Academic Affairs

Faculty Emeriti

Jon Arms, 1971-2016
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1975.

W. Ellis Arnold III, 1990-2023   
President Emeritus
J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law

Ze'ev Barel, 1981-2019
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Ph.D., Wesleyan University, 1981.

Jay Barth, 1994-2019
M. E. and Ima Graves Peace Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Politics
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994.

Keith Berry, 1977-79, 1989-2014
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1979.

Norman C. Boehm, 1985-2021
Professor Emeritus of Music
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1987.

Terri Bonebright, 2014-2025
Professor Emerita of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln , 1996.

James R. Bruce, 1974-2004
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Ph.D., Tulane University, 1973.

Stella M. Capek, 1986-2019
Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor Emerita of Sociology
Ph.D., University of Texas, 1986.

Charles M. Chappell, 1969-2010
Professor Emeritus of English
Ph.D., Emory University, 1973.

J. Timothy Cloyd, 1997- 2015
Professor Emeritus of Politics
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1991

W. Dwayne Collins, 1982-2014
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Houston, 1981;

Hope Coulter, 2013-2025
Associate Professor Emerita of English-Creative Writing
M.F.A., Queens University of Charlotte, 2011. 

Robert Dunn (In Memoriam- 2024), 1988-2016
Professor Emeritus of Physics, 
Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1983.

Robert C. Eslinger, 1976-2004
Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Ph.D., Emory University, 1971.

Peg Falls-Corbitt, 1987-2021
Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Distinguished Professor Emerita of Philosophy
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1982.

Irmina Fabricio, 2005-2025
Instructor Emerita of Spanish
M.A., University of Central Arkansas, 2005.

John L. Farthing, 1978-2009
Professor Emeritus of Religion and Classical Languages
Ph.D., Duke University, 1978.

Nancy P. Fleming, 1986-2014
Professor Emerita of Music
D.M.A., University of Illinois, 1986.

Cliff Garrison, 1972-2009
Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology
M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas, 1965.

Melissa Gill, 2008-2025
Professor Emerita of Art
M.F.A., Indiana University, 2000.

Thomas Goodwin, 1978-2017
Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1974.

Danny Grace, 1985-2019
Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts
M.F.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1980.

Karen Griebling, 1987-2018
Professor Emerita of Music
D.M.A., University of Texas, 1986.

Liz Gron, 1994-2024
Professor Emerita of Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1987.

Bruce Haggard, 1972-2012
Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1973.

Earlene Hannah, 1974-2009
Professor Emerita of Kinesiology
M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas, 1977.

Joyce M. Hardin, 1989-2019
Professor Emerita of Biology
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1981.

Jane Harris, 1990-2019
Professor Emerita of Religious Studies
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1994.

Ann Die Hasselmo, 1992-2001
President Emerita and Professor Emerita of Psychology
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1977. 

Rosemary E. Henenberg, 1963-67, 1973-2002
Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professor Emerita of Theatre Arts
Ph.D., Ohio University, 1973.

J. Brett Hill, 2005-2025
Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2002.

Alice Hines, 1981-2017
C. Louis and Charlotte Cabe Distinguished Professor Emerita of English
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 1990.

James F. Kelly (In Memoriam- 2025 ), 1982-2013
Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology
M.S., Springfield College (Massachusetts), 1972.

Ian T. King, 1985-2011
Harold and Lucy Cabe Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Politics and International Relations
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1984.

Randall A. Kopper (In Memoriam- 2025), 1983-2017
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1980.

John Krebs, 1992-2024
Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music
D.M.A., University or Maryland, 1991.

David G. Larson, 1975-2007
Professor Emeritus of History
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1972.

Joseph R. Lombardi, 1980-2014
Professor Emeritus of Biology
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1976.

Matthew Lopas, 2000-2025
Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts
M.F.A. Yale School of Art, 1995.

Marylou Martin (In Memoriam- 2024), 1979-2012
Professor Emerita of French
Ph.D., University of Texas, 1979.

Garrett L. McAinsh (In Memoriam- 2025 ), 1970-2011
Harold and Lucy Cabe Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History
Ph.D., Emory University, 1974.

John B. (Jay) McDaniel, 1979-2018
Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
Ph.D., Claremont University Center, 1978.

Ralph J. McKenna, 1976-2011
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1970.

JoAnn Privett McMillen, 1967-95
Associate Librarian Emerita
M.L.S., University of Oklahoma, 1972.

Matthew Moran, 1975-2007
Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor Emeritus  of Biology
Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1996. 

Betty K. Morgans, 1971-2001
Professor Emerita of Education
Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1971.

E. Ann Muse, 2002-2025
Professor Emerita of Theatre Arts
M.F.A., University of Memphis, 1997.

Wayne D. Oudekerk, 1989-2019
Professor Emeritus of German
D.A., Syracuse University, 1984.

Maxine Payne, 2002-2025
Professor Emerita of Art
M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1997.

Richard L. Rolleigh, 1974-2008
Professor Emeritus of Physics
Ph.D., University of Texas, 1972.

John Sanders, 2006-2020
Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
Th.D., University of South Africa, 1996.

Lawrence K. Schmidt, 1984-2021
Harold and Lucy Cabe Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Duisburg, 1983.

Allison Shutt, 1997-2025
Professor Emerita of History
Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles, 1995. 

Tom Stanley, 1986-2017
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1982.

Dorian Stuber, 2007-2025 
Professor Emerita of English
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2006. 

David Sutherland, 1992-2024
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Ph.D., North Texas State University, 1986.

Mark Sutherland, 1990-2019
Professor Emeritus of Biology
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1990.

M. Warfield Teague, 1970-2008
Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1971. 

Jose Vilahomat, 2002-2025
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Ph.D.. Florida International University, 2003.

Ann Willyard, 2009-2017
Associate Professor Emerita of Biology
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2007.

John A. Ziegler (In Memoriam- 2025 ), 1974-98
Harold and Lucy Cabe Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Politics
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970.