Program directors

Deborah Myers	Dietetics
George Lehman	Graduate programs in business
Stephen Steiner	Honors
Ted Bible	Human resource management; organizational management
Donald Brubaker	Social work
Gayle Trollinger	Teacher education; Master of arts  in education

The faculty 
Faculty emeriti
 

Current faculty

Robert K. Antibus, Ph.D.     Professor of biology B.S., M.S., Kent State University, 1973, 1976; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1980	1993
Kathleen Aufderhaar, M.L.S. Technical services and systems librarian B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1983; M.L.S., Kent State University, 1991	1994
Cynthia L. Bandish, Ph.D.   Associate professor of English B.A., Hiram College, 1985; M.A., University of North Carolina, 1990; Ph.D., Drew University, 1998	2000
Trevor G. Bechtel, Ph.D. cand.    Assistant professor of religion B.Th., Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1991; B.A., University of Manitoba, 1993; M.A., Loyola University Chicago, 1999	2004
Daniel J. Berger, Ph.D.  Professor of chemistry B.U.S., B.S., North Dakota State University, 1985; A.M., Ph.D., Washington University, 1992, 1995	1996
Gerald J. Biesecker-Mast, Ph.D.  Professor of communication B.A., Malone College, 1987; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1991, 1995	1996
Susan Biesecker-Mast, Ph.D. Professor of communication B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986; M.A., Ph. D., University of Pittsburgh, 1989, 1995	1996
Jeffrey D. Boehm, Ph.D.   Associate professor of music B.M.E., Otterbein College, 1982; M.M., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1988, 1994	2004
Laura L. Brenneman, Ph.D.  Assistant professor of religion B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1996; M.A. Eastern Mennonite University, 2000; M.A. Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 2001; Ph.D., University of Durham, 2005	2004
Gregory H. Brooks, M.S.   Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation B.S., Ohio University, 1977; M.S., Marshall University, 1979	1980
Donald R. Brubaker, M.S.W. Associate professor of social work, director of social work program B.A., Goshen College, 1967; M.S.W., Wayne State University, 1972	1987
Heather J. Bruder, M.A.  Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation B.A., Alma College, 1999; M.A., Central Michigan University, 2005	2006
Perry J. Bush, Ph.D.   Professor of history B.A., University of California Berkeley, 1981; M.A., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1987, 1990	1994
Tim L. Byers, M.A.  Assistant professor of education B.A., Bluffton University, 1975; M.A., University of Dayton, 1982	1996
Susan Streeter Carpenter, Ph.D. Assistant professor of English B.A., Case-Western Reserve University, 1969; M.A., Antioch Graduate School of Education, 1971; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2005	2005
Sarah M. Cecire, Ph.D.  Associate professor of education B.Ed., Washburn University, 1972; M.Ed., Washburn University, 1975; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1997	2006
Stanley R. Clemens, Ph.D.  Special assistant to the president for campaign development B.A., Bluffton University, 1963; M.A., Indiana University, 1965; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1968	1984
Charles A. Daws, Ph.D.  Professor of chemistry B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1984; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1993	1997
Michael D. Edmiston, Ph.D. Professor of chemistry and physics B.A., Bluffton University, 1972; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1976	1978
Tamara J. Forbes, Ph.D. cand. Associate professor of recreation B.S., Huntington College, 1982; M.S., Michigan State University, 1987	1993
Melissa J. Friesen, Ph.D.   Assistant professor of theatre and communication B.A., Bethel College (Kansas), 1994; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005	2002
Eric Fulcomer, Ph.D.   Vice President for enrollment management and student life B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1993; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Toledo, 2003	1993
Daniel D. Fultz, M.A.O.M.     Assistant professor of communication A.A., Lima Technical College, 1993; B.A., M.A.O.M., Bluffton University, 1998, 2003	2003
Larry D. George, Ph.D.    Pathways associate professor of African American biblical faith & history B.S., University of California, 1979; M. Div., Spring Valley Bible College and Seminary, 1983; M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1994, 1997	2004
Jeffrey G. Gundy, Ph.D.   Professor of English B.A., Goshen College, 1975; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1978, 1983	1984
James M. Harder, Ph.D.   President; Professor of economics B.A., Bethel College (Kansas), 1978; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1987, 1990	2001
Karen Klassen Harder, Ph.D. Professor of business and economics B.S., Bethel College (Kansas), 1979; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1989	2001
Stephen H. Harnish, Ph.D.  Professor of mathematics B.A., Goshen College, 1985; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana, 1996	1996
Donald E. Hooley, Ph.D.   Professor of mathematics B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1977; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1987, 1988	1994
Jennifer Hughes, M.S.W., LISW Assistant professor of social work B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1989; M.S.W., The Ohio State University, 1995	2005
Hans Houshower, Ph.D.    Vice President for advancement B.A., Goshen College, 1975; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1983	1997
Mary Jean Johnson, M.A.   Library director B.S., Olivet Nazarene University, 1973; M.A., University of Illinois, 1991	2001
Randall S. Keeler, D.M. cand. Assistant professor of religion B.A., Bluffton University, 1980; M.Div., Eastern Mennonite Seminary, 1986	1991
Robert Jerald Kemp, Ph.D.  Visiting associate professor of economics B.A., Creighton University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1990	2006
Myonghee Kim, Ph.D.  Assistant professor of English B.A., Seoul National University, 1987; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University, 2003, 2006	2006
Michelle Latour, Ph.D.   Assistant professor of music B.A., California State University, 1989; M.M., Boston University, 1991; D.M.A., University of Southern California, 1999	2005
Dawn M. Ledyard, M.S. Visiting Assistant professor of education B.S.Ed. Bowling Green State University, 1985; M.S., University of Dayton, 1990	2006
George A. Lehman, E.D.M. Professor of business B.A., Bluffton University, 1969; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1978; E.D.M., Case Western Reserve University, 2000	1994
Sarah Lehman, M.A.Ed Visiting assistant professor of biology B.S.Ed., Taylor University, 1999; M.A.Ed., University of Findlay, 1999-2001	2006
Michael Lenza, Ph.D.   Assistant professor of sociology B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1993; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000, 2005	2005
Gregg J. Luginbuhl, M.F.A. Professor of art B.A., Bluffton University, 1971; M.F.A., University of Montana, 1975	1984
William J. Lyons II, M.B.A. Assistant professor of business B.S., University of Findlay, 1968; M.B.A., St. Francis Graduate School, 1976	1988
George W. Metz, Ph.D.  Associate professor of education B.A., Western Maryland College, 1978; M.Ed., Frostburg State University, 1988; Ph.D., The University of Toledo, 2001	2001
Angela H. Montel, Ph.D.     Professor of biology B.A., Manchester College, 1990; Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine, 1996	1996
Darryl L. Moody, M.F.A., M.A. Assistant professor of art B.A., University of Illinois, 1972; M.F.A., The School of Art Institute, Chicago, 1975; M.A., Indiana University, 2001	2004
Deborah I. Myers, Ph.D. cand. RD, LD Associate professor of family and consumer sciences B.S., M.S., Purdue University, 1979, 1981	2000
Pam S. Nath, Ph.D.   Professor of psychology B.S., University of Dayton, 1985; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1988, 1991	1996
Diane E. Neal, M.S.    Assistant professor of education B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1978; M.S., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1988	1989
Guy L. Neal, M.S.   Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation B.S., M. S., Bowling Green State University, 1982, 1983	1989
Christine M. Nerad, Ph.D.   Associate professor of apparel, interior design and merchandising B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1987; M.S., The Ohio State University, 1990; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2000	2003
Darryl K. Nester, Ph.D.  Professor of mathematics B.A., Bluffton University, 1988; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993	1992
L. Lamar Nisly, Ph.D.   Professor of English B.A., Messiah College, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware, Newark, 1993, 1996	1996
Lynda D. Nyce, Ph.D.   Professor of sociology B.A., Goshen College, 1991; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1993, 1999	1996
Jessie R. Oliver, M.Ed.  Instructor of Spanish B.A., Berea College, 2000; M.Ed., The Ohio State University, 2002	2004
Jo Ellyn Peterson, Ph.D.  Associate professor of education B.S., Illinois State University, 1982; M.Ed., Auburn University, 1989; PhD., Auburn University; 2004	2004
Carrie Phillips, M.L.I.S.    Archives and special collections librarian B.A., Bluffton University, 1999; M.L.I.S., University of Washington, 2006	1999
Hamid A. Rafizadeh, Ph.D.   Associate professor of business B.S., Oregon State University, 1966;  Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970; M.B.A., University of Dayton, 1983; M.A., Wright State University, 1990	2005
W. Todd Rainey, Ph.D.    Professor of biology B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1980	1989
Sean M. Ridge, Ph.D.  cand.  Visiting assistant professor of psychology B.A., Bluffton University, 1995; M.S., Abilene Christian University, 2000	2006
James H. Satterwhite, Ph.D. Professor of history/political science B.A., University of South Florida, 1969; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1975, 1982	1984
David Sawatzky, D.M. cand. Assistant professor of music B.M., University of Manitoba, 1999; M.M., University of Alberta, 2002	2006
Adam J. Schattschneider, D.M.  Professor of music B.M., (music performance) University of Minnesota, 1988; B.M., (music education) University of Minnesota, 1988; M.M., Indiana University, 1990; D.M., Indiana University, 1997	1991
Gary L. Schiefer, M.B.A., M.A. Associate professor of business B.S., M.A., M.B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1981, 1984, 1989	1990
Megan E. Schoen, M.A. Visiting instructor of English B.A., Miami University, 1997; M.A., University of Toledo, 1999; M.A.Ed., The Ohio State University, 2004	2006
Arthur D. Shelly, M.S. Assistant professor of computer science; network administrator B.A., Bluffton University, 1985; M.S., University of Missouri-Rolla, 1987	1987
Chad C. Shutler, M.Ed.    Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation B.A., Heidelberg College, 1997; MAEd., Bowling Green State University, 1999	2005
J. Alexander Sider, Ph.D.    Assistant professor of religion B.A., Messiah College, 1995; M.T.S., Ph.D., Duke University, 1998, 2004	2006
William E. Slater, Ph.D.   Professor of psychology B.S., Rio Grande College, 1975; M.Div., United Theological Seminary, 1983; Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1992	1992
Stephen Clemens Smucker, M.Ed. Assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation A.A., Hesston College, 1989; B.A., Goshen College, 1991; M.Ed., Temple University, 2002	2003
Kay S. Soltesz, Ph.D., RD, LD   Professor of dietetics; Director of assessment B.S., University of Cincinnati, 1976; M.H.E., Bowling Green State University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1993	1995
Sally Weaver Sommer, Ph.D. Associate dean of academic affairs; Professor of economics B.A., Bluffton University, 1974; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1980, 1985	1982
Willis Sommer, Jr., M.A., C.P.A.  Vice president of fiscal affairs; Associate professor of business B.A., Bluffton University, 1967; M.A., Ohio University, 1968	1979
Stephen A. Steiner, Ph.D.   Professor of chemistry B.A., Bluffton University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1984	1988
Mark J. Suderman, D.M.A.  Professor of music B.A., Bethel College, 1980; M.A., D.M.A., University of Iowa, 1986, 1990	2000
Philip Sugden, B.F.A.  Assistant professor of art B.F.A., New York School of Visual Arts, 1977; Certificate du Completion, Paris American Academe des Beaux Arts et du Langues, Paris, France, 1981	2004
J. Peter Suter, D.B.A. cand. Assistant professor of business B.A., Bluffton University, 1994; M.A.O.M., Bluffton University, 2002	2002
Peter Terry, D.M.A.  Associate professor of information technology and music B.M., University of Michigan, 1980; M.M., Bowling Green State University, 1982; D.M.A., University of Texas (Austin), 1986	1995
Gayle M. Trollinger, Ph.D.  Professor of education B.A., Bethel College (Minnesota), 1977; M.S., The University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1996	1996
William V. Trollinger, Jr., Ph.D. Vice president and dean of academic affairs B.A., Bethel College (Minnesota), 1977; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1984	2005
Lucia R. Unrau, D.M.A.   Professor of music B.M., Oberlin Conservatory, 1982; M.M. Indiana University, 1983; D.M.A., University of Texas, 1992	1994
Paul L. Weaver, M.S.L.S.  Reference librarian B.A., Malone College, 1988; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky, 1997	1998
Paul Neufeld Weaver, Ed.D. Assistant professor of education B.A., Bluffton University, 1981; M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1987; Ed.D., University of St. Thomas, 2002	2005
Steven Yarnell, M.A.    Instructor of health, physical education and recreation B.S., University of Findlay, 2003; M.A., University of Findlay, 2005	2005
Roger Young, M.B.A., C.P.A. Professor of accounting B.S., Miami University, 1959; M.B.A., C.P.A., Xavier University, 1964, 1971; C.P.A., 1971	2001