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The Bates College Catalog 2002-2003
The Faculty  

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Elaine Tuttle Hansen (2002), B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Washington
President
Jill N. Reich (1999), B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
 
Emeriti
 
Thomas Hedley Reynolds, B.A., Williams; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia; LL.D.; L.H.D.
President Emeritus
Donald West Harward, B.A., Maryville; M.A., American University; Ph.D., Maryland (College Park); LL.D.
President Emeritus
Evelyn Kathryn Dillon, B.S., Ohio State; M.A., Kent State; Ph.D., Iowa
Professor Emerita of Physical Education
Robert Freeman Kingsbury, B.A., Bowdoin; M.S., Cornell; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Professor Emeritus of Physics
Milton Lambert Lindholm, B.A., Ed.M., Bates
Dean Emeritus of Admissions
Garold Wesley Thumm, B.A., Morris Harvey; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Ernest Paul Muller, B.A., Ursinus; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Professor Emeritus of History
James Gordon Hepburn, B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of English
Mary Elizabeth Dudman, B.A., Douglass (Rutgers)
Assistant Librarian Emerita
Lester Ross Cummins, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Yale
Professor Emeritus of Education
John Anthony Tagliabue, B.A., M.A., Columbia
Professor Emeritus of English
Alexis Adelbert Caron, B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Professor Emeritus of French
Richard Woodbury Sampson, B.S., Bowdoin; Ed.M., Tufts; M.A., Boston University
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Roy Lothrop Farnsworth, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Professor Emeritus of Geology
Leland Peterman Bechtel, B.A., B.D., Eastern Baptist; M.A., Temple; Ph.D., New York University
Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education
William Joseph Leahey Jr., B.A., Bates; M.A., Columbia
Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
Robert Wilson Hatch, B.S., Ed.M., Boston University
Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
John Joseph Margarones, B.A., Bates; M.A., Ed.D., Boston University
Professor Emeritus of Education
David Arthur Nelson, B.A., M.A., Chicago; Ph.D., Cornell
Professor Emeritus of English
Robert Maurice Chute, B.A., Maine; D.Sc., Johns Hopkins
Professor Emeritus of Biology
Margaret Nichols
Registrar Emerita
Joseph Jensen Derbyshire, B.A., M.A., Utah; M.L., University of Washington
Librarian Emeritus
George Lindbergh Wigton, B.S., Ohio State
Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
Bernard Ridlon Carpenter, B.S., Nasson
Treasurer Emeritus
Theodore Walther, B.A., Mexico City; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Sherry Abbott Deschaine, B.S., Aroostook State; M.Ed., Maine
Professor Emerita of Physical Education
James Glenn Boyles, B.S., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Rutgers
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Robert Crawford Flynn, B.S., Maine
Professor Emeritus of Physical Education
Donald Raymond Lent, B.A., California (Santa Barbara); B.F.A., M.F.A, Yale
Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Art
James Shenstone Leamon, B.A., Bates; Ph.D., Brown
Professor Emeritus of History
Douglas Irving Hodgkin, B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Duke
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Robert Stephen Moyer, B.A., Bucknell; Ph.D., Stanford
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Robin Bruce Stirling Brooks, B.A., Columbia; M.A., Yale; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
David Boyd Ledlie, B.A., Middlebury;
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
 
Administrative Officers
 
Wylie Lee Mitchell (1978), B.A., Williams
Dean of Admissions
F. Celeste Branham (1980), B.S., Southern Maine; M.P.A., Massachusetts
Dean of Students
Laura Ann Juraska (1983), B.A., Wisconsin; P.M.C., M.L.S., Indiana
Associate College Librarian for Reference Services
Meredith Horton Braz (1992), B.A., St. Lawrence; M.A.T., Smith
Registrar and Director
of Student Financial Services
Eugene Lee Wiemers (1994), B.A., Macalester; M.S.,
Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Director of Information Services, and Librarian
Peter Coleman Fackler (1997), B.A., Duke; M.B.A., Michigan
Vice President for Asset Management and Treasurer
 
Professors
 
Sawyer Frederick Sylvester Jr. (1969), B.A., J.D., M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Professor of Sociology
George Antony Ruff (1968), B.S., LeMoyne; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics
Ann Besser Scott (1973), B.A., Radcliffe; M.F.A., Brandeis; Ph.D., Chicago
Charles A. Dana Professor of Music
Richard Vansant Wagner (1970), B.A., Haverford; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
Professor of Psychology
Carl Benton Straub (1970), B.A., Colgate; S.T.B., Ph.D., Harvard; L.H.D.
Professor of Religion and Clark A. Griffith Professor of Environmental Studies
Werner John Deiman (1964), B.A., Washington and Lee; M.A., Ph.D., Yale
Professor of English
Eli Cooperman Minkoff (1968), B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Professor of Biology; Faculty Marshal
David Alan Kolb (1977), B.A., M.A., Fordham; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy
John Richard Cole (1967), B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor of History
Lewis Afton Turlish (1969), B.A., Geneva; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Professor of English
Drake Richard Bradley (1973), B.S., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology
John William Creasy (1975), B.S., Colorado State; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Professor of Geology
Michael Peter Murray (1986), B.A., Santa Clara; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Charles Franklin Phillips Professor of Economics
Anne Booth Thompson (1973), B.A., Radcliffe; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Professor of English and Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
Mark Benjamin Okrent (1972), B.A., Reed; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Professor of Philosophy
Steven Edwin George Kemper (1973), B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Professor of Anthropology
Robert James Thomas (1975), B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Professor of Biology
Richard Colt Williamson (1975), B.A., M.A.T., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
Charles A. Dana Professor of French
Atsuko Hirai (1988), B.A., Tokyo University; Ph.D., Harvard
Kazushige Hirasawa Professor of History
David Clark Haines (1969), B.A., Wooster; M.Sc., Ph.D., Ohio State
Professor of Mathematics
John Karl Pribram (1970), B.A., Middlebury; M.A., Wesleyan; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Professor of Physics
Anne Douglas Williams (1981), B.A., Smith; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Professor of Economics
Mark David Semon (1976), B.A., Colgate; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado
Professor of Physics
Thomas Frederick Tracy (1976), B.A., St. Olaf; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Phillips Professor of Religion
Martin Edward Andrucki (1974), B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Charles A. Dana Professor
of Theater
Paul Thomas Kuritz (1978), B.A., Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana
Professor of Theater
David Alan Aschauer (1990), B.A., Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics
Loring Mandell Danforth (1978), B.A., Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Professor of Anthropology
John Elwood Kelsey (1979), B.A., Grinnell; Ph.D., Chicago
Professor of Psychology
Marion Reddick Anderson (1969), B.Mus., Stetson; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
Professor of Music
Carole Anne Taylor (1978), B.A., M.A.T., Reed; Ph.D., Harvard
Professor of English
William Roberts Matthews (1978), B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Iowa; M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music
John Stiven Strong (1978), B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Hartford Seminary Foundation; Ph.D., Chicago
Professor of Religion
Eric Robert Wollman (1979), B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Professor of Physics
Thomas James Wenzel (1981), B.S., Northeastern; Ph.D., Colorado
Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry
Dennis Grafflin (1981), B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Professor of History
James Paul Parakilas (1979), B.A., Amherst; M.A., Yale; M.A., Connecticut; Ph.D., Cornell
Professor of Music and James L. Moody Jr. Family Professor of Performing Arts
William Southard Corlett Jr. (1981), B.A., Allegheny; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Professor of Political Science
Michael Eugene Jones (1982), B.A., Texas (Austin); M.A., University College of Wales (Aberystwyth); Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Professor of History
Steven Lawrence Hochstadt (1979), B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Brown
Professor of History
Elizabeth Howard Tobin (1979), B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Professor of History; Associate Dean of the Faculty
Mark Allen Kessler (1989), B.A., Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Professor of Political Science; Chair, Division of the Social Sciences
Georgia Nell Nigro (1983), B.A., Brown; M.S., Yale; Ph.D. Cornell
Whitehouse Professor of Psychology
Rebecca Wells Corrie (1982), B.A., M.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Harvard
Phillips Professor of Art; Chair, Division of the Humanities
Mary Theresa Rice-DeFosse (1984), B.A., Boston College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Professor of French
Craig Joseph Decker (1984), B.A., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Professor of German
Jill N. Reich (1999), B.A., Regis; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Professor of Psychology; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
Jane Tussey Costlow (1986), B.A., Duke; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Professor of Russian and Christian A. Johnson Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
Denis Marshall Sweet (1984), B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Professor of German
John Edward Smedley (1987), B.A., Colby; Ph.D., Colorado
Professor of Physics; Chair, Interdisciplinary Programs
Margaret Scott Creighton (1987), B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Boston University
Professor of History
Robert William Allison (1980), B.A., Brown; Ph.D., Chicago
Professor of Religion
Michael James Retelle (1987), B.S., Salem State; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts
Professor of Geology
Steven Charles Dillon (1988), B.A., Colorado; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Professor of English
Peter Ngai-Sing Wong (1988), B.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Professor of Mathematics
Clifford Springer Russell (2002), B.A., Dartmouth; Ph.D., Harvard
Thomas Sowell Visiting Professor of Economics
 
Associate Professors
 
James Walter Carignan (1970), B.A., Bates; Ph.D., Rochester
Associate Professor of History
Carl Robert Schwinn (1975), B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Associate Professor of Economics
Sanford Alan Freedman (1978), B.A., Columbia; M.A., Cantab.; Ph.D., Harvard
Associate Professor of English
Joseph Gerard Pelliccia (1979), B.S., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Associate Professor of Biology
Carolyn Ann Court (1979), B.S., Southern Connecticut State; M.S., Pennsylvania State
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Edward Smith Harwood (1981), B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Associate Professor of Art
George Scott Purgavie (1983), B.S., West Chester; M.S., South Carolina
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Sharon Kinsman (1985), B.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Cornell
Associate Professor of Biology
Suzanne Rousseau Coffey (1985), B.A., New Hampshire; M.A., Southern Maine
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Marsha Ann Graef (1985), B.S., Central Missouri State; M.A., Northern Arizona
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Shepley Littlefield Ross II (1985), B.S., New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Arlene Elowe MacLeod (1986), B.A., Bowdoin; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Associate Professor of Political Science
Dennis Ralph Browne (1986), B.A., Southern Illinois; B.A., Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Associate Professor of Russian
David Ross Cummiskey (1986), B.A., Washington College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Marcus Coleman Bruce (1987), B.A., Bates; M.Div., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Associate Professor of Religion
Baltasar Fra-Molinero (1994), Licenciado, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela; M.A., Indiana; Doctor en Filología, Universidad de Sevilla; Ph.D., Indiana
Associate Professor of Spanish
John Anthony Rhodes (1986), B.A., Dartmouth; Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Associate
Professor of Mathematics
James Gerard Richter (1987), B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Associate Professor of Political Science
Cristina Malcolmson (1991), B.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Associate Professor of English
Elizabeth Anne Eames (1988), B.A., Bryn Mawr; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Sarah Mehlhop Strong (1983), B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
John Dykstra Eusden Jr. (1988), B.S., Bates; M.S., New Hampshire; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Associate Professor of Geology
Thomas Glen Lawson (1989), B.A., Anderson; Ph.D., Purdue
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Division of the Natural Sciences
Lillian Rose Nayder (1989), B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Associate Professor of English
Lee Huber Abrahamsen (1989), B.S., Franklin and Marshall; Ph.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor of Biology
Pamela Jean Baker (1989), B.Sc., University of Wales (Swansea); B.S., Bates; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty
Dolores Mary O'Higgins (1990), B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Associate Professor of Classics and Classical and Medieval Studies
Dana Melvin Mulholland (1991), B.S., Maine; M.S., State University of New York (Cortland)
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Emily Wright Kane (1996), B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Associate Professor of Sociology
Erica Rand (1990), B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Associate Professor of Art
Kirk Dorrance Read (1990), B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Associate Professor of French
Kathryn Graff Low (1990), B.A., Bowdoin; Ed.M., Harvard; Ph.D., Stanford
Associate Professor of Psychology
Charles Isidore Nero (1991), B.A., Xavier; M.A., Wake Forest; Ph.D., Indiana
Associate Professor of Rhetoric
Charles Valentine Carnegie (1991), B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Associate Professor of Anthropology
James Wesley Hughes (1992), B.A., M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Michigan
Associate Professor of Economics
Francisca López (1990), B.A., Universidad de Córdoba; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Associate Professor of Spanish
Matthew John Côté (1991), B.S., Syracuse; Ph.D., Illinois
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Hong Lin (1991), B.S., M.S., Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr
Associate Professor of Physics
Shuhui Yang (1991), B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Associate Professor of Chinese
Bonnie Jean Shulman (1991), B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Cheryl McDonell McCormick (1992), B.A., McGill; Ph.D., McMaster
Associate Professor of Psychology
Leslie Irene Hill (1988), B.A., Barnard; M.A., Atlanta; Ph.D., Union Institute
Associate Professor
of Political Science
Hilmar Ludvig Jensen III (1992), B.A., Goddard; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Associate Professor of History
William Gerald Ambrose Jr. (1994), B.A., Princeton; Ph.D., North Carolina
Associate Professor of Biology
James Patrick Murphy (1994), B.A., Bates; M.Ed., Boston University
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Nancy Way Kleckner (1994), B.S., Illinois; M.S., Maine; Ph.D., North Carolina
Associate Professor of Biology
Margaret Maurer-Fazio (1994), B.A., M.A., Western Ontario; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Economics
John Howard McClendon III (1999), B.A., Central State University; M.A., Ph.D., Kansas
Associate Professor of African American Studies and American Cultural Studies
Lynne Y. Lewis (2000), B.A., Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)
Associate Professor of Economics
Michael John Oliver (2000), B.A., University of Leicester; Ph.D., Manchester Metropolitan University
Associate Professor of Economics
Melvin Henry Miles (2002), B.A., Brigham Young; Ph.D., Utah
Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry
Yukiko Koshiro (2002), B.A., M.A., Tokyo University; Ph.D., Columbia
Visiting Associate Professor of History
 
Assistant Professors
 
Rachel Narehood Austin (1995), B.A., North Carolina (Greensboro); Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Curtis Carleton Bohlen (1996), B.S., M.S., Stanford; Ph.D., Cornell
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Linda Faye Williams (1996), B.S., Virginia State; M.M., Michigan; Ph.D., Indiana
Assistant Professor of Music
Lavina Dhingra Shankar (1996), B.A., Wheaton; M.A., Ph.D., Tufts
Assistant Professor of English
Marcia Makris (1996), B.A., M.A., Ph.D., New Hampshire
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education
Ellen Elizabeth Seeling (1997), B.F.A., Herron School of Art; M.F.A., Brandeis
Assistant Professor of Theater
Margaret Anne Imber (1997), B.A., Chicago; J.D., Michigan; Ph.D., Stanford
Assistant Professor of Classics and Classical and Medieval Studies
Joseph Patrick Reilly (1997), B.A., Trinity; M.B.A., Rhode Island
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
Stacy Lee Smith (1997), B.A., William Smith; M.P.S., M.S., Ph.D., Cornell
Assistant Professor of Education
Paula Jean Schlax (1998), B.S., Clarkson; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Winifred Ann Hohlt (1998), B.A., Williams; M.S., Smith
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
Rebecca Margaret Herzig (1998), B.A., California (Santa Cruz); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor of Women's Studies
Rebecca Jean Sommer (1998), B.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Assistant Professor of Biology
Claudia Aburto Guzmán (1997), B.A., Florida State; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Lisa Maurizio (1999), B.A., Wellesley; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Assistant Professor of Classics and Classical and Medieval Studies
Susan Allison Stark (1999), B.A., Brown; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Melissa Louise Wender (1999), B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Assistant Professor of Japanese Language and Literature
Pamela Ann-Elizabeth Johnson (1999), B.F.A., Kansas;
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Bennington
Assistant Professor of Art
Michael James Sargent (1999), B.A., Hendrix; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Stephanie Kelley-Romano (1999), B.S., M.A., Emerson; Ph.D., Kansas
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
John Russell Baughman (2000), B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Francesco Giovanni Duina (2000), B.A., M.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Beverly Jane Johnson (2000), B.Sc., M.Sc., Delaware; Ph.D., Colorado
Assistant Professor of Geology
Frank Chessa (2000), B.A., Dickinson; M.A., South Florida; Ph.D., Georgetown
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Trian Nguyen (2000), B.A., San Francisco State; M.T.S.,
Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Assistant Professor of Art and Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies
Lillian Guerra (2000), B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Assistant Professor of History
Jennifer Lori Koviach (2001), B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Minnesota
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Felicia Lynne Fahey (2001), B.A., California (Berkeley);
Ph.D., California (Santa Cruz)
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Mark D. Hazard (2001), B.A., University of Washington;
M.A., San Francisco State; Ph.D., Cornell
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
John Yu Zou (2001), B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Maryland (Baltimore); Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Assistant Professor of Chinese
Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir (2001), B.J., Missouri; Ph.D., Washington University
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Warren Pierstorff Johnson (2001), B.S., Minnesota; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Robert James Andolina (2001), B.A., Rochester; Ph.D., Minnesota
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Pierre Alexandre Hecker (2001), B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., Columbia; D.Phil., University of Oxford
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Amy Lynn Bradfield (2001), B.A., Williams; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Kimberly Nicole Ruffin (2001), B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)
Assistant Professor of English
Stephen Dale Gensemer (2002), B.A., Bates; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor of Physics
Todd Aaron Kahan (2002), B.S., Syracuse;
Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Joseph McLean Hall (2002), B.A., Amherst; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Assistant Professor of History
Katherine Mary Mathis (2002), B.A., Siena; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Philip C. Carlsen (2002), B.A., B.Mus., University of Washington; M.A., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., City College of New York
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Kenneth Scott Overway (2002), B.S., Hope; Ph.D., Purdue
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Jeffrey David Hildebrand (2002), B.A., Swarthmore;
Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Kent Ratajeski (2002), B.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; M.S., Maryland; Ph.D., North Carolina
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology
Heidi Taylor Chirayath (2002), B.A., Gettysburg; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Amyaz Amirali Moledina (2001), B.A., Macalester; Ph.D., Minnesota
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
 
Instructors
 
Albert Malcom Fereshetian Jr. (1995), B.S., New Hampshire
Instructor in Physical Education
Peter John Rogers (1999), B.A., North Carolina; M.A., Florida
Instructor in Environmental Studies
Meredith Lynn Greer (2002), B.A., Delaware; M.S., Vanderbilt
Instructor in Mathematics
Leslie I. Winston (2002), B.A., California (Los Angeles);
M.A., State University of New York (Stony Brook)
Instructor in Japanese
Patricia S. Buck (2002), B.A., Hampshire; M.A., M.S.Ed., Pennsylvania
Instructor in Education
 
Senior Lecturer
 
Anne Wescott Dodd (1984), B.A., Maine; M.A., California State (Los Angeles); Ed.D., Maine
Senior Lecturer in Education
 
Lecturers
 
Marcia Phyllis Plavin (1971), B.A., Maine; M.A., Wesleyan
Lecturer in Dance; Faculty Marshal
Bruce Joseph Bourque (1972), B.A., Massachusetts; M.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Harvard
Lecturer in Anthropology
Gerda Neu-Sokol (1975), University of Freiburg
Lecturer in German
Robert Alan Feintuch (1976), B.F.A., Cooper Union; M.F.A., Yale
Lecturer in Art
Thomas Ames Hayward (1978), B.A., Harvard; M.A., Maine; M.L.S., Rutgers
Lecturer in Classics and
Classical and Medieval Studies
Frank Glazer (1980)
Lecturer in Music; Artist in Residence
Joseph L. Nicoletti (1980), B.A., Queens; M.F.A., Yale
Lecturer in Art
Joyce Seligman (1981), B.A., City College of New York; M.A., Maine
Lecturer in Writing and Director of the Writing Workshop
Paul Richard Heroux (1982), Fourth-Year Diploma, Masters of the Studio, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Lecturer in Art
Barry Michael Farber (1987), B.S., Purdue; M.B.A., California (Los Angeles)
Lecturer in Economics
Gene Alan Clough (1987), B.S., M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Lecturer in Geology and
Physics
Christopher Merriman Beam (1989), B.A., Williams;
M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Lecturer in History
Li-ping Miao (1989), Beijing Foreign Language Institute; Beijing Normal University
Lecturer in Chinese
Melinda Hungerford Harder (1990), B.A., Dartmouth; M.S., Chicago; Ph.D., Rochester
Lecturer in Mathematics
Robert Lambton Farnsworth (1990), B.A., Brown; M.F.A., Columbia
Lecturer in English
William Pope.L (1990), B.A., Montclair State College; M.F.A., Rutgers
Lecturer in Theater
Keiko Ofuji (1991), B.A., Metropolitan State College; M.A., Kansas
Lecturer in Japanese Language
Henry John Walker (1993), B.A., Trinity College Dublin; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Lecturer in Classics and Classical and Medieval Studies
Elke Morris (1993), B.A., Nevada; M.A., M.F.A., New Mexico
Lecturer in Art
Mishael Maswari Caspi (1995), B.A., Hebrew University; M.A., Santa Clara; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Lecturer in Religion
Karen Anklan Palin (1995), B.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Lecturer in Biology
Katalin Vecsey (1995), B.A., M.A., Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled; Ph.D., Eötvös Lóránd University
Lecturer in Theater
Penelope Jones (1998), B.F.A., Maine College of Art; M.F.A., Cornell
Lecturer in Art
Grace Leslie Coulombe (2000), B.A., Bates, M.A., Boston College
Lecturer in Quantitative Studies and Director of the Mathematics and Statistics Workshop
Holly Louise Gurney (2000), B.A., Milliken; M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Indiana
Lecturer in Education
David Russell George Jr. (2000), B.A., M.A., Purdue; M.A., Minnesota
Lecturer in Spanish
Eric Christopher Towne (2000), B.A., Harvard
Lecturer in Mathematics
Robert Bryan Brito (2001), B.A., Pepperdine; M.A., Northwestern
Lecturer in Rhetoric and Director of Debate
Adam Andrew Leff (2001), B.A., Middlebury; M.A., Pennsylvania
Lecturer in French
Aimée Holloway Conlin Bessire (2001), B.A., Lake Forest;
M.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Lecturer in African American Studies and American Cultural Studies
Wilfred Emery Richard (2002), B.A., New Hampshire;
M.A., Massachusetts; Ph.D., Waterloo
Lecturer in Environmental Studies
Richard Kemp Renner (2002), B.A., Williams; M.Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lecturer in Environmental Studies
Sarah V. MacKenzie (2002), B.A., Colby; M.L.S., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); M.Ed., Southern Maine; Ed.D., Maine
Lecturer in Education
Sarah O'Brien Conly (2002), B.A., Princeton; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Lecturer in Philosophy
Michael A. Pesenson (2002), B.A., Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Yale
Lecturer in Russian
Jody M. Weber (2002), B.F.A., State University of New York (Purchase); M.A., American University
Lecturer in Theater
Gwen L. Lexow (2002), B.A., Knox; B.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Lecturer in History
Michael Ellison Reidy (2002), B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon;
M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Lecturer in Theater
Lisa A. Hicks (2002), B.S., New Hampshire
Lecturer in Theater
Heather L. Lindkvist (2002), B.A., California (San Diego); M.A., Chicago
Lecturer in Anthropology
Antonio J. Planchart (2002), B.Sc., Texas A&M; Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Lecturer in Biological Chemistry
Marion Schuh (2002), Magister der Philosophie, University of Vienna
Lecturer in German
María Paulina Salas Riczker (2002), B.A., Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Lecturer in Spanish
 
Assistants in Instruction
 
Mary Elizabeth Brushwein (1979)
Assistant in Chemistry
John Harry Corrie (1982), B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory;
M.M., Northwestern School of Music; M.M.A., Yale
Assistant in Music
Gregory James Anderson (1986), B.S., M.S., University of Washington
Assistant in Biology
Marita Lucia Bryant (1988), B.A., Boston University; M.S., Freie Universität Berlin
Assistant in Geology
Lorna H. Clark (1991), B.S., Southeastern Massachusetts
Assistant in Chemistry
Tina Marie Rioux (1997), B.A., Maine (Farmington); M.S., Southern Maine
Assistant in Neuroscience
Stephanie Jean Haskins (1998), B.A., B.S., Maine
Assistant in Physics
Gary Starzynski (2000), B.A., Maine; M.S., Lowell
Assistant in Chemistry
Robert Eugene Nicholas (2001), B.S., Bucknell; M.A.T., Colgate
Assistant in Physics
Bethany S. Whalon (2001), B.A., Bowdoin
Assistant in Biological Chemistry
 
Learning Associates
 
Camille S. Parrish (2001), B.A., Carleton; M.S., Rutgers
Learning Associate in Environmental Studies
Judith Robbins (2001), B.A., Bates; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School
Learning Associate in the Humanities
Judith A. Head (2002), B.A., M.A., Oklahoma; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)
Learning Associate
Rachel Herzig (2002), B.A., California (Santa Cruz)
Learning Associate in Political Science
 
Applied Music Faculty
 
Natasha Chances (1971), Licence d'enseignement, École Normale de Musique de Paris
Instructor of Piano
Carol Furman (1980), B.S., Kent State
Instructor of Clarinet
John Furman (1983), B.S., Kent State
Instructor of Trumpet
Stephen Kecskemethy (1985), B.M., Artist's Diploma, Eastman School of Music; D.Mus.
Instructor of Violin
Stephen Grover (1985)
Instructor of Jazz Piano and Drum Set
Kenneth Labrecque (1987), B.M., Maine
Instructor of Classical Guitar
Julia Adams (1988), B.A., Oberlin; M.A., San Francisco State College; D.Mus.
Instructor of Viola
George Rubino (1988)
Instructor of Double Bass
Gregory Boardman (1989), B.M., Southern Maine
Instructor of Folk Fiddling
Kathleen Foster (1991), B.M., Indiana; M.M., Bowling Green
Instructor of Violoncello
Ardith Keef (1993), B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music
Instructor of Bassoon
Richard Gordan (1994), B.S., Southern Maine; M.A., New Hampshire
Instructor of Saxophone and Jazz Clarinet
Nancy Smith (1996), B.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Instructor of Percussion
Anthony J. Shostak (1997), B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art of the University of the Arts
Instructor of Banjo
Mark Howard (1998), B.A., Bates
Instructor of Piano
Christina Astrachan (1998), Diploma of Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, Zürich Conservatory of Music
Instructor of Voice
Andrea Lynch (2000), B.S., Maine; M.S., Nazareth
Instructor of French Horn
Anita-Ann Jerosch (2000), B.A., Maine (Augusta)
Instructor of Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba
Sebastian Jerosch (2000), B.M., Mannes College of Music
Instructor of Tenor and Alto Trombone
Kay Hamlin (2000), B.M., Southern Maine; M.M., Arizona State
Instructor of Flute
Stefani Burk (2000), B.A., M.A., Iowa
Instructor of Oboe
Rose A. Pruiksma (2000), B.A., Calvin; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Director of Gamelan
John Neal (2000), B.M.E., Ohio State; M.M., University of Connecticut
Director of the Wind Ensemble

Committees of the Faculty, 2002-2003

The starred committees include student members, who are appointed at the beginning of the academic year. The President and Dean of the Faculty are ex officio members of all committees.

Academic Standing: C.R. Schwinn, Chair, W.G. Ambrose, F.C. Branham (ex officio), M.H. Braz (ex officio), A.M. Fereshetian, P.T. Kuritz, F. López, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio)

*Admissions and Financial Aid: M.J. Retelle, Chair, P.J. Baker (ex officio), E.W. Kane (fall semester), J.L. Koviach, W.L. Mitchell (ex officio), K.N. Ruffin, E.E. Seeling

African American Studies and American Cultural Studies: C.V. Carnegie, Co-chair, M.S. Creighton, Co-chair, M.C. Bruce, H.L. Jensen, J.H. McClendon (fall semester), C.I. Nero, W. Pope.L, K.N. Ruffin, C.A. Taylor

Asian Studies: M. Maurer-Fazio, Chair, D. Grafflin (fall semester), S.E.G. Kemper, T. Nguyen, L.D. Shankar, J.S. Strong, S.M. Strong, S. Yang, J.Y. Zou

Animal Care and Use: J.E. Kelsey, Chair, D.R. Cummiskey, M. Hughes, C.M. McCormick, T. Reissfelder, C. Ring

*Athletics: D.A. Aschauer, Chair, S.R. Coffey (ex officio), M.A. Imber, J.P. Murphy, M.B. Okrent, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio)

Biological Chemistry: J.G. Pelliccia, Chair, L.H. Abrahamsen, R.N. Austin (fall semester), T.G. Lawson, P.J. Schlax, T.J. Wenzel (ex officio, winter semester)

Classical and Medieval Studies: R.W. Allison, Chair (fall semester), M.A. Imber, Chair (winter semester and Short Term), R.W. Corrie, B. Fra-Molinero, M.E. Jones, L. Maurizio, K.D. Read (ex officio)

*College Concerts: F.G. Duina, Chair, J.R. Baughman, M.J. Oliver, J.Y. Zou

*College Lectures: D.M. Sweet, Chair, B.J. Johnson, M.J. Sargent (fall semester)

Committees and Governance: R.W. Allison (fall semester), M.A. Imber, N.W. Kleckner, K.G. Low

Conference with Trustees: L.H. Abrahamsen, R.M. Herzig, M.E. Jones, J.G. Richter, S.L. Smith, L.F. Williams

*Curriculum and Calendar: J.S. Strong, Chair, M.H. Braz (ex officio), L.A. Juraska (ex officio), L. Maurizio, J.K. Pribram, S.F. Sylvester

*Educational Policy: J.N. Reich, Chair (ex officio), P.J. Baker (ex officio), R.M. Herzig, L.Y. Lewis, F. López, M.B. Okrent, S.L. Smith, E.L. Wiemers (ex officio), E.R. Wollman

Environmental Studies: J.T. Costlow, Chair, R.N. Austin, C.C. Bohlen, L.Y. Lewis, J.G. Richter, P.J. Rogers, R.J. Sommer (fall semester), C.B. Straub, T.J. Wenzel (winter semester)

Evaluation of Teaching: E.R. Wollman, Chair, P.J. Baker (ex officio), J.W. Hughes, K.G. Low, K.N. Ruffin, M.J. Sargent

*Extracurricular Activities and Residential Life: S.L. Hochstadt, Chair, T.J. Beckmann (ex officio), F.C. Branham (ex officio), J.D. Eusden (winter semester), L. Guerra (winter semester), S. Kelley-Romano, J.P. Reilly

Faculty Review Board: D.R. Browne, R.W. Corrie, D.R. Cummiskey (fall semester), E.A. Eames (fall semester), G.N. Nigro, J.G. Richter, G.A. Ruff, B.J. Shulman, A.D. Williams

*First-Year Seminars and the Writing Workshop: M.C. Bruce, Chair, G.A. Clough, Instruction Coordinator for ILS (ex officio), G.N. Nigro, B.J. Shulman, L.A. Turlish, S. Yang

Graduate Studies: S.E.G. Kemper, Chair, R.W. Allison (fall semester), C.C. Bohlen, E.A. Eames, E. Rand

*Honors Study: B. Fra-Molinero, Chair, W.S. Corlett, L.Y. Lewis, P.J. Rogers

*Information Services Advisory Committee: D.A. Kolb, Chair, J.F. Bauer (ex officio), J.R. Baughman, M.H. Braz (ex officio), J.C. Fergerson (ex officio), P.J. Schlax (fall semester), A.W. White (ex officio), E.L. Wiemers (ex officio)

Institutional Review Board: R.V. Wagner, Chair (fall semester), L.M. Danforth, Chair (winter semester and Short Term), A.L. Bradfield, M.M. Caspi, F. Chessa, J. Gould, M. Maurer-Fazio, D.M. O'Higgins

Legal Studies: M.A. Imber, Chair, F.C. Branham (ex officio), S.L. Ross

*Library: S.F. Sylvester, Chair, M.R. Anderson, A.E. MacLeod, E.C. Minkoff, C.B. Straub, H.J. Walker, E.L. Wiemers (ex officio)

Medical Studies: L.H. Abrahamsen, Chair, C.J. Decker (winter semester and Short Term), K.A. Palin, S.W. Sawyer (ex officio), T.F. Tracy (fall semester), P.N.S. Wong

Neuroscience: J.E. Kelsey, Chair, N.W. Kleckner, K.G. Low (ex officio), C.M. McCormick, J.G. Pelliccia (ex officio)

*Off-Campus Study: H.L. Jensen, Chair, P.J. Baker (ex officio), F.C. Branham (ex officio), E.A. Eames, M.E. Jones, G. Neu-Sokol (winter semester), S.W. Sawyer (ex officio)

Personnel: E.T. Hansen, Chair (ex officio), M.C. Bruce, L.M. Danforth, J.E. Kelsey, L.R. Nayder, J.E. Smedley, C.A. Taylor, E.R. Wollman

Personnel for Physical Education: E.T. Hansen, Chair (ex officio), C.M. McCormick, C.R. Schwinn, R.C. Williamson

President's Institutional Planning and Advisory: E.T. Hansen, Chair (ex officio), R.N. Austin, J.R. Baughman, C.J. Decker, F.G. Duina, M. Maurer-Fazio, P.J. Rogers

*Student Conduct: D.R. Browne, Chair, C. Aburto Guzmán, W.A. Hohlt, M.P. Murray, J.G. Pelliccia, L.F. Williams

Teaching Development: N.W. Kleckner, Chair, M.A. Makris, T. Nguyen, J. Seligman

Women and Gender Studies: L.I. Hill, Chair, R.M. Herzig, S. Kinsman, E. Rand, J.Y. Zou

Board of Examiners: N.W. Kleckner, T.G. Lawson, K.D. Read, M.T. Rice-DeFosse

Judicial Educators: R.W. Corrie, C.A. Court

Standing Member of Student Conduct Appeals Committee: J.R. Cole



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