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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Administration and Faculty



The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents

(Date indicates year term expires.)

Phil Adams Bryan/College Station 2021
Anthony G. Buzbee Houston 2019
Robert L. “Bob” Albritton Ft. Worth 2021
Elaine Mendoza San Antonio 2017
Judy Morgan Texarkana 2017
Charles Schwartz Houston 2019
William “Bill” Mahomes, Jr. Dallas 2021
Cliff Thomas Victoria 2017
Morris E. Foster Austin 2019
     
     

The A&M System Administration

John Sharp-chancellor, The Texas A&M University System

West Texas A&M University Administrative Officers

J. Patrick O’Brien, Ph.D. - president, West Texas A&M University

Wade Shaffer, Ph.D. - provost and vice president for academic affairs

Randy Rikel, M.B.A. - vice president for business and finance

Mike Knox, M.S. - vice president for student affairs

Dan D. Garcia, M.A. - vice president for enrollment management

Tim Bynum, - interim vice president for institutional advancement

James Webb, M.B.A. - chief information officer

Angela Allen - interim chief diversity and inclusion officer

Angela Spaulding, Ed.D. - vice president for research and compliance

Deans

Dean Hawkins, Ph.D. - acting, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences

Neil Terry, Ph.D. - College of Business

E.W. Henderson, Ed.D. - College of Education and Social Sciences

Emily Hunt, Ph.D. - acting, School of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics

Jessica Mallard, Ph.D. - Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities

Dirk Nelson, Ph.D. - College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Angela Spaulding, Ed.D. - Graduate School

Faculty and Professional Librarians

(Dates in parentheses indicate year of appointment to WTAMU faculty.)

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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Abdullat, Amjad A. - associate dean for undergraduate programs in College of Business; professor of computer information systems (1998). B.S., B.A., California State University; M.B.A., National University; Ed.D., Pepperdine University.

Alex, Rajan - professor of computer science (1995). B.S., University of Kerala, India; M.S., New Mexico State University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Almas, Lal - professor of agricultural business and economics (2001). M.S., West Texas A&M University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University; D.V.M., University of Agriculture, Pakistan.

Ambrose, William G. - assistant professor of mathematics (1967). B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University.

Andersen, Amy - associate provost; associate professor of education (1998). B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Houston.

Anwar, Syed Tariq - professor of marketing (1987). B.S., Government College-Lahore, Pakistan; M.A., University of Punjab; M.B.A., D.B.A., United States International University.

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Babb, Jeffry S. - Phil Gensler Professor of Computer Information Systems; associate professor of computer information systems (2009). B.S., University of Hawaii-Manoa; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Baker, Lance - professor of animal science (1995). B.S., Texas Tech University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Barbee, Gary - associate professor of environmental science (2009). B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Bartlett, Michelle - assistant professor of sports and exercise sciences (2009). B.S., Syracuse University; M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia University.

Bartley, Mark - associate professor of music; director of orchestral activities (2006). B.M., M.M., University of Texas; D.M.A., Boston University.

Bellah, Jeremy - assistant professor of computer information systems and decision management (2014). B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Berry, Alison - assistant professor of business communication (2014). B.A., M.A., Bellevue University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Bigham, Gary - associate professor of education (2008). B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas Tech University.

Bingham, Douglas P. - associate dean of College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences; professor of biology (1970). B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Brigham Young University.

Bingham, Teri L. - associate professor of education (1993). B.A., Brigham Young University; M.S., National University; Ed.D., University of California-Los Angeles.

Blackburn, Helen - Yvonne Franklin Chair of Music; assistant lecturer of music (2012). B.M., West Texas A&M University; M.M., Northwestern University.

Blanton, Debra - clinical assistant professor of communication disorders (2013). B.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D. University of South Alabama.

Blaser, Brock - associate professor of plant science (2009). B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Blodgett, Billy - assistant professor of social work (2012). B.A., Oral Roberts University; M.S.S.W., University of Texas - Arlington; Ph.D., North Texas State University.

Bloom, Daniel - assistant professor of philosophy (2014). B.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Bouma, Carolyn L. - associate professor of biology (2005). B.A., McDaniel College; Ph.D., John Hopkins University.

Bowman, Timothy - assistant professor of history (2012). B.B.A., Texas Christian University; M.M., University of Texas - Arlington; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University.

Branson, Marietta - assistant professor of nursing (1998). B.S.N., Texas Tech University; M.S.N., West Texas A&M University; D.H.S., NOVA Southeastern University.

Brasington, Bruce - professor of history (1990). B.A., Oklahoma State University; M.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles.

Brooks, B.J. - associate professor of music (2008). B.M.E., Eastern New Mexico University; M.A., West Texas A&M University; D.M.A., Texas Tech University

Bruce, Kim - assistant lecturer of mass communication (2007). B.A, M.A, West Texas A&M University.

Burnett, Sharon - Gene Edwards Professor in Accounting; associate professor of accounting (2013). B.S., M.B.A., University of Arkansas Little Rock; Ph.D. Oklahoma State University.

Butler, Erick - assistant professor of civil engineering (2013). B.S., M.S., D.Eng., Cleveland State University.

Byers, Donna - assistant professor of biology (2015). B.S., Ph.D., University of Texas El Paso.

Byrd, Gary R. - professor of psychology (1975). B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

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Cain, Butler - assistant professor of mass communication (2010). B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama.

Calvi, James V. - Teel Bivins Professor of American Politics; associate dean of College of Education and Social Sciences; professor of political science (1982). B.A., M.A., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Campbell, Ashley - Helen Piehl Professor of Education; associate professor of education (2005). B.S., M.S., Ed.D, Texas Tech University.

Carpenter, Tina - professor of music (1986). B.M.E., Florida State University; M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M., Florida State University.

Casebolt, Jeffrey - instructor of sports and exercise sciences (2012). B.S., M.S., California State University.

Castillo, Yvette - associate professor of education (2007). B.A., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Cepeda, Joseph C. - professor of geology (1977). B.S., University of Texas-Austin; M.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin.

Chase, Charles M. - associate professor of sports and exercise sciences (1992). B.A., Winona State University; M.S., Mankato State University; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Chauhan, Rahul - instructor of management (2015). M.S., University of Oklahoma.

Chen, Gerald Y. - associate professor of engineering technology (1979). B.Ed., National Taiwan Normal University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Chenoweth, Linda - head of reference services (2003). B.S., University of Wyoming; M.L.S., University of North Texas.

Clark, David - instructor of accounting and health care management (2013). B.B.A., M.P.A., West Texas A&M University.

Clark, Elizabeth - associate professor of history (2000). B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Clark, Paul H. - professor of history (2002). B.A., Baylor University; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

Clark, Robin - clinical assistant professor of business law (2014). B.B.A., West Texas State University; Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Texas School of Law.

Clewett, Catherine - assistant professor of physics (2010). B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., New Mexico Tech University.

Clewett, Donald - instructor of mathematics (2012). B.A., Univeristy of Arizona; M.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Clifton, Noel - instructor of communication disorders (2014). B.A., M.A., Texas Tech University.

Collins, James - assistant professor of mathematics (2014). B.S., James Madison University; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Carolina State University.

Combs, Randel L. - associate professor of mathematics (1991). B.S., M.S., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University.

Commissiong, Anand - associate professor of political science (2008). B.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Cooley, John W. - professor of management (1998). B.S., McNeese State University; M.B.A., Lamar University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Craig, David - associate professor of physics (2004). B.S., Rhodes College, M.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

Cross, Brenda - head of Department of Communication Disorders; instructor of communication disorders (2012). B.S., Au.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Cruz, Mary Jane - instructor of mathematics (1995). B.S, M.S., West Texas A&M University.

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Davenport, Deborah A. - associate professor of nursing (1984). B.S.N., Texas Woman’s University; M.S.N., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

Davis, Freddie - associate professor of engineering (2001). B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Davis, Lisa A. - professor of nursing (2005). B.A., University of Arkansas; M.S., M.P.H., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. Texas Women’s University.

Dé Armond, Dé Arno - Gene Edwards Professor of Financial Planning; associate professor of finance (2003). B.B.A., M.B.A., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

DeButte, Maxine - associate professor of psychology (2009). B.S., Trent University; M.S., Ph.D., Carleton University.

Denton, Kenneth - instructor of psychology (2009). B.S., M.A., West Texas A&M University.

DeOtte, Robert - professor of environmental engineering (2005). B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Diego-Medrano, Elsa - instructor of education (2008). B.S., M.Ed., Texas Tech University.

Drumheller, Kristina - interim head of Department of History; associate professor of communication studies (2006). B.A., Texas Tech University; M.A., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia.

DuBois, Ted A. - professor of music (1980). B.M., M.A., California State University-Long Beach; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

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Elkins, Angie - instructor of education (2013). B.S., M.Ed., Texas Tech University. 

Ely, Steve - reference librarian (2008). B.A., Grove City College; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh.

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Fan, Shaokun - assistant professor of computer information systems and decision management (2014). B.S., M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Fiaud, Vanessa - assistant professor of sports and exercise sciences (2009). B. S., Universite de la Sorbonne Nouvelle; M.Ed., Southwestern Oklahoma University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

Flanagan, Danielle - instructor of political science (2014). B.A., M.A., West Texas A&M University.

Flynn, Nick E. - professor of biochemistry (2010). B.S., Ph.D, Texas A&M University.

Franken, Noah - assistant lecturer of communication (2014). Ph.D., University of Missouri Columbia.

Fredman, Traci - instructor of communication disorders (2014). B,.S., M.S., Texas Tech University.

Frish, Scott S. - associate professor of art (2003). B.F.A, M.F.A., University of Arizona.

Friske, Karyn - Stanley Schaeffer Professor of Business Ethics; professor of accounting (2007). B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

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Garcia, Beth - assistant professor of education (2012). B.A., M.Ed., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Garza, Lisa - associate professor of sociology (2014). B.A., M.Ed., West Texas Staate University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

Gerlich, R. Nicholas - J. Pat Hickman Professor of Marketing; professor of marketing (1989). B.A., Anderson University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.

Ghosh, Nabarun - professor of biology (2000). B.S., B.Ed., M.S., Ph.D., University of Calcutta; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

Gill, Kristina - assistant professor of mathematics (2004). B.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Goza, Rossitza - Harrington lecturer of music (2010). B.S., M.M., Louisiana State University; D.M.A., Cleveland Institute of Music.

Green, Leigh - assistant professor of education (2012). B.S., University of Tennessee; M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Guerrero, Bridget - assistant professor of agricultural business (2013). B.S., M.B.A., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

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Haasl, Richard A. - assistant to the dean of College of Nursing and Health Science; instructor of sports and exercise sciences (2005). B.S., Panhandle State University; M.Ed., Northeastern State University.

Hahn, Dustin - instructor of mass communication (2014). B.A., Harding University; M.A., Texas Tech University.

Hajje, Lina - instructor of mathematics (2009). B.S., St. Joseph University; M.S., West Texas A&M University.

Hammer, Emily - clinical assistant professor of management (2014). M.B.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Hansen, Robert H. - director of School of Music; professor of music (1987). B.A., Northwestern University; M.M., Boston University; D.M.A., University of North Texas.

Hanson, Trudy - head of Department of Communication; professor of communication studies (1989). B.S., M.A., Louisiana State University; Ed.D., Texas Tech University.

Hawkins, Dean - acting dean of College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences; professor of animal science (2009). B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Hindman, Janet - assistant professor of education (2012). B.S., M.A., West Texas A&M Univeristy; Ed.D., Texas Tech Univeristy.

Hogan, Thomas - assistant professor of economics (2011). B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., George Mason University.

Holliday, Chad - Doris Alexander Professor of Art; associate professor of art (2008). B.F.A., Emporia State University; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology.

Horsley, David - instructor of English (2005). B.A., West Texas A&M University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theology Seminary; M.A., Texas Tech University.

Howell, Nathan - assistant professor of civil engineering (2013). B.S., University of Texas - Austin; Ph.D. University of Houston.

Hueston, Harry - professor of criminal justice (2000). B.S., Kent State University; M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Hughes, Crystal D. - assistant professor of education (2014). B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Sul Ross State University.

Humpherys, Sean - T. Boone Pickens Professor of Business; assistant professor of computer information systems (2011). B.S., M. I.S.M., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Hunt, Aaron - instructor of education (2012). B.S., Texas Tech University; M.Ed., West Texas A&M University.

Hunt, Emily M. - acting dean of School of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics; professor of mechanical engineering (2005). B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Hwang, Sang Kyeom - associate professor of education (2001). B.A., Chonbuk National University-Korea; M.Ed., Ed.Sp., Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Issa, Roy - associate professor of mechanical engineering (2004). B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

Ives, Samuel - associate professor of animal science (2014). B.S., D.V.M., Ph.D., Kansas State University.

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Jacobs, Duane - instructor of mathematics (2009). B.S., M.A., Eastern New Mexico University.

Jarvis, Mary - assistant director of information and library resources (2000). B.A., M.L.S., University of North Texas; M.A., Midwestern State University.

Jennings, Jenny - assistant professor of animal nutrition (2013). B.S., Missouri State University; M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., South Dakota State University.

Johnson, Sidnye - periodicals/special collections librarian (1996). B.A., West Texas A&M University; M.L.S., North Texas State University.

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Kahler, Edward P. - associate dean of Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities; associate professor of music (1998). B.M., University of Georgia; M.A., Texas Woman’s University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Karaganis, Stephen - assistant professor of biology (2014). B.A., Wabash College; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Kazmaier, Richard - associate professor of biology (2001). B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas Tech University.

Kelley, Gary D. - professor of computer information systems (1983). B.S., Texas Tech University; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University.

Kennedy-Witthar, Shawna - director of information and library resources (1993). B.A., M.A., M.L.S., Indiana University.

Khan, David - head of Department of Chemistry and Physics; Ross W. WIlson Chair of Chemistry; associate professor of biochemistry (2009). B.A., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

Kieth, Lance - head of Department of Agricultural Sciences; associate professor of agriculture education (2002). B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas Tech University.

Kilic, Turkan - associate professor of marketing (2006). B.Sc., M.Sc., Istanbul Technical University; M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University.

Kinsky, Emily - assistant professor of mass communication (2011). B.A., Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Klaehn, Daniel - instructor of English, director of Writing Center (2012). B.A., M.A., West Texas A&M University.

Krause, Robert James - professor of music (1973). B.M., M.M., D.M.A., University of Miami; Stockwell College, Bromley, England; Student of Julien Balogh; Miami Philharmonic; National Music Camp, Interlochen, Mich.

Kuennen, Matthew - assistant professor of sports and exercise sciences (2010). B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D. University of New Mexico.

Kuhlman, Martin H. - professor of history (1995). B.S., B.A., M.A., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Kuhlmann, Kristen - assistant professor of nursing (2013). B.S.N., University of Arizona; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Kuhnert, Cloyce - associate professor of music (1992). B.M., M.M., West Texas A&M University; D.M.A., University of North Texas.

Kunz, Jenifer - professor of sociology (1993). B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Brigham Young University.

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Landon, John H. - professor of theatre (1993). B.A., Hardin Simmons; M.F.A., Trinity University.

Lawler, Gregg - instructor of mathematics (2010). B.S., M.S., West Texas A&M University.

Lawrence, Ty - professor of animal science (2004). B.S., M.S., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Lee, Rex - associate lecturer of biology (2006). B.S., M.S., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Lefevre, Donald J. - associate professor of music (1987). B.M.E., West Texas A&M University; M.M., University of Michigan.

Lewis, Andrew - assistant professor of theatre (2014). B.A., Weber State University; M.F.A., University of Central Florida.

Leitch, Kenneth - associate professor of civil engineering (2009). B.S., M.S., Ph.D., New Mexico State University.

Lewis, Jeremy - assistant professor of music (2008). B.M., Texas Christian University; M.M., Indiana University.

Li, Hongcai - Don Williams Professor of Management; associate professor of management (2008). B.A., Shantou University; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Li, Xiangyu - assistant professor of political science (2014). Ph.D.,

Linke, Rebecca - clinic coordinator; instructor of communication disorders (2008). B.S., M.S., University of Alabama.

Lockwood-Cooke, Pamela - associate dean of School of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics; director of Attebury Honors Program; professor of mathematics (1997). B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Loftin, Collette - instructor of nursing (2007). B.S.N., M.S.N., West Texas A&M University.

Lopez, Emmanuel - Periman Distinguished Artist Chair of Violoncello; Harrington lecturer of music (1991). B.M., University of Connecticut; M.M., Yale University.

Loya, Melody - associate professor of social work (2000). B.S., West Texas A&M University; M.S.W., University of Texas-Arlington; Ph.D., Capella University.

Love, Amanda - instructor of agriculture and Equestrian Team head coach (2007). B.S., M.S., West Texas A&M University.

Lust, David - associate professor of animal science (1992). B.S., Texas Tech University; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., West Texas A&M University.

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MacDonald, Bonney - professor of English (2008). B.A., California State University-Sacramento; M.A., University of Nottingham; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.

Macy Terry, Anne - Gene Edwards Professor of Finance; professor of finance (1988). B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Mallard, Jessica - dean of Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities; professor of communication studies (2002). B.A., University of Central Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Manfredi, Guglielmo - assistant professor of music (2009). B.M., West Texas A&M University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Miami.

Mattson, Ryan - assistant professor of management (2014). M.A., Southern Methodist University; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

McCauley, Kelly - assistant professor of management (2014). B.A., Furman University; M.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

McEvers, Trenton - assistant professor of animal science (2015). B.S., M.S., Ph.D., West Texas A&M University.

McKee, Connie - assistant lecturer of speech communication; director of forensics (2003). B.S., M.A., West Texas A&M University.

Meerdink, Christopher - assistant professor of voice (2010). B.M., Houghton College; M.M., Bowling Green State University; D.M.A., University of Michigan.

Meljac, Eric - instructor of English (2014). B.A., M.A., John Carroll University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Melton, Marcus - associate professor of art/graphic design (2008). B.F.A., West Texas A&M University; M.F.A., University of Tennessee.

Meredith, Neil - assistant professor of economics (2011). B.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Mills, LaVelle - associate dean of graduate programs in College of Business; professor of management (1998). B.B.A., West Texas A&M University; M.B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Texas.

Monroe, Suzanne - professor of education (1997). B.S., M.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Mulamba, Oliver - assistant professor of mechanical engineering (2013). B.S., West Texas A&M University; M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

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Nam, Choong-Ha - associate professor of music (2007). B.M., Oberlin College; M.M., Southern Methodist University; D.M.A., University of Houston.

Nelson, Dirk - dean of College of Nursing and Health Sciences; professor of sports and exercise sciences (2010). B.S., Montana State University; M.S.Ed., Ph.D, University of Kansas.

Nix, Susan J. - professor of education (2003). B.S., McMurry College; M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas Tech University.

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Oglesby, Matthew - instructor of voice (2008). B.M., University of Houston; M.A., West Texas A&M University.

Osei-Hwere, Enyonam - associate professor of mass communication (2008). B.A., University of Science and Technology; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University.

Ottoson, Carolyn - government documents librarian (2003). B.A., University of Oklahoma-Norman; M.L.S., Texas Woman’s University.

Owens, James K. - Don Hodges Professor of Corporate Governance; professor of finance (1978). B.B.A., M.B.A., West Texas A&M University; D.B.A., Harvard Business School.

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Parker, David - professor/commercial core laboratory primary investigator (2012). B.S., New Mexico State University; M.S., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Parr-Scanlin, Denise - associate professor of music (1998). B.M., M.F.A., University of Georgia; D.M.A., University of Texas.

Patterson, Robin - Don Patterson Professor of Business Law; clinical assistant professor of business law (2013). B.B.A., J.D., University of New Mexico.

Pearson, Byron - professor of history (2000). B.S., M.A., Northern Arizona University; J.D., University of San Diego; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Pendleton, Bonnie - professor of agriculture (2000). B.A., California State University-Chico; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Phillips, Angela - assistant professor of nursing (2009). B.S.N., University of Texas-Arlington; M.S.N., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; D.N.P., University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston.

Phillips, Kimberli - instructor of social work (2011). B.S., West Texas A&M University; M.S.W., University of Texas at Arlington.

Pinkham, Ashley - assistant professor of psychology (2014). M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Pipkin, John L. - director of Equine Industry Program; professor of animal science (1993). B.S., M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Pjesky, Rex - associate dean of Graduate School; assistant professor of economics(2007). B.A., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Poduthase, Henry - assistant professor of social work (2012). B.A., St. Albert’s College, India; M.A., Sacred Heart College, India; M.S.W., Rajagiri College of Social Science, India; Ph.D., University of Utah.

Price, Keith - head of Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice; head of Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work; professor of sociology and criminal justice (2003). B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.

Pullen, Sean - assistant professor of music (2012). B.M., M.M., University of Houston; D.M.A., Claremont Graduate University.

Pulliam, Darlene A. - James and Mogie McCray Professor of Business; professor of accounting (1997). B.S., M.B.A., Eastern New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

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Ramos Salazar, Leslie - assistant professor of business communication and computer information systems (2015). B.A., M.A., California State University; Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Rausch, David - Teel Bivins Professorship of Political Science; professor of political science (1998). B.A., University of Alaska-Fairbanks; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Rausch, Mary - catalog librarian (2000). B.A., M.P.A., M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma.

Reardon, Matthew - assistant professor of history (2013). B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Redpath, Keith L. - Harrington lecturer in music (2003). B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Wichita State University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota.

Regan, Matthew - reference librarian (2012). B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., DePaul University; M.L.I.S., Dominican University.

Revett, Jonathan - instructor of art (2012). B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A., West Texas A&M University.

Reyes, Helen - head of Department of Nursing; associate professor of nursing (1998). B.S.N., M.S.N., West Texas A&M University; Ed.D., Liberty University.

Rhoades, Marty - assistant professor of environmental science (2011). B.S., M.S., Ph.D., West Texas A&M University.

Richeson, John - assistant professor of animal science (2011). B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Riney, Mark - associate professor of education (2002). B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Roberts, Micah - assistant professor of communication disorders (2014). B.S., University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma; M.A., Oklahoma State University; Ed.D., Walden University.

Robertson, Tanner - assistant professor of agriculture media and communication (2010). B.A., West Texas A&M University; M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Rogers, William J. - professor of environmental science (1997). B.S., M.S., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Rosa, Duane J. - professor of economics (1984). B.A., M.A., University of Oklahoma; B.S., M.A., University of Nevada; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Rose, Richard - assistant professor of education (2009). B.A., State University of New York; M.S., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Statue University of New York.

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Santos-Sopena, Oscar - assistant professor of Spanish (2013). B.A., University Complutense de Madrid; M.A., Catholic University of America; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Scales, Nicholas - assistant professor of music (2005). B.M., West Texas A&M University; M.M., University of North Texas; D.M.A., Texas Tech University.

Schlegel, Paula - instructor of communication (2013). B.A., Northwest Oklahoma State University; M.A., West Texas A&M University.

Schultz, Gerald E. - professor of geology (1964). B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Seth, Daniel - professor of mathematics (2006). B.S., Warren Wilson College; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Seward, Kim - instructor of mathematics (2008). B.M., M.S., West Texas A&M University.

Shaffer, Jonathan A. - T. Boone Pickens Professor of Management; associate professor of management (2010). B.A., M.B.A., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Shanks, John G. - visiting assistant professor (2014). M.M., Indiana Univeristy; D.M.A., University of Alabama.

Shao, Bin - Neil and Anne Terry Professor in Business; associate professor of decision management (2007). B.S., Shandong University; M.S., Chinese Academy of Science; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Shipp, Kathy - instructor of nursing (2013). B.S.N., M.S.N., West Texas A&M University.

Sissom, W. David - head of Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Science; professor of biology (1992). B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Spaulding, Angela M. - dean of Graduate School and Research; professor of educational leadership (1995). B.S., M.Ed., West Texas A&M University; Ed.D., Texas Tech University.

Speer, Cara - instructor of social work (2007). B.S., Abilene Christian University; M.S.W., University of Texas at Arlington.

Stayton, Gonda - acquisitions librarian (1990). B.G.S., West Texas A&M University; M.L.S., Texas Woman’s University.

Steffens, Tim - assistant professor of rangeland resource management (2013). B.S., Tarleton State University; M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Stewart, B.A. - director of Institute for Dryland Agriculture; distinguished professor of agriculture (1993). B.S., M.S., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Storey, Douglas - associate professor of music (1988). B.M.E., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.M., University of Michigan.

Strachan, Ian C. - assistant professor of economics (2014). M.A., Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Strong, Lorna - head of Department of Sports and Exercise Sciences; instructor of sports and exercise sciences (2000). B.A., Rice University; M.S., University of Central Arkansas.

Stuntz, Jean A. - professor of history (2001). B.A., J.D., Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Texas.

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Takacs, William J. - associate professor of music (2002). B.M., West Chester University; M.M., Bowling Green University; D.M., Florida State University.

Tang, Shijun - instructor of computer science (2015). M.S., University of North Texas.

Tao, Shiquan - Ross W. Wison Chair in Chemistry; associate professor of chemistry (2007). B.S., M.S. China University of Geosciences; Ph.D., Hiroshima University.

Tariq, Susan Martin - professor of music (1984). B.S., Ball State University; M.M., Ohio State University; D.M.A., University of Arizona at Tucson.

Taylor, Heidi - professor of nursing (1990). B.S.N., West Texas A&M University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

Terry, Anne Macy - Gene Edwards Professor of Finance; professor of finance (1998). B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Terry, Neil - dean of College of Business; professor of economics (1997). B.A., California State University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Teweleit, Russell - associate professor of music (1999). B.M., M.M., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Thoman, Roy E. - professor of political science (1968). B.A., University of Evansville; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Thomas, Conn P. - Geneva Schaeffer Professor of Education and Social Sciences; professor of education (1993). B.A., Northwest Missouri State University; M.S., Georgia State University, Columbus College; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

Todorov, Vesselin - Harrington lecturer of music (2011). B.M., Louisiana State University; M.A., Yale School of Music.

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Upshaw, Alice - instructor of accounting (2007). B.S., M.P.A., West Texas A&M University.

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Vartabedian, Sarah - assistant profesor of communication (2013). B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin.

Vestal, Mallory - assistant professor of agriculture (2012). B.S., West Texas A&M University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Vizzini, Bryan - associate professor of history (2001). B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Von Lintel, Amy - assistant professor of art history (2010). B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

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Wallace, Ann - instructor of communication disorders (2010). B.S., University of Texas; M.S., Texas Woman’s University.

Wang, Huabing (Barbara) - Gene Edwards Professor of Banking; associate professor of finance (2007). B.A., China Institute of Finance and Banking; Ph.D., University of Alabama.

Ward, Rocky - associate professor of biology (2008). B.A., Midwestern University; M.A., North Texas State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

Welch, Reed - associate professor of political science (2000). B.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Willard, David - head of Department of Art, Theatre and Dance (2013). B.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; M.F.A., Temple University.

Williams, Judy - head of Department of Education; assistant professor of education (2009). B.S., M.Ed., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Williams, Kevin - associate professor of agricultural education (2009). B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Texas Tech University.

Wilson, Howard F. - associate professor of communication disorders (2002). B.S., M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., Ohio University.

Woodyard, James D. - professor of chemistry (1967). B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

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Yarbrough, Jason - instructor of chemistry (2014). B.S., Arkansas Tech University; M.B.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Presidents Emeriti

James P. Cornette, Ph.D.-1948-1972 (deceased)

Robert B. Cousins, LL.D.-1910-1918 (deceased)

Joseph A. Hill, LL.D.-1918-1948 (deceased)

Russell C. Long, Ph.D.-1995-2005

Ed D. Roach, Ph.D.-1984-1990

Gail Shannon, Ph.D.-1982-1984 (deceased)

Max Sherman, LL.D.-1977-1982

Barry B. Thompson, Ph.D.-1991-1994

Lloyd I. Watkins, Ph.D.-1972-1977

Professors Emeriti

Lloyd Green Allen-mathematics, 1910-1933 (deceased)

Dr. Hattie Anderson-history, 1921-1956 (deceased)

Dr. Horace Bailey-biology, 1972-1997 (deceased)

Don Baird-music, 1965-1979 (deceased)

Dr. Ima Barlow-history, 1930-1964 (deceased)

Georgia Barrow—nursing, 1974-1998

Dr. Enid Bates-education, 1970-1997

Royal L. Brantley-music, 1953-1987 (deceased)

Treasure Brasher - physics, 1980-2003

Pauline Brigham-music, 1917-1961 (deceased)

Dr. Houston Bright-music, 1940-1970 (deceased)

Dr. Derl L. Brooks-biology, 1965-1992

Mary Morgan Brown-public speaking, 1915-1938 (deceased)

Walker Hatcher Brown-education, 1945-1976 (deceased)

Dr. Robert C. Burton-biology and geosciences, 1959-1989 (deceased)

Dr. Wilma Jo Bush-education, 1957-1969

Dr. Robert Busteed-biology, 1949-1975 (deceased)

Dr. Wendell Cain-speech, 1950-1976 (deceased)

Dr. C.C. Callarman-business, 1956-1975 (deceased)

Dr. Thomas Cannon—psychology, 1969-1993 (deceased)

Dr. Thomas Paige Carruth-administration, 1959-1987

Dr. James Clark - agriculture, administration, 1992-2011

Wallace Reeves Clark-music, 1917-1951 (deceased)

Dr. Arden Colette - agricultural business and economics, 1983-2008

Kathleen Collins-English, 1961-1990 (deceased)

Dr. H.L. Cook-mathematics, 1955-1977 (deceased)

RuNell Coons-mass communications, 1977-2003 (deceased)

Dr. Joseph Cox—music, 1979-2008

Ruth Cross-physical education, 1929-1969 (deceased)

Mary E. Davidson—history, 1957-1984 (deceased)

Dr. James B. Davis Jr.-accounting, 1968-1998

Dr. Angie Debo-history, 1924-1935 (deceased)

Dr. Myron Dees-health and physical education, 1969-1994

Norma J. Dobson-nursing, 1977-2001

Dr. Charmazel Dudt - English, 1970-2006

Joseph L. Duflot-sociology, 1918-1953 (deceased)

Dr. Barry Duman - economics, 1969-2009

Rowie V. Durden-music, 1959-1992

Dr. Allen Early Jr.-business, 1970-1984 (deceased)

Dr. George Eason-music, 1962-1986 (deceased)

Martha Estes-music therapy, 1973-1998 (deceased)

Dr. Louis Fairchild-psychology, 1969-2002

Dr. William J. Findley-education and psychology, 1947-1980 (deceased)

Mary Beth Ford-education, 1972-2001

Dr. Benjamin Ford Fronabarger Jr.-English, 1922-1924, 1932-1953 (deceased)

Dr. Gary Garner-music, 1963-2002

Dr. Mary M. Gaume-music, 1945-1976 (deceased)

Dr. Phil Gensler-computer information systems, 1965-1998

Dr. Mary Gill-Spanish, 1970-1997 (deceased)

Arthur Glover - accounting, 1969-1981

Edna Graham-mathematics, 1920-1952 (deceased)

Geraldine R. Green-English, 1928-1947 (deceased)

Dr. Jimmie L. Green-plant science, 1954-1976 (deceased)

Ferdinand Paul Guenther-French and German, 1910-1925 (deceased)

Dr. Ted Guffy - education, administration, 1990-2006

Dr. Duane F. Guy-history, 1958-1994 (deceased)

William F. Haggard-accounting, 1942-1969 (deceased)

Dr. Harry Haines-music, 1977-1997

Dale Hall-accounting, 1964-1995

Emerson Haraden-music, 1967-1977 (deceased)

Mabel Hare-English, 1956-1981 (deceased)

Dr. Ples Harper-modern languages, 1946-1974 (deceased)

Robert Frank Heflin-history, 1957-1985 (deceased)

Betty Henry-nursing, 1972-1996

Dr. Joseph A. Hill-history, 1910-1948 (deceased)

Dr. Ronald Hiner-accounting, 1984-2007

Mary Elizabeth Hudspeth-Spanish, 1910-1943 (deceased)

Jack T. Hughes-anthropology, 1952-1985 (deceased)

Richard Jackson-political science, 1966-1997

Dr. James R. Johnson-business, 1964-1983 (deceased)

Dr. Lee L. Johnson-business, 1937-1955 (deceased)

W. Mitchell Jones-education and psychology, 1926-1971 (deceased)

Dr. Walter H. Juniper-English, 1949-1974 (deceased)

James Kemmerling - speech and theatre, 1968-2008

Dr. Jim L. Kidd-education, 1969-1991

Dr. A. Kirk Knott-English, 1940-1973 (deceased)

Dr. David LaBrie - biology, 1970-2000 (deceased)

Dr. Ruth Lowes-education, 1921-1972 (deceased)

Dr. Mattie Swayne Mack-English, 1922-1968 (deceased)

Tennessee Malone-library economy, 1910-1944 (deceased)

Dr. Ed Maloy - public administration, 1999-2010

Dr. George Mann - education, 1992-2007

Dr. Zeke B. Marchant-business, 1958-1994 (deceased)

Fred Marsh-political science, 1969-2000

David Matthis-political science, 1955-1982 (deceased)

Dr. Cecil T. McBride-political science, 1957-1991

Thomas B. McCarter-mathematics and physics, 1918-1951 (deceased)

Mary R. McCulley-music, 1955-1989

Dr. Murray B. Measamer-geography, 1951-1967 (deceased)

Dr. Jerry Miller-finance, 1963, 1970-1998

Dr. Ted Montgomery-agriculture, 1975-2004

Helen W. Moore-English, 1930-1975 (deceased)

William A. Moore-speech and theatre, 1946-1977 (deceased)

Dr. Richard Moseley - English, 1970-2005

Dr. Darrell Munsell-history, 1965-1997

Clyde A. Murray-mathematics, 1926-1957(deceased)

Jack H. Muthersbough-geography, 1963-1992

Dr. Garry Nall-history, 1963-1966, 1968-2001

Dr. Norman Joseph Nelson - music, 1970-2006

Dr. Vaughn Nelson-physics, 1969-2001

Dr. Hubert W. Oppe-sociology and social work, 1963-1988

Dr. Sue Park-English, dean of Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, 1966-2007

David N. Patterson-mathematics, 1965-1995

Dr. Peter Petersen-history, 1967-2000 (deceased)

Frank R. Phillips-agriculture, 1920-1952 (deceased)

Dr. Chester A. Pierle-chemistry, 1923-1954 (deceased)

Elsa R. Porter-music, 1956-1989 (deceased)

Dr. Ellis Benton Posey-education, 1967-1980 (deceased)

Stanley Potter - music, 1962-1996

Dr. Dale Pulliam-accounting, 1979-1997

Myrna Raffkind-psychology and sociology, 1984-1991

Dr. Kollengrade (Raju) Ramakrishnan-social work, 1978-2004

Dr. Frederick W. Rathjen-history, 1956-1990 (deceased)

J.W. Reid-chemistry, 1910-1922 (deceased)

Mary Moss Richardson-English, 1922-1945 (deceased)

Jennie C. Ritchie-English, 1910-1941 (deceased)

Dave Ritter-music, 1965-2001

George H. Ritter-political science, 1957-1981 (deceased)

Dr. James B. Roberts-education, 1949-1972 (deceased)

Isabel Robinson-art, 1926-1960 (deceased)

Dr. James L. Russell-education, 1946-1972 (deceased)

Dr. Robert Sawvell-geography, 1967-1996

Nancy Schnell-nursing, 1977-1999

William E. Semmelbeck-business, 1970-1987

Dr. Lester Fields Sheffy-history, 1918-1957 (deceased)

Dr. Walter Shelly-political science, 1963-2003

Dr. Douglas A. Shirley-physics, 1919-1949 (deceased)

Dr. Emmitt Smith-education, 1949-1974 (deceased)

Dr. Hollice H. Snyder-business, 1965-1983 (deceased)

Dr. Marian Z. SoRelle-speech, 1962-1977 (deceased)

Dr. Russell Sparling-English, 1970-2001

Dr. Robert E. Splawn-education, 1966-1989 (deceased)

Benjamin Alvis Stafford-Latin, 1910-1925 (deceased)

Dr. Winston Stahlecker-marketing, 1986-2000

Dr. J. Pat Stephens-political science, 1963-1998

Dr. W.M. (Fred) Stoker-education, 1958-1985 (deceased)

Allene Stovall - sports and exercise sciences, 1960-2000

Dr. Pat Sullivan-English (deceased), 1959-1991

R.A. Terrill-manual arts, 1911-1940 (deceased)

Dr. Ron Thomason-plant sciences, 1969-2006

Dr. Crannell Tolliver-speech, 1946-1972 (deceased)

Dr. Charles R. Townsend-history, 1967-1994

Leon Trekell-accounting, 1960-1964, 1967-2000 (deceased)

Dr. Ken Van Doren - mathematics, 1977-2006

Dr. Jack H. Walker-speech, 1948-1980 (deceased)

Dr. Joleen Walsh-nursing, 1974-1997

Dr. Kenneth W. Waugh-education, 1956-1984

Dr. Hellon Wilbur - education, 1968-2003

Dr. Donald L. Williams-agricultural business and economics, 1973-2007 (deceased)

Dr. Kenneth O. Wilson-animal science, 1963-1997

Dr. Leonard W. Wilson-plant science, 1966-1969, 1971-1994 (deceased)

Dave Wohlfarth - mass communication, 1991-2008

Clark E. Wooldridge-social work, 1978-1993 (deceased)

Dr. Robert Wright - biology, 1964-2011

Guy Yates-speech communication, 1969-2000