Faculty

Gregg H. Afman (1999) Professor of Kinesiology

  • B.A. Calvin College
  • M.A. Central Michigan University
  • Ed.D Brigham Young University

Judith L. Alexandre (1994) Associate Professor of Sociology

  • B.A. University of California Santa Barbara
  • M.S.W. University of Denver
  • Ph.D. United States International University

Scott Anderson (2006) Assistant Professor of Art

  • B.A. Willamette University
  • M.A. Syracuse University

Stanley E. Anderson Jr. (1978) Professor of Chemistry

  • B.S. Wheaton College
  • Ph.D. University of Illinois

Karen M. Andrews (1994) Associate Professor of Urban Studies and English

  • B.A. Westmont College
  • M.A. Ph.D. Claremont Graduate School

R. Anthony Askew (1984) Distinguished Professor of Art; Director of Art Gallery

  • B.A. University of California Santa Barbara
  • M.A. California State University Los Angeles

Gayle D. Beebe (2007) President; Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Theology

  • B.A. George Fox University
  • M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary
  • M.B.A. M.A. Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University

Bradford S. Berky (1990) Assistant Professor of Urban Studies

  • B.A. Gordon College
  • M.Div. Fuller Theological Seminary

John D. Blondell (1989) Professor of Theatre Arts; Artistic Director of Theatre

  • B.A. Winona State University
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

M. Grey Brothers (1994) Associate Professor of Music

  • B.S. University of California Davis
  • M.A. University of California Santa Barbara
  • Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

L. Steve Butler (1995) Professor of Music

  • B.A. College of Charleston
  • M.M. D.M.A. University of South Carolina

John R. Carlander (1980) Professor of Art

  • B.A. Concordia College
  • M.F.A. Bowling Green State University

Alister C. S. Chapman (2004) Assistant Professor of History

  • B.A. M.A. M. Phil. Ph.D. University of Cambridge

Mary B. Collier (1981) Professor of French

  • B.A. M.A. University of California Santa Barbara
  • Ph.D. Université de Paris-Sorbonne

Stephen M. Contakes (2007) Assistant Professor of Chemistry

  • B.S. Lehigh University
  • Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Stephan H. Cook (1981) Professor of English

  • B.A. Colorado State University
  • M.A. Ph.D. Marquette University

Jesse D. Covington (2007) Assistant Professor of Political Science

  • B.A. Pepperdine University
  • M.A. Westminster Theological Seminary
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Notre Dame

Carter R. Crockett (2005) Assistant Professor of Economics & Business

  • B.A. Westmont
  • Ph.D. Robert Gordon University

Lisa J. De Boer (1999) Associate Professor of Art History

  • B.A. Calvin College
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Michigan

Paul W. Delaney (1972) Professor of English

  • B.A. Asbury College
  • M.A. Ph.D. Emory University

Mary K. Docter (1992) Professor of Spanish

  • B.A. M.A. Ph.D. University of California Los Angeles

Deborah S. Dunn (1997) Associate Professor of Communication Studies

  • B.A. California State University San Francisco
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Southern California

Leonor A. Elías (1999) Associate Professor of Spanish

  • B.A. Middlebury College Vermont
  • M.A. Middlebury College Madrid
  • Ph.D. University of Texas Austin

Ronald M. Enroth (1965) Professor of Sociology

  • B.A. Houghton College
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Kentucky

Charles E. Farhadian (2004) Associate Professor of World Religions and Christian Mission

  • B.A. Seattle Pacific University
  • M.Div. Yale University
  • Ph.D. Boston University

Philip G. Ficsor (2006) Assistant Professor of Music

  • B.A. M.M. University of Michigan
  • M.M. Yale University
  • D.M.A. Boston University

Thomas G. Fikes (1998) Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience

  • B.A. California State University Fresno
  • Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

Bruce N. Fisk (1999) Associate Professor of New Testament

  • B.S. Philadelphia College of Bible
  • M.A. M.Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • Ph.D. Duke University

Robert H. Gundry (1962) Scholar-in-Residence Religious Studies

  • B.A. B.D. Los Angeles Baptist College & Seminary
  • Ph.D. University of Manchester

Andrea G. Gurney (2005) Assistant Professor of Psychology

  • B.A. Wheaton College
  • M.S. University of Pennsylvania
  • Ph.D. Northeastern University

Steven R. Hodson (1996) Professor of Music

  • B.Mus.Ed. Lewis and Clark College
  • M.Mus.Ed. University of Oregon
  • D.Mus.A. University of Colorado

Elizabeth A. Horvath (1990) Assistant Professor of Biology

  • B.A. Westmont College
  • M.S. California State University Long Beach

Russell W. Howell (1978) Professor of Mathematics

  • B.S. Wheaton College
  • M.Sc. University of Edinburgh
  • Ph.D. The Ohio State University

David J. Hunter (2000) Associate Professor of Mathematics

  • B.S. University of Illinois
  • M.S. Ph.D. University of Virginia

Patti Wilger Hunter (2000) Associate Professor of Mathematics

  • B.S. Westmont College
  • M.S. Ph.D. University of Virginia

Wayne F. Iba (2003) Associate Professor of Computer Science

  • B.A. University of California Santa Cruz
  • Ph.D. University of California Irvine

Thomas D. Jayawardene (1988) Professor of Sociology

  • B.A. M.A. Pontifical Urbaniana University
  • M.Phil. National Seminary of Sri Lanka
  • Ph.D. University of Surrey
  • Ph.D. International University

Ryan A. Jorden (2000) Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Assistant Coach Men’s Soccer

  • B.A. Westmont College
  • M.S. Oregon State University
  • Ph.D. candidate University of Northern Colorado

Steven M. Julio (2006) Assistant Professor of Biology

  • B.S. Westmont College
  • Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

Kenneth E. Kihlstrom (1984) Professor of Physics

  • B.S. M.S. Ph.D. Stanford University

Kim P. Kihlstrom (1999) Associate Professor of Computer Science

  • B.S. M.S. Stanford University
  • Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

Cheri L. Larsen Hoeckley (1997) Associate Professor of English

  • B.A. University of California Riverside
  • M.A. University of Texas Austin
  • Ph.D. University of California Berkeley

David G. Lawrence (1974) Professor of Political Science

  • B.A. Wheaton College
  • M.A. Ph.D. The American University

Jonathan E. Leech (1985) Professor of Mathematics

  • B.A. University of Hawaii
  • M.A. Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Ph.D. University of California Los Angeles

Kathleen M. LeSage (1990) Assistant Professor of Kinesiology;

  • Head Coach Women’s Tennis
  • B.A. Westmont College
  • M.A. Azusa Pacific University

Tremper Longman III (1998) Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies Old Testament

  • B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University
  • M.Div. Westminster Theological Seminary
  • M.Phil. Ph.D. Yale University

Chandra S. Mallampalli (2001) Associate Professor of History

  • B.A. Gustavus Adolphus College
  • M.Div. Fuller Theological Seminary
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Wisconsin Madison

David F. Marten (1983) Professor of Chemistry

  • B.S. Western Illinois
  • Ph.D. University of Wisconsin Madison

Marilyn C. McEntyre (1996) Professor of English

  • B.A. Pomona College
  • M.A. University of California Davis
  • Ph.D. Princeton University

Eileen J. McMahon (2004) Assistant Professor of Biology

  • B.S. Eckerd College
  • Ph.D. University of North Carolina

Christine C. Milner (1978) Associate Professor of Kinesiology

  • B.A. Biola University
  • M.S. University of Oregon

Laura M. Montgomery (1990) Professor of Anthropology

  • B.A. Wheaton College
  • M.A. Ph.D. Michigan State University

John G. Moore (1993) Associate Professor of Kinesiology;

  • Head Coach Men’s Basketball
  • B.A. Westmont College
  • M.A. Azusa Pacific University

Paul L. Morgan (1979) Professor of Economics & Business

  • B.S. Greenville College
  • M.A. Northern Illinois University
  • D.A. Illinois State University

Rebecca E. Mouw (2005) Instructor of Kinesiology; Head Coach Women’s Soccer

  • B.S. Wheaton College

Andrew D. Mullen (2001) Professor of Education

  • B.A. Houghton College
  • M.A.T. Colorado College
  • Ph.D. Columbia University

Mark T. Nelson (2006) Kenneth and Peggy Monroe Chair of Philosophy

  • B.A. Wheaton College
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Notre Dame

William B. Nelson Jr. (1986) Professor of Old Testament

  • B.A. Westmont College
  • M.A. Institute of Holy Land Studies Jerusalem
  • M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary
  • M.A. Ph.D. Harvard University

David B. Newton (1990) Professor of Economics & Business

  • B.S. King’s College
  • M.B.A. Suffolk University
  • D.B.A. United States International University

Allan M. Nishimura (1981) Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

  • B.S. University of California Berkeley
  • Ph.D. University of California Davis

Edd S. Noell (1986) Professor of Economics & Business

  • B.A. Texas Tech University
  • M.B.A. University of Texas Austin
  • Ph.D. Louisiana State University

Robert Omedi Ochieng (2005) Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

  • B.A. Daystar University
  • M.A. Ph.D. Bowling Green State University

Susan E. Penksa (1997) Associate Professor of Political Science

  • B.A. Gordon College
  • M.A. Ph.D. Miami University

Frank W. Percival (1975) Professor of Biology

  • B.A. Occidental College
  • Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

Richard W. Pointer (1994) Professor of History

  • B.A. Houghton College
  • M.A. Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University

Caryn A. Reeder (2007) Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

  • B.A. Augustana College
  • M.A. Wheaton College
  • M.Phil. Ph.D. candidate University of Cambridge

Helen Rhee (2004) Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

  • B.A. University of California Berkeley
  • M.Div. Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Ph.D. Fuller Theological Seminary

Marianne A. Robins (1996) Associate Professor of History

  • B.A. M.A. Ph.D. University of Paris I–La Sorbonne

Steven A. Rogers (2006) Assistant Professor of Psychology

  • B.S. Eastern Nazarene College
  • M.A. Ph.D. Fuller Theological Seminary

Warren F. Rogers (1994) Professor of Physics; Interim Academic Dean

  • B.S. Harvey Mudd College
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Rochester

C. Ray Rosentrater (1980) Professor of Mathematics; Associate Dean for Curriculum

  • B.A. Messiah College
  • M.Sc. University of Toronto
  • M.A. Ph.D. Indiana University

Susan D. Savage (1998) Associate Professor of Art

  • B.A. M.F.A. University of California Santa Barbara

Jeffrey P. Schloss (1981) Distinguished Professor of Biology

  • B.S. Wheaton College
  • Ph.D. Washington University

Michael D. Shasberger (2005) Adams Chair of Music and Worship

  • B.A. St. Olaf College
  • M.A. University of Redlands
  • D.M.A. University of Southern California

John W. Sider (1972) Distinguished Professor of English

  • B.A. University of Waterloo
  • M.A. McMaster University
  • Ph.D. University of Notre Dame

Russell C. Smelley (1979) Professor of Kinesiology;

  • Head Coach Track and Field and Cross Country
  • B.A. M.Ed. University of Richmond

Brenda S. Smith (1989) Professor of Psychology

  • B.A. Calvin College
  • M.A. Ph.D. Wayne State University

H. Michael Sommermann (1985) Professor of Physics

  • M.S. Ph.D. State University of New York Albany

Gregory H. Spencer (1987) Professor of Communication Studies

  • B.S. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
  • M.S. Ph.D. University of Oregon

Kathryn A. Stelmach (2007) Assistant Professor of English

  • B.A. Centre College
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of California Los Angeles

Lesa A. Stern (2007) Associate Professor of Communication Studies

  • B.A. University of California Los Angeles
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Arizona

James E. Taylor (1994) Professor of Philosophy

  • B.A. Westmont College
  • M.A. Fuller Theological Seminary
  • M.A. Ph.D. University of Arizona

Jennifer M. Taylor (2001) Director of Internships

  • B.S. University of California Davis
  • M.A. University of California Santa Barbara

Mitchell M. Thomas (2004) Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts

  • B.A. Whitworth College
  • M.F.A. University of Washington

Glenn P. Town (2003) Professor of Kinesiology

  • B.S. Oral Roberts University
  • M.S. Ph.D. Kent State University

Nivaldo J. Tro (1990) Professor of Chemistry

  • B.A. Westmont College
  • Ph.D. Stanford University

Gayle H. Tucker (1976) Professor of Education

  • B.S. Greenville College
  • M.A. Ball State University
  • Ed.D. University of Alabama

Ruth E. Tucker (1976) Professor of Education

  • B.S. Greenville College
  • M.A. Ed.D. University of Alabama

David A. Vander Laan (2000) Associate Professor of Philosophy

  • B.A. Calvin College
  • Ph.D. University of Notre Dame

Randall J. VanderMey (1991) Professor of English

  • A.B. Calvin College
  • M.A. University of Pennsylvania
  • M.F.A. Ph.D. University of Iowa

Curtis W. Whiteman (1976) Professor of Historical Theology

  • B.A. Taylor University
  • M.A. Wheaton College
  • Ph.D. St. Louis University

Erlyne F. Whiteman (1974) Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Theatre Arts

  • B.S. Wheaton College
  • M.S. Northern Illinois University
  • Ph.D. University of Southern California

Paul J. Willis (1988) Professor of English

  • B.A. Wheaton College
  • M.A. Ph.D. Washington State University

David G. Wolf (1991) Associate Professor of Kinesiology;

  • Head Coach Men’s Soccer; Athletic Director
  • B.A. Wheaton College
  • M.A. Azusa Pacific University

Telford C. Work (2003) Associate Professor of Theology

  • B.A. Stanford University
  • M.A. Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Ph.D. Duke University

Xuefeng Zhang (2007) Assistant Professor of Sociology

  • B.A. Harbin Normal University
  • M.A. Nankai University
  • Ph.D. candidate University of Minnesota