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2014-2015 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

The Directory


 

The Board of Trustees

Officers

Robert T. Melzer
Chair

Peter N. Reddin
Senior Vice Chair and Treasurer

Michael Bogenschuetz
Vice Chair

Richard L. Ensweiler
Vice Chair

Barbara S. Gannon
Vice Chair

John T. McFadden
Vice Chair

David J. Michael
Vice Chair

William C. Sheldon
Recording Secretary

Other Members of the Board of Trustees

Debra Ansay

Stuart W. Brotz

Daniel W. Eck

Doron M. Green

Harold E. Gries

Irvin Kaage

Jeffrey Lammers

Robert L. Loffredo

Jeffrey M. Ottum

David R. Pierce

Kathie Powers

Carla E. Salmon

Fredric A. Seefeldt

Jeffrey D. Spence

Waymon Stewart

Jill A. Wagner

Deborah G. Wente

Emeritus Members

Trustees:

Donald W. Hinze

Richard D. Pauls

Chancellor:

Richard E. Hill

President:

Stephen A. Gould

The Administration

Daniel W. Eck
President

Meg Albrinck
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

Nathan Dehne
Vice President for Athletics and Wellness

Carole Robertson
Vice President for Finance

Kenneth Strmiska
Vice President for Advancement, Innovation, and Strategy

Zachary Voelz
Vice President for Enrollment Management

Division Chairs

Brian Frink
Interdisciplinary Studies Division

Nathan Lowe
Creative Arts Division

Paul Pickhardt
Natural Sciences Division

Peter Sattler
Humanities Division

Charles Stockman
Business Administration Division

Elizabeth Stroot
Social Sciences Division

John Yang
Education Division

Kellett School Administration

Deborah Bilzing
Director of the Counseling Program

Academic Administration

Karl Kuhn
Director of the Mission House Center

Karl C. Elder
Poet-in-Residence

James Begotka
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Alan Brender
Associate Dean for Lakeland College-Japan

Timothy Fojtik
Director of the English Language Institute

Debra Hagen-Foley
Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

Jacquelyn Morgan
Registrar

Ann Penke
Director of Library Services

Julia Rodemeier
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Jennifer Siebert
Director of International Programs

Paul White
Director of the Hayssen Academic Resource Center

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)
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
Professor of Literature and Writing
B.A., Marquette University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

April Arvan (2007)
Associate Professor of Sport Studies
B.A., M.A., Lakeland College
Ph.D., Northcentral University

Deborah Bilzing (2010)
Director of the Counseling Program
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Stout
Ed.D., Edgewood College

Daniel David Black (2014)
Instructor of Music and
Director of Choral Activities
B.M., Northwestern University
M.M., Houghton College
D.M.A. Candidate, University of Arizona

Robert W. Ceder (1965)
Emeritus Professor of History and Political Science
B.A., Indiana University
M.A., Butler University
Ed.D., Ball State University

Chia-Chin (Cristi) Chang (2005)
Associate 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

James Dagley (2013)
Instructor of Business Administration
B.A., Lakeland College
M.B.A., Dominican 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
B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University
M.F.A., Wichita State University

Jeff A. Elzinga (1980)
Professor of Writing
B.A., St. Olaf College
M.F.A., Columbia University

Pamela Engebretson (1988)
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S., Cardinal Stritch University

Krista Feinberg (2006)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Brigham Young University
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Timothy Fojtik (2006)
Director of the English Language
Institute and Instructor of English as a Second Language
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Don Francis (1992)
Professor of Sociology and Nonprofit Organization Management
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago
Ph.D., Union Institute of Cincinnati

Brian Frink (1999)
Interdisciplinary Studies Division Chair
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
B.S., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Elizabeth Fronczak (2002)
Instructor of Spanish
B.A., M.A., Marquette University

Juli Cáceres García (2014)
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., St. Joseph’s University
M.S., M.A., Georgetown University
Ph.D., Georgetown 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

Ronald Kirk Haas (1979)
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A., Knox College
M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

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

Richard E. Hill (1977)
Chancellor Emeritus
B.A., L.H.D., Carroll College
M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary

Wayne Homstad (2003)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Luther College
M.S., H.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Arthur T. Johnson (2001)
Associate Professor of Music
B.A., M.M., Brigham Young University
D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Signe Jorgenson (2008)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
M.F.A., University of Alaska-Anchorage

Jessica H. Kalmar (2013)
Assistant 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

Mehraban Khodavandi (1981)
Professor of Education and Psychology
Director of Graduate Education Programs
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)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
C.P.A.

Charles Krebs (2007)
Associate Professor of Theatre and Speech
B.A., State university of New York
M.A., University of New Orleans
M.F.A., Southern Illinois University

James F. Kudek (1982)
Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.A., M.B.A, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
C.M.A.

Karl Kuhn (1999)
Professor of Religion
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.Div., Eden Theological Seminary
Ph.D. Marquette University

Joshua Kutney (2005)
Assistant 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)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Marian University
M.A., Castleton University
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Jodie Liedke (2013)
Assistant Professor of Composition
B.A., Lakeland College
M.F.A., Wichita State University

Anthony Liguori (2013)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Georgetown University
M.A., Ph.D., Boston University

Cynthia Lindstrom (2009)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Michigan Technological University
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

Nathan W. Lowe (2007)
Creative Arts Division Chair
Associate Professor of Writing
B.A., University of Iowa
M.F.A., University of Idaho

David Lynch (2000)
Instructor of General Studies and Chinese
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., National Cheng Chih University, Taiwan

Kathleen Rath Marr (1987)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Lakeland College
M.S., Ph.D., Marquette University

Jered McGivern (2014)
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
B.A., Saint Olaf College
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

John McKenzie (2011)
Instructor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Texas A&M University
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Texas at Austin

Karin T. Miofsky (2014)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., 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., Ph.D., Purdue University

Brandon Molina (2014)
Instructor of Aviation
B.S., Western Michigan University

Heather Mollé (2011)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., B.A., Truman State University
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Christopher D. Moore (2006)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
M.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D., University of Georgia

M. Scott Niederjohn (2004)
Charlotte and Walter Kohler
Charitable Trust Associate Professor of Business Administration
Director of M.B.A. Program
B.S., M.B.A., Marquette University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ann Penke (1987)
Director of Library Services
B.A., Carthage College
M.A., Rosary College

Paul C. Pickhardt (2006)
Natural Science Division Chair
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., Dartmouth College

Denise Presnell-Weidner (1989)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of Nebraska
M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University

Abdul Maseh Qastin (1985)
Professor of Accounting
B.S., University of Baghdad, Iraq
M.S., University of Minnesota

Rene Ryman (2013)
Assistant Professor of International Business
B.S., Elmhurst College
M.I.S., University of Denver
D.B.A., University of Sarasota

Peter Sattler (1998)
Humanities Division Chair
Professor of American Literature
B.A., Lawrence University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago

J. Garland Schilcutt (1958)
Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.S., Indiana University
LL.D., Marian College
L.H.D., Lakeland College

Adina Tzur Schwartz (1986)
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Robert Sizemore (2012)
College Chaplain
Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., Calvin Theological Seminary
M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., Trinity International University

Gregory R. Smith (2003)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Carleton College
Ph.D., University of Oregon

Charles R. Stockman (1994)
Business Administration Division Chair
Professor of Hospitality Management
B.S., University of Houston
M.A., College of St. Scholastica
D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University

Keith G. Striggow (1973)
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
B.A., Harvard College
M.Div., Garret Evangelical Theological Seminary
M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University

Elizabeth Stroot (1999)
Social Sciences Division Chair
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Florida Atlantic University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware

Linda C. Tolman (1969)
Professor of English
B.A., Beloit College
M.A., Occidental College
Ph.D., Marquette University

Martin K. Ulrich (1983)
Associate Professor of German and Music
B.A., Lakeland College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago

Allen A. Wangemann (1956)
Emeritus Professor of Biology
B.S., D.S., Lakeland College
M.A., University of North Dakota
M.S., University of South Dakota

William Weidner (1989)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Washington University
M.F.A., University of Nebraska

Christopher Werner (2013)
Assistant Professor of Music
Director of Bands
B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
M.M., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
D.M.A., University of Nebraska

Paul White (2001)
Assistant Professor of General
Studies and Director of the Hayssen Academic Resource Center
B.S., M.A., Northern Michigan University
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Richard Wixon (1992)
Offenhiser Associate Professor of History and Political Science
B.A., Marist College
M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

John Yang (2004)
Chair of the Education Division
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Marquette University