Faculty & Staff Emeriti

Susan Babilon (1995, 2009), Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (German Studies), Emerita. B.A., University of South Florida; M.A., Ph.D., City University of New York.

William C. Bogard (1987, 2000), DeBurgh Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, Emeritus. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Katherine Bracher (1967, 2003), Professor of Astronomy, Emerita. A.B., Mount Holyoke College; A.M., Ph.D., Indiana University.

George S. Bridges (2005, 2015), President, Emeritus. B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Dana L. Burgess (1986, 2013), Charles and Margery B. Anderson Endowed Professor of Humanities, Emeritus. A.B., Bard College; M.A., Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College.

Thomas A. Callister, Jr. (1994, 2005), Associate Dean of the Faculty (2004-2011); Professor of Education, Emeritus. A.B., University of Southern California; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Utah.

David H. Carey (1989, 2014), Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus. B.A., St. John’s College; S.T.B., M.A., Gregorian University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

Robert James Carson (1975, 2015), Grace Farnsworth Phillips Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, Emeritus. A.B., Cornell University; M.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Washington.

Carolyn L. Chandler (1986, 2016), Senior Lecturer of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Spanish), Emerita. B.A., University of Washington; M.A., New York University.

Julie A. Charlip (1993, 2008), Professor of History, Emerita. B.A., Rider College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Charles Cleveland (1985, 1994), Dean of Students (1994-2017) and Instructor of Sociology, Emeritus. B.S., M.A, Arizona State University.

Clark Andrews Colahan (1983, 2011), Anderson Professor of Humanities and Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures, (Spanish), 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, Emerita. B.S., Wittenberg University; M.S., University of Kansas.

Dalia Lapatinskas Corkrum (2005, 2022), Library Director, Emerita. B.A. University of Washington; M.S. Drexel University.

D. Dale Cosper (1970, 2008), Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (French), 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.

Thomas A. Davis (1987, 1993), Associate Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus. B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Roberta Davidson (1988, 2014), Professor of English, Emerita. B.A., Sarah Lawrence College; Ph.D., Princeton University.

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.

Keith Farrington (1977, 2020), Laura and Carl Peterson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, Emeritus. B.A., Bates College; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.

J. Kay Fenimore-Smith (1994, 2015), Associate Professor of Education, Emerita. B.A., University of Nebraska; M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D., University of Idaho.

Robert Anthony Fontenot (1975, 2013), Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus. B.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

David Lee Frasco (1958, 1996), Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. A.B., Colorado State College; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University.

David B. Glenn (1989, 2016), Professor of Music, Emeritus. B.M., North Texas State University; M.M., University of Northern Colorado.

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, Emerita. B.F.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.F.A., Cranbrook Graduate University.

Irvin Y. Hashimoto (1982, 2013), Associate Professor of English, Emeritus. B.A., Stanford University; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Patrick Gerard Henry (1969-70, 1976, 2006), Cushing Eells Professor of Philosophy and Literature and Foreign Languages and Literatures (French), Emeritus. B.A., St. John’s University; M.A., Ph.D., Rice University.

Thomas G. Hines (1994, 2016), Professor of Theater, Emeritus. B.S., M.A., Northern Illinois University; M.F.A., University of Washington.

Deborah Holmes (1985, 2011), Associate Professor of Theater, Emerita. 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.

Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn (1982, 2019), Baker Ferguson Chair of Politics and Leadership, Emeritus. Interim Dean of the Faculty (2006-2007). Provost and Dean of the Faculty (2009-2014). B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.

Victor Hugo Keiser, Jr. (1966, 1992), Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus. A.B., Lawrence College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Colorado.

Bruce A. Magnusson (1997, 2020), Associate Professor of Politics, Emeritus. B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

John Joseph Maier (1967, 2002), Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus. A.B., Boston University; B.D., Tufts University.

Jean Carwile Masteller (1978, 2013), Professor of English, Emerita. B.A., Lynchburg College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Richard N. Masteller (1978, 2013), Professor of English, Emeritus. B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

William John Metzger (1969, 2002), Associate Professor of Psychology, Emeritus. A.B., Wabash; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Rogers B. Miles (1990, 2016), Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion and General Studies, Emeritus. B.A., Bowdoin College; Ph.D., Princeton University.

Mary Anne O’Neil (1977, 2012), Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (French), Emeritus. B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Robert J. Parcells (1982, 1988), Associate Professor of Economics, Emeritus. B.S., B.A., Boise State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.

James Gordon Pengra (1962, 1996), Nathaniel Shipman Professor of Physics, Emeritus. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Hollibert E. Phillips (1988, 2006), Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus. B.A., Hons., University of London; M.A., Andrews University; D.Ed., Boston University.

Susan E. Pickett (1981, 1996), Catharine Gould Chism Endowed Chair of Music, Emerita. A.B., Occidental College; M.M., Indiana University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Gary O. Rollefson (2005, 2015), Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus. B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson.

Stephen Rubin (1971, 2009), Professor of Psychology, Emeritus. B.A., M.S., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., Purdue University.

David F. Schmitz (1985, 2023), Robert Allen Skotheim Chair of History, Emeritus. B.A., SUNY at Plattsburgh; M.A., SUNY at Stony Brook; Ph.D., Rutgers University.

James F. Shepherd (1971, 2006), Hollon Parker Professor of Economics, Emeritus. A.B., Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Deberah M. Simon (1995, 2008), Senior Lecturer of Chemistry, Emerita. B.A., Whitman College.

Nancy Lynn Simon (1967, 2013), Garrett Professor of Dramatic Arts and Professor of Theater, Emeritus. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., University of Washington.

Robert Allen Skotheim (1975-1988) President Emeritus. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Donald Snow (2001, 2006), Senior Lecturer of Environmental Humanities and General Studies, Emeritus. B.A., Colorado State University; M.S., University of Montana.

Akira Ronald Takemoto (1983, 1989), Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Japanese, Emeritus. B.B., University of California at Irvine; M.A., Ryukoku University and Stanford University.

J. Charles Templeton (1970, 2010), Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.

Lee David Thompson (1987, 2016), Professor of Music, Emeritus. B.M., M.M., Baylor University; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati.

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.

Ronald F. Urban (1984, 2013), Registrar, Emeritus. B.A., Beloit College; M.A. Indiana University; Ph.D. University of Colorado.

Elizabeth Vandiver (2004, 2015), Clement Biddle Penrose Professor of Latin and Classics, Emerita. B.A., Shimer College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

Leroy Grover Wade, Jr. (1989, 2013), Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. B.A., Rice University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.

Shu-chu Wei-Peng (1985, 2013), John and Jean Henkels Endowed Chair of Chinese Languages and Literatures, Emerita. B.A., Tunghai University, Taiwan; M.A., University of Hawaii, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.

Celia Richmond Weller (1969, 2010), Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Spanish), Emerita. B.A., Drury College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Deborah DuNann Winter (1974, 2012), Professor of Psychology, Emerita. B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.

John DuNann Winter (1981, 2012), Professor of Geology, Emeritus. B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Robert M. Withycombe (1980, 2015), Professor of Rhetoric Studies, Emeritus. B.S., M.A., Western Oregon State College; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Jackie Wood (1992, 2008), Senior Lecturer of Music, Emerita. B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Washington State University.

Walter E. Wyman, Jr. (1982, 1996), Weyerhaeuser Professor of Biblical Literature and Professor of Religion, Emeritus. 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, Emeritus. B.S., California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego.

Henry Yaple (1987, 2005), Library Director, Emeritus. B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., University of Idaho; M.S.L., Western Michigan University.