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Kane Anderson, Assistant Professor of Theater. B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.F.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of California - Santa Barbara. 2019.
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Kiera Ball, Instructor of English. B.A., University of Sioux Falls; M.A., University of South Dakota. 2023.
Terry Beckler, Professor of Music.* B.M.E., South Dakota State University; M.M., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., University of Minnesota. 2007.
Lysbeth Benkert-Rasmussen, Professor of English.* B.A., Chatham College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University. 1995.
Kristi Bockorny, Dean of School of Business and Professor of Management and Marketing.* B.S., B.S.Ed., Northern State University; M.A., Ph.D., Bellevue University. 2010.
Shelby Boettner, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Presentation College; M.S.N.E., Western Governor’s University; D.N.P., University of North Dakota. 2024.
Kenneth Boulton, Dean - School of Fine Arts.* B.M.; Washington State University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Maryland. 2016.
Kristen Brown, Assistant Professor of English. B.S., Townson University; M.A., Gannon University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina. 2022.
Tanya Brown, Instructor of Psychology and Counselor Education. B.A., Pace University; M.A., Liberty University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming. 2024.
Kristi Brownfield, Associate Professor of Sociology.* B.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. 2015.
Darci Bultema, Professor of Music.* B.S., North Dakota State University; M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., North Dakota State University. 2007.
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Cindy Davis, Instructor of Art. B.S., M.A., University of Central Florida. 2022.
Ric Dias, Professor of History.* B.A., Sonoma State University; M.A., Humboldt State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California - Riverside. 1995.
Guangwei Ding, Professor of Chemistry.* B.S., Shanxi Agricultural University; M.S., Beijing Agricultural University; M.S., University of London; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 2005.
Amy Dolan, Associate Professor of Biology. B.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., Portland State University. 2018.
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Marcela Faflak, Professor of Music.* Maturita and Absolutorium of Conservatory, Conservatory in Prague. 1996.
Marla Fogderud, Associate Professor of Music.* B.M., Concordia College; M.M., Wichita State University; D.M.A., Michigan State University. 2013.
Justin Foote, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., St. Cloud State University; M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., Ohio University. 2017.
Erin Fouberg, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Director of Graduates Studies, Professor of Geography.* B.S. University School of Foreign Service.; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 2007.
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Juan Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., M.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison. 2009.
David Grettler, Professor of History.* B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware. 1993.
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Elizabeth Haller, Associate Dean - College of Arts & Sciences, Professor of English.* B.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Kent State University. 2009.
Frederic Hemke, Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., Northwestern University. 2003.
Amber Henderson, Associate Professor of Marketing.* B.A., Jamestown College; M.B.A., University of Mary; D.B.A, Anderson University. 2015.
Lori Hendrickx, Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., University of North Dakota; M.S.N., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Ed.D., University of Montana. 2024.
Timothy Houge, Professor of Education.* B.S., Valley City State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Nevada - Las Vegas. 2000.
Jeffrey Howard, Associate Professor of Psychology.* B.S., Kansas State University; B.A., Washburn University; M.S., Fort Hays State University; M.A., Ph.D., Wichita State University. 2009.
Lindsey Huber, Instructor of Management Information Systems. B.S.E.d., M.S., Northern State University. 2017.
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Junwei Jia, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education. B.E.Ed., Shanxi Ruicheng Phonics English Academy; B.A., Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries; B.A., Lee University, M.A., Pentecostal Theoloical Seminary; Ph.D. Lindsey Wilson College. 2023.
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Alyssa Kiesow, Dean - College of Arts & Sciences, Professor of Biology.* A.A., Winona State University; B.S., M.S., South Dakota State University; Ph.D. University of South Dakota. 2007.
Peter Kilian, Professor of Art.* B.A., Augustana College; M.F.A., University of California - Santa Barbara. 1995.
Lynn Klundt, Reference Librarian. B.A., Northern State University. 2012.
Epiphany Knedler, Lecturer of Art. B.A., B.F.A; University of South Dakota; M.F.A, East Carolina University. 2023.
Jason Knowles, Assistant Professor of Art. B.G.S., University of Kansas; M.S., Emporia State University; M.F.A., University of Central Arkansas. 2021.
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Keun Lee, Professor of Economics. B.B., University of California, Berkeley; M.P., Ph.D., Columbia University. 2001.
Virginia Lewis, Professor of German.* B.A., Auburn University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. 2005.
John Long, Associate Professor of Computational Biology.* B.S., Southern Illinois University; M.A.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ed.D., University of West Florida; M.A.T., Minot State University; B.S., State University of New York; M.S., Ph.D., Montana State University. 2015.
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Grant Manhart, Professor of Music.* B.M., University of Wisconsin - Madison; M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., Indiana University. 1998.
Arthur Marmorstein, Professor of History.* B.A., Stanford University; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of California - Davis. 1988.
Shalini Mathew, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education.* B.S., M.S., Mahatma Gandhi University; M.Ph., Martin Luther Christian University; Ph.D., North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State University. 2019.
Sarah Meirose, Instructor of English. B.A., James Madison University; M.A., University of South Dakota. 2023.
Monte Meyerink, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education.* B.S.Ed, M.S.Ed., Northern State University; Ph.D., Montana State University. 2022.
Audrey Miller, Associate Professor of Music.* B.M., Western Washington University; M.M., Florida State University; D.M.A., Arizona State University. 2015.
Jon Mitchell, Professor of Biology.* B.S., University of Illinois - Champaign; Ph.D., Purdue University. 2010.
Eman Momeni, Assistant Professor of Accounting. B.S., University of Isfahan; M.S., California State University - Fullerton; Ph.D., University of Isfahan. 2020.
Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert, Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of Calgary; M.A., Idaho State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University. 2019.
Lyncee Monson, Associate Dan of Nursing and Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Presentation College; M.S.N., Western Governor’s University; D.N.P., Northern Kentucky University. 2024.
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Christopher Near, Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Michigan. 2020.
Travis Netzer, Lecturer of Music. B.M.E., Northern State University; M.M.; Western Michigan University; D.M.A., Arizona State University. 2021.
George Nora, Associate Professor of Chemistry.* A.S., Illinois Valley Community College; B.S., University of Illinois - Urbana; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame. 2010.
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Candi Olson, Instructor of Accounting.* B.S., Northern State University; M.B.T.; University of Minnesota. 2017.
Natasha Opp, Instructor of Teacher Education. B.S.Ed., Northern State University. 2023.
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Pen Pearson, Professor of English*. B.A., Briar Cliff College; M.A., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., University of South Dakota. 2002.
John Peterson, Associate Professor of Finance. B.S., South Dakota State University; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Kansas. 1992.
Scott Peterson, Instructor of Management Information Systems.* B.S., M.P.A., University of South Dakota. 1987.
Christian Pirlet, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education.* B.S.Ed., Northern State University; M.A., Ed.D., University of South Dakota. 2021.
Nadya Preszler, Instructor of Art.* B.S.Ed., Northern State University; M.Ed., Lesley University. 2009.
Eric Pulis, Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., M.S., University of North Dakota; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi. 2018.
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Bixi Qiao, Assistant Professor of Psychology.* B.Ed., Capital Normal University-Beijing; M.S.Ed., Ph.D., University of Kansas. 2021.
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Peter Ramey, Professor of English.* B.A., Westmont College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia. 2012.
Jodie Ramsay, Professor of Biology*. B.S., M.S., North Dakota State University; Ph.D., University of South Dakota. 2001.
Brad Richardson, Instructor of Environmental Science. B.S., Northern State University; M.S., South Dakota State University. 2021.
Timothy Rickett, Assistant Professor of Art. B.A., Hastings College; M.F.A., East Carolina University. 2022.
Kelsie Roberts, Assistant Professor of Sports Sciences.* B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University. 2021.
Ricardo Rojas, Associate Professor of Mathematics.* B.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. 2008.
Robert Russell, Assistant Professor of Library Science. B.S., M.A., Minnesota State University - Mankato; M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. 2004.
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Samantha St. Clair, Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., Indiana University Bloomington; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2023.
Leslie Sauder, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education. B.A., Mount Marty University; M.S.Ed., Northern State University; Ed.S., Black Hills State University; Ph.D., University of South Dakota. 2023.
Jon Schaff, Professor of Political Science.* B.A., St. John’s University; M.A., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., Loyola University - Chicago. 2001.
Neal Schnoor, President, Professor of Music and Education. B.F.A., Wayne State College; M.M., Ph.D., University of Nebraska Lincoln. 2021.
Aaron Scholl, Assistant Professor of Economics.* B.S., University of Nebraska - Kearney; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 2021.
Nicole Schutter, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education.* B.S., M.S., Ed.D., University of South Dakota. 2022.
Anna Schwan, Dean - Millicent Atkins School of Education, Associate Professor of Teacher Education.* B.A., South Dakota State University; M.Ed., Valley City State University; Ed.D., University of South Dakota. 2017.
Heather Scott, Instructor of Psychology. B.S., M.S.Ed., Northern State University. 2021.
Daniel Shannahan, Assistant Professor of Business.* B.S., M.Ed., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., University of Utah. 2020.
Chelsee Shortt, Assistant Professor of PE/Exercise Science.* B.L.A., Coe College; M.A.Ed., University of Northern Iowa. 2019.
Elizabeth Sills, Associate Professor of Communication Studies.* B.A., Transylvania University; M.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. 2016.
Michael Skyles, Instructor of Music. B.S., University of Illinois; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music. 2009.
Christopher Stanichar, Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., B.A., Central Washington University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Cincinnati. 2018.
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Jessica Talmage, Assistant Professor of Sports Sciences.* B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University. 2021.
Meng Tian, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University. 2024.
Stacy Trentham, Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.A., University of Minnesota - Morris; Ph.D., North Dakota State University. 2016.
William Trentham, Lecturer of Mathematics. B.A., University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Ph.D., North Dakota State University. 2017.
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Steven Usitalo, Professor of History.* B.A., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; M.A., Carleton University; Ph.D., McGill University. 2005.
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Josh VanLaecken, Instructor of Accounting. B.B.A., M.P.A., University of South Dakota. 2020.
Salvador Villegas, Assistant Professor of Business.* B.A., College of Idaho; M.B.A., Western Governors University; D.B.A., George Fox University. 2020.
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Hannah Walters, Associate Professor of Management and Marketing.* B.A., Dakota Wesleyan; M.B.A., University of South Dakota; D.B.A., Anderson University. 2012.
Michael Wanous, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. B.S., University of Minnesota - St. Paul; M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Missouri. 2019.
Jessica Warns, Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., Muskingum University; Ph.D., University of North Dakota. 2023.
Tetiana White, Instructor of Communication Studies and Spanish. B.A., Kiev National Linguistic University; M.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., Arizona State University. 2018.
William Wieland, Professor of Music.* B.A., Valley City State University; M.A., University of Minnesota; D.M., Northwestern University. 1994.
Maren Williams, Reference Librarian. B.A., Augustana College; M.A., Bowling Green State University; M.S.L.I.S., University of Illinois. 2021.
Lucas Wiscons, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2024.
Cheryl Wold, Professor of Special Education.* B.S.Ed., Northern State University; M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of North Dakota. 2013.
Timothy Woods, Professor of Music.* A.B., Harvard University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Arizona. 1999.
Cheng-Hsien Wu, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education. B.A., National Taitung University in Taiwan; M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University. 2023.
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Emeritus Faculty
Syed Ahsan, Emeritus Professor of English, 1969-1995.
Clyde Arnold, Jr., Emeritus Professor of Economics and Emeritus Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1988-2009.
Mark Bartusis, Emeritus Professor of History, 1985-2014.
Kenneth Blanchard, Emeritus Professor of Political Science. 1989-2024.
Gayle Bortnem, Emeritus Associate Professor of Education. 2000-2017.
Lynn Carlsgaard, Emeritus Assistant Professor of Art, 1970-2006.
Richard Chuang, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1968-2001.
Dayton Cook, Emeritus Professor of German, 1972-2003.
Kathie Courtney, Emeritus Associate Professor of Health Education, 1995-2013.
A. S. Elkhader, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics. 1990-2017.
Paul Everson, Emeritus Associate Professor of Accounting, 1977-2007.
Frances Falen, Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 1981-1993.
Elton Fors, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 1960-1997.
Patricia Fors, Emeritus Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education, 1957-1996.
Constance Geier, Emeritus Professor of Education, 1997-2020.
William Haigh, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 1963-2003.
A. Thomas Hansen, Emeritus Associate Professor of English, 1967-2002.
Illona Hansen, Emeritus Assistant Professor of Speech, 1970-2002.
W. Thomas Hawley, Emeritus Professor of Education, 2007-2015.
Allan Jacobson, Emeritus Professor of Music, 1976-2016.
Jeffrey Jay, Emeritus Professor of Education, 1994-2021.
Janice Jirouch, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1971-2003.
Ron Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Business Education, 1965-2000.
James Kennedy, Emeritus Associate Professor of Accounting. 1999-2017.
Walter King, Emeritus Professor of History, 1980-2005.
James Kretchman, Emeritus Professor of Health and Physical Education and Emeritus Director of Athletics, 1967-1999.
R. James Krueger, Emeritus Professor of Business Law, 1986-2005.
Susan Landon-Arnold, Emeritus Professor of Biology, 1988-2014.
Henry Linares, Emeritus Professor of Spanish, 1972-2004.
John Lockwood, Emeritus Associate Professor Music, 1994-2011.
Raj Markanda, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 1986-2008.
James McAreavey, Emeritus Associate Professor of Special Education. 1970-2010.
Mark McGinnis, Emeritus Professor of Art, 1976-2006.
John Meyer, Emeritus Professor of Business Law. 1986-2010.
J. Philip Mulvaney, Emeritus Associate Professor of Library Science, 1993-2009.
John Naughten, Emeritus Professor of Biology, 1981-2006.
Hillar Neumann, Jr., Emeritus Professor of Economics, 1983-2013.
David Newquist, Emeritus Associate Professor of English, 1979-1999.
Douglas Ohmer, Emeritus Associate Professor of Management. 1994-2001, 2003-2024.
Sharon Paranto, Emeritus Professor Management Information Systems, 1989-2011.
Janis Pearson, Emeritus Assistant Professor of Music, 1964-2000.
Dwayne Rehfeld, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 1977-2000.
Stacy Richards, Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology, 1985-2000.
Terry Richardson, Emeritus Professor of Industrial Technologies, 1966-2001.
Jerome Rosonke, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, 1974-2002.
Lowell Rost, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1966-1996.
Dennis Scott, Emeritus Assistant Professor of English, 1966-2004.
Mark Shekore, Emeritus Professor of Art, 1968-2005.
Dan Tallman, Emeritus Professor Biology, 1979-2006.
Erika Tallman, Emeritus Professor Biology, 1980-2007.
Anthony Urbaniak, Emeritus Professor of Business, 1977-2011.
Patrick Whiteley, Emeritus Professor of English, 1989-2018.
Larry Wild, Emeritus Assistant Professor of Theatre, 1979-2011.
Mark Zaidel, Emeritus Professor of E-learning and Educational Technologies, 2001-2014.
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