Faculty
MELISSA FRIESEN, PH.D.
Professor of theatre and communication
B.A., Bethel College (Kan.), 1994; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1999; Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin-Madison; Bluffton University, 2002-
Office: 309 Byers Hall
E-mail: friesenm@bluffton.edu
Phone: (419) 358-3417
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, 1995-96; Bluffton University, 1996-
Office: 308 Byers Hall
E-mail: mastg@bluffton.edu
Phone: (419) 358-3208 Personal Web page: https://geraldjmast.wordpress.com
MARATHANA PROTHRO
Assistant professor of communication
B.A., Southwestern College, 2003; M.A., Wichita State University, 2010; Bluffton University,
2015-
Office: 306 Byers Hall
E-mail: prothrom@bluffton.edu
Phone: (419) 358-3279
ZACHARY WALTON, PH.D.
Associate professor of communication
B.A., Bluffton University, 2002; M.A., Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 2004;
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2011; Bluffton University, 2009-
Office: 307 Byers Hall
E-mail: waltonz@bluffton.edu
Phone: (419) 358-3082