The Faculty

The Faculty of the College of the Arts

The following listing represents full-time tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty, with the exception of a few full-time temporary faculty hired prior to 1989.

Art

BALL, MARTIN W. (1997), Associate Professor, M.A., Royal College of Art (England), 1973
BROWNE, KATHLEEN A. (1992), Professor, M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, 1985
BUNTIN, PHILLIP D. (2006), Assistant Professor, Regional Campuses, M.A., University of Connecticut, 2002
COMMITO, GIANNA E. (2005), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., University of Iowa, 2003
DORFF, JULIANN B. (1999), Instructor (NTT), M.A., Kent State University, 1998
FARNSWORTH, ISABEL (1997), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Stanford University, 1995
HAVICE, CHRISTINE (2003), Associate Professor and Director, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1978
HOEPTNER-POLING, LINDA A. (1986), Assistant Professor, M.A., Kent State University, 1998
KAN, KOON-HWEE (2003), Assistant Professor, Ed.D., University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 2004
KUMAR, NAVJOTIKA (2007), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Cornell University, 2004
LESSMAN-MOSS, JANICE (1981),Professor, M.F.A., The University of Michigan, 1981
LINDNER, MOLLY M. (2002), Assistant Professor, Regional Campuses, Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 1996
LODERSTEDT, MICHAEL J. (1996), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Kent State University, 1985
MANGUS, KIRK S. (1985), Professor, M.F.A., Washington State University, 1979
MC DOUGALL, CAREY E. (2003), Assistant Professor, Regional Campuses, M.F.A., University of Connecticut, 2002
MC WHORTER, JACK E. (1994), Associate Professor, Regional Campuses, M.F.A., Kent State University, 1983
MEDICUS, GUSTAV F. (1989), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1992
MERCER, M. SEAN (2000), Associate Professor, B.F.A., Kent State University, 1996
O’KEEFFE, PAUL R. (1983), Professor, M.F.A., University of California (Los Angeles), 1981
POLO, DARICE (2004), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., State University of New York (Albany), 1999
REIFEL, J. NOEL (1976), Associate Professor, M.F.A., State University of New York (Buffalo), 1983
SALUS, O. CAROL (1985), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1989
SCILLIA, DIANE G. (1985), Professor, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1975
SMITH, FRED T. (1985), Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1979
SUOMINEN, ANNIINA (2003), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2003
VANDE ZANDE, ROBIN S. (2001), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2002

Fashion Design and Merchandising

CARR, ELIZABETH M. (2006), Instructor (NTT), B.F.A., Stephens College, 1978
CHIDSEY, BARBARA A. (1998), Instructor (NTT), M.B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1992
DANCIE, PAULA (2003), Instructor (NTT), B.F.A., Miami University, 1980
HALL, HANNA L. (1998), Assistant Professor, M.Des., University of Cincinnati, 1991
HAUCK, WILLIAM E. (2000), Assistant Professor, M.A., Northern Illinois University, 1981
LESLIE, CATHERINE A. (2002), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2002
MARUSIC, ANGELA (2001), Instructor (NTT), B.A., Fashion Institute of Technology, 1997
OHRN, LINDA M. (2004), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., University of North Texas, 2003
PALOMO-LOVINSKI, NOEL N. (2001), Assistant Professor, M.A., New York University, 2001
PERRINE, WILLIAM C. (2006), Instructor (NTT)
RHODES, ELIZABETH A. (1994), Professor and Director, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1977
SCHOFIELD-TOMSCHIN, SHERRY A. (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1997
STANFORTH, NANCY F. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1993

Music

ALBRECHT, THEODORE J. (1992), Professor, Ph.D., North Texas State University, 1975
AYLING II, BENJAMIN C. (2002), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000
BAKER, CHARLES H. (1979), Associate Professor
BIRCH, SEBASTIAN A. (2002), Assistant Professor, Regional Campuses, Ph.D., Cleveland Institute of Music, 1997
BREWER, ERIC A., Instructor (NTT), Regional Campuses
BROWN, DANA A. (1984), Assistant Professor (NTT), M.M., Kent State University, 1986
CARRUTHERS, C. ANN (1986), Assistant Professor (NTT), Ph.D., Kent State University, 1982
CHAN, IVAN H., Instructor
CHUNN, MICHAEL W. (1983), Professor, M.M., University of Illinois, 1980
CULVER, TIMOTHY M.R. (1999), Assistant Professor, M.M., Kent State University, 2002
DEBOLT, DAVID A. (1982), Professor, M.A., The Ohio State University, 1963
DEVORE, RICHARD O. (1983), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 1985
DORFMAN, JAY D. (2006), Assistant Professor, M.M., University of Miami, 2003
DRESSLER, JANE K. (1987), Professor, D.M.A., The University of North Carolina, 1989
FIOCCA, DIANE L. (1994), Associate Professor, M.M., University of Cincinnati, 1983
GORDER, WAYNE D. (1987), Professor, Ed.D., University of Illinois, 1976
GRUTZMACHER, PATRICIA A. (1983), Associate Professor, Regional Campuses, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1985
JANSON, THOMAS A. (1980), Professor, D.M.A., The University of Michigan, 1975
JIN, YU, Instructor
KRAMER, KENNETH C. (1989), Associate Professor, Regional Campuses, M.M., Kent State University, 1984
LARMEE, KENT D. (1989), Associate Professor, M.M., The Ohio State University, 1981
LEE, DONNA (1999), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1999
LEE, JOHN M. (1996), Professor, Ph.D., Florida State University, 1972
LEE, MICHAEL E. (1981), Assistant Professor, M.M., Morehead State University, 1979
LORENZ, RALPH (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995
MUKUNA, KAZADI WA (1989), Professor, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles), 1978
NYGREN, DENNIS Q. (1983), Professor, D.M., Northwestern University, 1982
QUESADA, MILAGROS A. (1993), Associate Professor, Regional Campuses, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1992
ROUNDS, THEODORE P. (1995), Associate Professor, M.M., Ithaca College, 1989
SEACHRIST, DENISE A. (1995), Associate Professor and Interim Director, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1993
SEEDS, LAUREL M. (2000), Instructor (NTT), Regional Campuses, M.M., Kent State University, 1986
SIKORA, JOHN (2001), Assistant Professor, B.M., The Ohio State University, 1976
WALKER, LINDA B. (1990), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1983
WILEY, FRANK E. (1979), Professor, D.M.A., Cleveland Institute of Music, 1977
WONG, JERRY T. (2003), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Manhattan School of Music, 2002

Theatre and Dance

BANK, ROSEMARIE K. (1984), Professor, Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 1972
BEDNERIK, MARYA (1984), Professor, Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 1968
CAMPBELL, SHARON S. (1989), Associate Professor, Master’s degree, The Ohio State University, 1982
CRAWFORD, JOHN R. (1988), Professor and Associate Dean, Ed.D., Temple University, 1989
CRICK, STEVE (2007), Assistant Professor (NTT), M.A., University of Missouri, 1991
HUYA, NATALIE J. (2003), Instructor (NTT), Regional Campuses, M.A., Villanova University, 2001
KARPANTY, KIMBERLY (1995), Associate Professor, M.A., New York University, 1987
KENT, THERESE J. (1991), Professor, M.F.A., Michigan State University, 1987
KURAHASHI, YUKO (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1996
MEGGITT, JOAN (2005), Assistant Professor
MONDAY, MARK T. (2007), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., West Virginia University, 1993
NADON, DANIEL R. (1993), Associate Professor, Regional Campuses, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1993
RICHIE, CHARLES J. (1994), Associate Professor, B.A., Denison University, 1970
ROBB, PHILLIP L. (1971), Assistant Professor, Regional Campuses, M.A., Kent State University, 1969
SHEARER, ANDREA TECZA (1980), Associate Professor, M.A., The University of Michigan, 1975
SIMONSEN, MARTIN E. (2000), Assistant Professor (NTT), M.F.A., University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1987
SMITH, RAYNETTE HALVORSEN (1991), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1976
STILLINGS, CYNTHIA R. (1996), Associate Professor and Director, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1988
VAN BAARS, FRANS E. (1993), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Kent State University, 2002
VERLEZZA, BARBARA A. (2002), Assistant Professor (NTT), M.F.A., The University of Michigan, 1978
ZAPYTOWSKI, STEPHEN M. (1988), Professor, M.F.A., Indiana University, 1979