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.