Emeriti Faculty/Faculty Listing

Emeriti Faculty
Faculty Listing
Executive Officers
Academic Deans
Academic Directors

Emeriti Faculty

Everett Browning (1969-1986) Professor Emeritus of Journalism	Dan Holtz (1987-2016) Professor Emeritus of English
Paul Kruse (1969-1994) Assistant Professor Emeritus of Library Science	Spencer Davis (1984-2017) Professor Emeritus of History
Kelly Liewer (1968-1997) Registrar Emeritus	Daryl Long (1967-2017) Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
David Pippert (1977-1999) Professor Emeritus of Natural Science	Bill Clemente (1992-2018) Professor Emeritus of English
David Edris (1974-2008) Professor Emeritus of Music	Judy Grotrian (1998-2019) Professor Emeritus of Business
Bill Snyder (1979-2011) Professor Emeritus of Business	Christy Hutchison (2004-2021 Professor Emeritus of Business
Ken Anderson (1984-2016) Professor Emeritus of Art

Faculty Listing

(Date indicates year in which service at Peru State College began.)

Gul Ahmad		Frank Lynott
	Associate Professor of Biology (2012)		Associate Professor of HPER (2014)
	B.S., Ph.D., Aligarh Muslim University		B.A., Humboldt State University M.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Heidi Jo B. Bartlett		Laura McCauley
	Instructor of Education (2017)		Associate Professor of Mathematics (2013)
	B.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee M.A., University of Central Florida		B.A., Huntingdon College M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University
Jacob Bartlett		Susan Moore
	Associate Professor of Music (2012)		Assistant Professor of Art (2018)
	B.S., M.S., Northwest Missouri State University M.A., D.M.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln		B.F.A., Iowa State University M.F.A., University of North Texas
Gina Bittner		Kenneth Myers
	Associate Professor of Education (2006)		Instructor of Mathematics (2014)
	B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University M.A.Ed., University of Northern Colorado Ph.D., Capella University		B.S., M.S., Peru State College
Anthony Citrin		Kathleen Nehls
	Professor of Education (1986)		Associate Professor of History (2017)
	B.A., M.A., University of Kentucky Ed.S., Central Michigan University Ed.D., Western Michigan University		B.A., University of Central Oklahoma Ph.D., University of Georgia
Richard Clopton		Nathan Netzer
	Professor of Biology (1995)		Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2017)
	B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln		B.S., M.S, Ph.D., University of South Dakota
Sara Crook		James Nevitt
	Professor of History (1993)		Professor of Psychology (2002)
	B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln		B.S., Pittsburg State University M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Kenneth Curtis		Kristi Nies
	Assistant Professor of Art (2019)		Assistant Professor of English (2009)
	B.S., Eastern New Mexico University M.A., M.F.A., West Texas A & M University		B.A., Milliken University M.S., University of Illinois Ph.D., Trident University
Helane Folske-Starlin		Turkan Ocal
	Assistant Professor of Special Education (2018)		Assistant Professor of Psychology (2019)
	B.A., M.A.T., Saginaw University Ph.D., Wayne State University		B.S., M.S., Minnesota State University M. Phil., Ph.D., The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Greg Galardi		Lisa Parriott
	Associate Professor of Business (2004)		Instructor of CMIS (2012)
	B.A., Bellevue College M.S., Central Michigan University M.B.A., D.B.A., Northcentral University		B.S., M.S.O.M., Peru State College

Kelli Gardner		Jason Phillips
	Associate Professor of Psychology (2009)		Assistant Professor of History (2019)
	B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University		B.A., Sterling College M.A., Eastern Tennessee State University Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Matthew Gleason		Felicity Post
	Instructor of Business (2015)		Associate Professor of Education (2016)
	B.A., M.B.A., Pittsburgh State University, CPA		B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Kansas State University
Mary Goebel-Lundholm		Joshua Roach
	Professor of Business (2006)		Assistant Professor of Music (2020)
	B.S., University of Nebraska at Lincoln M.B.A., Wayne State College Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln		B.M.P., M.M., University of Southern California D.M.A., University of Michigan
Kenneth Bradley Griffin		Judith Ruskamp
	Instructor of CMIS (2004)		Professor of Education (2002)
	B.S., Peru State College M.B.A., Chadron State College		B.S., University of South Dakota M.S.Ed., Peru State College Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Sheri Grotrian		Kyle Ryan
	Professor of Business (2007)		Professor of HPER (2009)
	B.S., Peru State College M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln		B.A., M.S., Humboldt State University Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
Daniel Hayes		Joe Schreiner
	Instructor of Criminal Justice (2012)		Instructor of Criminal Justice (2021)
	B.S., Peru State College M.F.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University		B.A., Colorado Mesa University M.S., St. Joseph’s University
Charles Hicks		Darolyn Seay
	Assistant Professor of English (2018)		Associate Professor of Education (2008)
	B.A., Texas Tech. University B.S., Ph.D., University of Texas		B.S., M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma Ed.D., Northcentral University
Matthew Hill		Cassandra Tangen
	Associate Professor of Music (2014)		Instructor of Mathematics (2017)
	B.A., Dana College M.M., Oklahoma State University D.M.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln		B.S., Peru State College M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha
Stephanie Huddle		Spencer Vogt
	Instructor of Criminal Justice (2019)		Assistant Professor of Education (2015)
	B.S., University of Nebraska at Lincoln M.F.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University		B.A., York College, M.S., University of Nebraska at Kearney Ph.D., Walden University
Robert Ingram		Shana Walsh
	Associate Professor of Education (2015)		Associate Professor of HPER (2016)
	B.S., M.S., Ed.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha		B.A., Syracuse University M.Ed., Delta State University Ph.D., Baylor University

Max Kathol		Cassandra Weitzenkamp
	Instructor of Business (2018)		Instructor of Business (2014)
	B.S., M.S., Peru State College		B.A., M.P.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, CPA
Ananta Khatri		Dennis Welsh
	Assistant Professor of Psychology (2019)		Professor of Chemistry (2001)
	B.S., Mercy College M.S., Ph.D., Albizu University		B.A., Benedictine College Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Zachary Killebrew		Sara Westerlin
	Assistant Professor of English (2020)		Assistant Professor of Education (2018)
	B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University		B.A., Dana College M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha
Kelly Kingsley		Jody Woodworth
	Associate Professor of Education (2014)		Assistant Professor of Business (2019)
	B.A., Kearney State College M.A., Doane College Ed.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln		B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Laura Lippman		B. Jude Wright
	Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts (2016)		Assistant Professor of English (2018)
	B.A., Bennington College M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon		B.A., Flagler College M.A. Boston College Ph.D., University of South Florida

Executive Officers

Michael Evans		Jesse Dorman
	President (2021)		Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs (2015)
	B.A., Bowdoin College M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University		B.A., Gannon University M.A., Franciscan University Ed.D., George Washington University
Tim Borchers
	Vice President for Academic Affairs (2015)
	B.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University

Academic Deans

Dwayne Chism		Amber Mahan
	Dean of the School of Education (2020)		Dean of the School of Professional Studies (2021)
	B.S., M.S., Ed.D., University of Nebraska		B.A., Morehead State University M.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University Ph.D., Capella University
Paul Hinrichs		Greg Seay
	Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences (2017)		Dean of the Graduate Programs (2008)
	B.S., Concordia College M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln		B.A., M.A., Southern Nazarene University M.B.A., University of Phoenix Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Academic Directors

Kevin Blobaum		Heather Rinne
	Director of Distance Education (2019)		Registrar (2020)
	B.S., M.BA., Northwest Missouri State University		B.S., Wayne State College
Veronica Meier		Dr. Paul Trana
	Director of Library (2013)		Assessment and Accreditation Director (2021)
	A.A. Cloud County Community College B.A., M.L.S., M.A., Emporia State University		B.A., Northland College M.A., Central Michigan University Ed.D., University of Kansas