Professors

BRYAN ARNOLD, Professor of Biology (2013, 2025), B.S., Ohio University; M.S., John Carroll University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

JENNY BARKER-DEVINE, Professor of History (2008, 2020), B.A., University of Central Missouri; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

DEVIN BRYSON, Professor of Global Studies (French) (2011, 2023), B.A., University of Utah-Salt Lake City; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. 

BETH W. CAPO, Professor of English, Edward Capps Professor of Humanities (2003, 2014), B.A., Denison University; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

NICHOLAS P. CAPO, Professor of English (2003, 2016), B.A., M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University.

BRENT CHANDLER, Professor of Chemistry (2012, 2026), B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., Princeton University.

LAURA COREY, Professor of Biology (2009, 2020), B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Harvard University.

KELLY A. DAGAN, Professor of Sociology (2001, 2015), B.A., Hiram College; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.

BARBARA A. FARLEY, President of the College and Professor of Business Administration (2013, 2013), B.A., College of Saint Benedict; M.B.A., Ph.D., Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

STEVEN M. GARDNER, Francis McReynolds Smith Professor of International Understanding and Professor of Global Studies (Spanish) (2001, 2013), B.A., Alma College; M.A., University of Delaware-Newark; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

ADAM JONES, Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (2008, 2026), B.A., M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

PATRICIA L. KIIHNE, Professor of Mathematics (1999, 2012), B.S., University of Nebraska- Lincoln; M.S., University of Nebraska-Omaha; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

ROBERT C. KUNATH, William and Charlotte Gardner Professor of History (1994, 2006), B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University.

MARGARET A. MAREK, Professor of Global Studies (Spanish) (2003, 2020), B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. 

JAMES P. MARSHALL, Hitchcock Professor of Mathematics (1993, 2005), B.A., Grand Valley State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

MARY K. MARSHALL, Professor of Mathematics (1995, 2008), B.A., St. Olaf College; M.S., University of Illinois at Springfield, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. (On Sabbatical-Fall 2026)

TODD D. OBERG, Professor of Mathematics (1999, 2012), B.A., Luther College; M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Montana. 

CATHARINE E. O’CONNELL, Provost and Dean of the College and Professor of English (2016, 2016), B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

CHRISTOPHER OLDENBURG, Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (2010, 2024), B.A., M.A., University of Dayton; Ph.D., University of Memphis.

ZVI PASMAN, Professor of Chemistry (2003, 2015), B.S., Ph.D., Duke University.

ADAM L. PORTER, Scarborough Professor of Religion (2000, 2012), B.A., Oberlin College; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Duke University. (On Leave in 2026-2027)

ELIZABETH A. RELLINGER ZETTLER, Professor of Psychology (1993, 2005), B.S., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame. 

AMANDA SCHUSTER, Director of Nursing and Professor of Nursing (2026,2026), B.S., M.S.N., Fort Hays State University, B.S.N., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado.

NANCY TAYLOR PORTER, Professor of Theatre (2004, 2017), B.A., Guilford College; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., Tufts University. (On Sabbatical in Spring 2027)

WINSTON R. WELLS, Findley Family Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Political Science (1998, 2016), B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles. (On Sabbatical in 2026-2027) 

LAWRENCE W. ZETTLER, Hitchcock Professor of Biology (1996, 2007), A.A., Santa Fe Community College; B.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., Clemson University.