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
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
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
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
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
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
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