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ARCHIVED 2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Graduate Faculty


Troy D. Hammond, President of the College; Professor of Physics. 2013. B.S., Milligan College, 1989; B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1990; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996.

Abiodun Goke-Pariola, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of English. 2015. B.A. (Hons), University of Ife, Nigeria, 1974; A.D., The University of Michigan, 1982.

Full-time members of the teaching faculty are listed alphabetically below. The date following the name and title indicates the first year of service at North Central College.

Jeffrey D. Anstine, Professor of Management. 2002. B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1987; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1995.

Peter Barger, Professor of Economics and Finance. 1989. B.A., Washington State University, 1979; M.S., 1981, Ph.D., 1989, University of Illinois.

William C. Barnett, Associate Professor of History. 2005. B.A., Yale University, 1988; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1997; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005.

Patricia Bayona, Assistant Professor of Spanish. 2012. B.A., La Universidad de Los Andes, 1995; M.A., 2002, Ph.D., 2009, The University of Western Ontario.

Natalia Maria De Lima Bracarense, Assistant Professor of Economics. 2013. B.A., Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2005; M.A., Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, 2007; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2013.

Judy Brodhead, Associate Professor of English and Administrative Coordinator of Cultural Events. 1989. B.A., 1973, M.A., 1976, Rutgers University.

Stephen Maynard Caliendo, Professor of Political Science. 2005. B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1993; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 1998, Purdue University.

Kenneth D. Campbell, Associate Professor of Management. 1990. B.S., Miami University, 1976; M.B.A., University of Phoenix, 1982; Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1989.

Thomas D. Cavenagh, Schneller Sisters Professor of Leadership, Ethics, and Values, Professor of Business Law and Conflict Resolution and Director of Leadership, Ethics and Values. 1990. B.A., Trinity College, 1984; J.D., DePaul University, 1987.

Chetan Chawla, Assistant Professor of Management. 2015. B.A., University of Delhi, 2003; M.B.A., University of Southern California, 2008; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2015.

Xiaoye Chen, Assistant Professor of Marketing. 2012. B.A., Beijing International Studies University, 2000; M.A., University of Waterloo, 2004; Ph.D., McGill University, 2011.

Suzanne M. Chod, Associate Professor of Political Science. 2010. B.S., Bowling Green State University, 2002; M.A., 2003, Ph.D., 2007, Michigan State University.

Rebecca Clemente, Professor of Education. 1997. B.S., Ashland University, 1971; M.Ed., 1988, Ph.D., 1992, Kent State University.

Jean M. Clifton, Associate Professor of Management. 2000. B.A., 1981, M.A., 1988, University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1999.

Thomas Clifton, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems. 2000. B.S., 1982, Ph.D., 1990, University of Minnesota.

Beverly Richard Cook, Professor of Spanish. 1989. B.A., 1979, M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1989, University of Kentucky.

Louis Corsino, Professor of Sociology. 1998. B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1970; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1977, University of Massachusetts.

Sheryl L. Finkle, Professor of Education. 1996. B.S., 1975, M.S., 1981, Illinois State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1990.

Mary T. Galvan, Associate Professor of Marketing. 1992. B.A., Rockford College, 1979; M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1988, Northern Illinois University.

Gerald Gems, Professor of Health and Physical Education. 1988. B.A., Northeastern Illinois University, 1977; M.S., University of Arizona, 1980; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1989.

David Gray, Associate Professor of Accounting. 2007. B.S., Millikin University, 1986; M.A., Northern Illinois University, 1992; CPA.

Richard R. Guzman, Professor of English. 1977. B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1971; M.A., California State University at Hayward, 1973; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1977.

Brian Hanlon, Coleman Foundation Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business and Associate Professor of Marketing. 2006. B.S., 1998, M.B.A., 2001, J.D., 2004, DePaul University.

Alli Purcell Hayes, Associate Professor of Accounting. 2009. B.A., St. Ambrose University, 2005; M.A.S., Northern Illinois University, 2006; CPA.

Zachary Michael Jack, Associate Professor of English. 2003. B.A., Iowa State University, 1996; M.F.A., University of Alabama, 2001.

Jennifer Jackson, Associate Professor of English. 1996. B.A., 1979, M.A., 1985, Miami University, Ohio; Ph.D., Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, 1992.

Ann Durkin Keating, Dr. C. Frederick Toenniges Professor of History. 1991. B.A., University of Illinois, 1978; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1984, University of Chicago.

Nancy J. Keiser, Professor of Education. 2002. B.A., Luther College, 1976; M.S., Ed.D., 1997, Northern Illinois University.

Doh-Khul Kim, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance. 2008. B.A., Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea, 1989; M.A., Temple University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2001.

Maureen Kincaid, Professor of Education, and Chair, Department of Education. 1998. B.A., 1984, M.S.Ed., 1987, Ed.D., 1997, Northern Illinois University.

Kathleen King, Assistant Professor of Education. 2006. B.A., Loras College, 1987; M.Ed., DePaul University, 1997.

Matthew B. Krystal, Associate Professor of Anthropology. 2003. B.A., Washington University, 1990; M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 2001, Tulane University.

Robert Tad Lehe, Professor of Philosophy. 1983. A.B., Wheaton College, 1971; M.A., Northern Illinois University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1980.

Lisa Long, Professor of English. 1998. B.A., University of Minnesota, 1989: M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1997, University of Wisconsin.

Sarah Lureau, Associate Professor of Accounting. 2008. B.S., Marist College, 2005; M.A.S., Northern Illinios University, 2006; CPA.

Steve Macek, Professor of Communication. 2002. B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987; M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 2001, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Robert Moussetis, Professor of International Business. 1998. B.S., San Diego State University, 1987; M.B.A., 1991, D.B.A., 1996, United States International University.

William Muck, Associate Professor of Political Science. 2008. B.A., Valparaiso University, 1997; M.A., Marquette University, 1999; M.A., 2001, Ph.D., 2005, University of Colorado at Boulder.

Jon F. Mueller, Professor of Psychology. 1983. B.A., 1978, M.A.T., 1979, Beloit College; M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1985, Northern Illinois University.

Godfrey A. Muganda, Professor of Computer Science. 1990. B.S., Eastern Mennonite College, 1979; M.S., College of William and Mary, 1980; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1984.

Richard Paine, Professor of Speech Communication/Theatre. 1983. B.A., Harding University, 1976; M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1989.

Stephen C. Renk, Professor of Computer Science. 1990. B.A., 1973, M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1986, University of Iowa.

Mary Beth Ressler, Associate Professor of Education. 2010. B.A., Loyola University, 2002; M.A., Northern Illinois University, 2007; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2010.

Donnavieve N. Smith, Associate Professor of Marketing. 2005. B.S., 1990, M.B.A., 1993, University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2002.

Caroline St. Clair, Professor of Computer Science. 2000. B.S., 1984, Loyola University; M.S., 1991, Ph.D., 2000, DePaul University.

Gerald Thalmann, Associate Professor of Accounting. 1996. B.S., University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1978; M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1985; CPA.

Veselina P. Vracheva, Assistant Professor of Management. 2014. B.A., University of Plovdiv, 2000; B.B., Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2005; M.B.A., Western Caroline University, 2007; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2013.

Part-Time Faculty

David Aitchison, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English. 2013. B.A., University of Stirling, 2003; M.A., Boston University, 2006; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2012.

Eddie Bedford, Lecturer in Graduate Education. 2011. B.S., 1974, M.S., 1986, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Thomas V. Canepa, Lecturer in Graduate Education. B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983; J.D., The John Marshall Law School, 1987.

Thomas Choice, Lecturer in Graduate Education. 2016. B.A., University of Michigan, 1981; M.A., 1985, Ed.D., 1998, Northern Illinois University.

John Colletti, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics. 2012. B.S., DePaul University; M.B.A., J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1988.

Gary Conte, Lecturer in General Instruction, 2012. B.B.A., St. John Fisher College, 1973; M.B.A University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974.

Brian Craig, Lecturer in Computer Science, 2013. B.S., 2003, M.S., 2006, North Central College.

Amanda Denny, Adjunct Instructor of Health and Physical Education. 2013. B.A., North Central College, 2003; M.A., Concordia, 2006.

Robert DiCosola, Lecturer in Management, 2013. B.A., Northeastern Illinois University; M.S., Loyola University, 1989.

Harry Dubnick, Lecturer in Graduate Education, 2013. B.A., 1981, M.A., 1981, University of Chicago; J.D., Washington University, 1984.

Roger D. Fuhrman, Adjunct Instructor of Finance. 2003. B.S., 1981, Fort Hays State University; M.Man., 1984, Northwestern University; M.S., 1994, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Christopher Garrabrant, Adjunct Lecturer. 2011. B.A., 2005, M.A., North Central College, 2008; Ph.D. Benedictine University, 2011. 

Patrick E. Gray, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance. 1978. B.S., University of Maryland, 1972; M.B.A., DePaul University, 1974.

Jeremy Gudauskas, Lecturer in Graduate Education. 2010. B.A., 1999, M.L.D., 2011, North Central College.

Rashmi Jha, Part-time Adjunct Lecturer in Business. 2015. B.E., B.I.T., Sindri, India, 2001; M.B.A., XLRI, India, 2009.

Mark Johnson, Lecturer in Economics. 2012. B.A. Southern Illinois University, 1981; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1989.sit

Renee Kosiarek, Lecturer in Graduate Education. 2006. B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1994; J.D., Loyola University Chicago, 1998.

William Langford, Lecturer in Business. 2015. B.S., 1991, M.B.A., 2008, University of Michigan.

Susan R. Mack, Adjunct Instructor of Education. 2005. B.A., North Central College, 1968; M.Ed., National-Louis Univery, 1982.

Mary Jane Reher, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Accounting. 2014. B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.B.A., Northwestern University.

Frank Ribaudo, Lecturer in Accounting. 2005. B.S., New York University, 1984; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1993.

Jennifer Ryan, Lecturer in Accounting. 2002. B.S., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1997; M.A., Northern Illinois University, 2002.

Whitney Roberts, Lecturer in Graduate Edcuation. 2010. B.A., 2008, M.A., 2013, North Central College.

Patricia Sanders, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education. 2012. B.S., Western Illinois University, 1978; M.S Northern Illinois University, 1982, 1999; Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago, 2005.  

Michelle Sands, Lecturer in Education. 2015. B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001; M.Ed., Elmhurst College, 2004; M.A., North Central College, 2015.

Timothy Scharf, Lecturer in Computer Science. 2016. B.S., Northwestern University, 1998; M.S., DePaul University, 2015.

Margaret Schweer, Lecturer in Graduate Education, 2013. B.A., Butler University, 1979; M.S., Iowa State University, 1980; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1986.

Joseph Wawak, Adjunct Instructor of Education. 2006. B.S. Northern Illinois University, 1966; M.Ed., Loyola University, 1972.

Jeffrey E. Woodruff, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business Administration. 1979. B.A., Springfield College, 1966; M.B.A., New York Institute of Technology, 1978.