CONWAY, Ark. (August 14, 2015) – Hendrix College will
welcome 11 new faculty members when fall classes begin Tuesday, August 25.
New teaching
faculty for the 2015-2016 academic year include:
- Gina
Bergfeld ’03, CPA, Visiting Instructor of Economics & Business
- Dr. Jesse
Bergkamp, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Severine
Cottrant-Estell, Visiting Instructor of French
- Dr. Joshua
Glick, Assistant Professor of English/Film Studies
- Dr. Jeff
Hazboun, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
- Hillary
Looney ’96, CPA, Assistant Professor of Economics & Business
- Dr. Laura
MacDonald ’09, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
- Dr. Michael
Miyawaki, Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Dr. Gretchen
Renshaw, Assistant Professor of Music
- Hsin-Chih
Tsai, Teaching Fellow of Chinese
- Dr. Brent
Yorgey, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Academic
Affairs staff changes for the 2015-2016 include:
- Tricia
Burris ’94, Miller Center Office Manager
- Deborah
Donald, Associate Registrar
- Hannah
French ’15, Miller Center Program Assistant
- Karisa
McAlister, Assistant Registrar
- Timothy
Purkiss, Arkansas Governor’s School Administrative Manager
- JoAnn
Stevens, Interim Director of the Writing Center
Hendrix
faculty members with new staff assignments for 2015-2016 include:
-
Dr. Todd
Berryman, Coordinator of Advising Data
- Dr. Liz
Gron, Executive Director of Advising and Academic Success
- Dr. Robert
Williamson, Miller Center Faculty Associate
Recently
promoted Hendrix faculty members include:
- Dr. Chris
Campolo, Professor of Philosophy
- Dr. Jenn
Dearolf, Professor of Biology
- Dr. Gabe
Ferrer, Professor of Computer Science
- Professor
Erik Maakestad, Professor of Art
- Professor
Ann Muse ’83, Professor of Theatre Arts
- Dr.
Jose Vilahomat, Professor of Spanish
- Dr.
Ann Willyard, Associate Professor of Biology
In
other Hendrix faculty news:
- Dr.
Chris Camfield was appointed faculty athletic representative to the SAA and
NCAA.
- Dr.
Brett Hill was awarded the Charles Prentiss Hough Odyssey Professorship.
- Dr.
Toni Jaudon was awarded the Isabelle Peregrin Odyssey Professorship.
- Dr.
James Jennings was awarded the Cynthia Cook Sandefur Odyssey Professorship.
- Professor
Stephen Kerr ’76 retired as the Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Distinguished
Emeritus of Economics and Business.
- Dr. Rod
Miller was appointed Humanities Area Chair.
- Lyle
Rupert ’82, Hendrix accounting professor, completed his Ph.D. in leadership
studies from the University of Central Arkansas.
About
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in
Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist
Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized
in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality,
community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.