2004-05 Greenville College Catalog

Personnel - The Faculty

William B. Ahern (1966)
Professor of Biology; Chair, Division of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and
Information Science and Technology; Head, Department of Biology; B.S.Ed., Kansas State Teachers College; M.S., Kansas University; D.A., University of Northern Colorado.

George D. Barber (1999)
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Head Men’s Basketball Coach; B.A., Asbury College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Richard O. Beans (1987)
Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., Greenville College; M.A., Eastern Illinois University, Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Edwin G. Blue (1994)
Professor of Education and Director of Teacher Education; Chair, Division of
Educational Arts and Sciences; Head, Department of Education; B.A., Grace College; M.S., Indiana University; Ed.D., Indiana University.

Craig A. Boyd (1990)
Associate Professor of Philosophy; Head, Department of Philosophy and Religion; B.A., Greenville College; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., St. Louis University.

James H. Butts (1997)
Assistant Librarian in Public Services and Periodicals; B.A., Asbury College; M.A., The Ohio State University.

Lynn A. Carlson (1997)
Instructor in Physical Education and Recreation; Head Baseball Coach; B.A., Greenville College; M.S., University of Kentucky.

John R. Chism (1983)
Professor of Management; B.A., Greenville College; M.B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

K. Deloy Cole (1999)
Instructor of Information Sciences and Technology and Head of the Digital Media Program Management; B.S., Greenville College; M.S. CMIS, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

T. Joe Culumber (2000)
Assistant Professor of Religion and Director of LAMP; B.A., Greenville College; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary; D. Min., Fuller Seminary.

Eugene A. Dunkley, Jr. (2001)
Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S. Fordham University; M. Phil, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; D. Phil, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.

Gerald W. Eichhoefer (1998)
Professor of Computer Science; Head, Department of Information Science and Technology; B.A., Greenville College; M.A., Rice University; Ph.D., Rice University.

Edwin F. Estevez (2000)
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Work; B.A., Greenville College; M.S.W., Washington University.

Douglas C. Faulkner (1990)
Assistant Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation; Athletic Director; B.A., Greenville College; M.Div., Bethel College; M.S.Ed., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

Lori A. Gaffner (1993)
Assistant Professor of Religion; Chaplain/Director of Spiritual Formation; B.A., Greenville College; B.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; M.S., Eastern Illinois University.

Sharon E. Grimes (2001)
Instructor of Art and Curator of the Bock Museum; B.A., Greenville College; M.A., Webster University.

Donna J. Hart (1989)
Associate Professor of English; B.S., Greenville College; M.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Brian T. Hartley (1993)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion; B.A., Greenville College; M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary.

Steve L. Heilmer (1997-1978; 1989-1995; 1998)
Associate Professor of Art; B.A., Bethel College; M.F.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Teresa B. Holden (2004)
Instructor of History and Political Science and French; B.A., Asbury College; M.A., University of Notre Dame

Cary L. Holman (1980)
Associate Professor of Communication; B.S., Greenville College; M.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ph.D., School of Journalism at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Jane L. Hopkins (1984)
Director of Ruby E. Dare Library; B.A., Greenville College; M.S.L.S., University of Illinois.

Susan E. Hughey-Rasler (1987)
Professor of Psychology; Head, Department of Psychology; B.A., Greenville College; M.Ed., University of Washington, Seattle; Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle.

Richard P. Huston (1994)
Associate Professor of History; Chair, Division of Social Science; Head, Department of History; B.A., Greenville College; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of California.

H. Darrell Iler (2003)
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Head, Department of Chemistry; B.A., Greenville College; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute a State University.

Dwight W. Jackson (2001)
Assistant Professor of Sociology; B.A., Greenville College; M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Saint Louis University; Ph.D., Saint Louis University

Karlene E. Johnson (2001)
Instructor, Math/Science Education; B.A., Greenville College; M.S., Curtin University of Technology.

Michael J. Johnson (2000)
Assistant Professor of Music; B.S., University of Colorado; M.M., University of Miami; D.M.A., University of Miami.

Robert W. Johnson (1987)
Professor of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; B.A., Greenville College; M.Ed., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Gene Kamp (1998)
Director: Honors Program; B.S., Greenville College; M.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ed.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Scotty Kessler (2002)
Instructor and Head Football Coach; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University.

Sara R. Kopesky (2004)
Assistant Librarian in Public Services; B.A., Wheaton College; M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Yeeseon Kwon (2002)
Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., Northwestern University School of Music; M.M., Northwestern University School of Music; D.M.A., University of Oklahoma School of Music.

Almeda M. Lahr-Well (1999)
Associate Professor of Spanish; Head: Department of Modern Language; B.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; M.A., University of Illinois, Champaign; Ph.D., St. Louis University, St. Louis.

James M. Lang (1980)
Professor of Biology; B.A., Arkansas College; M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Arlene J. Larabee (2001)
Associate Professor of Physics; Acting Head, Department of Physics; B.S., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario; Ph. D., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

Debra L. Marsch (1996)
Associate Professor of Music; B.M.E., Evangel College, MO; M.M., Temple University, Esther Boyer College of Music, PA.

Dale F. Martin (1967)
Professor of English; Head, Department of English; B.A., Greenville College; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Rick H. McPeak (1994)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Bachelor of Theology, Aldersgate Bible College; M.A., St. Louis University; Ph.D., St. Louis University.

Roy S. Mulholland (1999)
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Recreation; Head, Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation; Head Women’s Basketball Coach; B.S., Greenville College; M.A., United States Sports Academy, Alabama.

Royal W. Mulholland (1964)
Professor of Education; B.S., Greenville College; M.Ed., University of Illinois; Ed.D., University of Illinois.

Scott C. Neumann (2000)
Instructor of History and Political Science; B.A., Greenville College; M.A., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Debra L. Noyes (1998)
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education; B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

R. Brian Patton (1998)
Instructor and Head Cross Country and Track Coach; B.A., Greenville College; Certified Public Accountant.

George R. Peters (2003)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Acting Head, Department of Mathematics; B.A., Greenville College, M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University

Brian K. Reinhard (2000)
Assistant Professor of Spanish; Men’s Head Soccer Coach; B.S., Greenville College; M.A., St. Louis University.

Marilyn J. Richards (1987)
Assistant Professor of Education; B.S. Zoology, Seattle Pacific College; M.S., Special Education, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

Veronica R. Ross (1990)
Assistant Professor of Communication; Head, Department of Communication; B.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; M.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

Gregory L. Sanders (1991)
Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Work; Head, Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice; B.A., Greenville College; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.

Larry W. Sayler (1995)
Assistant Professor of Management; B.A., Carleton College; M.B.A., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Sandra E. Salguero-Schmidt (1987)
Professor of English; B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Kenneth P. Schmidt (1987)
Professor of Education; B.A., Central Michigan University; M.A., Central Michigan University; Ed.D., University of Illinois.

Lara L. Scott (2001)
Assistant Professor of Art; B.A., Yale University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Georgann Kurtz-Shaw (1991)
Head of Public Services for the Ruby E. Dare Library; B.A., Greenville College; M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

S. Bradley Shaw (1991)
Associate Professor of English; Director of the General Education Program; B.A., Greenville College; M.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Robert L. Snyder (1991)
Associate Professor of Biology, Co-academic Director Greenville in Africa; B.A., Greenville College; M.S., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Auburn University.

L. Thomas Stampfli (2000)
Assistant Professor of Music; Head, Department of Music; B.M., Texas Tech University; M.M., Texas Tech University.

Kathryn R. Taylor (1998)
Assistant Professor of Education; Director of Field Experiences and Credentials Analyst; B.S., Greenville College; M.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

Cecelia Duncan Ulmer (1970-73; 1975)
Professor of Communication; Chair, Division of Humanities; B.S., Murray State University; M.S., Murray State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Louise A. Weiss (1995)
Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; M.M.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

Jeffrey S. Wilson (1996)
Associate Professor of Music; B.A., Augustana College at Rock Island, IL; M.M., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Christopher P. Woods (1994)
Associate Professor of Music; B.Mus., San Diego State University; M.C.M., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, Portland, OR; M.M., California State University, Fullerton, CA; D.M.A., University of North Texas, Denton, TX.

John L. Wright (1972)
Professor of English; B.S., Indiana State University; M.S., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Indiana State University.

Shawn D. Young (2002)
Instructor of Music-Music Industry; B.S., Appalachian State University, NC.

James H. Zahniser (2001)
Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., Greenville College; Ph.D., University of Maryland - College Park.

Last updated: August 18, 2004