Faculty
President Emeritus
Eric D. Anderson, Ph.D.
B.A., Andrews University, 1970; M.A., University of Chicago, 1972; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1978
Emeriti Faculty
Clinton J. Anderson, M.A.
Librarian
Librarian B.A., Andrews University, 1963; M.A.T., Andrews University, 1976
John W. Boyd, D.A.
Music
Music B.A., Walla Walla College, 1969; M. M., Lewis & Clark College, 1974; D.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1998
Thomas G. Bunch, Ed.D.
Kinesiology/ Academic Vice President
B.S., Pacific Union College, 1966; M.A., California State, 1968; Ed.D., Brigham Young University, 1977
Arthur V. Chadwick, Ph.D.
Biology and Geology
B.A., La Sierra College, 1965; Ph.D., University of Miami, 1969. Additional graduate study at the University of California
Watson L. Chin, Ph.D.
Mathematics
B.A., Andrews University, 1963; M.A., Ohio State University, 1966; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1973
R. Edwin Connell, M.A.
Computer Science
B.A., Union College, 1964; M.A., Andrews University, 1972
Robert Cooper, M.S.
Librarian
B.S., Union College, 1952; M.S., University of Southern California, 1966
Laurice Durrant, Ed.D.
Nursing
B.S.N., Union College, 1951; M.S., Stanford University, 1965; Ed.D., Stanford University, 1971
Bonnie Gnadt, Ph.D.
Nursing
B.S., Union College, 1964; M.S.N., Washington University, 1969; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2004
Barbara Harsany, M.S.
Kinesiology
B.S., Walla Walla College, 1959; M.S., University of Southern California, 1962
William L. Kilgore, D.Min.
Religion
B.A., Columbia Union College, 1976; M.Div., Andrews University, 1980; D.Min., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003
Karl Konrad, Ph.D.
Chemistry
B.A., Andrews University, 1963; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1966; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1969
Judy Myers Laue, Ph.D.
English
B.A., Andrews University, 1976; M.A., Andrews University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1988
Robert R. Mendenhall, Ph.D.
Communication
B.S., Pacific Union College, 1967; M.A., Texas Christian University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1994
Ronald Mitchell, Ph.D.
Nursing
B.S., Walla Walla College, 1972; M.S., California State University, 1976; Ph.D., The University of Utah, 1988
Marie Redwine, Ph.D.
Academic Vice President
B.S., Union College; 1958; M.S., Northern Illinois University, 1971; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 1980
Glendal P. Robinson, Ph.D.
Communication
B.A., Pacific Union College, 1975; M.A., California State University, 1988; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2004
Carol Sample, Ph.D.
English
B.A., Union College, 1947; M.A., East Tennessee State University, 1962; Ph.D., Texas Christian University, 1975. Additional graduate study at University of Maryland
Erwin Sicher, Ph.D.
Education and Social Sciences
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1958; M.A., Pacific Union College, 1959; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1970; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University.
Catherine K. Turner, Ph.D.
Nursing
B.S., Columbia Union College, 1963; M.S.N., University of Tennessee, 1980; Ph.D., Andrews University, 1995
Arthur L. White, M.B.A.
Business Administration
B.S., Walla Walla College, 1956; M.B.A., University of Washington, 1957. Additional graduate study at University of Washington
Lloyd A. Willis, Ph.D.
Religion
B.A., Pacific Union College, Avondale Campus, 1961; M.A., Andrews University, 1970; Ph.D., Andrews University, 1982
Andrew Woolley III, Ph.D.
English
B.A., Southern Missionary College, 1973; M.A., Andrews University, 1974; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1978
Teaching Faculty
Nathaniel Adu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2022
B.S., University of Ghana, 2007; M.S., University of North Florida, 2016; Ph.D., University of Central Florida, 2019
Jean Alway, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing, 1995
B.S., Loma Linda University, 1975; M.S.N., University of New Mexico, 1992
Heather Archer Wilson, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Education, 2019
B.A., Texas A&M, 2003; M.Ed., Tarleton State University, 2011
Joaquim Azevedo, Ph.D.
Professor of Religion, 2014
B.A., SDA Theological Seminary, Brazil, 1988; M.A., Andrews University, 1994; Ph.D., Andrews University, 1999
Marcia Azevedo, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2017
B.S.N., Adventist College of Nursing, Brazil, 1989; M.S.N., Andrews University, 1994
Donna Berkner, Ed.D.
Professor of Education, 2012
B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 1992; M.Ed., Tarleton State University, 1996; Ed.D., University of Phoenix, 2012
Elizabeth Bowser, M.A.
Assistant Professor of History, 2006
B.A., Pacific Union College, 1994; M.A., University of California at Riverside, 2000
Adrián Cecotto, M.S.
Katherine Davis, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
A.S., Southern Adventist University, 1992; B.S.N., Western Governors University, 2019; M.S.N., Western Governors University, 2020
Jayne Ann Doneskey, M.A.
Assistant Professor of English, 2013
B.S., La Sierra University, 1981; M.A., La Sierra University, 1989
Renard K. Doneskey, Ph.D.
Professor of English, 1999
B.A., Southwestern Adventist College, 1981; M.A., Andrews University, 1983; Ph.D., University of California, 1987
Jonathan Duarte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2014
B.S., Cagayan de Oro College, Philippines, 1999; M.S., Illinois State University, 2003; Ph.D., Illinois State University, 2010
Miguel Espinosa, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2006
B.S., Montemorelos University, Mexico, 1991, M.Ed., Southwestern Adventist University, 2003
Lakicia Foster, D.N.P.
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2017
B.S., Oakwood University, 2007; B.S.N., Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, 2013; M.P.H., Nova Southeastern University, 2011; D.N.P., Nova Southeastern University, 2020
Lindsey Gendke, M.A.
Assistant Professor of English, 2022
B.A., Southwestern Adventist University, 2008; M.A., University of Texas at Arlington, 2012
Terri Gibson, D.N.P.
Professor of Nursing, 2015
B.S., Angelo State University, 2005; M.S., University of New Mexico, 2008; D.N.P., Loma Linda University, 2016
Elisane Grellman-Almeida, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
B.S.N. Centro Universitario Adventista De Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2000; M.S.N., Grand Canyon University, 2018
Richard Brett Hadley, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Communication, 2021
B.A., Southern Adventist University, 1987; M.F.A., University of California, Davis, 2003
Alison Hill, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication, 2021
B.S., Texas Christian University, 1995; M.A., 2003, University of North Texas
Devon Howard, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music, 2016
B.S., Southern Adventist University, 2003; D.M.A., Arizona State University, 2012
Chad Hutchinson, M.S.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, 2005
B.S., Southern Adventist University, 1998; M.S.Ed., Southern Adventist University, 2004
R. Steven Jones, Ph.D.
Professor of History, 1997
B.A., Northern Oklahoma State University, 1988; M.A., Oklahoma State University, 1990; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1997
Kerrie Kimbrow, D.N.P.
Professor of Nursing, 2012
B.S.N., Union College, 1988; M.S., Loma Linda University, 1993; D.N.P., Southern Adventist University, 2017
Nicholas Madhiri, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry, 2011
B.S., University of Zimbabwe, 1999; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2006
Erin A. Maloney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology, 2020
B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 2000; M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University and University of Texas Health-Science Center, 2008; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences, 2012
Joyce Melius, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
B.S.N., Southwestern Adventist College, 1983; M.S.N., University of North Texas at Arlington, 1996; Ed.D., University of Texas at Denton, 2012
Aaron Moses, Ph.D.
Professor of Business Administration, 2011
B.B.A., Northwood University, 2000; M.S., University of Texas at Arlington, 2008; Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington, 2012
Vesa T. Naukkarinen, Ph.D.
Professor of Kinesiology, 2010
B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 1999; M.S., University of North Texas, 2001; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2019
Rogerio Nunes, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music, 2018
B.A., Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1993; M.Mus. University of New Mexico, 2012; D.M.A., University of Georgia, 2021
Jared Rice, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2022
B.S., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2008; M.S., Montana State University, 2012; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2018
Jorge Rico, D.Min., Ph.D.
Professor of Religion, 2006
B.A., Columbia Union College, 1986; M.Div., Andrews University, 1989; D.Min., Andrews University, 1997; Ph.D., Andrews University, 2006
Zaira Rico, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2021
B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 2013; M.S., Texas Woman’s University, 2017; LMFT-Associate, 2018
Heidi Saenz, M.A.
Assistant Professor of English, 2022
B.A., La Sierra Univeristy, 2001; M.A., La Sierra University, 2003
Chanda Santo, M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Business Administration, 2012
B.B.A., Southwestern Adventist University, 2009; M.B.A., Southwestern Adventist University, 2012; M.S. University of Texas at Arlington, 2018
Keila Santos-Crespo, Psy.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2020
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, 2008; M.S., Carlos Albizu University, 2011; Ph.D., Carlos Albizu University, 2014
Paulino Santos Andino, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, 2015
B.A., American University of Puerto Rico, 2007; M.A., Metropolitan University of Puerto Rico, 2009; Ed.D., Northcentral University, 2017
Arthur Schwarz, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, 2011
B.S., Walla Walla College, 1978; M.S., Walla Walla College, 1984; Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan, 1988
Rima Seaman, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2019
B.S.N., Adventist University of the Philippines, 1992; M.S.N., Loma Linda University, 2008; Ed.D., Adventist University of the Philippines, 2016
Gerald Springer, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry, 2007
B.S., Oakwood College, 1993; M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1996; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2001
Andrew Stojanovic, M.Div.
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2022
B.S., University of Queensland, 2007; M.Div., Andrews University, 2012
Buster Swoopes, Jr., M.Div.
Assistant Professor of Religion, 2018
B.A., Southwestern Adventist University, 2006; M.Div., Andrews University, 2012
Tevita Tameifuna, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Education, 2021
B.Ed., Pacific Adventist University, Papua New Guinea, 1986; M.B.A., Loma Linda University, 1990; Ed.D., La Sierra University, 2008
Cheryl The, Ph.D.
Professor of Education, 2010
B.S., Pacific Union College, 1983; M.A., Pacific Union College, 1987; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 2018
Daryl D. Thomas, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science, 1995
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1976; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1994
Cristina Thomsen, M.S.
Professor - Library, 2004
B.A., Southwestern Adventist College, 1978; M.A., Loma Linda University, 1981; M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2004
Jonathan Turk, M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Business Administration, 2021
B.A., Southern Adventist University, 1991; M.B.A., Southern Adventist University, 2005
Jonathan Wall, M.Mus.
Associate Professor of Music, 2009
B.Mus., Andrews University, 2005; M.Mus., Andrews University, 2013
Tamara Watson, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication, 2021
B.A., Southern Adventist University, 1991; M.A., Andrews University, 2018
Jared Wood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology, 2015
B.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 2010; Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2016
Tony Zbaraschuk, M.L.S., M.A.
Assistant Professor - Library, 2016
B.A., Walla Walla College, 1989; M.L.S., Indiana University of Library and Information Science, 1993; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1994
Licci Zemleduch, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, 2021
B.A., Montemorelos University, Mexico, 1997; M.B.A., Montemorelos University, Mexico, 2019
Adjunct Faculty
Biological Sciences
Art Chadwick, Ph.D.
Computer Science
Keith Beucler, M.S.
Education/Psychology
Laura McCormick, M.Ed
Marcel Sargeant, Ph.D.
Music and Art
Joy Chadwick, B.F.A.
Marcela Wall, M.S.A.
History, Social Science
Randall Butler, Ph.D.
Kinesiology
Kim Vanhoose, B.S.
Nursing
Ron Mitchell, Ph.D.
Ann Smith, Ph.D.
Religion
Michael Gibson, M.Div.
Russ Laughlin, M.Div.