Academic Catalog

Faculty Emeriti

Faculty with emeriti status as conferred by the BOV.

Ernest C. Ackermann, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
B.A., Montclair State College; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

David K. AmbuelLeidecker Chair and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A. Northwestern University; M.A., University of Munich; Ph.D., Northwestern University

Mehdi Aminrazavi, Leidecker Chair and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion
B.A., M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Temple University

Clavio F. Ascari, Professor Emeritus of Italian
Dottore in Lingue e Letterature Moderne, Universit. Bocconi

Bulent I. Atalay, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Georgetown University

James E. Baker, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music
B.S., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University; D.M.A., The Catholic University of America

Rosemary Barra, Professor Emerita of Biology
B.S., Duquesne University; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Michael L. Bass, Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Science
A.A., Clinch Valley College; B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; M.S., Medical College of Virginia; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Rachel J. Benton, Professor Emerita of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
B.A., De Pauw University, M.A., Ph.D., State University of Iowa

J. Christopher Bill, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., College of the Holy Cross; M.S., University of Bridgeport; Ph.D., Dartmouth College

Julien Binford, Professor Emeritus of Art
Graduate, Art Institute of Chicago; Ryerson Fellowship for study in France; Virginia Museum Senior Fellowship; Rosenwald Fellowship

Porter R. Blakemore, Associate Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Madison College; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Roger J. Bourdon, Professor Emeritus of History
B.S, Loyola University of Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles

Marshall E. Bowen, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography
B.Ed., Plymouth Teachers College; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., Boston University

Joseph Bozicevic, Professor Emeritus of Modern Foreign Languages
B.S., Juniata College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Georgetown University

Juliette Breffort-Blessing, Professor Emerita of Modern Foreign Languages
L. et L., University of Lille; D.E.S., University of Paris; Diplome de L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris; Doct. U., University of Dijon

Gail D. Brooks, Professor Emerita of Management Information Systems
B.S., M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Ph.D., George Mason University

Nathaniel Brown, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Princeton University; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., Columbia University

Stanley F. Bulley, Professor Emeritus of Music
L.R.A.M., Royal Academy of Music; Mus.Bac., Mus.Doc., University of Toronto; A.R.C.O., Royal College of Organists

David W. CainDistinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion
A.B., Princeton University; B.D., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University

Otho C. Campbell, Associate Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., American University; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Yuan-Jen Chiang, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.S., National Taiwan Normal University; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University

Manning G. Collier, Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.S., Furman University; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Deborah A. ConwayAssociate Professor Emerita of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education
A.A., Ferrum College; B.A., M.Ed., Lynchburg College

Herbert L. Cover, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia

William B. Crawley, Jr., Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Hampden-Sydney College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Timothy A. Crippen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
A.B., Indiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Judith A. Crissman, Professor Emerita of Chemistry
B.A., Thiel College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Steven L. Czarsty, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.S., B.A., University of Hartford; M.B.A. University of Connecticut; D.B.A. George Washington University

JeanAnn Dabb, Professor Emerita of Art History
B.A., Weber State College; M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Fredrick Davidson, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.S., Texas A & M University; MBA, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Galen F. deGraffProfessor Emeritus of Management
B.S., MBA, University of Virginia; Ph.D., The George Washington University

Daniel A. Dervin, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Creighton University; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University

Joseph C. DiBella, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., Rutgers College; M.A., MFA, Northern Illinois University

Eileen K. Dodd, Professor Emerita of Psychology
Ph.B., Muhlenburg College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Mildred A. Droste, Associate Professor Emerita of Health and Physical Education
B.S., Longwood College; M.Ed., Women’s College of the University of North Carolina

Albert G. Duke, Associate Professor Emeritus of Speech
A.B., M.A., Syracuse University

Beverly Epps, Associate Professor Emerita of Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Samuel T. Emory, Jr., Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography
A.B., M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Lewis P. Fickett, Jr., Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science
A.B., Bowdoin College; L.L.B., M.P.A., Ph.D., Harvard University

Martha V. FickettProfessor Emerita of Music
B.A., Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia; M.M., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Victor A. Fingerhut, Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., M.A., Yale University

Delmont F. Fleming, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Eastern Baptist College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

R. Leigh Frackelton, Jr.Professor Emeritus of Business Law and Taxation
B.A., Washington & Lee University; J.D., University of Richmond; MLT, The College of William and Mary

Stephen W. Fuller, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

James F. GainesProfessor Emeritus of French
B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Stephen Gallik, Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

John K. George, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
A.B., Columbia University; M.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Clarkson College; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Kurt M. Glaeser, Associate Professor Emeritus of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education
B.A., Western Maryland College; M.A., Montclair State College

Donald E. Glover, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

James E. Goehring, Professor Emeritus of Religion
B.A., University of California at Berkeley; M.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School

Roy M. Gordon, Professor Emeritus of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education
B.A., Harpur College of the State University of New York; M.S., Springfield College

James B. Gouger, Professor Emeritus of Geography
B.A., Montclair State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida

Roy F. Gratz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; A.M., Ph.D., Duke University

Steven A. Greenlaw, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Stephen L. Griffin, Professor Emeritus of Art
BFA, University of South Dakota; MFA, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Dana S. HallAssociate Professor Emerita of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education 
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.Ed., University of Virginia

Anne F. Hamer, Associate Professor Emerita of Music
B.M., University of Michigan; M.M., The Catholic University of America

Steve R. HamptonAssociate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., University of Houston; M.A., Stephen F. Austin University; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University

Susan J. Hanna, Professor Emerita of English
B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan

Richard E. Hansen, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Duke University

Anna Mae Harris, Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematical Sciences
B.A., Mary Washington College; M.A., University of Virginia

Diane F. Hatch, Professor Emerita of Classics
B.A., Sweet Briar College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Sonja Dragomanovic Haydar, Professor Emerita of Dance
Professional Dance Certificate, Zagreb State Opera Ballet School; Diploma, Meister für Tranz, Berlin; Mozarteum Conservatory of Music, Salzburg

Rosemary H. Herman, Associate Professor Emerita of Modern Foreign Languages
A.B., Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina; M.A., University of North Carolina

Henry W. Hewetson, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., University of Toronto; M.A., University of British Columbia; Ph.D., University of Chicago

Julie A. Hodge, Associate Professor Emerita of Theatre
BFA, Northern Kentucky University; MFA, Indiana University

Margaret M. Hofmann, Professor Emerita of Modern Foreign Languages
A.B., Wellesley College; M.A., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Miriam B. Hoge, Professor Emerita of Modern Foreign Languages
A.B., Randolph-Macon Women’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Joseph E. Holmes, Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences
B.S., M.S., State University of New York at New Paltz; Ed.D., University of Virginia

Patricia J. Holmes, Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematics
B.A., University of Colorado; M.S., Oregon State University

Suzanne G. Houff, Professor Emerita of Education
B.S., Longwood College; M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ed.S., The George Washington University; Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Helen M. Housley, Professor Emerita of Theatre
B.A., St. Mary’s College; M.A., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Anna S. Hoye, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences
A.B., Lynchburg College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Margaret Williamson Huber, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Anthropology
B.A., Bryn Mawr College; B.Litt., D.Phil., Oxford University

David E. Hunt, Jr.Professor Emeritus of Theatre
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; MFA, University of California at Los Angeles

Rose Mary Johnson, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences
A.B., Hood College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Thomas L. Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
B.A., Lynchburg College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

J. William Kemp, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Millsaps College; M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina at Columbia

Joella C. Killian, Professor Emerita of Biology
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Christopher T. Kilmartin, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Frostburg State College; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

George King, III, Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Talladega College; M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University

John M. Kramer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., LaSalle College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Richard J. Krickus, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., Georgetown University

Elizabeth F. Larus, Professor Emerita of Political Science
B.A., Creighton University; M.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Bernard C. Lemoine, Professor Emeritus of Music
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M., University of Illinois; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Almont Lindsey, Professor Emeritus of History
B.S., Knox College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois

Stephen L. Lipscomb, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., Fairmont State College; M.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Kathryn E. Loesser-CaseyProfessor Emerita of Biology
B.A., Drew University; Ph.D., Rutgers University and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

David J. LongProfessor Emeritus of Music
B.M., Arizona State University; M.M., DMA, North Texas State University

B. David MacEwenProfessor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., LeVerne College; M.A., University of California at Los Angeles; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Bernard L. Mahoney, Jr., Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Boston College; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

Carol S. ManningProfessor Emerita of English
B.A., Delta State College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., State Universtiy of New York at Albany

Louis A. MartinetteAssociate Professor Emeritus of Marketing
B.S., Old Dominion University; MBA, Golden Gate University; DBA, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

Adrienne C. MayAssociate Professor Emerita of Education
B.A., MALS, Mary Washington College; Ed.D., University of Virginia

Venitta C. McCallProfessor Emerita of Education
B.S., Niagara University; MBA, University of North Florida; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Robert L. McConnell, Professor Emeritus of Geology
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara

Sammy R. MerrillDistinguished Professor Emeritus of German
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., Cornell University

Barbara S. MeyerProfessor Emerita of Art
B.A., Trinity University; M.A., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Margaret A. Mi, Professor Emerita of Marketing
BBA, MBA, Eastern New Mexico University; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Nina Mikhalevsky, Professor Emerita of Philosophy
B.A. Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University

Fred E. MillerAssociate Professor Emeritus of Economics
A.B., M.A., Colorado State College of Education

Nancy H. MitchellProfessor Emerita of English
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Yale University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Sidney H. MitchellProfessor Emeritus of English
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Thomas G. MoellerProfessor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Marquette University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

John T. MorelloProfessor Emeritus of Communication
A.B., The College of William and Mary; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Wayne State University

W. Brown Morton, IIIProfessor Emeritus of Historic Preservation
BAH, University of Virginia; Diplome, Ecole des Beaux Arts

Paul C. MuickProfessor Emeritus of Art
B.F.A., Ohio State University; A.M., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Lorene C. NickelProfessor Emerita of Art
B.A., Goshen College; MFA, University of Florida

Vera NiebuhrAssociate Professor Emerita of German
B.A., Douglass College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison

Nikola M. NikolicProfessor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., Belgrade University; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University

Denis Nissim-SabatProfessor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Temple University

Patricia P. Norwood, Professor Emerita of Music
B.M., Wheaton College; M.M., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Bruce R. O'BrienProfessor Emeritus of History
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University

Marjorie A. OchProfessor Emerita of Art History
B.A., Towson State University; M.A., University of Deleware; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College

Cornelia D. OliverDistinguished Professor Emerita of Art
B.A., Smith College; A.M., Duke University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Joan T. OlsonAssociate Professor Emerita of Sociology
B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Northwestern University

Richard P. PalmieriProfessor Emeritus of Geography
B.S., State College at Boston; M.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of California at Davis

Judith A. Parker, Professor Emerita of Linguistics
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University

Mary Jo ParrishProfessor Emerita of Biological Sciences
B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Aniano PenaProfessor Emeritus of Modern Foreign Languages
M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Larry W. PenwellProfessor Emeritus of Management and Psychology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Mary W. PinschmidtDistinguished Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences
A.B., Western Maryland College; A.M., Duke University; Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia

William C. Pinschmidt, Jr.Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
B.S., Mount Union College; M.S., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Duke University

William Ray Pope, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennesse State University; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Allyson M. PoskaProfessor Emerita of History
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University; M.A., Brown University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota at Minneapolis

Alice B. Rabson, Professor Emerita of Psychology
A.B., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University

Donald N. RallisAssociate Professor Emeritus of Geography
B.A., B.S., University of the Witwatersrand; M.A., University of Miami; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Margaret A. RayProfessor Emerita of Psychology
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Claudia M. ReadProfessor Emerita of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
B.S., Women’s College of the University of North Carolina; M.A., New York University

Joanna L. ReynoldsAssociate Professor Emerita of Spanish
A.B., Wesleyan College; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., George Washington University

John H. ReynoldsProfessor Emeritus of Computer Science
A.S., Eastern Oklahoma A & M; B.S. Southeastern State College; M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Mary B. RigsbyProfessor Emerita of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Temple University

Carmen L. RiveraProfessor Emerita of Modern Foreign Languages
B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., Florida State College for Women; Ph.D., University of Salamanca

Brian R. RizzoAssociate Professor Emeritus of Geography
B.A., M.A., University of Western Ontario; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Warren G. RochelleProfessor Emeritus of English
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., Columbia University; MFA, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Key Sun Ryang, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Trinity University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland

Douglas W. SanfordProfessor Emeritus of Historic Preservation
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Raymond B. ScottProfessor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., Hartwick College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Charles M. SharplessProfessor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Duke University

Marie Sheckels, Professor Emerita of Education
B.A., Saint Mary’s College; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Raman K. SinghProfessor Emeritus of English
B.A., Saint Stephen’s College; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., Purdue University

Paul C. Slayton, Jr.Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Virginia

Charles A. SlettenProfessor Emeritus of Sociology
B.A., University of Virginia; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University

Roy H. Smith, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

David S. SoperAssociate Professor Emeritus of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Frostburg State College

Stephen P. Stageberg, Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics
BSFS, M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University

Gary W. StantonAssociate Professor Emeritus of Historic Preservation
B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Debra C. Steckler, Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology
B.A., Butler University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia

Mary Ellen StephensonProfessor Emerita of Modern Foreign Languages
B.A., Westhampton College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Chicago

Glen R. ThomasProfessor Emeritus of American Studies
B.A., Stanford University; M.A., American University; Ph.D., Emory University

Arthur L. TracyAssociate Professor Emeritus of History and American Studies
B.A., Barrington College; M.A., Ph.D., American University

Leslie Jo TylerProfessor Emerita of Linguistics and Education
B.A., Michigan State University; M.Ed., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida

Joseph C. VanceProfessor Emeritus of History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Craig R. Vasey, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., Towson State College; Doctorate, Université de Paris; Ph.D., Brown University

George Montgomery Van SantDistinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
A.B., St. John’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

Brenda E. VogelProfessor Emerita of Education
BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A.Ed., Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Richard H. WarnerProfessor Emeritus of History
A.B., Dartmouth College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Stephen H. WatkinsProfessor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

Marie A. WellingtonProfessor Emerita of French
B.A., Wellesley College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University

Katharine F. Wells, Associate Professor Emerita of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
B.S., New York University; Ed.M., Boston University; M.S., Wellesley College; Ph.D., State University of Iowa

Charles E. WhipkeyAssociate Professor Emeritus of Geology
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Werner WielandProfessor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Auburn University

Janet F. WishnerProfessor Emerita of Philosophy
B.A., University of Leeds; M.A., Bedford College, University of London; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Lawrence WishnerProfessor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland

Rebecca T. WoosleyAssociate Professor Emerita of Health and Physical Education
A.B., Women’s College of the University of North Carolina; B.S., Mary Washington College; M.S., Louisiana State University

Marsha F. ZaidmanAssociate Professor Emerita of Computer Science
B.S., Brooklyn College; M.S., The George Washington University

Janet G. ZeleznockAssociate Professor Emerita of Mathematics
B.S., Saint Francis College; M.A., Duquesne University

Benjamin F. ZimdarsProfessor Emeritus of History
B.A., North Central College; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Texas

Paul M. ZismanProfessor Emeritus of Education
B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A.T., Howard University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America