Dec 08, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

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.

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, 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.

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, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 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, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Educational Leadership, 2006.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

CARDONA, ARTHUR, Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2023.
B.A., Texas Tech University; M.A., Ph.D., Argosy 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.

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.

CLARK, AMY, Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2023.
B.A., University of North Texas; M.A., Texas Woman’s University.

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

COBB, SARAH, Interim Dean of the McCoy College of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering 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.

COHOON, Wesley, Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2023.
B.S., M. Div., Liberty University; M.S., Texas A&M University; D. Min., Hardin-Simmons 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, and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2003.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

DAVIS, DEANDREA, Assistant Professor of Management, 2023.
B.B.A., M.B.A., Midwestern State University; D.B.A., University of Dallas. 

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.

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.

DILTZ, DARLA, Assistant Professor of Music, 2023.
B.M., Midwestern State University; M.M., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; D.M.A., University of Kentucky

DRAPER, MARY, Chair of History and 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.

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

DUNN, PATRICE, Assistant Professor of Graduate and Adult Education-Clinical Mental Health, 2023.
B.S., Ohio State University; M.Ed., University of North Texas.

EARLEY, CATHERINE, Chair of Social Work and 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.

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, Graduate Coordinator and 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.

FRAZIER, DANIEL, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, 2023.
B.A., Morningside COllege; M.S., University of Nebraska; Ed.D., University of Nebraska Lincoln & Omaha.

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, Graduate Coordinator 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, 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.

HALBERG, KRISTINA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2017.
B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., Midwestern State University; D.N.P., Chamberlain 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, Professor of Art, 2003.
B.F.A., West Virginia University; M.F.A., California State University.

HOLCOMB, KELLY, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygeine, 2023.
B.S. and M.Ed., Midwestern 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.

JALALI, MOHSEN, Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2023.
B.A., M.A., Tehran University; M.A., Smith College. 

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.

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.

KARUDAPURAM, SUPRIYA, Lecturer of Mass Communication, 2023.
B.A., M.A., University of Madras, India: M.A., University of Oklahoma & Annenberg School of Communication; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

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.

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.

LILLY, CHARLES, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, 2023.
B.A, M.A., University of Texas at Dallas.

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.

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, Chair of Management and Marketing, 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.

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.

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., Interim Chair of Mathematics and 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.

OLAOYE, ELIZABETH, Lecturer of English, 2023.
B.A., M.A., University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Ph.D., Idaho State University.

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.

PAGE, MORGAN, Chair of Art and 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, Interim Chair of Accounting, MIS, and Legal Studies and 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, Interim Director of the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU and 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.

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.

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

ROSSCOE, STEVEN, Associate Professor of Geosciences, 2023.
B.M., Slippery Rock University; M.M. Indiana University; D.M.A., University of North Texas. 

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.

SEFAH, EMMANUEL, Assistant Professor of Graduate and Adult Education, 2023.
B.Ed., University of Cape Coast; B.S., University of Ghana; M.Ed. Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s 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.

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.

TILLMAN, FRANKLIN, Assistant Professor of Marketing, 2023.
B.B.A., Kennesaw State University; M.A., M.B.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

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.

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; D.N.P., Post 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, Graduate Coordinator and 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.

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

YU, MENG, Assistant Professor of English-Technical and Professional Communication, 2023.
B.A., M.A., Beijing Language and Cultural University; Ph.D., Georgia 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, Interim Dean of the Dr. Billie Doris McAda Graduate School, Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of History, 2016.
B.A., Hastings College; M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

 

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.

GUTHRIE, PAUL C., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, 1991-2023.

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.

JOHNSTON, JAMES N., A.A.S., B.S., M.S.R.S., Ph.D., Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2003-2022.

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.

  2005 Michael L. Collins
  2005 Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr.
  2010 George M. Diekhoff

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.

WALTER W. DALQUEST 1961-1962
FLOYD F. EWING 1962-1963
CICERO H. BERNARD 1963-1964
WALTER L. WEHNER 1964-1965
JOSEPH SATIN 1965-1966
JOHN W. MEUX 1966-1967
JOSEPH E. ROSE 1967-1968
E. KENT HUGHES 1968-1969
F. ROBERT MADERA 1969-1970
NEIL B. HOLLIMAN 1970-1971
JESSE W. ROGERS 1971-1972
T. BARLOW HILL 1972-1973
KENNETH E. HENDRICKSON, JR. 1973-1974
ELDON H. SUND 1974-1975
NORMAN V. HORNER 1975-1976
JAMES M. HOGGARD 1976-1977
RICKEY J. WILLIAMS 1977-1978
RICHARD M. ASH, III 1978-1979
ROBERT D. BECKER 1979-1980
JEFFERSON H. CAMPBELL 1980-1981
ROBERT E. CLARK 1981-1982
BAIRD W. WHITLOCK 1982-1983
YOSHI FUKASAWA 1983-1984
RODNEY LEE CATE 1984-1985
EMILY E. LABEFF 1985-1986
R. STEVEN TIPPS 1986-1987
DONALD F. HENSCHEL, JR. 1987-1988
CHARLES D. MCCULLOUGH 1988-1989
FREDERICK STANGL, JR. 1989-1990
ELIZABETH A. YAROSZ 1990-1991
GEORGE M. DIEKHOFF 1991-1992
HARRY P. HEWITT 1992-1993
HARRY M. BROWN and LOUIS J. RODRIGUEZ 1993-1994
MICHAEL L. LAND 1994-1995
RUTH E. MORROW 1995-1996
LYNN HOGGARD 1996-1997
RANETTE HALVERSON 1997-1998
MARTHA M. HARVEY 1998-1999
NELSON L. PASSOS 1999-2000
ROY P. PATIN, JR. 2000-2001
NADIA A. BUGG 2001-2002
EVANS LANSING SMITH 2002-2003
MAGALY RINCON-ZACHARY 2003-2004
MILLIE GORE 2004-2005
MICHAEL L. COLLINS 2005-2006
DONALD E. MAXWELL 2006-2007
ROBERTO FUERTES-MANJÓN 2007-2008
JAMES SCHUPPENER 2008-2009
BEVERLY STILES 2009-2010
DAWN SLAVENS 2010-2011
JOHN MARTINEZ 2011-2012
CATHERINE STRINGFELLOW 2012-2013
DALE MCDONALD 2013-2014
BETTY C. BOWLES 2014-2015
JIANGUO SHAO 2015-2016
MOHAMED SALIM AZZOUZ 2016-2017
DAVID CARLSTON 2017-2018
JONATHAN D. PRICE 2018-2019
LEANN CURRY 2019-2020
MITZI LEWIS 2020-2021
ROBERT FORRESTER 2021-2022
KIRSTEN LODGE 2022-2023

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.

JOHNNY WALBRICK 1961-1962
JANICE ELAINE LAIDLEY 1962-1963
HARVEY MARTZ 1963-1964
FRANCES DARLENE REIMERS 1964-1965
JUDY WATTS 1965-1966
JOHN EVERETT RHOADS 1966-1967
KENNETH SIBER 1967-1968
LINDAL NEWBY 1968-1969
PEGGY SPRING 1969-1970
DAVID M. JONES and STEPHEN K. MOOREHEAD 1970-1971
JEANNA BETH MOORE 1971-1972
JOSEPH S. HOOD, JR. and REBECCA HAWKINS POND 1972-1973
DONNA GRIMSLEY EARP 1973-1974
JOHN T. HEATH 1974-1975
CHARLOTTE ANN WEBB 1975-1976
MICHAEL S. FINDLEY 1976-1977
SHARON KAY LIPPE 1977-1978
DARYL LIN LEICK 1978-1979
JERRY DEAN MCGEE 1979-1980
AJAI CADAMBI and VICTOR M. BOYER 1980-1981
MATTHEW R. MUTH 1981-1982
KAY LYNN BAUMAN 1982-1983
JOHN M. YOUNG 1983-1984
LYDIA BARTON 1984-1985
GREGORY POGUE 1985-1986
PETER D. KOPLYAY and ALISHA HAIGOOD 1986-1987
WILLIAM JAMES EARNEST 1987-1988
RICHARD KEITH HUGHLETT 1988-1989
ALANNA ALBRECHT 1989-1990
PHILLIP EDWARD CHAPA 1990-1991
STACIE BEAUCHAMP and JENNY SALAN 1991-1992
MELISSA METIVIER 1992-1993
JENNIFER JEN’NAN GHAZAL 1993-1994
CORBY B. WALKER 1994-1995
CODY RAY COLE 1995-1996
LEILA ANNE PLUMMER 1996-1997
DEBBIE LOU JONES BYRNE 1997-1998
ROBERT PRESTON LIGHT 1998-1999
DANIKA NIKOLE TAYLOR 1999-2000
JEREMY PAUL COFFELT 2000-2001
JENNIFER LYN BEREND 2001-2002
JORGE ANTONIO PARAMO 2002-2003
RUTHI SHERRILL BURNS 2003-2004
ROBBIE LEE GRAHAM 2004-2005
CARYLNE TRICIA CARRETTE 2005-2006
REBECCA ANN BULLION 2006-2007
ERIN KATHLEEN SHORT 2007-2008
LIAM GUTHRIE 2008-2009
JACOB LEE SMITH 2009-2010
JAE HO CHO 2010-2011
REBECCA L. CUBA 2011-2012
SAMANTHA JEAN NICHOLS 2012-2013
CARA ANNE MACK 2013-2014
MARY MARTHA BRADY 2014-2015
MEGAN CAROL PIEHLER 2015-2016
LUKE GREGORY ALLEN 2016-2017
ALEXANDRA LOUISE NELSON 2017-2018
SALVATORE CAPOTOSTO 2018-2019
AMANDA RENEE THRELKELD 2019-2020
AUTUMN FREDLINE 2020-2021
ZETTA NOELLE CANNEDY 2021-2022
CASEE HARL 2022-2023

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.

1977 Arthur F. Beyer
1978 Harlan J. Steph
1979 Robert E. Clark
1980 F. Robert Madera
1981 Billy C. Brackeen
1982 O. Emerson Capps
1983 Norman V. Horner
1984 William E. Hinds
1985 Emily E. LaBeff
1986 Nancy A. Scott
1987 John W. Meux
1988 Michael J. Flavin
1989 Sherry Gillespie
1990 Donald Maxwell
1991 Charles D. Ramser
1992 Ranette Halverson
1993 Frederick B. Stangl, Jr.
1994 Jefferson H. Campbell
1995 Robert G. Welch
1996 Richard P. Simpson
1997 Diane M. Spiller
1998 Martha M. Harvey
1999 John V. Grimes
2000 Henry Van Geem
2001 Stewart B. Carpenter
2002 Sandra J. Church
2003 Michaelle Kitchen
2004 Nelson L. Passos
2005 Yoshi Fukasawa
2006 John Martinez
2007 Harry P. Hewitt
2008 Donald F. Henschel, Jr.
2009 Ruth Morrow
2010 Beverly Stiles
2011 Sally Henschel
2012 Stuart McClintock
2013 James Johnston
2014 Mitzi Lewis
2015 Kristen Garrison
2016 Susan Harvey
2017 David Carlston
2018 Laura Fidelie
2019 Christopher Hansen
2020 Tina Johnson
2021 Jeffrey Blacklock
2022 Marcos Lopez
2023 Randy Case