Faculty
CHRISTOPHER ADAMS (2007), Instructor, Health and Physical Education
B.S.Ed., University of Georgia; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
SYED RIAZ AHMED (1997), Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.E., University of Karachi; M.S., University of Evansville.
MARIA ALBO (2009), Instructor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.A., Georgia State University; M.P.A., North Georgia College & State University.
ROSS C. ALEXANDER (2003), Associate Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.A., Beloit College; M.P.A., Arizona State University;
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University.
JENNIFER ALLEN (2008), Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.S., M.S., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D. Southern Il linois University.
DLYNN F. ARMSTRONG-WILLIAMS (1997), Associate Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.A., Clarion University; M.A., Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio.
JAMES D. BADGER (2005), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., University of Winnipeg; B.Ed., McGill University;
M.Ed., University of Manitoba; Ph.D., University of Oxford.
BRADLEY S. BAILEY (2006), Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., Armstrong Atlantic State University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University.
PAUL F. BALDWIN (2009), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Mercer University; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University; Ed.S., University of
Georgia; Ed.D., University of Georgia.
JOEL R. BARBER (2009), Associate Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., University of Michigan; M.B.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
TONI O. BARNETT (1998), Professor, Nursing
A.D., Kennesaw State University; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
LEE G. BARROW (2001), Professor, Fine Arts
B.M., Samford University; M.M., Florida State University;
D.M.A., University of Miami.
JOHN S. BATCHELDER (1997), Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.M., Berklee College of Music; M.P.A., North Georgia College & State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.
TONI L. BELLON (1995), Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., University of Tennessee - Knoxville; M.Ed., Old Dominion University; P.D., St. John's University; Ed.D., St. John's University.
TANYA L. BENNETT (2001), Associate Professor, English
B.A., Angelo State University; M.A., Texas A&M University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee - Knoxville.
LARRY R. BERNEKING (2002), Instructor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.A.T., Ed.S., Southeast Missouri State University; Ed.D., St Louis University.
MICHAEL BODRI (2005), Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., University of Georgia; V.M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
RUBEN BOLING (2008), Instructor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Southern Polytechnic State University; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
ROBIN BRADEN (2009), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., M.N., Emory University
SUSAN BRANDENBURG-AYRES (1994), Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., M.A., University of Florida; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.
DAVID H. BRAUER (2007), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
STEVEN K. BREHE (1994), Associate Professor, English
B.S. Ed., Southwest Missouri State University;
Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
KAREN S. BRIGGS (2007), Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., M.S., Virginia Tech; Ph.D., University of California-San Diego.
DAVID BROAD (2006), Professor, Psychology and Sociology
A.A., South Texas Junior College; B.A., University of the State of New York; B.S., M.A., University of Houston; M.S., Canisius College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.
JOHN M. BROMAN (1992), Professor, Fine Arts
B.A., Luther College; B.M., M.A., D.M.A., University of Iowa.
CAROLE E. BROWN (2006), Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.S.,
Ph.D., Florida State University.
JOHN L. BROWN (2007), Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
A.A., Palm Beach Community College; B.S., Florida A & M University.
TIFFANY BRYSON (2009), Instructor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.S., California University of Pennsylvania.
O. MAX BURNS (2007), Professor, Business Administration
B.I.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.B.I.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
STEPHANIE (BUFFIE) BURSON (1994), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., University of Montevallo.
RICHARD WILLIAM EDWIN BYERS (2002), Associate Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., University of Adelaide, Australia; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
MICHELLE BYRNE (2001), Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Wisconsin - Madison;
Ph.D., Georgia State University.
WILLIAM H. CABANISS (2009), Instructor, Military Science
B.B.A., North Georgia College & State University
MARIA G. CALATAYUD (2007), Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
B.S., Universidad de las Americas Puebla; M.A.T.L., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Florida State University.
KATHY CALLAHAN (2007), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.Ed., State University of NY Oswego; M.S.N., University of Phoenix.
ARTURO CALZADILLAS (2007), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Excelsior College.
R. TODD CAMPBELL (2001), Assistant Professor, English
A.B.J., University of Georgia; M.Ed., Georgia College & State University; M.A.P.W., Kennesaw State University.
JENNIFER CAMPBELL-MEIER (2007), Associate Professor, Library Technology Center
B.A., M.L.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Hawaii.
KELLY CATE (2004), Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
CHI-HSUAN T. CATTERSON (2006), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., National Taiwan Normal University; M.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa.
TROY CATTERSON (2005), Associate Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa; M.A., Ph.D., Boston University.
CARL D. CAVALLI (1993), Associate Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.A., SUNY College - Oneonta; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
JOE C. CHAPMAN (1983), Professor, Fine Arts
B.M., University of Tennessee; M.M., D.M.A., University of South Carolina.
JAMES K. CHESNUT, JR. (1988), Professor, Modern Languages
B.S., B.A., Auburn University; M.Ed., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
AMY CHILDERS (2003), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., M.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
LANEY D. CHILDERS (2009), Instructor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Christian Brothers College; M.B.A., University of Mississippi
ELIZABETH G. COMBIER (2000), Associate Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., Augusta State University; M.A., University of South Carolina-Columbia; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
THOMAS E. COOPER (2008), Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
FRANK S. COROTTO (1995), Professor, Biology
B.S., Lafayette College; M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
BRIAN J. CORRIGAN (1990), Professor, English
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; J.D., Tulane University School of Law; Ph.D., Tulane University.
JOSEPH S. COVERT (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Jacksonville State University.
KELLI CRICKEY (2008), Instructor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.B.A., Georgia State University.
JANICE CROOK-HILL (2009), Instructor, Biology
B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D., State University of New York.
JOHN E. CRUTHIRDS (2002), Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., University of South Alabama; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
NANCY CYR (2002), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.N., University of South Carolina at Columbia.
NANCY DALMAN (2005), Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., Virginia Tech; M.S., Duke University; Ph.D., Stanford University.
JOSEPH MATTHEW DANIEL (2008), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.Ed., Berry College.
MICHAEL J. DAVENPORT (1996), Instructor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., University of Florida; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
JOSEPH A. DAVID, IV (2003), Associate Professor, Fine Arts
B.M., Columbus State University; M.M.E., Florida State University.
HARRISON R. DAVIS (2003), Associate Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.S., Georgia State University; M.S., Columbus State College; Ed.S., State University of West Georgia; Ph.D., University of Arkansas - Fayetteville.
MARK S. DAVIS (1990), Professor, Biology
B.S., M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
SHIRLEY L. DAVIS (2007), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Georgia Southern University; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Georgia.
WILLIAM L. DAVIS (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.M.E., Shorter College; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Georgia.
DANYELLE N. DEHNER (2009), Instructor, Biology
A.S.A., Olney Central College; B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham
LORETTA B. DELARGY (1998), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., M.S., Molloy College.
KELLY BRIAN DELONG (2009), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., West Chester University; M.F.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Georgia State University
HOLLY E. CARPENTER DESAI (2008), Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; Ph.D. Emory University.
CAROLYNN A. DESANDRE (2007), Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.S., Kennesaw State University; A.B.J., University of Georgia; M.S.N., Emory University.
BARBARA DIXON (2008), Instructor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
CHRIS DOCKERY (2008), Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., Clemson University;
Ph.D., University of Georgia.
KATHLEEN A. DOLAN (2003), Associate Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
PATRICIA DONAT (2008), Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
LEO C. DOWNING, JR. (1980), Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.S., Northeastern University; M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
DEBORAH DUMPHY (2008), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Texas at Arlington; M.S.N., North Georgia College & State University.
T. PAUL DUNLAP (2007), Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
B.A., North Georgia College & State University; M.F.A., University of Georgia.
RANDY J. DUNN (1982), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., North Georgia College; M.Ed., Georgia Southwestern College.
CLAUD F. ELLIOTT (1984), Associate Professor, Physics
A.S., Gainesville College; B.S., North Georgia College;
Ph.D., Clemson University.
KARRIE ANN FADROSKI (2004), Instructor, Biology
B.S., Carroll College; M.S., Auburn University.
CHRISTOPHER J. FAULKNER (2003), Assistant Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
SUSAN FERRELL (2005), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S.W., University of Georgia; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
MARY-MARGARET FINNEY (2003), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; M.S.N., University of South Alabama.
TERESA FLETCHER (2004), Associate Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.B.A., Loyola University Chicago; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Greensboro.
SARAH FORMICA (2005), Assistant Professor, Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University at Albany SUNY.
JENNIFER FORMWALT (2009), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Middlebury College
BARRY D. FRIEDMAN (1992), Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
A.S.E., B.A., B.S.E., University of Hartford; M.B.A., M.P.A.,
Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
ROBERT C. FULLER (1998), Associate Professor, Physics
B.S.E., M.S.E., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
DOROTHY GABRELS (2005), Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.A.S., North Harris Montgomery Community College District;
B.S.N., M.S., North Georgia College & State University.
ANTHONY J. GABRIEL (2004), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., Grove City College; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology;
Ph.D., Clemson University.
YAN GAO (2008), Associate Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., Peking University; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Emory University.
OLGA GLYMPH (2009), Adjunct Instructor, Modern Languages, Ed. S., North Georgia College & State University
DONNA A. GESSELL (1995), Professor, English
B.S., B.A., Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.
LAURA J. GETTY (1999), Associate Professor, English
B.A., St. Mary's College of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Penn State University.
AHMAD GHAFARIAN (1996), Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., University of Meshed; Ph.D., University of Glasgow.
LINDA GOODEN (2009), Assistant Professor, Institutional Effectiveness
B.S., M.Ed., Valdosta State University
DAVID S. GOODWIN (2008), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., North Georgia College & State University
CRAIG A. GREATHOUSE (2007), Associate Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.A., M.A., University of Akron; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.
EDWARD L. GREEN (1990), Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.
KENNETH G. HABECKER (2006), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., San Jose State College.
CRISTIAN HARRIS (2005), Associate Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware.
DEBORAH HARTMAN (2008), Instructor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., College of Charleston; ED.S. Lincoln Memorial University.
BRANDON L. HASKETT (2008), Assistant Professor, Fine Arts
B.M.E., Indiana University; M.M., Arizona State University.
D.M.A., Arizona State University
DANIEL L. HATCH (2008), Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.A., Weber State University; M.S., Utah State University.
DAWN M. HAYES (2007), Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., Georgia State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
LINDA HEKIMOGLU (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.S. Columbus State University.
CRAIG ALLEN HENDERSON (2008), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., North Georgia College & State University.
NANCY B. HENDERSON (2007), Instructor, Learning Support Programs
B.S.Ed., University of Georgia; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
BRADFORD J. HERBERT (1995), Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
MICHELE B. HILL (2006), Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.F.A., Columbus College of Arts & Design; M.S.,
Ph.D., Georgia State University.
ELLEN HILLEGASS (2010), Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
B.A., Miami University; M.M.Sc., Emory University; Ed.D., University of Georgia
KRISTI A. HISLOPE (2001), Associate Professor, Modern Languages
B.S., Morehead State University; M.A., University of Kentucky- Lexington, Ph.D., Purdue University.
RALPH E. HITT (1993), Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S.A., D.V.M., University of Georgia.
MARKUS HITZ (1998), Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Ph.D., M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Diploma Math, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
SHERRY L. HIX (2009), Assistant Professors, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., Kennesaw State College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia
JOHN HOLLIDAY (2005), Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
A.A., Truett-McConnell College; B.S., Jacksonville State University;
M.A.M., Ph.D., Auburn University.
JULIE HOUSKNECHT (2006), Assistant Librarian, Library Technology Center
B.B.A, Georgia State University; M.L.I.S., Florida State University.
SHANNON T. HOWREY (2007), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S.B.A., Northern Arizona University; M.Ed., Texas A&M University Commerce; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
YIHSIN (NICOLAS) HU (2007), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., Santa Clara University; M.S., University of Kansas.
SUSAN HUFFMAN (2008), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.Ed., University of Tampa; M.N., Emory University; E.J.D., Concord Law School.
MARY E. HUMMEL (1988), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Alderson-Broaddus College; M.S.N., West Virginia University.
KENNETH P. HUTNICK, (2007), Instructor, Military Science
B.B.A., M.B.A., Georgia State University.
G. MARTIN IZZO (2005), Associate Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.A., M.B.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
ANTON JENKINS (2008), Instructor, Military Science
T. CHRISTOPHER JESPERSEN (2001), Professor, History
B.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
JOSEPH H. JONES (1991), Associate Professor, Physics
B.A., Carson - Newman College; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.
LARRY JONES (2007), Instructor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.B.A., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University; Ed.S., University of Georgia.
MARK H. JORDAN (2007), Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Mississippi State University; M.S., Troy State University;
Ph.D., Auburn University.
LAURIE JOSSEY (2005), Associate Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.A., Tift College; M.Ed., University of Georgia; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University.
APRIL C. KILINSKI (2007), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., Bluefield College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
GREGORY A. KILLEEN, (2007), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Northern Arizona University.
SUNG SHIN KIM (2008), Assistant Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., Paichai University; M.A., Fudan University; PhD, University of Pennsylvania.
IRENE KOKKALA (1997), Professor, Biology
B.S., Agricultural University of Athens; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Clemson University.
JOHN S. KRUGER (1999), Instructor, Chemistry
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
WENDY KURANT ROLLINS (2005), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., Oglethorpe University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
ANNA LAMBROS (2007), Adjunct Instructor, Modern Languages
B.A., McPherson College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Florida State University.
BROOKS W. LANSING (2002), Assistant Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
A.S., Dalton State College; B.S., State University of West Georgia;
M.P.A., Columbus State University.
MELISSA LAYNE (2005), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S.Ed., Athens State College; M.Ed., Auburn University.
JACQUELINE E. LEEPER (2002), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Colorado-Boulder; Ed.D., Temple University.
LAROY C. LINER (2008), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., B.A., TUI University.
STEVEN LLOYD (2006), Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.S., University of Georgia; M.S., University of Memphis;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
DAVID LOMBARDO (2009), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., North Georgia College & State University
ERRONG LU (1998), Assistant Professor, Library Technology Center
B.A., Shanghai Teachers University; M.S., M.L.S., Florida State University.
RUTH M. MAHER (2008), Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., M.P.T., Georgia State University; Ph.D. Simmons College.
D. BRIAN MANN (1999), Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
MICHAEL MARLING de CUELLAR (2001), Associate Professor, Visual Arts
B.F.A., University of West Florida; M.F.A., Florida State University;
M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
WARREN S. MARTIN (2009), Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.B.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Texas.
CARMEN MAS (2000), Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., M.Ed., Spalding University; Ph.D., Indiana University.
TIMOTHY MAY (2004), Associate Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Indiana University;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
VICTORIA L. MCCARD (1993), Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University.
ASHLEE MCCASKILL (2009), Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Cornell University
FRANK J. "MAC" MCCONNELL (1987), Adjunct Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.B.A., North Georgia College, M.B.A., Mercer University.
MICHAEL B. MCGINNIS (2007), Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Elizabethtown College; Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
GORDON E. MCNEER (1995), Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.
AUGUSTINE MEAHER, IV (2009), Assistant Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Melbourne
JON P. MEHLFERBER (2008), Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
B.F.A., University of Central Florida; M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
JANET MELTON (2006), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; M.S., University of California-San Francisco; M.T.S., Spring Hill College.
KIM I. MELTON (1998), Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S.Ed., University of Georgia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
MARTHA E. MERRITT (1988), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.A., M.A.T., M.A., University of South Carolina.
ROBERT O. MICHAEL (1995), Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Washington University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
TERRIE MILLARD (2005), Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., Temple University; M.M.Sc., Emory University.
CAROL A. MILLER (1996), Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., Boston University; M.S., MGH Institute of Health Professions;
Ph.D., Walden University.
MELINDA MILLS ((2010), Instructor, Psychology and Sociology
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.P.A, M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University
REAGAN MILLS-BIWOTT (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., Berry College; Ed.S., ED.D., University of West GA.
JONATHAN S. MINER (2007), Assistant Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.A., Indiana University - Bloomington; J.D., Drake University;
M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
AMY L. MITTON (2009), Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.S.N., B.S.N., M.S., North Georgia College & State University.
JUDITH A. MONSAAS (1995), Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth; M.Ed., University of Puget Sound; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
KATHY MOODY (2009), Instructor, Teacher Education
B.A., M.A., University of Delaware.
JOSEPH MORGAN (2005), Assistant Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.S., National-Louis University; M.F.S., National University.
BONNIE M. MORRIS (1985), Assistant Professor, Library Technology Center
B.S., Nicholls State University; M.L.S., Louisiana State University.
DAVID E. MORRIS (1984), Associate Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S.B.A., M.P.A., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., American University of London.
MEGAN A. NASON (2009), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., University of Georgia; M.Ed., Georgia State University
DIANNE E. NELSON (2009), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., University of Central Alabama; D.N.Sc., Rush University
THOMAS NELSON (2009), Professor, Biology
B.S., Illinois State University; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
PATRICIA NODINE (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Mercer University; M.Ed., University of Georgia.
T. KENT NORSWORTHY (2006), Instructor, Health and Physical Education
B.B.A., North Georgia College & State University.
REZA NOURBAKHSH (2002), Professor, Physical Therapy
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
RICHARD H. OATES (1982), Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., Erskine College; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia.
PETER H. OPPENHEIMER (2001), Associate Professor, Business Administration
A.A., Florida State University; B.S., University of South Carolina;
M.B.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
ROBERT A. ORWIG (2002), Associate Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy; M.B.A., D.B.A., Mississippi State University.
STEFANIE D. PALMA (2004), Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
B.S., M.Ed., Georgia State University; D.P.T., University of Central Arkansas.
VICTOR C. PARKER (2007), Instructor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
A.A., Brewton-Parker College; B.A., West Georgia College;
J.D., Mercer University.
WILLIAM E. PARKER (2010), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Upper Iowa University; M.B.A., Hawaii Pacific University
PATRICE PARRIS (2007), Instructor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., Georgia Southern University.
KATHRYN V. PARRISH (2009), Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.S.N., B.S.N., M.S., North Georgia College & State University
JAN L. PARTIN (2001), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Valdosta State University; M.S.N., Georgia State University.
BRENT A. PATERLINE (1995), Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.A., Randolph-Macon College; M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
BRYSON PAYNE (2005), Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., Georgia State University
HOLLY R. PAYNE (2000), Instructor, Mathematics and Computer Science
A.A., Truett McConnell College; B.S., M.P.A., North Georgia College & State University.
TERESA A. PAYNE (2007), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
MARK E. PERRY (2009), Assistant Professor, Performing Arts
B.M., Arizona State University; M.M., M.A., University of Idaho
MARNIE C. PHIPPS (2009), Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D.,
University of Northern Colorado.
J. KENT POFF (1995), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.S., West Virginia Tech; M.B.A., West Virginia College of Graduate Studies; Ph.D.,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
MARGARET E. POITEVINT (2000), Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Georgia Southern University.
JESSICA AYER POOLE (2003), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.Ed., Berry College.
DAVID L. POTTER (2005), President
B.A. Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D., The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.
JOEL M. POTTER (2008), Assistant Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
C. MICHAEL POWELL (1998), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.S., University of Florida; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida.
GARY PRESTON (2005), Associate Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Auburn University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University.
RICHARD M. PRIOR (1994), Professor, Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida.
MICHAEL PROULX (2008), Assistant Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara.
MICHAEL D. PYOTT (2008), Professor, Military Science
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; M.M.A.S., Command and General Staff College.
K. MICHAEL REESE (1994), Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.S., Troy State College; J.D., University of Alabama; LL.M., Emory University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
LINDSAY H. REEVES (2000), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., Ithaca College; M.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
CHANTELLE RENAUD-GRANT (2009), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Grambling State University; M.S., University of Texas-San Antonio; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
KELLEY A. ROBERTS (2005), Adjunct Instructor, English
B.A., Georgia State University; B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
CHUCK L. ROBERTSON (2002), Associate Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.S., University of Tennessee-Martin; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.
BONNIE J. ROBINSON (1995), Professor, English
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
JOHN ROOP (2004), Instructor, Psychology and Sociology
B.A., Tennessee Temple University; M.A., Liberty University.
PHILIP S. ROSSO (2007), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
CLAY ROWELLl (2009), Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.S., Birmingham Sourthern College; M.A., Ed.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ph.D.,
University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
ANNA M. RULSKA (2009), Assistant Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.S., Lyon College; M.A., M.A., Bowling Green State University.
PAMELA SACHANT (2005), Associate Professor, Visual Arts
B.A., M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Delaware.
SALEM SALEM (2009), Adjunct Instructor, Modern Languages
ALICE V. SAMPSON (2001), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
VINITA SANGTANI (2006), Assistant Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., M.B.A., Bombay University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
REBECCA SCHACHT (2007), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University;
Ed.S., University of Georgia.
JOHN SCOTT (2006), Associate Professor, Business Administration
B.B.A., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
MIRIAM SEGURA-TOTTEN (2009), Associate Professor, Biology
A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
ALEX J. SEIDENSTICKER (2010), Instructor, Military Science
B.A., Illinois Institute of Technology; M.A., Webster University
BRAD A. SHAFER (2010), Associate Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.B.A., North Georgia College & State University; M.Acc., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Utah.
RYAN A. SHANKS (2007), Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia.
CYNTHIA SHERRILL (2005), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University;
Ed.S., Lincoln Memorial University.
SHELLEY SHOPE (2008), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., Brenau University; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
JOSEPH B. SHORR (2009), Instructor, Military Science
B.A., University of Buffalo
PATRICIA C. SIMMONS (1999), Assistant Professor, Nursing
M.N., Emory University.
A. ROBERT SINN (2003), Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
MARINA F. SLEMMONS (1999), Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Texas; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Women's University.
BARBARA W. SMITH (2000), Instructor, Modern Languages
B.S., Brenau University; M.Ed., University of Georgia.
BRENDA S. SMITH (2006), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Lenoir Rhyne College; M.S.N., University to Tennessee-Knoxville.
JENNIFER L. SMITH (2000), Associate Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., University of Massachusetts - Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
MELISSA SMITH (2009), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University; M.S., South University
STEPHEN M. SMITH (1993), Professor, Psychology and Sociology
B.A., University of Texas; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
KATHLEEN SNOW (2008), Instructor, English
B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Kennesaw State University.
STEPHANIE SONGER (2005), Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., North Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., Emory University.
DIANNA SPENCE (2005), Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.S., Georgia State University;
Ph.D., Emory University.
TAMARA SPIKE (2006), Associate Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University.
MARK C. SPRAKER (1997), Professor, Physics
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.
REGENA SPRATLING (2006), Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Mercer University; M.S., Georgia State University.
NANCY J. STAHL (1992), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of South Carolina; M.S.N., Villanova University.
JOYCE STAVICK (2005), Associate Professor, English
B.A., B.S.Ed., Miami University; M.A., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
MARIANA STONE (2001), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Univeridad de la Pampa; M.A., University of Florida.
DEREK SURANIE (2000), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., Marietta College; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
JASON M. SWAIM (2008), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Appalachian State University.
L. ELAINE TAYLOR (2001), Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., Medical College of Georgia; M.N., Emory University.
ELISABETH TEAL (2003), Associate Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Brenau University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
RUSSELL TEASLEY (2006), Assistant Professor, Business Administration
B.S., North Carolina State University; M.S., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
THOMAS E. TEMPLES (1994), Associate Professor, Health and Physical
Education
B.S., M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
WESLEY L. THOMAS (1978), Adjunct Instructor, Teacher Education
B.S., North Georgia College; M.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
M. DAN THOMPSON (1994), Professor, Chemistry
B.S., East Texas Baptist University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
THOMAS I. THRASHER (2003), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Georgia State University; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
AIMEE L. TOMLINSON (2007), Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Carnegie Melton University.
SHAWN TONNER (2005), Associate Professor, Library Technology Center
B.A., St. Francis Xavier University; M.L.S., McGill University;
M.S., Florida State University.
ALVARO TORRES-CALDERON (2006), Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
B.A., Universidad de Lima; M.A., University of Memphis;
Ph.D., Florida State University.
JOSHUA TRAVIS (2004), Instructor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., Reinhardt College; M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
EUGENE S. VANSICKLE (2007), Assistant Professor, History and Philosophy
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University.
GREGG A. VELATINI (2003), Instructor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology.
TODD M. VICK (2008), Instructor, Military Science
B.S., Southern Illinois University.
WENDY J. WALKER (2009), Assistant Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., Florida A & M University; M.B.A., Emory University; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.
SHANE WEBB (2004), Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., University of California - Riverside; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
YONG WEI (2007), Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., M.S., Nanjing University (China); M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
JEANNE WELCH (2009), Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
M.S.P.T., North Georgia College & State University; D.P.T., A.T. Still University.
KELLY ALLISON WEST (2004), Instructor, Biology
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
KELLIE M. WHELAN-KIM (1999), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Emory University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
LAURA D. WHITAKER-LEA (1992), Adjunct Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.A., Berry College; M.A., Bowling Green State University.
BETSY WHITLEY (2006), Associate Librarian, Library Technology Center
B.A., M.L.S., Florida State University; M.L.A., University of North Carolina-Asheville.
DENNIS WHITTLE (2005), Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.Ed., Ed. S., Ed.D., University of Georgia.
SALLY N. WIEDMANN (1998), Associate Professor, History and Philosophy
B.A., M.Phil., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Miami.
LINDA STALLWORTH WILLIAMS (1999), Professor, English
B.A. State University of West Georgia; M.A. University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D. University of Oklahoma.
AMANDA WILLIAMSON (2009), Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., North Georgia College & State University.
CHARLES H. WILSON III (2007), Assistant Professor, Political Science and Criminal Justice
B.S., M.A., University of Georgia; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; J.D., University of Toledo; M.P.A., North Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
CIERRA P. WINKLER (2009), Instructor, English
B.A., North Georgia College & State University; M.A., University of Alaska Anchorage
PAMELA K. WRIGHT (2008), Assistant Professor, English
B.A., University of Maine; M.A., Valdosta State University;
Ph.D., Washington State University.
JOHN C. YEOMAN (1994), Associate Professor, Mike Cottrell School of Business
B.S., M.Me., North Carolina State University at Raleigh; M.B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
DENISE YOUNG (2005), Associate Professor, Teacher Education
B.S., University of Nevada, Reno; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
CHUNGENG ZHU (2008), Associate Professor, English
Ph.D., Emory University.