University of Nebraska at Kearney

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

FACULTY

Faculty Listing Key: Name, Title; UNK Start Date; Degree and Granting Institution.

Julia Agard
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education; 1974; B.S., Mankato State University; M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Esmat Shahla Alavi
Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Systems; 1989; B.S., National University, Teheran, Iran; M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Abodule Alavi-Behbanhani
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems; 1983; B.A., Iranian Institute of Advanced Accounting, Teheran, Iran; M.S., Oklahoma City University; M.S., University of Arkansas.

David Amstutz
Associate Professor of Physics; 1969; B.S., Kearney State College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Polly Amstutz
Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics; 1984; B.A., M.S. Ed., Kearney State College.

David Anderson
Professor of English; 1966; B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Gregory L. Anderson
Assistant Professor, Library; 1988; B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A.L.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

John Anderson
Assistant Professor of Political Science; 1993; B.S., B.A., M.A., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., Washington Sate University.

Kari K. Anderson
Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Business Education and Internship Director for the College of Business and Technology; 1986; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Teara Archwamety
Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1979; B.Ed., Chulalongkorn University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Sylvia Asay
Lecturer in Family and Consumer Sciences; 1991, B.S., M.S.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Richard Ashman
Associate Professor in Nebraska Safety Center; 1978; B.S., M.Ed., University of Nebraska; Ed.S., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Colleen Babcock
Lecturer in Family and Consumer Sciences; 1992; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.S., Purdue University.

Joan Bailey
Associate Professor of Physical Education; Head Swimming Coach; 1963; B.S., M.S., Emporia State University; Ed.S., New York University.

Jill H. Baker
Interim Director andAssistant Professor of Social Work 1991; B.A. University of Texas; M.S.W. University of Hawaii.

Richard Barlow
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1966; B.S., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Kansas; D.A., University of Northern Colorado.

Roy S. Barnard
Associate Professor, Library; 1978; B.A., Cornell University; M.A., St. Bonaventure University; M.L.S., Shippensburg State College.

Elizabeth A. Barrett
Instructor of Journalism and Mass Communication; 1987; B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska.

Assefaw Bariagaber
Assistant Professor of Political Science; 1991; B.S., Asmara University, Ethiopia; M.S., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Janice Barton
Associate Professor of Business Administration/Business Education; 1987; B.S., M.Ed., University of Nebraska; M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Elaine Batenhorst
Assistant Director and Instructor in the Learning Skills Center; 1980; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

David A. Bauer
Associate Professor of Music; 1984; B.M. Ed., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; M.M.Ed., University of Missouri; Ed.D., Arizona State University.

A. Steele Becker
Assistant Dean, College of Natural and Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Geography; 1964; A.B., University of Kansas; M.A., Indiana University.

Betty Becker-Theye
Professor, Department of Foreign Languages; 1967; B.A., Washburn University; M.S., Emporia Kansas State University; Ph.D., State University of New York.

Gordon E. Bennett
Chair and Assistant Professor; 1975; Department of Geography B.S., M.A., California State University in San Diego.

Joseph Benz
Associate Professor of Psychology; 1989; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Kathryn N. Benzel
Associate Professor of English; 1987; B.Ed., M.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Michael A. Benzel
Professor of English; 1983; B.A., University of California-Riverside; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo.

Betty L. Bethell
Instructor of Physical Education; 1964; B.S., Pittsburg Kansas State University; M.A., University of Northern Colorado.

Larry Bettermann
Associate Professo of Special Education and Communication Disorders; 1978; B.A., Concordia Teachers College; M.A., Ed.D., Northern Illinois University.

Charles Bicak
Professor of Biology; 1992; B.S., University of Nebraska at Kearney; M.S., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Paul Bishop
Professor of Physical Education; 1974; B.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; M.S., Bowling Green State University; Ed.D., University of Utah.

Gordon Blake
Professor of Economics; 1963; B.A., Doane College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska. C.F. I.

Peter Blickensderfer
Professor of Chemistry; 1966; B.A., College of Wooster; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Christine Boeckl
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History; 1991; B.A. University of Vienna, M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Diane Boerkircher
Instructor of Special Education/Communication Disorders; 1990; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Karl J. Borden
Professor of Accounting/Finance; 1986; A.B., Colgate University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Massachusetts; M.B.A., University of Cincinnati.

L. Claire Boroff
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Head Football Coach; 1969; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Wayne Briner
Assistant Professor of Psychology; 1992; B.A., M.A., Sangamon State University; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University.

Gregory M. Broekemier
Assistant Professor of Management/Marketing; 1987; B.S., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Mark Brosamle
Lecturer in Physical Education; Assistant Football Coach; 1988; B.S., Morningside College, M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Cindy Brown
Assistant Professor of Social Work ; 1990; B.S., Kearney State College; M.S. W., University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Dennis Brown
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice; 1977; B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.S., Southern Oregon College; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Kevin Byrd
Assistant Professor of Psychology; 1990; B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology.

Elsie Cafferty
Professor of Business Administration/Business Education; 1974; B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Margaret Camp
Associate Professor of Business Administration/Business Education; 1976; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Donn A. Carlson
Professor of Physics and Physical Science; 1967; B.S., Maryville State College; M.S.T., University of North Dakota; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Joseph R. Carlson, Jr.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice; 1993; B.A., Brigham Young University; M.B.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.

Roger Carlson
Professor of Physics and Physical Science; 1970; A.B., Bethel College; M.E., University of Florida; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Donald A. Carpenter
Chair and Associate Professor; Computer Science and Information Systems; 1985; B.S., Kearney State College; M.B.A., University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Ph.D, University of Nebraska.

Kathy Carpenter
Director and Associate Professor Learning Skills Center; 1975; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Larry Carstenson
Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing and Director of Airway Science; 1991; B.S., J.D., University of Nebraska.

Xavier A. Chavez
Lecturer in Foreign Languages; 1992; B.A., Kearney State College.

Xiangning Chen
Assistant Professor of Chemistry; 1991; B.S., Beijing University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

R. David Clark
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics; Director, Health Related Education Programs; 1975; B.S., Ph.D. Leeds University, England.

Larry Claussen
Assistant Professor of Industrial Technology; 1984; B.S., University of South Dakota; M.S., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D. University of Wyoming.

Lyle Claussen
Lecturer in Physical Education; Head Men's Cross Country and Track Coach; 1987; B.S., Southern State College; M.S. South Dakota State University.

Robert Clougherty, Jr.
Assistant Professor of English; 1990; B.A., Villanova University; M.A., Texas Women's University; Ph.D., Tulsa University.

Benton Cobb
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1992; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Robert Cocetti
Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1971; B.A., Adams State College; M.F.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Lyle D. Colsden
Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Business Administration/Business Education and Director of Vocational Education Center; 1969; B.A., M.S.Ed., Wayne State College.

Tom Contine
Associate Professor of Professional Teacher Education; 1987; B.S., Louisiana State University; M.S., University of Michigan; Ed.D., University of Houston.

James Cook
Professor of Music; 1986; B.A., M.A., Conservatory of Music of the University of Missouri at Kansas City; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin.

James Cooper
Associate Professor of Management/Marketing; 1992; B.S., M.S., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Herbert Craig
Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages; 1989; B.A., Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Ronald Crocker
Professor of Music and Assistant Dean of Fine Arts and Humanities; 1966; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan; M.A., University of Iowa; D.M.E., University of Northern Colorado.

Sharyn M. Crossman
Chair and Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1987; B.S., M.S., Utah State University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Beverly Curry
Lecturer in Family and Consumer Sciences; 1990; B.S., Ottawa University; M.A., Kansas State University.

Mary Daake
Lecturer in Political Science; 1990; B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska.

Michael Dalton
Lecturer in Physical Education; Assistant Athletic Trainer; 1983; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., Michigan Technological University.

M. Stanley Dart
Associate Professor of Geography; 1968; B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.A., Rutgers University.

Charles Davies
Associate Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1988; B.F.A., Kearney State College; M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Gary Davis
Assistant Professor of Music; 1990; B.M.E., M.M., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Roger Davis
Associate Professor of History; 1986; B.A., Youngstown State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Patricia Denison
Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1974; B.S., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Thomas Dennis
Associate Professor of Art; 1987; B.S., Peru State College; M.A.Ed. Kearney State College; M.F.A., Wichita State University.

Richard Detsch
Professor of Foreign Languages; 1977; B.A., University of San Francisco; M.A., University of California-Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Colorado.

John N. Dinsmore
Chair and Professor of Art; 1968; B.S., Northeast Missouri State University; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ed.D., University of Kansas.

Julie Dinsmore
Lecturer in Counseling and School Psychology; 1992; M.S.Ed., Ed.S., University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Craig D. Dodson
Assistant Professor of Chemistry; 1992; B.S., University of Idaho; Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Joseph Donnelly
Professor of Physical Education; Director, Human Performance Laboratory; 1977; B.S., Davis and Elkins College; M.S., Eastern Illinois University; Ed.D., West Virginia University.

Dennis D. Dop
Master Sergeant (MSG); Senior Drill Instructor, Department of Military Science; School of Cadet Command, Ft. Monroe, Virginia.

C. Thomas Draper
Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication; 1986; B.S., Southeast Missouri State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin.

Greg Dunn
Lecturer in Industrial Technology; 1988; B.S., Kearney State College; M.A., Ball State University.

Maurine C. Eckloff
Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1962; B.A., University of Denver; M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Mark Eifler
Assistant Professor of History; 1992; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.

Bruce Elder
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance; Golf Coach; 1983; B.S., Kearney State College; J.D., University of Nebraska.

Kent C. Emal
Associate Professor of Special Education and Communication Disorders; 1967; B.S., Kearney State College; M.A., Denver University.

Barbara Emrys
Assistant Professor of English; 1992; B.A., M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Kathleen English
Lecturer in Physical Education; Head Athletic Trainer; 1981; B.A.Ed., Kearney State College; M.S., Eastern Illinois University.

Jess Enns
Associate Professor of Sociology; 1970; B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.S., Central Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Donald Envick
Professor of Industrial Technology; 1987; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., Texas A&M University.

Brad L. Ericson
Associate Professor of Biology; 1989; B.S., University of Nebraska at Kearney; Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine.

James Ermatinger
Associate Professor of History; 1989; B.S., M.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., Indiana University.

Tommy Eshleman
Assistant Professor of Economics; 1992; B.S., Northwestern Oklahoma State University; M.A., Washington State University.

Kent Estes
Chair and Associate Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1975; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Perry L. Evans
Lecturer in Accounting/Finance; 1992; B.S., M.B.A., University of South Dakota.

Kathryn Falconer
Professor of Special Education and Communication Disorders; 1979; B.A., Middlebury College; M.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Gene Fendt
Associate Professor of Philosophy; 1987; B.A., Marquette University; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Dayle G. Fitzke
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1956; B.S., Kearney State College; M.Ed., University of Nebraska; M.A., University of Illinois.

Betsy Fleche
Assistant Professor of English; 1992; B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Josee Forell
Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1982; B.A., Cornell University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Jerald L. Fox
Director of International Education and Associate Professor of Foreign Languages; 1975; B.A., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Nebraska.

Scott Fredrickson
Assistant Professor of Professional Teacher Education; 1992; B.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha; M.E., Texas Tech. University; Ed.D., Texas Tech. University.

Kathryn French
Assistant Professor of Special Education/Communication Disorders; 1992; B.A., Shimer College; M.S., Northern Illinois University.

Doyle Fyfe
Professor of Physical Education; 1970; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Utah.

Jack B. Garrison
Associate Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1968; B.A., Western Illinois University; M.A., University of Kansas.

James German
Assistant Professor of History; 1990; B.A., Whitworth College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside.

Robert Gerten
Lecturer for Physics and Physical Sciences; 1991; B.S., Kearney State College; M.S.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Susanne George
Associate Professor of English; 1988; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Nebraka.

Deirdre Gibbons
Lecturer in Travel/Tourism; 1990; B.A., Southern Illinois University; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Terry Gibbs
Coordinator of Airway Science, Management and Marketing; 1992; B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.S., Arizona State University.

James N. Gilbert
Chair and Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; 1988; B.S., California State University; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.

Michael L. Gintzler
Associate Professor of Sociology; 1969; B.A., M.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University.

Marvin E. Glasser
Chair and Professor, Department of Physics and Physical Science; 1970; B.S., Midland College; M.S., Colorado State University.

Stephen D. Glazier
Associate Professor of Sociology; 1988; A.B., Eastern University; M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary: M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Thomas Godfrey
Professor of English; 1963; B.A., M.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Marion Grandone
Assistant Professor of English; 1968; B.A., Creighton University; M.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Randall Warren Gray
Captain, Assistant Professor of Military Science; 1992; B.B.A., University of Oklahoma.

Jeffrey Green
Assistant Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1990; B.S., M.F.A., Ohio University.

Leonard L. Gregory
Professor of Educational Administration; 1986; B.S., Colorado State University; M.A., Ed.D., University of Wyoming.

Lucille Freeman Gregory
Associate Professor of Educational Administration; 1986; B.A., Muskingum College; M.S. Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

Galen D. Hadley
Professor of Business, 1991; B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.B.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

Marilyn Hadley
Chair and Professor of Professional Teacher Education; 1992; B.S., M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ed.D., University of South Dakota.

Ellen Halperin-Royer
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts; 1990; B.S., Syracuse University; M.A., Montclair State College; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Kyle Hancock
Assistant Professor of Music; 1992; B.M. Ed., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; D.M.A., University of Michigan.

Connie Hansen
Instructor of Physical Education; 1965; B.S., Fort Hays State University, M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Tom Hansen
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education; 1989; B.A., Northern State College; M.S., South Dakota State University; Ed.D., University of South Dakota.

Randall Heckman
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1971; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Michael R. Herbison
Associate Professor, Library; 1993; B.A., M.A., Universityof Wyoming; M.L.S., Universityof Texas at Austin.

John F. Hertner
Professor of Biology; 1974; B.A., M.A., Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado; D.A., University of Northern Colorado.

Robyn Sue Hess
Assistant Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1993; B.A., M.S., Central Washington University; Ph.D, Univeristy of Northern Colorado.

Marsha Hewitt
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History; 1992; B.A., B.F.A., M.A., University of Michigan; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art.

Charlene Hildebrand
Assistant Professor of Elementary/Early Childhood Education; 1992; B.S., Fort Hays State University; M.A.Ed., Kearney State College, Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Brian Hill
Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Travel and Tourism Specialist; 1989; B.S., Brigham Young University.

Chris l. Hillburn
Assistant Professor of Economics; 1990; B.S., University of Arkansas; M.B.A., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Iowa State University.

David J. Hirschfeld
Lecturer in Accounting/Finance; 1992; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., North Dakota State University.

Kay Hodge
Assistant Professor of Management/Marketing; 1984; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Scott Hoffman
Lecturer in Physical Education; Assistant Football and Strength Coach; 1987; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Janet Hopkins
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems; 1988; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Denver.

Shari Horner
Assistant Professor of English; 1993; B.A., Luther College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Shirley Houston
Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Business Education; 1972; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Doyle Howitt
Instructor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1963; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Deborah A. Huber
Audiologist, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders; 1986; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado.

Carol Hudson
Lecturer in Special Education; 1991; B.A., M.A.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Gerald A. Hueser
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Co-Head Men's Basketball Coach; 1967; B.A., Wayne State College; M.A., University of Wyoming.

James Hullinger
Assistant Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1985; B.S., M.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Marianne Hunt
Lecturer in Professional Teacher Education; 1989; B.S., Nebraska Western College; M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Roy L. Hyatte
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication; 1987; B.S., M.S., Butler University.

Richard W. Ikenberry
Professor of Biology; 1965; B.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Mary Iten
Instructor of Physical Education; Head Women's Cross Country and Track Coach; 1977; B.S., Winona State University; M.S., University of Kansas.

Dennis Jacobsen
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; 1985; B.S., Kearney State College; M.S., University of Minnesota.

Howard Jacobson
Associate Professor of Art; 1987; B.A., M.A., M.F.A., Fort Hays State University.

Thomas P. Jacobson
Associate Professor of Educational Administration; 1991; B.S., Bemidji State University; M.S., St. Cloud State University; Ed.S, Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Akbar Javidi
Associate Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1986; B.A., College of Translation, Tehran, Iran; M.A., Oklahoma City University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Allan Jenkins
Associate Professor of Economics; 1987; B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Darrel V. Jensen
Director of Nebraska Safety Center, Associate Professor B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University; 1975.

Lynn E. Johnson
Professor, Department of Professional Teacher Education; 1969; B.A., Midland College; M.E., Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Gladys Styles Johnston
Professor of Management/Marketing; 1993; B.A., Cheyney University; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D, Cornell University.

Marilyn Jussel
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems; 1977; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Richard F. Jussel
Professor of English, Director of Honors Program; 1969; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Ernest Kachingwe
Assistant Professor of Social Work; 1988; B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Jack Karraker
Professor, Department of Art; 1961; B.S., M.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; M.F.A., University of Idaho.

Antonis Katsiyannis
Assistant Professor of Special Education; 1991, B.A., Hellenic College/Holy Cross; M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ed.S., Ed.D., William and Mary.

Don Kaufman
Professor of Chemistry; 1969; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Stan Kaye
Assistant Professor of Speech Communication/Theatre Arts; 1992; B.A., Brooklyn College; M.F.A, University of Hawaii.

Diana J. Keith
Associate Professor, Library; 1979; B.A., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Denver.

Daryl Kelley
Assistant Professor of Sociology; 1986; B.A., Indiana University at Fort Wayne; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University.

Frederick N. Kempf
Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1969; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Gene H. Koepke
Professor of Management/Marketing; 1972; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Ron Konecny
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing; 1988; B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Vani Vijaya Kotcherlakota
Associate Professor of Economics; 1986; B.A., Andhra University, Waltair, A.P., India; M.A., University of Western Ontario, Canada; M.A., Queen's University, Canada; Ph.D., Andhra University, India.

Alan Kraning
Professor of Art; 1984; B.A., Macalester College; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art.

R. Sivarama Krishnan
Professor of Chemistry; 1972; B.S., M.A., M.S., University of Madras; Ph.D., Texas A & M University.

Thomas Kropp
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Co-Head Men's Basketball Coach; 1983; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

John F. Kuecker
Professor of Chemistry; 1965; B.S., Northern (S.D.) State College; B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Larry Kuskie
Associate Professor and Chair of Industrial Techonology; 1982; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Nothern Colorado.

Marlene Kuskie
Assistant Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1989; B.S., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Donald Lackey
Chair and Professor of Physical Education; B.S., Eastern Illinois; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Ronald L. Landstrom
Assistant Dean, College of Business & Technology and Associate Professor of Management/Marketing; 1958; B.A., Kearney State College; M.B.A., University of Denver.

Kennard Larson
Associate Professor of Industrial Technology, 1991; B.S., Peru State College; M.S., Pittsburgh State University; Ph.D., University of Northern Iowa.

Lillian C. Larson
Chair and Associate Professor of Special Education/Communication DIsorders; 1987; A.B., Augustana College; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., Indiana University.

George M. Lawson, Jr.
Chair and Associate Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1988; B.A.Ed., University of New Mexico; M.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Richard Lebsack
Professor ofManagement and Marketing; 1976; B.S., M.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Sandy Lebsack
Lecturer in Management/Marketing; 1990; B.S., Fort Hays Kansas State University; M.A., Mankato State University.

John G. Lillis
Assistant Professor, Library; 1986; B.S., Michigan State University; M.L.S., University of Washington.

Carol Lilly
Assistant Professor of History; 1992; B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.

Robert D. Lind
Associate Professor of Geography; 1967; B.A., M.A., University of Northern Colorado.

Carol Lomicky
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication; 1982; B.S., M.A.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Stanley Longfellow
Professor of Biology; 1966; B.A., M.A., Peru State College; Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Peter J. Longo
Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science; 1988; B.A., Creighton University; J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Keith Lowry
Professor of Art; 1962; B.S., M.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; M.F.A., Wichita State University.

Clinton J. Ludeman
Professor of Elementary Education; 1969; B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., University of Illinois, M.Ed., Ed.D.,University of Nebraska.

Dennis W. Lund
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice; 1988; A.B. Fresno State College; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Douglas E. Lund
Professor of Biology; 1962; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Lutfi A. Lutfiyya
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1987; B.A., Simpson College; M.S. Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Thomas Magstadt
Professor of Political Science; 1986; B.A., Augustana College; M.A., Ph.D., The John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Joseph E. Mahony
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education; 1988; A.B., M.Ed. Ed.D., Boston University.

C. Trecia Markes
Assistant Professor of Physics and Physical Science; 1992; B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Phyllis Markussen
Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1988; B.S. Ed., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Thomas Scott Martin
Director and Associate Professor, Philosophy Program; 1986; A.A., Harrisburg Area Community College; B.S., Northern Arizona University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Craig S. Marxsen
Associate Professor of Economics; 1987; A.B., Georgia Southern College; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

Sharon L. Mason
Associate Professor, Library; 1981; B.A., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Denver; M.A., Witchita State University.

James M. May
Assistant Professor of Art; 1968; B.F.A., M.A., University of Denver.

Jerry McCollough
Professor of Professional Teacher Education; 1968; A.B., Kansas Wesleyan University; M.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Max A. McFarland
Associate Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1986; B.S., M.S.Ed., Ed.S., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of South Dakota.

Roberta McKenzie
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication; 1976; B.A., University of Nebraska; M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Rosella Meier
Instructor of Physical Education; 1967; B.A., Kearney State College; M.E., M.S., University of Nebraska.

Jose Mena-Werth
Assistant Professor of Physics and Physical Science; 1992; B.S., University of San Francisco; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Kenneth Messersmith
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems; 1987; B.S., M.S., University of Nebraska.

James G. Middleton
Associate Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1976; B.S.Ed., M.S., Ph.D, Central Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Kansas.

James A. Miller
Professor of Industrial Technology; 1968; B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Peggy I. Miller
Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics; 1986; B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Richard L. Miller
Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology; 1990; B.S., Weber State College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

M. David Moffett
Lecturer in Management and Marketing; 1989; B.A., M.B.A., Kearney State College.

Jane Moorehouse
Instructor of Physical Education; 1970; B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.S., Colorado State.

Donald Ace Morgan
Professor of Accounting/Finance; 1988; B.S. Northeast Missouri State Univeristy; M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Iowa; C.P.A.

Darrell Morris
Lecturer in Physical Education; Assistant Football Coach; 1987; B.S., Northwest Missouri State, M.A. Ed., Kearney State College.

Mary Jo Morrow
Instructor of Special Education and Communication Disorders; 1965-67, 1977; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.A., Northwestern University.

Sherry Morrow
Assistant Professor of Safety Education; 1980; B.A., B.S., Kearney State College; M.S., Central Missouri State University.

Dirk Mosig
Professor of Psychology; 1977; B.A., Eastern New Mexico University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.

Jeannette C. Murphy
Associate Professor of Professional Teacher Education; 1987; A.B., University of South Dakota; M.S.Ed., Chadron State College; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Guy Murray
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Head Baseball Coach; 1972; B.A., Eastern Montana College; M.S.Ed., Chadron State College.

Harold G. Nagel
Professor of Biology; 1969; B.S., M.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Jon W. Nelson
Associate Professor of Management/Marketing; 1967; B.S., University of Nebraska-Omaha; M.A., University of Nebraska

Barbara Nemecek
Chair and Associate Professor of Management/Marketing; 1993; B.S., Colorado State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Stout; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Harold J. Nichols
Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1993; B.S., Iowa State University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.

Donald F. Niemann
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1985; B.S., Peru State College; M.S.Ed., Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Kenneth Nikels
Professor of Psychology; 1971; B.A., Hiram Scott College; M.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Godson C. Obia
Associate Professor of Geography; 1987; B.S., University of Nigeria; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D, University of Oklahoma.

Irma O'Dell
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Director of Intramurals; 1985; B.S., George Williams College; M.S.Ed., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Jane Parks
Assistant Professor of Nursing; 1986; R.N., College of St. Mary-Omaha; B.S.N., Marymount College, Salina, Kansas; M.S.N., University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Victoria Patryla
Associate Professor of Special Education and Communication Disorders; 1989; B.S., M.A., Northeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., St. Louis University.

James Payne
Professor of Music; 1974; B.M., North Texas State University, Denton; M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia; D.M.A., North Texas State University.

Kay Payne
Director of Nebraska Business Development Center; 1983; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Lon Pearson
Chair and Professor of Foreign Languages, 1991; B.A., University of Utah; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Peck
Associate Professor of English; 1986; B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island.

Charles Peek
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of English; 1987; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Larry D. Peterson
Professor of Art; 1966; B.A., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ed.D.,University of Kansas.

Charles G. Pickens
Chair and Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; 1960; B.S., Central State University; M.S., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.

Ruth A. Pigott
Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology; 1974; B.S., Westmar College; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Vernon L. Plambeck
Professor of English; 1964; B.A., Hastings College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Glen Powell
Chair and Professor of Elementary Education; 1979; B.S., M.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Robert Price
Associate Professor of Physics; 1979; B.S., Eastern Oregon State College; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Earl E. Rademacher
Instructor of Business; 1960; B.A., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado.

John Ramey
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; Assistant Wrestling Coach; 1969-71, 1974; B.S., Valley City State College, North Dakota; M.S.Ed., Ed.S., Kearney State College.

Terry Renner
Instructor of Physical Education; Assistant Head Football Coach; 1970; B.A.Ed., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Sam C. Reno
Professor of Management and Marketing; 1967; B.S., University of Colorado; M.A., Adams State College; Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Jerry Ridgley
Associate Professor of Management/Marketing; 1984; B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Denver.

Karen L. Ringenberg
Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1991; B.S., M.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

James L. Roark
Chair and Professor of Chemistry; 1969; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan; Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

Philip S. Roberson
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education; 1991; B.A. Harding University; M.A. Texas Tech; M.R.E., Abilene Christian; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Merwin G. Roeder
Professor of Physical Education; 1964; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Deborah A. Rosenwinkel
Audiologist, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders; 1986; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado.

Steven Rothenberger
Associate Professor of Biology; 1992; B.S., M.S.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney; Ph.D., North Dakota State University.

James C. Rowling
Associate Professor, Library; 1975; B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha; M.A., University of Denver.

David Rozema
Assistant Professor of Philosophy; 1992; B.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of Utah.

Robert F. Rycek
Associate Professor of Psychology; 1983; B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University.

Charles Salestrom
Lecturer in Journalism and Mass Communication; 1992; B.S. University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Edgar Scantling
Associate Professor of Physical Education; Head Wrestling Coach; 1985; B.A., Humboldt State University; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Gary D. Schaaf
Associate Professor, Director of Dance; 1983; B.F.A., University of Wisconsin; M.F.A., University of Michigan.

Donald Schmidt
Assistant Professor of Political Science; 1965; B.A., M.A.T., Colorado State University.

Ruth Schmitz
Associate Professor of Management/Marketing; 1972; B.S., M.S., Northern State College, South Dakota; Specialist, Central Missouri State University.

Richard D. Schuessler
Assistant Professor of Art; 1993; A.A.S. in Advertising, Design and Production/MVCC; B.A., SUNY at Fredonia; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Raymond Schultze
Professor of Art; 1965; B.F.A., University of Nebraska; M.F.A., University of Colorado.

Michael W. Schuyler
Interim Dean of Natural and Social Sciences and Professor, Department of History; 1969; B.A., Southwestern College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Sue C. Schuyler
Lecturer in Foreign Languages; 1992; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Thomas R. Scofield
Assistant Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1992; M.S. Ed., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Everett A. Sechtem
Chair and Professor; Department of Economics; 1970; A.B., M.S., Ft. Hays Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Srivatsa Seshadri
Assistant Professor of Managment and Marketing; 1993; B.E., University of Mysore; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Phillip Shade
Associate Professor of Accounting/Finance; 1982; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., Kansas State University; D.B.A., Indiana University.

Kurt Siedschlaw
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice; 1989; B.A., Huron College; M.S., Michigan State University; J.D., University of South Dakota School of Law.

B. David Sinclair
Assistant Professor of English; 1967; B.Th., Midwest Christian College; M.A., Ft. Hays Kansas State University.

Arnold Sivils
Professor of Music; 1965; B.M.E., M.M., Wichita State University; D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

James E. Skidmore
Assistant Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1993; B.A., University of New Mexico; M.A., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of South Dakota.

Leonard C. Skov
Dean, College of Education; Professor of Education; 1968; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Donald G. Sluti
Assistant Professor of Management/Marketing; 1992; B.A., Niagara University of New York; B.S., Dakota State University; M.B.A., University of South Dakota; Ph.D., University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Kathleen Smith
Associate Professor of Business and Chair Department of Account/Finance; 1989; B.S., J.D., M.P.A., University of South Dakota; LL.M., University of the Pacific; C.P.A.

Todd D. Smith
Captain, Assistant Professor of Military Science; 1992; B.A. Crieghton University.

Cynthia A. Sneed
Assistant Professor of Accounting/Finance; 1993; Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of Alabama.

John E. Sneed
Assistant Professor of Accounting/Finance; 1993; B.S., B.A., M.A.S., M.Acc, Ph.D., University of Alabama.

Beverly Snyder
Assistant Professor of Counseling and School Psychology; 1992; Ed.D., M.Ed., University of Central Florida.

Lewis L. Snyder
Associate Professor of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts; 1986; A.B., Kentucky Christian College; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Linda Spessard-Schueth
Professor, Department of Biology; 1976; B.S., M.S., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

Joseph T. Springer
Associate Professor of Biology; 1979; B.A., Knox College; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University.

Janet E. Steele
Assistant Professor of Biology; 1993; B.S.,Texas A&M University; M.S., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Miami University

Carl D. Sterner
Professor of Chemistry; 1967; B.S., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

David R. Stevenson
Associate Professor of History; 1966; B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Yale University.

Bruce Stewart
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1965; B.S., Chadron State College; M.S., Oklahoma State University.

Carol Stines
Assistant Professor of Nursing; 1982; B.S.N., University of Tennessee; M.S.N., University of Nebraska College of Nursing.

Marvin Stone
Professor of Geography, Director of Social Science Program; 1965; B.A., Wayne State College; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Ivan Stones
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1963; B.A., University of Denver; M.S., Emporia Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Dale L. Sullivan
Assistant Professor of English; 1991; B.A., St. Mary of the Plains College; M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

James A. Swanson
Professor of Chemistry; 1962; B.A., Kearney State College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Laura Swinney
Assistant Professor of Accounting/Finance; 1991; B.S., Nebraska Christian College; M.B.A., University of Cincinnati, C.P.A.

Keith E. Terry
Chair and Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication; 1987; B.S. Wayne State College; M.A., Pittsburg State University, Ph.D. University of Tennessee.

Larry D. Theye
Professor of Management/Marketing; 1966; B.A., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Laura Tietjen
Lecturer in Physical Education and Assistant to the Athletic Director; 1987; B.S., University of Nebraska; M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Clayton E. True
Professor of Biology; 1965; B.S., Ottawa University; M.S., Emporia Kansas State University; Ph.D.,University of Nebraska.

Ronald Tuttle
Professor of Industrial Technology; 1974; B.S., M.A., Northeast Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Paul Twigg
Assistant Professor of Biology; 1992; B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Rebecca Umland
Associate Professor of English; 1990; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Sam Umland
Associate Professor of English; 1988; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Vernon Volpe
Interim Chair and Associate Professor of History; 1987; B.A., M.A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Theresa A. Wadkins
Instructor of Psychology; 1990; B.S., Kearney State College; M.S., Fort Hays State University.

Ed Walker
Professor of Elementary Education; 1979; B.S., Wayne State College; M.A., Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Thomas Walsh
Associate Professor of Professional Teacher Education; 1988; B.A., University of Omaha; B.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Rodney D. Ward
Sergeant First Class (SFC), Training NCO; 1993; Associate of General Studies, Central Texas College.

Don L. Welch
Professor of English; 1959; B.A., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D.,University of Nebraska.

Janet Whatley
Assistant Professor of Physical Education; 1991; B.S., University of Maine; M.S., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Boston University.

Nancy E. Whitman
Assistant Professor of Music; 1972; A.B., Cornell University; M.Ed., University of Florida.

Shirley Wiggins
Assistant Professor of Nursing; 1979, 1982; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Janet Wilke
Associate Professor, Library; 1988; B.S., M.S.Ed., Chadron State College; M.L.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

James A. Williams
Major, Chair and Assistant Professor of Military Science; 1990; B.S. Education, Chadron State College, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

Marvin C. Williams
Chair and Professor of Biology; 1966; B.S., M.S., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Barton Willis
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; 1992; B.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Walt Wood
Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Systems; 1992; B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.B.A., Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute.

William Wozniak
Associate Professor of Psychology; 1978; A.B., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., Miami University.

Dan Wurtz
Lecturer in Physical Education; Head Women's Basketball Coach; 1986; B.A.Ed., M.S.Ed., Kearney State College.

Marsha K. Yeagley
Lecturer in Management/Marketing; 1978-79, 1981; B.S., M.B.A., Kearney State College.

J. Thomas York
Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages; 1966; B.A., Kearney State College; M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Diplome de Didactique des Langues, La Sorbonne-Nouvelle.

Maha Younes
Assistant Professor of Social Work 1991; B.S., M.S. Ed. Kearney State College; M.S.W., University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Ann Elizabeth O'Quinn Young
Professor of History; 1965; A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Robert Young
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance; 1965; B.A., M.A., University of Iowa.

Sharon K. Youngberg
Assistant Professor, Library; 1990; B.G.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha; M.A.L.S., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Gary E. Zaruba
Professor of Art; 1967; B.F.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha; M.S.Ed., Kearney State College; Ed.D.,University of Nebraska.

Jane Ziebarth
Instructor of Professional Teacher Education; 1984; B.A., M.A.Ed., Kearney State College.

Annabell Zikmund
Assistant Professor of Music; 1983; B.M.E., M.M., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Dale Zikmund
Professor of Business Administration/Business Education; 1972; B.S., M.S., Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

Kennard Zimmerman
Lecturer in Management/Marketing; 1985; B.S., M.B.A., Kearney State College.