Community of Educators

Date indicates eligibility for membership in Community of Educators

Ex-Officio

Christine J. Gardner, Provost; Professor of Communication	2024
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1992; M.A., University of Washington, 1997; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2006.
Kim S. Phipps, President; Professor of Communication	1998
B.A., Kentucky Christian College, 1978; M.A., Morehead State University, 1979; Ph.D., Kent State University, 1985.

Curricular Administrators

Rocky Allinger, Instructional Designer	2017
B.A., Shippensburg University, 2009; M.S., St. Joseph’s University, 2014.
Lynn Bigelow, Director of Cybersecurity Education	2023
B.S., Lehigh University 1984; M.S. Villanova University, 1988.
Helena Cicero, Director, The Oakes Museum of Natural History	2017
B.S., Messiah College, 1999; M.A., Messiah College, 2015.
Kathleen R. Clark, Registrar	2018
B.S., M.A., Lancaster Bible College, 2012, 2015.
Amy E. Cook, Coordinator of Practicums and Internships for the Graduate Program in Counseling	2015
B.A., M.S., Shippensburg University, 1994, 1998.
Jennifer L. Fisler, Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Professor of Education	2003
B.A., Messiah College, 1994; M.Ed., D.Ed., Rutgers University, 1997, 2002.
Lyndsay Grimm, Coordinator of Student Services, School of SGPS	2017
B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2006; M.A., Geneva College, 2011.
Angela C. Hare, Associate Provost; Dean, School of Science, Engineering and Health; Professor of Mathematics	1996
B.A., Wheaton College, 1990; M.S., Drexel University, 1993; Ph.D., American University, 1996.
Paula Holtzinger, Director of Off-Campus Programs	2023
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 2023.
Hilary B. Hoover, Associate Registrar	2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2002; M.S.W., L.S.W., Temple University Harrisburg, 2007.
Ronald Jones, Managing Director, International Business Institute	2022
B.S., Messiah College, 1993, M.B.A., Liberty University, 2017.
Cynthia J. Kerns, Instructional Designer	2013
B.G.S., University of Nebraska, 1993; M.S., St. Joseph's University, 2013.
James B. LaGrand, Director of the University Honors Program; Professor of American History	1997
B.A., Calvin University, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1992, 1997.
Nancy G. Markley, Assistant Registrar	2022
B.S., Lebanon Valley College, 2019; M.A., Messiah University, 2021.
Julie McGill, Field Experience Coordinator, Teacher Education Program	2022
B.A., Ithaca College, 1995; M.Ed. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1997
Beth C. Moshier, Associate Registrar	2017
B.A., Messiah College, 2005; M.A., University of Saint Joseph, 2009.
Kate Oswald Wilkins, Dean of General Education, Common Learning and Academic Support; Professor of Communication	2005
B.A., Bluffton University, 2001; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2002, 2005.
Dereck Plante, Engineering Projects Manager	2016
B.S.E.E. Eastern Nazarene University, 1997; M.S.E.E., University of Massachusetts, 2003.
Emerson B. Powery, Dean, School of Arts, Culture and Society; Professor of Bliblical Studies	2008
A.A., Miami Dade Community College, 1986; B.A., Lee University, 1989; M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1992; Ph.D., Duke University, 1999.
Natalie Saccary, Assistant Director of Academic Accessibility	2021
B.A., M.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1998, 2009.
Amanda J. Sigel, Field Placement, Internship and Certification Coordinator	2012
B.A., University of Richmond, 1989; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2011.
Amy C. Slody, Director of the Academic Success Center	2011
B.A., Lock Haven University, 1999; J.D., Widener University School of Law, 2003.
Jon C. Stuckey, Associate Vice President of Development; Assistant Professor of Sociology	2003
B.A., Malone College, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1989, 1992.
Janet Vogel, Director of the Murray Library	2024
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.A., Loyola University Chicago, 2007; M.S., University of Illinois, 2008.
Bryce Watkins, Collaboratory Program Manager	2014
B.S., Messiah College, 2012; M.A., Taylor University, 2014.
Ed Wichrowski, Senior Associate Registrar	2020
B.S., Grove City College, 2006; M.Ed., Eastern Nazarene College, 2014.

Term-Tenure Track Faculty

Edward T. Arke, Professor of Communication; Faculty Director, Media Lab	1997
B.A., M.S., Shippensburg University, 1984, 1992; Ed.D., Duquesne University, 2005.
Andrew Babyak, Assistant Dean of Business; Associate Professor of Management	2015
B.A., Toccoa Falls College, 2003; M.A., Columbia International University, 2003; Ph.D., Regent University, 2013.
Stacey Barker, Professor of Social Work	2023
B.A., Eastern Nazarene College, 1993; M.S.W., University of Missouri, 1997; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2008.
Glafera Janet Barroga-Matanguihan, Associate Professor of Biology	2018
B.S., University of the Philippines Los Banos, 1991; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University, 1997, 2011.
John I. Bechtold, Professor of Psychology; Chair, Department of Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Sociology	1988
B.A., Wheaton College, 1980; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1983, 1986, 1990.
Joanna Behm, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy	2018
B.S., M.S., Elizabethtown College, 2013, 2014; Ed.D., Northeastern University, 2022.
Karl Bergmann, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program	2017
B.S., M.S., Northeastern University, 2002; ScD, Texas Tech University, 2008.
David Bibighaus, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Science	2022
B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy, 1994; M.S.. University of California at Los Angeles, 1998; Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School (2005).
Sheri L. Boyce, Professor of Biology; Pre-Health Professions Committee/Allied Health Advising	1999
B.S., Messiah College, 1992; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1999.
Erin F. Boyd-Soisson, Professor of Human Development and Family Science	2002
B.S., The University of Pittsburgh, 1995; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 1999, 2002.
Sarah N. Brant-Rajahn, Assistant Professor of Counseling	2020
B.S., Virginia State University, 2006; M.A., Montclair State University, 2009; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2019.
Diane Brockman, Assistant Professor of Psychology	2015
B.A., Shippensburg University, 1992; M.A., Immaculata College, 1995; M.A., Temple University, 1999; Ph.D., Temple University, 2002.
Melinda S. Burchard, Professor of Special Education	2011
B.A., The College of William and Mary, 1985; M.Ed., James Madison University, 2002; Ph.D., George Mason University, 2010.
Tim Burdett, Assistant Professor of Engineering	2023
B.S., LeTourneau University, 2010; M.S., Baylor University, 2012; Ph.D., Texas A & M, 2023.
Karen Burket, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy	2020
B.S., Winona State University, 2002; D.P.T., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2005.
Timothy Captain, Assistant Professor of Business	2024
B.A., M.A., Cincinnati Christian University, 2009, 2010; Ph.D. University of San Diego, 2023.
Prasanna R. Christodoss, Assistant Professor of Computer Science	2024
B.S., M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Bharathidasan University, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2017.
Seth Burkert, Assistant Professor of Chemistry	2022
B.S., Saint Francis University, 2012; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2019.
Fabrizio Cilento, Professor of Communication	2010
B.A., M. A., University of Florence, 2003; M.A., University of Washington, 2005; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2010.
Leah K. Clarke, Professor of Counseling; Director, Graduate Program in Counseling; Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning	2010
B.A., The College of William & Mary, 2000; M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2004; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009.
Edward R. Cohn, Associate Professor of Theatre	2001
B.A., State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, 1987; M.A., New York University, 1993; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2000.
Robin A. Collins, Professor of Philosophy; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2012-27	1994
B.A., B.S., Washington State University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1993
James Colonna, Associate Professor of Music; Director of Bands	2017
B.A., Saint Vincent College, 1995; M.M., University of North Texas, 2000; D.M.A., Michigan State University, 2007.
Rachel A. Cornacchio, Professor of Music; Director, Graduate Program in Music	2008
B.M., Nyack College, 1998; M.M. & M.M.E., Florida State University College of Music, 2002; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2008.
Henry A. Danso, Professor of Psychology	2009
B.A., (Hons.), University of Ghana, 1992; M.A., Wilfrid Laurier University, 1996; Ph.D., The University of Western Ontario, 2001.
David N. Dixon, Professor of Communication; Co-Chair, Department of Communication	2014
B.A., Messiah College, 1988; M.A., Wheaton College Graduate School, 1993; Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington, 2000.
Timothy D. Dixon, Professor of Music; Assistant Dean of Arts Programming, School of Arts, Culture and Society	2002
B.A., B.M., Miami University, 1995, 1998; M.M., Michigan State University, 1997; D.M.A. University of Iowa, 2002.
Michael Dolislager, Associate Professor of Economics & Economic Development	2015
B.A., Hope College, 2003; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2017.
Christian Donnelly, Assistant Professor of Counseling	2024
B.A., Messiah College, 2017; M.A., Geneva College, 2020.
Jennifer J. Dose, Professor of Management, Hitchcock Scholarship Chair of Business and Management, 2003-2005, 2013-2015	2000
B.A., Wittenberg University, 1989; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1991, 1995.
Kimberly Duetsch, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy	2022
B.S., M.S., Elizabethtown College, 2013, 2014; O.T.D., University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, 2019.
Tracey M. Duncan, Associate Professor of Counseling	2021
B.S., The College of New Jersey, 2000; M.A., Ed.S., The College of New Jersey, 2004, 2006; Ph.D., Drexel University, 2009.
Brenda Elliott, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Director, Graduate Program in Nursing	2020
B.S.N., Lycoming College, 1994; M.S.N., Bloomsburg University, 2003; Ph.D., Widener University, 2012.
Olivia Ellis, Associate Professor of Piano	2023
B.M., Carson-Newman University, 2009; M.M., University of Tennessee, 2011; D.M.A., University of Oklahoma, 2016.
Jeffrey Erikson, Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science	1997
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1990; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1996; M.E.P.C., The Pennsylvania State University, 2002.
Anthony Eseke, Associate Professor of Communication and Public Relations	2016
B.A., SS. Peter & Paul Seminary, 1992, 1996; B.A. University of Ibadan, 2007; M.A. University of Nigeria, 2004; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida, 2012; 2016.
Elizabeth Ann Eveler, Assistant Professor of Education	2023
B.S., Messiah College, 2014; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University; Ed.D., Baylor University, 2022.
Ryan Farris, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering	2021
B.S., Western Kentucky University, 2007; M.B.A., Quantic School of Business and Technology, 2021; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2009, 2012.
John Fea, Professor of American History; Distinguished Professor, 2021-2025	2002
B.S., Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia Biblical University), 1988; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1992; M.A., Trinity International University, 1992; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1999
Daniel M. Finch, Professor of Art	2002
B.F.A., Augusta State University, 1995; M.F.A., The University of Georgia, 2001.
Sarah Fischer, Associate Professor of Literacy Education	2015
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2008; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 2012; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University 2015.
Randall K. Fish, Professor of Electrical Engineering	2008
B.S., Eastern Nazarene College, 1979; B.S., Boston University, 1980; M.S., Boston University, 1982; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2001.
Erik M. Forst, Associate Professor of Music	2013
B.M., The University of Georgia, 2003; M.M., The University of Kansas, 2005; D.M.A. The University of Georgia, 2015.
David K. Foster, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science	1997
B.S., Eastern College, 1990; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993, 1998.
James Foster, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy	2022
B.B.A., M.S., Temple University, 1988, 1999; O.T.D., University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, 2023.
Nancy Frank, Associate Professor of Nursing	2017
B.S.N., Messiah College, 1997; M.S.N., Messiah College, 2016; Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2022.
Maya N. Georgieva, Associate Professor of Counseling	2017
B.A., Sofia University, Bulgaria, 2008; M.A., Marymount University, 2013; Ed. D., Marymount University, 2017
Camilo Giraldo, Assistant Professor of Engineering	2022
B.S., Olivet Nazarene University, 2013; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2017, 2021.
Brenton E. Good, Professor of Art	2007
B.A., Messiah College, 2001; M.A., M.F.A., University of Dallas, 2003, 2005.
Todd A. Goranson, Professor of Music	2012
B.M.P., M.M., University of Idaho, 1997, 1999; DMA, West Virginia University, 2006.
Carrie Gorman, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy; Academic Fieldwork Coordinator	2018
B.S., East Carolina University, 1998; M.S. O.T.D., Misericordia University, 2014, 2017.
Philip P. Graybill, Assistant Professor of Engineering	2022
B.S., Messiah College, 2005; B.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2016, 2022.
Megan Gross, Associate Professor of Nursing	2015
B.S.N., Robert Morris University, 2008; M.P.H., West Chester University, 2012; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
David J. Hagenbuch, Professor of Marketing	2000
B.S., Messiah College, 1989; M.B.A., Temple University, 1991; D.B.A., Anderson University, 2006; Hitchcock Chair of Business and Management, 2007-2009, 2018-2020.
Raeann R. Hamon, Professor of Family Science and Gerontology; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2005-present.	1986
B.A., Messiah College, 1983: M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,1985, 1988; Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, 1986; Certified Family Life Educator, 1997.
Michael A. Harcrow, Professor of Music	2006
B.M.Ed., West Texas State University, 1983; M.M., University of Miami, 1988; D.M.A., University of North Texas, 2007.
John F. Harms, Professor of Biological Sciences; Assistant Chair, Department of Biological Sciences	2006
A.S., Jamestown Community College, 1994; B.S., State University of New York, College at Fredonia, 1996; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, 2002.
Rebecca Harris, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies	2019
B.A., Bethany University, 2004; M.A., Regent University, 2010; M.A., Hebrew Union College, 2013; M.A., Ph.D., Rice University, 2017, 2019.
Andrew Hart, Associate Professor of Theology	2016
B.A., Messiah College, 2004; M.Div., Biblical Theological Seminary, 2011; Ph.D., Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, 2016.
Kerry Hasler-Brooks, Associate Professor of English; Chair, Department of Language, Literature, and Writing; Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Culture & Society	2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2005; M.A., Villanova University, 2010; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2014.
David Hazen, Associate Professor of Education	2017
B.A., Winona State University, 1997; M.A., University of St. Thomas, 2000; Ed.D., Walden University, 2013.
Niklas Hellgren, Professor of Physics; Chair, Department of Computing, Mathematics, and Physics	2010
M.S., Ph.D., Linköping University, 1995, 1999.
Binbin Huang, Assistant Professor of Mathematics	2018
B.A., South China Agricultural University, 2008; M.S., SUNY-Binghamton, 2011; Ph.D., 2018.
Joseph P. Huffman, Professor of European History; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2010-2025	1994
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1982; M.A., Western Michigan University, 1984; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1985, 1991.
Amy Humphrey, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy	2018
B.A., James Madison University, 1998; M.S., Widener University, 2002; D.P.T., University of St. Augustine, 2008.
Hong Huo, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design & Digital Media	2022
B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017;M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2021; M.F.A., University of Wisonsin, 2022.
Gregg M. Hurley, Associate Professor of Dance	2013
B.A., Hofstra University, 1993; M.F.A., University of Arizona School of Dance, 2010.
Krista H. Imbesi, Associate Professor of Film and Digital Arts	2014
B.A., Messiah College, 2009; M.F.A., SUNY University at Buffalo, 2012.
Daniel Inouye, Professor of Theatre; Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance	2015
B.A., Wheaton College, 2000; M.F.A., Baylor University, 2006.
Kendra Jackson, Assistant Professor of Counseling	2024
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 2009; M.Ed., Ph.D. Ohio University, 2011, 2017.
Bonnie Jenkins, Assistant Professor of Education	2024
B.A., North Central University, 1996; M.A., Penn State University, 2016.
Paul A. Johns, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science; Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Science	2005-2006, 2007
B.A., Messiah College, 1996; M.A., Bethel Theological Seminary, 2001; Certified Family Life Educator, 2006; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 2007; Ph.D. Liberty University, 2018.
Paula Johnson, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Director of Clinical Education for Physical Therapy	2016
B.S., Temple University, 1988; M.B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1993; D.P.T. Arcadia University, 2018.
Kathleen M. Johnston, Associate Professor of Accounting	2013
B.A., Lycoming College, 1986; MBA, Lebanon Valley College, 1998; CPA, Pennsylvania.
Sarah D. Jones, Associate Professor of Nursing	2014
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1992, 2002. 2015.
David E. Kasparek, Professor of Graphic Design; Chair, Department of Art and Design	2000
B.A., Seton Hill College, 1995; M.G.D., North Carolina State University School of Design, 1998.
Tina Keller, Associate Professor of TESOL Education; Chair, Department of Education	2015
B.S., Messiah College, 1999; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 2009; Ph.D. New Mexico University, 2015.
H. Scott Kieffer, Professor of Health and Exercise Physiology	1999
B.S., B.A., Davis and Elkins College, 1985; M.S., University of Nebraska-Kearney, 1987; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1998.
Jesse Kleingardner, Associate Professor of Biochemistry	2015
B.S., Ithaca College, 2005; M.S., University of Rochester, 2009; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2014.
Krista Kirk, Assistant Professor of Counseling	2024
B.S., Southeastern University, 2008; M.S., Mercy College, 2011; Ph.D., Liberty University, 2018.
Abaz Kryemadhi, Professor of Physics	2006
B.S., University of Tirana, 1996; Diplom Physik, University of Siegen, Germany, 1998; M.S., Indiana University, 2000; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2004.
Robin M. Lauermann, Professor of Politics; Chair, Department of History, Politics and International Relations	2002
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., SUNY Buffalo, 1993, 1995, 2001.
Braden L. Lawson, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training	2022
B.A., Park University, 2011; M.S., East Stroudsburg University, 2014; D.A.T., University of Idaho, 2017.
Vanessa Lee, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy	2021
B.H.S., D.P.T., University of the Sciences, 2010.
Michael Lehr, Associate Professor of Graduate Physical Therapy	2021
B.H.S., Lock Haven University, 1995; M.P.T., University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 1999; D.P.T., Temple University, 2008; ScD, Andrew's University, 2020.
Valerie A. Lemmon, Professor of Psychology; Assistant Dean, School of Arts, Culture and Society	2007
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1985; M.S., Millersville University, 1992; M.S., Psy.D., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004.
Matthew D. Lewis, Professor of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science; Director, Master of Science in Athletic Training	2013
B.A., Asbury University, 2002; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2007; Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 2014.
Bonnie Lin, Assistant Professor of Christian Ministries	2024
B.A., Amherst College, 2008; M.Div., Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2011, 2016.
Erik D. Lindquist, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science; Distinguished Professor, 2021-2026; Chair, Department of Biological Sciences	2003
B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1991; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1995, 1997.
Amanda Lohss, Associate Professor of Mathematics	2017
B.S., York College of Pennsylvania, 2012; M.S., Ph.D., Drexel University, 2014, 2017.
Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas, Assistant Professor of American Religious History and Interdisciplinary Studies; Director, Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies	2015
B.A. Messiah College, 2009; M.A. Temple University, 2012; Ph.D. Temple University, 2020.
Sean C. Matthews, Associate Professor of Art	2010
B.F.A., Appalachian State University, 2002; M.F.A., Towson University, 2006.
Nancy D. McCown, Professor of Communication; Co-chair, Department of Communication	2007
B.A., Messiah College, 1985; M.J., Temple University, 1994; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2008.
Carol Z. A. McGinnis, Professor of Counseling	2012
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Loyola University, 2002, 2006, 2010. M.S., University of Maryland University College, 2013.
Laura McNear, Assistant Professor of Accounting	2019
B.S., Messiah College, 2006; M.B.A., Shippensburg University, 2012.
Joy Meade, Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities	2018
B.A., University of Richmond, 2007; M.M., Westminster Choir College, 2009; D.M.A., University of Georgia, 2016.
Obed Mfum-Mensah, Professor of Education	2005
B.A., Andrews University, 1995; M.Ed., University of Western Ontario, 1999; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2003.
Bernardo A. Michael, Professor of History	2001
B.A., M.A., St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, India, 1984, 1986; Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 2001.
Oksana Moroz, Assistant Professor of English	2024
B.A., M.A., Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 2013, 2014; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2017, 2024.
Kristin L. R. Mouttet, Assistant Professor in Counseling	2012
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1995; M.S., John Brown University, 2000; Ph.D., Regent University, 2009.
Sarah Myers, Associate Professor of History	2019
B.A., University of Missouri-Rolla, 2007; M.A., Missouri State University, 2009; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2014.
Jennifer Ness-Myers, Associate Professor of Biology	2017
B.A., Concordia College, 1997; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2002.
David R. Owen, Professor of Computer Science	2007
B.S., Messiah College, 1997; M.S., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2007.
Jenell Williams Paris, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology	2007
B.A., Bethel University, 1994; Ph.D., American University, 1998.
David K. Pettegrew, Professor of History and Archaeology	2006
B.A., Wright State University, 1998; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000, 2006.
Douglas C. Phillippy, Professor of Mathematics	1993
B.A., Shippensburg University, 1983; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1986, 1991.
George F. Pickens, Professor of Theology and Mission; Director, Peace and Conflict Studies	2005
B.A., Kentucky Christian College, 1980; M.A., The Ohio University, 1984; Ph.D., The University of Birmingham, England, 1997.
Amy B. Porto, Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics	2004
B.S., Muhlenberg College, 1997; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2004.
Peter K. Powers, Director of the Center for Public Humanities, Professor of English	1997
B.A., Wheaton College, 1982; M.F.A., University of Montana, 1985; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University, 1987, 1991
Sharon L. Putt, Professor of Theology and Religion	2005
Graduate Diploma in Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1997; M.Th., Texas Christian University, 1999; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 2006.
Keith Quesenberry, Professor of Marketing	2015
B.A., Temple University, 1994; C.P.S. Portfolio Center, 1996; M.S., West Virginia University, 2011.
Eric Rawson, Professor of Exercise Science; Chair, Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science	2016
B.S. Northeastern University, 1992; M.S., Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, 1998, 2000.
Anne M. Reeve, Professor of Chemistry	2007
B.S., Clemson University, 1983; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1992.
Paul M. Rego, Professor of Politics	2007
B.A., Millersville University, 2001; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2005, 2006.
Duu Renn, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations	2018
B.A., University of Kentucky, 2009; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017.
Zenya Richardson, Assistant Professor of Social Work	2024
B.S., Bennett College, 2001; M.S., Columbia University, 2003; Ed.D., St. John Fisher College, 2017.
Ryan Rickrode, Assistant Professor of English	2024
B.S., Susquehanna University, 2011; M.F.A., University of Montana, 2013.
Isis Rivera-Walsh, Assistant Professor of Biology	2021
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University 1995; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, 2002.
Gladys Alicia Robalino, Professor of Spanish; Director of Advising	2008
A.A.B., American Junior College, 1989; B.A., Catholic University, 1999; M.Ed., Universidad Tecnlogica Equinoccial, 2001; M.A., Mcgill University, 2004; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2008.
Krystal Robinson-Bert, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy	2018
B.A., Messiah College, 2010; M.S., D.OT, Misericordia University, 2014, 2017.
Borko Rodic, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy	2020
B.S., D.P.T., Lebanon Valley College, 2006, 2008; DScPT, Andrews University, 2020.
Sheila K. Rodriguez, Associate Professor of Spanish	2003-2004, 2006
B.A., Earlham College, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University, 2000, 2005.
Matthew S. Roth, Professor of English	2002
B.A., Houghton College, 1992; M.F.A., Wichita State University, 1996; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2002.
Leanne Rutt, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy; Program Director, Master of Occupational Therapy Program	2018
B.S., Elizabethtown College, 2003; M.Ed. Temple University, 2006; O.T.D. Thomas Jefferson University, 2019.
Roseann K. Sachs, Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry	2003
B.A., Bethel University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Minnesota; 1993.
Dwayne Safer, Associate Professor of Finance	2016
B.S., Taylor University, 1999; M.B.A. Rutgers University, 2003.
Jeremiah Samson, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; Director, Doctor of Science in PT Program	2023
B.S., California State University, Northridge, 1996; M.S. Sacred Heart University, 2001; Sc.D., Texas Tech University, 2020.
Rodney Sauder, Associate Professor of Accounting	2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2002; M.B.A., Shippensburg University, 2015.
Damian G. Savarino, Professor of Music	2004
B.M., Ithaca College, 1994; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, 1997; D.M.A., Catholic University of America, 2013.
Richard W. Schaeffer, Professor of Chemistry	2004
B.A., Messiah College, 1983, Ph.D., Temple University, 1992.
Timothy W. Schoettle, Professor of Philosophy	2004
B.A., Yale University, 1990; M.A., University of Michigan, 1997; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2003.
Michael J. Shin, Professor of Biology	2004
B.A., Yale University, 1994; M.S., Ph.D., New York University, 1997, 2004.
Christina Simmons, Assistant Professor of Education; Director of Teacher Education Program; Director of Graduate Education Program	2022
B.A., Messiah College, 2007; M.Ed. Fordham University, 2009; Ph.D., Walden University, 2018.
Shelly Ann Skinner, Professor of Christian Ministries; Chair, Department of Biblical, Religious and Philosophical Studies	2011
B.A., Biola University, 1994; M.A. Talbot School of Theology, 1997; Ed.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010.
Kristen Slabaugh, Professor of Nursing; Assistant Dean of Nursing	2011
B.S.N., Messiah College, 2005; M.S.N./F.N.P, The Pennsylvania State University, 2010; D.N.P./F.N.P.; C.N.E., University of South Alabama, 2017.
Brian A. Smith, Professor of Hebrew Bible	2001
B.A., Taylor University, 1988; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1994; M.Phil., Ph.D., Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1999, 2007.
Melinda Smith, Assistant Professor of Applied Health Science	2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.S., McDaniel College, 2007; Ed.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2019.
Samuel O. Smith, Professor of English	1989
B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible, 1982; M.A., Shippensburg University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1989.
Thomas S. Soerens, Professor of Engineering	2013
B.S.C.E., University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, 1987. M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1991, 1995.
Rebekkah Stanko, Assistant Professor of Nursing	2022
B.S., Shippensburg University, 2010; B.S.N., The Pennsylvania State University, 2014; M.S.N., CAGS, Messiah University, 2019, 2020.
William J. Stowman, Professor of Music; Chair, Department of Music	1996
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1985; M.M.E., M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993, 1994; D.M.A., University of North Texas, Denton, 1998.
Sean Strehlow, Assistant Professor of Sport Management	2023
B.A., Hardin-Simmons University, 2012; M.Ed., University of Arkansas, 2018; Ph.D. Baylor University, 2022.
Jeffrey A. Stroup, Associate Professor of Nursing	2014
B.S., University of St. Francis, 2004; M.S.N., Mansfield University, 2013.
Devi Suberi, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science	2019
B.Sc., Delhi University, 2006; M.Sc., PSG College of Technology, 2009; Ph.D., Roskilde University, 2017.
Brian D. Swartz, Professor of Engineering; Chair, Department of Engineering	2013
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2005, 2007, 2010.
Philip Tan, Associate Professor of Engineering	2018
B.S., Grove City College, 2013; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2018.
Jennifer L. Thomson, Professor of Biopsychology	2012
B.S., Rider University, 2003. Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.
Wanda E. Thuma-McDermond, Professor of Nursing	2003
B.A., B.S.N., Goshen College, 1975, 1979; M.S., Indiana Wesleyan University, 1992; Ph.D., Widener University, 2011.
Harold R. Underwood, Associate Professor of Engineering and Physics	1992
B.A., Wheaton College, 1984; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1984, 1986, 1990.
Timothy J. Van Dyke, Associate Professor of Engineering	2001
B.S., Calvin College, 1983; B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1995.
Kelly Waltman-Spreha, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice	2023
B.A., Messiah College, 1999; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2005; Ph.D. Temple University, 2018.
Nicholas Weaver, Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Statistics	2022
B.S., Messiah College, 2017; M.S., Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2020, 2022.
David L. Weaver-Zercher, Assistant Provost; Professor of American Religious History	1997
B.A., Messiah College, 1983; M.Div., Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1987; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997.
Dottie Weigel, Associate Professor of Higher Education; Director, Graduate Program in Higher Education	2016
B.A. King University, 1999; M.A. Appalachian State University, 2001; Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 2010.
Travis J. Weller, Associate Professor of Music; Director of Music Education; Assistant Chair, Department of Music	2017
B.S., Grove City College, 1995; M.Ed., Duquesne University, 2007; Ph.D., Kent State University, 2014.
Cynthia A. Wells, Professor of Higher Education; Director of the Ernest L. Boyer Center; Associate Dean of Faculty Development	1998
A.B., Occidental College, 1988; M.S., Wright State University, 1992; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2003.
Tara Whitehead, Assistant Professor of Film, Video and Digital Media Production	2021
B.A., University of Southern California, 2006; M.F.A., San Diego State University, 2012.
Samuel P. Wilcock, Professor of Statistics	2001
B.A., Messiah College, 1996, M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1997, 2001.
Lijuan (Stella) Ye, Professor of Mandarin Chinese	2011
B.A., Zhejiang University of Technology, 2003; M.A., University of Alabama, 2006, Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2011.
Donjiao Zhao, Associate Professor of Anatomy; Cadaver Lab Coordinator	2017
B.M., China Medical University, 1995; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2010.
Michael A. Zigarelli, Professor of Leadership and Strategy	2008
B.A., Lafayette College, 1987; M.A., Cornell University, 1989; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1994.

Clinical Track

Laura Bitterman, Assistant Professor of Nursing	2024
B.S.N., Messiah College, 2004; M.S.N., Aspen University, 2023.
Sarah Curtis, Assistant Professor of Nursing	2023
B.S.N., Messiah College, 2010; M.S.N., Thomas Jefferson University, 2014.
Michelle D. George, Associate Professor of Social Work; Coordinator, Social Work Field Placements	2008
B.A., Messiah College, 1988; M.S.W., Temple University, 1994.
Kaitlin Gill, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics	2021
B.A., Messiah College, 2015; M.S. West Chester University, 2020.
Laura Lebo, Assistant Professor of Nursing	2022
B.S.N., Messiah College, 2000; M.S., Millersville University, 2017.
Jessica Merkert, Assistant Professor of Nursing	2023
B.S.N., Bloomsburg University, 2017; M.S.N., Messiah University, 2022.

Lecturers

J. Christian Becking, Senior Lecturer in Engineering	2024
B.S.E., University of Michigan, 1995; M.M.E., Auburn University, 2004.
Amy E. Ginck, Senior Lecturer in Modern Languages	1998-2004; 2005
B.A., Messiah College, 1993; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1995.
Jeremy R. Kauffman, Senior Lecturer in Applied Health Science	2009
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.S., McDaniel College, 2006.
Erin Kleingardner, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry	2024
B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2008; M.S., B.S., University of Rochester, 2010, 2012.
Cynthia L. Lehman, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics; Assistant Chair, Department of Computing, Mathematics, and Physics	2015
B.A. Messiah College, 1994; M.Ed. Loyola College, 2001.
Michelle Lockwood, Senior Lecturer in Engineering	2015
B.S., Calvin College, 1992; M.S., University of Michigan, 1993.
Jodi D. Noble, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry; Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball	1994
B.A., Messiah College, 1984; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1992.
Michelle Sanford, Senior Lecturer in Dietetics; Dietetic Internship Program Director	2016
B.S., Messiah College, 1993; M.S. New England College, 2009.
Daniel Schmidt, Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies	2024
B.S., Wheaton College, 1979; M.A. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1981; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1983.
Brenda White, Senior Lecturer of Athletic Training	2017
B.A., Messiah College, 1996; M.A., Washington College,1999; M.Ed., Wilmington University, 2002.; Ph.D., Regent University, 2020

Visiting Professors

N/A for 2024-25

Librarians

Elizabeth Y. Kielley, Discovery and Metadata Librarian	1999
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1989; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1991.
Sarah Myers, Collection Development and Analysis Librarian	2016
B.A., Susquehanna University, 2012; M.S.L.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2013; M.A., Pace University, 2019.
Beth M. Transue, Informational Literacy Librarian	2006
B.S., Messiah College, 1993; M.S.L.S., Drexel University, 1998; M.E.T., Boise State University, 2013.

Cocurricular Educators

Patrick Berthelette, Director of Athletic Communications	2024
B.A., Marymount University, 2019; M.Ed. Salisbury University, 2023.
Emily Bingham, Director of Campus Ministries; Teaching Ministries Pastor	2021
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, 2012; M. Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2015.
N. Michael Blount, Counselor/Program Director of Education Outreach, Men’s Development and Sexuality Programming	1997
B.S., Northwestern College, 1991; M.A., Bethel College (Minnesota), 1996.
Annastasia Bonczyk, Director of Residence Life	2024
B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University, 2011; M Div., Western Theological Seminary, 2015.
Amber Brisbane, Director of Certificate Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities	2024
B.A., Temple University, 2009; M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2015.
Bryan E. J. Brunk, Head Wrestling Coach; Game Management	2003
B.A., Western New England College, 1998; M.S., University of Southern Maine, 2003.
Samantha Campbell, Counselor, Engle Center	2021
B.A., Grove City College, 2015; M.A., Shippensburg University, 2017.
Daniel Carson, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach; Game Management and Assistant Camp Coordinator	2021
B.A., Marymount University, 2012; M.Ed., Ohio Valley University, 2014.
Jocelyn Clippinger, Director of Student Success	2020
B.A., Messiah College, 2017; M.A., Shippensburg University, 2019.
Douglas M. Curry, Worship Ministries Pastor	2002
B.A., Messiah College, 1990; M.A., Lancaster Bible College Graduate School, 2002; D.Min., Wesley Theological Seminary, 2011.
Cherisse Daniels, Director of Multicultural Student Programs	2018
B.A., Shippensburg University, 2012; M.A., Shippensburg University, 2017.
Debra I. Danielson, Assistant Director of Counseling	1994
B.A., Messiah College, 1978; B.F.A., Messiah University, 2022; M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary, 1981; M.A., Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School, 2011.
Rodrigo de Mendoza Barrera, AROMA Sports Ministry Coordinator	2022
B.A., M.A., North Central University, 2020, 2022.
Jacob Edmunds, Director of the First Year Experience	2019
B.S., Messiah College, 2017; M.A. The Pennsylvania State University, 2019.
Carrie Ent, Medical Director, Engle Center; Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner	2022
B.S.N., Messiah College, 2009; D.N.P., Florida State University, 2015.
Aaron Faro, Associate Men's Soccer Coach, Athletic Recruitment Coordinator, AROMA Sports Ministry Director	2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.A., Messiah College, 2015.
Joy Fea, Assistant Director for Internships and Faculty Partnerships	2015
B.A., Colorado State University, 1989; M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1992.
Rebecca Firstbrook, Assistant Director of Residence Life for the Upper Class Experience; Resident Director, Hess Hall and Special Interest Housing	2020
B.A., Houghton College, 2018; M.A., Geneva College, 2020.
Dale E. Fogelsanger, Head Cross Country Coach; Head Track and Field Coach	1998
B.S., Messiah College, 1987; M.Ed., Shippensburg University, 1998.
Megan Fowler, Director of Sports Medicine	2018
B.S., Bethel College, 2011; M.S., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2014; D.A.T., Indiana State University, 2019.
Scott R. Frey, Head Coach, Women’s Soccer; Locker & Laundry Supervisor/Game Management	2000
B.S., Messiah College, 1984; M.A., Western Maryland College, 1990.
John Goddard, Counselor/Program Director for Drug & Alcohol Education	2024
A.A., Harrisburg Area Community College, 1998; B.A. Lebanon Valley College, 2005; Ed.D. Liberty University, 2023
Marcelle Giovannetti, Vice Provost, Student Success and Engagement	2014
B.A., Elizabethtown College, 2000; M.S., Ed.D., Shippensburg University, 2014, 2022.
Brooke L. Good, Head Field Hockey Coach; Associate Athletics Director/Senior Women’s Administrator/Title IX Deputy	2010
B.S., Messiah College, 2003; M.Ed. Millersville University, 2006.
Mark Gossage, Residence Director	2023
B.S. Columbia International University, 2018; M.A., Wheaton College, 2023.
Joshua Grimm, Head Coach, eSports	2024
B.S., M.S., Lock Haven University, 2015, 2016.
Sarah Gustin Hamrock, Athletic Director	2020
B.A., Michigan State University, 2001; M.A., College of Charleston/University of South Carolina, 2009.
Kristin M. Hansen-Kieffer, Assistant Professor in Health and Exercise Science; Executive Director of Community Wellness Initiatives and Fitness	1999
B.S., University of Nebraska, Kearney, 1987; M.S., South Dakota State University, 1991; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 2000.
Sharde Hardy, Director of Service Learning and Community Engagement	2024
B.A., Bluefield University, 2008; M.A., Penn State University, 2011.
Karen Harrington, Residence Director (Upper class)	2024
B.A., Messiah College, 1993; M.A., East Stroudsburg University, 1999; M.A., Lehigh University, 2015.
Ashley Jones, Director of the Career and Professional Development Center	2021
B.A., Messiah College, 2008; M.S., Temple University, 2012.
Dwayne R. Keiffer, Assistant Director of Career Education and Coaching	1997
B.S., Nyack College, 1989; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1997.
Aubrey Kleinfeld, Director of Counseling Services	2018
B.S. Messiah College, 2001; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2006; LPC.
Curtis Kurtz, Director of Student Engagement	2020
B.S., Messiah College, 2015; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2020.
Luke Luckenbaugh, Athletic Trainer

Bradley S. McCarty, Head Men’s Soccer Coach; Associate Director of Athletics	2001
B.A., Messiah College, 1993; M.E., Wichita State University, 1997.
Heather Greer McKay, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach; Educator Engagement Coordinator and Game Management	2007
B.A., Messiah College, 2002; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005.
Michael R. Miller, Head Women’s Basketball Coach/F.A.N. Fundraising	1986
B.S., Messiah College, 1983; M.B.A., Shippensburg University, 1985.
Holly Motheral, Head Women’s Volleyball Coach; AROMA Ministry Assistant	2016
B.S., Houghton College, 2010; M.Ed., University of Rio Grande, 2012.
Nikki Murren, Assistant Director of Residence Life - First Year Experience	2022
B.S., Messiah College, 2015; M.A., Messiah University, 2020.
Amy Nicols, Director of International Student Programs	2015
B.A., Gordon College, 2012; M.A., Taylor University, 2015.
Julianna Pinelli, Resident Director	2024
A.A., Suffolks County Community College, 2019; B.A., Cornerstone University, 2021; M.A., Wheaton College, 2024
Ricardo Plummer, Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance and Internal Operations	2018
B.S., M.A., Messiah College, 2014, 2016.
Phillip Shallenberger, Head Baseball Coach	2021
B.S., Geneva College, 2010; M.A., Geneva College, 2013.
Ryan Speer, AROMA Sports Ministry Coordinator	2022
B.A., Lipscomb University, 2019; M.A. Messiah University, 2021.
Preston Teuscher, Residence Director, Sollenberger Hall and Mountain View Hall	2021
B.A., Wheaton College, 2017; M.A., Wheaton College, 2021.
Patrick W. Van Pelt, Head Men’s Basketball Coach; Game Management	1999
B.A., Messiah College, 1991; M.A., Penn State University, 1997.
Amy C. Weaver, Head Softball Coach; Coordinator of Contracts & Travel	1998
B.S., Messiah College, 1991; M.S., Western Maryland, 1998.
Courtney Williams, Director of Housing	2022
B.A., Ursinus College, 2014; M.A., Georgetown University, 2021.
Orlando Williams, Assistant Director of Multicultural Student Programs	2019
B.A., Millersville University, 2014; M.A., Messiah College, 2020.
Douglas M. Wood, Dean of Students	1997
B.A., Houghton College, 1990; M.S., Alfred University, 1996.

Emeriti Educators

Dates indicate years of service
Randall Basinger, Provost Emeriti; Professor Emeritus of Philosophy	1983
B.A., Trinity College, 1972; M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1974; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1979.
John Beaney, Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages	1987-2021
B.A., Olivet Nazarene University, 1978; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1982, 1988; Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen; Universität Leipzig; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; Université d’Orléans; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universität Wien.
Lois Beck, Associate Professor Emerita of French and Communication	1968-2014
A.B. Gettysburg College, 1961; M.A. Middlebury College, 1967; M.A., Temple University, 1981.
Michael R. Brown, Librarian Emeritus	1973-2006
B.A., Upland College, 1963; M.S.L.S., D.B.A., University of Southern California, 1965; M.A., Temple University, 1977.
Marvin L. Brubaker, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics	1983-2005
A.B., Susquehanna University, 1961; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1964; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1973.
Barbara E. Burwell, Assistant Professor Emerita of Health and Human Performance	1985-2006
B.S., Wheaton College, 1965; M.A., Montclair State College, 1985; Penn State University.
Ronald J. Burwell, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology	1985-2011
A.B., Wheaton College, 1965; M.Div., Trinity Seminary, 1968; M.A., Ph.D., New York University, 1972, 1976.
Susanna Bede Caroselli, Professor Emerita of Art History	1996-2013
A.B., Brown University, 1969; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1972, 1980.
D. Wayne Cassel, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics	1962-2000
B.S., Greenville College, 1959; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1962, 1967.
Tom Chilcote, Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting	1987-2015
B.S., Ithaca College, 1976; M.B.A., Cleveland State University, 1979; C.P.A., Ohio, 1984, Pennsylvania, 1990; Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor, 1996; M.A., Liberty University, 2010; M.Div., Liberty University, 2014.
Stephen G. Cobb, Professor Emeritus of Sociology	1989-2007
B.A., MacMurray College, 1963; M.Div., Garrett Theological Seminary, 1966; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970.
Dean C. Curry, Professor Emeritus of Politics	1980-2018
B.A., Houghton College, 1974; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1975; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 1981.
Edward B. Davis, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science	1985-2021
B.S., Drexel University, 1975; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1981, 1984.
Marti Derr, Professor Emerita of Nursing	1996-2022
B.S.N., Eastern Mennonite University, 1981; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1985; M.S., Goldsmiths College, University of London, 1992; M.S.N., University of Maryland, 2004; C.N.E., 2012; Advanced Healthcare Ethics certificate, Saint Joseph's University, 2015.
J. Barry DeRoos, Associate Professor Emeritus of Computer Science	1983-2007
B.S., Calvin College, 1962; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1966.
John W. Eby, Professor Emeritus of Sociology	1994-2011
B.A., Eastern Mennonite College, 1962; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1970, 1972.
Gary Emberger, Professor Emeritus of Biology	1981-2018
B.S., M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1975, 1977; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1981.
Christine A. Forsythe, Professor Emerita of Art	1982-2021
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1982.
Donald J. Forsythe, Professor Emeritus of Art	1982-2021
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1979.
Peter S. Fraser, Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry	1982-2003
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1959; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1977.
Stephen Gallaher, Professor Emeritus of Christian Ministries	2004-2022
B.A., Messiah College, 1978; M.Div., Lancaster Theological Seminary, 1981; D.Min., Perkins School of Theology, 1996.
John C. Harles, Professor Emeritus of Politics	1984-2020
B.A., Wheaton College, 1979; M.Phil., D.Phil., Oxford University, 1981, 1989.
Robert Heinemann, Professor Emeritus of Communication	1979-2005
A.B., Wheaton College, 1965; M.A., Illinois State University, 1968; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1975.
Gerald D. Hess, Professor Emeritus of Biology	1970-2010
B.A., Messiah College, 1965; M.S. Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1968, 1970.
William R. Higgins, Professor Emeritus of Music and Computer Education	1968-2004
B.S., Lebanon Valley College, 1964; M.M., Boston University, 1967; D.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1981.
Mary Holloway, Assistant Professor Emerita of Communication	1982-2020
B.A., Clarion State University, 1976; M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1982.
Richard T. Hughes, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion	2006-2014
B.A., Harding University, 1965; M.A., Abilene Christian University, 1967; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1972.
Kay L. Huber, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing	1984-2007
B.S.N.E., Wilkes College, 1969; M.P.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1979; M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania, 1982; D.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1993.
Douglas Jacobsen, Professor Emeritus of Church History and Theology; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2001-2011; 2012-2022; Coordinator, Christian Scholarship and College Identity	1984-2019
B.A., Wheaton College, 1973; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 1977, 1983.
Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen, Professor Emerita of Psychology; Director of Faculty Development	1984-2019
B.A., Wheaton College, 1972; M.Ed., University of Illinois, 1975; Ed.D.,Temple University, 1988; Lancaster Theological Seminary.
Carolyn L. Kreamer, Professor Emerita of Nursing	1986-2014
Diploma, York Hospital School of Nursing, 1969; B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1975; M.S., University of Maryland, 1980; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1989.
James A. Krimmel, Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting	1986-2019
B.S., Messiah College, 1981; C.P.A., 1984; M.B.A., Shippensburg University, 1990; Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), 2002; Certified Financial Forensics, 2014.
Vince A. LaFrance Professor Emeritus of Economics	1988-2016
B.S., University of Delaware, 1972; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1985.
Jonathan D. Lauer, Librarian Emeritus	1989-2018
B.A., Wheaton College, 1974; M.A., University of Chicago, 1978; M.A., Wheaton College Graduate School, 1984.
Philip J. Lawlis, Director of Counseling and Health Services	1980-2015
A.A., Vincennes University, 1973; A.B., Indiana University, 1975; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1978, 1980
Beth L. Mark, Librarian Emerita	1993-2016
B.A., Messiah College, 1972; M.S.L.S., Shippensburg University, 1975; M.L.A., Temple University, 1998.
Yvonne E. Martin, Assistant Professor Emerita of Business Administration	1981-2013
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977; M.B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1979.
Lawrie Mertz, Librarian Emerita	1997-2020
B.Mus., Houghton College, 1979; M.S.L.S., Villanova University, 1983; M.A., Syracuse University, 1996.
Mary Ann Mihok, Associate Professor Emerita of Dietetics	1982-2004
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1961; M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1965; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1997.
Caleb D. Miller, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy	1993-2020
B.A., Drake University, 1980; M.A.T.S., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1983; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1991.
Doug Miller, Professor Emeritus of Health and Exercise Science	1979-2020
B.A., Manchester College, 1976; M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1979; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1992.
Ronald L. Miller, Professor Emeritus of Music	1968-2003
B.S. in Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1961; M.Mus., Ph.D., Indiana University (Indiana), 1967, 1974.
Don Murk, Professor Emeritus of Early Childhood Education	1981-2020
B.S., Messiah College, 1979; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University 1984; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1992
Benjamin W. Myers, Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology	1966-1999
A.B., Messiah College, 1962; M.S., Kansas State Teacher’s College, 1966; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1970.
Paul W. Nisly, Professor Emeritus of English	1972-2006
A.A., Hession College, 1963; B.A., Eastern Mennonite College, 1965; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1969, 1972, 1974; City University of New York.
Theodore L. Prescott, Professor Emeritus of Art	1980-2009
B.A., Colorado College, 1967; M.F.A., Rinehart School of Sculpture, The Maryland Institute College of Art, 1970.
Michael D. Rice, Librarian Emeritus	1992-2023
B.A., Millersville University, 1978; M.S.L.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1984.
Richard E. Roberson, Professor Emeritus of Music	1983-2021
B.Mus., Indiana University, 1975; M.Mus., D.M.A., University of North Texas, 1977, 1979.
Clyde A. Ross, Professor Emeritus of English	1968-1997
B.S., Gordon College, 1954; M.R.E., M.Div., Central Baptist Theological Seminary, 1956, 1957; M.Ed., Worcester State College (Massachusetts), 1963; M.A., Geneseo State University College (New York), 1970; Columbia University; Oxford University.
Norman E. Shank, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry	1962-2000
B.S., Eastern Mennonite College, 1965; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1969.
Joseph K. Sheldon, Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Science	1992-2007
B.S., The College of Idaho, 1966; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1972.
E. Morris Sider, Professor Emeritus of History and English Literature	1963-2000
A.B., Th.B., Upland College, 1952, 1953; M.A., University of Western Ontario, 1955; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966; University of Toronto.
Ronald R. Sider, Professor Emeritus of Music	1958-1995
B.Mus., M.Mus., Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, 1957, 1959, 1967; A.A.G.O., 1962; Oakland University; State University of New York at Binghamton; Westminster Choir College.
Martha O. Solomon, Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing	1983-2007
B.S.N., St. Joseph College, 1973; M.S.N., University of Virginia, 1983; Certified Pediatric Nurse, R.N., B.c., 1989.
Richard A. Stevick, Professor Emeritus of Psychology	1980-2005
B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1961; M.S., Syracuse University, 1965; Ed.D., Texas Tech University College of Education, 1979.
Terry L. Stoudnour, Professor Emeritus of Education	1968-1972, 1974-2004
B.A., Elizabethtown College, 1963; M.Ed., Shippensburg University, 1965; Temple University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University, 1978.
William G. Strausbaugh, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Computer Science	1981-2020
B.A., Messiah College, 1979; M.S., Villanova University, 1981; D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University, 2003.
Linda Tedford, Artist-in-Residence Emerita	1997-2018
B.M., Covenant College, 1969; M.M., Temple University 1973.
David T. Vader, Professor Emeritus of Engineering	1993-2021
B.S.M.E., Texas A & M University, 1982; M.S.M.E., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1985, 1988.
Anita N. Voelker, Professor Emerita of Education	1993-2014
B.S., Frostburg State University, 1973; M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1976; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2006.
D. Scott Weaver, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science; Chair, Department of Computer and Information Science	2002
B.A., Messiah College, 1985; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1998; D.P.S., Pace University, 2010.
Ronald J. Webb, Professor Emeritus of Business	1980-1998; 2004-2008
B.A., Wheaton College, 1964; M.B.A., D.B.A., University of Maryland, 1996, 1973.
Lamarr C. Widmer, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics	1988-2018
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1972, 1984, 1988.
Kathryn A. Witt, Professor Emerita of Dietetics	1991-2021
B.A., Hope College, 1981; M.S., Purdue University, 1983; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1989.
John R. Yeatts, Professor Emeritus of the Psychology of Religion	1980-2013
B.A., Messiah College, 1969; M.Div., Princeton Seminary, 1972; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1981.
Velma A. Yoder, Associate Professor Emerita of Education	1989-2012
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1969, 1970, 1988.