CONWAY, Ark. (August 15, 2018)
– Hendrix College has announced new teaching faculty, faculty with new or changed status, and Academic Affairs staff
with new or changed status for the 2018-2019 academic year.
New
faculty in 2018-2019 include:
- Josiah
(J.D.) Gantz, Assistant Professor of Biology
- Anthony
Horne, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
- Bayazit
Karaman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- Adam
Schneider, Assistant Professor of Biology
- Kevin
Schoelz, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
- Caitlin
Scott, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Delphia
Shanks-Booth, Assistant Professor of Politics
- Martin
Shedd, Murphy Visiting Fellow in Language and Literature, Classics
- Andrew
Vaught, Murphy Visiting Fellow in Language and Literature, Theatre Arts
Faculty
with new or changed status for the 2018-2019 academic year include:
- Todd
Berryman, promoted to Professor of History
- Andres
Caro, awarded the Thomas E. Goodwin Odyssey Professorship
- James
Dow, appointed Director of the Marshall T. Steel Center for the Study of
Religion and Philosophy
- Mark Goadrich,
awarded tenure
- Anne
Goldberg, awarded the Charles Prentiss Hough Odyssey Professorship
- William
Haden Chomphosy, awarded tenure-track position, completed Ph.D.
- Maureen
McClung, awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Biology
- Kristi
McKim, promoted to Professor of English-Film & Media Studies
- Jennifer
Peszka, awarded the Charles Prentiss Hough Odyssey Professorship
- Stanly
Rauh, awarded tenure, promoted to Associate Professor of Classics
- Lyle
Rupert, awarded the C. Louis and Charlotte Cabe Distinguished Professorship
- Dorian
Stuber, awarded the Isabelle Peregrin Odyssey Professorship
- Ruthann
Thomas, awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Psychology
- Daniel
Whelan, promoted to Professor of Politics & International Relations
- Ann
Wright, appointed Natural Sciences Area Chair
Academic
Affairs staff with new or changed status for the 2018-2019 academic year include:
- Nagore
Leon Barruetabena, appointed Spanish House Coordinator
- Rynnett
Clark, appointed Coordinator of Career Connections
- Jamie
Groat, appointed Associate Director of Career Services
- Leigh
Lassiter-Counts, appointed Director of Career Services
- Amanda
Moore, appointed Assistant Director of Career Services
- Holly
Payne, appointed Costumer in Theatre Arts & Dance
- Felipe
Pruneda-Senties, appointed Director of the Writing Center
- Geoffrey
Robson, appointed Conductor of the Chamber Orchestra
Fall faculty conference
began Monday, August 13. Classes will begin Tuesday, August 21.
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.