1997-1998 Academic Catalog

Science and Mathematics 67 Faculty Daniel Wetzel, Chairman: Professor of Physics and Mathematics. Education: B.S., Morehead State College, 1955; M.S., University of Cincinnati, 1963; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1971. At Cedarville since 1963. Donald Baumann, Professor of Biology and Chemistry. Education: B.S., Iowa State University, 1960; M.S., Iowa State University, 1962; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1964. At Cedarville since 1964. Edwin Braithwaite, Associate Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.A., Western Washington University, 1966; M.A., Western Washington University, 1968; Ph.D., University of Illinois– Urbana-Champaign, 1975. At Cedarville since 1976. Leroy Eimern, Professor of Physics and Mathematics. Education: B.S., Hobart College, 1963; M.S., Syracuse University, 1966; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970. At Cedarville since 1981. Dennis Flentge, Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S., Texas Lutheran College, 1969; Ph.D., Texas A. & M. University, 1974; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Florida, 1974-75, Texas A & M University, 1976; Summer Faculty Research Fellow, Wright– Patterson Air Force Base, 1981, 1982, 1984-1988, 1990, 1996; graduate study, University of Wisconsin, summer, 1984. At Cedarville since 1980. Joseph Francis, Assistant Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Michigan State University, 1981; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1988; Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 1988-1991. At Cedarville since 1992. Darrin D. Frey, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., University of Nebraska, 1989; Ph.D, University of Michigan, 1995. At Cedarville since 1997. Steven Gollmer, Assistant Professor of Physics. Education: B.S., Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, 1982; B.S., Northern Illinois University, 1985; M.S., University of Illinois, 1986; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994. At Cedarville since 1994. Larry Helmick, Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S., Cedarville College, 1963; Ph.D., Ohio University, 1968; postdoctoral research, University of Florida, 1974-75 and summers of 1969, 1970, 1971; University of Illinois, summers of 1972, 1973, 1974; Summer Faculty Research Fellow, NASA-Lewis Research Center, 1980-1987 and 1990-1993; National Research Council Senior Research Fellow, 1988-1989; Wright Laboratory, WPAFB, 1994, 1995. At Cedarville since 1968. Heather Kuruvilla, Assistant Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Houghton College, 1992; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1997. At Cedarville since 1997. Ling Luo, Instructor in Biology. Education: B.S., Hebei Medical College, China, 1986. Resident Pediatrician, Baoding Hospital, China, 1986-89; Visiting Research Scientist, Yale University, 1990- 92; Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, 1992-94. At Cedarville since 1994. Dali Luo, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., South China Institute of Technology, 1982; M.S., Claremont Graduate School, 1988; Ph.D., Washington State University, 1992. At Cedarville since 1992. Mark McClain, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.A., Cedarville College, 1989; Ph.D, University of Michigan, 1994; Postdoctoral Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories, 1994-96. At Cedarville since 1996. Douglas Miller, Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S., University of Rochester, 1977; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1981; postdoctoral research, University of Iowa, 1982; City University of New York, 1982-1984; Summer Faculty Research Fellow, NASA– Lewis Research Center, 1986-1990, 1992. At Cedarville since 1984. Terry Phipps, Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Cedarville College, 1970; M.S., Wright State University, 1974; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1987. At Cedarville since 1978. Robert Schumacher, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., Computer Science, United States Air Force Academy, 1970; M.S., Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1979. At Cedarville Since 1993. James Sellers, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., University of Texas at San Antonio, 1987; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1992. At Cedarville since 1992. John Silvius, Professor of Biology. Education: B.A., Malone College, 1969; graduate study, Western Michigan University, 1970; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1974; postdoctoral study, Univer– sity of Illinois, 1974-76. At Cedarville since 1979. Dennis Sullivan, Associate Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Youngstown State University, 1974; M.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1978; Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1985; Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1996. At Cedarville since 1997. John Whitmore, Assistant Professor of Geology. Education: B.S., Kent State University, 1985; M.S., Institute for Creation Research, 1991. At Cedarville since 1991. L. Bert Frye, Associate Professor Emeritus of Physical Science. Education: B.S., University of Missouri, 1940; graduate study, Faith Seminary, 1947-48; B.D., Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, 1953; graduate study, Michigan State University, 1958-59, summer of 1961; University of California (Berkeley), summer of 1960; M.A.T., Miami University, 1964; University of Arizona, summer, 1969; State University of New York (Stony Brook), summer 1970. At Cedarville from 1961 to 1981. Technical Support Staff Gordon Dingeldein, Science Laboratory Technician. Education: B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1964. At Cedarville since 1996. Extensive laborato1y experience provides students the opportunity to develop their analytical and problem-solving skills.