Faculty
Christopher A. Adams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2012
Melody Altschuler, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bates College, 2017; M.A. University of Minnesota, 2021
Berea, 2023
Christine Broughton Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Archaeology
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1990; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2000; M.A., 2006; Ph.D., 2015.
Berea, 2013
Dawn Anderson, Ph.D.
Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science; Professor of Biology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2006
B.A., B.S., University of Washington, 1982; M.S., 1985; Ph.D., 1988.
Berea, 1992
Mary-Reginald Anibueze, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Studies of Religions and Spiritualities and African and African American Studies
B.Th., Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt (Nigeria), 2007; M.T.S., University of Notre Dame, 2010; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2018
Rochelle Arms Almengor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Peace and Social Justice
B.A., Swarthmore College, 2000; M.A. Universidad del Salvador, 2005; Ph.D., George Mason University, 2018.
Berea, 2021
Lauren Ballou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Berea College, 2015; Ph.D., Texas A&M University at Galveston, 2021.
Berea, 2023
Quinn Baptiste, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Agriculture
B.S., University of the West Indies, 1993; M.S., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2013
Kristen Barnard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Mathematics Department Chair
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2017.
Berea, 2006
Adanma Onyedike Barton, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre; Theatre Department Chair
B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003; M.F.A., 2009.
Berea, 2009
Rebecca J. Bates, Ph.D.
Professor of History
B.A., Williams College, 1988; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 1998-1999, 2002
Chad Berry, Ph.D.
Vice President for Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy; Goode Professor of Appalachian Studies; Professor of History
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1986; M.A. Western Kentucky University, 1988; Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, 1995.
Berea, 2006
Nabila Rahman Biju, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S.S., University of Dhaka, 2014; M.S.S, University of Dhaka, 2015; Ph.D., University of Houston, 2023.
Berea, 2023
Timothy Binkley, M.Div., M.A.
Head of Special Collections and Archives; Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., Defiance College, 1985; M.Div., Bethany Theological Seminary, 1993; M.A., Wright State University, 2005.
Berea, 2020
Suzanne Birner, Ph.D.
John D. and Lois C. Huan Chair in Earth Sciences; Assistant Professor of Geology and Earth Science
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2012; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2018.
Berea, 2018
James K. Blackburn-Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Guilford College, 1989; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991; Ph.D., 1995.
Berea, 1995
Sarah Blank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.
Berea, 1999-2010, 2012
Jacqueline Boggs, M.B.A., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Towson State University, 1988; M.B.A., University of California, Riverside, 1995; M.S., Claremont Graduate University, 2003.
Berea, 2019
Rachelle R. Bouchat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2003; M.A. University of Kentucky, 2005; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2021
Jill Bouma, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015.
B.A., Emory University, 1985; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 1999
Edwin Broadhead, Ph.D., Dr. theol.
Professor of General Studies
B.A., Mississippi College, 1977; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1981; Ph.D., 1986; Dr. theol., University of Zürich, 1991.
Berea, 1996
Jarrod Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010; Ph.D., 2018.
Berea, 2015
Kennaria Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication; Communication Department Chair
B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989; M.S., Texas Christian University, 2003; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007.
Berea, 2007
Jacqueline Burnside, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
B.A., Berea College, 1974; M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1979; M.A., Yale University, 1982; Ph.D., 1988.
Berea, 1984
James P. Butler, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy; Philosophy Department Chair
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986; M.A., 1992; Ph.D., 1996.
Berea, 2001
Nashwa Cahill, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.A., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1996; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010.
Berea, 2008
Richard Cahill, Ph.D.
Director of Francis and Louise Hutchins Center for International Education; Professor of History
B.A., Westmont College, 1988; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990; Ph.D., 1996.
Berea, 2005
Mark Calkins, M.M.
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Concordia College Moorhead, 1983; M.M., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1987.
Berea, 2009
John Carlevale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature
B.A., Boston University, 1989; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2001
Michael Sean Clark, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Chair in Mountain Agriculture; Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.
Berea, 1998
Teresa Clifton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.S., Tulane University, 2012; B.A., 2012; A.M. Brown University, 2014; Ph.D., 2019.
Berea, 2022
Beth Crachiolo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English; English Department Chair
B.A., California State University-Long Beach, 1991; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1993; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2000.
Berea, 2000
John Crum, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Washington & Lee University, 2017; M.A., Rice University, 2020; Ph.D., Rice University, 2023.
Berea, 2023
Michael Dalessio, Ed.D.
Lecturer in Health and Human Performance
B.A., Berea College, 2005; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2011; Ed.D., 2019.
Berea, 2010-2011, 2013
Fred de Rosset, Ph.D.
William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair; Professor of Spanish
B.A., Berea College, 1972; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1975; Ph.D., 1981.
Berea, 1975
Jacob Dickerson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Juniata College, 2002; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2012.
Berea, 2015
Elizabeth DiSavino, M.M.
Associate Professor of Music
B.S., Montclair State College, 1980; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1982.
Berea, 2011
Gary Neil Douglas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1990; M.S., Iowa State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2002.
Berea, 2002
Douglas Drewek, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., University of North Carolina Greensboro, 1999; M.M., East Carolina University, 2003; D.M.A., University of Kentucky, 2009.
Berea, 2018
Ashley Elston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art History
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A.; University of Kansas, 2005; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2013
Beth Feagan, M.A.
Assistant Professor of General Studies
B.A., Longwood University, 2010; M.A., 2012.
Berea, 2013-14, 2015
Daniel Feinberg, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Design and Sculpture
B.A., Vassar College, 2009; M.A. University of Iowa, 2012, M.A., 2013; M.F.A., 2014.
Berea, 2014
Gwendolyn Ferreti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies
B.A., Florida International University, 2005; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2009; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2019
Robert Foster, Ph.D.
Professor of History and Asian Studies; History Department Chair
B.A., Kenyon College, 1988; A.M., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 1997
Kevin Neal Gardner, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art; Art and Art History Department Chair
B.A., St. John’s College, 1997; MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2010.
Berea, 2010
Mary Robert Garrett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chemistry Department Chair
B.A., Macalester College, 2002; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
Berea, 2009
Nancy E. Y. Gift, Ph.D.
Compton Chair in Sustainability and Professor of Environmental Studies; Sustainability and Environmental Studies Department Chair
A.B., Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, 1993; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1995; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002.
Berea, 2012
Ronald Stephen Gowler, Ph.D.
Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; Professor of General Studies
B.A., Campbellsville College, 1976; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1977; M.A., University of Louisville, 1980; M.A., University of Iowa, 1988; Ph.D., 1989.
Berea, 1993
Larry Gratton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Western Carolina University, 1993; M.S., 1996; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2005.
Berea, 2004
Gordon Gray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Media and Culture
M.A., University of Edinburgh, 1996; Ph.D., Napier University, 2002.
Berea, 2011
Chris Green, Ph.D.
Director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center; Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies; Appalachian Studies Department Chair
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1991; M.A., Appalachian State University, 1993; MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1996; M.S. Ed., 1998; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2012
John Calvin Gross, M.S.L.I.S.
Director of Library Services; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 1986; M.S.L.I.S., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2004
Volker Grzimek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
M.A., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Germany, 1997; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
Berea, 2011
Richard Hale, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., B.A., Marshall University, 1981; M.B.A., Xavier University, 1990; D.B.A., Anderson University, 2017.
Berea, 2017
Sarah Hall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Plant and Soil Science; Division II Chairperson
B.A., Appalachian State University, 2003; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2007; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2011
Nicholas Hartlep, Ph.D.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education; Associate Professor of Education; Education Studies Department Chair
B.S., Winona State University, 2006; M.S., 2008; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2012.
Berea, 2019
Jessica Hayden, M.L.S.
Coordinator of Library Technical Services; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1994; B.S., 2003; M.L.S., 2006.
Berea, 2020
Alison Heck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Virginia Tech, 2008; M.S., 2012; Ph.D., 2015.
Berea, 2022
Scott Heggen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineer Team Leader; Computer Science Department Chair
B.S., Western Carolina University, 2003; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014.
Berea, 2014
John Heyrman, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Oberlin College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991.
Berea, 1988
Dee Hill-Zuganelli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Family Studies
B.A., Transylvania University, 2002; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2005; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2016.
Berea, 2016
Jeanne M. Hoch, Ph.D.
Professor of German
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1991
B.A., South Dakota State University, 1971; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1976; Ph.D., 1979.
Berea, 1980
Tracy M. Hodge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics; Director of the Planetarium; Division I Chairperson
B.A., Rice University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996.
Berea, 2006
Megan M. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Harold R. Adams '48 Chair in Biological Sciences; Professor of Biology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2018
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 1990.
Berea, 1994
Xiangtang Hong, D.M.A.
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Associate Professor of Music; Music Department Chair
B.Mus., East Carolina University, 2001; M.Mus., Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 2003; D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.
Berea, 2019
Silas House, M.F.A.
National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies; Professor of Appalachian Studies
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993; MFA, Spalding University, 2003.
Berea, 2010
L. Abby Houston, M.S.
Digital Initiatives Librarian; Instructor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 2016; M.A., Syracuse University, 2019, M.S., 2018.
Berea, 2019
Jason Howard, M.A., M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Writing and Creative Writing Coordinator; Editor of Appalachian Review Magazine
B.A., George Washington University, 2003; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2012; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2014.
Berea, 2013
Daniel N. Huck, Ed.D., LL.M., J.D.
William R. Gruver Chair in Leadership Studies; Associate Professor of General Studies; Division VI Chairperson
B.A., Bucknell University, 1984; Ed.S., Marshall University, 2000; J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1987; Ed.D., West Virginia University, 2001; LL.M., Universiteit Leiden, 2013.
Berea, 2007
JiangBo HuangFu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Fort Hays State University, 2003; M.S., 2012; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2014; M.S., 2015; M.S., 2017; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, 2023.
Berea, 2023
Douglas Newell Jones, M.A.
Lecturer in German
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2003, 2005
Jasmine Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., University of Maryland, 2012; B.S., 2012; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2017.
Berea, 2019
Sarah Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Smith College, 2003; Ph.D., Duke University, 2012.
Berea, 2015
Monica Kennison, Ed.D., R.N.
Susan V. Clayton Chair in Nursing; Professor of Nursing; Nursing Department Chair
B.S.N., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1980; M.S.N., West Virginia University, 1985; Ed.D., 2003.
Berea, 2014
Carol Kirby, D.N.P., R.N., C.N.M.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 1996; M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1998; D.N.P., 2015.
Berea, 1998-99, 2004
Jessica D. Klanderud, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies; Director of Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education
B.A., Western Michigan University, 2001; M.A., Carnegie Mellon University; 2005; Ph.D., 2013.
Berea, 2019
Anes Kovacevic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Transylvania University, 2000; Ph.D., Yale University, 2004.
Berea, 2006
Lisa L. Kriner, M.F.A.
Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts; Professor of Art
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993; M.F.A, University of Kansas, 1998.
Berea, 2000
Ram Lakhan, D.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.A., National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, India, 1999; M.S. Madras University, India, 2004; D.P.H., Jackson State University, 2016.
Berea, 2017
Michael Litzau, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Columbus College of Art and Design, 2004; M.F.A., Ohio State University, 2006.
Berea, 2021
LeAnna Luney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of African & African American Studies
B.A., Berea College, 2016; M.A., University of Louisville, 2018, Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder, 2021.
Berea, 2023
Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Carter G. Woodson Chair in African-American History; Professor of History
B.A., Methodist College, 1993; M.A., North Carolina Central University, 1996; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Berea, 2003
Felicia Mack, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies
B.A., North Carolina Central University, 1992; M.A., 1996; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Berea, 2009-2012, 2015
Gary S. Mahoney, Ed.D.
Laban T. and LaVerna McClure Chair in Technology and Applied Design; Professor of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2007
B.S., Berea College, 1982; M.S., Murray State University, 1983; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1993.
Berea, 1989
M. Shadee Malaklou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department Chair
B.A., Duke University, 2007; M.A., University of California, Irvine, 2011; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2019
Ivonne Marte, M.A., M.Ed.
Lecturer of Spanish
B.A., Auburn University, 1999; M.A., 2002; M.Ed., 2003.
Berea, 2009
Deborah G. Martin, Ph.D.
Professor of Theatre
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985; M.A., American University, 1989; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.
Berea, 2001
Verlaine McDonald, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication; Division IV Chairperson
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2022
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987; M.A., University of Southern California, 1993; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995
Cindy McGaha, Ph.D.
Director of the Child Development Laboratory; Professor of Child Development
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 2016
Lauren McKee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 2004; M.A., 2007; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2014.
Berea, 2014
Eileen P. McKiernan González, Ph.D.
Associate Provost; Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Professor of Art
B.A., Wheaton College, 1992; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1997; Ph.D., 2005.
Berea, 2003
Richard Meadows, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of French; Foreign Languages Department Chair
B.A., New College of Florida, 1992; M.A., University of Virginia, 1994; M.A., Yale University, 1995; M.Phil., 1996; Ph.D., 2001.
Berea, 2002
Neil A. Mecham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies; Division III Chairperson
B.A., Utah State University, 1985; M.A., Arizona State University, 1991; Ph.D., Utah State University, 2004.
Berea, 2007
Wayne Messer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies and Psychology
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1983; M.A.T., University of Florida, 1987; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., 1990.
Berea, 1998
Troy Messina, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics; Physics Department Chair
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1996; M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2002.
Berea, 2014
Amrita Mishra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Cornell University, 2012; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; 2016; Ph.D., 2020.
Berea, 2021
Anthony J. Mortara, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Exercise Science; Health and Human Performance Department Chair
B.A., Centre College, 2002; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 2012.
Berea, 2013
Lori Myers-Steele, M.A.
College Archivist; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1991; M.A., National University Ireland, Galway, 1998.
Berea, 2014
Mario Nakazawa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.A, University of Pennsylvania, 1994; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2005.
Berea, 2005
John (Ian) David Norris, III, Ph.D.
Professor of Business; Psychology Department Chair
B.A. Stephen F. Austin State University, 2001; M.A., Texas Tech University, 2004; M.B.A., Murray State University, 2013; Texas Tech University, Ph.D., 2007.
Berea, 2013
Lori Ogden, Ph.D., RNC-OB
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Kentucky, 1999; Ph.D., 2019.
Berea, 2021
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.
Professor of Comparative Literature; Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
B.A., Hope College, 1983; M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1988; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2012
Mireille Pardon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Princeton University, 2014; M.Phil., Yale University, 2017; M.A., 2017; Ph.D., 2020.
Berea, 2020
Mary Parr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Agriculture and Natural Resources Department Chair
B.A., Fairfield University, 2004; M.S., North Carolina State University, 2010; Ph.D., 2014.
Berea, 2014
dp patrick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
B.A., New York University, 2008; M.A. Central European University, Hungary, 2011; Ph.D., York University, Canada, 2009.
Berea, 2022
Nathan Patton, M.A.
Instructor of Japanese and Asian Studies
B.A., Haverford College, 1990; M.A. John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, 1995; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2001.
Berea, 2012
Amanda Peach, M.S.L.S.
Instructional Services Librarian; Associate Professor of Library Science
B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2011
Janice L. Pearce, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer and Information Science
B.A., Augustana College, 1987; M.A., University of Rochester, 1989; Ph.D., 1992; M.S., University of Minnesota, 2002.
Berea, 1992
Eric R. Pearson, Ph.D.
Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy; Associate Professor of Philosophy; Division V Chairperson
B.Ph., Cornell College, 1982; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990.
Berea, 1991
Shannon Phelps, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Studies
B.A., Bellarmine University, 1997; M.A., New York University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2017.
Berea, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2015
Josè V. Pimienta-Bey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies; African and African American Studies Department Chair
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1984; M.A., Shippensburg University, 1987; Ph.D., Temple University, 1995.
Berea, 2004
Paul Edward Poston, M.A., M.Div., M.S.
Reference & Instruction Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Pfeiffer College, 1977; M.A., University of Montevallo, 1979; M.Div., Methodist Theological School, 1991; M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2001.
Berea, 2002
Maurice Reid, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Chair in Business; Associate Professor of Management
B.A., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1980; M.B.A., Columbia University, 1983; M.A., Ohio State University, 2004; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2011
Jeffrey L. Richey, Ph.D.
Professor of Asian Studies; Asian Studies Department Chair
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1997; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2000.
Berea, 2002
Angel Rivera Lopez, M.A.
Coordinator of Information Literacy; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Purdue University, 1992; M.A., Ball State University, 1998; M.A., Indiana University, 2004.
Berea, 2012
Katrina Rivers Thompson, Ph.D.
Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies; Child and Family Studies Department Chair
B.A., Salem College, 1973; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984.
Berea, 1986
Margaret Robillard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Studies
B.S., Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1993; M.S., Butler University, 2001; M.S., Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 2004; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2014.
Berea, 2015
Jon Saderholm, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1987; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 1999; Ph.D., 2007.
Berea, 2007
Matthew Saderholm, Ph.D.
Dean of Faculty; Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Berea College, 1992; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
Berea, 1999
Roy M. Scudder-Davis, Ph.D.
W. Leslie Worth Chair in Science; Professor of Biology; Biology Department Chair
B.A., Princeton University, 1973; M.A., Boston University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1983.
Berea, 1988
F. Tyler Sergent, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies
B.S., Kentucky Christian College, 1992; M.A., Emmanuel School of Religion, 1995; M.A., Western Michigan University, 1999; Ph.D., Roskilde Unversitet, Denmark, 2009.
Berea, 2011
Laura Seroka, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Drake University, 2005; M.A., University of Dayton, 2016; Ph.D., Bowling Green University, 2019.
Berea, 2019
Rashmi Shrestha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.Sc., University of Louisville, 2011; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2016.
Berea, 2020
Lucy Sirianni, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., John Hopkins University, 2011; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2021.
Berea, 2023
Duane A. Smith, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religions and Spirituality
B.A., William Penn College, 1980; M.Div., Earlham School of Religion, 1983; Th.M., Harvard Divinity School, 1986; A.M., Harvard University, 1991; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995
Robert J. Smith, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Assessment; Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Arizona, 1997; M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2003
Nancy Lumpkin Sowers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance
A.B., Sweet Briar College, 1989; M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1991; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2015
Melody A. Srsic, M.S.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997; M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2003.
Berea, 2003
Bobby Ann Starnes, Ed.D.
Professor of General and Appalachian Studies
B.S., Wright State University, 1971; Ed.M., Harvard University, 1987; Ed.D., 1990.
Berea, 2006
Scott R. Steele, Ph.D.
Provost; Professor of Economics
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1990; M.A., Texas A & M University, 1992; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.
Berea, 2002
Emmanuel J. Stokes, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Berea College, 2008; M.M., University of Tennessee, 2013.
Berea, 2016
Jason Strange, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Peace and Social Justice and General Studies; Peace and Social Justice Studies Department Chair
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2000; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2003; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
Berea, 2008, 2010
Carlos Gustavo Poggio Teixeira, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.S., Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2001; B.S. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil, 2002; M.S., Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2007; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2011.
Berea, 2022
Theresa Thesing, M.A.
Interim Director of the Developmental Mathematics Program; Instructor in Mathematics
B.S., Iowa State University, 1981; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1989.
Berea, 2007
Gary Thornsberry, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., Berea College, 2014; MFA, Texas State University, 2020.
Berea, 2023
Michelle Thornton Adler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Lock Haven University, 2006; M.S., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2010; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2015.
Berea, 2016
Lisa Turner, Ph.D., R.N., PHCNS-BC
Foster G. McGaw Chair in Nursing; Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Virginia, 2000; MSN, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2011.
Berea, 2012
Caryn Vazzana, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Chair in Economics; Associate Professor of Economics; Economics and Business Department Chair
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1993; M.S., Purdue University, 1996; Ph.D., 2002.
Berea, 1999
Martin Veillette, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Laval University, 1996; M.S., McMaster University, 1998; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2003.
Berea, 2007
Julian Viera, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Texas at El Paso, 1992; M.S., 1994; Ph.D., 2017.
Berea, 2019
Jianfen Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chinese
B.A., Beijing Language and Culture University, 2003; M.A., Ohio State University, 2011; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2016
Althea Webb, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Studies
B.A., Brescia College, 1987; M.S.W., University of Louisville, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2008.
Berea, 2007
Philip Wiggs, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2006; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010
Berea, 2003-2007, 2012
Deanna Wilborne, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Averett University, 2010; M.S., North Carolina State University, 2012.
Berea, 2021
Sandra L. Williams, M.S.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1992; M.S., 1993.
Berea, 1993
Penelope Ann Wong, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1985; M.A., Northern Arizona University, 1992; Ed.D., 2001.
Berea, 2012
Stephanie Woodie, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Campbellsville College, 1981; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994.
Berea, 1988
Andrea Woodward, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Sciences; Sociology Department Chair
B.A., Bethel College, 1998; M.A., University of Minnesota, 2001; M.S., Cornell University, 2007; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2011
Linda Wray, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1975; M.S.N., University of North Carolina, 1983; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2005.
Berea, 2016
Wei Wu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design
B.S., Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (China), 2009; M.S. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 2011; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 2019.
Berea, 2018-2019, 2021
Endowed Chairs
Harold R. Adams '48 Chair in Biological Sciences, established in 2020 by the bequest of Dr. Harold R. Adams, Class of 1948, of Minnesota and Kentucky. Incumbent: Megan Hoffman, Professor of Biology.
Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts, founded in 1954, through a bequest of Morris B. Belknap Jr., of Louisville, Kentucky. Incumbent: Lisa Kriner, Professor of Art.
Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies, endowed in 1919, by Elizabeth Billings of New York City, in memory of her mother. Incumbent: Katrina Rivers Thompson, Professor of Child and Family Studies.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education, founded in 1903, by Robert Charles Billings of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent: Nicholas Hartlep, Associate Professor of Education.
Clarence M. Clark Chair in Mountain Agriculture, founded in 1920 by Clarence M. Clark of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent: Michael Sean Clark, Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Susan V. Clayton Chair in Nursing, endowed in 1967 by Will L. Clayton and his daughters in memory of Mrs. Will L. Clayton. Incumbent: Monica Kennison, Professor of Nursing.
Compton Chair in Sustainability, endowed in 2000 through a gift from the Compton Foundation and designed to provide expertise and leadership for teaching concepts of sustainability and for campus-wide progress toward sustainable practice. Incumbent: Nancy Gift, Professor of Environmental Studies.
Gordon and Mary Cosby Jubilee Chair in Interracial Education and Justice, established in 2023 through a gift from F. Chapman Taylor and Grace Boey Taylor in honor of the founders of one of Washington, D.C.'s first interracial churches. Incumbent: José Pimienta-Bey, Professor of African and African American Studies.
Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History, established in 1953 through bequests of William A. Julian, Washington, D.C., former Trustee, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Van Dusen, Detroit, Michigan. Incumbent: Vacant.
Goode Professorship in Black or Appalachian Studies, endowed in 1988 by Dorothy Goode and Dr. Roland Goode of Virginia. Incumbent: Chad Berry, Professor of History.
William R. Gruver Chair in Leadership Studies, established in 2004 in support of the study of leadership theories and practices in community, non-profit, and business settings in the Appalachian region and beyond. Incumbent: Daniel N. Huck, Associate Professor of General Studies.
John D. and Lois C. Huan Chair in Earth Sciences, established in 2022 through a bequest from John D. Huan and Lois C. Huan of Colorado. Incumbent: Suzanne Birner, Assistant Professor of Geology.
William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair, established in 1959 by the bequest of William J. Hutchins, President Emeritus, and the gifts of William H. Danforth and many alumni. Incumbent: Fred de Rosset, Professor of Spanish.
Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science, founded in 1959, by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation of Yellow Springs, Ohio. Incumbent: Dawn Anderson, Professor of Biology.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion and Culture, endowed in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly of Indianapolis, Indiana, as an integral part of the Campus Christian Center and designed to strengthen and unify the intellectual and Christian purposes of the College. Incumbent: Vacant.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion, endowed in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly of Indianapolis, Indiana, as an integral part of the Campus Christian Center and designed to strengthen and unify the intellectual and Christian purposes of the College. Incumbent: Duane A. Smith, Associate Professor of Religions and Spirituality.
Laban T. and LaVerna R. McClure Chair in Technology and Industrial Arts, established in 2010 by the bequests of Dr. Laban T. “Mac” and LaVerna McClure. Incumbent: Gary Mahoney, Professor of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design.
Foster G. McGaw Chair in Nursing, established in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw, founder of American Hospital Supply Corporation. Incumbent: Lisa Turner, Associate Professor of Nursing.
Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion, established in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw of Evanston, Illinois, in memory of Mr. McGaw’s father, a minister in the Appalachian Mountains and missionary to Africa. Incumbent: Vacant
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music, endowed in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw; Mrs. McGaw, a musician, considered the arts to be an important aspect of liberal education. Incumbent: Xiangtang Hong, Associate Professor of Music.
W. George Matton Chair in Business, endowed in 1971 by a bequest from W.G. Matton of Louisville, Kentucky. Incumbent: Maurice Reid, Associate Professor of Management.
W. George Matton Chair in Economics, endowed in 1971 by a bequest from W.G. Matton of Louisville, Kentucky. Incumbent: Caryn Vazzana, Associate Professor of Economics.
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair, established in 2004 by a bequest from Christine Miller Mishler of Bradbury, California. Incumbent: Eileen McKiernan Gonzàlez, Professor of Art.
William and Kay Moore Chair of Entrepreneurship and Management, endowed in 1999 by a gift from William T. Moore Jr., Berea Alumnus from the class of 1945, to provide leadership for the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program and entrepreneurial expertise for the Department of Business and Economics. Incumbent: Vacant.
National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies, established in 1997 through a matching-funds endowment grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide greater support for faculty research in Appalachian Studies and for the integration of regional materials into the classroom. Incumbent: Silas House, Professor of Appalachian Studies.
Milton and Annie Page Chair in Biology, established in 2023 through a bequest from Dr. Roy C. Page of Seattle, Washington, in honor of his parents. Incumbent: Roy Scudder-Davis, Professor of Biology.
Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy, founded in 1920, by Henry D. Woods of Newton, Massachusetts. Incumbent: Eric Pearson, Associate Professor of Philosophy.
Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities, established in 1974 through the bequest of Chester D. Tripp of Chicago, Illinois. Incumbent: Ronald Stephen Gowler, Professor of General Studies.
Carter G. Woodson Chair in African-American History, established in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw of Evanston, Illinois, in memory of Dr. Carter Woodson, Berea alumnus and founder of the “Journal of Negro History.” Incumbent: Dwayne Mack, Professor of History.
Mabel D. Worth Chair in Science, established in 2007 through a bequest from W. Leslie and Mabel D. Worth of Sun City, Arizona. Incumbent: Mary Robert Garrett, Professor of Chemistry.
W. Leslie Worth Chair in Science, established in 2007 through a bequest from W. Leslie and Mabel D. Worth of Sun City, Arizona. Incumbent: Tracy Hodge, Professor of Physics.
Emeritus Teaching Faculty
Kathryn R. Akural, Ph.D.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education; Professor of Education Studies, 1983-2014.
Andrew Baskin, M.A.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and General Studies; Chairperson, Department of African and African American Studies, 1983-2019.
Martha Beagle, Ed.D.
Professor of Health and Human Performance, 1984-1989, 1991-2018.
Michael Berheide, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science; Political Science Department Chair, 1981-2023
Billy F. Best, Ed.D.
Professor of Physical Education, 1962-2002.
Irene D. Betts, M.A.
Coordinator of the Field Study Program; Lecturer in English and Education, 1982-1995.
Larry K. Blair, Ph.D.
Nathaniel Southgate Shaler Memorial Chair in Chemistry; Professor of Chemistry, 1971-2006.
John S. Bolin, Ph.D.
Professor of English, 1970-2009.
Sandra Bolster, M.A.
Instructor in Mathematics, 1980-2019.
Stephen C. Bolster, D.M.A.
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Professor of Music, 1980-2019.
Patricia D. Boyce, M.S.
Lecturer in Mathematics; Co-Director of the Basic Mathematics Department, 1972-1974; 1981-1984; 1985-2001.
Robert Boyce, Ph.D.
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Professor of Art, 1981-2008.
Roberta Jean Boyce, M.A.
Lecturer in French; Supervisor of the Language Laboratory, 1983, 1986-2008.
Stephen S. Boyce, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, 1969-2003.
Kathy White Bullock, Ph.D.
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Professor of Music, 1991-2020.
Eugene T. Chao, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, 1983-2010.
Anne Chase, M.L.S.
Director of Library Services; Associate Professor of Library Science, 1995-2018.
Roswell D. Cox, Ph.D.
Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies, 1970-2006.
Laura A. Crawford, M.N.
Associate Professor of General Studies, 1965-1966, 1968-2006.
Carol de Rosset, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish, Division IV Chairperson, 1989-2002, 2007-2020.
Neil DiTeresa, M.A.
Professor of Art, 1962-2010.
Margaret Dotson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies, 2003-2016.
Philip W. English, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Speech, 1990-2007.
James E. Gage, Ph.D.
Professor of English, 1974-2004.
Margarita Graetzer, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish, 1991-2022.
Larry C. Grunwald, M.S., M.A.
Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1967-2000.
Peter H. Hackbert, Ph.D.
Director of the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program; Professor of General Studies, 2007-2023.
Eileen Hart, M.L.S.
Serials Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science, 1986-2003.
Susan K. Henthorn, M.L.S.
Coordinator of Electronic Resources; Associate Professor of Library Science,1990-2020.
Robert W. Hoag, Ph.D.
Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy, 1983-2019.
Donald Hudson, Ed.D.
William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair in Technology and Industrial Arts; Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts, 1965-2007.
Walter E. Hyleck, M.F.A.
Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts; Professor of Art; Resident Potter; and Director of Ceramics Apprenticeship Program, 1967-2008.
Mike Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance, 1979, 1981-2018.
Libby Jones, Ph.D.
Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; Professor of English, 1988-2017.
Martie Ries Kazura, M.B.A.
Professor of Business, 1991-2013.
Oliver M. Keels, Ph.D.
Professor of General Studies, 1980-2010.
Atossa Kramer, M.M.
Lecturer in Music, 1975-2009.
Jing-Pang Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, 1985-2015.
Zelek Lawrence Lipchinsky, M.S.
Associate Professor of Geology and Geography; Chairperson, Department of Geology and Geography; Curator, Wilbur Greeley Burroughs Geologic Museum, 1964-2003.
John P. Little, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of General Studies, 1977-2003.
G. Ed McCormack, M.B.A., CPA
Professor of Business, 1982-2023.
Gordon McKinney, Ph.D.
Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History; Professor of History, 1995-2009.
Meta Mendel-Reyes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies and Peace and Social Justice Studies, 2000-2020.
Alan Mills, Ed.D.
Professor of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design, 1989-2018.
William Morningstar, M.F.A.
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Professor of Art, 1976-2014.
A. Lee Morris, Ph.D.
Campus Minister; Assistant Professor of Religion, 1979-2000.
Paul David Nelson, Ph.D.
Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History, 1970-2005.
Richard Olson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sustainability, Environmental Studies and Agriculture, 1999-2016.
Michael Thomas Panciera, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Chair of Mountain Agriculture; Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1998-2014.
Jeff B. Pool, Ph.D.
Professor of Religions and Spirituality; Studies of Religions and Spirituality Department Chair, 2003-2023.
Sandra L. Pennington, Ph.D.
Professor of Nursing, 1988-2006.
Alfred Perkins, Ph.D.
Professor of History, 1986-2004.
Smith T. Powell, III, Ph.D.
Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science, 1970-2006.
John M. Ramsay, Ph.D.
Director of Recreation Extension; Assistant Professor of Animal Science, 1973-1995.
Judy A. Rector, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, 1989-2019.
Ann G. Rhodes, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music, 1994-2012.
D. Michael Rivage-Seul, S.T.D.
Professor of General Studies; Director of Peace and Social Justice Studies Department, 1974-2010.
Marguerite Rivage-Seul, Ed.D.
Professor of Women's Studies, 1987-2019.
Catherine W. Roberts, M.S.
Head of Technical Services; Associate Professor of Library Science, 1974-2003.
Gerald F. Roberts, Ph.D.
Special Collections Librarian; Professor of Library Science, 1975-2001.
Randall Roberts, M.A.
Director of the Convocations Program; Assistant Professor of General Studies and English, 2000-2017.
Ronald B. Rosen, Ph.D.
Mabel D. Worth Chair in Science; Professor of Biology, 1989-2023
Dorothy Schnare, Ph.D.
Professor of English, 1983-2003.
Robert J. Schneider, D.S.M.
Distinguished Professor of General Studies; Professor of Classical Languages, 1968-2000.
Claire Schuster, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1995-2010.
Marilla Scudder-Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, 1980-2010.
Richard D. Sears, Ph.D.
Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; Professor of English and Theatre, 1967-2010.
Paul C. Smithson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Chairperson, Sustainability and Environmental Studies Department, 2002-2021.
Clifford Sowell, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Chair in Economics; Professor of Economics, 1981-2010.
Susan Eike Spalding, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health; Chairperson, Department of Physical Education and Health; Director of Dance Programs, 1995-2010.
Philip V. Spears, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Chair in Business; Professor of Business, 1968-2006.
L. Eugene Startzman, Ph.D.
Professor of English, 1967-2008.
Ralph Stinebrickner, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, 1974-2008.
William F. Stolte, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Professor of Economics, 1970-1999.
Grace S. Stuckert, M.S.
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1971-1994.
Robert W. Suder, Ph.D.
Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion; Professor of Religion, 1985-2013.
Keila C. Thomas, Ed.D.
Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies; Interim Director of the Child Development Laboratory, 1982-2010.
Ralph L. Thompson, Ph.D.
Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science; Professor of Biology, 1980-2010.
R. Wayne Tolliver, D.B.A.
William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair; Associate Professor of Economics and Business, 1975-2015.
Barbara Wade, Ph.D.
Professor of English, 1977-2010.
Marie-Madeleine Watkins, Ph.D.
Professor of French, 1978-2021.
Joan Weston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health; Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1980-2006.
Al White, B.A.
Instructor in Applied Music, 1981-2020.
Administrative Divisions
President's Division
Cheryl L. Nixon
President
B.A., Tufts University, 1987;
M.A., Harvard University, 1990;
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1995 .
Berea, 2023
Judge B. Wilson II, J.D.
General Counsel and Secretary of the College
B.A., Berea College, 1978;
J.D., University of Kentucky, 1981.
Berea, 2001
LeSette M. Wright, D.Min.
Dean of the Chapel, Willis D. Weatherford, Jr. Campus Christian Center
B.A., LaSalle University, 1993;
M.Ed., Temple University, 1996;
M.A., LaSalle University, 1999;
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2008;
D.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2016.
Berea, 2018
Academic Division
Scott R. Steele, Ph.D.
Provost
Professor of Economics
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1990;
M.A., Texas A & M University, 1992;
M.S., 1993;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.
Berea, 2002
Matthew Saderholm, Ph.D.
Dean of Faculty; Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Berea College, 1992;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
Berea, 1999
Richard Cahill, Ph.D.
Director of Francis and Louise Hutchins Center for International Education
Professor of History
B.A., Westmont College, 1988;
M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990;
Ph.D., 1996.
Berea, 2005
Clara Chapman, B.A.
Interim Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
B.A., Berea College, 1993.
Berea, 1996
Ashley Cochrane, M.S.
Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning through Service
B.A., University of Virginia, 1995;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 2001.
Berea, 2003
Chris Green, Ph.D.
Director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center;
Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1991;
MFA, Indiana University, 1996;
M.S., 1998;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2012
Calvin Gross, M.S.L.I.S.
Director of Library Services
B.A., Berea College, 1986;
M.S.L.I.S., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2004
Ryan Hess, M.S.S.
Director of Athletics and Seabury Center
B.A., Berea College, 1998
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy, 2004.
Berea, 1998-2003, 2005
Luke Hodson, M.A.
Associate Vice President for Admissions
B.S., Berea College, 2002.
M.A., Union College, 2007.
Berea, 2005
Jessica Klanderud, Ph.D.
Director of Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education;
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies
B.A., Western Michigan University, 2001;
M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 2005;
Ph.D., 2013.
Berea, 2019
Chris Lakes, Ed.D.
Director of the Office of Student Success and Transition
B.A., Berea College, 1999;
M.S., University of Tennessee, 2001;
Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 2020.
Berea, 2001
Amanda Leger, M.A.
Interim Registrar
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2007;
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2023.
Berea, 2011
Esther Livingston, M.S.
Director of Internships
B.A., Midway College, 2001;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2011
Cindy McGaha, Ph.D.
Director of the Child Development Laboratory;
Professor of Child Development
B.A., Berea College, 1991;
M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro,1994;
Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 2016
Eileen McKiernan González, Ph.D.
Associate Provost
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair, Professor of Art
B.A., Wheaton College, 1992;
M.A. University of Texas at Austin, 1997;
Ph.D., 2005.
Berea, 2003
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning;
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
B.A., Hope College, 1983;
M.A., Indiana University, 1988;
Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2012
Andrea Spry, M.B.A.
Director of Student Financial Aid Services
B.A., Transylvania University, 2001;
M.B.A., University of Kentucky, 2005.
Berea, 2022
Robert J. Smith, Ph.D
Director of Academic Assessment;
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Arizona, 1997;
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999;
Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2003
Amanda Tudor, M.S.
Director of Career Development
B.A., Houghton College, 1988;
M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992.
Berea, 2015
Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy Division
Dr. Chad Berry, Ph. D.
Vice President for Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1986;
M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1988;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995;
Hon,. Berea College, 2020.
Berea, 2006
Jenny Akins, B.A., B.S.
Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations
B.A. and B.S., Berea College, 2011;
Graduate Certificate, University of Kentucky, 2022.
Berea, 2011
Candis Arthur, CFRE
Associate Vice President for Philanthropic Operations
B.S., Berea College, 2011.
Berea, 2011
Aaron Beale, B.A.
Associate Vice President for Student Craft
B.A., Wayne State University, 1992.
Berea, 2013
Kim Brown, B.A.
Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications
B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991.
Berea, 2017
Teresa Kash Davis, B.S., CFRE
Senior Associate Vice President for Alumni and Philanthropy
B.S. Berea College, 1984.
Berea, 2012
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division
Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Carter G. Woodson Chair in African American History
Professor of History
B.A., Methodist University, 1993;
M.A., North Carolina Central University, 1996;
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Berea, 2003
Joslyn Glover, J.D.
Title VII/Title IX Coordinator
B.S., University of Louisville, 1999;
J.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.
Berea, 2018
Holly Hatfield, M.R.C.
Senior Disability & Accessibility Specialist
B.A., Berea College, 2010;
M.R.C, University of Kentucky, 2017.
Berea, 2021
Finance Division
Jeffrey Amburgey, M.S.
Vice President for Finance
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1982;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 1984.
Berea, 1994
Aurelia L. Brandenburg, B.S., C.P.S.M., C.P.M.
Purchasing Manager
B.S., Berea College, 1983.
Certified Professional in Supply Management;
Certified Purchasing Manager, 1999.
Berea, 2000
Sara Clements, B.B.A., C.P.A.
Controller
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.
Certified Public Accountant.
Berea, 2011
Ashley Creekmore, B.S.
Purchasing Associate
B.S., University of the Cumberlands, 2012
Berea, 2016
Rozella Lanceta, M.B.A., C.P.A., C.I.A.
Internal Auditor
B.A., Bellarmine University, 2009; M.B.A., 2009.
Certified Public Accountant, 2011;
Certified Internal Auditor, 2013.
Berea, 2014
Tammy Morgeson, B.B.A., C.P.A.
Assistant Controller
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.
Certified Public Accountant.
Berea, 2011
Alane Poff, B.S.
Bursar/Lead Accountant, Financial Affairs
B.S., Berea College, 1993.
Berea, 1993
Danielle Reams, B.B.A.
Senior Accountant
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010.
Berea, 2016
Sau Wallace, M.B.A.
Accountomg and Tax Specialist
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010;
M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2012.
Berea, 2021
Information Systems and Services Division
Phillip Logsdon
Chief Information Officer
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2014.
Berea, 2016
Albert Conley
Director of Enterprise Systems
B.A., Berea College, 1993.
Berea, 1998
Steve Albritton
Director of Customer Service
B.M.E., Angelo State University, 1982;
B.S. Western Kentucky University, 2016.
Berea, 2016
John Ward
Director of Network & Infrastructure Services
B.S. Eastern Kentucky University, 1996.
Berea, 2021
Operations and Sustainability Division
Derrick Singleton, M.B.A.
Vice President, Operations and Sustainability
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987;
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1994
Executive M.B.A., Sullivan University, 2006.
Berea, 2011
Susan Buckmaster, CSW
Director of Retail and Business Operations
B.S., University of Louisville, 1988; MSSW, 2011.
Berea, 2015
Richard Dodd, B.A., LEED AP
Capital Projects Manager
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993.
Berea, 2011
Paige Geary
Director of Risk Management
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2018;
Berea, 2022
Ed Jawor
Director, Print and Mail Services
B.A,, Bates College, 1993
Berea, 2023
Steve Lawson, SPHR
Associate Vice President of Human Resources
BBA, University of Toledo, 1991; SPHR, 2006.
Berea, 2015
Kathleen McCaig
Sustainability Coordinator
B.A., Lehigh University, 2008;
M.S., Sustainable Design, Catholic University, 2012.
Berea, 2022
Abby Morris, B.B.A.
Business Development Manager, Conferences
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2006.
Berea, 2013
Clint Patterson, M.S.
Berea College Forester
B.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1992
M.S., University of Kentucky, 2017.
Berea, 2010
Heather Schill, M.Ed.
Continuous Improvement Manager
B.A., Berea College, 1999;
M.Ed., Azusa Pacific University, 2008.
Berea, 2001
Wendy Zagray Warren, Ph.D.
Forestry Outreach Center Coordinator
B.A., Miami University, 1983;
M.A., University of Montana, 2012;
Ed.D., Morehead State University, 2015.
Berea, 2012
Shane Wilkerson, P.E.
Director of Facilities & Engineering
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1997; M.S., 1999.
Berea, 2016
Strategic Initiatives Division
Teri Thompson, M.M.
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado, 1992;
M.M., University of Kentucky, 2000.
Berea, 2011
Donna Daniels, M.A.
Director of the Brushy Fork Leadership Institute
B.A., Berea College, 1989; Eastern Kentucky University, 2003;
M.A., Western Kentucky University, 2017.
Berea, 1990 - 2016; 2018
Davey King, M.P.A.
Director of Appalachian Fund and Government Grant Services
B.A., Berea College, 1989;
M.P.A., University of Kentucky, 1991.
Berea, 2022
Candace Mullins, B.A.
Director of Grow Appalachia
B.S., Berea College, 2013.
Berea, 2013
Student Life Division
Gus Gerassimides, M.S.
Interim Vice President for Student Life
B.S., Berea College, 1983;
M.S., Indiana University, 1993.
Berea, 1986-89; 1990
Kristina Gamble
Interim Associate Vice President for Student Life
Director of Black Cultural Center
B.A., Western Kentucky University, 2009;
M.A., Western Kentucky University, 2015.
Berea, 2020
Phillip “Brad” Cole, M.S.
Director of Public Safety
B.A., Berea College, 2011;
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, and
Safety Security and Emergency Management, 2018. College, 2018.
Berea, 2011
Sharonda Steele, M.P.A.
Manager of Ecovillage and SENS House Operations
B.S., Berea College, 2005;
M.P.A., Kentucky State University, 2010.
Berea, 2021
Gary Bradley Stepp, PsyD, HSPP
Director of Counseling Services
B.A. University of Louisville, 2004
M.A., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2006;
Psy.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2009.
Berea, 2023
Matthew Vetter, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Student Life
B.A., Transylvania University, 2009;
M.Ed., University of Louisville, 2011;
Ph.D., Azusa Pacific University, 2018.
Berea, 2021
Trustees
Board of Trustees (July 2022 - June 2023)
Chair of the Board
Stephanie B. Zeigler, Rowayton, Connecticut
Vice Chair of the Board
Samantha Earp, Florence, Massachusetts
Board of Trustees
Vicki E. Allums, Reston, Virginia
Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Louisville, Kentucky
Celeste P. Armstrong*, Pelham, Alabama
Charlotte F. Beason, Louisville, Kentucky
Vance Blade, Louisville, Kentucky
Anne Berry Bonnyman, Wilmington, Deleware
Joseph John Bridy, New York, New York
Stephen Campbell, Goshen, Kentucky
David H. Chow, Houston, Texas
Dwayne Compton, Louisville, Kentucky
Charles D. Crowe, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Bill Daugherty*, Lexington, Kentucky
Donna J. Dean, Hedgesville, West Virginia
John E. Fleming, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Michael D. Flowers, Morgantown, West Virginia
Yolando Gallardo, Spokane, Washington
Scott M. Jenkins, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Glenn R. Jennings, Berea, Kentucky
Shawn C.D. Johnson, Winchester, Massachusetts
Brenda W. Lane*, Mauldin, South Carolina
Eugene Y. Lowe Jr., Skokie, Illinois
Cheryl Nixon, Berea, Kentucky
Miriam "Mim" Pride, Berea, Kentucky
William B. Richardson, Whitesburg, Kentucky
William L. Robbins, San Francisco, California
Lyle D. Roelofs, Berea, Kentucky
Dennis R. Roop, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Charles Ward Seabury II, Thousand Oaks, California
David E. Shelton, Wilkesboro, North Carolina
David B. Sloan, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky
Tyler S. Thompson, Louisville, Kentucky
Megan Torres*, Alexandria Virginia
Rocky S. Tuan, Hong Kong, China
Emmanuel A. Tuffuor, Plainsboro, New Jersey
* Alumni Trustee
Honorary Trustees
James T. Bartlett, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Martin A. Coyle, Bodega Bay, California
M. Elizabeth Culbreth, Asheville, North Carolina
Donna S. Hall, Lexington, Kentucky
Nancy Lampton, Louisville, Kentucky
Elissa May-Plattner, Camp Springs, Kentucky
Harold L. Moses, Nashville, Kentucky
Betty H. Olinger, Berea, Kentucky
Thomas H. Oliver, St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Douglas M. Orr, Black Mountain, North Carolina
Thomas W. Phillips, Oneida, Tennessee
David S. Swanson, Acton, Massachusetts
R. Elton White, Sarasota, Florida
Dawneda F. Williams, Knoxville, Tennessee
Robert T. Yahng, Kentfield, California