Professors
Mary J. Snyder Broussard (2006)
Snowden Library
B.A., Miami University
M.L.S., Indiana University
Cullen Chandler (2003)
History
Director of Lycoming Scholars
B.A., Austin College
M.A., Fordham University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Sascha Feinstein (1995)
English
The Shangraw Chair in the Liberal Arts
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
Gary Hafer (1992)*
English
John P. Graham Teaching Professor
B.A., M.A., Kutztown University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Steven R. Johnson (1999)**
Religion/Archaeology
M.B. Rich Endowed Chair
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 Language Studies
The Logan A. Richmond Endowed Professor
B.A., Lawrence University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Christopher Kulp (2008)
Astronomy/Physics
B.A., McDaniel College
M.S., Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Andrew Leiter (2005)
English
B.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
M.A., Ph.D., University of N.C., Chapel Hill
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
Robert L. and Mary Jackson Shangraw Professor
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
The Frank and Helen Lowry Professor
B.S., Manchester College
Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio
Jeffrey D. Newman (1995)
Biology
B.S., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., Marquette University
Leah B. Peterson (2007)
Film and Video Arts
B.F.A., Pratt Institute
M.F.A., Tufts 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
Amy Rogers (2007)
Education
B.A., Lycoming College
Ed., Bloomsburg University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Susan M. Ross (1998)
Anthropology and Sociology
Vice Provost for Experiential Learning
B.A., Millersville University
M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Sarah Silkey (2008)
History
B.A., Carleton College
M.A., Ph.D., University of East Anglia, UK
Howard Tran (2002)
Art
B.F.A., Academy of Art College
M.F.A., Boston University
John M. Whelan, Jr. (1971)
Philosophy
B.A., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professors
Ryan Adams (2010)
Anthropology and Sociology
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Meghan Andrews (2015)
English
A.B., Brown University
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Susan Beery (1999)*
Psychology
B.A., Duke University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Miami
Holly D. Bendorf (1995)
Chemistry
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
Michelle Briggs (1992)
Biology
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
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.S., Old Dominion University
M.S., Liberty University
Richard R. Erickson (1973)
Astronomy and Physics
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago
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
Seth Goodman (2008)
Art
B.F.A., University of North Carolina at Ashville
M.F.A., Towson University
Amanda Gunderson (2012)
Music
B.M., M.A., M.M., The Pennsylvania State University
D.M.A., University of Wisconsin
Rachel Hickoff-Cresko (2009)
Education
B.S., Kutztown University
M.Ed., Universidad del Turabo
Ph.D., Widener University
Sarah Holstein (2015)
Psychology
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Jathan Innerarity (2012)
Theatre
B.F.A., Stephen F. Austin State University
M.F.A., The University of Memphis
Lauri L. Kremer (2006)
Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
M.B.A., Wilkes University
C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
Michael Kurtz (2015)
Economics
B.S., Quinnipiac University
M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Charles H. Mahler (1994)
Chemistry
B.A., The Ohio State University
M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Betty McCall (2004)
Anthropology and Sociology
B.A., Lamar University
M.S., Baylor University
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth Moorhouse (2007)
Economics
Director, Institute for Management Studies
Marshal of the College
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Jessica Munson (2015)
Latin American Archaeology
A.B., Princeton University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona
Caroline Payne (2010)
Political Science
B.A., Berea College
M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Christopher Pearl (2013)
History
B.A., St. John Fisher College
M.A., State University of New York at Brockport
Ph.D., Binghamton University
Kerry Richmond (2009)
Criminal Justice-Criminology
B.A., Boston College
M.S., Central Connecticut State University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Gene D. Sprechini (1981)
Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Wilkes College
M.A., Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton
Philip W. Sprunger (1993)
Economics
Provost and Dean of the College
B.S., B.A., Bethel College
M. A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Biliana Stoytcheva-Horissian (2012)
Theatre
M.F.A., National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia Bulgaria
M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Assistant Professors
Susan Achury (2021)
Political Science
J.D., Universidad Nacional de Coloimbia
M.A., University of Texas at El Paso
Ph.D., University of Houston
David R. Andrew (2015)
Biology
B.A., Oberlin College
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Taryn Bartholomew (2016)
Snowden Library
B.A., Lycoming College
M.S.L.S., Clarion University
Jacob Berger (2019)
Philosophy
B.A., Swarthmore College
M.Phil., Ph.D., The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Andrew Brandon (2015)
Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Arizona State University
M.S., Ph.D., The University of Maryland
Len Cagle (2005)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Arkansas
Ph.D., Brown University
Troy Cannode (2018)
Accounting
B.S., The Ohio State University
M.B.A., West Chester University
Certification of Accounting Concentration, Columbus State Community College
John Capo (2020)
Communication
B.F.A., Conservatory of Theatre Arts and Film Purchase College
M.A., Stony Brook University
Lori Curtindale (2020)
B.A., Otterbein University
M.A., Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Stephen St. Francis Decky (2017)
Film and Video Arts
M.F.A., Tufts University
April Drumm-Hewitt (2021)
Psychology
B.A., The College of New Jersey, Psychology
M.S., Ph.D., Binghamton University
Victoria Gonzalez (2020)
Sociology
B.A., Vassar College
M.A., Boston College, Rutgers University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Daniel Hall (2017)
Music
A.S., College of Eastern Utah
B.A., Weber State
M.M., Brigham Young University
D.M.A., University of Miami, Florida
Michael Heyes (2017)
Religion
B.A., St. Olaf College
M.A., University of Washington
Ph.D., Rice University
C. Austin Hill (2018)
Theatre
B.A., University of Utah
M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Jennifer Irwin (2017)
Business Administration
B.A., Western Michigan University
Masters of Information and Library Science, University of Washington
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Dr. Benjamin Kantack (2020)
Political Science
B.A., Colgate University
M.S., San Jose State University
Ph.D., Clemson University
Robin DeWitt Knauth (1999)
Religion/Archaeology
A.B., Princeton University
M.T.S., Regent College
Th.D., Harvard University Divinity School
Kimberly Kohler (2020)
Education
B.A., M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University
Victoria S. Leiggi (2021)
Snowden Library
A.A., College of DuPage
B.A., Illinois State University
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Justin Lopez-Medina (2015)
Criminal Justice-Criminology
B.A., University of New Mexico
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Temple University
Erin McCutcheon (2019)
Art History
B.A., Boston College
M.A., University of Leeds
Maybel Mesa Morales (2021)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., Universidad de La Habana, Cuba
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Manuel Moreno-Lee (2020)
Art
B.F.A., University of Massachusetts
M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology
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
Mary Kate O’Donnell (2021)
Biology
B.S., Saint Joseph’s University
Ph.D., University of South Florida
Kurt H. Olsen (1993)
Psychology
B.S., St. Lawrence University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Krish Pilla (2021)
Computer Science
B.Tech, University of Kerala, India
M.S., Ph.D., South Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Jeremy D. Ramsey (2005)
Chemistry
B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Andreas Rentsch (2017)
Art
B.F.A., Ecole d’Arts Appliqués, Vevey, Switzerland
M.F.A., Stony Brook University
Allison Saunders (2019)
Biochemistry
B.A., Rochester Institute of Technology
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Laura Seddelmeyer (2014)**
History
B.A., Roger Williams University
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University
Michael Smith (2011)*
Mathematical Sciences
B.A., Connecticut College
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Andrew Stafford (2016)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., Montclair State University
M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Rubén Varona (2021)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., University of Cauca, Coloimbia
M.F.A., University of Texas, El Paso
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Elizabeth Waltman (2021)
Snowden Library
B.Mus., Ithaca College
M.Mus., San Francisco Conservatory of Music
MLIS, University of Pittsburgh
Rita Wells (2019)
Astrophysics
B.S., Grinnell College
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Julie Yingling (2019)
Criminal justice-Criminology
B.A., Valparaiso University
M.A., Villanova University
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Douglas Young (2008)
Philosophy
A.B., Brown University
M.T.S., Harvard University
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Mark Zajack (2020)
Business Administration
B.A., Colgate University
M.S., San Jose State University
Ph.D., Clemson University
Lecturer, Instructor, 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., The Pennsylvania State University
Edwin Beitz (2016)
Wellspan York Hospital
MHA
MLS(ASCP)
Sarah Camp (2018)
Psychology
B.A., Smith College
M.A., Psy.D., Regent College
John Charnock (2017)
B.A., Lycoming College
M.DIV., The Divinity School, Harvard University
D.MIN., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Sophie Cromley (2020)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., Institut de Traducteurs et Interprètes, Brussels Belgium
Kevin Derr (2020)
Political Science
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
J.D., LL.M., The Dickinson School of Law
William Dever (2008)
Religion/Archaeology
B.A., Milligan College
M.A., Butler University
B.D., Christian Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Harvard University
Marleni Feinstein (2017)
English
B.A, National University of Singapore
M.A., M.L.S., Indiana University
Christian Frey (2019)
Political Science
B.A., Lycoming College
J.D., Roger Williams University School of Law
Pamela Gaber (2002)
Religion/Archaeology
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison
A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Maria Hebert-Leiter (2010)
English
B.A., Loyola University
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Jennifer Kuzio (2017)
Education
B.A., Wells College
Education Certification, Lycoming College
M.A., Lesley University
Donald Leathers (2016)
Medical Director, The Williamsport Hospital Program in Clinical Laboratory Science
Andrea McDonough Varner (2014)
Art
B.A., Lycoming College
M.Ed., Mansfield University
John McNassor (2010)
Religion
B.A., Rockmont College
M. Div., Central Baptist Theological Seminary
M. Phil., Ph.D., Drew University
Jason Mifsud (2015)
Mathematical Sciences
B.A., Lycoming College
M.A., Binghamton University
Lori J. Patterson (2015)
Director of Career and Professional Development
B.A., M.Ed., Bloomsburg University
Elizabeth Rafferty (2018)
Education
B.A., Lycoming College
M.S., Wilkes University
Christopher Reed (2008)
Mathematical Sciences
Assistant Director of Academic Resource Center and Director of the Math Center
B.S., Lycoming College
M.E., Mansfield University
Daniela Ribitsch (2009)
Modern Language Studies
M.A., Ph.D., Karl Franzens University Graz
Lauri Rintelman (2017)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., Lycoming College
Edward Robbins (2001)
Criminal Justice and Criminology
B.A., Mansfield University
M.S., Shippensburg University
Nadine Sapiente (2019)
Education
B.S., Richmond College, CUNY
M.S.Ed., Wagner College
M.S., SUNY
Kathryn Turner Sterngold (1992)
Art
B.S., Kutztown University
M.A., Alfred University
Phoebe Wagner (2021)
English
B.A., Lycoming College
M.F.A., Iowa State University
Mallory L. Weymer (2018)
Director of Civic Engagement & Personal Development
B.S., Pennsylvania College of Technology
M.S., Northeastern University
Christine M. Wheary (2016)
Program Director, The Williamsport Hospital Program in Clinical Laboratory Science
Applied Music Instructors
Richard Adams (2001)
Saxophone and Jazz Improvisation
B.A., Lycoming College
Steve Adams
Jazz Improvisation
Tim Breon (1998)
Guitar, Bass, Music Technology, and Audio Engineering
PA Governor’s School for the Arts
Judy Burke (2007)
Clarinet and Woodwind Pedagogy
B.M.E., Mansfield University
Rebecca Ciabattari (2006)
Trombone, Euphonium, and Brass Pedagogy
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Richard S. Coulter (2017)
Secondary Music Methods
B.F.A., M.A., Carnegie-Mellon University
Richard Cummings (2016)
Percussion
M.E.A., University of Scranton
B.M.E., Mansfield University
Bonnie Hall (2017)
Voice
B.A., Weber State University
M.A., West Texas A&M University
Garet Holdren (2017)
Cello and String Methods
Jeffrey Johnson (2017)
Piano Accompanist and Organ
Susquehanna University and Lock Haven University
Timothy Latsha (2018)
Elementary Music Methods
B.M., Mansfield University
M.A., Marywood University
Dale Orris (2006)
Trumpet
M.M., Cincinnati
Emily Rolka (2015)
Violin, Viola, and String Methods
B.M., University of Michigan
M.F.A., University of Iowa
D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Kenneth Sarch (2017)
String
B.S., Juilliard School
M.S., Juilliard School
Artist Diploma, New England Conservatory
D.M.A., Boston University
Sara Scott (2015)
Voice
B.A., Lycoming College
Ashley Shank (2014)
Flute, Woodwind Ensemble, and Flute Choir
D.M.A., University of Illinois
John Paul Tobin (2017)
Strings and String Ensemble
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.M., California State University, Fullerton
Joanne Yang (2015)
Piano
B.M., Tainan University of Technology
M.A., Fu Jen Catholic University
M.M., Carnegie Mellon University
D.M.A., Penn State University
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
Susan K. Beidler (1975)
Associate Professor Emerita of Library Services
B.A., University of Delaware
M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh
Howard C. Berthold, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
M.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D., The University of Massachusetts
Frederick E. Blumer
President Emeritus
B.A., Millsaps College
B.D., Ph.D., Emory University
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
Barbara F. Buedel
Professor Emerita of Modern Language Studies
B.A., University of Kentucky
M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Amy Cartal-Falk
Associate Professor Emerita of Modern Language Studies
B.A., Lycoming College
M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Santusht S. deSilva
Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences
B.Sc., University of Sri Lanka
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Jack D. Diehl, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., M.A., Sam Houston State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Eugene Donati
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Corporate Communication
B.A., University of Pittsburgh
M.P.A., The American University
M.S.C.F., University of Toronto
James E. Douthat
President Emeritus
A.B., The College of William and Mary
M.Div., Ed.D., Duke University
Lynn Estomin
Professor Emerita of Art
B.A., Antioch College
M.F.A., University of Cincinnati
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
Edward G. Gabriel
Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., M.A., Alfred University
M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Charles L. Getchell
Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
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
Amy Golahny
Professor Emerita of Art
B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Williams College – Clark Art Institute
M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
Stephen R. Griffith
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
A.B., Cornell University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
G. W. Hawkes
Professor Emeritus of English
Marshal of the College
B.A., University of Washington-Seattle
M.A., Ph.D., SUNY-Binghamton
Owen F. Herring
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., Wake Forest College
Richard A. Hughes
Professor Emeritus of Religion
B.A., University of Indianapolis
S.T.B., Ph.D., Boston University
Rachael Hungerford
Assistant Professor Emerita 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
Janet McNeil Hurlbert
Professor Emerita of Library Services
B.A., M.A., University of Denver
Emily R. Jensen
Professor Emerita of English
B.A., Jamestown College
M.A., University of Denver
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Bonita Kolb
Associate Professor Emerita of Business Administration
B.A., Alaska Pacific University
M.S., Ph.D., Golden Gate University
Eldon F. Kuhns, II
Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
M. Accounting, University of Oklahoma
C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
Robert H. Larson
Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., The Citadel
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Richard J. Morris
Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Boston State College
M.A., Ohio University
Ph.D., New York University
Carole Moses
Professor Emerita of English
B.A., Adelphi University
M.A., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton
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
Eileen M. Peluso
Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematical Sciences and Associate Provost Emerita
B.S., Bloomsburg University
M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
John F. Piper
Professor Emeritus of History and Dean Emeritus of the College
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
A.B., University of California at Berkeley
M.A., University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D., The American University
Kathryn M. Ryan
Professor Emerita of Psychology
B.S., University of Illinois
M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Roger D. Shipley
Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., Otterbein College
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
N. J. Stanley
Associate Professor Emerita of Theatre
B.S., Louisiana State University
M.F.A., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee
Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington
Arthur Sterngold
Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.A., Princeton University
M.B.A., Northwestern University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Fred M. Thayer, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Music
A.B., Syracuse University
B.M., Ithaca College
M.M., SUNY at Binghamton
D.M.A., Cornell University
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
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
Melvin C. Zimmerman
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., SUNY at Cortland
M.S., Ph.D., Miami University