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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 2009.

Faculty

  • Michelle Acuff (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Augustana College; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa.
  • Sharon-Ruth Agnes Alker (2004, 2004), Assistant Professor of English and General Studies. B.A., M.A., Simon Fraser University; Ph.D., University of British Columbia.
  • Paul Apostolidis (1997, 2003), Associate Professor of Politics and Judge and Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science. A.B., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.
  • Nicholas E. Bader (2006, 2007), Visiting 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, 2002), Associate Professor of Physics and Garrett Fellow. 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.
  • Lori Bettison-Varga (2007, 2007), Provost and Dean of the Faculty (2007); Professor of Geology. B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Davis.
  • 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), Instructor of Psychology. B.A., Connecticut College; M.A., A.B.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.
  • Ben I. Bloch (2005, 2005), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Amherst College; M.A., M.F.A. (Fine Arts); M.F.A. (Creative Writing), University of Montana.
  • Mare K. Blocker (2006, 2006), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. B.F.A., University of Washington; M.F.A., University of Idaho.
  • Aaron Bobrow-Strain (2004, 2004), Assistant Professor of Politics. B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
  • Robert H. Bode (1986, 1999), Alma Meisnest Endowed Chair of the Humanities. B.A., M.M., University of Texas; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati.
  • 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 Foreign Languages and Literatures. 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.
  • Juan R. Burciaga (2006, 2006), Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics. B.S., M.A., University of Texas, Arlington; Ph.D., Texas A and M University, College Station.
  • 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); 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.
  • Jessica Cerullo (2009, 2009), Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre. B.A., Hofstra University; M.F.A., Naropa 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.
  • Clark Andrews Colahan (1983, 2000), Anderson Professor of Humanities and Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., Pomona College; M.A., California State University at Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
  • Amy M. Corey (2007, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History. B.A., University of San Francisco; M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver.
  • John David Cotts (2004, 2009), Associate Professor of History. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
  • 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.
  • Jeff Cross (2008, 2008), Visiting Instructor of Chemistry. B.S., Walla Walla College; M.S., Colorado State University.
  • Jan P. Crouter (1985, 1990), Associate Professor of Economics. B.S., The Colorado College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
  • Denise Holladay Damico (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of History. B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University.
  • 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.
  • Cara Diaconoff (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.F.A., Indiana University.
  • Theresa Maria DiPasquale (1998, 2002), Associate 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.
  • Lesli A. Doan (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Mills College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama.
  • Andrea K. Dobson (1989, 1998), Associate Professor of Astronomy and General Studies. 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, 2004), Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Vanderbilt; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.F.A., 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, 2007), Associate Professor of Sport Studies; Head Women’s Basketball Coach. B.S., Eastern Montana College; M.E.A., Heritage College.
  • Ann Finan (2007, 2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; M.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Iowa State University.
  • Robert Anthony Fontenot (1975, 1988), Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
  • Patrick R. Frierson (2001, 2007), Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
  • Alberto S. Galindo (2006, 2006), Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. 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.
  • David R. Guichard (1985, 2000), Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Pomona College; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
  • Eric J. Hadley (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of History. B.A., University of Montana; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.
  • 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.
  • Keiko Hara (1985, 1998), Professor of Art. B.F.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art.
  • Jennifer Hart (2008, 2008), Visiting Instructor of Religion. B.A., Kenyon College; M.A., Claremont Graduate University.
  • Irvin Y. Hashimoto (1982, 1987), Associate Professor of English. B.A., Stanford University; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
  • Mona Farouk Hussein Hashish (2008, 2008), Fulbright Scholar in Residence in Arabic and Arabic Literature. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ain Shams University, Cairo.
  • 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), Instructor of Religion. B.A., B.A., University of Washington; M.A., University of Ulster, A.B.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, 2000), Associate 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.
  • Deborah Holmes (1985, 1993), Associate Professor of Theatre. B.A., M.F.A, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • 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, 2004), Assistant 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 and Garrett Fellow. B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
  • Ben Jordan (2008, 2008), Visiting Johnston Professor in Environmental Humanities and Gender Studies. B.A., Bard College; M.A., University of California, San Diego.
  • Douglas Henry Juers (2003, 2003), Assistant Professor of Physics. 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), Interim Dean of the Faculty (2006-2007); Chair of the Faculty; 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), Professor of Mathematics. Dean of the Faculty (1996-2006). B.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.
  • Bokyung Kim (2007, 2007), Assistant Professor of Art History. B.A., M.A., Seoul National University; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Helen Kim (2005, 2005), Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of California; M.A., University of Chicago; M.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
  • Kristy M. King (2009, 2009), Visiting Instructor of Politics. B.A., University of Massachusetts.
  • John Kitchens (2006, 2006), Visiting Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., Colorado State University; M.E., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nathan R. Lien (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Wartburg College; Ph.D., The University of Iowa.
  • Melissa M. Loehnig (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Music. B.A., Whitman College; M.M., Florida State University.
  • 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, 2005), Assistant Professor of English. B.A., University of Delhi; M.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., New York University.
  • Raechelle Mascarenhas (2006, 2006), Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., St. Xavier’s College (India); M.S., University of Mumbai (India); Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
  • 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.
  • Jennifer Anne McGovern (2009, 2009), Visiting Johnston Professor of English. B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., A.B.D., University of Iowa.
  • Charles Fremont McKhann (1990, 2006), Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
  • Gill Wright Miller (2008, 2008), Edward F. Arnold Visiting Professor of Dance. B.F.A., Denison University; M.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., New York 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. 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.
  • Kirsten P. Nicolaysen (2006, 2006), Assistant Professor of Geology. B.A., Colorado College; M.S., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Kari Marie Norgaard (2005, 2005), Assistant 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, 2004), Associate Professor of Sport Studies; Director of Tennis. 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.
  • Anne Helen Petersen (2009, 2009), Visiting Instructor of Rhetoric and Film Studies. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., University of Oregon; A.B.D., University of Texas.
  • Christopher Petit (2005, 2005), Assistant 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.
  • 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, 2002), Mina Schwabacher Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing and Humanities, and Garrett Fellow. A.B., Harvard University; M.F.A., Iowa Writer’s Workshop.
  • 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 Chemistry. B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins 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.
  • Laura M. Schueller (1996, 2002), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
  • 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 (1997, 2004), Associate Professor of Sport Studies; Director of Soccer. B.A., Whitman College; M.E., Walla Walla College.
  • Robert Charles Sickels (1999, 2004), Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Film Studies. B.A., M.A., California State University, Chico; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno.
  • Nicole Simek (2005, 2005), Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures and General Studies. B.A., M.A., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Princeton University.
  • 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.
  • Dayle Marie Anderson Smith (2003, 2003), Assistant Professor of Physics. B.S., The Evergreen State College; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
  • Dean C. Snider (1996, 2002), Associate Professor of Sport Studies; Athletics Director. B.A., Trinity Western University; M.Ed., Western Washington University.
  • Ulysses J. Sofia (1998, 2007), William K. and Diana R. Deshler Chair and Professor of Astronomy. B.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson (2003, 2009), Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., Cornell University.
  • Patrick K. Spencer (1984, 1997), Professor of Geology. B.S., University of Washington; M.S., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of Washington.
  • Karl H. Storchmann (2005, 2005), Associate Professor of Economics. M.A., Ph.D., University of Bochum/Germany.
  • 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.
  • J. Charles Templeton (1970, 1986), Professor of Chemistry. B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.
  • 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 Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., M.A., University College London, Ph.D., Princeton University.
  • Elizabeth Vandiver (2004, 2008), The Clement Biddle Penrose Associate Professor of Latin and Classics. B.A., Shimer College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
  • Robert J. Varga (2008, 2008), Professor of Geology. B.S., M.S., University of Arizona, Tucson; Ph.D., University of California, Davis.
  • 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), 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.
  • Celia Richmond Weller (1969, 1988), Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., Drury College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
  • 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. B.S., Stanford University; M.A., Claremont Graduate School; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • Dana Moran Williams (2008, 2008), Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre. B.A., Whitman College; M.F.A., New York 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.
  • Jenny Lind Withycombe (2008, 2008), Visiting Instructor of Psychology. B.A., M.A.T., Willamette University; Ph.D., The University of Tennessee.
  • Robert M. Withycombe (1980, 1994), Professor of Rhetoric and Film Studies. B.S., M.A., Western Oregon State College; Ph.D., University of Oregon.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wencui Zhao (2008, 2008), Visiting Instructor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., Peking University; M.A., Yunnan University.

Adjunct Faculty

  • Susan Babilon, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., University of South Florida; M.A., Ph.D., City University of New York.
  • Christina M. Barry, Adjunct Instructor of General Studies. B.A., University of Portland; M.A., George Fox University.
  • Jennifer Blomme, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies; Head Swimming Coach. B.A., Grinnell College; M.S., 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, Adjunct Instructor of Sports Studies and Head Men’s Basketball Coach. B.A., University of Manitoba, Canada.
  • Julie Anne Carter, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Library Science. M.S., Mars Hill College; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina.
  • Carolyn L. Chandler, Senior Lecturer of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.A., University of Washington; M.A., New York University.
  • Neal J. Christopherson, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
  • James W. Cotts, Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics. A.B., Hope College; M.S., New Mexico State University.
  • Peter Crawford, Senior Lecturer of Music. B.S., Valley City State University; M.M., University of Idaho.
  • 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.
  • Malcolm R. Dunn, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Cross-Country Running Coach. B.A., Carleton College; M.S., University of Nevada; M.S., Smith College.
  • John David Earnest, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., University of Texas at Austin.
  • 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, Adjunct Instructor of Sports Studies and Head Women’s Tennis Coach. B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.S., California State University, Chico.
  • 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.
  • Brooke Kennedy, Interim Head Athletic Trainer and Instructor of Sport Studies and Athletic Trainer. B.A., Whitworth College.
  • 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.
  • Alyssa Latham, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies, Strength and Conditioning Intern. B.A., Albertson College of Idaho; M.A., Walla Walla University.
  • Terri Lauterbach-Cotts, Adjunct Instructor of Sports Studies. B.S., M.Ed., University of Idaho
  • Noah Leavitt, Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies. B.A., Haverford College; M.A., University of Chicago; J.D., University of Michigan Law School.
  • Vicki Lloid, Adjunct Instructor of Dance.
  • Katherine Maestretti, Adjunct Instructor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. A.B., Mount Holyoke College; M.S., University of Washington.
  • Jay Peter McClure, Head Men’s Golf Coach. B.A., Whitman College.
  • Rogers B. Miles, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion and General Studies. B.A., Bowdoin College; Ph.D., Princeton University.
  • 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, Adjunct Instructor of Sports Studies and Head Women’s Golf Coach. 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.
  • Sam Norgaard-Stroich, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • Thomas G. Olson, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Alpine Ski Coach. B.A., M.S., Alfred University.
  • Carolyn Papineau, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. B.A., University of Washington; M.S. Bastyr University.
  • MaLynda Poulsen-Jones, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art. B.F.A., M.F.A., Boise State University.
  • Casey T. Powell, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Baseball Coach. B.A., Linfield College; M.S. University States Sports Academy.
  • Calisa M. Schouweiler, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies and Head Nordic Ski Coach. B.A., M.S., Saint Cloud State University.
  • Margo Scribner, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English and General Studies. B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., York University, Toronto, Canada; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
  • Brien R. Sheedy, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.S., State University of New York, Syracuse; M.A., University of Texas, Austin.
  • Rebecca T. Sickels, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies. B.A., Gonzaga University; M.A., University of Nevada.
  • Deberah M. Simon, Senior Lecturer of Chemistry. B.A., Whitman College.
  • Robin Waytenick Smasne, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre. B.S., Oregon State University; M.F.A., University of Arizona.
  • Darlene Snider, Adjunct Instructor of Education. B.A., Trinity Western University; M.A., School for International Training.
  • Donald Snow, Senior Lecturer of Environmental Humanities and General Studies. B.A., Colorado State University; M.S., University of Montana.
  • Jenna Terry, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F.A., University of Houston.
  • Christopher A. Thoms, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology and Politics and Research Associate. B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; M.S., Colorado State University-Fort Collins; Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
  • Vernon J. 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.
  • Claire Valente, Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies. A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University; M. St., Oxford University.
  • Lynne Soper Vieth, Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., San José State University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
  • Kevin S. Walker, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre. B.S., Humboldt State University; M.F.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Willamette University.
  • Michael Washington, Adjunct Instructor of Sport Studies; Head Men’s Soccer Coach.
  • C. Susan Weiler, Research Associate of Biology. B.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.
  • Mariah K. Weston, Adjunct Instructor of Dance. B.A., Whitman College.
  • James Winchell, Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.
  • Jackie Wood, Senior Lecturer of Music. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Washington State University.
  • Marco J. Zangari, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Classics. B.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.
  • Karen Zizzi, Lecturer of Music. B.M., Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University; M.M., Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.

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
  • Jon St. Hilaire
  • Maya Takemoto
  • Kristin Vining-Stauffer

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.
  • 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.
  • Mary T. Hanna (1983, 2000), Miles C. Moore Professor of Politics, Emeritus. A.B., M.A., Syracuse University; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 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 depatments of art, history and math.

The Raymond and Elsie Gipson DeBurgh Chair in the Social Sciences was established with the proceeds of a unitrust established by the DeBurghs in 1979, which matured in 2002. This endowment funds a position to teach courses in the social sciences.

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. Mr. Peterson, Class of 1933, 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 and 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 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 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 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 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 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 Whitman Student Investment Committee.
  • 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 Lectures were 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 Visiting Educators program and general studies speakers, the fund has co-sponsored the Walt Whitman Lecture, the William O. Douglas Lecture, 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 Governor 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 annually 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 and Education 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. Recognizing faculty “who combine the best of professional training and scholarly qualifications with a deep interest in teaching,” designation as a Garrett Fellow is made from the assistant professor and associate professor ranks of the Whitman College faculty.
  • 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.