Area, Department, and Program Chairs
Humanities Area Chair: Carol West
Art - Rod Miller (fall), Matthew Lopas (spring)
English - Kristi McKim
Languages - Cathy Jellenik
Music - Andrew Morgan (fall), Gretchen Renshaw James (spring)
Philosophy - Fred Ablondi
Religious Studies - Robert Williamson
Theatre Arts and Dance - Ann Muse
Natural Science Area Chair: Ann Wright
Biology - Matt Moran
Chemistry - Courtney Hatch
Mathematics & Computer Science - Chris Camfield
Physics - Damon Spayde
Social Sciences Area Chair: Jennifer Penner
Economics and Business - Megan Leonard
History - Michael Sprunger
Politics- Pete Gess
Psychology - Jennifer Peszka
Sociology/Anthropology - Stacey Schwartzkopf
Program Chairs
Biochemistry-Molecular Biology - Andrea Duina
Classics - Stan Rauh
Environmental Studies - Maureen McClung
Interdisciplinary Minors - Stacey Schwartzkopf
Study of the Mind/Neuroscience - James Dow
Master of Arts in Accounting-Gina Bergfeld
Distinguished Scholarships Advisors
Bennett Essay - Britt Murphy
Boren Fellowships - Pete Gess
Carnegie Junior Fellows Program - Daniel Whelan
Davies-Jackson Scholarship - Dorian Stuber
Distinguished Scholarships Coordinators - Giffen Maupin / Peg Falls-Corbitt
Echoing Green Fellowship - Jay Barth
Fulbright - Daniel Whelan
Gates Cambridge Scholarship - Marjorie Swann
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program - Pete Gess
Goldwater Scholarship - Mark Goadrich
James Madison Fellowship - Britt Murphy
Marshall British Scholarships - Marjorie Swann
George J. Mitchell Scholarship - Dorian Stuber
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship - Pete Gess
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship - Daniel Whelan
Rhodes Scholarship - Marjorie Swann
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans - Jay Barth
Truman Scholarship - Jay Barth
Morris K. Udall Scholarship - Courtney Hatch
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship - Britt Murphy
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics - Dorian Stuber
Study Abroad, Off-Campus Programs, and Field Coordinators
Study Abroad Advisor - Claudia Courtway
Engineering Cooperative Programs - Ann Wright
Foreign Service - Daniel Whelan
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory - Jennifer Dearolf
Internships - Leigh Lassiter-Counts
Public Health Cooperative Program - Brenda Houck
Semester in Environmental Science - Matt Moran
Washington Center - Leigh Lassiter-Counts / Pete Gess
Pre-Accounting - Lyle Rupert
Pre-Engineering - Ann Wright
Pre-Foreign Service - Daniel Whelan
Pre-Law - Jay Barth / Amanda Moore
Pre-Medical - Mark Sutherland
Pre-Dental - Brenda Houck
Pre-Pharmacy - Andres Caro
Pre-Physical Therapy - Brenda Houck
Pre-Veterinary - Jennifer Dearolf
Pre-Social Work - Stella Capek
Exploring Ministry Together - J.J. Whitney
Teacher Licensure - Dionne Jackson / Rynnett Clark
Distinguished Professorships
Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professorship
M. Francis Christie ............................................................1976-1989
Rosemary E. Henenberg ...................................................1991-2002
M. Warfield Teague.............................................................2002-2008
John B. (Jay) McDaniel ......................................................2008-2019
John Krebs .........................................................................2019-
Harold and Lucy Cabe Distinguished Professorship
Robert W. Shideler..............................................................1977-1980
Arthur A. Johnson...............................................................1980-1990
John A. Ziegler ...................................................................1991-1998
Garrett L. McAinsh .............................................................1999-2008
Ian T. King ..........................................................................2008-2010
Lawrence Schmidt..............................................................2010-
C. Louis and Charlotte Cabe Distinguished Professorship
Burvin C. Alread .................................................................1977-1980
G. Thomas Clark ................................................................1980-1990
Don Marr ............................................................................1991-2000
Alice M. Hines ....................................................................2001-2017
Elbert L. Fausett Professorship
George H. Thompson .........................................................1980-1991
Robert C. Eslinger ..............................................................1997-2004
Thomas E. Goodwin............................................................2004-2017
Stella Capek........................................................................2017-
Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Professorship
Albert M. Raymond..............................................................1981-1988
Bruce Haggard ....................................................................1989-2010
Stephen Kerr .......................................................................2010-2015
Margaret Falls-Corbitt...........................................................2016-
M.E. and Ima Graves Peace Professorship
Ashby Bland Crowder .........................................................1982-2008
Walker Jay Barth .................................................................2008-2020
Alex Vernon .........................................................................2020-
Hendrix Odyssey Professorships
Dr. Brad P. Baltz and Rev. William B. Smith Odyssey Professor
Damon
Spayde ...................................................................2013-2016
Jennifer Penner ..................................................................2016-
Peter Gess...........................................................................2016-
James and Emily Bost Odyssey Professor
Alex
Vernon .........................................................................2011-2016
Kiril Kolev..............................................................................2016-
Bill and Connie Bowen Odyssey Professor
Tom
D. Stanley
....................................................................2008-2011
Rod
Miller
............................................................................2011-2014
Jay
Barth
.............................................................................2014-2017
Matt Moran...........................................................................2017-
Morris and Ann Henry Odyssey Professor
Ian
T.
King............................................................................2008-2011
Fred
Ablondi
........................................................................2011-2014
Courtney
Hatch
...................................................................2014-2017
Jennifer Dearolf....................................................................2017-
Laura MacDonald.................................................................2017-
Charles Prentiss Hough Odyssey Professor
Daniel
Whelan
.....................................................................2012-2015
Brett
Hill
...............................................................................2015-
Margaret Berry Hutton Odyssey Professor
Robert
Williamson
...............................................................2013-
Leslie Zorwick......................................................................2016-
Julia Mobley Odyssey Professor
Thomas
E.
Goodwin.............................................................2008-2011
Jennifer
Penner
...................................................................2011-2014
Jennifer
Peszka....................................................................2011-2014
Megan
Leonard
...................................................................2014-2017
Tom
Stanley
.........................................................................2014-2017
Alex Vernon..........................................................................2017-
Garbine Vidal-Torriera...........................................................2017-
Isabelle Peregrin Odyssey Professor
Carol
West............................................................................2012-2015
Toni
Jaudon..........................................................................2015-
Cynthia Cook Sandefur Odyssey Professor
James
Jennings....................................................................2009-2012; 2015
Anne
Goldberg
.....................................................................2012-2015
Gabriel Ferrer........................................................................2016-
Ann Wright............................................................................2016-
Charles S. and Lucile Esmon Shivly Odyssey Professor
Kristi
McKim..........................................................................2013-2017
Stacey Schwartzkopf............................................................2017-
Judy and Randy Wilbourn Odyssey Professor
Joyce
M.
Hardin....................................................................2008-2011
George
Harper
.....................................................................2008-2011
Matthew
D.
Moran.................................................................2008-2013
Maxine
Payne
......................................................................2011-2013
Richard
Murray......................................................................2013-2016
Mark
Sutherland
...................................................................2013-2016
Maureen McClung.................................................................2017-
Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professor
John
B. (Jay)
McDaniel.........................................................2008-2011
George
Harper
.....................................................................2011-2014
Randy
Kopper
......................................................................2011-2014
Ann
Willyard
.........................................................................2014-2017
Lindsay Kennedy...................................................................2017-