Faculty

HUMANITIES

Thomas Amorose, Professor of English; Director of Writing; B.A., Ohio State University, 1972; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1978. At SPU since 1996.

Robert Baah, Professor of Spanish; B.A., University of Ghana, 1982; M.A., University of Alberta, 1989; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1994. At SPU since 1995.

Kathryn Bartholomew, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Linguistics; Director of Graduate TESOL; B.A., University of Washington, 1969; M.A., 1970; Ph.D., 1979. At SPU since 1989.

Christine Chaney, Associate Professor of English; Chair of the English Department; B.A., University of Washington, 1982; M.A., University of Washington, 1993; Ph.D., 1998. At SPU since 1999.

Owen Ewald, Assistant Professor of Classics; Chair of the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department; B.A., Yale University, 1992; M.A., University of Washington, 1995; Ph.D., 1999. At SPU since 2001.

Susan VanZanten Gallagher, Professor of English; Director of the Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development; B.A., Westmont College, 1978; M.A., Emory University, 1981; Ph.D., 1982. At SPU since 1993.

Ken Himma, Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A., University of Illinois, 1985; M.A., UCLA, 1987; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2001. At SPU since 2004.

Lorelle Jabs, Associate Professor of Communication; B.S., Oregon State University, 1986; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1997. At SPU since 2000.

Richard Jackson, Assistant Professor of Journalism; B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1977; M.A., University of Washington, 1995; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2005. At SPU since 1995.

Lylje Klein, Instructor of Spanish; B.A., Universidad de los Andes, 1986; MA-TESOL, Seattle Pacific University, 2002.  At SPU since 2002. 

C. Stephen Layman, Professor of Philosophy; Chair of the Philosophy Department; B.A., Calvin College, 1977; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1983. At SPU since 1986.

Patrick McDonald, Associate Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Seattle University; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1997; Ph.D., 2001. At SPU since 2001.

Jennifer Maier, Associate Professor of English; B.A./B.S., University of Washington, 1985. M.A., 1987; Ph.D., Tulane University, 1998. At SPU since 1993.

April Middeljans, Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Calvin College, 1993; M.A., University of Illinois, 1996; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2005.  At SPU since 2006.

Katya Nemtchinova, Associate Professor of TESOL and Russian; Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1997. At SPU since 1997.

Deborah Pope, Assistant Professor of  Communication; B.A., Bethany University, 1982; M.A., Wheaton, 1990.  At SPU since 1995. 

William Purcell, Associate Professor of Communication; Chair of the Communication Department; B.A., Auburn University, 1976; M.A., University of Alabama, 1983; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1986. At SPU since 1995.

Luke Reinsma, Professor of English; Director of University Scholars; B.A., Calvin College, 1970; M.A., University of Michigan, 1974; Ph.D., 1978. At SPU since 1984.

Todd D. Rendleman, Associate Professor of Communication; B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1992; M.A., 1994; Ph.D., 1999. At SPU since 1999.

Rebekah Rice, Assistant Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1996; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2000; Ph.D., Brown University, 2007.  At SPU since 2007.

Shannon Scott, Assistant Professor of Communication; B.A., M.A., North Dakota State University, 1998; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2004.  At SPU since 2005.

Kimberly Segall, Associate Professor of English; B.A., Calvin College, 1992; M.A., Northwestern University, 1996; Ph.D., 2001. At SPU since 2001.

Debra L. Sequeira, Professor of Communication; Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; B.A., San Francisco State University, 1976; M.A., 1978; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1987. At SPU 1978 – 1985 and since 1990.

Douglas Thorpe, Professor of English; B.A., Beloit College, 1975; M.A., University of Washington, 1977; Ph.D., 1983. At SPU since 1988.

Thomas Trzyna, Professor of English; B.A., University of California, 1968; M.A., University of Washington, 1974; Ph.D., 1977. At SPU since 1981.

Eric Vogt, Professor of Spanish; B.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1977; M.A., University of Missouri, 1983; Ph.D., 1988. At SPU since 2001.

Mark Walhout, Professor of English; B.A., Wheaton College, 1981; M.A., Northwestern University, 1982; Ph.D., 1985. At SPU since 1987.

Misty Anne Winzenreid, Visiting Instructor of English; B.A., University of Northern Colorado, 2000; M.A., Mars Hill Graduate School, 2004.  One year appointment.

Gregory Wolfe, Writer-in Residence; Lecturer in English; Director, Master of Fine Arts Program; B.A., Hillsdale College, 1980; M.A., Oxford University, 1983. At SPU since 2000.

Suzanne Wolfe, Lecturer in English; B.A., Oxford University, 1984; M.A., Oxford University, 1986. At SPU since 2000.

Michael Ziemann, Associate Professor of European Studies/German and Linguistics; B.A., Freie Universität, West Berlin, McPherson College, 1986; M.A., Kansas State University, 1969; Ph.D., Washington University (St. Louis), 1974. At SPU since 1982.

Emeriti Faculty
Arthur Leon Arksey, English; B.A., Greenville College, 1948; M.A., University of Illinois, 1952. At SPU 1959-1992. Emeritus since 1992.

Janet Leslie Blumberg, English; B.A., University of Washington, 1968; M.A., 1969. Ph.D., Harvard University, 1976. At SPU 1974-2001. Emerita since 2001.

Gustave Breitenbach, German; B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1941; M.A., University of Washington, 1942; Fulbright-Hayes Grant, Goethe University, Munich, Germany, 1965. At SPU part-time 1959-1961; full-time 1961-1981. Emeritus since 1981.

Robert Chamberlain, Communication; B.A., Cascade College, 1961; M.S., University of Oregon, 1967; Ph.D., 1972. At SPU 1978-1999. Emeritus since 1999.

David Dickerson, English; Vice-President for Academic Affairs; B.A., Greenville College, 1955; M.A., University of Southern California, 1958; Ph.D., 1964. At SPU 1976-1992. Emeritus since 1992.

Fan Mayhall Gates, English; B.A., Baylor University, 1956; M.A., Mississippi State University, 1963. St SPU 1963-1999. Emerita since 1999.

Walter H. Johnson, Philosophy and Religion; B.A., Greenville College, 1940; B.D., McCormick Theological Seminary, 1943; Th.D., Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1947. At SPU 1964-1980. Emeritus since 1980.

Frank Leddusire, European Studies/Russian and Linguistics; B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1956; B.D., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1958; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1972; IREX Scholar at Moscow State University, Russia, 1975. At SPU 1962-1966 and 1969-1997. Emeritus since 1997.

Michael Macdonald, Professor of Philosophy and European Studies; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1963; M.A., University of Washington, 1964; Ph.D., 1974. Emeritus since 2007.

George E. McDonough, English; Director of Learning Resources; B.A., University of California, 1949; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1950; M. Libr., University of Washington, 1963. At SPU 1962-1965, 1968-1971 and 1973-1988. Emeritus since 1988.

Donald McNichols, English and Religion; B.A., Los Angeles Pacific College, 1941; B.A., University of Southern California, 1947; M.A., 1950; Graduate Research, Huntington Library, 1949-50, 1966. At SPU 1955-1980. Emeritus since 1980.

William D. Rearick, English, Education and Theatre; Director of Centennial Celebrations; University Registrar; Dean of Continuing Studies; Vice President for Academic Affairs; B.A., Greenville College, 1948; M.A., Los Angeles State College, 1958; Ed.D., University of Washington, 1969. At SPU 1960-1991. Emeritus since 1991.

Rose Reynoldson, English; B.A., University of Washington, 1971; M.A., 1974. At SPU 1977-1993. Emerita since 1993.
Christina Horst Roseman, Classics; B.A., University of Washington, 1957; M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1983. At SPU part-time 1973-1975; full-time 1975-2001. Emerita since 2001.

Raymond J. Wells, Philosophy and Religion; B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1946; S.T.B., New York Theological Seminary, 1949; S.T.M., 1950; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1955. At SPU 1967-1993. Emeritus since 1993.

Winifred E. Weter, Classical Languages; B.A., University of Oregon, 1929; M.A., University of Chicago, 1930; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1933. At SPU 1935-1975. Emerita since 1975.

Adjunct Faculty
Nancy Ackles, Linguistics
Linda Harris, TESOL
Katharine Hunt, Linguistics
Jim McEachran, TESOL

Paul Pardi, Philosophy