2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

Dec 03, 2024

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Faculty and Administrators Emeriti

Morton J. Achter, 1975-2000
Professor of Music
B.M., University of Michigan, 1961
M.M., University of Michigan, 1963
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1972

Chester L. Addington, 1961-1988
Professor of Education
B.S., Ball State Teachers College, 1952
M.A., Ball State Teachers College, 1954
Ed.D., Indiana University, 1961

Patti R. Albaugh, 1989-2007
Professor of Education
B.A., Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, 1979
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1985
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1986

Louis G. Arnold, 1983-2008
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.A., Northwestern University, 1963
M.S., University of Kentucky, 1965
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1972

James R. Bailey, 1967-2003
Professor of English
B.A., Franklin College, 1960
M.A., Duke University, 1963
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1971

Lyle T. Barkhymer, 1967-2008
Professor of Music
B.A., B.M., Otterbein University, 1964
M.M., Indiana University, 1967
D.M., Indiana University, 1970

Philip E. Barnhart, 1959-1994
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.A., Manchester College, 1952
M.A., Indiana University, 1955
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1974

Garlena A. Bauer, 1988-2011
Professor of Sociology
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1979
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1979
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1981

David Bell, 1974-2015
Director of Physical Plant, Business Affairs Division

Gerald C. Brown, 1988-1994
Professor of Business Administration/Economics
B.S., University of Illinois, 1950
M.S., University of Illinois, 1955
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1967

Donald C. Bulthaup, 1963-1993
Professor of Physics
B.S., Indiana Central College, 1952
M.S., Michigan State University, 1962
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1972

Mary Ann Burnam, 1977-2011
Professor of Nursing
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1967
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1970
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1998

Sharon Buxton, 1980-2015
Administrative Coordinator, Department of Nursing

Maria S. Calderone, 1984-2015
Professor of Equine Science
B.A., Earlham College, 1968
D.V.M., The Ohio State University, 1983

Sharon L. Carlson, 1979-2011
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Marquette University, 1964
M.S.N., University of Missouri, 1978
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1995

James E. Carr, 1965-2000
Associate Professor of Foreign Languages
B.A., Andrews University, 1958
M.A., Kent State University, 1964
Diplome, Universite’ de Caen (Normandie), 1965

Judy Christian, 1985-2004
Laboratory Supervisor - Life/Earth Science
B.S., B.A., Otterbein University, 1961
M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1963

Michael W. Christian, 1985-2002
Director of Church/Constituency Relations
B.A., Otterbein University, 1961
M.Div., United Theological Seminary, 1966

Helen M. Clymer, 1953-1978
Principal of the Laboratory School
B.A., Otterbein University, 1938
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1966

Marjorie C. Cornell, 1990-2010
Professor of Foreign Languages
B.S., University of Nebraska, 1966
M.A., Texas A & M University, 1979
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1987

Barbara B. Cornett, 1983-2012
Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Maryland, 1971
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1976
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1989

Larry E. Cox, 1965-1999
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Olivet Nazarene College, 1960
M.A., University of Cincinnati, 1972

David L. Deever, 1971-2001
Professor of Mathematics and Patton
Professor of Computer Science
B.A., B.S., Otterbein University, 1961
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1966

Rodger F. Deibel, 1965-1989
Professor of Education
B.S., Ed., Muskingum University, 1950
M.A., Western Reserve University, 1953
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1971

Doris Ebbert, 1987-2008
Collection Development Librarian, Assistant Professor
B.S.Ed., Ohio Northern University, 1969
M.L.S., University of Michigan, 1987

Carol M. Engle-Berry, 1980-2008
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Kansas University, 1962
M.A., Ball State University, 1972

Donald W. Foster, 1973-1981, 1992-2015
Registrar
B.A., Otterbein University, 1973

Mary D. Gahbauer, 1996-2014
Professor of Biology & Earth Science
MB ChB, Leeds University Medical School, ENGLAND, 1972
MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London, 1978

Albert K. Germanson Jr., 1963-1997
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., The Ohio State University, 1956
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1963

Michael Haberkorn, 1979-2012
Professor of Music
B.M., University of Illinois, 1970
M.M., University of Illinois, 1972
Professional Studies, Juilliard School, 1976
M.A., Columbia University, 1977
Ed.D., Columbia University, 1979

Michael S. Herschler, 1964-1998
Professor of Life and Earth Science
B.S., Cornell University, 1958
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1961
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1964

John R. Hinton, 1983-2008
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College, 1965
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1969
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1980

Cynthia Jackson, 1997-2004
Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education
B.A., Otterbein University, 1969
M.Ed., Miami University, 1973
PhD., Miami University, 1990

Jerry A. Jenkins, 1972-2015
Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Anderson University, 1966
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1970

David C. Jones, 1983-2004
Professor of Business, Accounting and Economics
B.A., Heidelberg University, 1962
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1978
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1982

Joyce E. Karsko, 1965-1991
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Western Michigan University, 1959
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1960
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1979

Michael Kish, 1958-1986
Director of Admission
B.S.Ed., Bowling Green State University, 1943
M.S., Indiana University, 1950

John H. Laubach, 1958-1992
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1953
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1958

Paul A. Laughlin, 1979-2012
Professor of Religion and Philosophy
B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1968
M.Div., Emory University, 1971
Ph.D., Emory University, 1975

Arnold D. Leonard, 1964-1989
Associate Professor of Earth Science
B.S., Penn State University, 1948
M.S., Penn State University, 1953
Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1969

J. Patrick Lewis, 1974-1998
Professor of Business, Accounting and Economics
B.A., St. Joseph’s College, 1964
M.A., Indiana University, 1965
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1974

Paulette R. Loop, 1964-1987
Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages
B.A., Otterbein University, 1960
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1967

Albert E. Lovejoy, 1957-1988
Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of North Carolina, 1947
M.A., University of North Carolina, 1949
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1957

John T. Ludlum, 1980-2015
Professor of Communication
B.A., Capital University, 1972
M.A., Miami University,1974
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1993

Woodrow R. Macke, 1965-1988
Vice President for Business Affairs and Business Manager
B.A.Sci., University of Toronto, 1947

Elizabeth K. MacLean, 1986-2008
Professor of History and Political Science
B.A., Connecticut College for Women, 1964
M.A., University of Maryland, 1977
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1986

Allan J. Martin, 1966-1996
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Alma College, 1960
M.A., Michigan State University, 1962
Ph.D., Case Western University, 1969

Trudy Mason, 1981-2015
Nursing Skills Laboratory Supervisor, Department of Nursing

Mary W. McKelvey, 1984-2015
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Tuskegee Institute, 1971
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1974
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1996

Alberta E. Messmer, 1955-1988
Assistant Professor, Director of Library
B.A., Otterbein University, 1940
B.S.L.S., Western Reserve University, 1941

Eda L. Mikolaj, 1990-2011
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Saint John College, 1957
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1962
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1983

L. Thomas Moore, 1997-2004
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1962
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1965
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1972

Roger H. Neff, 1961-1993
Professor of Foreign Languages
B.A., The Ohio State University, 1956
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1960
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1973

P. Rexford Ogle, 1964-1993
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Capital University, 1950
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1952
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1955

Barbara S. Pettegrew, 1986-2005 (PT 1983-1985)
Professor of Education
B.S.Ed., Baldwin-Wallace University, 1961
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1976
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1981

George J. Phinney, 1962-1992
Professor of Life Science
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1953
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1956
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1967

Robert D. Place, 1967-2007
Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Albion College, 1963
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1967

Alison H. Prindle, 1971-2010
Professor of English
B.A., Radcliffe College, 1964
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1977

James B. Recob, 1959-1992
Professor of Religion and Philosophy
B.A., Otterbein University, 1950
M.Div., United Theological Seminary, 1953
Th.D., Boston University, 1971

Roy F. Reeves, 1981-1991
Professor of Mathematics and Patton
Professor of Computer Science
B.S., University of Colorado, 1947
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1951

Cathryn A. Robbins, 1986-2007
Professor of Theatre and Dance
B.A., San Jose State University, 1972
M.F.A., Humboldt State University, 1980

Eleanor M. Roman, 1973-1993
Associate Professor of Human Ecology
B.S., Seton Hill College, 1952
M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1954

Patricia E. Rothermich, 1983-2010
Reference/Business Librarian, Associate Professor
B.A., Ohio Dominican University, 1964
M.L.S., Kent State University, 1988

Karyl E. Sabbath, 1989-2010
Professor of Communication
B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1979
M.A., Northern Arizona University, 1982
Ph.D., Ohio University, 1988

Elizabeth A. Salt, 1984-2015
NTT Professor, Courtwright Memorial Library
B.A., Western College, 1974
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1975
M.L.S., Indiana University, 1979

Marilyn B. Saveson, 1983-1993
Professor of English
Ph.B., University of Chicago, 1946
M.A., University of Chicago, 1949
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, England, 1956

Eva A. Sebo, 1986-2003
Professor of Sociology
B.S., Columbia University, 1963
M.S., Columbia University, 1964
Ed.D., Columbia University, 1977

Patricia Salyer, 1970-2007
Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs

Charles G. Smith, 2000-2016
Professor in the Department of Business, Accounting & Economics
B.A., John Carroll University, 1970
M.A., The University of Cincinnati, 1983
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1989

Michelina A. Smith, 1993-2001
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1954
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1985
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1990

Jean K. Spero, 1978-1991
Assistant Professor of Human Ecology
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1971
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1974

John Stefano, 1992-2016
Professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance
B.A., Pomona College, 1969
M.F.A., University of California, 1971
Ph.D., University of California, 1981

David Stichweh, 1979-2009
Academic Teaching Staff - Art
B.A., Otterbein University, 1967
M.Div., United Methodist Seminary, 1970

Joanne M. Stichweh, 1979-2009
Professor of Art
B.A., Otterbein University, 1967
M.F.A., The Ohio State University, 1969

Judy Strayer, 1978-2006
Professor of Nursing
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1960
B.S.Ed., The Ohio State University, 1967
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1970
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1979

Lois F. Szudy, 1990-2015
Director, Courtwright Memorial Library
B.A., Miami University, 1975
M.L.S., Indiana University, 1976
M.Ed., Otterbein University, 1999

Thomas R. Tegenkamp, 1962-1995
Associate Professor of Life Science
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1952
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1954
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1961

Fred J. Thayer, 1960-1993
Professor of Theatre
B.S.Ed., Bowling Green State University, 1951
M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1957

Phyllis Tillett, 1969-1990
Assistant to the President

Gary R. Tirey, 1968-2006
Associate Professor of Music
B.M.E., Capital University, 1964
M.M.E., VanderCook College of Music, 1969

JoAnn L. Tyler, 1962-1997
Professor of Health, Physical Education
B.S., Mississippi State College for Women, 1956
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1962
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1972

Sylvia P. Vance, 1961-1991
Professor of French
B.A., Otterbein University, 1947
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1948
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1980

Joanne F. VanSant, 1948-1993
Vice President for Student Personnel and Dean of Students Emerita
B.A., Denison University, 1946
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1953

Marjorie A. Vogt, 1991-2015
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Carlow College, 1977
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1990
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000
D.N.P., Rush University, 2009

Mary Cay Wells, 1979-1992
Professor of Education
B.A., Otterbein University, 1947
M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1949
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1979

Dana White, 1993-2014
Professor of Theatre & Dance
B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1986
M.F.A., University of Michigan, 1990

Eleanor J. Willis, 1955-1991
Professor of Life Science
B.S., Ohio University, 1949
M.S., Ohio University, 1950
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1954

Thomas A. Willke, 1987-1997
Professor of Mathematics
A.B., Xavier University, 1954
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1956
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1960

Nancy P. Woodson, 1992-2004 (1986-87)
Professor of English
B.A., University of Michigan, 1957
M.Ed., North Adams State College, 1962
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1985

Richard P. Yantis, 1976-1997
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1954
M.A., University of North Carolina, 1962
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1966

Elmer W. Yoest, 1956-1992
Professor of Physical Education
B.S.Ed., Otterbein University, 1953
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1962
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1973

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