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University of North Carolina at Asheville   

Board of Trustees

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Foundation Inc. Board of Directors

Ex Officio

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National Alumni Advisory Council

Ex Officio

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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 O. Lawton III	University Counsel
A.B., Brown University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Dwight B. Mullen	Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
B.A., Loma Linda University; M.A., Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University
Trisha Cody, C.P.A.	Director of Internal Audit
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville

Academic and Student Affairs

Mark W. Padilla	Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Lisa Friedenberg	Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Social Sciences Programs
B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Edward J. Katz	Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University Programs
B.A., University of Washington; B.S., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Patricia P. McClellan	Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University
Alan Keith Ray (1988)	Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs
B.S., Greensboro College; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William M. Spellman	Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Humanities Programs
B.S., Suffolk University; Ph.D., Syracuse University
Katherine M. Whatley	Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Natural Sciences Programs
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
Kevan D. Frazier	Director of Highsmith University Union & Integrative Learning Experiences
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., West Virginia University
Archer R. Gravely	Director of Institutional Research
B.S., Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.Ed., North Carolina State University
Anthony Ianno	Director of Information Technology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Heidi Joan Kelley	Director of Liberal Arts Learning and Disability Services
B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
James R. Kuhlman	University Librarian
B.A., University of Louisville; M.L.S., George Peabody College; M.A., University of Georgia
Marilyn Lonon	Interim Registrar
B.A., Mars Hill College; M.A., Western Carolina University
Eric Allen Pyeritz	Director of Student Health Services
B.A., University of Delaware; M.D., University of Pittsburgh
Scot J. Schaeffer	Director of Admissions & Financial Aid
B.S., DePaul University; M.S., Marian College
Carol O. Schramm	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Director of Student Activities
B.A., Miami University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Margaret C. Weshner	Director of Counseling Center
B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia
Deidre Wiggins	Interim Director of Multicultural Student Programs
Nancy C. Williams	Director of Housing and Dining
B.A., Mars Hill College; M.A., Western Carolina University
Peter D. Williams	Director of Study Abroad Programs
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Colgate University

Administration, Financial and External Affairs

Wayne McDevitt	Vice Chancellor for Administration, Financial & External Affairs
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville
William S. Styres	Associate Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance
B.S.B.A., Appalachian State University
C. Stephen Baxley	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Operations
B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology
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
Gerald F. Goertz Jr.	Director of Leadership Programs
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.B.A., J.D., Memphis State University
Stephen D. Honeycutt	University Budget Officer
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville
Richard L. Lasher	Executive Director, Family Business Forum
B.S., M.B.A., Western Carolina University
Steve A. Lewis	Director of Campus Police
A.A.S., A.A., Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College; B.S., Western Carolina University
Jolene E. Moody, C.P.A. University Controller
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville
Michael D. Small	Director of Auxiliary Services
B.B.A., Stetson University
Vacant	Director of External Affairs

Alumni & Development

William P. Massey	Vice Chancellor for Alumni & Development
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.Ed., Duke University
Alexander F. Comfort	Associate 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	Assistant Vice Chancellor of Development
B.S.Ed., Southwestern University; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University
Tim McClain	Director of Gift Planning and Endowments
B.S., Geneva College
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

Athletics

Janet R. Cone	Athletics Director
B.A., Furman University; I.M.A., University of South Carolina
Mike Gore	Associate Athletics Director, Sports Information
B.S., Appalachian State University
Ken Elder	Associate Athletics Director, External Operations
B.S., Florida Atlantic University; M.S., St. Thomas University
Brad Woody	Associate Athletics Director, Compliance
B.A., M.A., Clemson University
Eddie Biedenbach	Head Coach, Men's Basketball
B.A., North Carolina State University
Betsy Blose	Head Coach, Women's Basketball
B.A., M.A., James Madison University
Michele Cornish	Head Coach, Women's Soccer
B.A., George Mason University
Steve Cornish	Head Coach, Men's Soccer
B.A., North Cheshire College (England)
Dean Duncan	Head Coach, Men's & Women's Cross Country, Track & Field
B.A., Appalachian State University
Chase Hodges	Head Coach, Men's & Women's Tennis
B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Matt Myers	Head Coach, Baseball
B.A., M.A., University of Tennessee
Julie Torbett	Head Coach, Volleyball/Senior Women's Administrator
B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Asheville Graduate Center

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

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

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2004-2005 Faculty

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
Noah W. Allen III (2003)	Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts; B.A., B.S., M.S., University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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	Director of the Writing Center
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
Kenneth Judd Banks (2003)	Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Concordia University, Canada; M.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Queen's University, Canada
Karlyn A. Barilovits (2004)	Lecturer in Computer Science
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
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
Michelle L. Bettencourt (2004)	Lecturer in Foreign Languages
B.A., San Diego State University; M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
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	Associate University Librarian
Randy Alan Booker (1986)	Professor of Physics
B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Ida Bostian (2004)	Visiting Assistant Professor of Drama
B.A., Catawba College; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gregory Boudreaux (2001)	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Loyola University; M.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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
Joseph Dale Brownsmith (2003)	Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Creighton University; M.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Ohio State University
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
Melissa Burchard (1997)	Associate 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
Rodney Reid Chapman (2004) Lecturer in Education
B.A., M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Richard Steven Chess (1989)	Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., Glassboro State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida	Director of the Center for Jewish Studies
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
Curtis A. Cloninger (2003)	Lecturer in Multimedia Arts and Sciences
B.A., University of the South
Dennis Cole	Visiting Assistant Professor of Management and Accountancy
B.A., Liverpool University; M.B.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 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	Director of International Studies Program
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
Richard J. DeLuca (2002)	Lecturer in Foreign Languages
B.S., Loyola University; M.S., University of Wisconsin; M.P.H., University of Hawaii
Brian K. Dennison (2004)	Professor of Physics
B.S.,University of Louisville; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University	Glaxo Wellcome Distinguished Professorship in Undergraduate Science Research
Virginia Taylor Derryberry (1996)	Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Peabody College; M.F.A., University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Director of Undergraduate Research Program
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., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Florida State University
James A. Driggers Jr. (2004)	Lecturer in Literature and Language
B.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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
Gary R. Ettari (2004)	Assistant Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Wayne Arland Ewing (2003)	Lecturer in Literature and Language
B.A., Gettysburg College; M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University
Laura L. Facciponti (1998)	Associate Professor of Drama
B.F.A., Kutztown University; M.F.A., Syracuse University
Yusef Fahmy (2002) B.S., M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University	Senior Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering (NCSU) Director of NCSU Engineering Programs at Asheville
Janet Lynn Ferguson (2001)	Assistant Professor of Library Research
B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Illinois State University; M.L.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	User Instructor Coordinator
Patrick S. Foo (2004)	Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.S., University of Colorado, Boulder; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
Timothy Gordon Forrest (1996)	Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Florida Southern College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida
Richard Barry Fox (2004)	Lecturer in Health and Fitness
B.S., Memphis State University; M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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
Ignacio Carlo Garrido Manrique (2003)	Lecturer in Foreign Languages
B.A., M.A., Universidad de Granada, Spain
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 Distinguished 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
Lei Han (2003)	Assistant Professor of Multimedia Arts and Sciences
B.A., Shenzhen University, China; M.F.A., Memphis College of Art
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)	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) B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Ed., Northeastern Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Maryland	Associate Professor of Literature and Language NEH Distinguished Teaching Professorship in Humanities
Blake Hobby (2003)	Lecturer in Literature and Language
B.M., Stetson University; M.Hum., University of Dallas; Ph.D., University of Miami
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 Distinguished 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
Brian S. Hook (2001)	Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
B.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Duke 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
Jonathan L. Horton (2003)	Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., Northern Arizona 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)	Assistant Professor of Management and Accountancy
B.S., Centre College of Kentucky; M.B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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)	Professor of Literature and Language
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina	Director, First-Year Writing Program
Edward E. Johnson (2004)	Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.S., University of South Carolina
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)	Associate 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; B.S., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Heidi Joan Helen Kelley (1990)	Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington	Director of Liberal Arts Learning and Disability Services
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
Carole Kurtines-Becker (2004)	Visiting Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Towson State University; M.S., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., University of Miami
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	Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
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; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz	Director of the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement
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
Charles M. Massey (1985)	Lecturer in Computer Science
B.A., University of South Florida; M.S., Florida State University
Leah Greden Mathews (1998)	Associate 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
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; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University
Mark McClure (1997)	Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Ph.D., Ohio State 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	Director of the Humanities Program
Claudel Brooks McKenzie (1981)	Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.S., Mars Hill College; M.B.A., Western Carolina University
Charles M. 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
Thomas E. Meigs (2003)	Assistant Professor of Biology
B..S., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., Stanford University
Douglas K. Miller (2004)	Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
B.S., Ph.D., Purdue University; M.S., University of Washington
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; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Director of the University Honors Program
Dolly Jenkins Mullen (1989)	Associate 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; M.A., Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University	Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
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)	Professor of Management and Accountancy
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.B.A., 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	Director of Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Afaf Bushra Omer (1995)	Associate Professor of Sociology
M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan	Director of Africana Studies
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
Ellen H. Pearson	(2003) Assistant Professor of History
B..A., Spring Hill College; M.A., University of New Orleans; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
David Eugene Peifer (1994)	Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Kathleen W. Peters (2001)	Lecturer in Humanities
A.B., M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University	Assistant Director of Honors Program
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)	Associate 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
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
Susan L. Reiser (1995)	Lecturer in Multimedia Arts and Sciences
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	Director of 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)	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., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bryan Schaffer (2003)	Assistant Professor of Management and Accountancy
B.S.B.A, University of Florida; M.B.A., Georgia State University
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)	Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., Samford University; M.A., M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina
Patricia Lynn Snoyer (1988)	Professor of Drama
B.A., Florida State University; M.F.A., Arizona State University
S. Elizabeth Snyder (2000)	Associate Professor of German
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
William Mark Spellman (1988)	Professor of History
B.S., Suffolk University; Ph.D., Syracuse University
Robert A. Spicuzza (2003)	Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
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
LaRhonda Steininger (2004)	Lecturer in Chemistry
B.A., B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., University of South Carolina
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	Director of Sponsored Scholarship and Programs
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
Robert C. Tatum (2004)	Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Centre College; M.A., Indiana 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)	Lecturer in Computer Science
B.S., M.B.A., M.S., Kansas State University
Robert Dick Tynes (1987)	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., Ph.D., Indiana University	Director of Master of Liberal Arts Program
Diane E. Voytek (2004)	Lecturer in Psychology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Lorraine Walsh (2002) B.F.A., Parsons School of Design; M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania	Assistant Professor of Multimedia Arts and Sciences
Scott E. Walters (1998) B.A., University of Minnesota; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., City University of New York	Associate Professor of Drama Director of Arts and Ideas Program
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)	Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland
Mark Douglas West (1988)	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	Public Services Librarian
Catherine Lorena Whitlock (1999)	Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Salem College; M.S., North Carolina State University
David M. Wilkin (2003)	Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.M., DePaul University; D.A., Ball 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) 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	Associate Professor of Art
John Colman Wood (1999)	Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Warren Wilson College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Helen Hayes Wykle (1996)	Associate 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	Public Service Special Collections Librarian
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

Genevieve Arnold B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Assistant Professor of Education
Leo Allan Bares (1979) B.A., Dickinson State College; M.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Verna E. Bergemann B.S., M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ed.D., University of Maryland	Professor Emeritus of Education
John Christian Bernhardt Jr. B.S., Davidson College; M.A., Duke University	Lecturer in Biology
Malcolm Eugene Blowers B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College; M.A., Ohio State University; M.S.L.S., University of Illinois	University Librarian Emeritus and Professor of Library Research
Walter R. Boland A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan	Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Thomas Reazer Cochran (1975) B.A., MacMurray College; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University	Associate Professor of Psychology
Guy L. Cooper III B.A., University of Chicago; Lizenziat, Ph.D., University of Zurich	Professor Emeritus of Classics
Philip Cranston B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley	Professor Emeritus of French
Joyce Ruth Dorr B.M., College Misericordia; M.M., DePaul University; Ph.D., University of Michigan	Lecturer in Music
Laurence Andrew Dorr B.A., M.A., Boston College; S.T.L., College Philosophique et Theologique de St. Albert; Ph.D., University of Michigan	Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Edwinn Frank Edwinn M. B., University of Miami; Ph.D., University of Rome; L.H.D., St. Cecilia Academia	Associate Professor of Music
Bahram Farzanegan B.A., Lafayette College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., American University	Professor of Political Science
Charlotte Louise Goedsche B.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Wisconsin	Associate Professor of German
Angela Ileana Grams B.A., Goucher College; Ph.D., Georgetown University	Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Bruce Stephan Greenawalt B.A., Maryville College; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Associate Professor Emeritus of History
Olivia Hansbarger Gudger B.S., M.A., West Virginia University	Lecturer in Literature and Language
Christine Dora Gullickson University of Bern	Professor of German
Robert Lee Hartman B.S., Purdue University; M.Ed., American University	Associate Professor of Physical Education
James A. Heimbach Jr. B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma	Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences
Gwendolyn Witherspoon Henderson B.A., Fisk University; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University	Professor Emeritus of Education
Normha G. Holton B.A., (equivalent), M.A. (equivalent), Universidad Pedagogica Nacional, Bogota, Colombia; M.A. (equivalent), Instituto Caro y Cuervo, Bogota, Colombia	Lecturer in Spanish
Eric Vincent Iovacchini (1978) B.A., Gettysburg College; J.D., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Wyoming	Vice Chancellor Emeritus for Student Affairs
Elma McBride Johnson B.A., M.F.A., Southern Illinois University	Associate Professor Emeritus of Art
David Clifford Kay B.S., Otterbein College; M.S., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Michigan State University	Professor of Mathematics
Harry Lee Kirby B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois	Lecturer in Spanish
Phyllis Martin Lang A.B., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Illinois	Associate Professor of Mass Communication
Wayne Wilson Lang B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska	Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Martha Jo Marshall B.S., Henderson State University; M.B.A., University of Arkansas	Associate Professor Emeritus of Accountancy
Ellie Elizabeth Marsh (1995) B.A., Baylor University; M.S., University of Arkansas; M.L.S., Emporia State University	Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Assistant Professor of Library Research
John Junior McCoy B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College; M.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of Florida	Associate Professor of Biology
David Charles Miller B.A., Ripon College; M.S., Ph.D., Washington University	Lecturer in Computer Science
Peggy Baldwin Parris B.F.A., University of Nebraska; M.A., D.A., Drake University	Associate Professor Emeritus of Literature and Language
Joseph Max Parsons B.S., M.A., George Peabody College for Teachers	Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
James Depew Perry B.A., East Tennessee State University; M.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Duke University	Professor Emeritus of Biology
William H. Pott B.A., Duke University	Vice Chancellor Emeritus for Financial Affairs
Gene Edward Rainey B.A., George Washington University; B.S., Harding College; M.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., American University	Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Milton L. Ready (1972) B.S., M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of Georgia	Professor Emeritus of History
Arthea S. Reed A.B., Bethany College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D., Florida State University	Professor Emeritus of Education
Patsy B. Reed B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin	Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Biology
John Reinecke B.B.A., Loyola University; M.B.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Illinois	Professor of Management
Lloyd Dean Remington B.S., University of Michigan; M.Ed., University of Florida; M.S.T., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Florida	Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Theodore Lee Seitz B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Denver	Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Ted Byron Shoaf B.A., High Point College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Associate Professor of Education
Samuel Dexter Squibb B.S., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Florida	Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
James Alexander Stewart Diploma in Theological Seminary, Irish Baptist Theological College; Ph.D., Eastern University; D.D., Stetson University	Professor of Philosophy
Sara G. Stewart B.A., Furman University; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Lecturer in Drama
Paul Joseph Sweeney B.A., Wabash College; M.A., Indiana University	Associate Professor of Drama
William Sims Thurman B.A., David Lipscomb College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin	Professor of Classics and Ancient History
Philip Alfred Walker B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Emory University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Professor Emeritus of History
Arnold King Wengrow A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Tufts University	Professor Emeritus of Drama
James Edward Wills Jr. B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin	Professor of Physics
Jack C. Wilson B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University	Professor of Mathematics
Alice S. Wutschel B.A., M.A., Marquette University	Associate Dean Emeritus of Students
George Cochrane Yates B.S., California State Polytechnic University; M.S., University of California at Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of North Texas	Associate Professor Emeritus of Management
Lester Frank Zerfoss B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Pennsylvania State University	Professor of Management

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UNCA Distinguished Teacher Award

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UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

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