Continuing Personnel
The date(s) in parentheses following each name below indicate the year(s) of
affiliation with the college.
Faculty
John Bradley Adams, Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A.,
Temple University; M.F.A., Yale University. (2000)
Nancy
Albers-Miller, Professor of Marketing
B.S., University of Texas;
M.B.A., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D. University of Houston.
(2003)
Sarah Allred, Assistant Professor of
Sociology
B.A., Drury College; M.A., College of William and Mary; Ph.D.,
University of
Massachusetts. (2003)
Christine Anton,
Associate Professor of German
B.A., Friedrich-Alexander-Universität,
Erlangen, Germany; M.A., Ph.D., University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
(1998)
Jonathan M. Atkins, Professor of History
B.A.,
David Lipscomb College; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University
of
Michigan. (1991)
Michael Bailey, Associate
Professor of Government and International Studies
B.A., Ph.D., University of
Texas at Austin. (1998)
Carrie N. Baker, Assistant
Professor of Sociology; Director of Women’s Studies
B.A., Yale University;
M.A., J.D., Ph.D., Emory University. (2002)
Ruth Baker,
Lecturer in Music
B.M., M.M.E., M.M., University of Georgia.
(1993)
David Beasley, Lecturer in Health and Physical
Education; Baseball Coach
B.A., Huntington College; M.E., Alabama State
University. (1997)
Steven Bell, Professor of Psychology
and Education
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Glassboro State College; Ph.D.,
University of Georgia. (1976)
D. Lynnwood Belvin,
Associate Professor of Education; Director of Educational
Technology
B.S.,
M.A., Tennessee Technical University; Ed.D., The University of
Tennessee.
(1999)
Steven M. Benzel, Assistant
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., University of California, Riverside;
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. (2003)
Timothy
Biggart, Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., University of
Alabama; M.S., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Florida State University.
(2005)
Victor L. Bissonnette, Associate Professor of
Psychology
B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.
(2000)
Catherine H. Borer, Assistant Professor of
Biology
B.A., Grinnell College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Vermont.
(2006)
Christian Boy, Associate Professor of
Theatre
B.A., Augustana College; M.F.A., University of Kansas.
(2001)
Andrew R. Bressette, Associate Professor of
Chemistry; Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Services
B.A., Assumption
College; Ph.D., University of Virginia. (1998)
Gary W.
Breton, Professor of Chemistry
B.S., State University of New York at
Stony Brook; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(1994)
Alice Marie Bristow, Associate Professor of
Theatre
B.F.A., Southwest Missouri State; M.F.A., Indiana University.
(1999)
Todd R. Brooks, Lecturer in Health and Physical
Education; Director of Athletics
B.A., Milligan College; M.A.Ed., Tusculum
College. (1997)
Christina Bucher, Associate Professor of
English
B.A., Belmont College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
(1995)
Lorenzo Canalis, Lecturer in Health and Physical
Education; Women’s Soccer Coach
B.S., Mount Mercy College; M.S., U.S. Sports
Academy. (1995)
Kris Carlisle, Assistant Professor of
Music
B.M., University of Redlands; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of
Music; D.M.A.,
Claremont Graduate University. (2004)
Renee E. Carleton, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S.,
Florida Atlantic University; D.V.M, University of Florida; Ph.D., University of
Georgia. (2005)
Thomas Carnes, Associate Professor of
Accounting
B.A., Hampden-Sydney College; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State
University. (2005)
Wade A. Carpenter, Associate
Professor of Education; Director, College Bowl
B.A., Wofford College; M.Ed.,
Winthrop College; Ph.D., Georgia State University. (1992)
Brian
Carroll, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. (2003)
Valerie
Chapman, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas
Tech University. (2006)
Martin L. Cipollini, Professor
of Biology
B.S., M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Rutgers
University. (1995)
Mary Clement, Professor of Education;
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
B.A., Illinois State University at
Normal; M.A., Ed.D., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
(1997)
Lee R. Clendenning, Professor of Computer
Science
B.S., State University of New York, M.Ed. Ohio University, Ph.D.,
University of Illinois-Urbana (1973)
Saba Colakoglu, Assistant Professor of Management
Ph.D.,
Rutgers (2009)
David Bruce Conn, Professor of Biology; Dean of the School
of Mathematical and
Natural Sciences
B.S., Lee College; M.S., Morehead
State University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
(1997)
Melanie Conrad, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A.,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln; M.A., Mankato State University; Ph.D., Wayne
State. (1988)
Michael E. Cooley, Professor of English; Director of Honors
Program
B.A., M.A., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., The
University of Louisville. (1988)
Jennifer Corry,
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Northern
Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. (2000)
John
C. Countryman, Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Lyndon State
College; M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ph.D., Bowling Green State
University. (1989)
Joseph A. Daniel, Assistant Professor
of Animal Science
B.S.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of
Missouri. (2006)
Thomas E. Dasher, Professor of
English
A B., Davidson College; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill;
Ph.D., University of South Carolina. (2000)
William T.
Davin Jr., Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Western State
College of Colorado; M.S., University of Mississippi;
Ph.D., Southern
Illinois University at Carbondale. (1994)
John Edward
Davis, Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., San Francisco State
University; D.M.A., University of Arizona. (1995)
Paul
Deaton, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education;
Cross-Country/Running Coach
B.S., Berry College; M.S., Georgia State
University. (1996)
Krishna S. Dhir, Gund Professor of
Business Administration
B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay;
M.S., Michigan State University;
M.B.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D.,
University of Colorado. (2001)
Kristen Ann
Diliberto-Macaluso, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A.,
Binghamton University, State University of New York; M.A. University at Albany,
State University of New York; Ph.D., State University of New York.
(1999)
Christopher G. Diller, Associate Professor of
English
B.A., Miami University; M.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D.,
University of Utah. (1999)
Charles M. Earnest, Dana
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama.
(1985)
Basil G. Englis, Edgerton Professor of Business
Administration
B.A., Hunter College; Ph.D., Dartmouth College.
(1996)
Paula Englis, Associate Professor of Business
Administration
A.S., Chattanooga State Technology Community College; B.S.,
M.B.A., University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga; Ph.D., University of Memphis.
(1999)
Brian Farrer, Lecturer in Health and Physical
Education; Golf Coach
B.S., Berry College. (2002)
Ruth Alice
Ference, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D.,
University of Georgia. (1999)
Jennifer F. Fincham, Assistant Professor of Animal
Science
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University. (2005)
Robert L. Frank, Associate Professor
of Speech
B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. (1979)
George R.
Gallagher, Professor of Animal Science; Director, Rollins Beef
Center
B.S., M.S., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., Washington State
University. (1988)
Glenn R. Garrido, Associate Professor of Music
B.S.,
Universidad del Zulia: M.A., University of New Hampshire. (2008)
Eric Frank Gentilello, Assistant Coach, Women’s
Soccer
B.S., Berry College. (2000)
Martin R.
Goldberg, Lecturer in Animal Science; College Veterinarian; Director,
Rollins
Dairy Center
B.V. Sc., University of Pretoria, South Africa.
(1987)
John H. Graham, Reid Professor of
Biology
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University. (1989)
Cherlyn
Skromme Granrose, Professor of Management
B.S., M.S., University of
Michigan; M.S.,Kansas State University; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
(2001)
Vincent M. Grégoire, Nichols Professor of
French
B.A., M.A., Université F. Rabelais, Tours, France; M.A., Ph.D.,
Rutgers University.
(1992)
John R. Grout, Garrett
Associate Professor of Business Administration; Dean, Campbell School of
Business
B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State
University. (1997)
Jeff Haarlow, Men’s Basketball Coach,
Athletics
B.S., Berry College; M.S., Jacksonville State University.
(1999)
Christopher A. Hall, Associate Professor of
Biology
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
(1999)
Nadeem A. Hamid, Assistant Professor of Computer
Science
B.Sc., University of New Haven; M.Sc., Ph.D., Yale University.
(2004)
Michelle Haney, Associate Professor of
Psychology; Coordinator of Interdisciplinary
Studies
B.A., Oglethorpe
University; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia
State
University. (1999)
J. Adam Hayes, Artist in Residence (Music)
B.Mus.,
University of Georgia; M. M., University of new Mexico; Ph.D., The University of
Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. (2007)
Alice C. Harper, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S.,
Allegheny College; Ph.D., Virginia Tech. (2007)
Curt W.
Hersey, Instructor of Communication
B.A., Berry College; M.A.,
Georgia State University. (2007)
John C. Hickman,
Associate Professor of Government and International Studies
B.S., Southwest
Missouri State University; M.A., University of Missouri;
J.D., Washington
University, St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Iowa. (1992)
Clayton
Aubrey Hightower, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education; Men’s
and
Women’s Tennis Coach
B.S., Shorter College; B.S., Berry College;
M.Ed., University of Georgia. (1993)
Harvey Hill,
Associate Professor of Religion
B.A., Yale University; M.T.S., Ph.D., Emory
University. (1996)
Kevin R. Hoke, Assistant Professor of
Chemistry
B.A., Rice University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology.
(2007)
Alan Hughes, Associate Professor of
Psychology
B.A., Berea College; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D.,
University of Louisville. (2007)
Marvin Duane Inman,
Professor of Education
B.S., Georgia Southern University; M.S., University of
Tennessee; Ph.D., University of South Florida. (2001)
Gerald D.
Jennings, Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Rochester;
M.S., University of Bridgeport; Ph.D., University of Florida.
(1973)
Ellen Johnson, Associate Professor of
Linguistics
B.A., Rhodes College; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
(2000)
Janna S. Johnson, Lecturer in Mathematics and
Computer Science; Associate Athletic
Director
B.A., Berry College;
M.A.M.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State
University.
(1983)
Julie Johnson-Pynn, Associate
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Ph.D.,
University of Georgia. (1999)
Ken Johnston, Associate
Professor of Finance
B. Commerce, Carleton; M.B.A., Ph.D., Florida State
University. (2004)
Brian Jory, Professor of Education
and Human Sciences
B.A., Santa Clara University; M.A., Michigan State
University; Ph.D., Florida
State University. (1998)
Tamie J.
Jovanelly, Assistant Professor of Geology
B.S., University of
Michigan-Dearborn; M.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Kent State University.
(2006)
Paul J. Kapitza, Assistant Professor of
Mathematics
B.S., Iowa State University; M.A., University of Texas, Austin;
Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. (2006)
Thomas D. Kennedy, Professor of Philosophy; Dean, Evans
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
B.A., Calvin College; Ph.D.,
University of Virginia. (2007)
Charles Michael King,
Lecturer in Health and Physical Education; Director of
Outdoor
Education
B.S., Shorter College; B.A., National Council of YMCAs;
M.Ed., West Georgia College.
(1995)
Susana E. Kitts, Assistant Professor of Animal
Science
B.S., Bluefield College; M.S., University of Kentucky. (2008)
Kevin D. Kleine, Lecturer in Journalism; Student
Publications Advisor
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; M.A., Ball State
University. (1989)
Timothy Knowlton, Assistant Professor
of Anthropology
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; Ph.D., Tulane University.
(2006)
Arman Kosedag, Associate Professor of
Finance
B.S., Istanbul University; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
(2005)
Karen A. Kurz, Associate Professor of Health and
Physical Education; Assistant Dean
for Graduate Studies in Education
B.S.,
State University of New York, College at Geneseo; M.S., Nazareth College; Ph.D.,
West Virginia University. (1995)
Charles D. Lane,
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Indiana
University. (2001)
Angela B. Lanier, Associate Professor
of Health and Physical Education
B.S.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., The University of
Georgia. (2007)
Peter Augustine Lawler, Dana Professor
of Government and International Studies
B.A., Allentown College; M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Virginia. (1979)
Louis A. Le Blanc,
Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.A., University of Houston;
Ph.D., Texas A&M University. (1998)
Anne S.
Lewinson, Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Williams
College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. (2001)
Jeffrey
Lidke, Associate Professor of Religion
B.A., University of Colorado;
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara. (2003)
Jon
Littlefield, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.S., Mars Hill
College; M.B.A., Pamplin College of Business; Ph.D, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University. (2005)
Lucia Llorente,
Associate Professor of Spanish
Licenciatura in Hispanic Philology, University
of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.
(1998)
Susan Logsdon-Conradsen, Associate Professor of
Psychology; Director, Women's Studies
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A.,
Ph.D., University of Louisville. (1999)
Jere B. Lykins,
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Eckerd College; M.Ed., University of
Florida. (1972)
Leslie Marlow, Professor of
Education
B.S., M.Ed., College of Charleston; Ed.D., University of Alabama.
(2001)
Kenneth L. Martin, Associate Professor of
Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., University of New Orleans.
(1999)
Laurence W. Marvin, Associate Professor of
History
B.A., M.A., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. (1998)
E. Dale McConkey II, Associate
Professor of Sociology; Chaplain
B.A., Eckerd College; A.M., Ph.D.,
University of Illinois. (1993)
Eric L. McDowell,
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Bethany College; M.A., Miami
University; Ph.D., West Virginia University. (1998)
Jacqueline A.
McDowell, Professor of Education; Dean of the Charter School
of
Education and Human Sciences
B.S., M.Ed., University of Akron; Ph.D.,
Kent State University. (1992)
Kathy Brittain McKee,
Professor of Communication
B.A., Shorter College; M.A., Ph.D., University of
Georgia. (1986)
David McKenzie, Professor of
Philosophy
B.A., Louisiana College; B.D., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Texas.
(1978)
Sandra Meek, Professor of English
B.A.,
M.F.A., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Denver.
(1996)
Michael Mejia, Assistant Professor of
English
B.A., University of Southern California and University of Sussex;
M.F.A., University of Alabama. (2004)
Thomas J. Mew III,
Professor of Art
B.S., M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., New York
University. (1970)
Maureen K. Morgan, Librarian,
Serials and Documents
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; M.L.S.,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; M.B.A., Berry College.
(1983)
Michael B. Morgan, Associate Professor of
Biology
B.S., M.A., Loma Linda University; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of
Technology. (2003)
Christopher B. Mowry, Associate
Professor of Biology
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.S., Ph.D., Emory
University. (1994)
Harry Musselwhite, Lecturer in Music;
Director of Choral Activities
B.Mus.Ed., University of Georgia; M.M., Indiana
University. (1985)
Davis Nelson, Administrator in Residence
(Education)
B.S., Georgia State University; M.Ed., West Georgia College
(Elementary Education and Admin & Supervision); ; Ed.S. West Georgia College
(Elementary Education and Admin & Supervision); Ed.D. Nova University.
(2007)
Glenda Orloff, Lecturer in Biology
B.A.,
M.S., West Georgia College. (1994)
Mary E. Outlaw,
Lecturer of Teacher Education; Director of Field Experiences and
Student
Teaching
B.A., Palm Beach Atlantic University; M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois
University;
Ed.D., University of Georgia. (1992)
Michael
Papazian, Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., The Johns Hopkins
University; M.St., Oxford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
(1998)
Robert W. Pearson, Professor of Health and
Physical Education
B.S., M.S., State University College of New York at
Brockport; Ed.D., University of New Mexico. (1982)
Jason
Peterson, Instructor in Communication
A.A., Macon State College;
B.A., Georgia College & State University; M.A., University of Georgia.
(2006)
Stanley Pethel, Professor of Music
B.M.,
M.F.A., University of Georgia; D.M.A., University of Kentucky.
(1973)
Katherine W. Powell, Lecturer in Rhetoric and
Writing; Director, First-Year Experience
B.A., St. Joseph College; M.A.,
Middlebury College. (1989)
Amber T. Prince, Associate
Professor of Education
B.A., North Georgia College; M.Ed., Augusta College;
Ph.D., University of Georgia.
(1984)
Robert H.
Prince, Associate Professor of Computer Science and
Mathematics
A.B., North Georgia College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
(1984)
Chang Pu, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A.,
University of Electronics, Science & Technology of China; M.A., St. Cloud
State University; Ph.D., University of Texas San Antonio. (2007)
Martha Reynolds, Associate Librarian, Public
Services
A.B., St. Andrews Presbyterian College; M.A., Appalachian State
University. (1995)
Randy Richardson, Lecturer in Speech
Communication; Director of Forensics
A.A., Florida College; B.S., M.A., Ball
State University; Ph.D., Wayne State University. (1990)
Daniel T. Robb, Associate Professor of Physics
B..A.,
Williams College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin. (2008)
Frances Roe, Instructor in Education
B.S., Washington
University; M.A., Michigan University. (2005)
Gary H.
Roseman, Associate Professor of Economics
B..A., University of
Georgia; M.S., Texas A & M University; Ph.D., Emory
University.
(2000)
Eric Sands, Assistant Professor of
Government and International Studies
B.A., Hampden-Sydney College; M.A.,
Ph.D., University of Virginia. (2006)
Jeanne Schul,
Lecturer in Health and Physical Education; Lecturer in Theatre
B.A.,
Brockport State University; M.A., Texas Woman’s University. (1995)
Chaitram Singh, Gund Professor of Government and
International Studies
B.S., United States Military Academy; M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Florida. (1984)
David Fry Slade, Assistant
Professor of Spanish
B.A., Berry College; M.A., University of Kentucky;
Ph.D., Emory University. (2007)
Beverly Smith, Director, Pathways to Teaching
B.A., Berry
College; Ed.S., Nova University; Ed.S. (6th year) Jacksonville State University;
Ed.D., Argosy University. (2000)
Christy Jo Snider, Associate Professor of History
B.A.,
Drury College; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University. (2000)
William D.
Sockwell, Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., Auburn University;
M.B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham;
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
(1988)
Matthew Stanard, Assistant Professor of
History
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
University-Bloomington. (2006)
E. Frank Stephenson,
Professor of Economics
B.A., Washington and Lee University; M.Econ., Ph.D.,
North Carolina State University.
(1997)
Ginger G.
Swann, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education; Head Athletic
Trainer
B.S., Berry College; M.S., Georgia State University. (1997)
Daniel R. Sunblad, Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A.,
Bethel College (MN); M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.
(2008)
Martha Tapia, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Education
B.S., M.S., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., Pennsylvania State
University; Ph.D., University of Alabama. (1999)
Julee
Tate, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Emory University; M.A.,
Ph.D., Tulane University. (2003)
Mark Taylor, Associate
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas. (1998)
Kirsten Taylor, Assistant Professor of Government and
International Studies
B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., McGill
University. (2002)
Ronald D. Taylor Jr., Associate
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., B.A., Concord College; M.Mth., Winthrop
University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University. (2000)
Zeynep
Tenger, Professor of English
B.A., Bosphorus University, Istanbul;
M.A., University of Minnesota, Duluth; Ph.D., New York University.
(1990)
Judith E. Thompson, Assistant Librarian,
Reference
B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.S.L.S., Florida State University.
(1991)
Todd K. Timberlake, Associate Professor of
Physics
B.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Texas.
(2001)
Paul E. Trolander, Professor of English
B.A.,
University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
(1990)
Virginia Gardner Troy, Associate Professor of Art
History
B.A., Western Washington University; M.A., University of Washington;
Ph.D.,
Emory University. (1998)
Martha Gale Van Cise,
Lecturer in Rhetoric and Writing; Director of Academic
Support
Center
A.B., M.Ed., Mercer University.
(1984)
Richard Vardy, Men’s Soccer Coach
B.A.,
Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.A., U.S. Sports Academy. (1997)
Dara
Wakefield, Green Professor of Education
B.A., Southwest Baptist
College; M.R.E., Lincoln University; M.R.E., University of Missouri, St. Louis;
M.R.E., Southwestern Theological Seminary; Ed.D., Baylor University. (2001)
James H. Watkins, Associate Professor of
English
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.
(1995)
Lara Baker Whelan, Associate Professor of
English
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., King’s College, University of London;
Ph.D., University of Delaware. (1999)
Judith Wilson,
Associate Professor of Animal Science; Director, Gunby Equine Center
B.S.,
University of New Hampshire; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D.,
Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University.
(1997)
Jeremy Worsham, Assistant Librarian,
Instructional and Digital Services
B.A., Mercer University; M.L.I.S.,
University of Alabama. (2001)
Melissa M. Yeoh, Assistant
Professor of Economics
B.B.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., Vanderbilt
University. (2007)
Xiaojing Zu, Assistant Librarian,
Interlibrary Loan
B.A., Peking University; M.L.S., Louisiana State
University. (2005)
Administration
Office of the President
Stephen R. Briggs, President
B.A., Wake Forest
University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin. (2006)
Alexander W. Whitaker IV, Chief of Staff
B.A., Berry
College; J.D., University of Virginia; LL.M., Georgetown University. (2007)
Chaplain
Dale McConkey, Chaplain; Associate Professor of
Sociology
B.A., Eckerd College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
(1993)
Laurie Chandler, Director, Bonner Center for Community
Engagement
B.A., Berry College; M.P.A., Kennesaw State University. (1997)
Advancement
Bettyann M. O'Neill, Vice President for Advancement
B.A.,
Rutgers University; M.B.A., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
(1994)
Shannon Biggers, Director of Creative Services
B.S.,
Berry College. (1985)
Scott Breithaupt, Assistant VP Campaign and Leadership
Giving
Milton Chambers, Director of Alumni Development \
Cameron S. Jordan, Director of E-communication
Services
B.B.A., M.S.I.S., Kennesaw State University. (2001)
Jeanne E. Mathews, Assistant VP Public Relations and
Marketing
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.P.A., University of West Georgia.
(2006)
Karilon Rogers, Director Philanthropic Communications
Randy Smith, Director of Printing Services
B.S., Berry
College. (1974)
Alan Storey, Director Community Relations & Photography
Services
A.B.J., University of Georgia. (1972-74, 1976)
Chris Watters, Director of Alumni Relations
Rick Woodall, Director of News and Editorial
Services
B.A., Berry College. (2004)
Brenda A. Woods, Director Advancement Services
B.S.,
Kennesaw State College; M.B.A., Berry College. (2000)
Business and Finance
Brian Erb, Vice President for Finance
B.S., Rutgers
University; M.B.A., Mount St. Mary's College. (2003)
Bobby L. Abrams, Director of Campus Safety
(1987)
Brad Barris, Director of Purchasing
B.A., Evangel
College. (2000)
Debbie Emory, Director of Accounting and
Investments
B.S., Shorter College. (1982) B.A., Evangel College. (2000)
Penny Evans-Plants, Director of Enterprise Systems
Support
B.A., Berry College; M.S.I.S., Kennesaw State University. (1990)
Timothy A. Farnham, Chief Information Officer
B.A.,
George Mason College of the University of Virginia; M.B.A., George Mason
University. (1997)
Tom Hocut, Director of Network Operations
B.A., Georgia
State University. (2009)
Mark Hopkins, Director of Physical Plant
B.S., Berry
College. (1998)
Harold Nally, Director of Human Resources
B.A.,
University of Kentucky; M.P.A., Kentucky State University; M.Ed., Xavier
University. (2005)
R. Daniel Price, Director of Legal Support & Property
Mgmt.
B.S., Berry College; J.D., University of Georgia. (2002)
Alan Robinson, Director of Telecommunications & Network
Facilities
Scott C. Shank, Assistant VP for Finance
B.A., Principia
College; M.Acc., Stetson University (2004)
Enrollment Management
Gary Waters, Vice President for Enrollment
Management
B.A. Berry College; M.B.A. Berry College; Ph.D., University of
Alabama. (1984)
Brett E. Kennedy, Director of Admissions
B.A.
Birmingham-Southern College; M.A. The University of Alabama. (2008)
Susan Little, Acting Director of Financial Aid
Timothy Tarpley, Director of Operations
A.A., Reinhardt
College; B.A., LaGrange College. (1981)
Provost
Katherine M. Whatley, Provost; Professor of Physics
B.S.
Wake Forest University; M.A. Duke University; Ph.D., Duke University. (2008)
Paul Atkinson, Director of Berry College Elementary and
Middle School
B.A., Presbyterian College; M.A.T., Agnes Scott College;
M.S.W., University of South Carolina. (2006)
Andrew R. Bressette, Associate Provost and Dean of Academic
Services; Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Assumption College; Ph.D.,
University of Virginia. (1998)
Michael D. Burnes, Dean of Student Work and Experiential
Learning
B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy; M.S., Air Force Institute of
Technology. (2005)
D. Bruce Conn, Dean of the School of Mathematical and
Natural Sciences;
Professor of Biology
B.S., Lee College; M.S., Morehead
State University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. (1997)
Michael Cooley, Director of Honors Program; Professor of
English
B.A., M.A., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., The
University of Louisville. (1988)
Donna Davin, Director of Faculty Research and Sponsored
Programs
B.A., University of Mississippi; M.P.A., Southern Illinois
University. (1995)
Bryce Durbin, Director of Institutional Research
B.S.,
North Georgia College; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ed.D, Vanderbilt
University. (2008)
Sarah Egerer, Director of International Programs
B.A.,
Gustavus Adolphus College; M.S., Georgia State University; M.B.A., Berry
College. (2003)
John Grout, Dean of the Campbell School of Business
B.S.,
Brigham Young University; Ph.D, Penn State University. (1997)
Sherre L. Harrington, Director of Memorial Library
B.A.,
M.L., University of South Carolina. (2009)
Aaron J. Jermundson, Director of Media Services and Cable
Television
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.S., North Carolina Central
University. (1984)
Nancy Johnston, Assistant Dean and M.B.A. Director Campbell
School of Business
B.B.A., Kennesaw State University; M.P.S., Tulane
University. (2005)
Thomas D. Kennedy, Dean of the Evans School of Humanities,
Arts and Social Sciences;
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Calvin College;
Ph.D., University of Virginia. (2007)
Karen Kurz, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies in
Education
B.S., State University of New York, College at Geneseo; M.S.,
Nazareth College; Ph.D., West Virginia University. (1995)
Susan Logsdon-Conradsen, Director of Women's Studies;
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Louisville. (1998)
Rufus Massey, Assistant VP Enterprise Development
Jacqueline M. McDowell, Dean of the Charter School of
Education and Human Sciences;
Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed.,
University of Akron; Ph.D., Kent State University. (1992)
Kathy Brittain McKee, Director of Plan4Ward; Professor of
Journalism
B.A., Shorter College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
(1986)
Katherine Powell, Director of the Office of First-Year
Experience
B.A., St. Joseph College; M.A., Middlebury College. (1989)
Ann Tankersley, Director of Berry College Child Development
Center
B.S., Shorter College; M.Ed., Berry College (1999)
Linda A. Tennant, Registrar
B.S., Western Michigan
University; M.A., Central Michigan University. (2000)
Martha Van Cise, Director of the Academic Support
Center
A.B., M.Ed., Mercer University. (1984)
Student Affairs
Debbie Heida, Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean
of Students
B.A., Mount Union College; M.A., Ohio State University.
(2004)
R. Todd Brooks, Director of Athletics
B.A., Milligan
College; M.A., Tusculum College. (1997)
Julie Bumpus, Associate VP for Student Affairs and Associate
Dean of Students
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville. (1999)
Cecily Crow, Director of Student Activities
B.A., Berry
College; M.E.D., University of South Carolina. (1994-96, 2002)
Anita P. Errickson, Director of Health and Wellness
Center
A.D.N., Dalton College. (1994-2002, 2004)
Randall Goble, Director of Cage Center
B.S., Berry
College; M.A., University of Alabama. (1988-90, 2007)
Dennis Goshorn, Director of Housing
B.A., M.A., Indiana
University of Pennsylvania. (1987)
Marshall Jenkins, Director of Counseling
A.B., Davidson
College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. (1987)
Kevin Kleine, Lecturer in Journalism; Student Publications
Advisor
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; M.A., Ball State University.
(1989)
R. Wesson Moran, Director of Career Center
B.A., M.Ed.,
Clemson University. (1993)
Corey Posey, Director of Multicultural & International
Student Programs
B.A., Salisbury University, University of Maryland Eastern
Shore; M.A., Ohio State University. (2008)
Lindsey Taylor, Director of Residence
Life
B.A., Valdosta State University; M.A., University of Mississippi.
(2005)
Ricky Williams, Director of Intramurals
B.S., Berry
College; M.E.D., Jacksonville State University. (2007)
Athletic Staff
David Beasley, Men’s
Baseball
Todd Brooks, Director of
Athletics
Lorenzo Canalis, Women’s
Soccer
Paul Deaton, Men’s and Women’s Cross
Country
Brian Farrer, Men’s and Women’s
Golf
Jeff Haarlow, Men’s Basketball
Clay
Hightower, Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Janna
Johnson, Associate Athletic Director
David
Preston, Intramurals
Brianne Smedley, Women’s
Volleyball
Ginger Swann, Athletic
Trainer
Richard Vardy, Men’s Soccer
Berry College Elementary School Staff
Julianne Bailey, Teacher, Elementary School
Debra Belvin, Teacher, Middle School
Kimberly Bergin, Teacher, Elementary School
Kay Bratton, Teacher, Elementary School
Jane
Cunningham, Media Specialist, Elementary and Middle
School
Gretchen Dodson, Teacher, Elementary
School
Lori Frederick, Teacher, Elementary
School
Claire Howard, Arts Teacher, Elementary School
Mary Niedrach, Teacher, Elementary
School
Ann Tankersley, Director, Child Development
Center
Ellice Teems, Teacher, Middle School
Julie
Trejo, Teacher, Elementary School
Jason Tucker,
Teacher, Middle School
Faculty and Staff Emeriti
Raymond J. Bowen, Assistant Professor of Industrial
Technology Emeritus
B.S., Berry College; M.A.T., Middle Tennessee State
University. (1966–1990)
D. Dean Cantrell, Professor of
English Emerita
A.B., Lambuth College; M.A., The George Peabody College for
Teachers; Ph.D., University of Tennessee. (1962–1994)
Robert
Catanzano, Professor of Mathematics Education Emeritus
B.S., Auburn
University; M.A., Bowling Green State University;
Ed.D., University of
Georgia. (1964, 1966-1996)
A. Milton Chambers, Associate
Professor of Business Administration Emeritus
B.S., Berry College; M.S.,
University of Tennessee. (1949-1950, 1952-1995)
Gene B.
Clark, Assistant Professor of Education Emeritus
B.S., Athens
College; M.A., The George Peabody College for Teachers;
Ed.S., University of
Georgia. (1969-1998)
James E. Clark, Associate Professor
of Music Emeritus
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.M., VanderCook College
of Music. (1970–1987)
August J. de Berdt, Nichols
Associate Professor of German Emeritus
B.A., St. Lodewijkscollege, Belgium;
B.Div., Calvin Theological Seminary;
Abs. Th., University of Innsbruck,
Austria; M.A., University of Georgia;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
(1970-1998)
Ouida W. Dickey, Dean of Academic Services
and Professor of Business Administration
Emerita
B.S., Berry College;
M.A., The George Peabody College for Teachers; Ed.D., University of Georgia.
(1950, 1952-1953, 1955-1957, 1959-1999)
Jane B. Doss,
Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education Emerita
B.S., Winthrop
College; M.S., Jacksonville State University. (1968-1995)
Inez
Martin Edge, Professor of Education Emerita
B.S., Jacksonville State
University; M.A., The George Peabody College for Teachers; Ed.D., Auburn
University. (1968–1982)
J. Kay Gardner, Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A.,
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky. (1976 - 2009)
Robert L. Geisel, Professor of Sociology Emeritus
B.A.,
M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
(1973-1998)
Ondina Santos González, Associate Professor
and Director of Memorial Library Emerita
B.L., Instituto Pre-Universitario de
Cienfuegos; B.C.E., Matanzas Union
Theological Seminary, Cuba; M.Ln., Emory
University. (1973-1999)
Kenneth F. Hancock, Dana
Professor of Biology Emeritus
B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.A., The
George Peabody College for
Teachers; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
(1960-1995)
Herman A. Higgins, Associate Professor of
History Emeritus
A.B., Birmingham-Southern College; M.A., The George Peabody
College for Teachers; Louisiana State University.
(1960-1991)
William R. Hoyt, Professor of Religion and
Philosophy Emeritus
A.B., Davidson College; M.Div., Columbia Theological
Seminary; Ph.D., Duke University. (1957-1993)
D. Joyce
Jackson, Professor of Education Emerita
B.S., Winthrop College;
M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee. (1969-1993)
Faye
Kesler, Assistant Professor of Music Emeritus
B.M., M.F.A.,
University of Georgia (1970)
Dwight Kinzer, Professor of
Chemistry Emeritus
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Ph.D., University of
Alabama. (1969-1998)
John R. Lipscomb, Vice President
for Development Emeritus
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., George
Washington University. (1965-2000)
L. Doyle Mathis,
Provost Emeritus
A.B., Berry College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
(1975-2000)
Daniel J. McBrayer, Professor of Education and Psychology
B.A., M.Ed., West Georgia College; Ph.D., Georgia State University. (1979 -
2007)
Catherine M. McDonald, Associate Professor of Home Economics
Emerita
B.S.H.E., Berry College; M.H.E., University of Georgia.
(1961–1981)
Malcolm W. McDonald Jr., Associate Professor
of Physics Emeritus
B.A., Berry College; M.S., Emory University; Ph.D.,
University of Georgia. (1964-2001)
John W. McDowell,
Professor of Biology Emeritus
B.S., M.S., Colorado State University; M.P.H.,
University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
(1969–1985)
Larry G. McRae, Professor of Chemistry
Emeritus
A.B., Berry College; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
(1974-2005)
Barbara N. Mixon, Associate Professor of
Chemistry Emerita
A.B., Georgia College; M.R.E., Drew University; Ph.D.,
University of Georgia.
(1974-1999)
J. Wlson Mixon
Jr., Professor of Economics Emeritus
B.A., University of South
Carolina; M.A., Ph.D., University of
Washington.
(1986-2006)
Willodean D. Moss, Professor
of Family and Consumer Sciences Emerita
B.S., University of Georgia; M.S.,
Ed.D., University of Kentucky. (1981-1997)
Mary
Reynolds, Associate Dean of Students Emerita
B.S., Radford College;
M.A., The George Peabody College for Teachers. (1958–1980)
James
L. Rhoades, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.,
Purdue University. (1970-1999)
William H. Robison,
Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Ensemble Emeritus
B.S., M.M.E., Ed.S.,
Ed.D., University of Georgia. (1972-2001)
Ollie Mallard
Scoggins, Assistant Professor of Home Economics Emerita
B.S.H.E.,
Berry College; M.S., University of Tennessee. (1952–1990)
Julian
B. Shand Jr., Dana Professor of Physics Emeritus
B.S., University of
South Carolina; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.
(1967-1998)
George Duncan Turner, Professor of History
Emeritus
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
(1969–1990)
Hoyal B. West, Associate Professor of
Mathematics Emeritus
A.B., Berry College; M.A., The George Peabody College
for Teachers; M.S., University of Illinois; Auburn University. (1959–1963, 1965,
1969–1993)
Darwin G. White, Professor of Music
Emeritus
B.A., Louisiana Tech University; M.A., Ph.D., The George Peabody
College for Teachers. (1968–1993)
Board of Trustees
Chairman: W. Glenn Cornell,* Retired Commissioner, Georgia
Department of
Industry, Trade and Tourism, Dacula, Ga.
Vice
Chairman: L. P. Roberts, Retired President, A & L Shielding Inc.,
Rome, Ga.
D. Randolph Berry, Consultant, Chesnut Hills,
Mass.
Sheryle J. Bolton,* Chief Executive Officer,
Quixit Inc., Oakland, Calif.
Steven J. Cage,* President,
The RPM Collection,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Dan T. Cathy,
President, Chick-fil-A Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
G. Bert Clark
Jr.,* Estate Strategies Group LLC, Atlanta, Ga.
J. Paul
Ferguson, M.D., Retired President, The Harbin Clinic, Rome,
Ga.
Richard W. Gilbert, Vice Chair and Chief Operating
Officer,CompuCredit Corporation, Atlanta, GA
Terry A. Graham, Retired Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of Lockheed Martin
Aeronautical Systems, Atlanta,
Ga.
J. Barry Griswell,* Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Principal Financial
Group, Des Moines,
Iowa
Karen Holley Horrell,* President, Corporate
Services, Great American Insurance Co.,
Cincinnati,
Ohio
Harold D. Kilpatrick Sr.,* Chairman, The Kilpatrick
Co. Inc.,
Boynton Beach, Fla.
Timothy L. Kilpatrick
Sr.,* Chairman, Berry College Board of Visitors; President and Chief
Executive Officer, The Kilpatrick Co. Inc.,
Boynton Beach,
Fla.
Sunny K. Park, President and Chief Executive
Officer, General Building Maintenance Inc.,
Atlanta,
Ga.
Roger W. Lusby, III,* Partner, Frazier and Deeter,
LLC, Atlanta, G.
Frances Richey-Goldby ,* President, Berry Alumni
Association, Founder and President, Richey's Contracting, Inc. Sandy Springs,
Ga.
Roger C. Tutterow,* School of Business and
Economics, Mercer University, Atlanta, Ga.
Martha Berry
Walstad, Director, Greater Rome Bank, Rome, Ga.
C.B.
Wright III,* Southern Regional President for Wachovia Securities, LLC,
Rome, Ga.
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Edward L. Addison, Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer,
The Southern Co., Cashiers, N.C.
H. Inman Allen, Retired Chairman, Inman Allen Co., Atlanta,
GA
Clinton G. Ames Jr., Retired President and Chief
Executive Officer, Inland Container
Corp., Point Clear,
Ala.
Frank Barron Jr., Vice President, Rome Coca-Cola
Bottling Co., Rome, Ga.
Chester W. Diercks Jr., Retired
President and Chief Executive Officer, Utility Power
Corp., Roswell,
Ga.
Bernard M. Fauber, Retired Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Kmart Corp.,
Escondido, Calif.
David C.
Garrett Jr., Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air
Lines Inc.,
Dawsonville, Ga.
Gaynelle Grizzard,*
Rome, Ga.
William B. Johnson, Chairman of the Board, W. B. Johnson
Properties Inc.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Percy Marchman,* President, Marchman-Steele Agency, Inc.,
Social Circle, Ga.
H. G. Pattillo, Chairman of the
Board, Pattillo Construction Co. Inc., Decatur, Ga.
Alice
Richards, Southwire Co., Carrollton, Ga.
R. Randall
Rollins, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Rollins
Inc.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Robert E. Shaw, Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Board, Shaw Industries
Inc., Dalton,
Ga.
James M. Sibley, King & Spalding, Atlanta,
Ga.
William B. Stokely III, Chairman of the Board and
President, The Stokely Co.,
Knoxville, Tenn
*Denotes Berry alumnus or
alumna
Berry College is incorporated under the laws of the State of
Georgia as “Berry College, Inc.” Ownership and control are vested in a
self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. The institution has no official connection
with any state, religious denomination, or organization other than its own
board.
Board of Visitors
Chairman: Timothy Lee Kilpatrick,* President and CEO,
The
Kilpatrick Co., Boynton Beach, Fla.
Quincey L. Baird,*
Retired Deputy Director of Safety, Westinghouse Hanford Co.
Richland,
Wash.
Mary Sib Banks, Vice President for Community
Relations, News Publishing Company, Rome, Ga.
William R. Blanchard,* Executive Vice President of Retail
Banking, Columbus Bank
and Trust, Columbus, Ga.
Peter J.
Capponi, O'Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc., Alpharetta,
Ga.
Kenneth F. Davis, President and CEO, Harbin Clinic,
Rome, Ga.
James R. Dellinger, Chairman, Dellinger
Management Services LLC, Cartersville, Ga.
Tina Stancil
Denicole,* Vice President of Business Operations, Cox
Communications
Las Vegas, Nev.
Thomas L. Dopson,*
Partner and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Resurgens Orthopaedics, PC,
Atlanta,
Ga.
John Duggan Eadie,* Executive Vice President,Wealth
Management Services, San Antonio, Tx.
Terri Colson Earls,* Consultant, Lithonia, Ga.
John Elgin,* Director of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, South
Central Division of the Laboratory Corporation of America, and Director of
Laboratory Services for Russell Medical Center, Alexander City, Al.
Karen Christensen Fenaroli,* Founder, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Fenaroli, Boston, Ma.
R. Jeffrey Field,*
Jeff Field & Associates, Atlanta, Ga.
William R. Gaines Jr.,* Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough, LLP , Atlanta, Ga.
Carlos A.
Gonzalez,*Partner, Vaughan & Evans, Cartersville, Ga.
Gregory R. Hanthorn,* Partner, Jones Day, Atlanta,
Ga.
Bruce Wheat Kirbo Jr.,* Attorney, Kirbo, Kendrick
& Bell, LLC, Bainbridge, Ga.
Willard C. Lewis,*
President and CEO, One Georgia Bank, Atlanta, Ga.
John
Lie-Nielsen,* Green Habitats, Alpharetta, Ga.
Wanda
Riggs Mack, Atlanta, Ga.
Roy N. Miller,* President and CEO, Southern Used Packaging
& Bottling Machinery, Inc., Covington, Ga.
Susan Byrd Martindale,* St. Petersburg,
Fla.
Audrey Morgan, Chair, The Audrey & Jack Morgan
Foundation, Tucker, Ga.
Peter M. Musser, Principal,
Ranier Investment Management, Seattle, Wash.
Celeste Greene
Osborn, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Governor, State
of
Georgia, Atlanta, Ga.
Ted A. Owens, Retired
Executive Vice President, Inland Paperboard and Packaging Inc., Rome,
Ga.
Van L. Richey, President and Chief Executive
Officer, American Cast Iron Pipe Co.,
Birmingham, Ala.
Frances
Esther Richey-Goldby,* Founder and President, Richey’s Contracting
Inc.,
Sandy Springs, Ga.
Steven P. Riley,* Attorney, The Strategic Counsel, Tampa,
Fl.
Donald F. Schutz, President, Geonuclear Inc.,
Orangeburg, N.Y.
T. Aubrey Silvey,* Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Aubrey Silvey
Enterprises Inc., Carrollton,
Ga.
Fred R. Sullivan, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Richton International Corp.,
New York, N.Y.
Lisa Fanto Swain,* Senior Vice President, Hardin
Construction, LLC, Atlanta, Ga.
Stanley L. Tate,*
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Environmental Officer, Southwire
Company,
Bowdon, Ga.
Fred J. Tharpe,* Senior Project Manager, Turner Properties,
Atlanta, Ga.
Michael Willis Thompson,* Managing Partner,
Duggan & Massay, Atlanta, Ga.
Delos H. Yancey III,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Mutual Insurance Co.,
Rome, Ga.
J. Comer Yates, Executive Director, Atlanta
Speech School, Atlanta, Ga.
*Denotes Berry alumnus or alumna