Personnel Directory

Board of Trustees

Officers

Helen (Dale) Coe Simons ‘65, Chair
Anita Abbott Timmons ‘58, ViceChair

Lt. Gen. Richard C. Harding (Ret.), Vice Chair

Joshua Muder ‘99, Treasurer

Genie Rogers, Secretary

Bill Seibert ‘09, Member-At-Large

Trustees

Lynne Stuver Baker ‘64

Dr. Mary Beck

June Viner Hackworth ‘83

Gretchen Hendrickson, Ph.D., (Faculty Trustee)

Alan James, Ph.D., (Faculty Trustee)

Greg Johnston ‘82

Willam (Bill) Johnston ‘82

Rev. Dr. Michael Kateman

Bill Leeper ‘04

Rene’ Massey ‘01

Col. Mike Randerson, Ret.

Jolene Marra Schulz ‘61

Rev. Dr. Brad Stagg

Col. Robert Walker ‘87, Ret.

Matt Williams

Senior Administration

David R. Russell, Ph.D., President

James Arnold, Vice President of Enrollment Management & Marketing & Athletics

Rob Boone, Chief of Staff

Mary Brown, Senior Executive Assistant to the President & Assistant Secretary to the Board

Patty Fischer, Vice President of Operations & Chief Human Resources Officer

Sam Fleury, Associate Vice President, Strategic Communications  & Public Relations

Sandra Hamar, Ed.D., Provost & Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

Dave Roberts, Ph.D.,  Associate Vice President of Student Experience & Dean of Students

Suzanne Rothwell, Vice President of Advancement Division

Regan Ubiñas, General Counsel

Academic Affairs

Sandra Hamar, Ed.D., Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.A. Graceland College, M.A. University of Missouri, St. Louis, Ed.D. Grand Canyon University

Kristina L. Clevenger, Ph.D., Dean, School of Public Services
B. A., University of California; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

Jennifer Jewell, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
B.A. University of Louisville, M.S.W. Spalding University, Ph.D., Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville

Jonathon Moberly, J.D., Dean, Robert W. Plaster School of Business
B.S. Eastern Illinois University, M.B.A. Lindenwood University, J.D. St. Louis University School of Law

Advancement

Suzanne Rothwell, Vice-President of Advancement
B.S., University of Missouri - Columbia

Athletics

Cynthia Potter, Athletic Director
B.A., Columbia College; M.A.T., Columbia College

Drew Grzella, Associate Director of Athletics
B.A., Columbia College; M.A., University of St. Mary

Jon Barfknecht, Athletic Trainer
B.S., University of Iowa; M.A., Tennessee Technological University

Tomas Brock, Head Men’s Basketball Coach
B.S., Southwest Baptist University; M.S., Northwest Missouri State University

Damon Helgevold, Head Bowling Coach

Allison Jones-Olson, Head Volleyball Coach
B.S., William Woods University; M.S., Northwest Missouri State University

John D. Klein, Head Soccer Coach
B.S., St. Louis University; M.B.A., University of Missouri - Columbia

Craig McAndrews, Associate Head Coach Baseball

Darren Munns, Baseball Coach
B.S., Missouri Western State University; M.Ed., William Woods University

Wendy Spratt, Head Softball Coach
B.S., Columbia College; M.B.A., Central Missouri State University

Columbia College Global

Sandra Hamar, Ed.D., Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.A. Graceland College, M.A. University of Missouri, St. Louis, Ed.D. Grand Canyon University

Tery Donelson, Senior Director, Operations and Projects
B.S., California State Polytechnic University; M.S., U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology

Darin Hand, Ed.D., Senior Director, Columbia College Global-Military Navy, Marines & Coast Guard 
B.A., Chapman University; M.S., Chapman University; Ed.D. Brandman University

J. Robert Streit, Senior Director, Columbia College Global-Military Army & Air Force
B.A. History, Columbia College; M.A. History, Southern New Hampshire University

Erin Glover, Director, Academic Operations
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.B.A., Columbia College

Tara Clawson, Area Director, San Diego, California
A.A., Palomar College; B.A., National University; M.A., National University; M.A.Ed., National University

Danielle King, Director, Lake of the Ozarks, Osage, Missouri
B.S., Columbia College; M.B.A., Columbia College

Jim McNally, Director, Denver, Colorado
B.A., Christian Life College; M.A., Regent University

Savannah Collins, Program Coordinator, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
B.G.S., Columbia College

Jared Opoien, Ph.D., Assistant Director, NASJRB Fort Worth, Texas
B.A., Indiana University, M.A., University of North Texas, Ph.D., University of North Texas

Ellen Parham, Area Director, Fort Stewart, Georgia and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
B.S., Saint Leo University; M.A., Webster University

Carthel Starks, Area Director, NAS Jacksonville, Florida and Orlando, Florida
B.S., University of Phoenix; M.S., University of Phoenix

Enrollment Management & Marketing

James Arnold, Vice President, Enrollment Management & Marketing & Athletics

Center for Student Success

Stephanie Whitener, Senior Director, Center for Student Success
B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.Ed., Clemson University

Finance & Business 

Allen Schelp, C.P.A., Controller
B.S., University of Central Missouri

Denise Gelina, Bursar
A.G.S., Columbia College; B.S., Columbia College

Financial Aid

Colleen Brown, Associate Vice President/Senior Director of Financial Aid
B.A., Truman State University; M.B.A., Columbia College

Human Resources

Patty Fischer, Vice President &Chief Human Resources Officer

Institutional Compliance

Victoria Steel, Director 
Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia

Institutional Research

Cammie Moran, Assistant Vice President

Mail, Imaging & Print Services

Daniel Jimenez, Senior Director of Mail, Imagining and Print Services and Institutional Research
B.F.A., University of Missouri - Columbia

Office of the Registrar

Sara Clark, Registrar
M.A., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, M.S., University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Online Education

Andi Kenuam, Senior Director of Online Education

Plant and Facilities

Caitlynd Weekley, Director 
 

Brian Wager, Director of Campus Safety

President

David R. Russell, Ph.D., President
B.S, Henderson State University; M.A., The American University; Ph.D. University of Missouri - Columbia

Mary Brown, Senior Executive Assistant to the President & Assistant Secretary to the Board
B.S., Kansas State University

Recruiting & Admissions Division

Jennifer Crump, Associate Vice President, Admissions & Marketing

Student Experience

Dave Roberts, Associate Vice President of Student Experience & Dean of Students
B.S., Valdosta State University; M.Ed., University of South Florida; Ed.D. University of Missouri

Teo Cooper, Ed.D., Assistant Dean for Student Life, Equity, and Inclusion
B.Ed., The College of the Bahamas; M.Sc., Ed.S., Ed.D., Florida International University

Jessica Sprague, Assistant Dean for Student Wellbeing
B.S., Wells College

Melissa Hill, Director of Student Accessibility Resources
B.S.W., Wartburg College

Britta L. Wright, Director of International Student Services
B.S., MBA, Columbia College

Amanda Wooden, Director of the Grossnickle Career Services Center
B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.Ed., University of Missouri

Kim Kinyon Coke, Director of TRiO Student Support Services
B.S., University of Missouri; MA in Teaching, Columbia College 

Regina Sanders, Director of Residential Life
B.A., Greenville University; M.S., Illinois State University

Kristie Douglas, Title IX & Student Conduct Coordinator I
B.A., Columbia College

Susan Townsend, Director of the Stafford Library & Archives
B.A., University of Missouri; M.A., Northern Illinois University; M.A., University of Missouri 

Jerrell Brenner, Director of Academic Achievement Center
B.S., Stanford University; PhD, University of Michigan

Technology Services

Nathan Eatherton, Chief Information Officer

Faculty

Full-Time Faculty at Day Campus

Kenneth Akers, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.S., Radford University, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Rudy Araujo, Instructor of Business
Masters in Human Resource Management, Truman State University, Masters in Economics, Western Illinois University

Mohamed Aturban, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., University of Tripoli, M.S., New Mexico State University, Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Bo Bedilion, Associate Professor of Art
B.A., California University of Pennsylvania; M.F.A, Kansas State University

Danny C. Campbell, Associate Professor of English
B.A., William Jewell College; M.A., University of Missouri - Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Joseph J. Carrier, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia; Certification in Law Enforcement

Breanna Cole, Instructor of Biology
B.A. Biology College of Saint Scholastica; M.S. Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Kurt DeBord, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ball State University; M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Johanna Denzin, Professor of English
B.A., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois

Yngve Digernes, Associate Professor of Sociology
A.A., Bergen University, Norway; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

Mary Dorn, Assistant Professor of Finance
M.B.A., University of Missouri - St. Louis, Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

Mason Doyle, Visiting Instructor of Mathematical Sciences
Associates of Science, Jackson State Community College; Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Martin; Master of Arts in Mathematics, University of Missouri-Columbia

Emily Edgington Andrews, Instructor of Music
B.A. & M.A. in Music - Truman State University, M.M. in Music - University of Missouri 

Amy Enderle, Instructor of Communications
Masters in Communication, University of Missouri-Columbia

Kenneth R. Felts, II, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri 

Manda Foster, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Judson College; M.S., Capella University, Ed.S. and Ed.D., Northcentral University

Rebekah Freese, Assistant Professor of Human Services
LCSW; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Roxanne Gifford, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.A., B.S., University of Missouri, M.S.N., University of Central Missouri, D.N.P., University of Missouri

Brittany Hagenhoff, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. University of Central Missouri; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Gretchen Hendrickson, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Earlham College; M.A., Ball State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Dave Hickman, Assistant Professor of Management
DBA, Grand Canyon University; MBA, Columbia College

Alan J. James, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Truman State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri

David S. Karr, Professor of History
B.A., M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Brian L. Kessel, Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Kristin LaChance, Instructor of Nursing
A.S.N., Southwest Baptist University/Mercy College of Nursing and Health Science; B.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S.N, University of Missouri

Danielle Langdon, Professor of Art
B.A., Ursinus College; M.F.A., University of Missouri 

Barry R. Langford, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
M.S., J.D., University of Missouri

Shari Lawson, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S. and M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ed.D., Saint Louis University

Naomi Sugino Lear, Professor of Art
B.Mus, B.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.F.A., Wichita State University

Danilo León, Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Spanish Literature, Language & Culture, University of Missouri; Master of Arts in Language, University of Missouri

Alaina Leverenz, Assistant Professor of Market
B.S., William Woods University; M.A., Indiana University; PhD, University of Missouri

Yihsiang Liow, Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., National University of Singapore; M.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Sarah Lirley, Associate Professor of History
A.A., Maple Woods Community College; B.A., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Brad D. Lookingbill, Distinguished Professor of History
B.A., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo

Shana Luebbering, Instructor of Nursing
A.S.N., Lincoln University; B.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia; B.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia

Tara Martin, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Aurelien Mauxion, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., University of Rennes; Ph.D., Northwestern University

James McGuffee, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
B.S., Louisiana Tech University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University and A&M College

Scott McMahon, Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of the Arts; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art

Moenes Mellouli, Assistant Professor of Statistics
B.A., B.S., Drury University, M.A., M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia, MBA, Northamption University, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Mary Miller, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Peter Monacell, Professor of English
B.A. University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

April Murphy, Associate Professor and MSW Program Director
B.S., University of Louisville; MSW, Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Louisville

Jill Myers, Instructor of Nursing
L.P.N.; A.D.N, Moberly Area Community College; B.S.N,University of Missouri; M.S.N, University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing

Marieme Ndiaye, Assistant Professor of Nursing
LPN, Health Occupation Center, Columbia, MO; A.D.N., Columbia College; BSN, DNP, University of Missouri, Columbia College

Blake Nielsen, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Jonathan Oxford, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Bryan Page, Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., Columbia College; MFA, Washington University

Sarah Parris, Instructor of English
B.F.A., Stephens College; M.A., Missouri State University

Janet Pestle, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S.N, University of Missouri-Columbia; D.N.P, American Sentinel University

Karly Poyner-Smith, Assistant Professor of Communications
B.S. Grace College; M.A. Ball State University; Ph.D. The University of Memphis

Cory Prasch, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Missouri, M.S.N., Walden University\

Mark L. Price, Professor of Philosophy & Althea W. And John A. Schiffman Endowed Chair in Ethics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies
A.A., Dalton College; B.A., University of Georgia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Ariel Robinson, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Columbia College; M.A., Columbia College; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Catherine Sandstedt, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M. in Vocal & Viola Performance, University of Missouri-Columbia; D.M.A. & M.M. in Vocal Performance, Stony Brook University-Long Island, NY

Bryan Sappington, Instructor of Business
MBA Columbia College, certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Bradley Scharf, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Sarah Shawver, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.S., Tarleton State University; Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Gina Singleton, Associate Professor of Accounting
M.Acc., University of Missouri

Terry B. Smith, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Central Methodist College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

Frank L. Somer, Jr., Professor of Physical Chemistry
B.S., Oglethorpe University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Paige Spry, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S.N. University of Missouri-Columbia

Thomas J. Stauder, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.A., University of Missouri

Nicholas Stegmann, Visiting Instructor of Sports Management
B.A. & B.S., Lincoln University, M.S., Missouri Western State University

Kent Strodtman, Professor of Biology
B.S., Benedictine College; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Kruti Surti, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis

Ahoo Tabatabai, Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Laura Ursprung Nerling, Assistant Professor of Art
M.A. in Visual Studies - State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D. in Art History and Archaeology - University of Missouri

Stephanie Woods, Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

Peggy Wright, Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Youlong Zhuang, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
B.S., Shanghai University of Science and Technology; M.B.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Emeriti Faculty

Paulina A. Batterson, Professor Emerita of Government
A.B., Marietta College; M.A., University of Missouri - Columbia

Ben D. Cameron, Professor Emeritus of Art
B.S., St. Louis University; M.A., University of Iowa; M.F.A. University of Cincinnati

Edward C. Collings, Professor Emeritus of Art
A.B., M.A., M.F.A., University of Missouri - Columbia

L. Novelle Dunathan, Professor Emerita of Education
B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., University of Utah; Ed.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

Arlin Epperson, Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.S., University of Missouri - Columbia; M.A., Re.D., Indiana University, Bloomington

Dennis M. Grev, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
A.B., Mankato State University; M.S., University of Missouri - Columbia

Elaine T. Grev, Professor Emerita of Music
B.S., M.M.Ed., University of Missouri - Columbia

Cheryl Hardy, Professor Emerita of Psychology
B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Helga Huang, Professor Emerita of Sociology
A.B., National Taiwan University; M.C.L., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

Timothy Ireland, Professor Emeritus of Business
B.A., Kansas State University; B.B.A., Washburn University; M.A., University of Iowa; M.B.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Emory University

Anthony S. Marshall, Professor Emeritus of Business
B.A., M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

David O’Hagan, Professor Emeritus of Music
A.B., Furman University; M.Mus., Indiana University

Michael Sleadd, Professor of Art
B.A., Georgetown College; M.F.A., University of Missouri

Diana Suhler, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
A.A., Otero Junior College; B.S., University of Colorado; M.I.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

J. Thomas Watson, Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., Harding College, M.A., M.F.A., University of Missouri - Columbia

Sarah S. Wells, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.A., M.B.A., University of Missouri - Columbia

Lawrence W. West, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Becky J. Widener, Associate Professor Emerita of Education
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University; M.A., Webster University; Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

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Advisory Board

Ex-Officio Members

Suzanne Rothwell
Vice President of Advancement

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