Mar 29, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2007-08 
    
Graduate Catalog 2007-08 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty M to R


Faculty

A-F      G-L      M-R    S-Z 

Maatman, Janice, 2001, Faculty Specialist II, Public Affairs and Administration
B.A. Hope; M.Div., Princeton

MacDonald, Frederick F., 1986, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.S.M., Mannes College; M.S.W., Ph.D., Tennessee

MacDonald, Richard R., 1967, Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Ph.D., Missouri

Machiorlatti, Jennifer, 2004, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Michigan; Ph.D., Wayne State

MacKenzie, Charles, 2000, Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences
B.Sc., King’s School (Austrailia); B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Sidney (Australia)

Mackey, Niloufer, 1994, Professor of Mathematics
M.A., M.S., Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)

MacQueen, C. Bruce, 1966, Associate Professor, Counseling and Testing Center
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Maier, Paul L., 1959, Professor of History
B.A., B.D., Concordia Seminary; M.A., Harvard; Ph.D., Basel

Malcolm, Stephen B., 1991, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Manchester (U.K.); M.S., Rhodes (S. Africa); Ph.D., Oxford (U.K.)

Mallak, Larry A., 1993, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

Malott, Richard W., 1966, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Columbia

Mangla, Inayat, 1985, Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.A., M.A., Panjab University (Pakistan); M.A., McMaster University; Ph.D., Michigan State

Manning-Walsh, Juanita, 2000, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Michigan; M.S.N., Grand Valley State; Ph.D., Michigan

Mansberger, Nancy, 2002, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Markle, Gerald E., 1971, Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Wayne State; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State

Martini, Edwin A., 2005, Assistant Professor of History
B.S., Pitzer College; Ph.D., Maryland

Martino, John R., 1993, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., George Mason; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern

Mason-Hall, Tina, 2004, Faculty Specialist, Psychology
B.S., Western Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Auburn

Mathews, Gary R., 1976, Professor and Interim Director, School of Social Work
B.A., Cincinnati; M.S.W., Wayne State; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Maury, Nichole, 2005, Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.F.A., Iowa

McCardle, Michael W., 2004, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.A., Jacksonville; M.A., Alabama; Ph.D., Central Florida

McConnell, L. Robert, 2002, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Wayne State; D.P.A., Western Michigan

McDonnell, Kelly A., 2000, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Franklin and Marshall; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

McFall, Dennis, 2000, Faculty Specialist II, Aviation Sciences
B.A., Pacific Lutheran; M.A., Webster

McGowan, Judy, 2002, Instructor, Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

McGrew, Timothy J., 1995, Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
B.A., Scranton; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt

McGurn, Arthur R., 1980, Professor of Physics
B.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)

McKean, Joseph W., 1978, Professor of Statistics
B.S., Geneva College; M.S., Arizona; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

McKinney, Robin E., 2001, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., M.A., Central Michigan; M.S.W., Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

McKittrick, Casey, 2005, Faculty Specialist II, English
B.A., Rice; M.A., Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

McLaughlin, Jerry E., 2001, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., Central Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

McLaughlin, Tom, 1996, Faculty Specialist II, Aviation Sciences
B.A., M.S., Western Michigan

Meade, David, 2004, Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering
B.S., Lake Superior State; M.S., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Western

Merati, Parviz, 1986, Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
B.S., Abadan Institute of Technology (Iran); M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); P.E.

Merrion, Margaret, 2000, Dean, College of Fine Arts and Professor of Music
B.A., Chicago State; M.A., Ph.D., Missouri (Columbia)

Metwalli, Ali, 1985, Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.Comm., AIN Shams University (Egypt); M.B.A., Siena College; Ph.D., St. Louis

Meyer, Donald J., 1991, Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Michigan State; Ph.D., Texas A & M

Michael, Timothy J., 2000, Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
B.S., Temple; M.S., Texas Christian; Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Mickus, Maureen, 2006, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.S., Southern California; Ph.D., Northwestern

Miles, Ann, 1994, Associate Professor of Anthropology and of Women’s Studies
B.A., Chicago; M.P.H., Columbia; Ph.D., Syracuse

Millar, Michael, 2002, Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Denison; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Miller, Berit 1997, Master Faculty Specialist, Occupational Therapy
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan; OTR

Miller, Blair, 1998, Adjunct Associate Professor of Physician Assistant
M.S.W., Michigan

Miller, Damon, 1997, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Louisville

Miller, John B., 1995, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Miller, Michael G., 2002, Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
B.S., M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia

Miller, Michael, 1999, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.A., Denver; D.M.A., Eastman

Miller, Ronald, 1994, Master Faculty Specialist of Computer Science
B.S., Wisconsin; M.B.A., Western Michigan

Mingus, Matthew S., 1998, Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
B.A., Denver; M.P.A., Victoria; Ph.D., Colorado-Denver

Mingus, Tabitha, 1998, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Western Michigan; M.A., Central Michigan; Ph.D., Northern Colorado

Minnick, Lisa, 2004, Assistant Professor of English
M.A., Ph.D., Georgia

Mirzeler, Mustafa K., 2002, Associate Professor of Comparative Religion
B.A., California State (San Bernardino); M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Mo, Yirong, 2002, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Xiamen, China

Moe, Angela, 2002, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Wisconsin (Eau Claire); M.S., Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Ph.D., Arizona State

Montgomery, David, 2004, Faculty Specialist II, Music
B.M., Boston; M.M., Kansas State

Montilla, Patricia, 2000, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago

Moonert, Judy, 1981, Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Indiana University

Morris, Joseph R., 1984, Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Central State (Ohio); M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Moser, Christine, 2005, Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Missouri (Columbia); M.S., Ph.D., Cornell

Muchmore, James, 1998, Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.S., M.Ed., Vanderbilt; Ph.D., Michigan

Mughazy, Mustafa, 2003, Assistant Professor of Arabic
B.A., Alexandria (Egypt); M.A., Georgia State; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Mukherjee, Debasri, 2002, Assistant Professor of Economics
B.Sc., M.Sc., Calcutta; Ph.D., California (Riverside)

Munley, Patrick H., 1999, Professor and Chair, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., Seton Hall; M.A., Ph.D., Maryland

Muralidharan, Subra, 1999, Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Madras; Ph.D., Notre Dame

Murphy, Sandra, 2006, Faculty Specialist I and Coordinator of Field education, School of Social Work
B.A., Michigan State; M.S.W., Michigan; Ph.D., Georgia

 

Muse, Lori A., 2002, Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., Akron; M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Auburn

Naftel, Bruce, 1974, Associate Professor of Art
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Naghshineh, Koorosh, 1994, Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
B.S., M.S., Louisiana State; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State; P.E.

Nagle, Christopher C., 2001, Associate Professor of English
B.A. Albright; M.A., Virginia; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Naranjo, Joshua, 1989, Associate Professor of Statistics
B.S., M.S., Philippines; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Nash, Ilana, 2003, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., UCLA; Ph.D., Bowling Green

Nassaney, Michael S., 1992, Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Providence College; M.A., Arkansas (Fayetteville); Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)

Naugle, Amy E., 2000, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A. St. Thomas; Ph.D., Nevada (Reno)

Neill, Jon R., 1980, Professor of Economics
B.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Nelson, J. Donald, 1970, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Kentucky

Nelson, Nickola W., 1981, Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Wichita State

Nelson, Nina M., 1982, Professor and Chair, Department of Dance
B.A., Smith College; M.F.A., Case Western Reserve; Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals Certification; Dancer Specific Conditioning

Nelson, Regena Fails, 1994, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.S., Loyola (Chicago); Ph.D., Michigan

Nelson, Susan, 2004, Faculty Specialist II, Nursing
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S.N., Michigan State

Newell, Stephen J., 2002, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Marketing
B.B.A., Michigan State; M.B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Florida State

Nibert, Holly, 1999, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Nicolai, Dominic, 1995, Faculty Specialist II, Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Nielsen, John F., 1996 Master Faculty Specialist and Grand Rapids Program Coordinator, School of Social Work
B.A., Calvin; M.S.W., Michigan

Niewiadomska-Bugaj, Magdalena, 2001, Assistant Professor of Statistics
M.S., Warsaw; Ph.D., Mickiewicz University, Poland

Nisula, Dasha Culic, 1988, Professor of Russian and of Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., Roosevelt; Ph.D., Southern California

Norman, John O., 1989, Associate Professor of History
B.A., M.A., North Texas; Ph.D., Indiana

Norris, R. Patrick, 1986, Adjunct Professor of History
B.A., Ohio State; M.A, SUNY Binghamton; Ph.D., Minnesota

Northouse, Peter G., 1974, Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Michigan State; Ph.D., Denver

Nowak, Gerard T., 1999, Associate Professor, Counseling and Testing Center
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan

Nwulu, Paul, 2000, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., College of the Ozarks; M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Wayne State

O’Dohaghue, Jennifer, 2005, Instructor, Health, Physical Education and Recreation
B.S., Michigan State; M.A., Western Michigan

O’Leary, Christopher, J., 1990, Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Massachusetts (Amherst); M.A., Ph.D., Arizona

O’Shaughnessy, Kenneth C., 1994, Professor of Management
B.S., Arizona; M.B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Obare, Sherine, 2003, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., West Virginia State; Ph.D., South Carolina

Ofori-Amoah, Benjamin, 2006, Professor and Chair, Geography
B.A., Ghana; M.Sc., University of Science and Technology (Kumasai, Ghana); M.A., Exeter (UK); Ph.D., Simon Fraser

Ogbomo, Onaiwu W., 2006, Director of Africana Studies and Professor of Africana Studies and History
B.A., Maiduguri (Nigeria); M.A., Ibadan (Nigeria); Ph.D., Dalhousie (Canada)

Oh, Jun-Seok, 2004, Assistant Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Sc., M.Eng., Hanyang (Seoul); Ph.D., California (Irvine)

Olsen, William C., 1988, Professor of English
B.A., Drake; M.F.A., Arizona, Ph.D., Houston

Olson, Kenneth, 2004 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., University of Wisconsin (LaCrosse); M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State

Onderlinde, Kathleen, 2004, Faculty Specialist I, Biological Sciences
B.S., Calvin College; M.A., Western Michigan

Orbe, Mark P., 1997, Associate Professor of Communication and of Women’s Studies
B.S., Ohio; M.A., Connecticut; Ph.D., Ohio

Orchanian, David, 1998, Master Faculty Specialist, Occupational Therapy
B.S., Western Michigan; M.P.A., Long Island

Owen, Ginger, 2003, Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., Central Florida; M.F.A., Louisiana State

Oxhandler, Richard M., 1978, Professor, Counseling and Testing Center
B.A., Harpur College; M.S., Syracuse; Ed.D., Western Michigan

Palmer, Timothy, 2000, Associate Professor of Management
B.S.F., New Hampshire; M.B.A., Northern Arizona State; Ph.D., Arizona State

Palmitessa, James R., 1997, Associate Professor of History
B.A., New York; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., New York

Palthe, Jennifer, 2000, Associate Professor of Management
B.S., Cape Town; Ph.D., Michigan State

Pancella, Paul V., 1990, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics
B.A., St. Louis; M.A., Ph.D., Rice

Parker, Betty J., 1996, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.A., Purdue/Madrid (Spain); M.A.S., Illinois-Chicago; Ph.D., Missouri

Parker, Peter E., 1997, Professor of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging
B.S., Rochester; M.B.A., Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Michigan

Pastrana-Pérez, Pablo, 2002, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Diplomatura, U. de Valladolid; B.A., Western Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Patten, John, 2003, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering
B.M.E., General Motors Institute; M.S., Oakland; Ph.D., North Carolina

Paul, Annegret, 1999, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Ph.D., Maryland

Paulius, Lisa, 1993, Professor of Physics
A.B., Chicago; M.S., Ph.D., California (San Diego)

Pavlik, Carolyn, 2004, Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A., Oberlin; M.F.A., Washington

Pease, Charlotte, 2004 Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., University of Michigan; B.S., Michigan State; M.A., University of Michigan

Pekarovicova, Alexandra, 1999, Associate Professor of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging
M.Sc., Ph.D., Slovak Technical

Pelkey, Stanley, 2005 Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Asbury; M.A., Ph.D., Eastman

Pence, Dennis D., 1984, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Purdue

Pérez de la Cruz, Mariola, 2001, Master Faculty Specialist, Spanish
Licenciatura, Ph.D., Universidad de Alcalá (Spain)

Perra, Robert, 2004, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.A., St. John’s; M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Petcovic, Heather L., 2004, Assistant Professor of Geosciences
B.A., Northampton; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon (Corvallis)

Peters, Robert, 1993, Associate Professor and Director, School of Public Affairs and Administration
B.A., Elizabethtown; M.S., Texas; Ph.D., Michigan

Peterson, Craig A., 1992, Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.S., M.B.A., St. Cloud; Ph.D., Arkansas

Peterson, David K., 1977, Associate Professor of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging
B.S., M.S., Michigan State; Ph.D., Denver; P.E.

Peterson, Mary, 2005, Faculty Specialist I, Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Peterson, Mary Jo, 1991 Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., Minnesota; M.A., Bank Street College of Education/Parsons School of Design

Peterson-Combs, Mary E., 2005, Faculty Specialist I, Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Petrovic, Srdjan, 1996, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.S., Belgrade; Ph.D., Michigan

Pyenson, Lewis R., 2006, Dean, The Graduate College and Professor of History
B.A., Swarthmore; M.S., Wyoming; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

Phillips, Elaine, 1987, Professor, Counseling and Testing Center
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Piatkowski, Thomas F., 1990, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Computer Science
B.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D., Michigan

Piazza, Susan, 2005, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., B.Ed., Windsor; M.Ed., Ph.D., Wayne State

Pietras, Cynthia J., 2003, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida

 

 

Pillsbury, Gerald, 1993, Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.A., Pomona; M.A., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Chicago

Place, Troy R., 2003, Faculty Specialist II, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.A., M.A., Michigan State

Poling, Alan, 1978, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Alderson-Broaddus College; M.A., West Virginia; Ph.D., Minnesota

Ponchillia, Paul E., 1978, Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
B.S., Eastern Kentucky; M.A., Western Michigan; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State

Ponchillia, Susan, 1985, Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Poppink, Sue, 2001, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., Hope; M.P.P., Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Pozo, Susan, 1982, Professor of Economics
B.A., Barnard College; Ph.D., Michigan State

Prewitt, Kenneth, 2006, Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., M.A., Bob Jones; D.M.A., South Carolina

Pritchard, Michael S., 1968, Co-Director, Center for Philosophy and Critical Thinking in the Schools; Co-Director, Center for the Study of Ethics in Society; and Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Alma; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Proeschl, Bernhard, 2001 Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., M.A., University of Illinois [Urbana-Champaign]

Propp, Kathleen, 1999, Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., M.A., Mankato State; Ph.D., Iowa

Pyenson, Lewis Robert, 2006, Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of History
B.A., Swarthmore; M.S., Wyoming; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

Qi, Dewei, 1995, Associate Professor of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging
B.S., Light Industrial Institute of Beijing; M.S., Science and Technology of China; Ph.D., Waterloo

Quake-Rapp, Cindee, 1980, Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Union Institute

Quemada, Hector D., 2000, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.A., Kansas; Ph.D., Utah

Quraeshi, Zahir Ahmed, 1978, Professor of Marketing
B.S., Karachi (Pakistan); B.S., Indiana Institute of Technology; M.B.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Raaberg, Gwen, 1990, Director, Gender and Women’s Studies and Professor of English and of Women’s Studies
B.A., William and Mary; M.A., California State (Fullerton); Ph.D., California (Irvine)

Rabiej, Roman J., 1987, Professor of Industrial Design
B.S., Technical and Pedagogical School of Furniture; M.Sc., D.T.Sc., Warsaw Agricultural (Poland)

Ramrattan, Sam N., 1992, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.S., M.S., Wisconsin; Ph.D., Iowa State

Ransom-Hodgkins, Wendy, 2003, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., Kalamazoo; M.S., Miami; Ph.D., North Carolina State

Rantz, William, 1993, Associate Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Rao, Shaila M., 2003, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.S., Karnatak (India); M.A., Nanyang Technological (Singapore); Ph.D., Arkansas

Ratner, Carl, 2001, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Oberlin; M.A., Northeastern Illinois

Ray, G. Thomas, 1992, Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.A., Willamette; M.S.Ed., Oregon College of Education; Ph.D., Oregon

Razi, Muhammad A., 2000, Associate Professor of Business Information Systems
B.S., Bangladesh U. of Engineering and Technology; M.B.A., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Rea, Alan I., 1997, Associate Professor of Business Information Systems
B.A., Pennsylvania State; M.A., Youngstown State; M.S., Maryland (Baltimore County); Ph.D., Bowling Green

Recchia, Molly, 1993, Professor of French
B.A., California (Davis); M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

Reck, Robert F., 1986, Professor of Marketing
B.B.A., Western Michigan; M.B.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Reeser, Linda C., 1981, Professor of Social Work
B.A., M.S.W., Temple; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr

Reeves, Patricia, 2005, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Reinhold, David S., 1993, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biological Sciences
B.S., Muskingum; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve Institute

Reish, Joseph G., 1972, Dean, University Libraries and Professor of French
A.B., Georgetown; M.A., Middlebury; Ph.D., Wisconsin

Rencher, Bonnie E., 2000, Faculty Specialist II, Nursing
B.S.N., Wayne State; M.S.N. Michigan State

Rhodes, Steven C., 1975, Professor and Director, School of Communication
B.A., Northern Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Rhodes, Sybil D., 2002, Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); M.A., Ph.D., Stanford

Ricci, Robert J., 1968, Professor of Music
B.A., Antioch; M.M., Yale; D.M.A., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Richter, David, 2004, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., St. Cloud; Ph.D., Minnesota

Risukhin, Validmir, 2002, Professor Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., St. Petersburg, (Russia)

Ro, Kapseong, 2003, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
B.S., M.S., Drexel; Ph.D., Maryland

Rodriguez, Jorge, 1996, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.S., M.S., Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores (Mexico); M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin; M.B.A., Rutgers

Rodriquez-Campos, Lilianna, 2002, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
M.S., Universidad Católica Bello, Caracas (Venezuela); M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Roederer, Silvia, 1989, Professor of Music
B.M., Eastman; M.M., D.M.A., Southern California

Rojhani, Arezoo, 1996, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., Maine (Presque Isle); M.Sc., Ph.D., Nebraska (Lincoln)

Rooney, Pamela S., 1980, Professor of Business Information Systems
B.S.E., M.A., Arkansas; Ph.D., Bowling Green

Rose, Wendy, 1993, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Toronto; M.M., D.M.A., Michigan

Rosenthal, Alvin, 1984, Associate Professor of Physics
B.A., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)

Ross, Victoria, 2000, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Administration and Sociology
B.A., Massachusetts; M.Ed., Cambridge College; Ph.D., Brandeis

Rossbach, Silvia, 1995, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
M.S., Münster (Germany); Ph.D., Cologne and Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding (Germany)

Roth, Edward, 2000, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Western Michigan; M.M., Colorado State

Rozelle, David L., 1970, Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.A., Toledo; M.A., Michigan State; M.S.A., Western Michigan; C.P.A., Michigan, C.M.A.

Rubin, Eli, 2004, Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Rudge, David W., 1999, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Duke; M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Ruellot, Viviane, 2005, Assistant Professor of French
B.A., M.A., Universit‚ de Haute Bretagne (France); M.A., SUNY (Albany); Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Ruhl, Jack M., 1993, Professor of Accountancy
B.A., M.S.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve

Running-Johnson, Cynthia, 1986, Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Professor of French and of Women’s Studies
B.A., Luther College (Iowa); M.A., Wisconsin; Certificat, L’Ecole du Louvre (Paris); Ph.D., Wisconsin

Ryan, Michael J., 2000, Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., St. Norbert; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

Ryan, Patrick J., 2002, Faculty Specialist II, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Rypma, Judith, 2004, Master Faculty Specialist, English
M.F.A., Western Michigan