Emeriti Faculty
About Columbus State University Faculty
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Adams, Olin B. | 1960 | Associate Professor History | B.B.A., Emory
University M.A., George Peabody College Ph.D., Florida State University |
| Adams, Paulette | 1975 | Professor Early Childhood Education | B.S., Bridgewater State
College M.S., Florida State University Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| *Amundson, Richard J. | 1966 | Professor History | B.A., Augustana
College M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University Distinguished Professor of the Year, 1967-68, 1975-76 Faculty Service Award, 1987-88 |
| Anderson, John H. | 1969 | Professor Music | B.M., Conservatory of
Music of Kansas City, Missouri M.M., University of Michigan Ph.D., Catholic University |
| Angermuller, Sarah | 1976 | Associate Professor Nursing | A.S.N., Miami-Dade
Community College B.S., Barry College M.Ed., Georgia State University M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia C.N.R.N., American Association of Neuroscience Nurses of Critical Care Nurses A.C.L.S., American Heart Association |
| Arno, Elsie R. | 1975 | Associate Professor Economics | B.S., Bucknell
University M.S., Auburn University |
| Atkins, James T. | 1974 | Professor Education | A.B.J., University of
Georgia M.A., Ed.D., George Peabody College for Teachers |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagley, Earl G. | 1973 | Associate Professor Social Science Education | B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia |
| *Bailey, Benjamin F. | 1963 | Professor History | B.S., United States
Naval Academy M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University Distinguished Professor of the Year, 1964-65 |
| Batastini, Peggy H. | 1973 | Associate Professor Nursing | B.A., M.Ed., Columbus
State University M.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham Certified Child and Adolescent Nurse, American Nurses' Association Certified Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association |
| Berger, Elinor E. | 1971 | Professor Mathematics | B.S., University of
Maryland M.A., Brandeis Ph.D., City University of New York |
| Berger, Mark L. | 1970 | Professor History | B.A., Queens
College Ph.D., The City University of New York |
| Birkhead, William S. | 1978 | Professor Biology | B.S., Cornell University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas Educator of the Year, 1988-1989 Faculty Research and Scholarship Award, 1997-1998 |
| Blackmon, Mary V. | 1959 | Professor Physical Education | A.B., Georgia State
College for Women M.S., University of Tennessee |
| Bohannon, John L. | 1970 | Associate Professor Finance | B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Georgia |
| *Brown, Jack A. | 1962 | Professor English | B.A., M.A., University
of Miami Ph.D., University of Florida |
| Brown, Wimberly E. | 1958 | Professor, Associate Director Student Services | B.A., University of
Georgia M.A., Peabody College |
| Bullock, William J. | 1982 | Professor Music | B.M.E, M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Caproni, Bettyesue R. | 1976 | Associate Professor Nursing | B.A., Columbus State
University M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia |
| Carlisle, Earnest | 1969 | Professor Mathematics Education | B.S., Huntingdon
College M.Ed., Ed.D., Auburn University |
| Cartledge, Carolyn M. | 1976 | Professor Education | B.S., Louisiana
College M.A., Southern Methodist University Ed.D., University of Georgia |
| Cash, Dewey B. | 1958 | Professor Mathematics | B.S., M.Ed., M.S., Auburn University |
| Chai, Nemia M. | 1965 | Professor Language and Literature | B.S., M.A., Philippine
Women's University M.A., Pennsylvania State University Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania |
| Chappel, James H. | 1966 | Professor English | B.A., M.A., Florida
State University Vice President's Award, 1981-82 Distinguished Professor of the Year, 1969-70 |
| *Chappell, Jr., William L. | 1976 | Professor
Political Science Director, MPA Program |
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Alabama Faculty Service Award, 1998-99 |
| Clark, Flora M. | 1971 | Professor Biology | B.S., M.A.T, Alabama
College Ph.D., University of Tennessee |
| *Clark, Neil P. | 1969 | Professor Science Education | B.B.A., University of
Georgia M.Ed., Ed.D., Auburn University |
| Clements, Frank M. | 1959 | Professor Physical Education | B.S., Georgia Teachers
College M.S., University of Tennessee |
| Cobos, Patricio V. | 1983 | Professor Music | B.M., Southern Methodist
College M.M., Florida State University |
| Cook, Cline G. | 1979 | Associate Professor Finance | B.S., United States
Military Academy M.B.A., University of Southern Mississippi Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| Cope, Donald A. | 1968 | Associate Professor History | B.S., Troy State
University M.A., Auburn University |
| Crim, John W. | 1977 | Professor Management | BME, Marquette
University M.B.A., University of Buffalo Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson, Judy K. | 1971 | Associate Professor Chair Nursing | B.S.N., Medical College
of Georgia M.N., Emory University Certified Clinical Specialist in Medical-Surgical Nursing, American Nurses' Association |
| Diaz, Betty Anne | 1987 | Associate Professor Music | B.A., Georgia College
and State University M.M., DM, Florida State University |
| Diaz, Manuel | 1990 | Professor Music | B.S., Technical
University of Chile M.S., National Conservatory of Chile |
| Duncan, Frances M. | 1970 | Professor Mental Retardation | B.A., Barnard College of
Columbia University M.S., Ed.D., Auburn University Vice President's Award, 1983-84 |
| *Dwyer, James J. | 1968 | Associate Professor History | B.S., Florida Southern
College M.A., Stetson University. |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embry, Jr., Olice H. | 1973 | Professor
Management Chair, Department of Business Administration |
B.A., B.S., Presbyterian
College M.B.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleck, Jr., Robert A. | 1986 | Distinguished Professor
Computer Information Systems Management Chair, Department of Financial and Information Systems |
B.A., Ripon
College M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois |
| *Ford, H. Thomas | 1996 | Professor
Exercise Science and Physical Education Chair, Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Professional Studies |
B.S., M.S., Jacksonville
State University Ed.D., University of Georgia |
| Friedman, Lenemaja V. | 1969 | Professor
English Chair, Department of Language and Literature |
B.A., University of
Washington M.A., State University of New York Ph.D., Florida State University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner, Jr., Francis E. | 1974 | Professor
Biology Director, Science Education Outreach |
B.A., Ottawa
University M.S., Wichita State University Ph.D., University of Illinois Dean's Award 1974-1975 Educator of the Year, 1982-1983 Faculty Service Award, 1999-2000 |
| George, Joseph D. | 1973 | Professor Specific Learning Disabilities | B.F.A., Ohio
University M.A.Ed., Ph.D., University of Akron |
| Gibson, Hal J. | 1976 | Professor Music | B.M., Southern Methodist
University M.M.Ed., Southern Methodist University |
| *Gibson, Richard G. | 1982 | Professor Chair Mathematics | B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Gonzalez, Raymond B. | 1969 | Professor Political Science | B.A., Southeastern
Louisiana College M.S., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi |
| *Grimson,Jr., Keith S. | 1977 | Professor of Art | B.A., Williams
College Ph.D., The University of North Carolina |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Hackett, Paul T. | 1970 | Associate Professor English | A.B., M.A., Gonzaga
University M.A., University of Houston |
| Hall-Brennan, Hazel | 1974 | Professor
Theater Chair, Department of Theater |
A.B., Huntingdon
College M.A., University of Iowa Ph.D. University of Missouri |
| Halverson, Stephen P. | 1973 | Associate Professor Early Childhood Education | B.S.Ed., Syracuse
University M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia |
| Hamilton, William C. | 1973 | Professor Management | B.S., M.B.A.,
Mississippi State University D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University |
| Hanley, Thomas B. | 1976 | Professor Geology | B.S., University of
Notre Dame Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington |
| Harrison, Thomas E. | 1995 | Professor
Educational Leadership Dean, College of Education and Health Professions |
B.S.Ed., Troy University |
| *Hatfield, Dorothy | 1958 | Associate Professor, Director English | B.S., M.A., Auburn
University Distinguished Professor of the Year, 1965-66 |
| Henderson, Bob G. | 1975 | Professor Educational Foundations | B.S.Ed., Southern
Illinois University M.A., Ph.D., George Peabody College |
| Henderson, Malcolm | 1970 | Professor Finance | B.B.A. University of
Georgia M.S. University of Tennessee Ph.D. University of Alabama |
| *Holmes, Joel H. | 1983 | Associate Professor Library | B.S., Jacksonville State
University M.S.L.S., Florida State University |
| *Howell, Robert S. | 1961 | Associate Professor Finance | B.S., Syracuse University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, David J. | 1966 | Professor English | B.A., LaGrange
College M.A., University of Alabama |
| Joy, Jr., Arthur C | 1991 | Associate Professor Accounting | B.A., University of
Miami M.B.A., University of Oklahoma M.A.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana, CPA |
| Justice St., Arthur E. | 1989 | Professor Educational Administration and Supervision | B.S.Ed., Georgia
Teachers' College M.Ed., Ed.D., Duke University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kao, Charles Tsun-Hsiung | 1967 | Professor Physics | B.S., Tunghai
University M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University |
| Klein, Ronald D. | 1974 | Professor Management | B.S., American
University M.B.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| Kruger, Harry | 1965 | Associate Professor Music | B.M., M.M.Ed., New England Conservatory of Music |
| Kruger, Natalie | 1965 | Associate Professor Music | M.M., New England Conservatory of Music |
| Kundey, Gary E. | 1974 | Professor Finance | B.B.A., North Texas
State University M.B.A., Texas Tech University Ph.D., University of Florida |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land, Arthur J. | 1971 | Professor Educational Administration | B.A., M.R.C., Ed.D., University of Florida |
| *Lee, Virginia C. | 1961 | Associate Professor Library Science | B.S., Appalachian State
College M.S., Peabody College |
| LeNoir, William C. | 1960 | Professor, Dean Botany | B.S., Maryville
College M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia |
| Lindquist, Mary M. | 1984 | Callaway Professor Mathematics Education | B.A., University of
North Carolina M.A., Southern Methodist University Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Faculty Research and Scholarship Award, 1998-99 |
| Lights, Jettie N. | 1976 | Associate Professor Science | BS, Talladega
College MT (ASCP), The Medical Center MEd, Georgia State University |
| *Livengood, Mary L. | 1958 | Registrar Student Services | B.A., University of
Cincinnati M.S., Auburn University |
| Lloyd, Craig | 1971 | Professor History | B.A., Middlebury
College M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa |
| Lumley, J. Kitt | 1977 | Professor Mathematics | B.S., Florida State
University M.S., University of Southern Mississippi Ph.D., Auburn University Faculty Service Award, 1988-1989 |
| Lupold, John S. | 1970 | Professor
History Chair, Department of History |
A.B., Wofford
College M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina Faculty Service Award, 1991-92 Educator of the Year, 1996-97 |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCollum, James B. | 1976 | Professor Economics | B.S., M.S., Georgia
Institute of Technology Ph.D., Tulane University |
| McGee, Billy D. | 1964 | Associate Professor History | B.A., M.A., University of Alabama |
| McGinnis, Callie B. | 1974 |
Associate Professor Library Science Dean of Libraries |
B.A., Rhodes College M.S., Louisiana State University |
| McLendon, Alvin | 1958 | Professor Physical Science | B.S., Georgia Southern
College M.A., George Peabody College M.S., Oklahoma State University Ed.D., Auburn University |
| McQueen, Tena F. | 1972 | Associate Professor Computer Science | BS, University of
Louisville MEd, Auburn University. |
| *Milian, Helen T. | 1967 | Professor, Chair Nursing | B.S.N., Emory
University M.S.N, Emory University |
| Mion, Mario R. | 1975 | Professor Political Science | B.A., Western Michigan
University M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Educator of the Year, 1989?90 |
| Mitchell-Tibbs, Marlene P. | 1983 | Professor
Nursing Director, Baccalaureate Nursing Program |
B.S.N., Medical College
of Georgia MN, Ph.D., Emory University |
| Mock, W. Lindsey | 1961 | Vice President Student Affairs | B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Georgia |
| Murzyn, John S. | 1970 | Professor History | A.B., Villanova
University M.A., Ph.D., New York University |
| Myers, John B. | 1970 | Professor History | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Nance, Kenneth | 1958 | Professor Biology | B.A., M.A., Ed.S., Peabody College |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Brien, John | 1978 | Associate Professor Music | B.M., M.M., Baylor University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Parker, Charles A. | 1969 | Professor Education | B.S., Georgia Southern
College M.Ed., Auburn University Ed.D., Columbia University Teachers College |
| *Petlewski, Paul J. | 1971 | Associate Professor English | B.A., University of
Detroit M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida |
| *Phelps, Ferinez B. | 1970 | Professor Political Science | B.A., J.D., University
of Texas M.A., Eastern New Mexico University Ph.D., Texas Tech University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragsdale, Charles F. | 1965 | Professor Physical Education and Recreation | B.S., M.Ed., Georgia Southern College |
| *Riggsby, Ernest D. | 1969 | Professor Science Education | B.S., Tennessee
Polytechnic Institute B.A., M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D., George Peabody College |
| Riley, Edwin E. | 1971 | Professor Music | B.M., M.S., The
Juilliard School D.M.A., University of Iowa |
| Robinson, Thelma M. | 1970 | Counselor, Counseling and Placement | B.S., Savannah State
College M.Ed., Tuskegee University |
| Rodgers, Hugh I. | 1967 | Professor History | B.A., M.A., University
of Alabama Ph.D., University of Texas |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Safar, Milo R. | 1971 | Associate Professor, Program Director Dental Hygiene | B.S., DDS, University of Illinois |
| *Sanders, James O. | 1961 | Vice President Business and Finance | B.A., University of
Georgia M.B.A., Ohio State University |
| Scanling, Frederick H. | 1967 | Associate Professor Management | B.S., Georgia Institute
of Technology M.B.A., University of North Carolina |
| Schild, Mary E. | 1972 | Professor Psychology and Sociology | A.B., University of
Georgia M.A., Ph.D., University of Virgina |
| *Sears, Robert L. | 1969 | Professor Education | B.S.Ed., Georgia
Southern College M.A., Ed.D., University of Georgia |
| *Spano, Patricia A. | 1967 | Associate Professor English | A.B., M.A., University of Southern California |
| Stanback, Rosa S. | 1970 | Professor Social Science Education | B.S., M.Ed., Tuskegee Institute |
| Stanton, George E. | 1969 | Vice President, Professor Biology |
B.S., Bucknell University, Ph.D., University of Maine, Distinguished Professor of the Year, 1972-73, Vice President's Award, 1984-1985. |
| Stewart, Jack C. | 1972 | Professor Educational Foundations | A.B., Georgia State
University M.Ed., Georgia Southern College Ed.D., University of Alabama |
| Stinson, Gerald L. | 1974 | Associate Professor Mathematics | B.A., Columbus State
University M.S., Auburn University |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, Earlene P. | 1970 | Professor Accounting | B.S., M.B.A., Auburn
University Ph.D., Georgia State University |
| Taylor, Michaell K. | 1976 | Professor Physical Education and Leisure Management | B.S.Ed., MSEd,
University of Georgia Ed.D., University of Alabama |
| Thomas, John J. | 1974 | Professor Philosophy | B.A. LaSalle
College M.A., Ph.D., University of Miami |
| Trigg, Rodger R. | 1975 | Professor Accounting | B.S., M.S., University
of Southern Mississippi Ph.D., University of Arkansas-Fayetteville |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| VanCleave, Jr., Albert R. | 1971 | Professor Mathematics | B.A., Alabama
College M.A., University of Alabama Ph.D., Auburn University |
| Vander Gheynst, Paul J. | 1972 | Professor Music | B.M., Indiana
University M.M, Ed.D. Mus, University of Illinois Educator of the year, 1980-81 |
| *Voynich, John J. | 1969 | Professor Management | M.S., Ph.D., Southern
Illinois University J.D., John Marshall Law School |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabo, Sister Mary Ann | 1971 | Associate Professor Nursing | B.S.N., University of
Dayton M.Ed., Duquesne University |
| Wadkins, Mary J. | 1971 | Associate Professor History | B.A., Columbus State
University M.A., Auburn University |
| *Walls, Glen D. | 1973 | Professor Educational Psychology | B.A., Drake
University M.A., Northern Illinois University Ed.D., University of Houston |
| *Webb, Joe S. | 1968 | Professor Criminal Justice | B.S., Western New Mexico
University M.S., University of Southern California |
| *Weise, Paul | 1979 | Associate Professor Music | B.S., M.Ed, M.M., Ohio University |
| Wentland, Thomas J. | 1979 | Professor Communicative Disorders | B.S., Northern Illinois
University M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin |
| Whiddon, Rex | 1970 | Professor Music | B.M., M.M., University of Rochester |
| *Whitley, Thomas Y. | 1958 | President Education | A.B., M.Ed., University
of Georgia Ed.D., University of Texas |
| Whitman, Anita. B. | 1974 | Professor Elementary Education | B.S., M.S., Troy State
University Ed.D., Auburn University |
| Whitman, Harold L. | 1969 | Professor Reading Education | B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D.,
Auburn University Faculty Service Award, 1995-96 |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yates, Jerrel K. | 1976 | Professor Mathematics/Computer Science | B.S., University of
Mississippi M.S., Texas A&M University Ph.D., University of Mississippi |
| Faculty Name | Year of Appointment |
Title(s) | Credentials/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng, Quan | 2006 | Temporary Assistant Professor Mathematics | B.S., Fudan
University Ph.D., Clemson University |
| *Zimmerly, Belle M. | 1980 | Associate Professor Marketing | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois |
*Deceased
