Faculty, Staff and Trustees–an updated list will be published by August 1, 2011

• 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 ²
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
PhD, Harvard University, 2009

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 ¹
Professor of Dance (1989)
BA, Bryn Mawr College, 1981
MFA, Temple University, 1983
PhD, New York University, 1991

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

Kazim Ali ¹
Professor of Creative Writing (2007)
BA, University at Albany, 1993
MA, University at Albany, 1995
MFA, New York University, 2001

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

EunJung Grace An ²
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, Athletics & Physical Educ. (2007)
BS, Stetson, 1996

Raymond Appenheimer
Instructor; Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field Coach,
  Athletics & Physical Educ.(2004)
BA, Colgate University, 1994

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

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

Jeremy Benjamin
Lecturer; Lighting Design & Technology 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

Lynne Bianchi
David H. and Margaret W. Barker Assoc. Professor of Neuroscience; Department Chair (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 (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, Learning Assistance Program; College Reading Skills (2000)
BA, Allegheny College, 1972
MA, Allegheny College, 1973

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

Albert Borroni
Lecturer, 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

Margaret Boyle
Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies (2010)
BA, Reed College, 2005
MA, Emory University, 2009
PhD, Emory University, 2010

Mark R. Braford ²
Professor of Biology and Neuroscience (1986)
AB, Wabash College, 1964
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 1971

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

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

Betsy L. Bruce
Lecturer; Director of Recreation & Club Sports, Athletics & Physical Educ. (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
PhD, Technische Universität, Berlin, 2008

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

Jody Burrows
Lecturer, Asst. Women’s Basketball Coach, Athletics & Physical Education (2010)
BA, Northeastern University, 2007

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

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

Carla Carter
Visiting Instructor, Cinema Studies (2011)

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

Isaiah Cavaco
Instructor; Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Athletics & Physical Educ. (2004)
BA, Yale University, 2001
MS, Ohio University, 2002

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

Cynthia R. Chapman
Associate 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; Department Chair (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

Peter Chivers
Visiting Assistant Professor (2011)
BA, University of Calgary, 1991
Ph.D, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996

Julia Christensen
Assistant Professor of Art (2007)
BA, Bard College, 2000
MFA, Mills College, 2003
MFA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2005

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

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

R. James Cook
OKUM Postdoctoral Fellow,Classics (2011)
BA McGill University, 1995
MA University of Victoria, 2004
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2011

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

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

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

Jane Critchlow
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (2011)
MFA, Photography, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2002
BFA, Photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2000

Stephen Crowley
Associate Professor of Politics and Russian & East European Studies; Committee Chair (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

John Davis
Lecturer; Stage Combat, 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 (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

Alexander de la Pena
Lecturer, Asst. Men’s & Women’s Swimming Coach, Athletics & Physical Education (2009)
B.S, Baldwin-Wallace College, 2007
M.A, St. Lawrence University, 2009

Hsiu-Chuang Deppman
Associate Professor, 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; 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

Kent DeSpain
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance (2011)
BA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1984
PhD, Temple University, Department of Dance, 1997

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 (2003)
AB, Carleton College, 1994
MA, Cornell University, 1997
PhD, Cornell University, 2002

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

Polina Dimova
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of
   Russian and Comparative Literature (2011)
BA, Smith College, 2001
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2010

Charles Dixon
Visiting Instructor in Politics (2011)
BA, State University of New York, 2003
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, expected 2011

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

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

Keith Downing
Affiliate Scholar, Neuroscience
BA, Bucknell University (1983)
PhD, The University of Oregon (1990)

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

Leslie Dworkin
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance (2011)
BA, Oberlin College, 1985
MA, Temple University, Dance Department, 1991

Matthew J. Elrod
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, Athletics & Physical Educ. (2006)
BA, Bluffton University, 2005

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

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

Mark Fino
Instructor; Head Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach, Athletics & Physical Educ. (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 ¹
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 and Wellness Director, Athletics & Phys. Educ. (2004)
BA, Ohio State University, 1987
MEd, Cleveland State University, 1998

Arlene Forman
Associate Professor of Russian (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

Frieda Fuchs
Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics (2011)
BA, Brandeis University, 1985
PhD, Harvard University, 2001

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

Doron Galili
Visiting Assistant Professor in Cinema Studies
BA, Tel Aviv University, 2001
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 2004
PhD, University of Chicago, 2011

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
Associate Professor of Biology (1998)
BA, Hiram College, 1986
MS, Louisiana State University, 1989
PhD, University of Florida, 1996

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

Robert Frederick Geitz
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Department Chair (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

Daniel Goulding
Emeritus Professor of Film Studies and Theater Arts (1966)
BA, Marshall University, 1957
MA, Ohio University, 1959
PhD, Ohio University, 1964

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

Christopher Grossman
Instructor, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach, Athletics & Physical Education (2010)
B.A, Connecticut College, 2005

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; Chair (2001)
BA, University of California, Berkeley, 1992
PhD, University of California, 2003

Sarah Hamill
Assistant Professor of Art (2011)
BA, Reed College, 2000
MA, University of California Berkeley, 2002
PhD, University of California Berkeley, 2008

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
Associate 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

Jenny R. Hawkins
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics (2011)
BA, Idaho State University, 2001
MA, University of Arizona, 2007
PhD, University of Arizona, 2011

Kristen Hayden
Instructor; Head Women’s Soccer Coach, Athletics & Physical Educ. (2006)
BA, Cleveland State University, 2001
MA, Kent State University, 2006

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

Chriscinda Henry
Visiting Assistant Professor in Renaissance and Baroque Art (2011)
BA, Colorado College, 1995
MA, Columbia University, 2000
PhD, The University of Chicago, 2009

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 Comparative American Studies and Politics; Department Chair (2005)
AB, University of Michigan, 1974
MA, Princeton University, 1978
PhD, Princeton University, 1978

Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway
Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2008)
BA, Oakland University, 2000
MA, University of Michigan, 2003
PhD, University of Michigan, 2008

Heather Hogan ¹
Professor of History (1981)
BA, Northwestern University, 1971
MA, University of Michigan, 1976
PhD, University of Michigan, 1981

Chris Howell ³
Professor of Politics (1989)
BA, Cambridge University, 1983
MA, Yale University, 1985
MPhil, Yale University, 1986
PhD, Yale University, 1989

Dennis K. Hubbard ³
Professor of Geology (1999)
BS, University of Massachusetts, 1971
MS, University of South Carolina, 1974
PhD, University of South Carolina, 1977

Jason D. Hudson
Instr.; Asst. Cross Country/Assoc.Head Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Coach,
   Athletics & Physical Educ. (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

Kyoko Ichikawa
Visiting Instructor, East Asian Studies (2011)
BA, Ibaraki Christian University (2005)
MA, J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo (2009)

Yumi Ijiri ¹
Associate Professor of Physics (1998)
AB, Princeton University, 1991
PhD, Cornell University, 1996

Erik Inglis
Associate Professor of Art (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

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 East Asian Studies; Program Director (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, Athletics & Physical Educ. (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

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 (2010)
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MA, University of California, Los Angeles

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

David G. Kamitsuka ¹
Associate Professor of Religion (1994)
BA, Haverford College, 1983
MPhil, Yale University, 1989
PhD, Yale University, 1993

Margaret D. Kamitsuka ¹
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

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

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

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

David E. Kelley
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, Learning Assistance Program; Developmental Mathematics Instructor (1997)
BSE, University of Central Arkansas, 1969
MSE, Louisiana State University, 1973

Satoko Koizumi
Instructor, East Asian Studies (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 ³
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
Assistant Athletic Director-Intercollegiates, Athletics & Physical Educ. (1998)
BS, Bowling Green State University, 1992
MS, Bowling Green State University, 1994

Marta Laskowski ¹
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
Associate Professor of Classics (2002)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1991
MA, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 2001

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

Preeamvada Leelah
Visiting Instructor in French (2011)
BA, Concordia College, 2002
MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004

Joshua Lesperance
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2011)
BS, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997
MS, University of Notre Dame 1999
PhD, University of Notre Dame 2002

Robert W. Lewis
Visiting Assistant Professor of History (2011)
BA, Carleton College 1998
MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2001
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2007

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

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

Elizabeth Longley
Instructor, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, Athletics & Physical Educ. (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
Associate Professor, 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

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, Religion (2006)
BA, National University, Tehran, 1975
BSc, University of Kansas, 1978
MSc, University of Oregon, 1980
PhD, McGill, 2006

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

Michael Maniates
Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies (2011)
BS, University of California, Berkeley, 1979
MA, ERG, University of California, Berkeley, 1983
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1990

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

Christopher L. Martin ²
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 (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
Longman Professor of Natural Science
Professor of Chemistry (1984)
AB, Bard College, 1977
MS, Yale University, 1979
MPhil, Yale University, 1979
PhD, Yale University, 1982

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

F. Stephan Mayer
Norman S. Henderson 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 ²
Professor of Biology and Neuroscience (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 ²
Professor of Philosophy (1976)
BA, Yale University, 1971
PhD, University of Texas, 1976

Edward McKelvey
Visiting Professor of Economics (2011)
BA, Oberlin College, 1968
MPhil, Yale University, 1970
PhD, Yale University, 1975

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
Davis Associate Professor of Religion; Department Chair (1991)
BSW, Adelphi University, 1978
MSW, Adelphi University, 1979
MA, Princeton University, 1989
PhD, Princeton University, 1993

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

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

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

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

E. Elizabeth Murphy
Assistant Professor of French (2006)
AB, University of Georgia, 1997
MA, University of Virginia, 1999
PhD, Stanford University, 2006

Joseph P. Natt
Lecturer; Technical Director of Theater (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
Donald R. Longman Professor of English; Department Chair (1989)
BA, University of Delhi, 1971
MA, University of Delhi, 1973
PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1980

Christina Neilson ¹
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (2010)

Blake New
Instructor; Head Men’s Soccer Coach; Head Golf Coach, Athletics & Physical Educ. (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

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

Patrick O’Connor ¹
Associate Professor of Comparative American Studies & Hispanic Studies; Department Chair (2002)
BA, Cornell University, 1980
MPhil, Oxford University, 1982
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

Afia A. Ofori-Mensa
Visiting Assistant Professor of Comparative American Studies and
African American Studies and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2010)
BA, University of Pennsylvania, 2002
MA, University of Michigan, 2005
PhD, University of Michigan, 2010

Darko K. Opoku
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 ¹
Assistant Professor of Economics (2008)
BA, Centro de Investigacjones y Docencia Economicas, Mexico, 2002
MA, Boston University, 2005
PhD, Boston University, 2008

Azita Osanloo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (2011)
Oberlin College, 2000
University of Montana, 2003
Florida State University, 2011

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

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
Associate Professor of Politics (2006)
BA, University of British Columbia, 1996
MA, University of Toronto, 1997
PhD, University of Minnesota 2006

Karla Parsons-Hubbard ¹
Associate Professor of Geology; Department Chair (1998)
BA, Beloit College, 1983
MS, University of Rochester, 1987
PhD, University of Rochester, 1993

Swapna Pathak
Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics (2010)
BA, University of Delhi, 2001
PhD, University of South Carolina, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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; Head Football Coach Athletics & Physical Educ. (1998)
BA, University of California, Davis, 1983
MS, University of Illinois, 1988

Deborah L. Ranieri
Instructor; Head Field Hockey Coach, Athletics & Physical Educ. (2002)
BS, East Stroudsburg University, 1990

Erica Rau
Instructor, Head Women’s Volleyball Coach, Athletics & Physical Education (2011)
BA, Gettysburg College, 2006

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

Paula S. Richman ¹
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 (2010)
BA, Lawrence University, 1999
PhD, Harvard University, 2010

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

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

Laura Romberg ¹
Assistant Professor of Biology (2004)
BA, Princeton University, 1989
PhD, University of California, San Francisco, 1997

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

William Roth
Delta Lodge Director of Athletics & Physical Education; Dept. Chair (2011)
BA, Swarthmore College, 1993
MA, University of Virginia, 1995
PhD, University of Virginia, 1996

Jesse Rowsell ¹
Visiting Assistant Professor (2005)
BA, University of Waterloo, 2001
Ph.D, University of Michigan, 2005

Nicholas Ruppel
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (2011)
BS, Miami University, 2001
PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2008

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 ³
Professor of Computer Science (1982)
BA, Oberlin College, 1973
MA, Indiana University, 1975
PhD, Indiana University, 1978

Robin S. Salter ³
Associate Professor of Biology (1987)
BA, Macalester College, 1972
MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981

Annemarie H. Sammartino ¹
Associate 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)
BS, MIT Cambridge, 2001
MS, Boston University, 2004
PhD, Boston University, 2007

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

Amanda Schmidt
Assistant Professor of Geology (2010)
BSE, Princeton University, 2002
PhD, University of Washington, 2010

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

Sarah Schuster
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

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

Md Rumi Shammin ¹
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
Professor, East Asian Studies (1996)
BA, Indiana University, 1977
MA, University of Michigan, 1980
PhD, University of Michigan, 1991

Adam R. Shoemaker
Instructor; Asst. Men’s Soccer Coach, Head Men’s Tennis Coach, Athletics & Physical Educ. (1999)
BA, Oberlin College, 1996
MA, University of Alabama, 1999

Patrick Simen
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (2011)
ScB/AB, Brown University, 1993
MA, University of Michigan, 2001
PhD, University of Michigan, 2004

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 Religion and Jewish Studies; Program Director (2000)
BA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1989
MA, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2001

Claire T. Solomon
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies (2011)
BA, Oberlin College, 1998
MA, Yale University, 2001
PhD, Yale University, 2007

Maia Solovieva
Faculty-in-Residence and Lecturer in Russian (2010)
MA, Kuban State University, 1986
PhD, Rostov State Pedagogical University, 2000

Matthew Gardner Spencer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2011)
BA, Williams College, 2005
MS, Brown University, 2010
PhD, Brown University, 2011

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

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, 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 ¹
Danforth-Lewis Professor of Economics (2008)
BA, Indiana University, 1980
MA, University of Rochester, 1985
PhD, University of Rochester, 1988

Julie Tamarkin
Visiting Instructor, Athletics & Physical Education (2010)

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

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

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

Katherine Thomson-Jones
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
Professor of Neuroscience and Biology (1990)
BS, Portland State University, 1976
MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983

Carmen Patricia Tovar
Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies (2010)
BA, California State Northridge, 2000
MA, University of California, Irvine, 2003
PhD, University of California, Irvine, 2008

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

Carol Tufts
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 SwanTuite
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion (2010)
BA, Wheaton College, 1996
MAR, Yale University, 2000
MPhil, Yale University, 2004
PhD, 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; Department Chair (1986)
BA, Brandeis University, 1968
MA, Columbia University, 1971
PhD, Columbia University, 1983

Veljko Vujacic
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 ¹
Professor of Mathematics (1991)
BS, University of Connecticut, 1980
MA, Fairfield University, 1985
MA, Boston University, 1988
PhD, Boston University, 1991

Amy Warthesen
Visiting Instructor in French (2010)
BA, University of Minnesota-Morris,1999
MA, Cornell University, 2003

Camille Washington-Ottombre (2010)
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
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; Program Co-Director, Sem I of Creative Writing (1995)
BA, University of Hawaii, 1980
MA, State University of New York, 1985

Thomas B. Wexler ¹
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2009)
BA, Amherst College, 2000
MS, Cornell University, 2004
PhD, Cornell University, 2006

Rebecca J. Whelan ¹
Associate 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 ¹
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

Travis Wilson
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2011)
BS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997
MS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2008
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

Angela Wu
Visiting Instructor in Politics (2009)
AB, Harvard University, 2001
JD, Harvard University, 2006

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

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

Jie Yao
Instructor, East Asian Studies (2012)
BA, Business College of Shanxi University (2010)

Ali Yedes ³
Associate Professor of French (2000)
BA, University of Tunis, Tunisia, 1984
MA, Temple University, 1993
PhD, University of California, Davis, 1999

Robert M. Young ³
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, 2011-2012;
(2) Absent, First Semester, 2011-2012;
(3) Absent, Second Semester, 2011-2012
 

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, 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, Executive Director of Music in America; 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)

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, 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, Professional Development. 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)

James DeSano, Professor of Trombone. BS, Ithaca College, 1966. Graduate studies with Emory Remington. Principal trombone, Cleveland Orchestra, 1989-2003.  (Appointed 1999)

Scott Dixon, Teacher of Double Bass. B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory; M. Mus., Rice University. Fellow, Aspen Music Festival, 2003.  New World Syjphony, 2002-2005. Cleveland Orchestra, 2007 - present.  Faculty, Cleveland State University.  (Appointed 2011)

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, Associate Professor of Violoncello. BM, Cleveland Institute of Music, 1998; MM, Juilliard School, 2003; DMA, Juilliard School, 2009.  Assistant Principal Cello, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, 1999-2001.  Studies with Joel Krosnick, Bonnie Hampton, Harvey Shapiro, Richard Aaron. (Appointed 2006).

Joanne Erwin, Professor of Music Education; Director, Division 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. and Jazz Composition. 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; Director, Division 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)

Jamey Haddad, Professor of Advanced Improvisation and Percussion.  Recipient of three NEA Grants.  Fulbright Fellow. Collaborates regularly with Paul Simon, Osvaldo Golijov, Yo Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Joe Lovano, Elliot Goldenthal, and others.  (Appointed 2005)

Jason Harris, Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting. BM, Chapman University, 2001; MM, University of Michigan, 2005; DMA, University of Michigan, 2011.  Conducting studies with Jerry Blackstone.  Vocal studies with Daniel Washington. (Appointed 2011)

Billy Hart, Associate 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)

David Heetderks, Assistant Professor of Music Theory. B.Mus., University of Maryland, 1997; M.Mus., Yale School of Music, 1999; M.A., Yale School of Music, 2000; M.A., University of Michigan, 2008; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2011. (Appointed 2011)

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)

Raphael Jimenez, Associate Professor of Conducting and Director of the Oberlin Orchestras. B.M., Instituto Universitario de Estudios Musicales (Venezuela), 1996; M.M., Michigan State University, 1999; D.M.A., Michigan State University, 2001.  Associate Director of Orcehstras, Michigan State University, 2001-2011. Principal Conductor, Ballet Florida, 1992-2007. Principal Conductor, Ballet Ncional de Caracas (Venezuela), 1990-2004.  Associate Conductor, Gran Marsical de Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra, 1989-1993. (Appointed 2011)

Sean Jones, Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet. (Appointed 2010)

Andrea Kalyn, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Lecturer, 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. 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; Director, College-Community Winds. 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,  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)

Josh Levine, Assistant Professor of Composition. Lerhrdiplom, Musik-Academic der Stadt Basel (Switzerland), 1979; M.A., University of  California at San Diego, 1994; Ph.D., University of California at San Diego, 2002. Additional study at IRCAM, 1994-95.  (Appointed 2008)

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

Tom Lopez, Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts; Chair, TIMARA Department; Director, 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, Director of Conservatory Admissions.; Lecturer, Guitar and Lute. 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)

Jack Mitchener, Associate Professor of Organ.  BM, North Carolina School of the Arts; MM, DMA, Eastman School of Music. Medaille d’Or (harpsichord), Prix d’Excellence, Prix de Virtuosite (organ), conservatoire National de Region de Rueil-Malmainson, France.  (Appointed 2008)

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)

Lewis Nielson, Professor of Composition; Chair, 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)

Andrew Pau, Assistant Professor of Music Theory.  A.B., Stanford University, 1990; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1993; M.M., Mannes College of Music, 2005; Ph.D., City University of New York, 2011. (Appointed 2011)

S. E. Plank, Professor of Musicology; Director, 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. Viola Studies with Martha Strongin Katz, Francis Tursi, Karen Tuttle.  Chamber music studies with Paul Katz, Aldo Parisot, Donald Weilerstein. (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)

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)

Kathie Lynn Stewart, Teacher of Baroque Flute; Curator of Harpsichords. BM, West Virginia University; MM, Manhattan School of Music; DMA, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Alexa Still, Associate Professor of Flute. Fellow, Trinity College of Music, London, 1981; B.M., Auckland University, 1983; M.M., State University of New York, 1985; D.M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1990.  Fulbright Cultural Grant, 1995-96.  Winston Churchill Fellowship, 1984-85.  Professor of Flute, University of Sydney, 2006-11.  Professor of Flute, University of Colorado at Boulder,  1998-2006. (Appointed 2011)

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

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

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

Robert Walters, 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, Professor of Conducting; Director, Division of Conducting and Ensembles. 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 Sweelinck 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

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The Board of Trustees

August 1, 2011

Clyde S. McGregor ‘74 BA
Chair, Board of Trustees
1999-2014
Winnetka IL

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

Amy Chen * ‘79 BA
2009-2015
Great Falls, Virginia

Edith Clowes ‘73 BA
2006-2012
Lawrence, KS

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

Assiatou B. Diallo ** ‘08 BA
2008-2011
Brighton, MA

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
2004-2013
Los Altos, CA

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

Hidong Kim ‘87 BA
2008-2014
Cleveland, OH

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

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

Marvin Krislov
President and Trustee ex officio
Oberlin OH

Thomas Kutzen ‘76 BA
2009-2015
Riverside, CT

William Lewis ‘90 BA
2009-2015
Summit, NJ

Kofi Lomotey * ‘74 BA
2008-2014
Atlanta, GA

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

Emily McClintock ‘76 BA
2008-2015
Cambridge, MA 

Asishana Osho** ‘10 BA
2011-2014
Durham, NC

Patricia Shanks ‘63 BA
2011-2017
Berkeley, CA

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

Steven Shapiro ‘83 BA
2008-2013
Greenwich, CT

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

Susan J. Troy  ‘76 BA
2005-2017
Los Angeles, CA

Philip S. Vasan ‘80 BA
2011-2017
New York, NY

Harlan Waksal ‘75 BA
2006-2012
Montclair, NJ

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

Elizabeth Welch ‘80 BA
2004-2016
Seattle, WA

Danette Wineberg * ‘68 BA
2005-2017
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

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

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

Robert S. Lemle ‘75 BA
1996-2011
Old Westbury, New York
 
Roberta S. Maneker ‘57 AB
1997-2006
New York, NY

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

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

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

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

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

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

Allison B. Vulgamore ‘80 BMus
1994-2004
Philadelphia, PA

William H. Warren ‘48 AB
1992-1996
Concord, MA

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