Faculty
President Emeritus
| Eric D. Anderson, Ph.D. |
| B.A., Andrews University, 1970; M.A., University of Chicago, 1972; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1978. |
Emeriti Faculty
| Clinton J. Anderson, M.A. | Librarian |
| B.A., Andrews University, 1963; M.A.T., Andrews University, 1976. | |
| John W. Boyd, D.A. | Music |
| B.A., Walla Walla College, 1969; M. M., Lewis & Clark College, 1974; D.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1998. | |
| Watson L. Chin, Ph.D. | Mathematics |
| B.A., Andrews University, 1963; M.A., Ohio State University, 1966; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1973. | |
| R. Edwin Connell, M.A. | Computer Science |
| B.A., Union College, 1964; M.A., Andrews University, 1972. | |
| Robert Cooper, M.S. | Librarian |
| B.S., Union College, 1952; M.S., University of Southern California, 1966. | |
| Laurice Durrant, Ed.D. | Nursing |
| B.S.N., Union College, 1951; M.S., Stanford University, 1965; Ed.D., Stanford University, 1971. | |
| Bonnie Gnadt, Ph.D. | Nursing |
| B.S., Union College, 1964; M.S.N., Washington University, 1969; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2004. | |
| Barbara Harsany, M.S. | PE/Wellness |
| B.S., Walla Walla College, 1959; M.S., University of Southern California, 1962. | |
| Karl Konrad, Ph.D. | Chemistry |
| B.A., Andrews University, 1963; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1966; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1969. | |
| Morris Lowry, M.A. | History |
| B.A., Pacific Union College, 1939; M.A., Texas Christian University, 1951; M.A., Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, 1954. Additional graduate study at University of Colorado, Texas Christian University. | |
| Richard L. McCluskey, Ph.D. | Biology |
| B.A., Andrews University, 1961; M.A., Walla Walla College, 1966; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1972. | |
| Marie Redwine, Ph.D. | Academic Vice President |
| B.S., Union College; 1958; M.S., Northern Illinois University, 1971; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 1980. | |
| Carol Sample, Ph.D. | English |
| B.A., Union College, 1947; M.A., East Tennessee State University, 1962; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 1975. Additional graduate study at University of Maryland. | |
| Erwin Sicher, Ph.D. | Education and Social Sciences |
| B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1958; M.A., Pacific Union College, 1959; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1970; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University. | |
| Catherine K. Turner, Ph.D. | Nursing |
| B.S., Columbia Union College, 1963; M.S.N., University of Tennessee, 1980; Ph.D., Andrews University, 1995. | |
| Charles M. Underhill, Ed.D. | Education/Religion |
| B.A., Union College, 1949; M.A., Colorado State College of Education, 1956; Ed.D., Texas A&M University, 1968. | |
| Arthur L. White, M.B.A. | Business Administration |
| B.S., Walla Walla College, 1956; M.B.A., University of Washington, 1957. Additional graduate study at University of Washington. | |
| Lloyd A. Willis, Ph.D. | Religion |
| B.A., Pacific Union College, Avondale Campus, 1961; M.A., Andrews University, 1970; Ph.D., Andrews University, 1982. |
Teaching Faculty
| R. Mark Aldridge, Ph.D. | Professor of Psychology, 2002 |
| B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 1992; M.A., Andrews University, 1995; Ph.D., Andrews University, 2005 | |
| Michael Agee, M.A. | Associate Professor of Communication, 2010 |
| B.S., Southwestern Adventist College, 1981; M.A., University of Texas at Arlington, 2014 | |
| Jean Alway, M.S.N. | Associate Professor of Nursing, 1995 |
| B.S., Loma Linda University, 1975; M.S.N., University of New Mexico, 1992 | |
| Joaquim Azevedo, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Religion, 2014 |
| B.A., SDA Theological Seminary, Brazil, 1988; M.A., Andrew University, 1994; Ph.D., Andrews University, 1999 | |
| Paulos Berhane, M.S. | Associate Professor of Math/Physical Sciences, 2007 |
| B.S., University of Texas at Dallas, 1994; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas, 2000; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas, 2013 | |
| Donna Berkner, Ed.D. | Associate Professor of Education, 2012 |
| B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 1992; M.Ed., Tarleton State University, 1996; Ph.D., University of Phoenix, 2012 | |
| Elizabeth Bowser, M.A. | Assistant Professor of History, 2006 |
| B.A., Pacific Union College, 1994; M.A., University of California at Riverside, 2000 | |
| Thomas G. Bunch, Ed.D. | Professor of PE/Wellness, 1977 |
| B.S., Pacific Union College, 1966; M.A., California State, 1968; Ed.D., Brigham Young University, 1977 | |
| Arthur V. Chadwick, Ph.D. | Professor of Biology and Geology, 1984 |
| B.A., La Sierra College, 1965; Ph.D., University of Miami, 1969. Additional graduate study at the University of California | |
| Rudyard Dennis, D.M.A. | Professor of Music, 2007 |
| B.A./B.S., Pacific Union College, 1986; M.Mus., University of Washington, 2001; D.M.A., University of Washington, 2003 | |
| Jayne Doneskey, M.A. | Assistant Professor in English, 2013 |
| B.S., La Sierra University, 1981; M.A., La Sierra University, 1989 | |
| Renard K. Doneskey, Ph.D. | Professor of English, 1999 |
| B.A., Southwestern Adventist College, 1981; M.A., Andrews University, 1983; Ph.D., University of California, 1987 | |
| Jonathan Duarte, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2014 |
| B.S., Cagayan de Oro College, Philippines, 1999; M.S., Illinois State University, 2003; Ph.D., Illinois State University, 2010 | |
| Marc Élysée, D.M.A. | Assistant Professor of Music, 2012 |
| B.Mus., McGill University, Canada, 2003; M.Mus., Andrews University, 2006; D.M.A., James Madison University, 2010 | |
| Michael G. England, Ed.D. | Professor of Education, 1996 |
| B.S., Andrews University, 1977; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1980; M.Ed., Walla Walla College, 1986; Ed.D., Andrews University, 1997 | |
| Miguel Espinosa, M.Ed. | Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2006 |
| B.S., Montemorelos University, Mexico; 1991, M.Ed., Southwestern Adventist University, 2003 | |
| Lynette Frantzen, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2015 |
| B.A., Walla Walla University, 1997; M.A., Western New Mexico University; Ph.D., Capella University, 2012 | |
| Robert Gardner, Ph.D. | Professor of Sociology, 2009 |
| B.A., Pacific Union College, 1969; M.A., Loma Linda University, 1971; Ph.D., University of Utah, 1977 | |
| Susan Gardner, Ph.D. | Professor of English, 2007 |
| B.A., Walla Walla College, 1970; M.A., University of Utah, 1975; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1985 | |
| Fred Harder, Ph.D. | Professor of Business, 1997 |
| B.S., Andrews University, 1959; M.A., Andrews University, 1963; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1980 | |
| Dena Howerton, M.S.N. | Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2012 |
| B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 1996; UTSW Parkland School of Nurse-Midwifery. Advanced Practice Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery, 2000; M.S.N., Texas Women’s University, 2001 | |
| Chad Hutchinson, M.S.Ed. | Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2005 |
| B.S., Southern Adventist University, 1998 ; M.S.Ed., Southern Adventist University, 2004 | |
| R. Steven Jones, Ph.D. | Professor of History, 1997 |
| B.A., Northern Oklahoma State University, 1988; M.A., Oklahoma State University, 1990; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1997 | |
| William L. Kilgore, D.Min. | Professor of Religion, 1989 |
| B.A., Columbia Union College, 1976; M.Div., Andrews University, 1980; D. Min., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003 | |
| Kerrie Kimbrow, M.S. | Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2010 |
| B.S.N., Union College, 1988; M.S., Loma Linda University, 1993 | |
| Monica Kowarsch Gonzalez, M.A. | ESL, Director, 2004 |
| B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 2001; M.A., The University of Texas at Arlington, 2007 | |
| Judy Myers Laue, Ph.D. | Professor of English, 2000 |
| B.A., Andrews University, 1976; M.A., Andrews University,1977; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1988 | |
| Nicholas Madhiri, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2011 |
| B.S., University of Zimbabwe, 1999; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2006 | |
| Amy McHenry, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Biology, 2011 |
| B.S., Union College, 2004; Ph.D., Notre Dame, 2009 | |
| Peter McHenry, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Biology, 2011 |
| B.S., Union College, 2003; Ph.D., Notre Dame, 2009 | |
| Judith Foll Miles, M.A. | Associate Professor of Business Administration/Computer Science, 1979 |
| B.S., Andrews University, 1969; M.A., Loma Linda University, 1978 | |
| Ronald Mitchell, Ph.D. | Professor of Nursing, 2010 |
| B.S., Walla Walla College, 1972; M.S., California State University, 1976; Ph.D., The University of Utah, 1988 | |
| Aaron Moses, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Business, 2011 |
| B.B.A., Northwood University, 2000; M.S., University of Texas at Arlington, 2008; Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington, 2012 | |
| Vesa T. Naukkarinen, M.S. | Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 2010 |
| B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 1999; M.S., University of North Texas, 2001 | |
| Ana Patterson, M.B.A. | Assistant Professor of Business, 2012 |
| B.B.A., Southwestern Adventist University; 1995, M.B.A., Southwestern Adventist University, 2012 | |
| Kyle Portbury, M.A. | Associate Professor of Communication, 2015 |
| B.A./BTch., Avondale College, 2002; M.A., Univeristy of Arts London, 2007 | |
| Marsha Rasmussen, A.M.L.S. | Associate Librarian, 1976 |
| B.A., Andrews University, 1971; A.M.L.S., The University of Michigan, 1975 | |
| Chanda Reins, M.B.A. | Instructor in Business, 2012 |
| B.B.A., Southwestern Adventist University, 2009; M.B.A., Southwestern Adventist University, 2012 | |
| Jorge Rico, D.Min., Ph.D. | Professor of Religion, 2006 |
| B.A., Columbia Union College, 1986; M.Div., Andrews University, 1989; D.Min., Andrews University, 1997; Ph.D., Andrews University, 2006 | |
| Glendal P. Robinson, Ph.D. | Professor of Communication, 1998 |
| B.A., Pacific Union College, 1975; M.A., California State University, 1988; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2004 | |
| Amy Rebok Rosenthal, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of History, 2012 |
| B.S., Pacific Union College, 1999; M.A., Indiana University, 2001; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2010 | |
| Marcel Sargeant, Ph.D. | Professor of Education, 2002 |
| B.S., University of Guyana, 1987; M.A., Andrews University, 1995; Ph.D., Andrews University, 2003 | |
| Arthur Schwarz, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Biology, 2011 |
| B.S., Walla Walla College, 1978; M.S., Walla Walla College, 1984; Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan, 1988 | |
| Ingo Sorke, Ph.D. | Professor of Religion, 2000 |
| B.A., Southwestern Adventist College, 1993; M.Div., Andrews University, 1996; Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009 | |
| Gerald Springer, Ph.D. | Professor of Math/Physical Sciences, 2007 |
| B.S., Oakwood College, 1993; M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1996; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2001 | |
| Cheryl The, M.A. | Assistant Professor of Education, 2010 |
| B.S., Pacific Union College, 1983; M.A., Pacific Union College, 1987 | |
| Daryl D. Thomas, Ph.D. | Professor of Computer Science, 1995 |
| B.S., Louisiana State University, 1976; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1994 | |
| Cristina Thomsen, M.S. | Associate Librarian, 2004 |
| B.A., Southwestern Adventist College, 1978; M.A., Loma Linda University, 1981; M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2004 | |
| Lawrence E. Turner, Ph.D. | Professor of Mathematics/Physics, 1996 |
| B.S., Pacific Union College, 1968; M.A., Pacific Union College, 1968; M.S., Michigan State University, 1970; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1971 | |
| Lolita Valdez, M.S. | Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1991 |
| B.S.N., Mountain View College, 1975; M.S., University of Philippines, 2002 | |
| Alfredo Vergel, M.L.S. | Associate Librarian, 2009 |
| B.S., Corporacion Universitaria, Medellin Colombia, 1993; M.L.S., Queens College, 2010 | |
| Jonathan Wall, M.Mus. | Assistant Professor of Music, 2009 |
| B.Mus., Andrews University, 2005; M.Mus., Andrews University, 2013 | |
| Karl G. Wilcox, Ph.D. | Professor of English, 2006 |
| B.A., Newbold College, England, 1986; M.Phil, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 1990; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2005 | |
| Jared Wood, ABD | Assistant Professor of Biology, 2015 |
| B.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 2010; Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2015 | |
| Andrew P. Woolley III, Ph.D. | Professor of English, 1978 |
| B.A., Southern Missionary College, 1973; M.A., Andrews University, 1974; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1978 | |
Adjunct Faculty
| Business Administration | ||
| Heath Beaty, M.B.A. | ||
| James Winegardner, J.D. | ||
| Communication | ||
| Milton Siems, Ed.D. | ||
| Education/Psychology | ||
| Carol Campbell, Ph.D. | Education | |
| Jeremy Carter, Psy.D. | Psychology | |
| Ruth DePaiva, Ph.D. | Psychology | |
| Maureen Earlington, M.S. | Psychology | |
| Carlos Estrada, M.Ed. | Education | |
| Mary Jacobs, M.Ed. | Education | |
| English as a Second Language | ||
| David Diaz, M.A. | ||
| Jayne Doneskey, M.A. | ||
| Melanie Padon, B.S. | ||
| Music and Art | ||
| Dorla Aparicio, M.M. | Music | |
| Joy Chadwick, B.F.A. | Art | |
| Margaret Griffith, D.M.A. | Music | |
| Jeff Hall, M.Mus. | Music | |
| Ana Scarone, M.Mus. | Music | |
| Dan Totan, M.Mus | Music | |
| Marcela Wall, M.S.A. | Art | |
| Gary Wilcox, M.S. | Music | |
| History, Social Science, including Modern Languages | ||
| Ruth DePaiva, Ph.D. | Portuguese | |
| Cristina Thomsen, M.A., M.S. | Geography | |
| Roberto Valencia, M.A. | Spanish | |
| Junyu Zhang, M.S. | Chinese | |
| Kinesiology | ||
| Wayne Baker, B.S. | Fire Science | |
| Brent Batla, M.S. | Fire Science | |
| Tyler Bray, M.S. | ||
| Emerson DePaiva, M.D. | ||
| Mick Moffitt | Fire Science | |
| Francis Nicholas, B.S. | ||
| Embedzayi Tsanzi, M.A. | ||
| Kim Vanhoose, B.A. | ||
| Math/Physical Sciences | ||
| George Parry, Ed.D. | ||
| Religion | ||
| Russ Laughlin, M.Div. | ||
| Theodore Stewart, M.Div. | ||
| Lloyd Willis, Ph.D. | ||