Dec 13, 2024  
2023-2024 General Catalog 
    
2023-2024 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

University Personnel



Full-Time Faculty, 2022-2023

Ossama Abdelgawwad, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theology; Indiana University (M.A., 2018; Ph.D., 2018)
Giosuè Alagna, M.A., Lecturer in World Languages and Cultures; Texas Christian University (B.A., 2004); University of Wisconsin (M.A., 2011)
Zainab Albujasim, M.S., Visiting Instructor in Computing and Informations Systems; Babylon University, Iraq (B.CS, 2007); University of Kentucky (M.CS, 2017, Ph.D., 2017)
Zuhdi Y. Aljobeh, P.E., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil Engineering; The University of Toledo (BSCE, 1986; MSCE, 1987; Ph.D., 1994)
Erica Allen, DNP, Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Indiana Wesleyan University (B.S.N., 2011, M.S.N., 2015, DNP, 2018)
Karen Allen, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing; Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions; Andrews University (B.S., 1979; M.S., 1983); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 1992)
Harold Ames, B.A., Lecturer in English in the Dalian Jiaotong University program; Anderson University (B.A., 2001)
Richard A. AmRhein, J.D., Senior Research Professor; Eastern Illinois University (B.M., 1978; M.A., 1981); Baylor University (M.M., 1980); Rutgers University (MLS, 1990); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2012)
Charles M. Anderson, III, MFA, Associate Professor of Communication and Visual Arts; Ball State University (B.S., 1997); Boston University (MFA, 2010)
Salena A. Sampson Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English; University of Georgia (B.A., 2003; M.A., 2005); The Ohio State University (Ph.D., 2010)
Larry Robert Baas, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (B.Ed., 1968); Kent State University (M.A., 1969; Ph.D., 1976)
Teresa Marie Bals-Elsholz, Ph.D., Professor of Geography and Meteorology; University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.S., 1987); Texas Tech University (M.S., 1990); State University of New York at Albany (Ph.D., 2002)
Caroline C. Ban, MSW, Assistant Professor of Social Work; Carleton College (B.A., 2005); Washington University (MSW, 2009)
Navid Bargrizan, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Music; Azad University Tehran, Iran (B.A., 2005); University of Hamburg, Germany (M.A., 2012); University of Florida (Ph.D., 2018)
Selina L. Bartels, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education; Northern Illinois University (B.S., 2000); Illinois Institute of Technology (M.Ed., Ph.D., 2016)
Dawn R. Jeglum Bartusch, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Criminology; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1987); University of Wisconsin- Madison (M.S., 1989; Ph.D., 1998)
Jonathan E. Beagley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S., 2008); George Mason University (M.S., 2012; Ph.D., 2013)
Sedefka V. Beck, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics; University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 1998; M.A., 2000; Ph.D., 2013)
Matthew Lee Becker Ph.D., Professor of Theology; Concordia University Portland (B.A., 1984); Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div., 1988); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1990; Ph.D., 2001)
Kelly R. Belanger,1 Ph.D., Professor of English; Michigan State University (B.A., 1986); The Ohio State University (M.A., 1988; Ph.D., 1992)
Tiffany Bell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Communication and Visual Arts; Indiana University (B.A., 2004); Howard University (M.A., 2006; Ph.D., 2013)
Blake Bent, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 2010); Old Dominion University (M.S. 2014, Ph.D., 2017)
Karen S. Berrier, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of World Languages and Cultures; Lecturer emerita in World Languages and Cultures; Miami University (B.A., 1971); Indiana University (M.A., 1973; Ph.D., 1980)
Benjamin A. Boche, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education; Concordia University (B.S., 2005; M.S., 2008); Purdue University (Ph.D., 2014)
Joseph Andrew Bognar, DMA, Associate Professor of Music; the Frederick A. and Mazie N. Reddel Professorship of Music; Valparaiso University (B.M., 1994); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (M.M., 1996; DMA, 2000)
Patrice G. Bouyer,2 Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology; University of Poitiers, France (DEUG, 1990); René Descartes University of Paris V (DEA, 1994; Ph.D., 1998)
Julie Marie Brandy, R.N., Ph.D., F.N.P.-B.C., Associate Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; University of Evansville (BSN, 1991); Valparaiso University (MSN, 1995); Loyola University (Ph.D., 2011)
Amanda J. Brobst-Renaud, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theology; Augsburg College (B.S., 2004); Luther Theological Seminary (M.Div., 2013); Baylor University (Ph.D., 2018)
Benjamin Brobst-Renaud, M.F.A., Lecturer in Communication and Visual Arts; Judson University (B.A., 2005); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.A., 2009, M.F.A., 2009)
Lorraine S. Brugh, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Northwestern University (B.M., 1973; M.M., 1974; Ph.D., 1998); Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (MTS, 1994)
Randy J. Brush, M.S. PA-C, Director of Didactic Education; Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; University of Detroit Mercy (B.S., 2012; M.S. PA-C, 2012)
Jessica L. Bruskoski, M.S. PA-C, Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; University of Saint Francis (M.S. PA-C, 2011)
Kristi N. Bugajski, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology; Saint Joseph’s College (B.S., 2005); Michigan State University (M.S., 2008); Purdue University (Ph.D., 2011)
Gretchen Townsend Buggeln, Ph.D., Professor of Art History and Humanities in Christ College; the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christianity and the Arts; Dartmouth College (B.A., 1985); University of Delaware (M.A., 1987); Yale University (Ph.D., 1995)
Martin Thomson Buinicki, Ph.D., Professor of English; University of Northern Colorado (B.A., 1995; M.A., 1997); The University of Iowa (Ph.D., 2003)
Jonathan Karl Bull, MLS, Associate Professor of Library Science; Valparaiso University (B.A., 2006); Indiana University (MLS, 2009)
Jamie Bump, DNP, Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Valparaiso University (BSN, 1995; DNP, 2015)
Elizabeth Ann Burow-Flak, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English; Augsburg College (B.A., 1986); The University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D., 1997)
Andrew J. Butler,3 Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; Butler University (B.A., 2006); Indiana University (Ph.D., 2011)
Jelena Byers, M.S., Visiting Assistant Professor of Education; Valparaiso University (B.S., 2004); Capella University (M.S., 2010)
Edward J. Byrne, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Brooklyn College (B.A., 1974; MFA, 1976); University of Utah (Ph.D., 1983)
Alexander J. Capaldi,4 Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Ferris State University (B.A., 2004; B.S., 2004); North Carolina State University (MOR, 2006; M.S., 2008; Ph.D., 2010)
Mindy B. Capaldi,5 Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Georgetown College (B.A., 2006; B.S., 2006); North Carolina State University (M.S., 2008; Ph.D., 2010)
Theresa Carroll, O.T.D., Clinical Associate professor of Occupational Therapy Studies; Fieldwork Coordinator in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Loyola University - Chicago (B.S., 2005); Washington University - St. Louis (O.T.D., 2008)
Christina Marie Cavinder, DNP, Assistant Dean of Graduate Nursing Programs; Associate Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Indiana University (B.S., 1988; MSN, 1999); Valparaiso University (DNP, 2014)
Jeremiah Cawley, D.M., Visiting Assistant Professor of Music; University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.M., 2004); University of Washington (M.M., 2011, D.M. 2016)
Jiun-Lin Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance; National Taiwan University (B.B.A., 1994; M.B.A,. 1996); Louisiana State University (Ph.D., 2010)
Lin Chen, MBA, Assistant Professor of Accounting; Pittsburg State University (MBA, 2010)
Michael C. Chikeleze, Ph.D., the Richard C. and Francelia A. Gozon University Chair and Associate Professor of Communication and Visual Arts; Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria (B.S., 1990); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1998; MBA, 2001); Benedectine University (Ph.D., 2014)
Craig Andrew Clark, Ph.D., Professor of Geography and Meteorology; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1991); University of Kansas (M.S., 1994); Iowa State University (Ph.D., 2007)
Robert W. Clark, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry; Central Michigan University (B.S., 1999); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S., 2001; Ph.D., 2005)
Christopher M. Cock, DMA, Senior Research Professor; Pacific Lutheran University (B.M., BME, 1982); The University of Arizona (M.M., 1984; DMA, 1987)
Ruth Sara Connell, M.S., Professor of Library Services; Muskingum College (B.A., 1998); University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (M.S., 2000)
Addison Gilbert Cook,6,Ph.D., Senior Research Professor, Wheaton College (B.S.,1955); University of Illinois (Ph.D., 1959)
Stewart E. Cooper, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Indiana University (B.A., 1975, M.S., 1977, Ph.D., 1981)
Holly L. Cross (nee Buckman), Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; Valparaiso University (B.S., 2014); Palo Alto University (M.S., 2017; Ph.D., 2020)
Barbara Louise Crumpacker Niedner, MSW, Clinical Associate Professor in Social Work; Valparaiso University (BSW, 1983); Indiana University (MSW, 1985)
Haydar Cukurtepe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences; Turkish Military Academy (B.S., 1997); Air Force Academy (M.S., 2005); Istanbul Technical University (Ph.D., 2014)
Jesse Curtis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History; Moody Bible Institute (B.A., 2008); Kent State University (M.A., 2014); Temple University (Ph.D., 2019)
Sara Running Danger, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English; Philip and Miriam Kapfer Endowed Faculty Research Award; Concordia College, Moorhead (B.A., 1992); South Dakota State University (M.A., 1994); University of Kansas (Ph.D., 2004)
Brian Davis, M.S., Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics; Purdue University Northwest (B.S., 2011; M.S., 2015)
Christina Davis, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry; College of William and Mary (B.S., 2010); The University of Texan at Austin (Ph.D., 2014)
Richard Edwin DeMaris, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1976); Princeton Seminary (M.Div., 1980); Columbia University (M.Phil., 1986; Ph.D., 1990)
Sarah Glenn DeMaris, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; University of Illinois (B.A., 1977); Princeton University (M.A., 1980; Ph.D., 1983)
Nicholas E. Denysenko, Ph.D., Emil & Elfrieda Jochum University Chair; Professor of Theology; University of Minnesota (B.S., 1994); Catholic University of America (Ph.D., 2008)
Catrina de Rivera, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of World Languages and Cultures; University of California, San Diego (B.A., 2013); Harvard University (M.A., 2018, Ph.D., 2022)
Melissa Anne Desjarlais7, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Alma College (B.S., 2000); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (M.S., 2002; Ph.D., 2009)
Nirupama Devaraj8, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics; Stella Maris College (B.A., 1994); Clark University (M.A., 2001; Ph.D., 2005)
Navdeep Dhaliwal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Thapar University (B. Eng., 2007); I.I.T Dehli (M. Tech., 2012); McGill University (Ph.D., 2020)
Sara S. Dick, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology; Purdue University (B.S., 1997; Ph.D., 2009); University of Wisconsin, Madison (M.S., 2005)
Jeffrey Scott Doebler, Ph.D., Professor of Music; Luther College (B.A., 1982); Valparaiso University (M.M., 1987); University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus (Ph.D., 1994)
Alison Lynn Downey, MLS, Assistant Professor of Library Services; Indiana University Northwest (B.A., 2011); Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (MLS, 2016)
Lisa Maugans Driver, Ph.D., Professor of Theology; Ball State University (B.A., 1988); University of Toronto (M.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1996)
Paul Harlan Drube, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; University of St. Thomas (B.A. [Mathematics], 2005; B.A. [Physics], 2005); The University of Iowa (Ph.D., 2011)
Gregory Scott Duncan, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Purdue University (B.S., 1990); University of Florida (Ph.D., 2006)
Randa Jane Duvick, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Luther College, (B.A., 1978); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1980; Ph.D., 1988)
Laurie Susan Eberhardt, Ph.D., Professor of Biology; Earlham College (B.A., 1985); University of Florida (M.S., 1990; Ph.D., 1994)
Georges El-Howayak, Ph.D.; Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Lebanese American University (B.E., 2008); University of New Mexico (M.S., 2010; Ph.D., 2014)
Niclas L. Erhardt, Ph.D., Professor of Management; Dean, College of Business; Cornell University (B.S., 1999); Iowa State University (M.S., 2001); Rutgers University (M.S., 2005; Ph.D., 2008)
Dennis Friesen-Carper, DMA, Senior Research Professor; Bethel College (B.A., 1979); Rice University (M.M., 1985; DMA, 1996)
Bharath Ganesh Babu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geography and Meteorology; Hersher Fellow in Geography; Presidency College (B.Sc., 1995); University of Madras (M.Sc., 1997); Indiana State University (Ph.D., 2009)
Kevin Gary9, Ph.D., Professor of Education; University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1992; M.A., 1997); Loyola University of Chicago (M.Ed., 2000; Ph.D., 2005)
Shodhin K. Geiman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy; Xavier University (A.B., 1983); Washington University (A.M., 1987; Ph.D., 1988); Goethe University
Adam Paul Gibson-Even, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Valparaiso University (B.A., 2000; B.S., 2000); University of California, Berkeley (M.A., 2002, Ph.D., 2006)
Richard Alan Gillman, D.A., Senior Research Professor, Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Ball State University (B.S., 1979; M.A., 1981); Idaho State University (D.A., 1986)
Elizabeth Gingerich, J.D., Professor of Business Law in the College of Business; the Louis S. and Mary L. Morgal Chair in Christian Business Ethics; Indiana University (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1985)
Michael S. Glass, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computing and Information Sciences; Illinois Institute of Technology (M.S., 1986; Ph.D., 1998)
Kevin H. Goebbert, Ph.D., Professor of Meteorology; Executive Director of Strategic Planning; Valparaiso University (B.S., 2003); The University of Oklahoma (M.S., 2006; Ph.D., 2009)
Abigail Gomulkiewicz, Ph.D., Lilly Fellow and Lecturer in Humanities in Christ College; University of St. Andrews & College of William and Mary (B.A., 2015); University of Cambridge (M. Phil., 2016); University of Cambridge (Pd.D., 2020)
Hui Gong, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Tongji University (B.E., 2001); Villanova University (M.S., 2004); Temple University (Ph.D., 2010)
Thomas Evan Goyne10, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry; Union College (B.S., 1978); University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D., 1983)
Samuel J. Graber, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Humanities and Literature in Christ College; St. Olaf College (B.A., 1997); Yale University (MAR, 2000); The University of Iowa (M.A., 2003: Ph.D., 2008)
Lynn Grantz, M.A., Visiting Instructor in English; Ball State University (M.A. in TESOL, 1984); Purdue University (B.S., 1987)
Jay Grossman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering; Purdue University (BSCE, 1993; MSCE 1998; Ph.D., 2017)
Sara J. Gundersen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics; University of Wisconsin (B.A., 2005); Clark University (M.A., 2008; Ph.D., 2011)
Andrew S. Gutshall, MFA, Assistant Professor of Theatre; Illinois State University (B.S., 1995); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MFA, 2003)
Carter Fredric Hanson, Ph.D., Professor of English; Luther College (B.A., 1992); The University of Iowa (M.A., 1996; Ph.D., 1998)
Haiying He, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Lanzhou University, China (B.S., 1997; M.S., 2000); Michigan Technological University (Ph.D., 2009)
George Charles Heider, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Concordia Senior College (B.A., 1975); Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div., 1979); Yale University (M.A., 1980; M.Phil., 1982; Ph.D., 1984)
Karen R. Hernes, MSN, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Huntington University (B.A., 1997); Johns Hopkins (BSN, 2001); Valparaiso University (MSN, 2014)
Todd Christopher Hillwig, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Anderson University (B.A., 1993); Ball State University (M.Sc., 1995); Indiana University (M.A., 1998; Ph.D., 2001)
Patricia Marie Hogan-Vidal, MLS, Assistant Professor of Library Science; Saint Mary’s College (B.A., 1980); Indiana University (MLS, 1985)
Susan Ruth Holman, Ph.D., John R. Eckrich University Chair in Religion and the Healing Arts; Professor of Humanities in Christ College; Valparaiso University (B.A, B.S., 1979); Tufts University (M.S., 1983); Harvard Divinity School (MTS, 1991); Brown University (Ph.D., 1998)
Jennifer Suzanne Holt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry; Miami University (B.S., 1996); University of Michigan (Ph.D., 2002)
Jennifer Jill Hora, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and International Relations; University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire (B.A., 1997); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.A., 2001; Ph.D., 2004)
Stacy Ellen Hoult-Saros, Ph.D., Professor of World Languages and Cultures; Millikin University (B.A., 1989); University of Missouri (M.A., 1991); The University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1999)
Thomas Albert Howard, Ph.D., the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics; Professor of Humanities in Christ College; University of Alabama (B.A., 1990); University of Virginia (M.A., 1992; Ph.D., 1996)
Bruce J. Hrivnak, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1971; Ph.D., 1980)
Mike Yuwei Hsu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics; University of Southern California (B.S., 2009); California State University (M.A., 2011); University of Houston (Ph.D., 2016)
David Malcom Hull, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Wheaton College (B.S., 1960); Illinois Institute of Technology (M.S., 1972); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 1982)
Christopher R. Iceman11, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry; University of Utah (B.S., 2000; Ph.D., 2008)
Slavica Jakelić12, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Humanities and Social Thought in Christ College; the Richard P. Baepler Distinguished Professor in the Humanities in Christ College; University of Zagreb, Croatia (B.A., 1994); Boston University (M.Th., 1997; Ph.D., 2004)
Kevin Ladean Jantzi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry; Goshen College (B.A., 1998); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D., 2004)
Sarah Lynn Jantzi, MFA, Associate Professor of Communication and Visual Arts; Indiana University (B.A., 1998); American University (MFA, 2002)
Lisa M. Jennings, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of CORE; St. Olaf College (B.A., 1989); University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1993); University of Minnesota (Ph.D., 2004)
Sanjeev Jha, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Information and Decision Sciences in the College of Business; College of Engineering Bhagalpur (B.S., 1993); International Management Institute (MBA, 1998); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 2009)
Yamini Jha, Ph.D., Lecturer in Information and Decision Sciences in the College of Business; Delhi University (B.A., 1998; M.A., 2000; MCRP, 2002); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 2013)
Peixing Jiang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Shanghai University of Physical Education (P.R. China) (B.S., 1982, M.S., 1988); University of Georgia (Ph.D., 1996)
Zhenhu Jin, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Shanghai Teachers’ University (B.A., 1982); University of Houston (M.A., 1989; MBA, 1991; Ph.D., 1994)
Eric W. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Valparaiso University (BSEE, 1987); University of Notre Dame (MSCSE, 1994; Ph.D., 1997)
Gregg Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and International Relations; Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; University of Michigan (A.B., 1993); The University of Arizona (M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2003)
Peter Eric Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Donald D. Fites Fellow; Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., 1998); Iowa State University of Science and Technology (M.S., 2001; Ph.D., 2003)
Reva E. Johnson13, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Valparaiso University (B.A., 2009); Northwestern University (M.S., 2013; Ph.D., 2015)
Gregory Augustus Jones, D.Min., Lecturer in Theology; Blackburn University (B.A., 1997); Chicago Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1980; D.Min., 2000)
Nicole Joy, M.M.S, Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies; University of Illinois (B.S., 1997); Midwestern University (B.M.S., 2000); Midwestern University (M.M.S., 2003)
Renu Juneja, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Delhi University (B.A., 1964; M.A., 1966); The Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D., 1974)
Ata Karbasi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Information Decision Science; Yazd University (B.S., 2014); Semnan University (M.B.A., 2017); Georgia Southern University (Ph.D., 2021)
Lucas Kelley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History; Centre College (B.A., 2013); Virginia Polytech Institute and State University (M.A., 2015); University of North Carolina (Ph.D., 2021)
Jane P. Kenney-Hunt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology; Washington University in Saint Louis (Ph.D., 2017); Alma College (B.S.)
Ann Michele Kessler, MFA, Professor of Theatre; University of Michigan-Flint (B.A., 1988); University of Michigan (MFA, 1993)
Theresa A. Kessler, Ph.D., R.N., A.C.N.S.-B.C., Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; the Kreft Endowed Chair for the Advancement of Nursing Science; Purdue University (B.S., 1979); Indiana University (MSN, 1981); University of Kentucky (Ph.D., 1993)
Sami Khorbotly, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Beirut Arab University, Lebanon (B.S., 2001); University of Akron (M.S., 2003; Ph.D., 2007)
Sunghee Kim, D. Mus., Assistant Professor of Music; University Organist; Frederick J. Kruse Organ Fellow; Ewha Women’s University (B.M., 2002); University of North Texas (M.M., 2006); Indiana University (D. Mus., 2015)
Richard Klee, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology; University of Notre Dame (B.A. 2002); Yale University (M.A., 2009); University of Notre Dame (Ph.D., 2019)
Donald Dale Koetke, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Concordia College, River Forest (BSEd, 1959); Northwestern University (M.A., 1963; Ph.D., 1968)
Tiffany N. Kolba, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 2006; M.A., 2006); Duke University (M.A., 2007; Ph.D., 2012)
Gail C. Kost, MSN, Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; University of Indianapolis (BSN, 1978); University of Pennsylvania (MSN, 1982)
Peter Thomas Krenzke, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Bioengineering; Frederick F. Jenny Professor of Emerging Technology; Valparaiso University (BSME, 2008); University of Minnesota (MSME, 2013; Ph.D., 2016)
Laura Krepp, MFA., Assistant Professor of Communication and Visual Arts; University of Iowa (B.A., 2009); The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (M.F.A., 2009)
Sanjay Kumar, Ph.D., Professor of Information and Decision Sciences in the College of Business; the Richard E. Meier Professor of Management; Indiana Institute of Technology (B.S., 1997; M.T., 2000); The University of Texas (M.S., 2005; Ph.D., 2009)
Christine P. Kurtz, DNP, Associate Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Purdue University (B.S., 1986); Rush University (M.S., 1991); Valparaiso University (DNP, 2011)
David Lantis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Purdue University (B.A., 2011, M.S., 2012); University of Oklahoma (Ph.D., 2017)
Danielle Lavin-Loucks, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology; University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1996); Indiana University (M.A., 1998; Ph.D., 2002)
Anton Lewis14, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting; University of Wales (B.A., 1998); Leeds Metropolitan University (Ph.D., 2010)
Zheng Li15, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health Science in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Capital Medical University (M.B., 2007); University of Nevada, Reno (MPH, 2010); University of Florida (Ph.D., 2014)
Zhimin Lin, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Fudan University, China (B.Law, 1982); Princeton University (MPA, 1985); University of Washington (Ph.D., 1993)
Jiangxia Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting in the College of Business; Chongquig University (B.S., 1998); The University of Texas (M.S., 2005; Ph.D., 2006)
Robert Loebe, M.A., Lecturer in English in the Dalian Jiaotong University Program; University of Deleware (B.A., 1988); University of Deleware (M.A., 1998)
Michael William Longan16, Ph.D., Professor of Geography and Meteorology; Hersher Fellow in Geography; The University of Arizona (M.A., 1995); University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1993; Ph.D., 2000)
Alberto López Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of World Languages and Cultures; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (B.A., 2006); Universidad Complutense de Madrid (M.A., 2009; B.A., 2011); Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (MAT, 2011); Florida State University (Ph.D., 2016)
Bethany S. Luke, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering; Valparaiso University (B.S, 2013); Northwestern University (M.S., 2016); Ph.D. (Northwestern University, 2019)
Matthew T. Luth, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business; Herbert and Agnes Schulz Professor of Management; University of Nebraska (B.S., 1999); University of Kansas (Ph.D., 2012)
Daniel Joseph Maguire, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; the Dale E. Kempf Professor of Emerging Technology; Purdue (B.S., 1989; M.S., 1991; Ph.D., 1998)
Timothy Bruce Malchow, Ph.D., Professor of World Languages and Cultures; Macalester College (B.A., 1988); University of Wisconsin- Madison (M.A., 1992); University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus (Ph.D., 2003)
Jennifer Marley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; North Carolina State University (B.S., 2012); University of Michigan (M.S., 2014; Ph.D., 2017)
Stacy E. Maugans, D. Mus., Associate Professor of Music; Indiana University (B.A., 1992; B. M., 1992; D. Mus. 2000); Arizona State University (M.M., 1993)
Daniel Maxin, Ph.D., Professor in Mathematics and Statistics; Dunarea de Jos University (B.S., 1997); Purdue University (M.S., 2005; Ph.D., 2007)
Jon-Paul McCool, M.A., Assistant Professor of Geography and Meteorology; Hersher Fellow in Geography; University of Evansville (B.A., 2007); University of Cincinnati (M.A., 2012)
Rachael McKay, MSN, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; Valparaiso University (BSN, 2011); Chamberlain University (MSN, 2020)
Gilbert C. Meilaender, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Concordia Senior College (B.A., 1968); Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div., 1972); Princeton University (Ph.D., 1976)
Kelly Ann Migler, R.N., MSN, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; Indiana University (BSN, 2000); Valparaiso University (MSN, 2011)
Carlos Miguel-Pueyo, Ph.D., Professor of World Languages and Cultures; Universidad de Zaragoza (B.A., 1998); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 2006)
Patricia Jean Mileham, M.A., Associate Professor of Library Science; Dean of the Library; University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (B.A., 1995); The University of Iowa (M.A., 1998)
Lacey Monarch, Ph.D., Visiting Instructor of Management; Millsaps College (B.B.A., 2009); Mississippi State University (M.B.A., 2010); University of Texas - Tyler (Ph.D., 2021)
James Fraser Moore, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Park College (B.A., 1968); Luther Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1972); The University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1982)
Mandy M. Morrill-Richards, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Psychology; SUNY Binghampton (B.A., 1997); The College of New Jersey (M.A., 2005); University of Memphis (Ed.D., 2009)
Lindsay Munden, DNP, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Purdue University North Central (A.S., 2005; B.S., 2006); Valparaiso University (M.S., 2008; DNP, 2013)
Rami W. Musleh, B.S., PA-C, Clinical Assistant Professor in Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Indiana University (B.A., 2001); Midwestern University (B.S., 2004)
Rachel Michelle Murray, MSW, Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work; Valparaiso University (B.S.); Indiana University (MSW, 2014)
Rachael L. Muszkiewicz, MLIS, Associate Professor of Library Science; Michigan State University (B.S., 1999); University of Bristol (M.A., 2004); Wayne State University (MLIS, 2010)
Masaru Nakamoto, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology; Kobe University School of Medicine (M.D., 1986); Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical Science (Ph.D., 1993)
James Melvin Nelson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology; Eastern Washington University (B.A., 1976); Fuller Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1981); Washington State University (Ph.D., 1987)
Frederick Arthur Niedner, Jr., Th.D., Senior Research Professor; Concordia Senior College (B.A., 1967); Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div., 1971; STM, 1973); Christ Seminary-Seminex (Th.D., 1979)
Dushan Nikolovski, M.S., Lecturer in Entrepreneurship; Indiana University Northwest (B.S., 1991); Purdue University Calumet (M.S., 1994)
Jordan Novak, MM, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music; Illinois State University (B.A., 2011); Western Michigan University (M.M., 2016)
Paul Olander, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science; Malone University (B.A., 2013); Loyola University Chicago (Ph.D. 2021)
James Paul Old, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations; Hillsdale College (B.A., 1992); University of Notre Dame (M.A., 1996; Ph.D., 1999)
Lee F. Orchard, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Concordia University River Forest (B.A., 1975; BSEd, 1975); Northwestern University (M.A., 1979); University of Oregon (Ph.D., 1988)
Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology; Valparaiso University (B.S., 2007); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 2015)
Kevin Robert Ostoyich, Ph.D., Professor of History; Recipient of the Dixon W. and Herta E. Benz Fund for Faculty Support; University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1997); Harvard University (A.M., 1998; Ph.D., 2006)
David Michael Owens, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; United States Military Academy (B.S., 1977); University of Georgia, Athens (M.A., 1994); Purdue University (Ph.D., 2001)
Sohee Park, M.A., Visiting Instructor in Economics; Hanyang University, Korea (B.A., 2009, M.A. 2011); University of Kansas (M.A., 2019, Ph.D., 2022)
George Pati, Ph.D., Professor of Theology; the Surjit S. Patheja, M.D. Chair in World Religions and Ethics; Sambalpur University (B.Sc., 1991); Serampore College (B.D., 1996); Garhwal University (M.A., 1998); Southern Methodist University (MTS, 2000); Boston University (Ph.D., 2006)
Julie Peller, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry; Indiana University (B.S., 1986); University of Notre Dame (M.S., 1999; Ph.D., 2003)
Diego Piedra, DMus, Assistant Professor of Music; Baylor University (B.S., 2003); University of Michigan (M.M., 2006; DMus., 2018)
Melvin Willis Piehl, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1968); Stanford University (M.A., 1970; Ph.D., 1980)
Musa Pinar, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing in the College of Business; the Paul H. Brandt Professor of Business; Ege University (B.S., 1975); Mississippi State University (MBA, 1979; Ph.D., 1983)
Pamela Pinchok, M.S., Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Director of Clinical Education for the Physician Assistant Program; Indiana University (B.S., 1986); Chicago Medical School (M.S., 1996)
Carmine Paul Polito, P.E., Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering; the Alfred W. Sieving Chair of Engineering; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (B.S., 1986); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (M.S., 1989; Ph.D., 1999)
Saso Poposki, MMF, Lecturer in Computing and Information Sciences; University of St. Cyril and Methodius (B.S., 1997); Illinois Institute of Technology (MMF, 2009)
George Potter, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English; Indiana State University (B.A., 2002; M.A., 2005); University of Cincinnati (Ph.D., 2011)
Aaron M. Preston, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy; University of Southern California (B.A. 1995; Ph.D., 2002); University of Edinburgh (M.Th. 1997)
Jennifer Sally Prough, Ph.D., Interim Dean, Christ College; Associate Professor of Humanities and East Asian Studies in Christ College; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1991); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1994); New School for Social Research (M.A., 1996); Duke University (Ph.D., 2006)
Jeff Pruet, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge (B.S., 2006); University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D., 2012)
Lara Kristin Pudwell, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Valparaiso University (B.A., 2003; B.S., 2003); Rutgers University (Ph.D., 2008)
Matthew W. Puffer17, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Humanities and Ethics in Christ College; University Research Professor; North Carolina State University (B.S., 1999); Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div., 2009); University of Virginia (M.A., 2014; Ph.D., 2014)
Anne Marie Raich18, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Virginia University (BSCE, 1988);Carnegie Mellon University (M.S., 1989); University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D., 1999)
Ellen Marie Ratajack, Ph.D., Lecturer in Psychology; Saint Mary’s College (B.A., 2009); East Carolina University (M.A., 2011); Colorado State University (Ph.D., 2020)
Lynette May Rayman, MSN, Associate Professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Nursing Programs in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Valparaiso University (BSN, 1983); Purdue University (MSN, 1988)
Margarita Rayzberg, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology; Northeastern University (B.A., 2006); Georgetown University (M.A., 2009); Northwestern University (M.A., 2012); Northwestern University (Ph.D., 2019)
Bailey Regier, M.S.N., Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; Purdue University Northwest (B.S.N., 2019, M.S.N., 2021)
Joseph Renow, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology; University of Southern Indiana - Evansville (B.S., 2007); Loyola University (M.A., 2009); Loyola University Ph.D., 2021)
Diane Richter, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Saint Louis University (B.A., 1982); University of Missouri (M.A., 1987); Saint Louis University (Ph.D., 2018)
Andrew George Richter, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Valparaiso University (B.S., 1990); Marquette University (M.S., 1992); Northwestern University (Ph.D., 2000)
David Mark Rolling, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Bemidji State University (B.A., 1998; M.S., 2002); University of Kansas- Lawrence (Ph.D., 2010)
Michael Roppo, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Illinois, Chicago (B.S., 1977, M.S., 1979, 2011); Northwestern University (Ph.D., 1985)
Nicholas S. Rosasco, D.Sc., Associate Professor of Computing and Information Sciences; University of Virginia (B.S., 2002); Loyola University (M.S., 2006); Towson University (D.Sc., 2014)
David L. Rowland, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1972); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1975; Ph.D., 1977)
Amanda Rudd, Ph.D., Lilly Fellow and Lecturer in Humanities in Christ College; Biola University (B.A., 2010); University of Connecticut (M.A., 2017); University of Southern California (Ph.D., 2020)
John Robert Ruff, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; St. John’s University (B.A., 1973); College of St. Thomas (MAT, 1975); University of Washington (M.A., 1985; Ph.D., 1991)
Claudine E. Ruzga, B.S., Clinical Assistant Professor in Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (B.S., 1998); University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.S., 1992)
Shahin Sabokdast Nudehi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Leitha and Willard Richardson Professor of Engineering; Sharif University of Technology (B.S., 1996; M.S., 1998); Michigan State University (M.S., 2004; Ph.D., 2005)
Phrosini P. Samis-Smith, D.H.Ed., Assistant Professor of Health Care Leadership in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Indiana University (B.S., M.S.); Valparaiso University (M.S., 2006); A.T. Still University (D.H.Ed., 2015)
Ana Marcie Sariol19, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management in the College of Business; The University of Texas (B.B.A., 2009; MBA, 2012; Ph.D., 2016
Beth Scaglione-Sewell, Ph.D., Professor of Biology; Simpson College (B.A., 1985); Kansas State University (Ph.D., 1992)
Charles George Herbert Schaefer, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Pacific Lutheran University (B.A., 1981); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1982; Ph.D., 1990)
Nola Ann Schmidt, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E., Senior Research Professor; Valparaiso University (BSN, 1983); University of Illinois (MSN, 1990); Wayne State University (Ph.D., 2003)
Dean Manning Schroeder, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus (BSME, 1974; Ph.D., 1985); University of Montana (MBA, 1980)
Allison Schuette, MFA, Professor of English; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1993); The Pennsylvania State University (MFA, 2005)
Mark R. Schwehn, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1967); Stanford University (M.A., 1969; Ph.D., 1978)
Colleen Marie Seguin20, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History; Mount Holyoke College (B.A., 1986); Duke University (M.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1997)
Jesse Sestito, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S., 2013); Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 2021)
Lauren Sestito, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S., 2013); Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 2021)
Richard Sévère, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English; Interim Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Florida A&M University (B.A., 2002; M.S., 2004); Purdue University (Ph.D., 2010)
Constance S. Sheets, DNP, GCNS-BC, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Valparaiso University (BSN, 2001; MSN, 2004; DNP, 2013)
Pattabhi Sitaram, Ph.D., Visiting Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Bangalore University, India (B.S., 1983); Indian Institute of Science, India (M.S., 1987); Kansas State University (Ph.D., 1993)
Julien C. H. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Humanities and Theology in Christ College; University of California-Berkeley (B.A., 1993); Fuller Theological Seminary (M.A., 2003); Baylor University (Ph.D., 2010)
Paul Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Gettysburg College (B.S., 2010); Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (Ph.D., 2015)
Scarlet Rae Spain, D.N.P., Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Valparaiso University (BSN, 2006; MSN, 2008; DNP 2015)
Jamie L. Stangel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Valparaiso University (B.A., 2006; M.S., 2007); Condordia University (Ph.D., 2018)
T. D. Shirvel Stanislaus, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; University of Sri Lanka (B.Sc., 1976); University of British Columbia (M.Sc., 1983; Ph.D., 1988)
Jana Stedman, M.S., PA-C, Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies; Iowa State University (B.S., 2008); Rosalind Franklin University (M.S., PA-C, 2015) 
John R. Steele, MBA, Lecturer in Finance in the College of Business; Indiana University (B.A., 1977; MBA, 1980)
Marlane C. Steinwart, D.M., Associate Professor of Communication and Visual Arts; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1988; MALS, 1991);University of Phoenix Online School of Advanced Studies (D.M., 2009)
Sonja Streuber, M.S., Lecturer in Computing and Information Sciences; Johannes-Gutenberg University (LMA, 1993); University of California (M.A., 2000); The George Washington University (M.S., 2009)
Sara Story, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Spalding University (B.S., 2006, M.S., 2007); University of St. Augustine (Ph.D. OT, 2011, Ed.D. Leadership, 2021)
Anthony L. Suarez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; Florida State University (B.S., 2004); University of Central Florida (M.A., 2011); University of Arkansas (Ph.D., 2018)
Patrick John Sullivan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1980); University of Michigan (M.S., 1985; Ph.D., 1986)
Robert John Swanson, Ph.D., Professor of Biology; Purdue University (B.S., 1995); The University of Chicago (Ph.D., 2001)
Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics and Statistics; Kossuth University (B.S., 1990); McMaster University (M.S., 1992); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Ph.D., 1996)
Abbie Thompson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology; University of California, Davis (B.S., 2013); University of Notre Dame (M.A., 2016; Ph.D., 2019)
Aimee B. Tomasek21, MFA, Associate Professor of Communication and Visual Arts; University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (B.A., 1989); University of Kentucky, Lexington (MFA, 1993)
Timothy Joseph Tomasik22, Ph.D., Professor of World Languages and Cultures; the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in French Language and Culture ; DePaul University (B.A., 1992); University of Minnesota (M.A., 1995); Harvard University (A.M., 1998; Ph.D., 2003)
Martin Tomszak, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology; Benedictine University (B.A., 2012); Wheaton College (M.A., 2014); Loyola University Chicago (Ph.D., 2021)
Jacob Torbeck, M.A., Lilly Fellow and Lecturer in Humanities in Christ College; Greenville College (B.S. 2005); Aquinas Institute of Theology (M.A., 2012)
Paul Douglas Tougaw, P.E., Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Dean, College of Engineering; the Leitha and Willard Richardson Professor of Engineering; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (BSEE, 1991); University of Notre Dame (Ph.D., 1995)
Katharina B. Uhde, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music; University of Music (B.M., 2006); University of Michigan (M.M., 2005; DMS, 2009); Duke University (M.A., 2011; Ph.D., 2013)
Edward C. Upton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Humanities in Christ College; Harvard University (B.A., 1995); The University of Chicago Divinity School (M.A., 2001; Ph.D., 2010)
Michelle van Solt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing in the College of Business; Florida State University (B.A.S., 2011); Florida International University (M.I.B., 2015; Ph.D., 2019)
Susan E. VanZanten, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Westmont College (B.A., 1978); Emory University (M.A., 1981; Ph.D., 1982)
Luke L. Venstrom, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Paul H. Brandt Professor of Engineering; Valparaiso University (B.S., 2007); University of Minnesota (M.S., 2010; Ph.D., 2012)
Angela S. Vernon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology; Muskingum College (B.A., 1991); Kent State University (M.A., 1994; Ph.D., 1998)
Polly F. Wainwright, M.S., Instructor in Computing and Information Sciences; Purdue University (B.S. 1996); Indiana University South Bend (M.S., 2007)
Michael K. Watters, Ph.D., Professor of Biology; Washington University (B.A., 1986); University of Washington (Ph.D., 1993)
Peter Thomas Weiss, P.E., Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering; Michigan Technological University (B.S., 1989; M.S., 1990); University of Minnesota (Ph.D., 1996)
Jan Marie Westrick, Ed.D., Senior Research Professor of Education; Concordia College, River Forest (B.A., 1977); Northwestern University (M.A., 1978); National- Louis University (CAS, 1990); University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus (Ed.D., 2002)
Kimberly J. Whalen, MLIS, Associate Professor of Library Science; Illinois Institute of Technology (BBA, 1990); University of Pittsburgh (MLIS, 2002)
Daniel J. White, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Nebraska - Lincoln (B.S., 2005; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., 2014)
Robert J. Wichlinski, MALS, Lecturer in Computing and Information Sciences; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1982; MALS, 2013)
Jeffrey Dale Will, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1995; M.S., 1997; Ph.D., 2001)
Jennifer Rae Winquist, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology; Purdue University (B.A., 1994); University of Illinois at Chicago (M.A., 1997; Ph.D., 2000)
Suzanna M. Wise, Ph.S., Assistant Professor of Psychology; The George Washington University (B.A., 2003; M.A., 2011; Ed.S., 2012); Northern Illinois University (Ph.D., 2020)
Bart Joseph Wolf, Ph.D., Professor of Geography and Meteorology; University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S. 1983; M.S., 1986; Ph.D., 1991)
Richard Wolff, Ph.D., Professor of Communication and Visual Arts; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1987); Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.A., 1989); Ohio University (Ph.D., 1992); Lutheran Theological Seminary (STM, 2017)
Aysegul Yayimli, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Students, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Computing and Information Sciences; Istanbul Technical University (B.S., 1993; M.S., 1995; Ph.D., 2003)
Lissa J. Yogan, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Criminology; Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1982); The Ohio State University (M.A., 1984); Notre Dame University (Ph.D., 1994)
Hilma-Nelly Zamora-Breckenridge, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor; Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas (B.A., 1988); Instituto Caro y Cuervo (M.A., 1992); Instituto de Cooperacion Iberoamericana (Dip. de Leng. y Lit. española, 1993); University of Colorado at Boulder (Ph.D., 1998)
Joseph A. Zart, MSN, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Indiana Wesleyan (BSN, 2009; MSN, 2015)
Joseph E. Zaweski, MSPAS, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies; Assistant Dean for Physician Assistant Program in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Louisiana State University (BGS, 1991); Hahnemann University (B.S., 2000);University of Nebraska (MSPAS, 2007)
Liao Zhang, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of History; College of International Languages and Culture, China (B.A., 2010); The Ohio State University (M.A., 2012); Michigan State University (Ph.D., 2022)
Stanislaus A. Zygmunt23, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B. [Physics], 1984; S.B. [Mat. Sc./ Eng.], 1984; Ph.D., 1988)


1 On Sabbatical Leave, Spring Semester
2 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall Semester
3 On Sabbatical Leave, Semester
4 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall and Spring Semesters
5 On Leave of Absence, Fall and Spring Semesters
6 Deceased July 8, 2022
7 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall and Spring Semesters
8 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall and Spring Semesters
9 On Sabbatical Leave, Spring Semester
10 On Sabbatical Leave, Spring Semester
11 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall Semester
12 On Sabbatical Leave, Spring Semester
13 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall Semester
14 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall Semester
15 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall Semester
16 On Sabbatical Leave, Spring Semester
17 On Sabbatical Leave, Fall Semester
18 On Leave of Absence, Fall and Spring Semesters
19 Deceased October 30, 2022
20On Sabbatical Leave, Fall and Spring Semesters
21On Sabbatical Leave, Fall Semester
22On Sabbatical Leave, Fall and Spring Semesters
23On Sabbatical Leave, Fall Semester

 


Adjunct Faculty, 2022-2023

Zubaidah Albaro, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Valpo CORE
Maribel Alvarado, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Layne Anspach, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Kelly M. Anthony, J.D., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Matthew J. Arnold, J.D., Adjunct Instructor in Communication
Ruth Ausema, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Kathryn Avina, PA-C, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Physician Assistant Studies
Angela Ayers, Ms.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Curt Bachman, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
Daniel Bandstra, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Valpo CORE
Sarah J. Baran, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Tara Beere, M.Ed, Adjunct Instructor in Chemistry
Karl William Berner, B.A., Adjunct Instructor
Jocelyn Betts, DNP, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Jennifer Biank, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Anne Marie Bice, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Angela Bien, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Jordin Billings, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Valpo CORE; Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education
Angela Blagojevski, M.S., PA-C, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Robert Brooks, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology
Jeanne A. Brown, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
Jeffrey Brown, M.M, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music
Kathy C. Brown, M.A., Adjunct Instructor
Laura Bryan, B.S., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Renee A. Buell, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Michelle R. Bulington, MSW, Adjunct Instructor in Education
Samantha Burgett, M.S.W., Adjunct Instructor in Sociology and Criminology
Katie Bye, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Ryan Bye, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Brett M. Calland, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Debra Carroso, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Timothy Cavinder, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Amanda J. Chambers, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Lin Kaatz Chary, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Sociology and Criminology
Amy Cheuk, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Frances Clark, DNP, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Maura Cock, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Ingrid Cooper, DNP, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Elizabeth Copeland, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Jeffrey Allen Coto, DNP, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Joseph Creech, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Humanities and History
Linda Cronk, MLS., Adjunct Instructor in Education
James C. Daugherty, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology
Kristine Davis, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Nursing
Jessica Del Re, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor in Psychology
Christie Demo, MSN-Ed, RNC-OB, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Adam DeSorgo, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Kevin Dombrowski, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Elizabeth Douglas, J.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication and Visual Arts
Tayler Dove, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Paula N. Dranger, MSW, Adjunct Instructor in Health Professions in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Maryann Dudzinski, Ed.D., Adjunct Professor of Education; Associate Professor emerita of Education
Katherine Dykstra, M.S., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Jennifer Easthope, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Salena Elish, B.A., Adjunct Instructor in Theatre
Jeffery Emmons, M.P.A., Adjunct Instructor in Valpo CORE
Rose Flinchum, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Edward Finn, Ed.D, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences
Melissa Fisher, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Donna Dianne Foran, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in the College of Business
Danielle Fouladi, B.S., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Erik Froelich, Ed.D, Adjunct Instructor in Engineering in the Dalian Jiaotong University program, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Business
Cynthia Lee Fudala, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Dijana Gagaleska, MS., Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Business
Kristen Giacomin, D.N.P., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Erica Gibson-Even, M.Div., Adjunct Instructor of Theology
Andrea Gill, L.P.A., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Physician Assistant Studies
Michele Gillman, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Terri Gingerich, D.N.P., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Helen Gioia, M.S., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Education
Olivia Gorman, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Psychology
Carol Ediger Goss, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in World Languages and Cultures
Joseph S. Goss, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Valpo CORE; Adjunct Instructor in Christ College
Melissa Grcich, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Ashley Grumbine, M.S.N., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Scott Guffey, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Valpo CORE
Cindy Hamilton, M.S.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Amy L. Hammoud, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Julie Marie Hamrick, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Nichole Harney, M.S.N., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Lisa Marie Hartline, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Misty Hatch, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor in Psychology
Ericka Haynes, O.T.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy
Christina Hearne, MPA, Adjunct Instructor in Social Work
Emily Hewlett, B.S.N., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Nicole Holland, BSN., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Agnes Rose Howard, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Humanities in Christ College; Cornell University (B.A., 1990); University of Virginia (M.A., 1994); University of Virginia (Ph.D., 1999)
Lindsay Hunt, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Geography and Meteorology
Teresa Hunt, M.S.N., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Virginia Hyland, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Troy Janesheski, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education and Valpo CORE
Steven Janowiak, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies; Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education
Patricia Jarosz, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Chris Joll, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Molly Joll, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Beth Keller, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Emma Kelley, Adjunct Instructor in Education
Kaitlin Kendys, DNP, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Daniel Edward Michael Kenning, B.S., Adjunct Instructor in Physics and Astronomy
Greg Kenworthy, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Denise Chigas Kirkland, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Chloe Kiser, D.HPE, Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education
Andrew Knox, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies; Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education
Teri Koch, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
James Alan Konsbruck, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Grendolyn Kozak, MBA, Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education and General Studies
Natalie Krivas, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Valpo CORE and Continuing Education
Allison Kroft, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor in Political Science and International Relations
Eric Kuehner, B.M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Joel Kuennen, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in CVA
Lance Lape, MHA, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Dawnne LaPretre, Pd.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Education
Paul R. Lapsansky, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Computing and Information Sciences
Robert Lark, DMA, Adjunct Professor of Music
Katie Leach, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Nicole Lee, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Stephanie Lee, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Lukas Ross Leisman, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Tristian Leonhard, M.S., Adjunct Instructor of Kinesiology
Timothy Lietzke, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Theology
Connor Lindsey, MFA, Adjunct Instructor in Valpo CORE
Jane Lohmeyer, M.A., Adjunct instructor in Communication and Visual Arts
Jeanne Lukac, M.S., Adjunct Instructor and Clinical Education Liaison in Physician Assistant Studies
Ellen Bacca Lytle, B.S., Adjunct Instructor in CVA
David Machavariani, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Karl Madsen, MBA, Adjunct Assistant Professor of MBA
Katherine Martin, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Colleen McDermott, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Biology
Warren McDonald, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor in Nursing
Christopher Alan McQuillin, J.D., Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education; Adjunct Instructor in Health Professions in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Richard A. McSparin, MSBA, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Business
Lori Miltenberger, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education
Adrienne Moore, DPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Jennifer Moore, PharmD., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Erika Mullens, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Nicole Margaret Niemi, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Communication and Visual Arts
Elizabeth Nutt, DNP, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Kimberly Olmos, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Tiffany C. Orange, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Elijah Owen, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Theology
Carrie Palkovich, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Kajal B. Patel, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Saska Pavlovic, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Richard Pearson, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Noelle Pease, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Aditya Pendyala, MBA, Adjunct Instructor in the College of Business
Carole Ann Pepa, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Nursing; Adjunct Professor of Health Professions
Sarah Peters, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Ashleigh Y. Peterson, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Rebecca Peterson, DNP, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Aaron Pevitz, MSW, Adjunct Instructor in Social Work
Emma Pisello, MS, Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Erica Louise Plotner, B.S., Adjunct Instructor in Theatre
Cynthia K. Pluta, J.D., Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Educations; Adjunct Instructor in Valpo CORE
Rebecca Puffer, MPH, Adjunct Instructor in Health Professions and Biology
Megan E. Pugh, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Greg Quartucci, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Molly Rabe, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Sarah Rajki, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Krystie Reed, MBA, Adjunct Instructor in the College of Business
Brooke Regier, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in English
Rebekah Reichard, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology
Joseph Renow, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Mary Lee Siedentop Riley, MALS, Adjunct Instructor in Music
Christine Roberts, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Mathematics and Statistics
Hope R. Robinson, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Adam S. Rosenblatt, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Dorothy Saeuberlich, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Stephanie Samardzija, M.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Lindsey Sample, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Ruben Sanchez, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Sandra M. Sanchez, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Robert Schickel, B.S., Adjunct Instructor in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Richard Schiltz, MBA, Adjunct Instructor in Health Professions
Stephen J. Schnurr, DMA, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Music
Peter M. Sedrak, MBA, Adjunct Associate Professor in Computing and Information Sciences
Jessica Segally, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education
Phillip Serna, D.M., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Music
Biyanka Shah, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Political Science and International Relations
Mackenzie Shireman, D.N.P., Adjucnt Assistant Professor in Nursing
Karen Shone, M.A. Adjunct Instructor in Education
Aco Sikoski, MSE, Adjunct Instructor in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ellen Sistovaris, B.A., Adjunct Assistant Professor of MBA
Matthew Smith, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Computing and Information Sciences
Blake Soller, Ed.D, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Graduate Studies and Continuing Education
Charles Steck, MM, Adjunct Instructor in Music
Adam J. Stepanek, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geography and Meteorology
Jane Strayer, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Heather Strickler, MSN, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Travis Thatcher-Curtis, MHA, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care Leadership
Bradford Thompson, M.M., Adjunct Instructor of Music
Shelley Tinnel, BSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing
Melanie Kathryn Trowbridge, MBA, Adjunct Instructor in Continuing Education; Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Angela Turner, DNP, Adjunct Assistant professor in Nursing
Marilynn Uehling, B.S.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Carolyn Valois, M.S., Adjunct Assistant Professor in Physician Assistant Studies
Juli L. Verkler, MSN, Adjunct Instructor in Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions
Douglas Wassiliak, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Richard E. Watson, M.M., Adjunct Instructor in Music
Amy Weil, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Joseph Weil, M.A., Adjunct Instructor in World Languages and Cultures
K.C. Wells, B.S.Ed., Adjunct Instructor in Education
Carolyn Elizabeth Whittier, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Studies
Jessica L. Wilson, MBA, Adjunct Instructor in General Studies
Aman Wolde, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Computing and Information Sciences
Amber Wright, M.S., Adjunct Instructor in Biology
Jinsong Yu, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor in Physics and Astronomy
Di Zhang, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty Emeriti, 2022-2023

Kurt Douglas Acton, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Education; Central Michigan University (B.S., 1968; MBA, 1972): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D., 1983)
Mohamed Faisal Ahamedkutty, LL.M., Associate Professor Emeritus of Law; University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1994); York University, Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., 2006)
James William Albers, Th.D., Professor Emeritus of Theology; Concordia Senior College (B.A., 1959); Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div., 1963; STM, 1964; Th.D., 1972)
Elise Marta Alverson, DNP, R.N., FNP-BC, CNE, Clinical Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing; St. Louis University (B.S., 1972); Ball State University (MSN); Valparaiso University (DNP, 2011)
Debra Collins Ames, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of World Languages and Cultures; Holy Cross College (A.B., 1980); University of Virginia (M.A., 1982; Ph.D., 1987)
Norman Robert Amundsen, M.S., Associate Professor Emeritus of Physical Education; University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1955; M.S., 1967)
Katharine Antommaria (Ingham), Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita in the Valpo Core; Lake Erie College (B.A., 1958); Massachusetts General Hospital (R.D., 1959); University of Pittsburgh (M.S., 1961; Ph.D., 1980)
Daniel Lee Arkkelin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology; Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1974; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., 1978)
Richard Lawrence Balkema, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Political Science; Western Michigan University (B.A., 1962; M.A., 1963); Southern Illinois University (Ph.D., 1971)
Eldon William Balko, M.M., Associate Professor Emeritus of Music; Wisconsin State University (B.S., 1953); Michigan State University (M.M., 1957); University of Wisconsin
Michael W. Becker, CPA, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Emeritus in the College of Business; Wayne State University (B.S., 1962);University of Connecticut (MBA, 1975); University of Bridgeport (M.A., 1982); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 1994)
James A. Bernard, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics; Manhattan College (BBA, 1965); University of Notre Dame (Ph.D., 1972)
Bruce Gilbert Berner, LL.M., Professor Emeritus of Law; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1967); Yale University (LL.M., 1978)
John Paul Bernthal, DMA, Associate Professor Emeritus of Music; Valparaiso University (B.M., 1970); University of Rochester (M.M., 1972); University of Illinois (DMA, 1982)
Karen Berrier, Ph.D., Lecturer Emerita in World languages and Cultures; Miami University (B.A., 1971); Indiana University (M.A., 1973; Ph.D., 1980)
Robert Frank Blomquist, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1973); Cornell University (J.D., 1977)
Ivan Edward Bodensteiner, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Loras College (B.A., 1965); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1968)
Thomas E. Boyt, DVM, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Marketing in the College of Business; United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1973); Colorado State University (DVM, 1980); The University of Oklahoma (Ph.D., 1994)
Allan Robert Brandhorst, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Education; University of Missouri-Columbia (BSEd, 1963; M.Ed., 1970; Ph.D., 1973)
Richard H. W. Brauer, M.S., Associate Professor Emeritus of Art; Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S., 1951; M.S., 1960)
Philipp L. Brockington, Jr., J.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Law; Amherst College (B.A., 1962); Harvard University Law School (J.D., 1965)
James D. Brodzinski, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Management in the College of Business; Ohio University (BFA, 1973; M.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1983)
Janet Marie Brown, R.N., Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Nursing; Indiana University (BSN, 1969); St. Xavier College (MSN, 1983); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Ph.D., 1995)
Jeffrey C. Brown, M.M., Clinical Assistant Professor Emeritus of Music; Calumet College (B.A., 1978); Valparaiso University (M.M., 1981)
Michael J. Bushbaum, J.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Law Librarianship; University of Nevada (B.S., 1990); Northwestern School of Law Lewis & Clark College (J.D., 1993); University of Washington (M. Lib., 1994)
James Caristi, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Information Sciences; Florida State University (B.A., 1971); Florida State University (Ph.D., 1975)
Derrick A. Carter, J.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Law; Eastern Michigan University (B.S., 1972); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1975)
Curtis W. Cichowski, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Carroll College (B.A., 1978); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1981)
David R. Cleveland, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Western Michigan University (B.A., 1998); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2002)
Nina Maria Corazzo, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication and Visual Arts; the Walter E. Bauer Professor of Art History; Indiana University (B.A., 1969; M.A., 1977; Ph.D., 1981); University of Strasbourg
Rex Cunningham, MFA, Associate Professor Emeritus of English; Rutgers University (A.B., 1953); State University of Iowa (MFA, 1959)
Grayson S. Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biology; George Washington University (B.S. 1970); University of Virginia (Ph.D., 1981)
Laura Gaston Dooley, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; University of Arkansas (B.A., 1982); Washington University (J.D., 1986)
Michael Louis Doria, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Case Institute of Technology (B.S., 1961; M.S., 1963); The Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1968)
Maryann Dudzinski, Ed.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Education; Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1974); Northern Illinois University (M.S., 1979); Northern Illinois University (Ed.D., 1989)
Charles A. Ehren, Jr., J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Columbia College, New York (A.B., 1954); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1956); University of Pennsylvania Law School
Gail McGrew Eifrig, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1962); Bryn Mawr College (M.A., 1963; Ph.D., 1982)
William Frederick Eifrig, Jr., DMA, Professor Emeritus of Music; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1955); University of Michigan (M.M., 1957; DMA, 1962)
Steven Carl Engerer, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Michigan State University (B.S., 1975); The University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1982)
Gene R. Evans, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Biology; Valparaiso University (B.S. in H.E., 1963); The University of Iowa (M.S., 1966); Purdue University (Ph.D., 1986)
John William Feaster, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of English; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1963); Northern Illinois University (M.A., 1966); Purdue University (Ph.D., 1970)
Cynthia Louise Felton, MSN, Clinical Assistant Professor Emeritus of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Valparaiso University (BSN, 1979); Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (MSN, 1979)
Linda Carol Ferguson, DMA, Professor Emerita of Music; University of Missouri - Kansas City (B.M., 1968; M.M., 1970; DMA, 1978)
Louis Ashley Foster, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science; Monmouth College (B.S., 1951); McCormick Theological Seminary (B.D., 1954); Purdue University (M.S., 1959; Ph.D., 1964)
Frederick Lawrence Frey, MFA, Associate Professor Emeritus of Art; University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1962; MFA, 1965)
Philip Klepfer Gehring24, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Music; Oberlin College (A.B., 1950; Mus.B., 1950); Syracuse University (M.M., 1955; Ph.D., 1963)
Demosthenes P. Gelopulos, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSEE, 1960); University of Notre Dame (MSEE, 1962); The University of Arizona (Ph.D., 1967)
Suzanne Kim Genovese, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; Indiana University Northwest (BSN); University of Notre Dame (M.S.); Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (MSN); Indiana State University (Ph.D., 2009)
Marcia Lou Gienapp, J.D., Professor Emerita of Law; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977)
Delphina Hopkins Gillispie, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Education; Berea College (B.A., 1973); Eastern Kentucky University (M.S., 1975); Purdue University (Ph.D., 2008)
Naomi Joy Goodman, Dip. L., Technical Services Librarian Emerita with rank of Associate Professor Emerita in the School of Law; University of Queensland (B.A., 1968); University of New South Wales (Library Science Diploma, 1969)
Christoffer-Hinrich Grundmann, Ph.D., John R. Eckrich University Chair Emeritus in Religion and the Healing Arts; University of Hamburg (Mag.theol., 1977; Dr.theol., 1992; Dr.theol.habil., 1996; Prof., 2001)
Alan F. Harre25, Ph.D., President Emeritus; Concordia Senior College (B.A., 1962); Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div., 1966); Presbyterian School of Christian Education (M.A., 1967); Wayne State University (Ph.D., 1976)
Daniel W. Hart, P.E., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSEE, 1970); Purdue University (MSE, 1975; Ph.D., 1985)
Mark Alan Heckler, Ph.D., President Emeritus; Elizabethtown College (B.A., 1977); Catholic University (MFA, 1979); University of Colorado (Ph.D., 2011)
Geoffrey J. Heeren, LL.M., Professor Emeritus of Law; The University of Chicago (B.A., 1996); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2000); Georgetown Law (LL.M., 2012)
Kelly Dianne Helm, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology; Brigham Young University (B.S., 1981), University of Montana (M.S., 1998); Purdue University (Ph.D., 2009)
Johannes Helms26, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages and Literatures; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1953); University of Michigan (M.A., 1954; Ph.D., 1963)
James P. Henderson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Economics; Beloit College (B.A., 1960); Northern Illinois University (M.A., 1967; Ph.D., 1977)
Garland Fisher Hicks, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology; St. Lawrence University (B.S., 1967); Michigan State University (Ph.D., 1975)
Sarah Holterhoff, MALS, Associate Professor Emerita of Law Librarianship; The Ohio State University (BSEd, 1970); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (MALS, 1975)
Derrick Howard, J.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Law; Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Administration; University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990)
Norman LeRoy Hughes, M.S., Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science; Ohio Northern University (B.S., 1953); University of Wisconsin (M.S., 1958)
Rebecca Jean Huss, LL.M,, Professor Emerita of Law; University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1989); University of Richmond (J.D., 1992); The University of Iowa (LL.M., 1995)
Ronald Arthur Janke, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Geography and Meteorology; Marquette University (B.A., 1965); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (M.A., 1967); University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus (Ph.D., 1976)
David Henry Johnson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science; Augustana College, Illinois (A.B., 1962); The University of Illinois (M.S., 1964; Ph.D., 1971)
Kimberly Rae Kass, J.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Law; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001)
Kenneth Henry Klein, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy; Washington University (A.B., 1952); The University of Chicago, Divinity School (B.D., 1955); Lutheran Theological Seminary, Chicago; Mansfield College, Oxford University; Harvard University (Ph.D., 1963)
Claire Louise Boyd Knaub, R.N., M.N., Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing; Elizabethtown College (BSN, 1958); University of Pittsburgh (M.N., 1971)
William Ronald Koch, M.S., Associate Professor Emeritus of Physical Education; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1951); Indiana University (M.S., 1956)
Douglas J. Kocher, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1973); University of Tennessee (M.S., 1976; Ph.D., 1979)
Paul Martin Kohlhoff, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Purdue University (B.S., 1981); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1986)
Warren Melvin Kosman, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Valparaiso University (B.S., 1967); The University of Chicago (M.S., 1969; Ph.D., 1974)
Michael Martin Kumpf, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages and Literatures; Luther College (B.A., 1968); The Ohio State University (M.A., 1972: Ph.D., 1974)
Frederick W. Langrehr, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Marketing in the College of Business; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1965); Northern Illinois University (M.S., 1968); University of Alabama (Ph.D., 1978)
Carolyn Sue Leeb, Ph.D., Lecturer Emerita in Theology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1969); San Francisco Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1993); Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.Th., 1996; Ph.D., 1998)
Gilbert Mark Lehmann, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSME, 1955); Illinois Institute of Technology (MSME, 1957); Purdue University (Ph.D., 1966)
Joel Phillip Lehmann, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science; Valparaiso University (B.S., 1968); North Carolina State University (MAM, 1971; Ph.D., 1978); DePaul University (M.S., 1984)
Rosalie Berger Levinson, J.D., Professor Emerita of Law; Indiana University (B.A., 1969; M.A., 1970); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1973)
Marcia Ann Lewis, DMA, Associate Professor Emerita of Music; University of Wisconsin (B.M., 1963; M.M., 1965); Northwestern University (DMA, 1978)
JoEllen Lind Satterlee, J.D., Professor Emerita of Law; Stanford University (A.B., 1972); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1975); University of Utah
Mary Lou Logothetis, R.N., DNS, Professor Emerita of Nursing; DePaul University (BSN, 1966; MSN, 1976); Indiana University (DNS, 1988)
Theodore Mark Ludwig27, Th.D., Ph.D., Surjit Patheja Professor Emeritus of World Religions and Ethics; Professor Emeritus of Theology; Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (B.A., 1958; M.Div., 1961; STM, 1962; Th.D., 1963); The University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1975)
Edgar Jacob Luecke, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSEE, 1955); University of Notre Dame (MSEE, 1957); Purdue University (Ph.D., 1968)
Peter C. Lutze, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Communication; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1968); Brandeis University (MFA, 1974); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1977; Ph.D., 1991)
Larry E. Mainstone, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Management in the College of Business; Western Michigan University (BSEE, 1969); Michigan State University (MBA, 1972; Ph.D., 1976)
Robert Wayne Manweiler, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy; University of Kansas, Lawrence (B.S., 1967); Cornell University (M.S., 1969; Ph.D., 1972); Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1977)
Michael K. McCuddy, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Management in the College of Business; Indiana University South Bend (B.S., 1971; MSBA, 1973); Purdue University (Ph.D., 1977)
Ellen Ruth Bierwagen Meyer, M.A., Librarian Emerita with rank of Assistant Professor Emerita; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1962); Indiana University (M.A., 1965)
Frederick Richard Meyer, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biology; Valparaiso University (B.S., 1960); Indiana University (M.A., 1962; Ph.D., 1966)
Sandra Sue Michelsen, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Education; The University of Toledo (B.Ed., 1964); Michigan State University (M.A., 1970; Ph.D., 1985)
John A. Miller, DBA, Professor Emeritus of Marketing in the College of Business; Concordia Senior College (B.A., 1960); Indiana University (MBA, 1969; DBA, 1972)
Judith Elaine Kimbrough Miller, MLS, Assistant Professor Emerita of Library Science; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1970); North Texas State University (MLS, 1976)
Seymour Moskowitz, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Columbia University (B.A., 1963); Harvard University (J.D., 1966)
Kathleen Ruth Mullen, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of English; Notre Dame College (B.A., 1964); The University of Texas (M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1977)
Bonita Dostal Neff, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Communication; University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1964; M.A., 1966); University of Michigan (Ph.D., 1973)
Clare Kraegel Nuechterlein, J.D., Distinguished Practitioner Emerita of Law; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1972; M.A., 1975; J.D., 1978)
William Roys Olmsted, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Humanities in Christ College; University of Michigan (B.A., 1965); University of Paris; The University of Chicago (M.A., 1970; Ph.D., 1975)
Irving S. Olsen, M.S., Assistant Professor Emeritus; Northwestern University (B.S., 1954; M.S., 1955); Indiana University
Ceyhun Ozgur, CPIM, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Information and Decision Science; University of Akron (B.S., 1982; M.S., 1984); Kent State University (Ph.D., 1990)
Carole Anne Pepa, R.N., Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Nursing; Indiana University (BSN, 1967; MSN, 1982); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 1992)
Margaret Perry, MSLS, University Librarian Emerita with rank of Associate Professor Emerita; Western Michigan University (A.B., 1954); City College, New York; Catholic University of America (MSLS, 1959)
Mary Geraldine Persyn, MLS, J.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Law; Creighton University (A.B., 1967); University of Oregon (MLS, 1969); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1982)
Judith Griessel Peters, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Foreign Languages and Literatures; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1961); University of Colorado (Ph.D., 1968)
Richard William Pick, MFA, Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre and Television Arts; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1957); Northwestern University (M.A., 1962); The University of Iowa (MFA, 1968)
John Joseph Potts, CPA, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; University of New Mexico (B.A., 1969); Boston College (J.D., 1974); Northeastern University (M.S., 1975)
Phillip Powell, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication; Northern Illinois University (B.A., 1982; Ph.D., 2008); Governors State university (M.A., 1993)
Steven Robert Probst, J.D., MLIS, Associate Professor Emeritus of Law Librarianship; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 2002); Dominican University (MLIS, 2005)
Karl Edward Reichardt, CMA, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting in the College of Business; University of Wisconsin (BBA, 1966); University of Denver (MSBA, 1967); University of Missouri (Ph.D., 1971)
Donna R. R. Resetar, M.A., Associate Professor Emerita of Library Services; Michigan State University (B.A., 1974); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1977)
Perry W. Riffel, Ed.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Education; Concordia College, Seward (B.S., 1969); Southern Illinois University (MSEd, 1974); Oklahoma State University (Ed.D., 1990)
Marian Jean Rubchak, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of History; Douglass College (B.A., 1971); Rutgers University (M.A., 1973); University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D., 1988)
Warren Gunther Rubel, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Humanities in Christ College; Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (B.A.,1950; M.Div., 1952); Washington University (M.A., 1961); University of Arkansas (Ph.D., 1964)
Dolores Mary Ruosch, M.S., Dean of Women with rank of Associate Professor Emerita; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1951); University of Southern California (M.S., 1957)
Mollie A. Sandock, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of English; Brown University (A.B., 1972); The University of Chicago (M.A. [Library School], 1976; M.A. [English Literature], 1979; Ph.D., 1985)
Verne Robert Sanford28, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science; University of North Dakota (Ph.B., 1957; M.S., 1949); University of Michigan (MPH, 1962; Ph.D., 1970)
Barbara J. Schmidt, J.D., Professor Emerita of Law; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973)
William Joseph Schoech, P.E., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSEE, 1966); The Pennsylvania State University (MSIE, 1969); Purdue University (Ph.D., 1971)
James Edward Schueler, P.E., M.S., Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSCE, 1959); Northwestern University (M.S., 1960)
David William Scupham, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology; The University of Chicago (A.B., 1975); Indiana University (Ph.D., 1985)
Edgar Paul Senne, M.A., Associate Professor Emeritus of Theology; Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (B.A., 1954; M.Div., 1958); Washington University (M.Ed., 1958); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1969)
Cheryl D. Slack, DNP, Clinical Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing; Valparaiso University (BSN, 1978; DNP, 2015); Rush University (M.S., 1983)
Dorothy Paulsen Smith, R.N., J.D., Ph.D., LL.D. (Hon.); Professor Emerita of Nursing; Whitworth College (B.S., 1955; LL.D. [Hon.], 1997); Western Reserve University (M.S., 1960); Yale University (Ph.D., 1967); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1987)
Lewis Oliver Smith, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Grove City College (B.S., 1944); University of Rochester (Ph.D., 1947)
Ronald John Sommer, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of English; Wabash College (A.B., 1960); Yale School of Drama; Brown University (M.A., 1963); Indiana University (Ph.D., 1975)
Gerald Paul Speckhard29, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus of Education; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1952); University of Wisconsin (M.S., 1959); University of Colorado (Ed.D., 1966)
Bradford Hall Spring, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering; Cornell University (BCE, 1959; M.S., 1961); University of Wisconsin (Ph.D., 1973)
James Dill Startt, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus in History; University of Maryland (B.A., 1957; M.A., 1961; Ph.D., 1965)
John Rudolph Steffen, P.E., Ph.D., Alfred W. Sieving Chair Emeritus of Engineering; Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSME, 1966); University of Notre Dame (MSME, 1968); Rutgers University (Ph.D., 1974)
William Leroy Steinbrecher, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus of Physical Education; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1957; B.S. in P.E., 1959); Indiana University (M.S. in P.E., 1963); Florida State University (Ed.D., 1969)
Jerome J. Stieger, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Physical Education; Florida State University (B.S., 1964; M.S., 1969; Ph.D., 1978)
Richard Taylor Stith, III, J.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Harvard University (B.A., 1965); Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay; University of California, Berkeley (M.A., 1967); Yale University (M.Phil., 1971; J.D., 1973; Ph.D., 1973)
Sandra Ellen Strasser, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Information and Decision Sciences in the College of Business; University of California, Riverside (B.A., 1971); California State University, Fresno (MBA, 1986); University of Colorado at Boulder (Ph.D., 1990)
Michael Stevens Straubel, LL.M., Professor Emeritus of Law; Western Michigan University (B.S., 1979); Marquette University (J.D., 1982); McGill University (LL.M., 1989)
Susan P. Stuart, J.D., Professor Emerita of Law; the Seegers Distinguished Chair of Law; DePauw University (B.A., 1973); Valparaiso University (M.Ed., 1976); Indiana University (J.D., 1982)
James Chien-Hua Tan, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biology; Chung Sing University, China (B.S., 1957); Montana State University (M.S., 1961); North Carolina State University (Ph.D., 1968)
D.A. Jeremy Telman, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Columbia University (B.A., 1985); Cornell University (M.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1993); New York University (J.D., 1999)
Paul Stephen Trapp, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Marketing in the College of Business; University of Colorado (BSBA, 1979); Indiana University (MBA, 1981); University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (Ph.D., 1991)
Mary T. Treanor, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita Mathematics and Computer Science; College of Mt. St. Vincent (B.A., 1964); University of Notre Dame (M.S., 1968; Ph.D., 1984)
Albert Raymond Trost, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Political Science; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1962); Washington University (M.A., 1963; Ph.D., 1971)
Bernard Roberts Trujillo, J.D., Professor Emeritus of Law; Princeton University (A.B., 1988); Yale University (J.D., 1992)
Barbara A. Tyree, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Kinesiology; Lamar University (B.S., 1976); Washington State University (M.S., 1993); University of Idaho (Ph.D., 1996)
Edward Martin Uehling, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of English; Hastings College (B.A., 1967); The Pennsylvania State University (M.A., 1973; Ph.D., 1980)
Ruth Casey Vance, J.D., Professor Emerita of Law; Olivet College (B.A., 1979); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1982)
David Eugene Vandercoy, LL.M., Professor Emeritus of Law; The Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1971); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M., 1980)
Peter J. Venturelli, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Criminology; Illinois State University (B.A., 1972); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1981)
Merlyn Clarence Vocke, P.E., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSEE, 1955); University of Notre Dame (MSEE, 1957); The University of Iowa (Ph.D., 1971)
Jerry M. Wagenblast, M.S., Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science; Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S., 1962; M.S., 1968); Purdue University
Stuart G. Walesh, P.E., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering; Valparaiso University (BSCE, 1963); The Johns Hopkins University (MSE, 1965); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D., 1969)
LouJeanne Bray Walton30, M.A., Associate Professor Emerita of Social Work; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1960); The University of Chicago (M.A., 1969)
David K. Weber, Ph.D., Lecturer Emeritus in Theology; Concordia College, River Forest (B.A., 1978); Concordia Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1982); Montana State University (M.A., 1993); University of Durham (Ph.D., 2000)
Nola Jean Wegman, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English; Northwestern University (B.S., 1953; M.A., 1954; Ph.D., 1967)
Linda S. Whitton, J.D., Seegers Distinguished Chair Emeritus of Law; Professor of Law Retired; Valparaiso University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1986)
Coleen R. Wilder, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita of Management; Indiana University Northwest (B.S., 1978); The University of Chicago (MBA, 1995); Illinois Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 2010)
Geri Judith Yonover, J.D., Professor Emerita of Law; The University of Chicago (B.A., 1964); Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1983)
Suzanne Elizabeth Zentz, DNP, Associate Professor Emeritus of Nursing; Indiana University (BSN, 1982); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (MSN, 1988); Valparaiso University (DNP, 2010)


24 Deceased October 6, 2020
25 Deceased August 20, 2020
26 Deceased September 16, 2021
27 Deceased August 11, 2020
28 Deceased January 23, 2022
29 Deceased February 20, 2021
30 Deceased February 28, 2021


Administration, 2023-2024

Office of the President  
President José D. Padilla, J.D.  
President Emeritus Mark A. Heckler, Ph.D.  
  Assistant VP for HSI Initiatives, Chief of Staff, & Board Liaison Rebekah Arevalo, M.S.  
    Chief Information Officer Dave Sierkowski, B.S.  
    Title IX Coordinator Tressa Jones, MBA  
    Executive Director for HSI Initiatives Luz Magana, BS  
    Executive Assistant to the President Tammy Basich  
    Executive Director of Communications and University Events Cassandra J. Spier, MALS  
  Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Angela Vidal-Rodriguez, Ph.D.  
  Director of Athletics Charles Small, Ed.D.  
       
   
Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs  
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Eric W. Johnson, Ph.D.  
  Executive Assistant and Budget Officer Karen Palm, B.S.  
Vice President for Student Life Steven Janowiak, M.Ed.  
  Executive Assistant Kathy Marquart  
  Dean of Students Ryan Blevins, M.S.  
  Assistant Vice President for Student Life Carolyn Whittier, Ph.D.  
  Director of Health Center Kelley Eshenaur, MSN, R.N., FNP-C  
  Director of Counseling Center Kimberly Boone, MA, LMHC  
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Lissa Yogan, Ph.D.  
  University Registrar Allison M. Urbanczyk, MBA  
  Director of Faculty Development Cynthia Rutz, Ph.D.  
  University Director of Writing Kelly Belanger, Ph.D.  
  Director of Sponsored and Undergraduate Research Dorothy Warner  
  Director of the Freshman Core Lisa M. Jennings, Ph.D.  
  Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Angela Vidal-Rodriguez, Ph.D.  
  Director of Study Abroad Programs Allison Kroft, Ph.D.  
  Director of International Programs Janice Lin, M.A.  
  Manager of the Academic Success Center Tayler N. Dove, M.A.  
  Director of Access and Accommodations Resource Center Christina Hearne, MPA  
Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Gregg Johnson, Ph.D.  
  Interim Associate Dean Nirupama Devaraj, Ph.D.  
  Interim Associate Dean Richard Sévère, Ph.D.  
  Assistant Dean Adrian Lee, M.A.  
  Assistant Dean Elizabeth A. Douglas, J.D.  
Dean, College of Business Niclas L. Erhardt, Ph.D.  
  Associate Dean Sanjay Kumar, Ph.D.  
  Assistant Dean Deborah Singer, MBA  
Dean, College of Engineering Paul Douglas Tougaw, P.E., Ph.D.  
  Assistant Dean for Student Success Laura Sanders, M.S.  
Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions Karen Allen, Ph.D.  
  Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Nursing Programs Lynette Rayman, DNP  
  Assistant Dean of Graduate Nursing Programs Christina Cavinder, DNP  
  Assistant Dean for the Physician Assistant Program Joseph Zaweski, MPAS  
Interim Dean, Christ College Jennifer Prough, Ph.D.  
  Assistant Dean Zachary King, B.A.  
Executive Director of Graduate & Professional Enrollment Management Bart Harvey  
Director of Instructional Technology, Design, & Assessment Ed Finn, EdD  
Dean, Library Patricia J. Mileham, MALIS  
Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness Melizza Zygmunt, S.B.  
Executive Director of Strategic Planning Kevin Goebbert, Ph.D.  
Assistant Vice President for Mission and Spiritual Life Brian Beckstrom, Ph.D.  
  University Pastor James A. Wetzstein, M.Div.  
  University Pastor II Katherine Museus Dabay  
   
Division of Enrollment Management  
Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing Jill Schur, BSBA  
  Director of Undergraduate Admission Carrie Palkovich, M.A.  
  Director of Systems and Operations Tara Teeple, M.S.  
  Director of Financial Aid Karen Klimczyk, B.S.  
   
Office of Finance  
Vice President for Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Board Mark Volpatti, Ed.D., CPA  
  Executive Assistant Louise Poracky  
  Associate Vice President for Finance and Controller Tamara Gingerich, CPA  
  Senior Financial Analyst Kami J. Woody, BSBA  
  Director of Student Accounts Denise Aponte, B.S.  
  Assistant Director of Payroll Chelle Whetstone, B.A.  
  Executive Director of Human Resources Deondra Devitt, MBA  
    Benefits Manager Laura G. Childers, B.A.  
  Executive Director of Facilities Jason Kutch, B.S.  
   
Office of the General Counsel  
Vice President and General Counsel Darron C. Farha, J.D.  
  Executive Assistant to General Counsel Ashley Stan, MBA  
  Executive Director of Facilities Jason Kutch, B.S.  
  Chief, University Police Charles P. Garber Jr.  
   
Advancement and Strategic Initiatives  
Vice President Marie Foster-Bruns, MBA  
  Assistant Vice President for External Relations Kelly Anthony, MBA, J.D.  
  Interim Director of Center for Career and Professional Development Lori Miltenberger, M.A.  
   
University Board of Directors  
Robert D. Hansen, Jr. (Chair) Greensboro, GA  
José D. Padilla (University President) Valparaiso, IN  
David A. Bochnowski Munster, IN  
Cristal M. Brisco Granger, IN  
Luther C. Brunette Carmel, IN  
Jeffrey H. Dobbs Leawood, KS  
Mark H. Duesenberg Rocky River, OH  
Susan Jenny Ehr London, England  
Carolyn Schlie Femovich Hellertown, PA  
Christopher Good Larchmont, NY  
Mark P. Helge Rockford, IL  
Danielle Carter Iddins Indianapolis, IN  
Colette J. Irwin-Knott Zionsville, IN  
Frederick G. Kraegel Henrico, VA  
Bruce R. Laning St. Francis, WI  
Marian J. Moon Arcadia, OK  
Andrew N. Nunemaker Milwaukee, WI  
Noe M. Ortega Hummelstown, PA  
Christopher Petrini-Poli Lake Bluff, IL  
John W. Shelton Frankenmuth, MI  
Philip C. Spahn Chicago, IL  
Jon A. Steinbrecher Rocky River, OH  
Paul A. Strasen Littleton, CO  
Julie M. Winkler (Vice Chair) Naperville, IL  
Susan G. Zeeb (Guild Chair) Lake Villa, IL  
   
Arts and Sciences National Council  
Marcia R. Biang Brea, CA  
Neal P. Christiansen Chicago, IL  
Corinne E. Fribley Dallas, TX  
Beth Truett Haagen Oak Park, IL  
Peter A. Hessler (chair) Seven Hills, OH  
Frank L. Jaksch San Juan Capistrano, CA  
Richard D. Kauzlarich Falls Church, VA  
Ronald P. Koepke Lake Forest, IL  
Harold J. Moellering Columbus, OH  
Lois J. Niemier Warsaw, IN  
Jeffery O’Connor Valparaiso, IN  
Anna C. Rathmann Waterford, VA  
Sandra J. Rosenthal Nashville, TN  
Christine Zrinsky Chicago, IL  
   
Business National Council  
John Beattie Seneca, SC  
John M. Hanak Norman, OK  
Walter F. Hoeppner (chair) Libertyville, IL  
Ruth S. McCormick Teaneck, NJ  
Stewart G. McMillan Valparaiso, IN  
James A. Muhammad Crown Point, IN  
David A. Price Granger, IN  
Kenneth Reali, Jr. Durham, NC  
Donald P. Schoenheider Lake Forest, IL  
Daniel D. Tiemann Chicago, IL  
Todd M. Tribble Union, KY  
Donna A. Van De Water Wilmette, IL  
Leo G. Watson Indianapolis, IN  
Susan E. Weston Spring, TX  
Jason J. Winkler Naperville, IL  
Jeffrey L. Witt Deer Park, IL  
   
Engineering National Council  
Jumah R. Al-Mazrouie Dubai, United Arab Emirates  
Lesley K. Chapman Valparaiso, IN  
Jonathan Dorn Reston, VA  
Mark Fisher Valparaiso, IN  
Frederick P. Jenny New Albany, OH  
Mikko H, Lipasti Lake Mills, WI  
Loren J. Lorig River Falls, WI  
Andrew J. Meyer Oak Creek, WI  
Mark Nelson Monte Sereno, CA  
Diane L. Norris Cincinnati, OH  
Rebecca Otte New Orleans, LA  
Scott D. Roller (chair) Prosper, TX  
John M. Scheffey Churchville, PA  
Verne R. Schneider Ashburn, VA  
Paula L. Scholl Evanston, IL  
Douglas Spaulding Minneapolis, MN  
Laura A. Walker Valparaiso, IN  
Larry W. Zimmerman Highland, MD  
   
Nursing and Health Professions National Council  
Robert L. Beyer South Lyon, MI  
Kristine L. Boettcher Paoli, PA  
Beth Ann Brooks Chicago, IL  
Robert W. Clausen South Bend, IN  
Daniella Herdman New Market, MD  
Jill C. Jacobson Vero Beach, FL  
Stephanie A. Kapfer Urbandale, IA  
Jonathan W. Miller Norfolk, VA  
Leslie G. Paul San Diego, CA  
Alicia C. Shillington Savannah, GA  
Penny Viater Dyer, IN  
Beth Wrobel Valparaiso, IN  
   
Christ College National Council  
Matthew Cavin (2008) Aukland, New Zealand  
Rebecca Cavin (2008) Aukland, New Zealand  
Ruth E. Doty (1970) Wescosville, PA  
Erin Goffette (1997) Portage, IN  
Kurt K. Kroenke (1973) Greenwood, IN  
Joshua Lee (1998) Chicago, IL  
Richard E. Mueller (1970) Florissant, MO  
David A. Piehler (1977) Wausau, WI  
Susan L. Rosborough (1978) Oak Park, IL  
Peter B. Schmalz (1969) Landenberg, PA  
Benjamin A. Schnakenberg (2000) Denver, CO  
Russell S. Schumacher (2001) Ft. Collins, CO  
Pamela Carey Sieving (1970) Sacramento, CA  
Rene L. Steinke (1986) Brooklyn, NY  
Loretta M. VanEvery (1994) Indianapolis, IN  
Mary Warlick (1979) Arlington, VA  
   
Alumni Association Board of Directors  
Ken Acoff (1999) California, MD  
Elias Argueta (2015), First Vice President Milwaukee, WI  
Nathan Atkins (2013) Annapolis, MD  
Faith Briggs (2017, 2019) Hobart, IN  
Ekaterina Dafnis (2007) Mt. Prospect, IL  
Kimberly Dana (1991) Nashville, TN  
Dawn Duncan (1989), Treasurer Lynn, MA  
Rachel Evans (2011) Davenport, IA  
Susan (Schulte) Flesch (1968) University City, MO  
Glenn Gilmore (1981) Colleyville, TX  
Chelsey (Bradford) Gordon (2016), Immediate Past President Crown Point, IN  
Danielle (Carter) Iddins (2006, 2008), President Indianapolis, IN  
Sara Manske (1998), Parliamentarian Carmel, IN  
Sarah Messerschmidt (2022) Jacksonville, FL  
Samuel Mihalich (2020) Phoenix, AZ  
Louise Mundinger (1978) Medford, MA  
Barbara Ruhe (1970, 1976), Second Vice President Wethersfield, CT  
Colleen (Murphy) Sannipoli (1999) Raleigh, NC  
Heidi (Brockmann) Sturmfels (1987), Secretary Chaska, MN  
Brandon Tomlinson (2008) Fairfax, IA  
Daniel Trapp (2001) San Diego, CA  
Brian Wise (2006) South Elgin, IL  
   
Valparaiso University Guild Board of Directors  
Katie (Luekens) Chan Chee (1991) Mohegan Lake, NY  
Sarah (Churness) Floyd (1992) Southampton, PA  
Steven Mast (1990) New Carlisle, IN  
Christine Messerschmidt Tower Lakes, IL  
Sidney (Findley) Rinker (2013) Valparaiso, IN  
Lindsay Roettger (2016), Vice Chair Chicago, IL  
Kathi (Burreson) Sterling (1993), Secretary Palos Heights, IL  
Robert Wichlinski (1982, 2013), Treasurer Valparaiso, IN  
Susan (Sager) Zeeb (1986), Chair Lake Villa, IL