2010-2011 Catalog | Academic Personnel Directory

Faculty

PROFESSORS

JENNIFER A. AUBÉ, Ph.D., Chair, General Education Division; Professor of Psychology; B.Sc., University of Toronto, 1989; Ph.D., McGill University, 1994. At RWC since 2005. 
 
DANIEL W. BARLOW, J.D., C.P.A., Professor of Accounting; B.S., Oral Roberts University, 1982; J.D., University of Colorado, 1987. At RWC since 1989.

DANIEL S. BARTA, D.M.A., Professor of Music; C.M.D., Moody Bible Institute, 1975; B.Mus., Temple University, 1984; M.M., Temple University, 1988; D.M.A., Temple University, 2003. At RWC since 2007.
 
DAVID W. BASINGER, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Teacher Education; Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Grace Univer­sity, 1969; B.A., Bellevue College, 1972; M.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1974; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1975. At RWC since 1979.
 
RODNEY L. BASSETT, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology; B.A., Se­attle Pacific University, 1973; M.A., The Ohio State University, 1975; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1977. At RWC since 1977.
 
SCOT E. BENNETT, M.F.A., Professor of Art; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan Col­lege, 1981; M.F.A., Rochester Insti­tute of Technology, 1983. At RWC since 2005.
 
ELVERA B. BERRY, Ph.D., Coordinator, Honors Program; Pro­fessor of Communication; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1963; M.A., University of Rochester, 1967; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1981; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buf­falo, 1986. At RWC since 1964.
 
PAUL BERRY, Ph.D., Professor of Music; B.M.Ed., Simpson Col­lege, 1959; M.M., Miami Univer­sity, 1961; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1980. At RWC since 1964.

STEVEN L. BOVEE, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Business; Professor of Business and Economics; B.S. Oral Roberts University, 1989; M.B.A., Oral Roberts University, 1990; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1998. At RWC since 1997. 
 
SCOTT B. CATON, Ph.D., Professor of History; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1986; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1988; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1998. At RWC since 1990.

TIMOTHY P. CHADDOCK, Psy.D., Director, Master of Social Work Program; Pro­fessor of Social Work; B.A., Biola University, 1979; R.N., Lake Michigan College, 1982; M.S.W., Western Michigan Univer­sity, 1986; M.A., Wheaton College, 1996; Psy.D., Wheaton College, 1999. At RWC since 2002.

GRACE I. CUMMINGS, D.M.A., Professor of Vocal Music; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1975; M.M., Ithaca College, 1978; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2001. At RWC since 1982. 
 
CASEY W. DAVIS, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Religion and Humanities; Professor of Religion; B.S., Mi­ami University, 1980; M.Div., As­bury Theological Seminary, 1985; Ph.D., Union Theological Semi­nary, 1996. At RWC since 1998.

CYNTHIA R. DAVIS, Ph.D., Professor of Biology; B.S., Eastern Nazarene College, 1980; M.S., Marquette University, 1987; Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 1993. At RWC since 2004.
 
TIMOTHY R. DWYER, Ph.D., Professor of Christian Scriptures; B.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1980; M.Div., Talbot School of Theology, 1983; Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, 1990. At RWC since 2003.
 
DOUGLAS R. GIEBEL, M.F.A., Professor of Art; B.F.A., Pratt In­stitute, 1971; M.F.A., Queens Col­lege, 1973. At RWC since 1982.
 
JULIA PECNIK GRIMM, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Social Sciences; Professor of Psychology; B.A., Rob­erts Wesleyan College, 1980; M.S., Iowa State University, 1983; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1986. At RWC 1986-89 and since 1999.
 
PETER E. GRINION, Ed.D., Professor of Social Work; L.Th., University of West Indies, 1984; M.Div., The Southern Bap­tist Theological Seminary, 1993; M.S.W., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996; Ed.D., Spaulding University, 1999. At RWC since 1999.
 
SHARON M. HARRIS-EWING, Ph.D., Chair, Faculty Senate; Professor of Edu­cation; B.S., Cornell University, 1978; M.Div., Colgate Rochester Divinity School, 1980; Ph.D., Uni­versity at Buffalo, State University of New York, 1999. At RWC since 2001.

C. HAROLD HURLEY, Ph.D., Professor of English, Literature, and Composition; B.S., Bloomsburg State College, 1967; M.A., University of Toledo, 1969; Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1972. At RWC since 1972.

PETER WEBSTER KNAPP, Ed.D., Professor of Edu­cation; B.A., Houghton College, 1969; M.A., Colgate University, 1971; Ed.D., University of Roches­ter, 1982. At RWC since 2003.

MICHAEL M. LANDRUM, D.M.A., Professor of Music and Film Studies; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory, 1971; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts, 1972; D.M.A., Temple University, 1997. At RWC since 1979.
  
HARMON MELDRIM, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., Professor of So­cial Work; B.A., State University of New York College at Potsdam, 1977; A.A.S., Tompkins Cortland Community College, 1978; M.Ed., St. Lawrence University, 1979; M.S.W., St. Louis University, 1984; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2005. At RWC since 1998.

J. RICHARD MIDDLETON, Ph.D., Professor of Bibli­cal Studies; B.T., Jamaica Theolog­ical Seminary, 1977; M.A., Univer­sity of Guelph, 1985; Ph.D., Vrie Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2005. At RWC since 2002.

SUSANNE M. MOHNKERN, Ph.D., R.N., Dorothy M. Whittingham Chair of Nursing; Chair, Division of Nursing; Director, Graduate Nursing Program; Professor of Medical and Surgical Nursing; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1977; M.S., University of Rochester, 1982; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1992. At RWC since 1982.
 
RONALD C. NECOECHEA, Ph.D., Professor of Economics; B.A., St. Joseph’s University, 1975; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1981; Ph.D., Uni­versity of California at Los Angeles, 1989. At RWC since 1995.

SIMON Y. NJUMBWA, Ph.D., Professor of Continuing Higher Edu­cation; B.A., State University of New York College at Oneonta, 1983; M.A., Syracuse University, 1986; M.P.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1987; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1994. At RWC since 1994. 
 
GARY L. RADUNS, JR., Ph.D., Professor of Mathemat­ical Sciences; B.A., Houghton College, 1986; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton 1990; Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1995. At RWC since 2001.

MARK B. REDFIELD, JR., Ph.D., Professor of Business Administration; A.A.S., Corning Community College, 1975; B.S., California Coast University, 1988; M.B.A., California Coast Univer­sity, 1989; Ph.D., Union Institute and University, 2002. At RWC since 1989.
 
CHERYL L. REPASS, Psy.D., Di­rector, Graduate Psychology Programs; Professor of Psychology; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1985; M.A., Alfred Uni­versity, 1987; Psy.D., Alfred Univer­sity, 1996. At RWC since 1988.
 
DAVID E. ROLL, Ph.D., Professor of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Human Biology; B.S., Harding College, 1970; M.S., University of Illinois, 1972; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1976. At RWC since 1978.
  
JOHN R. SHAFER, Ed.D., Pro­fessor of Education; B.S., Cornell University, 1961; M.S., University of Rochester, 1964; Ed.D., Univer­sity of Rochester, 1970. At RWC since 1998.

PAUL G. SHEWAN, D.M.A., Director of Instrumental Music; Professor of Instrumen­tal Music; Director of the Roberts Wesleyan College Community Or­chestra; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1982; M.M., Eastman School of Music, 1983; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2004. At RWC since 1988.

PAUL B. STEWART, Ph.D., Professor of Communication; B.S., Greenville College, 1985; M.A., Wichita State University, 1988. Ph.D., University of Mary­land, 2001. At RWC since 1995.

WILLIAM W. WALENCE, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Adult Profes­sional Studies; Director, Health Administration Program; Professor of Adult Education; B.A., Kent State University, 1972; M.A., Kent State University, 1974; Ph.D., Ohio University, 1989. At RWC since 2003.
 
ROBERT G. WILLHOFT, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems Management; B.S., Geneva Col­lege, 1978; M.S.E.E., Syracuse Uni­versity, 1984; Ph.D., Syracuse Uni­versity, 1995. At RWC since 2003. 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

SANDRA J. BRZOZA, M.S., R.N., Di­rector, Modular R.N. to B.S. Program; Director, First-Year Seminar; Associate Professor of Nursing; R.N., B.S., Nazareth College of Rochester, 1990; M.S., University of Rochester, 1994. At RWC since 2001.

JEANNE M. CLIDAS, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education; B.A., Hofstra University, 1969; M.S., West Connecticut State Uni­versity, 1974; D.A.S., University of Bridgeport, 1979; Ph.D., Fordham University, 1993. At RWC since 2004.
 
REBEKAH J. CROFFORD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work; B.A., Eastern Nazarene College, 1992; M.S.W., University of Buffalo, 1996; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007. At RWC since 2007.  
 
GARY P. DEBOLT, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education; B.A., State University of New York College at Cortland, 1973; M.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo, 1978; Ed.D., Syracuse University, 1989. At RWC since 2006.

LAURA L. FALCO, D.B.A., Associate Professor of Marketing; B.S., Houghton College, 1998; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2001; D.B.A., Anderson University, 2006. At RWC since 2006.

CONSTANCE MARIAN FEE, M.M., Artist in Residence; Director of Vocal Music; Associate Profes­sor of Vocal Performance; B.M.E., Westminster Choir College, 1971; Performer’s Certificate, Curtis Insti­tute of Music, 1977; M.M., Indiana University, 2001. At RWC since 2000. 

ELAINE R. GREGORY, Ph.D., Director, Physical Education Program; Associate Professor of Education; B.A., Cedarville College, 1979; M.S., State University of New York College at Cortland, 1984; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2005. At RWC since 2007.

RONALD W. HALLMAN, M.A., Director, Criminal Justice Program; Associate Professor of Criminal Justice; B.A., Grove City College, 1969; M.A., Washington State University, 1974. At RWC since 1987.

WILLIAM D. HAYES, M.S., As­sociate Professor of Education; B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo, 1960; M.S., State University of New York at Albany, 1961. At RWC since 1994.

JOEL R. HOOMANS, D.S.L., Associate Chair, Division of Business; Associate Professor of Management and Leadership Studies; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1987; M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1994; D.S.L., Regent University, 2008. At RWC since 2000.
 
JANICE E. HURLEY, M.S., A.P.R.N., B.C., Asso­ciate Professor of Psychiatric Nurs­ing; R.N., Geisinger Medical Cen­ter, 1964; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1981; M.S., University of Rochester, 1988. At RWC since 1981.
 
ANDREW C. KOEHL, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy; B.A., University of Texas, 1990; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1994; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1998. At RWC since 1999.
 
KRISTYN L. KUHLMAN, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Music and Performing Arts; As­sociate Professor of Music; B.S., Messiah College, 1986; M.M., Kent State University, 1988; Ph.D., Uni­versity of North Carolina at Greens­boro, 1996. At RWC since 2005.
 
PETER T. LACELLE, Ph.D., As­sociate Professor of Biology; B.A., Houghton College, 1984; M.S., Albany Medical College of Union University, 1990; Ph.D., Albany Medical College of Union Univer­sity, 1992. At RWC since 2005.  

JEFFERY R. McGHEE, D.M.A., Associate Professor of Voice; B.M., University of Southern Mississippi, 1987; M.M., University of Akron, 1990. D.M.A., University of Wisconsin, 2006. At RWC since 2003. 
 
JOYCE A. NADIR, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education; B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1971; M.Ed., Wayne State University, 1972; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1997. At RWC since 2007.

MARCIA L. O’BRIEN, D.B.A., Associate Professor of Accounting; A.A.S., State University of New York College of Technology at Al­fred, 1976; B.S., Rochester Insti­tute of Technology, 1984; M.B.A., University of Rochester, 1990; D.B.A., Anderson University, 2008. At RWC since 2002. 
 
HOWARD G. SANFORD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education; B.A., Ithaca College, 1965; M.S., State University of New York Col­lege at Geneseo, 1972; Ph.D., Uni­versity of Texas at Austin, 1975. At RWC since 2003.

RONALD J. STANSBURY, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History; B.A., Cedarville College, 1991; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1994; M.S., The Ohio State University, 1996; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001. At RWC since 2001. 
 
ERVIN J. STARR, Ph.D., Associ­ate Professor of Management; B.A., State University of New York Col­lege at Oneonta, 1992; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, 2001. At RWC since 2001. 
 
JASON R. TAYLOR, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Natural Science and Mathematics; As­sociate Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1997; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2002. At RWC since 2003. 
 
WILLIAM H. TODD, M.S., As­sociate Professor of Marketing; B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1960; M.S., Abilene Christian University, 1963. At RWC since 1984.
 
JUDITH V. TRESCHUK, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., B.C., Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S., University of Con­necticut, 1969; M.S., University of Connecticut, 1979; Ph.D., Uni­versity of Rhode Island, 1997. At RWC since 2004.
 
TIMOTHY R. VANDE BRAKE, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Eng­lish; B.A., Calvin College, 1990; M.A., University of Tennessee, 1994; Ph.D., University of Ala­bama, 2000. At RWC since 2001. 

MARIA PILAR VILLODRE, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Span­ish; B.A. and M.A., University Au­tonomous of Madrid, 1987; M.A., Brigham Young University, 1999; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007. At RWC since 1999. 

JOHN R. WALKER, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business; B.S., General Motors In­stitute, 1977; M.B.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1995; Ph.D., Walden University, 2006. At RWC since 1998.
 
KATHLEEN J. WALKER, M.S., R.N.C., Associate Professor of Community Health Nursing and the Nursing of Children; B.A., Houghton College, 1969; A.A.S., State University of New York, Alfred State College, 1975; M.S., Indiana Wesleyan Univer­sity, 1984. At RWC since 1993.

KIMBERLY J. ZIEGLER, M.S., C.N.E., R.N., Director, Traditional Nurs­ing Program; Associate Professor of Medical and Surgical Nursing; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1984; M.S., St. John Fisher College, 1997. At RWC since 1998.

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

DIANA D. ABBOTT, M.S., Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., Seton Hall University, 1991; M.S., State University of New York College at Oswego, 1995; C.A.S., Syracuse University, 2004. At RWC since 2004.

CANDICE M. BACON, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics; B.A., Bethel College, 1999; M.A., University of Rochester, 2001; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2006. At RWC since 2006.
 
KERI L. BARNETT, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., Houghton College, 1999; M.A., Biola University, 2001; Ph.D., Biola University, 2004. At RWC since 2007.

MARIANNE L. BLANDA-HOLTZBERG, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., Nazareth College of Rochester, 1980; M.Ed., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1990; Ph.D., Union Institute and University, 2003. At RWC since 2005.
 
DAPHNE H. BRUCE, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Business; B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1969; M.B.A., Roches­ter Institute of Technology, 1977. At RWC since 1988.   
 
JOHN L. CAMPOLIETO, M.S., Director, Undergraduate Teacher Education Program; Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Fordham University, 1970; M.S., University of Rochester, 1983. At RWC since 2004.

PENNY J. CANNON, M.S., Director, O.M. Program; As­sistant Professor of Adult Educa­tion; B.S., Purdue University, 1972; M.S., Syracuse University, 1992. At RWC since 2001. 

CHERYL B. CROTSER, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Alfred University, 1982; M.S., St. John Fisher College, 1992; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2010. At RWC since 2007.
 
SHARON L. DAVIS, M.S., R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1977; M.S., D’Youville College, 2003. At RWC since 2003.
 
W. THOMAS DEEVER, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Adult Educa­tion; B.S., Otterbein College, 1968; M.S., University of Rochester, 1973; M.B.A., University of Rochester, 1990. At RWC since 2000.
 
COLLEEN D. DONEGAN, M.S., C.N.P., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Niagara University, 1985; M.S., University of Rochester, 1992. At RWC since 2006. 

ALICE B. DREW, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of Art; B.A., Houghton College, 2000; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2003. At RWC since 2006.   
 
AMY A. ENSIGN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2004; M.S., University of Rochester, 2006; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2010.  At RWC since 2009.

LEONARD P. ERB, Ph.D., Di­rector, Center for Christian Social Ministries; Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.A., The King’s Col­lege, 1958; M.Div., Denver Theo­logical Seminary, 1961; M.S.W., Syracuse University, 1969; Ph.D., Walden University, 2008. At RWC since 1995. 
 
CATHERINE S. ERNSTHAUSEN, M.S., P.N.P., R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., The Ohio State University, 1983; M.S., University of Rochester, 1989.  At RWC since 2007.
 
NAOMI F. GARWOOD, M.S., Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Biola University, 1977; M.S., State University of New York Col­lege at Brockport, 1984. At RWC since 1986.
 
MARYALICE M. GILLETTE, M.A., Assistant Professor of Oral Communication; B.S., Syracuse University, 1971; M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1975. At RWC since 1990.
 
JEFFREY B. GRUBBS, M.A., Director, Art Education; Assistant Professor of Art Education; B.A.E., Indiana University, 1997; M.A., Miami University, 1999. At RWC since 2006. 
 
DAVID J. HALLER, M.S.W., Director, Field Education for B.S.W. Program; Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1978; M.S.W., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1998. At RWC since 2006.
 
STEVEN M. HAYS, D.S.L., Assistant Professor of Health Administration; B.A., Winthrop University, 1997; M.S.H.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2000; D.S.L., Regent University, 2008. At RWC since 2006.

LINDA J. HOLDERLE, M.S.N., C.N.M., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1993; M.S.N., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1997. At RWC since 2006. 

JAMES-WILSON, SONIA, Ph.D., Director, Urban Teachers for Tomorrow Program; Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., City University of New York-Hunter College, 1988; M.S., City University of New York-Brooklyn College, 1993; M.S., City University of New York-Baruch College, 1999; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2003.  At RWC since 2009.

CHRISTOPHER P. JONES, M.M., Assistant Professor of Ap­plied Voice; B.S., Roberts Wesley­an College, 1982; M.M., Eastman School of Music, 1985. At RWC since 1990. 
 
EUN-YOUNG JUNG, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education; B.L.A., Pusan Women's University, 1992; M.S., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1997; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. At RWC since 2007.
 
JOSEPH G. McCARTHY, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance; B.S., University of South Carolina, 1984; M.B.A., St. John Fisher College, 1988. At RWC 1999-2002 and since 2007.

DEBORAH H. MERRIAM, M.S., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1981; M.S., Canisius College, 2000; M.S., Daemen College, 2008.  At RWC since 2008.

ALICE ANNE MEYER, M.A., Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., Eastman School of Mu­sic, 1981; M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2001. At RWC since 1985.
 
MATTHEW D. MOORE, M.A., Assistant Professor of History; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1994; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1996 and 2005. At RWC since 1999.
 
JANICE A. NAGLE, M.A., As­sistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Music Theory; B.M., Hough­ton College, 1970; M.A., Teach­ers College, Columbia University, 1972. At RWC since 1972.  
 
JOHN J. O’KANE, M.S., Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Union College, 1969; M.S., State Univer­sity College of New York at Buffalo, 1977. At RWC since 2004.
 
CHRISTINE J. PESSAGNO, Ed.M., Assistant Professor of Physi­cal Education; B.S., State Univer­sity of New York College at Brock­port, 1973; Ed.M., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1978. At RWC since 1973.  

KIMBERLY PROUTY, M.S., Graduate Psychology Field Education Director; Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., State University of New York at Fredonia, 1987. M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1991. At RWC since 2005.

LINDA M. QUINLAN, M.A., Assistant Professor of Eng­lish, Literature, and Composition; B.A., University of Rochester, 1982; M.A., University of Toronto, 1983. At RWC since 1993.
 
CAROLYN SALVATORE, M.S., Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo, 1972; M.S., Nazareth College, 1980.  At RWC since 2002.
 
KAREN J. SCHESKE, M.S., Assis­tant Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1988; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1990; M.S., University of Rochester, 2004. At RWC since 1990.
 
MARY KAY SCRIBNER, M.S., Director, Pathway Program; Assistant Professor of Adult Educa­tion; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan Col­lege, 1968; M.S., Syracuse Univer­sity, 1993. At RWC since 1989.

HIIE SILMERE, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.S.W., Spring Arbor University, 1999; M.S.W., Washington University in St. Louis, 2001; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2008.  At RWC since 2009.

DAVID M. SKIFF, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Social Work; Di­rector, Bachelor of Social Work Program; Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan Col­lege, 1979; M.Div., Asbury Theo­logical Seminary, 1983; M.S.W., University of Kentucky, 1984; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2009. At RWC since 1995.
 
PAUL E. STEVENSON, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., Houghton College, 1977; M.S., Miami University, 1980; Ph.D., Cambridge Graduate School, 1991. At RWC since 2003.  
 
KIRBY M. TRASK, M.A., Assis­tant Professor of Criminal Justice; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1991; M.A., Regent University, 1993. At RWC since 2004. 
 
MICHAEL W. VAN ALLEN, M.M., Assistant Professor of Music; B.Mus., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1996; M.M., New York University, 1999. At RWC since 2004.

RUTHANNE VITAGLIANO, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Teacher Education Program; Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Ithaca College, 1974; M.S., State University of New York at Geneseo, 1997; Ph.D., University of Buffalo, 2001.  At RWC since 2009.

STEPHANIE R. YOUNG, M.S., A.P.R.N., B.C., Assistant Professor of Adult Health Nursing; B.S.N., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1984; M.S. Nazareth College, 2002. At RWC since 2004.

Instructors

JEANNE E. DANINGBURG, M.A., Instructor of Composition; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1985; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1990. At RWC since 2007.

RACHEL M. GRAHAM, M.A., Biology Lab Coordinator, Instructor of Biology; B.S., Houghton College, 2000; M.A., Simmons College, 2002. At RWC since 2008.

SARA MANNING, M.S., R.N., Coordinator of Clinical Laboratory Education, Instructor of Nursing; B.A., Alverno College, 1980; B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2009. At RWC since 2008.

CHRISTOPHER PETRIDES, B.F.A., Instructor of Graphic Design; B.F.A., Frederick University, 2006.  At RWC since 2009.

LAURA M. RIBBING, M.S.W., Director, Field Education for M.S.W. Program; B.S., Houghton College, 1994; M.S.W., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1998.  At RWC since 2010.

CARRIE E. STARR, M.A., Hoselton Chair of Ethics and Free Enterprise; B.S., State University of New York College at Oneonta, 1993; M.A., Northeastern Seminary, 2004. At RWC since 2005.

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty are listed by aca­demic division on the Roberts Wes­leyan College web site: http://www.roberts.edu/Academics/AcademicDivisions/. 

EMERITI FACULTY

DAVID S. BARNES, Ph.D., Pro­fessor of Biology; A.B., Greenville College, 1960; M.A., New York University, 1961; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1973. At RWC 1970-2004. Emeritus since 2004. 

PHYLLIS I. CHAMBERLAIN, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Houghton College, 1960; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968. At RWC 1967-2000. Emerita since 2000.
 
ROBERT G. CLEMENT, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work; A.B., Greenville College, 1948; M.S.S., University of Buffalo, 1951; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1964. At RWC 1969-1984. Emer­itus since 1984. 
 
FREDERICK G. COISMAN, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Th.B., Multnomah School of the Bible, 1962; B.S., Portland State University, 1965; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1972. At RWC 1969-2005. Emeritus since 2005. 

W. JUDSON DECKER, M.A., Professor of English, Literature, and Composition; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1959; M.A., University of Rochester, 1961. At RWC 1961-2001. Emeritus since 2001.

PHILIP H. HARDEN, Ph.D., Professor of Biology; A.A., Wessington Springs College, 1930; A.B., Greenville College, 1935; M.S., University of Minnesota, 1941; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1949. At RWC 1961-1975. Emeritus since 1974. 

LINDA G. PIAZZA IRMER, Ed.D., Profes­sor of Education and French; B.A., St. Lawrence University, 1969; M.A., Middlebury College, 1970; M.A., University of Rochester, 1975; Ed.D., University of Roches­ter, 1979. At RWC 1983-2009. Emerita since 2009.

 

TIMOTHY J. JOHNSON, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work; B.S.W., Philadelphia College of the Bible, 1976; M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania, 1978; Ph.D., Temple University, 1994. At RWC 1995-2009. Emeritus since 2009.

 

BURTON R. JONES, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Institutional Planning and Assessment; A.A., Spring Arbor College, 1962; B.A., Kent State University, 1966; M.A., Kent State University, 1968; Ph.D., Michigan State Uni­versity, 1980. At RWC 1985-2009. Emeritus since 2009.

CAROL B. KENYON, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing; B.S., Bucknell University, 1963; B.S. University of Rochester, 1971; M.S., University of Rochester, 1976; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1986. At RWC 1987-2007. Emerita since 2008.

AUDREY W. KLICK, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Social Work; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1966; M.S.W., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968; Ed.D., Syracuse University, 1994.  At RWC 1979-1996 and 2000-2009. Emerita since 1996.

NOEL H. MAGEE, Ph.D., Profes­sor of Music Theory; B.M., Whea­ton College, 1964; M.M., Indiana University, 1966; Ph.D., Univer­sity of Iowa, 1977. At RWC 1991-2007. Emeritus since 2008.
 
PHILIP M. OGDEN, Ph.D., Pro­fessor of Physics; B.S., Seattle Pacif­ic University, 1959; Ph.D., Univer­sity of California, 1964. At RWC 1969-2004. Emeritus since 2004.
 
NEIL E. PFOUTS, Ed.M., Reg­istrar; B.A., Greenville College, 1941; Ed.M., University of Roches­ter, 1950. At RWC 1942-1961. Emeritus since 1996.

BARBARA J. ROSE, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Natural Science and Mathematics; Professor of Mathematics and Education; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1967; M.A., State University of New York College at Geneseo, 1968; M.S. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1980; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1989. At RWC 1968-2009. Emerita since 2009.
 
ROBERT SHEWAN, D.M.A., Professor of Vocal Music; Director of Chorale; B.S., Mansfield State University, 1953; M.S., Ithaca College, 1961; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, 1976. At RWC 1968-2005. Emeritus since 2003.
 
RUTH M. SITTIG, Ph.D., Profes­sor of Sociology; B.A., Seattle Pa­cific University, 1947; M.A., Uni­versity of Pittsburgh, 1948; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1963. At RWC 1949-1981. Emerita since 1983.

T. JAMES STUART, Ph.D., As­sociate Professor of Music; M.B., Ellsworth Conservatory of Music, 1946; M.M., Eastman School of Music, 1952; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1976. At RWC 1952-1985. Emeritus since 1985.
 
WESLEY E. VANDERHOOF, Ph.D., Dean of Academic Services and Special Programs; Registrar of the College; Professor of Bibli­cal Literature and Religion; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1963; M.Div., Asbury Theological Semi­nary, 1965; Th.M., Asbury Theo­logical Seminary, 1968; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1985. At RWC 1968-2003. Emeritus since 2003. 
 
MARGARET M. WALSH, M.S., R.N., A.N.P., Associate Professor of Medical and Surgical Nursing; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1966; M.S., Univer­sity of Rochester, 1979. At RWC 1977-2007. Emerita since 2004.

DOROTHY M. WHITTING­HAM, M.S., Chair, Division of Nursing; Professor of Nursing; A.A.S., A.M. Chesbrough Semi­nary, 1944; A.B., Greenville Col­lege, 1948; B.A., Johns Hopkins University 1951; M.S., University of Rochester, 1958. At RWC 1954-1986. Emerita since 1986.