New Faculty
IT
nstrumental to our academic progress and program
development is the number ofoutstanding new faculty
which the Lord has led to Cedarville College.Since the fall
quarter 1992,21 new faculty have been hired; an additional
eight faculty are still being sought for the 1993-94 academic
year. Thirty-two new faculty positions have been created
since 1991 in response to enrollment growth and curricular development.
Listed are faculty members new since 1992.
Department of Biblical Education
Patrick Nnoromele,Ph.D.,University of Utah(1989),Assistant Professor ofPhilosophy, 1992-93.
Department of Business Administration
Bert Wheeler,Ph.D., University ofTennessee(1985),Associate Professor ofEconomics, 1992-93.
Sharon Johnson,D.B.A.,Florida State University(1978),Associate Professor of Management, 1993-94.
Mr.Johnson will also chair the department.
Department of Communication Arts
Gary Barker,M.F.A.,Michigan State University(1989), Assistant Professor ofCommunication Arts, 1992-93.
Department of Education
Eddie Baumann,Ed.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Assistant Professor ofSpecial Education, 1993-94.
Department of Engineering
Philip Bruce,M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Air Force Institute ofTechnology(1973), Assistant Professor of
Mechanical Engineering, 1993-94.
Harwood Hegna,Ph.D., Air Force Institute ofTechnology(1991), Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
1992-93.
Robert Laramore, M.S.E.E.,University of Missouri-Rolla(1975), Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering,
1992-93.
Samuel SanGregory, M.S.,Computer Engineering, Air Force Institute ofTechnology(1992),Assistant Professor of
Electrical Engineering, 1992-93.
Department of Health and Physical Education
Evan Hellwig,Ph.D., University of Virginia(1992),Assistant Professor ofPhysical Education, 1992-93.
Department of Language and Literature
Donald Humphreys,M.S.,Southern College ofTechnology(1992),Instructor ofEnglish, 1992-93.
Salome Nnoromele,M.A.,University of Kentucky(1990), Assistant Professor ofEnglish, 1993-94.
Department of Music
Mark Spencer,D.M.A.,Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary(1992), Assistant Professor of Vocal Music,
1993-94.
Department of Nursing
Connie Bierly, M.S.N., Wright State University(1992),Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1992-93.
Sandra Pratt, M.S.,Wright State University(1992),Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1992-93.
Sharon Rahilly, M.S.N.,University of
California-Berkeley(1985),Assistant
Professor of Nursing, 1992-93.
Judith Shrubsole,M.S.N.,D'Youville
College(1992), Assistant Professor of
Nursing, 1992-93.
Department of Science
and Mathematics
Joseph Francis,Ph.D.,Wayne State
University(1988), Assistant Professor of
Biology, 1992-93.
Sue Justis, Ph.D., Miami University(1985),
Professor of Biology, 1992-93.
Dali Luo,Ph.D., Washington State
University(1992),Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, 1992-93.
James Sellers,Ph.D.,Pennsylvania State
University(1992), Assistant Professor of
Mathematics, 1992-93.
Department of Social
Science and History
Robert Wiggins,Ph.D., University ofTexas-
Arlington(1987), Associate Professor of
Criminal Justice, 1992-93.
Naomi Cobb,M.S.W.,Our Lady ofLake
University(1985), Assistant Professor of
Social Work, 1993-94.
Centennial Library
Carl Brandon,M.A.,Bob Jones University
(1970), Assistant Professor of Media
Services, 1992-93.
Moving From
Industry To
Academia
Faculty Statistics
Cedarville College has awarded the following promotions
effective April 29, 1993:
Professor to Distinguished Professor
Dr. Robert Gromacki
Bible
Associate Professor to Professor
Dr. Richard Baldwin Business
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
Dr. David Drullinger Bible
Mrs. Martha Johnson
Business
Instructor to Assistant Professor
Miss Lisa Davidson English
Mr.John Whitmore Geology
Dr. Charles Ellington
Music
Dr. David Drullinger
Bible
II Brian Kennedy received his doctorate ofEnglish in
May 1993.
II 67% of Cedarville College faculty members have received
earned doctoral degrees.
•Cedarville College has 149 total faculty: 14 administrative
staff holding faculty status, 122full-time teaching faculty,
and 13 retired faculty.
•60adjunct faculty taught classes during the 1992-93
school year.
II 33% of the faculty have taught at Cedarville for at least
fifteen years.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Granted Tenure
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or the three years after graduation from
Cedarville,I worked as an information
developer(IBMese for technical writer)for
IBM's Computer Integrated Manufacturing
laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia. My
responsibilities included developing, writing,
and editing technical manuals for large software products,
holding writing classes for program developers,
interacting with customers,and performing various other
tasks common to the technical writer. It was a good job,
but I left that all behind and accepted the teaching position
at Cedarville without a second thought.
Now,as I reflect on my first year as a professor,I find
that teaching is actually a series of surprises as well as
small victories-and small defeats.
One ofthe most pleasant surprises has been the whole-
hearted support academia gives to professors who want to
continue their education. At Cedarville professors are
expected to pursue higher education as part ofthejob and
I hope to start my Ph.D. within the next two years.
Another reward has been working with people who are
committed to theirjobs for reasons other than a pay-
check.These people love to come to work in the
morning,and it is easy to catch their enthusiasm for
teaching and their concern for students.
I thought I had left the life ofimpossible deadlines
behind when I left IBM.The real challenge is now I have
a new deadline every day in preparing for class, and the
students know when their professor is not prepared for a
lecture.
I've also had a few surprises with computer usage.
That tool which in times past put food on my table and
cars in my parking spot became a source offrustration
when I found that some ofthe students did not possess
much computer knowledge. With the establishment of
CedarNet and computers in many dormitory rooms and
AlumniServing
AsFaculty AtCt.
Full-time
Merlin Ager'60,Ph.D.,Professor ofEducation
Lyle Anderson'70,Ph.D.,Professor of Music
Gary Barker'86,M.F.A.,Assistant Professor of
Communication Arts
Raymond Bartholomew '57,Ph.D.,Professor ofEnglish
R.Blumenstock'63,Th.M.,Assistant Professor of Biblical
Education
Lynn Brock'68,M.L.S.,Associate Professor ofLibrary
Science
Elaine Brown'77,M.Ed.,Assistant Professor ofPhysical
Education
Steve Brown'67,M.L.S.,Associate Professor of Library
Science
Lisa Davidson '89,M.A.,Assistant Professor ofEnglish
Charles Dolph '74,Ph.D.,Professor ofPsychology
Floyd Elmore'77,Th.D.,Associate Professor of Biblical
Education
Daniel Estes'74,Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biblical
Education
Jeffrey Fawcett'82,M.B.A., Assistant Professor of
Marketing
Dwayne Frank'60,Ed.D.,Professor ofEducation
Deborah Bush Haffey'68,M.A.,Assistant Professor of
Communication Arts
Sandra Welch Harner'64, M.A.,Associate Professor of
English
Larry Helmick'63,Ph.D.,Professor ofChemistry
Donald Humphreys'89,M.S.,Instructor ofEnglish
Judy Johnson'73,M.L.S.,Assistant Professor ofLibrary
Science
Brian Kennedy'85,Ph.D., Assistant Professor ofEnglish
James Leightenheimer'80,M.A.,Assistant Professor of
Communication Arts
Barbara Loach '77,Ph.D.,Associate Professor ofSpanish
Ruth Martin'80,M.L.S.,Assistant Professor ofLibrary
Science
David Matson'60,Ph.D.,Professor of Music
John McGillivray'70,M.S., Associate Professor of
Physical Education
Diane Conrad Merchant'78,M.A.,Assistant Professor of
Communication Arts
Kurt Moreland '76,M.A.,Assistant Professor of
Communication Arts
David Nicholas'74,M.A., Assistant Professor of
Computer Information Systems
Gary Nonnemacher'86,M.S.,Instructor ofMathematics
Gary Percesepe'75,Ph.D.,Associate Professor of
Philosophy
Jim Phipps'68,Ph.D.,Professor ofCommunication Arts
Terry Phipps'76,Ph.D.,Professor ofBiology
Sandy Pratt'86, M.S. Assistant Professor of Nursing
Kevin Sims'74,Ph.D., Assistant Professor ofPolitical
Science
Sarah Harriman Smith '75,Ph.D.,Associate Professor of
Accounting
Sandra Terkelsen '90,M.B.A.,Instructor of Marketing
David Warren'64, Associate Professor of Biblical
Education
Adjunct
Connie Clark Anderson '73,Music
Wayne Anthony'82,Library
Jeff Beste'86,Science and Mathematics
Tim Bosworth'71,Psychology
Karen Mathews Callan '85,Nursing
Terri Baker Comers'77,Education
Joan Dautel'70,Social Science and History
Carol Towle Estes'75,Education
David Gaffner'69,Social Science and History
Gary Gromacki'80,Biblical Education
David Haffey'69,Social Science and History
Nancy Baker Hayes'81,Language and Literature
Scott Howder'87,Business
Rebecca Selden Kuhn'78,Health and Physical Education
Victor Lakes'72,Engineering
Faith Linn'83,Communication Arts
Mark Mathews'82,Health and Physical Education
Carl Ruby'83,Psychology
Byron Shearer'68,Biblical Education
Douglas Sjoquist'82,Business
Norns Smith '63,Health and Physical Education
Roscoe Smith '82,Health and Physical Education
David Thomas'59,Science and Mathematics
Margaret Stowell Wheeler'64,Communication Arts
Roger Wilson '76,Science and Mathematics
several labs,I had planned an aggressive schedule for the
quarter that did not include any step-by-step computer
training.I expected that the students could perfect their
skills on their own as they worked on the assignments.I
had just comefrom IBM,where everyone talked,
walked,ate, slept, and dreamed about computers. But I
had to realize that if!started talking in the normalIBM
computerjargon,I would receive blank stares and drop
slips in return. My students were as frustrated and
discouraged as I was.Then I remembered my first
stumbling experiences with the computer.Here I was,
among students who wanted to learn,just as I had,not
too long ago.My frustration has since changed to
satisfaction as I have seen students learning the computer
tools and applying that knowledge to their assignments.
It has been an experience,this changefrom industry
to academia. Teaching seems to be made up ofthose
small victories and small defeats
encountered every day and I look
forward to each day with my students.
Don Humphreys earned his M.S.at
Southern College of Technology in
1992 while employed with IBM as an
information developer. Don graduated
from Cedarville College in 1989 and
returned as an instructor of English in
1992.
