Personnel Directory

Board of Trustees

All non-faculty Board members are eligible for a 3-year renewal of appointment.

Administration

Senior Administration

Gerald T. Brouder, President
A.A., Mayfair College; B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

Terry B. Smith, Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Central Methodist College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

Mike Randerson, Assistant Vice President and Dean for the Extended Studies Division
B.A., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; M.A., The George Washington University

Faye Burchard, Dean for Campus Life
B.S.E., Arkansas State University; M.A., East Carolina University

Bruce E. Boyer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer, C.P.A.
B.S., Bowling Green State University

Bob Hutton, Director of Plant and Facilities
B.S., Culver-Stockton College, M.Ed., Memphis State University; APPA Institute for Facilities Management and Housekeeping

Barbara S. Payne, Director of Public Relations and Marketing
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

John P. Schirmer, Director of Development and Alumni Services
B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City

Academic Affairs

Terry B. Smith, Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Central Methodist College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

Arlin Epperson, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Director of Distance Learning
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., ReD., Indiana University-Bloomington

Janet L. Griffith, Programmer Analyst II
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; B.S., Columbia College

Terry Obermoeller, Executive Assistant
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Admissions

Regina Morin, Director of Admissions
B.S.E., M.A., Truman State University

Karen S. Arnold, Operations Administrator
B.S., Columbia College

Stephen T. Harrison, Admissions Counselor
B.A., Columbia College

Kendra C. Robson, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.S., William Woods University

Christina M. Vroegindewey, Admissions Counselor and Transfer Coordinator
B.A., Columbia College

Crystal Williams, Admissions Counselor
B.A., Truman State University

Athletics

Robert P. Burchard, Director of Athletics and Physical Recreation
B.A., Catawba College; M.A., East Carolina University

Jon Barfknecht, Certified Athletic Trainer and Athletic Training Coordinator
B.S., University of Iowa; M.A., Tennessee Technological University

John D. Klein, Head Soccer Coach
B.S., St. Louis University; M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Wendy Spratt, Softball Coach
B.S., Columbia College; M.B.A., Central Missouri State University

Melinda Wrye-Washington, Head Volleyball Coach
B.A., Columbia College

Business Services

Bruce E. Boyer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer, C.P.A.
B.S., Bowling Green State University

Jason Becking, Director of Human Resources
B.S., M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Joan E. Arnold, Director of Accounting
B.S., Tennessee Wesleyan College

Phyllis Grant, Payroll Manager
A. A., B.S., Columbia College

Campus Life

Faye Burchard, Dean for Campus Life
B.S.E., Arkansas State University; M.A., East Carolina University

Dixie Darnell, Coordinator of Health Services
L.P.N., Health Occupational Center; R.N., Lincoln University

Cannon Ingalls, Area Coordinator
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Kim Kinyon, Director of Student Development
M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Don Malson, Coordinator of Career Services Center
B.S. Central Methodist College; M.Ed., Northeast Missouri State University

Terry D. McWilliams, Director of Student Activities
B.A., Iowa Wesleyan College; M.S., Western Illinois University

Julie P. Starkey, Director of Residential Life
B.B.A., Texas A&M; M.Ed., Southwest Texas State University

Britta Wright, Coordinator of International Programs
A.A., Columbia College

Center for Academic Excellence

Julie Meents, Director
B.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., New Mexico State University

Elizabeth Bergman, Assistant Director and Study Skills Specialist
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., University of Montana, Missoula

Jo Ann Dennings, Study Skills Specialist
B.A., Bowling Green State University

Susan Franck, Mathematics Specialist
B.A., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia

Dawn L. Ross, Assistant Director and Mathematics Specialist
B.A., Western Washington State College; M.S., Oklahoma State University

Angelette L. Spencer, ADA Coordinator
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Development and Alumni Services

John P. Schirmer, Director
B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City

Susan Y. Davis, Associate Director of Alumni Services
B.A., William Woods University

John Randolph, Research Associate
B.A., Columbia College

Jane Thiedeman, Annual Fund Director
B.A., Highlands University

Evaluations

Allyson M. Presley, Director of Evaluations
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Evening Campus

Eric Cunningham, Associate Dean for Adult Learning
B.S., U.S. Military Academy; M.S., Troy State; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Peppy Mann Baylor, Administrative Assistant and Academic Advisor
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Molly McGrath, Academic Advisor
B.A., Columbia College

Patti R. Skinner, Director of Evening Campus
B.A., Central Methodist College; M.A., Kansas State College-Pittsburgh

Extended Studies Division

Mike Randerson, Assistant Vice President and Dean for the Extended Studies Division
B.A., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; M.A., The George Washington University

René Nichols, Director of Administration
A.A., B.A., Columbia College

Gary Oedewaldt, Assistant Dean
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Central Michigan University

Keith Abernathy, Program Coordinator, Moberly, Missouri
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University; M.S., Columbia College

Garland Berry, Director, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
B.S., The Citidel; M.A., Webster University

Thomas Cason, Associate Dean and Director, Illinois Region
B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., Auburn University

Bob Ernst, Director, Salt Lake City, Utah
A.S., City College of Chicago; B.A., N.C. Wesleyan College; M.B.A., National University

Virginia N. Jeronimus, Director, Coast Guard Island, California
B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

John Keeney, Director, Lake Ozark, Missouri
B.S., M.A., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Joyce Keitel, Director, Jefferson City, Missouri
B.S., Lincoln University; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

C. John Keith, Director, Los Alamitos, California
B.Mus., Oberlin College; M.Mus., University of Cincinnati

David King, Director, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Wallace Lovin, Director, Jacksonville, Florida
B.S., University of the State of New York; M.S., Troy State University

Gary Massey, Director, St. Louis, Missouri
B.A., Columbia College; M.A., Webster University

Kurt Miller, Director, Aurora, Colorado
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Chapman University

Oliver Miller, Director, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
B.A., Pacific Union College; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Mary F. Morgan, Director, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
B.S., University of Texas; M.Ed., University of Texas

Jeff Musgrove, Director, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Webster University

Bruno Puetzer, Director, Hancock Field, New York
B.A., Hamilton College; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University

Jeff Reed, Director, Marysville, Washington
B.A., Western Washington University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Joseph Reed, Director, Orlando, Florida
B.A., Columbia College; M.A., Webster University

Leasa Richards-Mealy, Director, Rolla, Missouri
B.S., Columbia College; M.A., Webster University

Jeff Stone, Director, Kansas City, Missouri
B.A., Sterling College; M.A., Fort Hayes State University

Bob Taylor, Director, Elgin, Illinois
B.S., M.S., Northern Illinois University

Dawn Wagner, Director, Crystal Lake, Illinois
B.S., M.B.A. Northern Illinois University

Financial Aid

Sharon Abernathy, Director
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University

Information Systems

Jim Newton, Director
B.S.E., University of Michigan; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Institutional Research

Sheila Brynjulfson, Research Analyst
B.A., Columbia College

Library

Carolyn M. Jones, Director and Public Services Librarian
B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A.L.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Janet Caruthers, Coordinator of Audiovisual Services and Reference Librarian
B.A., Central Missouri State University; M.A.L.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Vandy L. Evermon, Technical Services Librarian
B.A., Central State University, Oklahoma; M.A.L.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Marcia G. Stockham, Systems Administrator and Reference Librarian
B.S., Kansas State University; M.A.L.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Music Activities

Nollie Moore, Jr., Director of Jane Froman Singers
B.S., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia

Plant and Facilities Operations

Bob Hutton, Director of Plant & Facilities
B.S., Culver-Stockton College; M.Ed., Memphis State University; APPA Institute for Facilities Management and Housekeeping

President

Gerald T. Brouder, President
A.A., Mayfair College; B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

Lori Ewing, Executive Assistant
B.S.E., Northeast Missouri State University

Public Relations and Marketing

Barbara S. Payne, Director
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Records

Marilyn Whitehead, Registrar
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Melissa L. Pemberton, Assistant Registrar
B.A., Columbia College

Faculty

Full-Time Faculty at Columbia Campus

Anthony M. Alioto, Professor of History
B.S., University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; M.A., PhD., Ohio University

Akram Al-Rawi, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
B.S., University of Mosul, Iraq; M.S., University of Manchester, England and M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D., University of Bath, England

Ben D. Cameron, Professor of Art
B.S., St. Louis University; M.A., University of Iowa; M.F.A. University of Cincinnati

Joseph J. Carrier, Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.A. University of Missouri-Columbia; Certification in Law Enforcement

Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor of Physics and Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Jadavpur University, India; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Ed C. Collings, Professor of Art
A.B., M.A., M.F.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

M. Christine Cotton, Associate Professor of English
A.B., M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., Ohio University

Carolyn F. Dickinson, Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

L. Novelle Dunathan, Professor of Education
B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., University of Utah; Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Arlin Epperson, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., ReD., Indiana University-Bloomington

Cheryl Hardy, Professor of Psychology
B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Hoyt Hayes, Associate Professor of Business
B.S., M.B.A., Western Illinois University; M.A., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Graham E. Higgs, Assistant Professor of Education and Psychology
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Melanie L. Hoffmann, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Rhodes College; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Helga S. Huang, Professor of Sociology
A.B., National Taiwan University; M.C.L., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Jiann-Shiun Huang, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Tunghai University, Taiwan; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Timothy Ireland, Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Kansas State University; B.B.A., Washburn University; M.A., University of Iowa; M.B.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Emory University

Dana W. Kay, Instructor of Social Work
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.S.W., University of Maryland

Erick Kelemen, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware

Brian L. Kessel, Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Joseph L. Kibitlewski, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., University of Texas; M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University

Barry R. Langford, Visiting Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.A., J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Sidney Larson, Distinguished Professor of Art
A.B., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Terry R. Lass, Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Brad D. Lookingbill, Assistant Professor of History
B.A.,Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo

Michael Lyman, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Kimberley P. McHale, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Coordinator of Mathematics Tutoring
B.A., University of Central Oklahoma; B.S., Southern Illinois University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Steve R. McKenna, Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

Anthony S. Marshall, Professor of Business
B.A., M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Peter H. Meserve, Professor of Geography and Geology
B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington

Lizbeth Brydges Metscher, Instructor of ESL and Coordinator of ESOL
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Oklahoma

Kenneth A. Middleton, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University

Laura M. Parker, Instructor of Social Work
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; M.S.W., University of Missouri-Columbia

Michael J. Perkins, Instructor of Social Work
B.A., Columbia College; M.S.W., University of Missouri-Columbia; L.C.S.W.

Michael J. Polley, Associate Professor of History
B.A., St. Joseph's College; M.A., Washington State University; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Washington State University

David Roebuck, Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.S.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Roberta U. Sherrick, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Kearney State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Michael Sleadd, Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Georgetown College; M.F.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Thomas J. Stauder, Instructor of Business Administration
B.S., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Diane R. Suhler, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
A.A., Otero Junior College; B.S., University of Colorado;, M.I.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Ronald D. Taylor, Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Troy State University; Ed.D., University of Houston

Kenneth G. Torke, Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Concordia College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Suzanne E. Tourville, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University

J. Thomas Watson, Professor of Art
B.A., Harding College, M.A., M.F.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

B. Joann Wayman, Professor of Business
B.S., Northeast Missouri State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Sarah S. Wells, Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Lawrence W. West, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., The University of Kansas

Becky J. Widener, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University; M.A., Webster University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Paul D. Wiedemeier, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences
B.S, Drake University; M.S., Michigan Technological University

National Alumni Association

Board of Directors

All graduates and former students requesting membership belong to the Columbia College National Alumni Association, which includes more than 25,000 members. Its purposes are to promote in alumni and alumni groups an active interest in the College; to establish mutually beneficial relations among the College, its alumni, and its friends; and to support the College through financial assistance, individual expertise, and voluntary service.