The Record Online

Fall 2001

New Faculty On Board at GC

Every so often, a college experiences a significant turnover with its faculty. That’s the case at Greenville College this year as the fall semester began with ten newly appointed faculty members in the classroom and in the administration.
“I’m really excited about the faculty coming this year,” said Dr. V. James Mannoia, president of GC. He is particularly impressed with the quality and diversity of the new faculty members, who, he said, care about students and are excellent in their disciplines.

Dr. Randy Bergen ’84 chose to return to his alma mater to accept the position as dean of instruction. He spent the last 11 years teaching in the psychology department at Geneva (Penn.) College, where he chaired the Academic Assessment Committee and contributed to the university’s re-accreditation self study. He is co-director of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities’ (CCCU) Comprehensive Assessment Project, of which GC is one of 50-plus schools participating.




Dr. Jim Zahniser ’86 joined the psychology department faculty after working for the last eight years in Colorado, most recently as a senior consultant with TriWest Group. He has extensive experience in evaluation, research and training in human services, including public mental health and child welfare systems.







Karen Strand Winslow, joined the faculty as associate professor of Jewish-Christian Studies (History/Religion), and she will help to develop a Jewish-Christian Studies program at the college. She is currently finishing her doctoral dissertation at the University of Washington. Her position at GC is supported by a grant from the Shapiro Foundation in Chicago.






Replacing art Professor Guy Chase, who accepted another teaching position at Bethel (Minn.) College, is Lara Scott. She served as an adjunct professor at GC last spring, and has been named a full-time faculty member. She came to GC with a bachelor of fine arts degree from Yale University and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.






The sociology department welcomed Dr. Dwight Jackson ’73 into its fold, replacing Dr. Rick Stephens who accepted a job as an administrator at Eastern Nazarene College in Massachusetts. Jackson will be completing his Ph.D. from St. Louis University in the very near future.









Dr. Eugene Dunkley joined the faculty of the biology department. He has been living in Oxford, England, since 1991, working on post-doctoral research and teaching for the University of Maryland’s European Division. Dunkley’s M.A. and Ph.D. are in Biomedical Sciences from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.









Karlene Johnson ’84 joined the faculty as a science/mathematics education professor. She was teaching at the high school and junior high level in Collinsville, and in 1997 was recognized as one of 10 recipients of the state’s “Excellence in Science Teaching Award.” Prior to that, she spent two years coordinating a “Science-Technology Roadshow” that traveled to schools across New Zealand.





Larry Moore ’78 joined the music department faculty. His music industry experience includes producing, recording, arranging for publication, performing and applying current music technology. He moved to Greenville from Waukesha, Wis., where he spent six years as associate music director of the 6,000-member Elmbrook Church.






Dr. Arlene Larabee assumed the role of physics professor this fall. Since 1996, she has taught at the University of Texas at El Paso; prior to that, she spent six years at Buena Vista University in Iowa. She completed her Ph.D. in nuclear physics from McMaster University in Ontario, where she also did her undergraduate work. She has been involved with several National Science Foundation grants and is committed to operating a “learning classroom,” using various interactive approaches to teaching physics.



In April, Will Krause became the associate vice president for technology and planning. He directs the areas of technology, telecommunications, and mailing/printing services. He came to GC with more than 25 years of experience in information technologies. He will also serve on the President’s Cabinet.







Said Dr. Karen Longman, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, “GC is known as a college with a faculty that invests in the lives of students. Our faculty are committed to helping students be ‘transformed’ for lives of character and service. These new faculty will certainly enrich our academic community, building upon the great strengths that have been distinctive of Greenville College in the past. These incoming faculty are bright, well-credentialed and excited about the prospect of joining the Greenville community.”

Last updated: November 1, 2001