Apr 16, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College Organization


   

Presidents

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1867-1886 James Thomas Ward, D.D.
1886-1920 Thomas Hamilton Lewis
  A.B., A.M., D.D., LL.D.
1920-1935 Albert Norman Ward
  A.B., A.M., D.D., LL.D.
1935-1947 Fred Garrigus Holloway
  A.B., B.D., D.D., LL.D., L.H.D.
1947-1972 Lowell Skinner Ensor
  B.A., B.D., D.D., L.H.D., LL.D.
1972-1984 Ralph Candler John
  B.A., S.T.B., S.T.M., Ph.D., L.H.D., Litt.D., D.H.L.
1984-2000 Robert Hunter Chambers III
  A.B., B.D., Ph.D.
2000-2010 Joan Develin Coley

 

A.B., M.Ed., Ph.D., L.H.D., LL.D. 

2010- Roger N. Casey
  B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
   

Chair of the Board

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1868-1892 John Smith, Esq.
1892-1897 The Reverend James Thomas Ward
  D.D.
1897-1913 Joshua Webster Hering
  A.M., M.D., LL.D.
1914-1918 Charles Billingslea
  D.D.S.
1919-1922 Elias Oliver Grimes, Esq.
1922-1928 The Reverend Francis T. Little
  D.D.
1929-1949 The Bishop James Henry Straughn
  B.A., D.D., LL.D.
1949-1963 Franklin Murray Benson
  B.A., LL.B., LL.D.
1963-1968 Brigadier General Robert Joshua Gill
  B.A., LL.B., LL.D.
1968-1971 Joshua Weldon Miles
  B.A., LL.B., LL.D.
1971-1982 Wilbur Day Preston, Jr.
  B.A., J.D., D.C.L.
1982-1986 Robert Edwin Bricker
  B.A., LL.D.
1986-1991 William Sorrell Keigler
  B.S., L.H.D.
1991-1996 Millard Lee Rice
  B.A., Sc.D.
1996-2007 James Irvin Melhorn
  A.B., M.Div., D.B.A.
2007- Martin K.P. Hill
 

Board of Trustees

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Date in parentheses indicates year of election to the Board of Trustees. City and state indicate place of residence.
 
George R. Benson, Jr. (1995)  

President (ret.), Benson Motor Cars, Ltd.
Annapolis, Maryland

 
Wayne K. Curry ‘72 (1989)  

NAI Michael Real Estate
Upper Marlboro, Maryland

 
Mary Lynn Durham ‘70 (2002)  

Lawyer, Mary Lynn Durham LPA Co.
Shaker Heights, Ohio

 
Joseph Ensor (2010)  

Vice President & General Manager, Northrup Grumman
Finksburg, Maryland

 
Philip G. Enstice 71 (2004)  

Executive Vice President (ret.), PNC Bank
Ellicott City, Maryland

 
James Francis ‘84 (2013)

President, CEO, Trustee, Chesapeake Lodging Trust
Stevensville, Maryland

 
Ralph O. Frith ‘84 (2007)  

Regional Manager; United Industries
Woodbine, Maryland

 
J. Elizabeth Garraway LL.D. ‘84 (hon.) (2002)  

President Emerita, Maryland Independent College and University Association
Annapolis, Maryland

 
Kenneth R. Gill ‘61 (2001)  

Managing Member, Deer Valley Corporate Center
Severna Park, Maryland

 
Otto J. Guenther ‘63 (2005)  

LTG. US Army (ret.); Vice President & General Manager, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (ret.)
Fairfax Station, Virginia

 
Kevin F. Hanley ‘72 (1992)  

Orthopedic Surgeon
Davidsonville, Maryland

 
Martin K. P. Hill (1992)  

President, Hill Development Group, LLC
Lineboro, Maryland

 
Steven D. Kesler (1997)  

Chief Financial Officer, Chesapeake Realty Partners
Reisterstown, Maryland

 

Marjorie R. Kimble, M.Ed. ‘86 (2006)

 

Media Specialist (ret.), Carroll County Public Schools
Westminster, Maryland

 
Alexander Koundourakis ‘93 (2012)  

            Partner, Cracie Capital LP
            Manhasset, New York

 
Carolyn P. Landis (1993)  

Managing Member, Catalyst Partners, LLC
Princeton, New Jersey

 
James E. Lightner 59 (2009)

             Professor of Mathematics Emeritus and College Historian
             Westminster, Maryland

 
Julie Lucas ‘95 (2013)  

             Associate Senior Vice President, University of Southern California
             Santa Monica, California

 
Sharon F. Manning ‘65; L.H.D. ‘79 (hon.) (2005)  

Owner, Hambleton Inn
St. Michaels, Maryland

 
C. Victor McTeer ‘69 (2012)  

Victor McTeer Photography
Creenville, Mississippi

 
Joseph Menendez (2013)

President, CK Ventures, LLC
Cockeysville, Maryland

 
Julie Mercer (2007)  

Chief Advancement Officer, American Red Cross, Central Maryland Chapter
Baltimore, Maryland

 
Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr. ‘78 (1996)  

Partner, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P.
Sykesville, Maryland

 
Charles E. Moore, Jr. ‘71 (1992)  

CFO, Caspian International
Westminster, Maryland

 
Chitrachedu Naganna (2007)  

Adult Cardiovascular Specialist, Carroll Heart Center
Westminster, Maryland

 
Christopher Newman 88 (2008)  

Senior Institutional Sales Executive, T. Rowe Price
Cockeysville, Maryland

 
Richard W. Palmer (2012)  

             Ruxton, Maryland

 
Caryl E. Peterson ‘58 (1992)  

Professor of Biology Emerita, Towson University
Towson, Maryland

 
Bruce H. Preston ‘75 (1995)  

Preston Realty, LLC
Baltimore, Maryland

 
Donald M. Rembert ‘61 (2007)  

President, Rembert Pendleton & Jackson
Reston, Virginia

 
R. Christine Royer ‘48; D.H.L. ‘13 (hon.) (1994)  

Vice President of Public Affairs (ret.), Barnard College
New York, New York

 
Carolyn L. Scott, B.A. ‘67; M.L.A. ‘76 (1995)  

Community Leader & Columnist, Carroll County Times
Westminster, Maryland

 
Barbara Payne Shelton 70 (2008)  

Educational Consultant/Professor, Early Childhood Educational Consultants, LLC
Towson, Maryland

 
Dolores J. Snyder, M.Ed. ‘63; L.H.D. ‘89 (hon.) (1979)  

Educator (ret.)
Westminster, Maryland

 
Barbara A. Thomas ‘70 (2004)  

Global Village Manager, Habitat for Humanity, International
Okatie, South Carolina

 
Constance M. Unseld (1999)  

Educational Director, Unselds’ School
Baltimore, Maryland

 
Robert E. Warfield ‘62 (2003)  

President, G&W Realty, Inc.
Ocean City, Maryland

 
William J. Westervelt, Jr. ‘71 (2002)  

Partner, Ashby Point Capital
Arnold, Maryland

 
Leslie A. Wiley (1999)  

President, TYL Associates
Washington, D.C.

 
James H. Yates, Jr. ‘72 (2002)  

President/CEO N.H. Yates & Company, Inc.
Phoenix, Maryland

 
Joyce Payne Yette (2013)      

             Managing Director and General Counsel, Promontory Financial Group
             Silver Spring, Maryland

     
Carroll L. Yingling ‘68 (2011)      
             Senior Vice President, RBC Wealth Management
             Westminster, Maryland
     
                   

Emeriti Trustees

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Carol A. Carter 69 (1993)  

             Managing Director, Strategic Gifts, Feeding America
             Anna Maria, Florida

 
William B. Dulany ‘50; LL.D. ‘89 (hon.) (1975)  

             Managing Partner, Culany, Leahy, Curtis and Beach L.L.P.
             Westminster, Maryland           

 
William S. Keigler, L.H.D. ‘91 (hon.) (1979)  

President (ret.), The C. M. Kemp Mfg. Company
Naples, Florida

 
Catherine S. Kiddoo ‘46 (1981)  

Community Leader
Naples, Florida

 
James I. Melhorn, D.B.A. ‘08 (hon.) (1993)  

President/CEO (ret.), EMA, Inc.
Seattle, Washington

 
Diane Rehm, D. Journ. 92 (hon.) (1993)  

             Host and Esecutive Producer, The Diane Rehm Show
             Washington, D.C.

 
Alleck A. Resnick ‘47; D.C.L. ‘81 (hon.) (1972)  

Attorney
Pikesville, Maryland

 
M. Lee Rice ‘48; Sc.D. ‘83 (hon.) (1979)  

Business Consultant
Westminster, Maryland

 
Ferenc Somogyi, D.P.S. 09 (hon.) (1993)

Budapest, Hungary

George F. Varga 61; H.H.D. 92 (hon.) (1988)

Former President and CEO, Tungram Co., Ltd.
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Nancy C. Voss ‘54 (1980)

            Educator (ret.)
            Seaford, Delaware

Michael Weinblatt ‘71 (1993)

            Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Clinical Rheumatology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
            Waban, Massachusetts

Honorary Trustee

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Richard D. Adams (1996)
Senior Vice President (ret.), PNC Bank
Severna Park, Maryland

 

Officers of the Board

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Chair: Martin K.P. Hill
Chair Emeriti: William Keigler, Lee Rice, James Melhorn
Vice Chair: Mary Lynn Durham ‘70

Secretary: Geoff Pearson
Treasurer: Art Wisner
Asst. Secretary: Patricia Livelsberger

Alumni Visitors to the Board

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President: Deborah Cameron ‘75

President Elect: TBA

Executive Secretary: TBA

Faculty Visitors to the Board

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Robert Lemieux, Associate Professor of Communication (2012)

James Kunz, Associate Professor of Social Work (2013)

Jessame Ferguson, Director, Hoover Library (2012)
 

Administration

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President, Roger N. Casey
Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Jeanine A. Stewart
Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Beth R. Gerl
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions, Florence W. Hines
Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Lori A. Lewis
Vice President for Administration and Finance, W. Thomas Phizacklea

Academic Affairs

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Jeanine A. Stewart, Provost and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., Holy Cross; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Julia Jasken, Associate Provost
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Michigan Technological University

Lisa M. Breslin, Associate Dean of Student Academic Life
B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Indiana University

Karen M. Violanti, Associate Dean for First Year Students
B.S., State University of New York, Brockport; M.S. Canisius College; Ph.D. State University of New York, Buffalo

A. Brian Ault, Director of Institutional Research & Assessment
B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County; M.S., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Robin N. Dewey, Director of the Office of Academic and Government Grants
A.A.S., Monroe Community College; B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., University of Rochester

Jennifer J. Marana, Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
B.A., University of California; M.Ed., University of Maryland

Rebecca L. Carpenter, Director of First Year Seminar Program
B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Joshua D. Ambrose, Director of the Writing Center
B.A., The Pennsylvania State University; M.F.A., George Mason University

Vera Jakoby, Coordinator of Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies
Zwischenpruefung, Johannes-Tutenberg Universitaet, Mainz; Ph.D., The Freie Universitaet Berlin

Deborah C. Vance, Co-Coordinator of Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies
Ph.B., Northwestern University; M.A., Towson University; Ph.D., Howard University

Paul Mazeroff, Co-Coordinator of Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., McDaniel College; M.A., A.G.S., University of Maryland; Ed.D., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Jill M. Krebs, Assistant Director of First Year Seminar Program
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S., Towson University; Ph.D., Drew University

Stephanie D. Madsen, Director of the Honors Program
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Gretchen K. McKay, Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence
B.A., Colby College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Amy C. McNichols, Associate Dean of International & Intercultural Programs
B.A., University of Scranton; M.A., M.A.T., Binghamton University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Suzanne Nida, Director of College Writing
B.A., M.L.A., McDaniel College

Sara Raley, Assistant Director of the Honors Program
B.A., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland. (2007)

Herbert C. Smith, Director of Government Relations
B.A., Ursinus College; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Barbara L. Clinton, Executive Secretary
B.A., M.L.A., McDaniel College

Brenda S. Palsgrove, Administrative Assistant for Academic Affairs

Joshua A. Selzer, Arts Manager
B.A., McDaniel College; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts

Walter M. Michael, Artist in Residence & Executive Director of
Common Ground on the Hill
B.A., McDaniel College

Administration and Finance

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W. Thomas Phizacklea, Vice President, Administration and Finance
B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.B.A., Mount St. Mary’s University

Arthur S. Wisner, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer
B.S., Iowa State University

Kimberly A. Seeley, Director of Financial Planning & Budget/
Assistant Treasurer
B.S., Towson University

Mahmuda Khatun, Senior Accountant
BSC, King’s College, University of London

Barbara Y. Kashen, Payroll and Accounts Payable Manager
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Teresa A. McAndrew, Accountant
B.A., McDaniel College

Maureen L.T. Meloche, Administrative Assistant

Admissions

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Florence W. Hines, Vice President, Enrollment Management &
Dean of Admissions
B.A., M.B.A., Millsaps College

Heidi M. Reigel, Director of Admissions
B.A., McDaniel College

Jill R. Centofanti, Associate Director of Admissions
B.S., Stevenson University

Elizabeth R. Beveridge, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., McDaniel College

Jason A. Doll, Associate Director of Admissions
B.S., Pennsylvania State University

Frannia P. Bryant, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., McDaniel College

Dawn M. Gold, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., McDaniel College

Emily H. Davis, Admissions Counselor
B.A., McDaniel College

Rebecca L. Rother, Admissions Counselor
B.A., Goucher College

Paul W. Seegren, Admissions Counselor
B.A., McDaniel College

Laura L. O’Leary, Operations Supervisor

 

Advancement Services

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Vicky E. Shaffer, Director of Advancement Services

Rebecca L. Myers, Associate Director of Advancement Services
A.A., Carroll Community College

Francis Choi, Associate Director of Prospect Research
B.A., Arcadia University
 

Alumni and Parent Relations

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TBD, Executive Director of Alumni Relations

Jessica Laird, Associate Director of Donor Relations
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

 

Athletics

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Paul R. Moyer, Director of Athletics, Senior Lecturer
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.B.A., Johns Hopkins University

Rebecca L. Martin, Senior Coach Lecturer/Head Coach
and Assistant Director of Athletics
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College

Jessica L. Wolverton, Coach Lecturer/Head Coach
B.A., Gettysburg College; M.S., Florida State University

Scott T. Singleton, Facility Manager/Intramural Coordinator, Athletics
B.S., Springfield College; M.S. McDaniel College

Philip D. Smith, Director of Athletic Facilities

Luke E. Stillson, Director of Sports Information
B.S., SUNY Binghamton University

Gregg S. Nibbelink, Head Athletic Trainer & Senior Coach Lecturer
B.S., Towson State University; M.S., Ohio State University

Rebecca J. Zechman, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Coach Lecturer
B.A., Messiah College

Kristin M. Ramey, Coach/Lecturer and Head Coach, Woman’s Lacrosse

Kevin J. Curley, Lecturer and Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
B.S., Penn State University; M.S., West Virginia University

Catherine A. Easterday, Coach Lecturer
B.A., Denison University

Matthew T. Hatton, Coach Lecturer and Head Coach, Men’s Lacrosse
B.S., Hobart College; M.S., McDaniel College

Michael E. Hoyt, Head Coach, Football
B.A., M.S., Canisius College

Melissa M. Jones, Coach Lecturer and Head Coach, Field Hockey
B.S., Longwood College; M.S., James Madison University

Douglas J. Renner, Coach Lecturer and Head Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field
B.A., McDaniel College

David G. Seibert, Senior Coach Lecturer and Head Coach, Baseball
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College

Aaron P. Bartolain, Assistant Coach, Football
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Michael D. Dailey, Assistant Coach, Football

Jeffrey M. Hiestand, Assistant Aquatics Director/Head Swim Coach
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Head Coaches

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 Baseball, David G. Seibert

Men’s Basketball, Kevin J. Curley

Women’s Basketball, Rebecca L. Martin

Cross Country, Douglas J. Renner

Field Hockey, Melissa O. M. Jones

Football, Michael E. Hoyt

Men’s Golf, J. Scott Moyer

Women’s Golf, Michael C. Diehl

Men’s Lacrosse, Matthew T. Hatton

Women’s Lacrosse, Kristin M. Ramey

Men’s Soccer, Stephen J. Corrieri

Women’s Soccer, Sandra D. Lagana

Softball, Philip D. Smith

Swimming, Jeffrey M. Hiestand

Men’s Tennis, Robert P. Detrich

Women’s Tennis, Robert P. Detrich

Track, Douglas J. Renner

Volleyball, Jessica L. Wolverton

Wrestling, John D. Blake

Biology

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Robert E. Repsher, Lab Coordinator
B.A., M.L.A., McDaniel College

Douglas C. Yust, Lab Preparator/Chemical Hygiene Officer
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S. Johns Hopkins University

Bookstore

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Kyle H. Meloche, Manager, Book Store
B.A., McDaniel College

Vickie Carlson, Assistant Manager, Book Store

Bursar’s Office

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Harriett E. Corbran, Bursar
A.A., Brookdale Community College

Pat A. Tyler, Assistant Bursar

Campus Safety

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Michael N. Webster, Director
B.S., Northeastern University; M.S., McDaniel College

Center for Experience and Opportunity

Julia I. Jasken, Associate Provost
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D. Michigan Technological University

Judy L. Samuels, Associate Director of Career Development
B.S., Frostburg University; M.L.A., McDaniel College

Sara M. French, Associate Director of Community Outreach Initiatives
B.A., McDaniel College

Constance A. Sgarlata, Senior Coordinator
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.S.W., Uni

Communications & Marketing

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TBD, Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing

Peggy D. Fosdick, Director of Communications
B.A., University of Delaware

Cheryl L. Knauer, Director of Media Relations
B.A., La Salle University

Edie Buchanan, Director of Creative Design and Production Services
B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art

Brian R. Belida, Website Manager
B.A., McDaniel College

Hanna M. Barker, Public Information Assistant and Office Manager
B.A., McDaniel College
 

Conference & Auxiliary Services

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Mary Jo Colbert, Director
B.S., Erskine College; M.S., McDaniel College

Valerie S. Westbrook, Coordinator of Conference, Camp & Event Scheduling
B.S., Virginia Wesleyan College

Terry H. Page, Events Scheduling Manager

Heshmat Badiee, Coordinator of Audio-Visual/Set-Up

Development

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Lawrence R. Junkin, Associate Vice President
B.A., The College of Wooster

Carl A. Fowlkes, Director of Annual Giving
B.A., University of Michigan

Elizabeth J. Anderson, Associate Director of Annual Giving
B.A., Denison University

Samuel D. Wagner, Assistant Director of Annual Giving
B.S., University of Dayton

Erica L. Immler, Assistant Director of Annual Giving
B.A., Longwood College; M.Ed., Springfield College

 

Education

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Susan N. Travetto, Coordinator of Teacher Professional Development
B.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; M.A., Bowie State University;
Ed.D., University of Maryland

Gay J. Love, Undergraduate Elementary PDS Liaison
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Donna L. McPartland, Undergraduate Secondary PDS Liaison
B.S., Towson University; M.Ed., McDaniel College

Janet E. Ober, Elementary PDS Liaison, Best Program
B.S., University of Maryland, M.Ed., McDaniel College

Rosalie Gardner, Secondary PDS Liaison, Best Program
B.A., Frostburg State University; M.S., McDaniel College

Enrollment Management

Florence W. Hines, Vice President, Enrollment Management & Dean of Admissions
B.A., M.B.A., Millsaps College

Vincent P. Buscemi, Director of Digital Communications and Social Media
B.A., McDaniel College

Facilities Planning & Capital Projects

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Edgar S. Sell, Jr., Director of Facilities Planning & Capital Improvements

Financial Aid

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Eleanor L. Geiman, Interim Director

Adrienne Lee, Associate Director
B.A., Roanoke College

Graduate & Professional Studies

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Roger V. Bennett, Interim Dean of Graduate & Professional Studies
B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Daria E. Buese, Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies
B.s., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park

Jason P. Reinfried, Director of Graduate Marketing and Admissions
B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Crystal L. Perry, Assistant Director of Graduate Enrollment Management
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Randi D. Shamer, Administrator, C&I and Off-Campus Programs
A.A., Carroll Community College

Jacquelin M. Pfeiffer, Administrator of Graduate Records

Anna M. Thomas, Administrative Assistant

Susan Nash Travetto, Coordinator of Secondary BEST Program
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Bowie State University; Ed.D., University of Maryland

Lisa C. Lorenz, Coordinator - Counseling
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., St. Charles Seminary; M.S., Loyola College

David W. Bearr, Coordinator of School Counseling Internships
B.S., Texas A&M University; M.A., Washington University

Rebecca A. Gibson, Coordinator - Curriculum & Instruction
B.A., Albright College; RRT, Shippensburg University; M.Ed., Towson University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Elizabeth M. Aitken, Area Coordinator for Curriculum & Instruction
B.A., B.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland; M.Ed., Regent University

Beverly Jo Gallagher, Area Coordinator for Curriculum & Instruction for Technology
B.S., M.S., Loyola College; Ph.D., Capella University

Jeanne L. Paynter, Area Coordinator for Curriculum & Instruction
B.S., Towson University; M.S., Ed.D., Johns Hopkins University

Andrew T. Barshinger, Academic Advisor, Marketing Specialist & Howard County Cohort Liaison
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Loyola College

Mark M. Rust, Coordinator - Deaf Education
B.A., M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., Capella University

J. Robert Cunningham, Coordinator, Educational Leadership Program
B.S., M.Ed., Towson State University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

Nick Urick, Coordinator, Educational Administrative Internships
A.B., Grove City College; M.Ed., McDaniel (Western Maryland) College; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Francis (Skip) Fennell, Coordinator - Elementary Math Instructional Leader
B.S., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Kenneth W. Pool, Coordinator - Elementary/Secondary Education (non-certification)
B.S., Carroll College; M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ed.D., University of Georgia

Andria L. Hoffman, Coordinator - Exercise Science & Physical Education
B.S., Lock Haven University; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ed.D., Temple University

Margaret (Peg) Kulow, Coordinator - Equity & Excellence in Education, Culturally Proficient Teaching, TESOL
B.F.A., M.A., Syracuse University; M.S., McDaniel (Western Maryland) College

Diane J. Martin, Coordinator - Gerontology; Director, The Center for the Study of Aging
B.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University; M.A., Towson University; Ph.D., Northcentral University

Jennifer L.Glennon, Coordinator - Human Resources Development
B.S., York College of Pennsylvania; M.S., McDaniel College

Thomas J. Zirpoli, Coordinator - Human Services Management
B.S., M.Ed., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Bryn E. Upton, Coordinator - Master of Liberal Arts
A.B., Bowdoin College; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University

Debra A. Miller, Coordinator - Reading Specialist
B.S., M.Ed., Frostburg State University; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

Ramona (Mona) Kerby, Coordinator - School Librarianship, Learning Technology Specialist, Writing for Children & Young Adults
B.A., Texas Wesleyan University; M.Ed., Texas Christian University; M.L.S., Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University

Henry B. Reiff, Coordinator - Special Education
A.B., Princeton University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Robin E. Townsend, Coordinator of Teacher Professional Development
B.S., M.S., McDaniel (Western Maryland) College

Pamela L. Regis, Coordinator - Writing Romance Fiction
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Human Resources

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Jennifer L. Glennon, Director
B.S., York College of Pennsylvania; M.S., McDaniel College

Amanda Blankenship, Benefits and Employment Manager
B.A., High Point University; M.A., Virginia Tech; M.S., McDaniel College

Information Technology

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Gregory DuMont, Chief Information Officer
B.A., Northwestern Universtiy; M.S.I.S., University of Michigan; Ed.D., Central Michigan University

Amy S. Bell, IT Project Manager/Data Systems Administrator
B.A., Hood College, M.S. McDaniel College

Marilyn L. Bell, Network Communication Systems Administrator
B.A., University of California, M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook

M. Bruce Bell, Educational Technology Specialist/Multimedia Specialist Technician
B.A., McDaniel College

Barbara E. Brenner, Colleague System Administrator and Programmer
B.A., Towson University

Cathy S. Brown, Reporting and Document Imaging Data Systems Administrator
A.A., Frederick Community College; B.A., M.S., Hood College

Maxine A. Groft, Systems and Network Administrator/Programmer
B.A., M.S., Hood College

Edward H. Holthouse, III, Technologies Learning Specialist

Kenneth W. Huether, Web Application Developer
B.A., M.S., University of Maryland Baltimore County

Christopher N. Palsgrove, Systems Administrator

Kellie J. Wuorinen, Telecommunications & Student Network Manager
A.S., Devry Institute of Technology

Sean M. Ellis, Systems Administrator

Mitchell Hawkins, Junior Systems Administrator

Laura Wyatt, Manager of Student Technology Center
B.A., McDaniel College

Joseph Laslo, Educational Technology Specialist/Multimedia Specialist Technician
B.A., McDaniel College

Institutional Advancement

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Lori A. Lewis, Vice President
B.A., M.Ed., Ohio University

Robyn C. Allers, Special Liaison for Community Relations
B.A., M.A., M.P.A., Florida State University

Robin A. Brenton, Associate Vice President of Advancement Relations
B.A., McDaniel College
 

International Programs

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Amy C. McNichols, Associate Dean of International & Intercultural Programs
B.A., University of Scranton; M.A., M.A.T., Binghamton University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Instructional Technology

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Steve A. Kerby, Director of Instructional Technology
B.A., Texas Wesleyan University; M.S., University of Maryland University College

Anita A. Thiernian, Instructional Technologist/Learning Technologies Specialist
B.A., McDaniel College

Library

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Jessame E. Ferguson, Director
B.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst;
M.L.I.S., Louisiana State University

Janet Hack, Research & Instruction Librarian: Science and Online Technologies
B.A., Whitman College; M.L.i.S., University of Maryland

Mary C. Wilson, Technical Services & ILS Coordinator
B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.L.S., University of Maryland

Marla Beebe, Research & Instruction Librarian: Information Literacy
B.A., M.A., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Florida State University

Jordan S. Sly, Research & Instruction Librarian: User Experience
B.A., University of Maryland; M.L.I.S., Simmons College

Brynne S. Norton, Public Services Management Librarian
B.A., Haverford College; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh

Angela L. Bachtel, Circulation and Reserves Manager
B.A., McDaniel College

Linda J. Garber, Acquisitions Manager
B.S., Towson University

M. Roxanne Brewer, Supervisor of Cataloging

Barbara J. O’Brien, College Archivist
A.A., Green Mountain College; B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Lisa M. Russell, Supervisor of Interlibrary Loan
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Major & Planned Gifts

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Robert Conrad, Executive Director of Major and Planned Gifts
B.A., susquehanna University; J.D., Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law

Kathleen Hider, Senior Director of Major and Planned Giving
B.S., Boston University

Bonnie L. Schilling, Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art

Math/Computer Science

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Carolyn B. Boner, Director, Math Proficiency Program
B.S., Wittenberg University; M.A.T., Indiana University

Military Science

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Richard W. Bashioum, Administrator/Executive Officer

Physical Plant

TBD, Director of Grounds & Special Events

Darla L. Schultz, Director of Building Operations & Maintenance
B.A., Hood College

Colleen F. Jones, Work Order Coordinator

Post Office/Copy Center

Larry S. Shockney, Manager, Printing and Mailing Services

President’s Office

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Roger N. Casey, President
B.A.. Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

Geoff Pearson, Chief Executive Assistant to the President/Secretary to the Board of Trustees & College
B.A., University of Texas-Pan American

Patricia A. Livelsberger, Administrative Assistant, Assistant Secretary of the Board
A.A., Carroll Community College

Purchasing

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Ellen Rugemer, Director of Purchasing and Receiving

Registrar

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Jan A. Kiphart, Registrar
B.S., Colorado State University

Stephanie A. Clark, Associate Registrar for Institutional Research
B.S., Salisbury University; M.B.A., Hawaii Pacific University

Diane M. Vaccaro, Associate Registrar for Undergraduate Transfer Articulation and Graduation Evaluator
B.A., M.L.A., McDaniel College

Sheila R. Deane, Associate Registrar for Graduate and Professional Studies

TBD, Assistant Registrar for Registration and VA Certifying Official

Residence Life

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Michael L. Robbins, Director of Residence Life
B.A., M.A., Rutgers University

Daryl W. Yingling, Area Coordinator
B.S., Lock Haven University; M.S., Shippensburg University

Danielle N. Holmes, Area Coordinator
B.S., M.S., Rider University

Andrees D. Rivers, Area Coordinator
B.A., Widener University

Ann M. Mathias, Operations Manager 

Student Academic Support Services

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John E. Rouse, Director
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Melanie L. Conley, Associate Director/Academic Counselor
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Dana L. Lawson, Academic Counselor/ McDaniel Step Ahead Assistant Director
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore

Wendy M. Stevenson, Student Success Specialist
B.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Student Affairs

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Beth R. Gerl, Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.S., Illinois State University

Elizabeth S. Towle, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
B.A., Assumption College; M.A., University of Vermont

Catherine M. Gunther, Executive Secretary

Student Engagement

 

Christine L. Workman, Director of Student Engagement
B.A., Clemson University; M.Ed., Iowa State University

Alexander L. Haslacker, Associate Director of Student Engagement
B.S., Frostburg University; M.A., Shepard University

Wellness Center

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Susan J. Glore, LCPC,  Director of the Wellness Center and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
B.A., M.S., Shippensburg University

Bonnie R. Bock, Nurse Practitioner
B.S., University of Delaware College of Nursing; M.S., University of Maryland Graduate School

Erin C. MacDougall, College Counselor
B.S., John Carroll University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Akron

Heidi M. Huber, College Counselor/Alcohol Education
B.A., Duke University; M.S.W., Smith College School for Social Work

Emeriti

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The dates in parentheses following the listing of each person are the dates of first appointment and retirement. Persons are listed in order of retirement from the College.

Emeriti Administration

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Bernice Talbott Beard  

B.A., M.L.A. Executive Assistant to the President/Secretary of the Board and College Emerita (1962-1989)

 
Donna Duvall Sellman  

B.A., M.A. Director of Alumni Affairs Emerita (1980-1999)

 
Philip Robinson Sayre  

B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. Vice President & Dean of Student Affairs Emeritus (1984-2006)

 
Joan Develin Coley

A.B., M.Ed., Ph.D., L.H.D., LL.D. President Emerita (1973-2010)

 
Jane Flickinger Sharpe

B.S., M.L.A. Associate Librarian Emerita (1970-2011)

 
Joyce E. Muller

B.S., Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing Emerita (1979-2014)

 

Emeriti Faculty

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Julia Taylor Hitchcock  

B. Mus.Ed., B.Mus. Assistant Professor of Music Emerita (1960-1985)

 
David Ralston Cross  

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry Emeritus (1964-1989)

 
Donald Richard Zauche  

B.A., M.A. Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages Emeritus (1965-1989)

 
George Theodore Bachmann, Jr.  

B.A., M.A., M.S.L.S. Associate Professor of Library Science & Librarian Emeritus (1971-1993)

 
Eleanor Nace Richwine  

B.S.Ed., M.S. Instructor of Library Science and Librarian Emerita (1970-1993)

 
William Thomas Achor  

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Physics Emeritus (1965-1994)

 
Melvin Delmar Palmer  

B.A., M.A., PhD. Professor of Comparative Literature Emeritus (1965-1994)

 
Franklin Glendon Ashburn  

B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Emeritus (1971-1995)

 
Donald Robert Rabush  

B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D. Professor of Education Emeritus; Lawrence J. Adams Distinquished Chair in Special Education (1973-1995)

 
Samuel “Tim” L. Weinfeld  

A.B., A.M. Associate Professor of Dramatic Art Emeritus (1970-1996)

 
Harold Ray Stevens  

B.A., Ph.D. Professor of English Emeritus (1966-1997)

 
Richard Allen Clower  

B.A., M.S., Ed.D. Professor of Exercise Science & Physical Education Emeritus (1956-1998)

 
Cornelius Paul Darcy  

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of History Emeritus (1963-1998)

 
James Edward Lightner  

B.A., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics Emeritus (1962-1998) and College Historian

 

Carol Jean Quinn

 

B.A., M.A., M.A. Associate Librarian Emerita (1972-1998)

 
Ronald Keith Tait  

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology Emeritus (1968-1998)

 
Robert Joseph Weber  

B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of Political Science & International Studies Emeritus (1969-1998)

 
Stephen Wheeler Colyer  

A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Emeritus (1970-1999)

 
Joan Rita Weyers  

B.S., M.Ed. Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education Emerita (1963-1999)

 
Alton Dennis Law  

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Economics Emeritus (1966-2000)

 
Richard W. Dillman  

B.E.S., M.S. Associate Professor of Communication Emeritus (1981-2001)

 
Harold David Neikirk  

A.B., M.A., M.L.S. Librarian Emeritus (1987-2002)

 
Howard Bernard Orenstein  

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Emeritus (1971-2002)

 
Nancy Baugh Palmer  

B.S., M.A. Senior Lecturer of English Emerita (1965-2002)

 
William Clinton Chase  

A.B., J.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of History Emeritus (1981-2003)

 
Wasyl Palijczuk  

B.A., M.A., M.F.A. Professor of Art Emeritus (1967-2003)

 

Daniel Anthony Williams

 

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Foreign Languages Emeritus (1972-2003)

 
Laurence Ching-Fang Wu  

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies Emeritus (1976-2003)

 
Linda Ruth Eshleman  

B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Emerita (1969-2005)

 
Robert Patrick Reed  

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of History Emeritus (1989-2005)

 
Jack E. Clark  

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Emeritus (1978-2005)

 
Robert W. Sapora  

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of English/Communication Emeritus (1971-2006)

 
Diana Sue Singer  

B.S., M.B.A., M.S. Professor of Business Administration Emerita (1983-2006)

 
Robert P. Boner  

A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics Emeritus (1970-2007)

 
Carol A. Fritz  

B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D. Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education Emerita (1967-2007)

 
William G. Miller  

A.B., M.Div., Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Emeritus (1962-2007)

 
Colette M. Henriette  

M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Foreign Languages Emerita (1990-2008)

 
Alexander G. Ober  

B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education Emeritus (1969-2008)

 
Daniel K. Rees  

B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D. Professor of Social Work Emeritus (1975-2008)

 
Michael Mathison Brown  

            B.S., Ph.D. Professor of Biology Emeritus (1968-2010)

 
LeRoy Lad Panek  

            B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of English Emeritus (1968-2010)

 
Louise Anne Paquin  

           B.A., Ph.D., Professor of Biology Emerita (1980-2011)

 
Joseph L. Carter, Jr.  

           B.A., M.B.A., Senior Lecturer in Business Administration Emeritus (1988-2012)

 
Wilbur Lee Long  

           B.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology Emeritus (1973-2012)

 
Ronald R. Miller  

           B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts Emeritus (1987-2013)

 
Charles E. Neal

           B.A., M.A.,Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and International Studies Emeritus (1978-2014)

 

Endowed Chairs and Professorships

 

L. Stanley Bowlsbey Chair in Education and Graduate and Professional Studies - Francis Michael Fennell (2010)

Joan Develin Coley Chair in Creative Expression and the Arts - Kathy Steele Mangan (2010)

Ethan A. Seidel Chair in Economics and Business Administration - John Lindsay Olsh (2009)

Laurence J. Adams Distinguished Chair in Special Education - Thomas James Zirpoli (1996)

 

Faculty

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 Date in parentheses indicates first year of faculty service.

Elizabeth M. Aitken, Lecturer in Graduate and Professional Studies and Area Coordinator of Educational Foundations
B.A., B.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; M.Ed., Regent University. (2014)

Rebecca Allen, Instructor of Exercise Science
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College; M.Ed., Millersville University. (2013)

Gregory D. Alles, Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Valparaiso University; M.A., The Divinity School, University of Chicago; M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology;
Ph.D., The Divinity School, University of Chicago. (1987)

Robin Armstrong, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.A., California State University; Ph.D., The University of Michigan. (1995)

Jack D. Arnal, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College, M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas. (2009)

Eric S. Atherton, Professor of Military Science
B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., University of Phoenix. (2013)

Silvia U. Baage, Assistant Professor of French
B.A., McDaniel College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2012)

Joshua J. Baron, Lecturer in Philosophy
B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University. (2011)

Mona L. Becker, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.S., Millersville University; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook. (2010)

Mary M. Bendel-Simso, Professor of English
B.A., The College of St. Catherine; M.A., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Binghamton. (1995)

David Blanding, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies
B.A., Boston University; A.M., Ph.D., Brown University. (2014)

Susan Ruddick Bloom, Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.F.A., The Maryland Institute College of Art. (1986)

Margaret A. Boudreaux, Professor of Music
B.M., University of Arizona, Tucson;  M.Mus., University of Oregon, Eugene;
D.M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder. (1989)

Anouar Boukhars, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies
B.A., Ibn Tofail University (Morocco); M.A., Al Akhawayn University (Morocco);
Ph.D., Old Dominion University. (2010)

Richard M. Brett, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Carlton College; M.A., The University of Iowa;
M.F.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (2010)

Daria E. Buese, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Off-Campus Programs of Graduate and Professional Studies
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2007)

Nigel Burdett, Lecturer in Business Administration
B.S., University of Maryland College Park; M.S., The Johns Hopkins University. (2014)

Glenn G. Caldwell, Professor of Music
B.S., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; M.Ed., Rutgers University;
M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University. (1991)

Marîa Elena Campero, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Profesorado en Letras, Universidad Nacional de La Plata; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2013)

James Richard Carpenter, Jr., Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College; M.Ed., McDaniel College; Ed.D., West Virginia University. (1969)

Rebecca Carpenter, Professor of English
B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. (1995)

Roger N. Casey, Professor of English and President
B.S., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University. (2010)

Holly McCartney Chalk, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University. (2007)

Richard J. Claycombe, Professor of Economics and Business Administration
B.A., DePauw University; M.Phil., Ph.D., The George Washington University. (1981)

Peter R. Craig, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., B.Com. M.S., Ph.D., University of Auckland. (2006)

Sharon Craig, Professor of Education
B.S., University of Arizona; M.S., McDaniel College; Ed.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2000)

R. Daniel Cunningham, Jr., Lecturer in Graduate and Professional Studies and Coordinator of Educational Administration
B.S., m.Ed., Towson University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University. (2013)

Terence A. Dalton, Professor of English
B.A., Lafayette College; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University. (1990)

Thomas George Deveny, Professor of Foreign Languages 
B.A., State University of New York-Albany; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of North Carolina. (1978)

Kathryn E. Dobson, Associate Professor of English
B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2003)

Ira F. Domser, Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Utica College of Syracuse University; M.F.A., Boston University. (1981)

Kateryna Dovgan, Senior Lecturer in Art and Art History
B.A., Ukranian Republican Art Academy, M.F.A., Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. (1999)

Lauren Dundes, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Stanford University; M.H.S., D.S., The Johns Hopkins University. (1996)

Kerry Anne Duvall, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Villanova University; M.S., University of Baltimore. (2014)

Steven C. Eckard, Senior Lecturer in Music
B.A., Loyola College. (1984) 

Kyle Engler, Senior Lecturer in Music
B.Mus., M.Mus., Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. (1995)

Mohamed Esa, Professor of Foreign Languages 
M.A., Ph.D., University of Heidelberg. (1994)

Donna Evergates, Professor of Foreign Languages and History
B.A., Goucher College; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. (1987)

Theodore Evergates, Professor of History
A.B., Brown University; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. (1973)

Thomas M. Falkner, Professor of Classics
A.B., Le Moyne College; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo. (2004)

Robert Familetti, Associate Professor of Military Science
B.A., Lafayette College. (2011)

Qin Fang, Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Anhui Normal University; M.A., Fudan University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota. (2008)

Stephen D. Feeley, Associate Professor of History
B.A., Davidson College; M.A., Ph.D., The College of William and Mary. (2005)

Francis Michael Fennell, L. Stanley Bowlsbey Chair in Education and Graduate and Professional Studies, Professor of Education, Coordinator of  Graduate BEST and Elementary Education Program
B.S., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University. (1976)

Gené Fouché, Lecturer in Theatre Arts
B.A., West Virginia University; M.F.A., Towson University. (2007)

Anca Izabel Galliera, Assistant Professor of Art History
B.A., Troy University; M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. (2014)

Rebecca A. Gibson, Lecturer and Coordinator of the Curriculum and Instruction Program for Graduate and Professional Studies
B.A., Albright College; M.Ed., Towson University; Ph.D., University of Maryland. (2007)

Michele L. Gribben, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (1998)

Elizabeth McManaman Grosz, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Seattle University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon. (2014)

Spencer Hamblen, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., Cornell University. (2007)

Andria L. Hoffman, Associate Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education
B.S., Lock Haven University; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ed.D., Temple University. (2005)

Cheng Huang, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Fudan University; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis. (2012)

Dorothy Hyman, Lecturer in Exercise Science and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Towson University; Ph.D., University of Maryland. (1998)

Esther Mildred Iglich, Professor of Biology
B.A., Queens College of CUNY; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia. (1979)

Molly W. Jacobs, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of Washington. (2010)

Vera Jakoby, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Zwischenpruefung, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität, Mainz; Ph.D., The Freie Universität Berlin. (1996)

Julia Jasken, Associate Professor of English and Associate Provost
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Michigan Technological University. (2003)

Lauren P. Johns, Lecturer/Lab Instructor in Exercise Science and Physical Education
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.S., McDaniel College. (2013)

Debora Johnson-Ross, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies
A.B., Wofford College; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina. (2001)

Ochieng’ O. K’Olewe, Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator, Graduate BEST and Secondary Education Program
B.S., Iowa State University; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ed.D., West Virginia University. (1997)

Robert M. Kachur, Professor of English
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. (1998)

Ramona A. Kerby, Professor of Library Science and Coordinator, Graduate School Library Media Program
B.A., Texas Wesleyan University; M.Ed., Texas Christian University; M.L.S., Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University. (1994)

Linda M. Kirkpatrick, Senior Lecturer in Music
B.M., M.M., University of North Texas; D.M.A., University of Maryland. (1981)

Jill Krebs, Lecturer in Philosophy
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S., Towson University. (2011)

David G. Kreider, Senior Lecturer in Music
B.M., M.M., Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University; D.M.A., The Catholic University of America. (1981)

James L. Kunz, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., University of Virginia; M.S.W., University of Maryland, Baltimore; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan. (2008)

Eddy F. Laird, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Gallaudet University; M.S., University of Tennessee; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., Lamar University. (2000)

Richard H. Laird, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
B.S., James Madison University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Auburn University. (2013)

Donald E. Lavin, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Business Administration
B.S., M.B.A., Master of Public Accountancy, Loyola College. (2001)

Christianna Nichols Leahy, Professor of Political Science and International Studies
B.A., The American University; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University. (1984)

Robert Lemieux, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Southern Maine; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia. (1996)

Debra Clements Lemke, Professor of Sociology
B.S., M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Iowa State University. (1994)

Stephanie D. Madsen, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. (2001)

Kathy Steele Mangan, Joan Develin Coley Chair of Creative Expression and the Arts and Professor of English
B.A., Denison University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University. (1977)

Diane Blazejewski Martin, Assistant Professor of Gerontology
B.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University; M.A., Towson University; Ph.D., Northcentral University. (2007)

Jeffrey D. Marx, Professor of Physics
B.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic  Institute. (2000)

Paul Mazeroff, Senior Lecturer in Psychology
B.A., McDaniel College; M.A., A.G.S., University of Maryland; Ed.D., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. (1998)

Stephen D. McCole, Associate Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education
B.S., Lock Haven University; M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2001)

Margaret McDevitt, Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.S., California State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California. (2000)

Kevin McIntyre, Associate Professor of Economics and Business Administration
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia. (2000)

Gretchen Kreahling McKay, Professor of Art History
B.A., Colby College; M. A., Ph.D., University of Virginia. (2001)

Jennifer A. McKenzie, Associate Professor of Exercise Science
B.A., McDaniel College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2008)

Amy C. McNichols, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Associate Dean, International and Intercultural Programming
B.A., University of Scranton; M.A., M.A.T., Binghamton University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (2003)

Janet Medina, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., University of Montana; M.S.E., St. Bonaventure University; M.A., Psy.D., Alfred University. (2000)

Shabbir M. Mian, Professor of Physics
B.A., Berea College; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University. (1999)

Debra A. Miller, Professor of Education and Coordinator, Graduate Reading Program
B.S., M.Ed., Frostburg State University; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2000)

Paul B. Miller, Associate Professor of History
B.A., B.S., Arizona State University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University. (1998)

Susan Matz Milstein, Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.Ed., Towson University; M.B.A., Mt. St. Mary’s University. (1983)

Ralene R. Mitschler, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Kansas State University. (1996)

Sara Miner More, Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., University of Dayton; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego. (2006)

Wendy L. Morris, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia. (2005)

Randall Lee Morrison, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Dayton; M.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Kansas.  (1998)

Martine D. Motard-Noar, Professor of French
Certificat de Didactique des Moyens Audio-Visuels,  Maîtrise, Université de la Sorbonne; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln. (1989)

Paul R. Moyer, Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science and Physical Education
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.B.A., The Johns Hopkins University. (2011)

Paul A. Muhlhauser, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University. (2012)

Pavel Naumov, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Honors Diploma, Moscow State University; Ph.D., Cornell University. (2005)

Suzanne Nida, Senior Lecturer in English
B.A., M.L.A., McDaniel College. (1990)

Melanie R. Nilsson, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook. (2003)

John Lindsay Olsh, Ethan A. Seidel Chair in Economics and Business Administration, Professor of Economics
B.A., McDaniel College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Davis. (1980)

Julia L. Orza, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Clark University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Connecticut. (1995)

Catherine A. Orzolek-Kronner, Professor of Social Work
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S.W., University of Maryland; M.A.S., The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., The Smith College School for Social Work. (1998)

Vasilis Pagonis, Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Athens, Greece; M.S., Ph.D., Northeastern University. (1986)

Susan N. Parrish, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Maryland Baltimore County; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. (2007)

Jeanne L. Paynter, Lecturer in Graduate and Professional Studies and Coordinator, Curriculum and Instruction Program
B.S., University of Maryland Baltimore County; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. (2014)

Steven Pearson, Associate Professor of Art and Art History
B.S., The College of Saint Rose; M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art. (2004)

David F. Petrie, Lecturer in Exercise Science and Physical Education
B.A., Gettysburg College, M.S., University of Delaware. (2008)

Sara B. Raley, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Honors Program
B.A., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland. (2007)

Pamela Lynne Regis, Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. (1984)

Mary Anne Reichelt, Senior Lecturer in Education and Co-Coordinator, Graduate Counselor Education Program
B.A., Notre Dame of Maryland University; M.A., Creighton University; D.M., Eden Theological Seminary. (2001)

Henry B. Reiff, Professor of Education
A.B., Princeton University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of New Orleans. (1989)

Madeline E. Rhodes, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Southwestern University; M.S., University of Louisiana at Monroe; Ph.D., University at Albany-SUNY. (2008)

Julie L. Routzahn, Associate Professor of Economics and Business Administration
B.A., McDaniel College; M.B.A., M.S.F., University of Maryland, R. H. Smith School of Business; Ph.D., American University. (2007)

Barbara V. Rowell, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.A., M.B.A., Lehigh University; J.D., Widener University School of Law. (2014)

Mark M. Rust, Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator, Graduate Deaf Education Program
B.A. and M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., Capella University. (2003)

Simeon K. Schlossberg, Associate Professor of Education and Co-Coordinator, Graduate Counselor Education Program
B.A., M.A., Arcadia University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut. (1997)

Susan Clare Scott, Professor of Art and Art History
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University. (2001)

Jason J. Scullion, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Prescott College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington. (2014)

Ethan Abba Seidel, Professor of Economics and Business Administration
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University; M.B.A., Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. (1969)

Linda L. Semu, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., University of Malawi; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Ph.D., Indiana University. (2005)

Italo Simonelli, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Ph.D., Temple University. (2006)

Jonathan F. Slade, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., McDaniel College; M.F.A., University of Southern California. (1998)

Herbert Charles Smith, Professor of Political Science and International Studies
B.A., Ursinus College; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. (1973)

Richard Hilton Smith, Jr., Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Washington College; Ph.D., University of Virginia. (1971)

Richard M. Smith, Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., McDaniel College; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University. (2010)

William Padian Spence, Senior Lecturer in English
B.A., McDaniel College; M.A., University of South Carolina. (1988)

Katie L. Staab, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Mount Saint Mary’s University; Ph.D., The George Washington University. (2013)

Benjamin A. Steinhurst, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Williams College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut. (2013)

Barbara Ann Swartz, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Lehigh University; Ph.D., University of Virginia. (2013)

Margaret Trader, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park. (2001)

Robert J. Trader, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Miami University; M.S.L.I.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky. (2007)

Bryn E. Upton, Associate Professor of History
A.B., Bowdoin College; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University. (2002)

Deborah Clark Vance, Associate Professor of Communication
Ph.B., Northwestern University; M.A., Towson University; Ph.D., Howard University. (2003)

Elizabeth van den Berg, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., San Francisco State University; M.F.A., New York University. (1994)

Linda Van Hart, Lecturer in Art
B.S., McDaniel College; M.Ed., Towson University. (1990)

Brian D. Wladkowski, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., McDaniel College; Ph.D., Stanford University. (1995)

Sandra K. Wood, Assistant Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Undergraduate ASL Program
B.A., M.A., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut. (2013)

Corey Wronski-Mayersak, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Goucher College; M.A., Georgetown University; Ph.D., Cornell University. (2011)

Michelle L. Young, Lecturer in Social Work
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S.W., University of Maryland, Baltimore. (2008)

Carol N. Zaru, Lecturer in Arabic Studies
B.S., Oakland University; M.S., Clayton College of Natural Health. (2007)

Thomas James Zirpoli, Laurence J. Adams Distinguished Chair in Special Education and
Coordinator, Graduate Human Services Management Special Education Program
B.S., M.Ed., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., University of Virginia. (1996)

Coach Lecturers and Senior Coach Lecturers

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* Indicates voting members of the faculty

Marjorie Eastman Bliss, Coach Lecturer and Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach
B.A., Goucher College; M.S., McDaniel College. (2004)

Jessica L. Cortese, Coach Lecturer and Head Volleyball Coach
B.A., Gettysburg College; M.S., Florida State University. (2012)

Kevin J. Curley, Coach Lecturer and Head Men’s Basketball Coach
B.S., Penn State University; M.S., West Virginia University. (2008)

Catherine A. Easterday, Coach Lecturer
B.A., Denison University. (1976)

Matthew T. Hatton, Coach Lecturer and Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach
B.S., Hobart College; M.S., McDaniel College. (2006)

Jeffrey M. Hiestand, Coach Lecturer and Head Swimming Coach
B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County. (2001)

*Rebecca L. Martin, Senior Coach Lecturer and Head Women’s Basketball Coach
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College. (1981)

Melissa O. M. Jones, Coach Lecturer and Head Field Hockey Coach
B.S., Longwood College; M.S., James Madison University. (2006)

*Gregg S. Nibbelink, Senior Coach Lecturer and Head Athletic Trainer
B.S., Towson University; M.S., The Ohio State University. (1990)

Douglas J. Renner, Coach Lecturer and Head Cross Country/Track and Field Coach
B.A., McDaniel College. (1998)

*David G. Seibert, Senior Coach Lecturer and Head Baseball Coach
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College. (1980)

Rebecca J. Zechman, Coach Lecturer and Assistant Athletic Trainer
B.A., Messiah College. (2006)

 

Visiting Faculty

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Francis Grice, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies
M.A., University of St. Andrews; M.S., University College London; Ph.D., King’s College London.

Ellen Schaefer-Salins, Visiting Lecturer in Social Work
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S.W., University of Maryland at Baltimore.

Daniel F. Schafer, Visiting Instructor in English
B.A., M.A., Washington State University.

Laura J. Sherman, Visiting Instructor of Psychology
B.A., American University; M.S., University of Maryland, College Park.

Marilyn Kroeger Smith, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Cecily Whitworth, Visiting Assistant Professor in Deaf Education
B.A., Reed College; M.A., Ph.D., Gallaudet University.

Jakub Zejmis, Visiting Senior Lecturer in History
B.S., Georgetown University; M.A., Columbia University; M.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Georgetown University.

McDaniel Europe in Budapest, Hungary

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Administration

Lászlo V. Frenyó, Dean of the Faculty of the Budapest campus
DVM., Szent István University; Budapest, Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Science. (2000)

Gábor Zoltán Drexler, Director of Administrative Affairs
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University of Liberal Arts and Sciences; M.A., School of Political Science, Budapest. (1994)

Matthew H. Adamson, Director of Academic and Student Affairs
B.A. James Madison University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University; Ph.D., James Madison University. (2006)

Faculty

Matthew Adamson, Political Science
B.A. James Madison University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University; Ph.D., James Madison University. (2006)

Qemal Affagnon, Journalism and New Media Minor
M.A., Arhus University (Denmark)/Florence University (Italy). (2014)

Gábor Antal, Economics
M.A., Corvinus University of Budapest; Ph.D., Central European University. (2014)

László Arató,  Fine Arts
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University. (1995)

Anna Babarczy, English
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University. (2008)

Balázs Balogh, Studio Art
M.A., Budapest University of Technology and Economics. (2006)

István Balogh, Studio Art
M.A., Ph.D., Technical University Budapest. (2007)

Judit Barta, Sociology and Social Anthropology, English Language and Literature
M.A., Central European University; Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University. (2011)

Ottilia Boross, Art History
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University of Liberal Arts and Sciences. (2000)

Orsolya Danyi, Psychology
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University. (2005)

Pál Sándor Domján, Mathematics
B.A., Eötvös Lóránd University of Budapest; Ph.D., Technical University of Budapest (2007)

Gábor Zoltán Drexler, Communication
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University of Liberal Arts and Sciences; M.A., School of Political Science, Budapest. (1994)

Erika Fallier, Language
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University. (2000)

András Farkas,  Statistics
M.S., Technical University, Budapest; Ph.D., Budapest University of Technology and Economics. (2001)

László V. Frenyó, Immunophysiology
DVM.,  Ph.D., Szent Istvan University, Budapest (2000)

András Gerevich, Screenwriting, English Language and Literature
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University; M.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., Royal College of Arts. (2014)

Judit Gergely, Economics
M.A., Ph.D., Budapest University of Economics. (2005)

Melinda Harlov, Communication, Art History
B.A., Emerson College; M.A., Deakin University; M.A., Central European University. (2010)

Laszlo Horvath, Economics
M.S., Ph.D., Budapest University of Economics. (1998)

Csilla Koszeghy, Illustrator, Graphic Artist
M.A., Hungarian University of Fine Arts (2009)

Márta Láng-Lázi,  Mathematics
B.S., Budapest University of Economics; Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences. (1994)

Aladár Madarász, Economics
Ph.D., University of Economics Budapest. (2005)

Kornel Magyar, Ethnomusicology, Literature and Linguistics
B.A., Eötvös Loránd University. (2013)

Juraj Medzihorsky, Political Science
M.A., Comenius University; M.A., Central European University. (2013)

Gergely Mohl, Accounting
M.A., Corvinus University. (2013)

Gábor Molnár, Literature
Eötvös Loránd University of Arts and Sciences (2008)

László Nyitray, Biology
M.Sc., Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University. (2000)

Cory Palmer, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., Central European University. (2011)

Zita Pándi, Music
M.A., Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg. (2007)

Andrea Petö,  History, Sociology
M.A., Marx University of Economics; Ph.D., Eötvös Loránd University. (2002)

László Sandor Pintér,  History
Diploma, Sverdlovsk Law School, USSR; M.A., Harvard University;
J.D., Eötvös Loránd University; Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences. (1994)

Attila Pók, History
M.A., Ph.D., Eötvös Loránd University. (1994)

Réka Ránky, Physical Education
B.S., Budapest Business School; M.S., University of Physical Education. (2004)

Jolán Róka, Communication
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University; Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences. (1998)

János Salamon, Philosophy
B.A., Hunter College; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., City University of New York. (2002)

Péter Schimert, Political Science
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. (1997)

Márta Siklós-Barta, English
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University. (2000)

Zoltán Sipos, Economics
Ph.D., University of Economics. (2008)

Robert Smyth, Economics
B.A., Staffordshire University, UK; M.S., Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration. (2010)

Sándor Surányi, Economics
M.S., University of Economics; Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Science. (1996)

Barna Szamosi, Communication, English Language and Literature
B.A., M.A., M.A., University of Miskolc; M.A., Central European University. (2011)

Gabriella Szigethy, Art History
M.A., Eötvös Loránd University. (2003)

János Szirmai, Art History
M.A., Ph.D., Eötvös Loránd University. (1997)

Emoke Tapolyai, Psychology
B.A., M.A., Cleveland State University; M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary. (2009)

Csaba Törö, Law
M.A., University of Economics; LLM., Eötvös Loránd University.  (2000)

Zsuzsanna Vajda, Psychology
B.A., M.A., Eötvös Loránd University; CSc, Hungarian Academy of Science. (2014)

Gergely Viczián, Computer Science
Multimedia, Ph.D., Technical University of Budapest. (2001)

Berne Weiss, Psychology
B.A., Goucher College; M.S., University of San Francisco; M.S., California School of Professional Psychology. (2002)