Lycoming College Faculty
* On Sabbatical Fall Semester 2013
** On Sabbatical Spring 2014
*** On Sabbatical Academic Year 2013-14
**** On Leave Academic Year 2013-14
Professors
Barbara F. Buedel (1989) *
Modern Languages and Literatures
Marshal of the College
B.A., University of Kentucky
M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
B. Lynn Estomin (1993)
Art
B.A., Antioch College
M.F.A., University of Cincinnati
Sascha Feinstein (1995)
English
B.A., University of Rochester
M.F.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
David G. Fisher (1984)
Astronomy/Physics
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware
Amy Golahny (1985) ***
Art
B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Williams College - Clark Art Institute
M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
G. W. Hawkes (1989)
English
B.A., University of Washington-Seattle
M.A., Ph.D., SUNY-Binghamton
Richard A. Hughes (1970)
M.B. Rich Chair in Religion
B.A., University of Indianapolis
S.T.B., Ph.D., Boston University
Steven R. Johnson (1999) **
Religion/Archaeology
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary
M.A., Miami University of Ohio
M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Sandra L. Kingery (1994-96, 1998-)
Modern Languages and Literatures
B.S., Lawrence University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert H. Larson (1969)
History
Marshal of the College
B.A., The Citadel
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Darby Lewes (1993)
English
B.A., Saint Xavier College
M.A., Northwestern University
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Litt.D., Wilson College (Honoris Causa)
Mehrdad Madresehee (1986)
Economics
Director, Institute for Management Studies
B.S., University of Tehran
M.S., National University of Iran
M.S., University of Idaho
Ph.D., Washington State University
Chriss McDonald (1987)
Chemistry
B.S., Manchester College
Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio
Carole Moses (1982)
English
B.A., Adelphi University
M.A., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton
Susan M. Ross (1998)
Sociology/Anthropology
B.A., Millersville University
M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Kathryn M. Ryan (1981)
Psychology
B.S., University of Illinois
M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
John M. Whelan, Jr. (1971)
Philosophy
John P. Graham Teaching Professorship
B.A., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Melvin C. Zimmerman (1979)
Biology
The Frank and Helen Lowry Professor
B.S., SUNY at Cortland
M.S., Ph.D., Miami University
Associate Professors
Susan K. Beidler (1975)
Collection Management Services Librarian
B.A., University of Delaware
M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh
Holly D. Bendorf (1995)
Chemistry
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
Richard R. Erickson (1973)
Astronomy and Physics
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Edward G. Gabriel (1977)
Biology
B.A., M.A., Alfred University
M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Georg Gaylor Grassmueck (2007)
Business Administration
B.S., Sacred Heart University
M.B.A., John F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Alison Gregory (2005)
Snowden Library
B.A., Lycoming College
M.S.L.S., Clarion University
Gary Hafer (1992)
English
B.A., M.A., Kutztown University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Sue A. Kelley (1999)
Psychology
B.A., The Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Bonita Kolb (2002)
Business Administration
B.A., Alaska Pacific University
M.S., Ph.D., Golden Gate University
Christopher Kulp (2008)
Astronomy/Physics
B.A., McDaniel College
M.S., Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Eldon F. Kuhns, II (1979)
Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
M. Accounting, University of Oklahoma
C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
Andrew Leiter (2005)
English
B.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
M.A., Ph.D., University of N.C., Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Moorhouse (2007)
Economics
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Jeffrey D. Newman (1995)
Biology
B.S., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., Marquette University
Eileen M. Peluso (1998)
Mathematical Science
B.S., Bloomsburg University
M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Todd Preston (2003)
English
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo
M.A., State University of New York at Albany
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Gene D. Sprechini (1981)
Mathematical Science
B.S., Wilkes College
M.A., Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton
Philip W. Sprunger (1993)
Economics
B.S., B.A., Bethel College
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
N. J. Stanley (2002)
Theatre
B.S., Louisiana State University
M.F.A., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee
Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington
Arthur Sterngold (1988)
Business Administration
B.A., Princeton University
M.B.A., Northwestern University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Howard Tran (2002)
Art
B.F.A., Academy of Art College
M.F.A., Boston University
Jonathan Williamson (2002)
Political Science
B.A., University of Houston
M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Assistant Professors
Ryan Adams (2010)
Sociology/Anthropology
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Susan Beery (1999)
Psychology
B.A., Duke University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Miami
Michelle Briggs (1992)
Biology
Director of Lycoming Scholars
B.S., Cornell University
M.S., University of Iowa
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
David R. Broussard (2006) *
Biology
B.S., M.S., Baylor University
Ph.D., Auburn University
Len Cagle (2005) **
Modern Languages and Literatures
B.A., M.A., University of Arkansas
Ph.D., Brown University
Amy Cartal-Falk (1991)
Modern Languages and Literatures
B.A., Lycoming College
M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Cullen Chandler (2003)
History
B.A., Austin College
M.A., Fordham University
Ph.D., Purdue University
William Ciabattari (2006)
Music
B.S.E., University of Arkansas
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Heather M. Demshock (2012)
Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
B.S., Old Dominion University
M.S., Liberty University
Santusht S. deSilva (1983)
Mathematical Science
B. Sc., University of Sri Lanka
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Rebecca Gilbertson (2010)
Psychology
B.A., Concordia College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Seth Goodman (2008)
Art
B.F.A., University of North Carolina at Ashville
M.F.A., Towson University
Rachel Hickoff-Cresko (2009)
Education
B.S., Kutztown University
M.Ed., Universidad del Turabo
Ph.D., Widener University
Robin DeWitt Knauth (1999)
Religion/Archaeology
A.B., Princeton University
M.T.S., Regent College
Th.D., Harvard University Divinity School
Lauri L. Kremer (2006)
Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
M.B.A., Wilkes University
C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
Marisa Macy (2009)
Education
B.A. University of Washington
M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Charles H. Mahler (1994)
Chemistry
B.A., The Ohio State University
M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Betty McClain (2004)
Sociology/Anthropology
B.A., Lamar University
M.S., Baylor University
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Mary E. Morrison (2004)
Biology
B.A., Princeton University
M.A./M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
Tina R. Norton (2011)
Psychology
B.A., M.A. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Kent State University
Kurt H. Olsen (1993)
Psychology
B.S., St. Lawrence University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Caroline Payne (2010)
Political Science
B.A., Berea College
M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Leah B. Peterson (2007)
Communication
B.F.A., Pratt Institute
M.F.A., Tufts University
Jeremy D. Ramsey (2005)
Chemistry
B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Collin Rice (2013)
Philosophy
B.A., Simpson College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri
Kerry Richmond (2009)
Criminal Justice
B.A., Boston College
M.S., Central Connecticut State University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Amy Rogers (2007)
Education
B.A., Lycoming College
M. Ed., Bloomsburg University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Sarah Silkey (2008)
History
B.A., Carleton College
M.A., Ph.D., University of East Anglia, UK
Michael Smith (2011)
Mathematical Science
B.A., Connecticut College
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Mary J. Snyder Broussard (2006)
Snowden Library
B.A., Miami University
M.L.S., Indiana University
Douglas Young (2008)
Philosophy
A.B., Brown University
M.T.S., Harvard University
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Dongjiao Zhao (2011)
Biology
B. of Medicine, China Medical University
M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
Instructor
Visiting, Special, and Part-time Appointments
Diane Abercrombie (1988)
Mathematical Sciences
B.Bus.Admin., Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY
George C. Adams, Jr. (2003)
Religion
B.A., Susquehanna University
M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University
M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
David Burke (1995)
Art and Biology
B.A., Lycoming College
Raymond Carman
Political Science
B.A., Niagara University
M.A., Binghamton University
Marlene Cawley (2011)
Education
B.S., Lock Haven University
Mansfield University
Regina Collins (1991)
Mathematical Sciences
B.A., Rosemont College
M.S., Bucknell University
Sandra Corson (2010)
Art
B.A., Kutztown University
Michael Darough (2011)
Art
B.F.A., Arizonia State University
M.F.A., University of Memphis
Kristine Datres (2009)
Education
B.A., Lycoming College
Roger Davis (1984)
Computers/Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Pamela Dill (1990)
Wellness
B.S.N., University of the State of New York at Albany
M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania
Charles Doersam (2010)
Astronomy/Physics
B.A., Lycoming College
James Dougherty (2012)
Communication
B.A., Temple University
M.A. Bloomsburg University
Steven Fairchild (2009)
Education
B.S., M.S., Bloomsburg University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Pamela Gaber (2002)
Religion/Archaeology
B.A., University of Wisconson, Madison
A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Stephen Gilmore (2005)
Religion
B.S., Millersville University
M.A., Bucknell University
Maria Hebert-Leiter (2010)
English
B.A., Loyola University
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Amanda Horn (2012)
Music
B.M., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.M., Pennsylvania State University
D.MA. University of Wisconsin
Christopher Jackson (2013)
Music
B.M., Oklahoma State University
M.M., Westminster Choir College of Rider University
Robert Jacques (2008)
Philosophy
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Kimberlee Josephson (2013)
Business Administration
B.S., Bloomsburg University
M.I.P.S., La Trobe University
David Keene (2012)
Wellness
Milton Loyer (2001)
Mathematics
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University
M.A., George Peabody College
M.S., Ph.D., Montana State University
John McNassor (2010)
Religion
B.A., Rockmont College
M. Div., Central Baptist Theological Seminary
M. Phil., Drew University
Ph.D., Drew University
Leslie Meeder (2005)
Modern Language Studies – Spanish
B.A., M.S., University of Pennsylvania
John Mitchell (1999)
Psychology
B.A., Florida State University
Psy.D., Indiana State University
Kitty Moyer (2011)
Music/Theatre
Christopher Pearl (2013)
History
B.A., St. John Fisher College
M.A., State University of New York at Brockport
Christopher Reed (2008)
Mathematics
B.S., Lycoming College
M.E., Mansfield University
Daniela Ribitsch (2009)
Modern Language Studies – German
M.A., Ph.D., Karl Franzens University Graz
David Ritter (2009)
Criminal Justice and Criminology
B.A., Mansfield University
Edward Robbins (2001)
Criminal Justice and Criminology
B.A., Mansfield University
M.S., Shippensburg University
Kathryn Turner Sterngold (1992)
Art
B.S., Kutztown University
M.A., Alfred University
Robert Thompson (2008)
Criminal Justice and Criminology
B.S., Pennsylvania University
M.S., Central Missouri University
Robin Van Auken (2002)
Communication
B.A., M.A., University of South Florida
Melvin Wentzel (2009)
Education
B.S., M.S., Mansfield University
Scott Williams (2012)
Accounting
Applied Music Instructors
Richard Adams (2001)
Woodwinds
B.A., Lycoming College
Tim Breon (1998)
Electronic Music Lab
PA Governor's School for the Arts
David Brumbaugh (2007)
Guitar
Judy Burke (2007)
Woodwinds
B.M.E., Mansfield University
Rebecca Ciabattari (2006)
Brass
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Leslie Cullen (2007)
Woodwinds
M.M., The Julliard School
Donald J. Fisher (2003)
Percussion
B.S., Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania
Richard J. Lakey (1979)
Organ and Piano
A.B., Westminster Choir College
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Janice Miller Mianulli (2001)
Voice
B.M.E., Westminister Choir College
M.M. in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, The Pennsylvania State University
Riana Muller (2006)
Strings
B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music
Dale Orris (2006)
Brass
M.M., Cincinnati
Sasha Piastro (2006)
Voice
B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon
M.M. in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, The Pennsylvania State University
Andrew Rammon (2001)
Strings
B.A., Pepperdine University
M.Music, The Cleveland Institute of Music
Valerie Whyman (2004)
Brass
B.A., University of Surrey
PGCE, Roehampton Institute, London
Emeriti
Susan H. Alexander
Associate Professor Emerita of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., American University
Robert B. Angstadt
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Ursinus College
M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University
Howard C. Berthold, Jr. (1976)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
M.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D., The University of Massachusetts
Gary M. Boerckel
Professor Emeritus of Music
B.A., B.M., Oberlin College
M.Mus., Ohio University
D.M.A., University of Iowa
Jon R. Bogle
Professor Emeritus of Art
B.F.A., B.S., M.F.A., Tyler School of Art; Temple University
Clarence W. Burch
Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
John H. Conrad
Professor Emeritus of Education
B.S., Mansfield State College
M.A., New York University
Jack D. Diehl, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., M.A., Sam Houston State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Robert F. Falk
Professor Emeritus of Theatre
B.A., B.D., Drew University
M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University
Morton A. Fineman
Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Indiana University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Charles L. Getchell
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
B.S., University of Massachusetts
M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Ernest P. Giglio
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Queens College
M.A., SUNY at Albany
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Stephen R. Griffith (1970)
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
A.B., Cornell University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
John G. Hancock
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., M.S. Bucknell University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
David K. Haley
Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Science
B.A., Acadia University
M.S., Ph.D., Queens University
Owen F. Herring
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., Wake Forest College
James K. Hummer
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.N.S., Tufts University
M.S., Middlebury College
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Rachael Hungerford
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Education
A.A., Cayuga County Community College
B.S., State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Bruce M. Hurlbert
Associate Professor Emeritus of Library Services
B.A., The Citadel
M.S.L.S., Florida State University
M. Raymond Jamison
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., Ursinus College
M.S., Bucknell University
Emily R. Jensen
Professor Emerita of English
B.A., Jamestown College
M.A., University of Denver
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Robert J. B. Maples
Associate Professor Emeritus of Foreign Language
A.B., University of Rochester
Ph.D., Yale University
Roger W. Opdahl
Professor Emeritus of Economics
A.B., Hofstra University
M.A., Columbia University
D. Ed., The Pennsylvania State University
Kathleen D. Pagana
Professor Emerita of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Maryland
M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Doris P. Parrish
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
B.S., SUNY at Plattsburgh
M.S., Russell Sage College
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
John F. Piper
Professor Emeritus of History and Dean of the College, Emeritus
A.B., Lafayette College
B.D., Yale University
Ph.D., Duke University
David J. Rife
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., University of Florida
M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Michael G. Roskin
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Robert L. and Charlene Shangraw Professor
A.B., University of California at Berkeley
M.A., University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D., The American University
Roger D. Shipley
Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., Otterbein College
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
H. Bruce Weaver
Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.B.A, Stetson University
J.D., Vanderbilt University
M.B.A., University of Central Florida
Mr. Richard E. Wienecke
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
M.S., Bucknell University
M.B.A., Long Island University
C.P.A., (Pennsylvania and New York)
Frederic M. Wild, Jr.
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Communication
B.A., Yale Divinity School
M.Div., Yale Divinity School
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Stan T. Wilk
Professor Emeritus of Sociology/Anthropology
B.A., Hunter College
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
ATHLETIC STAFF
LeRoy Baer
Head Men and Women’s Tennis Coach
PTR Professional Tennis Registry
Dennis VanDerMeer Tennis University
David Becker
Assistant Football Coach
B.S., California University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Mike Beckley
Assistant Softball Coach
B.S., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Eric Berthold
Assistant Volleyball Coach
B.A., Lycoming College
M.S., University of Scranton
Scott Brisson
Assistant Football Coach
B.A., Bowdoin College
Michael Clark
Director of Athletics
Head Football Coach
B.A., Lycoming College
Regina Collins
Head Men and Women's Cross Country Coach
M.S., Bucknell University
B. A., Rosemont College
Roger Crebs
Head Wrestling Coach
B.A., Lycoming College
Christen Ditzler
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
B.A., Franklin & Marshall College
Kyle Drake
Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach
B.A., Lycoming College
Matthew Dunn
Head Women’s Soccer Coach
B.A., SUNY at Geneseo
Royce Eyer
Assistant Men’s Wrestling Coach
B.A., Lycoming College
Nathan P. Gibboney
Head Men's Soccer Coach
B.S. Susquehanna University
M.Ed., Westminister College
Joseph A. Guistina
Sports Information Director & Assistant Director of Athletics
B.A., Susquehanna University
M.A., SUNY at Buffalo
Gerald Hammaker
Head Men’s & Women’s Swimming Coach
B.A., The College of Wooster
George Henry
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
B.A., Susquehanna University
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Todd Hodgson
Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach
M.S., Manhattanville College
B.A., Drew University
Joseph Kost
Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Backs
B.S., Ursinus College
Samantha Landis
Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach
B.S., Alvernia University
Dan Lazorka
Head Women’s Softball Coach
Certificate in Tool Technology, Pennsylvania College of Technology
Andrea Lucas
Head Athletic Trainer
ATC – B.S., Lock Haven
M.S., Bloomsburg University
Joe Lumbis
Equipment Manager
Mark Marino
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
B.S., Lock Haven University
M.S., Bucknell University
Certificate School Counseling, Bucknell University
Adam Matter
Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach
B.S., Indiana University of PA
Keri Matty
Assistant Athletic Trainer
B.S., University of Pittsburgh
M.S., Ohio University
Timothy P. McMahon
Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
A.B., Penn College
B.S. Mgnt., Lock Haven University
Brett Michaels
Assistant Wrestling Coach
M.A., Marygrove College
B.A., Susquehanna University
Jamie Miller
Assistant Wrestling Coach
B.S., Bucknell University
Joe Moore
Assistant Women's Softball Coach
Steve Radocaj
Assistant Football Coach
B.A., Mansfield University
Charles (Guy) Rancourt
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
B.A., Western Connecticut State University
Lindsay Reese
Head Women's Lacrosse Coach
M.A., East Tennessee University
B.S., Lock Haven University
Joel Reid
Assistant Men and Women’s Tennis Coach
Williamsport Community College Graduate
Air Force Veteran
Candida Rivera
Cheerleading Advisor
B.A., Adelphi University
Jamie Spencer
Head Golf Coach
B.A., Lycoming College
Patrick Taylor
Assistant Football Coach
B.A., Lycoming College
Douglas Thiel
Assistant Football Coach
B.S., Lock Haven University
Nicholas Timm
Men's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach
Mike Weber
Assistant Football Coach
B.A., Lycoming College
Aaron Winshall
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
B.A., Syracuse University
Steve Wiser
Assistant Football Coach
B.A., Lycoming College