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Subsections

  • Board of Trustees
    • Term Expires 2010
    • Term Expires 2009
    • Term Expires 2008

  • Life Trustees
  • Honorary Trustees
  • Emeriti
  • Members of the Faculty
  • Administrative Personnel
    • Academic Advising
    • Academic Affairs
    • Administrative Services
    • Affirmative Action
    • Alumni and College Advancement
    • Athletics
    • Business Affairs
    • Enrollment Management
    • Facilities Management
    • Financial Assistance
    • Health and Counseling Services
    • Information Technology
    • Institutional Research
    • Library Services
    • President
    • Registrar
    • Religious Life
    • Student Affairs
    • Teacher Education and Placement
    • Veterans Administration
    • Writing Studio

  • Alumni Association
    • Officers
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
      • Term Ends 2008
      • Term Ends 2009
      • Term Ends 2010
    Accrediting Organizations


Directories


Board of Trustees

  • Chair: Richard L. Brubaker ’55
  • Chair-Elect: John Smith ’71
  • Vice Chair for Academic Affairs: Judy Jorgensen ’60
  • Vice Chair for Business Affairs: James R. Brown ’68
  • Vice Chair for Enrollment and Student Affairs: Lee Clancey
  • Vice Chair for Alumni and College Advancement: Dean A. Riesen ’79
  • Secretary: Richard J. Williams ’63
  • At Large: George Caldwell ’52
  • President of the College: Leslie H. Garner, Jr. (ex-officio)
  • Treasurer: TBA (ex-officio)

Term Expires 2010

  • Gilda V. Boyer ’84, Attorney, Shuttleworth and Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • James R. Brown ’68, President/CEO, Hardin County Savings Bank, Eldora, Iowa
  • Rudy V. Byron ’92, Physician, All Saints medical Group, Racine, Wisconsin
  • Lee Clancey, President/CEO, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Judy Jorgensen ’60, Dean of Academic Support (retired), Waukesha County Technical College, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
  • Cory King ’07, Cornell Class of 2007 Young Trustee, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
  • Kevin LaGree, Lead Pastor First United Methodist Church, Des Moines, Iowa
  • John McGrane ’73, Partner, Morgan Lewis, Washington, D.C.
  • Robert McLennan ’65, President/CEO, Beacon management Company, Wheeling, Illinois
  • John M. Smith ’71, President/CEO, CRST International, Cedar Rapids, IA

Term Expires 2009

  • Richard L. Brubaker '55 , President/CEO, RichWrap, Inc., Elburn, Illinois
  • Peter S. Bryant , Consultant, Noel$\cdot$Levitz Centers, Inc., Iowa City, Iowa
  • George B. Caldwell '52 , Hospital Administrator, Lake Forest, Illinois, and Naples, Florida (retired)
  • Mildred Carstensen ’66, Ed.D.; Lecturer, Researcher and Higher Education Policy Consultant: Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • Richard Glasier ’67, President/CEO, Argosy Gaming Company (retired), Carbondale, Colorado
  • Kent Lehr '06, Cornell Class of 2006 Young Trustee, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Mary Retzer ’65, Hematologist/oncologist and California Health Services Administrator (retired), Gualala, California
  • Jerry N. Ringer '59, Ophthalmologist (retired), Bloomington, Illinois
  • Virginia Smith '73, Vice President and Legal Counsel, Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Richard J. Williams ’63 , Attorney, Hlustik, Huizenga, Williams and VanderWoude, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
  • Naomi Sea Young Wittstruck ’03, Leadership Development Minister, UMC Iowa Annual Conference, Des Moines, Iowa

Term Expires 2008

  • Steven C. Anderson '75, President/CEO, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Thomas L. Cox '52 , Vice President and CFO, Illinois Bell Telephone, Lincolnshire, Illinois (retired)
  • Laura Derr , Business Consultant, Lenoir City, Tennessee
  • Elizabeth Ditlevson '05, Cornell Class of 2005 Young Trustee, Training Coordinator, Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Lawrence D. Dorr '63 , Medical Director, Arthritis Institute, Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, California, and Queen of Angels Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
  • Gilbert X. Drendel, Jr. '58, President/Sr. Partner, Drendel and Drendel, P.C., Batavia, Illinois
  • Neil E. Eckles '62 , President, Comtech Resources, Blue Earth, Minnesota
  • Dean A. Riesen '79 , President, Rimrock Capital Partners, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Blaine Shaum '69 , Independent Businessman, Beverly Hills, California
  • Craig Shives '67 , Attorney, Nyemaster, Goode, Voigts, West, Hansell and O'Brien, Des Moines, Iowa
  • Sheryl C. Stoll , Attorney, Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease, Columbus, Ohio


Life Trustees

  • Jean T. Beal '52 , Teacher, Pentwater, Michigan (retired)
  • Leo L. Beranek '36 , Consultant in Acoustical Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Ernest J. Buresh , President, The Exchange Bank, Springville, Iowa
  • Thomas E. Caywood '39 , Business Executive and Professor, Flossmoor, Illinois (retired)
  • Robert E. Engel '55, Professor of Education, University of Iowa (retired)
  • Thomas L. Jarom '66 , Vice President, Bank of America, Chicago, Illinois (retired)
  • John S. Koch '50 , Orthopedic Surgeon, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (retired)
  • Peter Paul Luce , Commercial Land Developer, Englewood, Colorado
  • Kendall Meyer '65 , Attorney, Wilson and McIlvaine, Chicago, Illinois (retired)
  • Merrill K. Pulliam '34 , President, E.W. Kneip, Inc., LaGrange, Illinois (retired)
  • Robert W. Slater '60 , Consultant, Slater and Associates, Arlington, Texas
  • Richard Small '50 , CEO, Tri-Star Aerospace, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma (retired)
  • Keith E. Thayer '51 , Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (retired)
  • Douglas C. Van Metre '50 , Independent Businessman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Charles F. Warden '41 , Senior Vice President, Western Federal Savings and Loan Association, Boulder, Colorado (retired)


Honorary Trustees

  • Marie Carter , Homemaker, Bettendorf, Iowa
  • Merlin "Pat'' Dreibelbis , Vice President, Citizens State Bank, Belle Plaine, Iowa (retired)
  • Edward Glassmeyer , Financial Attorney, Vero Beach, Florida (retired)
  • Ann MacGregor , Community Volunteer, Mason City, Iowa
  • Norma Small , Community Volunteer, Tulsa, Oklahoma


Emeriti

  • Edna Mary Byerly (1949-53; 1960-88)
    Librarian and Professor Emerita. B.A., Cornell College; M.L.S., University of Illinois.
  • Christopher Dean Carlson (1980-2007)
    Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of California at Davis; M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

  • Donald Cell (1962-2000)
    David T. Joyce Professor of Economics and Business Emeritus. B.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Columbia University.

  • Cecil F. Dam (1958-84)
    Barton S. Pauley Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Physics. B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

  • Robert Dana (1954-94)
    Professor of English and Poet-in-Residence Emeritus. B.A., Drake University; M.A., University of Iowa.

  • Helen A. Danforth (1981-87)
    Professor of Education Emerita. B.A., Cornell College; M.A., Northwestern University.

  • William A. Deskin (1956-89)
    Professor of Chemistry Emeritus. B.S.Ed., B.A., Northeast Missouri State College; M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Paul L. Garvin (1969-2005)
    Professor of Geology Emeritus. B.S., Idaho State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.

  • Harlan D. Graber (1962-2000)
    William F. Johnston Professor of Physics Emeritus. B.S., Bethel College; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

  • Herbert E. Hendriks (1947-83)
    William Harmon Norton and Barton S. Pauley Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Geology. B.A., Cornell College; Syracuse University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
  • Vivian Heywood (1963-88)
    Professor of Art Emerita. B.S., M.S., Drexel Institute of Technology.

  • Edward T. Hill (1969-2000)
    Watson M. Davis Professor of Mathematics Emeritus. B.A., Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

  • Gene Hinman (1956-58; 1960-95)
    William Harmon Norton Professor of Geology Emeritus. B.A., Cornell College; M.S., Washington State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Richard L. Jacob (1968-2001)
    Professor of Physics and Computer Science Emeritus. B.S., Stanford University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

  • Truman H. Jordan (1966-2002)
    Professor of Chemistry Emeritus. B.A., Albion College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.

  • Marcella Lee (1968-91)
    Professor of Music Emerita. B.Mus.Ed., Cornell College; M.Mus., Syracuse University; University of Iowa.

  • Delores Sue Lifson (1975-99)
    Reader Services Librarian with the rank of Associate Professor Emerita. B.S., Ball State University; M.A., Indiana University.

  • Hugh Lifson (1963-99)
    Professor of Art Emeritus. B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F.A., Pratt Institute.
  • David W. Loebsack (1982-2006)
    Professor of Politics. B.S., M.A., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of California at Davis.

  • Richard A. Martin (1970-2006)
    Professor of English Emeritus. B.A., Carleton College; M.A.T., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.
  • Charles J. Milhauser (1964-93)
    Registrar and Professor of Classics Emeritus. B.A., Hunter College; University of North Carolina; L.H.D., Cornell College.

  • Dennis Damon Moore (1987-2005)
    Dean of the College Emeritus. A.B., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

  • T. Hardie Park (1963-91)
    Professor of Economics and Business Emeritus. B.A., Vanderbilt University; University of Glasgow; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

  • Richard Peters (1988-2004)
    Professor of Education Emeritus. A.A., Muscatine Junior College; B.A., M.A., University of Iowa; Walden University.
  • Richard Peterson (1970-2007)
    Professor of Sociology. A.A., Austin State Junior College; B.A., Mankato State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Francis Adams Pray (1957-87)
    Professor of Biology Emeritus. B.A., Earlham College; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.

  • T. Edwin Rogers (1955-82)
    Barton S. Pauley Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Biology. B.A., Cornell College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

  • Thomas Shaw (1982-99)
    College Librarian with the rank of Professor Emeritus. B.A., University of Alabama; M.L.S., University of Oklahoma; M.A., University of Northern Iowa.

  • Richard H. Thomas (1967-96)
    Chaplain of the College and Professor of History Emeritus. B.A., Macalester College; B.D., Garrett Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

  • Gordon A. Urquhart (1984-2004)
    Professor of Economics and Business Emeritus. M.A., M.S., University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

  • Charlotte A. Vaughan (1972-90)
    Professor of Sociology Emerita. B.A., Northwestern University; M.S.T., Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Chicago.

  • Charles E. Vernoff (1978-2006)
    Professor of Religion Emeritus. B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; Harvard University; Hebrew University in Jerusalem; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara.


Members of the Faculty

  • Craig W. Allin (1972)
    Professor of Politics. B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.

  • Suzette L. Astley (1982)
    Professor of Psychology. B.S., University of Iowa; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University.

  • Addison Ault (1962)
    Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Amherst College; Ph.D., Harvard University.
  • Devan Baty (2007)
    Assistant Professor of French. B.A., M.A., The University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
  • Tori Barnes-Brus (2007)
    Instructor of Sociology and Anthropology. B.A., Cornell College; M.A., University of Kansas at Lawrence; University of Kansas at Lawrence..

  • Stephen P. Bean (2001)
    Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Kara M. Beauchamp (2001)
    Associate Professor of Physics. B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

  • Robert Black (1987)
    Professor of Biology. B.S., Lawrence University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook.

  • Kerry Bostwick (1998)
    Associate Professor of Education. B.A., University of Iowa; M.Ed., National-Louis University; Ph.D., The Union Institute.

  • Ann Cannon (1993)
    Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Grinnell College; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

  • Jeffrey Cardon (1982)
    Professor of Biology and Chemistry. B.S., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles.

  • Donald Chamberlain (1994)
    Associate Professor of Music. B.M., Berklee College of Music; M.M., D.M.A., University of Texas.

  • Barbara Christie-Pope (1995)
    Associate Professor of Biology. A.S., Oscar Rose Junior College; B.S., University of Oklahoma; B.S., Ph.D., University of Southern Alabama.
  • Sarah Clunis (2007)
    Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Simmons College; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Iowa.

  • Martha A. Condon (1996)
    Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Texas.

  • Charles R. Connell (1968)
    Edwin R. and Mary E. Mason Professor of Languages and Professor of German. B.A., Brown University; Universität München; Freie Universität Berlin; M.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
  • Christopher Conrad (2008)
    Assistant Professor of Economics and Business. B.A., Macalester College; M.B.A., The University of Iowa.

  • Gregory Cotton (1988)
    Technical Services Librarian with the rank of Associate Professor. B.S., Northern State College; M.A.L.S., University of Iowa.

  • Diane Crowder (1977)
    Professor of French and Women's Studies. B.S., Texas Christian University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

  • Erin Calhoun Davis (2005)
    Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology. B.A., New College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

  • Tony deLaubenfels (1983)
    Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics. B.A., Simpson College; M.S., University of Iowa; University of Iowa.

  • Rhawn Denniston (2000)
    Assistant Professor of Geology. B.A., Hamilton College; M.S., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Steven Nelson DeVries (1982)
    Professor of Physical Education. B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Mankato State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Jean Donham (2000)
    College Librarian with the rank of Professor. B.A., University of Iowa; M.L.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • William Dragon (1987)
    Professor of Psychology. B.A., Cleveland State University; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.

  • Carolyn Zerbe Enns (1987)
    Professor of Psychology. B.A., Tabor College; M.A., California State University at Fresno; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara.
  • Rebecca Entel (2007)
    Assistant Professor of English. B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison; University of Wisconsin at Madison.

  • A'amer Farooqi (1987)
    Professor of Economics and Business. B.A., Denison University; M.A., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

  • Sally Farrington-Clute (1973)
    Professor of Spanish. B.A., Simmons College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.
  • Tonnie Flannery (2006)
    Consulting Librarian for the Social Sciences with the rank of assistant professor. B.A., Mount Mercy College; M.L.S., The University of Iowa.

  • Glenn Freeman (2004)
    Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Goddard College; M.F.A., Vermont College; Ph.D., University of Florida.

  • James H. Freeman (1985)
    Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Grinnell College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

  • Alice Ganzel (1999)
    Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

  • Robert D. Givens (1979)
    Professor of History. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.

  • Paul Gray (1969)
    Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.
  • Melinda Green (2007)
    Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., The University of Iowa; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

  • Benjamin Greenstein (1997)
    Associate Professor of Geology. B.A., University of Rochester; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

  • John C. Gruber-Miller (1987)
    Professor of Classics. B.A., Xavier University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

  • Leslie Hankins (1992)
    Professor of English. B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

  • Douglas N. Hanson (1971)
    Professor of Art. B.S., B.A., Moorhead State University; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa.

  • Lisa Hearne (1998)
    Associate Professor of Music. B.M., Eastern Illinois University; M.M., Arizona State University; D.M.A., University of Iowa.

  • Martin Hearne (1992)
    Professor of Music. B.M.Ed., Northeast Louisiana State University; M.M.Ed., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

  • Santhi Hejeebu (2004)
    Assistant Professor of Economics and Business. B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Jill A. Heinrich (2003)
    Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Tina Hill (2002)
    Director of Athletics. B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Master of Sport Management, University of Richmond, Virginia.

  • Mark Hunter (2002)
    Assistant Professor of Theatre and Communications Studies. B.A., New York University; J.D., University of Syracuse; M.F.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

  • Mary Iber (2000)
    Consulting Librarian for the Sciences with the rank of Assistant Professor. B.S., Marquette University; M.A., University of Iowa.

  • Lynne Ikach (1992)
    Professor of Russian. B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

  • Todd Knoop (1998)
    Associate Professor of Economics and Business. B.A., M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., Purdue University.

  • Carol Lacy-Salazar (1984)
    Professor of Spanish. B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

  • Charles Liberko (1997)
    Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.A., College of St. Thomas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

  • Lyle R. Lichty (1989)
    Professor of Physics. B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., Iowa State University.

  • M. Philip Lucas (1984)
    Professor of History. B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.

  • S. Gayle Luck (1988)
    Professor of Education. B.S., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Stephanie A. Mackler (2004)
    Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University.

  • James L. Martin (1981)
    Professor of Music. B.Mus., Butler University; M.Mus., University of Illinois; D.Mus., Northwestern University.
  • S. Andy McCollum (1998)
    Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Duke University.

  • Christina McOmber (1999)
    Associate Professor of Art. B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
  • Genevieve Migely (2006)
    Assistant Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Northwestern University, M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.

  • Howard D. Miller (2004)
    Assistant Professor of History. B.A., California State University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University.

  • Julia Moffitt (2004)
    Assistant Professor of Physical Education. A.A., Three Rivers Community College; B.S., Northeast Louisiana University; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

  • Joseph Molleur (2001)
    Assistant Professor of Religion. A.B., Grinnell College; M.A., Episcopal Divinity School; Ph.D., Boston College-Andover Newton Theological School.

  • Alfrieta Parks Monagan (2000)
    Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology. A.B., George Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.

  • Michelle Mouton (2000)
    Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Tulane University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

  • Marcela Ochoa-Shivapour (1999)
    Assistant Professor of Spanish. Profesora de Estado en Castellano, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Scott Olinger (2000)
    Assistant Professor of Theatre and Communications Studies. B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.F.A., Penn State University.

  • Mary B. Olson (1990)
    Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

  • Anthony Plaut (1992)
    Professor of Art. B.S.S., Cornell College; M.F.A., University of Chicago.

  • Shannon L. Reed (2003)
    Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Earlham College; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
  • Jennifer Rouse (2007)
    Consulting Librarian for the Humanities and Performing Arts with rank of instructor. B.A., Iowa State University; M.A., Iowa State University; M.F.A., American University.
  • Steven D. Sacks (2006)
    Assistant Professor of Religion. B.A., Grinnell College, M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School.

  • Jerome J. Savitsky (1989)
    Professor of Economics and Business. B.A., Mercer University; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
  • Derin Sherman (2000)
    Assistant Professor of Physics. B.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  • Kirilka S. Stavreva (2001)
    Associate Professor of English. Specialist Degree, English Literature, Sofia University, Bulgaria; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

  • Catherine Stewart (1999)
    Associate Professor of History. B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook.

  • Jama L. Stilwell (2001)
    Assistant Professor of Music. M.B., University of Iowa; M.M., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
  • Cynthia Strong (1989)
    Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Whitman College; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology.

  • Robert W. Sutherland, Jr. (1968)
    Professor of Politics. B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.
  • Leon Tabak (1989)
    Professor of Computer Science. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

  • Craig M. Teague (2003)
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Craig Tepper (1989)
    Professor of Biology. B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; M.S., San Diego State University; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Utah State University.

  • Aparna Thomas (2004)
    Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Politics. B.A., Hope College; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
  • Emily Walsh (2005)
    Assistant Professor of Geology. B.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • Wendi Weber (2007)
    Assistant Professor of Theatre and Communications Studies. B.F.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.F.A., The University of Iowa.

  • Ellen Whale (1978)
    Professor of Physical Education. B.S., Illinois State University; M.S., Eastern Illinois University.

  • James White (1987)
    Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

  • Andrew Wildenberg (2003)
    Assistant Professor of Computer Science. B.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Oxford.
  • David Yamanishi (2007)
    Assistant Professor of Politics. B.A., Michigan State University (James Madison College): M.A., C.Phil., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles.


Administrative Personnel

Academic Advising

  • Director: Susan Minger

Academic Affairs

  • Interim Dean of the College: Chris Carlson
  • Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs: Jim Brown
  • Assistant Dean of the College: Ann Opatz
  • Executive Secretary: Nancy Rawson
  • Coordinator of the Health Sciences Resource Center: Bobbi Bentz
  • Coordinator of the Center for Economics, Business and Public Policy: Monica Lyons
  • Program Assistant for the Berry Center and Dimensions: Courtenay Baker-Olinger
  • Program Assistant for International and Off-Campus Studies: Amanda Ross
  • Secretaries to the Faculty: Carol Brokel, Cheryl Dake, Diane Harrington, Cathy Schonhorst

Administrative Services

  • Director of Purchasing and Administrative Services: Lisa Larson
  • Campus Mail/Service Center Coordinator: Becky Baxa
  • Campus Mail/Service Center Clerk: Sheryl Sheehy
  • Purchasing Coordinator: Christine Robertson
  • Receiving/Distribution Clerk: Ken Clark
  • Manager of College Bookstore, Follet: Tyler Wedig

Affirmative Action

  • Officer: Susan Minger

Alumni and College Advancement

Alumni Programs

  • Director: Lisa White
  • Alumni Programs Coordinator: Jackie Stewart

College Communications

  • Director: Dee Ann Rexroat
  • Media Relations Director: Blake Rasmussen
  • Publications Director: Beth Kucera
  • Publications Assistant: Cheryl Smallwood-Roberts
  • Web Content Editor: Jeff Walberg
  • College Communications Coordinator: Glenda Davis-Driggs

Development

  • Senior Vice President: Terry Gibson
  • Vice President for Alumni and College Advancement: Peter Wilch
  • Director of College Advancement: TBD
  • Associate Director of Development/Major and Planned Gifts: Steve Miller
  • Annual Fund Director: Trish Kohl
  • Advancement Services Director: Jennifer Boettger
  • Assistant Directors of Development: Cheryl Merritt and Scott Rose
  • Foundation Relations Coordinator: Jonna Higgins Freese
  • Executive Secretary to the Vice President: Sheri Hotz
  • Database Manager/Gifts Recorder: Denise Hanna-Bennett
  • Prospect Researcher: Rebecca Schultz
  • Stewardship Coordinator: Lora Baltes
  • Development Assistant: Minda Davison

 

Athletics

  • Director: John Cochrane
  • Secretaries: Teresa Flockhart
  • Sports Information Director: Kerry Kahl
  • Assistant Athletic Director: Dick Simmons

Business Affairs

  • Vice President and Treasurer: TBD
  • Controller: Thomas Church
  • Assistant Controller: Mike Kragenbrink
  • Director of Human Resources: Vickie Farmer
  • Human Resources Coordinator: Lindsey Hotz
  • Student Accounts and Loan Manager: Shannon Amundson
  • Student and General Accounting Assistant: Becky Whitman
  • Cashier/Student Payroll Clerk: TBD
  • Accounts Payable/Systems Coordinator: Kay Schirm
  • Administrative Assistant: RuthAnn Scheer
  • Brackett House Manager: Jill Hopper
  • Sodexo Dining Services District Manager: Jerry Bildstein
  • Sodexo Dining Services General Manager: Dave McElhinney
  • Sodexo Dining Services Catering Director: Gretchen Lindebolt
  • Sodexo Dining Services Production Manager: Jennifer Smith
  • Sodexo Dining Services Chef: Stevan Hanson
  • Supervisor: Jim Burchers
  • SCS Supervisor: Mike Gilliland

Enrollment Management

  • Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission: Jonathan Stroud
  • Secretary to the Vice President and Dean of Admission/Visit Coordinator: Karen Kleinsmith
  • Director of Admission: Todd White
  • Senior Associate Director of Admission: Sharon Grice
  • Senior Assistant Director of Admission: Marie Schofer
  • Assistant Directors of Admission: Darrell Aaron, Erika Pepmeyer
  • Assistant Director of Admission/Telecounseling Manager: Karla Morford
  • Assistant Director of Admission/Chicago Regional Admission Representative: Marie Feehan
  • Admission Representatives: Jamie Adams, Ashleigh Beckmann, Brian Fuller, Robyn Schwab
  • Admission Communications Management Coordinator: Jan Hartung
  • Mail and Application Coordinator: Gail Horne
  • Admission Assistant: TBA

Facilities Management

  • Director of Facilities Management: Bill Miler
  • Assistant Director of Facilities Management: Christine Gullion
  • Data Control Coordinator: Karen Clifton

Financial Assistance

  • Director: Cindi Reints
  • Senior Associate Director: Pam Perry
  • Assistant Director: Debra Steinbronn
  • Secretary: Jodi Tielebein

Health and Counseling Services

  • Director of Counseling Services: Brenda Lovstuen
  • Counselor: Megan Jones
  • College Physicians: Iowa Health Physicians, Mount Vernon
  • Director of Student Health Services and RN: Jill deLaubenfels
  • Assistant Director of Student Health Services and RN: Nancy Reasland
  • Secretary: Sheryl Church

Information Technology

  • Director: Mike Cerveny
  • Assistant Director, Information Technology: Mike Plagge
  • Assistant Director for Administrative Applications: Judy Westergren
  • AS/400 System Manager: Karla Moreland
  • Lead Technician: Tim Weber
  • Support Technician, Academic Technology: Tim Messick
  • Network Manager/Resnet Coordinator: Nathan Schroeder
  • Web Developer/Programmer: Brian Steere
  • Telecommunications Technician: Dan Davies
  • Office Manager: Jacque Morningstar

Institutional Research

  • Director: Becki Elkins Nesheim
  • Associate Director: Susan Minger

Library Services

  • Interim College Librarian and Technical Services Librarian: Gregory Cotton
  • Consulting Librarian for the Arts and Humanities: Jennifer Rouse
  • Consulting Librarian for the Social Sciences: TBD
  • Consulting Librarian for the Natural Sciences: Mary Iber
  • Reference Librarian: Mikki Smith
  • Quantitative Reasoning Consultant: Jessica Johanningmeier
  • Academic Media Consultant: Holly Martin Huffman
  • Technical Services Assistant: Machele Pelkey
  • Serials Assistant: Aileen Chang-Matus
  • Circulation Supervisor: Andrea Dusenberry
  • Audio-Visual Assistant: Matt Zhorne
  • Secretary of Library Services and Interlibrary Loan Assistant: Kristin Reimann
  • Public Library Coordinator: Catherine Boggs
  • Archivist: Mary Iber
  • Part-Time Reference Librarians: Suzette Kragenbrink, David Mitchelen, Lynn Myers, Claire Ritz, Janice Yanecek
  • Late Night Building Supervisor: Tom Lass, Donna Rotschafer

President

  • President: Leslie H. Garner, Jr.
  • Special Assistant to the President: James W. Brown
  • Assistant to the President/Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees: Brinda Caldwell

Registrar

  • Registrar: Jackie Wallace
  • Assistant Registrar: Jeanette Gordon
  • Recorder: Stacy Hrabak

Religious Life

  • Chaplain: Catherine Quehl-Engel

Student Affairs

  • Vice President for Student Affairs: John Harp
  • Dean of Students: Heidi Levine
  • Administrative Assistant: Michelle Long
  • Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Student Life: Dianne Timm
  • Director of the Engagement Program: RJ Holmes
  • Director of Student Activities: Megan Comer
  • Director of Campus Recreation: Sara Williamson
  • Facilities Coordinator, The Commons: Carol Stock
  • Receptionist, The Commons: Solvita Debbins
  • Director of Residence Life: Chris Wiltgen
  • Assistant Directors of Residence Life: Carolyn Duven, Krista Kronstein, TBD
  • Secretary, Residence Life: Judy Goetschius
  • Director of Intercultural Life: Ken Morris Jr.
  • Assistant Director of Intercultural Life: Rocio Ayard-Ochoa
  • Director of Career Services: Jayne Swanson
  • Assistant Director of Career Services: Laura Obrycki
  • Coordinator for Civic Engagement: Kara Trebil
  • Director of Campus Safety: Michael Williamson

Teacher Education and Placement

  • Director of Student Teaching: TBD
  • Director of Teacher Placement and Administrative Assistant to the Department of Education: Diane Harrington
  • Teacher License Recommending Official: S. Gayle Luck

Veterans Administration

  • Recorder: TBD

Writing Studio

  • Writing Consultant/Director: Laura Farmer
  • Writing Consultant for First Year Students: Shawn Doyle


Alumni Association

Officers

  • President : Lisa Naaktgeboren ’90 (term ends 2010)
  • President-elect : Allan Ruter ’76 (term begins 2011)

Staff

  • Lisa White, Alumni Director
  • Jackie Stewart, Alumni Programs Coordinator

Board of Directors

Term Ends 2008

  • Mark Dohnalek '82
  • Dan Wilson '66
  • Linda Spies Schilling '69
  • Jim Wynes '83
  • Anna-Doretta Dilley Riley '90
  • Mary Elliott '98
  • Mark Hudson '99
  • Andrew Peternel '05 and Kayla Sorgenfrey Buck '05 (Class Agents)

Term Ends 2009

  • Roger Stigers '65
  • Jan Lansing Murphy '83
  • Fred Holtz '86
  • Lynn Ross Cope '87
  • Todd Watson '93 and Kate Schlemmer Watson '95
  • RJ Holmes '99
  • Rebecca Roberg '06 (Class Agent)

Term Ends 2010

  • Corrie Root Grummon '70
  • Kathryn Falb Gutz '57
  • Andrea Herrera '85
  • Mary Jo Huebner '88
  • Molly Klokkenga '08
  • Michael Mudlaff '88
  • Bill Smale '75
  • John Yeager '74

Accrediting Organizations

Cornell College is proud to be accredited by the following organizations:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
30 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
800-621-7400

State of Iowa
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
515-281-5294

American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20036
202-872-4600

University Senate of the United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 340007
1001 Nineteenth Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203-0007
615-340-7399

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