Dec 11, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2012-13 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2012-13 [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, 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 State; Ph.D., Wayne State

Mackey, D. Steven, 2008, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Delaware; M.A., SUNY (Buffalo); Ph.D. Manchester (U.K.)

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

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

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 (Pakistan); M.A., McMaster (Canada); Ph.D., Michigan State

Manley, R. Adam, 2009, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ferris State; Ph.D., Virginia Technological

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

Martini, Edwin A., 2005, Associate Professor of History
B.S., Pitzer College; Ph.D., Maryland (College Park)

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

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

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

McCrumb, Dennis, 2005, Faculty Specialist II, Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S., Ed.S., Ed.D., Indiana

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

McDonnell, Michael P., 1979, Assistant Professor, University Libraries
B.A., M.S.L., Western Michigan

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

McGee, Heather, 2009, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

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

McIver, Derrick, 2012, Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., Ferris State; M.B.A., Texas A&M; Ph.D., Texas (San Antonio)

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

McKee, David H., 1971, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.S., Bowling Green; M.S.L.S., Case Western Reserve; M.B.A., Western Michigan

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, Master Faculty Specialist, English
B.A., Rice; M.A., Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

McLaughlin, Jerry E., 2001, Faculty Specialist II, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., Central Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

Meng, Lei, 2011, Assistant Professor of Geography
B.S., Najing; M.S., China Agricultural; M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Texas A & M

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)

Metro-Roland, Dennis, 2008, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.A., Loyola Marymount; M.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Illinois (Bloomington)

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, Professor and Chair of Economics
B.A., Michigan State; Ph.D., Texas A & M

Mezei, Gellert, 2007, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Babes-Bolyai (Romania); Ph.D., Puerto Rico

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

Michmerhuizen, Terrance, 2011, Assistant Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., Le Tourneau; M.A., Nazareth College

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Miller, Michael G., 2002, Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., California Univ of Pennsylvania; M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia

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

Mingus, Matthew S., 1998, 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, Associate Professor of English
M.A., Ph.D., Georgia

Mirzeler, Mustafa, 2003, Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Mo, Yirong, 2002, 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, Master Faculty Specialist, 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

Morgan, Daniel, 2009, Professor and Chair, Department of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Western Michigan; M.S., Michigan State; Ph.D., Florida State

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

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

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

Mueller, John, 2012, Assistant Professor of Management
B.B.A., Southern Methodist; M.B.A., Illinois (Urbana), A.B.D., Louisville

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

Mukherjee, Debasri, 2002, Associate 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

 

Murray, James M., 2007, Director of the Medieval Institute and Professor of History
B.M., University of the Pacific; Ph.D., Northwestern

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, Professor of Statistics
B.S., M.S., Philippines; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Nash, Ilana, 2003, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., California (Los Angeles); 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 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 of Dance
A.B., 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, Master Faculty Specialist, Nursing
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S.N., Michigan State

Newell, Stephen J., 2002, Professor 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, Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

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

Niewiadomska-Bugaj, Magdalena, 2001, Professor and Chair, Department of Statistics
M.S., Warsaw; Ph.D., Mickiewicz University (Poland)

Nissen, Thisbe, 2010, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Oberlin; M.F.A., Iowa

Nisula, Dasha Culic, 1988, Professor of Russian and Gender and 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

O’Reilly, Kelley, 2011, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.S., M.B.A., Western Washington; Ph.D., Utah State

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

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

Ofstein, Laurel, 2012, Assistant Professor of Management
B.A., Kalamazoo; M.B.A., DePaul; A.B.D., Illionois (Chicago)

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

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

Ohanna, Natalio, 2009, Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)

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

Omilion-Hodges, Leah, 2011, Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Grand Valley State; Ph.D., Wayne State

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

Orbe, Mark P., 1997, Professor of Communication and Gender and 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, Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Central Florida; M.F.A., Louisiana State

Oxhandler, Richard M., 1978, Professor of Physican Assistant
B.A., Harpur College; M.S., Syracuse; Ed.D., Western Michigan

Palan, Kay M., 2010, Dean, Haworth College of Business and Professor of Marketing
B.S., Winona State; M.B.A., Moorhead State; Ph.D., Texas Tech

Palmer, Jodie, 2002, Director, Diversity Initiatives and Faculty Specialist II, Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paul, Rajib, 2008, Assistant Professor of Statistics
B.S., Calcutta (India); M.S., Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D.., Ohio State

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

Pavlik, Carolyn, 2004, Associate Professor of Dance
B.A., Texas (Austin); M.F.A., Washington

Pearl, Christopher A., 2009, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Saint Mary’s College of California; M.S., Pacific; Ph.D., California (Davis)

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

Pellerito, Joseph M., 2010, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S., Johns Hopkins; Ph.D., Wayne State

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

Penner, James, 2011, Assistant Professor of Accountancy
B.S., M.A., Michigan State; A.B.D., Virginia Tech

Pérez de la Cruz, Mariola, 1999, Master Faculty Specialist, Spanish
Licenciatura, Ph.D., Universidad de Alcalá (Spain)

Perez-Stable, Maria A., 1979, Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Miami; M.S.L.S., Case Western Reserve; M.A., Western Michigan

Perryman-Clark, Staci, 2010, Assistant Professor of English and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., Michigan; M.A., Eastern Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

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

Peters, Robert, 1993, Associate Professor 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, Mary E., 2005, Faculty Specialist II, Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan; Au.D., Florida

Peterson, Sharon L., 2011, Faculty Specialist II, Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Peterson, Stephanie M, 2009, Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Iowa

Petro, Joseph W. Jr., 2000, Master Faculty Specialist, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.S., General Motors Institute; M.B.A., SUNY (Buffalo); P.E. Western Michigan

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



 

 

Phillips, Elaine, 1987, Professor of Physician Assistant
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Phillips, Elizabeth L., 2011, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Wisconsin (Oshkosh); M.S.N., Grand Valley State; Ph.D., Michigan

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

Pietras, Cynthia J., 2003, Associate 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

Pingali, Kalyana Chakravarthy, 2011, Assistant Professor of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging
B.S., Osmania (India); M.B.A., Maduri Kamaraj (India); M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., New Mexico State

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

Poppink, Sue, 2001, Associate 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, Associate Professor of Music
B.A., M.A., Bob Jones; D.M.A., South Carolina

Prieto, Diana M., 2011, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.S., M.S., Universidad del Norte (Colombia); M.A., Ph.D., South Florida

Pritchard, Michael S., 1968, 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 (Champaign-Urbana)

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

Protacio, Maria Selena, 2012, Instructor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
M.Ed., Nebraska (Lincoln); Ph.D., Michigan State

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

Qi, Dewei, 1995, 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

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

Rabiej, Roman J., 1987, Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
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

Rantz, William, 1995, Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

Rathbun, Andrew, 2012, Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Queen’s; M.A., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music

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

Ravotas, Doris J., 2008, Assistant Professor of  Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.A., Olivet Nazarene; M.A., Adams State; Ph.D., Michigan Technological

Rawls, Glinda, 2007, Associate Professor,  Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.A., DePaul; M.E., Grand Valley State; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

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

Ready, Timothy, 2007, Director, Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., Notre Dame; Ph.D., Michigan State

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, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Reigel, Benjamin, 2012, Assistant Professor of Theatre
M.F.A., Delaware

Reinhold, David S., 1993, Associate Provost for Assessment and Undergraduate Studies and 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

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

Rienzo, Thomas, 2007, Faculty Specialist II, Business Information Systems
B.S., Cornell; M.B.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Rike, Galen, 1991, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Ashland; M.S., Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State

Ring, Donna, 1984, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.S., Northern Michigan; M.L.S., Western Michigan

Risukhin, Validmir, 2002, Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S.,Kharkov (Ukraine); B.S., Krasny Kut (Russia); M.S. Leningrad (Russia); Ph.D., St. Petersburg (Russia); D.S. Moscow (Russia)

Ro, Kapseong, 2003, Associate 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

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

Roehrick, Greg D., 1978, Professor of Theatre
B.A., Lawrence; M.F.A., Wayne State

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

Rolls, Erlinda S., 1968, Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Immaculata; M.S.L.S., Villanova

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)

Rossbach, Silvia, 1995, 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

Rouscher, Gail Y., 2008, Faculty Specialist I, Lecturer, Aviation Sciences
B.A., Spring Arbor

Rubin, Eli, 2004, Associate 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, Associate Professor of French
M.A., SUNY (Albany); Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Ruhl, Jack M., 1993, Associate Dean, Haworth College of Business and Professor of Accountancy
B.A., M.S.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve

Running-Johnson, Cynthia, 1986, Professor of French and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., Luther College (Iowa); M.A., 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, Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

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