Emeriti Faculty

In the following listing, the first date, in parenthesis, indicates initial appointment to the College; the second date indicates appointment to the latest rank.

Robert Barrie, Jr. (1970) Professor Emeritus of English, 2007. B.A., Southwestern at Memphis. M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.
Kerry Brock (1990) Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, 2017. B.S., The University of Texas at Dallas. M.Sc., University of London. Ph.D. The University of Texas at Dallas.
Henry Hale Bucher, Jr. (1985) Chaplain Emeritus and Associate Professor Emeritus of Humanities, 2004. B.A., American University of Beirut (Lebanon). M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary. Sorbonne (Paris). M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Kathleen Campbell (1994) Professor Emerita of Theatre, 2013. B.S., Northwestern University. M.A., Trinity University. M.A., Ph.D., University of Dallas.
Light Townsend Cummins (1978) Professor Emeritus of History, 2018. B.S.Ed., M.A., Southwest Texas State University. Ph.D., Tulane University.
Victoria Hennessey Cummins (1978) Professor Emeritus of History, 2020 B.A., University of Maryland M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University
Carol Ann Daeley (1973) Professor Emerita of English, 2015. B.A., Rutgers University. M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside.
George Minor Diggs, Jr. (1981) Professor Emeritus of Biology, 2016. B.S., M.A., College of William & Mary. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Harry Harold Gibson, Jr. (1967) Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 2007. B.A., Emory University. Ph.D., Florida State University.
James David Gray (1978) Professor Emeritus of English, 2008. B.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
Clyde Lewis Hall (1950) Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business Administration, 1988. B.A., Austin College. M.B.A., Texas Christian University. Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Michael Andrew Imhoff (1970) Vice President Emeritus for Academic Affairs and Dean Emeritus of the Faculty, 2013. Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 2013. B.A., University of California, Riverside. Ph.D., University of Colorado
Cecil Isaac (1962) Professor Emeritus of Music, 1996. B.A., Oberlin College. B.M.Ed., Oberlin Conservatory of Music. M.A., M.Phil., Columbia University.
Jack Julian Jernigan (1967) Professor Emeritus of English, 1989. B.A., Mississippi College. M.A., University of Mississippi. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
James Franklin Johnson (1977) Professor Emeritus of Classics, 2013. B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Jerry B. Johnson (1983) Professor Emeritus of Business Administration and Economics, 2016. B.A., M.B.A., University of Texas at Arlington. Ph.D., Stanford University.
Thomas Fredric Kimes (1962) Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, 1992. B.S., Ursinus College. M.A., University of Texas. Ph.D., Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Jerry Bryan Lincecum (1967) Professor Emeritus of English, 2006. B.A., Texas A&M University. M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.
Peter Gene Lucchesi (1968) Professor Emeritus of English, 1995. B.A., College of the Holy Cross. M.S., Boston College. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Bernice Stenman Melvin (1980) Professor Emerita of French, 2015. B.A., Western Washington State College. Université de Grenoble (France). M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Gerald John Middents (1967) Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education, 2000. B.S.C., University of Iowa. M.Div., University of Dubuque. M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
William Hamilton Moore III (1967) Professor Emeritus of Humanities, 2002. B.A., Southwestern University. M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.
William Dewey Narramore, Jr. (1975) Professor Emeritus of Communication Arts, 2005. B.A., Austin College. M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin. Ph.D., Florida State University.
Karen Hancock Nelson (1977) Professor Emeritus of Psychology, 2012. B.A., Clark University. M.A., Ed.D., Harvard University.
Thomas Wheeler Nuckols (1965) Professor Emeritus of Religion, 1998. B.A., Tulane University. B.D., Southern Baptist Seminary. Ph.D., Duke University.
Oscar C. Page (1994) President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of History, 2009. B.A., Western Kentucky University. M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Roger S. Platizky (1988) Professor Emeritus of English, 2019. B.A., Rutgers College of Arts and Sciences. M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Wilbur Lamar Powell (1976) Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2010. B.A., Austin College. M.S., Southern Methodist University. Further graduate study at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Peggy Ann Redshaw (1979) Professor Emerita of Biology, 2014. B.S., Quincy College. Ph.D., Illinois State University.
E. Larry Robinson (1969) Professor Emeritus of Physics, 2011. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Donald C. Salisbury (1987) Professor Emeritus of Physics, 2016. B.A., Oberlin College. Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Howard Allen Starr (1964) Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education, 2013. B.A., University of Dallas. M.A., Southern Methodist University. Ph.D., East Texas State University.
Roderick M. Stewart (1987) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, 2018. B.A., Austin College. M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Barbara Nelson Sylvester (1989) Associate Professor Emerita of Education, 2016. B.S., University of Nebraska. M.Ed., North Texas State University. Ph.D., University of North Texas.
Anthony Charles Tanner (1984) Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 2014. B.A., Washington University. M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University.
Timothy Charles Tracz (1986) Professor Emeritus of Art, 2016. B.S., Pennsylvania State University. M.F.A., Tyler School of Art.
John Richard West (1984) Librarian Emeritus, 2016. B.A., LaGrange College. M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh.
Jane H. White (1994) Associate Professor Emerita of Education, 1997. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
John Elmer White (1980) Associate Professor Emeritus of Education, 2014. (Interim Director of the Posey Leadership Institute). B.A., M.S. Ed., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
Everett Don Williams (1970) Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, 2013. B.S., Southwestern University. Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Shelton Lee Williams (1970) Professor Emeritus of Political Science, 2008. B.A., University of Texas at Austin. M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.