Faculty

Additional information on the following faculty members is given with the academic department. This is the faculty list as of January 2015. Faculty who are not holding an appointment at Albion for 2015-16 are indicated with an asterisk.

Abbott, David W., professor of music
Albertson, Roger, associate professor of biology
Anderson, Paul L., professor of mathematics and computer science

Baker, Vicki L., associate professor of economics and management
Balke, Maureen, chair and professor of music
Ball, James S., professor of music
Bartels, William S., professor of geological sciences
Bedient, John B., associate professor of economics and management
Betz, Heather M., assistant professor of kinesiology
Bieler, Craig R., professor of chemistry
Biermeier-Hanson, Benjamin J., visiting assistant professor of psychological science*
Bollman, Mark E., chair and associate professor of mathematics and computer science
Boyan, Andrew C., assistant professor of communication studies
Brown, Danit, associate professor of English

Carlson, John M., assistant professor of economics and management
Carpenter, Craig W., instructor of economics and management*
Chase, Bradley A., assistant professor of anthropology and sociology
Christensen, Nels A., associate professor of English
Christopher, Andrew N., professor of psychological science
Chytilo, Lynne, professor of art
Cocks, Geoffrey C., professor of history
Collar, Mary L., professor of English
Coston, Bethany M., visiting assistant professor of anthropology and sociology

Dabney, Dyron K., assistant professor of political science
Davidson, James W., visiting assistant professor of physics*
Deutsch, Glenn J., visiting assistant professor of English
Dick, Wesley A., professor of history
Dixon, Michael J., associate professor of art

Elischberger, Holger B., chair and associate professor of psychological science
Erlandson, Karen T., chair and associate professor of communication studies

Feagin, Ashley R., visiting assistant professor of art and art history
Fink, Nadiya, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science*
Francis, Andrea P., visiting assistant professor of psychological science
Franzen, Trisha, professor of women's and gender studies
French, Andrew N., professor of chemistry

Grossman, Andrew D., professor of political science
Guenin-Lelle, Dianne P., chair and professor of modern languages and cultures

Hagerman, Christopher A., associate professor of history and associate director of the Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program*
Harnish, Allison D., assistant professor of anthropology and sociology
Harris, Clifford E., chair and professor of chemistry
Hein, Nichole D., visiting assistant professor of chemistry*
Henke, Suellyn M., associate professor of education
Hill, Megan R., visiting assistant professor of communication studies
Hill, Eric D., assistant professor of psychological science
Hill, Holly M., visiting instructor of kinesiology
Hoffland, Mark E., staff lecturer in theatre
Hooks, Jon A., chair and professor of economics and management

Jechura, Tammy J., associate professor of psychological science
Jensen-Abbott, Lia M., staff lecturer in music
Jordan, Sarah E., associate professor of English*

Kanter, Deborah E., professor of history
Kennedy, E. Dale, professor of biology and director of the Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program
Keyes, Barbara J., professor of psychological science and director of the Institute for Healthcare Professions
Kirby, Jeremy S., associate professor of philosophy

Lewis, Lisa B., professor of chemistry
Li, Zhen, associate professor of economics and management
Lincoln, Beth Z., professor of geological sciences and interim provost
Lincoln, Timothy N., chair and professor of geological sciences and director of the Center for Sustainability and the Environment
Lockyer, Judith A., professor of English
Lyons-Sobaski, Sheila A., associate professor of biology

MacInnes, Ian F., chair and professor of English and director of the Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
Madhok, Bindu, chair and professor of philosophy
Mason, Darren E., professor of mathematics and computer science
McCaffrey, Vanessa P., associate professor of chemistry
McCauley, Anne M., chair and professor of art
McIlhagga, Samuel D., chair and associate professor of music
McRivette, Michael W., assistant professor of geological sciences
McWhirter, Jocelyn, chair and associate professor of religious studies
Melzer, Scott A., chair and associate professor of anthropology and sociology
Menold, Carrie A., associate professor of geological sciences
Mesa, Helena G., associate professor of English and director of the ethnic studies program
Metz, Kevin M., associate professor of chemistry
Miller, Aaron J., associate professor of physics
Mittag, Daniel M., assistant professor of philosophy
Moreau, Charles E., chair and associate professor of physics
Moss, Carol P., staff lecturer in kinesiology
Moss, Robert I., chair and professor of kinesiology
Mourad, Ronney B., professor of religious studies
Myers, Perry W., associate professor of modern languages and cultures

Nakfoor, Joy L., visiting instructor of economics and management*
Noble, Marcie A., staff lecturer in modern languages and cultures

Olapade, Ola A., associate professor of biology
Oswald, Kalen R., associate professor of modern languages and cultures

Parr, Clayton G., associate professor of music
Pérez Abreu, Catalina, assistant professor of modern languages and cultures*

Qian, Yuxia, assistant professor of communication studies*
Quinney, Dominick N., visiting assistant professor of ethnic studies

Rabquer, Bradley J., assistant professor of biology
Reimann, David A., professor of mathematics and computer science
Roberts, Jessica F., associate professor of English
Rohlman, Christopher E., associate professor of chemistry
Rose, William D., chair and associate professor of political science

Sacks, Marcy S., chair and professor of history
Saltzman, Gregory M., professor of economics and management
Saville, Kenneth J., chair and professor of biology
Schmitter, Ruth E., professor of biology and chair of women's and gender studies program
Seely, David G., professor of physics
Shanton, Kyle D., chair and associate professor of education
Skean, James D., Jr., professor of biology
Starko, Robert J., chair and assistant professor of theatre

Valdina, Peter M., assistant professor of religious studies
Verduzco-Baker, Lynn M., assistant professor of anthropology and sociology

Walling, Carrie B., assistant professor of political science
Walther, Andrea C., visiting assistant professor of biology
Wickre, Bille, professor of art history
Wieth, Mareike B., associate professor of psychological science
Wilch, Thomas I., professor of geological sciences
Wilson, W. Jeffrey, professor of psychological science

Yewah, Emmanuel T., professor of modern languages and cultures and chair of the international studies program
Yoshii, Midori, associate professor of international studies

Zellner, Nicolle E.B., associate professor of physics

Faculty Emeriti

This list is current as of July 1, 2015.

Robert L. Armstrong, professor of chemistry, emeritus.
B.S., 1961, Heidelberg College; M.S., 1963, Ohio State University; Ph.D., 1966, Michigan State University. On staff 1974-2001. Emeritus since 2001.

Ingeborg Baumgartner, professor of modern languages and cultures, emerita.
A.B., 1958, University of Michigan; M.A., 1959, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., 1970, University of Michigan. On staff 1966-2001. Emerita since 2001.

Betty Beese, professor of physical education, emerita.
B.S., 1947, Purdue University; M.S., 1950, Wellesley College. On staff 1951-1985. Emerita since 1985.

Leonard G. Berkey, professor of anthropology and sociology, emeritus.
B.A., 1969, Colgate University; M.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1982, Michigan State University, On staff 1978-2012. Emeritus since 2012.

Marian D. Bishop, catalog librarian, emerita.
B.S., 1943, Eastern Michigan University; B.A., 1962, Michigan State University; M.S.L., 1971, Western Michigan University. On staff 1971-1988. Emerita since 1988.

Albert G. Bolitho, professor of music, emeritus.
B.M., 1950, M.M., 1952, Wayne State University; Ph.D., 1968, Michigan State University. On staff 1967-1994. Emeritus since 1994.

Jeffrey C. Carrier, professor of biology, emeritus.
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1973, Ph.D., 1974, University of Miami. On staff 1979-2010. Emeritus since 2010.

Russell G. Clark, Jr., professor of geological sciences, emeritus.
B.A., 1966, Amherst College; M.S., 1968, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 1972, Dartmouth College. On staff 1973-2006. Emeritus since 2006.

H. Eugene Cline, professor of philosophy, emeritus.
B.R.E., 1969, Baptist College; M.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1980, Michigan State University. On Staff 1979-2010. Emeritus since 2010.

James W. Cook, professor of English, emeritus.
B.A., 1954, Wayne State University; M.A., 1955, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 1964, Wayne State University. On staff 1962-2000. Emeritus since 2000.

E. Scott Cracraft, associate professor of economics and management, emeritus.
B.B.A., 1960, M.S., University of Mississippi; C.P.A., 1968. On staff 1977-1997. Emeritus since 1997.

John W. Crump, professor of chemistry, emeritus.
A.A., 1951, Santa Rosa Junior College; B.A., 1953, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., 1957, University of Illinois. On staff 1962-1997. Emeritus since 1997.

Ralph M. Davis, professor of philosophy, emeritus.
A.B., 1958, Stanford University; Ph.D., 1967, University of Oregon. On staff 1967-2005. Emeritus since 2005.

Dean G. Dillery, professor of biology, emeritus.
B.S., 1952, M.S., 1955, Ph.D., 1961, Ohio State University. On staff 1960-1994. Emeritus since 1994.

Robert E. Dininny, professor of chemistry, emeritus.
B.S., 1954, Allegheny College; M.S., 1956, Ph.D., 1959, Western Reserve. On staff 1962-1995. Emeritus since 1995.

Thomas Doran, professor of music, emeritus.
B.M., 1957, M.M., 1959, D.M., 1967, Northwestern University. On staff 1962-2000. Emeritus since 2000.

David G. Egnatuk, professor of physical education, emeritus.
A.B., 1971, Albion College; M.S., 1974, University of Southern California; M.S., 1978, Eastern Michigan University. On staff 1975-2010. Emeritus since 2010.

Ronald C. Fryxell, professor of mathematics, emeritus.
B.A., 1960, Augustana College; M.A., 1962, Ph.D., 1964, Washington State University. On staff 1964-2002. Emeritus since 2002.

Carolyn J. Gaswick, periodicals and government documents librarian, emerita.
B.A., 1964, Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.L.S., 1972, Western Michigan University. On staff 1984-2006. Emerita since 2006.

Dennis C. Gaswick, professor of chemistry, emeritus.
A.B., 1964, Nebraska Wesleyan University; Ph.D., 1968, Oregon State University. On staff 1969-2005. Emeritus since 2005.

William R.B. Gillham, professor of religious studies, emeritus.
A.B., 1955, Washington University; B.D., 1958, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., 1964, Princeton University. On staff 1961-2001. Emeritus since 2001.

Douglas Goering, professor of art, emeritus.
B.F.A., 1974, M.F.A., 1976, University of Michigan. On staff 1986-2008. Emeritus since 2008.

William N. Hayes, professor of psychology, emeritus.
B.A., 1956, University of North Carolina; Ph.D., 1961, Princeton University. On staff 1973-2000. Emeritus since 2000.

Nancy G. Held, professor and director of the Education Program, emerita.
B.S.E., 1954, M.S.E., 1955, Drake University. On staff 1961-1992. Emerita since 1992.

David K. Hogberg, professor of psychology, emeritus.
B.A., 1959, Alma College; M.S., 1961, Lehigh University; Ph.D., 1968, State University of New York, Buffalo. On staff 1966-1999. Emeritus since 1999.

Allen H. Horstman, professor of history, emeritus.
B.S., 1965, Purdue University; LL.B., 1968, Harvard University; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1977, University of California, Berkeley. On staff 1977-2005. Emeritus since 2005.

John P. Hostetler, professor of psychology, emeritus.
B.S., 1960, M.S., 1963, Ph.D., 1964, Purdue University. On staff 1964-1999. Emeritus since 1999.

Thomas R. Johnson, associate professor of physical education, emeritus.
B.S., 1971, Illinois State University; M.A., 1990, 1992, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 1996 Walden University. Emeritus since 2011.

Frank L. Joranko, professor of physical education, emeritus.
A.B., 1952, Albion College; M.S., 1953, University of Illinois. On staff 1973-1995. Emeritus since 1995.

Sarah Jordan, professor of English, emerita.
B.A., 1980, Salem College; Ph.D., 1994, Brandeis University. Emerita since 2015.

David W. Kammer, professor of physics, emeritus.
B.S., 1960, M.S., 1963, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., 1967, Washington State University. On staff 1967-1999. Emeritus since 1999.

John P. Kondelik, director of libraries, emeritus.
B.A., 1964, University of Florida; M.L.S., 1966, Florida State University; Ph.D., 1993, University of Michigan. On staff 1993-2010. Emeritus since 2010.

Sheila I. Kragness, professor of modern languages, emerita.
B.S., 1938, M.A., 1939, Ph.D., 1948, University of Minnesota. On staff 1950-1980. Emerita since 1980.

G. Robina Quale Leach, professor of history, emerita.
B.A., 1952, M.A., 1953, Ph.D., 1957, University of Michigan. On staff 1957-1992. Emerita since 1992.

Paul Loukides, professor of English, emeritus.
B.A., 1961, University of Pittsburgh; M.A., 1963, University of Iowa. On staff 1962-1999. Emeritus since 1999.

Martin A. Ludington, professor of physics, emeritus.
A.B., 1964, Albion College; M.S., 1965, Ph.D., 1969, University of Michigan. On staff 1969-2005. Emeritus since 2005.

Frank J. Machek, professor of art, emeritus.
B.F.A., 1964, Illinois Wesleyan University; M.F.A., 1966, Cranbrook Academy of Art. On staff 1967-2004. Emeritus since 2004.

Philip L. Mason, professor of music, emeritus.
B.Mus., 1955, Western Michigan University; M.M., 1961, D.M.A., 1969, University of Michigan. On staff 1962-1994. Emeritus since 1994.

James F. McCarley, professor of economics and management, emeritus.
B.S., 1960, Bowling Green University; M.A., 1962, Ph.D., 1970, Michigan State University. On staff 1965-2006. Emeritus since 2006.

Robert A. Messer, associate professor of mathematics and computer science, emeritus.
B.S., 1971, University of Chicago; Ph.D., 1975, University of Wisconsin. On staff 1981-2007. Emeritus since 2007.

Eugene E. Miller, professor of English, emeritus.
B.A., 1955, University of Notre Dame; M.A., 1962, Ohio University; Ph.D., 1967, University of Illinois. On staff 1967-1995. Emeritus since 1995.

Richard D. Mortensen, professor of biology, emeritus.
B.S., 1961, Bates College; M.S., 1963, Ph.D., 1967, Purdue University. On staff 1967-2002. Emeritus since 2002.

Max E. Noordhoorn, professor of modern languages and cultures, emeritus.
A.B., 1961, M.A., 1963, Ph.D., 1971, University of Michigan. On staff 1968-2002. Emeritus since 2002.

Martha R. O'Kennon, professor of mathematics and computer science, emerita.
B.A., 1961, University of Richmond; M.S. in mathematics, 1970, M.S. in computer engineering, 1981, Ph.D., 1973, Clarkson University. On staff 1985-2004. Emerita since 2004.

J. Thomas Oosting, professor of theatre, emeritus.
B.A., 1963, Hope College; M.A., 1964, Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., 1970, University of Iowa. On staff 1970-2003. Emeritus since 2003.

Gaylord N. Smith, professor of economics and management, emeritus.
B.B.A., 1966, University of Michigan; M.B.A., 1967, Michigan State University; C.P.A., 1975. On staff 1976-2010. Emeritus since 2010.

Daniel M. Steffenson, professor of chemistry, emeritus.
A.B., 1962, Cornell College; M.A., 1964, Ph.D., 1967, Harvard University. On staff 1967-2008. Emeritus since 2008.

Larry Steinhauer, professor of economics and management, emeritus.
B.A., 1965, City College of New York; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1974, University of Chicago. On staff 1974-2006. Emeritus since 2006.

Johan H. Stohl, professor of religious studies, emeritus.
B.Mus., 1955, Eastman School of Music; A.B., 1957, Oberlin College; M. Div., 1961, Andover Newton Theological School; Ph.D., 1972, University of Chicago. On staff 1967-1995. Emeritus since 1995.

Lawrence D. Taylor, professor of geological sciences, emeritus.
B.A., 1954, M.A., 1958, Dartmouth College; Ph.D., 1962, Ohio State University. On staff 1964-1998. Emeritus since 1998.

Michael M. Turner, professor of physical education, emeritus.
A.B., 1969, Albion College; M.Ed., 1970, University of Arizona. On staff 1970-2009. Emeritus since 2009.

Royal A. Ward, professor of theatre, emeritus.
B.A., 1968, MacMurray College; M.A., 1969, University of Illinois; Ph.D., 1984, University of Michigan. On staff 1979-2010. Emeritus since 2010.

Bruce J. Weaver, professor of speech communication, emeritus.
B.A., 1965, Moravian College; M.S., 1966, Kansas State University; Ph.D., 1974, University of Michigan. On staff 1981-2005. Emeritus since 2005.

John A. Wenzel, professor of mathematics and computer science, emeritus.
B.A., 1963, Carleton College; M.A., 1965, Ph.D., 1969, University of Kansas. On staff 1969-2003. Emeritus since 2003.

John A. Williams, professor of physics, emeritus.
A.B., 1959, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 1963, University of California, Berkeley. On staff 1970-2002. Emeritus since 2002.

Timothy H. Williams, professor of physical education, emeritus;
B.A., 1962, Ripon College; M.S., 1972, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Ed.D., 1975, University of Northern Colorado. On staff 1975-2002. Emeritus since 2002.

Hal H. Wyss, professor of English, emeritus.
B.A., 1962, Wesleyan University; M.A., 1964, Ph.D., 1971, Ohio State University. On staff 1970-2005. Emeritus since 2005.