1999-2000 Academic Catalog

Dennis Flentge, Chairman: Professor of Chemistry. Education: ~.S., Texas Lutheran College, 1969; Ph.D., Texas A. & M. Univer– sity, 1974; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Florida 1974-75; Texas A & M University, 1976; Summer Faculty Res~arch Fellow, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1981, 1982, 1984-1988, 1990, 1996, 1997; graduate study, University ofWisconsin summer 1984. At Cedarville since 1980. ' ' 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. Educa– tion: ~.A., Wes~ern ~ashington University, 1966; M.A., Western Washmgton Umversity, 1968; Ph.D., University of Illinois 1975. At Cedarville since 1976. ' Leroy Eimers, Professor of Physics and Mathematics. Education: B.S., Hobari C.olle~e, 1963; M.S., Syracuse University, 1966; Ph.D., Syracuse Umversity, 1970. At Cedarville since 1981. J?s~ph Francis, ~sso~iate Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Michigan State Umversity, 1981; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 19.88;. Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miclugan, 1988-1991. At Cedarville since 1992. D~rri~ Frey, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., Umversity of Nebraska, 1989; Ph.D, University of Michigan 1995. At Cedarville since 1997. ' ~teven Golli;rier, .Assistant Professor of Physics. Education: B.S., Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, 1982; B.S., Noiihern Illinois University, 1985; M.S., University of Illinois, 1986; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994. At Cedarville since 1994. Larr~ Helmick, Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S., Cedarville College, 1963; Ph.D., Ohio University, 1968· postdoctoral research, University of Florida, 1974-75 and summers df 1969 1970 1971; University of Illinois, summers of 1972, 1973, 1974; Su~er' Faculty Research Fellow, NASA-Lewis Research Center, 1980-1987 and 1990-1993, 1998; National Research Council Senior Research Fellow, 1988-1989; Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1994-1997. At Cedarville since 1968. Willi~m Jones, Assistant Professor of Biology. Education: B.A., Cedarville College, 1981; M.A., University ofAkron 1999. At Cedarville since 1999. ' Heather Kuruvilla, Assistant Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Houghton College, 1992; Ph.D., State University ofNew York at Buffalo, 1997. At Cedarville since 1997. Mark Mee.Iain, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.A., Cedamlle College, ~989; ~h.D, University ofMichigan, 1994; Postdoctoral Fellow, Sandia Nat10nal Laboratories, 1994-96; Summer Faculty Research Fellow, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 1997. At Cedarville since 1996. ' D?ugl~s Miller, Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S., Umversity of Rochester, 1977; Ph.D., University of Colorado 1981 · postdoctoral research, University of Iowa, 1982; City Univer~ity or' New.York, 1982-1984; Summer Faculty Research Fellow, NASA– Lewis Research Center, 1986-1990, 1992. At Cedarville since 1984. Joni Ormsbee, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., Wright ~tat~ Un~vers~ty, 1987; M.A.T., Miami University, 1992; M.S. Miami Umvers1ty, 1996. At Cedarville since 1998. Terry Phipps, Professor ofBiology. 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, Associate 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;.gr~d_uate s.tudy? Western Michigan University, 1970; P.h.D., W.est _Yirgmia Umvers1ty, 1974; postdoctoral study, Univer– sity ofllhnois, 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, 1~78; Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1985; Fellow, Amencan College ofSurgeons, 1996. At Cedarville since 1997. Daniel Wetzel, Dean, School ofEngineering, Nursing, and Science. 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. ' ' 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 ofPhysical Science. Edu~ation: B.S., University ofMissouri, 1940; graduate study, Faith Semmary, 1947-4~; ~.D., Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, 1953; graduate study, Michigan State University, 1958-59 summer of 19.61; .Uni:rersio/ of Californ~a (Berkeley), summer ~f 1960; M.A.T., Miami Umversity, 1964; Umversity of Arizona summer 1969· State University of New York (Stony Brook), summ~r 1970. At Ced~rville from 1961 to 1981. Technical Support Staff Gordon Dingeldein, Science Laboratory Technician. Education: B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1964. At Cedarville since 1996. Graduates of this department have gained admission to outstanding graduate and professional schools around the nation. Careers pursued by graduates include: agricultural consultant biologist botanist business actuary chemist chiropractor college professor computer scientist environmental scientist environmental toxicologist health professional laboratory technician mathematician pharmacist physical therapist physicist physician researcher software engineer softwareprogrammer computer scientist statistician teacher wildlife biologist