Faculty

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STARR ACKLEY

1988, Professor of Modern Languages; B.A., Emory University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.

JANICE ADAMS

1990, Professor of Psychology; B.S., Georgia State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia.

ELIZABETH ANGRESANO

2000, Instructor in Modern Languages; B.A., Hollins University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

JAMES ANGRESANO

1995, Professor of Economics; B.S., Lehigh University; M.B.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee. 

ARTHUR (ART) R. AYERS

1991, Professor of Biology; B.A., University of California at San Diego; Ph.D., University of Colorado.

RYAN BATCHELLER

2002, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., Central Washington University; M.M., Michigan State University.

ELLEN BATT

1983, Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Education; B.A., University of Idaho; M.A., Ed.D., Boise State University.

RASHEED BASHIROV

2001, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics; M.S., Ph.D., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

HOWARD D. BERGER

1982, Professor of History; B.A., George Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington. Holder of John P. Weyerhaeuser Chair of American History.

NANCY "DUSTY" BODIE

2000, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business; B.S., University of Maryland; MBA, Mount St. Mary's College.

DONALD BURWELL

1987, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education; B.A., University of Idaho; M.A., Boise State University.

JINXING CHEN

2001, Assistant Professor of History; B.A., Suzhou University, China; M.A., Suzhou University; Ph.D., University of Toledo.

GARTH CLAASSEN

1994, Associate Professor of Art; B.A.F.A., H.D.E., University of Natal, South Africa; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.

DENNY CLARK

1989, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion; B.A., Aurora University; M. Div., Lutheran School of Theology; Th.M., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; Ph.D., Iliff School of Theology & University of Denver.

PATTI COPPLE

1995, 1997, Visiting Assistant Professor, Education; B.A., M.A.T., Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon.

DALE I. CORNING

1970, Associate Professor, Librarian; B.A., College of Idaho; M.S., Louisiana State University.

PETER R. CRAIG

2001, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.Com., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Auckland, New Zealand.

ROBIN CRUZ

1998, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., M.S., University of Idaho; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

LYNDA DANIELSON

1995, Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Albertson College; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University.

ROBERT A. DAYLEY

2000, Assistant Professor of Politics & International Relations; B.A., Weber State University; M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University.

LISA DERRY

1993, Associate Professor of Music; B.M., M.M., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Ph.D., Indiana University.

MICHAEL DILLEY

1999, Instructor in Physical Education, Intramural Coordinator; A.A., North Idaho College, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University; Auburn University.

JAMES DULL

1998, Assistant Professor of Physics; B.S., University of New Mexico; M.S., Washington State University; Ph.D., Indiana University.

SUSIE DUNHAM

2001, Visiting Instructor, Biology; B.S., Radford University; M.S. University of Nevada, Reno; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

MICHAEL ERICKSON

1988, Associate Professor of Business; B.A., Whitman College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Davis.

KARL EVERS

1989, Lecturer in Modern Languages; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

JAMES R. FENNELL

1986, Associate Professor of Physical Education; B.S., Pepperdine University; M.Ed., University of Arizona.

STEPHEN FISHER

1990, Professor of Art; B.A., Bowdoin College; M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio.

DORA GALLEGOS

1997, Instructor, Geology; B.S., Boise State University; M.S., Boise State University and Idaho State University.

DOROTHY GERBER

1986, Study Skills/Disability Services Coordinator; B.S., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; M.Ed., Albertson College of Idaho.

JOE GOLDEN

1996, Associate Professor, Theater; B.F.A., Lindenwood College; M.F.A. University of Missouri-Kansas City.

MICHAEL HARTWELL

1997, Visiting Assistant Professor, Theater; B.A., Boise State University; M.F.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

SARA HEGGLAND

2001, Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Kent State University.

MICHAEL P. HITCHMAN

2000, Assistant Professor of Mathematics/Computer Science; B.A. Swarthmore College; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Oregon.

ARTHUR HOULE

1992, Associate Professor of Music; B.M., University of Lowell; M.M., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., University of Iowa.

KERRY HUNTER

1988, Professor of Political Science; B.A., Utah State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.

MAIMUNA DALI ISLAM

2001, Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Denver.

DAVID JOHNSON

1992, Langroise Fellow and Lecturer in Music; B.M., M.M., Indiana University. Associate Principal Viola of the Boise Philharmonic.

ROCHELLE JOHNSON

1999, Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Bates College; M.A., Claremont Graduate School; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.

JOHN JURCEVIC

2000, Assistant Professor of Physics; B.Sc. University of New South Wales; Ph.D. Indiana University.

TIMOTHY KEMPF

2000, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physical Education; B.S., Purdue University; M.S., University of Pittsburg; Ph.D., Purdue University.

MEE-AE KIM

2001, Assistant Professor of History; B.A., San Jose State University; M.A. in American Studies, University of Notre Dame; M.A. in History, Washington State University; Ph.D., Washington State University.

ANN KOGA

1996, Instructor in Biology; B.S., Willamette University; Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

JASPER LICALZI

1993, Professor of Politics and International Relations; B.B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

WALLACE LONERGAN

1987, Professor of Business Management; B.A., College of Idaho; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago. Holder of Everett L. Doty Chair of Business and Economics.

ROBIN LORENTZEN

1991, Professor of Sociology; B.A., M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago.

MARK LOTSPEICH

1991, Professor of Mathematics; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Idaho.

LEONA MANKE

1986, Professor of Education; B.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School.

DONALD MANSFIELD

1989, Professor of Biology; B.S., Colorado College; M.S., University of British Columbia; D.A., Idaho State University.

STEVEN SPENCER MAUGHAN

1992, Associate Professor of History; B.A., College of Idaho; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.

KRISTINA MAZURAK

1993, Assistant Professor of Business; B.A., College of Idaho; M.S., University of Oregon.

TERRY MAZURAK

1982, Professor of Philosophy and Religion; B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington. Holder of Bernie McCain Chair for the Humanities.

DON MILLER

1975, Visiting Assistant Professor; B.S., College of Idaho; Certified Public Accountant.

TERRY M. NAGEL

1980, Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Macalester College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

MYRIAM OSORIO

2000, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, Spanish; B.A., Universidad Pedagogica, Bogota, Colombia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

TIM OTTER

1993, Associate Professor of Biology; Sc.B., Brown University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina. Holder of the Buchanan Chair in Biology.

SCOTT PAETH

2001, Visiting Assistant Professor in Religion; B.A., Central Connecticut State University; M.D., Andover Newton Theological School.

DAVID PERKINS

1980, Professor of Business; B.S., M.B.A., Murray State University; Certified Public Accountant.

DIANE RAPTOSH

1990, Professor of English; B.A., College of Idaho; M.F.A., University of Michigan.

JOHN REMBER

1993, Associate Professor of English; B.A., Harvard University; M.F.A., University of Montana.

MARIANNE SAUNDERS

1993, Associate Professor of Music; A.A., Edmonds Community College; B.A. and Teacher Certification, Central Washington University; M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music.

SUSAN SCHAPER

2001, Visiting Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Luther College; M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D., Indiana University.

CHRISTINE SCHUTZ

2000, Assistant Professor, Assistant Librarian; B.S., M.S. University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.

KATHARINE SEIBOLD

1994, Associate Professor of Anthropology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.

MACK SERMON

1997, Debate Coach, Instructor of Speech; B.S., Boise State University.

TIMOTHY SHEARON

1990, Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., Mercer University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia.

MARGARET SIMONTON

1992, Associate Professor of English; A.B., University of California, Berkeley; A.M., Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis.

MARK SMITH

1989, Professor of History; B.A., Westmont College; M. Div., Denver Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara.

SAM SMITH

1991, Langroise Fellow and Lecturer in Music, Associate Principal Viola of the Boise Philharmonic.

ERIC V. SPENCER

1994, Associate Professor of English; B.A., Whitman College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.

ROBERT STACY

1999, Assistant Professor of English; B.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake; M.A., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.

TERRY L. STONE

1979-86, 1987, Professor of Music; B.Mus.Ed., M.Mus.Ed., University of Idaho; D.M.A., University of Oregon.

WILLIAM E. SYPE

1979, Professor of Biology; B.A. Illinois Wesleyan University; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University.

KAREN THORNBERRY

1997 Instructor, Chemistry; B.S., Colorado State University, Fort Collins; M.S., University of California at Santa Cruz.

JOHN THUERER

1985, Professor of Psychology; B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

GEOFFREY TRABICHOFF

1997, Langroise Fellow and Lecturer in Music; L.G.S.M., A.G.S.M., Licentiate in Violin Performance from Guildhall School of Music, London, England; Concertmaster of the Boise Philharmonic.

SCOTT TRUKSA

1993, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., College of Idaho; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

MARI JO TYNON

1990, Associate Professor of Music; B.M., University of Denver; M.M., Colorado State University; D.M., Indiana University.

ELIZABETH WAKEMAN

1992, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion; A.B., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University.

CHRIS A. WALSER

2000, Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A., Emory University; M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., Tulane University.

LYNN WEBSTER

1985, Professor of Art; B.F.A., School of the Art Institute, Chicago; M.F.A., Northwestern University.

ERIC YENSEN

1981, Professor of Biology; B.S., College of Idaho; M.A., Oregon State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

EMERITUS FACULTY AND STAFF

EDWARD R. ALLEN

1956-1973, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; B.C.S., M.A., Drake University; Certified Public Accountant.

NORMA D. ALLEN

1956-1976, Secretary Emeritus to the President.

RALPH C. APPLEBEE

1969-2000, Professor of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University.

LOUIE C. ATTEBERY

1961-1999, Professor of English; B.A., College of Idaho; M.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., University of Denver.

W. LAMAR BOLLINGER

1947-1982, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration and Economics; B.S., McPherson College; M.A., University of Washington.

MARGARET BOONE

1949-1969, Professor Emeritus of English; B.A., College of Idaho; B.A., Columbia University; Litt.D., College of Idaho.

ROBERT D. BRATZ

1953-1984, Professor Emeritus of Biology; B.S., Sam Houston State College; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University.

WALTER A. CERVENY

1952-1987, Professor Emeritus of Music; B.A., Western Reserve University; B.M., M.M., Yale University.

WILLIAM H. CHALKER

1960-1987, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion; B.A., Maryville College; B.S., McCormick Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Duke University.

ORVILLE G. COPE

1970-1999, Professor of Political Science; B.A., Whittier College; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School.

FERN NOLTE DAVIDSON

1953, Assistant Professor of Music; B.A., Fletcher College; D. Mus., College of Idaho.

DORIS J. DELURME

1956-1974, Registrar Emeritus, B.S., M.S., University of Oregon.

JUNE R. DOMECK

1956-1974, Secretary Emeritus to the Executive Assistant to the President.

RICHARD G. ELLIOTT

1958-1986, Librarian Emeritus with the rank of Professor; B.S., State Teachers College, Clarion, Pennsylvania; M.S., Syracuse University.

WILMA GARLAND

1943-1971, Executive Housekeeper Emeritus.

PEGGY W. GLEDHILL

1965-1986, Professor Emeritus of English; B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Albertson College; M.A., D.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon.

RUTH GROB

1960-1982, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion; B.D., Princeton Theological Seminary; Matura, Tochterschule, Zurick; Ph.D., University of Zurich.

BOYD H. HENRY

1957-1991, Professor of Mathematics and Physics; B.S., Morningside College; M.S., State University of Iowa.

MARY HIGDEM

1982, Lecturer in Geology; B.S., University of North Dakota; M.S., Oregon State University.

ROGER HIGDEM

1959-1999, Professor of Mathematics; B.S., M.S., University of North Dakota; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

SHIRLEY KROEGER

1947-1974, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education; B.A., M.S., University of Oregon.

GAYLE MORLEY

1979-2000, Professor of Physics; B.S., Brigham Young University; M.E., University of Idaho; M.S., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., Iowa State University.

PATRICIA L. PACKARD

1959-1989, Professor Emeritus of Biology; B.A., College of Idaho; M.S., Oregon State University; Ph.D., Washington State University. Stanford-Smith Chair of Biology.

DONNA PARSONS

1970-1988, Director of Regional Studies Center; B.A., Northwest Nazarene College; M.Ed. Harvard University.

ROBERT MAX PETER

1953-1985, Professor Emeritus of Art; B.Des, University of Michigan; M.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts.

SHERILYN ROBISON

1977-91, 1993-2003, Professor of Biology; B.S., Stanford University; M.S., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., Idaho State University.

EDWARD SAWYER

1964-1979, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; B.A., United States Military Academy; M.B.A., Harvard University.

RALPH M. SAYRE

1956-1982, Professor Emeritus of History; B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University. John P. Weyerhauser Chair of History.

BRUCE SCHATZ

1966-2001, Professor of Chemistry, B.S., University of Puget Sound; PH.D. Oregon State University.

ERWIN SCHWIEBERT

1941-1980, Consultant Emeritus in Development; B.S., LL.D., College of Idaho.

JOHN F. SOLLERS

1955-1969, Professor Emeritus of English and Drama; B.A., M.A., Carnegie Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Stanford University.

FRANKLIN C. SPECHT

1958-1989, Professor Emeritus of History; B.A., Valparaiso University; M.A., Indiana University.

GARY L. STRINE

1967-74, 1975-1997, Professor of Mathematics and Physics; B.A., University of Iowa; M.S., University of Denver; Ph.D., University of Idaho.

LESLIE R. TANNER

1979-1996, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics; B.A., Westminster College; M.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

WARD TUCKER

1955-1979, Professor Emeritus of Education; B.A., Southern Idaho College; M.A., Albertson College; Ed.D., Washington State University.

RICHARD D. VAN PELT

1959-1984, Professor Emeritus of Education, B.S., York College; M.A., Ed.D., University of Nebraska.

WILLIAM E. WALLACE

1955-1991, Registrar, and Professor of Modern Languages; B.A., M.A., University of Oregon.