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The Board of Trustees

Officers

Jeffrey D. Spence
Chairperson

Beth Borgen
President

Lola Roeh
Vice Chairperson

Kathie Powers
Treasurer

Tryg Jacobson
Secretary

Other Members of the Board of Trustees

Debra A. Ansay

Jose Araujo

Paul F. Bartelt

Wendy Bemis

Caitlin Brotz

Stuart W. Brotz 

Bonita L. Graff

Rev. Julie Hollister

Irvin Kaage

Lori Knitt

Michael Lanser

Robert L. Loffredo

Robert T. Melzer

David R. Pierce

Carla E. Salmon

Rev. Stephen Savides

Fredric A. Seefeldt

David Senty

William C. Sheldon

Joseph Steffensmeier

Wally Waldhart

Deborah G. Wente

Emeritus Members

Trustees Emeriti:

Richard Ensweiler
Doron Green
Harold Gries
Rev. John McFadden
Richard D. Pauls
Peter Reddin

Presidents Emeriti:

Stephen A. Gould
David Black                                                                                                                                        

The Administration

Beth Borgen
President

Brian Frink
Vice President for Lakeland University-Japan 

James C. Jones
Vice President for Human Resources

Joshua P. Kutney
Vice President for Academic Affairs

David Simon
Vice President for Campus Life, Title IX Coordinator

Amy Wirtz
Vice President for Finance and Operations                                                                                                                            

Deans

Meg Albrinck
Dean of Academic Support Services

Alan Brender
Dean for Lakeland University-Japan

Karl Kuhn
Dean of the School of Humanities and Fine Arts

Paul Pickhardt
Dean of the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business, Science, and Technology

Rachel Ware Carlton
Dean of the William R. Kellett School of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies                                         

Division Chairs

Evan Chancellor
Chair of the Humanities and Fine Arts Divisions

Richard Lemke
Chair of the Social Sciences Division

Britanni Meinnert
Chair of the Business and Technology Division

Gregory Smith
Chair of the Natural Sciences Division

Elizabeth Stroot
Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Division

Academic Administration

Karen Eckhardt
Manager of the Hayssen Academic Resource Center

Karl C. Elder
Poet in Residence

Amanda Hruska
Registrar

Julie Mavity Maddalena
Chaplain

Ann Penke
Director of Library Services

Paul White
Director of Institutional Research

Program Directors

April Arvan
Interim Director of Graduate Business Programs
Professor of Sport Leadership and Management
B.A., M.A., Lakeland College
Ph.D., Northcentral University
 
Kerry Hamm
Director of the Nursing Program
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Ohio University
M.S.N., Nursing Education, Bellin College of Nursing
 
Veronica Lampe
Interim Director of the Master of Arts in Counseling Program
B.A., Elmhurst University
M.A.C., Lakeland University
Ph.D., Capella University
 
Rachel Ware Carlton
Director of Graduate Music
Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Luther College
M.M., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
 
John Yang
Director of the Center for Teacher Excellence
Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Marquette University

Faculty

A I B I C I D I E I F I G I H I I I J I K I L I M I N I O I P I Q I R I S I T I U I V I W I X I Y I Z

Meg Albrinck (1999)
Dean of Academic Support Services
Director of First-Year Experience
Professor of Literature and Writing
B.A., Marquette University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
Katherine Amundsen (2018)
Assistant Professor of Composition
B.A., Lakeland College
M.F.A., Wichita State University
 
April Arvan (2007)
Professor of Sport Leadership and Management
B.A., M.A., Lakeland College
Ph.D., Northcentral University
 
Monique Brickham (2016)
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
M.F.A., University of Minnesota
 
Aimee Jeanne Burns (2021)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Northern Illinois University
M.A., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
 
Robert Callahan (2021)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., Thomas College
M.S., Thomas College
Ph.D., Northcentral University
 
Evan Chancellor (2017)
Chair of the Humanities and Creative Arts Divisions
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands
B.M.E., University of North Texas
M.M., Oklahoma City University
D.M.A., University of Oklahoma
 
Chia-Chin (Cristi) Chang (2005)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
James M. Crawford (1977)
Emeritus Professor of Theatre and Speech
B.A., M.A., University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D., Indiana University
 
Lucretia Crawford (1983)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Lakeland College
M.A., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
 
Emily Davis (2018)
Instructor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
B.A., Luther College
M.M. Southern Illinois University
 
Rick Dodgson (2007)
Associate Professor of History
B. Sc., University of Wales, United Kingdom
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University
 
William Ebben (2014)
Associate Professor of Exercise Science
B.A., St. Norbert College
M.S., Northern Michigan University
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., Marquette University
 
Karl C. Elder (1979)
Fessler Professor of Creative Writing and Poet in Residence
B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University
M.F.A., Wichita State University
 
Jeff A. Elzinga (1980)
Emeritus Professor of Writing
B.A., St. Olaf College
M.F.A., Columbia University
 
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Oklahoma Christian University
Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada
 
Brian Frink (1999)
Vice President for Lakeland University-Japan
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
B.S., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., Ohio State University
 
Stephen A. Gould (1970)
Emeritus President of the College
Emeritus Professor of German
B.A., Wabash College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska
 
Mark Heimermann (2020)
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., St. Cloud State University
M.A., St. Cloud State University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
 
Eileen V. Hilke (1977)
Emerita Professor of Education
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
M.Ed., Marquette University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
 
Jessica H. Kalmar (2013)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Stern College, Yeshiva University
M.A., Queens College, City University of New York
Ph.D., The Graduate Center, City University of New York
 
Andrew Karls (2015)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Ph.D., Marquette University
 
Mehraban Khodavandi (1981)
Emeritus Professor of Education and Psychology
B.A., College of Literature and Foreign Languages, Tehran, Iran
M.S., School of Rehabilitation and Social Welfare, Tehran, Iran
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
Brett M. Killion (2011)
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
C.P.A.
 
Kim Klahn-Viglietti (2016)
Instructor of Business Administration
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.B.A., Concordia University
 
Charles Krebs (2007)
Associate Professor of Theatre and Communication
B.A., State University of New York
M.A., University of New Orleans
M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
 
Karl Kuhn (1999)
Dean of the School of Humanities and Fine Arts
Professor of Religion
Grace Chair of Religious Studies
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.Div., Eden Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Marquette University
 
Joshua P. Kutney (2005)                  
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Composition
B.A., University of Southern Maine
M.A., University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
David W. Lauer (1968)
Emeritus Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics
B.A., Heidelberg College
M.Div., Eden Theological Seminary
 
Richard D. Leach (1968)
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Religion
B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University
Th.M., Th.D., The Illif School of Theology
 
Richard Lemke (2012)
Chair of the Social Sciences Division
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Marian University
M.A., Castleton University
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
 
Anthony Liguori (2013)
Professor of Psychology
B.S., Georgetown University
M.A., Boston University
Ph.D., Boston University
 
Cynthia Lindstrom (2009)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Michigan Technological University
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
 
David Lynch (2000)
Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Chinese
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., National Cheng Chih University, Taiwan
 
Julie Mavity Maddalena (2019)
Chaplain, Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religion
Ulrich Ethicist in Residence
B.A., Abilene Christian University
M.Div., Emory University
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
 
Kathleen Rath Marr (1987)
Emerita Professor of Biology
B.S., Lakeland College
M.S., Marquette University
Ph.D., Marquette University
 
Robert Martin (2008)
Instructor of Accounting
B.S.Ed., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
 
Jered McGivern (2014)
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
B.A., Saint Olaf College
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
Britanni Meinnert (2015)
Chair of the Business and Technology Division
Instructor of Hospitality Management
B.A., Lakeland College
M.B.A., Lakeland College
 
Karin T. Miofsky (2014)
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Saint Louis University
M.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis
Ph.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis
 
Alan K. Mock (1993)
Professor of Sociology
B.S., Manchester College
M.S., Purdue University
Ph.D., Purdue University
 
Jodie Mortag (2013)
Assistant Professor of Writing
B.A., Lakeland College
M.F.A., Wichita State University
 
Brian Murphy (2019)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Boise State University
M.S., Marquette University
Ph.D., Marquette University
 
Dean of the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business, Science, and Technology
Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., Dartmouth College
 
Joseph Pollock (2021)
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
B.A., Columbia College Chicago
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.F.A., Marywood University
M.S., Kent State University
 
Gregory R. Smith (2003)
Chair of the Natural Sciences Division
Professor of Biology
B.S., Carleton College
Ph.D., University of Oregon
 
Nathan Stewart (2017)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., Illinois State University
M.S., Illinois State University
Ph.D., Wayne State University
 
Keith G. Striggow (1973)
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
B.A., Harvard College
M.Div., Garret Evangelical Theological Seminary
M.A., Northwestern University
Ph.D., Northwestern University
 
Elizabeth Stroot (1999)
Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Division
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Florida Atlantic University
M.A., University of Delaware
Ph.D., University of Delaware
 
Jessica Talamantez (2020)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., Texas State University
M.F.A., Texas State University
M.A., Tufts University
 
Linda C. Tolman (1969)
Emerita Professor of English
B.A., Beloit College
M.A., Occidental College
Ph.D., Marquette University
 
Rachel Ware Carlton (2020)
Dean of the William R. Kellett School of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Director of Graduate Music
Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Luther College
M.M., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
 
Director of the Center for Teacher Excellence
Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Marquette University