Faculty Directory and Awards

The University Faculty

The date indicates year of original appointment.

ACUÑA, KYM, Graduate Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Human Resource Development, Program Coordinator of Educational Leadership and Professional Studies, Chair of Department of Graduate and Adult Education, and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, 2013.
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.Ed., Instituto Tecnológico Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey; Ed.D., Pepperdine University.

ALLEN, PHILIP, Assistant Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 2021.
B.A., Western Kentucky University, M.A., University of South Florida, Tampa, Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville.

ALPERS, MICHAEL, Instructor of Criminal Justice, 2016.
B.A.A.S., M.A.C.J., Midwestern State University.

ALVARADO, CESAR, Assistant Professor Nursing, 2016.
B.S., University of Houston; M.S.N., Seattle University; Ph.D., Chatham University.

AMOX, JENNIFER, Chair and Associate Professor of Music, 2022.
B.M., Henderson State University; M.M., Stephen F. Austin State University; D.M.A., University of Memphis.

ANDERS, SUSAN, Louis J. & Ramona Rodriguez Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Professor of Accounting, 2015.
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.S., University of North Texas; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

ANDERSEN, PATRICIA, Associate Professor of Counseling, 2003.
B.A., University of Denver; M.S., Shippensburg State University; Ed.D., Rutgers University.

ANDERSON, JENNIFER, Chair and Associate Professor of Respiratory Care, 2007.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.A.T., Texas Woman’s University; Ed.D., University of North Texas.

ARUMUGHAM, PACKIARAJ, Associate Professor of Social Work, 2014.
M.A., Bishop Heber College, India; Ph.D., Bharathidasan University, India.

ASHBROOK, JOHN, Chair and Associate Professor of History, 2019.
B.A., Radford University; B.A., B.S., State University of New York at Oswego; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville.

ATKINS, BEN D., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, 2012.
B.A., Texas Tech University; B.S., M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.

AYINAGADDA, SATYANARAYANA, Chair and Professor of Social Work, 2013.
M.S.W., Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada; Ph.D. Andhra University, India.

AZZOUZ, SALIM, Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2006.
B.S., Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France; B.A., M.Sc., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland; Ph.D., Old Dominion University.

BAGGS, MICHAEL, Lecturer of Political Science, 2020.
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

BAKER, STEPHANIE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2015.
B.S., Purdue University; M.S.N., East Carolina University., D.N.P., American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

BELCHER, SANDRA, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1993.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., University of North Texas.

BERNARD, GUY, Professor of Mathematics, 2005.
Bachelor in Engineering, M.A.Sc., École Polytechnique, Université de Montréal; M.S., University of British Columbia; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

BHATTARAI, ASHOK, Assistant Professor of Marketing, 2022.
B.B.A., Bangalore University; M.B.A., University of Northern Iowa.

BILLMEIER, MELANIE L., Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2019.
A.A.S., B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University.

BLAKESLEE, BRANDON, Assistant Professor of History, 2022
B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.

BLANKENSHIP, MURIEL, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
A.D.N., Midwestern State University, B.S.N., M.S.N., Texas Woman’s University.

BLY, JASON, Assistant Professor of Art, 2017.
B.A., M.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University.

BODINE-SMITH, MEGAN, Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022.
B.A., University of Michigan-Dearborn; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo, Ohio.

BOWEN, CHRISTY, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
B.S.N., M.S.N., Western Governor’s University; D.N.P., Capella University.

BOWLES, BETTY C., Professor of Nursing, 1968-90; 2002.
B.S.N., Incarnate Word College; M.S.N., Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

BRADLEY, SABRINA, Lecturer of Biology, 2021.
B.S., Midwestern State University, M.S., John’s Hopkins University.

BREEN, ALLISON, Reference Librarian and Instructor, 1973.
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University; M.L.S., University of North Texas.

BRINK, JAN W., Associate Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 1985.
B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington.

BROWN MARSDEN, MARGARET, Dean of the McCoy College of Science, Mathematics and Engineering and Professor of Biology, 2015.
B.S., University of Dallas; Ph.D., Purdue University

BULLARD, ANGELA, Instructor of Undergraduate Education, 2021
A.S., Tyler Junior College, B.S., Letourneau University, M.Ed., the University of Texas at Tyler.

BULTENA, CHARLES D., Associate Professor of Management, 1996.
B.B.A., M.B.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

BUTLER, SARAH, Instructor of World Languages and Cultures, 2011.
B.A., Midwestern State University; M.A., Kent State University.

CAPPS, MATTHEW, Professor of Educational Leadership, 2006.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

CARLSTON, DAVID L., Chair and Professor of Psychology, 2004.
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio University.

CARROLL, BETTY, Instructor of English, 2013.
B.A., M.A., Texas A&M University, Commerce.

CASE, RANDY, Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care, 2013.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.A., Wayland Baptist University; Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands.

CASTILLA, ANTONIO, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2022.
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Seville, Spain.

CHOU, SHIH YUNG, Chair of Management and Marketing and Associate Professor of Management, 2017.
B.A., Tunghai University, Taiwan; M.B.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

CHOUDHURY, SANCHARI, Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance and General Business, 2020.
B.S., M.S., University of Calcutta, India; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University.

CHRISTIANSEN, ISAAC, Associate Professor of Sociology, 2017.
B.A., Drake University; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

CLEGG, GEOFFREY, Associate Professor of English, 2017.
B.A., M.A., Northwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Commerce.

COBB, SARAH, Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2014.
B.A., B.S., Wheaton College; Ph.D., University of Utah.

COENEN, HILLARY, Assistant Professor of English, Humanities and Philosophy, 2020.
B.A., Angelo State University; M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

COLMENARES, EDUARDO, Associate Professor of Computer Science, 2015.
B.S., Universidad Industrial d Santander, Columbia; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

COMELLO, ROBERT J., Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2002.
B.S., East Stroudsburg University; A.A.S., M.S., College Misericordia; M.S., Lehigh University.

CORDOVA, STEPHANIE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2022.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., Walden University.

CURE, ALICIA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021.
B.A., Texas A&M University; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Texas at Tyler.

CURRY, LEANN, Dean of the Gordon T. and Ellen West College of Education, Chair of Department of Undergraduate Education, and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2003.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

D’AMICO, CHRISTOPHER, Lecturer of Mass Communication, 2015.
B.A., Albertus Magnus College; M.S., The College of New Rochelle.

DAWES, JENNIFER, Chair of English, Humanities, and Philosophy, and Professor of English, 2019.
B.A., Baylor University; M.A., University of Missouri, Columbia; M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno.

DESAI, RAJ, Chair and Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2015.
B.E., Bangalore University; M.S., Texas A&M University; M.B.A., University of Texas of the Permian Basin; D.I.T., University of Northern Iowa.

DEIGHAN, THOMAS, Assistant Professor of Graduate and Adult Education, 2022.
B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

DIEHM, GARY E., Instructor of Athletic Training and Head Athletic Trainer, 2001.
B.S., M.S., Eastern New Mexico University.

DIEKHOFF, GEORGE M., Professor of Psychology, and Regents’ Professor, 1977.
B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

DILLARD, VICTORIA, Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2009.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University.

DRAPER, MARY, Assistant Professor History, 2018.
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of Virginia/Charlottesville; Ph.D., University of Virginia/Charlottesville.

DUFF, JEREMY, Associate Professor of Political Science, 2008.
B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.

DUNBAR, SARAH, Assistant Professor of Music, 2020.
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., University of North Texas.

DUNKERLEY, ANTHONY, Instructor of Economics, 2018.
B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M University.

DUNN, JACQUELINE, Professor of Physics, 2006.
B.S., Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

EARLEY, CATHERINE, Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2018.
B.S.W., Midwestern State University; M.S., University of Texas at Arlington.

EDGAR, GRACE, Assistant Professor of Theatre, 2022.
B.M., Centenary College of Louisiana; M.A., Western Washington University; D.M.A., University of Houston.

ELSHARAFI, MAHMOUD, Associate Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2014.
B.Sc., Bright Star University, Braga-Libya; M.Sc., University of Miskolc, Hungary; M.Sc., Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology.

ERVIN, CASSIE, Instructor of Athletic Training, 2022.
B.S., M.S., Stephen F. Austin University.

FARABEE, TERRI, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
B.A., B.S.N., M.S.N., Midwestern State University.

FIDELIE, LAURA, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Criminal Justice, 2007.
B.A., Trinity University; M.B.A., Texas Tech University; J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law.

FIELDS, PETER J., Associate Professor of English, 2002.
B.A., M.A., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., University of Denver.

FINO, JESSICA, Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care, 2016.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.A.M., Wayland Baptist University; Ed.D., A.T. Still University.

FISHER, RODNEY, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2014.
B.S.R.T., Colorado Technical University-North Kansas City; M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Trident University.

FORRESTER, ROBERT C., Chair of Economics, Finance, and General Business, Dillard Distinguished Professor of Energy Finance and Associate Professor of Finance, 2010.
B.B.A., M.B.A., Midwestern State University; D.B.A., Kennesaw State University.

FOSNAUGH, LINDA S., Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1994.
B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

FOSNAUGH, TIMOTHY, Lecturer of Mathematics, 2021.
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

FOX, TARA, Program Coordinator of Clinical Mental Health, Human Resource Development, and Training and Development and Assistant Professor of Counseling, Kinesiology and Special Education, 2020.
B.A., M.A., Wayland Baptist University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

FUERTES-MANJÓN, ROBERTO, Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 1997.
B.A., University of Salamanca (Spain); M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

FULTON, CANDICE E., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1996.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., University of North Texas.

FULTON, TRACIE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
A.A.S., Vernon College; B.S., M.S., University of Texas at Arlington; D.N.P., Post University.

GAGUM, KYUNG LEE, Assistant Professor of World Languages and Cultures (German), 2019.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

GAHARAN, CATHERINE, Associate Professor of Accounting, 2009.
B.S., M.B.A., Nicholls State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

GARCIA-FUENTES, PABLO, Interim Chair of Accounting, Management Information Systems, and Legal Studies in Business Administration and Associate Professor of Economics, 2014.
B.S., Universidad Nacional Agraria, Managua, Nicaragua; M.S., North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

GARRISON, KRISTEN, Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Assessment and Associate Professor of English, 2010.
B.A., M.A., M.S., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

GARRISON, STEVE R., Redwine Honors Program Director and Associate Professor of Political Science, 2002.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

GEORGES, JEANEL MARGRETHE, Instructor of Biology, 2018.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., University of the West Indies.

GIDDINGS, GREG W., Associate Professor of English, 1996.
B.B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Texas-Dallas.

GILES, TODD, Associate Professor of English, 2012.
B.A., M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

GOSE, LEAH, Interim Dean of the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts and Associate Professor of Art, 2020.
B.A., Colorado State University and University of Colorado, M.F.A., Texas Woman’s University

GRANT, SANDRA, Instructor of Mass Communication, 2006.
B.A., M.A., Wichita State University.

GREEN, REBECCA L., Instructor of English, 2002.
B.S., M.A., Midwestern State University.

GRIFFIN, TERRY W., Associate Professor of Computer Science, 2001.
B.A.A.S, M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

GROTH, SANDRA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021.
A.S., Weber State University, B.S., M.S., Fort Hays State University, D.N.P., the University of Mary.

GUO, YU, Associate Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2013.
B.S., South China University of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

GUPTA, DITTIKA, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2014.
B.Sc., Delhi University, Delhi, India; M.Sc., Indian Institute of Technology; B.Ed., Indrapratsha University, New Delhi, India, M.Ed., Ph.D., Baylor University.

GUTHRIE, PAUL C., Associate Professor of Psychology, 1991.
B.A., University of Texas-Dallas; M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

HALBERG, KRISTINA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2017.
B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., Midwestern State University.

HALL, MICHELLE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2017.
B.S., Villanova University; M.S.N., Texas Christian University; D.N.P., American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

HALLFORD, RANDAL, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2003.
B.S., East Central University; M.S., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

HANCOCK, JESSICA, Lecturer of Mathematics, 2022.
B.S., University of New Mexico; M.S., Eastern Washington University.

HANSEN, CHRISTOPHER A., Chair of Chemistry and Physics and Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2000.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University.

HARP, VERONICA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
A.D.N., Vernon College; B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., Spring Arbor University.

HARVEY, SUSAN, Associate Professor of Music, 2009.
B.M., James Madison University; M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; D.M.A., Shenandoah University.

HELMCAMP, WENDY, Assistant Professor of Graduate and Adult Education, 2020.
B.A., M.Ed., Midwestern State University, Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

HENSCHEL, SALLY M., Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of English, 2000.
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

HILTON, STEVEN, Professor of Art, 2006.
B.S., M.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.F.A., Herberger School of Fine Art from Arizona State University.

HINCHMAN, TIMOTHY, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2016.
B.S., M.S., Florida State University; M.Ed., University of West Florida; Ph.D., University of West Florida.

HIRAIDE, SUGURU, Interim Chair and Professor of Art, 2003.
B.F.A., West Virginia University; M.F.A., California State University.

HOLT, ANDREW, Assistant Professor of Economics, 2022.
B.A., University of Central Arkansas; M.A., Miami University.

HOOD, JEFFREY B., Professor of Mathematics, 2005.
B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

HUANG, SU HUA, Professor of Language and Literacy Studies, 2009.
B.A., Glencullen University; M.A., Bethel College; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

HUMPHREYS, KRYSTAL, Assistant Professor of Adult Education, 2022.
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas Tech University. 

HUNSAKER, AMBER, Lecturer of English, 2021.
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University.

HYDE, RAY, Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene, 2018.
B.A., Austin College; D.D.S., Baylor College.

ILHAN, ZEKI OKAN, Assistant Professor of Engineering, 2018.
B.S., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; Ph.D., Lehigh University.

JANG, EUNYOUNG, Assistant Professor of Management/Marketing, 2021.
B.A., M.S., Soongsil University, Seoul SK.

JANSEN, LAUREN, Associate Professor of Nursing, 2002.
A.D.N., New Mexico Junior College; B.S.N., University of Texas-Arlington; B.S.Ed., M.S.N., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

JOHNSON, TINA V., Professor of Computer Science, 2000.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

JOHNSTON, JAMES N., Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2003.
A.A.S., South Plains College; B.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

JONES, MARINA LYNN, Instructor of Mathematics, 2006.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University.

JUDIE, ERICA, Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care, 2013.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.S., Wayland Baptist University; Ph.D., A.T. Still University.

KATARIA, NIYATI, Associate Professor of Management, 2012.
B.S., St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi; M.B.A., Indian Institute of Planning and Management; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

KATUMWEHE, ANDREW, Graduate Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Geoscience, 2018.
B.S., Makerere University-Kampala; M.S., ITC-Delfit the Netherlands; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

KEEL, KYLE, Lecturer of Political Science, 2015.
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University.

KELLEY, DEBRA, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 2013.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University.

KILLION, JEFFREY B., Dean of the Robert D. and Carol Gunn College of Health Sciences and Human Services and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 1999.
B.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

KIM, WONJEONG, Lecturer of English, 2020.
B.A., M.A., Yeungnam University; Ph.D., Idaho State University.

KNOX, MICHELLE L., Professor of Mathematics, 2005.
B.A., Malone College; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.

KOGER, ERIC, Chair and Professor of Theatre, 2014.
B.S., Ball State University; M.F.A., Florida State University.

KUANLIANG, ATTAPOL, Professor of Criminal Justice, 2014.
B.A., Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; M.S., M.A., University of Louisiana at Monroe; Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University.

KURSZEWSKI, TAMMY R., Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care, 2008.
B.A.A.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University.

LEE, HYUN-JI, Assistant Professor of Economics, 2022.
B.C., Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea; M.S., Oklahoma State University.

LEE, JUHEON, Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2020.
B.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Languages, Seoul; M.A., Seoul National University, Seoul; M.A., University at Albany, State University of New York; Ph.D., Northeastern University.

LEI, ADAM YUNG-CHOU, Bridwell Distinguished Professor of Finance, 2005.
B.B.A., National Cheng Kung University; M.B.A., National Chung Cheng University; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

LEIMER, ANN MARIE, Professor of Art, 2012.
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

LEWANDOWSKI, ELIZABETH, Professor of Theatre, 1993.
B.S., Bradley University; M.F.A., Texas Tech University.

LEWIS, MITZI, Professor of Mass Communication, 2008.
B.U.S., M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

LI, QIAN, Professor of Finance, 2005.
B.S., Renmin University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

LIANG, FU CHENG, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2017.
B.S., National Chung Cheng University, M.S., National Taiwan University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

LINDT, SUZANNE F., Chair of Undergraduate Education and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2010.
B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Nova Southeastern University; Ph.D., University of Houston.

LITTEKEN, KATIE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2022.
B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., Texas Woman’s University.

LOCKHART, ROBIN D., Chair, BSN Coordinator, and Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1993.
A.D.N., B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington.

LODGE, KIRSTEN, Coordinator of Humanities and Professor of English, 2011.
B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Central European University; Ph.D., Columbia University.

LOPEZ, MARCOS, Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2015.
B.S., University of North Texas; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

LUO, JIAXI, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems, 2015.
B.S., Beijing Jiaotong University, China; B.E.E., M.S., Group T-University College, Belgium.

LUTTRELL, MATTHEW, Associate Professor of Music, 2013.
B.M.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.M.E., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; D.M.A., Arizona State University.

LYNCH, ERIC, Assistant Professor of French, 2018.
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., City University of New York; Ph.D., City University of New York.

LYONS, WILLIAM, Instructor of Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology, 2011.
B.S., University of Wyoming; M.S., University of Arizona.

MACHADO, STACEY, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2022.
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Oklahoma; D.N.P., Walden University.

MACHUNIS-MASUOKA, ELIZABETH, Instructor of Biology, 2014; 2016.
B.S., California State Polytechnic University; M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of California-San Diego.

MAHMUD, KASHIF, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, 2022.
B.S., M.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; Ph.D. University of New South Wales, Sydney.

MALLORY, MORGAN, Assistant Professor of Theatre, 2020.
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.F.A., Minnesota State University.

MANLEY, SCOTT, Munir A. Lalani Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor of Management, and Director of the Munir Abdul Lalani Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise, 2015.
B.B.A., M.B.A., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., Kennesaw State University.

MARTINELLI, MICOL, Lecturer of English, 2021.
B.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa, M.A., Oklahoma State University.

MARTINEZ, JOHN E., Professor of Economics and Director of the Bureau of Business and Government Research, 1997.
B.A., University of Texas-Austin; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

MASUOKA, JAMES, Associate Professor of Biology, 2007.
B.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., University of California-San Diego.

MAXWELL, NICHOLAS, Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022.
B.A., Mississippi State University; M.S., Missouri State University.

MAZACHEK, JULIANN, President, 2022.
B.A., Missouri State University of Science and Technology; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

McDONALD, TERRY L., Professor of Mathematics, 2006.
B.S., University of Texas at Tyler; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

MCINTYRE, CHRISTINA, Program Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2012.
B.A., M.Ed., East Central University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

MEDDAUGH, WILLIAM SCOTT, Bolin Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Geology and Professor of Geosciences, 2013.
B.A., M.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., Harvard University.

MEDELLIN, KELLY, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2013.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.B.Ed., Southern Methodist University; Ed.D., University of North Texas.

MERCER, KIMBERLY, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2008.
B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., University of Texas - Arlington; D.N.P., Texas Christian University.

MESCHER, JACOB D., Instructor of Mathematics, 2019.
B.A., Texas State University; M.A., Colorado State University.

MITCHELL, PATRICK S., Professor of Mathematics, 2000.
B.S., Phillips University; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University.

MONTOYA, CLAUDIA, Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 2002.
B.A., Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

MORAN, NATHAN R., Chair of Criminal Justice and Health Services Administration and Professor of Criminal Justice, 2002.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.A., Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.

MORGAN, MIKA, Instructor of Computer Science, 2021.
B.A., M.Ed., M.S., Midwestern State University.

MORIARTY, KAREN, Associate Professor of Nursing, 2005.
A.D.N., Fairmont State College; B.S.N., University of Texas-Arlington; M.S.N., West Texas A&M University; D.N.P., Rush University.

MORROW, RUTH E., Professor of Music, 1989.
B.A., Whitman College; M.M., M.A., Eastman School of Music; D.M., Indiana University School of Music.

NGUYEN, THUY, Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Marketing, 2015.
B.B.A., University of North Texas; M.B.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

NIMETZ, AMANDA, Assistant Professor in Tutoring and Academic Support Programs, 2006.
B.S., University of Houston; M.S., Midwestern State University.

NIVENS, MELISSA, Associate Professor of English and Writing Program Administrator, 2016.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce.

OLSON, MICHAEL, Chair and Associate Professor of Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology, 2019.
B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

ONSTOTT, KIMBERLY, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2013.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University, Ed.D., Boise State University.

OWEN, MARY SUE, Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care, 2017.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.S., Northeastern University.

OXFORD, JEFFREY, Chair and Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 2013.
B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

PACE, JENNIFER, Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2019.
B.A., Indiana University South Bend; Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder.

PAGE, MORGAN, Associate Professor of Art, 2016.
B.F.A., University of Houston; M.F.A., Rutgers University.

PANKONIEN, CATHERINE, Graduate Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2014.
B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S., South University.

PASSOS, NELSON L., Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Computer Science, 1996.
B.S., University of San Paulo (Brazil); M.S., University of North Dakota; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

PATTERSON, MIKE C., Professor of Management, 1977.
B.B.A., M.B.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

PATTON, TERRY, Robert Madera Distinguished Professor of Accounting, 2007.
B.B.A., Midwestern State University; M.S., University of North Texas; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

PEGG, TIMOTHY, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2022.
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.S., University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., Miami University, Oxford Ohio.

PLATT, KIMBERLY, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
A.D.N., Cameron University; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Texas at Arlington.

POKHAREL, PRANAYA, Assistant Professor of Engineering, 2020.
B.S., Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Nepal; M.S., McNeese State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

POSTON, LAURA, Instructor of Athletic Training, 2020.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University.

PRICE, JONATHAN, Perkins-Prothro Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences, Chair of the Kimbell School of Geosciences, and Professor of Geosciences, 2010.
B.S., M.S., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

PROSE, CATHERINE, Professor of Art, 2005.
B.A., Cameron University; M.F.A., Texas Tech University.

QUAM, JONATHON, Associate Professor of Mass Communication, 2015.
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; M.F.A., University of North Texas.

RAGAN, SHELBY, Lecturer of English, 2021.
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University, M.A., Ph.D., Illinois State University.

RATTANASENGCHANH, MIKE, Assistant Professor of History, 2020.
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Ohio University.

REEVES, EMILY, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2015.
B.S.I.S., M.Ed., Lubbock Christian University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

ROBERTS, ROE A., Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Health Services Administration, 2002.
L.P.N., Columbus School of Practical Nursing; B.H.S.A., M.P.H., Ph.D., Florida International University.

ROBINSON, COREY, Assistant Professor of Music, 2020.
B.M., Slippery Rock University; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of North Texas.

ROSE, TANYA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021.
B.A., Rutgers University, A.A.S., Broward University, M.S., Barry University.

ROYCHOUDHURI, LOPA, Associate Professor of Computer Science, 2022
B.S., Presidency College; M.S., University of Calcutta; M.A., Indian Statistical Institute; Ph.D., DePaul University.

SAMUELSON, RYAN L., Government Publications Librarian and Instructor, 1999.
B.A., University of Texas-Dallas; M.L.S., University of North Texas.

SAN MIGUEL, PAUL, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 2016.
B.B.A., Texas Christian University; M.B.A., St. Mary’s University; Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio.

SCALES, JON B., Assistant Professor of Biology, 2003.
B.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center- Houston.

SCHMITTER, JOEL S., Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1993.
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

SCHULTZ, EDWARD K., Professor of Special Education, 2005.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

SCHULZE, JOHN, Associate Professor of English, 2015.
B.S., University of New Orleans; M.F.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

SEDDEN, MANDY, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2015.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University.

SERNOE, JAMES L., Chair and Associate Professor of Mass Communication, 1995.
B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

SHAO, JIANGUO, Professor of Chemistry, 2005.
B.S., Nanjing Normal University; M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Houston.

SHARMA, PREET, Associate Professor of Physics, 2017.
B.A., Ranchi University; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

SHAWVER, SANDRA, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2009.
B.S., Ball State University; M.Ed., Springfield College; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

SHIPLEY, MICHAEL M., Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Biology, 2000.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

SLAVENS, DAWN RENEE, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Mathematics, 1999.
B.S., Emporia State University; M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

SMITH, EMILY, Graduate Coordinator of Counseling and Special Education and Associate, Program Coordinator of Special Education, and Associate Professor of Special Education, 2015.
B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ed.D., Lamar University.

SNOW, WHITNEY, Associate Professor of History, 2013.
B.A., M.A., University of Alabama at Huntsville; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.

STAMBAUGH, JEFFREY, Dean of the Dillard College of Business Administration, Dillard Distinguished Professor of Energy Management and Associate Professor of Management, 2008.
B.S., United States Air Force Academy; M.S., Golden Gate University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

STEWART, TIFFANY, Associate Professor of Counseling, 2009.
B.A., Southern University - New Orleans; M.S., Minnesota State University; Ph.D., University of Akron.

STILES, BEVERLY L., Chair and Professor of Sociology, 1999.
B.A., Midwestern State University; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

STRINGFELLOW, CATHERINE V., Chair and Professor of Computer Science, 2002.
B.A., New Mexico Highlands University; B.S., Cameron University; M.S., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Colorado State University.

SWAGERTY, TIMOTHY FERRALL, Instructor of Education, 2018.
B.F.A., M.A., Midwestern State University; M.Ed., Wayland Baptist University.

TILKER, KRISTOPHER R., Professor of Legal Studies, 1989.
B.A., Midwestern State University; J.D., Texas Tech University.

TURNER, LELAND, Associate Professor of History, 2012.
B.A., University of Tulsa; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

VANDEHEY, MICHAEL A., Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Psychology, 1999.
B.A., University of Oregon; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana State University.

VEALÉ, BETH, Chair and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 1990.
A.S., New Mexico State University; B.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; M.Ed., University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

VEAZEY, LINDA, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, 2011.
B.A., University of Montevallo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California.

VIVIO, CHRISTOPHER, Associate Professor of Music, 2017.
B.M.Ed., Illinois State University; M.M., Penn State University; D.M.A., University of Memphis.

VOGTSBERGER, ROY C., Associate Professor of Biology, 2005.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

VOWELL, JOHN, Instructor of Management Information Systems, 2010.
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.B.A., University of North Texas.

WAGNER, JESSYCA, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2013.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

WAISNER-TAYLOR, CARRIE, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2018.
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S., University of Kansas; Ed.D., Argosy University.

WANG, LIN, Assistant Professor of Accounting, MIS, and Legal Studies, 2020.
B.A., Shandong University of Finance and Economics; M.S., Southern Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Houston.

WANG, SHELDON, Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2009.
B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

WATSON, SAMUEL E. III, Dean of the Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science, 1992.
A.B., University of Georgia; M.A.L.D., Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

WATTS, LYNETTE KAY, Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2004.
A.A.S.R., B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

WETENDORF, BRENT, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2013.
B.S.N., M.S.N., Midwestern State University.

WHATLEY, RACHEL, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2021.
A.S., B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University.

WHITE, SONIA, Instructor of Management and Marketing for the Nonprofit Program, 2019.
B.F.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Bank Street College.

WHITWORTH, STACIA, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 2010.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.Ed., Texas State University; Ph.D., Texas State University.

WILLIAMS, TYLER, Associate Professor of English, 2017.
B.A., DePaul University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York.

WILLIS, RAYMOND, Chair and Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Dalquest Desert Research Station, 2012.
B.S., M.S., Tarleton State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

WILSON, BRADLEY, Associate Professor of Mass Communication, 2012.
Bachelor of Journalism, B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.P.A., Syracuse University School of Citizenship and Public Affairs; Ph.D., Public Administration, North Carolina State University.

WININGER, THOMAS, Assistant Professor of Music, 2020.
B.A., Wartburg College; M.M., University of Nevada; D.M.A., University of Arizona.

WITHERSPOON, MELISSA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University.

WOOD, JULIE, Graduate Coordinator and Program Coordinator of Sport Administration and Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2003.
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Sam Houston State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

WYATT, FRANK, Professor of Exercise Physiology, 2005.
B.S., University of North Texas; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

WYNNE, DEBRA, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2013.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University.

YASHA, Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care, 2017.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.Ed., University of Houston, Ph.D., California University of Pennsylvania.

YOUNG, REBECCA JILL, Interim Chair and Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 2018.
B.S.D.H., Midwestern State University; M.Ed., Midwestern State University.

ZAMORA-ROBLES, STEPHANIE, Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Education, 2021.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University, Ed.D., the University of North Texas.

ZHANG, GRACE, Professor of Management Information Systems, 2007.
B.S., M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China; Ph.D., University of Washington.

ZHANG, JIE, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, 2010.
B.A., Renmin University, China; M.A., Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

ZIEGLER, TIFFANY, Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of History, 2016.
B.A., Hastings College; M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

ZUCKWEILER STEWART, KATHRYN, Dean of the Dr. Billie Doris McAda Graduate School and Professor of Management, 2016.
B.A., Whittier College; M.B.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Emeriti Faculty and Administration

ARCHAMBO, LARRY, B.M.E., M.M., D.M.A., Professor of Music, 1988-2013.

ARNOULT, SHARON, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, 2000-2021.

BARNETT, DANA S., Assistant Professor of English, 1988-2009.

BAUER, KATHLEEN E., B.S., M.A., CPA, CSEP, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1981-2010.

BISBEE, CAROL E., B.A., M.S.S.W., Chair and Assistant Professor of Social Work, 1997-2013.

BLACK, ALAN P., B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Music, 1987-2015.

BLACKLOCK, PHILLIP, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Director of Certification and Compliance and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2006-2021.

BUGG, NADIA A., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Coordinator, and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 1994-2009.

BURGER, MARTHA A., B.A., M.S., Ed.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 2001-2013.

CAPPS, OSCAR EMERSON, B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., Associate Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Counseling and Special Education, 1970-2008.

CARPENTER, EMILY, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, 1967-2002.

CARPENTER, STEWART B., B.A., M.C.S., Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, 1978-2012.

CLARK, ROBERT E., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, 1973 - 2017.

COE, MARY ANN, B.S., M.Ed., D.Ed. Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 1997-2013.

COLLINS, CAROL L., B.S.N., M.S., Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1993-2014.

COLLINS, MICHAEL L., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of History, Regents’ Professor, and Hardin Distinguished Professor of American History, 1985-2010.

COOK, WILLIAM B., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 1991-2022. 

COVERT, JOHNNIE, B.A., M.A., Instructor in Political Science, 1987-1997.

CREWS, NORVAL D., B.M., M.M.E., Assistant Professor of Music, 1970-2013.

CRUMP, MARTHA, B.S., M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 1993-2017.

CURRAN, BARBARA, B.S., M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 1998-2013.

DARTER, CLARENCE L., JR., B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Coordinator of Physical Education and Professor of Education, 1966-1997.

DAVIS, FREDRIC, B.S., M.S., D.M.D., Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene, 1990-2018.

DAVIS, LARRY, B.S., M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art, 1969-2006.

DISTEL, MARY JO, B.S.N., M.S, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1996-2017.

DODGE, REBECCA, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Geosciences, 2008-2018.

DONOVAN, TIMOTHY P., B.S., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, 1987-2015.

DOWD, JOHN, B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, 1989-2006.

ENGLISH, NANCY STEELE, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art, 2001-2012.

ESTRADA, ANITA (ANN), B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Coordinator, and Associate Professor of Education and Reading, 1979-2012.

EVANS, H. G., B.A.A.S., Director of Campus Police, 1972-1999.

FARRIS, MARK K., B.A., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Mathematics, 1992-2022.

FAULK, JERRY, Associate Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 1990-2009.

FISCHLI, RONALD D., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Dean of the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre, 1990-2013.

FLANDERS, JOANNE M., B.S.N., M.S., Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1989-2005.

FRITZSCH, RALPH B., B.S., M.A., D.B.A., CPA-retired, Chair of Accounting and Management Information Systems and Professor of Accounting, 1984-2016.

GALBRAITH, THOMAS W., B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, 1979-2011.

GILLESPIE, SHERRY, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physical Education, 1967-1997.

GOLDBERG, GARY, B.F.A., M.F.A., Professor of Art, 1983-2021.

GORE, M.C., B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Ed.D., Professor of Special Education, 1993-2013.

GRANT, ROBERT J., B.S., M.P.A., D.P.A., Coordinator and Redwine Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, 1975-2000.

GRIMES, JOHN V., B.S, M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 1970-2003.

HALVERSON, RANETTE, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, 1980-2021.

HARLOW, KIRK C., B.S., M.E.A.S., D.P.H., Associate Professor of Health Services and Public Administration, 2004-2014.

HARMEL, ROBERT M., JR., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, 1970-79; 1989-2014.

HARRIS, CAROLYN R., B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Business Computer Information Systems, 1993-2004.

HARRIS, WILLIAM T., B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., CPA, CMA, Bridwell Distinguished Professor of Accounting, 1993-2004.

HARVEY, MARTHA M., B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Business Administration and Professor of Business Administration, 1982-2005.

HARVILL, MELBA S., B.A., M.A., M.L.S., Ph.D., University Librarian, 1967-2001.

HENDERSON, JOE M., B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., Professor of Kinesiology, 1965-2004.

HENDRICKSON, KENNETH E., JR., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Coordinator, Professor of History, Regents’ Professor, and Hardin Distinguished Professor of American History 1988-2006, 1970-2006.

HENSCHEL, DONALD F., JR., B.S., M.A., Professor of Theatre, 1970-2013.

HEWITT, HARRY P., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of History, 1967-2019.

HINDS, WILLIAM E., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, 1975-2005.

HOFFMAN, THOMAS P., B.S.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, 1968-2016.

HOGGARD, LYNN, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of English and Foreign Languages, 1986-2011.

HOLLABAUGH, LINDA L., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Foreign Languages, 1989-2016.

HORNER, NORMAN V., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 1967-2006.

HOUGH, RONALD, B.A., B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Professor of Music, 1971-2010.

JEFFERSON, LAURA, B.A., M.F.A., Associate Professor of Theatre, 1984-2015.

JOHNSON, ROBERT L. III, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of English, 1992-2022.

JOHNSTON, CHARLES R., B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, 2002-2015.

KEY, SUSANN, B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor in Academic Success Center, 2006-2016.

KINDIG, EVERETT W., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of History, 1971-2018.

KITCHEN, MICHAELLE L., B.S.O.E., M.Ed., Ph.D., Chair of Counseling, Kinesiology, and Special Education and Associate Professor of Counseling and Special Education, 1996-2020.

KRIENKE, ALBERT B., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, 1965-2001.

KOCURKO, M. JOHN, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Geology, 1979-2005.

LaBEFF, EMILY E., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, 1978-2018.

LAND, MICHAEL L., B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Program Coordinator of Educational Technology and Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 1989-2012.

LINDEMANN, DIRK, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, 1983-2022.

MARTIN, JAMES D., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Director of Applied Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science, 1970-2007.

MATTHEWS, DANNY G., B.B.A., M.S., CPA, Texas, CFE, CGFM, CMA, CNA, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1993-2003; 2004-05; 2009-2014.

MAXWELL, DONALD, B. A., B.M., M.M., D.M.E., Professor of Music, 1971-2022.

MAY, MARSHA A., B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1982-2013.

McCLINTOCK, STUART ALLAN, B.A., M.A., D.M.L., Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 1999-2018.

McCULLOUGH, CHARLES D., B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, 1985-2003.

McINTURFF, JAMES D., B.A., M.B.A.,CPA, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1988-1999.

MEDFORD, ANNETTE O., A.S., B.S.R.C., M.A., Chair and Assistant Professor or Respiratory Care, 1996-2013.

MENARD, TRACY, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Counseling and Special Education, 1992-2006.

MERKLE, BARBARA RAMOS, B.S.E., M.P.E., Director of Admissions, 1983 - 2013.

MEZZO, GLORIA, B.S.N., M.S.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1992-2003.

MORRISON, GARY D., A.A., B.S.R.T., M.Ed., Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 1988-2018.

MOSS, PAM, B.A., M.Ed., Associate Professor and Coordinator for Academic Referrals, 2006-2020.

NEWTON, ELIZABETH B., B.S., M.S., Instructor in Mathematics, 1968-1975; 2000-2004.

NEWTON, H. GENE, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Program Coordinator and Professor of Education and Reading, 1969-2004.

OLSON, CHARLES J., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Director of Applied Arts and Sciences and Assistant Professor of English, 2001-2011.

OWEN, JANE C., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 2004-2014.

PATIN, ROY P., JR., B.S., M.B.A., D.B.A., Bridwell Distinguished Professor of Finance, 1992-2014.

PREDA, MICHAEL A., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, 1976-2014.

PRUITT, RANDY D., B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, 1999-2012.

RAMSER, CHARLES, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Professor of Management, 1969-2012.

RANKIN, DAVID, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of English, 2009-2019. 

REDMON, ROBERT J., B.A., M.S., Ed.D., Program Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Professor of Education and Reading, 2001-2012.

RINCÓN-ZACHARY, E. MAGALY, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Director of Undergraduate Research and Professor of Biology, 1992-2021.

ROGERS, JESSE W., B.S., Ph.D., President, 2001-2015 and Professor of Chemistry, 1967-2017.

ROGERS, KAREN K., B.S.E, M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, 1980-2011.

ROUNTREE, DANIEL W., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, 1990-1997.

SCHUPPENER, JAMES, B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Professor of Music, 2003-2015.

SCOTT, NANCY A., B.A., M.S., Assistant Professor of Biology, 1963-1996.

SIMPSON, GRANT W., JR., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Dean of the Gordon T. and Ellen West College of Education and Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 2000-2010.

SIMPSON, RICHARD P., B.S., M.A., Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 1980-2020.

SMITH, EVANS LANSING, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of English, 1990-2010.

SPILLER, DIANE, B.A., M.Ed., Director of Academic Support Center and Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1989-2006.

SPORTSMAN, SUSAN S., B.S.N., M.S.N., M.S., Ph.D., RN, Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services, Program Coordinator of Nurse Administration, and Minnie Rhea Wood Distinguished Professor of Nursing, 1996-2012.

STANGL, FREDERICK B., JR., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 1984-2012.

STEWART, JANE L., B.S.N., M.S.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2005-2013.

SUND, ELDON H., B.S., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, 1967-1995.

SUTKO, ADOLPH, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 1987-2007.

TICKLE, EUGENIA, B.S.N., M.S.N., Ed.D., RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, 1989-2002.

TIMS, BILLYE J., B.S.E., M.E., Registrar, 1967-2001.

TUCKER, DAVID S., A.B., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, 1988-2015.

VAN GEEM, HENRY, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance, 1964-2003.

WALKER, AVIS JAN, B.A., M.S.S.W., Ph.D., Chair and Assistant Professor of Social Work, 1995-2006.

WHITLOCK, BAIRD W., B.A., Ph.D., D.Litt., Professor of English, 1978-1989.

WIEDEMANN, FRIEDERIKE W., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2002-2009 and Professor of Foreign Languages, 2002-2012.

WILLIAMS, LARRY E., B.S., M.S. Ph.D., Director of International Programs and Professor of Sociology, 1976-2015.

WILSON, PHILLIP H., B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Marketing, 2003-2020.

YAROSZ-ASH, ELIZABETH A., B.A., M.F.A., Professor of Art, 1981-2017.
 

Regents’ Professors

Beginning with the academic year 2005-2006, the Board of Regents established a three year award to recognize professors who had served higher education for a minimum of fifteen years and the university for a minimum of five years and who had made exemplary contributions in each of the three areas of teaching, research or creative work, and service, and had gained the respect and admiration of colleagues in the profession.

Hardin Professors

Beginning with the academic year 1961-62, the Hardin Foundation for Wichita County established an annual award for a member of the Midwestern State University faculty whose teaching and research of the preceding twelve months had brought distinction to the faculty member and the institution. The award is currently $3,500.

Hardin Scholars

In 1961-62 the Hardin Foundation established an annual award of $1,500 (currently $2,500) for a student whose scholastic achievements and participation in University activities during the preceding year had brought distinction to the student and Midwestern State University.

Faculty Award

The Faculty Award is an award given by the faculty of Midwestern State University to a full-time faculty member for teaching excellence and service to the University.