Emeriti Faculty/Faculty Listing

Emeriti Faculty

Faculty Listing

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

Gul Ahmad, Professor of Biology (2012)

• B.S., Ph.D., Aligarh Muslim University

Heidi Jo B. Bartlett, Instructor of Education (2017)

• B.S., University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
• M.A., University of Central Florida

Jacob Bartlett, Professor of Music (2012)

• B.S., M.S., Northwest Missouri State University
• M.A., D.M.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Gina Bittner, Professor of Education (2006)

• B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University
• M.A.Ed., University of Northern Colorado
• Ph.D., Capella University

Stacy Bliss, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2022)

• B.S., Peru State College
• M.S., Ph.D. University of Tennessee

Anthony Citrin, Professor of Education (1986)

• B.A., M.A., University of Kentucky
• Ed.S., Central Michigan University
• Ed.D., Western Michigan University

Richard Clopton, Professor of Biology (1995)

• B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Kenneth Curtis, Assistant Professor of Art (2019)

• B.S., Eastern New Mexico University
• M.A., M.F.A., West Texas A & M University

Erik Davis, Assistant Professor of Political Science (2023)

• B.S., Heidelberg University
• M.S., Ohio State University
• M.S., University of Akron

Helane Folske-Starlin, Assistant Professor of Special Education (2018)

• B.A., M.A.T., Saginaw University
• Ph.D., Wayne State University

Greg Galardi, Associate Professor of Business (2004)

• B.A., Bellevue College
• M.S., Central Michigan University
• M.B.A., D.B.A., Northcentral University

• B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

Matthew Gleason, Instructor of Business (2015)

• B.A., M.B.A., Pittsburgh State University

Mary Goebel-Lundholm, Professor of Business (2006)

• B.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• M.B.A., Wayne State College
• Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Kenneth Bradley Griffin, Instructor of CMIS (2004)

• B.S., Peru State College
• M.B.A., Chadron State College

Sheri Grotrian, Professor of Business (2007)

• B.S., Peru State College
• M.B.A., Ph.D. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Tanner Harrod, Assistant Professor of Music (2023)

• B.S., Texas A&M University
• M.M., University of Oklahoma
• D.M.A.,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Daniel Hayes, Instructor of Criminal Justice (2012)

• B.S., Peru State College
• M.F.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University

Charles Hicks, Associate Professor of English (2018)

• B.A., Texas Tech. University
• B.S., Ph.D. University of Texas

Stephanie Huddle, Instructor of Criminal Justice (2019)

• B.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• M.F.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University

Robert Ingram, Associate Professor of Education (2015)

• B.S., M.S., Ed.D. University of Nebraska at Omaha

Max Kathol, Instructor of Business (2018)

• B.S., M.S., Peru State College

Ananta Khatri, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2019)

• B.S., Mercy College
• M.S., Ph.D. Albizu University

Zachary Killebrew, Assistant Professor of English (2020)

• B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University
• M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University

Kelly Kingsley, Associate Professor of Education (2014)

• B.A., Kearney State College
• M.A., Doane College
• Ed.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lukas Klicka, Assistant Professor of Biology (2020)

• B.S., University of Minnesota
• M.Sc., San Diego State University
• Ph.D., University of Kansas 

Grace Leu, Assistant Professor of Special Education (2023)

• B.A., University of Rochester
• B.A., University of Houston
• M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary
• M.S.,  Amberton University
• M.S., Fordham University
• Ph.D., University of Kansas

Laura Lippman, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts (2016)

• B.A., Bennington College
• M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon

Frank Lynott, Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (2014)

• B.A., Humboldt State University
• M.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney
• Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Laura McCauley, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2013)

• B.A., Huntingdon College
• M.S., Ph.D. Auburn University

Susan Moore, Associate Professor of Art (2018)

• B.F.A., Iowa State University
• M.F.A., University of North Texas

Kenneth Myers, Instructor of Mathematics (2014)

• B.S., M.S., Peru State College

Kathleen Nehls, Associate Professor of History (2017)

• B.A., University of Central Oklahoma
• Ph.D., University of Georgia

Nathan Netzer, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2017)

• B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of South Dakota

Kristi Nies, Associate Professor of English (2009)

• B.A., Milliken University
• M.S., University of Illinois
• Ph.D., Trident University

Turkan Ocal, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2019)

• B.S., M.S., Minnesota State University
• M. Phil., Ph.D., The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Lisa Parriott, Instructor of CMIS (2012)

• B.S., M.S.O.M., Peru State College

Jason Phillips, Assistant Professor of History (2019)

• B.A., Sterling College
• M.A., Eastern Tennessee State University
• Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Rachel Rolf, Assistant Professor of Business Administration (2022)

• B.S., Creighton University
• J.D., University of Kansas School of Law

Nikki Roulo, Assistant Professor of English (2023)

• B.A., University of Michigan
• M.A., Pennsylvania State University
• Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Branden Ruehle, Assistant Professor of Biology (2023)

• B.S., Texas A&M University
• M.S., Tarleton State University
• Ph.D., University of Otago

Judith Ruskamp, Professor of Education (2002)

• B.S., University of South Dakota
• M.S.Ed., Peru State College
• Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Kyle Ryan, Professor of Kinesiology (2009)

• B.A., M.S., Humboldt State University
• Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado

Darolyn Seay, Professor of Education (2008)

• B.S., M.Ed. University of Central Oklahoma
• Ed.D., Northcentral University

Shawn Sherman, Instructor of Criminal Justice  (2023)

• B.S., Peru State College
• M.S., Wayne State College

Cassandra Tangen, Instructor of Mathematics (2017)

• B.S., Peru State College
• M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha

Scott Walker, Assistant Professor of Music (2023)

• B.A., University of Alabama
• M.M., Georgia Southern University
• D.M.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Cassandra Weitzenkamp, Instructor of Business (2014)

• B.A., M.P.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Dennis Welsh, Professor of Chemistry (2001)

• B.A., Benedictine College
• Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Sara Westerlin, Assistant Professor of Education (2018)

• B.A., Dana College
• M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Ed.D., Northcentral University

Jody Woodworth, Associate Professor of Business (2019)

• B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center
• M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Evi Wusk, Assistant Professor of Education (2023)

• B.S., Peru State College
• M.S., Peru state College
• Ed.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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