Board of Trustees
Betty Adams, ASC, ‘66, ‘10
Robert Barrientos, ‘77
Lori Benge, ‘13
Drew Bogner, ‘79
David Borho, ‘11, ‘01
Yolanda Camarena
John Carney, ‘75
Marcelo Casenove, ‘13
Vice Chair of the Board
Mary Catherine Clark, ASC
Diana Crook, ‘85
Raymond Dondlinger, ‘05
Pat Edwards, ‘07
Wendy Glick
Adam Gomez, ‘94
Kathleen Jagger
President
Bishop Carl A. Kemme
Gerry Killeen, ‘69
J.T. Klaus, ‘87
Chair of the Board
Laurie Labarca
Jeffrey Lipp, ‘88
Jennifer Magaña
Matthew Schippers
Fran Schumer, ASC
Jason Searl
Jenny Sellaro, ASC, ‘20
Diana Stanley, ‘17
Fr. Ted Stoecklein
Jenifer Stone, ‘87, ‘93
Board Chair
Alicia Thompson, ‘97
Susan Welsby, ASC, ‘73
Brad Yaeger
Adorers of The Blood of Christ - United States Region
Vicki Bergkamp, ASC
Regional Leader
Mary Catherine Clark, ASC
Regional Councilor
Maria Hughes, ASC
Regional Councilor
Angela Laquet, ASC
Regional Councilor/Secretary
Janet McCann, ASC
Regional Councilor
Michelle Woodruff, ASC
Treasurer
President’s Cabinet
Kathleen S. Jagger, Ph.D., MPH
President
Anthony B. Beata, B.S.A.
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Bob Beumer, M.P.A.
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Mary Beth Gibson
Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Corporation
Valerie Hennings, Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Assessment and Research
Chris Keener, B.S.
Director of Human Resources
Michael J. Probus, M.B.A.
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success
Joanna Pryor, M.S.Ed.
Director of Athletics
Clark Schafer, B.S.
Director of University Relations
J. Alden Stout, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Therese Wetta, ASC, Ph.D.
Director of Mission Effectiveness
Administrative Directors
Deacon Chuck Ashburn, M.A.
Assistant Vocation Director, Development and Academic Advising, Little Rock, AR
Dana Beitey, B.A.
Director of Alumni Relations
Nicole Brown
Acting Controller
Jill Fort, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jason Fugikawa, Ph.D.
Director for Christian Leadership Development, Oklahoma City, OK
Lori A. Gibbon, M.A.
Registrar
Andi Giesen, Ed.D.
Dean of Students
Laura Hartley, M.A.
Director of Advancement Services & Annual Giving
Valerie Hennings, Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Assessment and Research
Fr. Edmund Herzog
Chaplain & Director of Campus Ministry
Chris Keener, B.S.
Director of Human Resources
Ian Lecki, M.B.A. ‘23
Director of Residence Life
Richard Meloche, Ph.D.
Director of Pastoral Ministries, Tulsa, OK
Stephen Patton
Director of Safety and Security
Joshua Prilliman, B.A.
Director of Student Activities
Joanna Pryor, M.S.Ed.
Director of Athletics
Marguerite Regan, Ph.D.
Teaching and Learning Coordinator
Katherine Reynoso, B.A.
Director of Multicultural Engagement and Campus Life
Jeannie Ross
Director of Student Success Center
Clark Schafer, B.S.
Director of University Relations
Kara Schwinn
Interim Director of Financial Aid
Maggie Slack, M.S.
Director of Navigator
Coleen Stein, B.S.
Director of Pastoral Ministries, Dodge City, KS
Icer Vaughan, B.A.
Chief Information Officer and Operations Manager
Tiffany Webster, M.B.A.
Director of Outreach - Western Kansas
Therese Wetta, ASC, Ph.D.
Director of Mission Effectiveness
Theresa Wilkerson, M.A., M.B.A.
Director of Adult and Professional Studies
Deans
Jessica Bird, Ed.D.
Dean of the School of Education and Social Work
David Cochran, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Business and Technology
Joshua Papsdorf, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Catholic Studies
Lorraine Steiner, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
Geraldine Tyrell, D.N.P.
Dean of the School of Health Care Professionals
Faculty
Mallory Arellano, M.S.Ed., Assistant Professor of Education.
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.S., Fort Hays State University; M.S.Ed., Newman University.
Kristi Barton Edwards, J.D., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Chair of Social Science Division for the School of Arts and Sciences.
B.A., Truman State University; J.D., University of Kansas.
Tomoko Bell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology.
B.S., Hokkaido University; M.S. University of Guam; Ph.D., University of Tokyo.
Kyle Betzen, B.S.N., Instructor of Nursing.
B.S.N., Newman University.
Jessica Bird, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education, and Dean of the School of Education and Social Work.
B.S.Ed., M.S., Fort Hays State University.
Sonja Bontrager, M.A., Assistant Professor of Spanish.
B.A., Goshen College; M.A., Wichita State University.
Michael Bradley, Ph.D., Professor of Biology.
B.A., M.A., University of the Pacific; Ph.D., University of Southern California.
Kimyatta M. Brent, D.N.P., Assistant Professor, Director of Nurse Anesthesia.
A.D.N., Kennedy-King Junior College; B.S.N. Rush University; M.S.N., Rush University; M.S.N., Arkansas State University; D.N.P., University of Alabama -Tuscaloosa.
John Brungardt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Thomas Aquinas College; L.P., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America.
John Burke, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education.
B.A., DePauw University; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Whitney Burke, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology.
B.S., Ph.D., University of South Dakota.
Rachel Cheek, Assistant Professor of Nursing.
B.A., Tabor College; B.S.N. Bethel College; M.S.N. Frontier Nursing University.
Timothy Cho, M.S., Assistant Professor, Director of Respiratory Care Program, Chair of Allied Health for the School of Healthcare Professions.
A.S.H.S., Newman University; B.A., M.S., Northwestern University; R.R.T., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Ashton Clarkson, Ph.D., Director of Nursing.
B.S.N., Newman University; M.S.N., Fort Hays State University; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado.
David Cochran, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business and Dean of the School of Business and Technology.
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Wesley Cornett, M.L.I.S., Assistant Professor of Library Science.
B.A., Wichita State University; M.L.I.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Audrey Curtis Hane, Ph.D., Professor of Communication, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences.
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Michael Duxler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work.
B.S., Illinois State University; M.S.S.W., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.
Brian Epperson, Ph.D., Professor of Business.
B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
Sumia Ehsan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
B.S., University of Sargodha; M.S., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Sherry Ewing, B.B.A., Instructor of Radiologic Technology, and Clinical Coordinator of the Radiologic Technology Program.
A.S.H.S., Newman University; B.B.A., Friends University.
Joan Felts, Ph.D., Professor Emerita (Nursing).
B.S.N.Ed., St. Mary College; M.Ed., Ed.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Jill Fort, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Criminal Justice.
B.S., M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Rev. Joseph Gile, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Theology.
B.G.S., Wichita State University; M.Div., Pontifical College Josephinum; S.T.D., Pontifical Gregorian University.
Daryl Goad, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology.
B.S., Sam Houston State University; M.A., Sam Houston State University; Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Rev. Adam Grelinger, M.T., Assistant Professor of Theology.
B.S., Newman University; M.Div., M.A.T., Mount St. Mary’s Seminary.
Lindsay Harris, B.S., Instructor of Sonography and Clinical Director of Sonography.
B.S. Newman University.
C. Laurence Heck, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus (Sociology).
B.A., M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Southern California.
Ryan Huschka, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry, Chair of the Science and Math Division for the School of Arts and Sciences.
B.S., Newman University; M.A., Ph.D., Rice University.
Yelando Johnson, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Social Work, and Division Chair and Program Director of Masters in Social Work program.
B.S.W., Southern University; M.S.W., M.B.A., Newman University; Ed.D. Wichita State University.
Shannon Johnston, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of Art, Director of the Steckline Gallery, Chair of the Arts and Humanities Division for the School of Arts and Sciences, recruitment and interdisciplinary efforts.
B.A., Bellhaven University; M.F.A., Wichita State University.
Steven Karlin, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education.
B.S., University of Wyoming; M.S., Kansas State University; Ed.D., Kansas State University.
Lori Link, D.N.P., Assistant Professor of Nursing.
B.S.N., Southwestern College; M.S.N., Grand Canyon University; D.N.P., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Nancy Lugo-Baez, D.N.P., Associate Professor of Nursing.
A.S.N., Newman University; B.S.N., Southwestern College; M.S.N., Fort Hays State University; D.N.P., American Sentinel University.
Mark Mannette, M.F.A, Professor of Theatre, Director of Theatre, and Division Chair of Arts and Humanities.
A.A., Dean College; B.F.A., University of Bridgeport; M.A., M.F.A., Mary Baldwin College.
Angela McCoy, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Business, Assistant Dean of the School of Business and Technology, and MBA Program Director.
B.G.S., University of Kansas; M.U.P., University of Kansas; M.B.A., Newman University.
Kelly McFall, Ph.D., Professor of History, Honors Director, Chair of Reacting to the Past Editorial Board.
B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Jeskan McGovern, B.S., Instructor of Radiologic Technology, and Clinical Coordinator of the Radiologic Technology Program.
A.S., Century College; B.S., Fort Hays State University.
Charles Merrifield, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus (Psychology).
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Patrick Nance, M.B.A., Associate Professor of Accounting.
B.S., M.B.A., Newman University.
Ramona Nance, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education and Outreach Liasion, Division Chair duties for the School of Education and Social Work.
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Kathryn Nelson, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Graduate Education.
B.A.E., M.Ed., Wichita State University; Ed.D., Southwestern College.
Alan Oberley, M.S., Associate Professor of Chemistry.
B.S., St. Mary of the Plains College; B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Emporia State University.
Stephen J. Palubicki, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus (Biology).
B.A., St. Mary’s College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Joshua Papsdorf, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Catholic Studies, Associate Professor of Theology, Director of the Gerber Institute.
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Fordham University.
Carole Pracht, B.A., Instructor of Arts and Humanities.
B.A., Kansas Newman College.
Marguerite Regan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Teaching and Learning Coordinator.
B.A., M.Ed., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
Vanessa Rials, M.S.W., Instructor of Social Work, and Director of Field Education for B.S.W. and M.S.W. Programs.
B.S.W., M.S.W., Wichita State University.
Emily Ritter, M.F.A., Assistant Professor.
B.F.A., Wichita State University; M.F.A., Arizona State University.
Melissa Romaneschi, D.N.P., Associate Professor of Nursing.
B.S.N., Newman University; M.H.C.L., Friends University, D.N.P., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Tarcisia Roths, ASC, Ph.D., Professor Emerita (History).
B.S.Ed., Sacred Heart College; Ph.D., St. Louis University.
David Shubert, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus (Chemistry).
B.S., Fort Hays State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.
Surendra Pratap Singh, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus (Biology).
B.Sc., M.Sc., Agra University, India; M.S., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
Gregory B. Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology.
B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Barbara Sponsel, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics.
B.A., M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Lorraine Steiner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics, and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.
B.S., Wichita State University; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Larry Straub, D.M., Associate Professor of Business, and Director of the DBA Program.
B.G.S., M.S., Fort Hays State University; MBA, Friends University; O.P.M., Harvard Business School; D.M., Case Western Reserve University.
Fariha Tanveer, B.S., Instructor of Occupational Therapy.
B.S., University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Geradline Tyrell, D.N.P., Associate Professor of Nursing, and Dean of the School of Health Care Professionals.
B.S.N., Bethel College; M.S.N., University of Oklahoma, Health Center at Tulsa; D.N.P., American Sentinel University.
Matthew Umbarger, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theology.
B.Th., Ozark Christian College; M.A., Ph.D., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; M.A.T., Newman University.
Jeffery Vaughn, M.S., Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology, Director of the Radiologic Technology Program, and Director of Allied Health.
B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.S., Troy State University.
Brooke Ward, B.S., Instructor of Sonography, and Director of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program.
A.S.H.S., B.S., Newman University.
Thomas Watson., D.N.A.P., Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia
B.S., Texas A & M University; B.S.N., Johns Hopkins University; M.S.N., Virginia Commonweath University; D.N.A.P., Texas Wesleyan University.
Kristin Weakland, B.S., Instructor of Radiologic Technology.
B.S., Washburn University.
Jane Weilert, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus (Nursing).
B.A., St. Louis University; B.S.N., St. Mary of the Plains College; M.N., University of Kansas; M.P.H., University of Oklahoma; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Huachuan Wen, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education.
B.A., M.A., Shenyang Normal University; Ed.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Teresa Wilkerson, M.A., Assistant Professor of Business, and Director of Adult and Professional Studies.
B.A., Friends University; M.A., Wichita State University.
Deanna Zitterkopf, Ph.D., Professor Emerita (English).
B.A., Kansas State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Deanne Zogleman, B.M.E., Instructor of Choral Music and Director of Music.
B.M.E., Emporia State University.
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