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Current Faculty (A-G)

F. KOMLA AGGOR
        Professor of Spanish and Chair, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures
        B.A., University of Ghana; M.A., University of Western Ontario; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
        Assistant Professor, 1992-98; Associate Professor, 1998-2005; Professor, 2005-; Chair, 2005-

SCOTT J. ALLEN
        Visiting Assistant Professor of Management
        B.S., University of Minnesota; M.Ed., Xavier University; Ph.D., Antioch University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 2006-

DAVID G. ANDERSON
        Associate Professor of Spanish
        B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
        Assistant Professor, 1987-93; Associate Professor, 1993-; Chair, 1997-2005

CARL D. ANTHONY
        Associate Professor of Biology
        B.A., North Central College; M.S., University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D., University of Southwestern         Louisiana
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1996-97; Assistant Professor, 1997-2003; Associate Professor, 2003-

NICK R. BAUMGARTNER
        Professor of Chemistry
        B.S., Upper Iowa University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming
        Assistant Professor, 1969-74; Associate Professor, 1974-79; Professor, 1979-; Chair, 1989-93; Associate         Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 1993-94; Dean, 1994-2004

KIMBERLY M. BELL
        Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
        B.A., University of Michigan-Dearborn; M.A., Ph.D., University of Detroit Mercy
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 2006-

DENISE D. BEN-PORATH
        Associate Professor of Psychology
        B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
        Assistant Professor, 2000-2006; Associate Professor, 2006-

MATTHEW P. BERG
        Associate Professor of History
        B.A., University of California-Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
        Assistant Professor, 1994-2000; Associate Professor, 2000-

WILLIAM M. BICHL, S.J.
        Assistant Professor of Philosophy
        B.A., M.A., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A., Xavier University;  Ph.L., Saint Louis University; S.T.L.,         Bellarmine School of Theology
        Instructor, 1963-64, 70-71; Assistant Professor, 1971-; Acting Assistant Dean, 1982-84; Assistant Dean,         1984-2006; Director, Freshman-Sophomore Advising, 1996-2006

GEORGE B. BILGERE
        Associate Professor of English
        B.A., University of California-Riverside; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Denver
        Assistant Professor, 1991-97; Associate Professor, 1997-

DEAN N. BIRCH
        Assistant Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science
        B.A., M.A., California State University-Sacramento; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara
        Assistant Professor, 1991-; Chair, 2005-

ROBERT BLOOM
        Professor of Accountancy
        B.A., Queens College; M.B.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., New York University
        Professor, 1986-

WILLIAM N. BOCKANIC
        Professor of Management
        B.A., John Carroll University; J.D., Cleveland State University
        Assistant Professor, 1978-86; Associate Professor, 1986-96; Chair, 1986-94; Professor, 1996-

LAUREN L. BOWEN
        Associate Professor of Political Science; Associate Academic Vice President for Academic Programs and         Faculty Diversity
        B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
        Assistant Professor, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995-; Chair, 2001-05; Director, 2005-2007; Associate         Academic Vice President, 2007-

PAULA J. BRITTON
        Professor of Education
        B.S.W., Valparaiso University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Akron
        Assistant Professor, 1993-98; Associate Professor, 1998-2003; Professor, 2003-

LeROY D. BROOKS
        Edward J. and Louise E. Mellen Chair in Finance; Professor of Finance
        B.S., University of Hartford; M.B.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
        Professor, 2001-; Mellen Chair, 2001-

BRENT G. BROSSMANN
        Associate Professor of Communication
        B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., California State University-Fullerton; Ph.D., University of Kansas
        Instructor, 1993-95; Assistant Professor, 1995-99; Associate Professor, 1999-

DOUGLAS R. BRUCE
        Associate Professor of Communication
        B.A., University of Texas at San Antonio; M.A., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D., University of         Iowa
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1985-87; Assistant Professor, 1987-92; Associate Professor, 1992-

CASIMIR R. BUKALA, S.J.
        Professor of Philosophy
        B.A., M.A., John Carroll University; M.A., Loyola University of Chicago; S.T.L., Bellarmine School of         Theology; Ph.D., Boston College
        Assistant Professor, 1970-75; Associate Professor, 1975-80; Professor, 1980-

LINDSAY NOBLE CALKINS
        Associate Professor of Economics
        B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., University of Michigan
        Assistant Professor, 1986-92; Associate Professor, 1992-

SANTA CASCIANI
        Associate Professor of Italian; Director, Bishop Anthony M. Pilla Program in Italian-American Studies
        B.A., Saint John Fisher College; M.A., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
        Assistant Professor, 1999-2003; Director, 1999-; Associate Professor, 2003-

WILLIAM J. CENKER
        Professor of Accountancy; Coordinator, Graduate Accountancy Programs
        B.A., The University of Akron; M.S., Ph.D., Kent State University; CPA (Ohio)
        Assistant Professor, 1987-93; Associate Professor, 1993-99; Chair, 1994-2001; Professor, 1999-; KPMG         Professorship, 2001-03

YUH-CHERNG CHAI
        Assistant Professor of Chemistry
        B.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 2002-03; Assistant Professor, 2003-

PAUL R. CHALLEN
        Professor of Chemistry
        B.A., Oxford University;
        Ph.D., University of Michigan
        Assistant Professor, 1990-96; Associate Professor, 1996-2006; Chair, 2001-05; Professor, 2006-
       
PATRICK B. CHEN
        Associate Professor of Mathematics
        B.S., University of Chung Yuan (Taiwan); M.S., John Carroll University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve         University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1984-88; Assistant Professor, 1988-91; Associate Professor, 1991-

DIANA CHOU
        Assistant Professor of Art History
        B.A., Providence College (Taiwan); M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Kansas
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 2002-03; Assistant Professor, 2003-

LAWRENCE R. CIMA
        Associate Professor of Economics
        B.S., Canisius College; Ph.D., West Virginia University
        Assistant Professor, 1971-79; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1980-83; Assistant Professor, 1983-87;         Associate Professor, 1987-; Chair, 1989-94

RICHARD D. CLARK
        Associate Professor of Sociology
        B.A., State University of New York at Fredonia; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
        Assistant Professor, 1995-2001; Associate Professor, 2001-

MILES M. COBURN
        Professor of Biology
        B.S., University of Notre Dame; M.S., John Carroll University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1982-86; Assistant Professor, 1986-90; Associate Professor, 1990-98; Chair,         1994-2002; Professor, 1998-

JEANNE M. COLLERAN
        Professor of English
        B.A., John Carroll University; M.A., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
        Visiting Instructor, 1987-88; Assistant Professor, 1988-94; Associate Professor, 1994-2003; Chair,         1996-2003; Professor, 2003-; Director, 2005-2007

GWENDOLYN COMPTON-ENGLE
        Associate Professor of Classics
        B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Cornell University
        Assistant Professor, 2002-07; Associate Professor, 2007-

THOMAS A. CONKLIN
        Visiting Assistant Professor of Management
        B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.S., M.B.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve         University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 2003-

RUTH R. CONNELL
        Associate Librarian
        B.A., Case Western Reserve University; M.A., John Carroll University; M.L.S., McGill University
        Visiting Librarian, 1996-97; Assistant Librarian, 1997-2003; Associate Librarian, 2003-

LESLIE S. CURTIS
        Associate Professor of Art History
        B.A., Morehead State University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
        Assistant Professor, 1995-2000; Associate Professor, 2000-; Interim Chair, 2003; Chair, 2003-07

BARBARA K. D’AMBROSIA
        Professor of Mathematics
        B.S., M.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Oregon
        Assistant Professor, 1994-2000; Associate Professor, 2000-2005; Professor, 2005-

JOSHUA DAVIS
        Visiting Instructor in German
        B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., University of Virginia
        Visiting Instructor, 2007-

ANTHONY ROY DAY
        Professor and Chair, Department of Physics
        B.S., University of Witwatersrand (South Africa); M.S., Brown University; Ph.D., University of         Pennsylvania
        Professor, 2002-; Chair, 2002-

SUSAN H. DeFAGO
        Associate Professor of Marketing
        B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
        Instructor, 1989; Assistant Professor, 1990-95; Associate Professor, 1995-

ERNEST M. DeZOLT
        Associate Professor of Sociology; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences;
        B.A., Ph.D., Kent State University; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1989-90; Assistant Professor, 1990-2003; Associate Professor, 2003-;         Associate Dean, 2006-

GREGORY A. DiLISI
        Associate Professor of Education
        B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1998-2001; Assistant Professor, 2001-07; Associate Professor, 2007-

DONALD R. DOMM
        Professor of Management
        B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
        Visiting Associate Professor, 1987; Professor, 1987-

DORIS K. DONNELLY
        Professor of Religious Studies;
        Director, Cardinal Suenens Center
        B.A., Manhattanville College; M.A., University of Southern California; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
        Associate Professor, 1989-92; Professor, 1992-; Director, 1998-

REBECCA E. DRENOVSKY
        Assistant Professor of Biology
        B.Sc., Aquinas College; Ph.D., University of California, Davis; Assistant Professor, 2005-

SVEN DUBIE
        Visiting Assistant Professor of History
        B.A., Colby College; M.A.L.S., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Delaware
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 2007-

DUANE A. DUKES
        Professor of Sociology; Director, Instructional Media Services
        B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
        Visiting Instructor, 1977-78; Assistant Director, Begun Institute, 1979-83; Assistant Professor, 1980-85;         Associate Professor, 1985-96; Chair, 1988-95, 96-97; Acting Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences, 1995-96;         Professor, 1996-; Director, 2002-

S. KAY DUNLAP
        Assistant Professor of Education
        B.S., M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., Kent State University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 2001-05; Assistant Professor, 2005-

JEFFREY S. DYCK
        Assistant Professor of Physics
        B.A., Goshen College; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
        Assistant Professor, 2003-

LINDA EISENMANN
        Professor of Education and History; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
        B.A., Connecticut College; M.A., Georgetown University; Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard University
        Professor, 2005-; Dean, 2005-

AMANDA ENGLISH         
        Visiting Instructor in Accountancy
        B.S., M.B.A., John Carroll University
        Visiting Instructor, 2007-

KENNETH N. ESLINGER
        Associate Professor of Sociology
        B.S., Indiana State University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1980-81; Assistant Professor, 1981-85; Associate Professor, 1985-; Acting         Chair, 1995-96; Chair, 1997-2005

THOMAS R. EVANS
        Professor of Psychology
        B.S., John Carroll University; Ph.D., University of Texas
        Assistant Professor, 1970-75; Chair, 1970-71; Associate Professor, 1975-80; Director, Begun Institute,         1974-80; Professor, 1980-

CHRISTOPHER M. FAIVER
        Professor of Education; Coordinator, Community Counseling Program
        B.A., Hiram College; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
        Associate Professor, 1989-94; Coordinator, Community Counseling Program, 1989-; Assistant Chair,         1992-94; Professor, 1994-

RUTH E. FENSKE
        Associate Librarian, Grasselli Library
        B.A., Willamette University; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Michigan
        Associate Librarian, 1995-

MARGARET O. FINUCANE
        Associate Professor of Communication; Interim Director, Center for Community Service
        B.A., John Carroll University; M.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Kent State University
        Visiting Instructor, 1998-99; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1999-2001; Assistant Professor, 2001-2005;         Associate Professor, 2005-; Director, 2006-

GREGORY W. FLAGG
        Visiting Instructor in Marketing
        B.B.A., Cleveland State University; M.B.A., Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
        Visiting Instructor, 2003-

MARY ANN FLANNERY, S.C.
        Associate Professor of Communication
        B.A., Siena Heights College; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1989-91; Assistant Professor, 1991-97; Associate Professor, 1997-; Chair,         1999-2007

VALERIE R. FLECHTNER
        Professor of Biology
        B.S., University of Cincinnati; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1981-84; Assistant Professor, 1984-89; Associate Professor, 1989-2003;         Chair, 2002-2006; Professor, 2003-

DAMIAN FLEMING
        Visiting Assistant Professor of English
        B.A., M.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 2006-

J. BENJAMIN FORBES
        Professor of Management
        B.S., M.M.S., Stevens Institute of Technology; Ph.D., The University of Akron
        Assistant Professor, 1975-80; Associate Professor, 1980-85; Director, M.B.A. Program, 1983-86;         Professor, 1985-; Chair, 1994-2002

THERON FORD
        Assistant Professor of Education
        B.A.Ed., Carroll College; M.Ed., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Miami University
        Assistant Professor, 2004-

BRENDAN FOREMAN
        Associate Professor of Mathematics and Education
        B.A., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Michigan State University
        Assistant Professor, 2001-2007; Associate Professor, 2007-

FREDERICK J. FUGLISTER
        Associate Professor of Mathematics
        B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
        Associate Professor, 1986-

KATHERINE M. GATTO
        Professor of Spanish
        B.A., John Carroll University; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1975-77; Assistant Professor, 1977-80; Associate Professor, 1980-92; Acting         Director, Honors Program, 1988-89; Chair, 1990-97; Professor, 1992-

HARRY J. GENSLER, S.J.
        Professor of Philosophy
        B.A., Sacred Heart Seminary; M.A., Wayne State University; M.Div., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A.,         Ph.D., University of Michigan
        Visiting Instructor, 1970-72; Professor, 1998-

RICHARD T. GRENCI
        Associate Professor of Management
        B.S., M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
        Assistant Professor, 2001-2007; Associate Professor, 2007-

GERALD B. GUEST
        Associate Professor and Chair, Department  of Art History and Humanities
        B.A., Johns Hopkins University;
        M.A., Ph.D., New York University; Assistant Professor, 2001-07; Associate Professor, 2007-; Chair, 2007-

JONATHAN R. GUNDERSON
        Assistant Professor of Philosophy
        B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-San Diego
        Visiting Instructor, 2000-01; Instructor, 2001-03; Assistant Professor, 2003-

KAREN L. GYGLI
        Associate Professor of Theatre Arts; Interim Chair, Department of Communication and Theatre Arts
        B.A., Ohio Dominican College; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
        Assistant Professor, 1990-2004; Associate Professor, 2004-; Interim Chair, 2007-

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