Faculty, Staff and Trustees

• Emeritus Faculty and Staff
• The College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Staff
• The Conservatory of Music Faculty
• Administrative and Professional Staff 2010-2011
• 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 

Raja Adal
Visiting Assistant Professor of History and East Asian Studies (2010)
BA, Johns Hopkins University, 1995
MA, International University of Japan, Nigata, 1997

Esra Akin
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion and Art History
and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2010)
BA, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1994
MA, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1997
PhD, The Ohio State University, 2007

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

Pamela Alexander ³
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  ³
Associate Professor of Biology, Department Chair (1996)
BSE, University of Pennsylvania, 1984
PhD, University of Washington, 1990

Lindsay Ambridge
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion and Oberlin-Michigan
Partnership Postdoctoral Fellow (2010)
BA, Boston University, 2002
MA, University of Michigan, 2004
PhD, University of Michigan, 2010 

EunJung Grace An ³
Associate 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 Coach (2004)
BA, Colgate University, 1994

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

Rick Baldoz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology (2009)
BA, Evergreen State College, 1992
MA, SUNY-Binghamton, 1997
PhD, SUNY-Binghamton, 2001

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

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

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

Jeremy Benjamin
Visting Guest Artist/Lectuere in Theater (2006)
BFA, Miami University, 1988
MFA, University of Cincinnati, Conservatory of Music, 1990

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

Subhra Bhattacharjee
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies (2010)
B.Sc, Presidency College, India, 1995
MA, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India,1997
M.Phil, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, 2000
PhD, Iowa State University (2010)

Lynne Bianchi ¹
David H. and Margaret W. Barker Assoc. Professor of Neuroscience (1998)
BS, State University of New York, 1987
MA, State University of New York, 1989
PhD, State University of New York, 1994

Marc Jeremy Blecher
Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies;
Director, Third World Studies Program (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
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
Robert & Eleanor Biggs Professor of Natural Science-Mathematics (1991)
BA, Oberlin College, 1985
MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1987
PhD, Yale University, 1991

Nancy Boutilier
Visiting Instructor in Rhetoric and Composition (2010)
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;
Department Chair (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
Lecturer in German; Faculty-in-Residence (2006)
MA, Humboldt - Universität zu Berlin, 2001

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

Jack Calcut
Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2010)
BS, Michigan State University, 1999
PhD, University of Maryland, 2004

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

Mollie Callahan
Visiting Assistant Professor, Mellon Post Doctoral
Fellow of Anthropology (2010)
BA, University of North Texas, 1998
MA, Brandeis University, 2001
PhD, University of Michigan, 2010

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

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

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

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

Ron Cheung
Assistant Professor of Economics (2010)
BSc, University of Alberta, 1998
MA, University of British Columbia, 1999
PhD, University of British Columbia, 2006

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

Geoffrey Claussen
Visiting Instructor in Jewish Studies and Religion (2011)
BA, Carleton College, 2001
MA, Jewish Theological Seminary Graduate School, 2006
Rabbinic Ordination, Jewish Theological Seminary Rabbinical School, 2007
MPhil, Jewish Theological Seminary Graduate School, 2009

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

Susan Jane Colley  ¹
Andrew and Pauline Delaney Professor of Mathematics (1983)
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983

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 _³
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;
Director, Russian and East European Studies (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

John Davis
Visiting Guest Lecturer in Theater (2008)
University of Delaware

Paul A. Dawson
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, English (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
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
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and English;
Program Director, Comparative Literature (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 and Comparative American Studies;
Acting Chair of Sociology  (2003)
AB, Carleton College, 1994
MA, Cornell University, 1997
PhD, Cornell University, 2002

Ester Dischereit
Max Kade Writer-in-Residence, German Department (2010)
Universität Frankfurt am Main

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

James C. Dobbins ¹
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 

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

Marko Dumancic
Visiting Assistant Professor of History (2010)
BA, Connecticut College, 2004
MA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2004
PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2010

Matthew J. Elrod ¹
Associate Professor of Chemistry (2001)
BA, Grinnell College, 1989
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1994

Justin Emeka
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater (2006)
BA, Oberlin College, 1995
MFA, University of Washington, 2005

Alan Estep
Lecturer, Associate 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  ¹
Professor of Hispanic Studies; Department Chair (1999)
Doctorandus, University of Amsterdam, 1995
PhD, University of California, Davis, 1999 

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

Janet Fiskio
Assistant Professor of 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, Learning Assistance Program (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

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;
Department Chair (2000)
BA, Vassar College, 1993
MA, Binghamton University (SUNY), 1995
PhD, Binghamton University (SUNY), 2000 

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, Learning Assistance Program; Dean of Students(1989)
BA, Wilson College, 1963
MAT, Oberlin College, 1965

Suzanne Gay  ¹
Professor of East Asian Studies and History (1986)
BA, University of Washington, 1973
MA, Yale University, 1977
PhD, Yale University, 1982

Robert Frederick Geitz ³
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
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

Vickie Goettel
Visiting Instructor: Athletics & Physical Educ. (2009)

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

Matthew Gritter
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology (2010)
BA, Wheaton College, 2002
MA, New School for Social Research, 2005
PhD, New School for Social Research, 2009

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

Timothy M. Hall  
Associate Professor of Philosophy;
Department 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 

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

Jason D. Haugen
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2009)
BA, University of Texas at Austin, 1997
MA, University of Arizona, 2000
PhD, University of Arizona, 2004

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

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

Harry N. Hirsch
Professor of Politics and Comparative American Studies;
Department Chair, Politics (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
Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2008)
BA, Oakland University, 2000
MA, University of Michigan, 2003
PhD, University of Michigan, 2008

Heather Hogan
Professor of History; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (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
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;Assistant Cross Country/ Associate 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 ¹
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
African American Studies (1989)
BA, Yale University, 1974 

Kristin (Kiki) Jacobs
Lecturer, Senior Associate Director of Athletics (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;
Department Chair (2000)
BA, Bennington College, 1984
MA, Middlebury College, 1985
PhD, University of Chicago, 1994

Daniel James
Lecturer; Technical Director of Theater and Dance (2010)
BA, San Francisco State University, 1996
MFA, Virginia Tech, 2000

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

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
Associate Professor of English (1998)
BS, Slippery Rock University, 1984
MA, Temple University, 1992
PhD, Temple University, 1999 

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

Ralph Jones
Faculty-in-Residence, Afrikan Heritage House (2008)
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MA, University of California, Los Angeles

Ronald Charles Kahn  ¹
James Monroe Professor of Politics and Law (1969)
BA, Rutgers University, 1964
MA, University of Chicago, 1967
PhD, University of Chicago, 1973

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; Department Co-Chair (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

John Katko
Visiting Instructor in Biology (2010)
BA, Oberlin College, 1972
MA, Kent State University, 1993

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2006)
BS, University of Toledo, 1997
BSE, University of Toledo, 1997
MS, Purdue University, 1999
PhD, Purdue University, 2004

Eric Lahetta
Instructor; Assistant Athletics Director-Intercollegiates (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 (1980)
BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1973
MA, Harvard University, 1975
PhD, Harvard University, 1982

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

Benjamin T. Lee ¹
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
and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (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

Mattias Legnér
STINT Fellow in History (Fall, 2010)
PhD, University of Stockholm 2004

Kai Li
Senior Lecturer/Language Instructor 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

Elizabeth Longley
Instructor, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach (2010)
BA, Hamilton College, 2007
MA, Lynchburg College, 2010

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

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

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

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

Greggor Mattson
Assistant Professor of Sociology (2008)
BA, The George Washington University, 1997
MPhil, Oxford University, 1999 
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 2008

F. Stephan Mayer  ³
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 (1998)
BA, Lawrence University, 1984
MA, Syracuse University, 1989
PhD, Syracuse University, 1993

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

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

Drew A. Meyer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2010)
BS, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2004
PhD, Stanford University, 2010

Albert G. Miller ¹
Davis Associate Professor of Religion (1991)
BSW, Adelphi University, 1978
MSW, Adelphi University, 1979
MA, Princeton University, 1989
PhD, Princeton University, 1993

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

Pablo Mitchell ¹
Associate Professor of History and Comparative American Studies (2000)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1992
MA, University of New Mexico, 1995
PhD, University of Michigan, 2000

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

Anuradha Dingwaney Needham  ¹
Donald R. Longman Professor of English; (1989)
BA, University of Delhi, 1971
MA, University of Delhi, 1973
PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1980

Christina Neilson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (2010)

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

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

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

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; Department Chair (2002)
BA, Cornell University, 1980
MA, Yale University, 1991
PhD, Yale University, 1994

Emer O’Dwyer ¹
Assistant Professor of History and East Asian Studies (2006)
AB, Harvard University, 1997
MA, Harvard University, 2003
PhD, Harvard University, 2007

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

Ari Ofengenden
Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies (2010)
MA, Tel-Aviv University, 2002
PhD, Haifa University, 2007

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 of Classics; Department Chair  (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

Barbara Osborne
Visiting Instructor: Athletics & Physical Educ. (2009)

Arzu Ozkal-Telhan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (2010)

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
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

Swapna Pathak
Visiting Instructor (2010)
BA, University of Delhi, 2001
MA, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2003

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 ¹
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;
Department Chair (2003)
BA, University of Notre Dame, 1990
MA, Northwestern University, 1995
PhD, Northwestern University, 2000

Maureen A. Peters
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;
Department Chair, Environmental Science (1999)
BA, Oberlin College, 1988
MFS, Yale University, 1992
PhD, University of Maryland, 1998

Nicholas Petzak
Visiting Instructor in English (2010)
BA, Willamette University, 1993
MA, Arizona State University, 1996

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 ³
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

Lynn Powell
Visiting Assistant Professor in Creative Writing (2010)
BA, Carson-Newman College, 1977
MFA, Cornell 1980

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 Coach (2002)
BS, East Stroudsburg University, 1990

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

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

Justin R. Ritzinger
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion and East Asian Studies (2010)
BA, Lawrence University, 1999
PhD, Harvard University, 2010

Nicholas Robinette
Visiting Asst Professor of English (2010)
BA, Hiram College, 2001
MA, Western Washington University, 2003
PhD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2010

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;
Program Director, Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (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 

Deborah Roose ¹
Professor of Education (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

Keren T. Rubinstein
Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and
Schusterman Teaching Fellow (2010)
BA, University of Melbourne, 2002
MA, University of Melbourne, 2004
PhD, Monash University, 2010

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
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

Aaron Santos
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics (2010)

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 ¹
Professor of Mathematics (1992)
BS, Yale College, 1984
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1992

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

Sarah Schuster ³
Associate Professor of Art; (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
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies (1996)
BA, Indiana University, 1977
MA, University of Michigan, 1980
PhD, University of Michigan, 1991

Adam R. Shoemaker
Head Men’s Tennis Coach; Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach (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

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

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

Maia Solovieva
Lecturer, Faculty-in-Residence, Russian
M.A. in Linguistics summa cum laude, Kuban State University,
Krasnodar, Russia, 1986
Ph.D. equivalent (kandidatskaia) in Education,
Rostov State Pedagogical University, Rostov, Russia, 2000

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

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

Lee Suggs
Instructor; Assistant Football Coach, (2008)
BA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2007

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

Ai Sukegawa
Lecturer in Japanese, East Asian Studies (2010)
BA, Aoyama Gakuin University, 2005
MEd, Carthage College, 2007
MA, University of Wisconsin, 2010

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
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 ¹
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 ¹
Professor of Chemistry (1982)
BA, College of Wooster, 1978
PhD, Michigan State University, 1982

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

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

Janice Thornton ¹
Professor of Neuroscience and Biology (1990)
BS, Portland State University, 1976
MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983

Chris Trinacty
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics (2010)
BA, Pitzer College, 1996
MA, University of Arizona, 2000
PhD, Brown University, 2007

Anne R. Trubek
Associate Professor of English and Rhetoric and Composition;
Program Director, Rhetoric (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

Teresa Swan Tuite
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion (2010)
BA, Wheaton College, 1996
MAR, Yale University, 2000
MPhil, Yale University, 2004
MPhil, Yale University, 2008

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 

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;
Director, Latin American Studies Program (1986)
BA, Brandeis University, 1968
MA, Columbia University, 1971
PhD, Columbia University, 1983

Veljko Vujacic
William G. and Jeanette Williams Smith Associate Professor of Sociology;
Department Chair (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

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

Garrett Washington
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2010)
BA, Rice University, 2002
DEA/MA Universtié de Paris-VII, 2004
PhD Purdue University, 2010

Camille Washington-Ottombre
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2010)
BA, Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Strasbourg, France), 2002
MA, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris, France), 2004
PhD, Purdue University, 2010

Sylvia Watanabe
Associate Professor of Creative Writing;
Program Co-Director (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
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2004)
BA, Lawrence University, 1996
PhD, Stanford University, 2003

Clovis L. White
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

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
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
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

Jill R. Winner
Lecturer, Communication Skills (2008)
BA, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
MA, Syracuse University, 2006

Jeffrey Alvin Witmer
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 

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

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

Brian Woodside
Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (2010)
BA, University of Akron, 1995
PhD, Kent State University/NEOUCOM, 2002

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

Yu Xiao
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance (2011)
BA, Beijing Dance Academy, 2001
MFA, The Ohio State University, 2008

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

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

⁽¹⁾ Absent, 2010-2011;
⁽²⁾ Absent, First Semester, 2010-2011;
⁽³⁾ Absent, Second Semester, 2010-2011

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; Lecturer, Conservatory Studies. 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, Visiting Professor of Jazz Saxophone. Juilliard School of Music and Peabody Conservatory. (Appointed 2001)

Marcus Belgrave, Visiting 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)

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; Director, Division of Vocal Studies. 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; Chair, Piano Department. 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; Chair, Organ Department.  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, Assistant Professor of Violoncello. BM, Cleveland Institute of Music, 1998; MM, Juilliard School, 2003; DMA, Juilliard School, 2009. (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; Chair, Department of Jazz Studies. 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)

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, Assistant Professor 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)

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

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

David Lang, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Composition and Composer-in-Residence. AB (Honors), Stanford University, 1978;
MM, University of Iowa, 1980; MMA, Yale School of Music, 1983;
DMA, Yale School of Music, 1989. Pulitzer Prize in Music, 2008; Bessie Award, 1999; Village Voice OBIE Award, 2000; Rome Prize;
BMW Music-Theater Prize (Munich). Professor of Music Composition, Yale School of Music (2008- ); Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director, Bang on a Can (1987- ). (Appointed 2008)

Timothy LeFebvre, Associate Professor of Singing. BM, Carnegie Mellon University; MM, Binghamton University. Performances with Central City Opera, Opera Delaware, Indianapolis Opera, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Sarasota Opera, Syracuse Opera, and Tri-Cities Opera. (Appointed 2010)

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

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, Associate Dean for Technology and Facilities; Professor of Recorder and Baroque Flute; Curator of Musical Instruments. B.S., Oakland University, 1976. (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)

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)

Jan Miyake, Associate 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)

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)

Karen Ritscher, Associate Professor of Viola. BM, MM, Eastman School of Music. (Appointed 2005)

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)

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, Visiting Assistant 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, 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)

Webb Wiggins, Associate Professor of Harpsichord. BM, Stetson University; MM, Eastman School of Music. Additional studies at Sweelink Conservatory, Amsterdam. (Appointed 2005)

Administrative and Professional Staff 2010-2011

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

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

Adrian P. Abrahamowicz
Head Coach, Baseball (2004)
BA, Tiffin University, 1998

Kathleen A. Abromeit
Public Services Librarian (1992)
MLS, University Wisconsin Madison, 1988
MM, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1987
BM, Lawrence University, 1985

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 President for Equity Concern (1974)
PHD, Cleveland State University, 1995
MA, Case Western Reserve University, 1975
BA, Wellesley College, 1973

Kristen E. Allen
Assistant Director (2010)
BA, Oberlin College, 2004

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

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

Jehu J. Anderson
Assistant Coach, Football (2009)
BA, University of Toledo 

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

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

Raymond M. Appenheimer
Director of Track & Field (2004)
BA, Colgate University, 1994

Richard D. Arbogast
Director of Ninde Scholarship Program (2007)
MA, University Maryland, 1997
BA, Swarthmore College, 1988 

Chester Arcaba
Telephone Manager (2004)

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

Joyce K. Babyak
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences (2009)
PHD, Yale University, 1998
MA, Yale University, 1992
BA, College Holy Cross, 1977 

Melissa J. Ballard
Instructor of Study Skills (2001)
MA, Cleveland State University, 1979
BA, Cleveland State University, 1977 

William E. Barlow
Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs (2009)
BA, Wesleyan University, 1983 

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

Selina A. Bartlett
Assistant Registrar, AMAM (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 Students; Dean to the Class of 2012 (2004)
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 & Lab Instructor (1976)
MS, Wright State University Dayton, 1976
BA, St. Mary’s University, 1970

Henry R. Bent
Sustainable Tech Research Fellow (2010) 

Seth W. Binder
Assistant Coach, Baseball (2009)
BA, Oberlin College, 2007 

Mary S. Blavos
Manager, Employee Relations (1989) 

M Elizabeth Blissman
Director, Bonner Center (2000)
PHD, University of Denver, 2000
MA, LaSalle University, 1991
BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1986 

Nicholas T. Bobulsky
Manager, Construction (2010)
BS, University of Akron, 1983
AAS, University of Akron, 1981 

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

Albert M. Borroni
Director, OCTET (1996)
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 

Stefanie A. Boyles
Director of ERP for Finance Integration (2006)
BS, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2008
AA, Virginia Marti College, 2000 

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 (2007) 

Kristin H. Braziunas
Energy Committee Intern (2010)
BA, Oberlin College, 2008 

Shelly D. Brewster
Staff Nurse & HIV Coordinator (2007)
Lorain County Community College, 1994 

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

Sharon R. Brown
Academic Programs & Facilities Coordinator (2001)
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 Dayton, 1975
BS, Wright State University, Dayton, 1972 

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

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

Jodi M. Burnett
Res. Director, Village Housing (2008)
BA, Kent State University, 2002 

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

Brad J. Burrer
Construction Project Manager (2010)
BA, Bowling Green State University, 2003 

Marjorie L. Burton
Director, 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)
MA, University of Chicago, 1987
PHD, Northwestern University, 1985
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, Sports Medicine (1990)
MA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990|
BA, Purdue University, West Lafytte, 1988 

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

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

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

Howard E. Chambers
Facilities Shift Supervisor (2008) 

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

Xi Chen
East Asian & Web Development Librarian (2007)
MLS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2006
MED, University South Dakota, Vermillion, 2004 

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

Kendall C. Christian
Head Preparator, AMAM (2009)
BFA, University of Mississippi, 1989

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

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

Ashley K. Clifford
Resident Director (2010)
MED, University California, Los Angeles, 2010
BA, University of California, Davis, 2006 

Jennifer Cline
Associate Registrar (1974)
AA, Oberlin Business College, 1966 

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

Cynthia H. Comer
Head, Reference & Instruction (1982)
MLS, Emory University, 1979
BA, Emory University, 1978 

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

James M. Conway
Director, Development Research (2008) 

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

Elizabet Covarrubias
Latino(a) Community Coordinator (2010)
MSW, University of Denver, 2010
BA, University of California, Davis, 2004 

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

Ashley L. Crouch
Assistant Coach, Field Hockey (2009)
BA, Randolph-Macon College, 2009 

Katherine E. Cullen
Lab Manager & Instructor (2009)
PHD, Vanderbilt University, 1995
BS, Michigan State University, 1990 

Catherine A. Cuthbertson
Director, Student Accounts (2000)
BS, Southern Illinois University, 1986 

JoEllen Cuthbertson
Costumer & Costume Shop Manager (2001) 

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

Wesley A. Davis
Assistant Coach, Men’s Soccer (2007)
BA, Central College, 2000 

Alexander de la Pena
Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving (2009)
MED, St Lawrence University, 2009
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2007 

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

Ann A. Deppman
Associate Dean of Studies & Director, ISS (2008)
JD, Vermont Law School, 1994
BA, Middlebury College, 1989 

Andria Derstine
Curator of Western Art (2006)
PHD, New York University, 2004
MA, New York University, 1996
BA, Harvard University, 1991 

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

Linda A. Doan
Assistant to Vice President for Development (2004) 

Randal D. Doane
Assistant Dean of Studies (2006)
PHD, City University New York, 2003
MA, San Francisco State University, 1995
BA, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1991 

Christopher A. Donaldson
Special Advisor; Dean of the Class of 2014 (2004)
BA, Oberlin College, 1997 

Teraya M. Donaldson
Postdoctoral Fellow (2010)
BA, Mount Holyoke College, 2002 

Jenna M. Douglas
Collaborative Piano Intern (2010)
MM, University Western Ontario, 2009
BM, University Western Ontario, 2007 

Jessica R. Downs
Assistant Manager, Ensemble (2010)
BM, Juilliard School, 1994
MMT, Oberlin College, 2010 

Melissa W. Duffes
Media, Membership, & Publication Coordinator (2008)
MA, University of Glasgow, 2001
MA, SUNY Buffalo, 1993
BA, Mercer University, Macon, 1989 

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

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

Debra El-Amin
Counseling Psychologist (2008)
PHD, Wright State University, Dayton, 1995
MED, John Carroll University, 1983
BA, University of Cincinnati, 1980

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

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

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

Eric S. Estes
Associate Dean, Academic Diversity & Director, MRC (2004)
PHD, Syracuse University, 2001
MA, Syracuse University, 1993
BA, Trinity College, Connecticut, 1991 

Leo P. Evans Jr.
Facilities Planner & Assistant Director Facilities Planning & Construction (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
Compensation & Benefits Administrator (2006)
BS, Rutgers-Newark, 1995
AAS, Middlesex County College, 1990 

Brandi L. Ferrebee
Media Relations Fellow (2010)
BA, Oberlin College, 2010 

Claudia M. Ferrini
Environmental Safety 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, R&DH (2005)
MED, Northern Arizona University, 2000
BS, Colorado State University, 1997 

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

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

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

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

Cary Foster
Director, Web Initiatives (2007)
BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2000 

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

Eboni A. Francis
Ref Librarian & Outreach Coordinator (2009)
MLS, Kent State University, 2003
BA, Oberlin College, 1997 

Andrew A. Frantz
Program Director, Outreach Program (2006)
MED, University Massachusetts at 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
BS, Kent State University, 1978 

Kai Fu
International Outreach Coordinator (2006) 

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

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

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) 

Christine L. Gerome
Facilities Shift Supervisor (2010) 

Catherine K. Gletherow
Director of 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 

Mary K. Gray
Director, Conservatory Development & Alumni (2004)
BA, University of North Dakota, 1978 

Dennis Greive
Grounds Services Manager (1997)
BS, The Ohio State University, 1979 

Brenda L. Grier-Miller
Associate Dean & Director, SSS & Class Dean of 2011 (1993)
MSSA, Case Western Reserve University, 2000
BS, Adelphi University, 1993 

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

Michele L. Gross
Director, Business Operations & Dining Services (1976)
BS, The 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 

Christopher D. Grossman
Head Coach, Men’s Lacrosse (2010)
BA, Connecticut College 

Michael L. Grube
Managing Director (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 & Coordinator of Student Health (2004)
MS, Case Western Reserve University, 2004
BSN, Cleveland State University, 2000 

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

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

John P. Harshbarger
Psychologist (2005)
PHD, The Ohio State University, 1998
MA, The Ohio State University, 1990
BS, University California Davis, 1986 

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

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

Bradley A. Hayes
Director, Individual Giving (2004)
MA, College William Mary Virginia, 1998
BA, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1996 

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

Terrance L. Henry
Assistant Director, Web Operation (2008)
BA, Kent State University, 1993 

Brian J. Herbert
Assistant Director, Campus Security (2009)
BS, Indiana University, 1985 

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

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

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

Sandra L. Hodge
Assistant to President for Community & Government Relations (2008)
MBA, Cleveland State University, 1994
BA, Concordia University, 1970 

Anna S. Hoffmann
Manager of Summer Programs & Assistant Director of Concert Productions (1992)
MAT, Kent State University, 1991
MA, Miami University in Oxford OH, 1987
BA, College of Wooster, 1982 

Heather J. Hogan
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences (1981)
PHD, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1981
MA, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1976
BA, Northwestern University, 1971 

Donna A. Holmes
Associate Director, Alumni Fund (1998)
BA, Oberlin College, 1991 

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

Clifford W. Hosack
Director, Alumni Fund (2004) 

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

Joel E. Houston
Assistant Coach, Football (2002)

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

Elizabeth A. Hui
Assistant Director (2010)
MBA, Kent State University, 2007
BS, The Ohio State University, 2004 

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

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

Brian R. Irwin
Assistant Coach, Women’s Soccer (2008) 

Kimberly R. Jackson Davidson
Associate Dean of Students (2000)
MA, University Wisconsin Madison, 1991
BA, Spelman College, 1986 

Kristin L. Jacobs
Senior Associate Director, Admissions (2006)
MS, Western Illinois University, 1992
BA, Dickinson College, 1989 

Carl W. Jacobson
Executive Director (1976)
PHD, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1993
MA, Harvard University, 1971
BA, Eckerd College, 1969 

Kathleen A. Jaffee
Site Coordinator (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 Coach, Women’s Basketball (2008)
MS, Florida State University, 2001
BA, Amherst College, 1996 

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

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

Organization

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The Board of Trustees

July 1, 2010

Robert S. Lemle ‘75 BA
Chair, Board of Trustees
1996-2011
Uniondale, New York
 
Neil S. Barsky ‘81 BA
2008-2014
New York, NY

Amy Chen * ’79 BA
2009-2015
Washington, DC

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

Alan W. Houseman * ’65 BA
2010-2016
Washington, DC

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

Hidong Kim ‘87 BA
2008-2014
Bainbridge Island, WA

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
Greenwich, CT

William Lewis ‘90 BA
2009-2015
Bridgewater, NJ

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

Chelsey Maddox-Dorsey ’81 BA
2010-2016
New York, NY

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

Emily McClintock ’76 BA
2008-2015
Amherst, OH

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

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

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

David S. Shapira *’63 AB
2010-2016
Pittsburgh, PA

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

Ezra Spier ** ’09 BA
2010-2013
Portland, OR

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, DC

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

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

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

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
Philadelphia, PA

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

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