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Sheri L. Abel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of French

Henry L. Allen, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

Lonnie J. Allison, D.Min.

Associate Professor of Evangelism, Director of the Billy Graham Center

Mark Robert Amstutz, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

Leah Seppanen Anderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Dean Arnold, Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology

B

Vincent Bacote, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theology and
Director, Center for Applied Christian Ethics

Marissa H. Baker, M.A.

Visiting Instructor of Art

Laura A. Barwegen, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Education

Jill Peláez Baumgaertner, Ph.D.

Professor of English, Dean of Humanities and Theological Studies

Richard C. Baybutt, Ph.D.

Professor of Applied Health Science

Jane E. Beal, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of English

Gregory Beale, Ph.D.

Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of Biblical Studies

Bruce Ellis Benson, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy, Department Chair

Robert C. Bishop, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics and McIntyre Professor of Philosophy and History of Science

Amy Black, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science

Henri A. Blocher, D.D.

Guenther H. Knoedler Professor of Theology

Daniel I. Block, D. Phil.

Guenther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament

Edith L. Blumhofer, Ph.D.

Professor of History, Director of the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals

Sarah R. Borden, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Robert Lee Brabenec, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics

Stephen N. Bretsen, J.D.

William Volkman Associate Professor of Business and Law

Andrew R. Brulle, Ed.D.

Professor of Education

Trey Buchanan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Johann S. Buis, D.A.

Associate Professor of Music

C. Hassell Bullock, Ph.D.

Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies

Daniel L. Burden, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Gary M. Burge, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament

Jennifer L. Busch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

Richard Eugene Butman, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

C

Paul Cahill, Ph.D.

Instructor of Chemistry

Evelyn C.Y. Campbell, M.L.S.

Assistant Professor of Library Science

Evvy Hay Campbell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies, Department Chair

Matthew Campbell, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Sally Schwer Canning, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Kevin M. Carlson, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Applied Health Science

Dorothy F. Chappell, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology, Dean of Natural and Social Sciences

Kenneth Chase, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication, Department Chair

James A. Clark, Ph.D.

Professor of Geology

Lynn H. Cohick, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of New Testament

Christine Colón, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of English

E. David Cook, Ph.D.

Arthur F. Holmes Professor of Faith and Learning

Sharon Ewert Coolidge, Ph.D.

Professor of English, Department Chair

Lynn O. Cooper, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication

Darren Craig, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics

D

Jeffry Davis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English

Helen M. De Vries, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Stewart DeSoto, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics, Department Chair

E

Karin Redekopp Edwards, D.M.

Professor of Music

Paul C. Egeland, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Education

Becky Eggimann, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Keith D. Eiten, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Library Science

Norman J. Ewert, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Business and Economics

F

Dillard W. Faries, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics

John William Fawcett, M.A.

Assistant Professor of Library Science

Kelly S. Flanagan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

David Bruce Fletcher, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Brett C. Foster, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of English

Melissa L. Franklin-Harkrider, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History

Larry L. Funck, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry

Curtis Funk, D.M.Ed.

Associate Professor of Music Emeritus and
Interim Dean of the Conservatory of Music

G

Robert L. Gallagher, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies

Christine J. Gardner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

Jennifer Nicole Gorham, Psy.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Kent L. Gramm, Ph.D.

Professor of English 

Michael Wesley Graves, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Old Testament

Cary G. Gray, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Gene L. Green, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament

Jeffrey H. Green, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Jeffrey K. Greenberg, Ph.D.

Professor of Geology

Jeffrey P. Greenman, Ph.D.

Professor of Christian Ethics, Associate Dean of Biblical and Theological Studies

Robert J. Gregory, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, Department Chair

Lynn Gullickson, M.A.

Assistant Professor of Library Science

H

James Halteman, Ph.D.

Carl R. Hendrickson Professor of Business and Economics

Darlene B. Hannah, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Carolyn Hart, D.M.

Associate Professor of Music

Thomas Mark Harwood, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Clinical Training

Larycia A. Hawkins, M.P.A.

Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations

John C. Hayward, Jr., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Andrew E. Hill, Ph.D.

Professor of Old Testament

Peter J. Hill, Ph.D.

George F. Bennett Professor of Business and Economics

Alma R. Hoffmann, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Art

Sarah Holman, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music

David J. P. Hooker, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Art

Mary Ellen Hopper, D.M.A.

Professor of Music

Daniel Horn, D.M.A.

Professor of Music

Bruce Howard, Ph.D.

Professor of Business and Economics

Brian M. Howell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Leroy Huizenga, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of New Testament

Terry L. Huttenlock, M.L.S.

Assistant Professor of Library Science

I

David Ianuzzo, Ph.D.

Professor of Applied Health Science, Department Chair

Paul Isihara, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics

J

Alan R. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Professor of English 

Lars David Jacobson

Assistant Professor of Military Science

Karen H. Jobes, Ph.D.

Gerald F. Hawthorne Professor of Greek and New Testament Exegesis

David E. Johnston, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Business and Economics, Senior Vice President of Finance

Lee Joiner, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music

Sandra Fullerton Joireman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science

Stanton L. Jones, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, Provost, Dean of the Graduate School

Roy Joseph, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

Donald A. Josephson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

K

George Kalantzis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theology

Kathleen S. Kastner, D.M.A.

Professor of Music

Roger H. Kennett, Ph.D.

Ruth Kraft Strohschein Professor of Biology

Christine Goring Kepner, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish

Henry H. Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Tiffany Kriner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of English

Janelle Kwee, Psy.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

L

Jon C. Laansma, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Greek and New Testament

Tony Ladd, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Applied Health Science, Director of Athletics

Christina Bieber Lake, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English

Daniel C. Lane, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Old Testament

Emily Jane Langan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

Timothy T. Larsen, Ph.D.

Carolyn and Fred McManis Chair of Christian Thought, Professor of Theology

Gary Neal Larson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication, Dean of Information and Technology

David E. Lauber, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Theology

Jillian Lederhouse, Ph.D.

Professor of Education, Department Chair

Jeffrey S. Leigh, M.M.

Assistant Professor of Music

Mark Lewis, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Communication

Raymond J. Lewis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

Duane Litfin, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication, President

Kathryn T. Long, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History, Department Chair

Steven R. Loomis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Education

Roger Warren Lundin, Ph.D.

Blanchard Professor of English

M

David Edward Maas, Ph.D.

Professor of History

David Brian Malone, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Library Science, Head of Archives and Special Collections

Michael W. Mangis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

H. Wayne Martindale, Ph.D.

Professor of English

Daniel Millar Master, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Archaeology

James Mathisen, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

Mary (Scottie) May, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Educational Ministries

Derek McNeil, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Nicole McQuade-Mazzarella

Visiting Assistant Professor of English

Barrett McRay, Psy.D.

Associate Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry, Department Chair

Robert J. Metzger

Assistant Professor of Military Science

Laura C. Miguélez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Theology

Christopher Mitchell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Theology, Director of the Marion E.Wade Center

Phyllis Mitchell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Spanish

Susan Mitchell

Assistant Professor of Military Science

John M. Monson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Archaeology

Douglas J. Moo, Ph.D.

Blanchard Professor of New Testament

A. Scott Moreau, D.Miss.

Professor of Intercultural Studies

Gregory Allen Morrison

Assistant Professor of Library Science, Assistant Head of Public Services

Sally E. Morrison, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Education

Stephen O. Moshier, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geology, Black Hills Science Station Director, Department Chair

N

Cynthia Neal Kimball, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Mark P. Niemczyk, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry

Alvaro L. Nieves, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology, Department Chair

Cherith Fee Nordling, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology

Seth Norton, Ph.D.

Norris A. Aldeen Professor of Business

Ezinwa Nwankpa

Assistant Professor of Military Science

O

Robert O’Connor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy

P

L. Kristen Page, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

Tony Payne, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music, Director of the Conservatory of Music

Douglas Penney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ancient Languages

Terence H. Perciante, Ed.D.

Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair

Nicholas Perrin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of New Testament

Raymond Phinney, Ph.D.

Assisant Professor of Psychology

Cheri Pierson, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies and TESOL

Kersten Priest, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Melody Carol Pugh, M.A.

Visiting Instructor in English

Pattle Pak-Toe Pun, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology

Q

Nestor Ivan Quiroa, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish

R

Dean Reginald Rapp, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Donald Ratcliff, Ph.D.

Price LeBar Professor of Christian Education

William T. Reddinger, M.A.

Visiting Instructor of Politics and International Relations

Richard C. Richardson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Evangelism

Lisa T. Richmond, M.L.I.S.

Assistant Professor of Library Science

Paul Rivera, M.A.

Assistant Professor of Business and Economics

Paul W. Robinson, Ph.D.

Professor of History, Director of Human Needs and Global Resources (HNGR)

Alexander M. Roop, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish

Nadine C. Folino Rorem, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

Arthur A. Rupprecht, Ph.D.

Professor of Classical Languages

Ewan Michelle Russell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Applied Health Science

Leland Ryken, Ph.D.

Clyde S. Kilby Professor of English

S

Alan Savage, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of French

L. Jonathan Saylor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Music

Gregory Halvorsen Schreck, M.A.

Associate Professor of Art, Department Chair

Anne Schreiber, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of German

Read Mercer Schuchardt, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

Richard L. Schultz, Ph.D.

Carl Armerding and Hudson T. Armerding Professor of Biblical Studies

Tom Schwanda, D.Min.

Associate Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry

Terry R. Schwartz, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music

Rodney Scott, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology, Department Chair

Alan Seaman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies

Kent W. Seibert, D.B.A.

Associate Professor of Business and Economics, Department Chair

David Setran, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry

Clinton S. Shaffer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of German, Department Chair

Joel Sheesley, M.F.A.

Professor of Art

Samuel A. Shellhamer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Education, Vice President for Student Development

Daniel Sommerville, D.M.

Associate Professor of Music

Stephen R. Spencer, Ph.D.

Blanchard Professor of Theology

Michael Edward Stauffer, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Communication

William M. Struthers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Gerard Sundberg, D.M.A.

Professor of Music

T

Mark R. Talbot, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Noah Toly, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Politics, Director of Urban Studies Program

Annette H. Tomal, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Business and Economics

Tamara Laura Townsend, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish

Daniel Treier, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theology

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V

Fred G. Van Dyke, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology

Rachel J. Vanderhill, M.A.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations

Mary Vanderschoot, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Thomas J. VanDrunen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

John Timothy Vessey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Chris A. Vlachos, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek and New Testament

W

E. John Walford, Ph.D.

Professor of Art

Peter K. Walhout, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Peter H. Walters, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Applied Health Science

John Harvey Walton, Ph.D.

Professor of Old Testament

Terri S. Watson, Psy.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Charles Weber, Ph.D.

Professor of History

William Wharton, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics

Howard Whitaker, Ph.D.

Professor of Music

Benjamin M. White

Professor of Military Science, Department Chair

Paul Willard Wiens, D.M.A.

Professor of Music

James C. Wilhoit, Ph.D.

Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Christian Education

Timothy J. Wilkinson, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry, Department Chair

W. Jay Wood, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy

David C. Wright, M.A.

Visiting Assistant Professor of English

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Y

Genzo Yamamoto, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History

Natalia Yangarber-Hicks, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Timothy G. Yontz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Music

Z

Samuel Zadi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of French

John David Zimmerman, M.Mus.

Associate Professor of Music

R. Edward Zimmerman, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music