Faculty
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Husnain Fateh Ahmad (2017)
Bachelor of Science, Lahore University of Management Sciences; Master of Arts, University of Arizona; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Iowa
Associate Professor of Economics
Liesl Ann Allingham (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, Tufts University; Master of Arts, Indiana University Bloomington; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University Bloomington
Associate Professor of German
Laurence Richards Alvarez (1964)
Bachelor of Science, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
William S. Andrews (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, Middle Tennessee State University; Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee; Master of Business Administration, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Visiting Instructor of Psychology
Richard Bryan Apgar (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of German
Anke Ursula Arnaud (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Central Florida; Master of Business Administration, University of Central Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Central Florida
Visiting Professor of Marketing
Henry Frank Arnold, Jr. (1963)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Jesse Spalding Professor of English Literature, Emeritus
Emmanuel Asiedu-Acquah (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Ghana; Master of Philosophy, University of Ghana; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Associate Professor of International and Global Studies
Autumn S. Averitt (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, Baylor University; Master of Arts, Indiana University Bloomington
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
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Robert Edward Bachman (2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Rice University; Doctor of Philosophy, Rice University
F.B. Williams Professor of Chemistry
Carl Albert Bardi (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina State University; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of Psychology
Nicole Bella Barenbaum (1990)
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University; Master of Arts, Boston University; Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University
Professor of Psychology, Emerita
Adrian Barnett (2022)
Bachelor of Music, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Bachelor of Science, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Master of Music, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Visiting Instructor of Music
Helen V. Bateman (2003)
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor Psychology
Robert G. Benson (1979)
Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of English, Emeritus
Nancy Jane Berner (1992)
Bachelor of Science, University of Idaho; Master of Science, University of Idaho; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University
William Henderson Professor of Biology, Emerita
David Allen Bethea (2023)
Associate in Arts, Palm Beach Community College; , University of North Florida; Master of Music, University of South Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida Atlantic University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Elizabeth Pride Blythe (2004)
Bachelor of Science, University of Florida; Master of Science, University of Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Professor of Economics
Margaret Elaine Bonds (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Master of Arts, University of Maryland College Park; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Maryland College Park
Professor of Spanish, Emerita
John Lawson Bordley, Jr. (1970)
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
F.B. Williams Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
Nancy Mishoe Brennecke (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Columbia University in the City of New York; Doctor of Philosophy, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Professor of Art History
Charles Donald Brockett (1979)
Bachelor of Arts, Whittier College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Biehl Professor of International Studies, Emeritus
Molly Miller Brookfield (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, Macalester College; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan
Assistant Professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies
Sidney Pamela Brown (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University; Master of Science, Florida State University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of Religion
Alexander Martin Bruce (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, The University of Georgia; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Visiting Professor of English
Sue C. Buckingham (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, The College of Wooster; Master of Science, University of Vermont; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Vermont
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Lisa Reinhalter Burner (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, Colby College; Master of Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Associate Professor of Spanish
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Katharine M. Cammack (2015)
Bachelor of Science, Santa Clara University; Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University—Newark
Associate Professor of Psychology
Larry Edward Carden (1982)
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University; Bachelor of Divinity, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor of Religion, Emeritus
Stephen Paul Carl (2004)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rice University; Master of Arts, The University of Texas at Austin; Doctor of Philosophy, Wright State University
Associate Professor of Computer Science
James Edward Carlos (1969)
Bachelor of Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Master of Fine Arts, The Catholic University of America; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio University
Professor of Art, Emeritus
Daniel Clay Carter (2008)
Bachelor of Science, Middle Tennessee State University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Teaching Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Science
Catherine E. Cavagnaro (1993)
Bachelor of Science, Santa Clara University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gaston Swindell Bruton Professor of Mathematics
Kristen Kimberly Cecala-Joyce (2013)
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Associate Professor of Biology
Cecilia L. Cerja (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, James Madison University; Master of Arts, University of Northern Iowa
Assistant Professor of Politics and Women’s & Gender Studies
Marcia Shonnard Clarkson (1973)
Bachelor of Science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Lecturer in Computer Science, Emerita
William Ellis Clarkson (1973)
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of English, Emeritus
Cameron Friedman Coates (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, St John's College; Master of Arts, Loyola University Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, DePaul University
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
David Colbert-Goicoa (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University in the City of New York; Master of Arts, Brown University; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Associate Professor of Spanish
Christopher H. Conn (1997)
Bachelor of Arts, Wheaton College; Master of Arts, Northern Illinois University; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University
Professor of Philosophy
Claire E. Cooper (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, Georgetown University; Master of Arts, Harvard University; Master of Arts, Princeton University; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
James Stockton Crawford (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University; Master of Fine Arts, University of California, San Diego
Professor of Theatre Arts
Dr. Sarah K. Crocker (2024)
Bachelor of Music, The University of Alabama; Master of Music, The University of Alabama; Doctor of Musical Arts, The University of Alabama
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Joel L. Cunningham (2000)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Master of Arts, University of Oregon; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oregon
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
Kati D. Curts (2016)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Washburn University; Master of Arts, Yale University; Master of Philosophy, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
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Maxwell Philip Boulet Dahlquist (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern Indiana; Bachelor of Science, University of Southern Indiana; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California
Assistant Professor of Geology
Lucia K. Dale (2000)
Bachelor of Arts, Texas A&M University; Master of Arts, Texas A&M University; Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University
Professor of Computer Science, Emerita
Hoang X Dao (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, Saint John's University; Master of Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo; Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
James Charles Davidheiser (1976)
Bachelor of Arts, La Salle University; Master of Arts, University of Pittsburgh; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Professor of German, Emeritus
Robert G. Delcamp (1978)
Bachelor of Music, University of Cincinnati; Master of Music, University of Cincinnati; Doctor of Music, Northwestern University
Professor of Music, Emeritus
Julie Williams Ditzel (2023)
Bachelor of Music, Vanderbilt University
Visiting Instructor of Music
Anthony M. Donaldson, Jr. (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina Central University; Master of Arts, North Carolina Central University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Assistant Professor of History
Mila Dragojevic (2010)
Bachelor of Arts, Wilson College; Master of Arts, Northeastern University; Master of Business Administration, University of New Hampshire; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Professor of Politics
Douglas J. Drinen (2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity University; Master of Arts, Arizona State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Linden Anne Duffee (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, St John's College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama
Associate Professor of Mathematics
D. Elwood Dunn (1981)
Bachelor of Arts, Cuttington University; Doctor of Philosophy, American University
Alfred Walter Negley Professor of Politics, Emeritus
Douglas Tybor Durig (1987)
Bachelor of Arts, University of South Carolina-Columbia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Professor of Physics
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Myles Fletcher Elledge (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Pittsburgh
Director, Babson Center for Global Commerce
Aaron A. Elrod (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, Centenary College of Louisiana; Master of Arts, The George Washington University; Doctor of Philosophy, The George Washington University
Associate Professor of Economics
William Edward Engel (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, ; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Nick B. Williams Professor of English
Derek Michael Ettensohn (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College; Master of Arts, Brown University; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Associate Professor of Humanities
Jonathan P. Evans (1994)
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Biology
Eric Keen Ezell (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Science, University of California, San Diego; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Assistant Professor of Biology
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Maria Falikman (2022)
Bachelor of Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Master of Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Teaching Professor of Psychology
Terri D. Fisher (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest University; Master of Arts, The University of Georgia; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Teaching Professor of Psychology and Director of Undergraduate Research
John Francis Flynn (1966)
Bachelor of Arts, Boston College; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University in the City of New York
Professor of History, Emeritus
Anna M. Foy (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Rachel Leah Fredericks (2024)
Director, Office of Inclusive Excellence and Visiting Assistant Professor
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Lucia I. Garcia-Santana (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Universidad de La Laguna; Master of Arts, The University of Connecticut; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Associate Professor of Spanish
John J. Gatta, Jr. (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame; Master of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English, Emeritus
Patrick J. Gauding (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cincinnati; Master of Arts, University of Cincinnati; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kansas
Assistant Professor of Politics
Kerry A. Ginger (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, Whitman College; Master of Music, Arizona State University; Doctor of Musical Arts, Arizona State University
Associate Professor of Music
Aymeric Charles Glacet (2003)
Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Professor of French
Harold J. Goldberg (1974)
Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
David E. Underdown Chair of Modern European History, Emeritus
Robert R. Gottfried (1982)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Economics, Emeritus
John Miller Grammer (1992)
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Jesse Spalding Professor of English Literature
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Sherry Lynne Hamby (2008)
Bachelor of Science, The College of William and Mary; Master of Arts, The College of William and Mary; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Professor of Psychology
Sarah L. Hamilton (2023)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Southern Methodist University; Master of Fine Arts, University of Iowa
Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance
Stephen Stewart Hancock (2021)
Bachelor of Science, The University of the South; Bachelor of Science, Washington University in St. Louis; Master of Science, Washington University in St. Louis
Visiting Instructor of Physics
Francis Xavier Hart (2014)
Bachelor of Science, Manhattan College; Master of Science, Syracuse University; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University
Tom Costen Professor of Physics, Emeritus
David George Haskell (1996)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biology
Andrea Christina Hatcher (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, University of West Florida; Master of Arts, University of West Florida; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Alfred Walter Negley Professor of Politics
Patricia Ruth Gibson Heck (1986)
Bachelor of Arts, San Jose State University; Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara
Professor of Anthropology, Emerita
Daniel Stephen Holmes (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Associate Professor of Classical Studies
Mark Simon James Hopwood (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, City University of New York Queens College; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Linxian Huang (2023)
Bachelor of Science, Guangxi University; Master of Science, Middle Tennessee State University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
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Matthew William Irvin (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of English
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Maha Zehra Jafri (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Master of Arts, Northwestern University; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Associate Professor of English
Huarui Jing (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Master of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor of Economics
Samuel Gregory Johnson (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, Aquinas College; Master of Arts, The University of New Mexico; Master of Arts, The University of New Mexico; Master of Arts, The University of New Mexico
Visiting Instructor of Spanish
Larry Hudson Jones (1977)
Bachelor of Science, Wofford College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Biology, Emeritus
Angela A. Jordan (2001)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Middle Tennessee State University; Master of Arts, Middle Tennessee State University
Senior Instructor of Spanish
Evan Elizabeth Joslin (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Agnes Scott College; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Associate Professor of Chemistry
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Yoonjung Kang (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, ; Master of Arts, ; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Timothy Keith-Lucas (1973)
Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
Matthew Ryan Keogh (2011)
Bachelor of Science, Rhodes College; Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Elise A. Kikis (2012)
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Biology
Jisoo Kim (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania; Master of Science, Arizona State University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Systems
Charlie P. Kirchen (2024)
Visiting Instructor of Music
Martin Albert Knoll (1993)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Science, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Texas at El Paso
Professor of Geology
Karen Kuers (1994)
Bachelor of Science, Spring Hill College; Master of Science, Texas A&M International University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Annie Overton Brinkley Snowden Professor of Forestry, Emerita
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David Macrae Landon (1974)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Bishop Frank A. Juhan Professor of Theatre Arts, Emeritus
Linda Bright Lankewicz (1995)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Georgia; Master of Science, University of South Alabama; Master of Science, Tulane University; Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University
Professor of Computer Science, Emerita
Julian Ainsworth Ledford (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Master of Music, Johns Hopkins University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Assistant Professor of French
Melody J. Lehn (2017)
Bachelor of Arts, Furman University; Master of Arts, The University of Memphis; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Memphis
Associate Professor & Co-Director of the Center for Speaking & Listening
Roger Saul Levine (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University; Master of Arts, Yale University; Master of Philosophy, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Associate Professor of History
Kevin Liu (2024)
Bachelor of Science, Vanderbilt University; Master of Science, University of Washington; Master of Science, University of Washington; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Wei-Chun Bernadette Lo (2011)
Bachelor of Music, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University; Master of Music, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University; Master of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
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James Ross Macdonald (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University; Master of Arts, Yale University; Master of Philosophy, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Associate Professor of English
Shelley Jean MacLaren (2012)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Director & Curator of Academic Engagement, University Art Gallery
Pradip K. Malde (1990)
Bachelor of Arts, Bournemouth University; Master of Fine Arts, Glasgow School of Art
Samuel R. Williamson Distinguished University Chair and Professor of Art
Kelly A. Malone (2002)
Bachelor of Arts, Providence College; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of English
Rodelio Dela Cruz Manacsa (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, Ateneo de Manila University; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor of Politics
Andrea Nichole Mansker (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Sacramento; Master of Arts, University of Southern California; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California
David E. Underdown Chair of Modern European History
Arturo A. Marquez-Gomez (2015)
Master of Arts, Middlebury College; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Associate Professor of Spanish
John Gallagher Marshall (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Regent University
Visiting Instructor of Theatre and Technical Director
Jennifer Kay Matthews (2000)
Bachelor of Creative Arts, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Master of Fine Arts, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Professor of Theatre Arts
Linda Carol Mayes (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Psychology
John Malcolm McCardell, Jr. (2010)
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Professor of History, Emeritus
Stephanie Ann McCarter (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Tennessee; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of Classical Studies
James Waring McCrady (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of French, Emeritus
Brian M. McCray (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Systems
Christopher Michael McDonough (2002)
Bachelor of Arts, Tufts University; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alderson-Tillinghast Chair in the Humanities and Professor of Classical Studies
Carmen Elena McEvoy (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazon; Master of Arts, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru; Master of Arts, University of California, San Diego; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Professor of History
Katherine Elizabeth McGhee (2015)
Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto; Master of Science, Florida State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Associate Professor of Biology
Deborah Ann McGrath (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Master of Science, University of Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Carl Gustav Biehl, Jr. Professor of International Studies and Professor of Biology
Gayle E. McKeen (1994)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Master of Arts, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Politics, Emerita
Luis O. Mendez Perez (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles; Master of Science, University of Michigan
Visiting Instructor of Psychology
Jennifer Paine Davis Michael (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford; Master of Arts, Northwestern University; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Professor of English
Deon Terrell Miles (2002)
Bachelor of Arts, Wabash College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Chemistry
Alison Janet Miller (2017)
Bachelor of Arts, Northern Illinois University; Master of Arts, University of Kansas; Master of Arts, University of Kansas; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kansas
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Stephen Ray Miller (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Kansas; Master of Arts, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Professor of Music
Kathryn Oliver Mills (1997)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia; Master of Arts, University of Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Professor of French
Caroline Anne Minchew (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South
Assistant Professor of Art
Kartik Misra (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Delhi; Master of Science, The London School of Economics and Political Science; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Assistant Professor of Economics
Matthew David Mitchell (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington; Master of Letters, University of Saint Andrews; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor of History
Yasmeen Mohiuddin (1982)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Karachi; Master of Arts, University of Karachi; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Ralph Owen Distinguished Professor of Economics, Emerita
Kathryn Y. Morgan (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, Millsaps College; Master of Education, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Andrew Paul Moser (2002)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Teaching Professor of Philosophy
Donna Faye Murdock (2003)
Bachelor of Arts, City University of New York Hunter College; Master of Arts, Emory University; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Professor of Anthropology, Emerita
Alejandro Mylonas-Leegstra (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Universidad de La Laguna; Master of Arts, The University of Connecticut; Master of Arts, Universidad de La Laguna; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
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Maria Jesus M. Natal (1986)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Professor of Spanish, Emerita
Chris Ellsworth Nelsen (2019)
Bachelor of Music, University of Colorado at Boulder; , University of Colorado at Boulder; Master of Music, Austin Peay State University
Visiting Instructor of Music
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Richard A. O'Connor (1978)
Bachelor of Arts, The College of William and Mary; Master of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
Biehl Professor of International Studies and Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus
Sean Patrick O'Rourke (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, Humboldt State University; Master of Arts, Humboldt State University; Doctor of Law, University of Oregon; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oregon
Professor of Rhetoric and Co-Director of the Center for Speaking and Listening
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John Raymond Palisano (1993)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Professor of Biology, Emeritus
Claire Denise Panetta (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College; Master of Arts, Columbia University in the City of New York; Master of Philosophy, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York; Doctor of Philosophy, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Assistant Professor of International & Global Studies
Terry Logan Papillon (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, Saint Olaf College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Classical Studies
Tam K. Parker (2000)
Bachelor of Arts, Macalester College; Master of Divinity, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Professor of Religion
Chris Parrish (1987)
Bachelor of Arts, Saint Mary's University; Master of Arts, University of California, San Diego; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
Amy Stephenson Patterson (2012)
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity University; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University Bloomington
Carl Gustav Biehl, Jr. Professor of International Studies and Professor of Politics
William Brown Patterson, Jr. (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Francis S. Houghteling Professor of History, Emeritus
Robert Wesley Pearigen (1987)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Duke University; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Politics
Charles Richard Perry (1974)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of History, Emeritus
James Franklin Peterman (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, Kenyon College; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
The Class of 1961 Chair of the College and Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus
James Robert Peters (1984)
Bachelor of Arts, Northern Illinois University; Master of Arts, Northwestern University; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Professor of Philosophy
Clarissa L. Peterson (2023)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Akron; Master of Arts, Emory University; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Professor of Politics and African & African American Studies
Randolph Stuart Peterson (1989)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee; Master of Science, The University of Tennessee; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Tom Costen Professor of Physics
George Wilkinson Poe (1988)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, Middlebury College; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Class of 1961 Chair of the College and Professor of French, Emeritus
James Gregory Pond (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Fine Arts, The University of Georgia
Professor of Art History
Rongson Pongdee (2010)
Bachelor of Science, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University
Professor of Chemistry
Donald Brandreth Potter, Jr. (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College; Master of Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Professor of Geology, Emeritus
Thomas Lorin Powell (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Science, University of Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Assistant Professor of Forestry
Raymond Mark Preslar (1991)
Bachelor of Arts, Arizona State University; Master of Arts, University of Arizona; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington
Associate Professor of Russian
Eugene Wyatt Prunty (1989)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Carlton Professor of English, Emeritus
Emily Elizabeth Puckette (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, Smith College; Master of Arts, Duke University; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Mathematics
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Elizabeth P. Quinn-Stine (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University; Master of Science, University of Washington; Master of Science, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Visiting Instructor of Mathematics
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Alexandra Elizabeth Raeber (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, Bryn Mawr College; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Misha Rai (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Delhi; Master of Arts, University of Leicester; Master of Fine Arts, Bowling Green State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing
Laurie Anne Ramsey (1992)
Bachelor of Arts, The College of William and Mary; Master of Arts, Indiana University Bloomington; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University Bloomington
Associate Professor of French, Emerita
Stephen Boykin Raulston (1998)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Spanish
Rebecca Celeste Ray (1998)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Florida; Master of Arts, The University of Edinburgh; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Anthropology
William Wood Register, Jr. (1992)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Brown University; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Francis S. Houghteling Professor of American History
John Vincent Reishman II (1969)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame; Master of Arts, University of Notre Dame; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Jesse Spalding Professor of English Literature, Emeritus
Thomas R. Reppert (2020)
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology
Leslie Buchman Richardson (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, Rhodes College; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Master of Arts, Middlebury College
Instructor of Italian, Emerita
Dale Edward Richardson (1973)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University
Nick B. Williams Professor of English, Emeritus
Susan Janet Ridyard (1989)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge; Master of Arts, University of Cambridge; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Professor of History
Emmitt Yarnell Riley III (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, Mississippi Valley State University; Master of Arts, Jackson State University; Master of Science, University of Mississippi; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Mississippi
Associate Professor of Politics and African & African American Studies
Sarah E. Rimkus (2024)
Bachelor of Music, University of Southern California; Master of Music, ; Doctor of Philosophy,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Nicholas Edward Roberts (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College; Master of Arts, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University
Professor of History
Kevin W. Rodriguez (2023)
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Riverside; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
Assistant Professor of Biology
Matthew Brian Rudd (2010)
Bachelor of Science, Wake Forest University; Master of Science, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Utah
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Donald Charles Rung III (1987)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University; Master of Arts, Princeton University; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University
Associate Professor of French
Susan K. Rupert Delcamp (1978)
Bachelor of Music, University of Cincinnati; Master of Music, Northwestern University
Instructor of Music, Emerita
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Khadijeh Salimi (2023)
Master of Arts, Kharazmi University; Doctor of Philosophy, Old Dominion University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
Ruth Sanchez-Imizcoz (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Kentucky; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
Robert M. Ayres, Jr. Distinguished University Chair and Professor of Spanish
Betsy Ann Sandlin (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, Morehead State University; Master of Arts, Ohio University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Spanish
Matthew Scott Schrader (2015)
Bachelor of Science, Florida State University; Master of Arts, Florida State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Associate Professor of Biology
Bethel Sharma Seballos (2009)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Southern Mississippi; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Chemistry
John Douglas Seiters (1971)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Florida State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Class of 1961 Chair of the College and Professor of Classical Languages, Emeritus
Emily A. Sharp (2024)
Bachelor of Science, Vanderbilt University; Master of Arts, Arizona State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Stephen A. Shaver (1987)
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University
Professor of Geology, Emeritus
Christopher Shelley (2018)
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College London; Doctor of Philosophy, University of London
Associate Professor of Biology
Lhakpa Sherpa (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, Elmira College; Master of Arts, University of Missouri; Master of Arts, Washington University in St. Louis; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Economics
John Hisashi Shibata (1998)
Bachelor of Science, University of Washington; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
Danielle Nicole Silfies (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Fine Arts,
Costume Studio Supervisor & Visiting Instructor
Christopher Silver (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Master of Arts, ; Master of Science, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Doctor of Education, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Sidney H. Simpson (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Houston; Master of Arts, University of Notre Dame; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
Assistant Professor of Politics
Everett Clinton Smith (2016)
Bachelor of Science, University of Central Arkansas; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Biology
Peter Thomas Smith (1982)
Bachelor of Arts, College of the Holy Cross; Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University; Master of Fine Arts, Case Western Reserve University; Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University
Professor of Theatre Arts, Emeritus
Gerald Lafayette Smith (1969)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Richmond; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Robert M. Ayres, Jr. Distinguished University Chair and Professor of Religion, Emeritus
Tao Song (2017)
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick; Master of Arts, University of Alberta; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Associate Professor of Economics
Ross Taylor Sowell (2023)
Bachelor of Science, The University of the South; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Thomas Dean Spaccarelli (1974)
Bachelor of Arts, Universidad de Granada; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor of Spanish, Emeritus
Marc St-Pierre (2006)
Bachelor of Arts, Universite de Sherbrooke; Master of Arts, Universite de Sherbrooke; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Associate Professor of Economics
Bradley Scott Sturgill (2016)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Appalachian State University; Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University
Associate Professor of Economics
Alyssa Rowena Summers (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor of Biology & Technical Director, Molecular Diagnostics Lab
Richard G. Summers, Jr. (2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Heidi Marie Syler (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Georgia; Master of Library Science, The University of Tennessee
Visiting Instructor of Library Science
Benito Teodoro Szapiro (1994)
Master of Science, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Doctor of Philosophy, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
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Yanbing Tan (2017)
Bachelor of Arts, Austin College; Master of Arts, Washington University in St. Louis; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
Richard W. Tate (2023)
Associate in Arts, Mount Hood Community College; Bachelor of Science, Humboldt State University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Justin David Taylor (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Florida; Master of Fine Arts, The New School
Director, School of Letters and Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Letters
Terigele (2023)
Bachelor of Science, Central University of Finance and Economics; Master of Science, Iowa State University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kansas
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Katherine Christina Theyson (2010)
Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina State University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of Economics
Jeffrey Parker Thompson (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, Birmingham-Southern College; Master of Arts, New York University; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Associate Professor of Art History
Elizabeth C. Thompson (2019)
Bachelor of Science, University of New Orleans; Master of Science, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Brittney M. Threatt (2024)
Bachelor of Arts, Rhodes College; Master of Arts, Brown University; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Assistant Professor of English
Eric Thomas Thurman (2007)
Bachelor of Science, Cumberland University; Master of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary; Master of Arts, Drew University; Doctor of Philosophy, Drew University
Associate Professor of Religion
Leslie Elise Todd (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, Southern Methodist University; Master of Arts, University of Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History
Scott J. Torreano (1993)
Bachelor of Science, Michigan Technological University; Master of Science, North Carolina State University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Professor of Forestry
Mario Alejandro Torres Perdomo (2022)
Bachelor of Music, Northwestern State University; Bachelor of Science, Northwestern State University; Master of Music, Northwestern State University; Master of Music, Ithaca College
Assistant Professor of Music & SSO Conductor
Zhexiu Tu (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, Bard College; Master of Science, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Virginia Lauryl Hicks Tucker (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of English
Li-Chun Tung (2024)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
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Jordan Vera (2023)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Florida International University; Master of Fine Arts, The University of Tennessee
Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance
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Merle Wallace (1996)
Bachelor of Arts, Temple University; Master of Arts, University of Illinois at Springfield; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor of Anthropology, Emerita
Geoffrey Harris Ward (2016)
Bachelor of Music, Mount Allison University; Master of Music, Arizona State University; Doctor of Music, University of Kansas
Organist and Choirmaster, Visiting Assistant Professor
Barclay Ward (1975)
Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Iowa
Alfred Negley Professor of Politics, Emeritus
Keri Leigh Bryan Watson (2018)
Bachelor of Science, The University of the South; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Vermont
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Systems
William Grady Wells (2021)
Bachelor of Science, Tennessee Technological University; Master of Science, Murray State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Tennessee Technological University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Elena Susanna Weygandt (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, Bryn Mawr College; Master of Arts, Middlebury College; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian
Kelly J. Whitmer (2010)
Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University; Master of Arts, Western Washington University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
Professor of History
Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder (2012)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, State University of New York College at Purchase; Master of Fine Arts, New York University
Assistant Professor of English & Theatre
Earl Douglass Williams, Jr. (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Frank W. Wilson Professor of Economics
Samuel Ruthven Williamson, Jr. (1988)
Bachelor of Arts, Tulane University; Master of Arts, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Robert M. Ayres, Jr. Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History, Emeritus
John Charles Willis (1991)
Bachelor of Arts, Baylor University; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Jessie Ball duPont Professor of History
Scott Howard Wilson (1994)
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College; Master of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
Alfred Walter Negley Professor of Politics
Michael Kevin Wilson (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Master of Fine Arts, University of Florida
Associate Professor of English
Jessica Faye Wohl (2010)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute; Master of Fine Arts, The University of Georgia
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Courtney Beth World (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo; Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York College at Brockport
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance
Cameron John World (2016)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland; Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Prakash C. Wright (2011)
Bachelor of Arts, McDaniel College; Master of Arts, University of North Texas
Teaching Associate Professor of Music
Zekun Wu (2024)
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor of Finance
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Karen Pao-ying Yu (1996)
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Professor of Psychology
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Reinhard Konrad Zachau (1978)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Hamburg; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Professor of German, Emeritus
Kirk Steven Zigler (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, Kenyon College; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Biology
Eric Jon Zinn (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; , University of Florida; Master of Business Administration, University of Colorado Denver; Master of Science, University of Colorado Denver; Master of Science, University of Colorado Denver; Master of Science, University of Colorado Denver; Doctor of Law, University of Florida
Visiting Instructor of Business