CURRENT POSITION: President, Greenville College

EDUCATION:
1967: High School Escola Graduada de Sao Paulo, Brazil
1971: B.S. (Physics) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
            Thesis:"Observation of the Hanle Effect Using Intense Cadmium Ion Vapor Laser Systems"
1972: Philosophy of Science St. Louis University
1975: M.A., Ph.D. (Philosophy) Washington University (St. Louis)
          Dissertation: "Whitehead's Ontological Principle: A Defense and Interpretation"
            Advisers: A. W. Levi, L. J. Eslick, R.A. Watson

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Process Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science
AREAS OF COMPETENCE: Logic, History of Philosophy
COURSES TAUGHT: (G=Also taught at Graduate Level)
 

AWARDS:
Graduate Fellow in Philosophy St. Louis University (1971-72)
Reichenbach Fellow Washington University (1973-74)
Who's Who in the Midwest (1975-76)
Post-Doctoral Fellow (N.E.H.) Johns Hopkins (Summer 1978)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Teaching:
Full time:
1975-78: Assistant Professor of Physics, Grove City College
1978-81: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Westmont College
1981-87: Associate Professor of Philosophy, Westmont College
1987-89: Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Zimbabwe
1987-93: Professor of Philosophy, Westmont College Tenured in 1983
1993-98  Professor of Philosophy, Houghton College
1999-      Professoer of Philosophy, Greenville College

Part-time:
1972-75: Instructor, Washington University
1972-73: Instructor, Greenville College
1988-89: Visting Lecturer, Christian College of Southern Africa (Harare)
August 1988: Visiting Lecturer, Evangelical Biblical Seminary of Southern Africa (Pietermaritzburg)
January 1989: Visiting Lecturer, Free Methodist Bible School of Malawi (Llongwe)
Summer 1991 : Visiting Professor in Philosophy, University of Zimbabwe

Administrative:
President, Greenville College, 1999-
Academic Vice-President and Dean of the College, 1993-1998
Associate Academic Dean, 1986-87 & 1989-91
Chairman, Humanities Division, 1984-86
Chairman, Philosophy Department, 1983-84
Vice-Chairman of the Faculty, 1980-81
Western Regional Co-ordinator:
            Workshops On Christianity & Humanities 1982-84 Funded by National Endowment for Humanities,
                                                sponsored by Christian College Coalition
            Multidisciplinary Project: Christianity/Humanities 1984-86 Funded by McClellan Foundation,
                                                sponsored by Christian College Coalition
            Founder & Co-ordinator, Western Regional Conference of Society of Christian Philosophers 1980-83
            Nominating Committee, Society of Christian Philosophers
            Summer Workshops Committee, Society of Christian Philosophers
            Program Chair, Adjunct meeting of Society of Christian Philosophers with American Philosophical
                                                Association
            Pacific Division, Berkeley 3/82 and San Francisco 3/85
            Chairman & Co-ordinator, Festival of Faith & Fine Arts, Grove City College, 1978
            Editorial Assistant, Journal Of The History Of Philosophy, 1973-1975

Selected Councils & Committees:
CCCU Task Force on Distance Education – (Leading to incorporation of Christian University GlobalNet) - 1997
Faith, Learning, Living Council - Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities (1995-)
Council on Technology - Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities (1996-)
Westmont Commission on Diversity, Chairman (1989-90)
Academic Senate (1984-87 & 89-91) Chairman (1986-87 & 89-91)
College Budget Committee (1989-91)
Academic Personnel Committee [Promotion & Tenure] (1979-81, 1990-)
Academic Planning Committee (1985-87 & 89-91)
Off Campus Programs Committee (1990-91)
Minority Awareness Co-ordinator Consortium/Pew Project (1989-91)
Publications Board (1984-87 & 89-91) Chairman (1984-86)
Computer Committee (1983-87 & 89-91) Chairman (1982-84)
Ethics Across the Curriculum Committee, Chairman (1985-87)
Academic Student Life Committee (1984-87)
Perspectives Committee (1985-87) Chairman (1985-87)
Westmont Coordinator, Consortium/Glenmede Project (1985-87)
Westmont Coordinator, Consortium/IFD Pew Project (1989-)
Academic Council (1983-84)
Professional Development Committee (1982-84)
Spiritual Life Committee (1975-81)

Projects:
Faculty/Staff Microcomputer acquisition program 1983-84
Policies and Procedures Handbook updates 1984, 1989
Committee Handbook updates 1984, 1986, 1990
Electronic Mail System 1985-86
Student Publications Board Constitution Revision 1984-86
Faculty Retreat Director 1986
Responsible for curriculum revision: 1986-87 & 89-91
Including:Ethics, Writing, & Internationalization in the Curriculum
Departmental Reviews (89-91)
CAPHE grant for Cuernavaca Faculty Development Institutes 1987-90
Founder, University of Zimbabwe Computer Users Group 1988
W.A.S.C. Accreditation Team (Mt. St. Mary's College) Spring 1993
M.S.A. Periodic Review Report evaluator (Eastern & Robert Morris) Summer 1997
Exchange Programs: MacKenzie University (Brasil) (1989-)
                                    Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador (1989-)
                                    University of Zimbabwe (1987-)
Foreign language and Research "across-the-curriculum" projects (1994-)
College salary "step" system and benchmarking (1994)
Co-operative regional theological extension programs (United Theological and McMasters Seminaries) (1995-)
Off Campus Programs launched:
        FirstYear Honors Program (1995-)
        Houghton in London (1996-)
        Houghton in Tanzania (Campus) (1996-)
Houghton Institute of Integrative Studies (1996-)
Educational Technology Initiative (Campus-wide networked laptops for all students) (1995-)
Integrative Studies Collegium (1995-)
Campus Foundations Committee (writing proposals) (Eg. of funding: Arthur Vining Davis) (1997-)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Curricular:
Implementation of BERTIE (computer assisted logic course)
Developed Freshman Honors Seminar in Philosophy
Implementation of Self-Paced PSI Introduction to Philosophy
Co-developer of interdisciplinary "Labor & Leisure" course
Co-developer & team member, "Perspectives on Civilization"
Consulting: Faculty of Science - University of Zimbabwe (Develop a Philosophy of Science course)
                        Gateway Christian School, Harare 7/18/89
                         Seventh Day Adventist School Harare 11/20/88
Papers read:
"The Non-Exclusivity of Explanation Modes," Graduate Theological Consultation, Indiana, September, 1975.
"Science and Religion," Seminar in Cross-Cultural Apologetics, Slippery Rock College, Pennsylvania, 1976.
"The Case of the Violinist: A Response," Phi Kappa Phi Respondent, Westmont College , October 3, l978.
"The Law & the Christian in Paul's Ethics: A Response," Phi Kappa Phi Respondent, Westmont College,
            March 18, l980.
"On Pacificism," Omicron Delta Kappa Panelist, Westmont College, 1979.
"Are Miracles Miraculous?," Philosophy Colloquim, Westmont College, November 8, l980.
"The Adequacy of Process Metaphysics for Christian Theology", (A Response to John Cobb) Second
             Regional Conference of the Society of Christian Philosophers, March 5, 1982.
"Whitehead's Theory of Causal Objectification," Society for the Study of Process Philosophy, Adjunct
            meeting with American Philosophical Association, Berkeley, California, March 25, 1983.
"Whiteheadian Ethical Monotheism," Fourth Regional Conference of the Society of Christian Philosophers,
            March 2, 1984.
"Reality Apprehension in Education: A Response," Phi Kappa Phi Respondent, Westmont College,
            October 7, 1985.
"Values in Education," National Teachers College Faculty Conference, Sponsored by Curriculum Development
            Unit of the Ministry of Education, Seke College, Harare, Zimbabwe, April 4, 1988.
"Kantian Tricks: The Philosophical Cost of Fire Insurance," University of Zimbabwe, April 28, 1989.
"Do the Laws of Science Lie?," Zimbabwe Scientific Association Victoria Museum, Harare, Zimbabwe,
            July 12, 1989.
"Values and the Environment: Decision Making in Ethical Dilemmas," Keynote Address, International
            Conference on Life & the Environment and Inauguration of the Zimbabwe Philosophical Society,
            July 20, 1991, Harare, Zimbabwe.
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Political Correctness Today", Summer Alumni Weekend, 1995
"Process Thought and Evangelicalism," response to John Cobb, Claremont College, March 1997

Publications:
Books:

"A Critical Study of M.K. Haldar's STUDIES IN WHITEHEAD'S COSMOLOGY," PROCESS STUDIES,
        12:1 (1982), pp. 40-46.
"The Ground of Givenness of the Immediate Past in Whitehead's Theory of Causal Objectification,"
        THE MODERN SCHOOLMAN, 61:4 (May 1984), pp. 209-235.
"Rationalism and Empiricism," in Building a Christian World View, ed. Andrew Hoffecker, chapter 13,
        1986, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing.
"Is God an Exception to Whitehead's Metaphysics?," in Process Theology, ed. Ronald Nash,
        chapter 14, 1987, Baker
"The Perils of Professionalism," FACULTY DIALOGUE, No. 13, Winter 1990.

"Faith Can Handle Your Questions," LIGHT AND LIFE, February 1984 (Reprinted in JOHN MILTON
        MAGAZINE, Vol.16, No.12 (December 1984)).
"Sanctions in South Africa," "Marxism in Zimbabwe," both published in HORIZON (1988)
"Comparisons," "Bureaucracy in the Post Office," & "Mozambique" all published in Westmont
        College magazine LA PAZ (1988-89)
"What Would I Do?," published in Westmont College WORD, 1988.
"A Vision for Higher Education" published in Greenville College RECORD, 1999

Invited Presentations:
"Technology in the Higher Education" – CCCU National Forum – Indianapolis, April 1998
"Encouraging Scholarship" – CCCU National Forum – Indianapolis, April 1998
"Technology for Deans" – CCCU CAOs meeting – Phoenix, March 1997

Memberships:
Society of Christian Philosophers, Society for the Study of Process Philosophy,
American Philosophical Association, Philosophy of Science Association, Phi Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi

Selected Workshops attended:
M.S.A. Workshop for Periodic Review reports, 4/98
W.A.S.C. Accreditation Team Seminar, Claremont, 9/92
W.A.S.C. Accreditation Liason Officers Meeting, (Session Leader) San Diego, 4/91
C.A.P.H.E. Curricular Grant Seminar, Whittier College, 10/86
Cognitive Development and Higher Order Reasoning, University of Chicago, Fall 1985
Strategies for Integrating Computing Throughout the Curriculum, Stanford University, Summer 1985
Academic Software-Implementation Within the Curriculum Stanford University, Summer 1985 (EDUCOM)
Christian College Coalition/NEH Sponsored:

Christianity & Archeology, Biola University, 7/83
Christianity & Ethics, Seattle Pacific University, 8/83
Christianity & Philosophy, Westmont College, 4/84
Christianity & Humanities, Barrington College, 7/85

Christianity & History of Science, George Fox College, 7/86

Internationalizing the Curriculum, Messiah College, 6/86
Ethics Across the Curriculum, Wheaton College, 6/87

Church:
Ordained Elder, Free Methodist Church, Southern California Conference (1983-93)
              Genesee Conference (1994-99)  Gateway Conference (1999- )
Treasurer, Mountain Shores Free Methodist Church (1985-87)
Member, Board of Missions, Southern California Conference, Free Methodist Church, (1992-)
Member, Board of Trustees, Southern California-Arizona Conference, Free Methodist Church (1983-87)
Director, Adult Ministries, Local church (1982-84)
Teacher, High School, College, & Adult Church School (1972-87)
Member, Local church Official Board (1978-84)
Member, Local Church Planting Committee (1984-85)
Member, Cliff Drive Nursery School Board (1979-80)
Member, Board of Evangelism, Oil City Conference, Free Methodist Church, (1977-78)
Speaking engagements: across the U.S. as well as Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.

Campus:
Advisor, Houghton College Class of '99
Advisor, Christian Concerns, (1991-93)
Advisor, Phi Sigma Tau, Philosophy Honor Society (1980-86)
Advisor, Student Missionary Fellowship (1979-81, 1991- )
Faculty Leader, Innoculum (Sierra Treks) (August, 1979)

Tours:
Director, Westmont Europe Semester (1981)
Director, Westmont Summer Europe Tour (1980 & 1984)
Director, Holy Land Tour (1984)
Director/Advisor/Speaker, UZ Christian Union, Mission to Maputo Mozambique, (1988)
Director, Westmont South Africa Summer Tour (1991)
 

REFERENCES: V. James Mannoia, Jr.