Faculty, Staff and Trustees (August 1, 2009)

• Emeritus Faculty and Staff
• The College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Staff
• The Conservatory of Music Faculty
• Administrative and Professional Staff 2009-2010
• Organization
• The Board of Trustees

Emeritus Faculty and Retired Staff

The College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Staff

Zeinab Abul-Magd  
Assistant Professor of History (2008)
BA, Cairo University, 1996
MA, Georgetown University, 2004
PhD, Georgetown University, 2008 

Ann Cooper Albright ³
Professor of Dance (1989)
BA, Bryn Mawr College, 1981
MFA, Temple University, 1983
PhD, New York University, 1991 

Pamela Alexander 
Associate Professor of Creative Writing (1997)
BA, Bates College, 1970
MFA, University of Iowa, 1973 

Kazim Ali
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (2007)
BA, University at Albany, 1993
MA, University at Albany, 1995
MFA, New York University, 2001

Taylor St. Claire Allen
Associate Professor of Biology, Department Chair(1996)
BSE, University of Pennsylvania, 1984
PhD, University of Washington, 1990

EunJung Grace An
Assistant Professor of French & Cinema Studies (2004)
AB, Bryn Mawr College, 1993
MA, Bryn Mawr College, 1996
MA, Cornell University, 2000
PhD, Cornell University, 2004

Constantine Ananiadis
Instructor; Head Women’s Tennis Coach (2007)
BS, Stetson, 1996

Raymond Appenheimer
Instructor; Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country & Track and Field (2004)
BA, Colgate University, 1994

Joyce K. Babyak
Associate Professor of Religion;Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (1998)
Assoc. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (2009)
AB, College of the Holy Cross, 1977
MA, Yale University, 1992
MPhil, Yale University, 1995
PhD, Yale University, 1998 

Melissa Ballard
Coordinator, Learning Assistance Program; Lecturer, College Study Skills and Reading (1997)
BA, Cleveland State University, 1977
MA, Cleveland State University, 1979 

Daniel Barber
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
BA, University of Washington, 1995
MFA, Art Mills College, 2000
MED, Yale School of Architecture, 2005 

Corey L. Barnes
Assistant Professor of Religion (2006)
BA, Oberlin College, 1998
MAR, Yale Divinity School, 2001
PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2006

Laura Baudot
Assistant Professor of English (2007)
BA, Wellesley College, 1997
MA, Princeton University, 2001
PhD, Princeton University, 2005

Hilary Becker
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics (2008)
BA, Bryn Mawr College, 1999
MA, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2002
PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2007 

Jason M. Belitsky ¹
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2005)
BA, Amherst College, 1997
PhD, California Institute of Technology, 2002 

Jane Ellen Bennett
Lecturer; Laboratory Instructor of Biology(1976)
BA, St. Mary’s University, 1970
MS, Wright State University, 1976 

Lynne Bianchi
David H. and Margaret W. Barker Assoc. Professor of Neuroscience (1998);
Assoc. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (2007)
BS, State University of New York, 1987
MA, State University of New York, 1989
PhD, State University of New York, 1994

Amanda Blasko ²
Lecturer in Russian; Faculty-in-Residence; Director of OCREECAS (2003)
BA, Middlebury College, 1993
MA, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1996 

Marc Jeremy Blecher
Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies (1976)
BS, Cornell University, 1969
MA, University of Chicago, 1972
PhD, University of Chicago, 1978

Beth Blissman
Lecturer in Environmental Studies; Director of the Bonner Center for Service and Learning (2001)
BAE, Penn State University, 1986
MA, LaSalle University, 1991
PhD, University of Denver, 2000

Heather Anderson Boll
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater (2008)
MFA, Yale School of Drama, 2003
BA, Hiram College, 1993

Jane Ellen Boomer
Lecturer, College Reading Skills (2000)
BA, Allegheny College, 1972
MA, Allegheny College, 1973

Sonja Boos ²
Visiting Assistant Professor of German (2009)
MA, Dusseldorf University, 1997
MA, Princeton University, 2004
PhD, Princeton University, 2008

Albert Borroni
Lecturer, in Neuroscience & Computer Science (1996)
Director of OCTET (2000)
BA, Oberlin College, 1985
PhD, Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine, 1992

Robert A. Bosch ¹
Robert & Eleanor Biggs Professor of Natural Science-Mathematics (1991)
BA, Oberlin College, 1985
MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1987
PhD, Yale University, 1991

Nancy Boutilier  ³
Visiting Instructor in Rhetoric and Composition;
Asst. Coach, Field Hockey & Women’s Lacrosse
BA, Harvard, 1984
MA, Middlebury / Bread Loaf, 1990 

Mark R. Braford
Professor of Biology and Neuroscience (1986)
AB, Wabash College, 1964
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 1971 

Pamela Brooks
Associate Professor of African American Studies (2000)
BA, New York University, 1974
MA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1994
PhD, Northeastern University, 2000

Rian Brown-Orso 
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and New Media; Program Director (2000)
BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, 1994
MFA, University of California, San Diego, 2000

Betsy L. Bruce
Lecturer; Director of Recreational & Club Sports (1999)
BA, The College of Wooster, 1977
MA, University of Iowa, 1978

Ines Brünner ²
Lecturer in German; Faculty-in-Residence (2006)
MA, Humboldt - Universität zu Berlin, 2001

Jennifer Bryan
AssociateProfessor of English (2001)
BA, Williams College, 1992
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 1999

Katherine Caldwell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (2007)
BS, University of Virginia, 2001
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 2007 

Ana C. Cara 
Professor of Hispanic Studies (1980)
BA, Middlebury College, 1972
MA, University of Pennsylvania, 1974
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1983

Sam C. Carrier
Associate Professor of Psychology (1970)
BA, Wesleyan University, 1966
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1973  

Timothy A. Carver
Lecturer; Director of Sports Medicine (1990)
BA, Purdue University, 1988
MA, University of North Carolina, 1990

Ronald W. Casson ¹
Professor of Anthropology (1976)
BS, University of Illinois, 1964
MA, Stanford University, 1967
PhD, Stanford University, 1971 

Isaiah Cavaco
Instructor, Head Men’s Basketball Coach (2004)
BA, Yale University, 2001
MS, Ohio University, 2002 

Carey Cavanaugh
Instructor; Head Women’s Volleyball Coach (2005)
BA, East Tennessee State University (2002) 

Dan Chaon ¹
Pauline Delaney Associate Professor and Program Co-Director of Creative Writing (1998)
BA, Northwestern University, 1986
MA, Syracuse University, 1990

Cynthia R. Chapman ¹
Assistant Professor of Religion (2002)
BA, Kalamazoo College, 1987
MDiv, Vanderbilt Divinity School, 1991
ThD, Harvard Divinity School, 2002

Pauline Chen
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese (2009)
AB, Harvard University, 1986
JD, Yale Law School, 1990
PhD, Princeton University, 1996

Bonnie Cheng ¹
Associate Professor of Art and East Asian Studies (2003)
BA, Bryn Mawr College, 1991
MA, University of Chicago, 1996
PhD, University of Chicago, 2003

Julia Christensen
Luce Visiting Assistant Professor of the Emerging Arts (2007)
BA, Bard College, 2000
MFA, Mills College, 2003
MFA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2005 

Johnny Coleman
Associate Professor Art and African American Studies (1993)
BFA, Otis Art Institute of the Parson’s School of Design, 1989
MFA, University of California, San Diego, 1992 

Susan Jane Colley
Andrew and Pauline Delaney Professor of Mathematics(1983)
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983

Shara Compton
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry(2008)
BS, Purdue University, 2003
PhD, University of California Davis, 2008

Jan Cooper  
John Charles Reid Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition;
Assoc. Professor of English (1984)
BA, Auburn University, 1976
MA, University of Alabama, 1978
PhD, University of Iowa, 1986

Roger Copeland
Professor of Theater and Dance (1975)
BS, Northwestern University, 1971
MFA, Yale School of Drama, 1974
DFA, Yale School of Drama, 1978 

Barbara J. Craig
Professor of Economics, Department Chair (1989)
BA, Texas Christian University, 1978
BS, Texas Christian University, 1978
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1988

Janell Crayton
Lecturer, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach (2007)
BA, Davidson College, 2006

Stephen Crowley
Associate Professor of Politics (1995)
BA, Hamilton University, 1982
PhD, University of Michigan, 1993 

Yolanda Paje Cruz
Robert S. Danforth Professor of Biology (1986)
BS, University of the Philippines, 1971
MS, University of the Philippines, 1974
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1982

Katherine E. Cullen
Lecturer; Laboratory Instructor of Biology (2007)
BS, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1990
PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1995

JoEllen Cuthbertson
Lecturer; Costumer in Theater (2001)

Nancy Darling
Professor of Psychology (2005)
BS, Cornell University, 1981
MS, Cornell University, 1987
PhD, Cornell University, 1990

Kimberly Jackson Davidson
Lecturer, Learning Assistance Program (1999)
BA, Spelman College, 1986
MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison Campus 1991 

Adrienne Davis
Instructor; Head Women’s Softball Coach (2005)
BA, Beloit College, 2004

Paul A. Dawson ²
Professor of Politics (1967)
BA, Michigan State University, 1964
PhD, Michigan State University, 1969 

William Patrick Day
Professor of English and Cinema Studies; Department Chair (1983)
BA, Oberlin College, 1971
MA, University of Chicago, 1972
PhD, University of Chicago, 1976 

Sean M. Decatur
Professor of Chemistry; Dean of Arts and Sciences (2008)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1990
PhD, Stanford University, 1995 

Hsiu-Chuang Deppman ¹
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies (2003)
BA, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, 1990
MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1993
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999 

Jed Deppman ¹
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and English; Program Director (2003)
BA, Amherst College, 1990
MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1992
DEA, E’cole des Hautes E’tudes en Sciences Sociales, 1993
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998 

Patricia Ann deWinstanley
Professor of Psychology (1991)
BA, Pomona College, 1984
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 1990

Pawan Dhingra
Associate Professor of Sociology;Acting Chair & Comparative American Studies (2003)
AB, Carleton College, 1994
MA, Cornell University, 1997
PhD, Cornell University, 2002

Ivana DiSiena
Instructor of Italian (1999)
Laurea In Lettere Moderne
University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, 1998 

James C. Dobbins
Fairchild Professor of Religion and East Asian Studies (1983)
BA, Rhodes College, 1971
MA, Yale University, 1976
PhD, Yale University, 1984 

Brian Doan
Visiting Instructor in Cinema Studies (2006)
BA, Indiana University, 1995 
ABD, University of Florida, Gainesville, expected 2009 

John Donaldson
Professor of Computer Science (2000)
BS, Case Western Reserve University, 1971
MS, Ohio State University, 1972
MS, Ohio State University, 1977
PhD, Ohio State University, 1975

Matthew J. Elrod
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Department Chair (2001)
BA, Grinnell College, 1989
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1994

Alan Estep
Lecturer, Assistant Football Coach (2006)
BA, Bluffton University, 2005 

Eric S. Estes
Associate Dean/Director, Multicultural Resource Center (2004)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Comparative American Studies and History Department
BA, Trinity College, 1991
MA, Syracuse University, 1993
PhD, Syracuse University, 2001

Sebastiaan Faber
Professor of Hispanic Studies; Department Chair (1999)
Doctorandus, University of Amsterdam, 1995
PhD, University of California, Davis, 1999 

Jana Fehlan
Visiting Instructor; Athletics and Physical Education (2007)
BA, University of Minnesota, 1986 

Luis Fernandez ¹
Professor of Economics (1980)
BS, Cornell University, 1973
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 1976
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1982 

Mark Fino
Instructor; Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach (2002)
BA, Kalamazoo College, 2002

Janet Fiskio
Instructor in Environmental Studies (2009)
BA, Earlham College (1992)
MDiv, Earlham School of Religion (1996)
MA, University of Oregon (2003)
PhD, University of Oregon (2009 

Michael Fisher  
Robert S. Danforth Professor of History (1990)
BA, Trinity College, 1972
MA, University of Chicago, 1973
PhD, University of Chicago, 1978 

Stephen A. FitzGerald
Associate Professor of Physics (1998)
BA, Trinity College, Ireland, 1987
PhD, Cornell University, 1994 

Chris Flaharty
Associate Professor of Theater and Dance; Costume Designer (1984)
BA, Westminster College, 1974
MA, Bowling Green State University, 1976
MFA, Ohio State University, 1983 

Lori K. Flood
Lecturer, Communication Skills (2004)
BA, Ohio State University, 1987
MEd, Cleveland State University, 1998 

Arlene Forman
Associate Professor of Russian;Committee Chair (1986)
BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1972
MA, Brown University, 1974
PhD, Brown University, 1982

Crystal Fortwangler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Anthropology (2008)
BA, University of Pittsburgh, 1993
MA, University of Chicago, 1994
PhD, University of Michigan, 2007 

Cynthia Frantz  
Associate Professor of Psychology (2002)
BA, Williams College, 1991
MS, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1996
PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2000

William J. Friedman
Professor of Psychology (1976)
BA, Oberlin College, 1972
PhD, University of Rochester, 1976 

William H. Fuchsman 
Professor of Chemistry (1970)
BA, Harvard University, 1963
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1967 

Meredith M. Gadsby
Associate Professor of African American Studies (2000)
BA, Vassar College, 1993
MA, Binghamton University (SUNY), 1995
PhD, Binghamton University (SUNY), 2000 

Kathy Ganske
Associate Professor, Graduate Teacher Education Program (2008)
BA, University of Iowa, 1973
MEd, University of Virginia, 1988
PhD, University of Virginia, 1994 

Dorit A. Ganson
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2000)
BA, Princeton University, 1989
MA, Cornell University, 1994
PhD, Cornell University, 1999 

Todd S. Ganson  
Associate Professor of Philosophy (2000)
BA, University of California, Davis, 1992
MA, Cornell University, 1994
PhD, Cornell University, 1998 

Mary C. Garvin
Donald R. Longman Associate Professor of Biology (1998)
BA, Hiram College, 1986
MS, Louisiana State University, 1989
PhD, University of Florida, 1996

Linda W. Gates
Lecturer, English as a Second Language and College Study Skills (1989)
BA, Wilson College, 1963
MAT, Oberlin College, 1965

Suzanne Gay
Professor of East Asian Studies and History (1986)
BA, University of Washington, 1973
MA, Yale University, 1977
PhD, Yale University, 1982

Robert Frederick Geitz
Associate Professor of Computer Science (1980)
BA, Case Western Reserve University, 1974
BS, Case Western Reserve University, 1974
MS, University of Illinois, 1980
PhD, University of Illinois, 1980

Gordon Gill ²
Assistant Professor of African American Studies (2006)
MA, Howard University, 1991
Ph.D, Howard University 2004 

Jack Glazier
Professor of Anthropology (1971)
BA, Butler University, 1965
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 1968
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1972

Ronald J. Gresco
Visiting Instructor, Athletics & Physical Education (1999)
Certificate, Chicago Institute of Technology, 1980

Jessica Grim
Lecturer in Creative Writing (1994)
BA, San Francisco State University, 1985
MS, Columbia University, 1987 

Michael L. Grube
Associate Professor of Theater and Dance; Managing Director & Scenic Designer (1980)
BA, St. Vincent College, 1971
MFA, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1976 

Marites A. Guino-o
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2009)
B.S. University of the Phillippines 1998
Ph.D, Syracuse University, 2007

Timothy M. Hall  
Associate Professor of Philosophy; Chair (2001)
BA, University of California, Berkeley, 1992
PhD, University of California, 2003 

Elizabeth Hamilton
Associate Professor of German, Department Chair (2000)
BA, Grove City College, 1987
MA, University of Delaware, 1991
PhD, Ohio State University, 1998 

Joy E. Hanna  
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2004)
AB, Vassar College, 1991
MA, University of Rochester, 1999
PhD, University of Rochester, 2001 

Ayako Harada
Visiting Instructor in Japanese (2008)
BA, Portland State University, 2001
MA, Obirin University, Tokyo, 2008 

DeSales Harrison  
Assistant Professor of English (2004)
BA, Yale University, 1990
MA, Johns Hopkins University, 1991
PhD, Harvard University, 2002 

Don Harvey
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (2005)
BA, Mankato State College (Univ. of S. Minnesota), 1964
MFA, Tyler School of Art, 1971

John Harwood ¹
Assistant Professor of Art (2006)
AB, Brown University, 1999
MA, Columbia University, 2000
MPhil, Columbia University, 2002
PhD,Columbia University, 2006 

Frances Hasso
Associate Professor of Sociology (2000)
BA, University of California, L.A., 1987
MA, Georgetown University, 1990
MA, University of Michigan, 1994
PhD, University of Michigan, 1997

Kristen Hayden
Instructor, Head Women’s Soccer Coach (2006)
BA, Cleveland State University, 2001
MA, Kent State University, 2006 

Michael Gilman Henle
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1970)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1965
MA, Yale University, 1967
MPhil, Yale University, 1969
PhD, Yale University, 1970 

Allison Henrich
Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2008)
BA, University of Washington, Seattle, 2003
BS, University of Washington, Seattle, 2003
MA, Dartmouth College, 2005
PhD, Dartmouth College, 2008 

Charles E. Herdendorf
Affiliate Scholar in Environmental Studies (2007)
BS, Ohio University, 1961
MS, Ohio University, 1963
PhD, Ohio State University, 1970

Cortland S. Hill
Lecturer in Chemistry; Laboratory Instructor and Manager (2000)
BA, Oberlin College, 1977
MS, Florida State University, 1984 

Harry N. Hirsch ²
Professor of Politics and Comparative American Studies (2005)
AB, University of Michigan, 1974
MA, Princeton University, 1978
PhD, Princeton University, 1978 

John Nelson Hobbs ²
Associate Professor of English (1966)
BA, Carleton College, 1962
MA, Yale University, 1963
PhD, Yale University, 1967 

Erika Hoffmann
Oberlin-Michigan Partnership Post Doctoral Fellow, Anthropology (2008)
BA, Oakland University, 2000
MA, University of Michigan, 2003
PhD, University of Michigan, 2008

Heather Hogan  
Professor of History (1981)
BA, Northwestern University, 1971
MA, University of Michigan, 1976
PhD, University of Michigan, 1981 

Chris Howell
Professor of Politics; Department Chair (1989)
BA, Cambridge University, 1983
MA, Yale University, 1985
MPhil, Yale University, 1986
PhD, Yale University, 1989 

Dennis K. Hubbard
Associate Professor of Geology (1999)
BS, University of Massachusetts, 1971
MS, University of South Carolina, 1974
PhD, University of South Carolina, 1977 

Jason D. Hudson
Instructor.;Asst. Cross Cntry/Assoc. Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach (2002)
BA, The College of Wooster, 1993
MEd, Kent State University, 1998

Steven R. Huff  
Associate Professor of German (1987)
BA, Arizona State University, 1980
MA, Arizona State University, 1982
MA, Princeton University, 1984
PhD, Princeton University, 1987 

Wendy Hyman
Assistant Professor of English (2009)
AB, Smith College, 1997
AM, Harvard University, 2000
PhD, Harvard University, 2005 

Yumi Ijiri
Associate Professor of Physics (1998)
AB, Princeton University, 1991
PhD, Cornell University, 1996 

Erik Inglis
Associate Professor of Art; Department Co-Chair (1998)
BA, Oberlin College, 1989
MA, Institute of Fine Arts, New York, 1991
PhD, Institute of Fine Arts, New York, 1998 

Caroline B. Jackson Smith
Associate Professor of Theater and Chair of African American Studies (1989)
BA, Yale University, 1974 

Kristin (Kiki) Jacobs
Lecturer, Associate Director of Athletics, Senior Woman Administrator (2006)
BA, Dickinson College, 1989
MS, Western Illinois, 1992 

Carl Jacobson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of History; Executive Director Oberlin Shansi (1976)
BA, Eckerd College, 1969
MA, Harvard University, 1971
PhD, University of Michigan, 1993 

Sheila Miyoshi Jager 
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies (2000)
BA, Bennington College, 1984
MA, Middlebury College, 1985
PhD, University of Chicago, 1994

Kerry Jenkins
Instructor, Head Women’s Basketball Coach (2008)
BA, Amherst College, 1996
MS, Florida State University, 2001

Li Jin
Visiting Assistant Professor (2009)
BA, Beijing Normal University, 1992
MA, Beijing University, 1995
MTh, Harvard Divinity School, 2000
PhD, Harvard University, 2008 

Astrid Jobe
Adjunct Instructor in Theater (1998)
BS, Georgia Southern University, 1996
MA, University of Pittsburgh, 1998 

Daphne A. John
Associate Professor of Sociology; (1991)
BA, Wells College, 1986
MA, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1988
PhD, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1992 

Chelsey Johnson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (2008)
BA, Oberlin College, 1997
MFA, University of Iowa, 2002 

Gillian Johns
AssociateProfessor of English (1998)
BS, Slippery Rock University, 1984
MA, Temple University, 1992
PhD, Temple University, 1999 

Nicholas Root Jones ¹
Professor of English (1976)
BA, Harvard College, 1967
MA, Harvard University, 1969
PhD, Harvard University, 1973 

Laya Joneydi
Visiting Professor of Religion (2008)
LLB, University of Tehran, 1990
LLM, University of Tehran, 1994
PhD, University of Tehran, 2000 

Ronald Charles Kahn
James Monroe Professor of Politics and Law (1969)
BA, Rutgers University, 1964
MA, University of Chicago, 1967
PhD, University of Chicago, 1973 

Jenny Kaminer ²
Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian (2007)
BA, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1996
MA, Northwestern University, 2002
PhD, Northwestern University, 2006

David G. Kamitsuka
Associate Professor of Religion; Department Chair (1993)
BA, Haverford College, 1983
MPhil, Yale University, 1989
PhD, Yale University, 1993

Margaret D. Kamitsuka 
Associate Professor of Religion (1997)
BA, University of California Berkeley, 1977
MAR, Yale Divinity School, 1988
MPhil, Yale University, 1994
PhD, Yale University, 1999

Susan Kane
Professor of Art (1977)
BA, Barnard College, 1970
MA, Bryn Mawr College, 1973
PhD, Bryn Mawr College, 1978 

Joseph F. Karlgaard   
Assoc. Professor, Delta Lodge Director of Athletics & Physical Education;Dept. Chair (2004)
BA, Stanford University 1996
MA, University of Minnesota, 2003
PhD, University of Minnesota, 2005

Brett Kashmere
Visiting Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies (2008)
BA, University of Regina, 2000
MA, Concordia University, 2004
MFA, Concordia University, 2006

Hirschel Kasper
Professor of Economics (1963)
BA, Boston University, 1956
MA, University of Minnesota, 1959
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1963

Melinda Keller
Lecturer; Laboratory Instructor in Physics (1990)
BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1984
MS, Cleveland State University, 1995

David E. Kelley  ¹
Associate Professor of History and East Asian Studies (1981)
BA, Dartmouth College, 1970
MA, Stanford University, 1972
PhD, Harvard University, 1986

Kara Buehrer Kile
Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (2008)
BS, University of Toledo, 2000
MS, Case Western Reserve University, 2004
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 2009 

Kay M. Knight
Lecturer; Developmental Mathematics Instructor (1997)
BSE, University of Central Arkansas, 1969
MSE, Louisiana State University, 1973 

Barbara Köhler
Writer-in-Resident of German Dept. (2009)
Graduate, Johannes R. Becher Literary Institute, University of Leipzig, 1988. 

Satoko Koizumi
Instructor in Japanese (2006)
BA, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, 2005
MA, Obirin University, Tokyo, 2008 

Gary J. Kornblith
Professor of History (1981)
BA, Amherst College, 1973
MA, Princeton University, 1975
PhD, Princeton University, 1983

Clayton R. Koppes
Professor of History (1978)
BA, Bethel College, 1967
MA, Emory University, 1968
PhD, University of Kansas, 1974 

Wendy Kozol
Professor of Comparative American Studies (1992)
BA, Oberlin College, 1980
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1990

Sonia Kruks ¹
Robert S. Danforth Professor of Politics (1990)
BA, University of Leeds, 1968
MSc, London School of Economics, 1970
PhD, London School of Economics, 1977 

Benjamin A. Kuperman ¹
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2006)
BS, University of Toledo, 1997
BSE, University of Toledo, 1997
MS, Purdue University, 1999
PhD, Purdue University, 2004

Dane Kuppinger
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2009)
BS, Emory University, 1996
MS, Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University (1999)
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2008)

Ikuko Kurasawa
Lecturer in East Asian Studies (2001)
BA, Obirin University, Tokyo , 1997
MA, Obirin University, Tokyo, 2001

Kelly LaBlanc
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology (2008)
BS, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1999
MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001
PhD, University of Cincinnati, 2007

Eric Lahetta
Instructor; Head Baseball Coach (1998)
BS, Bowling Green State University, 1992
MS, Bowling Green State University, 1994

Marta Laskowski
Associate Professor of Biology (2002)
BS, Indiana University, 1983
PhD, Stanford University, 1990

Carol Lasser
Professor of History; Department Chair Fall Semester (1980)
BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1973
MA, Harvard University, 1975
PhD, Harvard University, 1982

Roger H. Laushman ²
Associate Professor of Biology(1989)
BS, University of Kansas, 1979
MS, Iowa State University, 1983
PhD, University of Georgia, 1988

Benjamin T. Lee
Associate Professor of Classics (2002)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1991
MA, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 2001

Ji-Young Lee
Visiting Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies (2009)
BA, Ewha Woman’s University, 2000
MA, Seoul National University, 2002
PhD, Georgetown University, 2009

Shelley Lee
Assistant Professor of History and Comparative American Studies (2007)
BA, University of California, Berkeley, 1997
MA, Stanford University, 2000
PhD, Stanford University, 2005

Kai Li
Lecturer in East Asian Studies (1993)
BA, Beijing Normal University, 1969 

Fang Liu
Instructor of East Asian Studies (2000)
BA, Yunnan University, China, 1986
MA, University of Vermont, 1999

Michael D. Loose
Associate Professor of Neuroscience (1990)
BS, United States Air Force Academy, 1975
PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1986

Holly Handman Lopez
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance (2009)
BA, Connecticut College, 1993
MFA, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2007 

Qiusha Ma  ¹
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies (l995)
BA, Beijing Normal University, 1982
MA, Beijing Normal University, 1984
MA, Case Western Reserve University, 1990
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 1995 

Alfred Farnum MacKay
Professor of Philosophy (1967)
BA, Davidson College, 1960
PhD, University of North Carolina, 1967

Shulamit Magnus
Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and History (1997)
BA, Barnard College, 1972
MPhil, Columbia University, 1977
PhD, Columbia University, 1988

Mohammad Mahallati
Presidential Scholar in Islamic Studies (2006)
BA, National University, Tehran, 1975
BSc, University of Kansas, 1978
MSc, University of Oregon, 1980
PhD, McGill, 2006

Kristina Mani
Assistant Professor of Politics (2003)
BSFS, Georgetown University, 1991
MA, Columbia University, 1996
MPhil, Columbia University, 2000
PhD, Columbia University, 2004

Amy Margaris
Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2006)
BA, Oberlin College, 1996
MA, University of Arizona, 2000
PhD, University of Arizona, 2006 

Christopher L. Martin  
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2004)
BA, Rice University, 1994
MA, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1999

Alicia Martínez Marco 
Instructor in Hispanic Studies (2000)
BA, University of Valencia, Spain, 1990
MA, Villanova University, 1995
MA, Indiana University, 1998

Esmeralda Martínez-Tapia
Lecturer in Hispanic Studies; Faculty-in-Residence  (1990)
BA, Escuela Nacional de Maestros, 1964

Nusha Martynuk
Professor of Dance, Program Director (1988)
BS, Temple University, 1974
MEd, Temple University, 1976

Brad Masi
Visiting Instructor in Environmental Studies, 2008;
Director of the New Agrarian Center-Environmental Studies (2007)
BA, Oberlin College, 1993
MS, Cleveland State University, 2002 

Bernard Matambo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (2008)
BA, Oberlin College, 2005
MFA, Brown University, 2007 

Albert R. Matlin ²
Professor of Chemistry (1984)
AB, Bard College, 1977
MS, Yale University, 1979
MPhil, Yale University, 1979
PhD, Yale University, 1982

Michele Matteini
Visiting Professor of Art
BA, Università di Venezia Ca’ Foscari, 2000
MA, New York University, 2004 

Greggor Mattson
Instructor in Sociology (2008)
BA, The George Washington University, 1997
MPhil, Oxford University, 1999 

F. Stephan Mayer   
Professor of Psychology; Department Chair (1983)
AB, University of Southern California, 1976
PhD, University of Southern California, 1982

Carter McAdams
Professor of Dance (1988)
BA, Princeton University, 1973
MA, New York University, 1989

Catherine A. McCormick
Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Department Chair (1986)
BA, New York University, 1973
MS, University of Michigan, 1975
PhD, University of Michigan, 1978

Carl N. McDaniel
Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies (2008)
BA, Oberlin College, 1964
MA, Wesleyan University, 1966
PhD, Wesleyan University, 1973

Peter K. McInerney
Professor of Philosophy (1976)
BA, Yale University, 1971
PhD, University of Texas, 1976 

Laurie Hovell McMillin
Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition;
Department Chair (1998)
BA, Lawrence University, 1984
MA, Syracuse University, 1989
PhD, Syracuse University, 1993

T. Scott McMillin  
Associate Professor of English (1992)
BA, University of Michigan, 1983
MA, Syracuse University, 1989
PhD, Syracuse University, 1992

Manish A. Mehta
Associate Professor of Chemistry (1997)
AB, Wabash College, 1986
PhD, Yale University, 1990

Albert G. Miller
Davis Associate Professor of Religion (1991)
BSW, Adelphi University, 1978
MSW, Adelphi University, 1979
MA, Princeton University, 1989
PhD, Princeton University, 1993

James Millette ²
Professor of African American Studies (1991)
BA, (Hons) History, University of the West Indies, 1960
PhD, Kings College, University of London, 1964

Maren Milligan
Visiting Instructor of Politics and MENA (2009)
BA, Oberlin College, 1995

Pablo Mitchell
Associate Professor of History and Comparative American Studies; Program Director (2000)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1992
MA, University of New Mexico, 1995
PhD, University of Michigan, 2000

Michael J. Moore
Assistant Professor of Biology (2007)
BS, College of William and Mary, 1995
MS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1999
PhD, University of Texas, Austin, 2005

Paul Moser
Associate Professor of Theater (1990)
BA, Brown University, 1976
MFA, Yale School of Drama, 1984

Elah Elizabeth (Libby) Murphy ¹
Assistant Professor of French (2006)
AB, University of Georgia, 1997
MA, University of Virginia, 1999
PhD, Stanford University, 2006

Joseph P. Natt
Assistant Technical Director of Theater; Lecturer (2005)
BFA, Kent State University, 1997

Michael W. Nee ¹
Associate Professor of Chemistry (1983)
BS, University of Santa Clara, 1977
PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1981 

Anuradha Dingwaney Needham
Donald R. Longman Professor of English; Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies(1989)
BA, University of Delhi, 1971
MA, University of Delhi, 1973
PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1980

Jonathan Needleman
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2009
BA, Oberlin College, 2003
MS. Cornell University 2006
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2009

Blake New
Instructor; Head Men’s Soccer Coach; Head Golf Coach (1996)
BA, Cleveland State University, 1991
MEd, Cleveland State University, 1992

Thomas Newlin ¹
Associate Professor of Russian (1991)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1982
MA, Columbia University, 1986
PhD, Columbia University, 1994

Brett Nichols
Lecturer, Asst. Men’s Basketball Coach (2006)
BA, Hamline University, 2001
MS, Kent State University

Brent Nongbri
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion (2009)
BA, University of Texas, 2000
MAR, Yale Divinity School, 2002
MPhil, Yale University, 2006
PhD, Yale University, 2008 

Pipo Nguyen-Duy  
Associate Professor of Art (1998)
BA, Carleton College, 1983
MFA, University of New Mexico, 1996

Patrick O’Connor
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies (2002)
BA, Cornell University, 1980
MA, Yale University, 1991
PhD, Yale University, 1994

Emer O’Dwyer
Assistant Professor of History and East Asian Studies (2006)
AB, Harvard University, 1997
MA, Harvard University, 2003
PhD, Harvard University, 2007

Anna Odlinge
STINT Fellow in Art
MA, Royal Institute of Technology - The School Of Architecture, 1996

Catherine M. Oertel ¹
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2006)
BA, Oberlin College, 1999
PhD, Cornell University, 2005

Darko K. Opoku
Visiting Assistant Professor of African American Studies (2009)
BA, University of Toronto, 1996
MA, University of Toronto, 1997
PhD, University of London, 2005

Kirk W. Ormand
Associate Professor and Chair of Classics (2001)
BA, Carleton College, 1985
MA, Stanford University, 1989
PhD, Stanford University, 1992

David W. Orr
Paul Sears Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics (1990);
Special Assistant to the President on Sustainability and Environment, 2008
BA, Westminster College, 1965
MA, Michigan State University, 1966
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1973

Alberto Oritz Bolanos
Assistant Professor of Economics (2008)
BA, Centro de Investigacjones y Docencia Economicas, Mexico, 2002
MA, Boston University, 2005
PhD, Boston University, 2008

F. Zeb Page
Assistant Professor of Geology (2007)
BA, Macalester College, 1999
MS, University of Michigan, 2001
PhD, University of Michigan, 2005

Tracie Paine
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience (2009)
BS, University of British Columbia, 1999
MA, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 2001
PhD, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 2004

Michael Parkin ²
Assistant Professor of Politics (2006)
BA, University of British Columbia, 1996
MA, University of Toronto, 1997
PhD, University of Minnesota 2006 

Karla Parsons-Hubbard
Associate Professor of Geology;Department Chair (1998)
BA, Beloit College, 1983
MS, University of Rochester, 1987
PhD, University of Rochester, 1993

John Pearson
Eva and John Young-Hunter Professor of Studio Art (1972)
NDD, Harrogate College of Art, England, 1960
Certificate, Royal Academy Schools, London, 1963
MFA, Northern Illinois University, 1966

Booker C. Peek
Associate Professor of African American Studies (1970)
BA, Florida A&M University, 1964
MAT, Oberlin College, 1966

Jeffrey Pence
Associate Professor of English and Cinema Studies (1997)
BA, Oberlin College, 1988
MA, Temple University, 1993
PhD, Temple University, 1998

Gina Pérez
Associate Professor of Comparative American Studies (2003)
BA, University of Notre Dame, 1990
MA, Northwestern University, 1995
PhD, Northwestern University, 2000

Vicente Pérez de León 
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies (2000)
BA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1991
MA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1993
MA, Villanova University, 1994
PhD, Indiana University, 1998 

Maureen A. Peters ²
Assistant Professor of Biology(2005)
BA, Washington University, St. Louis, 1992
PhD, Harvard University, 2001

John E. Petersen
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology (1999)
BA, Oberlin College, 1988
MFS, Yale University, 1992
PhD, University of Maryland, 1998

Tobias Pfutze
Assistant Professor of Economics (2009)
BA, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2002
MA, New York University, 2005
PhD, New York University, 2008

Baron Pineda 
Associate Professor of Anthropology; Department Chair (2003)
BA, University of California, Berkeley, 1989
MA, University of Chicago, 1991
PhD, University of Chicago, 1998

Geoffrey Pingree
Associate Professor of English and Cinema Studies (2001)
BA, Brigham Young University, 1984
MA, University of Chicago, 1986
PhD, University of Chicago, 1996

Leonard A. Podis  
Professor of Rhetoric and Composition and English; (1975)
AB, Case Western Reserve University, 1970
MA, Case Western Reserve University, 1970
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 1975

Albert L. Porterfield
Associate Professor of Psychology (1982)
AB, University of Michigan, Dearborn, 1974
MA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1979
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1983

Ferdinand Protzman
Visiting Instructor of Rhetoric and Composition
Assistant to the President for Communications
BA, Oberlin College, 1975
MA, University of Michigan, 1983

Meredith Raimondo
Associate Professor of Comparative American Studies (2003)
BA, Brown University, 1991
MA, Emory University, 1997
PhD, Emory University, 1999

Jeffrey Ramsey
Assistant Professor, Athletics & Physical Education; Head Football Coach (1998)
BA, University of California, Davis, 1983
MS, University of Illinois, 1988

Michael Raney
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2008)
BA, Transylvania University, 1990
MA, University of Kentucky, 1993
Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2002

Deborah L. Ranieri
Instructor; Head Field Hockey/Women’s Lacrosse Coach (2002)
BS, East Stroudsburg University, 1990

Thomas W. Reid
Lecturer, Athletics & Physical Education (1980)
BA, Oberlin College, 1980

W. Bruce Richards  ¹
Professor of Physics (1967)
BA, Oberlin College, 1961
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1966 

Paula S. Richman 
Danforth Professor of Religion (1985)
BA, Oberlin College, 1974
MA, Princeton University, 1977
MA, University of Chicago, 1980
PhD, University of Chicago, 1983 

Angela J. Roles
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology and Mathematics (2006)
BS, Wake Forest University, 2000
PhD, Michigan State University, 2007 

Renee C. Romano
Associate Professor of History (2008)
BA, Yale University, 1990
MA, Stanford University, 1992
PhD, Stanford University, 1996

Laura Romberg   
Assistant Professor of Biology (2004)
BA, Princeton University, 1989
PhD, University of California, San Francisco, 1997 

Maggie Ronkin
Visiting Instructor of Anthropology (2008)
BS, American University, 1981
MS, Georgetown University,2003

Deborah Roose
Professor of Graduate Teacher Education;
Andrew and Pauline Delaney Director of the Graduate Teacher
Education Program (2006)
BA, Earlham College, 1971
MAT, University of Massachusetts, 1972
EdD, University of Massachusetts, 1985

Elesa Rosasco  
Associate Professor of Dance (1978)
BA, Eastern Michigan University, 1975
MFA, University of Michigan, 1977

Jesse Rowsell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2009)
B.S. University of Waterloo, 2001
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2005 

Viplav Saini
Assistant Professor of Economics (2009)
BA, University of Delhi, 2001
MA, University of Delhi, 2003
MA, Johns Hopkins University, 2006
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2009

Richard M. Salter  
Professor of Computer Science;Department Chair (1982)
BA, Oberlin College, 1973
MA, Indiana University, 1975
PhD, Indiana University, 1978

Robin S. Salter  
Associate Professor of Biology(1987)
BA, Macalester College, 1972
MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981 

Annemarie H. Sammartino  
Assistant Professor of History (2004)
BA, Rice University, 1996
MA, University of Michigan, 1998
PhD, University of Michigan, 2004

Eve Nan Sandberg ² 
Associate Professor of Politics (1990)
BA, Boston University, 1972
MS, University of Pennsylvania, 1975
MA, Yale University, 1984
MPhil, Yale University, 1984
PhD, Yale University, 1990

Barbara Sawhill
Lecturer in Hispanic Studies (1998)
BA, Bowdoin College, 1981
EdM, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1988
MA, University of Texas, 1990

Benjamin N. Schiff
Professor of Politics (1979)
BA, Michigan State University, 1973
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 1975
PhD, University of California, Berkeley,1982

Oliver Schirokauer  
Professor of Mathematics(1992)
BS, Yale College, 1984
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1992

Tim Scholl  
Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature (1993)
BA, Vanderbilt University, 1984
MA, Yale University, 1985
PhD, Yale University, 1991

Sarah Schuster
Associate Professor of Art; Department Co-Chair (1983)
BFA, Boston University, 1979
MFA, Yale University, 1982

John H. Scofield  
Professor of Physics (1987)
BA, University of Michigan, Flint, 1978
PhD, Cornell University, 1985

Carol Sedgwick
Lecturer, Learning Assistance Program (2001)
BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1966
DMA, Eastman School of Music, 1983
MA, Cleveland State University, 2000

Matthew Senior
Associate Professor of French;Department Chair (2007)
BA, University of Kansas, 1976
Licence ès Lettres, La Sorbonne, Paris IV, 1978
PhD, Yale University, 1990

Md Rumi Shammin
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2007)
BS, Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna, 1991
MS, Cornell University, 1995
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006

Alexa M. Sharp
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2007)
B.Math., University of Waterloo
MS, Cornell University, 2005
Ph.D Cornell University, 2007

Adenike M. Sharpley
Artist-in-Residence, Dance and African American Studies (1991)
BA, Western New England College, 1975
MA, Oberlin College, 2000

Ann Sherif  ²
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies; Program Director (1996)
BA, Indiana University, 1977
MA, University of Michigan, 1980
PhD, University of Michigan, 1991

Adam R. Shoemaker
Head Men’s Tennis Coach;
Special Asst. to the Director of Athletics for Student-Athletic Recruitment (1999);
BA, Oberlin College, 1996
MA, University of Alabama, 1999

Bruce M. Simonson
Professor of Geology (1979)
BA, Wesleyan University, 1972
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1982

Anne Sinko
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics 2008
BS, Queens College NC, 2003
BA, Queens College, NC, 2003
MS, University of Alabama, 2006
Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2008

Leonard V. Smith ²
Frederick B. Artz Professor of History, Department Chair Spring Semester (1990)
BA, Oberlin College, 1980
MIA, School of International Affairs, Columbia University, 1982
PhD, Columbia University, 1990

Abraham P. Socher ¹
Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Religion (2000)
BA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1989
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2001

Peter Soppelsa
Oberlin-Michigan Partnership Post Doctoral Fellow in History
BA, Oberlin College, 2000
PhD University of Michigan, 2009

Jason E. Stalnaker
Assistant Professor of Physics (2007)
BA, University of California, Berkeley, 1998
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 2000
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2005

Anthony M. Starfield
Visiting Professor of Computer Science (2009)
BSc, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1962
PhD, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1965 

Daniel Steward
Visiting Instructor in Sociology (2006)
BA, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 1982
JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1985
MS, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2000

Eric A. Stewart
Visiting Instructor Athletics & Physical Education (1999)
BA, Marlboro College, 1992 

Andrew Stillman
Instructor, Associate Head Men’s Football Coach (2005)
BA, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1999
MEd, Bowling Green State University, 2002 

Daniel R. Stinebring 
Francis D. Federighi Professor of Physics & Astronomy; Department Chair (1990)
BA, Williams College, 1976
MS, Cornell University, 1978
PhD, Cornell University, 1982

Daniel F. Styer
John & Marianne Schiffer Professor of Physics (1985)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1977
PhD, Cornell University, 1983 

Jordan Suter
Assistant Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies (2007)
BA, Vanderbilt University, 1999
M.Sc, Cornell University, 2003
PhD, Cornell University, 2007

Karen Sutton ¹
Professor of Psychology (1974)
BA, City College of New York, 1967
MS, Syracuse University, 1972
PhD, Syracuse University, 1974

Ellis Tallman
Danforth-Lewis Professor of Economics (2008)
BA, Indiana University, 1980
MA, University of Rochester, 1985
PhD, University of Rochester, 1988

Keith A. Tarvin  
Associate Professor of Biology (2000)
BA, Hendrix College, 1986
MS, University of Arkansas, 1991
PhD, University of South Florida, 1998 

Natasha Tessone
Assistant Professor of English (2009)
BA, Tel Aviv University, 1997
MA, Princeton University, 2002
PhD, Princeton University, 2006 

Heidi Thomann Tewarson
Professor of German (1987)
BS, Boston University, 1961
MLA, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1970
MA, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1973
PhD, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1977

Jennifer Thomas
Visiting Assistant Professor and Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow of Classics (2007)
BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2001)
PhD, Brown University (2007)

Loïc Thommeret
Faculty-in Residence and Lecturer in French (2002)
Maîtrise ès Lettres, Université du Maine, Le Mans, 1983
Diplôme d’Études Avancées, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III, 1984
Certificat d’Enseignement et de Didactique du Français Langue Étrangère,
Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III, 1988
PhD, University of California, Davis, 2002 

Robert Q. Thompson
Professor of Chemistry (1982)
BA, College of Wooster, 1978
PhD, Michigan State University, 1982

Katherine Thomson-Jones ¹
Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2003)
BA, Queen’s University, 1997
PhD, University of Toronto, 2003 

Martin Thomson-Jones ¹
Associate Professor of Philosophy (1998)
BA, Oxford University, 1986
PhD, Stanford University, 1991

Janice Thornton
Professor of Neuroscience and Biology (1990)
BS, Portland State University, 1976
MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983 

Anne R. Trubek
Associate Professor of English and Rhetoric and Composition (1997)
AB, Oberlin College, 1988
MA, Temple University, 1993
PhD, Temple University, 1998 

Carol Tufts ²
Associate Professor of English (1977)
BA, Queens College, 1968
PhD, Brown University, 1975

James Swan Tuite
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion (2009)
BA, Macalester College, 1995
MDiv, Yale University, 1998
STM, Yale University, 2000
PhD, Brown University, 2009

Kim Tungseth-Faber
Instructor in Hispanic Studies (1999)
BA, University of California, Riverside, 1994
MA, University of California, Davis, 1997
MA, University of California, Davis, 1998

Susan Umbenhour
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (2002)
BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art, 1995
MFA, Johnson State College, 2000 

James van Dyke
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
BA, College of Wooster, 1988
MA, Northwestern University, 1990
PhD, Northwestern University, 1996 

Thomas Van Nortwick
Nathan A. Greenberg Professor of Classics (1974)
BA, Stanford University, 1969
MA, Yale University, 1972
PhD, Stanford University, 1975

Kelly Verda
Visiting Instructor Athletics & Physical Education (2006)

Deborah Vogel
Lecturer in Dance (1989)
BS, Empire State College, 1981 

Steven S. Volk
Professor of History and Latin American Studies(1986)
BA, Brandeis University, 1968
MA, Columbia University, 1971
PhD, Columbia University, 1983 

Veljko Vujacic ¹
William G. and Jeanette Williams Smith Assoc. Professor of Sociology (1995)
BA, Brandeis University 1985
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 1989
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1995

David L. Walker
Professor of English (1977)
BA, Oberlin College, 1972
MA, Cornell University, 1976
PhD, Cornell University, 1979 

Megan Wallace
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2009)
BA, University of Oklahoma, 1998
PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2009 

James Andrew Walsh
Professor of Mathematics (1991)
BS, University of Connecticut, 1980
MA, Fairfield University, 1985
MA, Boston University, 1988
PhD, Boston University, 1991

Kevin Walz
Instructor; Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach (2002)
BA, Winona State, 2001

Sylvia Watanabe
Associate Professor; Program Co-Director of Creative Writing (1995)
BA, University of Hawaii, 1980
MA, State University of New York, 1985

Thomas B. Wexler
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2009)
BA, Amherst College, 2000
MS, Cornell University, 2004
PhD, Cornell University, 2006

Rebecca J. Whelan ¹
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2004)
BA, Lawrence University, 1996
PhD, Stanford University, 2003

Clovis L. White ²
Associate Professor of Sociology (1988)
BA, Southeastern Massachusetts University, 1975
MA, State University of New York, Albany, 1977
MA, Indiana University, 1981
PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1984

Thomas Wild ²
Visiting Assistant Professor of German (2007)
MA, Diploma, Freie Universität Berlin, 2000
PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 2005

Sam A. White
Assistant Professor of History (2008)
MA, University of St. Andrews College, 2002
MPhil, Columbia University, 2005
PhD, Columbia University, 2008 

Andrew Wilburn ¹
Assistant Professor of Classics (2006)
BS, Randolph-Macon College 1996
MA, University of Maryland 1998
MA, University of Michigan 2004
PhD, University of Michigan, 2005 

Elizabeth Wilmer ²
Associate Professor of Mathematics (1998)
BA, Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, 1991
MA, Harvard University, 1996
PhD, Harvard University, 1999 

Harlan Wilson 
Professor of Politics (1972)
BA, Willamette University, 1964
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 1965
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1978

Ben Wisner
Research Associate; Environmental Studies (2004)
BA, University of California, Davis, 1965
MA, University of Chicago, 1966
PhD, Clark University, 1978 

Jeffrey Alvin Witmer ²
Professor of Mathematics (1986)
BS, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, 1979
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1983 

Steven F. Wojtal
Professor of Geology (1979)
BS, Brown University, 1974
MA, Johns Hopkins University, 1976
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1982

Kevin Woods ¹
Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2006)
BS, Wake Forest University, 2000
PhD, University of Michigan, 2004 

Cheryl Wolfe-Cragin
Lecturer in Environmental Studies; A.J. Lewis Center Facilities Manager (1984);
Watershed Education Coordinator
BA, Oberlin College, 1989 

Matthew Wright
Associate Professor of Theater, Associate Program Director (2002)
BA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1979
MFA, University of California, San Diego, 1988 

Ellen Wurtzel
Assistant Professor of History (2008)
BA, Duke University, 1992
MS, Bank Street College of Education, 1995
MA, Columbia University, 1998
MPhil, Columbia University, 2000
PhD, Columbia University, 2007 

Liane Wyschka ¹
Lecturer in German
MA, Humboldt Universität, Berlin, 2002
MA, University of Calgary, Canada, 2006 

Nanette Yannuzzi Macias
Associate Professor of Art (1993)
BFA, Cooper Union School of Art and Science, 1984
MFA University of California, San Diego, 1991

Brian Yates
Visiting Assistant Professor of African American Studies (2009)
BA, Morehouse College, 2002
PhD Candidate, University of Illinois at Urban Champaign

Ali Yedes
Associate Professor of French (2000)
BA, University of Tunis, Tunisia, 1984
MA, Temple University, 1993
PhD, University of California, Davis, 1999 

Robert M. Young
James F. Clark Professor of Mathematics (1971)
BA, Colby College, 1965
PhD, University of Michigan, 1971 

Sandra Abelson Zagarell ²
Donald R. Longman Professor of English (1979)
BA, City College of New York, 1965
MA, Columbia University, 1967
PhD, Columbia University, 1976

(1) Absent, 2009-2010;
(2) Absent, First Semester, 2009-2010;
(3) Absent, Second Semester, 2009-2010

The Conservatory of Music Faculty

Darrett Adkins, Associate Professor of Violoncello. BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1991; MM, Rice University, 1993; DMA, Juilliard School, 1999. Cello studies with Joel Krosnick and Norman Fischer. Cello faculty, Juilliard School, 1999-, Aspen Music School and Festival, 2003-. Member: Zephyr Trio and Oberlin Trio. (Appointed 2003)

Brian Alegant, Professor of Music Theory; Director of Division of Music Theory. BM, piano performance, Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts, 1982; MM, Music History, MM, Music Theory, Temple University, 1985; PhD, Music Theory, Eastman School of Music, 1993. (Appointed 1996)

Marci Alegant, Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs, Conservatory. BM, Temple University, 1985; MM, Eastman School of Music, 1995; MM, McGill University, 1996. Conducting studies with Iwan Edwards, Joseph Flummerfelt, and Timothy Vernon, and voice with Jan Simons and Masako Toribara. (Appointed 2001.)

Stephen Aron, Teacher of Classical Guitar. BM, Hartt College of Music, 1979; MM, University of Arizona, 1981. Faculty member, University of Akron, 1981-. (Appointed 1992)

Gary Bartz, Professor of Jazz Saxophone. Juilliard School of Music and Peabody Conservatory. (Appointed 2001)

Marcus Belgrave, Professor of Jazz Trumpet. Co-founder, jazz studies program, Detroit Metro Arts Complex; original faculty member, Oakland University jazz studies program; founder, Jazz Development Workshop in Detroit. (Appointed 2001)

Peggy D. Bennett, Professor of Music Education. BS, Music Education, 1971; MA, Music Education, 1975, Ball State University; PhD, University of North Texas, 1981. (Appointed 2001)

Ronald Bishop, Teacher of Tuba. BM, Eastman School of Music; MS, University of Illinois. Study with Arnold Jacobs. Principal tuba, Cleveland Orchestra (1967-). Member: Severance Brass Quintet, Cleveland Low Brass Ensemble, Cleveland Symphonic Winds. (Appointed 2001)

Per Bloland, Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts. BA, University of Michigan, 1991; MM, University of Texas at Austin, 2004. (Appointed 2008)

David Bowlin, Assistant Professor of Violin. BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 2000; MM, The Juilliard School, 2002; DMA, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2007. (Appointed 2007)

David Breitman, Associate Professor of Historical Performance; Director, Historical Performance Program. SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976; MM, New England Conservatory, 1981; DMA, Cornell University, 1992. Fortepiano study with Malcolm Bilson; piano with Patricia Zander. (Appointed 1992)

Allen Cadwallader, Professor of Music Theory. BS, Western Maryland College, 1973; MA, 1975, PhD, 1983, Eastman School of Music. Private studies in Schenkerian theory with Carl Schachter and John Rothgeb. NEH grant for summer study with Lewis Lockwood at Harvard University, 1984. (Appointed 1988)

Deborah Campana, Conservatory Librarian, Lecturer in Musicology. BM, Ohio University, 1976; MM, Northwestern University, 1978; MA, Chicago University, 1987; PhD, Northwestern University, 1985. Principal teachers: Roland and Almita Vamos, Ronald Copes, Philip Setzer, Ani Kavafian, Pamela Frank, Stephen and Kimberly Sims. (Appointed 1998)

Salvatore Champagne, Associate Professor of Singing. BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1985; MM, Juilliard School, 1987. Study with Richard Miller, Margaret Harshaw, Ellen Faull and Enrico di Giuseppe. Additional study at the University of Indiana, Britten-Pears School and Mozarteum. (Appointed in 2004)

Kathleen Chastain, Clinical Assistant Professor of Flute. Study at University of Southern Illinois with Michel Debost; at Paris Conservatory with Jean Pierre Rampal; John Kiburz of the St. Louis Symphony. Graduate, Paris Conservatory, 1972. (Appointed 1993)

Angela Cheng, Associate Professor of Piano. BM, Juilliard School, 1982; MM, Indiana University, 1984. Study with Sascha Gorodnitzki and Menahem Pressler. (Appointed 1999)

Alvin Chow, Associate Professor of Piano. BM summa cum laude and valedictorian, University of Maryland, 1979; MM and Victor Herbert Prize in Piano, Juilliard School, 1981; doctoral studies, Indiana University. Study with Nelita True, Sascha Gorodnitzki and Menahem Pressler. (Appointed 1999)

James David Christie, Professor of Organ. BM, 1975, MM, 1977, Artist Diploma, 1978 Oberlin Conservatory of Music; New England Conservatory of Music; DFA (hc), New England School of Law, 1980. Study with: Byron Blackmore, David Boe, Marie-Claire Alain, Harald Vogel, Yuko Hayashi, Bernard Lagacé (organ); Fenner Douglass and Lisa Goode Crawford (harpsichord). Organist, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1978-. (Appointed 2002)

Kendra Colton, Assistant Professor of Singing. Hochschule für Music, 1978-79 ; BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 1983; MM in Piano and Voice, 1985; additional study at Konservatorium und Musik Hochschule Zürich, 1989-92. Principal voice teachers: Jane Mengedoht, Lee Dougherty, Peggy Castle, Richard Miller, Hilde Rössl-Majdan. (Appointed 2007)

Arnie Cox, Associate Professor of Music Theory. BA summa cum laude, Humboldt State University, 1990; MA, University of Oregon, 1994; PhD, University of Oregon, 1999. (Appointed 2001)

Warren Darcy, Professor of Music Theory. BM, Composition and Music Theory, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1968; MM, Composition, 1969, DMA, Composition, 1973, University of Illinois. (Appointed 1973)

Michel Debost, Professor of Flute. French Baccalauréat with honors in experimental science, 1952; graduation from Conservatoire National Paris, 1954. Consulting Editor in Flute Talk. (Appointed 1989)

James DeSano, Professor of Trombone. BS, Ithaca College, 1966. Graduate studies with Emory Remington. Principal trombone, Cleveland Orchestra, 1989-. (Appointed 1999)

Peter Dominguez, Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass. BM, 1980, MM, 1982, University of Wisconsin-Madison; doctoral study, University of Miami-Coral Gables, 1984. Studies with Bernard Stepner, Clyde Russell, Roger Ruggeri, Richard Davis, Lucas Drew and Robert Gladstone. (Appointed 1996)

Monique Duphil, Professor of Piano. Studies at Paris Conservatoire National Superieur. Artist Diploma, Stuttgart, Germany. (Appointed1992)

Amir Eldan, BM., Cleveland Institute of Music; MM., Juilliard School; Ph.D., Julliard School. (Appointed 2006)

Joanne Erwin, Professor of Music Education; String Pedagogy Specialist. BS highest honors, University of Illinois, 1974; MS, University of Illinois, 1978; PhD, University of North Texas, 1992. Grant for study in Finland and England, 1995. Conductor, Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra 1992-; founder/director, Oberlin College String Preparatory Program. (Appointed 1992)

Robin Eubanks, Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone. Cum laude graduate, University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Music director, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. National clinician, Yamaha Musical Instruments. (Appointed 1998)

Bob Ferrazza, Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar. Private studies with Bill deArango, Pat Martino and Joe Pass; coursework at Cleveland State University. (Appointed 1988)

Jonathon Field, Associate Professor of Opera Theater; Director of Opera Theater Productions. BA, 1974, MFA, 1977, University of Washington. Artistic director, Lyric Opera Cleveland, 2000-. (Appointed 1997)

Hugh Ferguson Floyd, Associate Professor of Choral Conducting; Director of Choral Activities. BM, Furman University, 1984; MM, Eastman School of Music, 1985; DMA, University of Michigan, 2002. Study with Elizabeth A.H. Green, Margaret Hillis. (Appointed 1997)

Jennifer Fraser, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology. BA in Music with First Class Honors, University of Sydney, 1996; MA in Ethnomusicology, Brown University, 1998; PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. (Appointed 2007)

Lydia Frumkin, Professor of Piano. Honors Diploma, Leningrad Conservatory, 1971. (Appointed 1975)

Gregory Fulkerson, Professor of Violin. BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1971; BA, Mathematics, Oberlin College, 1971; MM, Juilliard School, 1979; DMA, Juilliard School, 1987. Study with Ivan Galamian, Paul Kling, Daniel Majeske, David Cerone, Dorothy DeLay. (Appointed 1982)

Scott Haigh, Teacher of Double Bass. Studies with Harold Siegel and Warren Benfield, Northwestern University, 1972-75; additional studies with Ring Warner and Stuart Sankey. First assistant principal bassist, Cleveland Orchestra, 1982-. Current faculty member, Kent/Blossom School and Cleveland Institute of Music. (Appointed 1991)

Billy Hart, rofessor of Jazz Studies. Performances with Miles Davis, Shirley Horn, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Stan Getz, Charlie Rouse, Cecil Taylor and Pharoah Sanders, Colloquim III, a percussion ensemble (co-founder), Mingus Dynasty (charter member), Western Jazz Quartet, a resident faculty ensemble at Western Michigan University. (Appointed 2001)

Jared Hartt, Assistant Professor of Theory. BA in Music, Acadia University, 1998; A.R.C.T., Royal Conservatory of Music, 2000; MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, 2000; PhD, Washington University in St. Louis, 2007. (Appointed 2007)

Richard Hawkins, Associate Professor of Clarinet. BM, 1991, MM, 1993, University of Michigan School of Music. Mentor musician, Hot Springs Music Festival, Arkansas, 1997- . Artist representative, clinician, and woodwind design consultant with G. Leblanc Corporation. (Appointed 2001)

Sigrun B. Heinzelmann, Assistant Professor of Theory. German State Diploma in Piano Performance/Pedagogy, Musikhochschule Stuttgart, 1989; MM in Music Theory and Chamber Music/Performance, University of Massachusetts, 1998; PhD, City University of New York, ABD. (Appointed 2007)

Philip Highfill, Professor of Accompanying; Founder/ director, Oberlin College Community Strings. BA cum laude, Yale University, 1973; MM, University of Illinois, 1975. Fulbright Scholar, Vienna, 1975-76. Studies with Ylda Novik, Theodore Lettvin, Irwin Freundlich, Donald Currier, John Wustman. (Appointed 1987)

James Howsmon, Associate Professor of Instrumental Accompanying. BM, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 1976; MM, Eastman School of Music, 1978. Piano study with George Kiorpes, David Burge. Collaborative study with Samuel Sanders, Charles Reiner. Chamber music study with Luise Vosgerchian, Frank Glazer. Faculty member, Brevard Music Center, 1999- . (Appointed 1993)

Andrew Jennings, Teacher of Violin and Chamber Music. BM, Juilliard School, 1970. Study with Pamela Gearhart and Ivan Galamian. Professor of Violin and Chamber Music of University of Michigan School of Music Theater and Dance; faculty member, Tanglewood Music Center, Musicorda. (Appointed 1989)

Andrea Kalyn, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Lecturer in Musicology. A.R.C.T., Royal Conservatory of Music, 1985; BM, University of Western Ontario, 1987; MM, University of Western Ontario, 1990; PhD, University of Rochester, 2001. (Appointed 2005)

Jody Kerchner, Associate Professor; Director, Division of Music Education. BS, 1987, MM, 1991, West Chester University; PhD, Northwestern University, 1996. (Appointed 1996)

Gloria Kim, Assistant Dean for Artistic Programming and Operations. BA, Oberlin College, 2002; BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 2002. Additional study at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, 2005. (Appointed 2007)

Alex Klein, Professor of Oboe. BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 1987; ADip, Oberlin Conservatory, 1989. (Appointed 2007)

John Knight, Professor of Music Education. BME, University of Central Arkansas, 1969; MME, 1973, PhD, 1979, Louisiana State University. Founder/conductor, College Community Winds. (Appointed 1978)

Yolanda Kondonassis, Assistant Professor of Harp. BM, 1986, MM, 1989, The Cleveland Institute of Music. (Appointed 1997)

Josh Levine, Assistant Professor of Composition. Teacher’s Diploma for Guitar, with highest honors, Musik-Akademie der Satdt Basel, 1979; M.A., University of California at San Diego, 1994; Ph.D., UCSD, 2002. (Appointed 2008)

Rebecca Leydon, Associate Professor of Music Theory. BM, University of Toronto, 1988; MA, Eastman School of Music, 1991; PhD, McGill University, 1996. (Appointed 1998)

Wendell Logan, Professor of African American Music; Chair, Jazz Studies Program. BS, Florida A&M University, 1962; MM, Southern Illinois University, 1964; PhD, University of Iowa, 1968. (Appointed 1973)

Tom Lopez, Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts; Chair, TIMARA Department; Director of Division of Contemporary Music. BA, Oberlin College, 1989; MFA, California Institute of the Arts, 1993; DMA, University of Texas at Austin, 2000. (Appointed 1999)

Joseph Lubben, Associate Professor of Music Theory. BA, University of Notre Dame, 1985; MFA, Brandeis University, 1989; PhD, Brandeis University, 1995. (Appointed 1995)

Michael Lynn, Professor of Recorder and Baroque Flute; Associate Dean for Technology and Facilities, and Curator of Musical Instruments. BS, Oakland University, 1976. Current and founding member of Apollo’s Fire Board of Directors. (Appointed 1977)

Claudia Macdonald, Professor of Musicology. BA honors, Brown University, 1979; MA, 1981, PhD, 1986, University of Chicago. (Appointed 1989)

Daune Mahy, Professor of Singing. Director, Oberlin in Italy Program;Co-Founder/Director, Oberlin Vocal Academy. BM, MM, Westminster Choir College; DM, Indiana University. Additional study: Hamburg Hochschule f. Musik, Academie d’Eté, Musik Seminar, Centro Studi Italiani, L’institut de phonetique de la Sorbonne, and Guildhall School. Teachers include Vera Rozsa, Zinka Milanov, Jean Berbié. Coaches include: Walter Bricht, Dalton Baldwin, John Wustman. (Appointed 1980)

Michael Manderen, Lecturer in Guitar and Lute; Director of Conservatory Admissions. BMus, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1976; BA, Oberlin College, 1976. Study with Loris O. Chobanian, William Matthews, Paul O’Dette, Barry Galbraith, and Suzanne Bloch. Commercial studio work in New York and Cleveland. Lutenist in residence, Great Lakes Medieval Faire, 2000-. (Appointed 1978)

Lorraine Manz, Associate Professor of Singing; Associate Director, Otto B. Schoepfle Vocal Arts Center. BA, Kalamazoo College, 1975; MM, University of Michigan, 1977. Doctoral fellow, University of Texas at Austin. Teachers and coaches: Mannion, Mosher, Hodam. Garvey, Ducloux, Bossart, Hüsch. Souzay. (Appointed 1993)

Sanford Margolis, Professor of Piano. BA, University of Minnesota, 1961; MM, Manhattan School of Music, 1963. (Appointed 1972)

Andrea McAlister, Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy. BM, 1994, MM, 1996, DMA, 2001, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Piano study with Richard Morris and Rita Sloan, pedagogy study with Michelle Conda. (Appointed 2002)

Marilyn McDonald, Professor of Violin and Teacher of Baroque Violin. BM highest honors, Northwestern University, 1964; MM with Performer’s Certificate , Indiana University, 1965. Pupil of Angel Reyes and Josef Gingold. (Appointed 1977)

Charles Edward McGuire, Associate Professor of Musicology. BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 1992; BA, Oberlin College, 1992; AM, Harvard University, 1995; PhD, Harvard University, 1998. (Appointed 2001)

Catharina Meints, Associate Professor of Cello, Viola da Gamba and Baroque Cello. BM, Performer’s Certificate, cello study with Ronald Leonard, Eastman School of Music, 1966. Viola da gamba study with August Wenzinger, Basel, Switzerland, 1968-71. Member, Cleveland Orchestra, 1971- . Founding member, Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute, 1971-. (Appointed 1977)

Alison Melville, Assistant Professor of Recorder. BM, 1977; MM, 1983, University of Toronto. Study at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland, 1977-80. (Appointed 1999)

Daniel Michalak, Vocal Coach/Accompanist. BM cum laude in music, Harvard University, 1985; MM with high distinction in Piano Performance, Indiana University (Bloomington), 1988. Piano study with Bernard Rose, Boris Barere, Edward Auer and Michel Block. Chamber music study with Leon Kirchner and Luise Vosgerchian. (Appointed 1999)

Jack Mitchener, Associate Professor of Organ, BM and HS Diploma, University of North Carolina School of the Arts; MM and Performer’s Certificate (organ), MM and Performer’s Certificate (harpsichord), Eastman School of Music (of the University of Rochester); DMA (doctoral marshal, class of 1995), Prix d’Excellence and Prix de Virtuosité (organ) and Médaille d’or (harpsichord), Conservatoire National de Région de Rueil-Malmaison, France; Organ study with Marie-Claire Alain, Guy Bovet, David Craighead, David Higgs, Susan Landale, Louise Leach, John Mueller, Robert Murphy, and Russell Saunders; Piano study with Kimberly Kabala, Barbara Lister-Sink, Louise Leach, and Clifton Matthews; Improvisation and Church Music Study with J. Melvin Butler, Richard Erickson, Gerre Hancock, Marie Rolf, and Margaret Sandresky. (Appointed 2008)

Jan Miyake, Assistant Professor of Music Theory. BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 1996; BA, Oberlin College, 1996; MA, Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, 2001; PhD, Graduate Center, CUNY, 2004. Viola studies with Jeffrey Irvine, Lynne Ramsey, and Don McInnes. (Appointed 2004)

Alan Montgomery, Assistant Music Director, Oberlin Opera Theater. BME, Indiana University, 1969; MM, Instrumental Conducting, Indiana University, 1971; DM, Instrumental Conducting, Indiana University, 1978. Studied conducting and coaching with Tibor Kozma and Wolfgang Vacano. (Appointed 1979)

Lewis Nielson, Professor of Composition; Chair of Composition Department. BA magna cum laude/honors, Clark University, 1972; MA, 1973, PhD, 1977; music theory and composition, University of Iowa. Composition study with Richard Hervig, Peter Tod Lewis, and William Hibbard; conducting with James Dixon and William Hibbard. (Appointed 2000)

Seung-Ah Oh, Visiting Assistant Professor of Composition. BM, Ewha Women’s University (Seoul), 1994; MM, Ewha Women’s University (Seoul), 1996; MA, Brandeis University, 1998; MM, Royal Conservatory of the Hague, 2003; PhD, Brandeis University, 2005. (Appointed 2008)

Roland Pandolfi, Professor of Horn. Attended New England Conservatory of Music. Private study with Arnold Jacobs. (Appointed 2001)

S. E. Plank, Professor of Musicology; Director of Division of Musicology; Director, Collegium Musicum Oberliniense. BMus honors, 1973; MMus, 1974; University of Louisville; PhD, Washington University, 1980. Studies in early music performance with Trevor Pinnock, James Tyler, Edward Tarr, and Bruce Dickey. Associate organist-choirmaster, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, 1997-. (Appointed 1980)

Roy Poper, Associate Professor of Trumpet. BMus, University of Southern California, 1994; MFA, California Institute of the Arts, 1996. (Appointed 2001)

Bridget Reischl, Associate Professor of Conducting. BM, Eastman School of Music, 1985; Artist’s Diploma, Hartt School of Music, 1990. (Appointed 2005)

Karen Ritscher, Associate Professor of Viola. BM, Eastman School of Music, 1974; MM, Eastman School of Music, 1978; Viola studies with Martha Strongin Katz and Francis Tursi; Additional studies with Karen Tuttle; Chamber music studies with Paul Katz, Aldo Parisot, and Donald Weilerstein. (Appointed 2006)

Marlene Ralis Rosen, Professor of Singing. BMusEd, Temple University, MM, University of Illinois. Teachers/coaches: Richard Miller, Helen Hodam, Margaret Hoswell, Dalton Baldwin, Hugues Cuenod, Yolanda Marculescu, Gerard Souzay, and Paul Ulanovsky. (Appointed 1989)

Michael R. Rosen, Professor of Percussion; Director, Division of Winds, Brass and Percussion. BME, Temple University, 1964; MM, University of Illinois, 1966. (Appointed 1972)

Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein, Professor of Piano. Honors Diploma, 1959, DMA, 1962, Leningrad Conservatory. Graduate and post-graduate studies with Nadejzda Golubovskaya, Leningrad State Conservatory, USSR (now St. Petersburg). (Appointed 1976)

George Sakakeeny, Associate Professor of Bassoon. BM and Performer’s Certificate, Eastman , 1978. Guest professor, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing 2002- . Principal bassoon: Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, 1990-, Grand Teton Music Festival 2002-. (Appointed 1989)

Robert Shannon, Professor of Piano; Director, Division of Keyboard Studies. BA, BM, Oberlin College, 1972; MA, Juilliard School, 1973. Studies with Klaus Goetze, Arthur Dann, Jack Radunsky, Ania Dorfmann, Dorothy Taubmann, Vladimir Ashkenazy. (Appointed 1976)

Peter Slowik, Professor of Viola; Director, Division of Strings. BM honors, New England Conservatory of Music, 1979; MM, Eastman School of Music, 1981. Viola study with William Schoen, Scott Nickrenz, and Heidi Castleman. (Appointed 1999)

Haewon Song, Associate Professor of Piano. BM, MM, 1986, Juilliard School. Study with Shuku Iwasaki, Julian Martin, and Martin Canin. (Appointed 1993)

Robert Spano, Professor of Conducting. BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1984; postgraduate studies, Curtis Institute of Music. Music director, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 2001- . Music director, Brooklyn Philharmonic, 1996-. (Appointed 1989)

Thomas Sperl, Teacher of Double Bass. BM, Eastman School of Music, 1984. Study with James Van Demark, Theodor Mayer, Stuart Sankey, and John Haas. Cleveland Orchestra, 1992-. (Appointed 1995)

Philip Stoecker, Assistant Professor of Music Theory. BM, Ohio State University, 1995; MM, University of Ottawa, 1997; PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 2003. (Appointed 2003)

David H. Stull, Dean of the Conservatory. Professor of Brass Studies. BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 1990; BA, Oberlin College, 1990. American Brass Quintet Program, Juilliard School, 1991-93; MM, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003. (Appointed 2000)

Peter Swendsen, Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts. BM, Oberlin Conservatory, 1999; MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media, Mills College Center for Contemporary Music, 2001; PhD, University of Virginia, ABD. Fullbright Fellow, NoTAM Computer Music Studios (Oslo, Norway), 2006-07. (Appointed 2007)

Peter Takács, Professor of Piano. BM honors, Northwestern University, 1968; MM, University of Illinois, 1969; doctoral studies, Peabody Conservatory, 1969-72. Study with Howard Karp and Leon Fleisher. (Appointed 1976)

John Talbert, Lecturer in Analog-Digital Circuit Design; Engineer/Technician for Electronic Music Studios. BS, physics and music, Indiana University, 1974; MS, electronic engineering, University of Illinois, 1978. (Appointed 1978)

Milan Vitek, Professor of Violin. Advanced Diploma cum laude, Prague Academy of Music, 1964; diploma, Brno Academy of Music, 1959. Bestowed Knight of the Dannenbrog, 1st Order, for outstanding contributions to cultural life in Denmark, 1999. (Appointed 2001)

Daniel Wall, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano. Attended Berklee College of Music. Down Beat magazine’s Hall of Fame Scholarship winner at 17. Performances with Eddie Gomez, Tom Harrell, Bernard Purdie, Steve Grossman, Billy Hart, Henry Mancini, Charley Rouse, and Steve Gadd. (Appointed 2001)

Robert Walters, Associate Professor of Oboe and English Horn. BM, Curtis Institute of Music, 1990; MFA, Columbia University, 1995. Studies with Richard Woodhams and John Mack. (Appointed 2007)

Timothy Weiss, Associate Professor of Conducting; Director, Division of Conducting and Ensembles; Gardner Professor of Music. BM, performance and education, Northwestern University, 1990; MM, University of Michigan, 1997. (Appointed 1993)

Administrative and Professional Staff 2009-2010

Lauren B. Abendschein
Assistant Director for Entrepreneurship, Career Services (2009)

Thomas M. Abeyta
Senior Associate Director, Admissions (2001)
BS, University of New Mexico, 1995

Adrian P. Abrahamowicz
Associate Coach of Baseball/Coordinator of Building Supervision (2009)
BA, Tiffin University, 1998

Kathleen A. Abromeit
Public Services Librarian, Conservatory Library (1992)
MLIS, University of Wisconsin, 1988
MM, University of Colorado, 1987
BM, Lawrence University, 1985
AA, Cottey College, 1982

Ehrai A. Adams
Assistant Director, Housing Administration (1989)
BA, Goddard College, 1983

Sara J. Adams
Assistant Director, Career Services (2004)
MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004
BA, Susquehanna University, 2002

Marci G. Alegant
Associate Dean, Conservatory (1999)
MM, McGill University, 1996
MM, Eastman School of Music, 1995
BS, Temple University, 1985

Camille Hamlin Allen
Assistant to the President for Equity Concerns (1974)
PhD, Cleveland State University, 1995
MA, Case Western Reserve University, 1975
BA, Wellesley College, 1973

Constantine Ananiadis
Head Women’s Tennis Coach (2007)
BS, Stetson University, 1996

Elizabeth J.H. Anderson
Assistant Director, The Oberlin Alumni Fund (2007)
BA, Denison University, 2007

Jennifer S. Andrews
Assistant Director of Conservatory Admissions (2005)
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2000

Chester A. Andrews II
Client Support Analyst (1990)
BA, College of Wooster, 1985

Sue L. Angell
Assistant Director, Oberlin Alumni Fund (2008)
BA, Oberlin College, 1999

Raymond M. Appenheimer
Director of  Men’s/Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field (2004)
BA, Colgate University, 1994

Richard D. Arbogast
Director of Ninde Scholars Program (2005)
MA, Univ Maryland Baltimore Co, 1997
BA, Swarthmore College, 1988

Chester Arcaba
Telephone Manager (1979)

Laurie J. Archibald
Visiting Instructor, Class Piano (2000)
MM, Kent State University, 1993
BM/ME, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1983

Kimberly R. Aseltine
Director of Concert Production (2007)
BM, Michigan State University, 1981

Allison L. Avolio
Program House Director (2008)
MA, Slippery Rock University, 2008
BA, Muskingum College, 2006

Melissa J. Ballard
Study Skills and Reading Instructor and Coordinator, Learning Assistance Program  (1997)
MA, Cleveland State University, 1979
BA, Cleveland State University, 1977

William E. Barlow
VP, Development & Alumni Affairs (2009)
BA, Wesleyan University, 1983

David O. Barnes
Resident Director (2009)

Joseph E. Barrile
Senior Analyst/Programmer (2004)
BS, Cleveland State University, 1986

Selina A. Bartlett
Assistant Registrar, Allen Memorial Art Museum (2005)
BA, Youngstown State University, 1997

Mark R. Bates
Associate Vice President for Finance (2002)
BBA, Kent State University, 1982

Adrian A. Bautista
Associate Dean of Student Life (1996)
MA, Bowling Green State University, 2002
BA, Bowling Green State University, 1992

C. Christopher Baymiller
Associate Director, Student Union (1982)
BA, Oberlin College, 1971

Yeworkwha Belachew
Ombudsperson (1978)

Jane E. Bennett
Lecturer, Biology Lab Instructor (1976)
MS, Wright State University, 1976
BA, St. Mary’s University, 1970

Lynne M. Bianchi
Associate Dean (1998)
PhD, SUNY Buffalo, 1994
MS, SUNY Buffalo, 1989
BS, SUNY College Buffalo, 1987

Mary S. Blavos
Manager of Employee Relations (1989)

M Elizabeth Blissman
Director, Bonner Center for Service and Learning (2000)
PhD, University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology, 2000
MA, LaSalle University, 1991
BAE, Pennsylvania State University, 1986

Jane E. Boomer
Director of the Office of Disability Services (2000)
MA, Allegheny College, 1973
BA, Allegheny College, 1972

Albert M. Borroni
Director of OCTET (2000)
PhD, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 1992
BA, Oberlin College, 1985

Alan D. Boyd
Associate Director, Libraries (1981)
MA, University of Iowa, 1978
BA, University of Iowa, 1977

Leslie A. Braat
Associate Director, Admissions (1998)
MA, University of Toledo, 1994
BA, University of Toledo, 1990

Jennifer S. Bradfield
Executive Secretary to the President (2005)

Shelly D. Brewster
Staff Nurse/HIV Outreach Coord (2007)
Lorain County Community College, 1994

Tonya M. Briggs
Mellon Librarian Recruit Program (2007)
MLS, Kent State University, 2003
MA, Ohio State University,  1997
BA, Syracuse University, 1990

Nathan C. Broome
Network Administrator (2003)
BS, Ohio State University, 1991

Sharon R. Brown
Academic Program and Facilities Coordinator, Conservatory (1998)
BA, Butler University, 1987

Betsy L. Bruce
Director of Recreation & Club Sports (1999)
MA, University of Iowa, 1978
BA, College of Wooster, 1977

John E. Bucher
Chief Technology Officer (1996)
PhD, University of Kansas, 1984
MS, Wright State University, 1975
BS, Wright State University, 1972

David W. Bugher
Assistant Technical Director, Theater and Dance (2003)
BFA, Ohio State University, 1991

Monique J. Burgdorf
Coordinator Special Advising/Dean of the Class of 2013 (2000)
MPA, Cleveland State University, 1997
BA, Miami University, 1994

Jodi M. Burnett
South, Talcott and Langston, Resident Director (2009)
BA, Kent State University, 2002

Andrew R. Burns
Research Assistant (2009)
MS, Cornell University, 1991
BS, Bates College, 1980

Marjorie L. Burton
Director, Safety and Security (1987)
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1986
AAS, Lorain County Community College, 1984

Scott T. Callow
Facilities Manager (2008)

Deborah A. Campana
Conservatory Librarian (1998)
PhD, Northwestern University, 1985
MA, University of Chicago, 1987
MM, Northwestern University, 1978
BM, Ohio University, 1976

Lori K. Campion
President’s House Manager (1994)

Patrick J. Carter
Community & Government Fellow (2009)
BA, Oberlin College, 2009

Timothy A. Carver
Director of Sports Medicine (1990)
MA, University of North Carolina, 1990
BA, Purdue University, 1988

Isaiah M. Cavaco
Head Men’s Basketball Coach (2004)
MSPE, Ohio University, 2002
BA, Yale University, 2001

Carey A. Cavanaugh
Head Volleyball Coach (2005)
BS, East Tennessee State University, 2002

John L. Cavanaugh
Director of Piano Technology (2001)
BA, Kalamazoo College, 1982

Howard E. Chambers
Facilities Shift Supervisor (2008)

Christa M. Champion
Admissions Officer, GTEP (2002)
MS, Smith College, 1990
BA, Brown University, 1986

Leo J. Charette
Director of Career Services (2007)
MEd, Northeastern University, 1980
BS, University Maine Farmington, 1976

Xi Chen
East Asian and Web Development Librarian (2007)
MLS, U North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2006
MEd, Univ South Dakota Vermillion, 2004

Debra J. Chermonte
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid (1989)
MEd, Cleveland State University, 1991
BA, Geneseo College, 1979

George E. Clark
Rental Properties/Facilities Manager (1997)

Elizabeth S. Clerkin
Registrar (2001)
MPA, Indiana University, 1980
BA, Indiana University, 1975

H. Jennifer Cline
Associate Registrar (1974)
CTS, IBM Technical School, 1969
AA, Oberlin Business College, 1966

Deborah S. Cocco
Associate Director, Shansi (1986)
BA, University of Akron, 1979

Cynthia H. Comer
Head of Reference and Instruction (1982)
MLn, Emory University, 1979
BA, Emory University, 1978

John H. Congdon
Assistant Director, Leadership (2008)
BA, Oberlin College, 1990

James M. Conway
Director, Development Research (2008)

Julia K. Coughlin
Director of Stewardship (2004)
BA, Baldwin Wallace College, 1995

Eric R. Cowley
Production Manager/Technical Director, Conservatory (1988)
BA, Albion College, 1972

Janell M. Crayton
Associate Coach, Women’s Basketbal (2009)
BA, Davidson College, 2006

Catherine A. Cuthbertson
Director, Student Accounts (2001)
BS, Southern Illinois University, 1986

JoEllen Cuthbertson
Costumer/Costume Shop Manager (2000)

Nathaniel E. Daniels
System Administrator, Computer Science (2003)
BS, Grove City College, 2001

Adrienne M. Davis
Head Softball Coach (2005)
BA, Beloit College, 2004

Sean M. Decatur
Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry (2008)
PhD, Stanford University, 1995
BA, Swarthmore College, 1990

Ann A. Deppman
Assistant Director, Prog Inter (2009)

Andria Derstine
Curator of Collections and Curator of European & American Art (2006)
PhD, New York University, 2004
MA, New York University, 1996
BA, Harvard University, 1991

Keith B. DiDonato
Assistant Director of Leadership Giving (2007)
BS, Ohio State University, 2001

Linda A. Doan
Assistant to the Vice President for Development (1998)

Randal Doane
Assistant Dean of Studies/Director, Office of Undergraduate Research (2006)
PhD, CUNY Graduate Center, 2003
MA, San Francisco State University, 1995
BA, University of California Santa Barbara, 1991

Christopher A. Donaldson
Special Advisor and Dean of the Class of 2010, Student Academic Services (2004)
BA, Oberlin College, 1997

Melissa W. Duffes
Media and Publications Coordinator (2008)
MPhil, University of Glasgow, 2001
MA, SUNY Buffalo, 1993
BA, Mercer University, 1989

Elizabeth K. Duncan
Assistant Director, Oberlin Fund (2008)
BA, Ohio University, 2007

Paul S. Eachus
Director of Audio Services (2005)
BM, Indiana University, 1982

Molly C. Elton
Assistant Director (2008)
MEd, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
BA, Gettysburg College, 2002

Nathan J. Elton
Associate Director (2007)
MEd, Pennsylvania State University
BS, Ohio State University

Farah L. Emeka
Senior Assistant Director, Admissions (2007)
JD, Seattle University, 2001
BA, Oberlin College, 1997

Raymond A. English
Director of Libraries (1979)
PhD, University of North Carolina, 1978
MSLS, University of North Carolina, 1977
MA, University of North Carolina, 1971
BA, Davidson College, 1969

Nathan C. Engstrom
Coordinator-Sustainability (2007)
MS, University Texas Austin, 2003
BS, Northland College, 1999

Alan L. Estep
Associate Football Coach (2005)
BA, Bluffton College, 2005

Eric S. Estes
Associate Dean of Academic Diversity/Director of Multicultural Resource Center (2004)
PhD, Syracuse University, 2001
MA, Syracuse University, 1993
BA, Trinity College, 1991

Leo P. Evans Jr.
Facilities Planner, Assistant Director (1988)
BA, Kent State University, 1986

Nathan H. Fein
First Year Experience Director (2008)
MEd, University Texas Austin, 2008
BS, Boston University, 2006

Awura A. Ferguson Osei
Benefits Coordinator (2006)
BS, Rutgers University - Newark, 1995
AAS, Middlesex County College, 1990

Claudia M. Ferrini
Enviromental Health and Safety, Administrative Manager (2008)
BS, Lake Erie College, 1989
AAB, Cuyahoga Community College, 1984

Joseph M. Fetsic
Assistant Controller (1984)
BS, David M. Myers College, 1982

Craig M. Fields
Assistant Dean/Assistant Director, Residential Education and Dining Services (2005)
MEd, Northern Arizona University, 2000
BS, Colorado State University, 1997

Mark D. Fino
Head Swimming Coach (2002)
BA, Kalamazoo College, 2002

Chris Flaharty
Costume Designer/Associate Professor of Theater (1984)
MFA, Ohio State University, 1983
MA, Bowling Green State University, 1976
BA, Westminster College, 1974

John T. Floyd
Custodial Supervisor (2005)
MA, Cleveland State University, 1993

David V. Foos
Senior Analyst/Programmer (1995)
MBA, University of Michigan, 1984
BA/BS, Marietta College, 1982

Cary Foster
Director of Web Initiatives (2000)
BFA, Cleveland Institute Art, 2000

Marcus J. Fowler
Associate Director of Stewardship (2007)
BA, College of Wooster

Andrew A. M. Frantz
Director of Education Outreach Programs, Bonner Center for Service and Learning (2004)
MEd, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1992
BA, Williams College, 1990

William D. Frawley
Facilities Operations Manager (2006)

Calvin J. Frye
Network Administrator (2000)
MS, Kent State University, 1989
BA, University of Akron, 1980
BGS, Kent State University, 1978

Kai Fu
International Outreach Coordinator/Assistant to the Dean (2007)

Allison L. Gallaher
Head of Circulation (1981)
MA, University of Chicago, 1981
BA, Kenyon College 1979

Linda W. Gates
Dean of Students (1989)
MAT, Oberlin College, 1965
BA, Wilson College, 1963

Yvonne T. Gay Fowler
Assistant Editor, Alumni Magazine (2001)
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1994

Richard A. Gerena
Skills Trades Service Manager (2006)

Catherine K. Gletherow
Director, Gift Planning (1999)
MBA, Cleveland State University, 1990
BA, Cleveland State University, 1989

Halbert Gober
Organ Curator (2007)

Lisa D. Godbolt
Client Support Analyst (1997)
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2000
AAS, Lorain County Community College, 1994

Phyllis Gorfain
Posse Mentor (1971)
PhD, University California Berkeley, 1973
MA, University California Berkeley, 1967

Peter E. Goss
Senior Assistant Director (2008)
BA, Carleton College
MS, University of Oregon

Mary K. Gray
Associate Director of Principal Gifts (2004)
BA, University of North Dakota, 1978

Dennis Greive
Grounds Services Manager (1997)
CGM, Professional Grounds Management Society, 2003
CA, International Society of Arboriculture, 2002
BS, Ohio State University, 1979

Brenda L. Grier-Miller
Associate Dean/Director of Student Support Services (1993)
MSSA, Case Western Reserve University, 2000
BS, Adelphi University, 1993

Charles L. Grim
Senior Administrator for International Development, Admissions (2001)
PhD, Purdue University, 1990
MS, Purdue University, 1983
BA, Case Western Reserve University, 1980

Jessica Grim
Collection Development and Management Librarian (1991)
MS, Columbia University, 1987
BA, San Francisco State University, 1985

Katerina K. Grim
Associate Dean of Studies/Director of International Student Services (2002)
MA, Sofia University, 1992

Michele L. Gross
Director of Business Operations and Dining Services (1976)
BS, Ohio State University, 1971

Kenneth M. Grossi
College Archivist (1996)
MLS, Kent State University, 1992
MA, Case Western Reserve University, 1985
BA, University of Akron, 1984

Michael L. Grube
Managing Director, Theater and Dance (1980)
MFA, Carnegie Mellon University, 1976
BA, St. Vincent College, 1971

Lori L. Gumpf
Employee Program Administrator (1978)

Jeffrey F. Hagan
Editor, External Communication (2009)
BA, Oberlin College, 1986

Marilyn R. Hamel
Nurse Practitioner and Coordinator of Student Health (2004)
MSN/FNP, Case Western Reserve University, 2004
BSN, Cleveland State University, 2000
CPNP, NAPNAP/PNCB, 1981

Holly R. Handman - Lopez
Visiting Asst Professor (2004)

Megan A. Harding
Brand Manager (2006)
BS, Kent State University, 1983

Stefanie A. Harrison
Assistant Manager - Financial Information Systems (2006)
BSA, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2008
AA, Virginia Marti College, 2000

John P. Harshbarger
Psychologist (2004)
PhD, Ohio State University, 1998
MA, Ohio State University, 1990
BS, University of California, 1986

Bridgette M. Hawke
Portal Project Developer (2008)
MPA, Cleveland State University, 2005
BA, Bowling Green State University, 1997

Kristen L. Hayden
Head Women’s Soccer Coach (2006)
MA, Kent State University, 2006
BS, Cleveland State University, 2002

Lauren A. Haynes
Director, Public Programs (2008)
BM, Syracuse University, 2005

Adam Hempling
Program Administrator of Associated Kyoto Program (2007)
MA, University of Chicago, 2000
BA, Hamilton College, 1997

Terrance L. Henry
Web Manager (2008)
BA, Kent State University, 1993

Jesse B. Hernandez
Conservatory Public Relations Assistant Director (2006)
MA, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2004

Cortland S. Hill
Chemistry Instructor/Lab Manager (2000)
MS, Florida State University, 1984
BA, Oberlin College, 1977

Thomas J. Hinders
Head, Electronic and Continuing Resources (1991)
MLS, Kent State University, 1984
BA, Wright State University, 1980

Sandra L. Hodge
Special Assistant to the President for Community and Government Relations (2008)
EMBA, Cleveland State University
BA, Concordia University

Anna S. Hoffmann
Assistant to the Conservatory Dean, Outreach Program (1992)
MAT, Kent State University, 1991
MA, Miami University, 1987
BA, College of Wooster, 1982

Donna A. Holmes
Associate Director, The Oberlin Alumni Fund (1998)
Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management, George Mason University, 2000
BA, Oberlin College, 1991

Michael J. Holubar
Preparator, Allen Memorial Art Museum (1984)
BS, University Wisconsin, 1971

Jacquelynn A. Hongosh
Help Desk Manager (2008)
BS, Grove City College, 2007

Kristin B. Spring
Assistant Athletic Trainer (2009)
BA, Miami University in Oxford OH, 2006

Clifford (Tip) W. Hosack
Director, The Oberlin Alumni Fund (2004)

Elizabeth A. Houston
Assistant Director (2008)
BA, Oberlin College, 2006

Jason D. Hudson
Director of Student Athletic Services, Associate Head Coach for Track and Field,
and Assistant Cross Country Coach (2002)
MEd, Kent State University, 1998
BA, College of Wooster, 1993

Barron L. Hulver
Director of Networking, Operations and Systems (2006)
BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1978

Aries S. Indenbaum
Communications Fellow (2009)
BA, Oberlin College, 2009

Linda D. Iroff
Director of Desktop Resources (1990)
MA, Princeton University, 1976
BA, University of Virginia, 1974

Kimberly R. Jackson Davidson
Associate Dean of Students (1999)
MA, University of Wisconsin, 1991
BA, Spelman College, 1986

Kristin (Kiki) Jacobs
Associate Athletic Director (2006)
MS, Western Illinois University, 1992
BA, Dickinson College, 1989

Carl W. Jacobson
Executive Director, Oberlin Shansi (1976)
PhD, University of Michigan, 1993
MA, Harvard University, 1971
BA, Eckerd College, 1969

Kathleen A. Jaffee
School Liaison, Graduate Teacher Education Program (2006)
MAT, Oberlin College, 1971
BA, Western College for Women, 1967

Mari-Marcelle Janas
Director, Conservatory Communications (1992)
BA, Oberlin College, 1991

Kerry D. Jenkins
Head Women’s Basketball Coach (2008)
MS, Florida State University, 2001
BA, Amherst College, 1996

Geraldine R. Johnson
Assistant Director, Student Acct (2008)
MBA, Wright State University Dayton, 1985
BA, Purdue University, 1978

Mary Jane H. Johnson
Curator of the James and Susan Neumann Collection and Special Collections
of the Conservatory of Music (1984)
MA, University of Michigan, 1968
MMus, University of Michigan School of Music, 1963
BA, Smith College, 1962

Ben Jones
Vice President for Communications (2008)
BA, Oberlin College, 1996

Scotty J. Juedes
Associate Director, Financial Aid (1999)
BA, Hastings College, 1994

Ninita J. Jurado
Associate Director, Gift Planning (1981)

Andrew T. Kaletta
Assistant Technical Director (2006)

Andrea E. Kalyn
Associate Dean of Conservatory Academic Affairs (2005)
PhD, University Rochester, 2001
MA, University Western Ontario, 1990
BM, University Western Ontario, 1987

James M. Kalyn
Co-Coordinator, China Initiatives (2009)
DMA, University Rochester, 1992
MM, Michigan State University, 1989
BM, University Western Ontario, 1986

Katarzyna A. Karapuda
Investment Analyst (2008)
BA, Mercyhurst College, 2005

Joseph F. Karlgaard
Associate Professor/Delta Lodge Director of Athletics (2004)
PhD, University of Minnesota, 2005
MA, University of Minnesota, 2003
BA, Stanford University, 1996

Shozo Kawaguchi
Associate Dean, Community Life (2004)
EdD, Vanderbilt University, 2000
MSSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1986
BS, Belmont University, 1984
BE, Kanto Gakuin University, 1980

John P. Keller
Director, Alumni Regional (2008)
BA, Cleveland State University, 2001

Melinda A. Keller
Physics Instructor/Lab Manager (1990)
MS, Cleveland State University, 1995
BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1984

Valerie S. Kepner
Senior Assistant Director, Financial Aid (2001)
MA, Kent State University, 1993
BS, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1990

Gloria S. Kim
Assistant Dean for Artistic Programming and Operations, Conservatory (2007)
BM, Oberlin College, 2002
BA, Oberlin College, 2002

David Knapp
Technical Services Librarian, Conservatory (1974)
MSLS, Case Western Reserve University, 1974
BA, Kent State University, 1971

Kay M. Knight
Mathematics Instructor (1997)
MS, Louisiana State University, 1973
BS, University of Central Arkansas, 1969

Amy M. Knowles
Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid (1999)
BS, Bowling Green State University, 1996

Kourtney C. Kocel
Resident Director, Village & OSCA (2009)
MEd, University South Carolina, 2009
BA, Otterbein College, 2007

Gary W. Koepp
Director, Purchasing and Auxiliary Services (1972)
MBA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1978
BS, David M. Myers College, 1975
AA, Lorain County Community College, 1968

Marvin Krislov
President and Professor of Politics (2007)
JD, Yale University, 1988
MA, Oxford University, 1985
BA, Yale University, 1982

Ikuko Kurasawa
Instructor/Lecturer in Japanese (2001)
MA, Obirin University, 2001
BA, Obirin University, 1997

David K. Laczko
Senior Staff Accountant (1980)
BSA, University of Akron, 2009
AA, Lorain County Community College, 1978

Eric W. Lahetta
Head Baseball Coach (1998)
MS, Bowling Green State University, 1994
BS, Bowling Green State University, 1992

Barbara D. Lambert
Curator, Selch Collection (2009)
MA, Boston University, 1973
BA, Indiana University Bloomington, 1965

Sharon J. Land
Nurse Clinical Coordinator (2001)
ADN, Lorain County Community College, 1982

Charlotte K. Landrum
Associate Director of Conservatory Communications (2008)
BM, New England Conservatory of Music, 2005

Jill R. Lane
Assistant Athletic Trainer (2004)
MEd, Cleveland State University, 2002
BS, Valparaiso University, 2000

Carol S. Lasser
Director, OCEAN (1980)
PhD, Harvard University, 1982
MA, Harvard University, 1975
BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1973

Joshua L. Levy
Senior Assistant Director, Admissions (2003)
PhD, New York University, 2004
MA, Brandeis University, 1997
BA, Oberlin College, 1994

Kai Li
Faculty-in-Residence, Chinese/Senior Lecturer (1989)
BA, Beijing University, 1969

Elizabeth A. Lierman
Assistant Director (2008)
MSSA, Case Western Reserve Univ, 2008
MNO, Case Western Reserve Univ, 2008
BA, Williams College, 2000

Fang Liu
Chinese Language Instructor (2000)
MA, University of Vermont, 1999

Justin R. Locsei
Educational Tech Specialist (2008)
BA, Case Western Reserve Univ, 2006

Frederick M. Lowery
Client Support Analyst (1983)

Howard R. Lubin
Vocal Accompanist/Opera Coach (2007)

Diego T. Luna
Latino/a Community Coordinator (2008)
BA, University California Davis
MA, San Jose State University

Michael R. Lynn
Associate Dean, Conservatory (1977)
BS, Oakland University, 1976

Ravan Linda S. Macklin
Campus Dining Service Assistant Manager (2007)
MBA, Columbus University, 2007
AA, Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, 2001

Michael Mancini
Sports Information Director (2007)
MEd, University of Akron, 2008
BA, University of Akron, 2005

Michael C. Manderen
Director, Conservatory Admissions (1978)
BM, Oberlin College, 1990
BA, Oberlin College, 1976

Shon R. Martin
Departmental Support Specialist (1996)
BA, Ohio State University, 1995

Esmeralda Martinez-Tapia
Faculty-in-Residence, Lecturer (1976)
BA, Escuela Nacional de Maestros, Mexico, DF, 1964
Technical Degree, Escuela Mexicana de Turismo, Mexico, DF, 1969

Pradnya W. Martz
Architect/Project Manager (1997)
MLA, University of Massachusetts, 1994
BArch, University of Bombay, 1988

Joseph E.M. Spiros
Web Developer (2009)

Jane A. Mathison
Assistant to the President (1995)

Connie G. Matlin
Business Manager, Conservatory (1988)
BS, Ohio State University, 1987

Gregory W. McGonigle
Director, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (2008)
MDiv, Harvard University
AB, Brown University

Matthew K. McKenna
Educational Tech/Digital Media (2008)
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2006

Jill M. Medina
Senior Associate Director, Admissions (1997)
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1990
BA, Oberlin College, 1988

Ruth B. Mercer
Assistant Director, Alumni Events (2009)
BA, Oberlin College, 2003

Susan L. Meredith
Manager, Investment Operations (2000)
BSBA, University of Southern Mississippi, 1983

David N. Meyers
Financial Information Systems Manager (2001)
MBA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1979
BA, Cleveland State University, 1976

Daniel O. Michalak
Vocal Coach/Accompanist (1999)
MM, Indiana University, 1989
BM, Harvard University, 1985

Jeffrey A. Miller
Computer Systems Manager (2005)
BBA, Cleveland State University, 1980

Marcia E. Miller
Chief Investment Officer (1991)
MBA, Tiffin University, 2001
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1991

Megan S. Mitchell
Reference Librarian/Electronic Services Coordinator (1992)
MA, Case Western Reserve University, 2008
MLS, Rutgers University, 1992
BA, University of Richmond, 1989

Mildred M. Modic
Director of Administrative Computing Services (1997)
AA, Hibbing Area Vocational Technical Institute, 1970

William J. Mohler
Electronics Specialist (1986)
BSEET, University of Akron, 2007
AAS, University of Akron, 1978

Alan G. Montgomery
Assistant Music Director (1979)
MusD, Indiana University, 1977
MM, Indiana University, 1971
BM, Indiana University, 1969

Sean D. Moran
Postdoctoral Researcher (2009)
PhD, Columbia University, 2008
BS, McGill University, 2001

Lori K. Morgan Flood
Assistant Dean of Students/ Director of the Center for Leadership in Health Promotion and Class Dean for 5th Year Students (1998)
MEd, Cleveland State University, 1998
BA, Ohio State University, 1987

Susan L. Morse
Assistant Director, Sponsored Programs (2001)
MSSA, Case Western Reserve University, 1998
BA, Westminster College, 1994

Rebecca J. Mosely
Assistant Dean/Assistant Director, Residential Education (2005)
MA, Ohio State University, 2000
BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1998

Deborah L. Mull
Science Center Building/Biology Department Manager (1991)
AS, Lorain County Community College, 1986

Kathleen A. Murphy
Controller (2009)
BBA, Cleveland State University, 1994

Robert A. Murphy
Piano Technician/Curator Fortepianos (2004)
BMus, Ithaca College, 1984

Marsha L. Myhand
Web Writer (2008)
BSJ, Ohio University

Joseph P. Natt
Technical Director, Theater and Dance (2005)
BFA, Kent State University, 1997

Jayesh M. Needham
Campus Coordinator (2008)
BA, Brown University, 2007

D. Blake New
Men’s Soccer and Golf Coach (1996)
MEd, Cleveland State University, 1992
BBA, Cleveland State University, 1991

Nicole Nfonoyim
Africana Community Coordinator (2009)
BA, Swarthmore College, 2008

Brett A. Nichols
Associate Coach of Men’s Basketball (2006)
MA, Kent State University, 2006
BA, Hamline University, 2001

Christina M. Nichols
Assistant Director, Leadership Giving (2008)
MA, Kent State University, 2005
BA, College of St. Catherine, 2002

Cynthia M. Nickoloff
Editor, Internal Communications (1990)
BA, Oberlin College, 1988

Michael M. Nolan
Associate VP of Development/Director of Principle Giving  (2000)
PhD, Ohio State University, 2008
MS, Ohio State University, 1997
BS, Ohio State University, 1974

Virginia D. O’Dell
Administrative Manager (2007)
AAB, Altoona School Commerce, 1979

David W. Orr
Special Assistant to the President on Sustainability and Environmental affairs and Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics (1990)
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1973
MA, Michigan State University, 1966
BA, Westminster College, 1965

Walter B. Owens
Oberlin Technology Store Sales & Service Manager (2000)
AA, Total Technical Institute, 1989

David W. Pastorius
Manager, Heating and Cooling Plant (2006)

Heath C. Patten
Visual Resources Assistant (2002)
MA, Ohio State University, 1997
BA, Ohio State University, 1991 

Ross B. Peacock
Director, Institutional Research (1986)
BA, Denison University, 1980

Margaret R. Pearl
Assistant Director, Development Records (2008)

Thomas A. Piccorelli
Assistant VP for Facilities (2007)
MBA, Case Western Reserve University
BA, Case Western Reserve University

Pamela A. Pierron
Executive Assistant to the Secretary (2008)
BBA, Ashland University, 1997

Joel K. Presti
Assistant Director (2007)
BA, Bowdoin College, 2006

Ann F. Pretzer
Assistant Director, Admissions (2008)
MS, University Tennessee Knoxville, 2005
BA, Oberlin College, 2002

Zachary M. Pretzer
Associate Director, The Oberlin Alumni Fund (2006)
MS, The University of Tennessee, 2005
BA, Oberlin College, 2003

Janice M. Price-Van Dyke
Director of Development Information Technology (2004)
BS, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1991
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1981

Barbara Q. Prior
Art Librarian (1998)
MA, University of Louisville, 1994
MSLS, University of Kentucky, 1985
BA, University of Kentucky, 1982

Ferdinand Protzman
Assistant to the President (2007)
MA, University of Michigan, 1983
BA, Oberlin College, 1975

Christina Pultrone
Senior Research Analyst (2007)
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1994
MLIS, Kent State University, 2003

Heidi Pycraft
Budget Director (1986)
BBA, Tiffin University, 2005
AA, Lorain County Community College, 2003

Cathe E. Radabaugh
Senior Analyst/Programmer (1996)
BA, Wilmington College, 1972

Jeffrey P. Ramsey
Head Football Coach (1999)
MS, University of Illinois, 1988
BA, University of California, Davis, 1983

Deborah L. Ranieri
Women’s Field Hockey/Lacrosse Coach (2002)
BS, East Stroudsburg University, 1990

Christopher R. Raspe
Analyst/Programmer (2005)

Robert A. Reddy Jr
Director, Financial Aid (2001)
MPA, Univ of Pittsbrgh Pittsburgh, 1990
BA, Univ of Pittsbrgh Pittsburgh, 1988

Thomas W. Reid
Associate Director, Student Union (1980)
BA, Oberlin College, 1980

Alison S. Ricker
Science Librarian (1983)
MLS, University of Rhode Island, 1977
BS, Alma College, 1975

James C. Riggs
Assistant Manager, Bowling Lanes (2009)
BM, Oberlin College, 2009

Arthur Ripley
Network Administrator (1979)

Andrea M. Rizzo
Assistant Director, Public Program (2009)
BA, University of Akron, 2008

Linda D. Roeder
Nurse Practitioner (2007)
MSN, University of Akron, 1997
BSN, Bowling Green State University, 1985

Michael D. Roest
Acting Ensemble Librarian/Manager (2009)
MM, Juilliard School, 2008
BM, Oberlin College, 2006

Joseph A. Romano
Visual Resources Curator (1987)
MA, State University of New York, 1976
BA, State University of New York, 1970

Forrest H. Rose
Instructional Technologist (2006)
MA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2004
BA, Miami University, 1996

Charles W. Ross
Psychologist and Director, Student Health and The Counseling Center (1979)
PhD, University of Missouri, 1975
MEd, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1971
BA, Otterbein College, 1964

Domenico Z. Ruggerio
APA Community Coordinator (2008)
BA, Colgate University, 2008

Donna M. Russell
Director, Bonner Program (2000)
MA, Ohio State University, 1998
BA, College of Wooster, 1996

Yu Sakamoto
Accompanist (1997)
ADIP, Cleveland Institute of Music, 1992
MA, University of Akron, 1990
BA, Tokyo University, 1982

Anne C. Salsich
Assistant Archivist (2008)
MLIS, Kent State University, 2007
MA, Univ California Santa Barbara, 1991
BA, Portland State University, 1982

Scott J. Saluga
Client Support Analyst (2005)
BS, Youngstown State University, 1993

Cynthia A. Sanders
Director, Client Services (1999)
MS, Naval Post-Graduate School, 1985
BS, State University of New York, 1975
AS, Genesee Community College, 1973

Barbara Sawhill
Director, Language Laboratory and Lecturer in Hispanic Studies (1998)
MA, University of Texas, 1990
EdM, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1988
BA, Bowdoin College, 1981

Ellen M. Sayles
Associate Dean of Studies/Director of Programs for International Study (1990)
MM, University of Michigan, 1986
BA, Lawrence University, 1983

Daniel Z. Schloss
Director, Media Production (2009)

Carol M. Sedgwick
Coordinator, Health Careers Advising and Fellowship Advising (2001)
MA, Cleveland State University, 2000
DMA, Eastman School of Music, 1983
MMus, Eastman School of Music, 1974
BM, Oberlin College, 1966

Drew H. Severs
Assistant Director, Gift Planning (2008)
JD, University of Akron, 1983
MBA, University of Akron, 1983
BA, Earlham College, 1977

Miriam A. Sharpley
Lecturer/Artist-in-Residence (1988)
MA, Oberlin College, 2000
BA, Western New England College, 1975

Adam R. Shoemaker
Head Coach of Men’s Tennis and Assistant to the Athletic Director for Student Athlete Recruitment (1997)
MA, University of Alabama, 1999
BA, Oberlin College, 1996

Jack L. Skelton
LGBTQ Community Coordinator (2007)
MA, University Texas Austin, 2007
BA, Colgate University, 2005

John M. Sluk
Head of Monographs (1991)
MLS, University of Pittsburgh, 1979
BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977

Richard L. Snodgrass
Institutional Buyer (1987)
BM, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1979

Michael P. Snyder
Director, Athletics Facilities (2008)
MA, Southeast Missouri State Univ, 2007
BA, Bowling Green State University, 2002

Pamela L. Snyder
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs (1996)
MA, Indiana University, 1986
BA, Bryn Mawr College, 1984

Maia V. Solovieva
Faculty-in-Residence at Russian House, Lecturer in Russian (2009)
PhD, Rostov State Pedagogical University, Rostov, Russia, 2000
MA, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia, 1986

Eric J. Stark
Assistant Coach of Volleyball (2007)

Jennifer M. Starkey
Reference & Instruction Librarian (2008)
MLS, University Michigan Ann Arbor, 2004
BA, Kalamazoo College, 2001

Saunjula Staton
Assistant Director, Leadership Giving (2006)
MBA, Tiffin University, 2005
BS/BA, Kent State University, 1994

Kathie L. Stewart
Curator of Harpsichords (2007)
MM, Manhattan School of Music, 1984
BM, West Virginia University, 1981

Lucille J. Stiger
Registrar, Allen Memorial Art Museum (1996)
MA, Ohio State University, 1988
BA, Ohio State University, 1983

Maryann Stillwell
Systems Manager, Admissions (1977)

Vicki J. Stouffer
Director of Parent and Family Giving (2006)
MBA, University of Findlay, 1999
BA, Bowling Green State University, 1987

Darrick Strange
Database Administrator (1996)
MA, Webster University, 1993
BA, Oberlin College, 1973

J.A.C. Stringer
LGBTQ Community Coordinator (2009)
BA, University Cincinnati, 2008

Kathryn Stuart
Dean of Studies and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (1991)
DMA, Cornell University, 1996
MMus, Eastman School of Music, 1976
BMus, Eastman School of Music, 1974

David H. Stull
Dean, Conservatory of Music (2000)
MM, University of Wisconsin, 2003
BA/BM, Oberlin College, 1990

Sandhya L. Subramanian
General Counsel and Secretary of the College (2008)
JD, Yale University, 1996
BS, Yale University, 1993

Sam J. Sudame
Investment Officer (2009)

Lee E. Suggs
Assistant Coach, Football (2009)

Kristen M. Surovjak
Assistant Director, Admissions (2001)
MA, University of Charleston, 2001
BA, Kenyon College, 1997

Angela J. Szunyogh
Business Manager, College of Arts and Sciences (2000)
MBA, Ashland University, 2002
BBA, University of Toledo, 1996

John M. Talbert
Electronic Music Engineer (1978)
MS, Illinois State University, 1978
BS, Indiana University, 1974

Barbara Y. Thomas
Psychologist (1994)
PhD, Kent State University, 1987
MA, Cleveland State University, 1978
BA, Oberlin College, 1972

Peter Tirp
Investment Officer (2007)

William J. Torres
Assistant Director, Ninde Scholars Program (2006)
BA, College of Wooster, 2005

Jason A. Trimmer
Curator of Education, Allen Memorial Art Museum (2006)
MFA, Ohio University, 2003
BFA, Ohio University, 2001

Molly J. Tyson
Director, Residential Education (2004)
MA, Bowling Green State University, 2000
BS, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, 1998

Victoria Vaughan
Assistant Director, Opera Theater (2000)
PhD, University of Southampton (UK), 1998
MS, Indiana University Bloomington, 2000
BMus, University of Surrey (UK), 1992

Edward R. Vermue
Special Collections/Preservation Librarian (2000)
MLIS, University of Western Ontario, 1995
MA, Wilfrid Laurier University, 1990
HBA, Wilfrid Laurier University, 1984

Kelly L. Viancourt
Director of Print and Publications (1998)
MEd, Kent State University, 1994
BA, Miami University, 1989

Kevin J. Walz
Head Lacrosse Coach (2002)
BA, Winona State University, 2001

Scott A. Wargo
Director, Media Relations (1989)
MS, Kent State University, 1989
BS, Bowling Green State University, 1987

Keith A. Watkins
Director of Facilities Operations (2001)

Ronald R. Watts
Vice President for Finance (1977)
BS, Bowling Green State University, 1976

Kristine R. Weber
Manager, Auxiliary Services (1999)
BS, Ashland University, 1996

Elizabeth M. Weinstein
Assistant Director, Alumni Fund (2009)
BA, Oberlin College, 2002

Anne E. Weiss
Associate Director, Conservatory Admissions (1994)
BM, Eastman School of Music, 1986

Kim E. Wiggerly
Compensation Manager (2001)
BBA, Tiffin University, 2004

Stephanie Wiles
Director, Allen Memorial Art Museum (2004)
PhD, City University of New York, 2001
MA, Hunter College, 1987
BA, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1981

Evelyn L. Wilkins
Secretary of Oberlin Shansi (2003)

Manzie L. Williams
Assistant Athletic Trainer (2005)
MSEd, Cleveland State University, 2005
BA, Baldwin Wallace College, 2004

Natalie J. Winkelfoos
Assistant Director of Athletics for Intercollegiate Sports (2005)
MEd, Kent State University, 2005
BA, Baldwin Wallace College, 2003

Jill R. Winner
Associate Director, OSD (2008)
MA, Syracuse University, 2006
BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003

Cheryl A. Wolfe-Cragin
Facilities Manager/Education Coordinator (1984)
BA, Oberlin College, 1989

Richard A. Wood
Facilities Manager (2008)
MFA, Texas Technical University, 1991
BFA, Wittenberg University, 1984

Eddie R. Woods
Facilities Operations Supervisor (2008)
BS/BA, David M. Myers College, 2004

Leslie R. Worcester
Client Support Analyst (2007)
BA, Oberlin College, 2006

M Danielle Young
Executive Director of the Alumni Association (2005)
BA, Colorado State University, 1993

Louise R. Zeitlin
Director, Community Music School (2007)
MM, Yale University, 1987
BM, Eastman School of Music, 1985

Jane R. Zuzek
Computer Systems Manager (1997)
BS, Kent State University, 1987

Frederick S. Zwegat
Director, Audiovisual Services (1987)
MEd, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1980
BA, St. Vincent College, 1971

Tina W. C. Zwegat
Associate Director of the Student Union/Director of Orientation (1987)
MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1986
BA, Seton Hill College, 1983
AAS, Westmoreland County Community College, 1976

Organization

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The Board of Trustees

Robert S. Lemle ‘75 BA
Chair, Board of Trustees
1996-2011
Uniondale, New York

Neil S. Barsky ‘81 BA
2008-2014
New York, NY

Kennette Benedict * ‘69 BA
2004-2010
Chicago, IL

Jacqueline A Berrien ‘83 BA
2007-2013
New York, NY

Amy Chen * ‘79 BA
2009-2015
Great FallsVirginia

Edith Clowes ‘73 BA
2006-2012
Lawrence, KS

Thomas F. Cooper ‘78 BA
2007-2013
Lincoln, MA

Assiatou B. Diallo ** ‘08 BA
2008-2011
New York, NY

Karen G. Flint ‘64 BMus
1981-2015
Greenville DE

Karen Florini ‘79 BA
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
1996-2014
Washington DC

Robert J. Frascino * ‘74 BA
2001-2013
Los Altos CA

Victor J. Hymes ‘79 BMus
2000-2015
San Francisco CA

Hidong Kim ‘87 BA
2008-2014
Cleveland Heights, OH

Thomas J. Klutznick ‘61 AB
2008-2010
Chicago, Illinois

John D. Koch ‘75 BA
2006-2012
Cleveland, OH

Stewart A. Kohl ‘77 AB
2003-2015
Cleveland OH

Marvin Krislov
President and Trustee ex officio
Oberlin OH

Thomas Kutzen ‘76 BA
2009-2015
Riverside, CT

William Lewis ‘90 BA
2009-2015
Summit, New Jersey

Kofi Lomotey * ‘74 BA
2008-2014
Baton Rouge, LA

Joseph I. Markoff ‘65 BA
1999-2011
Moorestown NJ

Emily McClintock ‘76 BA
2008-2015
Cambridge, MA

Mathilda McGee-Tubb* * ‘07 BA
2007-2010
New York, NY

Clyde S. McGregor ‘74 BA
1999-2011
Winnetka IL

Ali Najmi ** ‘06 BA
2006-2009
Glen Oaks, NY

William L. Robinson’63 AB
1993-2005, 2006-2012
Washington, D.C.

Steven Shapiro ‘83 BA
2008-2013
New York, New York

Susan J. Troy ‘76 BA
2005-2011
Los Angeles, CA

Harlan Waksal ‘75 BA
2006-2012
Montclair, NJ

Sandra N. Waters ‘71 BA
2008-2014
Greenwich, CT

Elizabeth Welch ‘80 BA
2004-2010
Seattle, WA

Danette Wineberg * ‘68 BA
2005-2011
Stratham, NH

Alan Wurtzel ‘55 AB
1989-1997, 2008-2013
Washington, D.C.

Diane Yu* ‘73 BA
2006-2012
New York NY

Honorary Trustees
Dates indicate period of active service.

George R. Bent, II ‘52 AB
1973-2003
Rocky River OH

Martha M. Dalton ‘41 BMus
1964-1980
Cleveland OH

Joan Danforth
1988-1994
San Francisco CA

John Dixon Elder ‘53 AB
1979-1991
Oberlin OH

Joseph W. Elder ‘51 AB
1971-1983
Madison WI

Lee I. Fisher ‘73 BA
1992-2004
Shaker Heights OH

James W. Ford ‘45 AB
1988-1998
Ann Arbor MI

Amy J. Gittler * ‘72 BA
1991-2003
Phoenix AZ

John H. Gutfreund ‘51 AB/’87h
1971-1986
New York NY

Philip C. Hanawalt ‘54 AB
1998-2007
Stanford CA 

Jane D. Highsaw ‘41 AB
1978-1990
Chevy Chase MD

Priscilla S. Hunt ‘51 AB
1976-1992
Cambridge MA

Roberta S. Maneker ‘57 AB
1997-2006
New York NY

Lloyd N. Morrisett ‘51 AB/’71h
1972-1989
Irvington NY

Delia C. Pitts ‘72 BA
1993-2004
East Windsor NJ

Robert I. Rotberg ‘55 AB
1983-1995
Lexington MA

Harry R. Stang ‘59 AB
1997-2009
Pacific Palisades, CA 

Victor J. Stone ‘42 AB/’83h
1982-1997
Urbana IL

Allison B. Vulgamore ‘80 BMus
1994-2004
Atlanta GA

William H. Warren ‘48 AB
1992-1996
New Haven VT

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