University, 1997, 2001. Date of appointment, 2002.

Stephen Frempong, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology. B.S., University of NY, 1988; M.S., Pace University, NY, 1993. Date of appointment, 2004.

Mario A. Gaetano, D.M.A.
Professor of Music. B.M.E., State University of New York, 1977; M.M., East Carolina University, 1978; D.M.A., Memphis State University, 1986. Date of appointment, 1979.

Bonnie L. Garner, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. A.A.S. in Nursing, Elgin Community College, 1974; B.S.N., M.S., Northern Illinois University, 1981, 1988. Date of appointment, 1999.

*Brian W. Gastle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English. B.A., SUNY College at Buffalo, 1989; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1992, 1998. Date of appointment, 1998.

Jill Dix Ghnassia, Ph.D.
Professor of English. B.A., Bucknell University, 1969; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University, 1972, 1983. Date of appointment, 2000.

Terry L. Gibson, D.S.W.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., D.S.W., University of Alabama, 1962, 1980; M.S.W., Florida State University, 1965. Date of appointment, 1995.

*Robert Godfrey, M.F.A.
Professor of Art. B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art, 1966; M.F.A., Indiana University, 1969. Date of appointment, 1985.

*C. James Goodwin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Holy Cross College, 1968; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University, 1971, 1973. Date of appointment, 2004.

Winford A. Gordon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., Wofford College, 1977; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983. Date of appointment, 2004.

John D. Gould, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Accountancy. B.A., Brown University, 1952; M.B.A., University of Michigan, 1957. Date of appointment, 1999.

Katherine R. Gould, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A., Harvard University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1997. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Gael N. Graham, Ph.D.
Creighton Sossomon Professor of History. B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz, 1980; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1985, 1990. Date of appointment, 1990.

*Cathryn Griffin, M.F.A.
Professor of Art. B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art, 1978; M.F.A., Yale University, 1980. Date of appointment, 1985.

Mary E. Griffin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., Wheaton College, 1980; M.A., Episcopal Divinity School, 1986; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1997. Date of appointment, 2002.

Angela L. Johnson Grube, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.B.A., M.P.A., Georgia College, 1991, 1994; M.S., Georgia Southern University, 1992; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1998. Date of appointment, 1999.

Danny P. Grube, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., Lyndon State College, 1989; M.S., Troy State University, 1995; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1998. Date of appointment, 1999.

*Sandra Darlene Grunwell, M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism. B.S.Ed., Framingham State College, 1971; M.S., The Ohio State University, 1975; M.B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1980. Date of appointment, 1983.

Inhyuck “Steve” Ha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., M.A., Yonsel University, Seoul, Korea, 1987, 1989; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1993; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1999. Date of appointment, 2003.

*John C. Habel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of Michigan, 1971; M.A., Eastern Michigan University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1988. Date of appointment, 1993.

Daryl L. Hale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.S., Oakland City College, 1973; B.A., Calvin College, 1976; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1988, 1991. Date of appointment, 1992.

*Jane Smith Hall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.S., Western Carolina University, 1967; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1968, 1983. Date of appointment, 1983.

*Vincent P. Hall, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Nursing. A.D.N., Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College, 1978; B.S.N., Western Carolina University, 1983; M.S., Clemson University, 1989; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2000. Date of appointment, 1991.

Ann W. Hallyburton, M.S.L.S.
Assistant Professor of Hunter Library. B.A., Western Carolina University, 1997; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

Georgia Hambrecht, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1974; M.A., Western Illinois University, 1975; Ph.D., Kent State University, 1982. Date of appointment, 2004.

Leah K. Hampton, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1994; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2001. Date of appointment, 2001.

Marvin Thomas Hatley, Ph.D.
Sequoyah Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies. B.A., Honors College, Davidson College, 1974; M.A., University of North Carolina, 1977; M.F.S., Yale University, 1980; Ph.D., Duke University, 1988. Date of appointment, 2002.

*F. Frederick Hawley, Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Criminology. B.A., M.A., Louisiana State University and A.M. College, 1973, 1976; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1982. Date of appointment, 1993.

Suzon G. Hawley, M.A.
Instructor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.S., M.A., Louisiana State University, 1973, 1975. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Richard Morrill Haynes, Ed.D.
Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.S., Florida Southern College, 1967; M.S., Rollins College, 1970; Ed.D., Duke University, 1978. Date of appointment, 1988.

Patrick A. Hays, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance. B.S.C.E., University of Arkansas, 1965; M.B.A., California Western University, 1970; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1977. Date of appointment, 2003.

Jeanne P. Heath, M.Ed.
Instructor of Mathematics and Computer Sciences. B.S., M.Ed., University of Florida, 1967, 1974. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Paul Heckert, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics. B.A., Frostburg State College, 1974; M.S., Ph.D., University of New Mexico-Albuquerque, 1977, 1983. Date of appointment, 1988.

*Bruce Barrie Henderson, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.A., Bucknell University, 1972, 1975; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1978. Date of appointment, 1978.

Matthew C. Henley, M.A.
Assistant Band Director, Instructor of Music. B.A., M.A., Western Carolina University, 1993, 1995. Date of appointment, 2001.

Steve W. Henson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marketing. B.A., Mercer University, 1976; M.B.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1989, 1995. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Harold A. Herzog Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology. B.A., The American University of Beirut, 1968; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1974, 1979. Date of appointment, 1987.

*Mary Jean R. Herzog, Ed.D.
Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.S., State University of New York at Brockport, 1972; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee, 1974, 1988. Date of appointment, 1989.

Rebecca B. Hester, M.A.
Instructor of Psychology. B.A., University of Texas at Tyler, 1999; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2002. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Anthony Andrew Hickey, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1971, 1973, 1975. Date of appointment, 1985.

*Scott Easterby Higgins, Ed.D.
Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Florida Technological University, 1971; M.S., Indiana University, 1974; Ed.D., University of South Carolina, 1985. Date of appointment, 1981.

Roger C. Higgs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management. B.S., M.B.A., University of Utah, 1971, 1974; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1992. Date of appointment, 1990.

Eleanor B. Hilty, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1977, 1982, 1987. Date of appointment, 1993.

Fred Donald Hinson, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor of Biology. B.A., Catawba College, 1960; M.S., University of Arkansas, 1963; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1970. Date of appointment, 1966.

Eloise Ramsey Hitchcock, M.S.L.S.
Associate Professor/Assistant Director for Personnel and Planning of Hunter Library. B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1986; M.S.L.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1987. Date of appointment, 2004.

Faye C. Hodgin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S., Ph.D., J.D., Georgia State University, 1972, 1979, 1987; M.S., Emory University, 1974. Date of appointment, 2004.

Mark A. Holliday, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science. B.S., University of Virginia, 1978; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1982, 1986. Date of appointment, 1994.

*Robert Alvin Holquist, D.M.A.
Professor of Music. B.M.E., M.S., Wisconsin State University, 1967, 1971; D.M.A., University of Iowa, 1977. Date of appointment, 1979.

Kelley L. Holzknecht, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics. A.A., Bainbridge College, 1986; B.S., Valdosta State, 1988; M.S., Indiana University, 1991. Date of appointment, 2004.

Janice Holt, Ed.S.
Assistant Professor of BK, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.S.Ed., M.A.Ed., Ed.S., Western Carolina University, 1976, 1977, 1987. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Robert S. Houghton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.A., Hanover College, 1970; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1972, 1989. Date of appointment, 1993.

Christopher A. Hoyt, Ph.D.
Instructor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., Boston University, 1988; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1998. Date of appointment, 2004.

Michael W. Hubble, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., High Point College, 1988; M.B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1990; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1997. Date of appointment, 1993.

*Beth Huber, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1995, 1997, 2002. Date of appointment, 2004.

Marie T. Huff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of North Carolina-Asheville, 1983; M.S.W., University of Georgia, 1986; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1998. Date of appointment, 1998.

Thomas J. Hughes, D.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., University of Massachusetts, 1968; M.A., D.A., University of Oregon, 1970, 1973. Date of appointment, 2003.

Ronald D. Hunter, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor of Applied Criminology. B.S., M.P.A., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1988. Date of appointment, 2004.

*J. Casey Hurley, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.A., St. Norbert College, 1973; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978, 1989. Date of appointment, 1989.

*William Douglas Hyatt, L.L.M.
Professor of Applied Criminology. A.B., Western Kentucky University, 1963; J.D., University of Cincinnati, 1965; L.L.M., Georgetown University, 1971. Date of appointment, 1982.

*Kathy M. Ivey, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., East Tennessee State University, 1981; M.S., Oregon State University, 1990; Ph.D., Washington State University, 1994. Date of appointment, 1994.

*Beverly J. Jacobs, Ph.D.
Director of Speech and Hearing Center and Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders/Human Services. B.S., M.A., University of South Dakota, 1977, 1978; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1994. Date of appointment, 2002.

Jacqueline Jacobs, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1973; M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1974; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1982. Date of appointment, 2004.

Paul H. Jacques, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management. B.S., Polytechnic Institute, 1976; M.S., M.S., M.B.A., Rochester, Institute of Technology, 1988, 1996, 1996; Ph.D., SUNY-Binghamton, 2003. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Sharon Lee Jacques, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S., Indiana University, 1965; M.S., University of Colorado, 1974; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin, 1995. Date of appointment, 1974.

Kristen L. Jagger, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., University of South Florida, 1992; M.S., North Georgia College and State University, 1995. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Stephen Brooks Jarrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Management. B.S., University of Alabama, 1971; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1972, 1978. Date of appointment, 1988.

Emily Elizabeth Jellen, M.S.
Instructor of Chemistry and Physics. B.S., M.S., Northern Illinois University, 2003, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Jon Charles Jicha, M.F.A.
Director of MFA Programs and Professor of Art. B.F.A., M.F.A., Kent State University, 1972, 1976. Date of appointment, 1984.

James M. Johanson, M.S.
Instructor of Mathematics and Computer Science. B.A., Minnesota State University, 1997; M.S., Iowa State University, 1999. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Ann Putnam Johnson, Ed.D.
Associate Dean, College of Applied Sciences ; Acting Department Head, Interior Design program; and Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Western Carolina University, 1982; M.S.N., Ed.D., University of Tennessee, 1983, 1989. Date of appointment, 1988.

Crystal A. Johnson, M.Ed.
Instructor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.S., M.Ed., Western Carolina University, 2000, 2002. Date of appointment, 2004.

Julie Tracey Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing. B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University, 1984; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1996, 1996. Date of appointment, 1996.

*Elizabeth H. Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accountancy. B.S., University of Illinois, 1974; M.S., Memphis State University, 1983; M.B.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1987, 1988. Date of appointment, 1994.

Gary H. Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business Computer Information Systems. B.S., Bradley University, IL; M.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1986, 1991, 1997. Date of appointment, 2002.

Jonathan L. Jones, III, M.A.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1975, 1982. Date of appointment, 2002.

Megan Rhea Karvonen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.A., Alma College, 1993; M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1996; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Jeanne G. Kaufman, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Applied Criminology. B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1990; M.A., University of Maryland, 1996. Date of appointment, 2002.

*N. Leroy Kauffman, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Business and Associate Professor of Accountancy. A.A.S., Flathead Valley Community College, 1974; B.S., Eastern Mennonite College, 1977; M.B.A., University of Montana, 1978; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1988. Date of appointment, 1994.

Melinda Beth Keefauver, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., Furman University, 1998; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2003. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Noelle Link Kehrberg, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Applied Sciences and Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., University of Minnesota, 1972; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1974, 1977. Date of appointment, 1978.

*Robert W. Kehrberg, D.A.
Department Head and Professor of Music. B.M., M.A., University of Iowa, 1967, 1973; D.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1983. Date of appointment, 1987.

Elizabeth Kelly, M.A.
Visiting Instructor of English. B.A., Piedmont College, 1996; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2001. Date of appointment, 2001.

Edward John Kesgen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Recreational Therapy. B.A., Seton Hall University, 1967; M.Ed., Springfield College, 1974; Ph.D., Texas A & M University, 1982. Date of appointment, 1982.

*Jerry Kinard, D.B.A.
Department Head of Management and International Business and Professor of Management. B.B.A., Southern Arkansas University, 1964; M.B.A., Northeast Louisiana University, 1966; D.B.A., Mississippi State University, 1971. Date of appointment, 1994.

Terry Lee Kinnear, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Management. B.B.A., M.B.A., Cleveland State University, 1973, 1975; D.B.A., Kent State University, 1981. Date of appointment, 1979.

*James J. Kirk, Ed.D.
Professor of Human Resources/Human Services. B.A., Olivet Nazarene University, 1967; M.S., Illinois State University, 1973; Ed.D., Northern Illinois University, 1986. Date of appointment, 1987.

Margaret Kiser, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., UNC Asheville, 1973; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1995. Date of appointment, 1996.

*Joseph Ballard Klerlein, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Furman University, 1970; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1975. Date of appointment, 1974.

Phillip B. Kneller, M.S.
Associate Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., University of Maryland, 1970; M.S., George Washington University, 1980. Date of appointment, 1993.

Leonard Wayne Knight, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Applied Criminology. B.S., M.A.T., M.S., Georgia State, 1968, 1972, 1985. Date of appointment, 2003.

*H. Gibbs Knotts, Ph.D.
Director, Master of Public Affairs program and Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs. B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University, 1997, 2000. Date of appointment, 2000.

Lori Jean Koban, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. B.S., Eastern Nazarene College, 1997; M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Binghamton University, 1999, 2000, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Nicholas Koban, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Sciences. B.S., Bloomsburg University, 1997; M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2000, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Lawrence Gene Kolenbrander, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor, Geosciences and Natural Resources Management. B.S., Grand Valley State College, 1973; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1975, 1981. Date of appointment, 1985.

Nancy M. Kolenbrander, M.A.L.S.
Assistant Documents Librarian and Associate Professor, Hunter Library. B.A., Grand Valley State College, 1972; M.A.L.S., University of Michigan, 1967; M.S., Western Carolina University, 1993. Date of appointment, 1987.

Rebecca Stroud Kornegay, M.S.L.S.
Assistant Professor, Hunter Library. B.A., M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975, 1977. Date of appointment, 1984.

*Davia Massey Krings, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Applied Sciences; Director of Graduate Certificate Gerontology Program. B.S.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1966; M.S.H.E., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1969; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1973. Date of appointment, 1979.

William R. Kwochka, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Grinnell College, 1983; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1992. Date of appointment, 1994.

Lynette D. Lazar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business Computer Information Systems. B.S., Lander University, 1993; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1995; Ph.D., Clemson University, 2002. Date of appointment, 2003

John F. LeBaron, Ed.D.
Jay M. Robinson Distinguished Professorship. B.A., McGill University, 1963; Post baccalaureate, Concordia University, Montreal, 1970; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, 1976. Date of appointment, 2004.

Kevin C. Lee, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor in Communications. B.A., Western State College of Colorado, 1987; M.A., Central Missouri State University, 1990; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1995. Date of appointment, 2003.

Myron Jack Leonard, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing. B.S., The Ohio State University, 1961; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1965, 1972. Date of appointment, 1969.

*James Allen Lewis, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor of History. B.A., The Ohio State University, 1964; M.A., Northern Illinois University, 1968; Ph.D., Duke University, 1975. Date of appointment, 1972.

*Matthew H. Liddle, M.F.A.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Art. B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; M.F.A., The University of the Arts, 1991. Date of appointment, 1995.

*Roger Lavelle Lirely, D.B.A.
Department Head of Accountancy, Finance, and Entrepreneurship; and Associate Professor of Accountancy. B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1974; M.S.A., DePaul University, 1985; D.B.A., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1996. Date of appointment, 1996.

*Beverly L. Little, Ph.D.
Professor of Management. B.S., Jacksonville State University, 1972; M.Ed., Clemson University, 1977; M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1985; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. Date of appointment, 1993.

*Philip L. Little, D.B.A.
Professor of Accountancy. B.S., Jacksonville State University, 1971; M.B.A., D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1984, 1986. Date of appointment, 1993.

*Cathy G. Litty, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Special Education/Human Services. B.A., Auburn University, 1991; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1994. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Cecil Donald Livingston, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs. B.A., M.A., University of South Carolina, 1972, 1974; Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1984. Date of appointment, 1984.

Shirley A. Livingston, M.A.Ed.
Instructor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., Columbia College, 1976; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1991. Date of appointment, 2003.

Frank S. Lockwood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship. B.A., Ripon College, 1969; M.B.A., Emory University, 1969; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1998. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Elizabeth Tyson Lofquist, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor, Department of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.S.Ed., M.A.Ed, Ed.S., Western Carolina University, 1978, 1979, 1988; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1997. Date of appointment, 1993.

Mark L. Lord, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management. B.S., State University of New York, 1981; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Dakota, 1984, 1988. Date of appointment, 1998.

Paul Edward Lormand, M.F.A.
Director of Fine and Performing Arts Center /Assistant Professor of Communication, Theatre and Dance. B.A., University of Louisiana, 1978; M.F.A., University of Memphis, 1985. Date of appointment, 2004.

Malcolm J. Loughlin, M.A.Ed.
Associate Dean, Distance and Continuing Education. Certificate in Education, The University of Wales School of Education, 1969; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1979. Date of appointment, 1986.

David R. Luginbuhl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. B.A., M.S., Florida State University, 1979, 1981; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990. Date of appointment, 2000.

*Roger Hillery Lumb, Ph.D.
H.F. Robinson Professor, Department of Biology. A.B., Alfred University, 1962; M.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1965, 1967. Date of appointment, 1967.

Karen Y. Lunnen, Ed.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy. B.A., Wittenberg University, 1971; M.S., Duke University, 1973; Ed.D., NCSU, 2002. Date of appointment, 1995.

*David M. McCord, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., Duke University, 1972; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1984. Date of appointment, 2002.

Eddie B. McCoy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.A., California State University, 1971; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1984, 2001. Date of appointment, 2003.

John Franklynn McCreary, Ed.D.
Professor of Business Computer Information Systems. A.B., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1962; M.B.E., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1965; Ed.D., University of Tennessee, 1968. Date of appointment, 1977.

William L. McDaniel II, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology. A.A., Isothermal Community College, 1978; B.S, M.I.T., Ed.S., Western Carolina University, 1980, 1981, 1988; Ed.D., Clemson University, 1993. Date of appointment, 2004.

** Eugene Early McDowell III, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology. B.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1961, 1966; M.A., DePauw University, 1963. Date of appointment, 1969.

Anna Traywick McFadden, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.A., Columbia College, 1974; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1978, 1992. Date of appointment, 1996.

Dixie L. McGinty, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.A., University of Georgia, 1978; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1996. Date of appointment, 1997.

Miles S. McGinty, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages. B.A., Emory University, 1963; M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1971, 1975, 1978. Date of appointment, 2000.

Karen J. McKinney, Ph.D.
Instructor of English. B.A., Mars Hill College, 1979; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1993; Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

James M. McLachlan, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., Brigham Young University, 1980; M.A., Indiana University, 1981; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1989. Date of appointment, 1989.

*Erin K. McNelis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S., College of Charleston, 1993; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University, 1996, 2002. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Sue L. McPherson, Ph.D.
Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1977, 1978; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1987. Date of appointment, 1992.

*Elizabeth G. McRae, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Social Science program and Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Wake Forest University, 1989; M.Ed., Marymount University, 1991; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1996; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2003. Date of appointment, 2000.

Alexander S. Macaulay, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History. B.A., The Citadel, 1994; M.A., University of Tennessee, 1998; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Henry Richard Mainwaring, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology. B.Sc., Ph.D., University College of Wales at Aberystwyth, 1963, 1966. Date of appointment, 1969.

*Alvin L. Malesky, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., George Mason University, 1993; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1998; Ph.D., University of Memphis, 2002. Date of appointment, 2004.

Judy L. Mallory, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., William Jewell College, 1987; M.S.N., University of Kansas, 1994, Ed.D., NCSU, 2002. Date of appointment, 1998.

*Shanmugasadasivam Manickam, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Madras, 1960, 1962; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1968. Date of appointment, 1969.

Jill Ann Manners, M.S.
Associate Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Ithaca College, 1993; M.S., West Virginia University, 1995. Date of appointment, 2004.

*James C. Manning, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., Carroll College, 1981; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1985; M.F.A., Brooklyn College, 1992; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1998. Date of appointment, 1998.

Cheryl R. Marsh, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.F.A., North Carolina School of the Arts, 2000; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004

Charles F. Marth, Ph.D.
Instructor of Chemistry and Physics. B.S., Duke University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1988. Date of appointment, 2003.

Bonnie Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism. B.S., Concord College, 1987; MPRTM Clemson University, 1989; Ph.D., Clemson University, 1996. Date of appointment, 2001.

Bradley Martin, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music. Associate Diploma, Trinity College, London, 1985; B.S.M., University of Western Australia, 1988; M.M., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1998. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Thomas H. Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., Lincoln Memorial University, 1980; M.S., East Tennessee State University, 1986; Ph.D., N.C. State University, 1990. Date of appointment, 2001.

William Martin, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., Northwestern University, 1974, 1976; D.M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1993. Date of appointment, 2001.

*Katherine G. Mathews, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology. B.A., Harvard University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1997. Date of appointment, 2003.

Valerie J. Mattiesen, D.N.Sc.
Associate Professor/Coordinator of the Master of Science in Nursing. B.A., Wheaton College, 1971; B.S.N, University of Illinois, 1975; M.S., D.N.Sc., Post grad, Postgrad, Rush University Chicago, 1976, 1986, 1995, 1998. Date of appointment, 2002.

Alan F. Mattingly, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music. B.M., University of Alabama, 1990; M.M., D.M.A., Florida State University, 1992, 1998. Date of appointment, 1993.

Lisa Mazzarelli, M.S.
Associate Director of Highlands Biological Station. B.S., Metropolitan State College, 1993; M.S., Western Carolina University, 2002. Date of appointment, 2004.

*George W. Mechling, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Management. B.S.B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1964; M.M., University of Illinois, 1968; M.A., Florida State University, 1972; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1985. Date of appointment, 1992.

William Winston Medaris, M.S.
Associate Professor of Industrial and Engineering Technology. B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1960; B.S.E.E., United States Naval Postgraduate School, 1967; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1976. Date of appointment, 1980.

Justin Menickelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., SUNY Cortland, 1991; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1995; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2004. Date of appointment, 1999.

*Gordon Edison Mercer, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies; Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs. B.A., Wake Forest University, 1962; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1965; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1971. Date of appointment, 1980.

Charlene Merritt, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Applied Criminology. B.A., M.S., Michigan State University, 1977, 1982. Date of appointment, 2003.

Ron C. Michaelis, Ph.D.
Instructor of Biology. Certified by American Board of Medical Genetics, 1996; B.S., Muhleuberg College, 1977; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1983. Date of appointment, 2004.

Niall Guy Michelsen, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs. B.A., University of Chicago, 1976; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1984, 1990. Date of appointment, 2001.

*Gayle Houston Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English. B.A., University of Maine, 1976; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1981, 1988. Date of appointment, 1989.

***Jerry R. Miller, Ph.D.
Blanton J. Whitmire Distinguished Professorship in Environmental Sciences and Professor of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management. B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1982; M.S., University of New Mexico, 1985; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1990. Date of appointment, 1999.

Scott Wayne Minor, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1970, 1973, 1977. Date of appointment, 1978.

Gayle Moller, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.S., Florida State University, 1965; M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University, 1970; M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University, 1990, 1991. Date of appointment, 1998.

John Wayne Moore, M.S.
Associate Professor of Communication-Print Media. B.A., Western Kentucky University, 1969; M.S., Northwestern University, 1970. Date of appointment, 1988.

Suzanne S. Moore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Modern Foreign Languages. B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1967; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1970; Ph.D., Tulane University, 1976. Date of appointment, 1993.

Katya Moorman, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., SUNY Purchase, 1994; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Ronald Key Morgan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages. B.S., M.A., Memphis State University, 1964, 1968; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1980. Date of appointment, 1968.

Hollye Moss, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management. B.A., Converse College, 1983; M.S., Clemson University, 1985; M.B.A., Wake Forest University, 1993; Ph.D., Clemson University, 2002. Date of appointment, 2002.

Irene Mueller, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., University of South Florida, 1973; M.L.S., Florida State University, 1974; B.S., Western Carolina University, 1992; Ed.D., Montana State University, 2001. Date of appointment, 2001.

Robert F. Mulligan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics. B.S., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1983; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY- Binghamton, 1990, 1993. Date of appointment, 1997.

James H. Murphy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., Emory University, 1986; M.B.A., Cornell University, 1989; M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1996, 1998. Date of appointment, 2001.

Nyaga Mwaniki, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology. B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1986. Date of appointment, 1990.

Jeffrey Wayne Neff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geography. B.S., Austin Peay State University, 1967; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1969, 1975. Date of appointment, 1973.

Nancy A. Newsome, M.L.S.
Associate Professor, Hunter Library. B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1976; M.L.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1992. Date of appointment, 1995.

Jane Nichols, M.S.D.
Assistant Professor of Hospitality, Tourism, Interior Design. A.A., Milwaukee Stratton College, 1979; B.A., Governor’s State University, 2002; M.S.D., Arizona State University, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Linda H. Nicodemus, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., Kent State University, 1967; M.A., University of Tennessee, 1982. Date of appointment, 2001.

*Terry Randall Nienhuis, Ph.D.
Professor of English. B.A., Western Michigan University, 1967; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1968, 1974. Date of appointment, 1972.

*Mary Anne Fritz Nixon, J.D.
Professor of Project Management. A.B., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1967; J.D., North Carolina Central University, 1983. Date of appointment, 1984.

*Rita Kay Thomas Noel, Ph.D.
Professor of Business Computer Information Systems. B.S., California State University, 1962; M.S., Southern Illinois University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1988. Date of appointment, 1988.

*Nicholas John Norgaard, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin at Platteville, 1965, 1969; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1972, 1975. Date of appointment, 1973.

Leslie W. Norris, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. Diploma, Grady Memorial Hospital, 1979; B.S.N., M.S.N., Emory University, 1987,1994. Date of appointment, 2002.

Nancy Ann Norris, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., University of Maryland, 1971; M.A., Middlebury College, 1972. Ph.D., Indiana University, 1978. Date of appointment, 1989.

Valorie E. Nybo, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi, 1968, 1969; Ed.D., University of Tennessee, 1976. Date of appointment, 2000.

Sean P. O’Connell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology. A.S., Sullivan County Community College, 1990; B.S., Johnson State College, 1994, Ph.D., Idaho State University, 2001. Date of appointment, 2001.

Joanne O’Connor, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages. Sabbatical Certificate, Washington Theological Union, 1995; B.A., Mount Mary College, 1972; M.A., Middlebury College, 1986. Date of appointment, 2002.

Burton R. Ogle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., University of Tennessee, 1979; M.S.E.H., East Tennessee State University, 1985; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Billy T. Ogletree, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders/Human Services. B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1979; M.A., Memphis State University, 1981; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1988. Date of appointment, 1992.

*Thomas Oren, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Special Education/Human Services. B.A., St. Cloud State University, 1970; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1975; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1996. Date of appointment, 1997.

Anita Katharina Oser, Ph.D.
Reference and Map Librarian and Associate Professor, Hunter Library. A.B., University of Miami, 1958; M.A., Florida State University, 1959; M.A., Florida Atlantic University, 1972; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1994. Date of appointment, 1973.

Kadence Alexa Otto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., Plymouth State College, 1997; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University, 2000, 2003. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Stephen Dennis Owens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management. B.A., M.B.A., Lamar University, 1963, 1970; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1981. Date of appointment, 1981.

William V. Papin, M.S.
Instructor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., Geneva College, 1989; M.S., University of Florida, 2000. Date of appointment, 2002.

Deborah J. Paulson, M.L.S.
Assistant Professor of Hunter Library. B.A., M.L.S., State University of New York at Albany, 1971, 1972. Date of appointment, 2002.

Lillian Esther Pearson, D.M.
Associate Professor of Music. B.M., D.M., Florida State University, 1967, 1975; M.M., University of Illinois, 1969. Date of appointment, 1988.

*William L. Peebles, D.M.A.
Professor of Music. B.A., M.S.W., M.M., D.M.A., Michigan State University, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1994. Date of appointment, 1992.

Kevin L. Pennington, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. A.A., Cotteyville Community College, 1977; B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Pittsburgh State University, 1979, 1981, 1987; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1996. Date of appointment, 1996.

Dan G. Perlmutter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., University of Toledo, 1967; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1988. Date of appointment, 2001.

*Jane Clarkson Perlmutter, Ed.D.
Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.A., University of Georgia, 1967; M.Ed., Armstrong State College, 1976; Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1986. Date of appointment, 1988.

William G. Perry, Ph.D.
Professor of Business Computer Information Systems. B.A., University of South Florida, 1969; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Dakota, 1973, 1974. Date of appointment, 1987.

*Lois Petrovich-Mwaniki, Ph.D.
Director, International Programs and Services and Associate Professor of Art. B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1971; M.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1980; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1987. Date of appointment, 1990.

Dawn K. Pettigrew, M.F.A.
Writer in Residence/Instructor, English. B.A., The Ohio State University, 1996; M.F.A., University of Kentucky, 2001. Date of appointment, 2002.

*L. Scott Philyaw, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History. B.A., Western Carolina University, 1983; M.A., College of William and Mary, 1988; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1995. Date of appointment, 1996.

Maurice L. Phipps, Ph.D.
Professor of Health and Human Performance. Certificate-Education, Sheffield College of Education; Advanced Diploma in Physical Education, Leeds University and Carnegie College. M.S., Mankato State University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1986. Date of appointment, 1992.

*Robert Beasley Pittman, Ph.D.
Professor of Education. A.B., M.A. Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1969, 1974, 1975. Date of appointment, 1975.

*Gary Lee Pool, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry. B.S., South Dakota State University, 1964; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1968. Date of appointment, 1970.

*Malcolm R. Powell, Ph.D.
Professor and Head of Biology. B.A., M.A., Wake Forest University, 1976, 1979; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1982. Date of appointment, 2003.

William D. Poynter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., Montana State University, 1974; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1979, 1981. Date of appointment, 2004.

***Frank Thomas Prochaska, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Hunter College of the City University of New York, 1971; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1977. Date of appointment, 1978.

*Brian E. Railsback, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of Honors College and Professor of English. A.A., Ventura College, 1980; B.A., California Polytechnic State University, 1982; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University, 1985, 1990. Date of appointment, 1990.

*Mickey Mildred Kay Randolph, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology. B.S., College of Charleston, 1980; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1985, 1987. Date of appointment, 1988.

Ron William Rash, M.A.
Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies. B.A., Gardner-Webb College ; M.A., Clemson University. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Marissa S. Ray, M.A.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Human Services. B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 1983; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1993. Date of appointment, 2000.

Elizabeth P. Reese, M.A.Ed.
Instructor of English. B.A., Salem College, 2001; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Tracie L. Rice, Au.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders; Clinical Audiologist. B.S., Western Carolina University, 1997;M.A., University of Tennessee, 1999. AuD Audiology, University of Florida, 2002. Date of appointment, 2003.

Wayne Robbins, M.A.
Visiting Instructor of English. B.A., Appalachian State University, 1993; M.A., East Carolina University, 1996. Date of appointment, 1999.

Candace A. Roberts, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Hospitality, Tourism, Interior Design. B.A., University of Kentucky, 1981; Gerontology Certificate, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2001; M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2002. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Lisen C. Roberts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Counseling/Human Services. B.S., M.Ed., Keene State College, 1989, 1993; Ph.D., University of Tennessee- Knoxville, 1997. Date of appointment, 1997.

Rebecca W. Robinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S., UNCGreensboro, 1970; M.S., University of North Carolina, 1973; Ph.D., Texas Women’s University, 1995. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Anne Frazer Rogers, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1972; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1978, 1982. Date of appointment, 1980.

*Chandrika Rogers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English. B.S., St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore University, 1993; M.A., University of Alabama, 1998; Ph.D., Northern Arizona University, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

Jamey D. Rogers, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., Pitzer College, 1998; M.A., Northern Arizona University, 2000. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Marya Frances Roland, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art. B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1967; M.F.A., University of Washington, 1988. Date of appointment, 1996.

*Terry D. Rose, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1981, 1987, 1991. Date of appointment, 1992.

Alex Royden, M.A.
Instructor of Political Science and Public Affairs. B.A., Rollins College, 1984; M.A., George Washington University, 2001. Date of appointment, 2004.

Sabine J. Rundle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology. B.A., M.A., Indiana University, 1983, 1985; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1991. Date of appointment, 1993.

Phillip A. Sanger, Ph.D.
Director for Center Integrated Technology/Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology. B.A., Saint Louis University, 1970;.E.A., Institut National des Sciences Techniques Nucleaires, Saclay, France, 1971; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1973, 1977. Date of appointment, 2004.

Sandra M. Saunders, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Western Carolina University, 1979; M.A., Wake Forest University, 1981; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1995. Date of appointment, 1997.

Peter G. Savage, M.F.A.
Instructer of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., University of Montana, 1998; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001. Date of appointment, 2004.

Marvin L. Schade, M.Ed.
Instructor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., Lock Haven University, 1973; M.Ed., Penn State University, 1981. Date of appointment, 2004.

Michael Schallock, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Music Education. B.M.E., University of Southern Mississippi, 1982; M.M., Ohio State University, 1984; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2004. Date of appointment, 2003.

Shelia C. Schmuck, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. R.N., Band City Hospital, SUN, 1977; B.S.N., University of North Alabama, 1991; M.S.N., University of Alabama, 1995. Date of appointment, 2004.

Cynthia Joan Schnyder, M.S.
Instructor of Business Computer Information Systems. B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville, 1988; M.S., Western Carolina University, 2000. Date of appointment, 2004.

Max Moise Schreiber, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1971, 1975, 1978. Date of appointment, 1977.

Lori A. Schrodt, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., Ithaca College, NY, 1992; M.S., UNCChapel Hill, 2000. Date of appointment, 2004.

Debra F. Schwartz, M.A.
Intramural Director, Department of Health and Human Performance. B.S., Old Dominion, 1987; M.A., University of Maryland, 1989. Date of appointment, 1998.

*Valerie L. Schwiebert, Ph.D.
Professor of Counseling/Human Services. B.S., M.H.S., Ed.S., Ph.D., University of Florida, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991. Date of appointment, 1995.

James R. Scifers, DScPT
Associate Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 1990; M.P.T., Emory University, 1994; D.Sc.PT., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2003. Date of appointment, 2003.

Noel Dane Scott, II, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Honors College and Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.S., University of California at Riverside, 1982; M.A., Graduate Theological Union, 1992; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1999. Date of appointment, 2000.

Lisa Seagraves, M.S.
Instructor of Chemistry and Physics. B.S., Purdue University, 1995; M.S., West Virginia University, 1998. Date of appointment, 2004.

Anjana R. Sharma, Ph.D.
Instructor of Biology. B.S.C., M.S.C., Bhavan’s College, Maharashtra, India, 1993, 1995; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1999, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

*David Allen Shapiro, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders/Human Services. M.S., University of Vermont, 1977; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1984. Date of appointment, 1984.

*John J. Sherlock, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Resources/Human Services. B.S., James Madison University, 1982; M.B.A., University of Maryland, 1988; Ed.D., George Washington University, 2000. Date of appointment, 2002.

Adria E. Shipp, M.A.Ed.
Instructor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

Jack Sholder, B.A.
Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., Antioch College, 1968. Date of appointment, 2004.

Bradford L. Sims, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Engineering Technology. B.S., Purdue University, 1990; M.S., University of Florida, 1996; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1999. Date of appointment, 2002.

Elizabeth Simmons-Rowland, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Northeastern University, 1977; M.S., Boston University, 1980. Date of appointment, 1989.

Debby F. Singleton, M.A.Ed.
Instructor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., Longwood College, 1984; M.A.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986. Date of appointment, 2002.

*Donald N. Smith Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English. B.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1962, 1974. Date of appointment, 1993.

*Gary C. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Clarion State College, 1964; M.S., Ohio University, 1967; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1971. Date of appointment, 1989.

Michael Eugene Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management. B.S., Oregon State University, 1980; M.A., Hollins University, 1981; M.A., SUNY Stony Brook, 1986; Ph.D., Portland State University, 2000. Date of appointment, 2000.

Patricia E. Smyth, D.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., State University of New York Utica/Rome, 1976; M.S.N., University of Pittsburgh, 1981; D.S.N., University of Alabama, 1999; Certificate, Mississippi University for Women, 2000. Date of appointment, 2004.

Daniel Keith Southern, M.S.
Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Alderson-Broaddus College, 1967; M.S., West Virginia University, 1973. Date of appointment, 1976.

*Eldred Spell, Ph.D.
Professor of Music. B.M., Furman University, 1975; M.M., East Carolina University, 1977; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1990. Date of appointment, 1990.

*Austin Harvey Spencer, Ph.D.
Professor of Finance. B.A., Oberlin College, 1961; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1962, 1972. Date of appointment, 1980.

Barbara L. St. John, D.N.S.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.A., Chestnut Hill College, 1970; A.A., Coastal Carolina Community College, 1980; B.S.N., University of Maryland, 1990; M.S.N., University of San Diego, 1994; D.N.S., Catholic University of America, 2002. Date of appointment, 2003.

Wilson M. Stahl, M.S.L.S.
University Librarian, Hunter Library. B.S., Geneva College, 1968; M.S.L.S., Library Science University of Illinois, 1973; M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1974. Date of appointment, 2000.

*Richard D. Starnes, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Mountain Heritage Museum, and Assistant Professor of History. B.S., M.A., Western Carolina University, 1992, 1994; Ph.D., Auburn University, 1999. Date of appointment, 2000.

Kathy A. Starr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy. B.A.B., Florida State University, 1973; M.S.B., Western Carolina University, 1986; M.S.A., Ph.D., Albany Medical College, 1990, 1992. Date of appointment, 1996.

Christine Dorresteyn Stevens, Ed.D.
Department Head and Professor of Health Sciences. A.B., Clark University, 1965; B.S.M.T., Western Carolina University, 1986; M.A., Duke University, 1968; Ed.D., University of Tennessee, 1989. Date of appointment, 1988.

Susan C. Stewart, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Services. B.A., Lycoming College, 1970; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Florida, 1974, 1981. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Jo Anne Stilley, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing. B.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1975, 1983. Date of appointment, 1992.

Ronnie L. Stillwell, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Business Computer Information Systems. A.A.S., SCC, 1997; A.A.S., SCC, 1998; B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Western Carolina University, 2000, 2002. Date of appointment, 2003.

Wesley L. Stone, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology. B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1988; M.S., Penn State University, 1996; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

David Strahan, Ed.D.
The Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professorship. B.S., M.Ed., Miami University, 1971, 1972; Ed.D., University of Cincinnati, 1979. Date of appointment, 2004.

Bradley E. Sturgeon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., M.S., Illinois State University, 1987, 1989; Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1994. Date of appointment, 2003.

Jack Summers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of West Florida, 1983; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989. Date of appointment, 2003.

Lewis Franklyn Sutton, Ph.D.
Professor of French. A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1958, 1962, 1966. Date of appointment, 1969.

*Susan L. Swanger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accountancy. B.B.A., Kent State University, 1977; M.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1993; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1998. Date of appointment, 1997.

*Vicki Szabo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Kalamazoo College, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1996, 2000. Date of appointment, 2001.

April C. Tallant, M.H.S.
Instructor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., M.H.S., Western Carolina University, 1996, 2001. Date of appointment, 2003.

Russell W. Teasley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Project Management. B.S., North Carolina State University, 1970; M.S., Western Carolina University, 1988; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1998. Date of appointment, 2004.

Mary Spivey Teslow, M.L.I.S.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Governors State University, 1976; B.S., University of Illinois, Chicago, 1981; M.L.I.S., University of South Florida, 1994. Date of appointment, 2003.

Ben F. Tholkes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance. A.A., Rochester Community College, 1970; B.S., M.S., Mankato State University, 1972, 1989; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1994. Date of appointment, 1993.

*Michael Thomas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Project Management. B.T.P., University of New South Water, 1987; M.P.M., Western Carolina University, 1992; Ph.D., James Cook University, 1998. Date of appointment, 2001.

James P.W. Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor of Art. B.A., Williams College, 1968; M.A., Institute of Fine Arts, 1972; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985. Date of appointment, 1989.

Shannon L. Thompson, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music. B.A., University of Oregon, 1986; M.M., Boston University, 1988; D.M.A., The University of Texas, 1997. Date of appointment, 1997.

Jubal Tiner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Southwestern College, 1998; M.A., Iowa State University, 1993; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2000. Date of appointment, 2000.

E. Lorene Todd, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. A.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 1981; B.S.N., Western Kentucky University, 1989; M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1995. Date of appointment, 2000.

Rey A. Trevino, Jr.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., M.Ed., Texas A & M University, 1991, 1994; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado, 2001. Date of appointment, 2003.

David C. Trigg, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., Spring Hill College, 1971; M.D., University of Alabama, 1974. Date of appointment, 1985.

Emery Hill Trowbridge, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism. B.S., Bryant College, 1966; M.P.S., Cornell University, 1978; Ed.D., Northern Arizona University, 1990. Date of appointment, 2003.

Maridy M. Troy, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., M.L.S., M.S., Ed.D., University of Alabama, 1971, 1980, 1988, 1992. Date of appointment, 2002.

Charles B. Tucker, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S., Western Carolina University, 1988; M.S.N., Gardner-Webb University, 2002. Date of appointment, 2004.

Abdul Turay, Ph.D.
Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, and Professor of Economics. B.A., Morehouse College, 1972; M.A., Atlanta University, 1973; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1978. Date of appointment, 1998.

*James David Turner, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Industrial and Engineering Technology. B.S., Western Carolina University, 1969; M.A.Ed., East Carolina University, 1973. Ed.D., Clemson University, 1989. Date of appointment, 1986.

Chris M. Tuten, Ph.D.
Instructor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., Western Illinois University, 1976; Specialist Degree in Psychology, Iowa State University, 1982; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1990. Date of appointment, 2004.

James H. Ullmer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., M.E., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1972, 1977; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1996. Date of appointment, 1999.

P. Bradley Ulrich, D.M.A.
Professor of Music. B.M., Florida State University, 1984; M.M., D.M.A., University of Illinois, 1986, 1989. Date of appointment, l989.

Teresa S. Unseld, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., M.A., Morehead State University, 1973, 1975; Ed.D., Ball State University, 1979. Date of appointment, 2004.

John C. Urbanski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management and International Business. B.A., College Misericordia, 1979; M.B.A., Hofstra University, 1983; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, 2000. Date of appointment, 2004.

Laurel K. Vartabedian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.S.W., University of Kansas, 1972; M.A., Wichita State University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1981. Date of appointment, 2000.

Robert A. Vartabedian, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.A., California State University, 1974; M.A., Wichita State University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1981. Date of appointment, 1999.

*Pamela J. Vesely, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Special Education/Human Services. B.S., Presbyterian College, 1982. M.Ed., Vanderbilt University, 1996. Date of appointment, 2001.

Elizabeth M. Vihnanek, M.L.S.
Assistant Professor, Hunter Library. B.A., M.A., Concordia College, 1967, 1986; M.L.S. Rosary College, 1992. Date of appointment, 1995.

Charles K. Wallin, M.S.
Instructor of Business Computer Information Systems. B.F.A., Michigan State University, 1988; M.S., University of St. Thomas, 1999. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Charles K. Wallis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Mathematics. B.S., North Carolina State University, 1984; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University, 1990, 1994. Date of appointment, 1995.

Deborah F. Walter, M.S.
Instructor of Mathematics and Computer Sciences. B.A., Bryan College, 1980; NC Teaching Certificate, UNC-Asheville, 1982; M.S., Western Carolina University, 2004.

*Joe Daniel Walters, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Education. B.S., Mississippi State University, 1960; M.S., Baylor University, 1966; Ed.D., University of Florida, 1970. Date of appointment, 1973.

Cherly Waters-Tormey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management. B.S., Duke University, 1995; M.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1999; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

Todd Watson, DPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy Licensure: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina. B.S., MPT, Idaho State University, 1989, 1991; DPT, University of St. Augustine, 2000. Date of appointment, 2002.

Sandra K. Weden, M.A.Ed.
Instructor of Communication, Theatre, and Dance. B.S.Ed., M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1974, 2000. Date of appointment, 2003.

*Karla M. Weidner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign- Urbana, 1987, 1990, 1992. Date of appointment, 2003.

*John Thomas West, Ph.D.
Band Director and Professor of Music. B.A., University of South Florida, 1976; M.M.E., Ph.D., Florida State University, 1982, 1985. Date of appointment, 1985.

*David L. Westling, Ed.D.
Adelaide Worth Daniels Distinguished Professor of Special Education/Human Services. B.A.Ed., M.A.Ed., Ed.D., University of Florida, 1971, 1974, 1976. Date of appointment, 1997.

Charles White, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., M.A., Western Carolina University, 2002, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

**Hedy Judith White, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology. B.A., Skidmore College, 1963; M.A., California State University, 1978; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1982. Date of appointment, 1983.

Karen Adeletti White, M.S.
Nutritionist in Health Services and Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1994; M.S., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1996. Date of appointment, 1999.

Paul Gary White, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geography. B.A., M.A., Fresno State University, 1968, 1969; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1973. Date of appointment, 1974.

Shara L. Whitford, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., Carson-Newman College, 1992; M.A., Landcaster University, 1996. Date of appointment, 1998.

Betsy S. Whitley, M.L.S.
Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor, Hunter Library. B.A., M.L.S., Florida State University, 1981, 1982; M.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville, 1995. Date of appointment, 1988.

Peter Whittaker, M.H.S.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. Registered Sanitarian, NC Board of Sanitarian Examiners; B.S., B.S., M.H.S., Western Carolina University, 1981, 1993, 2003. Date of appointment, 2004.

Denise A. Wilfong, M.H.S.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. B.S., M.H.S., Western Carolina University, 1994, 2000. Date of appointment, 2001.

Anthony B. Wilkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.S., University of Salford, 1969; M.S., Ph.D., University of Manchester ( England ), 1971, 1974. Date of appointment, 2002.

Dolores Willey, J.D.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Law. B.A., Maryville College, 1974; J.D., University of Tennessee, 1977; Ed.S., Appalachian State University, 2004. Date of appointment, 2004.

John A. Williams, Ph.D.
Interim Department Head and Director of Forensics Anthropology; Professor of Anthropology. B.S., Lake Erie College, 1975; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1976, 1980. Date of appointment, 2003.

Mitchell Williams, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. B.A., Hamilton College, 1988; M.A., Georgetown University, 1980; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1998; Ed.D., North Carolina State University, 2001. Date of appointment, 2004.

*Harold J. Williford, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics. A.B., Pfeiffer College, 1966; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1967, 1970. Date of appointment, 1990.

Ralph Houston Willis, M.A.
Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University, 1964, 1966. Date of appointment, 1968.

*LeVon E. Wilson, Ed.D.
Professor of Business Law. B.S.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1976; J.D., North Carolina Central University, 1979, Ed.D., NCSU, 2001. Date of appointment, 1991.

Pavel Wlosok, M.M.
Assistant Professor in Music. B. M., M. M., University of North Texas, 1998, 2000. Date of appointment, 2002.

Donald Charles Wood, M.I.E.
Associate Professor of Industrial and Engineering Technology. B.S., M.I.E., Western Carolina University, 1971, 1973. Date of appointment, 1974.

Carol M. Woodson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology. B.S., Wesleyan College, GA, 1974; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida, 1984, 1996, 2002. Date of appointment, 2004.

Clarence Paul Wright, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1962; M.A., Ph.D., University of Utah, 1965, 1968. Date of appointment, 1968.

Kathleen Sandquist Wright, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication. B.A., Texas Lutheran College, 1969; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1971, 1974. Date of appointment, 1973.

Murat Yazan, M.A.
Instructor of English. A.A., A-B Technical Community College, 1991; B.A., UNCAsheville, 1994; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2001. Date of appointment, 2002.

Marc R. Yops, M.A.
Associate Professor of Human Environmental Sciences. A.F.A., Monroe County Community College, 1969; B.A., M.A., Michigan State University, 1971, 1973. Date of appointment, 1992.

Sarah K. York, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., University of Toronto, 2001; M.A., Western Carolina University, 2003. Date of appointment, 2003.

Robert S. Young, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geology. B.S., College of William and Mary, 1987; M.S., University of Maine, 1990; Ph.D., Duke University, 1995. Date of appointment, 1997.

*Steven Peter Yurkovich, Ph.D.
Professor of Geology. B.S., University of Dayton, 1966; Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown University, 1968, 1972. Date of appointment, 1971.

James Zhiming Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology. B.S.E., Hunan University, 1986; M.A., Indiana University, 1993; M.S.E., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993, 2002. Date of appointment, 2003.

Hamish W. Ziegler, M.A.
Instructor of English. B.A., Michigan State University, 1983; M.A., Florida International University, 1994. Date of appointment, 2003.

Tracy L. Zontek, M.S.P.H.
Instructor of Health Sciences. B.S., Clarkson University, 1992; M.S.P.H., UNC-Chapel Hill, 1994. Date of appointment, 2003.

Part-Time Faculty

Department of Accountancy, Finance, and Entrepreneurship
Robin Black
Bethany Davidson
Scott Gardner
Jane B. Sullivan
Erin Marie Wheeler

Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Heidi M. Altman
Fred H. Fisher
Michael Hagan
Lisa J. Lefler
Christopher Lenzo

Department of Applied Criminology
William Hollingsed
Glenn E. Robinson

Department of Art
Brenda Coates
Marcia Dennison
Fitzallen Eldridge
James K. Kirkpatrick
Jay Nobb
Barbara Nusdorf-Eblen
George Rector
Tracey Rogers-Penn
Nancy Sokolove
Norma Smith

Department of Biology
Carla Weidner

Department of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education
Julie Aiken
Sandra Blevins
Louise Burrell
Diane Chadwick
Nada Cooke
Charles Cutshall
Leslie Dougherty
Jann Graham
Sharon Loftis
Carolyn B. Meigs
Lynn Milner
Kirsten M. Morgan
Jacque Penick
Paige Prakke
Zora Rhodes
Beverly Williams

Department of Business Computer Information Systems and Economics
Fred Goddard
Akum Jamir
Dixie Lawson

Department of Chemistry and Physics
Karen L. Butcher
Franklin Glenn Liming

Department of Communication, Theatre, and Dance
Steve Carlisle
Rebecca Caldwell
Debra L. Connelly
Michael Caudill
Claire Eye
Suzan Hawley
Glenda Hensley-Dean
Crystal Johnson
Amy Kohler
Shirley Livingston
Douglas Maynard
Cherie Miller
Linda Nicodemus
Viane Payne
Peter Savage
Adria Shipp
Robin Sumner
Claudia Trine
Sandra K. Weden

Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations
Cynthia Callaway
Gene C. Couch Jr.
Elizabeth Gray
Sandra Mazza
S. Ivan Randolph
K. Gary Waddell

Department of English
Laura Foster

Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management
Brian Bennett
Erik Caldwell
Kenneth Hollingsworth
Chester Pankowski

Department of Health and Human Performance
Kent Briggs
Mike Craft
Jim Dean
John E. Duncan
Eric Filipek
Sam E. Fowlkes
Myron Jackson
Donnie Kirkpatrick
Anquell McCollum
David Napert
Brian Peabody
Todd Raleigh
David Reeves
Matt Rhule
Steve Shurina
Otto H. Spilker
Jane B. Sullivan
Todd Varn

Department of Health Sciences
Jane E. Coates
Sarah Colby
Nancy Crawford
Deborah Davis
Sally J. Feltner
Marianne Hollis
Kathryn Nichols
Rosalyn H. Robinson
Lois Setzer
Barry Street
Randall A. Turpin
Nancy Lee Williams

Department of History
Linda Culpepper
Cletus Fortwendel
Linda Raxter
Michael D. Rice

Department of Human Services
Beth Baxley
Alecia Fischer
Mary Ford
Lori Gilbert
Chet McKee
Laura Moushey
Kathy D. Norris
Julie Ogletree
Kathleen Pierce
Holly Rowan
Dale G. Wachowiak

Hunter Library
Edward Cohen
Amy Graham
Marcella Huguelot

Department of Management and International Business
Dennis Hull
Mike Quinn

Department of Marketing and Business Law
Jana Allison
Ken Fromknechht
Andrew Goldburg
William McClendon
Frank Pimental

Department of Modern Foreign Languages
Magaly Uribe DeCastro
Larry Fox
Susan Larmon
Laura Pinnix

Department of Music
Jean Barry
Donna Buckner
Robert E. Buckner
Alicia Chapman
Amy Cherry
Steven R. Chicurel
Bill Heningbaum
Matt Henley
Elizabeth B. Spell
Elliott Wadopian
Michael V. Waters
Marc Yaxley

Department of Nursing
Jean McGuire

Department of Philosophy and Religion
Abigail Anderson
Christopher Hoyt
Carrie McLachlin
George Thompson

Department of Political Science and Public Affairs
Michael N. Duvall
Fred Fisher
Vera Guise
Jeffrey Richardson
James Westbrook

Department of Psychology
Kimberly Castano
James C. Cruise
Mary Ellen Griffin
Ken Gomez
Deborah Hart
Mike Razdhr
Terry Sloan
Donna J. Winslow

Department of Social Work
Judy LeRoy

Adjunct Faculty

Lacy H. Thornburg, J.D.
Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Applied Criminology. Former Attorney General of North Carolina. Date of appointment, 1993.

Mary Jo Allen, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. Director, North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Date of appointment, 1997.

Barbara Bell, M.A.Ed.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing. Date of appointment, 1993.

Richard E. Blalock, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology. Supervisor, Psychological Services, Buncombe County Schools. Date of appointment, 1994.

Jonathan A. Coddington, Ph.D.
Adjunct Research Professor in Biology. Research Scientist and Curator, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Date of appointment, 1991.

Gerald Doering, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor in Educational Leadership and Foundations. Coordinator of Curriculum and Testing, K-12, Cherokee Central School. Date of appointment, 1994.

Kendall A. Gilligan, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Health Sciences. Emergency Medicine, Harris Regional Hospital. Date of appointment, 1996.

Hettie Garland, Ed.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing. Director of Regional Education Program, Mountain Area Health Education Center. Date of appointment, 1980.

Kathryn Greeley, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor of Human Environmental Sciences. Owner, Noland Interiors, Inc. Date of appointment, 1985.

Deborah Green, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. Manager for Medical and Scientific Affairs in the Molecular Division of Roche Diagnostics Corporation. Date of appointment, 2003.

Ed D. Hamlin, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology. Date of appointment, 2003.

Lou Hammond, M.S.N.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing. Vice President of Operations, Women and Children’s Health Services and Nurse Executive, Mission-St. Joseph’s Health System. Date of appointment, 1997.

Todd Hatley, M.H.A.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. Research Assistant Professor and PreMIS Clinical Research Associate Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Date of appointment, 2003.

Robert P. Higgins, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Biology. Curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Date of appointment, 1989.

Jean L. Hill, Ed.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing. Director, Nursing Continuing Education, Mountain Area Health Education Center. Date of appointment, 1980.

Joseph Hurt, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Sciences. Director of Pathology, Harris Regional Hospital. Date of appointment, 1985.

Tanom Intarakumnerd, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor of Education. Director of Planning Division, Department of Teacher Education, Ministry of Education, Thailand. Date of appointment, 1991.

Lee Isley, M.B.A.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. Vice President for Strategic Services at WestCare health System in Sylva. Date of appointment, 2002.

Annette L. Jacobs, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor of Recreational Therapy. Asheville YMCA. Date of appointment, 1985.

Randy Kearns, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. Director of FirstHealth of the Carolinas in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Date of appointment, 2002.

Robin M. Kowalski, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Psychology. Faculty member at Clemson University. Date of appointment, 2004.

Lisa Leatherwood, M.S.N.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing. Director of Nursing, Silver Bluff. Date of appointment, 1997.

Lisa J. Lefler, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Anthropology and Sociology. Assistant Professor/Adjunct Faculty at the University of Oklahoma, Department of Anthropology. Date of appointment, 2000.

Melvin Marx, Ph.D.
Adjunct Research Professor of Psychology. Distinguished Professor at WCU. Date of appointment, 1991.

Roger Metcalf, Ed.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations. Director, Regional Educational Service Association. Date of appointment, 1995.

Sheila Price, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing. Vice President of Nursing, Harris Regional Hospital. Date of appointment 1997.

David Reeves, M.Ed.
Instructor of Health Sciences. Department Chair of Emergency Medical Science, Guilford Technical Community College. Date of appointment, 2003.

G. Chase Robinson, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. Member of the anesthesiology group at Harris Regional Hospital. Date of appointment, 2002.

Jimmy L. Rodden, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Health Sciences. Emergency Medicine, Harris Regional Hospital. Date of appointment, 1996.

William L. Selby, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Health Sciences. Physician, Harris Regional Hospital. Date of appointment, 1996.

Ronald L. Servoss, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Health Sciences. Anesthesiology, Harris Regional Hospital. Date of appointment, 1996.

Stephen S. Wilkinson, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Health Sciences. Emergency Medicine, Harris Regional Hospital. Date of appointment, 1996.

Richard Williams, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing and the College of Applied Sciences/Gerontology and Palliative care. Date of appointment, 2004.

Olin R. Wood, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor of Education. Vice President of Instructional Services, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Date of appointment, 1982.

Emeriti

Professor of Engineering Technology

Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts

Professor of Education

Professor of Psychology

Professor of History

Professor of Chemistry and Physics

Professor of Education

Professor of History

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Chemistry

Professor of Education and Psychology

Professor of Education

Professor of Biology

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Education

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Professor of Elementary Education and Reading

Professor of Nursing

Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations

Professor of Geology

Professor of Psychology

Professor of Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction

Professor of Hunter Library

Professor of Health Sciences

Professor of Home Economics

Professor of Education

Professor of Biology

Professor of Elementary Education and Reading

Professor of Nursing

Professor of Music

Professor of Biology

Professor of Education

Professor of Industrial Education and Technology

Professor of Modern Foreign Languages

Professor of Business Law

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Biology

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Accountancy, Finance, and Entrepreneurship

Professor of English

Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts

Professor of English

Professor of Geology

Professor of Biology

Professor of History

Professor of Computer Information Systems

Professor of Higher Education

Professor of Science Education

Professor of English

Professor of Philosophy and Religion

Professor of English

Professor of Management and International Business

Professor of Art

Professor of Hunter Library

Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs

Professor of Social Work

Professor of Industrial Education and Technology

Professor of Elementary Education and Reading

Professor of History

Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations

Professor of Elementary Education

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Professor of Biology

Professor of Counselor Education

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Professor of Industrial Education and Technology

Professor of Human Services

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Retired Registrar

Professor of English

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Geography

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Engineering and Technology

Professor of Social Work

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Industrial Education and Technology

Professor of Education

Professor of Music

Professor of Education

Professor of Office Administration

Professor of Human Services

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Education

Professor of History

Professor of Industrial Education and Technology

Professor of Management

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Marketing

Professor of Psychology

Professor of Health and Human Performance

Professor of Religion

Professor of Criminal Justice

Professor of Mathematics

Professor of Music

Professor of Geography

Professor of Music

Professor of Chemistry

Professor of Accountancy

Professor of English

Professor of Psychology

Professor of Biology

Professor of Home Economics

Professor of Management

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Professor of Economics

Professor of Nursing

Professor of Industrial Education and Technology

Professor of Music

Professor of History

Professor of Education

Professor of History

Professor of Chemistry and Physics

Professor of Chemistry

Professor of Hunter Library

Professor of Elementary Education