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The general faculty consists of certain officers of the administration and all members of the active teaching staff. The teaching staff is organized as subfaculties called divisions (see Courses of Instruction). The function of the divisional faculties is the consideration of divisional policies and the administration of the divisional curricula. The chair of each divisional faculty is the executive officer of that division, and is elected by vote of the respective faculties for a three-year term.

The first date within parentheses is the date of initial appointment to Whitman College; the second is the date of initial appointment to the present rank. Ranks given are those obtained in early September 2011.

Faculty

Michelle Acuff (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Augustana College; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa.
Sharon Alker (2004, 2010), Associate Professor of English and General Studies. B.A., M.A., Simon Fraser University; Ph.D., University of British Columbia.
Paul Apostolidis (1997, 2011), Professor of Politics and Judge and Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science. A.B., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.
Susan Babilon (1995, 2009), Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., University of South Florida; M.A., Ph.D., City University of New York.
Nicholas E. Bader (2006, 2011), Assistant Professor of Geology. B.A., Earlham College; M.S., University of Arizona, Tucson; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.
Barry Allen Balof (2003, 2009), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College.
Mark Beck (1996, 2010), Benjamin H. Brown Professor of Physics. B.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester.
Susanne N. Beechey (2008, 2008), Assistant Professor of Politics. B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., The George Washington University.
Halefom Belay (1996, 2002), Associate Professor of Economics. B.A., State University of New York at Cortland; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.
Jan Christian Bernabe (2009, 2009), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History. B.A., Bates College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Shampa Biswas (1999, 2005), Associate Professor of Politics. B.A., M.A., University of Delhi; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Pavel Blagov (2009, 2009), Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Connecticut College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University.
Amy Blau (2006, 2006), Visiting Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., Haverford College; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Mare K. Blocker (2006, 2011), Lecturer of Art. B.F.A., University of Washington; M.F.A., University of Idaho.
Jennifer Blomme (2000, 2010), Senior Lecturer of Sport Studies; Head Swimming Coach. B.A., Grinnell College; M.S., Indiana University.
Aaron Bobrow-Strain (2004, 2010), Associate Professor of Politics. B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
William C. Bogard (1987, 2000), DeBurgh Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado State University.
Janis Breckenridge (2008, 2008), Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Philip D. Brick (1990, 2005), Miles C. Moore Professor of Politics. B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
George S. Bridges (2005, 2005), President of the College and Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Dana L. Burgess (1986, 2005), Professor of Classics. A.B., Bard College; M.A., Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College.
Allison Anne Calhoun (2002, 2007), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
Thomas A. Callister, Jr. (1994, 2005), Associate Dean of the Faculty (2004-2011); Professor of Education. A.B., University of Southern California; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Utah.
David H. Carey (1989, 2004), Professor of Philosophy. B.A., St. John's College; S.T.B., M.A., Gregorian University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Robert James Carson (1975, 1987), Grace Farnsworth Phillips Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies. A.B., Cornell University; M.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Carolyn L. Chandler (1986, 2007), Senior Lecturer of Spanish. B.A., University of Washington; M.A., New York University.
Julie A. Charlip (1993, 2008), Professor of History. B.A., Rider College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
Melissa W. Clearfield (2001, 2007), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Mitchell S. Clearfield (2008, 2008), Visiting Instructor of Philosophy and General Studies. B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Notre Dame.
Charles Cleveland (1985, 1994), Dean of Students (1994) and Instructor of Sociology. B.S., M.A., Arizona State University.
John David Cotts (2004, 2009), Associate Professor of History. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
Peter Crawford (1995, 2007), Senior Lecturer of Music. B.S., Valley City State University; M.M., University of Idaho.
Dennis Crockett (1992, 1998), Associate Professor of Art History. B.A., University of South Florida; M.A., Queens College; Ph.D., City University of New York.
Cynthia Croot (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of Theatre. B.A., Washington College; M.F.A., Columbia University.
Jan P. Crouter (1985, 1990), Associate Professor of Economics. B.S., The Colorado College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Roberta Davidson (1988, 2008), Professor of English. B.A., Sarah Lawrence College; Ph.D., Princeton University.
Thomas A. Davis (1987, 1993), Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Theresa Maria DiPasquale (1998, 2011), Professor of English. B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Edward Ernest Dixon (1990, 1994), Associate Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., University of Southern California; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati.
Andrea K. Dobson (1989, 1998), Associate Professor of Astronomy and General Studies, Chair of the Faculty. B.A., Whitman College; M.S., Ph.D., New Mexico State University.
Heidi E. M. Dobson (1992, 2007), Professor of Biology. B.S., B.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; M.S., University of California, Davis.
Brian R. Dott (2002, 2006), Associate Professor of History. B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Frank M. Dunnivant (1999, 2005), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Auburn University; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.
Robert Scott Elliott (2004, 2010), Associate Professor of English. B.A., Vanderbilt; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.F.A., Columbia University.
Ashley Esarey (2009, 2009), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics. B.A., Occidental College; Ph.D., Columbia University.
Keith Farrington (1977, 1994), The Laura and Carl Peterson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences. B.A., Bates College; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.
J. Kay Fenimore-Smith (1994, 2008), Associate Professor of Education. B.A., University of Nebraska; M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D., University of Idaho.
Michelle K. Ferenz (2001, 2009), Senior Lecturer of Sport Studies; Head Women's Basketball Coach; Associate Athletics Director; Senior Women's Administrator. B.S., Eastern Montana College; M.E.A., Heritage College.
Courtney E. Fitzsimmons (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion. B.A., Boston University; A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Robert Anthony Fontenot (1975, 1988), Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Patrick R. Frierson (2001, 2007), Associate Professor of Philosophy and Garrett Fellow. B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
Alberto S. Galindo (2006, 2006), Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., University of Puerto Rico, M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.
Brien K. Garnand (2008, 2008), Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
David B. Glenn (1989, 2003), Professor of Music. B.M., North Texas State University; M.M., University of Northern Colorado.
Kendra J. Golden (1990, 1996), Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Washington State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Russell A. Gordon (1987, 2001), Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Blackburn College; M.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Marion Gabriele Götz (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Armstrong Atlantic State University; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.
Moira I. Gresham (2010, 2010), Assistant Professor of Physics. B.A., Reed College; M.A., Cambridge University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology.
David R. Guichard (1985, 2000), Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Pomona College; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Rebecca Roman Hanrahan (2003, 2009), Associate Professor of Philosophy. A.B., Smith College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
James Hanson (1992, 2006), Professor of Forensics. B.A., Western Washington University; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Southern California.
Irvin Y. Hashimoto (1982, 1987), Associate Professor of English. B.A., Stanford University; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Denise J. Hazlett (1992, 2007), Professor of Economics. B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Donghui He (2008, 2008), Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., M.A., Hebei University, China; Ph.D., University of British Columbia.
Jocelyn N. Hendrickson (2009, 2009), Assistant Professor of Religion. B.A., B.A., University of Washington; M.A., University of Ulster, Ph.D., Emory University.
Walter T. Herbranson (2000, 2006), Associate Professor of Psychology and Herbert and Pearl Ladley Endowed Chair of Cognitive Science. B.A., Carleton College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah.
Thomas G. Hines (1994, 2010), Professor of Theatre. B.S., M.A., Northern Illinois University; M.F.A., University of Washington.
Kurt R. Hoffman (1992, 2007), Professor of Physics. B.A., St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
Douglas R. Hundley (1998, 2004), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., Western Washington University; Ph.D., Colorado State University.
Sarah E. Hurlburt (2004, 2004), Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Delbert Wade Hutchison (1999, 2005), Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Washington University.
Julia Anne Ireland (2008, 2008), Assistant Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Ph.D., DePaul University.
John R. "Jack" Iverson (2004, 2010), Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Richard Nelson Jacks (1979, 1979), Associate Dean of Students: Health and Wellness and Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.Ed., Eastern Washington State College; Ph.D., Stanford University.
Katherine Jackson (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., M.S., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Harvard University.
Michelle Y. Janning (2000, 2006), Associate Professor of Sociology; Garrett Fellow; and Assistant Dean of the Faculty (2010- ). B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
Michelle Jenkins (2010, 2010), Assistant Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; Ph.D., The University of Arizona.
Douglas Henry Juers (2003, 2010), Associate Professor of Physics and Garrett Fellow. A.B., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Marcus A. Juhasz (2009, 2009), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Wittenberg University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside.
Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn (1982, 1992), Provost and Dean of the Faculty (2009- ); Interim Dean of the Faculty (2006-2007); Baker Ferguson Chair of Politics and Leadership. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.
Patrick W. Keef (1980, 1993), William K. and Diana R. Deshler Chair of Mathematics. Dean of the Faculty (1996-2006). B.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.
Daniel Webster Kent (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Bokyung Kim (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of Art History. B.A., Seoul National University; Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
Helen Kim (2005, 2011), Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of California; M.A., University of Chicago; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Kristy M. King (2009, 2009), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics. B.A., University of Massachusetts.
Leena S. Knight (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Nadine M. Knight (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of English. A.B., Princeton University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Thomas A. Knight (2006, 2007), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A., Alma College; M.S., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Helen J. Knowles (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics. B.A., Liverpool Hope University College; Ph.D., Boston University.
Kristen Kosmas (2011, 2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre. B.F.C., Boston University; M.F.A., Brooklyn College.
Nicholas M. Kramer (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
Christopher Leise (2009, 2009), Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Hofstra University; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo (SUNY).
Nina E. Lerman (1995, 2002), Associate Professor of History. A.B. Bryn Mawr; M.A., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania.
Justin Lincoln (2010, 2010), Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Longwood College; B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.
Melissa M. Loehnig (2011, 2011), Visiting Assistant Professor of Music. B.A., Whitman College; M.M., Florida State University.
John Lutterman (2010, 2010), Johnston Visiting Professor of Music. B. M., Lawrence University; M.M., Mannes College of Music; D.M.A., State University of New York, Stony Brook; Ph.D., University of California, Davis.
Timothy E. Machonkin (2006, 2007) Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Stanford University.
Bruce A. Magnusson (1997, 2005), Associate Professor of Politics. B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Gaurav Majumdar (2005, 2011), Associate Professor of English. B.A., University of Delhi; M.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., New York University.
Jean Carwile Masteller (1978, 1994), Professor of English. B.A., Lynchburg College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Richard N. Masteller (1978, 1994), Professor of English. B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Kelly S. McConville (2011, 2011), Instructor of Mathematics. B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Colorado State University.
Charles Fremont McKhann (1990, 2006), Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Rogers B. Miles (1990, 2009), Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion and General Studies. B.A., Bowdoin College; Ph.D., Princeton University.
Jeremy Mims (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Music. B.M.E., M.M., Hardin-Simmons University.
Gilbert Felipe Mireles, Jr. (2003, 2007), Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University.
Frederick G. Moore (1991, 2005), Professor of Physics. B.A., Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D., Oregon Graduate Center.
Jeanne Marie Morefield (2000, 2006), Associate Professor of Politics and Garrett Fellow. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.
Suzanne Elizabeth Morrissey (2008, 2008), Assistant Professor of Anthropology. B.A., State University of New York; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Sherif Negm (2010, 2010), Visiting Instructor of Chemistry. B.S., Zagazig University, Egypt.
Sarah R. Nichols (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics. B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Stony Brook University.
Kirsten P. Nicolaysen (2006, 2011), Associate Professor of Geology. B.A., Colorado College; M.S., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Kari Marie Norgaard (2005, 2011), Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies. B.S., Humboldt State University; M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Jeff W. Northam (1997, 2009), Senior Lecturer of Sport Studies; Head Men's Tennis Coach; Curricular Coordinator. B.A., Whitman College; M.S., Boise State University.
Mary Anne O'Neil (1977, 1997), Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures; B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Joseph Page (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Knox College; M.F.A., Alfred University.
Robert J. Parcells (1982, 1988), Associate Professor of Economics. B.S., B.A., Boise State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.
Timothy H. Parker (2006, 2008), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A., Clark University; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
Nathaniel E. Q. Paust (2009, 2010), Assistant Professor of Astronomy. B.A., Whitman College; M.S., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., Dartmouth College.
Christopher Petit (2005, 2011), Associate Professor of Theatre. B.F.A., Rutgers University; M.F.A., Columbia University.
Susan E. Pickett (1981, 1996), Catharine Gould Chism Endowed Chair of Music. A.B., Occidental College; M.M., Indiana University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Kevin R. Pogue (1990, 2005), Professor of Geology. B.S., University of Kentucky; M.S., Idaho State University; Ph.D., Oregon State University.
MaLynda Poulsen-Jones (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. B.F.C., M.F.A., Boise State University.
Jason C. Pribilsky (2003, 2009), Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Reed College; Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Matthew William Prull (1999, 2005), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., San Jose State University; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.
Matthew Reynolds (2008, 2008), Assistant Professor of Art History. B.A., Sonoma State University; M.A., San Francisco State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester.
Katrina C. Roberts (1998, 2010), Mina Schwabacher Professor of English/Creative Writing and Humanities. A.B., Harvard University; M.F.A., Iowa Writer's Workshop.
Dalia Rokhsana (2010, 2011), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh; Ph.D., The University of Montana.
Gary O. Rollefson (2005, 2009), Professor of Anthropology. B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson.
James E. Russo (1989, 1995), Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology. B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University.
Biswajit Saha (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Calcutta, India; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, India; Ph.D., Kyushu University, Japan.
Lee Walker Sanning (2011, 2011), Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., Hanover College; M.S., University of Wyoming; M.B., Ph.D., Indiana University.
David F. Schmitz (1985, 1997), Robert Allen Skotheim Chair of History. B.A., SUNY at Plattsburgh; M.A., SUNY at Stony Brook; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Albert W. Schueller (1996, 2002), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Margo Scribner (1981, 2009), Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor of English and General Studies. B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., York University, Toronto, Canada; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Vivian Elyse Semerdjian (2003, 2009), Associate Professor of History. B.A., Albion College; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Georgetown University.
Lynn L. Sharp (1999, 2005), Associate Professor of History. B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Irvine.
Scott Shields (1994, 2009), Senior Lecturer of Sport Studies; Head Women's Soccer Coach; Assistant Athletics Director/Compliance Coordinator. B.A., Whitman College; M.E., Walla Walla College.
Yukiko Shigeto (2010, 2010), Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Japanese). B.A., Central Washington University; M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Robert Charles Sickels (1999, 2010), Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies. B.A., M.A., California State University, Chico; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno.
Nicole Simek (2005, 2011), Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures and General Studies. B.A., M.A., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Princeton University.
Deberah M. Simon (1995, 2008), Senior Lecturer of Chemistry. B.A., Whitman College.
Nancy Lynn Simon (1967, 1985), Garrett Professor of Dramatic Arts and Professor of Theatre. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Dean C. Snider (1996, 2009), Senior Lecturer of Sport Studies; Director of Athletics. B.A., Trinity Western University; M.Ed., Western Washington University.
Donald Snow (2001, 2006), Senior Lecturer of Environmental Humanities and General Studies. B.A., Colorado State University; M.S., University of Montana.
Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson (2003, 2009), Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., Cornell University.
Ethan Spanier (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of History. B.A., San Jose State University; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Patrick K. Spencer (1984, 1997), Professor of Geology. B.S., University of Washington; M.S., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of Washington.
Akira Ronald Takemoto (1983, 1989), Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.B., University of California at Irvine; M.A., Ryukoku University and Stanford University.
Jay D. Tasson (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics. B.S., Northern Michigan University; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.
Lee David Thompson (1987, 2000), Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., Baylor University; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati.
Charles Robert Timm-Ballard (2002, 2006), Associate Professor of Art. B.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.F.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Andrea Verena Valenzuela (2008, 2008), Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., M.A., University College London, Ph.D., Princeton University.
Elizabeth Vandiver (2004, 2008), Clement Biddle Penrose Associate Professor of Latin and Classics. B.A., Shimer College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Daniel M. Vernon (1995, 2009), Professor of Biology. B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Samantha Brooke Vick (2006, 2006), Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.
Leroy Grover Wade, Jr. (1989, 1989), Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Rice University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Christopher S. Wallace (2000, 2007), Dr. Robert F. Welty Associate Professor of Biology. B.A., B.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Jonathan S. Walters (1992, 2007), George Hudson Ball Chair in the Humanities and Professor of Religion. B.A., Bowdoin College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School.
Shu-chu Wei-Peng (1985, 2006), John and Jean Henkels Endowed Chair of Chinese Languages and Literatures. B.A., Tunghai University, Taiwan; M.A., University of Hawaii, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.
Deborah L. Wiese (2004, 2005), Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Melissa M. Wilcox (2003, 2009), Associate Professor of Religion and Garrett Fellow. B.S., Stanford University; M.A., Claremont Graduate School; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.
Emelia Wilson (2010, 2010), Visiting Instructor of Mathematics. B.S., Western Washington University.
Deborah DuNann Winter (1974, 1990), Professor of Psychology. B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.
John DuNann Winter (1981, 1995), Professor of Geology. B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington.
Ginger S. Withers (2001, 2007), Dr. Robert F. Welty Associate Professor of Biology. B.A., Muskingum College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign.
Robert M. Withycombe (1980, 1994), Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies. B.S., M.A., Western Oregon State College; Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Jackie Wood (1992, 2008), Senior Lecturer of Music. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Washington State University.
Jacqueline Woodfork (2006, 2006), Assisant Professor of History. B.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
Walter E. Wyman, Jr. (1982, 1996), Weyerhaeuser Professor of Biblical Literature and Professor of Religion. B.A., Oberlin College; M.Th., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Paul H. Yancey (1981, 1993), Carl E. Peterson Endowed Chair of Sciences. B.S., California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego.
Chunsheng Yang (2010, 2010), Visiting Instructor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Chinese). B.A., University of Science and Technology of China; M.A., Ningbo University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.
Zahi Zalloua (2003, 2009), Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., M.A., M.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., Princeton University.
Peter A. Zani (2010, 2010), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A., Miami University; M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Adjunct Faculty

Matthew W. Airy, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., Whitman College; M.E., University of Washington.
William Berry, Adjunct Instructor of Music. B.M., Indiana University.
Charly Bloomquist, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Alfred University; B.F.A., M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.
Sally Bormann, Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies. B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Eric Bridgeland, Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Men's Basketball Coach. B.A., University of Manitoba, Canada.
Julie Anne Carter, Adjunct Assistant Pofessor of Library Science. M.S., Mars Hill College; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina.
Heather Dawn Cato, Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Women's Soccer Coach.
Chetna Chopra, Adjunct Instructor of General Studies. B.A., University of Delhi; M.S., Boston University.
Jessica L. Cox, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.S., University of Dubuque.
Laura Cummings, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., B.M., University of Washington.
Amy Dodds, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music. B.A., Walla Walla College; M.A., D.M.A., Claremont Graduate University.
Julia L. Duffus Dunn, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., Whitworth College; M.A., The Ohio State University.
John David Earnest, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., University of Texas at Austin.
John W. Eckel, Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Athletics Trainer.
Dawn W. Forbes, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Whitman College; M.F.A., Vermont College of Union Institute and University.
Michele Hanford, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies.
Machelle Hartman, Adjunct Instructor of Chemistry. B.A., Walla Walla College; M.A., Antioch, Seattle.
John Hein, Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Women's Tennis Coach. B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.S., California State University, Chico.
Jared Holowaty, Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Baseball Coach. B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University.
Monica Griffin Hunter, Lecturer of Music. B.A., Texas Wesleyan University; M.M., Rice University; D.M.A., University of Michigan.
Ida Lee Hutson-Fish, Adjunct Instructor of Dance.
Hitomi Johnson, Adjunct Instructor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.S., Walla Walla College.
Lee Keene, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Library Science. B.A., University of California, San Diego; M.S., University of Texas, Austin.
John Kerwin, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., Rider University; M.A., Washington State University.
Adam Kirtley, Adjunct Instructor of General Studies. B.A., Wabash College; M.Div., Emory University.
Vicki Lloid, Adjunct Instructor of Dance.
Steven D. May, Adjunct Instructor of Geology. B.S., Western Washington State College; M.A., Stanford University.
Jay Peter McClure, Head Men's Golf Coach. B.A., Whitman College.
Mark Michaud, Jr., Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University; M.A., Rockford College.
Amy Molitor, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Sport Studies, and Academic Assistant for Environmental Studies. B.S., University of Idaho; M.S., Ph.D., University of Montana.
Ray Skip Molitor, Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Women's Golf Coach; Assistant Director of Athletics. B.A., M.A., Gonzaga University.
Jennifer Hess Mouat, Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies. B.A., Willamette University; M.A., University of Wales; Ph.D. University of St. Andrews.
Carolyn Papineau, Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Women's Volleyball Coach. B.A., University of Washington.
Michael J. Paulus, Jr., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Library Science. B.A., University of Washington; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; MLIS, Rutgers University.
Leo Potts, Adjunct Instructor of Music. B.A., California State University, Long Beach.
Alicia Riley, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Anthony M. Russo, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., B.S., Ashland University.
Brien R. Sheedy, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.S., State University of New York, Syracuse; M.A., University of Texas, Austin.
Robin Waytenick Smasne, Lecturer of Theatre. B.S., Oregon State University; M.F.A., University of Arizona.
Johanna Stoberock, Adjunct Instructor of General Studies. B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F.A., University of Washington.
Jenna Terry, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F.A., University of Houston.
Rebecca T. Thorpe, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., Gonzaga University; M.A., University of Nevada.
Bruce Toews, Adjunct Instructor of Economics. B.A., Pacific Union College; M.B.A., California State University, San Bernadino.
Kari L. Tupper, Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.
Myrna J. Vale Medina, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish. B.A., M.B.A., Interamerican University, Puerto Rico; M.A., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Claire Valente, Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies. A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University; M. St., Oxford University.
Kevin S. Walker, Lecturer of Theatre. B.S., Humboldt State University; M.F.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Willamette University.
Danielle M. Warner, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music. B.A., Whitman College; M.M., Western Washington University.
Michael Washington, Lecturer of Sport Studies; Head Men's Soccer Coach.
C. Susan Weiler, Research Associate of Biology. B.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.
James Winchell, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (French) and General Studies. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.
Wencui Zhao, Adjunct Instructor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Chinese). B.A., Peking University; M.A., Yunnan University.

Music Assistants

Genevieve Baglio
William Berry
Laura Curtis
Amy Dodds
John David Earnest
Phil Lynch
Spencer Martin
Robyn Newton
Lori Parnicky
Leo Potts
Kraig Scott
Nathan Shiu
Chelsea Spence
Jon St. Hilaire
Maya Takemoto
Kristin Vining

Faculty and Staff Emeriti

Larry Ray Anderson (1968, 2008), Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus. B.S., Lewis and Clark College; A.M., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.
George Hudson Ball (1960, 1980), Weyerhaeuser Professor of Biblical Literature, Emeritus, and Stuart Religious Counselor. A.B., L.L.B., Cornell University; B.D., S.T.M., Ph.D., Yale University.
Robert A. Blumenthal (1963, 2002), Professor of Physics, Emeritus. A.B., University of California, Berkeley; A.M., University of Oregon.
Katherine Bracher (1967, 2003), Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus. A.B., Mount Holyoke College; A.M., Ph.D., Indiana University.
Frederick Joseph Breit (1967, 2003), Professor of History, Emeritus. B.A., Roosevelt University; A.M., Ph.D., Duke University.
George Pierre Castile (1971, 2006), Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus. B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Clark Andrews Colahan (1983, 2011), Anderson Professor of Humanities and Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Emeritus. B.A., Pomona College; M.A., California State University at Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
Lee Coleman (1980, 1997), Professor of Physical Education, Emeritus. B.S., Wittenberg University; M.S., University of Kansas.
D. Dale Cosper (1970, 2008), Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Emeritus. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.
Thomas E. Cronin (1993-2005) President Emeritus. A.B., Holy Cross College; Summer Fellowship, University of Michigan; M.A., M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University.
John Francis Desmond (1975, 2006), Mary A. Denny Professor of English, Emeritus. Ph.B., University of Detroit; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
Lawrence L. Dodd (1969, 2004), Archivist, Emeritus. B.A., Washington State College.
Charles Martin Drabek (1975, 2007), Arthur G. Rempel Professor of Biology, Emeritus. B.S., University of Denver; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Joseph Drazan (1972, 2005), Librarian, Emeritus. B.A., Eastern Washington University; M.L.S, University of Hawaii.
Jay N. Eacker (1965, 2004), Professor of Psychology, Emeritus. B.A., University of Idaho; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University.
Glenn Thomas Edwards (1964, 1998), William Kirkman Professor of History, Emeritus. B.A., Willamette University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Edward E. Foster (1979, 2007), Mina Schwabacher Professor of English and the Humanities, Emeritus. A.B., St. Peter's College; Ph.D., University of Rochester.
David Lee Frasco (1958, 1996), Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. A.B., Colorado State College; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University.
John Raymond Freimann (1962, 1992), Professor of Theatre, Emeritus. B.S., New York University; M.F.A., Fordham University.
Craig J. W. Gunsul (1969, 2004), Professor of Physics, Emeritus. B.A., Reed College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware.
Keiko Hara (1985, 2010), Professor of Art, Emeritus. B.F.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.F.A., Cranbrook Graduate University.
William Henry Harbold (1969, 1982), Professor of Political Science, Emeritus. A.B., Pennsylvania State College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Patrick Gerard Henry (1969-70, 1976, 2006), Cushing Eells Professor of Philosophy and Literature and Foreign Languages and Literatures, Emeritus. B.A., St. John's University; M.A., Ph.D., Rice University.
Deborah Holmes (1985, 2011), Associate Professor of Theatre, Emeritus. B.A., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Roy William Hoover (1967, 1999), Weyerhaeuser Professor of Religion, Emeritus. B.A., Pasadena College; Th.D., Harvard University.
Louis Philip Howland (1965, 1997), Benjamin H. Brown Professor of Physics, Emeritus. B.E.P., Cornell University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Edward Evert Humpherys (1973, 2002), Professor of Art, Emeritus. B.A., M.A., California State University, Chico; M.F.A., Brigham Young University.
Victor Hugo Keiser, Jr., (1966, 1992), Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus. A.B., Lawrence College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Colorado.
Donald Paul King (1966, 1997), Professor of History, Emeritus. A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Indiana University; L.Th., Seabury Western Theological Seminary.
Kenyon A. Knopf (1967, 1989), Hollon Parker Professor of Economics and Business, Emeritus. Kenyon College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.
John Joseph Maier (1967, 2002), Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus. A.B., Boston University; B.D., Tufts University.
James F. Maxfield (1966, 2002), Professor of English, Emeritus. B.A., Knox College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
William John Metzger (1969, 2002), Professor of Psychology, Emeritus. A.B., Wabash; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University.
David Ray Norsworthy (1968, 1997), Professor of Sociology, Emeritus. B.S., Louisiana State University; A.M., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.
James Gordon Pengra (1962, 1996), Nathaniel Shipman Professor of Physics, Emeritus. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Louis Barnes Perry (1959-1967) President Emeritus. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., UCLA; L.L.D., Pacific University; D.P.S., Willamette University.
Hollibert E. Phillips (1988, 2006), Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus. B.A., Hons., University of London; M.A., Andrews University; D.Ed., Boston University.
Gordon Philpot (1969, 1996), Roger and Davis Clapp Professor of Economic Thought, Emeritus. A.B., University of California, A.M., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Robert Polzin (1964, 1997), Registrar, Emeritus. B.S., Wisconsin State University.
Stephen Rubin (1971, 2009), Professor of Psychology, Emeritus. B.A., M.S., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., Purdue University.
James F. Shepherd (1971, 2006), Hollon Parker Professor of Economics, Emeritus. A.B., Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.
Robert Allen Skotheim (1975-1988) President Emeritus. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.
Edwin Stein, Jr., (1979, 1997), Professor of English, Emeritus. B.A., Yale University, Cambridge University; M.A. Cambridge University; M.D., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Yale University.
Richard Kenneth Stuart (1960, 1981), Hollon Parker Professor of Economics and Business, Emeritus. M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
J. Charles Templeton (1970, 2010), Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.
Richard Raymond Thomassen (1967, 1996), Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Emeritus. B.S., M.S., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Washington State University.
Robert Ronald Thomsen (1952, 1979), Professor of Physical Education, Emeritus. B.S., University of North Dakota; A.M., Ed.D., University of Wyoming.
James S. Todd (1961, 1997), Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. B.A., Pomona College; Ph.D., University of Rochester.
J. Patrick Tyson (1965, 2002), Mary A. Denny Professor of English, Emeritus. B.A., Texas Technological College; M.A., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., Tulane University.
Douglas Haines Underwood (1958, 2002), Alexander Jay Anderson Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Emeritus. B.S., Case Western Reserve University; M.A., University of California; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
James Walter Weingart (1967, 2005), Professor of History, Emeritus. B.S., Washington and Lee University; LL.B., Columbia University; A.M., Rutgers University; Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Celia Richmond Weller (1969, 2010), Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Emeritus. B.A., Drury College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Henry Yaple (1987, 2005), Library Director, Emeritus. B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., University of Idaho; M.S.L., Western Michigan University.

Endowed Chairs

The following fully endowed chairs have been established by the Board of Trustees. The titles of individuals holding named chairs may vary slightly.
The Charles E. and Margery B. Anderson Chair of Humanities was established in 1997 by the Board of Trustees to recognize Mr. and Mrs. Anderson's leadership, dedication, and philanthropy to Whitman College. Major gifts came from the Andersons and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Mr. Anderson served as a trustee from 1990 to 2002.
The George Hudson Ball Chair in the Humanities was established in 2010 with gifts from hundreds of alumni and friends in honor of Professor of Biblical Literature Emeritus Dr. George Ball on his 95th birthday. This position strengthens teaching and learning in the humanities.
The Catharine Gould Chism Chair of Music was established in 1980 by the Board of Trustees from the bequest of Catharine Gould Chism, a patron of the arts.
The Roger and Davis Clapp Chair of Economic Thought was founded in 1966 by James H. Clapp of Seattle as a memorial to his brothers. The professorship was given "to further understanding of 1) the development of economic thought through the ages; 2) the development and continuing values in the Western free enterprise system; and 3) how those values, developed in the past, have continuing application in today's complex society.''
The Raymond and Elsie Gipson DeBurgh Chair in the Social Sciences was funded in 2002 with the remainder of a unitrust established by the DeBurghs. This endowment funds a position to teach courses in the social sciences.
The William K. and Diana R. Deshler Chair was established in 2008 by Bill and Diana Sharp Deshler, both Whitman Class of 1964, to provide support for a distinguished tenure-track faculty member. The Deshlers have been Whitman supporters and volunteers for years. Bill was a trustee for 12 years, serving until his death in 2008. This chair is assigned to a teacher-scholar in the department with the most pressing need. Special consideration is to be given to the departments of art, history and math.
The Baker Ferguson Chair of Politics and Leadership was established in 1996 in honor of Baker Ferguson, Whitman alumnus, trustee emeritus, and consistent supporter of Whitman College.
The Ludwig Gaiser Chair of Art History was established in 1982 by the Gaiser family to honor this eminent clergyman of the Northwest whose nine children all attended the college.
The John and Jean Henkels Chair of Chinese Languages and Literatures was established in 1987. The Henkels are parents of three Whitman alumni, and John Henkels served on the college Board of Overseers from 1986 to 2001.
The Herbert and Pearl Ladley Chair of Cognitive Science was established in 2004 by Frankie Ladley Wakefield '27 in memory of her parents, who made it possible for her to pursue a liberal arts education at Whitman College. The endowment funds a position in the interdisciplinary field combining psychology and biology.
The Alma Meisnest Endowed Chair in the Humanities was established in 1999 with proceeds from the estate of Alma Meisnest, a friend of the college.
The Judge and Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science was established by George N. Paul '35 with a bequest in memory of his parents. Timothy A. Paul was a Superior Court Judge in Walla Walla County during the 1930s and 1940s.
The Carl E. Peterson Chair of Science was established in 1997 in memory of Carl E. Peterson '33. Mr. Peterson was an overseer and longtime member and chairman of the Whitman College Farm Committee (1970-1989).
The Laura and Carl Peterson Chair of Social Sciences was established in 1997 with a bequest from the Carl Peterson estate. Laura Crump Peterson, a 1936 alumna and volunteer who devoted many hours to the Delta Gamma active chapter, joined her husband in financial support of the college.
The Robert Allen Skotheim Chair of History was established in 1994 in honor of Whitman's 10th president by a gift from Dr. Elizabeth Main Welty, long-time college trustee, and a bequest from the estate of Dr. Robert Ford Welty '35.

Endowed Professorships

The following professorships have been established by the Board of Trustees, and are endowed wholly or in part. The titles of individuals holding named professorships may vary slightly.
The Alexander Jay Anderson Professorship of Mathematics was founded in 1914 in memory of Alexander Jay Anderson, Ph.D., first president of the college.
The Spencer F. Baird Professorship of Biology was founded in 1898 in memory of Spencer Fullerton Baird, Ph.D., the eminent scientist who was for many years secretary of the Smithsonian Institute.
The Benjamin H. Brown Professorship of Physics was founded in 1957 by alumni and friends to enhance the teaching of physics at Whitman College in the tradition set by Benjamin H. Brown, eminent member of the Whitman faculty for 32 years.
The Gregory W. Cowan Professorship in English Language and Literature was created with the proceeds of a trust of local farm property gifted by Pearl Ramsay Cowan. This professorship is named for her son Gregory, Whitman Class of 1957 and associate professor of English at Texas A & M University, who died in 1979.
The Mary A. Denny Professorship of English was founded in 1909 by Margaretta L. Denny of Seattle in honor of her mother, one of the earliest and most honored pioneers of the Puget Sound region.
The Cushing Eells Professorship of Philosophy, established in 1896 in memory of Reverend Cushing Eells, D.D., the founder of the college, was endowed by the gifts of many friends in New England.
The Paul Garrett Professorships of Anthropology, Drama, and Political Science were established in 1980 by the Board of Trustees with a bequest from the Paul Garrett '13 estate. Mr. Garrett was an overseer of the college and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1947.
The William Kirkman Professorship of History was founded in 1919 in memory of William Kirkman of Walla Walla, a trustee and lifelong friend of the college.
The Miles C. Moore Professorship of Political Science was founded in 1919 in memory of Miles Conway Moore of Walla Walla, who left a bequest to establish a professorship.
The Hollon Parker Professorship of Economics and Business was founded in 1913 by Hollon Parker of Portland, Ore.
The Clement Biddle Penrose Professorship of Latin was founded in 1914 in memory of Judge Penrose of Philadelphia, Penn.
The Grace Farnsworth Phillips Professorship of Geology was established in 1983 by the Board of Trustees with a bequest from Mrs. Phillips' estate. Mrs. Phillips was a 1913 alumna and generous supporter of Whitman College.
The Arthur G. Rempel Professorship of Biology was founded in 1981 by former students in honor of biology Professor Arthur G. Rempel, Ph.D., and his accomplishment as a distinguished teacher, scholar, and professor at Whitman College.
The Ralph C. Rittenour Jr. Professorship in Economics was established by friends, family, and fellow trustees in memory of Ralph Rittenour, a longtime member of the Board of Trustees Investment Committee. The endowment supports a teacher/scholar in the economics department.
The Mina Schwabacher Professorships of Math/Computer Science and English were established in 1979 by a bequest from Ms. Schwabacher's estate. Ms. Schwabacher was a generous and longtime friend of the college who lived to the age of 104.
The Nathaniel Shipman Professorship of Physics was founded in 1914 in memory of Judge Shipman of Hartford, Conn.
The Dr. Robert F. Welty Professorship of Biology was established in 2002 by the Board of Trustees in honor of the late Dr. Welty '35, with the assistance of his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Main Welty, longtime trustee and friend of the college.
The Weyerhaeuser Professorship of Biblical Literature was founded in 1921 by the seven children of Frederick and Elizabeth Sarah Weyerhaeuser as a memorial to their parents.

Endowed Visiting Professorships and Educators

The Edward F. Arnold Visiting Professorship was established in 1968 with a bequest from Mr. Arnold to bring to Whitman College and the Walla Walla Valley a distinguished teacher or authority.
The John Freimann Visiting Artist in Drama was established to honor John "Jack" Freimann, professor of theatre at Whitman from 1962 to 1992. This endowment is used to bring visiting directors, guest artists, and guest instructors to Whitman in order to provide theatre students with as broad an experience in the threatre arts as possible by introducing them to veterans of the theatre.
The Johnston Visiting Artist Fund was established in 1988 by the Johnston-Fix Foundation of Spokane for the purpose of sponsoring visiting art lecturers in a specialty or technique not offered by Whitman's regular studio art faculty.
The Eric and Ina Johnston Visiting Professorship was established in 1969 by the Johnston-Fix Foundation of Spokane for the purpose of sponsoring visiting lecturers in the arts and humanities at Whitman College. Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnston served on the Whitman College Board of Overseers.
The Ashton J. and Virginia Graham O'Donnell Chair in Global Studies was established by Ashton and Virginia O'Donnell, both Class of 1943. During Ash's domestic and international career as a physicist, the O'Donnells noted the importance of a diverse education in the liberal arts in preparing for careers in an international workplace. They created this chair to bring practitioners who have made significant contributions to global issues to Whitman for the purpose of enhancing exposure to these issues and giving Whitman graduates an advantage in understanding our global society.
The Elbridge and Mary Stuart Religious Counselor Fund was established in 1940 by Elbridge A. Stuart as a memorial to his wife, Mary Horner Stuart.

Endowed Lectureships

The William M. Allen - Boeing Lectureship and Student Investment Endowment was funded by gifts from Grant and Nancy Silvernale, '50 and '56, and Dorothy and N.S. Penrose, Jr. '55. Nancy and Dorothy's father, William Allen, was president of Boeing Company from 1945 to 1968. This endowment provides funding for seminars and presentations with professionals distinguished in the business field, as well as providing support for the student-led Whitman Investment Company.
The Sava and Danica Andjelkovic Endowed Lectureship was established by Vojislav Andjelkovic '94 in honor of his parents, Sava and Danica Andjelkovic. An international student from Belgrade, Voja earned his baccalaureate degree in economics and went on to a career in investment banking. The Sava and Danica Andjelkovic Endowed Fund annually provides funding to bring to campus alumni, parents of current students or graduates, and others associated with the college to speak to current students about their careers.
The Virgil Robert and Mary L. Bierman Endowment was established with a bequest from Mary L. Bierman. Income from this endowment is to be used for lectures and conferences on the history of the American West or related projects on Western history.
The Walter Houser Brattain Lectureship in Science was established by his wife, Emma Jane Kirsch Brattain. This fund brings a distinguished lecturer in science to the campus to honor Nobel Laureate Walter H. Brattain '24.
The Howard S. Brode Memorial Fund was established by his three sons, each of whom attained eminence in science after their graduation from Whitman. Howard S. Brode served for 36 years as professor of biology at Whitman. The income from this fund is to be used to bring to Whitman College visiting lecturers in the fields of biology, chemistry, and physics.
The Virginia Penrose Cagley Lectureship in Foreign Languages and Literatures was established from her estate by her sisters, Mary Penrose Copeland and Frances Penrose Owen. The income from this endowment shall support a distinguished visiting lecturer or lecturers in foreign languages and literature.
The Classical Liberalism Speakers Fund supports outside speakers who address topics from the classic liberal tradition. It was established by Stephen Soske '82, Bill Montgomery '61, John A. Peterson '54, and an alumna from the Class of 1944, among others.
The Robert and Mabel Groseclose Endowed Lecture Fund was established with funds from the estate of Robert and Mabel Groseclose, friends of Whitman College who owned a mortuary in Walla Walla. The lectureship is designed to bring notable and interesting speakers and artists to Whitman College and to provide the people of Walla Walla and Whitman students with a wider perspective of the outside world. In addition to supporting the William O. Douglas Lecture and general studies speakers, the fund co-sponsors the Visiting Educator Program, Outdoor Program speakers, music department guest artists, and the Visiting Writers Reading Series.
The Robert R. Hosokawa Endowment was established by David and Beverly Hosokawa in honor of David's father, Robert Hosokawa '40, who worked as a newspaper reporter and editor on several papers in Missouri, New York, Iowa, and Minnesota. This endowment provides funds for a distinguished journalist to come to Whitman each year to give lectures and workshops for students interested in journalism careers, and also gives cash awards for distinguished student journalism.
The Henry M. Jackson Endowed Lectureship in International Relations was established to honor the memory and work of the late senior senator from the state of Washington, Henry M. Jackson. The Jackson Lectureship in International Relations brings speakers to the campus for the purpose of perpetuating discussion in the area of the senator's own great influence.
The Judd D. Kimball Lectureship Endowment in the Classics was established by Ruth Baker Kimball, in memory of her husband, Judd Kimball. Mr. Kimball was a member of the Class of 1929 who served as a member of the Board of Overseers and was a civic leader in the Walla Walla community.
The Vern Kinsinger Memorial Lectureship was established to honor the memory of Vern Kinsinger. The income from this fund shall support a distinguished student-oriented visiting lecturer each year.
The Governor Arthur B. Langlie Fund for Northwest History, Politics, and Public Service provides funds to bring influential lecturers in these areas to campus. The endowment was established in honor of Gov. Langlie by his grandchildren, Whitman graduates Karin Langlie Glass '78 and Arthur K. Langlie '89.
The Charles E. Lewis Lectureship in Political Science.
The David and Madeleine Maxwell Lectureship in Multicultural Issues recognizes the contributions of the 11th president of Whitman and his wife to the college.
The Genevieve Patterson Perry Endowment for the Study of Economics was established by Louis B. Perry to honor his wife, Genevieve Patterson Perry, who was educated as an economist at UCLA and who served Whitman College admirably as a leadership partner during the 1959-1967 presidency of her husband. This endowment provides for one or more distinguished visiting speakers in the general areas of economic policy and business ethics to give public lectures and visit classes during the college year.
The Arthur G. Rempel Lectureship in Biology was founded by former students in honor of Arthur G. Rempel, Ph.D., and his accomplishments as a distinguished teacher, scholar, and professor at Whitman College.
The Sivert O. and Marjorie Allen Skotheim Endowment for Historical Studies was established by Robert Allen and Nadine Skotheim. Income from this fund is used to bring a distinguished lecturer in historical studies to Whitman College.
The Cecile E. Steele Lectureship was established by the Sigma Chi fraternity to honor Cecile E. Steele on the occasion of her 20th anniversary as house mother for the Sigma Chi chapter at Whitman College.
The Frances Penrose Owen/Colleen Willoughby Women's Leadership Endowment was established by the Board of Trustees in honor of Frances Penrose Owen '19 (the daughter of the third president of Whitman College, Stephen B. L. Penrose), and Trustee Emeritus Colleen Willoughby '55. This endowment supports lectures, seminars, events, or other opportunities to highlight women in leadership or to inspire young women to become involved in their communities and effect social change — causes that Frances Penrose Owen and Colleen Willoughby worked for individually and together for many years.

Faculty and Staff Awards

The Janice Abraham Award recognizes outstanding service to Whitman by a staff member. It honors former Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Janice Abraham.
The George Ball Award for Excellence in Advising was established in 1995 by donations from the Whitman College Parent's Association. The award is given to a continuing Whitman faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in advising Whitman students.
The G. Thomas Edwards Award for Excellence in the Integration of Teaching and Scholarship was established in 1998 with gifts from Whitman College alumni, former students, and friends of Tom Edwards and the college. This is an annual award for a Whitman College faculty member who is both an excellent teacher and excellent scholar.
The Robert Y. Fluno Award for Distinguished Teaching in Social Sciences was established in 1994 by donations from the Whitman College Parent's Association. The award is given without regard to academic rank or degree attainment to continuing Whitman faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching.
The Paul Garrett Fellows at Whitman College receive a stipend provided by the Paul Garrett Whitman College Trust, established by Paul Garrett '13, of New York City. Designation as a Garrett Fellow is made from the assistant professor and associate professor ranks of the Whitman College faculty and recognizes faculty "who combine the best of professional training and scholarly qualifications with a deep interest in teaching."
The Thomas D. Howells Award for Distinguished Teaching in Humanities and Arts was established in 1994 by donations from the Whitman College Parent's Association. The award is given without regard to academic rank or degree attainment to continuing Whitman faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching.
The A. E. Lange Award for Distinguished Science Teaching was founded in 1981. The award is given to a teacher of natural and physical sciences at Whitman College who has demonstrated skill and excellence in teaching and inspiring students in his or her discipline. The award is given without regard to academic rank or degree attainment to continuing Whitman faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching.
The Suzanne L. Martin Award for Excellence in Mentoring was established in 2006 in memory of Martin and her exceptional mentoring ability and dedication to the Whitman College community. The award recognizes a staff or faculty member who has helped students get the most out of their time at Whitman.