Faculty
Full-time Faculty
Rusalyn Andrews, Professor of Speech and Theatre.
Margaret Emily Stoner Professor of Speech and Drama; B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Michel Ashmore, Associate Professor of Music.
B.Mus., Eastman School of Music, New York; M.Mus., University of Oklahoma
Carmen Bourbon, Instructor of Spanish.
B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., Inter American University of Puerto Rico; Ph.D. candidate, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Theresa Burger, Professor of Physical Education.
B.A., M.S., City University of New York Queens College
Jo Byrnes, Assistant Professor of Dance.
B.S., Kansas State University; M.F.A., Texas Woman's University
Susan Callahan, Associate Professor of Mathematics.
B.S., M.S., University of Missouri at Rolla
Catherine E. Campbell, Professor of French.
A.B., Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts; M.A., Colgate University, New York; Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia
Michael Denison, Associate Professor of Theatre and Speech.
B.A., M.A., Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Michael J. Emery, Professor of English.
Hattie B. Touhy Professor of English; B.A., University of Texas at El Paso; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton
Angela Firkus, Associate Professor of History.
Claire (Clara) Dooner Phillips Professor of Social Science; B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire; Ph.D., Purdue University, Indiana
L. Bruce Holman, Professor of Art.
B.A., University of Missouri at Kansas City; M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University, New York
Robert L. Jones, Professor of Biology.
B.A., Butler University, Indiana; M.A.T., Ph.D., Indiana University
Dyke Kiel, Professor of Music.
Gene Wild--Missouri Professor of Fine Arts; B.Mus., M.A., Sam Houston State University, Texas; Ph.D., North Texas State University
Gary Lunkenheimer, Assistant Professor of Business and Economics.
Sherlock Hibbs Associate in Economics; B.G.S., Wichita State University, Kansas; M.B.A., Emporia State University, Kansas; Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia
Mary McNerney, Associate Professor of Education and Advisement Coordinator.
B.S., Mt. Saint Scholastica College, Kansas; M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University
Deborah Macey, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication,
M.A., BSBA, St. Louis University; Ph.D.,University of Oregon
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Sinan Ozkal, Professor of Physics and Astronomy.
Iva Corpstein Professor of Science; B.S., University of Ankara, Turkey; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri at Rolla
Mark Pearson, Professor of German.
B.A., University of Kansas at Lawrence; M.A., University of Cincinnati, Ohio; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas at Lawrence
Don Perkins, Professor of English.
B.A., Ball State University, Indiana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Chris L. Peterson, Professor of Biology.
B.S., M.A., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia
Kathryn Pivak, Assistant Professor of English.
B.A., Notre Dame College of Ohio; M.A., Kent State University, Ohio; Ph.D., Duquesne University, Pennsylvania
Karen Polon, Professor of Physical Education.
B.S., M.A., Kent State University, Ohio
Derek Rivard, Associate Professor of History.
B.A., Ripon College, Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University, New York
Kevin Rouintree, Associate Professor of Philosophy.
Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard Professor of Religion and Ethics; B.A., Anderson University, Indiana; M.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Leroy Sikes, Associate Professor of Mathematics.
B.S., Southwest Baptist University, Missouri; M.A., University of Arkansas
Rand Smith, Assistant Professor of Art.
B.F.A., Brigham Young University, Utah; M.F.A., Arizona State University
Theresa Spencer, Professor of Music.
B.A., Tift College, Georgia; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa
Trisha Stubblefield, Associate Professor of English.
Harmon Professor of English; B.M., B.A., Converse College, South Carolina; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Kathryn Taylor, Assistant Professor of Computer Science.
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University; M.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Julie Tietz, Associate Professor of Psychology.
B.A., Rice University, Texas; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Xiao-Qing Wang, Assistant Professor of Sociology.
B.A., Hebei University, China; M.A., Wuhan University, China; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Kanji Watanabe, Assistant Professor of Political Science/International Relations
Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
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A highly qualified faculty is committed to teaching and dedicated to student learning. It is unusual to find at a two-year college such a high percentage of faculty holding the terminal degree in their fields. All of Cottey's faculty have master's degrees, and 90 percent hold terminal degrees which in some cases is the master’s. Over 60% of faculty have an earned doctorate in their field. 