2022-23 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | Academic Personnel Directory

Faculty

PROFESSORS

DIANA D. ABBOTT, Ph.D., Director, M.Ed. Special Education Program; 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; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2010. At RWC since 2004.

JENNIFER A. AUBÉ, Ph.D., Director, Doctorate of Psychology Program; Director, Undergraduate Psychology Program; 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., Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer; 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.

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., 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.

STEVEN L. BOVEE, Ph.D., 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.

CHERYL B. CROTSER, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.-B.C., Dean, School of Nursing; Director, Graduate Nursing Program; 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.

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.

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

ELAINE R. GREGORY, Ph.D., Director, Physical Education Program; 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.

CAROL GRISWOLD, D.N.P., R.N., Professor of Nursing, B.S., Alfred University, 1978; M.S., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1993; D.N.P., Rush University, 2011. At RWC since 2011.

JOEL R. HOOMANS, D.S.L., 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.

MICHELE KRAYNIK, J.D., Chair, Department of Adult and Graduate Education Business Programs; Director, Graduate Business and Health Administration Programs; Professor of Health Administration; A.A.S., Genesee Community College, 1987; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1997; J.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2000. At RWC since 2016.

ANDREW C. KOEHL, Ph.D., Chair, Faculty Senate;; 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. 

AMY A. KOVACH, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education and Social Work; Coordinator, Honors Program; 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.

PETER T. LACELLE, Ph.D., 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., Professor of Vocal Music; B.M., University of Southern Mississippi, 1987; M.M., University of Akron, 1990. D.M.A., University of Wisconsin, 2006. At RWC since 2003. 

JEFFREY A. MCPHERSON, Ph.D., Professor of Christian Theology; B.A., York University, 1994; M.A., McMaster University, 1996; Ph.D., McMaster University, 2006. At RWC since 2011.
  
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. 
 
GARY L. RADUNS, JR., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics; 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.

SANTHINY RAJAMOHAN, Ph.D., R.N., Director, First-Year Seminar; Professor of Nursing; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1994; M.S., St. John Fisher College, 1998; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2015. At RWC since 2011.

CHERYL L. REPASS, Psy.D., Chair, Department of Psychology; 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.

PAUL G. SHEWAN, D.M.A., Chair, Department of Music and Performing Arts; Director, 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.

HIIE SILMERE, Ph.D., 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.

RONALD J. STANSBURY, Ph.D.,  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., 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.

TAMI SULLIVAN, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology; B.A., State University of New York at Oswego; M.A., State University of New York at Brockport, 2000; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2012. At RWC since 2020.

JASON R. TAYLOR, Ph.D., Dean, School of Natural and Social Sciences; Chair, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1997; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2002. At RWC since 2003.

JUDITH V. TRESCHUK, Ph.D., C.N.S., C.N.E., 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., 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., 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., 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.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

RACHEL ADAMS GOERTEL, Ph.D., Director, M.Ed. IC – Elyon Program; Associate Professor of Education; B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1990; M.A., School for International Training, 1995; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2011. At RWC since 2016

SONNETTE M. BASCOE, Ph.D., Co-Special Advisor to the President for Diversity and Belonging; Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., Spelman College, 2002; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2016; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2012. At RWC since 2018.

MARIANNE L. BLANDA, Ph.D., Associate 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.

MICHAEL CHEN, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting; B.A., Bejing Technology and Business University, 1998; M.S., Bejing Technology and Business University, 2001; Ph.D., China Academy of Fiscal Science, 2010. At RWC since 2018.

LAURA K. COLES, R.N., Director, Traditional Undergraduate Nursing Clinical Education; Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing; B.S., State University of New York at Binghamton, 2006. At RWC since 2013.

SARA CLAYPOOL, M.S.N., R.N., F.N.P.-C., Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Rhode Island University, 2008; M.S.N., St. John Fisher College, 2014; At RWC since 2017.

NICHOLAS DIFONZO, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology; A.B., Lafayette College, 1981; M.A., Rider College, 1990; M.A., Temple University, 1992; Ph.D., Psychology, 1994. At RWC since 2021.

KRISTEN DRISKILL, Ed.D., Chair, Department of Teacher Education; Associate Professor of Education; B.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo, 1999; M.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo, 2002; Ed.D., University of Phoenix, 2010. At RWC since 2015.

ROBERT DORMAN, D.N.P., R.N.-B.C., C.C.R.N., C-N.P.T., C.N.L., T.C.R.N., Director, Traditional Undergraduate Nursing Program; Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S., University of Rochester, 1993; M.S., University of Rochester, 2015; D.N.P., University of Rochester, 2017. At RWC since 2019.

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.

KATIE HEATH, M.S., Director, Pathway to Teaching Program; Associate Professor of Education; B.S., St. John Fisher College, 2007; M.S., Keuka College, 2011. At RWC since 2016.

KRISTIN HELMS, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures; B.A., University of Evansville, 2001; M.Div., Duke Divinity School, 2004; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2013. At RWC since 2016.

ROMY HOSFORD, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art; B.F.A., Syracuse University, 2001; M.S., Syracuse University, 2001; M.F.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 2010. At RWC since 2011.

ADAM HUCK, Ph.D., Director, M.Ed. IA/IC Program; Director; Adult and Graduate General Education; Associate Professor of Education; B.Ed., Slippery Rock University, 2002; M.Ed., The College at Brockport, 2005; Ph.D., University at Buffalo, 2018. At RWC since 2019.

DENISE C. JOHNSON, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education; B.S., State University of New York, College at Oswego, 1994; M.S., University of Rochester, 2000; Ed.D., University of Rochester, 2009; At RWC since 2013.

CHRISTINE M. LUPIANI, M.S., R.N., Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing; A.A.S., Monroe Community College, 1983; B.S., University of Rochester, 1984; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2010. AT RWC since 2013.

JOSEPH G. McCARTHY, M.B.A., Dean, School of Business; Associate 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.

BRENDA E. MCQUILLAN, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Social Work Program; Associate Professor of Social Work; B.A., Nazareth College, 1995; M.S.W., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2000; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2016. At RWC since 2015.

MATTHEW D. MOORE, Ph.D., Director of Arts and Culture Program; Director, Traditional Undergraduate General Education; Associate Professor of Humanities; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1994; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1996 and 2005; Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton, 2011. At RWC since 1999.

ADAM POTTER, Ph.D., Director of Choral Activities; Associate Professor of Music; B.M., Houghton College, 2007; M.M., Houghton College, 2009; Ph.D., The Florida State University College of Music, 2015. At RWC since 2017.

LINDA M. QUINLAN, Ed.D., Director, College Writing Program; Associate Professor of Eng­lish; B.A., University of Rochester, 1982; M.A., University of Toronto, 1983; Ed.D., University of Rochester, 2015. At RWC since 1993.

AMY RAMA, D.N.P., Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program; Associate Professor of Nursing; B.A., University of Rochester, 2003; B.S., University of Rochester, 2004; M.S., University of Rochester, 2007; D.N.P., University of Rochester, 2015. At RWC since 2019.

LORI M. SOUSA-MEIXELL, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., Director, Traditional Undergraduate Social Work; Director, Non-Traditional Social Work; Associate Professor of Social Work; B.A., St. John Fisher College, 1990; M.S.W., Syracuse University, 1996; Ph.D., Baylor University, 2017. At RWC since 2006

ELIZABETH Y. STEVENS, Ph.D., Director, M.Ed. Literacy Program; Associate Professor of Education; B.S., Saint Bonaventure University, 2001; M.Ed., Saint Bonaventure University, 2003; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2014. At RWC since 2015.

MARY STEVENS, M.S., R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing; A.A.S., Finger Lakes Community College, 1996; B.A. SUNY at Buffalo, 1976; B.S., St. John Fisher College, 2003; M.S., Walden University, 2008. At RWC since 2009.

KATHLEEN STOKLOSA, P.P.-O.T.D., OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Program Mentor; Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy; B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987; M.P.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1996; O.T.D., Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2018. At RWC since 2022.

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.

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

DINA L. ALEXANDER, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Music; B.M. Eastman School of Music, 1986; M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1989; Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, 2014. At RWC 2015-2017 and since 2018.    

JULIA ARAU, OTD, OTR/L, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator; Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2016; MSOT, Le Moyne College, 2018; OTD, Bay Path University, 2020. At RWC since 2020.

KRISTINE CONSIGLIO, L.C.S.W-R, Assistant Professor of Social Work; A.A.S., Monroe Community College, 1977; B.A., Nazareth College, 1979; M.S.W., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1998. At RWC since 2010.

ELLEN CULLEN, P.P.-O.T.D., Occupational Therapy Capstone Coordinator; Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy; A.S., Monroe Community College, 1986; B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1989; M.S., University of Rochester, 2015; P.P.-O.T.D., Bay Path University, 2022. At RWC since 2022.

REBECCA DRAPER, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo, 1994; M.S.W., Syracuse University, 1996; Psy.D., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2020. At RWC since 2020.

COURTNEY FANTAUZZO, M.S., Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2005; M.S., University of Rochester, 2008. At RWC since 2010.

DIEUVEUT GAÏTY, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.S., University of Haiti, 2007; M.S.W., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2012; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018.  At RWC since 2018.

BRIEANNA GEISLER, M.S.N., Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Elmira College, 2015; M.S.N., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2018. At RWC since 2022.

GLENN GRANA, M.S., Director, Homeland Security and Applied Intelligence Program; Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice; A.A.S., Monroe Community College, 1984; B.S., Keuka College, 2011; M.S., Keuka College, 2012. At RWC since 2017.

CHRISTINE GREEN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., The State University of New York College at Geneseo, 2001; M.S., The State University of New York College at Geneseo, 2003; M.S., University of Rochester, 2019; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2020. At RWC since 2022.

LINDSEY GROVES, M.S.L., Assistant Professor of Management; Hoselton Chair of Ethics and Free Enterprise; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2011; M.S.L., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2020. At RWC since 2016.  

RICHARD HAGEN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry; A.S., Wallace Community College, 2011; B.S., Troy University, 2014; Ph.D., Auburn University, 2020. At RWC Since 2021.

DAVID J. HALLER, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Director, Field Education for Undergraduate Social Work 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.

MEG HARTMAN, M.S., Director; School of Business Degree Completion Programs; Assistant Professor of Marketing; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2007; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2015. At RWC since 2020.

KRISTA M. HODGINS-LEVEY, M.S., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.-C., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1993; M.S.N., St. John Fisher College, 2000. At RWC since 2018.

LEIA M. JONES, M.S.W., Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.A., The State University of New York College at Geneseo, 2007; M.S.W., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2009. At RWC since 2021.

JAYNE KNOWLTON, P.P.-O.T.D., Director, Occupational Therapy Program; Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy; A.A., Monroe Community College, 1984; B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1988; M.S., University of Rochester, 2009; PP-OTD, Boston University, 2018. At RWC since 2018.

HANNAH KREIDER-LETTERMAN, O.T.D., Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2017; O.T.D., University of Toledo, 2020; At RWC since 2021.

CHRISTA MARSHALL, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., Clarkson University, 2006; M.A., Roosevelt University, 2008; Psy.D., Roosevelt University, 2012. At RWC since 2021.

PATRICIA MYERS, M.S., Director, R.N. to B.S. Program; R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Keuka College, 1980; B.M., Johns Hopkins University, 1991; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2011.  At RWC since 2012.  

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.  

STEPHEN PULOS, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., Alfred University, 1975; Psy.D., Alfred University, 1998. At RWC since 2005.

MEGAN RESIG, M.S., Director; Music Therapy Program; Assistant Professor of Music Therapy; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2007; M.S., Nazareth College, 2010. At RWC since 2021.

EMILY ROBINSON, Ph.D., Director, Traditional Undergraduate Education Program; Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., State University of New York at Brockport, 2003; M.Ed., Texas A&M University, 2005; M.Ed., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2010; Ph.D., Capella University, 2018. At RWC since 2020.

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.

DEBORAH TEDONE, M.S., R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.A.S., Monroe Community College, 1992; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2012; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2014. At RWC since 2014.

TERRI THAYER, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A., Alfred University, 2005; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2010. At RWC since 2021.

KIRBY M. TRASK, M.A., Chair, Department of Criminal Justice; Assis­tant Professor of Criminal Justice; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1991; M.A., Regent University, 1993. At RWC since 2004.

LEANNE WALTERS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.A., Boston University, 2006; M.S.W., Nazareth College & State University of New York College at Brockport, 2009; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2017. At RWC Since 2021.

GLEN E. WILLOCK, M.S., Assistant Professor of Health Administration; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2012; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2014. At RWC since 2016.

Instructors

SUE M. GEER, M.A., Instructor of Physics; B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo, 1982; M.S., Clarks Summit University, 2010; M.A., Clarks Summit University, 2011; M.A., Texas Tech University, 2016.  At RWC since 2017.

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.

SHARON KURTZ, B.S., Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2009; At RWC since 2019.

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.

HOLLEY RUSHFORTH, M.S., Elyon Program Coordinator; Instructor of Education; B.S., Grand Canyon University, 2009; M.S., University of Phoenix, 2011.  At RWC since 2020.

SUSAN SULLIVAN, M.A., Instructor of Business and Marketing; A.S., Alfred State College, 1976; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2002; M.A., St. Bonaventure University, 2004. At RWC since 2018.  

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty are listed by aca­demic department and program on the Roberts Wes­leyan College web site: https://www.roberts.edu/undergraduate/majors-and-programs.aspx. 
 

EMERITI FACULTY

DONNA BORDELON ALDER, M.S., Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., Southern Nazarene University, 1967; M.S., University of Rochester, 1971. At RWC 1983-2010. Emerita since 2010.

JEFFREY H. ALTMAN, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1977; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1980; M.S., University of Rochester, 1992; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1994. At RWC 1987-2010.  Emeritus since 2010.

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.  

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 1977-2021. Emeritus since 2021.

DAPHNE H. BRUCE, M.B.A., Director, Pathway Program; Director, AGE General Education; 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.  Emerita since 2019.

SANDRA J. BRZOZA, M.S., R.N., Director, R.N. to B.S. Program; Associate Professor of Nursing; R.N., B.S., Nazareth College of Rochester, 1990; M.S., University of Rochester, 1994. At RWC 2001-2020. Emerita since 2020.

CHARLES H. CANON, M.L.S., Director of Library Collection Ser­vices/College Archivist; As­sociate Professor of Library Science; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1970; M.L.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo, 1974. At RWC 1978-2015.  Emeritus since 2015.

PENNY J. CANNON, M.S., Director, Organizational Management Program; Assistant Professor of Adult Education; B.S., Purdue University, 1972; M.S., Syracuse University, 1992. At RWC 2001-2020. Emerita since 2020.

TIMOTHY P. CHADDOCK, Psy.D., 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 2002-2020. Emeritus since 2020. 

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.

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 1982-2021. Emerita since 2021.

CASEY W. DAVIS, Ph.D., Professor of Religion; B.S., Mi­ami University, 1980; M.Div., As­bury Theological Seminary, 1985; Ph.D., Union Theological Semi­nary, 1996. At RWC since 1998. Emeritus since 2016.

SHARON L. DAVIS, M.S., R.N., C.N.E., Director, Traditional Undergraduate Nursing Program; Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1977; M.S., D’Youville College, 2003. At RWC 2003-2021. Emerita since 2021.

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.

LEONARD ERB, Ph.D., 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 1995-2014. Emeritus since 2014.

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 1986-2013. Emerita since 2013.

DOUGLAS R. GIEBEL, M.F.A., Chair, Department of Visual Arts; Professor of Art; B.F.A., Pratt In­stitute, 1971; M.F.A., Queens Col­lege, 1973. At RWC 1982-2015.  Emeritus since 2015.

JULIA PECNIK GRIMM, Ph.D., Dean, School of Natural and 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  1999-2021.  Emerita since 2022

RONALD W. HALLMAN, M.A., Chair, Department of Criminal Justice; Associate Professor of Criminal Justice; B.A., Grove City College, 1969; M.A., Washington State University, 1974. At RWC 1987-2013. Emeritus since 2013.

BARRY W. HAMILTON, Ph.D., Theological Librarian; B.A., Southern Nazarene University, 1978; M.Div., Nazarene Theological Seminary, 1983; M.Phil., Drew University; M.L.S., University of North Texas, 1994; Ph.D., Drew University, 1993. At RWC from 2000-2015. Emeritus since 2015.

SHARON M. HARRIS-EWING, Ph.D., Associate Dean, School of Professional Studies; Chair, Department of Teacher Education; Director, Pathway to Teaching Program; Director, Graduate Program; 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. Emeritus since 2016.

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. Emeritus since 2017.

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 1972-2014.  Emeritus since 2015.

JANICE E. HURLEY, M.S., P.M.H.C.N.S.-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 1981-2013. Emerita since 2013.

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.

ALFRED C. KROBER, M.S., Professional Librarian; Associate Professor of Library Science; A.B., Greenville College, 1963; M.S., University of Illinois, 1965. At RWC 1971-2015. Emeritus since 2015.   

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 1979-1988, 1993-2017. Emeritus since 2018.  

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.

WAYNE G. MCCOWN, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Provost; Professor of Biblical Studies; B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1963; B.D., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1966; M.A., University of Washington, 1967; Th.M., Union Theological Seminary, 1968; Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary, 1970; At RWC/NES 1988-2008.  Provost Emeritus since 2008.

SUSANNE M. MOHNKERN, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E., Dorothy M. Whittingham Chair of Nursing; 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 1982-2020. Emerita since 2020.

RONALD 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 1995-2018. Emeritus since 2018.

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 1994-2021. Emeritus since 2021. 
 
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.

DAVID E. ROLL, Ph.D., Professor of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Human Biology; Director, Pre-Professional Programs; B.S., Harding College, 1970; M.S., University of Illinois, 1972; Ph. D., University of Illinois, 1976. At RWC 1978-2021. Emeritus since 2021.

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; M.S.Ed., University of Rochester, 1987; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1989. At RWC 1968-2009. Emerita since 2009.

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 1989-2013. Emerita since 2013.

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 1998-2015.  Emeritus since 2015.
 
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. 
 
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.

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 2003-2020. Emeritus since 2020.