Department chairs
Gregg Luginbuhl Art Melissa Friesen Communication and theatre George Lehman Economics, business administration and accounting George Metz Education L. Lamar Nisly English and language Kay Soltesz Family and consumer sciences Tami Forbes Health/physical education and recreation Perry Bush History and religion Darryl Nester Mathematics, computer science and technology Mark J. Suderman Music Robert Antibus Science William Slater Social and behavioral sciences
Program directors
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Deborah Myers |
Dietetics |
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George Lehman |
Graduate programs in business |
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Stephen Steiner |
Honors |
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Ted Bible |
Human resource management; organizational management |
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Donald Brubaker |
Social work |
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Gayle Trollinger |
Teacher education; Graduate programs in education |
The faculty
Faculty emeriti
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Jaye Bumbaugh |
1967-2004 |
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Susan M. Bumbaugh |
1987-2004 |
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Carlin B. Carpenter |
1979-2003 |
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Gene Caskey |
1962-1998 |
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Stanley R. Clemens |
1998-2007 1984-1998 |
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Dale F. Dickey Professor of speech |
1953-1960, |
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Ronald L. Friesen |
1969-2004 |
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Richard D. Hansgen |
1987-2004 |
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Harvey C. Hiebert |
1965-1997 |
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Stephen Jacoby |
1966-2006 |
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Maurice Kaufmann |
1963-1993 |
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Judith Kingsley |
1995-2006 |
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Phillip R. Kingsley Professor of psychology |
1988-2006 |
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Paul P. Klassen |
1977-1987 |
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Earl W. Lehman |
1954-1987 |
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Leland C. Lehman Professor of economics |
1968-1985 |
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Darvin R. Luginbuhl |
1958-1984 |
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Wanda E. McDowell Professor of nursing |
1976-1988 |
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Mary Anne Moser |
1966-1994 |
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Elmer Neufeld President Professor of philosophy |
1978-1996 |
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Donald L. Pannabecker |
1964-1997 |
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Wesley D. Richard |
1983-2003 |
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Don Schweingruber |
1972-2005 |
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Luther L. Shetler |
1950-1984 |
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R. Arden Slotter |
1986-1997 |
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Lee Snyder President; professor of English |
1996-2006 |
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Betty Sommer |
1985-2005 |
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Barbara A. Stettler |
1970-2000 |
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Mary Ann Sullivan Professor of English |
1972-2006 |
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Linda F. Suter |
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Robert Suter |
1969-1988 |
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Jean A. Szabo |
1965-1991 |
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Lawrence H. Templin |
1961-1984 |
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J. Denny Weaver Professor of religion |
1975-2006 |
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J. Richard Weaver |
1950-1987 |
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Burton Yost |
1961-1993 |
Current faculty
Robert K. Antibus, Ph.D. 1993 Kathleen Aufderhaar, M.L.S. 1994 Cynthia L. Bandish, Ph.D. 2000 Trevor G. Bechtel, Ph.D. cand. 2004 Daniel J. Berger, Ph.D. 1996 Jeffrey D. Boehm, Ph.D. 2004 Laura L. Brenneman, Ph.D. 2004 Gregory H. Brooks, M.S. 1980 Donald R. Brubaker, M.S.W. 1987 Heather J. Bruder, M.A. 2006 Perry J. Bush, Ph.D. 1994 Tim L. Byers, M.A. 1996 Susan Streeter Carpenter, Ph.D. 2005 Sarah M. Cecire, Ph.D. 2006 Charles A. Daws, Ph.D. 1997 Michael D. Edmiston, Ph.D. 1978 Tamara J. Forbes, Ph.D. cand. 1993 Melissa J. Friesen, Ph.D. 2002 Eric Fulcomer, Ph.D. 1993 Larry D. George, Ph.D. 2004 Jeffrey G. Gundy, Ph.D. 1984 James M. Harder, Ph.D. 2001 Karen Klassen Harder, Ph.D. 2001 Stephen H. Harnish, Ph.D. 1996 Donald E. Hooley, Ph.D. 1994 Jennifer Hughes, M.S.W., LISW 2005 Hans Houshower, Ph.D. 1997 Mary Jean Johnson, M.S. 2001 Randall S. Keeler, D.M. cand. 1991 Michelle Latour, D.M.A. 2005 George A. Lehman, E.D.M. 1994 Michael Lenza, Ph.D. 2005 Gregg J. Luginbuhl, M.F.A. 1984 William J. Lyons II, M.B.A. 1988 George W. Metz, Ph.D. 2001 1996 Darryl L. Moody, M.F.A., M.A. 2004 Deborah I. Myers, Ph.D. cand. RD, LD 2000 Pam S. Nath, Ph.D. 1996 Diane E. Neal, M.S. 1989 Guy L. Neal, M.S. 1989 Christine M. Nerad, Ph.D. 2003 Darryl K. Nester, Ph.D. 1992 L. Lamar Nisly, Ph.D. 1996 Lynda D. Nyce, Ph.D. 1996 Jessie R. Oliver, M.Ed. 2004 Jo Ellyn Peterson, Ph.D. 2004 Carrie Phillips, M.L.I.S. 1999 Hamid A. Rafizadeh, Ph.D. 2005 W. Todd Rainey, Ph.D. 1989 David Sawatzky, D.M. cand. 2006 Adam J. Schattschneider, D.M. 1991 Gary L. Schiefer, M.B.A., M.A. 1990 Arthur D. Shelly, M.S. 1987 Chad C. Shutler, M.Ed. 2005 J. Alexander Sider, Ph.D. 2006 William E. Slater, Ph.D. 1992 Stephen Clemens Smucker, M.Ed. 2003 Kay S. Soltesz, Ph.D., RD, LD 1995 Sally Weaver Sommer, Ph.D. 1982 Willis Sommer, Jr., M.A., C.P.A. 1979 Stephen A. Steiner, Ph.D. 1988 Mark J. Suderman, D.M.A. 2000 Philip Sugden, B.F.A. 2004 J. Peter Suter, D.B.A. cand. 2002 Peter Terry, D.M.A. 1995 Gayle M. Trollinger, Ph.D. 1996 Lucia R. Unrau, D.M.A. 1994 Paul L. Weaver, M.S.L.S. 1998 Paul Neufeld Weaver, Ed.D. 2005 Steven Yarnell, M.A. 2005 Roger Young, M.B.A., C.P.A. 2001
Jonathan Andreas, Ph.D. cand.
Assistant professor of economics
B.A., Grinnell College, 1990; M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 20032007
Professor of biology
B.S., M.S., Kent State University, 1973, 1976; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1980; University of Montana, 1981-85; Clarkson University, 1985-93
Technical services and systems librarian
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1983; M.L.S., Kent State University, 1991; Bowling Green State University, 1983-92; Library of Michigan, 1992-94
Associate professor of English
B.A., Hiram College, 1985; M.A., University of North Carolina, 1990; Ph.D., Drew University, 1998; Union College, 1999-2000
Assistant professor of religion
B.Th., Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1991; B.A., University of Manitoba, 1993; M.A., Loyola University Chicago, 1999; Loyola University Chicago, 1998-2002; Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 2002-2004
Professor of chemistry
B.U.S., B.S., North Dakota State University, 1985; A.M., Ph.D., Washington University, 1992, 1995; Washington University, 1991-95; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1995-96
Associate professor of music
B.M.E., Otterbein College, 1982; M.M., University of Wisconsin, 1988; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1994; University of Wisconsin, 1988-1994; William Penn College, 1994-1997; Otterbein College, 1997-2004
Assistant professor of religion
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1996; M.A. Eastern Mennonite University, 2000; M.A. Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 2001; Ph.D., University of Durham, 2005
Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation
B.S., Ohio University, 1977; M.S., Marshall University, 1979
Associate professor of social work, director of social work program
B.A., Goshen College, 1967; M.S.W., Wayne State University, 1972; Ohio Northern University, 1975-87
Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation
B.A., Alma College, 1999; M.A., Central Michigan University, 2005; Northwood University, 2002-2006
Professor of history
B.A., University of California Berkeley, 1981; M.A., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1987, 1990; Phillips University, 1990-94
Assistant professor of education
B.A., Bluffton College, 1975; M.A., University of Dayton, 1982
B.A., Case-Western Reserve University, 1969; M.A., Antioch Graduate School of Education, 1971; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2005; Sinclair Community College, 1987-1990; Wright State University, 1988; Antioch College, 1991-1997; Wittenberg University, 1997-2000
Associate professor of education
B.Ed., Washburn University, 1972; M.Ed., Washburn University, 1975; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1997; Bethel College, 1990-1996; The University of Findlay, 1997-2002; Ohio Dominican University, 2002-2006
Professor of chemistry
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1984; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1993; Hamline University, 1995-96; University of Wisconsin, 1996-97
Professor of chemistry and physics
B.A., Bluffton College, 1972; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1976; Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1976-78
Associate professor of recreation
B.S., Huntington College, 1982; M.S., Michigan State University, 1987; Recreation Management Department, 1982-93
Assistant professor of theatre and communication
B.A., Bethel College (Kansas), 1994; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005
Vice President for enrollment management and student life
B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1993; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Toledo, 2003
Pathways associate professor of African American biblical faith & history
B.S., University of California, 1979; M. Div., Spring Valley Bible College and Seminary, 1983; M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1990; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1994; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1997; American Baptist College, 1997-1999; Payne Theological Seminary, 1999-2004
Professor of English
B.A., Goshen College, 1975; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1978, 1983; Hesston College, 1980-84
President; Professor of economics
B.A., Bethel College (Kansas), 1978; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1987, 1990; Bethel College, 1990-2001
Professor of business and economics
B.S., Bethel College (Kansas), 1979; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1989; Bethel College, 1990-2001
Professor of mathematics
B.A., Goshen College, 1985; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana, 1996; Indiana University at South Bend, 1993-94; Neumann College, 1994-96
Professor of mathematics
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1977; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979; M.S., University of Iowa, 1987; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1988; Hesston College, 1979-81; Akwanga College of Education, Nigeria, 1981-84; Woodstock School, India, 1988-90; Northern Kentucky University, 1990-94
Assistant professor of social work
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1989; M.S.W., The Ohio State University, 1995
Vice president for advancement
B.A., Goshen College, 1975; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1983
Lynette Jacobs-Priebe, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of psychology
B.A., Westminster College, 1995; M.A., University of New Haven, 20002007
Library director
B.S., Olivet Nazarene University, 1973; M.S., University of Illinois, 1991; Olivet Nazarene University, 1992-1994; Taylor University, 1998-2001
Assistant professor of religion
B.A., Bluffton College, 1980; M.Div., Eastern Mennonite Seminary, 1986
Colin Lasu, Ph.D. cand.
Assistant professor of communication
B.A., Bluffton College, 1999; M.A., Ohio University Athens, 2000; Albany State University, 2005-20072007
Assistant professor of music
B.A., California State University, 1989; M.M., Boston University, 1991; D.M.A., University of Southern California, 1999
Professor of business
B.A., Bluffton College, 1969; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1978; E.D.M., Case Western Reserve University, 2000
Assistant professor of sociology
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1993; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005
Professor of art
B.A., Bluffton College, 1971; M.F.A., University of Montana, 1975; University of Findlay, 1976-84
Assistant professor of business
B.S., Findlay College, 1968; M.B.A., St. Francis Graduate School, 1976; Lima Technical College, 1983-1988; Ohio Northern University, 1985-1988
Gerald J. Mast, Ph.D.
Professor of communication
B.A., Malone College, 1987; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1991, 1995; University of Iowa, 1995-961996
Associate professor of education
B.A., Western Maryland College, 1978; M.Ed., Frostburg State University, 1988; Ph.D., The University of Toledo, 2001
Angela H. Montel, Ph.D.
Professor of biology
B.A., Manchester College, 1990; Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine, 1996
Assistant professor of art
B.A., University of Illinois, 1972; M.F.A., The School of Art Institute, Chicago, 1975; M.A., Indiana University, 2001; Vincennes University, 2002-2003; University of Indianapolis, 2002-2003; Huntington College, 2003-2004
Associate professor of family and consumer sciences
B.S., M.S., Purdue University, 1979, 1981; Lima Technical College, 1988-2000
Professor of psychology
B.S., University of Dayton, 1985; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1988, 1991
Assistant professor of education
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1978; M.S., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1988
Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation
B.S., M. S., Bowling Green State University, 1982, 1983; Baldwin-Wallace College, 1985-89
Associate professor of apparel, interior design and merchandising
B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1987; M.S., The Ohio State University, 1990; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2000; Ohio University, 1999-2003
Professor of mathematics
B.A., Bluffton College, 1988; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993
Professor of English
B.A., Messiah College, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware, Newark, 1993, 1996
Professor of sociology
B.A., Goshen College, 1991; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1993, 1999
Instructor of Spanish
B.A., Berea College, 2000; M.Ed., The Ohio State University, 2002; The Ohio State University, 2002-2003
Associate professor of education
B.S., Illinois State University, 1982; M.Ed., Auburn University, 1989; PhD., Auburn University; 2004; Columbus State University, 1998; The University of Findlay, 1999-2004
Archives and special collections librarian
B.A., Bluffton College, 1999; M.L.I.S., University of Washington, 2006
Associate professor of business
B.S., Oregon State University, 1966; M.H., Wright State University, 1970; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970; M.B.A., University of Dayton, 1983; Pahlavi University, 1970-1973; Tehran Polytechnic, 1973-1975; Northeastern University (MA), 1979-1980; University of Dayton, 2002-2005
Professor of biology
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1980; Washington University, 1980-82; Northwestern University, 1982-86; Lakeside Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1986-88; Lecturer, Lake Forest College, 1988-89
Assistant professor of music
B.M., University of Manitoba, 1999; M.M., University of Alberta, 2002
Professor of music
B.M., (music performance) University of Minnesota, 1988; B.M., (music education) University of Minnesota, 1988; M.M., Indiana University, 1990; D.M., Indiana University, 1997
Associate professor of business
B.S., M.A., M.B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1981, 1984, 1989; The Ohio State University, 1985-86; Ohio Northern University, 1985-88; Clarion University, 1989-90
Assistant professor of computer science; network administrator
B.A., Bluffton College, 1985; M.S., University of Missouri-Rolla, 1987
Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation
B.A., Heidelberg College, 1997; MAEd., Bowling Green State University, 1999
Assistant professor of religion
B.A., Messiah College, 1995; M.T.S., Duke University, 1998; Ph.D., Duke University, 2004
Professor of psychology
B.S., Rio Grande College, 1975; M.Div., United Theological Seminary, 1983; Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1992
Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation
A.A., Hesston College, 1989; B.A., Goshen College, 1991; M.Ed., Temple University, 2002
Professor of dietetics; Director of assessment
B.S., University of Cincinnati, 1976; M.H.E., Bowling Green State University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1993; Bowling Green State University, 1985-1995
Vice president and dean of academic affairs; Professor of economics
B.A., Bluffton College, 1974; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1980, 1985
Vice president of fiscal affairs; Associate professor of business
B.A., Bluffton College, 1967; M.A., Ohio University, 1968
Professor of chemistry
B.A., Bluffton College, 1978; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1984; Duke University Medical Center, 1984-85
Professor of music
B.A., Bethel College, 1980; M.A., D.M.A., University of Iowa, 1986, 1990; Tabor College, 1990-96; Georgetown College, 1996-2000
Assistant professor of art
B.F.A., New York School of Visual Arts, 1977; Certificate du Completion, Paris American Academe des Beaux Arts et du Langues, Paris, France, 1981; University of Findlay, 1990-2004
Assistant professor of business
B.A., Bluffton College, 1994; M.A.O.M., Bluffton College, 2002
Jason Swartzlander, M.B.A., C.M.A., C.F.M.
Assistant professor of accounting
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1993; M.B.A., Tiffin University, 20052007
Associate professor of information technology and music
B.M., University of Michigan, 1980; M.M., Bowling Green State University, 1982; D.M.A., University of Texas (Austin), 1986
Associate dean of academic affairs; Professor of education
B.A., Bethel College (Minnesota), 1977; M.S., The University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1996; Marywood College, 1995-96
Professor of music
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory, 1982; M.M. Indiana University, 1983; D.M.A., University of Texas, 1992
Reference librarian
B.A., Malone College, 1988; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky, 1997; University of Kentucky, 1995, 1996-1997
Assistant professor of education
B.A., Bluffton College, 1981; M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1987; Ed.D., University of St. Thomas, 2002
Instructor of health, physical education and recreation
B.S., University of Findlay, 2003; M.A., University of Findlay, 2005
Professor of accounting
B.S., Miami University, 1959; M.B.A., Xavier University, 1964; C.P.A., 1971; Ohio Northern University, 1964-98
