Personnel for 2010-2012
Personnel who have been at Berry as long as half of the academic year are listed. The date in parentheses following each name below indicates the year(s) of affiliation with the college. *Graduate faculty are recommended by the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences or by the Campbell School of Business based upon the possession of the terminal degree (usually the Ed.D. or the Ph.D. from a regionally accredited college and demonstrated research capability; or a master's degree in the teaching discipline with a related doctorate).
Faculty*
Steven Bell, Professor of Psychology and Education
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Glassboro State College; Ph.D., University of Georgia. (1976)
Lynwood Belvin, Associate Professor of Education; Director of Educational Technology
B.S., M.A., Tennessee Technological University; Ed.D., The University of Tennessee.
(1999)
Timothy B. Biggart, Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., University of Alabama at Huntsville; M.S., University of Colorado at Denver;
Ph.D., Florida State University. (2005)
Victor L. Bissonnette, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington. (2000)
Andrew R. Bressette, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Services
B.A., Assumption College; Ph.D., University of Virginia. (1998)
Wade A. Carpenter, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Wofford College; M.Ed., Winthrop College; Ph.D.,Georgia State University.
(1992)
Thomas A. Carnes, Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., Hampden-Sydney College; M.Acc., Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida State University. (2005) Saba, Colakoglu, Assistant Professor of Management,
Ph.D., Rutgers (2009)
Mary C. Clement, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Illinois State University at
Normal; Ed.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (1997)
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)
Basil G. Englis, Edgerton Professor of Business Administration
B.A., Hunter College of the City University of New York; Ph.D., Dartmouth College.
(1996)
Paula Danskin Englis, Associate Professor of Management
A.S., Chattanooga State Community College; B.S., M.B.A., University of Tennessee,
Chattanooga; Ph.D., University of Memphis. (1999)
Ruth Ference, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia. (1999)
Cherlyn Skromme Granrose, Professor of Management
B.S., M.S., University of Michigan; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
(2000)
John R. Grout, Garrett Professor of Business Administration; Dean of the Campbell
School of Business
B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University. (1997)
Michelle R. Haney, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Oglethorpe University; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State
University. (2001)
M. Duane Inman, Professor of Education
B.S.,Georgia Southern College; M.S., The University of Tennessee; Ph.D., The 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)
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.Comm., Carleton University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Florida State University. (2004)
Brian Jory, Associate Professor of Education and Human Sciences
B.A., Santa Clara University; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
(1998)
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
A.S., Monroe Community College; B.S., State University College at Geneseo; M.S., Nazareth
College of Rochester; Ed.D., West Virginia University. (1995)
Louis A. LeBlanc, Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., Texas A&M University. (1998)
Jon Litttlefield, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.S., Mars Hill College; M.B.A., Ph.D., Virgintia Tech. (2005).
Leslie Marlow, Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed., College of Charleston; Ed.D., The University of Alabama. (2001)
Jacqueline M. 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)
Nancy Albers-Miller, Professor of Marketing
B.S., University of Texas; M.B.A., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D.,
University of Houston. (2003)
Davis Nelson, Administrator-in-Residence
B.S., Georgia State University; M.Ed., Ed.. State University of West Georgia; Ed.D., Nova
University. (2007)
Mary E. Outlaw, 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)
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)
Amber T. Prince, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., North Georgia College; M.Ed., Augusta College; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
(1984)
Frances Roe, Instructor of Education
B.S., Washington University; M.A.T., Michigan State University. (1986)
Gary H. Roseman, Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., University of Georgia; M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Emory 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)
E. Frank Stephenson, Associate Professor of Economics
B.A.,Washington and Lee University; M.Econ., Ph.D., North Carolina State University. (1997)
Martha Tapia, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
B.S., M.S., University of Puerto Rico; M.A.,The Pennsylvania State University;
Ph.D., University of Alabama. (1999)
Dara V. Wakefield, Professor of Education
B.A., Southwest Baptist College; M.R.E., Southwestern Theological Seminary; Ed.D., Baylor
University. (2001)
Katherine Whatley, Provost and Professor of Physics
B.S., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., Duke University. (2008)
Graduate Council, 2010 - 2012
Katherine Whatley, Provost, Chair
Timothy Biggart, Faculty Representiative
Stephen R. Briggs, President, ex officio
Philip Campbell, Student Representative
John R. Grout, Dean, Campbell School of Business, ex officio
Jon Littlefield, Faculty Assembly Representative
Maureen Morgan, Interim Director, College Library, ex officio
Nancy Johnston, Assistant Dean and Director of M.B.A. Marketing and Admissions
Karen Kurz, Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies in Education
Leslie Marlow, Faculty Representative
Jacqueline M. McDowell, Dean, Charter School of Education and Human Sciences, ex officio
Kathy Brittain McKee, Associate Provost, ex officio
Chris Muire, Faculty Representative
Martha Tapia, Faculty Representative
Linda Tennant, Registrar, ex officio
Administrative Officers, 2010 - 2012
Stephen R. Briggs, President
B.S., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of Texas. (2006)
Katherine Whatley, Provost
B.S., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., Duke University. (2008)
John R. Grout, Dean of the Campbell School of Business
B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University. (1997)
Brian Erb, Vice President for Finance
B.S., Rutgers University; M.B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College (2003)
Debbie Heida, Vice President for Student Affairs
B.A., Mount Union College; M.A., The Ohio State University. (2004)
Andrew R. Bressette, Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Services
B.A., Assumption College; Ph.D., University of Virginia (1998)
Nancy Johnston, Assistant Dean and Director of M.B.A. Marketing and Admissions
B.B.A., Kennesaw State University; M.P.S., Tulane University. (2005)
Karen A. Kurz, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in Education
A.S., Monroe Community College; B.S., State University College at Geneseo; M.S., Nazareth
College of Rochester; Ed.D., West Virginia University. (1995)
Dale McConkey, Chaplain; Associate Professor of Sociology and Religion
B.A., Eckerd College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois. (1993)
Jacqueline M. McDowell, Dean of the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences
B.S., M.Ed., University of Akron; Ph.D., Kent State University. (1992)
Bettyann M. O’Neill, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
B.A., Rutgers University; M.B.A, University of Pennsylvania. (1994)
Mary E. Outlaw, Director of Field Experiences and Student Teaching
B.A., Palm Beach Atlantic College; M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University; Ed.D., University of
Georgia. (1992)
Linda Tennant, Registrar
A.A., Charles County Community College; B.S., Western Michigan University; M.A., Central
Michigan University. (2000)
Gary Waters, Vice President for Enrollment Management
B.A., M.B.A., Berry College; Ph.D., University of Alabama. (1984-1997, 1999)