Alabama's Public Liberal Arts University

Graduate Bulletin

Faculty and Staff Emeriti
David R. Aiken, B.A. Vice President for University Advancement
Fadhil Al-Lami, Ph.D. Professor of Biology
Donald L. Alexander, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics
Priscilla C. Allen, B.S. Administrative Secretary of the College of Fine Arts
Frances E. Andrews, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Family and Consumer Sciences
Kay Arnold Manager of Development Operations
Virginia W. Avery, M.Ed. Director of the Malone Curriculum Center
Wendy R. Avery Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
Davinderjit “Jit” Bagga, Ph.D. Professor of Biology
Liz Bailey, B.S. Senior Financial Aid Assistant
Eugene Bartolich, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Business
Emily A. Battle, M.S. Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Physics
James B. Beal, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry
Carlye Best, B.S. Executive Assistant to the President
Charlotte Blackmon, M.A. Associate Professor of English and International-Intercultural Studies
Dallas Blevins, D.B.A. Professor of Business
Shari Boruvka, M.M. Associate Professor of Music
Malcolm Braid, Ph.D. Professor of Biology
Syble Brindley, Ed.D. Professor of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Safety
Burton W. Brooks, M.B.A. Associate Professor of Business
Loretta G. Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
Bonnie Campbell Accounting Specialist
Thomas H. Campbell Architectural Services Supervisor
Frances Cannon, Ph.D. Professor of Education
William C. Cannon, M.Ed. Director of Admissions
Joseph M. Cardone, M.S. Professor of Mathematics
Oscar J. Carson, M.A. Associate Professor of Sociology
Deborah B. Cates Admissions Office Manager
Avaline P. Childers, M.A. Associate Professor of Home Economics
Maurice G. Clabaugh, Ph.D. Professor of Business
William D. Clayton, Ed.D. Professor of Educational Leadership
Loretta Cobb, M.A. Director of Harbert Writing Center
William S. Cobb, M.A. Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence
C. Sanford Colley, Ed.D. Professor of Counseling and Educational Psychology
John Cooke Masonry Supervisor
Ellon Corbett Coordinator of Equal Opportunity and Director of Special Projects
Beth H. Counce, Ed.D. Professor and Department Chair of Curriculum and Instruction
Melvin Covington, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Education
Joan Y. Cowan L.R.A.M. Professor of Music
Robert H. Cowan, D.M.A. Professor of Music
M. Jeanette Crew, M.S. Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
James Davis Carpentry Supervisor
Leon G. Davis, Ed.D. Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Athletic Director
Phyllis Davis Senior Records Assistant II
JoAnne L. Dawson, M.M. Associate Professor of Music
J. Ovide DeLage, Ph.D. Professor of Music
Joseph DiOrio, A.M. Associate Professor of Foreign Language
Robert A. Doyle, B.A. Director of Admissions
Raymond V. Dunmire, M.A. Associate Professor and Technical Services Librarian
Shirlene M. Epperson Teacher Education Program Assistant
Patricia S. Ernest, Ph.D. Professor of Education
Milton J. Foley, Ph.D. Professor of English
Jessie L. Forbes, M.B.E. Associate Professor of Business
Frederick Ford, Ph.D. Traffic Safety Education Specialist
Rachel B. Fowler, Ph.D. Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Robert L. Fox, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
Justin Fuller, Ph.D. Professor of History
Mae Glosson Senior Financial Aid Assistant
Martha Gothard, M.A. Science Specialist, Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative
Wanda Gothard, B.S. Coordinator of Student/Faculty Services for the College of Education
Cynthia A. Gravlee, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English
Dorothy G. Grimes, Ph.D. Professor of English
Linda S. Guest Departmental Secretary of Health Services
Lynn Gurganus, M.Ed. Director of Admissions
Robyn L. Hagler, Ed.S. Professor of Secondary Education and Director of Teacher Education Services
C. Elizabeth Hamer, Ed.D. Professor of Home Economics
Anne C. Hamilton, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
John A. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D., J.D. Professor of Political Science
Shelby Harkins Director of the Bookstore and Auxiliary Services
Barbara Henderson Housekeeper
Katherine Hoefker, M.Ed. Registrar
Linda B. Honeycutt Office Manager, Counseling and Career Center
Elaine W. Hughes, Ph.D. Professor of English and Director of Academic Program Initiatives
George Hung, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry
Jesse J. Jackson, Ph.D. Professor of History
Shirley F. Jackson, Ph.D. Professor of History
Cynthia Jarrett, M.B.A. Vice President for Business Affairs
Lena N. Jeter, B.S. Executive Assistant, College of Arts and Sciences
Shirley Jones Administrative Secretary, President’s Office
William Jones, Ph.D. Professor of Physics
Jean L. Kunkel Administrative Secretary, College of Arts and Sciences
Tai-Hyung Kwon, Ph.D. Professor of Physics
Eddye Lawley, M.B.A. Director of the Physical Plant
Roy M. Lechtreck, M.A. Associate Professor of Political Science
Judith Lee Accounting Specialist and Cashier
Bobbye K. Lightfoot, Ed.D. Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Frank K. Lightfoot, Ed.D. Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Robert M. Lightfoot, M.A. Professor of Education
Bobby Gene Logan, Ed.S. Associate Professor of Traffic Safety
John B. Lott, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of English and International-Intercultural Studies
Sandra W. Lott, M.A. Professor of English
Linda C. Mahan, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs and Professor of Counseling and Foundations
Ronald Manning, D.S.W. Professor of Social Work
David Martin, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology
Robert M. McChesney, Ph.D. President and Professor of Political Science
L. Frank McCoy, Ph.D. Professor of Art and Dean of the College of Fine Arts
Gertrude McGuire, Ed.D. Professor of Business and Assistant to the President for Faculty and Staff Relations
Robert F. McGuire, Ph.D. Professor of Biology
John McKinnon, M.S. Assistant Director of Computer Services
Norman R. McMillan, Ph.D. Professor of English
Benjamin D. Middaugh, D.M. Professor of Music
Kurt W. Mikan, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Business
David T. Morgan, Ph.D. Professor of History
Connie L. Mori, B.B.A. Director of Personnel Services
Judith B. Morris, B.F.A. Senior Departmental Secretary of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Newton C. Neely, M.F.A. Professor of Communication Arts
Jackie Nuby, Ed.D. Professor of Education
Stephen O’Donnell, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry
Louise B. Owens Senior Departmental Secretary, Carmichael Library
Brenda Pate Human Resources Assistant
Anthony Pattin, D.M.A. Professor of Music
LaDonna Payne, M.Ed. Coordinator of Alumni Programs
Clifton Pearson, Ed.D. Professor of Art
Karl A. Perkins, M.Ed. Associate Professor of Communication Arts
Scott Peterson, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Ann Pilkington Administrative Secretary
Rachel W. Polhill, M.L.S. Associate Professor and Reference Librarian
David Pritchett, B.S. Assistant Director, Physical Plant
Theodore M. Pritchett, Ph.D. Professor of Music
Theresa S. Pritchett, M.Ed. Director of Counseling Center
Kenneth J. Procter, M.F.A. Professor of Art and Dean of the College of Fine Arts
Rhonda Reynolds, B.A. Science Specialist, Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative
Robert Riesener, M.S. Athletic Director
John F. Riley, Ed.D. Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Dean of Graduate Studies
Joan T. Roberts, B.A. Administrative Assistant, Division of Academic Affairs
Edwin Robertson, D.M. Professor of Music
Douglas R. Rodgers, M.A. Associate Professor of History
Elizabeth Rodgers, Ph.D. Professor of English
Julia S. Rogers, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology
Julia W. Rotenberry, B.S.L.S. Associate Professor and Assistant Librarian
Gary Rovelstad, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Business
Michael Rowland, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Frank E. Ryerson III, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Business
Ann Sauers, M.S. Biology Specialist
Willard H. Sawyer Plant Operator, Physical Plant
James Scott Facilities Maintenance
Wayne C. Seelbach, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology
Sara Lightsey Sharbutt, M.A. Associate Professor of Home Economics
L. Spencer Shaw, M.M. Associate Professor of Music
Arthur Neal Shirley, M.A. Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Freda A. Shivers, Ph.D. Director of Housing and Residence Life
Wendell F. Smith, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
Robert B. Somers, M.A. Director of Libraries
Ray Sosa, M.A. Assistant Professor of Communication Arts
Donnie Spears, B.S. Administrative Assistant
Phyllis Spruiell, Ph.D. Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
Irene M. Staik, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology
Kimberly K. Steib, B.A. Comptroller
Marvolin M. Stephens, M.A.T. Assistant Professor of Home Economics
John W. Stewart, Ed.D. President
Steve Taylor, B.S. University Police
Richard W. Thames, Ph.D. Professor of German
Anne G. Tishler, Ph.D. Professor of Counseling, Leadership, and Foundations
J. Ward Tishler, Ed.D. Professor of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Reuben A. Triplett, M.A. Associate Professor of Social Science
Annella R. Trobaugh, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Kathryn Turner, M.S. Associate Professor of Home Economics
Mercedes Turón, Ph.D. Professor of Spanish
Paul Vaccaro, Ed.D. Professor of Kinesiology and Chair of the Department of Kinesiology
Hendrik Van Tuyll, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy and Religion
Sidney J. Vance, Ph.D. Professor of English
Susan Vaughn, Ph.D. Professor of Social Work and Director of the Social Work Program
William F. Wallace, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology
Caron “Kay” Watts, B.S. Coordinator of Continuing Education
Glenda Weathers, Ph.D. Professor of English
Nancy B. Westfall, M.Ed. Director of Student Support Services
Mary O. Wilhoit, M.A. Associate Professor of Communication Arts
James R. Wilkinson, M.Ed. Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Barbara Williams Senior Departmental Secretary, Kinesiology
Mary Lou Williams, M.A.T. Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Pauline C. Williams, M.L.S. Professor, Carmichael Library
Thomas Woods, Ph.D. Professor of English
William Word, Ph.D. Professor of Business and Dean of the Michael E. Stephens College of Business