FACULTY

BAKER, Elizabeth - Professor of Biology
B.A., George Washington University
M.S., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of Virginia

BARBOUR, Phyllis- Lecturer in Business
B.S., Queen’s University of Charlotte
M.B.A., Gardner Webb University

BEEMAN, Julia - Assistant Professor and Chair of Criminal Justice
A.A.S., Central Piedmont Community College
B.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
M.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte

BENTHALL, Al - Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

BEZNER, Kevin F - Lecturer in English
B.A., Roger Williams University
M.A., University of Maryland
M.A., University of Maryland
Ph.D., Ohio University

BLACKWOOD, Angela - Chair & Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte C.P.A.
M.B.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University

BLOEDE, Jill - Assistant Professor of Fine Arts
B.A., Kent State University
M.A., Bowling Green State University
M.A., Virginia Commonwealth University

BOHN, Ralph P. -  Professor Emeritus of English
B.S., Northwestern University
B.D., Union Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh

BOSTIAN, Steve  - Lecturer in Business
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.A., Appalachian State University

BROSNAN, Stephen - Associate Professor of Math/Physics
B.A., University of Colorado
M.S., University of Michigan

BOTTS, James Michael - Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., University of Central Arkansas
M.S., Illinois State University
Ph.D., American University

BROWN, Grattan - Assistant Professor of Theology
B.A., Washington and Lee University
S.T.B., University of St. Thomas Aquinas
M.A., University of Memphis
S.T.L., Accademia Alfonsiana
Ph.D., Accademia Alfonsiana

BRUGMAN, Joan D - Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. College of the Holy Cross
M.S., Nova Southeastern University
Psy.D., Nova Southeastern University

CALHOUN-SAULS, Ann - Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
M.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro

CAMPBELL, Laura J. - Director of Teacher Education, Charlotte Campus
B.S., Saint Thomas Aquinas College
M.Ed., University of South Florida-Fort Myers
Ed.S., Barry University-School of Education

CHAMBERS, Mary Beth - Visiting Assistant Professor of
Motorsports Management
B.A., University of Kentucky
M.Ed., Bowling Green State University

COOK, Travis - Assistant Professor of Government and Political Philosophy
B.A., University of Maine
M.A., Boston College
Ph.D., Loyola University, Chicago

CORWIN, Svetlana - Assistant Professor of English
B.A./M.A., Herzen State University
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Emory University

COTÉ, Nathalie – Chair & Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Furman University
M.S., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

DALY, Anne Carson – Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Faculty & Professor of English
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

DONOGHUE, Simon - Associate Professor of English, Director of The Abbey Players & Coordinator, Theatre Arts Minor
B.A., University of Virginia
M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

DUDKO, Stanley - Associate Professor Emeritus of Business and Economics
B.A., Belmont Abbey College
M.A., Auburn University

EGANOVA, Margarita - Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Tashkent Polytechnic University
M.S., Tashkent Polytechnic University

ELLINGTON, Jennifer - Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Siena College
M.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Ph.D., Wake Forest University

ELLIOTT, Diana - Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of New Hampshire
M.Ed., University of Houston
M.A., Biola University
Ph.D., Biola University

FEAY, Troy - Associate Professor of History
B.S., Taylor University
M.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

FEEZELL, Travis - Associate Professor of Business, Coordinator for Motorsports Management & Chair, Sport Management
B.A., University of Wyoming                
M.A., University of Wales               
Ed.D., University of Idaho        

FORD, Jeffrey - Lecturer in Education
B.A., Furman University
M.Ed., University of Oklahoma
Ed.D., University of Georgia
                                      
FRIDAY, Daphne - Lecturer in Business
B.T., Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Appalachian State University

GALLOWAY, Tara - Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Pembroke State University
M.Ed., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Charlotte

GEYER, The Rev. Kenneth A., O.S.B. - Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts
B.Mus., St. Benedict’s College
S.T.B., Belmont Abbey Seminary
M.A., The Catholic University of America

GUNTER, Leo- Lecturer in Business
B.S., Clemson University
M.B.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte

GUPTA, Gireesh - Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
B.S. Meerut College
B.S. Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
M.S. The University of Rochester
M.B.A. The University of Rochester

HARGETT, Amy - Lecturer in Accounting
B.S., University of South Carolina
M.A., Gardner Webb University
C.P.A.

HERNDL, George - Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., The Catholic University of America
M.A., University of North Carolina
Ph.D., University of North Carolina

HUTCHINSON, John Daniel- Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Belmont Abbey College
M.A., University of Alabama-Birmingham
Ph.D., Florida State University

IKERD, Trent - Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.A., Applalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha

KLOO, Amanda M - Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Chatham College
M.A., Columbia University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

KOHLBRENNER, Julie - Lecturer in Education
B.A., University of Florida-Gainesville
M.Ed., University of Florida-Gainesville

LOVER, Robert – Chair & Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
B.A., Kalamazoo College
M.A., Miami University of Ohio
M.A., Case Western Reserve University
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

LITKE, Justin B - Assistant Professor of Government and Political Philosophy
B.A., The Catholic University of America
M.A., Georgetown University
Ph.D., Georgetown University

MALSBARY, Gerald - Director of First-Year Symposium
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
M.A., University of California at Berkeley
Ph.D., University of Toronto

MANNING, Tracy - Lecturer in Psychology
A.A., Grossmont Community College
B.A., San Diego State University
M.A., San Diego State University

MARTIN-SCHWAN, Marilyn - Associate Professor of Chemistry & Coordinator, Chemistry Minor
B.A., University of Maine
M.S., University of Maine
Ph.D., University of North Dakota

MCDONALD, Judith - Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., University of West Virginia
M.Ed., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro

MCINTOSH, Mitchell - Lecturer in Business
B.A., Belmont Abbey College
M.B.A., University of South Carolina
M.A., University of South Carolina

MCLEOD, Michael – Chair & Professor of Biology and Coordinator of Environmental Studies
B.S., Lincoln Memorial University
M.S., East Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Miami University (of Ohio)

MEARES, Irene - Professor of Accounting
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MBA, University of South Florida
CPA, New Mexico Public Accountancy Board
DBA, Argosy University, Sarasota

MISS, Angela Mitchell - Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Georgia
M.A., University of Georgia
Ph.D., University of Georgia

MUNRO, Rebecca - Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Gonzaga University
M.A., Gonzaga University
Ph.D., Baylor University

MURRAY, Francis - Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., King’s College
M.A., Niagara University
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

MURRAY, Jerome - Lecturer in Business
B.A., Belmont Abbey College
M.B.A., Pfeiffer University

MYERS III, William - Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems & Chair, Professional Affairs Division
B.S., Purdue University
M.A., University of Colorado-Boulder
M.S., University of Evansville

NEPTUNE, Joseph S - Associate Professor of Business
B.S., Plattsburgh State University
MBA, Webster University
Ph.D., Capella University

NEWCOMB, Mark - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Director of the Thomas More Scholars
B.A., Hampden-Sydney College        
M.T.S., Duke University Divinity School
M. Phil., Fordham University                                
Ph.D., Fordham University

O'CONNOR, Lesley - Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.Sc., University of London
M.A., University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles

O'GORMAN, Farrell W - Professor of English
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

O’NEILL, Lisa - Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.Ed., University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Ed.D., Gardner-Webb University

PENDLETON, The Rev. Arthur H., O.S.B. - Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Campus Chaplain
B.S., Rhode Island School of Design
M.S., Institute of Textile Technology
S.T.B., Belmont Abbey Seminary
M.S., University of Notre Dame, 1966
Ph.D., Clemson University, 1972

PETRO, Michael - Lecturer in Theology
B.A., Catholic University of America
M.A., Loyola Institute for Ministry

PIZZA, Joseph  - Assistant Professor of English
D.Phil, Oxford University
B.A., Rider University
M.A., Ohio University
M.St., Oxford University

POWELL, James R - Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Hunter College
M.A., University of Maryland
M.Ed., Plymouth State College
Ph.D., University of Virginia

POWELL, Sara Davis – Chair & Professor of Education
B.S., Southern Nazarene University
M.A., University of Colorado-Denver
Ph.D., University of Colorado-Denver

RATCHFORD, Melinda - Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Ed.S., Appalachian State University
Ed.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

REARDON, Laurence - Assistant Professor of Government and Political Philosophy
B.S., University College, Dublin
M.T. S., John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
M.A., Catholic University of America
Ph.D., Catholic University of America

REILLY, Sheila - Professor of Biology
B.S., Grove City College
Ph.D., State University of New York-Stony Brook

RICHARDS, Christine - Lecturer in Business
B.A., Indiana University
M.S., Pfeiffer University

RUSSELL OSF, Sr. Jane - Associate Professor of Theology & Coordinator, Justice and Peace Studies Minor
B.A., Alverno College
M.A., University of San Francisco
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

RUDD, Andrew - Assistant Professor of Sport Management
B.S., Lewis-Clark State College
M.S., University of Idaho
Ph.D., University of Idaho

SALES, Hubert - Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Trinity Christian College
MBA, Indiana Wesleyan University
Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas

SCOTT, Gary J - Professor of Business Chair, Business Department
B.A., Bowling Green State
M.A., Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

SHIVONE, Stephen, F - Assistant Professor of English
B.A., The College of Saint Thomas More
M.A., University of Dallas

SHOAF, Lynne - Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., Indiana University
M.B.A., Indiana University

SIPE, Elaine - Professor Emerita of Education
B.S., Concordia College
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ed.D., North Carolina State University

SIVAK, Gary - Instructor of Fine Arts & Technical Director of Theatre
B.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte

SOLARI, The Rt. Rev. Placid D., O.S.B.  - Chancellor & Assistant Professor of Theology
B.A., Bellarmine College
S.T.B., Pontificium Athenaeum Anselmianum
S.T.L., Pontificium Institutum Patristicum “Augustinianum”
S.Th.D., Pontificium Institutum Patristicum “Augustinianum”

STOKES, Robert - Associate Professor of Business and Economics
B.S., University of Florida
M.B.A., University of Missouri
Ph.D., University of Missouri

STRUGAR, Igor – Chair & Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Montenegro
M.S., University of Belgrade
Ph.D., University of Toledo

SUTTON, Benette - Instructor of Education and Director of Student Teaching
B.A., Sacred Heart College
M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

THOMAS, Ronald - Assistant Professor of Theology
B.A., The University of Memphis
M.Div., Emory University
Ph.D., University of Cambridge

THUOT, Eugene - Professor of Government and Political Philosophy, Chair of the Social Sciences Division & Director, The Honors Institute
B.A., Assumption College                           
B.Th., University of Ottawa                        
M.A., University of Chicago
Ph.D., University of Chicago

TIWARI, Rajive - Professor of Physics, Coordinator, Physics Minor, and Chair, Mathematics and Natural Sciences Division
B.S., St. Stephens College             
M.S., Rutgers University
Ph.D., Rutgers University

TOMPKINS, Robert - Associate Professor of Biology
A.A.S., Rutledge College
B.S., Guilford College
M.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Clemson University

VAN LEAR, William - Professor of Economics
B.A., Gettysburg College
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

VAN ORDEN, Carl - Associate Professor Emeritus of Business
B.S., Rider College,
M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University

WADDEN, Patrick - Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Trinity College, Dublin
M.St., University of Oxford
D.Phil., University of Oxford

WEIR, Mary Ellen -  Chair & Associate Professor of English
B.A., Sacred Heart College
M.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro

WILLIAMS, David –Associate Professor of Theology Chair,
Theology Department Chair,
Government & Political Philosophy
B.A., Georgetown University
M.A., Boston College
Ph.D., Boston College (Political Science)
Ph.D., Boston College (Theology)

WILLIAMS, Gary - Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.S.Ed., Kent State University
M.Ed., Kent State University
M.A., Kent State University
Ph.D., Ohio State University

WOODY, William - Lecturer in Accounting
B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
B.S., University of North Carolina – Charlotte
M.B.A., University of North Carolina – Charlotte
C.P.A.

WYSOCKI, Joseph – Assistant ­ Professor of Government and Political Philosophy
B.A., Belmont Abbey College
M.A., Baylor University