New faculty, academic staff joins UWSP

Twenty-one faculty and 25 members of the academic staff are new to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this fall.

The recent faculty appointments are as follows: Mary Bowman, assistant professor of English, formerly adjunct instructor at Lord Fairfax Community College and Shenandoah University, B.A. at College of William and Mary, M.A. and Ph.D. at Duke University; Douglas Collier, assistant professor of health, exercise science and athletics, formerly assistant professor at Oregon State University, B.E. and M.A. at McGill University, Ph.D. at Indiana University; Sheldon Cooper, assistant professor of biology, formerly a visiting instructor of biology at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., B.S. at Northern State University, M.A. at University of South Dakota, Ph.D. at Utah State University;

Carl Johengen, assistant professor of music, formerly an affiliate artist in voice at Syracuse University School of Music, B.M. and M.M. at Ithaca College and DMA at Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester; Hangsheng Lin, assistant professor of natural resources/soils, formerly a research assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, B.A. at Fujan Agriculture University, M.S. at Chinese Academy of Science, Ph.D. at Texas A & M; Martin Loy, instructor in health promotion/human development, formerly lecturer and head wresting coach at UWSP, B.S. at UW-Madison, M.S. at UW-Oshkosh;

Ellen Margolis, assistant professor of theatre and dance, formerly lecturer in drama at University of California - Santa Barbara, B.A. at UC-Berkeley, M.F.A. at UC-Davis, and Ph.D. at UC-Santa Barbara; Cynthia McCabe, assistant professor of mathematics and computing, formerly a teaching assistant at University of Iowa, B.S. at Bradley University, Ph.D. at University of Iowa; Kathryn McKinley, assistant professor of sociology, formerly of Human Services, Inc. in Washington County, Minn., B.A. at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.S.W. at University of Illinois-Chicago;

David Naugle, assistant professor of natural resources/wildlife, formerly research associate at South Dakota State University, B.S. at Northwest Missouri State University, M.S. and Ph.D. at South Dakota State; Michael Nelson, assistant professor of philosophy, formerly a lecturer at UWSP, B.A. at UWSP, M.A. at Michigan State University, Ph.D. at Lancaster University, England; Victor Phillips, dean of College of Natural Resources and professor of forestry, formerly associate professor at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, B.A. at North Texas State University, M.A. at Washington University, Ph.D. at University of Colorado;

Rebecca Stephens, assistant professor of English, formerly instructor of record in English at Washington State University, B.B.A. and M.A. at Western Michigan University, Ph.D. at Washington State University; Robin Tanke, assistant professor of chemistry, formerly a senior research chemist at Celanese Ltd. and adjunct faculty at Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas, B.S. at University of Notre Dame and Ph.D. at Yale University; Richard Walker, instructor of geography/geology, formerly program director for Corridors of Life Project at the American Wildlands in Bozeman, Mont., B.A. and M.A. at University of California-Santa Barbara;

Hillary Warren, assistant professor of communication, formerly an assistant instructor for University of Texas at Austin, B.A. at California State University-Sacramento, M.A. and Ph.D. at UT-Austin; Janis Weber, assistant professor of sociology, formerly visiting assistant professor at Jacksonville University and University of North Florida, B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at University of Florida; Erik Wild, assistant professor of biology, formerly an assistant professor of biology at University of Dubuque, Iowa, B.S. at UWSP, M.A. and Ph. D. at University of Kansas.

The new academic staff appointments include: Jesse Barker, associate lecturer of Spanish, formerly at Westland Language Academy and Big Ben Center in Madrid, Spain, B.A. at Ithaca College, M.A. at Tulane University; Hawthorne Beyer, information processing consultant/college technology support specialist, formerly GIS manager for CNR at UWSP, B.S. at University of Nottingham, England;

Norman Bond, information processing consultant/college technology support specialist, formerly project hydrologist for Fluid Management, B.S. at West Virginia University, M.S. at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Virginia Carlton, associate administrative specialist at Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, formerly a program assistant with Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program, B.S. at Syracuse University and M.S. at UWSP; Hillary Doerr Engelhart, lecturer in French, formerly faculty assistant at UW-Madison, B.A. and M.A. at University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. at UW-Madison;

Kelly Geiger, associate lecturer/assistant director of athletics/head volleyball coach, formerly assistant volleyball coach at UWSP and aquatic director at YMCA-Stevens Point, B.A. at College of Saint Scholastica, M.P.E. at Idaho State University; Guy Gryphon, residence hall director, formerly hall director at St. Mary’s University, Winona, Minn., B.S. at UW-Eau Claire; Jeremy Henze, residence hall director, formerly programming coordinator for Office of Residence Life at UW-La Crosse, B.S. at UW-Oshkosh, M.S. at UW-La Crosse;

Johnny Johnson, associate lecturer/head wrestling coach, formerly assistant wrestling coach at UWSP and state coach for Wisconsin Wrestling Federation, B.A. at University of Oklahoma, M.A. at UWSP; William Jordan, assistant director of admissions, formerly associate director of admissions for Viterbo College, La Crosse, B.A. at UW-Eau Claire; Ken Kitowski, information processing consultant in Health Services, formerly programmer and network specialist in Health Services at UWSP, B.S. at UWSP; Barbara Mihm, associate lecturer in interior architecture and retail studies, formerly at Furniture and Appliance Mart, B.S. at UWSP, M.S. at UW-Stout;

Michele Miller, residence hall director, formerly residence director at UW-Platteville, B.A. at Clark College, M.S. at UW-Platteville; Gina Neckvatal, student services specialist in Student Employment Office, formerly project assistant in Student Employment Office at UWSP, B.S. at UWSP; Meryl Lee Nelson, administrative specialist in Foreign Student Office, formerly LTE in ELI Special Programs and ESL Summer Program at UWSP, B.S. at UWSP;

Christopher Nice, postdoctoral fellow in natural resources, formerly a doctoral student at University of California-Davis, B.A. at University of Minnesota and Ph.D. at UC-Davis; Angela Nicholson, residence hall director, formerly hall director at Florida State University, B.A. at University of Florida, M.S. at Florida State University; Anita Pisa, director of outreach education for UWSP Extension, formerly training and organization development specialist at West Virginia University Hospitals in Morgantown, West Virginia, B.A. at Ursuline College, M.A. at John Carroll University;

Leslie Reigel, associate lecturer of foreign language, formerly a university-level teacher in Argentina, B.S. at The Ohio State University; Carol Schulz, associate outreach specialist at Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, formerly program assistant with Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center and CNR at UWSP, B.S. at UWSP; Sterling Strathe, administrative specialist for Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, formerly director of Sheboygan Outdoor Skills Center, B.S. at Iowa State University, M.S. at UWSP; Thomas Willems, associate lecturer in philosophy, formerly with the Department of Geography/Geology at UWSP, B.S. at UWSP, M.S. at UW-Milwaukee.

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