Officers of the College
Board of Trustees
Hon. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of the State of New York Ex-officio
Life Trustees
Stephen J. Ciesinski, B.S.E.E., M.B.A. Vice President and General Manager, SRI International
Neil M. Golub, B.A., M.S. Chairman of the Board, Price Chopper Supermarkets/Golub Corporation
Frank L. Messa, B.A., J.D. Retired Senior Vice President, Ayco Co., L.P.
Norton H. Reamer, A.B., B.E.E., M.B.A. Vice Chairman and Founder, Asset Management Finance Corp.
Mark L. Walsh, B.A., M.B.A. Co-Founder, GeniusRocket, Inc.
Term Trustees
Robert D. Bertagna, B.A., M.B.A. Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Capital
David J. Breazzano, B.A., M.B.A. President, DDJ Capital Management, LLC
Estelle Cooke-Sampson, B.S., M.D. Partner, American Radiology Associates
William J. Curtin, B.A., M.B.A. President, Curtin Financial Management
Judith Dein, B.A., J.D. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
David L. Henle, B.S., M.B.A. President, DLH Capital, LLC
Roy Jackson, B.A., M.P.A. Vice President, Coca Cola Foodservice Division
Adrian Jay, B.A., M.S.J. Executive Producer, Dogwood Entertainment
Douglass Karp, B.S. Executive Vice President, New England Development
John E. Kelly, III, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Director of Research, IBM Corporation
James M. Lippman, B.A. President, JRK Property Holdings, Inc.
Guy Logan, B.A., M.B.A. Director & Co-Head, Metropolitan Issuers Finance Group, Citicorp Global Markets Inc.
Kathy E. Magliato, B.S., M.D. Director of Women’s Cardiac Surgical Services, St. John’s Health Center
David Mixer, B.A., M.B.A. Partner, Point Judith Capital
Stanley O’Brien, B.A., M.B.A. Former Vice President, BNY Mellon Center
Lawrence B. Pedowitz, B.A., J.D. Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Stephen W. Ritterbush, B.S.C.E., B.A., M.S., M.A., Ph.D. Managing Partner, Fairfax Partners
Ellen Smith, B.S.M.E, M.S. Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
James Taylor, B.S. Owner, Taylor Made Group, LLC
Mary Templeton, Former financial analyst, General Electric Company
William M. Wicker, B.A., M.A., M.B.A. Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley/Investment Banking Division
Kelly M. Williams, B.A., J.D. Managing Director/Group Head, Credit Suisse, Customized Fund Investment Group
President of the College
Stephen C. Ainlay, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Alumni Trustees
Robert Danziger, B.A., M.B.A. Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
Patrick A. Di Cerbo, B.A., Financial Rep, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Richard S. Lev, B.S., J.D. Attorney, Celgene Corporation
Jason Oshins, B.A., J.D. Attorney, Law Offices of Jason A. Oshins
Chair, President’s Council
Donald Foley, B.A., M.B.A. Former Chairman and CEO, Wilmington Trust Corporation
Campus Trustees
Hans-Friedrich Mueller, B.A., B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Classics Dept.
John Spinelli, B.E., S.M., Ph.D. Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept.
Ryan Bottin, Class of 2014
Evan Leibovitz, Class of 2015
Trustees Emeriti
Gerald Barandes, A.B., LL.B. Of Counsel, Beckman, Lieberman & Barandes
Philip Beuth, A.B., M.S. Retired President of Entertainment, Capital Cities/ABC-TV
Arnold I. Burns, B.A., LL.B.
William G. Burns, B.C.E. Retired Vice Chairman and Director, NYNEX
Robert DeMichele, B.A., M.B.A. President, CEO, CIO, Strategy Asset Managers, LLC
Robert B. Enemark, B.S. Retired Vice President and Director of Research and Development, Electro Signal Laboratory
John S. Wold, A.B., M.S. President, Wold Companies
Officers of the Board
Mark L. Walsh, Chairman
John E. Kelly, III, Vice Chairman
Kelly M. Williams, Secretary
Lawrence B. Pedowitz, General Counsel
Edward Summers, B.A., M.P.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary
The Faculty
The year that appears after each faculty member’s title refers to the start of service to the College.
James C. Adrian, Jr., Professor of Chemistry (1994). B.S. 1980, University of Maryland; Ph.D. 1992, University of Pittsburgh
Samuel Amanuel, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2006). B.Sc. 1992, Addis Ababa University; M.S. 1997, Ph.D. 2004, Southern Illinois University (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Ann M. Anderson, Agnes S. Macdonald Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Energy Studies (1992). B.S. 1984, Tufts University; M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1990, Stanford University
Janet S. Anderson, Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Physical Science and Professor of Chemistry (1978). B.S. 1972, College of William and Mary; Ph.D. 1976, University of Wisconsin
Cay M. Anderson-Hanley, Associate Professor of Psychology (2004). B.S. 1988, Gordon College; M.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1995 State University of New York at Albany
Michele P. Angrist, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department (2000). B.A. 1992, Washington University; M.P.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2000, Princeton University
Kenneth Aslakson, Associate Professor of History (2007). B.A. 1986, Southwestern University; J.D. 1991, Ph.D. 2007, University of Texas at Austin (On Leave, Fall, Spring)
Robert B. Baker, William D. Williams Professor of Philosophy (1973). B.A. 1959, City College of New York; Ph.D. 1967, University of Minnesota (On Leave, Spring)
Julius B. Barbanel, Professor of Mathematics (1979-81, 1982). B.S. 1973, Case Institute of Technology; M.S. 1976, Ph.D. 1979, State University of New York at Buffalo (On Leave, Winter)
David Barnett, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2012). B.A. 2003, New College of Florida; Ph.D. 2012, New York University
Valerie B. Barr, Professor of Computer Science (2004). B.A. 1977, Mount Holyoke College; M.S. 1979, New York University; Ph.D. 1996, Rutgers University (On Leave, 2013-14)
Charles R. Batson, Associate Professor of French (1998). B.A. 1987, Furman University; M.A. 1989, University of Virginia; Ph.D. 1997, University of Illinois
Peter R. Bedford, John and Jane Wold Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Religious Studies (2007). B.A. 1981, University of Sydney; B.D. 1982, University of London; M.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1992, University of Chicago (On Leave, Fall, Spring)
Brittney Belz, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance and Costumer (2010). BFA 2005, University of Connecticut at Storrs; MFA 2008, University of Virginia at Charlottesville
Suzanne Benack, Professor of Psychology (1981). B.A. 1975, Swarthmore College; Ph.D. 1981, Harvard University (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Martin Benjamin, William D. Williams Professor of Visual Arts (Photography) (1979). B.A. 1971, State University of New York at Albany
Stephen M. Berk, Henry and Sally Schaffer Professor of Holocaust and Jewish Studies; Director of Russian & East European Studies (1967). B.A. 1962, University of Pennsylvania; M.A. 1964, University of Chicago; Ph.D. 1971, Columbia University
Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, Visiting Instructor of Political Science (2013). B.A. 2004, Wellesley College; M.A. 2006, Harvard University; M.A. 2010, Brown University
Kristin A. Bidoshi, Associate Professor of Russian and Director of Russian & East European Studies (2001). B.A. 1991, Beloit College; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2000, Ohio State University
Jennifer Bishop, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (2009). B.S. 1997, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 2005, North Carolina State
George Y. Bizer, Professor of Psychology (2005). B.A. 1995, Indiana University; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2001, Ohio State University
Robert Bovard, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater and Technical Director/Lighting Designer (2011). B.S. 1974, Lehigh University; MFA 1997, Dallas Theater Center/Trinity University
Claire Bracken, Assistant Professor of English (2007). B.A. 2001, University College Dublin; M.A. 2002, University College Cork; Ph.D. 2008, University College Dublin
Denis Brennan, Lecturer in History (2006). B.A. 1990, M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 2003, State University of New York at Albany
Karen Brison, Professor of Anthropology (1993). B.A. 1981, McGill University; M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1988, University of California at San Diego (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Clifford W. Brown, Jr., Robert Porter Patterson Professor of Government (1978). A.B. 1964, A.M. 1970, Ph.D. 1970, Harvard University
Bradford A. Bruno, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. and Emma Watson Day Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chair of the Department (2001). B.S. 1990, The Pennsylvania State University at University Park; M.S. 1992, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; Ph.D. 2000, The Pennsylvania State University at University Park
Ronald Bucinell, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1993). B.S. 1981, Rochester Institute of Technology; M.S. 1983, Ph.D. 1987, Drexel University
Takashi Buma, John D. MacArthur Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2011). B.S. 1995, Princeton University; M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2002, University of Michigan
Andrew Burkett, Assistant Professor of English (2011). B.A. 2000, Washington & Jefferson College; M.A. 2001 University of Chicago; Ph.D. 2008, Duke University
Daniel J. Burns, Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of Psychology (1993). B.S. 1981, State University of New York at Oswego; M.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1986, State University of New York at Binghamton (On Leave, Fall)
Donna L. Burton, Reference Librarian/Government Documents, Associate Professor (1985). B.A. 1974, M.L.S. 1975, State University of New York at Albany
Nicole Calandra, Visiting Instructor of French (2013). A.B. 2001, M.A. 2003, Bryn Mawr College
Mary K. Carroll, Professor of Chemistry (1992). B.S. 1986, Union College; Ph.D. 1991, Indiana University
Aaron G. Cass, Associate Professor of Computer Science (2003). B.S. 1993, M.C.S. 1996, University of Virginia; Ph.D. 2005, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Palma E. Catravas, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Co-Director of Nanotechnology (2002). B.M., B.S. 1991, University of Maryland at College Park; S.M. 1994, Ph.D. 1998, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Davide P. Cervone, Professor of Mathematics (1996). B.A. 1984, Williams College; Ph.D. 1993, Brown University
Christopher F. Chabris, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Neuroscience (2007). A.B. 1988, A.M. 1997, Ph.D. 1999, Harvard University
Yu Chang, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1974. B.S. 1961, Cheng Kung University; M.S. 1971, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. 1974, Syracuse University
A. Michelle Chilcoat, Associate Professor of French and Co-Director of Film Studies (1999). B.A. 1998, University of Georgia; M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1998, University of Michigan
Paul Christensen, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2011). B.A. 2000 University of Washington; M.A. 2004 San Francisco State University; Ph.D. 2010, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Quynh Chu-LaGraff, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences (1999). A.B. 1989, Cornell University; Ph.D. 1996, University of Illinois (On Leave, Spring)
Çiğdem Çidam, Assistant Professor of Political Science (2013). B.A. 2002, Boğaziçi University; Ph.D. 2009, University of Minnesota
Brian D. Cohen, Lecturer in Biological Sciences and Director of Advising (2003). B.S. 1993, Muhlenburg College; Ph.D. 1998, Albany Medical College
Bruce Connolly, Head of Public Services, Reference, and Instruction,/Professor (1978). B.A. 1973, State University College at Buffalo; M.L.S. 1977, State University of New York at Albany
Linda E. Cool, Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Department (1994). B.A. 1971, Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D. 1977, Duke University
Jeffrey D. Corbin, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences (2006). B.A. 1991, University of California at Santa Cruz; Ph.D. 1998, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rebecca Cortez, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2007). B.S. 1988, Washington University; Ph.D. 1992, Northwestern University (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
David A. Cotter, Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department (1995). B.A. 1988, The College of Wooster; M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1996, The University of Maryland at College Park
Shane F. Cotter, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Co-Director of Bioengineering/Director of Engineering (2005). B.S. 1994, University College Dublin; M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2001, University of California at San Diego
John Cox, Director of Performance and Lecturer in Choral and Orchestral Music (2011). B.A. 1999, Oberlin College/Conservatory; M.M. 2002, M.A. 2003, University of Oregon; D.M.A. 2013, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lorraine Morales Cox, Associate Professor of Visual Arts and Director of American Studies (2001). B.F.A. 1992 Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2001, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John R. Cramsie, Associate Professor of History (2000). B.A. 1987, University of Minnesota; Ph.D. 1997, University of St. Andrews
Patricia Culbert, Senior Artist-in-Residence in Theatre (1998). B.A. 1977, Tufts University; M.F.A. 1983, Boston University
Jennifer A. Currey, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering (2007). B.S. 2000, M.S. 2003, Ph.D. 2006, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mark Dallas, Assistant Professor of Political Science (2010). B.A. 1996, Princeton University; M.A. 2002, Ph.D. 2011, University of California at Berkeley (On Leave, 2013-14)
Barbara A. Danowski, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences (1992). B.A. 1977, University of Connecticut; Ph.D. 1989, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (On Leave, Fall)
Felmon John Davis, Associate Professor of Philosophy (1980-90, 1991). B.A. 1970, Haverford College; Ph.D. 1986, Princeton University
Lewis S. Davis, Associate Professor of Economics (2006). B.S. 1988, Davidson College; Ph.D. 1999, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth G. DeBono, Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of Behavioral Sciences (1986). B.A. 1980, Grinnell College; Ph.D. 1985, University of Minnesota
Anthony D. Dell’Aera, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science (2012). B.A. 2998, Trinity College; A.M. 2000, Ph.D. 2008, Brown University
James de Sève, Lecturer of Film Studies (2008). B.F.A. 2008 State University of New York at Albany; M.F.A. 2011, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Gail Donaldson, Lecturer in Psychology (1997). B.S. 1985, Edinburgh University; M.A. 1990, New School for Social Research
Kara A. Doyle, Associate Professor of English (2000). A.B. 1991, Georgetown University; M.A. 1998, Ph.D. 2000, Cornell University (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Chris N. Duncan, Professor of Visual Arts (1988). B.A. 1975, Colby College
Tomas Dvorak, Associate Professor of Economics (2002). B.A. 1994, Prague School of Economics; M.A. 1995, Central European University; Ph.D. 2000, University of Maryland at College Park
Andrew Feffer, Professor of History and Co-Director of Film Studies (1989). B.A. 1977, Swarthmore College; M.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1987, University of Pennsylvania
Chris S.T. Fernandes, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chair of the Department (2001). B.A. 1991, M.S. 1993, Ph.D. 2000, Northwestern University
Megan M. Ferry, Associate Professor of Chinese (1999). B.A. 1989, Mount Holyoke College; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, Washington University
William A. Finlay, Professor of Theater, Director of the Morton and Helen Yulman Theater and Chair of the Department (1994). B.A. 1974, Rhode Island College; M.F.A. 1980, University of Connecticut
Leo J. Fleishman, William D. Williams Professor of Biological Sciences (1989) and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. B.A. 1978, Tufts University, Ph.D. 1986, Cornell University
Andrea R. Foroughi, Associate Professor of History and Director of Women’s & Gender Studies (1999). B.A. 1990, Santa Clara University; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1999, University of Minnesota
Ellen Foster, Lecturer in Economics (2000). B.A. 1980 Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D. 1991, State University of New York at Albany
Kristin Fox, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Director of Undergraduate Research; Director of Biochemistry (1995). B.S. 1988, Lafayette College; Ph.D. 1994, Cornell University
Holli M. Frey, Associate Professor of Geology (2007). B.A. 1999, Franklin & Marshall College; Ph.D. 2005, University of Michigan (On Leave, Fall, Winter)
Harold O. Fried, David L. and Beverly B. Yunich Professor of Business Ethics and Professor of Economics (1983). B.A. 1972, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1978, University of North Carolina
Paul D. Friedman, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics (2001). A.B. 1989, Dartmouth College; Ph.D. 1997, State University of New York at Stony Brook
William Garcia, Associate Professor of Spanish (1991). B.A. 1986, University of Puerto Rico; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1995, Rutgers University
John I. Garver, John and Jane Wold Professor of Geology (1989). B.A. 1984, Middlebury College; M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1989, University of Washington
Ashraf Ghaly, Professor of Engineering (1993). B.Sc. 1982, M.Sc. 1986, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; Ph.D. 1990, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (On Leave, Fall, Winter)
David Gillikin, Assistant Professor of Geology (2010). B.Sc. 1994, State University of New York at New Paltz; M.Sc. 1998, Ecotechnie, UNESCO/Cousteau European Postgraduate Programme; M.Sc. 2000, Ph.D. 2005, Free University of Brussels (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
George Gmelch, Professor of Anthropology (1982). B.A. 1968, Stanford University; M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1975, University of California, Santa Barbara
Sharon B. Gmelch, Roger Thayer Stone Professor of Anthropology (1981). B.A. 1969, M.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1974, University of California, Santa Barbara
Melinda A. Goldner, Professor of Sociology (1998). B.A. 1990, Tufts University; M.A. 1993, Washington State University; Ph.D. 1998, Ohio State University (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Harish Gopalan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2013). B.E. 2001, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, TamilNadu, India; M.S. 2003, Boston University; Ph.D. 2008, The University of Akron
Janet P. Grigsby, Senior Lecturer in Sociology (2000). B.A. 1969, Oberlin College; M.Phil. 1976, Ph.D. 1983, Yale University
Michael E. Hagerman, Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department; Co-Director of Nanotechnology (1997). B.S. 1991, North Central College; M.S. 1992, Ph.D. 1995, Northwestern University
Helen M. Hanson, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2007). B.S. 1983, Union College; M.S. 1986, Simmons College; S.M. 1990, Ph.D. 1995, Harvard University (On Leave, Fall, Spring)
Joshua Hart, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2007). B.A. 2001, Skidmore College; M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2006, University of California-Davis
Walter J. Hatke, Walter C. & May I. Baker Professor of Visual Arts (1986). B.A. 1971, DePauw University, M.A. 1981, M.F.A. 1982, University of Iowa
David M. Hayes, Professor of Chemistry and Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of the Faculty (1976). B.S. 1966, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 1970, Cornell University
Bradley Hays, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Law and Public Policy (2008). B.S. 1997, Northeastern University; Ph.D. 2005, University of Maryland at College Park (On Leave, Fall, Winter)
James N. Hedrick, Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2001). B.S. 1992, M.S. 1996, Union College
Peter D. Heinegg, Professor of English (1976). B.A. 1965, Fordham University; Ph.D. 1971, Harvard University
Christine Henseler, Professor of Spanish (2001). B.S. 1993, B.A. 1993, M.A. 1995, University of Kansas; Ph.D. 1999, Cornell University
Deidre Hill Butler, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Africana Studies (2001). B.A. 1991, Oberlin College; M.A. 1994, Cornell University; Ph.D. 2001, Clark University
Robert Hislope, Associate Professor of Political Science (1999). B.S. 1985, Bradley University; M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1995, Ohio State University
David Hodgson, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2005). B.S. 1994, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S. 2005, Ph.D. 2009, Colorado State University (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Roger W. Hoerl, Donald C. Brate ‘45-Stanley G. Peschel ‘52 Assistant Professor of Statistics (2012). B.S. 1979, Elizabethtown College; M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1983, University of Delaware
Kurt Thomas Hollocher, Professor of Geology (1985). B.S. 1978, Antioch College; M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1985, University of Massachusetts
John Stephen Horton, Professor of Biological Sciences (1993). B.Sc. 1981, Ph.D. 1990, University of Toronto
Andrew Huisman, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2012). B.S. 2004, Hope College; Ph.S. 2010, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Alvaro Jarrin, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2011). B.A. 2003, Williams College; Ph.D. 2010, Duke University
Jeffrey L. Jauregui, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2013). B.S. 2005, Harvey Mudd College; M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2010, Duke University
Hugh Jenkins, Professor of English (1992). B.A. 1981, Carleton College; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, Cornell University
Thomas K. Jewell, Carl B. Jansen Professor of Engineering and Director of Environmental Science, Policy, & Engineering (1978). B.S. 1968, U.S. Military Academy; M.S. Envir. Engr. 1974, Ph.D. C.E. 1980, University of Massachusetts; P.E.
Brenda Johnson, Professor of Mathematics (1991). B.A. 1985, Grinnell College; Sc.M. 1987, Ph.D. 1991, Brown University (On Leave, Winter)
Stephen Kalista, Visiting Instructor of Mechanical Engineering (2009). B.S. 1999, Washington and Lee University; M.S. 2003, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ilene M. Kaplan, Joseph C. Driscoll Professor of Sociology and Marine Policy (1978). B.S. 1973, Cornell University; M.A. 1976, Ph.D. 1980, Princeton University
William D. Keat, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1996). B.S. 1976, M.S. 1983, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D. 1989, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joanne D. Kehlbeck, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2002). B.S. 1992, Duquesne University; Ph.D. 1999, Carnegie Mellon University
James M. Kenney, Professor of Economics (1972). B.A. 1967, Wesleyan University; Ph.D. 1972, Stanford University
Leila Khatami, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2011). B.S. 1997, Sharif University of Technology; M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2003, University of Tehran
Sudhir Khetan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Bioengineering (2012). B.S. 2007 Johns Hopkins University
Scott D. Kirkton, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences (2006). B.S. 1997, Denison University; Ph.D. 2004, Arizona State University
J. Douglass Klein, Kenneth B. Sharpe Professor of Economics (1979). B.A. 1970, Grinnell College; M.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1975, University of Wisconsin
Susan Kohler, Lecturer in Chemistry (2007). B.S. 1970, Mount Holyoke College; Ph.D. 1975, University of California-Berkeley
Rebecca A. Koopmann, Professor of Physics and Astronomy (1998). B.S. 1989, Union College; M.S. 1992, Ph.D. 1997, Yale University (On Leave, 2013-14)
Bernhard H. Kuhn, Associate Professor of English (2000). B.A. 1991, Brown University; Ph.D. 2001, Princeton University
Scott M. LaBrake, Senior Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy and Accelerator Manager (2001). B.S. 1995, Siena College; M.S. 1997, Ph.D. 2003, The State University of New York at Albany
Robert J. Lauzon, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences (1996). B.S. 1982 McGill University; Ph.D. 1987, Queen’s University (On Leave, Fall)
Melinda A. Lawson, Senior Lecturer in History (2000). B.A. 1985, State University of New York at Albany; M.A. 1987, Ph.D. 1998, Columbia University
Stephen C. Leavitt, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students (1993). B.A. 1981, Swarthmore College; M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1989, University of California at San Diego
Kathryn Lesh, Professor of Mathematics (2001). B.A. 1983, Swarthmore College; Ph.D. 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Judith M. Lewin, Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Department (2000). B.A. 1991, Brown University; M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2002, Princeton University
Bradley G. Lewis, Professor of Economics (1979). B.A. 1969, Carleton College; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1982, University of Chicago
Thomas Lobe, Senior Lecturer in Political Science (2002). B.A. 1965, Earlham College; M.A. 1966, London School of Economics; Ph.D. 1975, University of Michigan
Kathleen LoGiudice, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences (2002). B.S. 1981, Boston College; M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 2000 Rutgers University
Karen A. Lou, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry (1993). B.A. 1979, Williams College; Ph.D. 1985, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sheri Lullo, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts (2011). B.A. 1999, University of Chicago; M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2009, University of Pittsburgh
Katherine R. Lynes, Associate Professor of English (2006) B.A. 1991, M.A. 1994, Portland State University, Ph.D. 2004, Rutgers University (On Leave, Fall, Spring)
Laura A. MacManus-Spencer, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2006). B.S. 2000, College of St. Benedict; Ph.D. 2005, University of Minnesota
Joyce Madancy, Associate Professor of History (1995). B.A. 1980, College of William and Mary; M.A. 1983, Cornell University; Ph.D. 1996, University of Michigan
Mohammad Mafi, Professor of Engineering (1985). B.S. 1977, Sharif University of Technology; M.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1985, Pennsylvania State University; P.E.
Seyfollah Maleki, Professor of Physics and Astronomy (1983). B.S. 1974, University of New Orleans; M.S. 1978, Ph.D. 1981, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Matthew Manon, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology (2010). B.A. 2002, Franklin and Marshall College; Ph.D. 2008, University of Michigan
Jonathan M. Marr, Lecturer of Physics and Astronomy (1995). B.S. 1981, University of Rochester; M.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1990, University of California at Berkeley
Lori Jo Marso, Professor of Political Science (1997). B.S. 1985, University of South Dakota; M.S. 1986, London School of Economics; Ph.D. 1994, New York University
Victoria J. Martinez, Professor of Spanish (1991). B.A. 1971, M.A. 1986, University of Kentucky; Ph.D. 1992, Arizona State University
Jennifer M. Matsue, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Asian Studies and Director of World Musics (2003). B.A. 1992, Wellesley College; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, University of Chicago
Louisa C. Matthew, Professor of Visual Arts (1991). B.A. 1972, M.A. 1975, University of Vermont; M.F.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1988, Princeton University
Therese A. McCarty, Professor of Economics, Stephen J. and Diane K. Ciesinski Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs (1987). A.B. 1979, Bryn Mawr College; A.M. 1981, Ph.D. 1987, University of Michigan
Dianne McMullen, Professor of Music and Chair of the Department (1996). A.B. 1976, Smith College; M.M. 1978, M.A. 1980, Ph.D. 1987, The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Teresa A. Meade, Florence B. Sherwood Professor of History and Culture and Director of Latin American & Caribbean Studies (1987). B.A. 1972, University of Wisconsin; M.A. 1975, Ph.D. 1984, Rutgers University
Andrew J.F. Morris, Associate Professor of History (2003). A.B. 1991, Brown University; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, University of Virginia
Daniel O. Mosquera, Associate Professor of Spanish (1998). B.A. 1988, M.A. 1992, Cleveland State University; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, Washington University (On Leave, Spring)
Eshragh Motahar, Professor of Economics (1984). B.Sc. 1970, M.Sc. 1971, University of London; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1989, Johns Hopkins University (On Leave, Fall)
Miryam Moutillet, Senior Artist-in-Residence in Dance and Director of the Dance Program (1996). B.S. Skidmore College
Pilar Moyano, Professor of Spanish (1986). B.A. 1976, M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1985, State University of New York at Albany
Hans-Friedrich O. Mueller, Thomas B. Lamont Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature and Chair of the Department of Classics (2004). B.A. 1983, B.A. 1985, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.A. 1989, University of Florida; Ph.D. 1994, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephanie A. Mueller, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish (2013). B.A. 2005, Luther College; M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2013, The University of Iowa
Jillmarie Murphy, John D. MacArthur Assistant Professor of English (2008). B.A., M.A. 1989, The College of Saint Rose; Ph.D. 2005, State University of New York at Albany (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Cheikh M. Ndiaye, Associate Professor of French and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (2000). B.A. 1991, M.A. 1993, University of Dakar; Ph.D. 2001, University of Connecticut (On Leave, Spring)
Erika M. Nelson, Associate Professor of German (2007). B.A. 1990, Oberlin College; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2001, University of Texas at Austin (
Jay E. Newman, R. Gordon Gould Professor of Physics and Astronomy (1978). B.S. 1967, City College of New York; M.S. 1970, Ph.D. 1975, New York University
Susan B. Niefield, Professor of Mathematics (1981). B.A. 1974, Ph.D. 1978, Rutgers University
Rudy V. Nydegger, Professor of Psychology (1977). B.A. 1966, M.A. 1969, Wichita State University; Ph.D. 1970, Washington University
David C. Ogawa, Associate Professor of Visual Arts and Chair of the Department (1999). B.A. 1986, University of Missouri; M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1999, Brown University (On Leave, Fall, Spring)
Robert M. Olberg, Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Life Sciences (1981). B.A. 1968, Rice University; Ph.D. 1978, University of Washington
Timothy Olsen, Associate Professor of Music (1994). B.M. 1983, Washington University; M.A. 1985, University of Minnesota; M.M. 1988, M.M.A. 1989, D.M.A. 1995, Yale University (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Fernando D. Orellana, Associate Professor of Visual Arts (2005). B.F.A. 1998, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.F.A. 2004, Ohio State University
Chad R. Orzel, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Chair of the Department (2001). B.A. 1993, Williams College; Ph.D. 1999, University of Maryland at College Park
Maritza M. Osuna, Senior Lecturer in Spanish (1993). B.A. 1983, University of Puerto Rico; M.A. 1988, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 2003, State University of New York at Albany
Zoe M. Oxley, Professor of Political Science (1998). A.B. 1991, Bowdoin College; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1998, Ohio State University
Antoine Panaioti, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2013). B.A. 2006, McGill University; M. Phil. 2007, Ph.D. 2010, University of Cambridge
Margot Paulick, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2010). B.S. 2000, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Ph.D. 2006, University of California at Berkeley
Anastasia Pease, Lecturer in English (2007). B.A. 1995, M.A. 1998, Louisiana Tech University; M.A. 2002, Doctor of Arts 2004, State University of New York at Albany
Carin Perilloux, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology (2012). B.A. 2003, Knox College; Ph.D. 2011, University of Texas at Austin
Brian J. Peterson, Associate Professor of History (2006). B.A. 1994, M.A. 1998, University of California at Santa Cruz; Ph.D. 2005, Yale University
Kim Plofker, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2007). B.A. 1985, Haverford College; Ph.D. 1995, Brown University
Barbara A. Pytel, Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences (1997). B.S. 1973, St. John’s University; M.S. 1978, Ph.D. 1985, New York University
Ashok Ramasubramanian, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2007). B.E. 1996, Anna University, Chennai, India; M. S. 1998, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. 2002, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
Andrew J. Rapoff, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2004). B.S. 1983, University of Missouri at Columbia; M.S. 1989, University of Missouri at Rolla; Ph.D. 1997, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Stacie Raucci, Associate Professor of Classics (2004). B.A. 1997, Wellesley College; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2004, University of Chicago
Gary R. Reich, Professor of Physics and Astronomy (1979). A.B. 1968, Kenyon College; M.S. 1970, Northwestern University; Ph.D. 1978, Rutgers University
Yufei Ren, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics (2011). B.A. 1999; Renmin University of China; M.A. 2005, University of Windsor, Canada; Ph.D. 2010, University of Texas at Dallas
Michele Ricci Bell, Associate Professor of German (2006). B.A. 1993, Columbia College, Columbia University; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2003, Stanford University (On Leave, Fall, Winter)
Steven K. Rice, Professor of Biological Sciences and Co-Director of Bioengineering (1998). B.S. 1983, Yale University; M.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1994, Duke University
John Rieffel, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2009). B.A., B.S. 1999, Swarthmore College; M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2006 Brandeis University
Donald T. Rodbell, Professor of Geology and Chair of the Department (1993). B.S. 1983, St. Lawrence University; M.S. 1986, Ph.D. 1991, University of Colorado
Stephen G. Romero, Associate Professor of Psychology (2001). B.M. 1990, Berklee College of Music; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1998, University of Colorado
Kimmo I. Rosenthal, Professor of Mathematics (1979-81, 1982). B.S. 1974, M.A. 1976, Ph.D. 1979, State University of New York at Buffalo (On Leave, Fall)
Jill Liann Salvo, Associate Professor of Biology (1991). B.S. 1980, Denison University; M.Phil.1982, Ph.D. 1987, Yale University
Glenn P. Sanders, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2011). B.S. 2004, Union College; M.S. 2007, Ph.D. 2010, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jeannette L. Sargent, Visiting Assistant Professor of English (2008). B.A. 1975, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; M.A. 1978, Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D. 1996, Bryn Mawr College
Steven D. Sargent, Professor of History (1982). B.S. 1968, Purdue University; M.S. 1970, New York University; B.A. 1973, M.A. 1975, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. 1982, University of Pennsylvania
Krisanna Scheiter, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2102). B.A. 2002, M.A. 2005, University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.A. 2006,, Ph.D. 2012, University of Pennsylvania
Shelton S. Schmidt, Chauncey H. Winters Professor of Economic Thought (1978). B.A. 1969, Ph.D. 1977, University of Virginia
Stephen J. Schmidt, Professor of Economics (1994). A.B. 1989, Ph.D. 1995, Stanford University
April R. Selley, Senior Lecturer in English (2001). B.A. 1976, Providence College; M.A. 1981, Ph.D. 1983, Brown University
Mehmet Fuat Sener, Professor of Economics (1999). B.S. 1993, Middle East Technical University; M.S. 1995, London School of Economics; Ph.D. 1999, University of Florida
Guillermina Seri, Associate Professor of Political Science (2007). B.A. 1986, Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina; M.A. 1998 FLACSO, Buenos Aires; Ph.D. 2005, University of Florida (On Leave, Fall, Winter)
Jordan F. Smith, Edward E. Hale Jr. Professor of English (1981). B.A. 1977, Empire State College; M.A. 1978, Johns Hopkins University; M.F.A. 1981, University of Iowa
Robert C. Smith, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow/Visiting Teaching Scholar of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2012). B.S. 1985, University of Maine; M.S. 2000, University of New Hampshire; Ph.D. 2009, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Olga Solovieva, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (2010). B.A. 1996, Omsk (Russia) State University; M.A. 1999, M.Phil. 2002, Ph.D. 2009, Syracuse University
Younghwan Song, Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department (2002). B.A. 1991, M.A. 1993, Seoul National University; M. Phil. 1996, Ph.D. 2002, Columbia University
John M. Spinelli, Horace E. Dodge III Professor of Electrical Engineering (1989). B.E. 1983, The Cooper Union; S.M. 1985; Ph.D. 1989, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Timothy Stablein, Assistant Professor of Sociology (2013). B.S. 1998, Bridgewater State College; M.A. 2000, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Ph.D. 2009, University of Connecticut
Linda N. Stanhope, Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department (1986). A.B. 1976, Wellesley College; M.A. 1980, Ph.D. 1984, University of Virginia
Charles N. Steckler, Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Theatre (1971). B.S. 1968, Queens College; M.F.A. 1971, Yale University
Wendy Sternberg, Professor of Psychology and Dean of Academic Departments and Programs (2013). B.S. 1990, Union College; M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1994, University of California at Los Angeles
Kristina I. Striegnitz, Associate Professor of Computer Science (2007). Vordiplom 1995, Diplom 2000, Saarland University; Ph.D. 2004, Saarland University and the University Henri Poincaré Nancy 1 (On Leave, Spring)
Rebecca A. Surman, Professor of Physics and Astronomy (1998). B.A. 1993, State University of New York College at Geneseo; M.S. 1995, Michigan State University; Ph.D. 1998, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James Tan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics (2011). B.A. 2001, M.Phil. 2005, University of Sydney; M.A. 2006, M.Phil 2008, Ph.D. 2011, Columbia University
Hilary Tann, John Howard Payne Professor of Music (1980). B. Mus. 1968, University of Wales; M.F.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1981, Princeton University (On Leave, Fall)
Alan D. Taylor, Marie Louise Bailey Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Department (1975). B.A. 1969, A.M. 1970, University of Maine; Ph.D. 1975, Dartmouth College
Abraham Tchako, Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering (2005). Diplom Inginieur 1992, Technische Fachhochschule Berlin; M.E. 1995, The City College of New York of the City University of New York; Ph.D. 2004, The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York
Nicole A. Theodosiou Napier, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences (2007). B.A. 1991, Swarthmore College; Ph.D. 1999, Yale University School of Medicine
Mark S. Toher, Frank Bailey Professor of Classics (1983). B.A. 1974, Brown University; B.A. 1976, Oxford University; Ph.D. 1985, Brown University
Christina Tønnesen-Friedman, Professor of Mathematics (2001). Cand.Scient. 1995, Ph.D. 1997, Odense University, Denmark
Cherrice A. Traver, David Falk ‘39 and Elynor Rudnick-Falk Professor of Computer Engineering and Chair of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (1986). B.S. 1982, State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D. 1986, University of Virginia
Jenelle Troxell, Assistant Professor of English (2013). B.A. Johns Hopkins University; M.A., Ph. D. 2009 Columbia University
Bunkong Tuon, Assistant Professor of English (2008). B.A. 2000, California State University at Long Beach; M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2008, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Laurie A. Tyler, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2004). B.A. 1996, University of Washington at Seattle; Ph.D. 2002, University of California at Santa Cruz
Junko Ueno, Associate Professor of Japanese (2000). B.A. 1994, Kyusyu University; M.A. 1995, Indiana University
Anouk Verheyden, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology (2013). Licenciate 1997, Ph.D. 2004, Free University of Brussels
Michael F. Vineyard, Frank and Marie Louise Bailey Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2002). B.S. 1978, Stockton State College; M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1984, Florida State University
Mark W. Walker, John Bigelow Professor of History, Chair of the Department, and Director of Science, Medicine & Technology in Culture (1987). B.A. 1981, Washington University; M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1987, Princeton University On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Jue Wang, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2007). B.S. 2001, Peking University; M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2007, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Patricia Wareh, Assistant Professor of English (2010). B.A. 1993, University of Florida; Ph.D. 2002, University of California at Berkeley (On Leave, Fall, Winter)
Sara Watkins, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics (2013). B.A. 2005, The University of Alabama; Ph.D. 2012, The Florida State University
Nicholas Webb, Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2011). B.S. 1995, M.Sc. 1996, University of Essex; PH.D. 2010, University of Sheffield
Carol Silvia Weisse, Professor of Psychology and Director of Health Professions Program (1988). B.S. 1983, Quinnipiac College. Ph.D. 1988, Uniformed Services University
Erika T. Wells, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology (2012). B.A. 1985, Wheaton College; M.A. 2009, University of New Hampshire at Durham
Frank E. Wicks, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1988). B.S. 1961, State University of New York Maritime College; M.S. 1966, Union College; Ph.D. 1976, Rensselaer Polytechnic University; P.E.
Richard D. Wilk, Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1989). B.S. 1980, M.S. 1982, Ph.D. 1986, Drexel University
Francis P. Wilkin, Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy and Observatory Manager (2004). B.S. 1989, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1997, University of California at Berkeley
R. Paul Willing, Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences (1989). B.A. Humboldt State College; M.A. University of Hawaii at Honolulu; M.S. University of California at Riverside; Ph.D. 1981, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Sandra S. Wimer, Senior Lecturer in Visual Arts (1997). B.S. 1974, Pittsburgh State University; B.F.A. 1987, University of Oklahoma; M.F.A. 1990, State University of New York at Albany
Brenda Wineapple, Doris Zemurray Stone Professor in Modern Literary and Historical Studies (1976). B.A. 1970, Brandeis University; M.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1976, University of Wisconsin
Jeffrey Witsoe, Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2008). B.A. 1998, University of California at Santa Cruz; M.A. 2000, University of Chicago; Ph.D. 2005, University of Cambridge
Suthathip Yaisawarng, Thomas Armstrong Professor of Economics (1989). B.B.A. 1977, Thammasat University, Thailand; M.B.A. 1983, Howard University, Ph.D. 1989, Southern Illinois University (On Leave, Winter, Spring)
Roman Yukilevich, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences (2012). B.S. 2000, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D. 2008, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Leo Zaibert, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department (2009). LL.B 1989, Universidad Santa Maria, Caracas, Venezuela; Ph.D. 1997, State University of New York at Buffalo (On Leave, Fall)
Zhen Zhang, Assistant Professor of Chinese (2007). M.A. 1998, Beijing University; M.A. 2001, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D. 2007, University of California at Irvine
Karl Zimmermann, Professor of Mathematics (1981). B.S. 1974, Tufts University; M.S. 1976, University of New Hampshire; Ph.D. 1985, Brown University
Katherine Zuber, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science (2103). B.A. 2006, M.A. 2007, State University of New York at Albany
William S. Zwicker, William D. Williams Professor of Mathematics (1975). A.B. 1971, Harvard University; Ph.D. 1975, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (On Leave, Fall)
Departmental Assistants and Technicians
Margaret S. Angie, Biological Sciences (2002). A.A.S 1983, B.S. 1984, Alfred University
Gene E. Davison, Electrical Engineering (1980)
Stanley J. Gorski, Mechanical Engineering (1997). A.A.S. 1975, A.A.S. 1976, Hudson Valley Community College
Mark Hooker, Bioengineering Technician (2006)
James J. Howard, Engineering (1994)
Amy M. Kelley, Biological Sciences (2000)
William Neubeck, Geology (1990). B.S. 1976, State University of New York at Oneonta; M.A. 1980, State University of New York at Binghamton
Roland Pierson, Engineering (1985)
Frank Rapant III, Visual Arts (2006)
Marcus Rogers, Theatre & Dance (2008)
Kathleen M. Ryan, Chemistry (1989). A.S. 1989, Schenectady County Community College
Audrey Sartiaux, Modern Languages and Literatures (2004). DEUG Lettres et Civilisations Etrangères Anglais 1994, Licence Langues Vivantes Étrangères Anglais, 1996, University of Paris - Sorbonne Nouvelle; M.A. French and Francophone Studies 1997, Ph.D. French and Francophone Studies 2006, University of Connecticut
John T. Sheehan, Physics (1997)
Paul Tompkins, Engineering (2006)
Thomas A. Yanuklis, Computer Science (2012). A.A.S. 1999, Dutchess Community College; B.A. 2005. State University of New York at Albany
Research Professors
Paul Arciero, Research Professor of Psychology (2009). B.S. 1986, Central Connecticut State University; M.S. 1987, Purdue University; M.S. 1993, University of Vermont; D.P.E. 1993, Springfield College
Robert Finks, Research Professor of Geology (2003). B.S. 1947, Queens College; M.A. 1954, Ph.D. 1959, Columbia University
Natalie Huisman, Research Professor of Chemistry (2013). B.S. 2006, Hope College; Ph.D. 2010, University of Wisconsin at Madison
John Kekes, Research Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1961, M.A. 1962, Queen’s University; Ph.D. 1967, The Australian National University
Philip Kosky, Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2000). BSc 1961, University College of London; M.S. 1963, Ph.D. 1966, University of California Berkeley
Raymond Martin, Research Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1962, M.A. 1964, Ohio State University; Ph.D. 1968, University of Rochester
Martin Strosberg, Research Professor of Political Science (2003). B.A. 1968, Union College; M.A. 1969, M.P.H. 1971, University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D. 1977, Syracuse Universit
Pedro M. Tapia, Research Professor of Environmental Science and Policy (2009). B.S. 1988, Universidad Ricardo Palma (Lima, Peru); M.S. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Endowed Professorships
(Date is year chair was established.)
Thomas Armstrong Professor of Economics (2006) - Suthathip Yaisawarng
Frank Bailey Professor of Classics (1945) - Mark S. Toher
Frank and Marie Louise Bailey Professor of Physics (1949) - Michael F. Vineyard
Marie Louise Bailey Professor of Mathematics (1952) - Alan D. Taylor
May I. Baker Professor of Visual Arts (1979) - Walter J. Hatke
John Bigelow Professor of History (1916) - Mark W. Walker
Donald C. Brate ‘45 - Stanley G. Peschel ‘52 Assistant Professor of Statistics (2012) - Roger W. Hoerl
Stephen J. and Diane K. Ciesinski Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs (2008) - Therese A. McCarty
Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Theatre (2006) - Charles N. Steckler
Horace E. Dodge III Professorship of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1997) - John M. Spinelli
Joseph C. Driscoll Professor of Sociology and Marine Policy (2006) - Ilene M. Kaplan
David Falk ‘39 and Elynor Rudnick-Falk Professor of Computer Engineering (2007) - Cherrice A. Traver
R. Gordon Gould ‘41 Professorship in Physics (1995) - Jay E. Newman
Edward E. Hale, Jr. Professor of English (1980) - Jordan F. Smith
Carl B. Jansen Professor of Engineering (1992) - Thomas K. Jewell
Thomas B. Lamont Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature (1948) - Hans-Friedrich Mueller
Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of Psychology (1970) - Daniel J. Burns
Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of Behavioral Sciences (1994) - Kenneth G. DeBono
John D. MacArthur Assistant Professor (1982) - Takashi Buma
Agnes S. Macdonald Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2006) - Ann M. Anderson
Robert Porter Patterson Professor of Government (1956) - Clifford W. Brown Jr.
John Howard Payne Professor of Music (2006) - Hilary Tann
Henry and Sally Schaffer Professor of Holocaust and Jewish Studies (2003) - Stephen M. Berk
Kenneth B. Sharpe Professor in Management (1993) - J. Douglass Klein
Florence B. Sherwood Professor of History and Culture (1993) - Teresa A. Meade
Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Life Sciences (1994) - Robert M. Olberg
Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Physical Sciences (1994) - Janet S. Anderson
Doris Zemurray Stone Professor in Modern Literary and Historical Studies (1976) - Brenda Wineapple
Roger Thayer Stone Professor of Anthropology (1989) - Sharon B. Gmelch
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., and Emma Watson Day Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1989) - Bradford A. Bruno
William D. Williams Professor of Biological Sciences (2008) - Leo J. Fleishman
William D. Williams Professor of Mathematics (2006) - William S. Zwicker
William D. Williams Professor of Philosophy (2006) - Robert B. Baker
William D. Williams Professor of Visual Arts (2006) - Martin Benjamin
Chauncey H. Winters Professor of Economic Thought (1978) - Shelton S. Schmidt
John and Jane Wold Professor of Geology (1988) - John I. Garver
John and Jane Wold Professor of Religious Studies (2007) - Peter R. Bedford
David L. and Beverly B. Yunich Professor of Business Ethics (2005) - Harold O. Fried
The Administration
Office of the President
Stephen C. Ainlay, President. B.A. 1973, Goshen College; M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1981, Rutgers University
Therese A. McCarty, Acting President, July 1 - December 31, 2013. A.B. 1979, Bryn Mawr College; A.M. 1981, Ph.D. 1987, University of Michigan
Tina Gleason, Director of Institutional Studies
Gretchel Hathaway, Senior Director of Campus Diversity and Affirmative Action. B.A. 1979, Manhattanville College; M.A 1983, Yeshiva University; Ph.D. 1993, University of Pittsburgh
Lester Ko, Research Assistant for the Office of Institutional Studies. B.A. 1998, Vassar College; J.D. 2003, CUNY School of Law at Queens College
Rebecca Schubmehl, Events Coordinator for the Adirondack Center. B.A. 2010, University of Rochester; M.P.A. University at Albany
Edward Summers, Chief of Staff. B.A. 2004, M.P.A. 2006, Marist College; Ph.D.. 2013, The New School
Caitlin Visscher, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Office of the President. B.A. 2008, Becker College
Office of Academic Affairs
Therese A. McCarty, Stephen J. and Diane K. Ciesinski Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics. A.B. 1979, Bryn Mawr College; A.M. 1981, Ph.D. 1987, University of Michigan
David M. Hayes, Acting Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, July 1- December 31, 2013. B.S. 1966, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 1970, Cornell University
Academic Deans
Wendy F. Sternberg, Dean of Academic Departments and Programs and Professor of Psychology. B.S. 1990, Union College; M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1994, University of California at Los Angeles
Mark E. Wunderlich, Dean of Studies. B.A. 1995, Harvard College; Ph.D. 2001, University of Arizona
Nic Zarrelli, Dean of Academic Planning and Resources. B.A. 1997, Union College; M.B.A. 2009, Union Graduate College
Academic Support Services
Rhona-Jane Beaton, Health Careers Counselor. B.A. 1985, Suffolk University; M.A.T. 1989, Boston College
Brian D. Cohen, Lecturer in Biological Sciences and Assistant Director of Advising (2003). B.S. 1993, Muhlenburg College; Ph.D. 1998, Albany Medical College
Carolyn G. Fielder, Counselor. B.S. 1991, the College of Saint Rose
Kristin Fox, Director of Undergraduate Research and Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S. 1988, Lafayette College; Ph.D. 1994, Cornell University
Kelli Johnson, Assistant Director of AOP/HEOP. B.A. 2000, University of Arkansas; M.Ed. 2003, University of Arkansas
Gale Keraga, Director of Peer Mentoring and Academic Counselor. B.S. 1977, M.A. 1979, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Mary C. Mar, Director of Writing Services. B.A. 1971, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; M.Ed. 1985, Ph.D. 1998, McGill University
Philip Poczik, Director of AOP/HEOP. B.A. 2001, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; M.A. 2002, Carnegie Mellon University
Margaret P. Tongue, Director of the Scholars Program and Academic Internship Support. B.S. 1992, Clarkson University; M.S. 1995, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
Carol Silvia Weisse, Professor of Psychology and Director Health Professions Program (1988). B.S. 1983, Quinnipiac College. Ph.D. 1988, Uniformed Services University
Athletics
James M. McLaughlin, Director of Athletics. B.A. 1993, Union College; M.B.A. 1997, Union College
Erik Ackerman, Assistant Athletic Trainer. B.S. 2010, Central Connecticut State University
Claudia Asano Barcomb, Head Women’s Ice Hockey Coach. B.A. 1999, Harvard University; M.A. 2007, Harvard School of Education
John J. Audino, Head Football Coach. B.A. 1975, University of Notre Dame; M.S. 1977, State University of New York at Albany
David M. Baglio, Coordinator of Varsity Sports Services
Rick Bennett, Head Men’s Ice Hockey Coach. B.A. 1990, Providence College
Alison Boe, Assistant Women’s Hockey Coach. B.A. 2006, Harvard University
Adam M. Brinker, Assistant Director of Athletics/Facilities. B.S. 1987, M.A. 1993, Kent State
Peter W. Brown, Assistant Football Coach. B.A. 1983, Union College
Mark Buddle, Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach. B.A. 1988, M.A. State University of New York at Cortland; M.S. State University of New York at Albany
Mary Ellen Burt, Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Women’s Golf Coach. B.S. 1982; University of Southern California; M.A. 1989, St. John Fisher College
Tara Campbell, Diving Coach. B.A. 2007, Union College; M.Ed. 2009, The College of Saint Rose
Ervin Chambliss, Assistant Football Coach. B.A. 1976, University of Rochester; M.S. 1981, State University of New York at Albany
Michelle Connors, Head Softball Coach. B.A. 2010, State University of New York at Albany
Jill Crary, Assistant Trainer. B.S. 1993, Russell Sage College; M.S. 1996, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
Melissa L. DeRan, Head Volleyball Coach. B.A. 1999, Murray State University; M.A. 2009, St. Lawrence University
Joseph Dumais, Assistant Men’s Ice Hockey Coach. M.S. 2007, Ohio University; B.A. 2006, Quinnipiac University
Peter Durr, Interim Men’s Basketball Coach. B.S. 2012, Keuka College
Scott D. Felix, Aquatics Director and Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving. B.S. 1991, University of Delaware; M.S. 1996, Springfield College
Nicole Flores, Assistant Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse Coach. B.S. 2009, Springfield College
Daniel Gabelman, Strength and Conditioning Coach. B.S. 2007, Boston University
Jeffrey D. Guinn, Head Men’s Soccer and Assistant Track Coach. B.A. 1987, North Carolina State University
Kelly Harchetts, Head Field Hockey Coach. B.S. 2005, William Paterson University; M.S. 2012, Salisbury University
John Houghton, Head Cross Country Coach, B.S. 2001, Union College, MBA 2003, Union Graduate College
Abigail L. Jackson, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach. B.A. 2003, Williams College
Joanne M. Little, Senior Associate Director of Athletics. B.S. 1982, University of New Hampshire at Keene; M.S. 1990, Ithaca College
Eric C. McDowell, Assistant Director of Athletics and Sports Information Director. B.S. 1983, University of New Haven
Robert J. Montana, Assistant Director of Athletics/Varsity Sports Services. B.S. 1972, State University of New York College at Brockport
Paul Mound, Head Baseball Coach. A.A.S. 1975, State University of New York at Delhi; B.A. 2010, Syracuse/SUNY ESC
Kathleen Natole, Athletics Business Manager
Brandon D. Perry, Assistant Athletic Trainer. B.S. 1995, State University of New York at Cortland; M.Ed. 1997, Springfield College
David Riggi, Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach. B.S. 1997, Union College
Cheryl Rockwood, Head Trainer/Director for Student-Athlete Programming. B.S. 1985, Central Connecticut State University; M.S. 1986, Old Dominion University
Michael Smith, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach. B.A. 1972, St. Francis College; M.S. 1978, University of the State of New York at Albany
Brian K. Speck, Head Women’s Soccer Coach. B.A. 1988, State University of New York at Albany
Jason Tapp, Assistant Men’s Ice Hockey Coach. B.A. 2002, Boston University
Elizabeth M. Tiffany, Associate Director of Athletics. B.A. 2003, University of Puget Sound; M.S. 2004, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Paul Wehrum, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach. B.S. 1972, M.S. 1973, State University of New York at Cortland.
Jeffrey Weinstein, Assistant Sports Information Director. M.P.S. 2010, Georgetown University; B.A. 2008, Boston College
Thomas M. White, Head Crew Coach. B.S. 1987, Northeastern University
Information Technology Services
Ellen Y. Borkowski, Chief Information Officer. B.S. 1987, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.Ed. 1997, University of Maryland
Kelly A. Andolina, Assistant Director, User Support. A.A.S., 1989, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, B.A. 2006, Empire State College
Kevin Barhydt, Academic Technology Specialist. B.S. 1991, State University of New York at Albany
Timothy D. Cade, Systems Analyst. A.A.S. 1993, Community College of the Air Force (New Mexico State University-Alamogordo); A.A.S. 1999, Hudson Valley Community College; B.S. 2003, Empire State College
Walter S. Cook, Computer Technician II
Christian Cooke, Network Analyst
Mina Evtimova, Senior Web Developer
Eugene Forget, End User Support Analyst. A.A.S. 2006, ITT Technical Institute
Waldemar Kania, Manager, Systems Support. B.A. Philosophical College of Divine Word, Nysa, Poland; M.A., SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary
Daniel Mahar, Network Engineer. A.A.S. 1993, Schenectady County Community College
Diane R. McNamara, Director of Telecommunications and Networking. B.A. 1975, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh; M.S. 1984, State University of New York at Albany
Jason Metz, Senior Systems Manager. B.A. 1994, Curry College
James E. Meyer, Senior Programmer/Analyst. A.A.S. 1976, Hudson Valley Community College
Carlos Nieves, End User Support Analyst
Susan Rinaldi, End User Support Analyst
Laurie A. Romanski, Senior Programmer/Analyst.
Stephen E. Romanski, Senior Systems Analyst/Data Base Administrator. A.A.S. 1982, Hudson Valley Community College
Dave Ruel, Director, Enterprise Applications and Systems. B.A. 1978, University of New Hampshire
Shawn C. Shopmyer, Systems Administrator-Web/Network. B.S. 2001, M.S. 2006, Union College
David Sindoni, Senior End User Support Analyst . A.A.S. 1978, Hudson Valley Community College; B.S. 1984, Union College
Denise Snyder, Director of Learning Technologies and Environments. B.S. 1995, State University of New York at Fredonia; CTE 2003, ALM 2007, Harvard University Extension School
Virginia L. Solomon, Manager of Learning Environment Support. A.A. 1976, Penn State University at New Kensington; B.S. 1979, Slippery Rock State University; M.A. 1986, Western Carolina University
James J. Strohecker, Manager of Classroom Technology Services. A.S. 1995, Junior College of Albany
Paul Vinette, Senior Systems Analyst. B.S. 1983, State University of New York at Brockport; M.S. 1986, State University of New York at Binghamton
Kesheng Yu, Instructional Technology Coordinator. B.B.A. 1985, Heilongjiang Mechanical Institute, Harbin, China; M.S. 1992, M.Ed. 1993, Ed.D. 1997, Texas Tech University
International Programs
Lara Atkins, Director of International Programs. B.A. 1990, University of Wisconsin at Madison; M.A. 2002, The Florida State University at Tallahassee
Mandeville Gallery & Permanent Collection
Julie C. Lohnes, Curator of Art and Exhibitions. B.F.A. Boston University; M.F.A. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Registrar
Penelope S. Adey, Registrar. B.A. 1990, Union College
Andrew D. Lentz, Assistant Registrar. B.A. 2002, Boston College; M.S. Ed. 2008, The College of Saint Rose
Gail P. Sack, Assistant Registrar. B.S. 1984, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Schaffer Library
Frances J. Maloy, College Librarian. B.A. 1980, St. Lawrence University; MLS 1982, State University of New York at Albany
Donna L. Burton, Reference Librarian/Government Documents, Associate Professor. B.A. 1974, M.L.S. 1975, State University of New York at Albany
Bruce Connolly, Head of Public Services, Reference, and Instruction, Professor. B.A. 1973, State University College at Buffalo; M.L.S. 1977, State University of New York at Albany
Ellen H. Fladger, Head of Special Collections, Librarian. A.B. 1970, Mount Holyoke College; M.A. 1982, New York State University College at Oneonta, Cooperstown Graduate Program
David A. Fuller, Systems Librarian, Associate Librarian. B.A. 1982, State University of New York at Oswego; M.A. 1988, New York University; M.L.S. 1989, State University of New York at Albany
Gail Golderman, Digital Services Librarian, Librarian. B.A. 1978, State University College at New Paltz; M.L.S. 1992, State University of New York at Albany
Elizabeth Hoppe, Shared Resource Librarian, Assistant Librarian I. B.A. 2004, University of Vermont; MSLIS 2005, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Service
Annette M. LeClair, Head of Technical Services, Librarian. B.A. 1974, University of Minnesota; M.A. 1976, University of Virginia; M.S.L.S. 1980, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
John F. Myers, Catalog Librarian, Associate Librarian. B.S. 1986, University of Pittsburgh; M.L.I.S. 1995, University of South Carolina
Robyn M. Reed, Head of Access Services/Assistant Librarian I. B.A. 2006, University of Dayton; MLS 2010, University of Pittsburgh
Courtney S. Seymour, Collaboration, Outreach, and Initiatives Librarian/Associate Librarian I. B.S. 1998, Union College; M.L.S. 2000, M.A. 2001, State University of New York at Albany
Loraine M. Wies, Adirondack Research/Continuing Resources Librarian/Associate Librarian. A.A. 1981, Berkshire Community College; B.A. 1985, North Adams State College; M.L.S. 1999, State University of New York at Albany
Raik Zaghloul, Head of Collection Development/Assistant Librarian. B.A. 1982, Binghamton University; M.L.I.S. 2003, University of Arizona
UCALL (Union College Academy of Lifelong Learning)
Valerie D’Amario, Director. B.S. 1982, Russell Sage College
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
Matthew J. Malatesta, Vice President for Admissions, Financial Aid and Enrollment. B.A. 1991, M.A.T. 1992, Union College
Laura F. Augustine, Associate Director of Financial Aid. B.A. 1979, Ithaca College; M.S. 1983, State University of New York at Albany
Joyce Brace, Director of Admissions Systems. B.A. 1975, Rockford College
Ann Fleming Brown, Director of Admissions. A.B. 1979, Bryn Mawr College; M.A. 1981, Middlebury College
Vernon M. Castillo, Senior Associate Dean of Admissions. B.A. 1997, Bowdoin College; M.A. 2002, State University of New York at Albany
Stephanie Frantz, Assistant Director of Financial Aid
David Glasser, Enrollment Systems Analyst, B.S. 2006, Lafayette College
Susan Hanks, Senior Associate Dean of Admissions. B.A. 1982, M.Ed. 1987 Lehigh University
Jessica LaVallee, Assistant Dean of Admissions. B.A. 2010, Le Moyne College; M.S. 2012, Sage Graduate College
Abbey L. Massoud-Tastor, Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions/Director of Alumni Admissions Program. B.A. 2007, Union College
Linda Parker, Director of Financial Aid. B.S. 1984, State University of New York at Albany
Aaron R. Ray, Assistant Dean of Admissions/Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment, B.A. 2010, Union College
Samuel J. Salamone, Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions. B.S. 2000, M.A.T. 2001, Union College
Lilia M. Tiemann, Coordinator of Admissions Campus Events, A.A.S. 1986, Maria College
Meredith A. Tower, Associate Director, Financial Aid. B.A. 1997, State University of New York at Oswego; M.A. 1999, State University of New York at Albany
Mary Karen Vellines, Coordinator of International Admissions. B.A. 1970, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia; M.A. 1974, Winthrop University
Jessica Wenger, Assistant Dean of Admissions, B.S. 2010, Union College
Office of College Relations
Frank L. Messa, Interim Vice President for College Relations. B.A. 1973, Union College; J.D. 1976, Albany Law School
Office of Alumni Relations
Rhonda L. Engvold, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
F. Rahde Franke III, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations. B.A. 2010, Union College
Damond Heath, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations. B.A. 2010, Union College
Marna S. Redding, Director of Alumni Affairs. B.A. 2000, Gettysburg College; M.S. 2002, Miami University (Ohio)
Ashley Tyner, Director of Advancement Events & Stewardship. B.A. 2006, Siena College
Office of Communications
Charles K. Casey, Senior Editor of Publications for Union College. B.A. 1984, Hartwick College
Joyce E. Chabot, Printing Manager
Erin DeMuth Judd, Associate Editor of Publications. B.A. 2002, Syracuse University; M.S. 2004, University of Tennessee
Erik España, Associate Director of Web Communications. B.S. 1999, Union College
Kenneth George, Director of Web Communications. B.A. 1989, Earlham College
Gail C. Glover, Senior Director of Communications and Marketing. B.Sc. 1996, M.A. 2003, Binghamton University
Christen Gowan, Assistant Director of Media Relation and Social Media. B.A. 2004, State University of New York at Albany
Tina Lincer, Associate Director of Communications and Marketing. B.A. 1976, State University of New York at Albany
Jason M. Slater, Associate Director of Web Communications. B.A. 2002, Union College
Phillip Wajda, Director of Media and Public Relations. B.A. 1987, Rowan University
Office of Development
Dominick F. Famulare, Senior Director of Development. B.A. 1992, Union College
Diane L. Brisnehan, Associate Director of Annual Giving
Michael S. Brown, Major Gift Officer, B.S. 1976, Cornell University
Suzanne L. Cascio, Assistant Director of Research. B.A. 1984, State University of New York College at Purchase; M.L.S. 1987, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A.H. 1994, Manhattanville College
Jacqueline I. Cavalier, Director of Gift Planning. B.A. 1973, State University of New York at Fredonia; M.S. 1976, State University of New York at Albany
Elizabeth Epstein, Associate Director of Annual Giving. B.A. 1989, State University of New York at Binghamton
Shelley Friel, Director of Annual Giving. B.A. 2006; M.A. 2008, State University of New York at Albany
Debra Geer, Director of College Initiatives. A.B. 1987, Duke University
Timothy Gergich, Director of Research. B.A. 1986, College of Saint Rose
Laurey Goldberg, Major Gift Officer. B.A. 1981New York University
Chelsey K. Hochmuth, Assistant Director of Annual Giving. B.S. 2011, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nicole Marshall, Director of Sponsored Programs. B.A. 1997, Nazareth College of Rochester
Kathleen D. McCann, Director of College Relations Data Systems. B.S. 1981, Rochester Institute of Technology; M.B.A. 1995, Union College
Kathleen M. Newell, Assistant to the Vice President
Shelley Oliver, Development Coordinator. B.A. 1994, Michigan State University
Catharine E. Potvin, Principal Gift Officer. B.A. 1997, Union College; M.S. 2000, State University of New York at Albany
Blair Raymond, Director of Foundation, Corporate and Government Relations. B.A. 1991, Mount Holyoke College
Scott P. Rava, Senior Director of Principal Gifts. B.S. 1996, LeMoyne College
Pamela Ritter, Major Gift Officer. B.A. 1993, Indiana University
Daniel Alex Simon, Assistant Director of Annual Giving. B.A. 2007, Cazenovia College
Jennifer J. Small, Principal Gifts Officer. B.A. 1988, Union College; M.A. 1995, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Mary Beth Thackeray, Development Research Manager. B.A. 1976, College of Saint Rose
Sally Webster, Senior Principal Gift Officer. B.A. 1974, William Smith College; M.A. 1989, University of Rochester
Office of Finance and Administration
Diane T. Blake, Vice President for Finance and Administration. B.B.A. 1976, Siena College
Bookstore
Timothy Porter, Manager. B.S. 1979, Siena College; M.B.A. 1994, Union College
Bryan Hoppe, Assistant Manager, Computer Technology. B.A. St. Michael’s College
Karen Quigley, Assistant Manager. B.S., Ithaca College
Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance
Elizabeth M. Dobson-Davis, Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance Officer. B.S. 1984,
Facilities Services
Loren Rucinski, Director. B.F.A. 1977, Temple University
Mary D’Amelia, Director, Special Events and Conferences, Central Scheduling, Concert Series. B.S., State University of New York at New Paltz
Marc Donovan, Assistant Director of Facilities, Utilities Management and Construction. B.S. 2005, Union College
Meghan Haley-Quigley, Sustainability Coordinator. B.A. 2011, Union College
Steven Hassett, Supervisor of HVAC & Controls. A.A.S. S.U.N.Y Delhi
Thomas Heisinger, Manager of Grounds. B.A. 1983, State University of New York at Oneonta
Paul Matarazzo, Associate Director of Capital Projects and College Properties
Richard Patierne, Manager of Building Services and Work Order System. A.A.S. 1986, Schenectady County Community College
Patricia van Leeuwen, Manager of Support Services. B.S. 1986, Clarkson University
Finance
Tracy Ferritto, Senior Financial Analyst. B.B.A. 1988, Siena College, CPA
MaryBeth Kabalian, Director of Financial Reporting and Analysis. B.B.A. 1991, Siena College; CPA 1994; M.B.A. 2007, Union Graduate College
Magen Reyor, Financial Analyst. B.S. 2008, Siena College
David Riggi, Systems Analyst. B.S. 1997, Union College
John K. Skumurski, Director of Budgets, Insurance and Environmental Compliance. B.S./B.A. 1977, Bryant College, CPA 1988
Financial Services
Judy Manchester, Senior Director of Financial Services. B.S. 1979, Siena College
Dianne Camp, Manager of Student Loans. B.A. 1974, Montclair State University
Linda Clayton, Assistant Director of Financial Services
Joann Cocca, Manager of Student Accounts. B.S. 1981, Colorado State University
Kathleen Heisinger, Card Program Manager. A.O.S. 1980, Albany Business College; B.S. 1983, State University of New York at Oneonta
Joanne Herrick, Assistant Director of Financial Services
Human Resources
Eric C. Noll, SPHR, Director of Human Resources. B.S. 1985, State University of New York at Geneseo; M.A. 1987, University of Illinois
Jennifer Blessing, Associate Director. B.S. 1993, Siena College
George Schiller, Associate Director. A.O.S. 1968
Printing Center
Paul DeBiase, Manager of Printing and Mailing Services. A.A.S., Schenectady County Community College
Office of Student Affairs
Stephen C. Leavitt, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students and Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A. 1981, Swarthmore College; M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1989, University of California at San Diego
Dean of Students Office
Thomas D. McEvoy, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Minerva Programs. B.A. 1975, State University of New York at Geneseo
Kathleen J. Schurick, Dean of First Year Students. B.S. 1981, State University of New York at Plattsburgh; M.S., C.A.S. 1983, State University of New York at Albany
Shelly Shinebarger, Director of Student Support Services. B.S. 1992, East Carolina University; M.Ed. 1996, University of South Carolina
Patricia G. Williams, Senior Associate Dean of Students/Director of Judicial Affairs. B.A. 1972, Bennett College; M.S. 1986, Illinois State University
Stanley R. Becker Career Center
Robert C. Soules, Director of the Stanley R. Becker Career Center. BSILR 1982, Cornell University; M.S. 2006, Springfield College
Rochelle M. Caruso, Senior Associate Director, Employer Relations, of Stanley R. Becker Career Center. B.S. 1996, State University of New York at Plattsburgh; M.S.Ed. 2001, The College of Saint Rose
Connie DiLallo, Administrative Assistant of the Stanley R. Becker Career Center
Keri Fesenius, Assistant Director of Internship Programs of the Stanley R. Becker Career Center. B.S. 2009, College of Saint Rose; M.A. 2011, Sage Graduate College
Peter A. Fowler, Senior Associate Director of the Stanley R. Becker Career Center. B.S. 1992, State University of New York-Oswego; M.S.Ed. 2000, The College of Saint Rose
Judith Gordon, Experiential Education Coordinator of the Stanley R. Becker Career Center.
Bridget Graham, Assistant Director/Employer Relations. B.S. 2009, Union College
Campus Safety
Christopher Hayen, Director of Campus Safety.
Thomas P. Constantine, Assistant Director of Campus Safety. A.A.S. 1983, Schenectady County Community College
Community Outreach - Kenney Center
Angela Tatem, Director, B.A. 2003, Regis College; M.B.A. 2008, Union Graduate College
Janet Sweeney, Assistant Director of Kenney Community Center. B.A. 1986, Duke University
Counseling Center
Marcus Hotaling, Director of the Counseling Center. B.A. 1995, Alfred University; Ph.D. 2001, State University of New York-Albany
Jennifer A. Behrens, Counselor. B.S. 1986, Union College; M.S.W. 1989, State University of New York at Albany
Kerrin Sendrowitz, Psychologist. Ph.D. 2011, State University of New York at Albany
Amanda E. Tommell, Health Educator. M.S. 2007, Syracuse University
Dining Services
David Gaul, Director of Dining Services. B.S. 1990, Johnson & Wales College
Callie Stacey, Director of Resident Dining and Catering Services. B.A.1977, Skidmore College
Fraternity and Sorority Life
Sunni L. Solomon II, Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life. B.S. 2004, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania; M.S. 2011, Eastern Illinois University
Angela Stefanatos, Director of Health Services. B.S. Nursing 1991, State University of New York at Plattsburgh; M.S. Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, 1999, Sage Graduate School.
Anita Brudos, Registered Nurse. A.A.S. Nursing, 2004 Ellis School of Nursing
Christine Calistri, Family Nurse Practitioner. B.S. Nursing 1992, State University of New York at Binghamton; M.S. Nursing 2007, Sage Graduate School
Anne C. Connors, Registered Nurse. B.S. Nursing 1982, University of Rochester
Susan Manchester, Family Nurse Practitioner. B.S. Nursing 1999; M.S. 2003, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
Vincent Zeccola, M.D., Collaborating Physician, Riverwind Medical Associates. LLC
Minerva Programs
Thomas D. McEvoy, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Minerva Programs. B.A. 1975, State University of New York at Geneseo
Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Victoria J. Brooks, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. B.A. 1974, College of Wooster; M. Div. 1985, McCormick Seminary; D. Min. 2010, Hartford Seminary
Sohaib Chekima, Adjunct for Muslim Student Association and Adjunct Arabic Instructor. B.A. 2006, State University of New York at Albany; M.B.A. 2009, Intercontinental University
Bonnie Cramer, Director of Hillel. B.A. 1978, Brown University
Caleb LaRue, Religious Resource for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. B.A. 1980, University of Virginia; M.Div. 1993, Westminster Theological Seminary
Jyoti Swaminathan, Religious Resource for AUM. PsyD, Antioch University
Frank Thomas, Catholic Chaplain. B.S., Fordham University; M.D., New York University Medical School; M.T.S., Weston Jesuit School of Theology at Boston College; M.A., Loyola University-Chicago Medical School
Residential Life
Amanda Bingel, Director of Residential Life. B.A. 1998, College of Saint Rose; M.S. 2000, Canisius College
Oluwatomi Abayomi, Residence Director for College Park Hall. B.A. 2009, M.Ed. 2010, The State University New York at Buffalo
Rachel Burgess-Essaff, Residence Director for Fox Hall. B.A. 2006, M.S. 2008, SUNY Oswego
Laura Persico, Residence Director of West College. B.A. 2009, Nazareth College of Rochester; M.S. 2012, Indiana University
AJ Place, Assistant Director. B.S. 2002, Quinnipiac University; M.Ed. 2008, The University of Vermont
Jared Zeidman, Residence Director for Davidson Hall. B.A. 2008, Quinnipiac University; M.A. 2011, State University of New York at Buffalo
Student Activities
Matt K. Milless, Director of Student Activities and the Reamer Campus Center. B.A. 1998, Augsburg College; M.A. 1999, Ball State University
Faculty and Administration Emeriti
Linda G. Almstead, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science Emerita (1985-2009). B.A. 1970, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S. 1985, Union College
Donald Arnold, Professor of Management Emeritus (1982). B.S. 1966, SUNY at Albany; M.B.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1972, SUNY at Buffalo
Robert T. Balmer, Dean of Engineering Emeritus (1998-2005). BSE 1961, MSE 1963; SCD 1968, University of Virginia
Theodore A. Bick, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus (1966-1998). B.S. 1958, Union College; M.S. 1960, Ph.D. 1964, University of Rochester
Helena Birecka, Professor of Biological Sciences Emerita (1970-1991). M.Sci. 1944, Agricultural University, Perm:; Ph.D. 1948, Timiriazev Agricultural Academy
Cynthia M. Bouck, Assistant Director of Financial Aid-Financial Aid and Family Financing Emerita (1977-2008)
Barbara C. Boyer, Professor of Biological Sciences Emerita (1973-2010). A.B. 1963, University of Rochester; M.S. 1964, Ph.D. 1969, University of Michigan
John F. Boyer, Professor of Biological Sciences Emeritus (1973-2010). B.A. 1964, Amherst College; Ph.D. 1971, University of Chicago
George Butterstein, Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Biology Emeritus (1971-2006). B.A. 1965, M.A. 1968, SUNY at Buffalo; Ph.D. 1971, Rutgers University
Mary E. Cahill, Associate Librarian Emerita (1985-2008). B.A. 1969, Edgecliff College, Xavier University; M.L.S. 1980, SUNY at Albany
Patricia Colgan, Assistant to the President and Director of Institutional Studies Emerita (1977-2005)
David V. Cossey, Chief Information Officer Emeritus (1986-2010). B.A. 1966, The King’s College; M.A. 1968, Lehigh University; M.S. 1978, University of Rhode Island
Edward J. Craig, Dean of Engineering Emeritus and Professor of Electrical Engineering Emeritus (1948-1949, 1956-1992). B.S. 1948, Union College; Sc.D. 1954, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; P.E.
Dianne Crozier, Director of Admissions Emerita (1980-2007). B.A. 1961, Syracuse University W. Edgar Curtis, Professor of Music Emeritus (1956-1979). B. Mus. 1935, M.A. 1936, Edinburgh University
Thomas D’Andrea, Professor of Psychology Emeritus (1980-1996). B.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1964, University of Minnesota
Thomas H. Dowling, Associate Professor of Psychology Emeritus and Associate Director of the Counseling Service Emeritus (1972-2007). B.A. 1963, University of Rochester; Ed.M. 1965, Ph.D. 1971, SUNY at Buffalo
William W. Fairchild, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus (1970-2003). B.A. 1960, Swarthmore College; M.A. 1963, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 1967, University of Illinois
Vuc M. Fatic, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Emeritus (1985-2008). Dipl. Ing. 1960, Belgrade University; M.Sc. 1973, Ph.D. 1976, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Armen G. Fisher, Associate Professor of Management Emeritus (1966-1996). B.A. 1952, Cornell University; B.S, B.B.A., M.S. 1955, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. 1966, Rutgers University
Frank Gado, Professor of English Emeritus (1963-1999). A.B. 1958, Dartmouth College; M.A. 1961, Ph.D. 1968, Duke University
Jagdish T. Gajjar, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Emeritus (1970-2003). B.E. in Elec. 1960, B.E. in Mech. 1961, Bombay University; M.E.E. 1963, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. 1970, University of Houston
Charles Gati, Professor of Political Science Emeritus (1963-68, 1969-1994). A.B. 1961, A.M. 1961, Ph.D. 1965, Indiana University
Carl J.W. George, Professor of Biological Sciences Emeritus (1967-1997). B.S. 1956, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1960, Harvard University
David R. Gerhan, Reference and Instructional Librarian/Professor Emeritus (1972-2012). A.B. 1967, Brown University; M.L. 1972, SUNY at Albany; M.A. 1977, Union College
Edwin F. Gillette, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus (1946-47, 1955-1981). A.B. 1937, Hamilton College; M.A. 1949, Ph.D. 1955, Syracuse University
Seth N. Greenberg, Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of Psychology Emeritus (1979-2007). B.A. 1968, Queens College; M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1972, Ohio State University
David G. Hannay, Professor of Computer Science Emeritus (1978-2011). B.S. 1966, Wheaton College; M.A. 1967, SUNY at Stony Brook; M.S. 1970, SUNY at Albany; Ph.D. 1973, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Erik Hansen, Professor of History Emeritus (1964-2006). B.A. 1958, University of Oregon; M.A. 1960, Ph.D. 1968, Cornell University
H. Gilbert Harlow, Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus (1940-1984). B.S. in C.E. 1937, Tufts University; M.S. in C.E. 1940, Harvard University; P.E.
Ekram I. Hassib, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Emeritus (1980-2011). B.Sc. 1964, University of Cairo; M.Sc. 1968, Al-Azhar; Ph.D. 1971, Warsaw Politechnics
David Hemmendinger, Professor of Computer Science Emeritus (1989-2010). B.A. 1962, Harvard University; M.S. 1963, Stanford University; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1973, Yale University, M.S. 1982, Wright State University
Lawrence J. Hollander, Dean of Engineering Emeritus (1986-1993). B.E.E, 1951, M.S.E.E, 1954 New York University; P.E.
Donald S. Holmes, Professor of Management Emeritus and Director of the Industrial and Social Science Research Center Emeritus (1966 1990). B.A. 1947, Juniata College; M.S. 1950, Purdue University
Leslie A. Hull, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus (1972-2006). B.S. 1965, University of Rochester; M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1971, Harvard University
Roger H. Hull, President Emeritus (1990-2005). A.B. 1964, Dartmouth College; LL.B. 1967, Yale Law School; LL.M. 1972, S.J.D. 1974, University of Virginia
Manfred Jonas, John Bigelow Professor of History Emeritus (1963-1996). B.S. 1949, City College of New York; A.M. 1950, Ph.D. 1959, Harvard University
Christopher Jones, Professor of Physics Emeritus (1967-2000). B.S. 1957, Hobart College; M.A. 1960, Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. 1967, Iowa State University
Sigrid Kellenter, Thomas B. Lamont Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature Emerita (1977-2003). B.A. 1967, M.A. 1969, University of California; Ph.D. 1978, SUNY at Albany
Richard Kenyon, Dean of Engineering Emeritus (1993-1998). B.M.E. 1954, Clarkson College of Technology; M.S. 1956, Cornell University; Ph.D. 1965, Syracuse University
Thomas R. Kershner, Associate Professor of Economics Emeritus (1968-1998). A.B. 1963, Oakland University; A.M. 1968, Ph.D. 1972, Harvard University
Sylvia E. Lapidus, Associate Registrar Emerita. B.A. 1938, Hunter College
Jan K. Ludwig, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus (1969-1999). B.A. 1963, Gettysburg College; Ph.D. 1971, Johns Hopkins University
Eli Majlaton, Director of Union College Bookstore, Central Mail and Copy Center Emeritus (1988-2006)
Harry Marten, Edward E. Hale Jr. Professor of English Emeritus (1976-2012). B.A. 1965, Harpur College; M.A. 1967, Ph.D. 1970, University of California, Santa Barbara
James D. McCord, Professor of English Emeritus (1977-2011). B.A. 1968, M.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1976, University of California at Santa Barbara
Thomas McFadden, College Librarian Emeritus, (1997-2012). B.A. 1968, College of Idaho; M.A. 1973, Brown University; MLS 1977, University of Pittsburgh
George McMillan, Purchasing Director Emeritus (1982-2004). B.S. 1964, University of Steubenville
Frank F. Milillo, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus (1974-2001). B.S. 1966, M.S. 1968, Ph.D. 1974, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Carolyn Mitchell, Professor of English Emeritus (1998-2003). B.A. 1960, Hunter College; M.A. 1962, Michigan State University; Ph.D. 1977, Boston College
Cara Molyneaux, Associate Librarian/Head of Access Services Emerita (1987-2011)
John S. Morris, President Emeritus and Research Professor of Philosophy (1979-1993). B.A. 1951, University of Wales; B.A. 1953, M.A. 1957, Cambridge University; M.A. 1961 Colgate University; Ph.D. 1961, Columbia University
H. Alan Nelson, Professor of English Emeritus (1954-1989). B.A. 1946, Union College; M.A. 1948, Ph.D. 1958, Northwestern University
Byron A. Nichols, Professor of Political Science Emeritus (1968-2008). A.B. 1964, Occidental College; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1969, Johns Hopkins University
Filadelfo Panlilio, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus (1955-1987). B.S. in M.E. 1938, University of Philippines; M.S. 1942, Ph.D. 1946, University of Michigan
Linda E. Patrik, Professor of Philosophy Emerita (1978-2012). B.A. 1971, Carleton College; M.A. 1973, Ph.D. 1978, Northwestern University
Judith A. Peck, Associate Registrar Emerita (1975-2005)
Sven R. Peterson, Professor of Philosophy and of Administration and Management Emeritus (1952-1983). B.S. 1943, Harvard University; M.A. 1946, Ph.D. 1954, Columbia University
Peter A. Prosper, Jr., Professor of Economics Emeritus (1964-1999). B.S. 1958, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D. 1970, Cornell University
Frederick Puliafico, Associate Director of Facilities/Utilities Construction and management Emeritus
Kathryn Quinn, Special Assistant to the President Ermerita
Bruce L. Reynolds, Professor of Economics Emeritus (1974-2002). B.A. 1966, Yale University; M.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1975, University of Michigan
George Richards, Personnel Director Emeritus (1977-1997). B.A. 1958, Wilkes College; M.Div. 1961, Episcopal Seminary
Donald E. Robison, Associate Professor of Management Emeritus (1971-1996). B.S. 1952, University of Oregon; M.S. 1956, Ph.D. 1962, Ohio State University
Michael Rudko, Horace E. Dodge III Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Emeritus (1984-2012). B.S.E.E. 1965, M.S.E.E. 1969, Ph.D. 1974, Syracuse University
Richard B. Russ, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Emeritus (1941-42, 1948-1983). B.E. 1940, M.E.E. 1956, Yale University
Eleanor M. Sarnacki, Head Nurse Emerita (1946-1978). R.N. 1937, St. Peter’s Hospital
Kenneth L. Schick, Frank and Marie Louise Bailey Professor of Physics Emeritus (1959-2000). A.B. 1951, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1959, Rutgers University
Josef Schmee, Kenneth B. Sharpe Professor of Management Emeritus (1972-2006). Magister 1968, University of Vienna; M.S. 1970, Ph.D. 1974, Union College
Ann M. Seemann, Director of Schaffer Library, Professor Emerita (1973-1990). A.B. 1956, Oberlin College; M.S. in M.L.S. 1964, Simmons College
Gwen Sellie, Manager of Support Services Emerita
Bruce Senn, Senior Systems manager/Administrative Systems Emeritus
Arnold Seiken, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus (1967-1996). B.A. 1951, Syracuse University; M.A. 1954, Ph.D. 1963, University of Michigan
J. Richard Shanebrook, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus (1965-2001). B.S. in M.E. 1960, M.S. in M.E. 1963, Ph.D. 1965, Syracuse University
Robert S. Sharlet, Professor of Political Science Emeritus (1967-2003). B.A. 1960, Brandeis University; M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1968, Indiana University
George H. Shaw, John and Jane Wold Professor of Geology Emeritus (1988-2011). B.S. 1967, University of Rochester. M.S. 1969, Ph.D. 1971, University of Washington
Jeane A. Sinnenberg, Assistant Registrar Emerita (1967-2003) B.A. 1981, Union College
Barry K. Smith, Associate Professor of Performing Arts (Theater) Emeritus (1971-1999). B.A. 1960, Westminster College; M.F.A. 1971, Yale University
George W. Smith, Professor of Biological Sciences Emeritus (1974-2005). B.S. 1962, Cookman College; M.S. 1966, Virginia State College; Ph.D. 1974, University of Virginia
Phillip D. Snow, Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus (1974-2004). B.S. 1965, Marietta College; M.S. 1968, Syracuse University; M.S. Environmental Engineering. 1972, Ph.D. 1976, University of Massachusetts
John R. Sowa, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus (1967-2002). B.S. 1956, Notre Dame University; Ph.D. 1964, University of Pennsylvania
Donald E. Spring, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Counseling Service Emeritus (1973-2007). B.S. 1969, Springfield College; M.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1973, University of Rhode Island
Ruth M. Stevenson, Thomas B. Lamont Professor of Literature Emerita (1972-2013). A.B. 1961, Smith College; M.A. 1962, University of Richmond; Ph.D. 1972, Duke University
Carmela St. George, Associate Registrar Emerita (1964-1989)
Twitty J. Styles, Professor of Biological Sciences Emeritus (1965-1997). B.S. 1948, Virginia Union University; M.S. 1957, Ph.D. 1963, New York University
Ann Thomas, Slide Curator Emerita (1979-2013). A.B. 1962, Manhattanville College
Donald R. Thurston, Professor of Political Science and History Emeritus (1966-1996). B.A. 1951, Syracuse University; M.A. 1956, Ph.D. 1970, Columbia University
Peter L. Tobiessen, Professor of Biological Sciences Emeritus (1970-2006). B.A. 1963, Wesleyan University; M.S. 1966, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D. 1971, Duke University
James E. Underwood, Chauncey H. Winters Professor of Political Science Emeritus and Dean of the Faculty Emeritus (1963-2003). A.B. 1959, Franklin and Marshall College; M.P.A. 1960, Ph.D. 1968, Syracuse University; L.L.D. 2005, Union College
W. Loretta Walker, Head of Information Services at Schaffer Library, Associate Professor Emerita (1968-1981). B.S. 1949, Howard University; M.L.S. 1968, SUNY at Albany; M.A. 1977, College of St. Rose
Anton R. Warde, Professor of German Emeritus (1969-1999). B.A. 1964, Union College; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1969, University of Nebraska
Charles F. Weick, Professor Chemistry Emeritus (1958-1996). B.S. 1953, Mount Union College; Ph.D. 1959, University of Rochester
Terry S. Weiner, Chauncey H. Winters Professor of Comparative Social Analysis Emeritus (1974-2010). B.A. 1970, University of Illinois; M.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1975, University of North Carolina
Robert V. Wells, Chauncey H. Winters Professor of History Emeritus (1969-2013). B.A. 1965, Denison University; Ph.D. 1969, Princeton University
Thomas C. Werner, Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Chemistry Emeritus (1971-2008). B.S. 1964, Juniata College; Ph.D. 1969, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George H. Williams, Professor of Computer Science Emeritus (1970-2003). A.B., B.E.E. 1965, Union College; M.S. 1966, M. Phil. 1968, Ph.D. 1970, Yale University
Dwight S. Wolf, Associate Dean for Academic Services and Planning Emeritus (1977-2007). B.A. 1968, Union College; M.A. 1974, Ed.D. 1980, University of Virginia
Jane S. Zacek, Director of Grant Support Emerita (1993-2008). B.A. 1960, Cornell University; M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1967, Columbia University |