Please note: This is NOT the most current catalog.
Faculty
The following is accurate through June 23, 2006.
Nancy Aarsvold
Instructor in Norwegian, 1995
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., University of Minnesota
Beth Abdella
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1986
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen R. Achberger
Professor of German, 1979
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shahram Ahrar
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Wrestling Coach, 2005
B.A., Minnesota State, Mankato; M.A., St. Scholastica
Richard Allen
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1975
B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Wendy W. Allen
Professor of Romance Languages, 1977
B.A., Connecticut College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Jan Allister
Assistant Professor of English, 1989-
B.A., M.A., California State University -Chico
Mark Allister
Professor of English, 1986
B.A., California State University -Chico; M.A., Ph.D., Washington
Steven Amundson
Professor of Music, 1981
B.A., Luther College; M.M., Northwestern University
Kathryn E. Ananda-Owens
Associate Professor of Music, 1997
B.M., B.A., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., D.M.A., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Carolyn R. A. Anderson
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 1997
B.A., Knox College; Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington
Deborah J. Anderson
Associate Professor of Psychology, 1980
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Kurt Anderson
Instructor in Physical Education, 1989
B.A., Augustana College-Rock Island; M.S., Drake University
Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2005
B.S., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., Ph.D., Luther Seminary
Diane K. Angell
Assistant Professor of Biology, 1999
B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., Brown University
Anton Armstrong
Professor of Music; Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music, 1990-
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; D.M.A., Michigan State University
Grant P. Arndt
Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2004
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Wendell Arneson
Professor of Art and Art History, 1978
B.A., Luther College; M.A., M.F.A., Bowling Green State University
Christopher Paul Aspaas
Assistant Professor of Music, 2005
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Christopher G. Atzinger
Assistant Professor of Music, 2005
B.M., University of Texas at Austin; M.M., University of Michigan; D.M.A., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Carol Hart Austin
Instructor in Nursing, 2004
B.A., College of St. Catherine; M.S., University of Minnesota
Jennifer Bader
Instructor in Dance, 1998-
B.F.A., University of the Arts
Eugene Bakko
Professor of Biology; Curator of Natural Lands, 1966
B.S., Moorhead State University; M.A., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
John Barbour
Professor of Religion; Martin E. Marty Chair in Religion and the Academy, 1982
B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School
Jolene Barjasteh
Associate Professor of Romance Languages, 1984
B.A., M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gwendolyn Barnes-Karol
Professor of Romance Languages, 1988
B.A., Central College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Gene Bauer
Instructor in English, 1998
B.A., Huron University; M.Th., United Theological Seminary; M.A., Hamline University
Susan Bauer
Associate Professor of Fine Arts, 1976
B.A., Macalester College; M.A.T., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., Arizona State University
John A. Bazzachini
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Women's Hockey Coach, 2005
B.A., St. John's University
Anthony Becker
Associate Professor of Economics, 1987
B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Jo Michelle Beld
Professor of Political Science, 1984
B.A., Bethel College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Linda Berger
Associate Professor of Music, 1997
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Douglas J. Beussman
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2003
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Brian Bjorklund
Associate Professor of Theatre, 1981-
B.A., M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Peder Bolstad
Instructor in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1980
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Sc., Simon Fraser University
Cynthia Book
Associate Professor of Physical Education, Co-Head Volleyball Coach, 1991
B.S., Springfield College; M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Booth
Associate Professor of Religion, 1985
B.A., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Brian Borovsky
Assistant Professor of Physics, 1998
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sheryl D. Breen
Instructor in Political Science, 2001-
B.A., University of Minnesota
Maggie A. Broner
Associate Professor of Romance Languages, 1997-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
D. Christopher Brooks
Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2001-
B.A., Centre College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Indiana University
Richard A. Brown
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1990
B.A., Washington State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Harold Brull
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1994
B.A., Cornell University; M.S., State University of New York;
Christopher M. Brunelle
Assistant Professor of Classics, 2002
B. A., Carleton College; M.A., Cambridge University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Richard Buckstead
Professor of English, 1961
B.A., Yankton College; M.A., University of South Dakota; Ph.D., State University of Iowa
Patrice Buresh
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Women's Basketball Coach, 1988
B.S., Valley City State College; M.S., North Dakota State University
Mark R. Calkins
Instructor in Music, 2005
B.M., Concordia College-Moorhead; M.M., University of Colorado at Boulder
Heather Campbell
Assistant Professor of Education, 1995
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., University of Saint Thomas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
John Campion
Instructor in Physical Education, 1982-
B.A., St. Olaf College
Mary S. Carlsen
Associate Professor of Family and Social Service, 1989
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S.W., University of Washington
Kerri M. Carlson
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2006-
B.A., Miami University; Ph. D., Duke University
J. Laurel Carrington
Professor of History, 1988
A.B., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
David Carter
Professor of Music, 1988
B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Illinois
Sylvia Carullo
Associate Professor of Romance Languages, 1990
M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Douglas J. Casson
Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2005
B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Laura S. Caviani
Instructor in Music, 2005
B.M., Lawrence University; M.M., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Karen Cherewatuk
Professor of English, 1986
B.A., State University of New York at Albany; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Christopher L. Chiappari
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 1999
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.S., University of California-Davis; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Beth Christensen
Professor, Library, 1977
B.M., Illinois State University; M.S., University of Illinois; M.A., University of Minnesota
Siriwan Chutikamoltham
Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, 2003
B.S., Chulalongkorn University.; M.S. University of Minnesota; D.B.A., Harvard Business School
Mary Ann Cisar
Professor of Romance Languages, 1978
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Kurt N. Claussen
Instructor in Music, 2006
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Anna Clift
Instructor in Music, 1995
B.M., Indiana University; M.M., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Eric Cole
Professor of Biology, 1993
B.A., Reed College; M.S., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Traci L. Cook
Instructor in Physical Education, Co-Head Volleyball Coach, 2001
B.A., St. Olaf
Clifton Corzatt
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1974
B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Northern Illinois; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kevin M. Crisp
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2005
B.A., Haverford College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kris A. Cropsey
Instructor in Romance Languages, 2001
B.A, Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of Minnesota
David Dahl
Associate Professor of Physics, 1979
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University
J. Patrick Dale
Associate Professor of Political Science, 1988
B.A., University of Keele, England; M.A., Ph.D. University of Essex, England
Bruce Dalgaard
Professor of Economics and Asian Studies, 1992
A.B., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christine Daymont
Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Women's Cross Country and Track & Field Coach, 1976
B.S.E., State University of New York College at Cortland; M.S., Syracuse University
Gary DeKrey
Professor of History, 1988
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Jeane DeLaney
Associate Professor of History, 1990
A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University
Irve W. Dell
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 1989
B.A., Williams College; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Shelly D. Dickinson
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2003
B.S., University of South Dakota; M.S., Oregon Health & Science University; Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Jill Dietz
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1996
B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Henrietta Doner-Hedrick
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2006
B.F.A., University of Kansas at Lawrence; M.F.A., Kansas State University
Dan Dressen
Professor of Music, 1982
B.S., Bemidji State University; M.F.A., D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Jeremy B. Driver
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Women's Soccer Coach, 2006
B.A., St. Olaf College
Jenny Dunning
Assistant Professor of English, 2006
B.A., Kenyon College; M.F.A., Vermont College; Ph.D., Ohio University
Richard DuRocher
Professor of English, 1986
B.A., Loyola University New Orleans; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Margaret L. Eaves-Smith
Associate Professor Emerita of Music, 1979-
B.M., M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Andrea Een
Associate Professor of Music, 1977
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Julia Elkina Ehrlich
Instructor in Music, 2000
B.A., Leningrad Conservatory; M.A., Leningrad Conservatory; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
E. David Emery
Professor of Economics, 1969
A.B., Washington State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Mary Ann Emery
Associate Professor of Economics, 1969
B.S., B.A., Washington University - St. Louis; M.A., C.P.A. (inactive), University of Minnesota
Jason J. Engbrecht
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2002
B.S., Trinity University; M.S., Ph.D.,University of Michigan
Robert Eric Entenmann
Professor of History and Asian Studies, 1982
B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Barbara J. Evans
Instructor in Theatre, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota
James Farrell
Professor of History, 1977
B.A., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alison Feldt
Associate Professor of Music, 1989
B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Iowa; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
John Ferguson
Professor of Music; Elliot and Klara Stockdal Johnson Professor of Organ and Church Music; and Cantor to the Student Congregation, 1983
B.M., Oberlin College; M.A., Kent State University; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Le Ann K. H. Finger
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Women's Golf Coach, 2000
B.A., St. Olaf College
Karl J. Fink
Professor of German, 1982
B.A., Wartburg College; M.A., University of Arizona, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael Fitzgerald
Professor of History, 1986
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
Charles Forsberg
Professor of Music, 1972-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Daniel R. Forstner
Instructor and Master Teacher, 2003
B.A., St. John's University; M.S., Bank Street College of Education
Steven Freedberg
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2006
B.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., Indiana University
Dona W. Freeman
Artist in Residence in Theatre, 1985
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Sara E. Fruehling
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Eric J. Fure-Slocum
Assistant Professor of History and Geography, 1998
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Duke University; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Elizabeth C. Galbraith
Associate Professor of Religion, 2002
Joint Honors, University of Nottingham; Ph.D., Cambridge University
Ron Gallas
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 1987
B.A., College of St. Thomas; M.F.A., University of Minnesota
Kristina C. Garrett
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, 2005
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Bryn Geffert
Associate Professor, Library, 1993
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of Illi-nois; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Karen Gervais
Visiting Professor of Philosophy, 1972-74, 1989-
B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Minnesota
John Giannini
Associate Professor of Biology, 1988
B.S., Philadelphia College of the Bible; M.A., Humboldt State University; Ph.D., Utah State University
Gary C. Gisselman
Artist in Residence in Theatre, 1999-
B.A., Carthage College
Rita Glazebrook
Professor of Nursing, 1981
B.S.N., Augsburg College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Richard Goedde
Associate Professor of Economics, 1988-
B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amy R. Gohdes-Luhman
Assistant Professor of Religion, 1999
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.Div., Moravian Theological Seminary; M.Th.S., Garret Evangelical Seminary; Ph.D., Northwestern University
W. Sean Goldsworthy
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Men's Hockey Coach, 1997
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., St. Cloud State University
Tracey M. Gorman
Instructor in Music, 2001
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Charles Gray
Professor of Music, 1983
B.M., Wheaton College; M.M., University of Michigan
W. Scott Gregory
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1996-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Tulsa
Jeanine Grenberg
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 1996
B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Mary M. Griep
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 1988
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Hamline University
Dana Gross
Professor of Psychology, 1988
B.A., Smith College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Anne H. Groton
Professor of Classics, 1981
A.B., Wellesley College, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Mark T. Gustafson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, 2006
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
DonnaMae J. Gustafson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2001-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Hagedorn
Artist in Residence in Music, 1997
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.M., New Eng-land Conservatory; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Daniel Hagen
Instructor in Physical Education, 1987-
B.S., M.A., Mankato State University
Steven C. Hahn
Associate Professor of History, 2000
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Emory University
Olaf A. Hall-Holt
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2004
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Stanford University
Alice Hanson
Professor of Music, 1982
B.A., Wells College; M.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bruce Hanson
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1982
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
James Steven Hanson
Associate Professor of Religion, 1992
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
J. Robert Hanson
Visiting Professor of Music, 1996-
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Robert M. Hanson
Professor of Chemistry, 1986
B.S., California Institute of Technology, M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
Janis Hardy
Associate Professor of Music, 1980
Vicki L. Harper
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 1979
B.A., Mount Holyoke College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
David Hauck
Professor Emeritus of Physical Education, Co-Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach, 1966
B.S., Gustavus Adolphus; M.A., Bemidji State
Karna E. Hauck
Instructor in Education, 2000
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Rhode Island School of Design
Robert Hauck
Instructor in Physical Education, Co-Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach, 1988
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Mankato State Uni-versity
Jumi Hayaki
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2005-
B.A., Yale University; Ph.D., Rutgers University
Joan Hepburn
Assistant Professor of English, 1987
B.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
James Heynen
Writer in Residence, 1992
B.A., Calvin College; M.A., University of Iowa; M.F.A., University of Oregon
Jonathan Hill
Professor of English, 1969
B.A. (M.A.), B. Phil, Oxford University
P. Andrew Hisey
Associate Professor of Music, 2005
B.M., Wilfrid Laurier University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Michigan
Martin Hodel
Associate Professor of Music, 1997
B.A., Goshen College; M.M., University of North Carolina; D.M.A, Eastman School of Music
Gerald R. Hoekstra
Professor of Music, 1981
B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Daniel Hofrenning
Associate Professor of Political Science, 1988
B.A., Concordia College - Moorhead; M.Div., Luther Seminary; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Carol Holly
Professor of English, 1975
B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Brown University
Anthony Holt
Instructor in Music, 1991-
B.A., Christ Church, Oxford
Scott Homler
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, 1998-
B.A., Illinois State University; M.A., Illinois StateUniversity; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Torild Homstad
Assistant Professor of Norwegian, 1996-
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Timothy R. Howe
Assistant Professor of History, 2003
B.A, California State University - Chico.; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Charles Huff
Professor of Psychology, 1988
B.S., Georgia Southern College; M.A., College of William & Mary; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Paul Humke
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1980
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Rika Ito
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, 2002
B.A., Hokusei Gakuen University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Paul T. Jackson
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1997
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Robert Jacobel
Professor of Physics; the Grace A. Whittier Endowed Chair in Science, 1976
A.B., University of California - Berkeley; Ph.D., Iowa State University
Louis E. Janus
Assistant Professor of Norwegian, 2005
A.B., University of Chicago; M.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Sigrid Johnson
Artist in Residence in Music, 1983
B.M., St. Cloud State University; M.M., University of Michigan
Theodore Johnson
Professor of Biology; Paul and Mildred Hardy Distinguished Professor of Science, 1977
B.A., Augsburg College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Peder J. Jothen
Instructor in Religion, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., University of Chicago Divinity School
Rebecca P. Judge
Associate Professor of Economics, 1987
B.A., Smith College; M.S., University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ph.D., Duke University
Kimberly A. Kandl
Associate Professor of Biology, 2000-
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Purdue University
Kandice A. Kapinos
Instructor in Economics, 2006
B.S., University of Texas, Dallas; M.A., University of Illinois, Champaign
Mark Kelley
Instructor in Music, 1991-
B.M.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Patrick T. Kelley
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2001
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art
L. Henry Kermott
Professor of Biology; Marie M. Meyer Distinguished Professor, 1978-
B.S., M.S., University of North Dakota, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Heather J. Klopchin
Assistant Professor of Dance, 1999
B.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christine N. Kohnen
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Ph.D., Duke University
Amy Kolan
Professor of Physics, 1982-
B.A., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., Duke University
Gabriel E. Kortuem
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Diving Coach, 2002
B.A., St. Olaf College
Daniel Kosmoski
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Men's Basketball Coach, 1994
B.S., M.Ed., University of Minnesota
Karil J. Kucera
Luce Assistant Professor of Asian Visual Culture, Departments of Art & Art History and Asian Studies, 2002
B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Mary Kuehn
Instructor in Nursing, 1998-
B.S.N., M.S.N. Winona State University;
Satoko Kurosaki
Japanese Language Intern, 2006
B.A., Aichi University of Education; M.A., Waseda University
Judy Kutulas
Professor of History, 1986
B.A., University of California-Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
Anna K. Kuxhausen
Instructor in History, 2005
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S., University of Michigan
Toben Lafrançois
Instructor in Philosophy, 2007
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.S., M.A., Colorado State University
L. DeAne Lagerquist
Professor of Religion, 1988
B.A., California Lutheran College; M.A., Luther Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School
Joshua D. Laison
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2006
B.A., Oberlin College; A.M., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Edward Langerak
Professor of Philosophy, 1972
A.B., Calvin College; M.A., University of Michi-gan; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Phyllis Hyland Larson
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 1993
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Charles L. Lazarus
Instructor in Music, 2002
Diane C. LeBlanc
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2000
B.A., St. Michael's College; M.A., University of Wyoming; M.F.A., Hamline University
Elizabeth A. Leer
Assistant Professor of Education, 2001
B.A., Concordia College - Moorhead; M.A, Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Julie M. Legler
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2001
B.A., M.S., University of Minnesota; Sc.D., Har-vard School of Public Health
Ann A. Leming
Instructor in Education, 1982-
A.B., Westmont College; M.A., University of Utah
Michael Leming
Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 1972
A.B., Westmont College; M.A., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Utah
Naurine Lennox
Associate Professor of Family and Social Service, 1977
B.A., State University of Iowa; M.A., University of Chicago
Anthony D. Lott
Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2003
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Portland State University; Ph.D., University of Denver
Eric Lund
Professor of Religion, 1979
A.B., Brown University; M.Div., M.A, M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Juliet A. Lynd
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, 2000
B.A., Vassar College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kristina MacPherson
Associate Professor, Library, 1982
B.A., Earlham College; A.M.L.S., University of Michigan
Dana Lynn Maeda
Instructor in Music, 2005-
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.S., St. Mary's University
Jill Mahr
Instructor in Music, 1995
B.M.E., B.M., University of Minnesota; M.M., Northwestern University
Timothy Mahr
Professor of Music, 1994
B.M., B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., D.M.A. University of Iowa
Urmila S. Malvadkar
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2004
B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Jennifer C. Manion
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2004
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Gordon D. Marino
Professor of Philosophy, 1995
B.A., Columbia University, M.A., University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Karen Sawyer Marsalek
Associate Professor of English, 1999
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Phil., Oxford University; Ph.D., University of Toronto
Mary Martz
Instructor in Music, 1994-
B.S., Moorhead State University
M. Clare Mather
Associate Professor of Romance Languages, 1990
B.A., Hamline University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
James May
Professor of Classics, 1977-
B.S., Kent State; Ph.D., North Carolina
Joseph L. Mbele
Associate Professor of English, 1991
B.A., M.A., University of Dar es Salaam; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert K. McCarthy
Instructor in Physical Education, 2002
B.A., Concordia College; M.S.; University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire;
Joseph C. McClanahan
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, 2003
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Harriet C. McCleary
Instructor in Music, 1994
B.M.E., B.M., Texas Christian University; M.M., Westminster Choir College; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Robert W. McClure
Visiting Associate Professor of Education, 2004
B.S., Oregon College of Education; M.S., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University
Matthew C. McDonald
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Baseball Coach, 1991
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.P.E., University of Minnesota
James McKeel
Associate Professor of Music, 1986
B.M.Ed., Westminster College; M.M., University of Minnesota
Steven McKelvey
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1985
A.B., Grinnell College; Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown University
Donna McMillan
Associate Professor of Psychology, 1994
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Kent M. McWilliams
Assistant Professor of Music, 2001
B.M., M.M., University of Toronto; Artist Diploma, Stuttgart Musikhochschule; D.M., Université de Montréal
Karrin D. Meffert-Nelson
Instructor in Music, 1995
BM, St. Olaf College; MM, Northwestern University
Christopher J. Meidt
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Football Coach, 2002
B.A., Bethel College; M.B.A., Carlson School of Management
Justin W. Merritt
Assistant Professor of Music, 2004
B.A., Trinity University; M.M., D.M.A., Indiana University
Yuedong Merritt
Instructor in Asian Studies, 2006
B.A., Zhengjiang University; M.A., Utah State University
Gary L. Miessler
Professor of Chemistry, 1978
B.Chem., University of Tulsa; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Gary M. Muir
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2004-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Otago
Sian E. Muir
Instructor in Economics, 2004
Diploma in Management, Otago Polytechnic; M.B.A., Massey University
Dianna Murray-Close
Instructor in Psychology, 2006
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., University of Minnesota
Gregory W. Muth
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2002
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; Ph.D., University of Montana
León Narváez
Professor of Romance Languages, 1970-
B.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Diana Neal
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1996
B.S.N., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of Arizona
Jon Eric Nelson
Professor of English, 1968
B.A., Wittenberg University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Scott Nesbit
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach, 1989
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago
Ruth B. Neuger
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Softball Coach, 1999
B.A., St. Olaf College
Todd W. Nichol
Professor of History; King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies, 2001-
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Theological Seminary; Th.D., Graduate Theological Union
Elinor Niemisto
Instructor in Music, 1985-
B.M., M.M., University of Michigan
Paul Niemisto
Associate Professor of Music, 1978
B.M., M.M., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
David Nitz
Professor of Physics, 1979
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., Rice University
Bruce Nordstrom-Loeb
Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 1982
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley
Margaret Odell
Associate Professor of Religion, 1994
B.A., Meredith College; M.A.R., Yale Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Margaret Ojala
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 1983
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago
Margaret Hayford O'Leary
Professor of Norwegian, 1977
B.A., Concordia College-Moorhead; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Barbara Ann Olson
Visiting Instructor in Romance Languages, 2003
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.A., New York University
Christine O'Malley
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2006
B.A., M.A., Queen's College, Canada; M.Arch., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Arnold Ostebee
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1980
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Donald I. Ostrom
Visiting Professor of Political Science, 2004
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Paul Ousley
Instructor in Music, 1992
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; M.M., Eastman School of Music
Nancy Paddleford
Professor of Music, 1974
B.M., M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Nathaniel J. Paradise
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, 2005
B.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Wesley Pearson
Professor of Chemistry, 1958
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Herve Pensec
Associate Professor of Romance Languages, 1971
B.A., Adelphi University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Mark Pernecky
Associate Professor of Economics, 1990
B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Dolores Peters
Associate Professor of History, 1986
A.B., Wilson College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Dione Jenelle Peterson
Instructor in Music, 2004
B.S., Minnesota State University - Mankato; M.M., Minnesota State University - Mankato
Glen W. Peterson
Instructor in Physical Education, Head Men's Golf Coach, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College
Samiha Peterson
Professor of Sociology/Anthropology; Oscar and
Gertrude Boe Overby Distinguished Professor, 1972
B.A., M.A., American University in Cairo; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Michael S. Petruconis
Instructor in Music, 2001
B.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln; M.S., University of Minnesota
Rickard J.M. Pettersson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, 2004
M.S., Ph.D., Stockholm University
Rosemary A. Pfarr-Baker
Instructor in Education, 1991
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., North Carolina State University at Raleigh
William Poehlmann
Associate Professor of Religion, 1973
B.A., Texas Lutheran University; B.D., Luther Seminary; Ph.D., Harvard University
Xun Pomponio
Associate Professor of Economics, 1991
B.A., Youngstown State University; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University at University Park
Jean C. Porterfield
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2001
B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Diana Postlethwaite
Professor of English; O. C. and Patricia Boldt Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities, 1988
B.A., Radcliffe College; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Sharon E. Powell
Assistant Professor of Family and Social Service, 2005
B.A., Samford University; M.Ed., Vanderbilt Uni-versity; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Anantanand Rambachan
Professor of Religion, 1985
B.A., University of West Indies; M.A., Ph.D., University of Leeds
Steve T. Reece
Associate Professor of Classics, 1994
B.A., M.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
Barbara Reed
Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, 1982
B.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Carlos V. Reyes
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, 2005
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley
Pele Eve Rich
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2005
B.S., Weber State University; Ph.D., University of California-Riverside
Matthew Richey
Professor of Mathematic, Statistics and Computer Science, 1986
B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Patrick N. Riley
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2001
B.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Purdue University
Jason J. Ripley
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2005
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A.T.S., Bethel Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
LaVern Rippley
Professor of German, 1967
B.A., College of the Holy Cross; B.S., University of Wisconsin-River Falls; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Paul J. Roback
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2003
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Colorado State University
Anthony Roberts
Dance Artist in Residence, 1995
B.F.A., University of Utah; M.F.A., Arizona State University
Janice Roberts
Associate Professor of Dance, 1994
B.F.A., Arizona State University; M.F.A., University of Utah
Andrea Robertson
Instructor in History, 2006-
B.A., Northland College; M.A., Butler University
Marc Robinson
Associate Professor of Russian Language and Area Studies, 1991
B.A., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Catherine R. Rodland
Artist in Residence in Music, 2000
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Matthew Rohn
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 1994
B.A., George Washington University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Mary Ellen Ross
Associate Professor of Psychology, 1977
B.S., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University
Anthony J. Rudd
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, 2001
B.A, Cambridge University; M.Phil, St. Andrews University.; M. Litt., Oxford University; Ph.D., Bristol University
David E. Ryan
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 2000-
B.A., Taylor University; M.F.A., Ohio University;
Anne G. Sabo
Associate Professor of Norwegian, 1999-
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Michael E. Sadler
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2006
B.M., University of South Carolina; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Kay Sahlin
Instructor in Music, 1979-
B.A., St. Olaf College
Edmund Santurri
Professor of Religion and Philosophy, 1980
B.A., M.A., University of Virginia; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Judith Sateren
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1969
B.S.N., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of California-San Francisco
Sheryl Saterstrom
Assistant Professor of Dance, 1987
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Arizona State University
John Saurer
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, 1995
B.A., Hope College; M.F.A., Colorado State University
John D. Schade
Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, 2005
B.S., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Nathaniel J. Schaefle
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2006
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of Washington; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Mark Schelske
Professor of Education, 1987
B.A., Carleton University - Ottawa; M.A., University of St. Thomas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jamie A. Schillinger
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2003
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Litt., University of St. Andrews; A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago
David Schmalenberger
Instructor in Music, 2007
B.A., Capital University; M.M., University of Michigan; D.M.A., West Virginia University
David W. Schodt
Professor of Economics, 1977
B.S., Cornell University; M.P.P.A, M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert V. Scholz
Professor Emeritus of Music, 1968-
B.A., St. Olaf; M.M., D.M.A., Illinois
Miriam Scholz-Carlson
Instructor in Music, 1997-
B.M., St. Olaf College
Douglas J. Schuurman
Professor of Religion, 1986
B.A., Calvin College; M.Div., Calvin Seminary; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Jeffrey J. Schwinefus
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2002
B.S., University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Kathleen L. Shea
Professor of Biology, 1985
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Ryan Rae Sheppard
Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2006
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Bonnie Sherman
Professor of Psychology, 1981
B.S., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., Uni-versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ray Shows
Instructor in Music, 2000
B.M., Florida State University; M.M., Boston University
Elaine G. Siemsen
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2002
B.A., Augusta College; M.Div., M. Th., Ph.D., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Kay E. Smith
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1980
B.S., Bucknell University; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Robert C. Smith
Assistant Professor of Music, 1995
B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Steve Soderlind
Professor of Economics, 1979
B.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
William Sonnega
Associate Professor of Theatre, 1993
B.A., Colorado College; M.F.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Gary O. Spessard
Professor of Chemistry; the Edolph A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson, Sr. Chair of Chemistry, 1973-
B.S., Harvey Mudd College; M.S., University of Wisconsin -Madison; Ph.D., Wesleyan University
Gary Stansell
Professor of Religion, 1973
B.A., Concordia Senior College; M.Div., Concordia Seminary; Dr.Theol., Ruprecht-Karl-Universitaett at Heidelberg
Lynn Steen
Professor of Mathematics, 1965
B.A., Luther College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mary Steen
Assistant Professor of English, 1965-
B.A., Luther College; M.A.T., Harvard University
Craig D. Stern
Instructor in Physical Education, 2004
B.S., St. Cloud State University; M.A., Concordia University - St. Paul
Philip E. Stoltzfus
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2000
B.A., Goshen College; M.Div., Th.D., Harvard Divinity School
Mark Storry
Instructor in Education, 1995-
B.S., University of Minnesota
Ariel Strichartz
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, 2002
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Judith Stromayer
Instructor in Physical Education, 1994
B.A., Denison University; M.S., Indiana University
Corliss G. Swain
Associate Professor of Philosophy, 1987
B.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Sarah Swan-McDonald
Instructor in Education, 2005-
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Ed., St. Mary's University
Emily A. Swanson
Instructor in Environmental Studies, 2005-
B.A., St. Olaf College
Michael C. Swift
Assistant Professor of Biology, 1997
B.S., M.A., University of California-Davis; Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Charles Taliaferro
Professor of Philosophy, 1985
B.A., Goddard College; M.A., University of Rhode Island; M.T.S., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Katherine S. Tegtmeyer Pak
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies, 2003
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Kristina Thalhammer
Associate Professor of Political Science, 1991
B.A., College of St. Catherine; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kathy G. Thomforde
Professor of Economics, 1985
B.A., Millikin University; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Nancy MacKay Thompson
Associate Professor of Art and Art History, 2000
B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington
William Thornton
Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Coach, 1970
B.S., University of Kansas; M.Ed., University of Arkansas
Howard Thorsheim
Professor of Psychology, 1968
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mary Titus
Associate Professor of English, 1989
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mary E. Trull
Assistant Professor of English, 2003
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Charles Umbanhowar
Professor of Biology, 1991
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
David Van Wylen
Professor of Biology, 1994
B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Theodore Vessey
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, 1970-
B.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Anne von Bibra
Assistant Professor of Dance, 1987
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., University of California-Los Angeles
Mary Walczak
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1992
B.A., College of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Iowa State University
Martha Wallace
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; Kenneth Bjork Distinguished Professor, 1977-
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Anne Walter
Professor of Biology, Department Chair, 1994
A.B., Grinnell College; M.Sc., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Ph.D., Duke University
Gregory A. Walter
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2005
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Luther Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
Irene Walter
Russian Specialist in Residence, 1986
B.A., M.A., Leningrad State Herzen Pedagogical Institute; M.A., University of Connecticut
Pin Pin Wan
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, 1987
B.A., M.A., Fu-Jen Catholic University; M.A., University of Oregon, 1978; Ph.D., University of Washington
John Welckle
Associate Professor of Education, 1989
B.A., Augsburg College; M.A., ED.Sp., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Colin Wells
Associate Professor of English, 1995
B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Paul Westermeyer
Visiting Professor of Music, 1992
B.A., Elmhurst; B.D., Lancaster Theological Seminary; S.M.M., Union Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Gary Wicks
Associate Professor of Physical Education, 1988
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jeanne I. Willcoxon
Instructor in Theatre, 2005
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College; M.A., University of Minnesota
Thomas A. Williamson
Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology, 2001
B. A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Charles A. Wilson
Professor of Religion, 1973
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Eliot Khalil Wilson
Assistant Professor of English, 2003
B.A., M.A., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., University of Alabama
Karen Wilson
Professor of Theatre, 1979
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Herbert E. Winslow
Instructor in Music, 2001-
B.M, Curtis Institute
Suzanne L.W. Wisniewski
Instructor in Economics, 2007
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of Minnesota
Paul Wojick
Associate Professor of Economics; Husby-Johnson Endowed Chair of Business & Economics, 1988
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Jack C. Yates
Instructor in Music, 2005-
B.A., St. Olaf College
Solveig Zempel
Professor of Norwegian, 1976
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Kathryn A. Ziegler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 2004
B.A., College of Wooster
Larry J. Zimmerman
Instructor in Music, 1997-
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.M, Boston University
Paul Zorn
Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, 1981
A.B., Washington University (St. Louis); M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington (Seattle)
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