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Professors

John M. Armstrong (1998), Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1992; M.A., University of Arizona, 1995; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1998

Josephine Arogyasami (1998), Professor of Biology; B.S. University of Madras, 1970; M.S., University of Madras, 1972; M.Phil., University of Madras, 1983; Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1988

Jeffrey Benedict (2007), Distinguished Professor of English; B.A., Eastern Connecticut State University, 1991; M.A. Political Science, Northeastern University, 1995, J.D. New England School of Law, 2000

Barbara L. Crawford (1979), Professor of Art; B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1969; M.A., James Madison University, 1974; M.F.A., Vermont College of Norwich University, 1993

E Susan Kellogg (2001), Professor of Business; B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1967; M.A., Syracuse University, 1969; M.B.A., Loyola College, 1979; Ph.D., The Union Institute, 2001

Francis MacDonnell (1997), Professor of History; A.B., St. Michael's College, 1981; M.A., Marquette University, 1983; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard university, 1986, 1991

Beth A. Schramm (1987), Professor of Biology; B.A., M.A., St. Cloud State University, 1978, 1982; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1987

R. Alan Whitehurst (2003), Professor of Computer Science; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1983; M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
 
Associate Professors

Steven K. Baldridge (1998), Associate Professor of Politics and Education; B.A., Washington and Lee University, 1989; J.D., Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1992, 1996

C. Randall Cluff (1997), Associate Professor of English; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1986; M.A., San Diego State University, 1991; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1997

Scott A. Dransfield (2001), Associate Professor of English; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1989; M.A., Utah State University, 1991; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1996

David W. Dwyer (2003), Associate Professor of Theatre; B.A., Marietta College, 1993; M.F.A., Michigan State University, 1999

Margaret A. Gingerich (2001), Associate Professor of Music; B.M., Brigham Young University, 1990; M.M., D.M., Indiana University, 1993, 2000

Karen R. Hufford (1996), Associate Professor of English; B.A., M.A., Hollins College, 1984, 1985; M.F.A., University of Virginia, 1987

Jan-Erik Jones (2002), Associate Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1995; M.A., Arizona State University, 1997; Ph.D., University of California at Irvine, 2002

Timothy N. Knudson (1997), Associate Professor of Physics; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1991; Ph.D., Utah State University, 1998

Gertrud Kraut (2007), Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.A., San Francisco State University, 1990; M.Sc., Southern Methodist University, 1982,; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University 1993

Virginia R. Mosser (2000), Associate Professor of History; B.M., University of Rochester, 1971; B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1981; M.A., University of Virginia, 1986; M.A., University of Virginia, 1989; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1998

Thomas R. Porter (1997), Associate Professor of Spanish; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1980; M.A., Brigham Young University, 1982; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1995

Ariel Rodriguez (2003), Associate Professor of Family and Child Development; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1990; M.S., Brigham Young University, 1994; Ph.D., Utah State University, 2000

Barbara A. van Kuiken (2000), Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1981; M.S., Brigham Young University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1992
 
Assistant Professors

W. Todd Brotherson (1998), J. Thomas and Anne Moreland Smith Chair and Assistant Professor of Business; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1986;  M.B.A., Brigham Young University, 1989

LaRae Carter (2007), Visiting Assistant Professor of Music; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1954; M.A., Brigham Young University, 1955; D.M.A. Claremont Graduate University, 1996

Richard D. Gardner (2004), Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S. Utah State University, 1991,; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1998

Doug Himes (2004), Visiting Assistant Professor of Art; B.A. Brigham Young University, 1983; M.F.A. Brigham Young University, 1986

Jeremiah John (2007), Assistant Professor of Politics; B.A. Hampden-Sydney College, 2000; M.A., Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, 2004, 2008

Kimberley M. Kearney (1994), Assistant Professor of Education; B.S., Concord College, 1984; M.Ed., James Madison University, 1989

Lora L. Knight (2005), Assistant Professor of History; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1981; Ph.D., University of Utah, 2004

Iana Konstantinova (2007), Assistant Professor of Spanish; B.A., Texas Christian University, 1998; M.A., Ph.D. University of Virginia, 2002, 2006

James R. Leva (2005), Visiting Assistant Professor of French; B.A., Washington and Lee University, 1980, M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1986, 1990

William B. Lowe, Jr. (1995), Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy, 1967; M.A., North Carolina State University, 1968

Robert Stoddard (2003), Assistant Professor of Theatre; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1973; M.F.A., University of Utah, 1986

Mark D. Taylor (2000), Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., Brigham Young University, 1987; M.M., University of Michigan, 1989

Launa T. Whitehead (2003), Assistant Professor of Music; A.A., Dixie College, 1988; B.S., Southern Utah University, 1991; M.M., University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 1994

Instructors

Tobie Baumann (2006), Visiting Instructor of Art History; B.A., University of South Carolina, 1994; M.A., University of South Carolina, 2001

Arlene Fuentes (2004), Instructor in Spanish; B.A., Utah State University, 1999; M.S.L.T., Utah State University, 2002

Michael Harmon (1998), Instructor of Physical Education; B.A., Limestone College, 1991; M.A., California State University at Long Beach, 1997

Adjunct Instructors and Professors

Celia Benson, Adjunct Instructor of English; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1991; M.P.C., Westminster College, 2000

Hugh Bouchelle, Adjunct Instructor of English (Newspaper); B.A. Salisbury State University, 1998; M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2001

Joseph Bouchelle, Adjunct Instructor of English; M.Ed., University of Virginia, 1997

John Brandt, Adjunct Instructor of Business; M.B.A., Loyola College, 1985

Don Burks, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education; B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1975; J.D., Washington and Lee University, 1997

Curtis Anthony Caputo, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education; M.A., Southern Utah University, 1998

David Cox, Adjunct Instructor of Liberal Arts; M.Div., Yale University, 1972; Ph.D., Oxford University, 2001

Peter Del Vecchio, Adjunct Instructor of Music; B.A., Rutgers University1973; M.A., Montclair State University, 1991

Diedra Dryden, Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics; B.S., Columbus State University, 1990

Clint DuBose,  Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M University, 2002, 2004

Wayne Fitzgerald, Adjunct Instructor of Art, B.F.A., Old Dominion University, 1976; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1981

Michael Gibbons, Adjunct Instructor of Sociology, B.S., M.S.W., Brigham Young University, 1990, 1992

Rick Heatley, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Classics; B.A., Baylor University, 1965; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1968, 1976

Carol Lavine, Adjunct Instructor of English; M.A., University of Maine, 2002

Chad Mahaffey, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education; B.A., M.S., Brigham Young University, 2005

Luci Majikas, Adjunct Instructor of Music; M.M., Ithaca College, 1974

John Pearson, Adjunct Instructor of English; B.A., University of Toronto, 1967; M.A., Sir George Williams University, 1973; M.S. Pace University, 1980; M.A. N.Y.U., 1984

Brian G. Pendleton, Adjunct Instructor of German; B.A., M.Ed., Central Washington University, 1980, 1994

Christopher Richardson, Adjunct Instructor of Information Literacy; M.L.I.S., University of North Carolina, 2006; Ed.D., Union Theological Seminary, 2001

Robert Smith, Adjunct Instructor of Theatre; M.A., M.F.A., Mary Baldwin College, 2007, 2008

Harry Stone, Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics; B.A., M.A., James Madison University, 1973, 1976

Wilford Teerlink, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Ph.D., University of Utah, 1957, 1964

Karen Walker, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Child Development; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1972; Ph.D., Walden University, 1977

Duane Wilson, Adjunct Instructor of Information Literacy; M.L.I.S., Indiana University, 2005