• Hendrix College

    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 Emeritus 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 Emeritus of English-Creative Writing
    M.F.A., Queens University of Charlotte, 2011.

    In Memoriam- 2024
    Robert Dunn, 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 Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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, 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.

    In Memoriam- 2025
    Randall A. Kopper, 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.

    In Memoriam- 2024
    Marylou Martin, 1979-2012

    Professor Emerita of French
    Ph.D., University of Texas, 1979.

    Garrett L. McAinsh, 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.

    George Mulacek, 1950-85
    Professor Emeritus of Music
    D.M.A., University of Colorado, 1965.

    E. Ann Muse, 2002-2025
    Professor Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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.

    In Memoriam- 2025
    John A. Ziegler, 1974-98

    Harold and Lucy Cabe Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Politics
    Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970.