Apr 19, 2024  
2008-2009 Academic Catalog 
    
2008-2009 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Faculty


  *Denotes Graduate Faculty

John Abegglen, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, B.A., Millikin University; M.A., Miami University, Ohio.
*Mitchell Adrian, Professor of Management, B.S., McNeese State University; M.B.A., Midwestern State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University.
*William G. Albrecht, Associate Professor of CSCI/Assistant Department Head, B.A., University of South Florida, M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida.
Darren J. Alcock, Assistant Professor/Coordinator of Freshman Mathematics, B.A., M.Ed., M.S., McNeese State University, M.S., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Roxanne Allen, Instructor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., Lamar University.
*Janet L. Allured, Associate Professor of History, B.A., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
Tiffany R. Andrus, Instructor of Mathematics, B.A., McNeese State University, M.A., McNeese State University.
*Christine Anthony, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., Louisiana State University; M.S., Northwestern State University; Ph.D., University of New Orleans.
David Archer, Instructor of Physics, B.S., M.S., Louisiana Tech University.
*Denise Arellano, Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.
*David A. Armstrong, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, B.S., M.A., Central State University; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
*Karen Aucoin, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Northeast Louisiana University; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Kenneth K. Awagain, Associate Professor of Library Science, B.S., M.L.I.S., Louisiana State University.
Corliss Badeaux, Instructor of English, B.A., M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University.
*Francisco A. Badua, Assistant Professor of Accounting, B.S., Saint Peter’s College; M.B.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
*Seyed M. Baradaran Aghili, Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin-Stout; M.S., Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology; P.E., Louisiana.
*Omar Barkat, Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., Ecole National Polytechnique d’Alger, (EPNA), Algeria; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tulsa; P.E., Louisiana.
*Carl A. Bartling, Professor of Psychology, B.S., Northeast Missouri State; B.S., University of Missouri; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Kenneth Baskin, Assistant Professor of Art, B.F.A., College for Creative Studies, M.F.A., University of South Carolina.
Ginger Basone, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University; M.B.A. Prairie View A&M University; H.C.A., University of Lafayette.
Susan F. Beasley, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
*Mary Jo Beck, Associate Professor of Marketing, B.B.A., M.B.A., Northeast Louisiana University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University.
Martin J. Bee, Professor of Art, B.F.A., California State, Long Beach; M.F.A., Syracuse University.
Barbara J. Belew, Associate Professor of Music, B.M., Hardin-Simmons University; M.M., Indiana University.
*Lonny Benoit, Assistant Professor of Music, B.M., M.M., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
T. Dwight Bertrand, Instructor of Agriculture, B.S., Louisiana State University; M.B.A., Gonzaga University.
Nancy Blain, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of South Florida, Ph.D., Florida State University.
*Derek W. Blakeley, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University.
Alison G. Blevins, Instructor, B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
*Jacob D. Blevins, Associate Professor of English, B.A., M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Mary Jane Bloomquist, Assistant Professor of Library Science, B.A., Northwestern State University; M.L.S., University of North Texas.
*Kiran Boggavarapu, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.Sc., Andhra Vidyalaya College; M.Sc., University of Hyderabad; Ph.D., University of Hyderabad.
Kathie G. Bordelon, Associate Professor of Library Science, B.S., M.L.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Brent Boudreaux, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., M.Ed., University of Southwestern Louisiana.
Diane Bowman, Associate Professor of Modern Languages, B.A., Southwest Missouri State College; M.A. (2), Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
Gregory L. Bradley, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology, A.A.S., B.U.S., Morehead State University; M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Sid L. Bradley, Assistant Professor Mathematics and Computing Science, B.S., Parson College, M.A., Northeast Missouri State University.
*Linda L. Brannon, Professor of Psychology, B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas.
Burton P. Buchanan, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, B.S., Auburn University; M.S., Troy State University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.
*Michael K. Buckles, Assistant Professor of Music, B.A., Tulane University; M.M., Cleveland Institute; D.M.A., Louisiana State University.
Amy Bufford, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
Johannes Bulhof, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, B.A., University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
*Daryl V. Burckel, Professor of Accounting, B.S., M.B.A., McNeese State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University; (C.P.A.).
Jennifer Bushnell, Instructor of Medical Technology, B.S., McNeese State University.
Suzanne Bushnell, Instructor of Physics, B.S. McNeese State University, M.S. University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
David W. Cabell, Assistant Professor of Management, B.S. University of Akron; M.B.A., University of Detroit; D.B.A., Kent State University.
*Gerald J. Calais, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Donna Calvert, Assistant Professor of Medical Technology, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Carol Sue Campbell, Associate Professor of Sociology, B.A., M.A., Valdosta State College; M.C.J., M.S.W., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Stephen C. Caples, Professor of Finance, B.A., Lake Superior State College; M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.
*Neil P. Carnes, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.A., M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., Auburn University.
Katrina Carter, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., McNeese State University; M.S.N., Texas Woman’s University.
*Joe Lynn Cash, Professor of English, B.A., Abilene Christian College; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
*Mike Cass, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., The University of Alabama; M.A., Experimental College of Research; Ed.D., The University of Alabama.
Merry Jahn Chandler, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Texas Christian University; M.A., Ball State University; M.S.N., St. Louis University.
*Pankaj R. Chandra, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S., M.S., University of Roorkee; Ph.D., Texas A&M. University; P.E., Louisiana
Tara T. Chaumont, Instructor in Nutrition and Family Studies, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
*Jiun-Shiu Chen, Assistant Professor of Management, B.I.T., Soochow University, Taiwan; M.B.A., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Memphis.
Carrie B. Chrisco, Associate Professor of Mass Communication, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.
*Gregory A. Clark, Professor of Criminal Justice and Coordinator of Criminal Justice, B.S., M.A., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
Genia Coleman-Lee, Instructor of Paralegal Studies, B.S., McNeese State University, J.D., Southern University Law Center.
Jay L. Comeaux, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech.
*Charles R. Comish, Professor of Management, B.S., Northwestern State University; M.B.A., Louisiana State University; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University.
Richard W. Condit, Associate Professor of Music, B.A., California State University at Hayward; M.M., North Texas State University.
Michael Connella, III, Assistant Professor of Technology, B.S., M.S., Louisiana Tech University; Ph.D., Tulane University.
*Neil O’Boyle Connelly, Associate Professor of English, B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University.
*Salvador Contreras, Assistant Professor of Economics, B.A., University of La Verne, M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.
Nancy J. Cook, Assistant Professor of Spanish, B.S., M.A., University of Minnesota.
Richard Cooley, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
*Robert M. Cooper, Professor of English, B.A., M.A., Pittsburgh State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Tammy Cormier, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology, B.S., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Rita Costello, Instructor of English, B.F.A., Bowling Green State University; M.F.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Louisiana, Lafayette.
Alicia Courville, Instructor of Physics and Chemistry, B.S., M.S., McNeese State University.
Colleen E. Couvillon, Instructor of Mathematics, B.S., Louisiana State University, M.S., Texas A&M University.
Michael J. Crawford, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Janet Crawford-Klumpp, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
*Wayne Morris Creech, Associate Professor of English, B.A., Winthrop University; M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University.
Baerbel Czennia, Assistant Professor of Literature, M.A., Ph.D., Goettingen University, Germany.
Jeanne M. Daboval, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.S., M.B.A., McNeese State University; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University.
Nyla R. Darbeau, Instructor of Orientation, B.S.C., Morgan State University; M.A., Johns Hopkins University.
*Ron W. Darbeau, Professor of Chemistry, B.Sc. University of West Indies; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.
*Felicia M. Dardeau, Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University; Ed.D., University of Arkansas.
*William H. Dees, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., The Citadel; M.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., Old Dominion University
*Mark S. Delaney, Associate Professor of Chemistry, B.S., California State University; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles.
Billy W. Delany, Assistant Professor of Forestry and Wildlife Management, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*James C. Dennison, Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.
*Fred I. Denny, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Clarkson University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University; P.E., Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia.
Jerry A. Denny, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., Memphis State University; M.S.N., University of Texas at Austin.
*William F. Denny, Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science, B.S., Louisiana Tech University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana.
*Dan R. Denson, Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ed.D., University of Tennessee.
*Lawrence S. Dilks, Associate Professor of Psychology, B.S.E., Northeast Missouri State University; M.S., Kansas State College; M.A., Northeast Mo. State; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.
*Sattaria Dilks, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., West Texas State University, M.A., M.S.N., McNeese State University, D.N.P., University of Tennessee.
*Janelle Disney, Professor of Psychology, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama.
Richard Donahoe, Instructor/Coordinator of the Forensic Chemistry Laboratory, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., McNeese State University.
*Weijin Dong, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, M.S., Shandong University; Ph.D., Tulane University.
*Robert L. Doucette, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.A., St. Cloud State University; B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D. University of Iowa.
Lori Dougherty, Assistant Professor, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
Joni B. Drost, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., Louisiana Tech University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Penelope M. Duarte, Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., St. Bedes’ College; B.Ed., St. Xavier’s Institute; M.Ed., Maharaja Sayajirao University, Kent State University; Ph.D., Kent State University.
*Gwendolyn Duhon, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., McNeese State University; M.Ed., Texas Southern University; Ph.D., The Union Institute.
Melonie Duhon, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
*Anne Dye, Professor of Mathematics, B.S.E., M.A., Northeast Missouri State College; Ph.D., Tulane University.
Mary Kaye Eason, Instructor of Management, B.S., M.B.A., McNeese State University.
Claiborne East, Jr., Instructor of History, B.A., Louisiana State University; M.Ed., McNeese State University.
David Edwards, Instructor of Mathematics, B.S., M.S., McNeese State University.
*Joseph Emerson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S., University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
*James A. Farris, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.S., Lamar University; M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ed.D., University of Southern Mississippi.
*Neil Terence Faulk, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.Ed., Ed.S., McNeese State University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University.
*Wayne Fetter, Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., SUNY at Albany; M.A., Ed.D., Ball State University.
Meghan Fleming, Assistant Professor of Art, B.A., Smith College; M.F.A., Indiana University.
C. Beth Fontenot, Instructor in Nutrition and Family Studies and Director of Didactic Program in Dietetics, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S.; University of Southwestern Louisiana.
Laura Fontenot, Instructor of Teacher Education, B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Sue Fontenot, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., McNeese State University; M.S.N., Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
Larry W. Ford, Instructor of Mathematics and Computing Science, B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A.T., University of Louisville.
*Robert F. Forrest, Associate Professor of History, B.A., Colorado State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder.
*Andrew W. Foshee, Professor of Economics, B.A., McNeese State University; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Todd M. Furman, Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., California State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara.
*Karen O. Ganz, Assistant Professor of Music, B.A., M.A., Northeast Missouri State University; M.M., University of New Mexico; D.M.A., New England Conservatory.
Brent D. Garner, Associate Professor of Technology, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., Southern Methodist University.
Allison Gibbons, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Family Studies/Family and Child Studies, B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin, Stout; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.
*Philippe R. Girard, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Institut d’Etudes Politiques; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University.
*Scott Edmund Goins, Professor of Classics and Coordinator of Foreign Languages, B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University.
*Gay Maria Gomez, Associate Professor of Geography, B.A., M.A., Tulane; Ph.D., University of Texas of Austin.
*Christine E. Gorton, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Millsaps College, M.S., McNeese State University, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
*D. John Griffith, Jr., Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of South Florida; P.E., Louisiana.
Rebekah A. Griffith, Instructor of Mathematics and Statistics, B.S.Ch.E., University of South Florida; M.S., McNeese State University.
Lori Groves, Assistant Professor, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
Marshal N. Guidry, Instructor of Orientation, B.S., M.A., McNeese State University.
David Guillory, Assistant Professor of Library Science, B.A., McNeese State University; M.L.S., Louisiana State University.
*Kishor Guru-Gharana, Assistant Professor of Management, M.S., University of Texas Dallas, M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University.
*Elizabeth Hait, Associate Professor of Languages, B.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
*Michelle Haj-Broussard, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B. A., M.Ed., University of Southwestern Louisiana; Ed.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Judy Hand, Associate Professor of Music, B.M.Ed., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; M.M., D.M.A., Louisiana State University.
Muhammad M. Haque, Assistant Professor of Sociology, B.A., M.A., University of Dacca; Ph.D., University of Utah.
*Dustin Hebert, Assistant Professor of Education, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University, Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Robert D. Hebert, Professor of History, B.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University.
Rose Henny, Instructor of Teacher Education, B.A., M.S., Cheney University of Pennsylvania.
Juliana G. Hinton, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Deborah I. Holder, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., University of Texas, M.S.N., McNeese State University.
*Debra Hollingsworth, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Family Studies and Director of Dietetic Internship Program, B.S., M.S., Northwestern State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.
Michael A. Horner, Instructor of English, B.A., University of Massachusetts, M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University.
Melba D. Horton, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., Mindanao State University; M.S., University of the Philippines; Ph.D., Michigan Technological University.
Martha P. Hoskins, Instructor of History, B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana; M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University.
Barbara L. Houssiere, Assistant Professor of Library Science, B.A., Chapman College; M.L.I.S., Louisiana State University.
Cynthia Howard, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.A., B.S.N., M.Ed., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
*Mary E. Howe, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., Peru State College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.
Jessica Hutchings, Assistant Professor of Library Science, B.S., University of Oklahoma, M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma.
Melinda Hutton, Instructor of Biological Science, B.S., Austin College; M.S., University of Louisiana at Monroe; M.A. Louisiana State University.
Kalil P. Ieyoub, Professor of Chemistry, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Rathnam Indurthy, Professor of Government, B.A., B.Ed., Osmania University; M.A., North American Baptist Seminary; M.A., Kansas State University; M. Phil., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Kathyjo A. Jackson, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
Jay Jacobs, Instructore of Music, B. M., West Virginia University; M.M., Ph.D., University of Florida.
*M. Latif Javed, Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.A., M.Ed., University of Panjab, Pakistan; Ph.D., University of North Dakota.
James E. Jean, Instructor of Mathematics, B.S., McNeese State University, M.S., Louisiana State University.
Rhonda Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., McNeese State University; M.S.N., University of Texas at Houston.
Teresa Johnson, Assistant Professsor of Art, B.F.A., Emporia State University; M.F.A., Kansas State University.
*Roy C. Johnston, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University, P.E., Louisiana, Texas.
*William Darryl Jones, Assistant Professor of Music, B.S.Ed., Western Carolina University; M.M.Ed., Ph.D., Florida State University.
Hillary Joubert, Instructor of English, B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University.
*Anand Singh Katiyar, Professor of Statistics and Computing Science, B.S., M.S., (2), Agra University; M.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
David Kay, Instructor of Speech, B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
John R. Keeling, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., M.A., University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
*Heather R. Kelley, Professor of Art, B.F.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Northwestern State University.
Constance Kersten, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Idaho.
Nancy L. Khoury, Associate Professor of Library Science, B.A., University of North Carolina; M.S.; Louisiana State University.
Deborah A. King, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of New Orleans.
*Nikos Kiritsis, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, B.S.E., Wright State University; M.S., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Texas.
*Michael M. Kurth, Professor of Economics, B.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
Peggy La Grange, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
Kay Kussman, Assistant Professor of Computing Science, B.S., Louisiana Tech University, M.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana.
Linda Langley, Research Associate (Social Sciences), B.A., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University.
*Linda Larson, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.A., Whittier College; M.A., California State University L.B.; M.A.; California State University L.A.; Ed.D., Pepperdine University.
Roderick S. Lauderdale, Assistant Professor of Music, B.A., California State University; M.M., Southern Methodist University.
*Sandra J. Leder, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., University of Central Arkansas, M.Ed., Ed.S., McNeese State University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
*C. Keagan LeJeune, Associate Professor of English, B.A., McNeese State University; M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
*Frederick “Chip” LeMieux, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Jeffrey J. Lemke, Professor of Music, B.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.M., D.M.A., University of Arizona.
Wendy Levens, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., McNeese State University; M.N., Louisiana State University.
*Barbara Lewis, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, B.A., B.C.J., New Mexico State University; M.S., MBA., State University of New York at Oswego; Ph.D. Syracuse University.
*Carol Fuqua Lines, Assistant Professor of Music, B.M., University of Southwestern Oklahoma; M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., Louisiana State University.
Qui Liu, Assistant Professor of Technology, B.Eng., M.Eng., Chongqing University; Ph.D. University of Toledo.
Christopher Lowe, Instructor of English, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University.
Patrick A. Luster, Instructor of Speech, B.A., North Central College; M.S., Illinois State University.
Robert F. Mahfoud, Professor of Geology, B.S., Damascus University; M.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., Brigham Young University.
Robert Lloyd Markstrom, Instructor of Speech, B.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., North Dakota State University.
Michele K. Martin, Associate Professor of Music, B.M., California Institute of the Arts; M.M., University of Cincinnati.
*Molly Martin, Assistant Professor of Literature, B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University.
*Dena L. Matzenbacher, Associate Professor of Psychology, B.S., M.A., Stephen F. Austin; Ph.D., Texas Christian University.
Lee McBride, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., Lamar University; M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Bridget Vasterling McDaniel, Assistant Professor of Art, B.A., M.A., Louisiana State University.
*Nola D. McDaniel, Professor of Statistics and Mathematics, B.S., M.S., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana.
Paula B. McDonald, Instructor, B.S., M.S., McNeese State University.
*Delma McLeod-Porter, Professor of English, B.A., University of Houston; M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
*Charles H. McNeely, III, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, B.A., McNeese State University; M.F.A., University of New Orleans.
Joseph P. McNeill, Jr, Associate Professor of Library Science, B.A., Austin College, M.S.L.S., East Texas State University, M.L.S., Louisiana State University.
*Douglas W. McNiel, Professor of Economics, B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
*George F. Mead Jr., Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science, A.B., Providence College; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida.
*Cameron Melville, Professor of Psychology, B.S., University of Idaho; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University.
*Vipin S. Menon, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B. Tech., University of Kerala, India, M.S. University of New Mexico, Ph.D., Tulane University.
*Mark E. Merchant, Associate Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Lamar University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
*Harry A. Meyer, Associate Professor of Biological Science, B.S., University of Michigan at Dearborn; M.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of South Florida.
*Ray Miles, Professor of History, B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
*Banamber Mishra, Professor of Finance, B.A., Ravenshaw College, India; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama.
Martha C. Misik, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Zuzanna E. Moore, Instructor of Biological Science, B.S., M.S., University of Warsaw; Ph.D. Polish Academy of Sciences.
Lina Morita, Assistant Professor of Music, B.M., Indiana University, Bloomington; M.M., Rice University; D.M.A. Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.
Michael D. Muffuletto, Instructor of Mathematics/Mathematics Lab Coordinator, A.S., Hinds Community College, B.S., M.S., Mississippi State University.
*Monique Nagem, Professor of Modern Languages, B.A., M.A., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
*Stella Nesanovich, Professor of English, B.A., University of New Orleans; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
M. Ray Neyland, Associate Professor of Botany, B.A., University of West Florida, Pensacola; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Cheryl Northam, Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.A.T., M.A., Sam Houston State University, Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
*Gerard L. Ornas, Jr., Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.S., University of Texas; M.S., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Dorothy W. Ortego, Assistant Professor of Technology, B.S., M.S., McNeese State University.
Joy Pace, Instructor of Theatre Arts, B.A., Centenary College; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University.
*Satyanarayana Parayitam, Assistant Professor of Management, B.S., Sri Venkateswara College, India; M.C., University of Delhi; M.P., Delhi School of Economics; M.S., Oklahoma State University.
Joyce Patterson, Instructor, B.S., M.A., McNeese State University.
Gayle T. Pearce, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.S., M.B.A., McNeese State University.
*Lonnie Daryl Phelps, Professor of Management, B.S.B.A., Henderson State College, M.B.A., Arkansas State; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University.
*Frank X. Phillips, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, A.B., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Patricia J. Pickett, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., Louisiana Tech University; M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Javier Piñeros, Assistant Professor of Technology, B.S., Universidad Distrital Francisco; M.S., McNeese State University.
Jimmy W. Pitre, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., McNeese State University.
*Reba Ann Powers, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University at Commerce.
Jay Precht, Assistant Research Associate (History), B.A., McNeese State University; M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., Arizona State University.
*Shane R. Premeaux, Professor of Marketing, B.S., M.B.A., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
Wayne M. Prestenbach, Instructor of Computer Science, B.S., M.S., McNeese State University.
*Bryan Proksch, Assistant Professor of Music, B.A., Centre College; M.M., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Eljeana Quebedeaux, Instructor of Nutrition and Family Studies, B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Ohio State University.
*Charles H. Rader, Associate Professor of Marketing, B.B.A., University of New Mexico; M.B.A., University of New Mexico; D.B.A., Memphis State University.
*A.K.M. Matiur Rahman, Professor of Finance, B.A., M.A., Dhaka University; M.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University.
Steven J. Rainey, Assistant Professor of Geography, B.S., M.A., University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Gerald J. Ramelow, Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Gonzaga University; M.S., Montana State University, Ph.D., Middle East Technical University.
*Ulku S. Ramelow, Professor of Chemistry, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Middle East Technical University, Turkey.
*Louis H. Reed, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.S., Wiley College; M.S., Prairie View A&M University; M.S., University of Notre Dame; Ed.D., University of North Texas.
Richard H. Reid, Professor of Library Science, B.S., University of Arkansas; M.S.L.S., Louisiana State University.
Lisa Bell Reinauer, Associate Professor of Art, B.A., McNeese State University; M.F.A., University of Nebraska.
Robert C. Rettke, Assistant Professor of Geology, B.A., M.A., State University of New York; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.
Lynn Reynolds, Associate Professor of Art, B.A., McNeese State University; M.F.A., University of Nebraska�¬”Lincoln.
*Joseph M. Richardson, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, B.S., Murray State University; B.S.C.E., University of Nevada-Reno; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida; P.E., Kentucky, Louisiana.
Rebecca Riley, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., Texas Woman’s University.
Albert C. Ringelstein, Assistant Professor of Government, B.A., State University of New York, Stony Brook; M.L.S., State University of New York, Albany; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Orleans.
Betty H. Robertson, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Family Studies, B.S., Northeast Louisiana State University; M.A., Texas Southern University; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.
*Richard L. Robinson, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Washington State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University; P.E., California.
William G. Rose, Associate Professor of Music, B.F.A., University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee; M.M., Michigan State University.
*Giovanni Santostasi, Assistant Professor of Physics, B.S., Maharishi International University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Joe E. Savoie, Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.S., McNeese State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas A&M University at Commerce.
Judy Ann Savoie, Associate Professor of French, B.S., Louisiana State University; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis.
Larry L. Schuh, Assistant Professor of Art, B.F.A., University of South Dakota; M.F.A., Indiana University.
Carol E. Schulte, Associate Professor of Technology, B.S.Ch.E., Wayne State University; M.E.M., M.E.S., Lamar University.
*Alexandru Scorpan, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.A., University of Bucharest, Ph.D., University of California.
David R. Scott, Associate Professor of Music, B.M., DePauw University; M.M., University of Louisville.
Don L. Scott, Jr., Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., Northwestern State College of Louisiana; M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Jan Scott, Assistant Professor of Music, B.M., North Texas State University; M.M., University of Louisville.
*Tracy Scott-McLemore, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., M.A., McNeese State University; Ph.D., University of New Orleans.
Donna N. Self, Director/Instructor of Freshman Foundations and Students in Transition, B.S., M.B.A., Winthrop University.
*Kamal SeSalem, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., Ains-Shams University (Egypt); M.Ed., National Louis University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Thomas H. Shields, Assistant Professor of Agriculture, B.S., Louisiana State University; M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
*Henry B. Sirgo, Professor of Political Science, B.A., University of New Orleans; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
*Michael T. Smith, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., University of North Carolina; M.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Robert Smith, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., McNeese State University, M.S.N, University of South Alabama.
Bret Smithey, Assistant Professor of Music, B.M.E., Westminster Choir College; M.M., University of Tennessee; D.M.A., Florida State University.
*Joseph Sneddon, Professor of Chemistry, B.Sc. (hons.), M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Strathclyde (Scotland).
*Mike Soileau, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University at Commerce.
Loretta Spruel, Instructor of Computer Studies, B.S., Southern University; M.Ed., McNeese State University.
*Tracy C. Standley, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, B.A., Sam Houston State University; M.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
Davey L. Stephens, Assistant Professor of Speech, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
William Edward Stephens, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Computing Science, B.S., McNeese State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Twila Sterling-Guillory, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
*L. Harold Stevenson, Professor of Environmental Science, B.S., Southeastern Louisiana College; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Carolyn M. Stewart, Instructor of Mathematics, B.A., University of South Florida; M.S., McNeese State University.
*Steven Stinnett, Assistant Professor of Physics, B.S., Lamar University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
Greg Stratton, Instructor of Speech and Theater, B.S., McNeese State University; M.F.A., University of New Orleans.
*Jonathan F. Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama.
*C. Bruce Swindle, Professor of Accounting, B.S., M.B.A., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. (C.P.A.)
Eric Sylvester, Musician in Residence, B.A., McNeese State University; Certification, Musician’s Institute, Los Angeles.
Lewis Temple, Associate Professor of Art, B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University; M.A., Northwestern State University.
*Jithika Thomas, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.Sc. (Engg) Kerala, India, M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Patricia A. Threatt, Assistant Professor of Library Science, B.A., M.L.I.S., University of Texas.
Jimmy Trahan, Instructor of English, B.A., M.A., McNeese State University.
Patsy F. Trahan, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., Texas Woman’s University.
*Billy M. Turner, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, B.A., University of Texas; M.A., North Texas State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Janardanan O. Uppot, Professor of Civil Engineering, B.S., University of Madras, M.E., University of Roorkee; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla, P.E., Louisiana.
*F. Therrill Valentine, Professor of Electrical Engineering, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.S., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., Texas A&M University; P.E., Texas.
Joan E. Vallée, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S., McNeese State University; M.S., Louisiana State University in New Orleans.
Mike VanGossen, Instructor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
*Sharon L. VanMetre, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ed.D., Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
Amy Lynn Veuleman, Instructor of Speech, B.A., M.A., Northeast Louisiana University.
*Danette R. Vines, Assistant Professor of Physics, B.S., McNeese State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University.
Larry R. Vinson, Associate Professor of Speech, B.A., M.A., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University.
*Christy L. Vogt, Assistant Professor of Music, B.A., Northwestern College; M.M.E., University of Oklahoma; D.M.A., University of Miami.
*Robert Voight, Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
*Valarie Waldmeier, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N, Northwestern State University of Louisiana; M.S.N., McNeese State University, Ph.D., Texas Women’s University.
*Edward R. Walker, Assistant Professor of Accounting, B.B.A., Southwest Texas State; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Houston.
*Jackie Walsh, Professor of English, B.A., M.A., Mississippi College; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
*Cheryl Ware, Professor of English, B.A., McNeese State University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
*Virginia Ann Warner, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., University of Mississippi; M.S., University of Maryland, Ph.D., Texas Women’s University.
Terri Washington, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., McNeese State University.
*Ann L. Watkins, Assistant Professor of Accounting, B.S., McNeese State University, Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
James C. Watts, Associate Professor of Accounting, B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University. (C.P.A.)
Olga Dupuis Watts, Instructor of Accounting, B.S., M.B.A., McNeese State University. (C.P.A.)
*Stan C. Weeber, Associate Professor of Sociology, B.A., Simpson College; M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
*Brett Welch,Assistant Professor of Education andAssessment Coordinator, B.A., McNeese State University; M.A., Northwestern State University; Ph.D., University of New Orleans.
*James P. Whelan, Professor of Geography, B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
*Veronica Faye White, Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., M.Ed., McNeese State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Lewis E. Whitlock, III, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, B.S., University of Wisconsin, River Falls; M.F.A., Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Rachel Wilburn, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Northwestern State University, M.S.N., McNeese State University.
*Theresa Zimmer Wilfert, Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.S., M.Ed., University of New Orleans; M.P.S., Loyola University; (CPS); Ph.D., North Texas State University.
Kristin A. Wilson, Instructor of Biological Science, B.S., M.G., North Carolina State University.
*Peggy L. Wolfe, Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Northwestern State University; M.P.H., Tulane University; M.S.N., State University of New York at Utica/Rome; Ph.D., University of New York at Albany.
Veronica Woodard, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Dillard University; M.N., Louisiana State University Medical Center.
Janet R. Woolman, Assistant Professor of Library Science, B.S., McNeese State University; M.L.I.S., Louisiana State University
Gerry Wubben, Professor of Art, B.F.A., Colorado State University; MFA, Indiana University.
Mark L. Wygoda, Professor of Zoology, B.S., Emory University; M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Florida.
Barbara H. Wyman, Instructor of English, B.S., M.A., M.F.A., McNeese State University.
*Bruce C. Wyman, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, B.A., Louisiana State University; M.S., McNeese State University; M.P.H., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas.
Roberta Yellott, Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., McNeese State University.
Connie A. Young, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
*Royce Zant, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.A., New Mexico State University; M.A., Webster University; M.Ed., The George Washington University; Ed.D., New Mexico State University.
*Yixin Zhang, Professor of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, B.A., Anhui Teachers University; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; M.S., Ed.D, Texas A&M University at Commerce.

PART-TIME FACULTY

Judy B. Mondy, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, B.S., University of Texas; M.Ed., Ed.D., East Texas State University; M.S., Louisiana Tech University.

ADJUNCT FACULTY

David Drez, Jr., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physical Education, B.S., Tulane University; M.D., Tulane Medical School.
Dianne Malveaux, Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Laboratory Science, B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University.
Joe O’Donnell, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Graduate Nursing, M.D., Baylor University, Houston.
Laine Reeder, Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Laboratory Science, B.S., Louisiana College.
John R. Romero, Adjunct Professor of Radiologic Technology, M.D., Louisiana State Medical Center.
Gault Townsend, Adjunct Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, M.D., Louisiana State University.
Debra Zink, Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Laboratory Science, M.B.A., Lamar University.