Faculty Emeriti
(Dates in parentheses indicate original appointment year and official retirement year.)
Mary Beth Ahlum (1985-2020)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., 1978, Denison University; M.S., 1981, Ph.D., 1983, Pennsylvania State University.
Dale M. Benham (1989-2023)
Professor Emeritus of Biology
A.S., 1978, South Plains College; B.S., 1980, M.S., 1982, Angelo State University; Ph.D., 1989, Northern Arizona University.
Sara A. Boatman (1990-2008)
Professor Emerita of Communication
B.A., 1965, Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1985, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Jerry N. Bockoven (1999–2016)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., 1976, Sioux Falls College; M.Div., 1981, North American Baptist Seminary; M.S., 1985, University of Oregon, Ph.D., 1988, University of Oregon
William E. Boernke (1971-2007)
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., 1966, Ph.D., 1972, University of Minnesota.
Jeri L. Brandt (1990-2020)
Professor Emeritus of Nursing
B.S.N., 1974, University of Iowa; M.S.N., 1978, University of Nebraska College of Nursing; Ph.D., 1988, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Roger A. Cognard (1971-2008)
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., 1967, Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1971, Texas Christian University.
Lois T. Coleman (1970-1994)
Professor Emerita of Education
B.A., 1952, M.A., 1967, Ed.D., 1969, University of California-Berkeley.
Glen E. Dappen (1969-2003)
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., 1960, Sioux Falls College; M.S., 1962, Ph.D., 1971, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Ellen B. Dubas (1984-2023)
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.A., 1970, M.A., 1975, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., 1990, University of Michigan.
Garry A. Duncan (1979-2017)
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., 1972, M.S., 1975, Arizona State University; Ph.D., 1979, University of Arizona.
Randy Ernst (2016-2022)
Professor Emeritus of Education
B.A., M.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; Ed.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Loretta L. Fairchild (1975-2011)
Professor Emerita of Economics
B.A., 1966, Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1972, Cornell University.
A. Denise George (1978-2006)
Professor Emerita of Chemistry
B.Sc.Tech. (Hons.), 1963, Ph.D., 1966, Manchester University, England (in absentia) Bristol University, England, 1965-1966.
Joan Gettert Gilbreth (2000-2022)
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.S., 1985, Southwest Texas State University; M.S., 1994, Ph.D., 2000, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
David Goss (1964-2010)
Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., 1959, Southwestern University, Texas; M.S., 1961, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 1964, University of Texas at Austin; B.S. (Geology), 1982, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Norman E. Griswold (1963-1998)
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., 1957, University of Kansas; M.S., 1961, Ph.D., 1966, University of Nebraska.
Linda K. Hardy (2004-2020)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., 2001, M.S.N., 2003, Nebraska Wesleyan University; Ph.D., 2011, University of Northern Colorado.
Jean E. Henderson (1973-2012)
Professor Emerita of Music
B.A., 1965, Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., 1970, Eastman School of Music; M.M., 1976, D.M.A., 2003, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Susan G. Horn (1984-2012)
Assistant Professor Emerita of Art
B.F.A., 1975, M.F.A., 1982, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Daniel B. Howell (1965-2002)
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., 1959, Yankton College; M.S., 1962, Ph.D., 1965, University of Nebraska.
Thomas K. Hudson (1988-2014)
Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.S., 1962, M.Ed., 1963, M.B.A., 1966, Ph.D., 1991, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
David L. Iaquinta (1990-2023)
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
B.A., 1972, M.S., 1976, M.S., 1977, Ph.D., 1982, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Alice J. Jaswal (1967-2007)
Professor Emerita of Communication and Theatre Arts
B.A., 1962, Kearney State College; M.A., 1963, Central Missouri State College; Ph.D., 1968, Michigan State University.
Berniece Jones (1997-2019)
Professor Emerita of Health and Human Performance
B.S., 1974, Concordia College, Nebraska; M.Ed., 1981, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., 2000, University of St. Louis
Larry E. Jones (1976-2023)
Professor Emeritus of Music
B.M., 1973, Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.M., 1975, Yale University; D.M.A., 1990, University of Colorado.
Elaine M. Kruse (1985-2009)
Professor Emerita of History
B.A., 1962, Augustana College; M.A., 1964, University of Illinois; Ph.D., 1983, University of Iowa.
Janet C. Lu (1979-2008)
Professor Emerita of Library and Information Technology
B.A., 1961, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan; M.S. in L.S., 1967, Case Western Reserve University Graduate School of Library Science.
Georgianne Mastera (1987-2008)
Associate Professor Emerita of Business Administration
B.S., 1965, M.Ed., 1976, Ph.D., 1996, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Laurence L. McClain (1993-2022)
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
O. William McClung (1992-2014)
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A., 1967, Williams College; M.A., 1968, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1978, University of Oregon; M.S., 1987, Stanford University.
Robert A. Meininger (1968-2000)
Professor Emeritus of French
B.A., 1961, University of Wyoming; M.A., 1964, Ph.D., 1970, University of Nebraska.
Joyce E. Michaelis (1968-2014)
Professor Emerita of Spanish
B.A., 1965, Central Michigan University; M.A., 1967, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
John J. Montag (1995-2012)
Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Technology
B.A., 1970, Midland Lutheran College; M.A., 1976, University of Iowa.
Donald Paoletta (1993-2011)
Professor Emeritus of Art History
B.F.A., 1971, Ohio State University; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1991, University of Iowa.
Marilyn S. Petro (2006-2023)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., 1975, Ohio State University; M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1980, Miami University-Ohio.
Michael W. Reese (2003-2018)
Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts
B.A., 1989, University of Nebraska at Omaha; M.F.A., 1992, University of Kansas.
Rita A. Ricaurte (1989-2020)
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
B.A., 1975, M.A., 1977, Kansas State University; Ph.D., 1998, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Clifford A. Sexton, Jr. (1985-2001)
Professor Emeritus of Accounting
B.S., 1965, University of Kentucky; M.A., 1972, University of Houston; CPA, Texas and Nebraska.
Stuart M. Spero (1990-2014)
Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.S., 1972, Colorado State University; M.A., 1978, Ball State University; M.B.A., 1985, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
P. Scott Stanfield (1989-2023)
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., 1976, Grinnell College; M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1984, Northwestern University.
W. Leonard Staudinger (1968-1999)
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., 1957, Oregon State University; M.S., 1959, Ph.D., 1961, Iowa State University.
Ruth O. Stephenson (1961-1997)
Professor Emerita of Music
B.M., 1952, M.M., 1953, University of Michigan.
Daniel J. Styrdom (2002-2016)
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Forensic Science
B.S., 1964, University of Pretoria, M.S., 1968, University of South Africa, Ph.D., 1972, University of South Africa
Marie E. Trayer (2003-2012)
Assistant Professor Emerita of Spanish
B.S., 1970, M.S., 1977, Ph.D., 1989, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Jan P. Vermeer (1974-2013)
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., 1968, University of California-Santa Barbara; A.M., 1972, Ph.D., 1979, Princeton University
Richard L. Vogt (1983-2007)
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., 1967, M.S., 1969, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., 1974, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Loy D. Watley (1998-2018)
Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.S., 1982, Creighton University; B.A., 1990 Kearney State College; M.B.A., 1983 Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., 2002, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
William M. Wehrbein (1981-2008)
Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., 1970, Nebraska Wesleyan University; Ph.D., 1977, University of Colorado.
William Wyman (1975-2019)
Professor Emeritus of Music
B.A., 1964, Bethany College, West Virginia; M.M, 1968, D.M.A., 1971, West Virginia University
Jeannette R. Young (1998-2012)
Professor Emerita of Music
B.M.E., 1971, University of Nebraska- Lincoln; Kodály Certificate, 1991, Silver Lake College, Wisconsin; M.M., 1992, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Ph.D., 2002, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.