Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 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.
 
Charles A. Boehlke, Jr. ‘78 (2015)  

Executive Vice President & CFO (ret.), MSC Industrial Direct
Hunt Valley, Maryland

 
Kimberly Smith Charette ‘79 (2015)  

            Managing Partner, Witt/Kieffer
            Wenham, Massachusetts

 
Eric Dezenhall (2015)  

            CEO, Dezenhall Resources, Ltd.
            Bethesda, Maryland

 
Mary Lynn Durham ‘70 (2003)  

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

 
Philip G. Enstice 71 (2005)  

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

 
James Francis ‘84 (2014)

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.) (2003)  

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

 
Kenneth R. Gill ‘61 (2002)  

Managing Member, Deer Valley Corporate Center
Severna Park, Maryland

 
Otto J. Guenther ‘63 (2006)  

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

 
Darrell Guyton ‘87 (2016)  

             Vice President, Specialty Contracts Group, Morgan Keller Inc.
             Woodsboro, Maryland

 
Kevin F. Hanley ‘72 (1993)  

Orthopedic Surgeon
Davidsonville, Maryland

 
Martin K. P. Hill (1993)  

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 (2007)  

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

 
Alexander Koundourakis ‘93 (2012)  

            Partner, Gracie Capital LP
            Manhasset, New York

 
Carolyn P. Landis (1993)  

Managing Member, Catalyst Partners, LLC
Princeton, New Jersey

 
James E. Lightner 59 (2010)

             Professor of Mathematics Emeritus and College Historian
             Westminster, Maryland

 
Julie Lucas ‘95 (2013)  

             Vice President for Resource Development, MIT
             Cambridge, Massachusetts

 
Sharon F. Manning ‘65; L.H.D. ‘79 (hon.) (2006)  

Owner, Hambleton Inn
St. Michaels, Maryland

 
C. Victor McTeer ‘69 (2013)  

Victor McTeer Photography
Greenville, Mississippi

 
Joseph Menendez (2013)

President, CK Ventures, LLC
Cockeysville, Maryland

 
Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr. ‘78 (1997)  

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

 
Charles E. Moore, Jr. ‘71 (1993)  

CFO, Caspian International
Westminster, Maryland

 
Chitrachedu Naganna (2007)  

Adult Cardiovascular Specialist, Carroll Heart Center
Westminster, Maryland

 
Christopher Newman 88 (2009)  

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

 
Richard W. Palmer (2012)  

             Ruxton, Maryland

 
Bruce H. Preston ‘75 (1995)  

Preston Realty, LLC
Baltimore, Maryland

 
Donald M. Rembert ‘61 (2007)  

President, Rembert Pendleton & Jackson
Reston, Virginia

 
Robin Salomon, III (2015)  

            President, Skyline, LLC
            Bethesda, Maryland

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

Bethany Beach, Delaware

 
Barbara Payne Shelton 70 (2009)  

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 (2005)  

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

 
Constance M. Unseld (1999)  

Educational Director, Unselds’ School
Baltimore, Maryland

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

Partner, Ashby Point Capital
Arnold, Maryland

 
James H. Yates, Jr. ‘72 (2003)  

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

 
Joyce Payne Yette (2013)      

             Managing Director and General Counsel, Promontory Financial Group
             Hyattsville, Maryland

     
Carroll L. Yingling ‘68 (2012)      
             Senior Vice President, RBC Wealth Management
             Westminster, Maryland
     
                   

Emeriti Trustees

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George R. Benson, Jr. (1995)  

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

 
Carol A. Carter 69 (1993)  

             Managing Director, Bob Carter Companies
             Anna Maria, Florida

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

             Managing Partner (ret.), 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

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

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

 
Caryl E. Peterson ‘58 (1992)  

             Professor of Biology Emerita, Towson University
             Towson, Maryland

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

             Host and Executive 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

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

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

 
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

Leslie A. Wiley (1999)

            President, TYL Associates
            Washington, D.C.

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 ‘48, James Melhorn
Vice Chair: Mary Lynn Durham ‘70

Secretary: Geoff Pearson
Treasurer: Art Wisner
Asst. Secretary: Katie Hollabaugh

Alumni Visitors to the Board

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President Elect: Deborah Dale Seidel ‘84

President: Alexander Ober ‘63

Executive Secretary: Heather Wilensky

Faculty Visitors to the Board

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James Kunz, Associate Professor of Social Work (2014)

Ethan Seidel, Professor of Economics and Business Administration (2015)

Jeff Marx, Professor of Physics (2016)
 

Administration

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President, Roger N. Casey
Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Julia Jasken
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, TBD
Vice President for Administration and Finance, W. Thomas Phizacklea

 

Academic Affairs

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

Jason J. Scullion, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
B.A., Prescott College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington

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

Stephanie D. Madsen, Associate Dean for Sophomore Students
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

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

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

Wendy L. Morris, Associate Dean of Faculty Development
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

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

Debra Lemke, Assistant Director of First Year Seminar Program
B.S., M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Iowa State University

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

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

Bryn E. Upton, Director of the Honors Program and Director of The Encompass Distinction
A.B., Bowdoin College; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University

Constance A. Sgarlata, Director of the Center for Experience and Opportunity
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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

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

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

Robin N. Dewey, Director of Institutional Research & Sponsored Programs
A.A.S., Monroe Community College; B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., University of Rochester

Barbara L. Clinton, Executive Assistant to the Provost and Dean of the Faculty
B.A., M.L.A., McDaniel College

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

Peggy Bair, Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Student Academic Life
A.A., Stevenson University

Kriss D. Hann, Administrative Assistant for Academic Affairs

 

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
B.Sc., 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

 

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, Director of Admissions Operations
B.S., Stevenson University

Steph Stahler, Senior Associate Director of Admissions
B.A., Washington College

Elizabeth Cotten, Associate Director of Admissions
B.A., McDaniel College

Mark Wagoner, Associate Director of Admissions
B.A., M.B.A., Mount St. Mary’s University

Brooke Hain, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., McDaniel College

Rebecca Rother, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., Goucher College

Emily Davis, Regional Assistant Director of Admissions for West Coast
B.A., McDaniel College

Hope Arbesman, Assistant Director of Campus Visit Experiences
B.A., M.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Brad Heavner, Admissions Counselor
B.A., McDaniel College

 

Advancement Engagement

Christina Steinbrenner, Executive Director of Advancement Engagement
B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Jessica Laird, Director of Advancement Engagement
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Kelly Chase, Associate Director of Advancement Engagement
B.A., University of Maryland

 

Advancement Services

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Vicky E. Shaffer, Executive Director of Advancement Services

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

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

Kristin Lister, Associate Director of Prospect Research
B.A., McDaniel College

April Tuggle, Assistant Director of Advancement Services
B.A., Elizabethtown College; M.S., McDaniel College

Sue Rinker, Gift Services and Accounting Manager
 

Alumni Relations

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Heather Wilensky, Executive Director of Alumni Relations
B.A., Luther College; M.P.A., American University

Alexandra DeJohn, Associate Director, Alumni Relations, Student & Young Alumni Initiatives
B.A., McDaniel College

 

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 Women’s Basketball
and Assistant Director of Athletics
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College

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

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

TBD, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Coach Lecturer

Kristin M. Ramey, Coach/Lecturer and Head Coach, Women’s Lacrosse
B.A., McDaniel College

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

Keith Euker, Coach Lecturer and Head Coach, Men’s Lacrosse
B.A., Loyola University

Michael D. Dailey, Lecturer, Head Coach, Football

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

Jeffrey M. Hiestand, Coordinator of Aquatics Program/Head Coach, Swimming
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Chris Bassler, Assistant Coach, Football

Michael Hohensee, Assistant Coach, Football

Demarcus White, Assistant Coach, Football
B.A., McDaniel College

 

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 M. Jones

Football, Michael D. Dailey

Men’s Golf, J. Scott Moyer

Women’s Golf, Michael C. Diehl

Men’s Lacrosse, Keith Euker

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, Jason Clark

Women’s Tennis, Jason Clark

Track, Douglas J. Renner

Volleyball, Jessica L. Wolverton

Wrestling, John D. Blake

 

Biology

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Heather Burley, Lecturer/Biology Lab Coordinator
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

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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Pat A. Tyler, Bursar

Vera Fitch, Assistant Bursar
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park

 

Campus Safety

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James Hamrick, Director
B.S., University of Maryland; M.Min., Holy Trinity Theological College and Seminary of the South; M.A., University of Balamand

Eric Immler, Assistant Director

 

Center for Experience and Opportunity

Constance A. Sgarlata, Director of the Center for Experience and Opportunity
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Davis, Director of International & Off-Campus Programs
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University

Crystal Fortino, Associate Director of Career Development
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Kristen Maddock, Associate Director of Community Outreach Initiatives
B.A., Michigan State University; M.Ed., Rutgers University

 

Communications & Marketing

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Gina Piellusch, Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing
B.A., University of LaVerne

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

Kim Asch, Director of Marketing and Special Projects
B.S., Towson University

Erik Piisila, Videographer
B.S., Towson University

 

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
 

Development

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Robert Conrad, Executive Director of Development
B.A., Susquehanna University; J.D., Ohio Northern University College of Law

Lawrence R. Junkin, Special Philanthropy Advisor
B.A., The College of Wooster; M.S., McDaniel College

TBD, Senior Director of Major & Planned Gifts

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

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

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

Scott Casten, Associate Director of the Athletics Fund
B.S., East Stroudsburg University

Kathleen Green, Associate Director of Annual Giving and Volunteer Management
B.S., York College of Pennsylvania

 

Education

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Robin Townsend, Coordinator of Teacher Professional Development
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College

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

Norene Strylowski, Undergraduate Secondary PDS Liaison
B.A., Towson University

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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Zhanna Goltser, Director of Financial Aid
B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County; M.B.A., University of Baltimore

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

Julie Weaver, Financial Aid Counselor
B.S., University of Maryland
 

Graduate & Professional Studies

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J. Michael Tyler, Dean of Graduate & Professional Studies
B.A., Earlham College; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., Indiana University

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

Kitty Pain, Director of Graduate Enrollment Management
B.A.,  McDaniel College; M.L., Drew University

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

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

Jacquelin M. Pfeiffer, Senior Graduate Enrollment Management Specialist

Anna M. Thomas, Administrative Assistant

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

TBD, Coordinator, Counseling

Cynthia Vejar, Assistant Coordinator, Counseling
B.A., George Mason University; M.A., Marymount University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

David W. Bearr, Coordinator, 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, Curriculum & Instruction
B.A., B.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland; M.Ed., Regent University

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

Jeanne L. Paynter, Area Coordinator, 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

R.  Daniel 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 College; Ph.D., University of Maryland

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

John Sangiovanni, Coordinator, Elementary Mathematics Instructional Leader
B.S., M.Ed., Frostburg State University

Sharon Bowers, Coordinator, Elementary STEM Instructional Leader
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College; Ed.D., Virginia Polytchnic Institute and State University

Margaret Kulow, Coordinator, Equity & Excellence in Education, Culturally Proficient Teaching
B.F.A., M.A., Syracuse University; M.S., McDaniel 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

TBD, Coordinator, Human Resources Development

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

Jill Krebs, Coordinator, Master of Liberal Arts
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S., Towson University; Ph.D., Drew University

Debra A. Miller, Coordinator, Reading Specialist: Literacy Leadership Program
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, Teacher Professional Development
B.S., M.S., McDaniel College

Derek Lewis, Coordinator, TESOL
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore County

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 University; M.S.I.S., University of Michigan; Ed.D., Central Michigan University

Amy S. Bell, Director of Applications
B.A., Hood College; M.S. McDaniel College

Marilyn L. Bell, Colleague Analyst
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

Isara Adikarige, Reporting and Imaging Data Systems Administrator
B.A., McDaniel College

Elena Fournier, Director of Help Desk Services
B.S., M.S., University of Maryland

Maxine A. Groft, Director of Infrastructure Services
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, Systems Administrator

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

 

Institutional Advancement

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TBD, Vice President

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

 

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

Elizabeth Davis, Director of International & Off-Campus Programs
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University

 

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

Laura Wyatt, Learning Management Systems Administrator
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

David Brennan, Head of Technical Services & E-Resources Librarian
B.A., Gannon University; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh

M. Roxanne Brewer, Supervisor of Cataloging

Andrea J. Briggs, College Archivist and Special Collections Librarian
B.A., McDaniel College; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth Davidson, Head of Public Services
B.A., M.S., University of North Carolina

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

Debbie Green, Assistant to the Director
A.A., Stevenson University

Jessica M. Gutacker, Information Literacy Coordinator
B.F.A., Kutztown University; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh

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

Peggy Klinge, Circulation and Reserves Manager

Lorri Pickett, Serials and Government Documents Specialist

Lisa M. Russell, Interlibrary Loan Specialist
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County; M.S.Ed., McDaniel College

Samantha Schultz, Outreach & Evening Librarian
B.A., Kutztown University; M.S., Clarion University

 

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

Michael Lueking, Director of Grounds & Special Events
B.S., M.B.A., University of Maryland

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

Colleen F. Jones, Work Order Coordinator

 

Post Office/Copy Center

Kenny Ditto, Manager, Printing and Mailing Services
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

 

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 of Staff/Secretary of the Board of Trustees & College
B.A., University of Texas-Pan American

Katherine Hollabaugh, Communications and Events Coordinator
B.S., Towson University

 

Purchasing

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Ellen Rugemer, Director of Purchasing and Receiving

 

Registrar

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Sandra G. Clark, Registrar
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Notre Dame of Maryland University

TBD, Senior Associate Registrar

Emily Salyards, Associate Registrar for Graduate and Professional Studies
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Katrina Dumont, Data Analyst
B.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.I.L.S., University of Michigan

 

Residence Life

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

Paige Cook, Area Coordinator
B.A., Susquehanna University; M.A., Farleigh Dickinson University

Nyambi Shannon, Area Coordinator
B.A., Queens College; M.S., North Carolina A&T State University

Josh Sulloway, Area Coordinator
B.S., South Dakota State University

Azhar Ali, Area Coordinator
B.S., Syracuse University

Ann M. Mathias, Operations Manager 

Student Academic Support Services

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Melanie L. Conley, Director of Student Academic Support Services
B.A., M.S., McDaniel College

Dana L. Lawson, Associate Director & Coordinator of Special Programs
B.A., McDaniel College; M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore

Sarah Gould, Assustabt Director of Step Ahead/Academic Counselor
B.A., Muskingum College; M.A., West Virginia University

 

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

José Moreno, Director of Student Diversity and Inclusion
B.A., Framingham State College; M.S.,Shepherd University

Catherine M. Gunther, Executive Secretary

 

Student Engagement

 

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

Kelly Harvey, Associate Director of Student Engagement
B.S., Bridgewater University; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Lukas Miedreich, Assistant Director of Student Engagement
B.A., M.S., Hofstra University

 

Wellness Center

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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, Clinical Coordinator
B.A., Duke University; M.S.W., Smith College School for Social Work

TBD, College Counselor/Substance Abuse Prevention

Sepideh Soheilian, College Counselor/Program Outreach
B.A., Georgetown University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Lehigh University

 

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)

 
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)

 
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)

 
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)

Francis Michael Fennell

           B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Professor of Education Emeritus (1976-2015)

Susan Matz Milstein

           B.S., M.Ed., M.B.A., Professor of Business Administration Emerita (1983-2015)

Richard Hilton Smith, Jr.

           B.S., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry Emeritus (1971-2015)

Susan Ruddick Bloom

           B.F.A., M.F.A., Professor of Art Emeritus (1986-2016)

Terence A. Dalton

           B.A., M.A., Professor of English Emeritus (1990-2016)

Theodore Evergates

           A.B., Ph.D., Professor of History Emeritus (1973-2016)

Esther Mildred Iglich

           B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology Emerita (1979-2016)

 

Endowed Chairs and Professorships

 

L. Stanley Bowlsbey Chair in Education and Graduate and Professional Studies - Ramona A. Kerby (2016)

John Desmond Kopp Professorship in the Sciences - Susan Parrish (2016)

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)

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, Associate 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)

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)

Heather Burley, Lecturer in Biology
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University. (2016)

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)

María 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)

Thomas George Deveny, Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature
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)

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

Mohamed Esa, Professor of German, Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
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)

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

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

Qin Fang, Associate 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)

Paul Fitzpatrick, Lecturer in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies
B.A., M.A., Gallaudet University. (2016)

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)

Francis Grice, 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. (2015)

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)

Molly W. Jacobs, Associate 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., Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. (1996)

Julia Jasken, Associate Professor of English and Provost and Dean of the Faculty
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)

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, L. Stanley Bowlesbey Chair in Education and Graduate and Professional Studies, 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)

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, Executive in Residence 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)

Chia-En Lin, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Fu-Jen Catholic University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas. (2015)

Stephanie D. Madsen, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean for Sophomore Students
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 A. McDevitt, Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.S., California State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California. (2000)

Kevin McIntyre, 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 and Director of the Mellon Grant for Undergraduate Research in the Humanities
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 Spanish and Associate Dean, International and Intercultural Program
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.Ed., 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, Reading Specialist: Literacy Leadership 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)

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

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

Randall Lee Morrison, 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)

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, John Desmond Kopp Professorship in the Sciences and 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, 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
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)

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 and Innovation Fellow for The Encompass Distinction Program
B.A., McDaniel College; M.B.A., M.S.F., University of Maryland, R. H. Smith School of Business; Ph.D., American University. (2007)

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)

Angela Santoni, Lecturer in Exercise Science and Physical Education
B.S., Rutgers University; M.S., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., Northeastern University. (2016)

Simeon K. Schlossberg, Associate Professor of Education
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 and Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
B.A., Prescott College; M.P.A., 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 M. Smith, Associate 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)

Jeanine Stewart, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Holy Cross College; Ph.D., University of Virginia. (2013)

Brad L. Stoddard, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., University of California at Berkeley; M.A., Yale Divinity School; Ph.D., Florida State University. (2015)

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 and Director of the Honors Program
B.A., Bowdoin College; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University. (2002)

Elizabeth van den Berg, 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)

Cynthia Vejar, Lecturer in Graduate and Professional Studies
B.A., George Mason University; M.A., Marymount University; Ph.D., Virginia Tech. (2016)

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; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University. (2011)

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

Paul J. Zajac, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Loyola University; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University. (2015)

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

Jakub Zejmis, Senior Lecturer in History
B.S., Georgetown University; M.A., Columbia University; M.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Georgetown University. (2015)

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

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)

W. Keith Euker, Coach Lecturer and Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach
B.A., Loyola University. (2015)

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)

Sandra Lagana, Coach Lecturer and Head Women’s Soccer Coach
B.A., Bridgewater; M.S., James Madison University. (2012)

*Paul R. Moyer, Senior Coach Lecturer and Director of Athletics and Recreation
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.A.S., Johns Hopkins University. (2012)

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

Kristen M. Ramey, Coach Lecturer and Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach
B.A., M.Ed., McDaniel College. (2013)

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)

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

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

 

Visiting Faculty

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Dana Ferraris, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Lafayette College; M.B.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. (2013)

Chloe Irla, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art HIstory
B.A., McDaniel College; M.F.A., Mt. Royal School of Art.

Holly Martinson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park.

Matthew Mongiello, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Chicago.

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

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

Erin Watley, Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication and Cinema
B.A., University of Maryland. College Park; M.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

 

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)

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)

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)

Deniz Bingol Hall, Political Science
B.A., University of Michigan; B.A., Koc University; M.A., Warwick University, Ph.D., Central European University. (2016)

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

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

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)

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)

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)

Yotam Kramer, Clinical Psychology
B.A., Izrael University; M.A., Eötvös Loránd University . (2015)

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)

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)

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

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)

Róbert Sata, Political Science
B.A., American University in Bulgaria; M.A., Ph.D., Central European University; M.A.; International University of Japan. (2014)

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)

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)

Tamás Szigeti, Interior Design
B.A., Iparmuveszeti Foiskola; M.A., Academia de San Carlos de la UNAM. (2016)

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

Zoltán Szüts, Communication and Media Science
M.A., Ph.D., dr. habil., Eötvös Loránd University. (2015)

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)