Mar 24, 2025  
2024-25 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-25 NSU Undergraduate Catalog

Personnel


  Personnel

 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education



Mr. Phillip Mitchell “Mitch” Adwon, Member Tulsa
Mr. Dennis Casey, Vice Chair  Morrison
Mr. Jeffery W. Hickman, Member Fairview
Mr. Dustin J. Hilliary, Member Lawton
Mr. Jack Sherry, Chair Holdenville
Mr. Steven W. Taylor, Secretary McAlester
Mr. Michael C. Turpen, Member Oklahoma City
Ms. Courtney Warmington, Assistant Secretary Edmond
Mr. Ken Levit, Member Tulsa
Dr. Allison Garrett, Chancellor Oklahoma City

Regional University System of Oklahoma

Ms. Susan Winchester, Position 1, Member   Chickasha
Mr. Chris Van Denhende, Position 2, Vice Chair   Tulsa
Mr. Lake Carpenter, Position 3, Member   Leedey
Mr. Gary Parker, Position 4, Member   Muskogee
Ms. Connie Reilly, Position 5, Member   Okemah
Ms. Jane McDermott, Position 6, Chair   Woodward
Ms. Amy Anne Ford, Position 7, Secretary   Durant
Mr. Eric Fisher, Position 8, Member   Oklahoma City
Mr. Ryan Walters, Position 9, State Superintendent, Member   Tulsa
Dr. Brandon Tatum, Executive Director   Oklahoma City

Presidents of Northeastern

Albert Sydney Wyly, 1909  
D. Frank Redd, 1909-1911  
Frank E. Buck, 1911-1912  
W. E. Gill, 1912-1914  
George W. Gable, 1914-1919  
William T. Ford, 1919-1923  
Monroe P. Hammond, 1923-1935  
J. M. Hackler (Acting), 1935-1936  
John Samuel Vaughan, 1936-1951  
Louis H. Bally (Acting), 1951  
Harrell E. Garrison, 1951-1970  
Robert E. Collier, 1970-1977  
Elwin Fite (Acting) 1977-1978  
W. Roger Webb, 1978-1997  
Larry B. Williams, 1997-2008  
Kim Cherry, 2007-2008 (Interim President)  
Don Betz, 2008 to 2011  
Martin Tadlock, 2011 (Interim President)  
Steven Turner, 2012-2023  
Rodney Hanley, 2023-present

 

Officers of the University

Rodney Hanley, Ph.D.   President
Carla Swearingen, Ph.D.   Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jerrid Freeman, Ed.D.   Vice President for Student Affairs
Christy Landsaw, B.A.   Vice President for Administration and Finance
Dan Mabery, M.B.A.   Vice President for University Relations

University Administration

Chris Adney, M.S.   Assistant Vice President for Auxiliary Services
Iain Anderson, Ph.D.  
Dean, Graduate College
Vanessa Anton, Ph.D.   Dean, College of Education
Alicia Arnall, M.S.   Bursar
Josita Baker, M.S.   Executive Director, Advising
James Bell, M.S.   Director of Public Safety
Cynthia Bendabout, M.S.   Director, Student Financial Services
Janet Buzzard, Ed.D.   Dean, College of Business & Technology
Joseph Byrd, J.D.   Director, Center for Tribal Studies
Eloy Chavez, Ph.D.    Dean, College of Extended Learning
Sydney Dorrough, M.O.T.   Dean, NSU Muskogee Campus
Amy Dunn, M.A.   Registrar
James Ferrell, Ed.D.   Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Peggy Glenn, J.D.   Director of Development
Richard Hoenes, M.A.   Executive Director, Institutional Effectiveness
Eruore Hopkins, J.D.   Director of Operations & Community Relations, Broken Arrow Campus
Daniel Johnson, M.B.A.   Director, Alumni Relations
Michael Jones, Ph.D.   Executive Director, University Libraries
Cari Keller, J.D.  
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Kelly Jo Larson, Ph.D.   Assistant Vice President for Enrollment, Student Affairs
Xuan Li, M.S.   Executive Director, International Studies
Nathan Lighthizer, O.D.   Dean, Oklahoma College of Optometry
Jean Logue, B.B.A.   Director, Human Resources
Jessica Martin, Ph.D.   Dean, Gregg Wadley College of Science and Health Professions
Tonya Massey, M.S.   Assistant Vice President for Business & Finance
Harold McMillen, B.S.    Assistant Vice President for Facilities, Grounds, & Construction
Richard Reif, Ed.D.   Chief Information Officer, Director of Information Technology
Taylor Riley, J.D.   General Counsel
Jessica Secratt, M.B.A.   Director, Research & Sponsored Programs
Sheila Self, Ph.D.   Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
John Sisemore   Director of Athletics
Jerol Skinner, M.Ed.   Executive Director, NSU Online

University Instructional Staff

Graduate Faculty indicated by asterisk (*)
Year of Employment at NSU indicated in parentheses ( )  

Hassan Albinescu, Ph.D. (2025)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Dragos Albinescu, Ph.D. (2005)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Hossein Alizadeh, Ph.D. (2024)
Associate Professor of Management
Ph.D., Islamic Azad University
Rad Alrifai, Ph.D. (2003)
Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Governors State University; M.S., Northeastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
*Iain Anderson, Ph.D. (2016)
Dean, Graduate College/ Professor of History
B.A., Loughborough University; M.A., University of Evansville; Ph.D., Indiana University
Vanessa Anton, Ph.D. (1997)
Dean, College of Education / Professor of Health & Human Performance
B.S.Ed., M.S., Northeastern State University, Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Samuel Asante, Ph.D. (2015)
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology; M.S.W, Ph.D., University of Utah
*Muhammad Asif, Ph.D. (2023)
Associate Professor of Management
BS, University of the Punjab; MS, University of the Punjab; PhD, University of Twente
*Alesha Baker, Ph.D. (2016)
Associate Professor of Library Media
B.S., M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Eun Jun Bang, Ph.D. (2009)
Department Chair, Social Work / Professor of Social Work
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee; M.S.W., Washington University-St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Missouri
*Sherry L. Been, Ph.D. (2013)
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.Ed., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Ernst Bekkering, Ph.D. (2004)
Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Academy for Physical Therapy, M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Joseph Bello, D.M.A. (2022)
Assistant Professor / Director of Bands
B.M., M.M., George Mason University, D.M.A., Northwestern University
Lisa Bisogno, Ph.D. (2012)
Associate Dean, College of Education / Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S., M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., Barry University
Janice Black, Ph.D. (2025)
Associate Professor of Management
Ph.D., Texas Tech
*Jenny Bledsoe, Ph.D. (2019)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. University of Tennessee; M.T.S. Harvard University Divinity School; Ph.D. Emory University
Tina Bolton-Linn, M.S. (2019)
Assistant Clinic Director / Instructor, Speech Language Pathology
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., University of Tulsa
Beth Bowin, Ph.D. (2007)
Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Walden University
Diane Boze, Ph.D. (2002)
Professor of Humanities
B.A., Texas Christian University; M.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Caitlin Bruder, Ed.D. (2022)
Adjunct SLP School Supervisor
B.S., M.S., University of Tulsa; Ed.D. Creighton University
Tara Buck, Ph.D. (2023)
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., Ball State University
Jody L. Buckholtz, Ph.D. (2004)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Central Arkansas; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Mark D. Buckles, Ph.D. (2002)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
*Christopher M. Burba, Ph.D. (2006)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Elizabeth Burba, Ph.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences
B.S., Northeastern State University, M.S., Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
*Sophia Sweeny-Burch, Ph.D. (2009)
Professor of Leadership
Ed.D., University of Arkansas
Janet Buzzard, Ed.D. (2017)
Dean, College of Business and Technology / Professor
B.S., Missouri Southern State University; M.S., Pittsburg State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
*Steven Byers, Ph.D. (2010)
Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., University of Tulsa; M.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D. University of Colorado-Boulder
*Renee Cambiano, Ed.D. (2000)
Professor of Educational Leadership / Professor of Instructional Leadership
B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., University of Memphis; Ed.D., University of Arkansas
*Kelli Carney, Ph.D. (2012)
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Northeastern State University, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Eloy Chavez, Ph.D. (2012)
Dean, College of Extended Learning
B.A., University of New Mexico; M.Ed., University of South Carolina - Columbia; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University 
Caitlin Chevalier, O.D. (2018)
Clinical Assistant Professor Optometry
B.S., O.D., Northeastern State University
Ronald Chioldi, D.M.A. (1997)
Professor of Music
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.M., D.M.A., University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Hyewon Cho, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
*Kurt T. Choate, Ph.D. (2010)
Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., University of Tulsa; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Pamela G. Christol, Ph.D. (2005)
Professor of Science Education
B.S., M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
John W. Clark III, J.D. (2014)
Department Chair, Criminology, Legal Studies, & Global Security / Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.S., J.D., University of Alabama
Alex Cole Ph.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Columbus State University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
*Paul Cooper, Ph.D. (2009)
Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.A., Langston University; M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
David Corcoran, Ph.D. (2020)
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of Southern Maine; B.S., Bentley University; M.A., Salem State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Renee Cowan, Ed.D. (2021)
Assistang Professor Reading
B.S., State University of New York; M.Ed., Mount St. Mary College; Ed.D, Oral Roberts University
*Brian T. Cowlishaw, Ph.D. (2004)
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Idaho State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Carolyn S. Cox, Ph.D. (2006) 
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.S.W., Northeastern State University; M.S.W., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Dilene Crockett, Ph.D. (2004)
Associate Dean, College of Business and Technology / Professor of Management
B.S., University of Tulsa; M.B.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington
Lisa Czlonka, M. S. (2011)
Instructor of Management
B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.S.W., University of Hawai’i - Manoa; M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon University
*Sapna Das-Bradoo, Ph.D. (2011)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Delhi
Tamra Day, Ed.D (2022)
Assistant Professor of Special Education
B.A., B.F.A., University of Montana; M.L.I.S., San Jose State University
Tamara Day, Ed.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.A., Salem College
Lyle Deiter, M.A. (2003)
Instructor of English
B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University
*Rebekah Doyle, Ph.D. (2017)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S.N., M.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., Arkansas Tech University; Ph.D., Walden University
Alexandra Doyle, D.M.A (2024)
Assistant Professor of Music
D.M.A, University of Cincinnati
David Dyson, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Management
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
*Anita R. Ede, Ph.D. (2006) 
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., University of Miami; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Jennifer L. Edwards, Ph.D. (2003) 
Professor of Sociology, Advocacy and Justice Studies, and Womens & Gender Studies (minor)
B.A., California State University - Stanislaus; M.S., California State University - Fresno; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Sandra D. Edwards, Ph.D. (1999) 
Professor of Management
B.S., Emporia State University; M.B.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University
*Nnambi Simon Ekesi, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
B.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Samantha Evans, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*Dana L. Eversole, Ed.D (1990) 
Department Chair, Communication & Media Studies / Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., Pittsburg State University; Ed.D, Oklahoma State University
*Joseph A. Farmer, Ph.D. (2013)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Arkansas - Monticello; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
*J. Suzanne Farmer, Ph.D. (2011)
Professor of History
B.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Doris Feltham, Ph.D. (2023)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., Walden University
Ryan Fenska, O.D. (2008)
Clinical Associate Professor Optometry
B.S., O.D., Northeastern State University
*James Ferrell, Ed.D. (2012) 
Asistant Vice President of Academic Affairs / Professor of Educational Leadership
B.A., Oklahoma City University; M.A., University of Central Oklahoma; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
*Brett Fitzgerald, Ph.D. (2010) 
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., B.S., M.S.,  Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
*Christopher Flavin, Ph.D. (2012)
Department Chair, Languages & Literature / Professor of English
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
*Luke B. Foster, Ph.D. (1997)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Gary R. Freeman, Ph.D. (2004) 
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., University of West Florida; M.S.M., Florida International University.; Ph.D., Georgia State University
Shelia Fritts, A.B.D. (2017) 
Assistant Professor of Health & Kinesiology
B.A., Oklahoma City University; M.S., Northeastern State University; A.B.D., University of Arkansas
Katheryn Fuller, Ph.D. (2022) 
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Science
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Sarah Gallagher-Krein, O.D. (2016)
Associate Professor of Optometry
B.S., University of Oklahoma; O.D., Northeastern State University
*Christopher Garland, Ph.D. (2006) 
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Northeastern State University; M.S.W., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Tonya Garrett, Ph.D (2016)
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Dee Ann Gerlach, Ph.D. (2000)
Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology
B.S., M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Sanchari Ghosh, Ph.D. (2014)
Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., M.S., University of Calcutta; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Christine Gleason, Ph.D. (2002)
Assistant Professor Curriculum & Instruction
B.A., M.Ed., University of Oklahoma, Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Houston
Hector Gonzalez, Ph.D. (2019)
Executive Director, Pre-Health Professions Program / Assistant Professor of Pre-Health Professions
B.S., University of North Texas; Ph.D. University of North Texas
*Maria Gray, Ed.D (2015)
Professor of Educational Leadership
B.A., M.S., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
*Nathan S. Green, Ph.D. (2016)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry 
B.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Michelle Green, M.L.I.S. (2020)
Instructor of Library Services
B.S., M.A., Oral Roberts University; M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma
Beth Green-Nagle Ph.D., (2011)
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.S. Hendrix College; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D, University of Oklahoma
*Sara Haas, Ph.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor Psychology & Counseling
B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, M.A., Boise State University, Ph.D., University of North Texas
Toni Hail, Ph.D. (2008) 
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.S.W, Northeastern State University; M.S.W. University of Oklahoma; Ph.D.; Oklahoma State University
James Hall, J.D. (2007) 
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Oklahoma State University; J.D., University of Oklahoma
*Christine Hallman, Ph.D. (2011)
Professor of Geography
B.S., Murray State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arizona
*Courtney Hamby, M.S. (2019)
Instructor of Health Care Administration
B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., Oklahoma State University
*Jarilyn W Haney, Ph.D., (2016)
Assistant Professor of Special Education
B.S., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*April Haralson Choonoo, Ph.D. (2011) 
Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.A., University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma; M.A., University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*Tiffanie Hardbarger, Ph.D. (2015)
Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies
B.B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Arizona State University
Patrick D. Harrington, Ph.D. (2001) 
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., University of Tulsa; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Timothy Hart, Ph.D. (2022) 
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*Raymond Hasselman, J.D. (2010) 
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Sacred Heart University; J.D., University of Tulsa Law School
Jonathan Hatley, O.D. (2012)
Professor of Optometry
B.S., O.D., Northeastern State University
Benjamin L. Hay, D.M.A. (2017)
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Oklahoma State University; M.M., University of New Mexico; D.M.A.; University of Oklahoma
*Kari Henry Hulett, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
B.A., Northeastern State University; M.Ed., American College of Education; Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands
Jericho Hobson, Ph.D. (2013) 
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Oklahoma City University; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Eruore Hopkins, J.D. (2023)
Director of Operations and Community Relations Broken Arrow
B.A., Temple University, M.A., LaSalle University, J.D., William H. Bowen School of Law
Lance A. Hunter, M.F.A. (2001) 
Professor of Art
B.F.A., Lamar University; M.A., M.F.A., Stephen F. Austin State University
Ashalee Hurst, Ph.D. (2018)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A. University of Central Oklahoma, Ph.D. Texas Tech University
James Hurst, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock
*Janaki K. Iyer, Ph.D, (2017)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Mumbai; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Jonathan Janzen, O.D. (2017)
Assistant Professor of Optometry
B.S., O.D., Northeastern State University
Heidi Jenkins, Ph.D. (2022)
Adjunct Educational Leadership
B.S., University of Vermont; M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Deborah Johnson, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Iowa State University
*Barbara Jones, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
B.S., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*Halil Kaya, Ph.D. (2013)
Professor of Finance
B.S., Middle East Technical University; M.B.A., University of South Carolina - Columbia; Ph.D., Texas Tech
*Cari Keller, J.D. (1994)
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs / Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Northeastern State University; J.D., University of Arkansas
*Elizabeth Keller-Dupree, Ph.D. (2010) 
Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., M.S., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Andemariam Kidanemariam, Ph.D. (2000) 
Professor of Sociology
B.A., Addis Ababa University; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
*MooSong Kim, Ph.D. (2016)
Department Chair, Health & Kinesiology / Associate Professor of Health & Kinesiology
B.A., Yosu National University; B.A., M.H.M.S., Incheon National University; M.P.H., Ph.D., Oregon State University
*Sung-Kun Kim, Ph.D. (2014)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Hanyang University; Ph.D., Texas Tech
*Dianne E. Kirk, Ph.D. (2015)
Assistant Professor of Medical Lab Science
B.S., M.S., University of Akron; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Johnny Mark Kirk, Ph.D. (2015)
Department Chair, Psychology & Counseling / Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling
B.S., Rogers State University; M.H.R., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University 
Svetlana Koltovskaia, Ph.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor English
B.A., M.A., Mirny Polytechnic Institute; M.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
Kristin Korte, Ed.S. (2019)
Instructor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Matthew Krein, O.D. (2016)
Associate Professor of Optometry
B.S., Oklahoma State University; O.D., Northeastern State University
Sarah Krein, O.D. (2016)
Associate Professor of Optometry
B.S., University of Oklahoma; O.D., Northeastern State University
Justin Kroll, D.M.A. (2023)
Assistant Professor of Music
D.M.A., University of Wisconsin
Karl M. Kruczek, Ph.D. (1999)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Bridgeport; M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Julia Kwok, Ph.D. (2005) 
Department Chair, Accounting & Finance / Professor of Finance
B.S., M.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D. Virginia Tech
Amanda Lamberson, B.F.A. (2018)
Instructor of Art
B.F.A., Northeastern State University
Adam Langsam, Ph.D. (2000) 
Professor of Sociology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas
*Nicole V. Lasky, Ph.D. (2016)
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Smith College; M.A. University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
*Fritz Laux, Ph.D. (2004) 
Professor of Economics
B.A., University of Virginia; M.B.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of Maryland
*Kimberly Lee, Ph.D.(2010) 
Professor of English
M.A., Tarleton State University; Ph.D. University of Nebraska
Jodi M. Legnon, Ph.D. (2014)
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Vance Lewis, Eh.D. (2025)
Associate Professor of Management
Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Jenna M. Lighthizer, O.D. (2009) 
Professor of Optometry
B.A., Jamestown College; O.D. Pacific University College of Optometry
Nathan Lighthizer, O.D.(2010) 
Associate Dean, Oklahoma College of Optometry / Associate Professor of Optometry
B.S., Jamestown College; O.D. Pacific University College of Optometry
Darryl A. Linde, Ph.D. (1990) 
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Virginia
James Lindroth, Ph.D. (2012) 
Professor of Music Education
B.M., University of Lowell; M.M., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of South Florida
John Lindsay, O.D. (2015)
Assistant Professor of Optometry
B.S., O.D., Northeastern State University
Gary Linn, D.B.A. (2019)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Arkansas Tech University; M.B.A., Indiana University at Bloomington; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University
Pamela J. Louderback, Ph.D. (2001) 
Director, Broken Arrow Library / Assistant Professor of Library Services
B.A., Shippensburg University; M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
*Arun Madapusi, Ph.D. (2018)
Associate Professor of Management
B.S., Mangalore University; M.B.A. University of Texas - El Paso; Ph.D. University of North Texas
Carolyn Majcher, O.D. (2019)
Director of Residencies / Associate Professor of Optometry
B.S., Robert Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania;  O.D. Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University
*Christopher R. Malone, Ph.D. (2001) 
Professor of English
B.A., University of Tulsa; M.A., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Michelle Martin, Ph.D. (2023)
Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Jessica E. Martin, Ph.D. (2006) 
Associate Dean, Gregg Wadley College of Science & Health Professions / Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of California
*Ingrid Massey, Ed.D. (2009) 
Director, Reading & Literacy Center / Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S.Ed., Northeastern State University; M.S.Ed., Oklahoma State University; Ed.D. Walden University
Kimberly Mathe Cuellar, Pd.D. (2009) 
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
*Cheri Mays, M.S. (2019)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Abilene Christian University; M.S., Oklahoma State University
Abhijit Mazumdar, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Ph.D., University of Tennessee Knoxville
*Justin McBride, Ph.D. (2015)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Brandy McCombs, Ph.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor Education
B.A., M.Ed., University of Tulsa; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*John McIntosh, Ph.D. (2016)
Associate Professor of Geography
B.S., California State University - Chico; M.A., California State University - Hayward; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Alan McKee, O.D. (2004) 
Professor of Optometry
B.S.E.E., M.A.E.E., University of Kansas; O.D., Northeastern State University
Earlena McKee, O.D. (2004) 
Assistant Dean, Oklahoma College of Optometry / Associate Professor of Optometry
B.S.Ed., Pittsburg State University; M.A., University of Kansas; O.D., Northeastern State University
*Shermaine McNack, D.B.A (2022)
Assistant Professor of Management
B.B.A., Northeastern State University; M.B.A., D.B.A. University of Phoenix
Daniel McNeill, Ph.D. (2018)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.H.S., Wichita State University; B.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., East Carolina State University
*Elizabeth Melles, Ph.D. (2015)
Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling
B.A., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; M.A., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*Alexandra Meyers-Ellett, Ph.D. (2020)
Assistant Professor of Psychology & Counseling
B.S., Cameron University; M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
*Wendi Middleton, Ph.D. (2019)
Assistant Professor of Public Health
B.S. Quincy University; M.S., University of Nebraska-Kearney; Ph.D. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Christopher Miller, M.F.A. (2009)  
Professor of Theatre
B.A., Barat College of DePaul University; M.F.A., Arizona State University
Jeffrey M. Miller, O.D. (2002) 
Assistant Dean, Oklahoma College of Optometry / Professor of Optometry
B.S., University of Arkansas; O.D., Northeastern State University
Jeromy Miller, Ph.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor Cherokee & Indigenous Studies
B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
William Mitchner, Ed.S. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Ph.D., Murray State University
Alison Moore, D.A. (2023)
Assistant Professor of Music
D.A., Ball State University
Baylee Moles O.D. (2002)
Clinical Assistant Professor Optometry
B.S., Northeastern State University; O.D., Northeastern State University
*Rene Moquin, Ph.D. (2020)
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
B.S., University of Central Texas; M.S., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; Ph.D., Baylor University
*Meagan Moreland, Ph.D. (2008) 
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*Michael Morgan, Ph.D. (2018)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D. University of Utah
Hannah Munyan, O.D. 
Clinical Assistant Professor Optometry
B.S., Lipscomb University; O.D., Midwestern University of Arizona, college of Optometry
Christopher Murphy, M.F.A. (2010)  
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Brown University; M.F.A., University of Arkansas
Jayme Myers, M.H.S. (2022)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
B.S.E., University of Arkansas; M.H.S., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Janet Naguib, O.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor Optometry
O.D., Northeastern State University 
Rachel Olienyk, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands
Cheyanne Olson, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology; Assistant Professor of Freshwater Sciences
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Ahmet Ozturk, Ed.D. (1991) 
Professor of Health & Human Performance
B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Latricia D. Pack, O.D. (1999) 
Professor of Optometry
B.S., Oklahoma State University; O.D., Northeastern State University
April Parker, O.D. (2013)
Associate Professor of Optometry
B.A., O.D., Northeastern State University
*Martha Y. Parrott, Ed.D. (2002) 
Department Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science / Professor of Mathematics
B.S.E., Oklahoma Christian University; M.Ed., University of Houston; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Komal Patel, O.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor of Optometry
B.M.S., University of Western Ontario; O.D., University of Waterloo
Douglas K. Penisten, O.D.  (1988)
Dean, College of Optometry / Professor of Optometry
B.S., O.D., Ph.D., Indiana University
*Deborah Petrik, Ph.D. (2020)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagin; Ph.D., Illinois State University
Dawn Pewitt, O.D. (2020)
Clinical Assistant Professor Optometry
B.S., O.D., Northeastern State University
April E. Phillips, Ph.D. (2011)
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*Kimberly Phillips, Ph.D. (2018)
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*Spence C. Pilcher, Ph.D. (2004) 
Department Chair, Natural Sciences / Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Janet M. Poole Naquib, O.D. (2022)
Assisstant Professor of Optometry
B.S., Oklahoma State University; O.D., Northeastern State University
Alissa K. Proctor, O.D. (2006)
Professor of Optometry
B.S., Ferris State University, O.D., Michigan College of Optometry
Jason Proctor, Ph.D. (2019)
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., Ferris State University; M.A., Marygrove College; Ed.D. Walden University
Robyn Pursley, Ph.D. (2003) 
Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts / Department Chair, Art & Drama / Professor of Theatre
B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., Oklahoma State University; Ed.D. University of Arkansas
Scott Pursley, M.F.A. (1999) 
Associate Professor of Theatre / Auditorium Manager
B.A., Northeastern State University; M.F.A., Academy of Art University
*Sarah Ramsey, M.Ed. (2012) 
Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S., Oral Roberts University; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oral Roberts University
*Mia R. Revels, Ph.D. (1995) 
Professor of Biology
B.S.E., M.S.E., Henderson State University; Ph.D. University of Arkansas
Seth Rich, O.D. (2018)
Clinical Assistant Professor Optometry
B.S., O.D., Northeastern State University
William J. Rosener, Ph.D. (1997) 
Professor of Information Systems
B.A., Iowa State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
*Elaina Ross, Ph.D. (2018)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A. (English), B.A. (History), M.A. (English), M.A. (Communication), Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas
*Christina Rothermal Branham, Ph.D. (2012)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Texas; M.S., Texas Wesleyan University; Ph. D., Texas Women’s University
*Sallie A. Ruskoski, Ph.D. (2012) 
Department Chair, Health Professions / Clinical Coordinator / Associate Professor of Medical Laboratory Science
B.S., University of Oklahoma; M.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Hannah Rust, D.A.T. (2022)
Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.S., Florida International University; D.A.T., Temple University
Stephan Sargent, Ed.D. (2004) 
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Tulsa; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
*Paula K. Schornick, Ph.D. (2008) 
Professor of Educational Leadership
B.S.Ed., Northeastern State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
*David K. Scott, Ph.D. (1991) 
Professor of Speech Communication
B.A., M.P.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Bret Seamons, O.D. (2016)
Clinical Assistant Professor Optometry
B.A., B.S., Utah State University; O.D., Pacific University College of Optometry
*Lara E. Searcy, Ph.D. (2014)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Kathy Seibold, Ed.D. (2019)
Instructor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Missouri Southern State University, M.LIS., University of Oklahoma; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Kimberly Seibold, Ph.D. (2018)
Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology
B.S., M.S., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
*Allen Shamow, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.S.W., Washinton University in St. Louis; Ph.D., University if Missouri - St. Louis
*Jon M. Shapiro, Ph. D. (1995) 
Professor of Marketing
B.A., State University of New York - Geneseo; M.B.A., M.S., University of Colorado - Denver; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
*Michael Shaughnessy, Ph.D. (2013)
Professor of Biology
B.A., Colby College; M.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
D. Audell Shelburne, Ph.D (2011) 
Dean, College of Liberal Arts / Professor of English
B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Joseph Shetler, O.D. (2012)
Associate Professor of Optometry
B.S., O.D., Indiana University
Lindsay Silver, Ph.D. (2002)
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., M.A. University of Michigan, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Seth Silver, Ph.D. (2023)
Assistant Professor of Management
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Lee Smith, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Chad V. Stangl, Ph.D. (2016)
Assistant Professor of Sport/Recreation Management; Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
Ph.D., The University of Tulsa
*Irina Strout, Ph.D. (2015)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Moscow State Linguistic University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tulsa
*Amanda Stuckey, Ph.D. (2022)
Assistant Professor Psychology & Counseling
B.A., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Carla Swearingen, Ph.D. (2020)
Provost / Vice President for Academic Affairs / Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Hendrix College; Ph.D., Loyola University
Aubry Tackett, O.D. (2023)
Associate Professor of Optometry
Ph.D., NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
Candessa Tehee, Ph.D. (2016)
Associate Professor of Foreign Languages
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Saroj Thapa, Ph.D. (2010)
Assistant Professor of Geography and Sustainability Studies; Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
*Tobi S. Thompson, Ph.D. (2010)
Director of Curriculum and Instruction / Professor of Reading
B.A.Ed., M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Chelsea Threadgill, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Ph.D., Walden University
Cammie Valdez, Ph.D. (2020)
Assistant Dean of Science and Health Profesions, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. (Chemistry), B.S. (Mathematics), Southwestern Oklahoma State University; Ph.D.; Harvard University
*Cheryl Van Den Handel, Ph.D. (2010)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Jordan VanHemert, D.M.A. (2023)
Assistant Professor of Music
D.M.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kyle Vareburg, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.S., B.S.Ed., Valley City State University; M.A., Ph.D., North Dakota State University
Andrew P. Vassar, Ph.D. (1998) 
Professor of Humanities
B.A., University of Tulsa; M.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
*Denis Vovchenko, Ph.D. (2008) 
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Moscow State Lomonosov University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
*Mai Anh Vu Tran, Ph.D. (2011) 
Department Chair, Information Systems & Technology / Associate Professor of Technology
B.S., Ho Chi Minh University of Technology; M.S., University of Utah; Ph.D., Utah State University
Jeffery B. Wall, D.M.A. (2013) 
Department Chair, Music / Professor of Music
B.M., Texas Tech University; M.M., University of Tennessee; D.M.A., University of South Carolina
Elizabeth Waring, Ph.D. (2019)
Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology; Assistant Professor of Freshwater Sciences
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.S., Fort Hays State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
*Christopher Weaver, Ph.D. (2016)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Hendrix College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Megan Weinkauf, Ph.D. (2024)
Assistant Professor of Management
Ph.D., Regent University
Arthur Wendorf, Ph.D. (2015)
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Augusta State University; M.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Texas
Stacey White, Ph.D. (2023)
Assistant Professor of Cyber Security
Ph.D., University of Texas Austin
*Virginia S. Whitekiller, Ed.D. (2001) 
Professor of Social Work
B.S.W., Northeastern State University; M.S.W., Washington University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
C. Neal WhittleO.D. (2013)
Associate Professor of Optometry
B.S., Arkansas Tech University; O.D., Northeastern State University
Dulanjani Wijayasekara, Ph.D. (2021)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.Sc., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; M.S., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Tulsa
*Michael R. Wilds, J.D. (1996) 
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.S., J.D., Oklahoma City University
*Roy Wood, Ph.D. (2023)
Associate Professor of Management
B.S., Texas A&M University, M.S., Naval Postgraduate School, M.B.A., University of Phoenix, M.S., National War College, Ph.D., Capella University
Athena Woolridge, PhD. (2022)
Associate Dean of Business and Technology; Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University; A.L.M., Harvard University; Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
Takahiro Yamaguchi, Ph.D. (2009) 
Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., M.S., University of Central Missouri; Ph.D., University of Nevada
Rui Zhang, Ph.D. (2009) 
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Nankai University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Weihuan Zhao, Ph.D. (2023) 
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Lehigh University
Kendra Zoellner, Ph.D. (2007) 
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.S.W., Northeastern State University; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Graduate Faculty indicated by asterisk (*)

Emeriti Faculty

April Adams, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Science, 2016
James Adams, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1988
Brad Agnew, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of History, 2015
Harold Cecil Aldridge, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1997
Linda Alegria, M.S.W.   Emeritus Instructor in Social Work, 2005
Grant Alexander, M.B.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Information Systems, 2022
Patricia A. Allen, M.Ed.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Education, 1992
Steve L. Archer, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Technology, 2006
Bogdanka Arias, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of English, 1992
Bahr, Janet, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Nursing, 2012
Hazel Jane Bailey, M.M.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Music, 2002
Robert E. Bailey, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Music, 2007
Isabel K. Baker, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1993
Terri M. Baker, Ph.D   Emeritus Professor of English, 2010
Rebecca Baughman, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1995
Hershel W. Beaver, Ph.D.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2005
Larry G. Bell, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2010
Gerald Benn, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Health & Human Performance, 1993
Samantha Benn-Duke, Ph.D.
  Emeritus Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2015
Marianne B. Bennett, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Business Education, 2003
Dalton Bigbee, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Finance, 2013
Mark S. Bighley, D.M.A.   Emeritus Professor of Music, 2017
Amy C. Blackburn, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 2002
Michael D. Bolton, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Mathematics & Computer Sci, 2003
Seldon Bowman, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Science, 1999
Terry D. Bradfield, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Physics, 2008
Michael L. Brown, M.A.   Emeritus Instructor of Media Studies, 2017
Sara N. Brown, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Social Work, 2002
Vicki Brown-Racy, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Psychology, 2008
Clara Camero, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Spanish, 2016
Deborah Carment, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 2014
Thomas M. Carment, Ph.D   Emeritus Professor of Accounting, 2004
Leland Carr, O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2019
Virgil L. Carter, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Industry, 1987
Garry W. Cartwright, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Biology, 2004
Alicia B. Casas-Celaya, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2011
Constance L. Cassity, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 2012
Mary W. Cathers, Ed.D   Emeritus Associate Professor of Business Administration, 1982
Gary Cheatham, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2017
W. Wayne Cheek, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Business, 1994
Myron L. Cherry, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 2008
Carol I. Choate, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Nursing, 2007
Jerry Choate, M.F.A.   Emeritus Instructor of Art, 2003
Sharon Clevenger-Baldridge, M.A.   Emeritus Instructor of English, 2022
Craig Clifford, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Biology, 2019
Calvin L. Cole, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Physics, 2010
Matthew Cole, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Health and Kinesiology, 2014
Linda Collins, M.Ed.   Emeritus Instructor of Mathematics, 1997
Kenneth L. Collins, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2003
Gregory N. Combs, J.D.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, 2004
Lloyd Coppedge, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1996
William Corbett, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of History, 2015
Evelyn K. Cottrell, Ed.D.   Emeritus Prof of Family & Consumer Sciences, 1984
Tom L. Cottrill, Ed.D.   Emeritus Prof of Speech and Dean, College of Arts & Letters, 1997
Obera Cude-Jones, B.S.   Emeritus Professor of Library Science, 1978
Lynn  Cyert, O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2010
Robert Daniel, D.M.A.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Music, 2018
Denise DaRose-Voseles, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education, 2018
Billy Joe Davis, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of History, 2015
Charles L. Dreveskracht, M.P.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, 2015
Wesley J. DeRosier, O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2019
Darrel W. Dewoody, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1986
Swen H. Digranes, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2012
Joe Dillsaver, Ph.D., J.D.   Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice, 2000
Jewell Dold-Vaughn, M.L.S.   Emeritus Professor of Library Science, 1983
H. Jack Dobbins, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Health & Human Performance, 1994
Margaret Dobbs, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Health & Kinesiology, 2021
Joseph W. Doherty, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Special Education, 2003
Penny C. Dotson, Ed.D.   Emeritus Dean, College of Business & Industry, 2004
Tom Eckert, M.T.   Emeritus Instructor in Health & Human Performance, 2003
Linda L. Edmondson, O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2009
William Edmondson, O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2009
George Elliott, M.T.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance, 1994
Patrick Enright, Ph.D   Emeritus  Professor of English, 2012
Max D. Ellis, M.S. Ed.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2013
Behnam Etemad, M.L.I.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Library Services, 2012
Dunn Faires, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Technology, 2011
Carl Farineli, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership, 2018
Gayle Farmer, M.Ed.   Emeritus Instructor of Mathematics, 2004
Joseph Faulds, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of English, 2017
Odie B. Faulk, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of History, 1988
Roxanne Fillmore, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education, 2018
Tim Ficklin, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2008
Clifford (Kip) W. Finnegan, MA   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2011
David Fitzgerald, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 1999
Gary Foster, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Music and Music Dept. Chair, 1997
George E. Foster, O.D.   Emeritus Professor and Dean, College of Optometry , 2008
Shae Foutch, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor, 2019 
Dorothy G. Frie, M.S.   Emeritus Professor of Health and Human Performance, 1983
Lucinda (Cindi) Fries, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Teacher Education, 2021
George Fulk, Ph.D., O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2003
Billy Fullbright, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 2000
Daniel R. Fuller, Ed.D.   Professor of Education, 2000
Lonnie W. Fuson, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1995
Charles Galbraith, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1987
Marie Van Schuyver Galloway, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Prof of Family & Consumer Sciences, 1987
Randy Gibson, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Psychology and Counseling, 2017
Bonnie M. Giese, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Education, 2013
Harpal Gill, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1997
William H. Gillingham, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2002
Larry M. Gipson, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Health & Kinesiology, 2014
James E. Goss, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1983
Dean E. Graber, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Accounting, 2004
Kay Lallier Grant, Ed.D.                               Emeritus Associate Professor and Dean, College of Education, 2012
J. Rachel Green, Ed.D.    Emeritus Professor of Teacher Education, 2019
Ethel W. Grover, M.Ed.   Emeritus Instructor in Business Education, 1987
Michael Guile, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2009
Karen L. Gunter, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Reading, 2004
Rudia Halliburton, Jr., M.A.   Emeritus Associate Professor of History, 1992
Justin Halpern , Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Accounting, 2022
Diane Hammons, J.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor Criminology, Justice Studies & Global Security, 2022
Myrna A. Hammons, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of English, 1991
Perry Hanan, M.T.   Emeritus Professor of Speech & Orientation, 1986
Jerry D. Harreld, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1997
E. Gail Harris, Ed.D. .   Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 2007
V. Lyle Haskins, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of History & Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2004
Carolyn Hawley, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling, 2003
Kendrick C. Hayes, M.Ed.   Emeritus Instructor in Health & Human Performance, 1997
H. L. Helton, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Industry, 1983
Connie Henshaw, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of English, 2014
Donald E. Herrlein, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Guidance & Counseling, 1988
A. Eugene Hileman, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Business Administration, 2004
Harriett Hobbs, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2017
Marjorie Holland, Ed.D.   Emeritus Dean, Graduate College and Prof of English, 1985
Juanita S. Holmes, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Management, 1997
Wesley G. Houk, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1993
Harry O. House, Jr., O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 1999
Daniel Hutchison, M.B.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Information Systems, 2010
Barbara Hutchison, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2011
Smiley Irelan, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 1994
Mary Joan Isom, M.F.A   Emeritus Assistant Professor of English, 1993
Vernon Isom, Ed.D   Emeritus Professor of Industry, 1993
Ronald G. Jacob, M.B.A.   Emeritus Instructor of Business, 1999
Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Counseling, 2019
James E. Jarrell, D.M.E.   Emeritus Professor of Humanities & Music, 1996
Mary Johnson, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 1999
James W. Jones, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1986
Kenneth Jones, Ed.D.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Management, 2018
David Kern, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Management, 2019
James B. King, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2003
William King, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Mathematics, 2014
Gene J. Kozlowski, Jr., Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Information Systems, 2013
Benjamin Kracht, Ph.D.    Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, 2022
Michael J. Landry, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Marketing, 2017
David Laney, M.M.E.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Humanities, 1997
Kent A. Lashley, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2004
Lowell Lehman, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Music, 1996
David Linebarger, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Humanities, 2022
Jewell I. Linville-Cress, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1997
Valgene Littlefield, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Speech, 1988
Tim Dale Livesay, M.Ed.   Instructor in Health & Human Performance, 2000
Edgarita Long, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Speech Language Pathology, 2019
John C. Lowe, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1988
Judith C. Lowrey, M.Ed.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Meetings &Destination Management, 1997
Monica J. Macklin, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Biology,  2012
Julia Mann, Ed.D.   Professor of Education, 2001
Willis Clem Maples, O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 1981
Mitchel Mann, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1987
Jimmy A. Martin, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1991
Willa Faye Mason, Ed.D   Emeritus Professor of Health & Human Performance, 1992
Major L. McClure, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 1991
Timothy McElroy, Ed.D.   Dean Emeritus, 2019
Jeanette N. McQuitty, L.S. Spec.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2004
Robert A. McQuitty, Ph.D   Emeritus Professor of English, 1999
Judith A. Melvin, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Occupational Therapy, 2016
John N. Mercer, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of English, 2019
R. Henry Migliore, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Business, 2002
John A. Milbauer, Ph.D.   Emeritus  Professor of Geography, 2012
Alexandria Miller, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Human and Family Sciences, 2011
John O. Moffitt, J.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Accounting, 1987
Herbert Monks, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 1988
Judy Moody, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 2021
Johnnye L. Morton, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Reading, 2004
Warren Neil Morton, Ed.D.   Emeritus Dean of Graduate Studies, 1996
Jay B. Munsell, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2003
Michael W. Murphy, M.A.   Emeritus Instructor in Political Science, 2003
Frances Murtha, M.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Modern Language, 1994
John Edward Myers, M.M.   Emeritus Instructor of Humanities, 2003
Thomas A. Newton, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2000
Helen Nichols, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Business Education, 1983
C. Justin Noble, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Sociology, 1992
George Nolan, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 2005
Mary C. Norwood, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of English, 1988
Alven C. Nunley, Jr., Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1990
Benjamin Ofili, D.B.A.   Emeritus Professor of Management, 2021
Rodney Osborne, Ph.D   Emeritus Professor of Mass Communications, 2012
Keith Osterhout, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 2004
Christopher Owen, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of History, 2022
Glennis V. Parker, M.Ed.   Emeritus Instructor of English, 1997
James P. Pate, Ph.D.   Emeritus Prof of History and Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2005
Karen Patterson, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Speech Language Pathology, 2018
Jocelyn Payne, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Educational Foundations & Leadership, 2014
Buddy R. Pennington, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 1997
J. Michael Phillips, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Speech Communication, 1988
Constance A. Pogue, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Economics Education, 1993
Dolores Poole, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Social Work, 1991
Sylvanna Prechtl, D. Mus.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Music, 1995
Charles Prigmore, Ed.D.   Emeritus Prof of Education and Academic Vice President, 1988
Lanny Reed, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Physics, 1988
Kathleen Reese, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Marketing, 2018
Linda Reese, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 2005
William T. Riddle, Ed.D   Emeritus Professor of Special Education, 1987
Gene Roberts, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Industry, 2003
Sharon Roberts, Ph.D.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2019
Janette K. Rogers, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2007
R. Michael Rogers, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of History, 1988
Lena Belle Rotton, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology, 1987
Ronald Rounds, O.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Optometry, 2004
Donald D. Ruby, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Industry, 2004
Thomas O. Salmon, O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2017
Kathryn A. Sanders, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2011
Daniel Savage, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 2022
Keith Sawyer, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2003
William J. Schiller, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2010
Ronald Schaefer, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Speech/Language Pathology, 2013
Kathleen M. Schmidt, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Art, 1992
Earl P. Schmitt, O.D, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 1997
Lallie Scott, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Geography, 2010
Charles Seat, M.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Theatre, 2004
J. T. Sego, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education and Academic Dean, 1988
Kathlyn Shahan, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Social Work, 2021
Gordon J. Shamblin, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Computer Science, 2017
J. Michael Sharp, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1987
Norman Sheff, M.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of History, 1988
Victoria J. Sheffler, M.L.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2014
Donna Shelton, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of foreign Languages, 2017
John J. Simms, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Geology, 2007
O. Glen Sizemore, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1990
Greta J. Slaton, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology, 1997
Donna D. Smith, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Biology, 2009
Melinda Smith, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Reading Education, 2019
Randy J. Snider, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Mathematics, 2012
Jack Spears, M.Ed.   Emeritus Instructor of Education, 1996
Vicki Spencer, M.B.A.   Emeritus Instructor of Accounting, 2021
Jacqueline R. Staiger, M.Ed.   Emeritus Assistant Prof of Family & Consumer Sci, 2004
Mary Stanley, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of English, 2014
Jo Ann Starkweather Bigbee   Emeritus Professor of Information Systems, 2017
Ray A. Stearns, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Accounting, 1997
Irma Lee Stierwalt, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Business Education, 1985
Donald W. Studebaker, D.A.    Emeritus Professor of Music , 2011
B. Marian Swanson, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1986
John Bill Taylor, M.N.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Science, 1985
Robert T. Taylor, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Reading, 2009
James A. Terrell, M.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Art, 2003
Jitendra Tewari, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Marketing, 2021
William “Kin” Thompson, M.B.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2022
Walter J. Thrun, M.B.A.   Emeritus Professor of Industry, 2004
Bruce Tibbetts, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of English, 2005
J. Dennis Tibbits, M.S.   Emeritus Instructor of Speech-language Pathology, 2019
Ruth E. Tomes, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Early Childhood, 2002
William Tonkin, M.A.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of History, 1985
Ronald L. Toulouse, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Business Education and Management & Information Systems, 1997
George Underhill Jr., Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Business Administration, 1995
Joseph C. Urbon, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1986
Gary VanDenbos, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Biology, 2003
Joyce Van Nostrand, Ph.D. C.N.E   Emeritus Professor of Nursing, 2014
Henricus G. VanVeen, O.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2004
Charles R. Veith   Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2009
Bill D. Wallace, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Speech, 2014
Mary Waters-Bilbo, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology, 2022
Willie E. Watson, Jr., Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2000
Marilyn J. Watt, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 2003
Robert P. Webb, II, Ed.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Guidance & Counseling, 1992
Edgar L. Webster, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Sociology, 2003
Linda H. West, M.S.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2017
Roger W. West, Ph.D., O.D   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2013
Paul Westbrook, Ph.D   Emeritus Professor of Communication & Theatre  2012
Emmit R. Wheat, E.D.   Emeritus Professor Mathematics, 1978
Louis F. White, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, 2014
M. Gary Wickham, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 1979
James Wilhite, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2008
Steven Wilkinson, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2017
Earl R. Williams, Ph.D.   Emeritus Prof and Dean of the College of Business & Ind, 1999
James D. Williams, Jr., M.A   Emeritus Assistant Professor of History, 1988
M. Susie Williams, M.S., R.D./L.D.   Emeritus Assistant Professor of Family & Consumer Science, 2000
T. Alton Williams, Ed.D.   Emeritus Prof of Psych and Academic Vice President, 1998
Kenneth M. Willis, M.T.   Emeritus Instructor of Health & Human Performance, 2007
Charles Wilson, M.Ed.   Emeritus Instructor in Health & Human Performance, 2001
Jeannette R. Wilson, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Education, 2003
Linda Wilson, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Elementary Education, 2018
Joan Wipf, Ed.D.   Emeritus Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2017
Patricia Woolever, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Biology, 1998
Lillian D. Young, Ph.D.   Emeritus Professor of Special Education, 2006
Wathene C. Young, M.A.   Emeritus Instructor in Education, 1999
John Yuetter, Ph.D.   Emeritus Associate Professor of Accounting, 2019
Frank Zeigler, Ph.D., J.D.   Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, & Homeland Security, 2001
Charles Ziehr, Ph.D   Emeritus Professor of Geography, 2011