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University of North Carolina at Asheville

Board of Trustees

Foundation Inc. Board of Directors

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Alumni Association Board of Directors

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Administration

Office of the Chancellor

James H. Mullen Jr.	Chancellor
A.B., College of the Holy Cross; M.P.P., Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Thomas B. Byers	Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
B.A., Duke University; M.Div., Yale University
Thomas R. Cochran	Senior Advisor and Special Assistant to the Chancellor
B.A., MacMurray College; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
Dwight B. Mullen	Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
B.A., Loma Linda University; M.A., Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University
William S. Styres	Director of Internal Audit
B.S.B.A., Appalachian State University

Academic Affairs

Mark W. Padilla	Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
William M. Spellman	Interim Dean of Curriculum
B.S., Suffolk University; Ph.D., Syracuse University
Katherine M. Whatley	Dean of Faculty
B.S., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Elaine A. Fox	Director of Special Academic Programs
B.A., Marquette University; M.Ed., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Archer R. Gravely	Director of Institutional Research
B.S., Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.Ed., North Carolina State University
James R. Kuhlman	University Librarian
B.A., University of Louisville; M.L.S., George Peabody College; M.A., University of Georgia
A. Kern Parker	Director of University Computing
B.S., Davidson College; M.S., Johns Hopkins University
Scot J. Schaeffer	Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
B.S., DePaul University; M.S., Marian College
Rebecca Sensabaugh	Registrar
B.S., East Tennessee State University; M.A., Tusculum College

Administration and Financial Affairs

Wayne McDevitt	Vice Chancellor for Administration and Financial Affairs
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville
Elizabeth R. Bagwell	Director of Human Resources/Affirmative Action Officer
A.S., Roane State Community College; B.S.W., East Tennessee State University; M.S., Western Carolina University
C. Stephen Baxley	Director of Facilities Management and Planning
B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology
Stephen D. Honeycutt	University Budget Officer
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville
Jolene E. Moody, C.P.A.	University Controller
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville
Michael D. Small	Business Officer
B.B.A., Stetson University

Student Affairs

Eric V. Iovacchini	Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
B.A., Gettysburg College; J.D., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Carol O. Schramm	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
B.A., Miami University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Peter David Williams	Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Colgate University
Louis Caliendo	Director of Public Safety
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.S., Western Carolina University
Kevan D. Frazier	Director of Student Life
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., West Virginia University
Heidi Joan Kelley	Director of Liberal Arts Learning and Disability Services
B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Eric Allen Pyeritz	Director of Student Health Services
B.A., University of Delaware; M.D.,University of Pittsburgh
Margaret M. Smith	Director of Child and Family Services/Director of Recreation
B.S., University of Rhode Island
Margaret C. Weshner	Director of Counseling Center
B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia
Nancy C. Williams	Director of Housing and Residence Life
B.A., Mars Hill College; M.A., Western Carolina University
Samuel B. Williams	Director of Multicultural Student Affairs
B.S., Fayetteville State University; M.A., Western Carolina University

University Relations

Carol O. Schramm	Interim Vice Chancellor for University Relations
B.A., Miami University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Alexander F. Comfort	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Development
B.A., University of the South; A.M., Duke University; M.Div., University of the South
Mary A. Chakales	Director of Alumni Relations
B.A., Meredith College; M.Ed., Georgia State University
Merianne M. Epstein	Director of Public Information
B.A., Ohio University
Julie C. Heinitsh	Director of Development
B.S.Ed., Southwestern University
Joanne M. McKnight	Director of Prospect Research and Proposal Writing
B.F.A., Howard University
Martha A. Smith	Director of Publications
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.F.A., Western Carolina University; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University
Mitchell R. Williams	Director of Community Leadership Programs
B.A., Hamilton College; M.A., Georgetown University; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University; Ed.D., North Carolina State University

Athletics

Joni B. Comstock	Director of Athletics
B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.S., Illinois State University; Ed.D., University of Illinois

North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement

Ronald J. Manheimer	Director of North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement
Ph.B., Wayne State University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz

Asheville Graduate Center

Don C. Locke	Director and NCSU ACCE Doctoral Program Director
B.S., M.Ed., Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Ball State University

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2002­2003 Faculty

Elmoiz Elgamri Abunura(1996)	Lecturer in Africana Studies
B.A., Baghdad University; M.A.,	Director of Africana Studies Program
Institute of Social Studies, the Hague
Cheryl S. Alderman (1993)	NCSU Lecturer in Industrial Engineering
B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.S., University of Massachusetts; M.E., North Carolina State University
Mary Margaret Alm (1999)	Lecturer in Literature and Language
B.A., Moorhead State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Gwen McNeill Ashburn (1989)	Associate Professor of Literature and Language
A.B., Queens College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leigh Louis Atkinson Jr. (1989)	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Leo Allan Bares (1979)	Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Dickinson State College; M.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Judith Ann Beck (1999)	Lecturer in Physics
B.A., Williams College; M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christopher Ross Bell (1989)	Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., University of California at Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Charles Aycock Bennett Jr. (1982)	Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Joseph Chaffin Berryhill (2002)	Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Kenneth A. Betsalel (1990)	Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.A., Brandeis University; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Robert Neal Bland (1983)	Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., Duke University; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Randy Alan Booker (1986)	Professor of Physics
B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Gregory Boudreaux (2001)	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Loyola University; M.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
David Burness Bourne (2000)	Lecturer in Multimedia Arts and Sciences
B.A., Wofford College; M.A., University of South Carolina
Robert Bowen (1993)	Associate Professor of Drama
B. A., University of Southern Colorado; M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin
Mark Joseph Boyd (1985)	Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Florida State University; M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Carrie B. Bradley-Koppe (2001)	Assistant Professor of Health and Fitness
B.A., Albion College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Toledo
Ernest Keith Bramlett (1982)	Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., University of North Alabama
Jarvis Dean Brock (1990)	Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Duke University; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edward Allen Brotak (1981)	Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
B.S., M.S., Rutgers University; M.Ph., Ph.D., Yale University
Tracy Lewis Brown (1985)	Professor of Psychology
B.A., Hastings College; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Shirley Collins Browning (1970)	Professor of Economics
B.S., M.S., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Rebecca F. Bruce (1996)	Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., University of Texas at El Paso; M.S., Stanford University; M.S., Ph.D., New Mexico State University
William Edward Bruce (1971)	Professor of Psychology
A.B., Stanford University; M.A., Brandeis University; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Penny Walters Brunner (1999)	Associate Professor of Management
B.S., University of Alabama; M.A., M.B.A., Ed.D., University of Tulsa
Sarah Jean Bumgarner (1990)	Lecturer in Economics
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville;	Director of First-Year Experience Program
M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Melissa Burchard (1997)	Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., San Jose State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Joe Gregory Bushong (2000)	Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.S., M.B.A., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Brian Edgar Butler (2000)	Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.F.A., Otis College of Art and Design; M.F.A., M.A., Ph.D., Claremont University; J.D., University of Chicago
Sandra Pappas Byrd (1988)	Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Salem College; M.A., Western Carolina University; Ed.D., University of South Carolina
Grace Carlson Campbell (1999)	Lecturer in Humanities
B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder; M.L.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville
Anthony Joseph Capraro (2000)	Assistant Professor of Accountancy
A.B., Hamilton College; M.Ph., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Peter James Caulfield (1987)	Professor of Literature and Language
B.S., M.A., Eastern Michigan University; D.A., University of Michigan
Cynthia Anne Chadwick (2000)	Lecturer in Literature and Language
B.A., Norwich University; M.A., Goddard College; M.F.A., Goddard College
Richard Steven Chess (1989)	Associate Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., Glassboro State College;	Director of the Center for Jewish Studies
M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida
Hugh David Clarke (2000)	Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thomas Reazer Cochran (1975)	Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., MacMurray College; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
Karen Martin Cole (1995)	Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Alabama
Allan Leslie Combs (1982)	Professor of Psychology
B.S., Ohio State University; M.A., University of Florida; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Samuel Tucker Cooke (1966)	Professor of Art
B.A., Stetson University; M.F.A., University of Georgia
Linda Cornett (1997)	Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Transylvania University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Stephen J. Cornish (1992)	Lecturer in Health and Fitness
B.Ed., North Cheshire College, University of Manchester; M.A., University of Minnesota
Eileen Mary Crowe (1999)	Lecturer in Literature and Language
B.A., LeMoyne College; M.A., Western Carolina University
Joseph Kenneth Daugherty (1981)	Professor of Computer Science
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Tom Forest Davenport III (1988)	Professor of Physics
B.A., Rice University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
Duane H. Davis (1998)	Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Mary Beth Decatur (1995)	Lecturer in Education
B.A., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; M.A., Winthrop University
Virginia Taylor Derryberry (1996)	Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Peabody College; M.F.A., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Donald Lee Diefenbach (1995)	Associate Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University
Lothar Albrecht Dohse (1985)	Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of New Orleans; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Margaret Josephine Downes (1981)	Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., LeMoyne College; M.A.,	Director of the Key Center for Service-Learning
Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Robert White Dunning (1988)	Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., East Carolina University; M.F.A., Indiana University
Dorothy Dvorsky-Rohner (1996)	Associate Professor of Classics
B.F.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dolores Marie Eggers (1999)	Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.S., Western Washington University; M.S.P.H., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Laura L. Facciponti (1998)	Assistant Professor of Drama
B.F.A., Kutztown University; M.F.A., Syracuse University
Yusef Fahmy (2002)	Senior Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering (NCSU)
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University	Director of NCSU Engineering Programs at Asheville
Timothy Gordon Forrest (1996)	Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Florida Southern College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida
Volker Karl Frank (1996)	Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Tubingen; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Lisa Friedenberg (1977)	Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
John Eric Gant (2000)	Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marcia Jo Ghidina (1992)	Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Drake University; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Mark P. Gibney (1998)	Belk Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Political Science
B.A., Boston College; J.D., Villanova University; Ph.D., University of Michigan
John Michael Gillum (1967)	Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Michael E. Gouge (2001)	Lecturer in Mass Communication
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., University of Alabama
Archer R. Gravely (1996)	Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.Ed., North Carolina State University
William Henry Haas III (1980)	Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Valparaiso University; Ph.D., University of Florida
Tim Earl Haden (1994)	Artist-in-Residence in Music
B.A., Mars Hill College
Alan Mark Hantz (1984)	Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Grant Ricardo Hardy (1994)	Associate Professor of History
B.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Yale University
Mark Lee Harvey (1996)	Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Iowa; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University
George Lance Heard (1999)	Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S.., Melbourne University; Ph.D., University of Tasmania
Glenn Lindley Helms (2000)	Professor of Accountancy
B.B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Houston
Melissa Jayne Himelein (1992)	Associate Professor of Psychology
A.B., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Cynthia Olson Ho (1992)	Associate Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Ed., Northeastern Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Lora Louise Holland (2002)	Assistant Professor of Classics
B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bert E. Holmes (1998)	Carson Professor in the Sciences and Professor of Chemistry
B.S., B.A., College of Emporia; Ph.D., Kansas State University
Herman L. Holt Jr. (1998)	Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Kenyon College; M.S., Furman University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Yolanda Ann Hood (2000)	Assistant Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., Elon College; M.A., North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Brian S. Hook (2001)	Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
B.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Duke University
S. Elizabeth Snyder Hook (2000)	Assistant Professor of German
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
David Brendan Hopes (1983)	Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., Hiram College; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University
Brenda Buchanan Hopper (1990)	Lecturer in Education
B.S., M.A., Western Carolina University
Lori Horvitz (1998)	Assistant Professor of Literature and Language
B.F.A., State University of New York at Purchase; M.F.A., City University of New York, Brooklyn College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
Huo-Jin Huang (1984)	Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
Tammy Ross Huffman (2002)	Instructor of Management and Accountancy
B.S., Centre College of Kentucky; M.B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ahunsimere Bonny Ibhawoh (2002)	Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Bendel State University; M.A., University of Ibadon
Eric Vincent Iovacchini (1978)	Lecturer in Education
B.A., Gettysburg College; J.D., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Charles Greene James Jr. (1984)	Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Deborah Grier James (1984)	Associate Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Kendra Lynette Johnson (2000)	Assistant Professor of Drama
B.A., James Madison University; M.F.A., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Eileen Aroon Joy (2002)	Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Sarah M. Judson (1997)	Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Samuel R. Kaplan (1999)	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., Boston University
Edward Joseph Katz (1992)	Associate Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Heidi Joan Helen Kelley (1990)	Associate Professor of Sociology,
B.A., Lawrence University;	Director of Liberal Arts Learning and Disability Services
M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Peter William Kendrick (1985)	Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook	Director of Mathematics Laboratory
Wayne Joseph Kirby (1987)	Professor of Music
B.M., Juilliard School; M.M., Yale University; D.A., New York University
Jeffrey Michael Konz (1996)	Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Iowa State University; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gregg Alan Kormanik (1983)	Professor of Biology
A.B., Hiram College; Ph.D., University of Miami
Keith Eric Krumpe (1992)	Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Allegheny College; Ph.D., Emory University
James Robert Kuhlman (1999)	University Librarian, Associate Professor of Library Research
B.A., University of Louisville; M.L.S., George Peabody College for Teachers; M.A., University of Georgia
Mary Anna LaFratta (2001)	Assistant Professor of Multimedia Arts and Sciences
B.F.A., M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Bruce Dean Larson (1983)	Professor of Economics
B.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pamela Laughon (1989)	Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
Heon Cheol Lee (1994)	Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Han Nam University, Lynchburg College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
Donald Daniel Lisnerski (1982)	Professor of Management
B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo; M.S.P.H., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard Preston Maas (1987)	Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Bucknell University; M.S., Western Carolina University; M.S.P.H., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mark MacLean (2001)	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., North Carolina State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Keya Maitra (2002)	Assistant Professor of Philosophy
M.A., Visva Bharati University; M.Phil., University of Hyderabad; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Sandra Cheshire Malicote (1984)	Professor of French
B.A., Butler University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Ronald J. Manheimer (1988)	Research Associate Professor of Philosophy
Ph.B., Wayne State University;	Director of the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Mary Lynn Manns (1982)	Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., Western Carolina University; M.S., University of Colorado; Ph.D., DeMontfort University
Ellie Elizabeth Marsh (1995)	Associate University Librarian for Public Services and
B.A., Baylor University; M.S., University of Arkansas;	AssistantProfessor of Library Research
M.L.S., Emporia State University
Martha Jo Marshall (1981)	Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.S., Henderson State University; M.B.A., University of Arkansas
Charles M. Massey (1985)	Lecturer in Computer Science
B.A., University of South Florida; M.S., Florida State University
Leah Greden Mathews (1998)	Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jacqueline G. Mattingly (1999)	Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Brandon University; M.M., University of Calgary; D.M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Horace J. Maxile Jr. (2001)	Assistant Professor of Music
B.S., Louisiana Tech University; M.M., Southeastern Louisiana University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Sarah Lasher Mayes (1986)	Lecturer in Accountancy
B.A., B.S., M.B.A., Western Carolina University
Jessiann D. McCarthy (2001)	Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.S.Ed., Wheelock College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
John Mackey McClain (1999)	Lecturer in Humanities
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Patricia Prescott McClellan (1985)	Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College;	Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University
Mark McClure (1997)	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Jo-Ann Helen McCoy (2002)	Lecturer in Biology
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.S., Clemson University
John Paul McDonald (1986)	Associate Professor of French
B.A., Manhattan College; M.A., Brown University; Ph.D., University of Paris (1986)
James Edward McGlinn (1984)	Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University of Kansas
Jeanne Marie McGlinn (1988)	Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Clarke College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Claudel Brooks McKenzie (1981)	Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.S., Mars Hill College; M.B.A., Western Carolina University
Charles McKnight (1995)	Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Stetson University; M.M., Yale University; Ph.D., Cornell University
Seamus Patrick McNerney (2000)	Lecturer in Humanities
B.A., University of Colorado; M.L.A., St. John's College
Gary Lee Miller (1983)	Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Millersville University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John William Miller Jr. (1989)	Professor of Environmental Studies
B.S., M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Sophie Jane Victoria Mills (1994)	Associate Professor of Classics
B.A., M.A., Somerville College; Ph.D., University of Oxford
Daniel William Millspaugh (1984)	Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Miami
Catherine Casto Mitchell (1982)	Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., Florida State University; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Kevin Keith Moorhead (1992)	Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Warren Wilson College; M.S., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Florida
Merritt Wayne Moseley Jr. (1978)	Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., Huntingdon College;	Director of the University Honors Program
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dolly Jenkins Mullen (1989)	Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Morgan State University; M.A., Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University
Dwight Bernard Mullen (1984)	Professor of Political Science,
B.A., Loma Linda University;	Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
M.A., Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University
James H. Mullen Jr. (1999)	Professor of Political Science
A.B., College of the Holy Cross; M.P.P., Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Gary Bernard Nallan (1988)	Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Linda Lewis Nelms (1978)	Associate Professor of Management
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.B.A.,	Director of Undergraduate Research Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christopher W. Nicolay (2001)	Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Kansas State University; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Kent State University
Pamela Jean Nickless (1989)	Professor of Economics
B.S., Indiana State University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
Afaf Bushra Omer (1995)	Assistant Professor of Sociology
M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Leigh G. Orf (2000)	Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
B.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Mark W. Padilla (2002)	Professor of Classics
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Steven Curtis Patch (1984)	Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Connecticut; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University
Michelle Lynn Patrick (1995)	Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., M.B.A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., Kent State University
David Eugene Peifer (1994)	Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Kathleen W. Peters (2001)	Visiting Assistant Professor of History
A.B., M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University
Karin Elizabeth Peterson (1999)	Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College; Ph.D., University of Virginia
James Walker Petranka (1988)	Professor of Biology
B.S., Auburn University; M.S., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Daniel Smith Pierce (1999)	Assistant Professor of History
B.S., Western Carolina University; M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
James P. Pitts (1996)	Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Cathy Renee Pons (1995)	Associate Professor of French
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Frank Thomas Quinlan (1999)	Lecturer in Atmospheric Sciences
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Rutgers University
Jeffrey Allan Rackham (1980)	Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Utah
Gene Edward Rainey (1969)	Professor of Political Science
B.A., George Washington University; B.S., Harding College; M.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., American University
Alan Keith Ray (1988)	Associate Professor of Health and Fitness
B.S., Greensboro College; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Milton L. Ready (1972)	Professor of History
B.S., M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Susan L. Reiser (1995)	Lecturer in Computer Science
B.S., Duke University; M.S., University of South Carolina
Barbara Christian Reynolds (2000)	Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Earlham College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Tracey Kathlene Rizzo (1995)	Associate Professor of History,
B.A., Willamette University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon	Directorof Women's Studies Program
Irene Mackun Rossell (1993)	Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
B.A., Wellesley College; M.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Michael Joseph Ruiz (1978)	Professor of Physics
B.S., St. Joseph's College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland
Nancy M. Bell Ruppert (2002)	Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Warren Wilson College; M.A. Ed., Western Carolina University; Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Florida
Lorena Love Russell (2002)	Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., M.L.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William Alan Sabo (1979)	Professor of Political Science
B.A., Purdue University; M.A.,	Director of Interdisciplinary Studies
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Constance A. Schrader (1997)	Lecturer in Health and Fitness
B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Mills College
Mark Alan Sidelnick (1993)	Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed., Millersville University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Purdue University
Bryan T. Sinclair (1996)	Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Samford University; M.A., M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina
Patricia Lynn Snoyer (1988)	Associate Professor of Drama
B.A., Florida State University; M.F.A., Arizona State University
William Mark Spellman (1988)	Professor of History
B.S., Suffolk University; Ph.D., Syracuse University
Virginia Burns Spivey (2002)	Assistant Professor of Art
B.A. Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
David Arthur Steele (1990)	Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Clearwater Christian College; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida
Henry Raymond Stern (1975)	Professor of German
A.B., St. Peter's College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University
John Gehret Stevens (1968)	Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Mark A. Stoffan (1997)	Assistant Professor of Library Research
B.S., University of Maine; M.A., University of Southern Maine; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina
Michael David Stuart (1986)	Professor of Biology
B.A., M.S., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Surain Subramaniam (2001)	Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Muhlenberg College; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Dorothy Randall Sulock	(1976) Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Glassboro State College; M.A., University of Virginia
Joseph Michael Sulock Jr. (1975)	Professor of Economics
B.S., St. Joseph's College; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Leith Morgan Tate (1995)	Lecturer in Library Research
B.A., Georgia Southern University; M.L.N., Emory University
Julie Marie Torbett (1994)	Lecturer in Health and Fitness
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
Gretchen Lee Trautmann (1999)	Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Walter Lynn Turner (2000)	Instructor in Computer Science
B.S., M.B.A., M.S., Kansas State University
Robert Dick Tynes (1987)	Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., East Carolina University
Ted J. Uldricks (1979)	Professor of History
A.B., University of California at Berkeley; M.A.,	Director of Master of Liberal Arts Program
Ph.D., Indiana University
Debra Lynn Van Engelen (1986)	Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Washington University; Ph.D., Oregon State University
Lorraine Walsh (2002)	Assistant Professor of Multimedia Arts and Sciences
B.F.A., Parsons School of Design; M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania
Scott E. Walters (1998)	Assistant Professor of Drama
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., City University of New York
Ann Lenore Weber (1979)	Professor of Psychology
B.A., Catholic University of America; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (1978)
Alice Adelaide Weldon (1995)	Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland
Mark Douglas West (1988)	Associate Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Katherine Meiburg Whatley (1982)	Professor of Physics
B.S., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Anita White-Carter (1984)	Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., Bennett College; M.L.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
Catherine Lorena Whitlock (1999)	Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Salem College; M.S., North Carolina State University
Frances Elizabeth Wilson (1985)	Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gordon A. Wilson (1997)	Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Notre Dame Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University
Megan M. Wolfe (1997)	Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of Miami and Kansas City Art Institute; M.A., University of South Carolina; M.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
John Colman Wood (1999)	Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Warren Wilson College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Helen Hayes Wykle (1996)	Assistant Professor of Library Research
B.A., Berea College; M.F.A., Ohio University; M.A., San Jose State University; M.L.I.S., University of California at Berkeley
Robert Dewitt Yearout (1987)	Professor of Management
B.S., Virginia Military Institute; M.S., University of Southern California; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University

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Faculty, Retired and Emeriti

Marcel Charles Andrade	Professor Emeritus of Spanish
B.A., Louisiana State University, New Orleans; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Genevieve Arnold	Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Verna E. Bergemann	Professor Emeritus of Education
B.S., M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ed.D., University of Maryland
John Christian Bernhardt Jr.	Lecturer in Biology
B.S., Davidson College; M.A., Duke University
Malcolm Eugene Blowers	University Librarian Emeritus and Professor of Library Research
B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College; M.A., Ohio State University; M.S.L.S., University of Illinois
Walter R. Boland	Professor Emeritus of Sociology
A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Guy L. Cooper III	Professor Emeritus of Classics
B.A., University of Chicago; Lizenziat, Ph.D., University of Zurich
Philip Cranston	Professor Emeritus of French
B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Paul Thomas Deason	Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Joyce Ruth Dorr	Lecturer in Music
B.M., College Misericordia; M.M., DePaul University; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Laurence Andrew Dorr	Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Boston College; S.T.L., College Philosophique et Theologique de St. Albert; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Edwinn Frank Edwinn	Associate Professor of Music
M. B., University of Miami; Ph.D., University of Rome; L.H.D., St. Cecilia Academia
Bahram Farzanegan	Professor of Political Science
B.A., Lafayette College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., American University
Charlotte Louise Goedsche	Associate Professor of German
B.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Wisconsin
Angela Ileana Grams	Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., Goucher College; Ph.D., Georgetown University
Bruce Stephan Greenawalt	Associate Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Maryville College; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Olivia Hansbarger Gudger	Lecturer in Literature and Language
B.S., M.A., West Virginia University
Christine Dora Gullickson	Professor of German
University of Bern
Robert Lee Hartman	Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Purdue University; M.Ed., American University
James A. Heimbach Jr.	Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Gwendolyn Witherspoon Henderson	Professor Emeritus of Education
B.A., Fisk University; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University
Normha G. Holton	Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., (equivalent), M.A. (equivalent), Universidad Pedagogica Nacional, Bogota, Colombia; M.A. (equivalent), Instituto Caro y Cuervo, Bogota, Colombia
Elma McBride Johnson	Associate Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
David Clifford Kay	Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Otterbein College; M.S., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Harry Lee Kirby	Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Phyllis Martin Lang	Associate Professor of Mass Communication
A.B., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Wayne Wilson Lang	Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska
John Junior McCoy	Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College; M.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of Florida
Elaine Hunter Meyers	Lecturer in Drama
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville
David Charles Miller	Lecturer in Computer Science
B.A., Ripon College; M.S., Ph.D., Washington University
Peggy Baldwin Parris	Associate Professor Emeritus of Literature and Language
B.F.A., University of Nebraska; M.A., D.A., Drake University
Joseph Max Parsons	Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.S., M.A., George Peabody College for Teachers
James Depew Perry	Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., East Tennessee State University; M.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Duke University
William H. Pott	Vice Chancellor Emeritus for Financial Affairs
B.A., Duke University
Arthea S. Reed	Professor Emeritus of Education
A.B., Bethany College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Patsy B. Reed	Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
John Reinecke	Professor of Management
B.B.A., Loyola University; M.B.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Lloyd Dean Remington	Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., University of Michigan; M.Ed., University of Florida; M.S.T., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Florida
Theodore Lee Seitz	Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Ted Byron Shoaf	Associate Professor of Education
B.A., High Point College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ellis Shorb	Professor of Literature and Language
B.S., Columbia University; M.A., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Samuel Dexter Squibb	Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Florida
James Alexander Stewart	Professor of Philosophy
Diploma in Theological Seminary, Irish Baptist Theological College; Ph.D., Eastern University; D.D., Stetson University
Sara G. Stewart	Lecturer in Drama
B.A., Furman University; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Paul Joseph Sweeney	Associate Professor of Drama
B.A., Wabash College; M.A., Indiana University
William Sims Thurman	Professor of Classics and Ancient History
B.A., David Lipscomb College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Philip Alfred Walker	Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Emory University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Arnold King Wengrow	Professor Emeritus of Drama
A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Tufts University
James Edward Wills Jr.	Professor of Physics
B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Jack C. Wilson	Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Alice S. Wutschel	Associate Dean Emeritus of Students
B.A., M.A., Marquette University
George Cochrane Yates	Associate Professor Emeritus of Management
B.S., California State Polytechnic University; M.S., University of California at Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of North Texas
Lester Frank Zerfoss	Professor of Management
B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Pennsylvania State University

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UNCA Distinguished Teacher Award

1982	Gerald L. Gullickson	Literature and Language
1983	Dexter Squibb	Chemistry
1984	William A. Sabo	Political Science
1985	Milton L. Ready	History
1986	John M. McCoy	Biology
1987	Dorothy R. Sulock	Mathematics
1988	Margaret J. Downes	Literature and Language
1989	John C. Bernhardt	Biology
1990	E. Keith Bramlett	Sociology
1991	Claudel B. McKenzie	Accountancy
1992	Randy A. Booker	Physics
1993	William M. Spellman	History
1994	Robert F. Yeager	Literature and Language
1995	Michael J. Ruiz	Physics
1996	Daniel W. Millspaugh	Art
1997	Michael D. Stuart	Biology
1998	Ann Lenore Weber	Psychology
1999	Tracy L. Brown	Psychology
2000	Robert D. Yearout	Management
2001	Debra Van Engelen	Chemistry
2002	Dwight Bernard Mullen	Political Science

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UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

1995	Michael D. Stuart	Biology
1996	William A. Sabo	Political Science
1997	S. Tucker Cooke	Art
1998	Claudel B. McKenzie	Accountancy
1999	Daniel W. Millspaugh	Art
2000	Deborah G. James	Literature and Language
2001	Merritt W. Moseley Jr.	Literature and Language
2002	Richard Steven Chess	Literature and Language

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