Emeritus Faculty

EMERITI FACULTY

Jane Abbott-Kirk, M.M., Associate Professor of Keyboard Studies. (1973-2018).
B.B.A., Baylor U.; M.B.A., ibid>.

L. Joseph Achor, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience. (1978-2016).
B.A., U. of California at Los Angeles; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of California at Irvine.

Bill T. Adams, Ph.D., Professor of Physics. (1962-2000)
B.S., Baylor U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Kansas.

Linda S. Adams, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science. (1990-2014)
B.A., U. of South Carolina; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

A. Dale Allen, Ph.D., Professor of Management. (1978-2002)
B.S., Indiana U.; M.B.A., ibid.; D.B.A., U. of Colorado; Ph.D., ibid.

F. Michael Ard, D.M.A., Professor of Keyboard Studies. (1968-2000)
B.M., Morningside College Conservatory of Music; M.M., Indiana U.; D.M.A., U. of Arizona.

David M. Arnold, Ph.D., Professor and the Ralph Jean Storm Professor of Mathematics. (1990-2015)
B.A., Wichita State U., M.A., Western Washington State U.; Ph.D., U. of Illinois.

Carolyn A. Backus, D.M.A., Professor of Vocal Studies. (1974-2006)
B.M., U. of Illinois; M.S. Music, Juilliard School of Music; D.M.A., U. of Illinois.

Robert M. Baird, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Master Teacher. (1960-1961, 1968-2014)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., Emory U.

Robert S. Baldridge, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1978-1980† 1980-2019)
B.S., Baylor U.; M.S., Kansas State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

James D. Bargainer, Ph.D., Professor, School of Engineering and Computer Science. (1979-1999)
B.S. (E.E.), Lamar U.; M.S. (E.E.), Northwestern U.; Ph.D. (E.E.), U. of Texas.

Lewis M. Barker, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Neruroscience. (1972-2000)
B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Florida State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Madalene R. Barnett, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Disorders. (1968-1985)
B.S.Ed., State College, Indiana, Pa.; M.A., Ohio U.; Ph.D., ibid.

E. Jeter Basden, Ed.D., Professor of Religion. (1989-2017).
B.A., Baylor U.; M.R.E., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., U. of North Texas.

Rosalie Beck, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion. (1984-2018).
B.A., U. of California, San Diego; M.Div. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor U.

Weldon E. Beckner, Ed.D., Professor of Educational Leadership. (1995)
B.S., Wayland Baptist U.; M.Ed., Texas Tech U.; Ed.D., U. of Colorado.

John S. Belew, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Provost Emeritus. (1956-1991)
B.S., Baylor U.; M.S., Wichita State U.; Ph.D., U. of Wisconsin.

Helen E. Benedict, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology. (1981-2014).
B.A., Connecticut College; Ph.D., Yale U.

Barbara L. Bennett, Ph.D., Professor of Music Education. (1969-1996)
B.M.E., Madison College; M.M., Baylor U.; Ph.D., U. of Texas.

Rena Bonem, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences. (1981-2018)
B.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Oklahoma.

Mary A. Booras, M.A., Associate Professor of Speech Communication. (1956-1995)
B.S., Auburn U.; M.A., U. of Alabama.

Martha J. Bradshaw, Ph.D., Professor at Louise Herrington School of Nursing. (2004-2012)
B.S.N., Baylor; M.S.N., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.

James Breckenridge, Ph.D., Professor of Religion. (1974-1997)
B.A., Biola College; B.D., California Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., U. of Southern California; Ph.D., ibid.

Roger L. Brooks, Ph.D., Professor of English. (1984-1996)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., U. of Illinois; Ph.D., U. of Colorado.

Ellen K. Brown, M.L.I.S., Associate Professor, University Libraries (1976-2010)
B.S., Wayland Baptist College; M.A., Baylor U.; M.L.I.S., U. of Texas.

Lyle C. Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science. (1963-1995)
B.A., U. of Oklahoma; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Texas.

Larry J. Browning, Ed.D., Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. (1977-2018)
B.S., Jacksonville State U.; M.A., U. of Alabama, Birmingham; Ph.D., U. of Alabama.

Charlene S. Budd, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting. (1973-2005)
B.B.A., Baylor U.; M.B.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Texas.

Kenneth W. Busch, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. (1974-2010)
B.S., Florida Atlantic U.; Ph.D., Florida State U.

Marianna S. Busch, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. (1977-2010)
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College; Ph.D., Florida State U.

Raymond J. Cannon, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. (1978, 1980-2013)
A.B., College of the Holy Cross; Ph.D., Tulane U.

Michael N. Cassell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting. (1980-2008)
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Georgia.

Delton L. Chesser, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting. (1985-2005)
B.B.A., U. of Texas; M.B.A., U. of North Texas; Ph.D., U. of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Linda R. Cobbs, M.L.S., Associate Professor, University Libraries. (1973-2009)
B.A., Texas Woman’s U.; M.L.S., ibid.

Lane G. Collins, D.B.A., Professor of Accounting. (1971)
B.B.A., Baylor U.; M.B.A., U. of Southern California; D.B.A., ibid.

Patricia W. Cook, M.F.A., Professor of Theatre Arts. (1963-1999)
B.A., Sul Ross State College; M.A., Columbia U.; M.F.A., U. of Texas.

William F. Cooper, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy. (1966-2003)
B.A., Baylor U.; B.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Baylor U.; Ph.D., Indiana U.

Bruce C. Cresson, Ph.D., Professor of Religion. (1966-2000)
B.A., Wake Forest U.; B.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., ibid.; Ph.D., Duke U.

Wallace L. Daniel, Jr., Ph.D., The Ralph L. and Bessie Mae Lynn Professor of History. (1971-2008)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.

Mary Ellen Davenport, M.S., Assistant Professor of Nursing. (1970-1987)
B.S.N., U. of Pittsburgh; M.S., Texas Woman's U.

William V. Davis, Ph.D., Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence. (1977-2015)
B.A., Ohio U.; M.A., ibid.; M.Div. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Ohio U.

Dovalee Dorsett, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics and Quantative Business Analysis. (1985-2005)
B.S., Southern Methodist U.; M.S., ibid., Ph.D., ibid.

Robert T. Doty, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering. (1987-2013)
B.S., U. of Okahoma; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

Richard E. Duhrkopf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology. (1984-2017)
B.S., The Ohio State U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

Preston M. Dyer, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work. (1969-2009)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.S.W., Louisiana State U; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s U.

Donald R. Edwards, Ph.D., Professor of Management. (1981-2000)
B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Arizona State U.

Steven R. Eisenbarth, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. (1980-2013)
B.S., College of Idaho; M.S., Baylor U.; Ph.D., ibid.

David W. Eldridge, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1968-2011)
B.S., Tennessee Technological U.; M.S., Auburn U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Harry Elzinga, Ph.D., Professor of Musicology. (1981-2003)
B.S., U. of Wisconsin, River Falls; M.M., Indiana U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Elizabeth Farren, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing. (1981-2011)
B.S.N., Northern Illinois U.; M.S.N., U. of Tennessee, Knoxville; Ph.D., U. of North Texas.

Donald R. Farris, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. (1988-2009)
B.S.E.E., Texas Tech U.; M.S.E.E., Southern Methodist U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Lawrence G. Felice, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology. (1970-2005)
A.B., Washington U.; B.D., Eden Theological Seminary; M.A., State U. of New York; Ph.D., Cornell U.

John C. Flynn, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience. (1963-1996)
B.S., Pennsylvania State U.; M.A., Ohio State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Donald L. Gaitros, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science. (1973-2011)
B.S. Western Illinois U.; M.S., U. of Missouri, Rolla; Ph.D., ibid.

Linda F. Garner, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing. (1970-1974, 1976-2010)
B.S.N., Baylor U.; M.S.N., U. of Minnesota; Ph.D., U. of North Texas.

Frederick R. Gehlbach, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1963-1995)
B.A., Cornell U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Michigan.

Sandra J. Genrich, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing. (1981-2000)
B.S.N., Wayne State U.; M.S.N., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Texas, Arlington.

William K. Ghee, Ph.D., Professor of Finance and Insurance. (1981-1997)
B.S., U. of Kentucky; M.B.A., Syracuse U.; Ph.D., U. of Pennsylvania.

L. Kent Gilbreath, Ph.D., Professor of Economics. (1973-2011)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Florida.

Norman L. Gilchrest, Ed.D., Professor Health, Human Performance and Recreation. (1995- 2001).
B.S., Baylor U.; M.S.; ibid.; Ed.D., ibid.

Elizabeth S. Githens, M.A., Professor of English. (1945-1969)
B.A., Blue Mountain College; M.A., Baylor U.

Thomas T. Goforth, Ph.D., W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics. (1987-2007)
B.S., Baylor U.; M.A., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.

Clement T. Goode, Ph.D., Professor of English. (1957-1997)
B.A., Hendrix College; M.A., Vanderbilt U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Johanna Guenther, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nursing. (1980-2003)
B.A., Case Western Reserve U.; M.L.S., U. of North Texas; Ph.D., U. of North Texas.

Delta R. Hafford, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. (1975-1991)
B.S., Baylor U.; M.S., Texas Woman's U.; Ph.D., ibid.

D. Thomas Hanks, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of English and Master Teacher. (1976-2017).
B.A., Washington U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Minnesota.

Donald L. Hardcastle, Ph.D., Professor of Physics. (1967-2005)
B.S. Texas Tech U. ibid.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., Texas A&M U.

Thomas Harrison, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Accounting. (1985-2005)
B.B.A., Baylor U.; M.S., Oklahoma State U.; Ph.D., Michigan State U.

Maxine B. Hart, Ed.D., Professor of Information Systems. (1971-1999)
B.B.A., Baylor U.; M.Ed., U. of Arkansas; Ed.D., U. of Houston.

W. Keith Hartberg, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1986-2009)
A.B., Wabash College; M.S., U. of Notre Dame; Ph.D., ibid.

Frauke A. Harvey, Ph.D., Professor of German, Russian and Japanese. (1969- 2003)
B.A., Louisiana State U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

Mary L. Herrington, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. (1968-1989)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.S.Ed., ibid.; Ed.D., ibid.

Thomas S. Hibbs, Ph.D., Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Culture. (2003-2018)
B.A., U. of Dallas; M.A., ibid.; M.M.S., U. of Notre Dame; Ph.D., ibid.

Patricia A. Hickey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics. (1965-1992)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Texas.

Walter C. Holmes, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1989-2017)
B.S., Louisiana Tech U.; M.B.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State.

Sue Margaret Hughes, Ph.D., Professor in Univerity Libraries. (1960-1990)
B.B.A., U. of Texas; M.L.S., Texas Woman’s U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Gary W. Hull, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History. (1965-2008)
B.A., Peru State College; M.A., Oklahoma State U.; Ph.D., U. of Maryland.

Charles J. Isoline, Ed.D., Professor of Art. (1974-1993)
B.F.A., U. of Illinois; M.A., ibid.; Ed.D., U. of North Texas.

Buford Randall Jean, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. (2003-2018)
B.S., Texas A&M U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

David L. Jeffrey, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities. (2000-2018)
B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Princeton U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Baxter Johns, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. (1971-2016)
B.S., Furman U.; Ph.D., Vanderbilt U.

Pauline T. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing. (1990-2005)
B.S., Northwestern State U., of Louisiana; M.S.N., ibid.; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s U.

Ann W. Karaffa, Ph.D., Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. (1981-1997)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., Southern Methodist U.; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s U.

Phyllis S. Karns, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing. (1987-2002)
B.S.N., Baylor U.; M.S., U. of Colorado; Ph.D., U. of Wyoming.

Naymond H. Keathley, Ph.D., Professor of Religion. (1981-2018)
B.A., Baylor U.; B.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., ibid.

Paul Z. Kemp, M.F.A., Professor of Art. (1961-1996)
B.A., New Mexico Highlands U.; M.A., ibid.; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Roger L. Keyes, M.M., Professor of Piano. (1965-2000)
B.M., Indiana U.; M.M., ibid.

Roger E. Kirk, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Statistics and Master Teacher. (1958-2019)
B.S., Ohio State U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

Berry J. Klingman, M.F.A., Professor of Art. (1975-2017)
B.F.A., U. of Kansas; M.F.A., Indiana U.

Robert B. Kruschwitz, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy. (2000-2016)
B.A., Georgetown College; Ph.D., U. of Texas

Owen T. Lind, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1966-2016)
B.A., William Jewell College; M.S., U. of Michigan; Ph.D., U. of Missouri.

Judith W. Lott, D.S.N., Professor of Nursing. (2001-2012)
B.S.N., Valdosta State U.; M.S.N., Troy State U.; D.S.N., U. of Alabama, Birmingham.

Judith R. Lusk, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. (1986-2011)
B.S., Texas Woman's U.; M.Ed., Sam Houston State U.; Ph.D., Texas Woman's U.

Charles S. Madden, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing. (1983-2015)
B.A., Southeastern U.; M.A., U. of Alabama; Ph.D., U. of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Michael W. Mansfield, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science. (1973-2008)
B.S., Oklahoma Christian U. of Science and Arts; M.A., North Texas State U.; Ph.D., U. of Missouri.

John D. Martin, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. (1998-2017)
B.S., Louisiana Tech U.; M.B.A., ibid.; Ph.D., Texas Tech U.

Philip A. Martin, M.A., Associate Professor of German. (1956-1989)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., U. of Texas.

Frank H. Mathis, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. (1981-2017)
B.S., Southern Methodist U.; M.S., ibid.Ph.D., Vanderbilt U.

Dorothy W. McAlister, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. (1965-1969, 1980- 1996)
B.S., U. of Mary Hardin-Baylor; M.S., Texas Woman’s U.; Ph.D., ibid.

William E. McBride, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science. (1981-2001)
B.A., St. John's U.; M.A., U. of North Dakota; Ph.D., U. of Missouri.

John D. McClanahan, M.F.A., Professor of Art. (1976-2010)
B.F.A., Bethany College; M.F.A., U. of Iowa.

Janice M. McCullagh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History and Senior Faculty Member of the Albritton Art Institute. (1989-2004)
B.F.A., Drake U.; M.A., U. of Iowa; Ph.D., U. of Texas.

Joseph A. McKinney, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of International Economics and Senior Research Fellow in the McBride Center for International Business. (1976)
B.A., Berea College; M.A., Michigan State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

William A. Mitchell, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science. (1993-2007)
B.S., Texas A&M U., Commerce; M.A., U. of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., U. of Illinois.

Andy J. Moore, Ph.D., Professor of English. (1962-2004)
B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Texas.

Kris K. Moore, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics and Quantitative Business Analysis. (1970-2015)
B.A., U. of Texas; M.A., ibid., Ph.D., Texas A&M U.

D.E. Mungello, Ph.D., Professor of History. (1994-2017)
A.B., George Washington U.; M.A., U. of Californiz, Berkeley; Ph.D., ibid.

Mary P. Nichols, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science. (2004-2017)
B.A., Newcomb College of Tulane U.; M.A., U. of Kansas; Ph.D., U. of Virginia

Billie H. Nowlin, Ed.D., Professor of Home Economics. (1968-1989)
B.S., U. of North Texas; M.S., ibid.; Ed.D., Texas Woman’s U.

Patrick L. Odell, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. (1988-2001)
B.S., U. of Texas; M.S., Oklahoma State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Manuel J. Ortuño, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish. (1975-2019)
B.A., Ohio State U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Michigan

Harold W. Osborne, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Master Teacher. (1958-2002)
B.A., Ouachita Baptist U.; M.A., Louisiana State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Edwin P. Oxford, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. (1982-2011)
B.S., Southern Arkansas U.; M.S., Louisiana Tech U.; Ph.D., New Mexico State U.

Don F. Parker, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Geology. (1978-2011)
B.S., U of Texas; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

Bob E. Patterson, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Religion. (1961-2011)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; M.Div. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., ibid.

David E. Pennington, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Master Teacher. (1967-2017)
B.A., U. of North Texas; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State U.

J. William Petty, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, Holder of The W.W. Caruth Chair of Entrepreneurship, and Master Teacher. (1990)
B.S., Abilene Christian U.; M.B.A., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.

John L. Pisciotta, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics (1980-2012)
B.A., U. of Colorado; Ph.D., U. of Texas.

William L. Pitts, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Religion. (1975-2018)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.Div., Vanderbilt Divinity School; Ph.D., Vanderbilt U.

Robert Piziak, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. (1981-2008)
B.A., Amherst College; M.A., U. of Massachusetts; Ph.D., ibid.

Lee R. Polk, Ph.D., Professor of Communication. (1970-2003)
B.S., U. of North Texas; M.A., Purdue U.; Ph.D., ibid.

J. T. Powers, Ed.D., Professor of Health, Human Performance and Recreation. (1954-1993)
B.S., U. of Texas; M.Ed., ibid.; Ed.D., ibid.

Patricia W. Prewitt, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Psychology. (1989-2002)
B.A., U. of Texas; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

Juanita G. Price, M.S., Associate Professor of Nursing. (1964-1966; 1969-4985)
B.A., San Bernardino State College; B.S., U. of California at Los Angeles; M.S., ibid.

Robert H. Ray, Ph.D., Professor of English. (1967-2014)
B.A., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.

William R. Riechenstein, Ph.D., Professor of Finance. (1990-2018)
B.A., St. Edwards U., M.A., U. of Notre Dame; Ph.D., ibid.

Richard B. Riley, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science. (1979-2009)
B.A., Grove City College; M.A., American U.; Ph.D., Duke U.

David L. Rivers, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. (1981-2006)
A.B., U. of Kentucky; M.S., Purdue U.; Ph.D., Vanderbilt U.

Robert C. Roberts, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Ethics in Philosophy. (2000-2015)
B.A., Wichita State U.; B.D., Yale U.; M.A., Wichita State U.; Ph.D., Yale U.

William C. Robinson, M.M., Associate Professor of Music. (1971-1986)
B.M.E., U. of Oklahoma; M.M., ibid.

Tillman B. Rodabough, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology. (1972-2006)
B.A., Baylor U.; B.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Baylor U.; M.A., Cornell U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Howard L. Rolf, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. (1956-1957, 1964-1998)
B.S., Oklahoma Baptist U.; M.A., Vanderbilt U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Terry M. Roller, M.F.A., Professor of Art. (1983-2016)
B.F.A., U. of Tennessee, M.F.A., ibid.

John "J.T." Rose, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. (1984-2014)
B.A., Texas A&M U.; M.S., Washington U. in St. Louis; Ph.D., ibid.

Ann E. Rushing, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1989-2014)
B.A., Duke U.; M.S., U. of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Texas A&M U.

Martha L. Sanford, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nursing. (1981-83, 1985-2001)
B.S.N., U. of Texas, Arlington; M.S.N., ibid.; Ph.D., Texas Woman's U.

Helen Shanley, M.M., Professor of Music. (1969-20110
B.S., U. of Texas, El Paso; M.M., U. of North Texas.

Richard Shanley, D.M.A., Professor of Music. (1969-2011)
B.A., New Mexico State U.; M.M., U. of North Texas; D.M.A., ibid.

Patricia A. Sharp, Ph.D., Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. (1979)
B.A., Southwest Texas State U.; M.S.L.S., Columbia U.; Ph.D., U. of Iowa.

Mary Margaret Shoaf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics. (1997-2014)
B.S., U. of Texas; M.S., Sacred Heart U.; M.Ph., Columbia U.; Ph.D., ibid.

E. E. Schroeder, M.Ed., Associate Professor of Health, Human Performance and Recreation. (1958-1999)
B.S., Baylor U.; M.Ed., U. of Texas.

Calvin B. Smith, M.S., Associate Professor of Museum Studies. (1983-2003)
B.S., Eastern New Mexico U.; M.S., ibid.

Rufus B. Spain, Ph.D., Professor of History. (1957-1988)
B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., Vanderbilt U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Charles H. Talbert, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Religion. (1996-2012)
B.A., Samford U.; B.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Vanderbilt U.

John F. Tanner, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing. (1988-2015)
B.B.A., U. of North Texas; M.B.A., ibid., Ph.D., U. of Georgia.

F. Eugene Tidmore, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. (1963-1965, 1971-2004)
B.S., Hardin-Simmons U.; M.S., Oklahoma State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

A. Dale Allen, Ph.D., Professor of Management. (1978-2002)
B.S., Indiana U.; M.B.A., ibid.; D.B.A., U. of Colorado; Ph.D., ibid.

Charles M. Tolbert, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology. (1957-1993)
B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., U. of North Carolina; Ph.D., Louisiana State U.

S. Kay Toombs, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy. (1990-2001)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., Rice U.

William R. Trail, J.D., Professor and The Darrell L. Keith Professor Law and Medicine. (1982-2006)
B.A., Michigan State U.; J.D., U. of Virginia.

Karl A. Umlauf, M.F.A., Professor of Art and Artist in Residence. (1989-2015)
B.F.A., U. of Texas; M.F.A., Cornell U.

John Van Cura, D.M., Professor of Vocal Studies. (1986-2005)
B.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music; M.M., ibid.; D.M., Florida State U.

Robert W. Vargas, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science. (1985-2003)
B.S., The College of William & Mary; Ph.D., U. of Texas.

Joseph F. Vélez, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish. (1971-2001)
B.A., Howard Payne College; M.A., U. of Oklahoma; Ph.D., ibid.

Dianna M. Vitanza, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English. (1982-2019)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., U. of Houston; Ph.D., Northern Illinois U.

Darrell S. Vodopich, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology. (1981-2015)
B.S., East Carolina U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of South Florida.

Patricia D. Wallace, Ph.D., Professor of History. (1973-2009)
B.A., Southern Methodist U.; M.A., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.

Ken-Hsi Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Physics. (1966-2003)
B.A., International Christian U., Tokyo, Japan; Ph.D., Yale U.

James M. Warren, Ph.D., Professor of Engineering. (1981-1998)
B.S., Texas A&M U.; M.S., Arizona State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

Julian F. Watkins II, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. (1964-1997)
B.S., U. of Arkansas; M.S., Kansas State U.; Ph.D., ibid.

W. C. Williams, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Psychology. (1976-1991)
B.A., U. of Northern Iowa; M.S.E., Drake U.; Ph.D., Iowa State U.

James L. Williamson, Ed.D., Professor of Educational Leadership and The Fred and Edith Hale Emeritus Professor in Education. (1990)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.Ed., U. of North Texas; Ed.D., ibid.

James E. Wood, Jr., Ph.D., The Simon and Ethel Bunn Distinguished Professor of Church-State Studies. (1955-1973, 1980-1999)
B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., Columbia U.; B.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.; LL.D. (Hon.), Seinan Gakuin U.

John A. Wood, Ph.D., Professor of Religion. (1981-2004)
B.A., Columbia Bible College; B.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor U.

†Lecturer