13.1 Administration
Nora R. Miller (2001) President, B.A., M.S., Mississippi University for Women, M.B.A., Mississippi State University
Brian Anderson (1998) Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science, B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Marty Brock (2007) Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Management Information Systems and Workforce Development, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
David Brooking (2014) Executive Director of Enrollment Management, B.S. Auburn University-Montgomery; M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi; Ed.D., University of Alabama
Jessica Harpole (2009) Vice President of Student Affairs, A.A., East Mississippi Community College; B.S. Mississippi University for Women; M.S. Florida State University
Martin L. Hatton (1992) Dean, School of Education and Professor of Communication, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Brandy Larmon (2008) Dean, Bill & Jo-Ann Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; Ed.D Delta State University
Carla Lowery (2001) Vice President for Operations and CFO, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.B.A., Mississippi State University
Anika Perkins (1999) Executive Director of University Relations, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Kent State University
Hillary Richardson (2017) Dean and Professor of Library Services, B.A., Millsaps College; M.A., University of Mississippi; M.L.I.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Andrea Stevens (2001) Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations, B.S., Mississippi University for Women
Scott Tollison (2004) Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Management Information Systems and Workplace Development, B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Kim Whitehead (2004) Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Founding Director of the Women’s College and Professor of English, B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.Div., Southern Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University
Kelly Woodford (2024) Dean, College of Business & Professional Studies and Professor of Legal Studies, B.S., Spring Hill College, J.D., Georgetown University
13.2 Faculty
Christy Adams (2023) Director, Office of Field Experience and Assistant Professor of Education (Reading), B.S., M.E.D., Mississippi University for Women, Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Emmanuel Ahua (2019) Assistant Professor of Health Education, R.N., Vom General Hospital Nigeria; B.S., Eastern Washington University; M.S., University of Central Missouri, H.S.D., Indiana University, Bloomington
Kristy Alpe (2019) Associate Professor of Health Care Management/MIS, B.S., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S., Mississippi State University; D.H.A., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Entidhar Al-Rashid (2024) Visiting Assistant Professor of English - World Literature, M.A., Missouri State University, Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas
Brian Anderson (1998) Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science, B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Melanie Anderson (2025) Assistant Professor of English - American Literature, AA, BA, Thomas Moore College, MA, Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Haley Bailey (2022) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, BSN, A.A., East Mississippi Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N. University of North Alabama
Kelly Ballard (2018) Department Chair and Associate Professor of Education, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Dorothy Berglund (2006) Department Chair of Psychology and Family Science and Professor of Family Science, B.A., M.S., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Valentin Bogdan (2013) Professor of Music, B.M., Wayne State University; M.M., Michigan State University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Miami
Samantha Brady (2025) Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, B.S., Bridgewater State College; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Marty Brock (2010) AVPAA/Professor of Information Systems and Workforce Development/Director of Graduate Studies, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Cecilia Brooks (2019) Associate Professor of Family Science, B.S., University of Arizona; M.B.A, Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Barbara Brown (2021) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.S.N., B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Edward Bruster (2013) Instructor of Physics, B.S., Grambling State University; M.S., Louisiana Tech University
Alison Buehler (2024) Assistant Professor of Special Education, B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., University of Arizona; Ed.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Todd Bunnell (2003) Director, Writing Center & Coordinator of Composition and Instructor of English, B.A., Wright State University; M.A., Mississippi State University
Brian Burnes (2022) Professor of Biology Education, B.S., Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Calvery (2009) Instructor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, B.S.N., Cumberland University; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Huntsville
David Carter (2001) Department Chair and Professor of Theatre and Director, M.F.A. Theatre Education; B.A., University of North Carolina-Asheville; M.F.A., North Carolina School of the Arts
Allison Caston (2007) Instructor of Assciate Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women
Ian Childers (2011) Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Shorter University; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Elizabeth Ashley Chisolm (2013) Professor of Legal Studies and Title IX Coordinator, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; J.D., Mississippi College School of Law
Christina Chunn (2023) Instructor of Public Health Education, A.A., Spokane Community College; B.S., Eastern Washington University, M.P.H., Mississippi University for Women
Nora Corrigan (2008) Professor of English, B.A., College of William and Mary, M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Catherine Cotton (2021) Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.A., M.A., Marshall University; Ph.D, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Anne Crafton (2025) Assistant Professor of English - Linguistics and Early Literature, BA, University of Arkansas; M.A., Ph.D, University of Notre Dame
Dusty Craven (2025) Visiting Chef Instructor, A.A.S., East Mississippi Community college, B.S., Mississippi University for Women
Davida Crossley (2020) Associate Professor of Microbiology, B.S., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Jianwen Crump (2023) Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Louisiana Tech University; Ed.D., William Carey University
Rachel Damms (2023) Collection Development Librarian and Assistant Professor, B.A., Mississippi University for Women, M.L.I.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Sueanne Davidson (2006) Professor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Alabama; M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; D.N.P., University of Alabama-Birmingham
Christy Davis (2024) Instructor of Graduate Nursing, A.A., A.A.S., Holmes Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women
Scarlett Davis (2019) Instructor of Nursing, RN-BSN, A.A, Itawamba Community College, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Sacha Dawkins (2004) Professor of Nursing, RN-BSN, A.D.N., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; D.N.P., Samford University
Shahara ‘Tova Dente (2020) Associate Professor of English & Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies & Graduate Director of Women’s Leadership, B.A. Tougaloo College; M.A. University of Mississippi; Ph.D. University of Alabama
Christy Dickerson (2020) Instructor of Accounting, B.S. University of Southern Mississippi; M.P.A. University of Southern Mississippi
Shawn Dickey (1999) Professor of Art, B.S., B.F.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.F.A., Texas Tech University
Kristi DiClemente (2015) Department Chair and Associate Professor of History, B.A., Millersville University; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Thomas Dodson (2009) Assistant Professor of Biology, B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.S., Ohio University
Josh Dohmen (2018) Director of Ina E. Gordy Honors College and Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., Simpson College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Memphis
Kimberly Dorsey (2008) Professor of Management, B.B.A., Mississippi State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Jackson State University
Jill Drouillard (2020) Director of Women’s College and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, B.A., Goucher College; M.Sc. London School of Economics and Political Science; M.A. Universite Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee; Ph.D. Universite Paris Sorbonne IV
Kendall Dunkelberg (1994) Department Chair & Professor of English, Director, MFA Creative Writing, Eudora Welty Chair for Southern Letters, B.A., Knox College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Hope Durst (2021) QEP Director and Assistant Professor of Education, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Candace Evans (2018) Associate Professor of Associate Nursing, A.A., Jones County Junior College; B.S., Mississippi State University; B.S.N, Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., D.N.P., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jon Fessenden (2021) Assistant Professor of Music Therapy, B.A., George Washington University; M.A., State University of New York; M.S., Molloy College; M.M., City University of New York
Kristen Figgins (2024) Assistant Professor of English/Teacher Education, B.A., University of Texas-Permian Basin; M.A., University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Ph.D, University of Arkansas
Ethan Flurry (2023) Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Dionne Fortenberry (2000) Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Dillard University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Elizabeth Fountain (2017) Associate Professor of Nursing, RN-BSN, A.A., Hinds Community College-Raymond; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Birmingham; D.N.P., Samford University
Ann Fletchall Frazier (2013) Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography, B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Jordan Funderburk (2024) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., Western Governors University; M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Wesley Garrett (2009) Director and Professor of Legal Studies, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; J.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Karen George (2018) Coordinator and Associate Professor of Nursing, RN-BSN, Advance Placement Option, A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S., University of North Alabama; M.S.N., Delta State University; D.N.P., Samford University
Georgia Graham (2024) Instructor of Early Childhood Education and Director of the Child and Parent Development Center, B.S., M.S., Mississippi State University
Candy Grant (2020) Assistant Professor of Public Health, B.A., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Hannah Gray (2023) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., University of Alabama; M.S.N., University of North Alabama
April Greenway (2016) Professor of Baccalaureate Nursing, RN-BSN, A.A.S., Northeast Mississippi Community College; B.A., Mississippi State University; M.S.N., University of North Alabama; D.N.P., Samford University
Lisa Griffin (2015) Assistant Professor of Associate Nursing, A.S.N., B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Alena Groves (2016) Professor of Graduate Nursing, A.A., A.A.S., Mississippi Delta Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women
Thomas Haffey (2010) Instructor of Marketing and Management, B.B.A., M.B.A., Mississippi State University
Travis Hagey (2018) Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of Idaho
Joshua Hanes (2008) Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Millsaps College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Eric Harlan (1991) Instructor of Broadcasting, B.A., M.A., Western Kentucky University
Kaitlyn Harmon (2023) Assistant Professor of Associate Nursing, A.A., A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Delta State University; M.S.N., Chamberlain University
Martin Hatton (1992) Dean, School of Education and Professor of Communication, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Ghanshyam Heda (2008) Professor of Biology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Osmania University-India
Lisa Hester (2018) Professor of Nursing, BSN, A.A., A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; D.N.P, Samford University
Mary Hickox (2025) Instructor of Theatre, B.A., M.F.A., Mississippi University for Women
Chrystal Hodges (2013) Associate Professor of Education, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Mississippi
Erinn Holloway (2007) Coordinator of Study Abroad Program and Instructor of Spanish, B.A., M.A., Mississippi State University; J.D., California Western School of Law
Jonathon Hooks (2008) Professor of Social Studies Education, B.A., Elon University; M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Alabama
Renea Hopple (2023) Instructor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., Kennesaw State University; M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women
Susan Hurley (2016) Professor of Voice, B.M., Rutgers University; M.M., Rice University; D.M.A., Arizona State University
Ragan Jeffreys (2024) Instructor of Accounting, B.S., Mississippi University for Women, M.A.C., University of Alabama
Mikayla Johnson (2025) Instruction Librarian and Assistant Professor, B.A., Tougaloo College, M.A., University of Alabama; M.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Laurel Jones (2023) Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women
Beverly Joyce (2003) Professor of Art, B.F.A., Memphis College of Art; M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Rebecca Kelley (2018) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; M.S.N, Samford University
Lindsay Kemp (2020) Assistant Professor of Graduate Nursing, A.D.N., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Birmingham
Hwamog Kim (2019) Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S.; Sejong University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Holleen Krogh (2000) Professor of Psychology, B.A., University of Texas; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Brandy Larmon (2008) Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; Ed.D., Delta State University
Dee Larson (1998) Department Chair and Professor of Marketing and Management/MBA Coordinator, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Lori Leavelle (2025) Instructor of Culinary Arts, A.S., Shelton State Community College; B.S., M.S., University of Alabama
Thomas Lee (2016) Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, B.A., M.S., Mississippi State University; M.F.A., Spalding University
Youn Mi Lee (2006) Professor of Family Science, B.A., M.A., Sook Myung Women’s University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Shana Lenoir (2018) Instructor of Associate Nursing, B.S.N., University of North Alabama; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Xiaoxia Li (2007) Associate Professor of Chemistry, B.E., Chongging University; M.S., Zhejiang University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Tina Long (2018) Assistant Professor of Associate Nursing, A.D.N., Bevill State Community College; M.S.N., Samford University
Andrew Luccasen, III (2010) Professor of Finance and Economics; B.S., Birmingham-Southern College; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Zane Lynn (2024) Instructor of Voice, B.M., Mississippi University for Women; M.M., University of Mississippi
Terry Maddox (2023) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.S., A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; BSN, University of Alabama-Birmingham; M.S.N., University of Alabama
Hunter Manasco (2018) Interim Department Chair and Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.A., Birmingham-Southern College; B.S., M.S., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of South Alabama
Jasmine Manasco (2025) Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., M.S., College of Misericordia
Douglas Mark (2024) Associate Professor of Brass, B.A., B.M., Northwestern University; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Lynn McConnell (2023) Part-Time Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.A., University of North Texas; M.S., Texas Woman’s University
Jessica McDill (2024) Instructor of Management, B.S., M.Ed., M.B.A., Mississippi University for Women
Mary Miller (2016) Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing Fiction, B.A., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of Southern Mississippi; M.F.A., University of Texas-Austin
Lindsay Mitchell (2016) Professor of Baccalaureate Nursing, RN-BSN, A.A., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama; D.N.P., Samford University
Amy Mobley (2016) Assistant Professor of Baccalaureate Nursing, RN-BSN, A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Gladys Mooneyham (2011) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, RN-BSN, B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Richard Morgan (2021) Instructor of Public Health /Internship Coordinator, B.A.B., Andersonville Theological Seminary; B.S., M.P.H., Mississippi University for Women
Julia Mortyakova (2012) Department Chair of Music and Professor of Music, B.M., Vanderbilt University; M.A., New York University; D.M.A., University of Miami-Coral Gables
Tyler Muddle (2020) Assistant Professor of Kinesiology-Exercise Science, B.S., M.S., University of Central Florida
Chad Murphy (2012) Coordinator, Graduate Studies in Public Health and Professor of Health Education, B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Kathy Newman (2018) Associate Professor of Theatre. A.A., North Greenville University; B.A., LaGrange College; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Anh-Andrew Nguyen (2020) Assistant Professor of Psychology, A.A., Santa Fe College; B.A., University of Ottawa; M.Sc., Ph.D., Queen’s University
Benjamin Onyeagucha (2019) Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., M.S., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona
Bonnie Oppenheimer (1998) Professor of Mathematics, B.S., B.M., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.A.T., University of Chicago; M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
Andrea Osbirn (2019) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.A., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Carmen Osburn (2005) Professor of Music Therapy, B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.A., Drexel University
Deana Pendley (2019) Visiting Instructor of Education and Program Support Specialist, B.A.E., University of Mississippi; M.Ed., Mississippi College
Shonda Phelon (2011) Chair and Professor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Mississippi School of Nursing; M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women
Lindsey Phyfer (2024) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, B.S.N., Samford University, M.S.N., Auburn University
Tabitha Pilkington (2024) Instuctor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Anita Pintado (2023) Access Services Librarian and Assistant Professor, A.O.C.A., The Culinary Institute of America; B.A., Barry University, M.S.L.S., Catholic University of America
Irene Pintado (2007) Department Chair and Professor of Health Education, B.S., Barry University; M.Ph., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of South Florida
Sarah Poiani (2024) Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Emma Saddler Moss Chair, B.S. High Point University; M.S., Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Jennifer Pounders (2021) Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology and SLP Clinical Director, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., University of Mississippi
Leigh Ann Puckett (2012) Professor of Baccalaureate Nursing, RN-BSN, B.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S.N., Delta State University; D.N.P., Samford University
Jared Quist (2021) Metadata Librarian and Assistant Professor, B.A., Saginaw Valley State University; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University
Chanley Rainey (2016) Director, Center for Women’s Research and Public Policy and Associate Professor of Political Science, B.A., Huntington College; Pd.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Melissa Reeves (2024) Instructor of Music Education/Director of Bands, B.M., M.M., University of Mississippi
Hillary Richardson (2017) Professor/Dean of Library Services and Professor, B.A., Millsaps College; M.A., University of Mississippi; M.L.I.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Thomas Richardson (1988) Professor of English, and Eudora Welty Chair, A.B., Davidson College; M.Ed., Ph.D., Duke University
Mary Helen Ruffin (2012) Department Chair and Professor of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama; Ph.D., William Carey University
Clara Rustin (1994) Professor of Associate Nursing, A.S.N., Pearl River Junior College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; D.N.P., Samford University
Stephanie Salvaterra (2022) Archivist and Special Collections Librarian and Assistant Professor, B.A., Marquette University; M.A.S., University of British Columbia
Robert Sample (2019) Associate Professor of Microbiology, A.S., Lincoln Land Community College; A.G.E., Lincoln Land Community College; A.A.S., Community College of the Air Force; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Tiffany Sanders (2023) Instructor of Associate Nursing, A.S.N., Mississippi University for Women, M.S.N., Nebraska Methodist College
Maria Scott (2005) Department Chair and Professor of Baccalaureate Nursing, ASN, BSN, B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University of Women; D.N.P., Samford University
Amber Lynn Shaw (2022) Instructor of Associate Nursing, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; M.S.N., Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing
Adrian Sligh (2011) Professor of Associate Nursing, B.S., The University of Mississippi; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama; D.N.P., Samford University
Barry Smith (2006) Department Chair and Professor of Communication, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
David Smith (1983) Professor of Legal Studies, B.S., Carson-Newman College; J.D., University of Mississippi
Melissa Smith (2011) Kossen Center for Teaching and Learning Director and Professor of Communication and Gibbons Chair of Journalism, B.A., Auburn University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Kymara Sneed (2024) Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Fort Valley State University, M.A., University of West Georgia; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Alexander Stelioes-Willis (2003) Department Chair and Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Washington University; M.F.A., Indiana University
Marion Stewart-Phillips (2025) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, B.S.N., Alcorn State University; M.S.N., Brenau University
Emily Stidham (2021) Instructor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women
Tara Sullivan (2012) Assistant Professor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.S.N., Bevill State Community College; M.S.N., Samford University
Hannah Sumerford (2017) Professor of Baccalaureate Nursing, A.A.S, Itawamba Community College-Tupelo; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Birmingham; D.N.P., Samford University
Robyn Talley (2019) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, RN-BSN, A.S.N, Northeast Mississippi Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Bronwyn Teague (2022) Assistant Professor of Theatre, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Scott Tollison (2004) Provost/Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor, Management Information Systems and Workforce Development, B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Caycie Trotter (2025) Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, B.F.A., M.F.A., Jacksonville State University
Laura Beth Turner (2017) Associate Professor of Graduate Nursing, MSN, B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women
Thomas Velek (1997) Professor of History, B.A., Millikin University; M.A., J.D., Washington University School of Law; Ph.D., Edinburgh University-Scotland
Reyna Vergara (2019) Associate Professor of Spanish, B.S., M.Div., Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Tracee Watkins (2023) Director and Associate Professor of the Culinary Arts Institute, B.S., Mississippi University for Women, M.B.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University
Deborah Watson (2023) Assistant Professor of Kinesiology-Exercise Science, B.A., Muhlenberg College; D.P.T., University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Kaitlynn Wheeler (2022) Instructor of Baccalaureate Nursing, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama
Kim Whitehead (2004) Senior AVPAA and Professor of English, B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.Div., Southern Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University
Ross Whitwam (1999) Department Chair of Sciences and Mathematics and Professor of Biology, B.S., M.S., Carleton University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Brandy Wilson (2018) Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing, B.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Kelly Woodford (2024) Dean, College of Business and Professional Studies and Professor of Legal Studies, B.S., Sprin Hill College; J.D., Georgetown University
Lestonio Yarbrough (2019) Assistant Professor of Management, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., Troy University; D.B.A., Belhaven University
13.3 Child and Parent Development Center
Georgia Graham (2024) Instructor of Early Childhood Education/Director of the Child and Parent Development Center, B.S., M.S., Mississippi State University
Jordan Mize (2024) Lead Early Childhood Educator B.S., Mississippi State University
Haley O’Mary (2024) Lead Early Childhood Educator, B.S., Mississippi University for Women
Sherriee Sanders (2019) Lead Early Childhood Educator, B.S., Mississippi University for Women
Matthew Strahan (2021) Manager of the Child and Parent Development Center, and Early Childhood Educator, B.S., Mississippi University for Women
13.4 Emeriti Administration
Sheila Adams (1973-2018) Dean Professor Emerita of Nursing, Bill & Jo-Ann Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing, A.A., Sullins College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Emory University; Ed.D., Mississippi State University
Jim Borsig (2012-2018) President Emeritus, B.S., M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Gail Gunter (1974-2016) Dean Emerita of Library Services, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.L.S., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Hal E. Jenkins, II (1999-2011) Dean and Professor Emeritus of Education, College of Education and Human Sciences, B.S.E., Delta State University; M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Mississippi State University
Sue Jolly (2005-2015) Dean and Professor Emerita of Education and Human Services, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Claudia A. Limbert (2002-2010) President Emerita, B.A., Bethel College, M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Tammie McCoy (1999-2022) Dean and Professor Emerita of Nursing, Bill & Jo-Ann Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing, A.A., Northeast Mississippi Community College; B.A., B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Clyda S. Rent (1989-2001) President Emerita , A.B., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
Thomas Richardson (1988-2025) Professor Emeritus of English, Dean Emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Provost Emeritus, AB, Davidson College; M.Ed., Ph.D., Duke University
13.5 Emeriti Faculty
James Allen (1965-2014) Associate Professor Emeritus of Music, B.M., M.M., University of Southern Mississippi
Mark Bean (1991-2021) Professor Emeritus of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.Ed., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Suzanne Meriweather Bean (1989-2008) Professor Emerita of Education, B.S., Delta State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Suzanne L. Bennett (1981-2007) Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.A., Harding University; M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women
William (Peppy) Biddy (1987-2018) Professor Emeritus of Theatre and Director of Graduate Theatre, B.F.A. University of Mississippi; M.F.A., Trinity University
Lauren Brandon (2003-2020) Professor Emerita of Microbiology, B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Laverne Bray (1966-1976) Assistant Professor Emerita of Business, B.A., Blue Mountain College; M.B.Ed., University of Mississippi
Gloria Bunnell (1999-2016) Professor Emerita of English, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Dorothy Burdeshaw (1973-1994) Professor Emerita of Health and Kinesiology, A.B., Judson College; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ed.D., University of Texas
Marie Byrne (1997-2018) Professor Emerita of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S. East Stroudsburg State University; M.A., Trenton State College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Hubert James Davidson, Jr. (1975-2007) Professor Emeritus of Paralegal Studies, B.A., J.D., University of Mississippi
Cherry Dunn (1999-2019) Visiting Assistant Professor Emerita of Music, B.M.E., Mississippi University for Women; M.M., D.M.A., University of Alabama
Elaine Evans (1986-2017) Professor Emerita of Accounting, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women, E.D.D, Mississippi State University
Lawrence L. Feeney (1968-2003) Professor Emeritus of Art, B.A., St. Ambrose College; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa
Jon R. Fortman (1968-2004) Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, B.S., University of Florida; M.Ed., Louisiana State University; M.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
K. Randell Foxworth (2008-2019) Professor Emeritus of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
David H. Frank (1965-2001) Professor Emeritus of Art, B.S., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Tulane University
Bobby Fugitt (1999-2021) Associate Professor Emeritus of Library Services, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.L.S., University of Alabama
Janice Giallourakis (1983-2013) Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S.N., Alverno College; M.S.N., Case Western Reserve University
Robert Gibson (1989-2020) Professor Emeritus of Art, B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.F.A., University of Tennessee
Theo J. Gordon (1973-1999) Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S., M.S., Rutgers University
Teresa Hamill (1993-2024) Professor Emerita of Graduate Nursing, B.S., Mississippi State University; B.S.N., University of Mississippi; M.S.N., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; F.N.P. Certificate, D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women
Lynn Hanson (1984-2021) Director Emerita of the Speech and Hearing Center, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women
Michelle Harmon (1982-2018) Professor Emerita of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Bryan Hilliard (2005-2020) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, B.A., Elon University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Jane Hinton (1974-2005) Professor Emerita of English, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Rita Hinton (1993-2012) Professor Emerita of Philosophy, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Jane C. Hodges-Crater (1971-1996) Professor Emerita of Education, B.S., M.Ed., Mississippi University for Women; Ed.D., University of Mississippi
Richard Holden (2002-2017) Professor Emeritus of Education, B.S., South Dakota State University; M.S., Troy University; M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Sarah Howell (1972-2011) Assistant Professor Emerita of Associate Nursing, A.D.N., B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Joyce M. Hunt (1976-2009; 2012-2016) Professor Emerita of Business, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ed.D., Mississippi State University
Dorothy Kerzel (1997-2023) Professor Emerita of Mathematics, B.S., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., Washington State University
Mary Jo Kirkpatrick (1976-2015) Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., University of Mississippi; M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women
R. Bruce Lacey (1973-2003) Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, A.B., Albion College; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Linda Mahoney (2005-2016) Professor Emerita of Education, B.A., Goshen College; M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce
Patricia H. Matthes (1980-2004) Professor Emerita of Library Services, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.L.S., University of Alabama
Margaret E. McClintock (1996-2009) Professor Emerita of Management Information Systems, B.S., San Diego State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Ohio University
Linda S. (Cox) Mills (1987-2007) Professor Emerita of Nursing, BSN Program, B.S.N., Florida State University; M.S.N., University of Alabama; Ed.D., University of Mississippi
Martha Jo Mims (1970-2000) Professor Emerita of Human Sciences, B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Florida State University
Deborah Miranda (1994-2015) Professor Emerita of Nursing, BSN, A.D.N., Morehead State University; B.S.N., University of Kentucky; M.S.N., University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Richard Montalto (1988-2016) Professor Emeritus of Music, B.A., University of New Orleans; M.A., Tulane University; D.M.A., University of North Texas
Barbara Moore (1996-2011) Professor Emerita of Gifted Studies, B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., San Francisco State University; M.S., University of Southern Maine; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Thomas D. Nawrocki (1970-2012) Professor Emeritus of Art, B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin
Amy Pardo (1997-2022) Professor of English, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
William S. Parker (1974-2007) Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, B.A., Wabash College; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Utah
M. Judy Pate (1973-1998) Assistant Professor Emerita of Mathematics, B.A., Harding College, M.Ed., M.C.S., Mississippi State University; Ed.S., Mississippi University for Women
Sally Pearson (2001-2022) Associate Professor of Emerita of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women
Bridget Smith Pieschel (1983-2020) Professor Emerita of English and Director of the Center of Women’s Research and Public Policy, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., University of Alabama
Stephen R. Pieschel (1967-1992) Assistant Professor Emeritus of English, B.A., St. Louis University; M.A., University of Mississippi
R. Glenn Rhyne, Jr. (2001-2010) Professor Emeritus of Economics, B.S. Western Carolina University; M.A., Appalachian State University; D.B.A. Mississippi State University
Van Roberts (1988-2022) Professor Emeritus of Communication, B.A., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Jiben Roy (2004-2025) Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, B.S., M.S., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan-Canada
Sarah P. Sanders (1971-1995) Professor Emerita of Home Economics, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Florida State University
Robert Seney (1993-2006) Professor Emeritus of Gifted Studies, B.A., University of Missouri; M.Div., Nashotah House; Ed.D., University of Houston
Patricia Smyth (1994-2017) Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S.N., State University of New York; M.S.N., University of Pittsburg; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cathy Smith (2004-2020) Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women, M.S.N., University of Alabama-Huntsville; D.N.P., Samford University
Leslie Stratyner (1997-2024) Professor Emerita of English, B.A., M.A., University of New York-Albany; Ph.D., Louisiana State University and A&M College
Marilyn R. Swingle (1967-1992) Professor Emerita of Music, B.M., M.M., Ph.D., Florida State University
Joan T. Thomas (1961-1987) Professor Emerita of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ed.D., Mississippi State University
Joy Townsend (1995-2018) Assistant Professor Emerita of Speech-Language Pathology, B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Mississippi University for Women
Martha Fulton Wells (1964-1996) Emma Ody Pohl Professor Emerita of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., University of Montevallo; M.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Florida State University
Nancy Wheeley (1967-2017) Assistant Professor Emerita of Library Services, Muskingum College; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh
Donna Williams (2015-2021) Professor Emerita of Nursing, A.S.N., Northeast Mississippi Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.N.P., Samford University
John Williams (2010-2024) Instructor Emeritus of Accounting, B.S., Sewanee-The University of the South; M.B.A., University of Mississippi
Janet Woodcock (2007-2023) Instructor Emerita of English, B.A., M.A., Mississippi State University
Shaochen Yang (1988-2012) Professor Emerita of Mathematics, B.S., National Chengchi University (Taiwan); M.S., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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