2008-2009 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2008-2009 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Maryville Faculty


Year in parenthesis indicates start date at Maryville

Lisa Albers
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; B.S.N., Saint Louis University;  M.S.N., University of Phoenix. Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing (2007)

Mary M. Albrecht
B.A., Fontbonne College; M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Marketing (1986)

Leslie K. Armontrout
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.B.A., Maryville University. Assistant Professor of Interior Design (1988)

Nadine Butcher Ball
A.B., M.A.T., Washington University; Ed.D., Harvard University. Associate Professor of Education (1997)

John Paul Baltrushunas
B.S., Massachusetts College of Art; M.F.A., Washington University. Associate Professor of Art (1992)

Joni G. Barry
B.S., University of Iowa; M.S.P.T., Beaver College; D.P.T., Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2004)

Kent E. Bausman
B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. Associate Professor of Sociology (1999)

Catherine S. Bear
B.S.Ed., M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis; Ed.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ed.D., Saint Louis University. Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership (2006)

Melissa Belvadi
B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz; M.L.S., University of California-Los Angeles. Associate Professor of the University Library (1998)

Jack A. Bennett
B.S.Ed., B.S.A.G., B.H.S.P.T., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia. Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2003)

Linda R. Berry
B.S.N., Northern Illinois University; M.S.N., Aurora University. Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing (2004)

Robert A. Bertolino
B.S.W., M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling (2006)

Russell A. Blaine
B.S., California State University-Stanislaus; M.S., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; Ph.D., Washington University. Assistant Professor of Biology (2008)

Paula C. Bohr
B.S., The University of Kansas; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Oklahoma. Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2002)

Thomas A. Bratkowski
A.B., M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. Professor of Biology (1975)

Todd M. Brenningmeyer
B.A., B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., M.G.I.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Assistant Professor of Art History (2006)

Cynthia A. Briggs
B.M.E., University of Kansas; M.M., University of Miami; Psy.D., Drexel University-Hahnemann. Assistant Professor of Music Therapy (2004)

Kristen B. Bruzzini
B.S., Emory University; Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Assistant Professor of Biology (2004)

Elizabeth A. Buck
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; B.S.N., M.S.N., Saint Louis University; PhD., The University of Texas at Austin. Associate Professor of Nursing (2007)

Nina Caldwell
B.A., Dillard University; M.S., Illinois State University; M.B.A., Maryville University; Ed.D., University of San Francisco. Assistant Professor of
Education (2004)

Kathleen Cammack
B.S., University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.B.A., University of Tennessee. Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance (1984)

Karen Cannon
B.S. in Ed., Southern Illinois University -Carbondale; M.A.T., Webster University. Assistant Professor of Education (2004)

Erin Cattoor
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-St. Louis. Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing (2006)

S. Edward Chang
B.S., Shanghai Normal University; M.S., Western Illinois University; M.A., The Ohio State University; Ed.M., Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of Missouri. Associate Professor of Computer Science (2001)

Michael T. Cibulka
B.S.P.T., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.H.S., Washington University; D.P.T., Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2005)

Nancy J. Cibulka
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Associate Professor of Nursing (2001)

Marilyn Cohn
B.A., M.A.ED., Ph.D., Washington University. Distinguished Visiting Professor of Education (2007)

Ashlyn R. Cunningham
B.S., Washington University; M.A., Texas Woman’s University. Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2005)

Robert Cunningham
B.S.O.T., University of North Dakota; M.S.O.T., Eastern Kentucky University. Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2005)

Mary P. Curtis
M.S.N., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; B.S.N., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Nursing (1994)

Darlene Davison
B.Arch., University of Arkansas. Assistant Professor of Interior Design (2002, 2005)

Min Deng
B.S., M.S., China University of Science and Technology; M.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. Professor of Mathematics, Actuarial Science (2001)

Ping Deng
B.A., Chongqing University; M.S., The People’s University of China; M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University. Professor of Business Administration
(2001)

Daniel R. Deschamp
B.A., Westminster College; M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
(2001)

Konrad Dias
B.S., M.S.P.T., D.P.T., University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2004)

J. Denise Drain
B.A., Oakland City College; M.A., Ball State University; Ph.D., College of William & Mary. Assistant Professor of Education (2007)

Laurie Eisenbach-Bush
B.F.A., University of Tulsa. Instructor of Graphic Design (2005)

Carrie Ellis-Kalton
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia. Assistant Professor of Psychology (2006)

Jonathan Fahnestock
B.F.A., Westminster College; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology. Assistant Professor of Communication and Graphic Design (2005)

Guangwei Fan
B.S., Jiangxi University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. Professor of Mathematics, Actuarial Science (1990)

Mary Lou Farb
B.A., DePaul University; M.A., Webster University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Associate Professor of Education (2000)

Mary Ellen Finch
B.S.Ed., Miami University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University. Professor of Education (1974)

Cherie Fister
B.A., Northeast Missouri State University; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University. Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design (1995)

Karen M. Fletcher
B.S., University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.B.A., Maryville University. Assistant Professor of Information Systems (2004)

Geralyn Marie Frandsen
B.S.N., Maryville College; M.S.N., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; Ed.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Nursing (1991)

Pradip K. Ghosh
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Calcutta; B.S.P.T., Ohio State University. Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (2001)

Ted Gournelos
B.A., B.A., University of Maryland, College Park; M.F.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champain. Assistant Professor of Communication (2008)

Jodi C. Green
B.S.N., Culver-Stockton/Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia. Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
(2004)

Peter Green
B.A, University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa. Assistant Professor of Psychology (2008)

Larry Grieshaber
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University. Professor of Health Care Management (1991)

Charles J. Gulas
B.A., Hiram College; Physical Therapy Post Baccalaureate Certificate, The Ohio State University; M.A.Ed., Maryville University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1999)

Sam Hausfather
B.A., Antioch College; M.A., California State University-Chico; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. Associate Professor of Education (2006)

Larry Hays
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Accounting, Management (1982)

Peter Henderson
B.Mus., University of Idaho-Moscow; M.M., D.M., Indiana University-Bloomington. Assistant Professor of Music (2005)

Pamela S. Horwitz
B.A., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; M.B.A., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Marketing, Management (1980)

Alice Jensen
B.A., St. Olaf College; B.S., Texas Woman’s University; M.S.N., Northern Illinois University. Associate Professor of Nursing (1988)

Baoping Jia
B.S., Shan Dong Normal University; M.S., Beijing University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Associate Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science (1995)

Donald E. Kallembach
B.M.E., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.S., Springfield College. Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2007)

Jesse Kavadlo
B.A., M.A., Brooklyn College, CUNY; M.Phil., Ph.D., Fordham University. Associate Professor of English (2004)

Gail Louise Keutzer
B.A., M.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.L.S., Indiana University. Associate Professor of the University Library (1996)

Carol A. Keyes
B.S., University of Wisconsin, River Falls; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University. Assistant Professor of Biology (2003)

Michael Kiener
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The State University of New York at Buffalo. Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling (2004)

Richard A. Kilgore
B.B.A., M.B.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University. Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management (2005)

L. Keith Kinder
B.S.Ed., Southeast Missouri State University; M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ed.D., Saint Louis University. Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership (2005)

Marshall King
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York-Buffalo. Professor of Political Science (1979)

Felix B. Kwan
B.S., University of San Carlos; M.S., Center for Research and Communication; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University. Associate Professor of Economics, Finance (1996)

Soo-Jin Kwoun
B.A., Sang Myung University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa. Assistant Professor of Music Therapy (2005)

C. William Lange
B.A., Westminster College; M.B.A., Saint Louis University; J.D., Oklahoma City University. Professor of Management (1974)

John A. Lewington
B.S., M.S., The City University-London; Ph.D., The Open University-England. Professor of Marketing, Management (1990)

Linda Lindsey
B.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.A., Saint Louis University; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University. Professor of Sociology (1986)

Barbara J. Loeffler
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia. Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing (2004)

Mark Lombardi
B.A., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University. Professor of Political Science (2007)

Paul J. Mack
B.A., M.S.Ed., University of Wisconsin; Ed.D., Loyola University. Associate Professor of Education (2000)

John B. Marino
B.A., M.A., Bradley University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Assistant Professor of English (2007)

Judith A. McGee
B.A., Long Island University; M.S., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Associate Professor of Psychology (1993)

Eugenia V. McKee
A.B., Kenyon College; B.S., Maryville College; M.A.L.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University. Professor of the University Library (1976-1985; 1987)

Mary Ann Mercante
B.A., DePaul University; M.S.L.S., University of Illinois. Associate Professor of the University Library (1993)

Germaine Fry Murray
B.A., M.A., Creighton University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of English (1993)

Patricia Y. Naylor
B.S., Louisiana State University; M.S.P.T., Texas Woman’s University. Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2006)

Beatrice Nickolai
B.A., Maryville College; M.A., Saint Louis University. Assistant Professor of English (1989)

Gina Oswald
B.A., M.Ed., Kent State University. Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling (2007)

Barbara Parker
B.S., M.S., Drake University. Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling (2002)

Mary Carol Parker
B.S.A.E., Parks College of Saint Louis University; J.D., Saint Louis University. Assistant Professor of Legal Studies (2006)

Patricia Parker
B.S., University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.B.A., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Management (1985)

Marja-Liisa Payne
B.S., University of the State of New York; B.S., Boston University; M.B.A., Western New England College; Ph.D., Capella University. Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Management (2007)

Barbara Petzall
B.A., B.S., M.B.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Management (1985)

Dianna L. Phares
B.S.N., M.S.N., Webster University. Assistant Professor of Nursing (2003)

Linda P. Pitelka
B.A., M.A., Humboldt State University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts. Professor of History (1994)

Carol S. Radford
B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Southern Illinois University. Instructor of Science (2006)

Nancy Newman Rice
B.F.A., M.F.A., Washington University. The Eleanor Lawler Pillsbury Professor of Art (1976)

Daniel J. Rocchio
B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis. Professor of Education (1982)

Mark A. Roman
B.S., M.S.A., Truman State University; M.S.T., Fontbonne College. Associate Professor of Accounting, Management (1999)

Sandy Ross
B.S.P.T., Maryville University; M.H.S., Washington University; D.P.T., Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1989, 1996)

Leah Schwartz
A.B., Webster University; A.M., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of English (1966)

Jeffrey J. Sich
B.S., Davidson College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Associate Professor of Biology (2007)

David Silverman
B.A., Florida State University; M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia. Assistant Professor of Communication (2008)

Daniel L. Sparling
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University. Professor of Psychology (1973; 1975)

Frank E. Stary
B.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. Professor of Chemistry (1974)

Karen Grossman Tabak
B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Associate Professor of Accounting, Management (1995)

Teresa A. Taff
B.S., Missouri Southern State College; M.A., Webster University. Clinical Instructor of Clinical Laboratory Science (1997)

Steven W. Teczar
A.B., A.M., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.F.A., Washington University. Professor of Art (1979)

Jason R. Telford
B.S., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2007)

Kimberly M. Temme
B.S., Indiana University; M.B.A., University of Notre Dame. Professor of Accounting (1993)

Donna Ulmer
B.S., M.B.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Assistant Professor of Accounting (2007)

Michelle L. Unterberg
B.S.P.T., Maryville University; M.H.S., Washington University. Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2000)

Rebecca von der Heyde
B.A., Purdue University; M.S.O.T., Washington University. Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2003)

Dennis F. Wachtel
B.S., A.M., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. The Strake Professor of History (1962)

Jinfeng J. Wei
B.S., Qufu Normal University; M.S., Ph.D., Tongji University; M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University. Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2007)

Martha J. Whitaker
B.S., University of Cincinnati. Instructor of Interior Design (2006)

LaDonna J. Whitten
B.A., B.S.N., Saint Louis University; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Missouri- St. Louis. Assistant Professor of Nursing (2005)

Johannes Wich-Schwarz
M.A., Trier University; M.A., Mannheim University; Ph.D., Boston University. Assistant Professor of English (2007)

John P. Wickersham
B.A., University of San Diego; A.M., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Philosophy (1963)

Lottchen Crane Wider
B.S.N., Maryville University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri. Associate Professor of Nursing (2003)

Jason Williams
B.A., Montclair State University; M.A., Endicott College. Assistant Professor of Sports Management (2008)

Nancy L. Williams
B.S., M.A., West Virginia University; Ed.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Professor of Education (1988)

Judith A. Woehrle
B.S.P.T., Saint Louis University; M.H.S., Washington University; Ph.D., Capella University. Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1996, 2001)

Min Yu
B.S., Maryville University; M.D., Beijing Medical University; Ph.D., Purdue University. Associate Professor of Biology (1997)

Jennifer Yukna
B.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2008)

Professors Emeriti

Robert L. Adams
B.M., M.M., Miami University; Ph.D., Washington University. Music

B. Kent Addison
B.F.A., Washington University; M.A., University of Notre Dame. The Eleanor Lawler Pillsbury Professor of Art

Cedar C. Beel
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University; M.S. Northwestern University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Biological Science

Gerald C. Boyer
B.L.S., M.A., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Communications

Pepper Coil
B.A., M.A.Ed., Washington University. Instructional Resources

Mary Ellen Finch
B.S.Ed., Miami University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University. Education

Harold L. Gaines
B.S., M.A., Kent State University. Sociology

Katja Georgieff
B.A., M.A., Mozarteum Academy of Music; Ph.D., Washington University. Music

Sally A. Harris
B.A., Harris Teachers College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia. History

Radko K. Jansky
A.B., St. Procopius College; A.M., Saint Louis University; J.D., Charles University. Political Science

Leona Gardner Korol
B.A., M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Education

Philip H. Loughlin III
A.B., M.B.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Management

Keith H. Lovin
B.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Rice University. Philosophy

Nancy Ryan Macklin
B.S.N., Ph.D., Saint Louis University; M.S.N., Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville. Nursing

Rebecca B. Mann
B.S.Ed., University of Arkansas-Fayetteville; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis. Management

Marie Louise Martinez, RSCJ
B.A., Maryville College; M.A., Saint Louis University; M.L.S., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Philosophy, Religious Studies, Library Science

Nancy McGormley
B.A., Cleveland State University; M.A., Saint Louis University. Communications

Joseph J. Moreno, R.M.T. 
B.M.E., Roosevelt University; M.M.E., University of Kansas; M.A., New York University. Music Therapy

Shelia B. Morse
A.B.Ed., M.S., University of Michigan; Ed.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis. Education

Harriet Ann Padberg, RSCJ, R.M.T.
B.A., Maryville College; M.Mus., Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; M.A., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Mathematics and Music

Margot M. Pallmann
B.A., M.A., University of Cologne; A.M., Ph.D., Washington University. Mathematics, Actuarial Science

Shirly Pervil
B.S., Boston University; M.A.ED., Ph.D., Washington University. Education

Edgar O. Rasch
B.A., Cardinal Glennon College; S.T.B., Gregorian University, C.A.S., Universitaet Trier; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Philosophy

Katharine D. Rasch
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Education

Melvin Reitzner
A.B., St. Felix Seminary; A.M., Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Religious Studies

Claire Saizan, RSCJ
B.A., M.A., Loyola University. Education

Jerome Sherry
B.A., University of San Diego; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. English

Mary Patricia Thro, RSCJ
B.A., Maryville College; M.S., Fordham University; Ph.D., Washington University. Physics, Mathematics

Rodney M. Winfield
University of Miami, Cooper Union. Art

Dean Emerita

Mary Ellen Finch, Ph.D.
School of Education

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