Faculty Directory and Awards

The University Faculty

The date indicates year of original appointment.

AKVAN, COURTNEY, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2024.
A.A.S., West Virginia Northern Community College, B.S., Advent Health University, M.S., University of Texas MD Anderson School of Health Professionals.

ALPERS, MICHAEL, Instructor of Criminal Justice, 2016.
B.A.A.S., M.A.C.J., Midwestern State University.

ALVARADO, CESAR, Assistant Professor Nursing, 2016.
B.S., University of Houston; M.S.N., Seattle University; Ph.D., Chatham University.

ANDERS, SUSAN, Louis J. & Ramona Rodriguez Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Professor of Accounting, 2015.
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.S., University of North Texas; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

ANDERSON, JENNIFER, Graduate Coordinator, Chair and Associate Professor of Respiratory Care and Health Services Administration, , 2007.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.A.T., Texas Woman’s University; Ed.D., University of North Texas.

ARUMUGHAM, PACKIARAJ, Professor of Social Work, 2014.
M.A., Bishop Heber College, India; Ph.D., Bharathidasan University, India.

ASHBROOK, JOHN, Associate Professor of History, 2019.
B.A., Radford University; B.A., B.S., State University of New York at Oswego; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville.

ATKINS, BEN D., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, 2012.
B.A., Texas Tech University; B.S., M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.

AZZOUZ, SALIM, Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2006.
B.S., Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France; B.A., M.Sc., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland; Ph.D., Old Dominion University.

BARNARD, ELIZABETH, Instructor of Graduate and Adult Education, 2023.
M.Ed. and B.S., Midwestern State University.

BELCHER, SANDRA, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1993.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., University of North Texas.

BERNARD, GUY, Professor of Mathematics, 2005.
Bachelor in Engineering, M.A.Sc., École Polytechnique, Université de Montréal; M.S., University of British Columbia; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

BLAKESLEE, BRANDON, Assistant Professor of History, 2022
B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.

BLANKENSHIP, MURIEL, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
A.D.N., Midwestern State University, B.S.N., M.S.N., Texas Woman’s University.

BLY, JASON, Associate Professor of Art, 2017.
B.A., M.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University.

BRADLEY, SABRINA, Instructor of Undergraduate Education, 2021.
B.S., Midwestern State University, M.S., John’s Hopkins University.

BRANT, JOEL, Chair and Professor of Biology, 2025.
B.S., Abilene Christian University, M.S., Angelo State University, Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

BRENNAN, ROBERT, Dean of the McCoy College of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering and Professor of Biology, 2024.
B.S., University of South Dakota; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

BROWN MARSDEN, MARGARET, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Biology, 2015.
B.S., University of Dallas; Ph.D., Purdue University

BRYANT, KAYLA, Instructor of Clinical Mental Health, 2025.
B.S., University of Texas at Dallas, M.S., University of North Texas at Dallas.

BULLARD, ANGELA, Instructor of Undergraduate Education, 2021
A.S., Tyler Junior College, B.S., Letourneau University, M.Ed., the University of Texas at Tyler.

BUTLER, SARAH, Assistant Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 2011.
B.A., Midwestern State University; M.A., Kent State University.

CAPPS, MATTHEW, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Educational Leadership, 2006.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

CARLSTON, DAVID L., Professor of Psychology, 2004.
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio University.

CARROLL, BETTY, Instructor of English, 2013.
B.A., M.A., Texas A&M University, Commerce.

CARTER, BRAD, Professor of Geoscience, 2025.
B.S., Radford University, M.S., Auburn University, Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

CASE, RANDY, Associate Professor of Respiratory Care, 2013.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.A., Wayland Baptist University; Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands.

CHEN, MEI “JAMIE”, Assistant Professor of Marketing, 2024.
B.M., Harbin University of Commerce, China; M.M., Beijing International Studies University, China; Ph.D., School of Business and Economics, VU Amsterdam, Netherlands.

CHOUDHURY, SANCHARI, Associate Professor of Economics, Finance and General Business, 2020.
B.S., M.S., University of Calcutta, India; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University.

CHRISTIANSEN, ISAAC, Associate Professor of Sociology, 2017.
B.A., Drake University; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

CLARK, AMY, Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2023.
B.A., University of North Texas; M.A., Texas Woman’s University.

COBB, SARAH, Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2014.
B.A., B.S., Wheaton College; Ph.D., University of Utah.

COENEN, HILLARY, Associate Professor of English, Humanities and Philosophy, 2020.
B.A., Angelo State University; M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

COHOON, Wesley, Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2023.
B.S., M. Div., Liberty University; M.S., Texas A&M University; D. Min., Hardin-Simmons University

COLMENARES, EDUARDO, Associate Professor of Computer Science, 2015.
B.S., Universidad Industrial d Santander, Columbia; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

CROSSLAND, BRETT, Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, 2023.
B.S. and M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

CRUTCHER, APRIL, Instructor of Graduate and Adult Education, 2023.
B.A.,Texas Tech University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin.

CURE, ALICIA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021.
B.A., Texas A&M University; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Texas at Tyler.

CURRY, LEANN, Dean of the Gordon T. and Ellen West College of Education, and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2003.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

DAVIS, DEANDREA, Assistant Professor of Management, 2023.
B.B.A., M.B.A., Midwestern State University; D.B.A., University of Dallas. 

DESAI, RAJ, Chair and Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2015.
B.E., Bangalore University; M.S., Texas A&M University; M.B.A., University of Texas of the Permian Basin; D.I.T., University of Northern Iowa.

DIEHM, GARY E., Instructor of Athletic Training and Head Athletic Trainer, 2001.
B.S., M.S., Eastern New Mexico University.

DILLARD, VICTORIA, Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2009.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., A. T. Still University.

DILTZ, DARLA, Assistant Professor of Music, 2023.
B.M., Midwestern State University; M.M., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; D.M.A., University of Kentucky

DRAPER, MARY, Chair and Associate Professor of History, 2018.
B.A., Rice University; M.A., University of Virginia/Charlottesville; Ph.D., University of Virginia/Charlottesville.

DUNKERLEY, ANTHONY, Instructor of Economics, 2018.
B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M University.

DUNN, PATRICE, Assistant Professor of Graduate and Adult Education-Clinical Mental Health, 2023.
B.S., Ohio State University; M.Ed., University of North Texas.

EARLEY, CATHERINE, Chair and Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2018.
B.S.W., Midwestern State University; M.S., University of Texas at Arlington.

ELDEFRAWY, MAHMOUD, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2025.
B.S., Banha University-Egypt, M.S., Alexandria University-Egypt, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

ELSHARAFI, MAHMOUD, Associate Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2014.
B.Sc., Bright Star University, Braga-Libya; M.Sc., University of Miskolc, Hungary; M.Sc., Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology.

EMISHAW, LUEL, Associate Professor of Geoscience, 2025.
B.S., Addis Ababa University-Ethiopia, M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

FARABEE, TERRI, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
B.A., B.S.N., M.S.N., Midwestern State University.

FIDELIE, LAURA, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Criminal Justice, 2007.
B.A., Trinity University; M.B.A., Texas Tech University; J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law.

FIELDS, PETER J., Associate Professor of English, 2002.
B.A., M.A., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., University of Denver.

FINO, JESSICA, Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care, 2016.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.A.M., Wayland Baptist University; Ed.D., A.T. Still University.

FISHER, RODNEY, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2014.
B.S.R.T., Colorado Technical University-North Kansas City; M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Trident University.

FORRESTER, ALLISON, Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing, 2025.
B.S., Texas Christian University, M.A., University of Texas at Arlington, Ph.D., University of South Alabama.

FORRESTER, ROBERT C., Dean of the Dillard College of Business Administration, Dillard Distinguished Professor of Energy Finance and Professor of Finance, 2010.
B.B.A., M.B.A., Midwestern State University; D.B.A., Kennesaw State University.

FOSNAUGH, LINDA S., Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1994.
B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

FOSNAUGH, TIMOTHY, Lecturer of Mathematics, 2021.
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

FRAZIER, DANIEL, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, 2023.
B.A., Morningside College; M.S., University of Nebraska; Ed.D., University of Nebraska Lincoln & Omaha.

FUERTES-MANJÓN, ROBERTO, Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 1997.
B.A., University of Salamanca (Spain); M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

FULTON, CANDICE E., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1996.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., University of North Texas.

FULTON, TRACIE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
A.A.S., Vernon College; B.S., M.S., University of Texas at Arlington; D.N.P., Post University.

GAGUM, KYUNG LEE, Associate Professor of World Languages and Cultures (German), 2019.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

GAHARAN, CATHERINE, Associate Professor of Accounting, 2009.
B.S., M.B.A., Nicholls State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

GARCIA-FUENTES, PABLO, Graduate Coordinator and Interim Chair of Economics, Finance, and General Business, and Associate Professor of Economics, 2014.
B.S., Universidad Nacional Agraria, Managua, Nicaragua; M.S., North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

GARRISON, STEVE R., Redwine Honors Program Director and Associate Professor of Political Science, 2002.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

GIDDINGS, GREG W., Associate Professor of English, 1996.
B.B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Texas-Dallas.

GILES, TODD, Professor of English, 2012.
B.A., M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

GILLANDERS, ASHLEY, Assistant Professor of Art, 2025.
B.A., University of Manitoba-Winnipeg, M.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

GOSE, LEAH, Dean of the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts and Associate Professor of Art, 2020.
B.A., Colorado State University and University of Colorado, M.F.A., Texas Woman’s University

GRANT, SANDRA, Instructor of Mass Communication, 2006.
B.A., M.A., Wichita State University.

GREEN, REBECCA L., Instructor of English, 2002.
B.S., M.A., Midwestern State University.

GRIFFIN, TERRY W., Associate Professor of Computer Science, 2001.
B.A.A.S, M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

GROTH, SANDRA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021.
A.S., Weber State University, B.S., M.S., Fort Hays State University, D.N.P., the University of Mary.

GUO, YU, Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2013.
B.S., South China University of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

GUPTA, DITTIKA, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2014.
B.Sc., Delhi University, Delhi, India; M.Sc., Indian Institute of Technology; B.Ed., Indrapratsha University, New Delhi, India, M.Ed., Ph.D., Baylor University.

HALBERG, KRISTINA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2017.
B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., Midwestern State University; D.N.P., Chamberlain University. 

HALL, MICHELLE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2017.
B.S., Villanova University; M.S.N., Texas Christian University; D.N.P., American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

HALLFORD, RANDAL, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2003.
B.S., East Central University; M.S., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

HAMILTON, KATHARINE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2024.
B.S., Cameron University, A.D.N., Western Oklahoma State College, B.S.N., Oklahoma Panhandle State University, M.S.N., University of Phoenix.

HANSEN, CHRISTOPHER A., Chair of Chemistry and Physics and Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2000.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University.

HARP, VERONICA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
A.D.N., Vernon College; B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., Spring Arbor University.

HARRIS, CHRISTINE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2024.
B.S.N., M.S.N., Midwestern State University.

HARVEY, SUSAN, Professor of Music, 2009.
B.M., James Madison University; M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; D.M.A., Shenandoah University.

HELMCAMP, WENDY, Chair of Clinical Mental Health and Associate Professor of Graduate and Adult Education, 2020.
B.A., M.Ed., Midwestern State University, Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

HENSCHEL, SALLY M., Chair of English, Humanities, and Philosophy, Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of English, 2000.
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

HILTON, STEVEN, Professor of Art, 2006.
B.S., M.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.F.A., Herberger School of Fine Art from Arizona State University.

HIRAIDE, SUGURU, Professor of Art, 2003.
B.F.A., West Virginia University; M.F.A., California State University.

HOFFMANN, STEFANIE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2024.
A.D.N., Weatherford College-Wise County, B.S.N., Midwestern State University, M.S.N., Western Governor’s University

HOLCOMB, KELLY, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene , 2023.
B.S. and M.Ed., Midwestern State University. 

HOLT, ANDREW, Assistant Professor of Economics, 2022.
B.A., University of Central Arkansas; M.A., Miami University.

HOOD, JEFFREY B., Professor of Mathematics, 2005.
B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

HOWE, TERRI D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health, 2024.
B.A., Corpus Christi State University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus.

HUANG, SU HUA, Professor of Language and Literacy Studies, 2009.
B.A., Glencullen University; M.A., Bethel College; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

HUMPHREYS, KRYSTAL, Associate Professor of Adult Education, 2022.
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas Tech University. 

HUNSAKER, AMBER, Lecturer of English, 2021.
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University.

ILHAN, ZEKI OKAN, Associate Professor of Engineering, 2018.
B.S., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; Ph.D., Lehigh University.

JALALI, MOHSEN, Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2023.
B.A., M.A., Tehran University; M.A., Smith College. 

JANSEN, LAUREN, Associate Professor of Nursing, 2002.
A.D.N., New Mexico Junior College; B.S.N., University of Texas-Arlington; B.S.Ed., M.S.N., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

JENSEN, ERIN, Associate Professor of English, Humanities and Philosophy, 2025.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Utah.

JOHNSON, KEVIN, Lecturer of English, Humanities and Philosophy, 2024.
B.A., Oral Roberts University, M.A. University of Arkansas.

JOHNSON, TINA V., Professor of Computer Science, 2000.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

JONES, MARINA LYNN, Instructor of Mathematics, 2006.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University.

JUDIE, ERICA, Associate Professor of Respiratory Care, 2013.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.S., Wayland Baptist University; Ph.D., A.T. Still University.

KATARIA, NIYATI, Associate Professor of Management, 2012.
B.S., St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi; M.B.A., Indian Institute of Planning and Management; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

KELLEY, DEBRA, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 2013.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University.

KILLION, JEFFREY B., Dean of the Robert D. and Carol Gunn College of Health Sciences and Human Services and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 1999.
B.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

KING, JOHN MARK, Associate Professor of Mass Communication, 2025.
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

KNOX, MICHELLE L., Professor of Mathematics, 2005.
B.A., Malone College; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.

KOGER, ERIC, Chair and Professor of Theatre, 2014.
B.S., Ball State University; M.F.A., Florida State University.

KUANLIANG, ATTAPOL, Professor of Criminal Justice, 2014.
B.A., Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; M.S., M.A., University of Louisiana at Monroe; Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University.

KURSZEWSKI, TAMMY R., Associate Professor of Respiratory Care, 2008.
B.A.A.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University.

LEE, HYUN-JI, Assistant Professor of Economics, 2022.
B.C., Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea; M.S., Oklahoma State University.

LEE, JUHEON, Associate Professor of Political Science, 2020.
B.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Languages, Seoul; M.A., Seoul National University, Seoul; M.A., University at Albany, State University of New York; Ph.D., Northeastern University.

LEE, JIHYUN, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2025.
B.S., Keimyung University-South Korea, M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama.

LEI, ADAM YUNG-CHOU, Bridwell Distinguished Professor of Finance, 2005.
B.B.A., National Cheng Kung University; M.B.A., National Chung Cheng University; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

LEIMER, ANN MARIE, Professor of Art, 2012.
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

LEWANDOWSKI, ELIZABETH, Professor of Theatre, 1993.
B.S., Bradley University; M.F.A., Texas Tech University.

LEWIS, MITZI, Professor of Mass Communication, 2008.
B.U.S., M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

LI, QIAN, Professor of Finance, 2005.
B.S., Renmin University; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

LIANG, FU CHENG, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2017.
B.S., National Chung Cheng University, M.S., National Taiwan University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

LINDT, SUZANNE F., Chair of Undergraduate Education and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2010.
B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Nova Southeastern University; Ph.D., University of Houston.

LOCKHART, ROBIN D., Chair, BSN Coordinator, and Associate Professor of Nursing, 1993.
A.D.N., B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington.

LODGE, KIRSTEN, Coordinator of Humanities and Professor of English, 2011.
B.A., Cornell University; M.A., Central European University; Ph.D., Columbia University.

LUO, JIAXI, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, 2015.
B.S., Beijing Jiaotong University, China; B.E.E., M.S., Group T-University College, Belgium.

LUTTRELL, MATTHEW, Professor of Music, 2013.
B.M.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.M.E., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; D.M.A., Arizona State University.

LYNCH, ERIC, Associate Professor of French, 2018.
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., City University of New York; Ph.D., City University of New York.

LYONS, WILLIAM, Instructor of Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology, 2011.
B.S., University of Wyoming; M.S., University of Arizona.

MACHADO, STACEY, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2022.
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Oklahoma; D.N.P., Walden University.

MACHUNIS-MASUOKA, ELIZABETH, Instructor of Biology, 2014; 2016.
B.S., California State Polytechnic University; M.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of California-San Diego.

MAHMUD, KASHIF, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, 2022.
B.S., M.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; Ph.D. University of New South Wales, Sydney.

MARTINEZ, JOHN E., Professor of Economics and Director of the Bureau of Business and Government Research, 1997.
B.A., University of Texas-Austin; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

MARTINI, GIANCARLO, Instructor of Adult Education, 2025.
A.D., Community College of the Air Force, B.A., American Military University, M.A., American Public University System-Charles Town, WV.

MASUOKA, JAMES, Professor of Biology, 2007.
B.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., University of California-San Diego.

MATTHEWS, DANNY, Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting, MIS, and Legal Studies, 2025.
B.A., Midwestern State University, M.S., Naval Postgraduate School-Monterey, CA.

MAXWELL, NICHOLAS, Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2022.
B.A., Mississippi State University; M.S., Missouri State University.

MCCANN, STEPHANIE, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 2024.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.S., Texas Woman’s University.

McDONALD, TERRY L., Professor of Mathematics, 2006.
B.S., University of Texas at Tyler; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

MCGOWEN, JENNIFER, Chair and Associate Professor of Music, 2022.
B.M., Henderson State University; M.M., Stephen F. Austin State University; D.M.A., University of Memphis.

MCINROE, CATHERINE, Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2025.
A.A., San Antonio College, B.A., M.S., Texas A&M University.

MEDELLIN, KELLY, Chair of Adult Education and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2013.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.B.Ed., Southern Methodist University; Ed.D., University of North Texas.

MERCER, KIMBERLY, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2008.
B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S.N., University of Texas - Arlington; D.N.P., Texas Christian University.

MESCHER, JACOB D., Instructor of Mathematics, 2019.
B.A., Texas State University; M.A., Colorado State University.

MITCHELL, PATRICK S., Professor of Mathematics, 2000.
B.S., Phillips University; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University.

MOHAMMED, MUATEZ, Instructor of Physics, 2024.
B.S., M.S., Al-Mustansiriyah University-Baghdad, Iraq, M.S., Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

MONTOYA, CLAUDIA, Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 2002.
B.A., Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

MORAN, NATHAN R., Chair of Criminal Justice and Professor of Criminal Justice, 2002.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.A., Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.

MORGAN, MIKA, Instructor of Computer Science, 2021.
B.A., M.Ed., M.S., Midwestern State University.

NIMETZ, AMANDA, Assistant Professor in Tutoring and Academic Support Programs, 2006.
B.S., University of Houston; M.S., Midwestern State University.

NIVENS, MELISSA, Associate Professor of English and Faculty Director QEP, 2016.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce.

NSIMBE, ERNEST, Assistant Professor of Art, 2025.
B.A., Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, M.S, M.F.A., Iowa State University.

OLSON, MICHAEL, Graduate Coordinator, Chair and Professor of Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology, 2019.
B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

ONSTOTT, KIMBERLY, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2013.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University, Ed.D., Boise State University.

OVERSTREET, TYLER, Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2025.
B.A., M.S., University of South Alabama, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.

OWEN, MARY SUE, Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care, 2017.
B.S.R.C., Midwestern State University; M.S., Northeastern University.

OXFORD, JEFFREY, Chair and Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 2013.
B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

PANKONIEN, CATHERINE, Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Nursing, 2014.
B.S.N., Midwestern State University; M.S., South University.

PASSOS, NELSON L., Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Computer Science, 1996.
B.S., University of San Paulo (Brazil); M.S., University of North Dakota; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

PATTERSON, MIKE C., Professor of Management, 1977.
B.B.A., M.B.A., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

PEARSON, JACKSON, Assistant Professor of History, 2025.
B.S., M.A., Jacksonville State University, Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

PEGG, TIMOTHY, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2022.
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.S., University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., Miami University, Oxford Ohio.

PLATT, KIMBERLY, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
A.D.N., Cameron University; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Texas at Arlington.

POKHAREL, PRANAYA, Associate Professor of Engineering, 2020.
B.S., Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Nepal; M.S., McNeese State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

POSTON, LAURA, Instructor of Athletic Training, 2020.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University.

POWELL, RAFAEL, Visiting Instructor of Music, 2023.
B.A., Henderson State  University, M.A., Texas A&M University

PRICE, JONATHAN, Perkins-Prothro Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences, Chair of the Kimbell School of Geosciences, and Professor of Geosciences, 2010.
B.S., M.S., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

PROSE, CATHERINE, Professor of Art, 2005.
B.A., Cameron University; M.F.A., Texas Tech University.

QUAM, JONATHON, Associate Professor of Mass Communication, 2015.
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; M.F.A., University of North Texas.

RATTANASENGCHANH, MIKE, Associate Professor of History, 2020.
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Ohio University.

REDMILL, ELIZABETH, Assistant Professor of Theatre, 2025.
B.S., Weber State University, M.F.A., Emerson College.

REEVES FYFE, EMILY, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2015.
B.S.I.S., M.Ed., Lubbock Christian University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

ROBINSON, COREY, Associate Professor of Music, 2020.
B.M., Slippery Rock University; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of North Texas.

ROSSCOE, STEVEN, Assoiate Professor of Geosciences, 2023.
B.M., Slippery Rock University; M.M. Indiana University; D.M.A., University of North Texas. 

ROYCHOUDHURI, LOPA, Professor of Computer Science, 2022
B.S., Presidency College; M.S., University of Calcutta; M.A., Indian Statistical Institute; Ph.D., DePaul University.

SCALES, JON B., Assistant Professor of Biology, 2003.
B.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center- Houston.

SCHMITTER, JOEL S., Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1993.
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

SCHULTZ, EDWARD K., Professor of Special Education, 2005.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

SCHULZE, JOHN, Associate Professor of English, 2015.
B.S., University of New Orleans; M.F.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

SEDDEN, MANDY, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2015.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University.

SEFAH, EMMANUEL, Assistant Professor of Graduate and Adult Education, 2023.
B.Ed., University of Cape Coast; B.S., University of Ghana; M.Ed. Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

SERNOE, JAMES L., Chair and Associate Professor of Mass Communication, 1995.
B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

SHAKYA, TENZIN, Instructor of Biology, 2025.
B.S., B.A., Tribhuvan University-Kathmandu, Nepal, M.S., Midwestern State University

SHAO, JIANGUO, Professor of Chemistry, 2005.
B.S., Nanjing Normal University; M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Houston.

SHARMA, PREET, Associate Professor of Physics, 2017.
B.A., Ranchi University; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

SHAWVER, SANDRA, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 2009.
B.S., Ball State University; M.Ed., Springfield College; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

SHIPLEY, MICHAEL M., Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Biology, 2000.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

SLAVENS, DAWN RENEE, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Mathematics, 1999.
B.S., Emporia State University; M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.

SNOW, WHITNEY, Professor of History, 2013.
B.A., M.A., University of Alabama at Huntsville; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.

STEWART, TIFFANY, Associate Professor of Counseling, 2009.
B.A., Southern University - New Orleans; M.S., Minnesota State University; Ph.D., University of Akron.

STILES, BEVERLY L., Chair and Professor of Sociology, 1999.
B.A., Midwestern State University; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

STILTNER, CAROL, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023.
A.A.S. from San Bernardino Valley College; B.S., M.S., Loma Linda University.

STRINGFELLOW, CATHERINE V., Chair and Professor of Computer Science, 2002.
B.A., New Mexico Highlands University; B.S., Cameron University; M.S., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Colorado State University.

SWAGERTY, TIMOTHY, Instructor of Curriculum and Learning, 2018.
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State University, M.Ed., Wayland Baptist University.

THIEMANN, AMY, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, 2025.
B.M., Hastings College, M.M., Ithaca College, D.M.A., University of North Texas.

TILKER, KRISTOPHER R., Professor of Legal Studies, 1989.
B.A., Midwestern State University; J.D., Texas Tech University.

TILLMAN, FRANKLIN, Assistant Professor of Marketing, 2023.
B.B.A., Kennesaw State University; M.A., M.B.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

TOLE, SHANNA, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2021.
A.A.S., B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University.

TORRES RICO, ABIGAIL, Assistant Professor of Marketing, 2024.
B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Arlington.

TYRAN, LUDIE, Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2024.
A.A.S., Austin Community College, B.S., Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, M.Ed., Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Ed.D., A.T. Still University.

VANDEHEY, MICHAEL A., Interim Chair and Professor of Psychology, 1999.
B.A., University of Oregon; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana State University.

VEAZEY, LINDA, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, 2011.
B.A., University of Montevallo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California.

VIVIO, CHRISTOPHER, Associate Professor of Music, 2017.
B.M.Ed., Illinois State University; M.M., Penn State University; D.M.A., University of Memphis.

VOGTSBERGER, ROY C., Associate Professor of Biology, 2005.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

VOWELL, JOHN, Instructor of Management Information Systems, 2010.
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.B.A., University of North Texas.

WAISNER-TAYLOR, CARRIE, Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 2018.
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S., University of Kansas; Ed.D., Argosy University.

WANG, LIN, Associate Professor of Accounting, MIS, and Legal Studies, 2020.
B.A., Shandong University of Finance and Economics; M.S., Southern Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Houston.

WANG, SHELDON, Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2009.
B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

WANG, YUYAO, Assistant Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 2024.
B.S., Northwestern Polytech University-China, M.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Ph.D., Lamar University.

WATSON, SAMUEL E. III, Dean of the Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science, 1992.
A.B., University of Georgia; M.A.L.D., Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

WATTS, LYNETTE KAY, Chair of Radiologic Sciences, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2004.
A.A.S.R., B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

WETENDORF, BRENT, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2013.
B.S.N., M.S.N., Midwestern State University.

WHITE, SONIA, Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing for the Nonprofit Program, 2019.
B.F.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Bank Street College, Ph.D., University of South Alabama.

WHITWORTH, STACIA, Professor of Kinesiology, 2010.
B.S., Midwestern State University; M.Ed., Texas State University; Ph.D., Texas State University.

WICKARD, CHRISTINA, Program Coordinator and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2012.
B.A., M.Ed., East Central University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

WILLIAMS, TYLER, Associate Professor of English, 2017.
B.A., DePaul University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York.

WITHERSPOON, MELISSA, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019.
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State University; D.N.P., Post University. 

WOOD, JULIE, Program Coordinator of Sport Administration and Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2003.
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Sam Houston State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

WYNNE, DEBRA, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2013.
B.S.R.S., M.S.R.S., Midwestern State University.

Xu, Yang, Chair and Professor of Management and Marketing, 2024.
B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University; M.B.A., China Europe International Business School; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).

YOUNG, REBECCA JILL, Chair and Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 2018.
B.S.D.H., Midwestern State University; M.Ed., Midwestern State University.

YU, MENG, Assistant Professor of English-Technical and Professional Communication, 2023.
B.A., M.A., Beijing Language and Cultural University; Ph.D., Georgia State University

ZAMANI, SAUYEH KATHLEEN, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology, 2025.
B.S, M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.

ZAMORA-ROBLES, STEPHANIE, Chair of Graduate Education and Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Education, 2021.
B.S., M.Ed., Midwestern State University, Ed.D., the University of North Texas.

ZHANG, GRACE, Chair of Accounting, MIS, and Legal Studies and Professor of Management Information Systems, 2007.
B.S., M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China; Ph.D., University of Washington.

ZHANG, JIE, Professor of Management Information Systems, 2010.
B.A., Renmin University, China; M.A., Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

ZIEGLER, TIFFANY, Dean of the Dr. Billie Doris McAda Graduate School, Graduate Coordinator and Professor of History, 2016.
B.A., Hastings College; M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Emeriti Faculty and Administration

ARCHAMBO, LARRY, B.M.E., M.M., D.M.A., Professor of Music, 1988-2013.

ARNOULT, SHARON, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, 2000-2021.

BARNETT, DANA S., Assistant Professor of English, 1988-2009.

BAUER, KATHLEEN E., B.S., M.A., CPA, CSEP, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1981-2010.

BISBEE, CAROL E., B.A., M.S.S.W., Chair and Assistant Professor of Social Work, 1997-2013.

BLACK, ALAN P., B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Music, 1987-2015.

BLACKLOCK, PHILLIP, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Director of Certification and Compliance and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, 2006-2021.

BOWLES, BETTY, B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., Professor of Nursing, 1968-90; 2002-2024.

BUGG, NADIA A., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Coordinator, and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 1994-2009.

BULTENA, CHARLES, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management, 1996-2024.

BURGER, MARTHA A., B.A., M.S., Ed.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 2001-2013.

CAPPS, OSCAR EMERSON, B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., Associate Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Counseling and Special Education, 1970-2008.

CARPENTER, EMILY, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, 1967-2002.

CARPENTER, STEWART B., B.A., M.C.S., Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, 1978-2012.

CLARK, ROBERT E., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, 1973 - 2017.

COE, MARY ANN, B.S., M.Ed., D.Ed. Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 1997-2013.

COLLINS, CAROL L., B.S.N., M.S., Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1993-2014.

COLLINS, MICHAEL L., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of History, Regents’ Professor, and Hardin Distinguished Professor of American History, 1985-2010.

COMELLO, ROBERT, B.S., M.S., Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2002-2025.

COOK, WILLIAM B., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 1991-2022. 

COVERT, JOHNNIE, B.A., M.A., Instructor in Political Science, 1987-1997.

CREWS, NORVAL D., B.M., M.M.E., Assistant Professor of Music, 1970-2013.

CRUMP, MARTHA, B.S., M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 1993-2017.

CURRAN, BARBARA, B.S., M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, 1998-2013.

DARTER, CLARENCE L., JR., B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Coordinator of Physical Education and Professor of Education, 1966-1997.

DAVIS, FREDRIC, B.S., M.S., D.M.D., Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene, 1990-2018.

DAVIS, LARRY, B.S., M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art, 1969-2006.

DIEKHOFF, GEORGE, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, and Regents’ Professor, 1977-2025.

DISTEL, MARY JO, B.S.N., M.S, Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1996-2017.

DODGE, REBECCA, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Geosciences, 2008-2018.

DONOVAN, TIMOTHY P., B.S., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, 1987-2015.

DOWD, JOHN, B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, 1989-2006.

ENGLISH, NANCY STEELE, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art, 2001-2012.

ESTRADA, ANITA (ANN), B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Coordinator, and Associate Professor of Education and Reading, 1979-2012.

EVANS, H. G., B.A.A.S., Director of Campus Police, 1972-1999.

FARRIS, MARK K., B.A., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Mathematics, 1992-2022.

FAULK, JERRY, Associate Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 1990-2009.

FISCHLI, RONALD D., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Dean of the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre, 1990-2013.

FLANDERS, JOANNE M., B.S.N., M.S., Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1989-2005.

FRITZSCH, RALPH B., B.S., M.A., D.B.A., CPA-retired, Chair of Accounting and Management Information Systems and Professor of Accounting, 1984-2016.

GALBRAITH, THOMAS W., B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, 1979-2011.

GILLESPIE, SHERRY, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physical Education, 1967-1997.

GOLDBERG, GARY, B.F.A., M.F.A., Professor of Art, 1983-2021.

GORE, M.C., B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Ed.D., Professor of Special Education, 1993-2013.

GRANT, ROBERT J., B.S., M.P.A., D.P.A., Coordinator and Redwine Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, 1975-2000.

GRIMES, JOHN V., B.S, M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 1970-2003.

GUTHRIE, PAUL C., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, 1991-2023.

HALVERSON, RANETTE, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, 1980-2021.

HARLOW, KIRK C., B.S., M.E.A.S., D.P.H., Associate Professor of Health Services and Public Administration, 2004-2014.

HARMEL, ROBERT M., JR., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, 1970-79; 1989-2014.

HARRIS, CAROLYN R., B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Business Computer Information Systems, 1993-2004.

HARRIS, WILLIAM T., B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., CPA, CMA, Bridwell Distinguished Professor of Accounting, 1993-2004.

HARVEY, MARTHA M., B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Business Administration and Professor of Business Administration, 1982-2005.

HARVILL, MELBA S., B.A., M.A., M.L.S., Ph.D., University Librarian, 1967-2001.

HENDERSON, JOE M., B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., Professor of Kinesiology, 1965-2004.

HENDRICKSON, KENNETH E., JR., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Coordinator, Professor of History, Regents’ Professor, and Hardin Distinguished Professor of American History 1988-2006, 1970-2006.

HENSCHEL, DONALD F., JR., B.S., M.A., Professor of Theatre, 1970-2013.

HEWITT, HARRY P., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of History, 1967-2019.

HINDS, WILLIAM E., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, 1975-2005.

HOFFMAN, THOMAS P., B.S.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, 1968-2016.

HOGGARD, LYNN, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of English and Foreign Languages, 1986-2011.

HOLLABAUGH, LINDA L., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Foreign Languages, 1989-2016.

HORNER, NORMAN V., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 1967-2006.

HOUGH, RONALD, B.A., B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Professor of Music, 1971-2010.

JEFFERSON, LAURA, B.A., M.F.A., Associate Professor of Theatre, 1984-2015.

JOHNSON, ROBERT L. III, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of English, 1992-2022.

JOHNSTON, CHARLES R., B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, 2002-2015.

JOHNSTON, JAMES N., A.A.S., B.S., M.S.R.S., Ph.D., Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 2003-2022.

KEY, SUSANN, B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor in Academic Success Center, 2006-2016.

KINDIG, EVERETT W., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of History, 1971-2018.

KITCHEN, MICHAELLE L., B.S.O.E., M.Ed., Ph.D., Chair of Counseling, Kinesiology, and Special Education and Associate Professor of Counseling and Special Education, 1996-2020.

KRIENKE, ALBERT B., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, 1965-2001.

KOCURKO, M. JOHN, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Geology, 1979-2005.

LaBEFF, EMILY E., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, 1978-2018.

LAND, MICHAEL L., B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Program Coordinator of Educational Technology and Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 1989-2012.

LINDEMANN, DIRK, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, 1983-2022.

MARTIN, JAMES D., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Director of Applied Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science, 1970-2007.

MATTHEWS, DANNY G., B.B.A., M.S., CPA, Texas, CFE, CGFM, CMA, CNA, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1993-2003; 2004-05; 2009-2014.

MAXWELL, DONALD, B. A., B.M., M.M., D.M.E., Professor of Music, 1971-2022.

MAY, MARSHA A., B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1982-2013.

McCLINTOCK, STUART ALLAN, B.A., M.A., D.M.L., Professor of World Languages and Cultures, 1999-2018.

McCULLOUGH, CHARLES D., B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, 1985-2003.

McINTURFF, JAMES D., B.A., M.B.A.,CPA, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1988-1999.

MEDDAUGH, WILLIAM SCOTT, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Bolin Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Geology and Professor of Geosciences, 2013-2024.

MEDFORD, ANNETTE O., A.S., B.S.R.C., M.A., Chair and Assistant Professor or Respiratory Care, 1996-2013.

MENARD, TRACY, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Counseling and Special Education, 1992-2006.

MERKLE, BARBARA RAMOS, B.S.E., M.P.E., Director of Admissions, 1983 - 2013.

MEZZO, GLORIA, B.S.N., M.S.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1992-2003.

MINDEN, ELIZABETH, B.A., M.S., Instructor of Mass Communication, 2006-2018.

MORIARTY, KAREN, A.D.N., B.S.N., D.N.P., Associate Professor of Nursing, 2005-2025.

MORRISON, GARY D., A.A., B.S.R.T., M.Ed., Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 1988-2018.

MORROW, RUTH, B.A., M.M., M.A., D.M.A., Professor of Music, 1989-2025.

MOSS, PAM, B.A., M.Ed., Associate Professor and Coordinator for Academic Referrals, 2006-2020.

NEWTON, ELIZABETH B., B.S., M.S., Instructor in Mathematics, 1968-1975; 2000-2004.

NEWTON, H. GENE, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Program Coordinator and Professor of Education and Reading, 1969-2004.

OLSON, CHARLES J., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Director of Applied Arts and Sciences and Assistant Professor of English, 2001-2011.

OWEN, JANE C., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 2004-2014.

PATIN, ROY P., JR., B.S., M.B.A., D.B.A., Bridwell Distinguished Professor of Finance, 1992-2014.

PATTON, TERRY, B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Chair of Accounting, MIS, and Legal Studies, Robert Madera Distinguished Professor of Accounting, and Professor of Accounting, 2007-2025.

PREDA, MICHAEL A., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, 1976-2014.

PRUITT, RANDY D., B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, 1999-2012.

RAMSER, CHARLES, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Professor of Management, 1969-2012.

RANKIN, DAVID, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of English, 2009-2019. 

REDMON, ROBERT J., B.A., M.S., Ed.D., Program Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Professor of Education and Reading, 2001-2012.

RINCÓN-ZACHARY, E. MAGALY, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Director of Undergraduate Research and Professor of Biology, 1992-2021.

ROGERS, JESSE W., B.S., Ph.D., President, 2001-2015 and Professor of Chemistry, 1967-2017.

ROGERS, KAREN K., B.S.E, M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, 1980-2011.

ROUNTREE, DANIEL W., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, 1990-1997.

SCHUPPENER, JAMES, B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Professor of Music, 2003-2015.

SCOTT, NANCY A., B.A., M.S., Assistant Professor of Biology, 1963-1996.

SIMPSON, GRANT W., JR., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Dean of the Gordon T. and Ellen West College of Education and Professor of Educational Leadership and Technology, 2000-2010.

SIMPSON, RICHARD P., B.S., M.A., Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 1980-2020.

SMITH, EVANS LANSING, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of English, 1990-2010.

SPILLER, DIANE, B.A., M.Ed., Director of Academic Support Center and Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1989-2006.

SPORTSMAN, SUSAN S., B.S.N., M.S.N., M.S., Ph.D., RN, Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services, Program Coordinator of Nurse Administration, and Minnie Rhea Wood Distinguished Professor of Nursing, 1996-2012.

STAMBAUGH, JEFFREY, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Dean of the Dillard College of Business Administration, Dillard Distinguished Professor of Energy Management and Associate Professor of Management, 2008-2025.

STANGL, FREDERICK B., JR., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 1984-2012.

STEWART, JANE L., B.S.N., M.S.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2005-2013.

SUND, ELDON H., B.S., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, 1967-1995.

SUTKO, ADOLPH, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of the McCoy School of Engineering, 1987-2007.

TICKLE, EUGENIA, B.S.N., M.S.N., Ed.D., RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, 1989-2002.

TIMS, BILLYE J., B.S.E., M.E., Registrar, 1967-2001.

TUCKER, DAVID S., A.B., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, 1988-2015.

VAN GEEM, HENRY, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance, 1964-2003.

VEALÉ, BETH, B.S.R.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Radiologic Sciences, 1990-2024.

WALKER, AVIS JAN, B.A., M.S.S.W., Ph.D., Chair and Assistant Professor of Social Work, 1995-2006.

WHITLOCK, BAIRD W., B.A., Ph.D., D.Litt., Professor of English, 1978-1989.

WIEDEMANN, FRIEDERIKE W., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2002-2009 and Professor of Foreign Languages, 2002-2012.

WILLIAMS, LARRY E., B.S., M.S. Ph.D., Director of International Programs and Professor of Sociology, 1976-2015.

WILSON, PHILLIP H., B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Marketing, 2003-2020.

YAROSZ-ASH, ELIZABETH A., B.A., M.F.A., Professor of Art, 1981-2017.
 

Regents’ Professors

Beginning with the academic year 2005-2006, the Board of Regents established a three year award to recognize professors who had served higher education for a minimum of fifteen years and the university for a minimum of five years and who had made exemplary contributions in each of the three areas of teaching, research or creative work, and service, and had gained the respect and admiration of colleagues in the profession.

Hardin Professors

Beginning with the academic year 1961-62, the Hardin Foundation for Wichita County established an annual award for a member of the Midwestern State University faculty whose teaching and research of the preceding twelve months had brought distinction to the faculty member and the institution. The award is currently $5,000.

Hardin Scholars

In 1961-62 the Hardin Foundation established an annual award of $1,500 (currently $2,500) for a student whose scholastic achievements and participation in University activities during the preceding year had brought distinction to the student and Midwestern State University.

Faculty Award

The Faculty Award is an award given by the faculty of Midwestern State University to a full-time faculty member for teaching excellence and service to the University.