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X. Faculty Directory
The FacultyBrian W. Casey 2016BA University of Notre DameJD Stanford University Law SchoolPhD Harvard UniversityPresident of the UniversityProfessor of History
Constance D. Harsh 1988BA, MA, PhD University of PennsylvaniaInterim Dean of the Faculty and ProvostProfessor of English
Emeritus Members
Ibrahim A. Ahmad 2005 – 2009BSc, MS, PhD Neil R. Grabois Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
Wilbur T. Albrecht 1967 – 2003BA, MA, PhDProfessor of English, Emeritus
Joseph Cono Amato 1977 – 1981; 1984 – 2009BA, MS, PhD William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Robert Arnold 1976 – 2004BSc, PhDProfessor of Biology, Emeritus
Anne Freire Ashbaugh 1978 – 2008BA, MA, PhD Professor of Philosophy, Emerita
Jerome Balmuth 1954 – 2010BA, MAHarry Emerson Fosdick Professor of Philosophy and
Religion, Emeritus
Mirta Bearman 1989 – 2011BS, MSSenior Lecturer in Spanish, Emerita
Robert Benson 1969 – 2000BS, MEdInstructor in Physical Education and Coach of Men’s
and Women’s Swimming, Emeritus
James Berg 1967 – 2006BA, MA, PhD Professor of History, Emeritus
Wanda Warren Berry 1962 – 1971, 1977 – 2003BA, MDiv, PhDProfessor of Philosophy and Religion, Emerita
John William Beyer 1962 – 1991BA, MAAssistant Professor of Physical Education, Emeritus
Richard Biddle 1977 – 1983, 1992 – 2014BA, BSFred ’50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Football Coach,
and Instructor in Physical Education, Emeritus
Ellen B. Bolland 1989 – 2005BA, MA, MLSAssociate Professor in the University Libraries,
Catalogue Librarian/Interlibrary Loan-Borrowing Services, Emerita
O. Nigel Bolland 1972 – 2004BA, MA, PhDCharles A. Dana Professor of Sociology and Caribbean
Studies, Emeritus
Elizabeth Brackett 1966 – 1993BA, PhDAssociate Professor of Computer Science, Emerita
Thomas Edward Brackett 1963 – 2000BA, PhDProfessor of Computer Science, Emeritus
Mary Ann Calo 1991 – 2016BS, MS, MA, PhDBatza Professor of Art and Art History, Emerita
John Ross Carter 1972 – 2013BA, BD, MTh, PhD, DLittProfessor of the Study of the Great Religions of the
World and Professor of Philosophy and Religion, and Director of Chapel House, Emeritus
Maudemarie Clark 1987 – 2015BA, MA, PhDGeorge Carleton Jr. Professor of Philosophy, Emerita
James Earl Clarke 1962 – 1996BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Education and Social Science, Emeritus
John Charles Cochran 1966 – 2001BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Chemistry, Emeritus
Margaret Flanders Darby 1986 – 2015AB, MA, PhDAssociate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Emerita
George E. DeBoer 1974 – 2004BA, MAT, PhDProfessor of Educational Studies, Emeritus
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Ellen V. Denaro 1986 – 2006BA, MASenior Lecturer in French, Emerita
John F. Dovidio 1977 – 2005AB, MA, PhDCharles A. Dana Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
Faye E. Dudden 1997 – 2016BA, MA, PhDCharles A. Dana Professor of History, Emerita
Frederick H. Dunlap 1976 – 1992ABAssociate Professor of Physical Education and Director
of the Division of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics, Emeritus; Assistant Football Coach 1995 – 1997
William Edward Edmonston Jr. 1964 – 1993BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Psychology, Emeritus
Robert A. Elgie 1977 – 2006BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Geography, Emeritus
Martin Erb 1973 – 2008 BS, MSInstructor in Physical Education, Head Athletic
Trainer, Emeritus
R. Malva Ferlito 1996 – 2004AAS, BASenior Lecturer in Spanish, Emerita
Ross Angelo Ferlito 1964 – 2000BA, PhDProfessor of Romance Languages and Literatures,
Emeritus
Richard Hindman Frost 1966 – 1996BA, MA, PhDProfessor of History, Emeritus
Franklin Gavett 1987 – 2013AB, AOS, MSAssociate Professor in the University Libraries, Head
of Access Services and Projects, Emeritus
Janet Godwin 2002 – 2013BA, MA, PhDSenior Lecturer in University Studies, Emerita
Joscelyn Godwin 1971 – 2016BA, BMus, MA, PhDProfessor of Music, Emeritus
Robert Earle Goodwin 1959 – 1994BS, MS, PhDProfessor of Biology, Emeritus
Neil Robert Grabois 1988 – 1999BA, MA, PhD, LLDPresident of the University and Professor of
Mathematics, Emeritus
Ulla Grapard 1985 – 2015BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Economics and Women’s Studies, Emerita
Roger Alan Hoffman 1965 – 1986BS, MS, PhDProfessor of Biology, Emeritus
Dierk O. Hoffmann 1977 – 2009MA, PhD Professor of German, Emeritus
Ronald W. Hoham 1971 – 2006 BA, MS, PhDProfessor of Biology, Emeritus
Charles H. Holbrow 1967 – 2003BA, MS, PhD, Certificate of the Russian Institute,
AM Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics, Emeritus
R. Braden Houston 1969 – 2005BSInstructor in Physical Education; Senior Associate
Director of the Division of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics; Head Golf Coach, Emeritus
David W. Hughes 1987 – 2004AB, MLAAssociate Professor in the University Libraries, Head
of Reference Services, Emeritus
Emily C. Hutton-Hughes 1987 – 2014BA, MLSProfessor in the University Libraries, Head of
Collection Development, Emerita
Anita Johnson 1987 – 2015BA, MA, PhDAssociate Professor of Romance Languages and
Literatures, Emerita
Donna Kay Johnston 1986 – 2014AB, MEd, EdDProfessor of Educational Studies and Women’s
Studies, Emerita
Michael Johnston 1986 – 2015BA, MPhil, PhDCharles A. Dana Professor of Political Science,
Emeritus
Mary O’R. Joy 1984 – 2004BS, BA, MAWriting Instructor in the Department of Writing and
Rhetoric, Emerita
365EMERITUS MEMBERS
Neill Randolph Joy 1963 – 2002BA, MA, PhD William Henry Crawshaw Professor of Literature,
Emeritus
Ann Kebabian 1990 – 2015BA, MLSProfessor in the University Libraries; Head of
Cataloging and Metadata, Emerita
Dietrich Kessler 1984 – 1999BA, MS, PhDProfessor of Biology, Emeritus
John Knecht 1981 – 2015BS, MFARussell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of
Art and Art History and Film and Media Studies, Emeritus
Agnes Domandi Langdon 1978 – 1996MA, PhDProfessor of German, Emerita
Bertram Levine 2003 – 2008AB, JD, PhDCharles Evans Hughes Fellow, Emeritus
Bernadette C. Lintz 1983 – 2015DUEL, MA, PhDProfessor of Romance Languages and Literatures,
Emerita
Janet Little 1977 – 2012BMus, MSInstructor in Physical Education, Senior Associate
Director of Athletics, Emerita
James Newell Lloyd 1961 – 1996AB, PhDProfessor of Physics, Emeritus
James King Loveless 1966 – 1996BA, MFAProfessor of Art and Art History, Emeritus
Douglas J. Macdonald 1987 – 2014BA, MA, MPhil, PhDAssociate Professor of Political Science, Emeritus
Shimon Malin 1968 – 2008MSc, PhDProfessor of Physics, Emeritus
Joan D. Mandle 1990 – 2001BA, MA, PhDAssociate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology,
Emerita; Research Associate in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
William Edward Mastrocola 1963 – 2000BA, MA Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
Arthur J. McKinnon 1988 – 2016BS, MEdInstructor in Physical Education, Director of
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Track and Field Programs, Emeritus
James Middleton McLelland 1963 – 2000BS, MS, PhDCharles A. Dana Professor of Geology, Emeritus
Victoria E. McMillan 1986 – 2007BSc, MSc, PhDAssociate Professor of Scientific Writing, Emerita
H. Jürgen Meyer-Wendt 1968 – 2001Philosophicum, PhDProfessor of German, Emeritus
Dexter Morrill 1969 – 2001AB, MA, DMACharles A. Dana Professor of Music, Emeritus
Charles Robert Naef 1961 – 1994BA, PhDProfessor of Political Science, Emeritus
James Chase Nicholls 1962 – 1998BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Romance Languages and Literatures,
Emeritus
Maria Nicholls 1987 – 1998ABA, BA, MA, PhDAssistant Professor of Romance Languages and
Literatures, Emerita
John A. Novak 1972 – 2008BS, MA, PhDProfessor of Biology, Emeritus
Judith Gibson Noyes 1986 – 2005BA, MLSProfessor in the University Libraries, University
Librarian, Emerita
Martha Brill Olcott 1974 – 2001BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Political Science, Emerita
Judith Oliver 1984 – 2013BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Art and Art History and Medieval and
Renaissance Studies, Emerita
William J. Oostenink 1965 – 1996BA, MS, PhDProfessor of Biology, Emeritus
Jo Anne Pagano 1981 – 2011 BA, MS, PhDProfessor of Educational Studies, Emerita
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Donald Palmateer 1969 – 2005 BSEd, MEdInstructor in Physical Education; Chairman,
Intramurals, Club Sports and Recreation, Emeritus
Carl Peterson 1993 – 2010BS/BA, MFA, MLS Associate Professor in the University Libraries,
Head of Special Collections, Emeritus
Hugh McAlester Pinchin 1965 – 2007BA, MA, PhD Professor of Economics, Emeritus
Jane Lagoudis Pinchin 1969 – 2015BA, MA, MPhil, PhDThomas A. Bartlett Chair, Professor of English,
Emerita
Paul R. Pinet 1978 – 2015BA, MS, PhDProfessor of Geology and Environmental Studies,
Emeritus
Gertrude D. Pownall 1961 – 1989BA, MAInstructor in Mathematics, Emerita
Malcolm W. Pownall 1959 – 1995BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Mathematics, Emeritus
Nancy Pruitt 1983 – 2015BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Biology, Emerita
Kenneth Ramchand 1993 – 2002MA, PhD Professor of English, Emeritus
James Howard Reynolds 1964 – 1996BA, MEd, PhDProfessor of Psychology, Emeritus
Phillip Richards 1987 – 2015BA, MA, PhDProfessor of English, Emeritus
Robert L. Rothstein 1985 – 2002BA, MA, PhD Harvey Picker Professor of International Relations in
the Department of Political Science, Emeritus
Peter Sheridan 1980 – 2011AB, PhDProfessor of Chemistry, Emeritus
Myra Okazaki Smith 1974 – 2000BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Psychology, Emerita
Richard Sylvester 1978 – 1996BA, BA, MA, PhDProfessor of Russian, Emeritus
Marilyn Thie, S.C. 1974 – 2011BA, PhD Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Women’s
Studies, Emerita
Mary D. Tucker 1982 – 2007AB Laboratory Instructor in the Department of Computer
Science, Emerita
Thomas William Tucker 1973 – 2013AB, PhDCharles G. Hetherington Professor of Mathematics,
Emeritus
Linn B. Underhill 1992 – 2016BFA, MFAAssociate Professor of Art and Art History, Emerita
Joseph Wagner 1974 – 1976; 1979 – 2015BS, MA, PhDProfessor of Political Science, Emeritus
Mary Jane Walsh 1984 – 2015BMus, MLSProfessor in the University Libraries; Head of
Government Documents and Reference Librarian, Emerita
Nigel Young 1984 – 2003BA, MA, PhDCooley Research Professor of Peace and Conflict
Studies, Emeritus
Academic Faculty
Aubreya Nicole Adams 2015BS University of FloridaPhD Pennsylvania State UniversityAssistant Professor of Geology
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 2016BA SUNY AlbanyMFA Syracuse UniversityOlive B. O’Connor Creative Writing Fellow in the
Department of English
Ikemefuna Chukwuemeka Agbanusi 2016BSc New Jersey Institute of TechnologyPhD Boston UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Yoichi Aizawa 1981BA Haverford CollegePhD University of PennsylvaniaProfessor of Japanese
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Gregory Ames 2011BA SUNY BuffaloMA University of LondonMFA, Brooklyn CollegePhD Binghamton UniversityAssistant Professor of English
Rebecca Miller Ammerman 1982BA Bryn Mawr CollegeMA, PhD University of MichiganProfessor of the Classics
Benjamin C. Anderson 2011BS, MSc London School of EconomicsPhD Ohio State UniversityAssistant Professor of Economics (part-time)
Richard H. April 1976BS SUNY at Stony BrookMS University of VermontPhD University of MassachusettsDunham Beldon Jr. Professor of Geology
Anthony F. Aveni 1963BA Boston UniversityPhD University of ArizonaRussell Colgate Distinguished University Professor
of Astronomy and Anthropology and Native American Studies
Ahmet Ay 2010BSc Bilkent UniversityPhD Michigan State UniversityAssociate Professor of Biology and Mathematics
Jyoti Gulati Balachandran 2012BA St. Stephen’s College, University of DelhiMPhil University of DelhiPhD University of California, Los AngelesAssistant Professor of History
Peter Balakian 1980BA Bucknell UniversityPhD Brown UniversityDonald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in the
Humanities, Professor of English
Jeffrey P. Baldani 1982BA University of KentuckyMA, PhD Cornell UniversityProfessor of Economics, Associate Dean of the Faculty
Claire Baldwin 2000BA, MA Stanford University PhD Yale UniversityAssociate Professor of German, Chair of the
Department
Thomas Balonek 1985BA Cornell UniversityMA, PhD University of Massachusetts, AmherstProfessor of Physics and Astronomy
Teofilo Ballvé 2015BA Colorado CollegeMA The New School UniversityPhD University of California, BerkeleyAssistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies
and Geography
Charles T. Banner-Haley 1989AS Corning Community CollegeBA SUNY at BuffaloMA, PhD SUNY at BinghamtonProfessor of History and Africana and Latin American
Studies; Coordinator of the African American Studies Concentration in the Africana and Latin American Studies Program
April Karen Baptiste 2009BSc, MSc University of the West IndiesPhD SUNY College of Environmental Science and
ForestryAssociate Professor of Environmental Studies
Antonio Barrera 1999BA Universidad de los AndesMA, PhD University of California, DavisAssociate Professor of History, Chair of the
Department
Danny M. Barreto 2013BA Hunter CollegeMA, PhD Stony Brook UniversityAssistant Professor of LGBTQ Studies
Jeffrey S. Bary 2008BS Emory & Henry CollegePhD Vanderbilt UniversityAssociate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Kenneth D. Belanger 2001BA Luther CollegePhD Duke UniversityProfessor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty
Geoffrey C. Benson 2014BA Princeton UniversityMA, PhD University of ChicagoAssistant Professor of the Classics
Janel E. Benson 2008BA Franklin and Marshall CollegeMA, PhD University of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor of Sociology
Gloria Bien 1982BA, MA University of California, BerkeleyPhD University of Washington, SeattleProfessor of Chinese
Michelle Bigenho 2014BA University of California, Los AngelesMA Pontifícia Universidad Católica del PerúPhD Cornell UniversityProfessor of Anthropology and Africana and Latin
American Studies (part-time)
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Reid Blackman 2013BA Cornell UniversityMA Northwestern UniversityPhD University of Texas, AustinAssistant Professor of Philosophy
Margaret E. Blume-Kohout 2016BA Williams CollegeMS University of California, BerkeleyPhD Pardee RAND Graduate SchoolVisiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Sally Bonet 2016BA University of California, Los AngelesMS University of PennsylvaniaPhD Rutgers UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
Joel Bordeaux 2014BA Georgia State UniversityMA, MPhil, PhD Columbia UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Religion
Dan Bouk 2009BS Michigan State UniversityMA, PhD Princeton UniversityAssociate Professor of History
Richard F. Braaten 1994BA Duke UniversityMA, PhD The Johns Hopkins UniversityProfessor of Psychology
Jennifer Brice 2003AB Smith CollegeMFA University of Alaska, FairbanksAssociate Professor of English
Alexis C. Briley 2014BA Brown UniversityMA, PhD Cornell UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of German
Stanley C. Brubaker 1976AB Miami University, OhioMA, PhD University of VirginiaProfessor of Political Science
Matthew R. Buck 2015BS, BA SUNY, New PaltzPhD Pennsylvania State UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Nathaniel Edwin Bulthuis 2016BA Calvin CollegeMAR Yale Divinity SchoolMA, PhD Cornell UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Adam Wade Burnett 1990BS Aquinas CollegeMA Ohio UniversityPhD Michigan State UniversityWilliam R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Geography
Timothy A. Byrnes 1992BA Lemoyne CollegeMA, PhD Cornell UniversityCharles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Chair
of the Department
Tanya Calamoneri 2014BA American UniversityMA New York UniversityPhD Temple UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of English in the
University Theater
Kermit Campbell 2002BA University of Texas, AustinMA University of HoustonPhD Ohio State UniversityAssociate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Chair
of the Department
Catherine Cardelús 2008BA Barnard CollegePhD University of Connecticut, StorrsAssociate Professor of Biology and Environmental
Studies
Brian W. Casey 2016BA University of Notre DameJD Stanford University Law SchoolPhD Harvard University Professor of History, President of the University
Glenn Cashman 2001BS Towson UniversityMA University of MemphisDMA University of MarylandAssociate Professor of Music
Carolina Castilla 2011BS, MS Universidad de las AmericasPhD Ohio State UniversityAssistant Professor of Economics
Susan P. Cerasano 1981AB West Chester State CollegeMA, PhD University of MichiganEdgar W.B. Fairchild Professor of Literature and
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Ryan Chase 2016BM Mannes College of MusicMM, DM Indiana University Jacobs School
of MusicVisiting Assistant Professor of Music
Jue Chen 2015BA Zhejiang UniversityMA Fudan UniversityPhD Princeton UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Chinese
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Marietta Cheng 1976AB Smith CollegeMMus New England Conservatory of MusicProfessor of Music; Chair of the Department
Fred Chernoff 1986AB Rutgers UniversityMA, MPhil Yale UniversityPhD The Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD Yale UniversityHarvey Picker Professor of International Relations,
Director of the International Relations Program
Anthony Chianese 2006BA Drew UniversityPhD Yale UniversityAssociate Professor of Chemistry, Chair of the
Department
Benjamin S. Child 2014BA Brigham Young UniversityMA, PhD University of MississippiAssistant Professor of English
Jens Gerlach Christensen 2013BS, MS University of Copenhagen, DenmarkPhD Louisiana State UniversityAssistant Professor of Mathematics
William Cipolli III 2016BA Quinnipiac UniversityMS, PhD University of South CarolinaAssistant Professor of Mathematics
Mary Helena Clark 2015BA Emerson CollegeMFA University of IllinoisVisiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History
Regina Conti 1995BA Boston CollegePhD Brandeis UniversityAssociate Professor of Psychology
Erin Cooley 2015BA, BS University of FloridaMA, PhD University of North Carolina,
Chapel HillAssistant Professor of Psychology
Alan Ralph Cooper 2001MA University of EdinburghAM, PhD Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor of History; Associate Professor
of University Studies, Chair of Core 151
Michael Coyle 1986BA Miami University, OhioMA, PhD University of VirginiaProfessor of English
John Crespi 2002AB Brown UniversityMA, PhD University of ChicagoLuce Associate Professor of Chinese and Asian
Studies, Director of the Asian Studies Program (fall)
Patrick R. Crotty 2007BS College of William and MaryMS, PhD University of ChicagoAssociate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Lesleigh Cushing 2002BA McGill UniversityMTS Harvard Divinity SchoolPhD Boston UniversityMurray W. and Mildred K. Finard Associate Professor
in Jewish Studies, and Associate Professor of Religion; Director of the Jewish Studies Program
Kristin De Lucia 2016AB Brown UniversityMA Arizona State UniversityPhD Northwestern UniversityAssistant Professor of Anthropology
Noah Dauber 2009BA, MA, PhD Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor of Political Science
Morgan Thomas Davies 1990BA Stanford UniversityMA, CPhil, PhD University of California,
Los AngelesProfessor of English, Chair of the Department
Raymond M. Douglas 1996BA University of DublinMA Ohio State UniversityPhD Brown UniversityRussell Colgate Distinguished University Professor
of History
Christian DuComb 2012BA Haverford CollegePhD Brown UniversityAssistant Professor of English in the University
Theater
David F. Dudrick 2001BA Franklin and Marshall CollegePhD University of Notre DameGeorge Carleton Jr. Professor of Philosophy; Director
of the Sophomore Residential Seminar Program
Rebecca L. Dyer 2016BA Haverford CollegeMS, MPhil, PhD Yale UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
R. Ryan Endris 2013BMus, MMus, DMus Indiana UniversityAssistant Professor of Music
ACADEMIC FACULTY
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Tsega Endalew Etefa 2006BA, MA Addis Ababa UniversityPhD Hamburg UniversityAssociate Professor of History
L. Mieka Erley 2013BA Hampshire CollegeMA, PhD University of California, BerkeleyAssistant Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies
Monica Facchini 2012Laurea University of LeccePhD Brown UniversityAssistant Professor of Italian
Denise Femia 2016BS SUNY GeneseoPhD candidate University of Southern CaliforniaVisiting Instructor in Chemistry
Edward A. Fogarty 2008BA Middlebury CollegeMA, PhD University of California, BerkeleyAssociate Professor of Political Science
Elodie Fourquet 2014BS Bishop’s UniversityPhD University of WaterlooAssistant Professor of Computer Science
Georgia A. Frank 1994BA Barnard CollegeMTS, AM, PhD Harvard UniversityProfessor of Religion
Frank M. Frey 2003 BS The Pennsylvania State University PhD Indiana University Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental
Studies, Academic Director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies
Randall Fuller 1982BS Michigan State UniversityMS North Texas State UniversityPhD University of TorontoRussell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of
Biology and Environmental Studies
John Gallucci 1986BA Williams CollegeLicence ès Lettres, StrasbourgMaîtrise, AvignonMA, PhD Yale UniversityProfessor of Romance Languages and Literatures
Enrique José Galvez 1988BS Catholic University of PeruPhD University of Notre DameCharles A. Dana Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Eric Gansworth Fall 2016AAS Niagara County Community CollegeBA, MA SUNY College-BuffaloNEH Professor of the Humanities in the Native
American Studies Program
Robert S. J. Garland 1986BA Manchester UniversityMA McMaster University, OntarioPhD University College, LondonRoy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the
Classics
G. Richard Geier III 2000BA Luther CollegePhD University of WashingtonProfessor of Chemistry
Aaron R. Gember-Jacobson 2016BS Marquette UniversityMS, PhD University of Wisconsin-MadisonAssistant Professor of Computer Science
Adrian Giurgea 2005BA, MFA Academy of Theatre and Film,
Bucharest, RomaniaPhD University of California, Los AngelesProfessor of English, Director of the University
Theater
DeWitt Anderson Godfrey 2003BA Yale UniversityMFA Edinburgh College of Art, Heriot Watt
UniversityProfessor of Art and Art History; Chair of the
Department
Germaine E. Gogel 1981BS Purdue UniversityMS, PhD Northwestern UniversityAssociate Professor of Chemistry
David Miguel Gray 2013BA Columbia UniversityMA, PhD Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor of Philosophy
Jessica K. Graybill 2006BS, BA University of ArizonaMS Yale UniversityPhD University of WashingtonAssociate Professor of Geography and Russian and
Eurasian Studies; Director of the Russian and Eurasian Studies Program; Associate Professor of University Studies, Chair of First-year Seminar and Global Engagements Programs
Carolyn C. Guile 2006BA, University of California, BerkeleyMA, PhD Princeton UniversityAssociate Professor of Art and Art History
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Engda Hagos 2010BA University of IllinoisMS Northeastern Illinois UniversityPhD University of GeorgiaAssociate Professor of Biology
Michael R. Haines 1990BA Amherst CollegeMA, PhD University of PennsylvaniaBanfi Vintners Professor of Economics
Bruce C. Hansen 2007BS University of Michigan, FlintMA, PhD University of LouisvilleAssociate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,
Coordinator of the Neuroscience Program
Karen S. Harpp 1998BA Dartmouth CollegeMSc, PhD Cornell UniversityProfessor of Geology and Peace and Conflict Studies;
Faculty Director of the Benton Scholars Program; University Marshal
Constance D. Harsh 1988BA, MA, PhD University of PennsylvaniaProfessor of English, Interim Dean of the Faculty and
Provost
Jill Harsin 1982BA Southwest Missouri State UniversityMA, PhD University of IowaProfessor of History
Evelyn L. Hart 1995BA Middlebury CollegeMA, PhD University of Wisconsin-MadisonProfessor of Mathematics
CJ Hauser 2016BA Georgetown UniversityMFA Brooklyn CollegePhD The Florida State UniversityAssistant Professor of English
Michael Hay 2012AB Dartmouth CollegeMS, PhD University of Massachusetts, AmherstAssistant Professor of Computer Science
Michael Thomas Hayes 1984BA Kansas UniversityMA, PhD Indiana UniversityProfessor of Political Science
Maureen Hays-Mitchell 1991BA Middlebury CollegeMA Columbia UniversityPhD Syracuse UniversityProfessor of Geography
Ian M. Helfant 1998BA, PhD Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies
and Environmental Studies
Christopher R. Henke 2001BA University of WisconsinMA, PhD University of California, San DiegoAssociate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology,
Director of the Upstate Institute
C. Richard Higgins 2014BS Pennsylvania State UniversityPhD University of OregonAssistant Professor of Economics
Yukari Hirata 1999BA, MA University of TsukubaPhD University of ChicagoProfessor of Japanese, Chair of the Department of East
Asian Languages and Literatures
Graham Russell Hodges 1986BA, MA City College of New YorkPhD New York UniversityGeorge Dorland Langdon Jr. Professor of History and
Africana and Latin American Studies
Geoffrey H. Holm 2008BS Bates CollegeMS Harvard Medical SchoolPhD Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor of Biology
Barbara Chadwick Hoopes 1993 BS University of Maryland PhD Harvard University Professor of Biology
David M. Howard 2012BS, MS Carnegie Mellon University PhD Georgia Institute of TechnologyAssistant Professor of Mathematics
Carolyn L. Hsu 2000BA Yale UniversityMA, CPhil, PhD University of California, San
DiegoAssociate Professor of Sociology
Jennifer Anne Hull 2013BA Vermont CollegeMA, PhD University of Wisconsin, MadisonVisiting Assistant Professor of History, Bicentennial
Research Fellow
Jonathan Hyslop 2012BA Oxford UniversityMA University of BirminghamPhD University of WitwatersrandProfessor of Sociology and Anthropology and Africana
and Latin American Studies (part-time); Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program
ACADEMIC FACULTY
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Juan Fernando Ibarra Del Cueto 2016BA El Colegio de MéxicoMA, PhD University of ChicagoAssistant Professor of Political Science
Krista K. Ingram 2005BA Dartmouth CollegePhD Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor of Biology
Katsuya Izumi 2016BA, MA Tokyo University of Foreign StudiesMA Central Connecticut State UniversityPhD SUNY AlbanyVisiting Assistant Professor of Japanese
Matthew Jaremski 2011BA Austin CollegePhD Vanderbilt UniversityAssistant Professor of Economics
Marie Jayasekera 2010BS Yale CollegeMA Tufts UniversityPhD University of MichiganAssistant Professor of Philosophy
Ana Gabriela Jimenez 2015BS University of West FloridaPhD University of North Carolina, WilmingtonAssistant Professor of Biology
Silvia Jiménez Bolaños 2013BS Universidad de Costa RicaMS, PhD Louisiana State UniversityAssistant Professor of Mathematics
Douglas N. Johnson 1996BA Washington University, St. LouisMA, PhD The Johns Hopkins UniversityAssociate Professor of Psychology; Director of the
Center for Learning, Teaching and Research
Linck C. Johnson 1976AB Cornell UniversityMA, PhD Princeton UniversityCharles A. Dana Professor of English
Joshua Jones 2015BS Lebanon Valley CollegeMS, PhD Lehigh UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Physics
Santiago Juarez 2016BA, MA, PhD Northwestern UniversityAssistant Professor of Anthropology
Hélène M. Julien 1997Maîtrise, DEA Université de Paris IV– SorbonneMA, PhD Princeton UniversityAssociate Professor of French and Women’s Studies;
Director of LGBTQ
Padma Kaimal 1988BA Swarthmore CollegeMA, PhD University of California, BerkeleyBatza Professor of Art and Art History (part-
time); Professor of University Studies, Chair of Communities and Identities
John Kapusta 2016AB Harvard CollegeMA, PhD candidate University of California,
BerkeleyVisiting Instructor in Music
Alexander M. Karn 2007BA University of California, Los AngelesMA Central European UniversityMA, PhD Claremont Graduate UniversityAssistant Professor of History (part-time)
Takao Kato 1986BA, MA Nagoya UniversityPhD Queen’s UniversityW.S. Schupf Professor in Far Eastern Studies,
Professor of Economics
Jason Kawall 2003BA University of Western OntarioMA, PhD Brown UniversityAssociate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental
Studies; Director of the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs; Director of Environmental Studies
Caroline F. Keating 1981BA, MA, PhD Syracuse UniversityProfessor of Psychology, Chair of the Department
Jason M. Keith 2013BS University of North TexasPhD California Institute of TechnologyAssistant Professor of Chemistry
Marjorie Bradley Kellogg 1995BA Vassar CollegeAssociate Professor of English and Scene Designer
(part-time)
Spencer D. Kelly 2001BA Washington University, St. LouisMA, PhD University of ChicagoProfessor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Steven D. Kepnes 1988BA Hobart and William Smith CollegesMA, PhD University of ChicagoProfessor of the Study of World Religions, Professor
of Religion and Jewish Studies; Director of Chapel House and Director of the Fund for the Study of the Great Religions; Chair of the Department of Religion
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Jordan E. Kerber 1990BA Haverford CollegeMA, PhD Brown UniversityProfessor of Sociology and Anthropology and Native
American Studies; Curator of Collections, Longyear Museum of Anthropology
Noor-Aiman I. Khan 2003BA, MA, PhD University of ChicagoAssociate Professor of History and Middle Eastern
Studies and Islamic Civilization
Jyoti Khanna 1992BA University of DelhiMA University of ZambiaPhD Iowa State UniversityProfessor of Economics
Amelia Klein 2013BA Amherst CollegePhD Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor of English
Jacob Klein 2009BA Hillsdale CollegeMA, PhD Cornell UniversityAssociate Professor of Philosophy
Peter James Klepeis 2000AB Colgate UniversityMA, PhD Clark UniversityProfessor of Geography; Chair of the Department
Richard Klotz 2016BA Hobart and William Smith CollegesMS, PhD candidate Cornell UniversityInstructor in Economics
Laura J. Klugherz 1988BMus California State UniversityMMus, DMA University of Texas, AustinDiplom, Staatliche Hochschule für Musik,
MünchenProfessor of Music and Africana and Latin American
Studies; Coordinator of the Latin American Studies Concentration in the Africana and Latin American Studies Program
Deborah Knuth Klenck 1978AB Smith CollegeMA, PhD Yale UniversityProfessor of English
Dominika Anna Koter 2012BA University College UtrechtMA, MPhil, PhD Yale UniversityAssistant Professor of Political Science
Ellen Percy Kraly 1984BA Bucknell UniversityMS The Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD Fordham UniversityHonDUniv Curtin UniversityWilliam R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Geography
F. Scott Kraly 1978BA University of Notre DamePhD The Johns Hopkins UniversityCharles A. Dana Professor of Psychology and
Neuroscience
Robert Kraynak 1978BA Cornell UniversityPhD Harvard UniversityProfessor of Political Science, Director of the Center
for Freedom and Western Civilization
Penny Lane 2013BA Vassar CollegeMFA Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAssistant Professor of Art and Art History
David Carson Lantz 1977BS Kutztown State CollegeMA, PhD University of KansasProfessor of Mathematics
Robert Antoine L’Arrivée 2015BA University of WinnipegMA, PhD University of Notre DameVisiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
Amanda Lee 2016BA Bard CollegeMA, PhD Washington University, St. LouisVisiting Assistant Professor of French
Jennifer Lin LeMesurier 2015BA, MA, PhD University of WashingtonVisiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric
Amy Leventer 1997BS Brown UniversityMS University of South Carolina, ColumbiaPhD Rice UniversityHarold Orville Whitnall Professor of Geology
Jonathan Levine 2009BA Cornell UniversityBA, MA Oxford UniversityPhD University of California, BerkeleyAssociate Professor of Physics
Rhonda F. Levine 1982BS Michigan State UniversityMA McGill UniversityPhD SUNY BinghamtonProfessor of Sociology
Wan-chun Liu 2016BS, MS National Chung-Hsing UniversityPhD University of MassachusettsAssistant Professor of Neuroscience
Meika Loe 2002BA University of California, San DiegoMA, PhD University of California, Santa BarbaraProfessor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, Director
of the Women’s Studies Program
ACADEMIC FACULTY
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Paul Lopes 2005BA University of California, BerkeleyMS University of Wisconsin, MadisonPhD University of California, BerkeleyAssociate Professor of Sociology, Chair of the
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Michael M. Loranty 2012BS West Virginia Wesleyan CollegePhD SUNY BuffaloAssistant Professor of Geography
Carol Ann Lorenz 1989–2005; 2015BA Herbert H. Lehman CollegeMA, MPhil, PhD Columbia UniversityAssociate Professor of Native American Studies (part-
time); Director of the Native American Studies Program
Frederick Luciani 1985BA Rutgers UniversityMA, PhD Yale UniversityProfessor of Romance Languages and Literatures
and Africana and Latin American Studies; Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Danielle L. Lupton 2014BA Furman UniversityMA, PhD Duke UniversityAssistant Professor of Political Science
Lakshmi Luthra 2014BA Marlboro CollegeMFA California Institute of the ArtsAssistant Professor of Art and Art History
Ani Maitra 2014DL L’Alliance Française de ParisBA, MA Jadavpur UniversityPhD Brown UniversityAssistant Professor of Film and Media Studies
Jay R. Mandle 1990BA University of PennsylvaniaMA University of MichiganPhD University of PennsylvaniaW. Bradford Wiley Professor of Economics
Elizabeth Marlowe 2008BA Smith CollegeBA University of Cambridge, Clare CollegeMA, MPhil, PhD Columbia UniversityAssociate Professor of Art and Art History
Camila Maroja 2016BA Federal do Rio de JaneiroBA Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroMA Pontifícia Universidade CatólicaPhD Duke UniversityKindler Distinguished Historian of Global
Contemporary Art and Assistant Professor of Art and Art History
Clarice J. Martin 1997BA University of California, RiversideMA Wheaton Graduate SchoolMDiv San Francisco Theological SeminaryPhD Duke UniversityJean Picker Chair and Professor of Philosophy and
Religion
Julia A. Martinez 2011BA Dartmouth CollegeMA, PhD University of MissouriAssistant Professor of Psychology
Margaret Maurer 1974BA Seton Hill CollegePhD Cornell UniversityWilliam Henry Crawshaw Professor of Literature
David McCabe 1994BA Williams CollegeMA, PhD Northwestern UniversityRichard J. and Joan Head Chair in Philosophy,
Director of the Division of the Arts and Humanities
Timothy S. McCay 2000BS University of FloridaMS The Pennsylvania State UniversityMS, PhD University of GeorgiaProfessor of Biology and Environmental Studies; Chair
of the Department of Biology
Damhnait McHugh 1998BSc University College GalwayMSc University of VictoriaPhD University of California, Santa CruzRaab Family Chair and Professor of Biology;
Director of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Robert E. McVaugh 1980BA Swarthmore CollegeMFA, PhD Princeton UniversityProfessor of Art and Art History
Monica L. Mercado 2016BA Barnard CollegeMA, PhD University of ChicagoAssistant Professor of History
Rebecca Metzler 2010BA Denison UniversityPhD University of WisconsinAssistant Professor of Physics
Ulrich Meyer 2003Vordiplom University of HeidelbergPhD University of CambridgePhD Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor of Philosophy, Chair of the Department
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William B. Meyer 2012BA Williams CollegePhD Clark UniversityAssociate Professor of Geography (part-time)
Jason Robert Meyers 2007BA Williams CollegePhD University of VirginiaAssociate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience;
Associate Professor of University Studies, Chair of Scientific Perspectives Core
Thomas Michl 1983BA Oberlin CollegeMA, PhD New School for Social ResearchProfessor of Economics
Matthew Miller 2010BA Swarthmore CollegeMA, MPhil, PhD Columbia UniversityAssistant Professor of German
Mala Misra 2014BS University of VirginiaPhD University of PittsburghVisiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Daniel Bertrand Monk 2003BA, MA Columbia UniversityPhD Princeton UniversityGeorge R. and Myra T. Cooley Professor of Peace and
Conflict Studies and Professor of Geography
Ricardo Monsalve 2016BA, MLit Universidad de ChileMA, MPhil, PhD Yale UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
Brian L. Moore 2003BA, PhD University of West IndiesJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of
History and Africana and Latin American Studies; Director of the Africana and Latin American Studies Program
Nina M. Moore 1998BA Knox CollegeMA, PhD University of ChicagoProfessor of Political Science
Mary H. Moran 1985AB Mount Holyoke CollegeAM, PhD Brown UniversityProfessor of Anthropology and Africana and Latin
American Studies, Coordinator of the African Studies Concentration in the Africana and Latin American Studies Program
Valerie Ona Morkevičius 2011BA University of IllinoisMA, PhD University of ChicagoAssistant Professor of Political Science
Berlisha R. Morton 2014BA, MA Southern UniversityPhD Louisiana State UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
Laura Moure Cecchini 2016BA Universidad IberoamericanaMPhil Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
MéxicoMA, PhD Duke UniversityAssistant Professor of Art and Art History
Erin J. Mullikin 2016AA Greenville Technical CollegeBA Clemson UniversityMFA Syracuse UniversityOlive B. O’Connor Creative Writing Fellow in the
Department of English
Philip S. Mulry 1984BS Fairfield UniversityMA SUNY at FredoniaMA, PhD SUNY at BuffaloProfessor of Computer Science
Jacob A. Mundy 2011BA, MA University of WashingtonPhD University of ExeterAssistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies
Navine Murshid 2009BA Lawrence UniversityPhD University of RochesterAssociate Professor of Political Science
Aisha Y. Musa 2011BA, MAT Portland State UniversityPhD Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor of Religion and Middle Eastern
Studies and Islamic Civilization
Alexander D. Nakhimovsky 1985MA University of LeningradPhD Cornell UniversityAssociate Professor of Linguistics, Director of the
Linguistics Program
Alice S. Nakhimovsky 1975AB, MA, PhD Cornell UniversityDistinguished Chair in Jewish Studies and Professor of
Jewish Studies and Russian and Eurasian Studies
Illan Nam 2009BA Princeton UniversityMBA University of PennsylvaniaMPA/ID Harvard UniversityPhD Princeton UniversityAssociate Professor of Political Science
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John Naughton 1983BA, MA Stanford UniversityMA, PhD University of California, Santa CruzHarrington and Shirley Drake Professor of the
Humanities in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Robert Nemes 1999BA University of PennsylvaniaMA, MPhil, PhD Columbia UniversityAssociate Professor of History; Faculty Director of the
AMS Program
Christopher Harry Nevison 1974BA Dartmouth CollegeBA Oxford UniversityMS, PhD Stanford UniversityProfessor of Computer Science
Lavinia M. Nicolae 2014BA SUNY CortlandMA, PhD University of New MexicoVisiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ernest Nolen 1986BS University of North Carolina, Chapel HillPhD Oregon State UniversityProfessor of Chemistry, Acting Chair of the
Department (fall)
Kezia A. Page 2003BA University of the West IndiesMA, PhD University of MiamiAssociate Professor of English and Africana and Latin
American Studies
John D. Palmer 2002BA University of Northern IowaMA Yonsei UniversityPhD University of IowaAssociate Professor of Educational Studies, Chair of
the Department; Arnold A. Sio Chair in Diversity and Community
Mary Elizabeth Parks 1997AB Princeton UniversityMA, PhD University of California, BerkeleyAssociate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Andrew William Pattison 2016BA Skidmore CollegeMPA, PhD University of ColoradoVisiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
and Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in Regional Studies
William H. Peck 2000BS Beloit CollegeMS, PhD University of Wisconsin, MadisonProfessor of Geology
Marta Pérez-Carbonell 2016BA University of SouthamptonMA University of WestminsterPhD University f LondonAssistant Professor of Spanish
Fernando Plata 1994Licenciado Universidad de NavarraMA, PhD University of MichiganProfessor of Spanish
Codrina Popescu 2014BS University of BucharestMS, PhD Carnegie Mellon UniversityAssociate Professor of Chemistry
Daniela Raducanu 2016BA Craiova UniversityMA National School for Political and
Administrative StudiesMA (2) Auburn UniversityPhD University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignVisiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
Christina Ragan 2015BS Towson UniversityPhD Pennsylvania State UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Nimanthi Rajasingham 2013BA St. Lawrence UniversityMA Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityMA, PhD Rutgers UniversityAssistant Professor of English
Vijay Ramachandran 2007AB Princeton UniversityMS, MPhil, PhD Yale UniversityAssociate Professor of Computer Science, Chair of the
Department
Nagesh Rao 2016BSc St. Joseph’s CollegeMA Bangalore UniversityMA Syracuse UniversityPhD Brown UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of University Studies
and English
Barbara Regenspan 2005BA, MEd University of RochesterMSW University of CincinnatiEdD University of RochesterProfessor of Educational Studies
Jenna Reinbold 2007BA Portland State UniversityMA University of California, Santa BarbaraPhD University of California, Los AngelesAssistant Professor of Religion
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Nancy V. Ries 1994BA Boston CollegeMA, PhD Cornell UniversityProfessor of Anthropology and Peace and Conflict
Studies, Director of the Division of University Studies; Christian A. Johnson Chair in Liberal Arts Studies
Patrick T. Riley 1998BA, MA, PhD University of California, BerkeleyAssociate Professor of French
Anne Ríos-Rojas 2012BA University of California, DavisMA, PhD University of California, Santa CruzAssistant Professor of Educational Studies
Aaron Robertson 1999BS University of MichiganPhD Temple UniversityProfessor of Mathematics; Chair of the Department
David Robinson 1996BA Hobart CollegePhD Princeton UniversityRobert Ho Professor of Asian Studies and Professor
of History
Lourdes Rojas 1984AA Midway Junior CollegeBA University of California, San DiegoMA, PhD SUNY Stony BrookCharles A. Dana Professor of Romance Languages
and Literatures and Africana and Latin American Studies
Heather Flynn Roller 2010BA Yale UniversityMA, PhD Stanford UniversityAssociate Professor of History
Naomi Rood 2001BA Yale UniversityMA University of California, BerkeleyPhD Princeton UniversityAssociate Professor of the Classics
Andrew J. Rotter 1988BA Cornell UniversityMA, PhD Stanford UniversityCharles A. Dana Professor of History and Peace and
Conflict Studies
Roger S. Rowlett 1982BS, PhD University of AlabamaGordon and Dorothy Kline Professor of Chemistry
Marilyn Rugg 1984BA, MA Cornell UniversityMSW Marywood CollegePhD The Johns Hopkins UniversityProfessor of Romance Languages and Literatures;
Associate Provost for Equity and Diversity
Chandra L. Russo 2016BA Vassar CollegeMA, PhD University of California-Santa BarbaraAssistant Professor of Sociology
Bruce Rutherford 2002BA Williams CollegeMA Tufts UniversityPhD Yale UniversityAssociate Professor of Political Science
Ayse Sapci 2013BA Dokuz Eylul UniversityMA, PhD Vanderbilt UniversityAssistant Professor of Economics
Daniel Harrison Saracino 1974AB Cornell UniversityPhD Princeton UniversityNeil R. Grabois Professor of Mathematics
Saito Satomi 2016BA, MA Rikkyo UniversityMA Cornell U niversityPhD University of IowaVisiting Assistant Professor of Japanese
Daniel Allen Schult 1996AB Washington University, St. LouisMA Princeton UniversityPhD Northwestern UniversityCharles G. Hetherington Professor of Mathematics;
Director of the Harvey Picker Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study in the Sciences and Mathematics
Lynn Schwarzer 1981BA Kirkland CollegeBFA, MFA Syracuse UniversityProfessor of Art and Art History
Dean Scrimgeour 2008BMS University of WaikatoPhD University of California, BerkeleyAssociate Professor of Economics
Peter Russell Scull 2002BA University of New HampshireMA Michigan State UniversityPhD San Diego State UniversityAssociate Professor of Geography
Kenneth J. Segall 2003BS Fairfield UniversityPhD Yale UniversityAssociate Professor of Physics, Chair of the
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Bruce W. Selleck 1974AB Colgate UniversityMS, PhD University of RochesterThomas A. Bartlett Chair and Professor of Geology
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Gunog Seo 2013BA Catholic University of KoreaMS, PhD University of WashingtonAssistant Professor of Mathematics
Cristina Serna 2014BA Occidental CollegeMA, PhD University of California, Santa BarbaraAssistant Professor of Women’s Studies
Jenessa Seymour 2016BA SUNY PotsdamPhD University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignVisiting Assistant Professor of Psychology and
Neuroscience
Barry Alan Shain 1989BA San José State UniversityBA San Francisco State UniversityMA, PhD Yale UniversityProfessor of Political Science
Rishi R. Sharma 2016BA Boston UniversityMA, PhD University of MichiganAssistant Professor of Economics
Quang Shen 1980BS Furman UniversityPhD Oregon State UniversityProfessor of Chemistry
Elana Shever 2011AB Brown UniversityPhD University of California, BerkeleyAssistant Professor of Anthropology
Wenhua Shi 2012BS Tongji Medical UniversityBFA University of Colorado, BoulderMFA University of California, BerkeleyAssistant Professor of Art and Art History
Rebecca Lynn Shiner 1999BA Haverford CollegePhD University of MinnesotaProfessor of Psychology
Alicia D. Simmons 2011BA Hartwick CollegeMA, PhD Stanford UniversityAssistant Professor of Sociology
Mary Simonson 2011BA Rutgers UniversityMA, PhD University of VirginiaAssistant Professor of Film and Media Studies and
Women’s Studies (part-time), Director of the Film and Media Studies Program
Nicole B. Simpson 2001BA University of St. ThomasMA, PhD University of IowaProfessor of Economics; Associate Dean of the Faculty
for International Initiatives
Harvey J. Sindima 1989MDiv Interdenominational Theological CenterPhD Princeton Theological SeminaryProfessor of Philosophy and Religion
Madeline E. Smith 2016BS Ithaca CollegeMS Cornell UniversityPhD candidate Northwestern UniversityInstructor in Computer Science
Kendra Smith-Howard Fall 2016BA St. Olaf CollegeMA, PhD University of Wisconsin-MadisonA. Lindsay O’Connor Associate Professor of American
Institutions in the Department of History
Constance M. Soja 1992BA Denison UniversityPhD University of OregonProfessor of Geology
Ryan Solomon 2012LLB University of South AfricaCFP University of Free StateMA Brigham Young UniversityPhD University of Wisconsin, MadisonAssistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric
Joel Sommers 2007BS, BS Atlantic Union CollegeMS Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePhD University of Wisconsin, MadisonAssociate Professor of Computer Science
Yang Song 2015BA Renmin University of ChinaMA, PhD University of PittsburghAssistant Professor of Economics
Emilio Spadola 2008BA Swarthmore CollegeMS, MPhil, PhD Columbia UniversityAssociate Professor of Anthropology and Middle
Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilization; Director of the MIST Program
Chad Sparber 2006BA Western Washington UniversityMA, PhD University of California, DavisAssociate Professor of Economics; Chair of the
Department
Aaron Spevack 2012BA Harvard UniversityPhD Boston UniversityAssistant Professor of Religion
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Steven Sprick Schuster 2014BA(2) University of MissouriMA, PhD Boston UniversityAssistant Professor of Economics
Lynn Staley 1974AB University of KentuckyMA, PhD Princeton UniversityHarrington and Shirley Drake Professor of the
Humanities and Medieval and Renaissance Studies in the Department of English; Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program
Lynette K. Stephenson 1998BS Northwestern State UniversityMFA Georgia State UniversityProfessor of Art and Art History
Mark Stern 2010BS Penn State UniversityMA Columbia CollegePhD Syracuse UniversityAssistant Professor in Educational Studies
Carol Belkin Stevens 1984AB University of South CarolinaMA, PhD University of MichiganProfessor of History and Russian and Eurasian
Studies, Director of the Division of Social Sciences; Director of the Russian and Eurasian Studies Program (fall)
Natalya I. Stolova 2003BA Clark UniversityMA, PhD University of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor of Spanish
Allen Raymond Strand 1969BA Jamestown CollegeMA, PhD Washington State UniversityProfessor of Mathematics
Darren Strash 2016BS California State Polytechnic UniversityMS, PhD University of California, IrvineVisiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science
William C. Stull 2003AB Princeton UniversityPhD University of ChicagoAssociate Professor of the Classics, Chair of the
Department
Brenton T. Sullivan 2015BA University of Notre DameMA University of KansasMA, PhD University of VirginiaAssistant Professor of Religion
Joseph Peter Swain 1984AB Dartmouth CollegeAM, PhD Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor of Music
Shannon April Sweeney 2006BFA Marymount Manhattan CollegeMFA Columbia UniversityAssociate Professor of English in the University
Theater
Alan J. Swensen 1986BA Brigham Young UniversityMA, PhD Princeton UniversityAssociate Professor of German
Bineyam Taye 2015BA Jimma UniversityMPH, PhD candidate Addis Ababa University
CollegeInstructor in Biology
Ashley Taylor 2015BA University of King’s CollegeMS, PhD Syracuse UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
Susan Thomson 2012BA St. Mary’s UniversityBL University of College, LondonMA, PhD Dalhousie UniversityAssistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies
Ann Jane Tierney 1993BA Cornell UniversityPhD University of TorontoProfessor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Jennifer M. Tomlinson 2013BA University of RochesterMA, PhD Stony Brook UniversityAssistant Professor of Psychology
Linda Y. Tseng 2016BS(2) University of Califonrnia, IrvineMS Stanford UniversityPhD University of California, IrvineAssistant Professor of Environmental Studies and
Physics
Maura E. Tumulty 2007BA Williams CollegeMSc University of EdinburghPhD University of PittsburghAssociate Professor of Philosophy; Associate Professor
of University Studies, Chair of Core 152
Robert W. Turner 1983AB Oberlin CollegePhD Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor of Economics and Environmental Studies
Kenneth G. Valente 1987BS California Polytechnic State UniversityMS, PhD University of OregonProfessor of Mathematics and LGBTQ Studies
ACADEMIC FACULTY
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Priscilla Van Wynsberghe 2011BA Ohio Wesleyan UniversityPhD University of Wisconsin, MadisonAssistant Professor of Biology
Christopher Vecsey 1982BA Hunter CollegeMA, PhD Northwestern UniversityHarry Emerson Fosdick Professor of the Humanities
and Native American Studies in the Department of Religion
Jacqueline Villarrubia-Mendoza 2010BA University de Puerto RicoMA, PhD SUNY AlbanyAssistant Professor of Sociology
Don Edward Waldman 1981BA Temple UniversityMA Brown UniversityPhD Cornell UniversityRichard M. Kessler Professor of Economic Studies
Jing Wang 1999BA Hebei Normal UniversityMA Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityMA Northeastern UniversityMA, PhD Ohio State UniversityAssociate Professor of Chinese
Lenora Warren 2012BA University of Michigan, Ann ArborMA, PhD New York UniversityAssistant Professor of English
James E. Watkins 2008BS Auburn UniversityMS Iowa State UniversityPhD University of FloridaAssociate Professor of Biology
Sarah Ann Wider 1986BA University of New MexicoMA, PhD Cornell UniversityProfessor of English
Edward Witherspoon 1998BS Vanderbilt UniversityMA, PhD University of PittsburghAssociate Professor of Philosophy and Religion
Gregory J. Wolf 2015BA University of PittsburghMA University of GeorgiaPhD candidate North Carolina, Chapel HillVisiting Instructor in Political Science
Martin Wong 2005BA Williams CollegePhD University of California, Santa BarbaraAssociate Professor of Geology, Chair of the
Department
Ephraim Woods III 2002BA Transylvania UniversityPhD University of Wisconsin, MadisonProfessor of Chemistry
Susan Woolley 2013BA Wesleyan UniversityMA, PhD University of California, BerkeleyAssistant Professor of Educational Studies
Meg Worley 2012BA Emory UniversityPhD Stanford UniversityAssistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric
Dongfeng Xu 2016BA Beijing Second Institute of Foreign LanguagesMA University of AlbertaPhD University of ChicagoAssistant Professor of Chinese
Daisaku Yamamoto 2009BA University of Colorado, BoulderMA Simon Fraser UniversityPhD University of MinnesotaAssociate Professor of Geography and Asian Studies,
Director of the Asian Studies Program (spring)
Tenzin Yindok 2016BA, MA, PhD candidate Simon Fraser UniversityVisiting Instructor in Economics
Jun Edwards Yoshino 1987BS, PhD University of Southern CaliforniaAssociate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Chrystian Zegarra 2011BA Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúMA, PhD University of California, Los AngelesAssociate Professor of Spanish
Athletic Faculty
Yariv Amir 2015AB Colgate UniversityMBA SUNJ at RutgersInstructor in Physical Education, Associate Director
for External Relations
Ryan Baker 2006BA Ithaca CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Volleyball
Kathryn M. Brawn 1991BA Ramapo CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Women’s Soccer
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Steven R. Chouinard 1996BS University of New HampshireMA candidate University of MassachusettsInstructor in Physical Education, Director of
Sports Medicine, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance
Leslie Jee Cowen 2008BS Michigan State UniversityMSc candidate Arizona State UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Athletic
Trainer
Victoria M. Chun 2006AB, MA Colgate UniversityAssociate Professor of Physical Education,
Vice President and Director of Athletics
William J. Cleary, III 2016BA Villanova UniversityMS Georgia State UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Women’s Basketball
Stanley Dakosty 2010AB Colgate UniversityMEd University of MassachusettsInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Football
Terry M. Dow 2014BS Ithaca CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Football
Bradford P. Dunlay 2012BA, MEd Springfield CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Football
Gregory R. Fargo 2012 BSc Elmira CollegeMSc Canisius CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Women’s Ice Hockey
Melissa L. Finley 2012BA, MA Princeton UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Women’s Softball
Catherine Foto 1989BS Ithaca CollegeMS SUNY CortlandInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Women’s Field Hockey, Associate Director of Athletics
Mahogany M. Green 2016BA Cleveland State UniversityMA Central Michigan UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Women’s Basketball
Ann-Marie Guglieri 2007BA Syracuse University, MA Springfield CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Chief of Staff
and Senior Associate Director of Internal Operations/SWA
Michael Harder 2015AB Colgate UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Men’s Ice Hockey
Taurian Houston 2015BS East Carolina University; JD Charlotte School
of LawInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Director
of Athletics/Compliance Coordinator
Daniel L. Hunt 1997BS, MEd Springfield CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Fred ‘50 and
Marilyn Dunlap Head Coach of Football
Michael Jordan 2012BA University of PennsylvaniaInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Men’s Basketball
Ryan E. Knowles 2006BS, MA candidate University of IdahoInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Football
Gregory Kruczynski 2004BS US Coast Guard AcademyMS University of MassachusettsInstructor of Physical Education, Head Coach
of Women’s Varsity Rowing
Matthew J. Langel 2011BS The Wharton SchoolInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Men’s Basketball
Sophie Leclerc 2016BSc, MSc Norwich UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Women’s Ice Hockey
Alyssa Manoogian 2015AB Colgate UniversityMS Utica CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Women’s Soccer
Charles R. Monteith III 2005BSc SUNY CortlandMSc Ithaca CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Associate
Athletic Trainer
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Michael Murphy 2011BSc University of New HampshireInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Men’s Lacrosse
Benjamin George Oliver 2016BA Hamilton CollegeMS University of New HampshireInstructor in Physical Education, Director of Outdoor
Education
Robert Pennington 2006BA Kalamazoo CollegeMS Clarion UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach of
Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Erik C. Ronning 2005AB, MAT candidate Colgate UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, John W. Beyer
Head Coach of Men’s Soccer
Khaled Sanad 2001BA Cairo UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Men’s Rowing
Paul R. Shaffner 2013BS, MS Ithaca CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Football
Christina I. Turner 2012BS Eastern Connecticut State UniversityMS East Carolina UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Associate Athletic
Director for Administration/Director of Recreation, Chair of Physical Education
Keith Tyburski 2015BS Western Carolina UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach of Golf
Donald F. Vaughan 1992BA, MEd St. Lawrence UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Donald F. Vaughan
Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey, Associate Director of Athletics
Andrew Waeger 2015BA Fairmont State CollegeMS Slippery Rock UniversityInstructor in Physical Education, Aquatic Director
Amber Williams 2016BA Ball State UniversityMSS United States Sports AcademyInstructor in Physical Education, Director of Men’s
and Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field
Heather Wilson 2007BS Central Connecticut State UniversityMS University of AlbanyInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Athletic
Trainer
Christopher A. Young 2003AB Colgate UniversityMSA candidate Canisius CollegeInstructor in Physical Education, Assistant Coach
of Football
Heather Bliss Young 2006BS University of ConnecticutInstructor in Physical Education, Head Coach
of Women’s Lacrosse
Library Faculty
Jessica C. Buell 2013BA Cornell UniversityMLIS Pratt InstituteInstructional Design and Web Librarian; Assistant
Professor in the University Libraries
Sarah E. Keen 2010BA Alma CollegeMSI University of MichiganHead of Special Collections and University Archivist;
Associate Professor in the University Libraries
Debralee A. Krahmer 2008BA Chadron State CollegeMA University of Missouri-ColumbiaDigital Learning and Media Librarian; Associate
Professor in the University Libraries
Lynne Kvinnesland 2015BA Moravian CollegeMA Ohio State UniversityMLIS University of PittsburghMEd DeSales UniversityInformation Literacy Librarian; Assistant Professor
in the University Libraries
Rachel H. Lavenda 2014BA Bryn Mawr CollegeMLIS University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignSpecial Collections Librarian; Assistant Professor
in the University Libraries
Xiaohua (Cindy) Li 2015AA Dandong Teacher’s CollegeBA Liaoning Normal UniversityMSCS Sacred Heart UniversityMLIS University of PittsburghAssociate Director of Library Technology and
Digital Initiatives; Associate Professor in the University Libraries
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Anna M. Nicholls 1998BA Denison UniversityMEd Boston UniversityMLS Simmons CollegeCatalog Librarian; Assistant Professor in the
University Libraries (part-time)
Michael W. Poulin 1984BA University of MaineMLS Rutgers UniversityHead of Collection Management; Professor in the
University Libraries
Peter J. Rogers 2012BA University of North Carolina-Chapel HillMA, PhD University of FloridaMLS. SUNY BuffaloData Librarian; Associate Professor in the University
Libraries
Mark Sandford 2015BA Lafayette CollegeMS Long Island UniversityMA William Paterson UniversitySystems Librarian; Assistant Professor in the
University Libraries
Joanne A. Schneider 2005BA University of VirginiaMLIS University of MarylandUniversity Librarian; Professor in the University
Libraries
Matthew R. Smith 2014BA SUNY OswegoMLIS SUNY AlbanyHead of User Services; Assistant Professor in the
University Libraries
Peter Tagtmeyer 1991BA Earlham CollegeMLS Syracuse UniversityScience Librarian/Reference Librarian; Associate
Professor in the University Libraries
Adjunct Faculty
Albert Ammerman 1992BA University of MichiganPhD University of London, EnglandResearch Professor in the Department of the Classics
Anja Chávez 2014MA, PhD University of BonnResearch Affiliate in the Department of Art and Art
History, Director of University Museums
Dennis J. Geist 2014AB Dartmouth CollegePhD University of OregonResearch Associate in the Department of Geology
Thomas D. Hall 2012BA University of California, BerkeleyMA University of Michigan, Ann ArborPhD University of WashingtonResearch Affiliate in the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology
Joyce Irwin 1999AB Washington UniversityMA, MPhil, PhD Yale UniversityResearch Affiliate in the Department of Religion
Cheryl Xiaoning Long 2014BS Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityMA, PhD Washington University, St. LouisResearch Associate in the Department of Economics
Allan L. Maca 2011BA Kenyon CollegeAM, PhD Harvard UniversityResearch Affiliate in the Department of Sociology
and Anthropology
Merrill L. Miller 1981BS Cornell UniversityMD SUNY BuffaloAdjunct Professor of the Health Sciences, Director
of Student Health Services
Nick Shepherd 2016BA, PhD University of Cape TownResearch Affiliate in the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology
Antonia Young 1994BA University of California, BerkeleyResearch Associate in the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology
Yumiko Yamamoto 2009AE Honan Women’s CollegeBS Tokyo University of ScienceMA Tsukuba UniversityPhD University of TokyoResearch Affiliate in the Department of Geography
Special Instructors
Nady Abdal-Ghaffar 2012BA Cairo University MA Zagazig UniversityMA candidate New York UniversityMA candidate American University in CairoSenior Lecturer in Arabic; Islamic Studies and
Coordinator of Arabic Language Instruction
Laura Campbell 1988 – 2013; 2014BA Ithaca CollegeBMus, MS University of IllinoisTeacher of Flute, Orchestra Manager
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Julie A. Chanatry 1997AB Hamilton CollegePhD Northwestern UniversityLaboratory Instructor in the Department of Chemistry
Michael Cleveland 1996BA Ithaca CollegeTeacher of Violin
Valerie Cucura 2007BS Utica College of Syracuse UniversityLaboratory Instructor and Systems Analyst in
Computer Science
Murray Decock 1987AB Colgate University MMus Indiana UniversityDMA University of MarylandTeacher of Piano
Shaemaa Mohamed H. Ahmed Essa 2014 BA Umm Al-Qura UniversityMAT The American University, CairoVisiting Lecturer in Arabic
Joe Ferlo 2014AAO Onondaga Community CollegeBA Berklee College of MusicTeacher of Guitar
Margery Gardner 2016BS Cornell UniversityMS Utica CollegePhD candidate Syracuse UniversitySenior Lecturer in Educational Studies; Director of the
Teacher Preparation Program
Simona Giurgea 2013BFA, MFA Academy of Theatre and Film,
BucharestSenior Lecturer in English in the University Theater
Anat Guez 2004BA Haifa UniversitySenior Lecturer in Hebrew
Marcus Haddock 2015BMus Boston UniversityTeacher of Voice
Daniel Hane 2016BMus Georgia Southern CollegeMMus Manhattan School of MusicTeacher of Bassoon
Steven Heyman 2001BA, MMus The Juilliard SchoolArtist-in-Residence, Piano
Thomas W. Howard 1984AB Kenyon CollegeMA, PhD West Virginia University Senior Lecturer in the Division of University Studies
James Johns 1995Teacher of Percussion
Patricia K. Jue 1990BS The College of William and MaryMS, PhD Carnegie-Mellon UniversityLaboratory Instructor in the Department of Chemistry
Douglas H. Keith 2010Jazz Accompanist
Dianne M. Keller 1988AB, MA Colgate UniversitySenior Lecturer in Geology
Phillip Simon Kern 2016BA Eberhard-Karls-UniversitätMA Albert-Ludwigs-UniversitätMax Kade Fellow in the Department of German
Glenn Kime 2006BM Syracuse UniversityTeacher of Organ/Staff Accompanist
Dave Klatsky 2011BS The Wharton SchoolAssistant Coach of Men’s Basketball
Kerry Koen 1988AB Colgate UniversityMMus Syracuse UniversityTeacher of Piano
Christine R. LaFave 1998BSc, MAT SUNY CortlandLaboratory Instructor in the Department of Biology
Matthew Lyboult 2013BS SUNY Institute of TechnologyLaboratory Instructor in the Department of Computer
Science
Michael L. McGarvey 2011BA Ursinus CollegeMBA St. Joseph’s UniversityAssistant Coach of Men’s Basketball
Pilar Mejía-Barrera 2011MFA San Francisco State UniversitySenior Lecturer in Spanish
Frank Meredith 2014BS King’s CollegeMMus Ithaca CollegeDMA Northwestern UniversityTeacher of Trombone
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Franziska Merklin 2012BA Albert-Ludwigs-UniversitätMA Dalhousie UniversityPhD Albert-Ludwigs-UniversitätSenior Lecturer in Italian
Richard Montalbano 1990Teacher of Jazz Piano
Neva S. Pilgrim 1976BA Hamline UniversityMMus Yale UniversityArtist-in-Residence, Voice
Darryl Pugh 1989BA Berklee College of MusicMMus Eastman School of MusicTeacher of String Bass
Mahadevi Ramakrishnan 2010BA University of MadrasMA, PhD Syracuse UniversitySenior Lecturer in French
John Roller 2016BA University of California, BerkeleyLaboratory Instructor in the Department of Physics
and Astronomy
Patricia Sharpe 2013BMus Syracuse UniversityMM Northwestern UniversityTeacher of Oboe
Jeffrey Spires 2004BA University of KansasPhD Princeton UniversitySenior Lecturer in University Studies
Suzanne B. Spring 2012BA Hope CollegeMS University of AlbanyPhD University of MichiganSenior Lecturer in Writing and Rhetoric; Coordinator
of Second Language Writing; Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Program
Benjamin Stahlberg 2010BA Guilford CollegeMTh Boston UniversityPhD Syracuse UniversitySenior Lecturer in Religion
Jeff Stockham 2003BA Syracuse UniversityMMus, Performers’ Certificate Eastman School
of MusicTeacher of Jazz Trumpet
Zachary Sweet 2013BMu, MMu Eastman School of Music Teacher of Cello
Grace W. Ts’ao 1981BA SUNY OneontaMS SUNY BinghamtonMA SUNY AlbanySenior Lecturer in Economics
Albert Yee 2013BA, MPhil, PhD Yale UniversitySenior Lecturer in Political Science
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Faculty AwardsAAUP Professor-of-the-Year, awarded by the Colgate chapter of the American Association of University Professors to a member of the faculty who has demonstrated (over time) the virtues of insight, integrity, and dedication to his or her professional career; who has shown commitment to the liberal arts and to the academic community at Colgate; and who has worked with notable honesty and courage.
Alumni Corporation Distinguished Teaching Award, given to members of the faculty who exemplify the qualities possessed by the late Professor David Stern (political science): “He believed in the primacy of teaching; his principal commitment was to his students; he sought to impart not merely knowledge, but the pleasure of knowing — not simply the tools of study, but also the joys of learning.”
Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching, established in 2009 by Mark Siegel ‘73 in honor of Jerome Balmuth, the Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of Philosophy and Religion, and awarded for superb teaching by Colgate faculty of undergraduates.
Sidney J. and Florence Felten French Prize, awarded annually for excellence in inspirational teaching; it may go to one teacher or to more than one teacher if awarded for inspirational team teaching.
Howard N. Hartman Coach-of-the-Year Award, given annually to an intercollegiate coach at Colgate in recognition of the ability to motivate, to instill discipline, to help build character and perseverance, to display resourcefulness, and to be adept at teaching the fundamentals of the sport. Records of wins and losses are a minor consideration.
Phi Eta Sigma Professor-of-the-Year, awarded by Phi Eta Sigma, the honorary society for first-year students, for excellence in teaching, service, and dedication to Colgate students.
Endowed ProfessorshipsThe Thomas A. Bartlett Chair was established in 1977 through gifts donated to the university to honor President Thomas A. Bartlett H’77, who led Colgate from 1969 to 1977. The chair is used to provide support for faculty who reflect former President Bartlett’s career as a diplomat, public servant, university administrator, and leader of higher education associations.
The Batza Family Chair in Art and Art History was established in 1997 through the generosity of Michael J. Batza Jr., a member of the Class of 1963 and a university trustee emeritus, his wife, Patricia, and daughter, Maureen, a member of the Class of 1990. This endowment supports a chair in art and art history. Selection is based on the individual’s teaching excellence and scholarly achievements.
The Dunham Beldon Jr. Chair of Natural Sciences was established in 1991 by Dunham Beldon Jr., Class of 1929. Awarded to outstanding faculty in the various fields of natural science with preference to the teaching and study of environmental science, the Beldon Chair may be held by a tenured, non-tenured, or newly recruited member of the Colgate faculty.
The John W. Beyer Endowed Chair for Men’s Soccer was established in 2005 by Barry J. Small ’76. This endowed chair was created in honor of John W. Beyer, a dedicated Colgate employee from 1962 to 2005. Mr. Beyer served as the Men’s Soccer Coach for 14 seasons, during which he posted 81 wins. While at Colgate, he also served as chairman of the Physical Education Program and coach of tennis, basketball, and women’s soccer. This fund is intended to assist Colgate University’s efforts to support and recognize outstanding coaches in the field of soccer.
The Gretchen Hoadley Burke ‘81 Endowed Chair for Regional Studies was established in 2006 by Stephen Burke ’80 and Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81. This fund assists Colgate University’s efforts to support and recognize outstanding scholars whose research interests focus on Upstate New York. This chair is occupied on a rotating basis by visiting or permanent faculty members from diverse disciplines in the arts and humanities, social sciences and/or natural sciences.
The George Carleton Jr. Chair in Philosophy was established in 1997 by Mrs. Charlotte Carleton in memory of her husband, George Carleton Jr. of the Class of 1927. This permanent endowed fund supports a faculty chair in philosophy.
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The Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professorship was established in 1974 through generous gifts from John K. Colgate Sr. H’69 and members of his family as a memorial to Russell Colgate. The chair is awarded to a distinguished faculty member in a department or field designated by the dean of the faculty and the president of the university.
The Colgate Professorship in the Humanities was established in 1967 through an anonymous gift and augmented in 1980 by a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, matched by gifts from friends and alumni. The chair is used to encourage distinguished teacher-scholars to come to Colgate on a visiting basis for one or two semesters.
The George R. and Myra T. Cooley Professorship of Peace and Conflict Studies was established in 1983 through the George R. and Myra T. Cooley Endowment. The Cooley Endowment also provides support for the Peace and Conflict Studies Program. Mr. Cooley, Class of 1921, was awarded an honorary degree by Colgate in 1969.
The William Henry Crawshaw Chair in Literature was established in 1951 through gifts of the Class of 1926 and others. The chair is designed to honor Mr. Crawshaw, Class of 1887, who spent 43 years as a beloved member of the Colgate faculty. A member of the Department of English, Professor Crawshaw also served as acting president and as dean of the college.
The Charles A. Dana Professorship Fund was established by the Charles A. Dana Foundation in 1966. The fund provides partial salary and research support for six distinguished members of the Colgate faculty.
The Harrington and Shirley Drake Chair in the Humanities was established in 1988 by Shirley and Harrington “Duke” Drake ’41, H’85, former chairman of Colgate’s Board of Trustees. Awarded to an outstanding teacher-scholar who has demonstrated exemplary service to Colgate, the Drake Chair is to be held by a faculty member in the Division of the Arts and Humanities.
The Fred and Marilyn Dunlap Endowed Chair for Football was established in 2012 by Daniel B. Hurwitz in honor of Frederick ‘50 and Marilyn Dunlap P’81 to assist Colgate University’s efforts to support and recognize outstanding coaches in the field of football.
The Edgar W.B. Fairchild Chair of English Literature was established in 1977 by a generous gift from Edgar Fairchild H’83, trustee emeritus and retired chairman of the board of Fairchild Publications.
The Murray W. and Mildred K. Finard Chair in Jewish Studies was established in 1993 by Mildred K. Finard and her son, William G. Finard ’68. This endowed chair was created to honor Murray W. and Mildred Finard. The chair recognizes in perpetuity the values and commitment shared by the Finard family and assists Colgate in supporting outstanding faculty in Jewish studies.
The Harry Emerson Fosdick Chair in Philosophy and Religion was established in 1957 and completed in 1960 through a generous gift from Myra T. and George R. Cooley ’21, H’69, augmented by gifts from the Rockefeller family and other donors. This memorial to Mr. Fosdick, Class of 1900, honors a man who attended Colgate Seminary, transferred to Union Theological Seminary, and became one of America’s most influential liberal preachers. James Colgate and his family were friends and financial supporters of Mr. Fosdick.
The Fund for the Study of Great Religions of the World was established anonymously in 1957. This endowed chair was created to encourage the sympathetic study of the religions of the world, to encourage spiritual communication between men and women of differing religious traditions, and to encourage through teaching, writing, and scholarly research the sympathetic presentation of the religions of the world as they are seen by their participants.
The Neil R. Grabois Chair in Mathematics was established in 1999 by trustees and friends of the university in honor of Neil R. Grabois, Colgate’s 13th president, who led the university from 1988 to 1999.
The Richard J. and Joan Head Chair in Philosophy was established in 2006 by the estate of Richard J. Head ’50 to assist the university in attracting and retaining outstanding faculty in the field of philosophy.
The Charles G. Hetherington Professorship in Mathematics was first awarded in 1994. The endowment from which this professorship evolved was established in 1976 through a generous bequest made available from Charles G. Hetherington ’16, and is awarded to an outstanding faculty member in the Department of Mathematics.
The Robert Hung-Ngai Ho Endowed Chair in Asian Studies was established in 1993 through a generous gift from Robert Hung-Ngai Ho ’56. This endowed chair was established to bring prominence to Colgate’s Asian Studies Program by recognizing a distinguished, tenured teacher-
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scholar in this program. Selection is based on the individual’s teaching excellence and scholarly achievements.
The Charles Evans Hughes Chair of Government and Jurisprudence was established by the university in the 1960s with funds from a bequest made by Mr. Hughes, former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and supplemented by gifts from his children and others. The chair is used to bring visiting professors to campus to teach in the areas of political science, government, and other fields in keeping with Justice Hughes’ background.
The Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence was established in 1986 as a challenge grant in support of the arts at Colgate. The residency program permits one or more artists or scholars in each of the areas of fine arts, music, and theater to become part of the Colgate community every academic year.
The Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Chair in Liberal Arts Studies was established in 1996 by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation to support Colgate’s liberal arts core curriculum. This chair is held by senior faculty members in three-year rotations and occasionally by a distinguished visiting professor.
The William R. Kenan Jr. Chair Fund was established by the William R. Kenan Charitable Trust in 1972 in support of the Kenan Professorship. After receiving a recommendation from the dean of the faculty, the president selects the Kenan Professor and the department with which he or she is affiliated. The objective of the chair is to honor William R. Kenan Jr. and to support and encourage a scholar-teacher whose enthusiasm for learning, commitment to teaching, and sincere personal interest in students enhances the learning process and makes an effective contribution to the undergraduate community.
The Richard M. Kessler Chair of Economic Studies was established in 1988 by Richard Kessler ’52 to assist the university in attracting and retaining outstanding faculty in the field of economics.
The Kindler Family Chair in Global Contemporary Art was established in 2006 by Robert ‘76 and Pamela Pickert Kindler ‘76 to assist the university’s efforts to recognize excellence in research and teaching in the field of contemporary art and criticism, with a special emphasis on the global aspects of visual art production, reception, and distribution.
The Gordon and Dorothy Kline Faculty Chair in Chemistry was established in 1988 through the trust of Dr. Gordon M. Kline ’25. This endowed chair is awarded to an outstanding faculty member in the Department of Chemistry.
The George Dorland Langdon Jr. Endowed Professorship of History was established by the Colgate trustees in 1988 to recognize President Langdon’s accomplishments in strengthening the quality of intellectual life of the university, and was augmented in 2002 by a grant from the Kresge Foundation, on the occasion of Dr. Langdon’s retirement from its Board of Trustees.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair was established by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 1981 and is designed to bring new and promising faculty members to the institution.
The A. Lindsay O’Connor Chair of American Institutions was established in 1965 by Mrs. Olive B. O’Connor. The Chair honors the lifelong interests of Judge O’Connor, who was a New York State Supreme Court Justice in the Sixth Judicial District from 1943 until his retirement. The chair supports visiting professors in a variety of fields related to American institutions, including history, economics, and other fields of social science related to law.
The Olive B. O’Connor Professorship of Literature was established in 1965 by Mrs. Olive B. O’Connor. The funds are used to support visiting scholar-teachers in English literature, American literature, or comparative literature.
The Harvey Picker Professorship in International Relations was established in 1965 by Mrs. Evelyn Picker in honor of her son, Harvey Picker ’36, H’69. The holder of this appointment may be either an American or a non-United States citizen who is distinguished in the field of international relations.
The Jean Picker Chair was established in 1995 by Dr. Harvey Picker ’36, H’69 in memory of his wife, Jean Picker. The chair is established to recognize the special contributions of women faculty members at Colgate University and in recognition of Jean Picker in helping Colgate realize its mission as a coeducational institution. The holder of this appointment focuses on enhancing the educational opportunities of Colgate students, particularly women.
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The Raab Family Chair in Biology was established in 1999 by G. Kirk Raab ’59, a trustee emeritus. The chair is awarded to support and recognize outstanding faculty in the field of biology.
The Mark S. Randall Jr. Endowed Chair for Swimming and Diving was established in 2004 by Robert A. Fox ’59. This endowed chair was created in memory of Mark S. Randall Jr., longtime Colgate Swimming and Diving Coach. The fund is intended to assist Colgate University’s efforts to support and recognize outstanding coaches in the field of swimming and diving.
The Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Chair in the Humanities was established in 1997 through the generosity of Donald M. Rebar, a member of the Class of 1955, and his wife, Constance. This endowment supports a chair in the humanities; selection is based on the individual’s teaching excellence and scholarly achievements.
The W.S. Schupf Endowed Chair in Far Eastern Studies was established in 1996 by Paul J. Schupf ’58, a trustee emeritus of Colgate University, in memory of his father, W.S. Schupf. The Schupf Chair is awarded to a member of the faculty whose academic pursuits involve one of the far eastern countries.
The Arnold A. Sio Chair in Diversity and Community was established in 2004 by John K. Runnette ’54, in honor of Arnold A. Sio, professor of sociology and anthropology, emeritus. The chair is awarded to assist Colgate University’s efforts to support and recognize outstanding scholars who, through research, teaching, and service activities, demonstrate a sustained commitment to the principles of diversity embraced by the institution.
The Donald F. Vaughan Endowed Coaching Chair for Men’s Ice Hockey was established in 2007 by William Johnston ’73 and four fellow alumni. This endowed chair was created in honor of Donald F. Vaughan, a dedicated Colgate employee from 1992 to the present. By 2007, when the chair was endowed, Mr. Vaughan had served as the Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey for fourteen seasons, during which he had posted 239 wins. The fund for this chair is intended to assist Colgate University’s efforts to support and recognize outstanding coaches in the field of men’s ice hockey.
The Banfi Vintners Chair in Economics was established by the Villa Banfi Foundation in 1985. The chair may be held by a newly appointed distinguished professor of the Colgate faculty, a distinguished visiting professor, or a business executive in residence. Under the auspices of the chair, courses in the American economy are emphasized.
The Harold Orville Whitnall Chair in Geology was established in 1951 to honor Dr. Harold Orville Whitnall, Class of 1900, H’44, who taught at Colgate from 1903 to 1945.
The W. Bradford Wiley Chair in International Economics was established in 1987 by W. Bradford Wiley ’32, H’66 and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publishers. In donating its portion of the grant, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. honored W. Bradford Wiley for his service to education and international affairs and as an alumnus and former trustee of Colgate University. The chair is awarded to support and encourage a scholar-teacher in the field of international economics.
The Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Chair was established through the generosity of Roy Wooster Jr. ’50 in honor of his mother and father, a 1921 graduate. The donation completed a challenge from the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish a permanent endowment for a professorship in the humanities. The Wooster Chair is awarded to a distinguished teacher and scholar of the classics and/or ancient religious studies.