Faculty 2007-2008 (M-S)
Date in parentheses shows first year of full-time service to Belmont.
Robert H. Magruder, III, Professor of Physics and Chair, Department of Chemistry/Physics (1984)
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Robert D. Marler, Professor of Music (1979)
B.M., University of Missouri; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati
John M. Maslyn, Associate Professor of Management (2004)
B.A., Hobart College; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
V. Keith Mason, Instructor of Music (1998)
B.M., Winthrop University; M.M., University of Miami
H. Vaughn May, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair, Department of Political Science (2003)
B.A., University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Otis B. McCowan, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (1967)
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., GeorgePeabody College of Vanderbilt University
Marcia A. McDonald, Professor of English and Associate Provost (1981)
B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Mark H. McEntire, Associate Professor Religion (2000)
B.S., University of Illinois; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Lori L. McGrew, Assistant Professor of Biology (2004)
B.S., Guilford College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Kenneth A. McLeod, Associate Professor of Music (2002)
B.M., University of British Columbia; M.A., McMaster University; Ph.D., McGill University
Scott D. McPhee, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (1996)
B.A., University of Washington; B.S., University of Puget Sound, M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.P.Ad., Western Kentucky University; Dr.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
James Morgan Meaders, Professor of Art (1992)
A.A., Polk Community College; B.A., Florida Southern College; M.F.A., Clemson University
Helen T. Midkiff-Capra, Associate Professor Emerita of Music (1961)
B.M., M.M., University of Michigan and University of Sienna, Italy; Additional Study, GeorgePeabody College
Andrew J. Miller, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2003)
B.A., Wartburg College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Diane M. Monahan, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies (2005)
B.S., Florida State University; M.A., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., Temple University
Margaret P. Monteverde, Professor of English and Associate Dean, School of Humanities (1988)
B.A., Chatham College; M.A., Leeds University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Alison B. Moore, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2004)
B.A., Transylvania University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Keith B. Moore, Professor of Music (1980)
B.A., Jacksonville State University-Ala.; M.M., University of Louisville; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati
David J. Moser, Associate Professor of Music Business (2000)
B.F.A., Memphis State University; J.D., University of Memphis School of Law
Sandra W. Murabito, Instructor of Nursing (2005)
B.S.N., Western Kentucky University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
C. Steven Murphree, Professor of Biology (1991)
B.S., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Auburn University
Douglas Murray, Professor of English (1987)
A.B., Pfeiffer College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Christopher Scott Norton, Professor of Music (2001)
B.M., M.A., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester; D.M.A., Louisiana State University
Myron Oglesby-Pitts, Assistant Professor of Education (2005)
B.S., George Peabody College at Vanderbilt University; M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
D. D. O'Neal, Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics
M.A., University of Mississippi
Ginger Osborn, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (1990)
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Tennessee, J.D., Nashville Law School; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Jeffrey W. Overby, Assistant Professor of Marketing (2005)
B.S., Mississippi State University; M.B.A., Millsaps College; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Andrea Stover Paine, Assistant Professor of English and Director, Graduate Studies in English (1999)
B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
John H.E. Paine, Professor of Literature (1980)
B.A., Eckerd College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Darlene Panvini, Assistant Professor of Biology (2003)
B.S., Garner-Webb University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Pamela Ann Parry, Associate Professor of Journalism (2001)
B.J., University of Missouri at Columbia; M.R.E., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., American University
Natalia Pelaz, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2006)
B.A., M.A., Universidad de Valladolid (Spain); Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
John N. Pell, Instructor of Music (1980)
Study at Boston University and Berklee School of Music
Michael R. Pinter, Professor of Mathematics (1989)
B.A., Hendrix College; M.Ed., University of Mississippi; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Robbie C. Pinter, Professor of English (1986)
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
Teresa E. Plummer, Instructor of Occupational Therapy (2004)
A.S., Mt. Aloysius Junior College; B.S., Medical College of Virginia; M.S.O.T., Belmont University
William W. Pursell, Associate Professor of Music (1980)
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Linda J. Quigley, Instructor of Journalism (2000)
B.S., University of North Alabama; M.A., Penn State University
Daniel Nicholas Ragsdale, Associate Professor of Biology (2000)
B.A., Wabash College, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis
J. Patrick Raines, Professor of Economics and Dean, College of Business Administration (2003)
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Alabama
Donald R. Ramage, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1970)
A.S., Paducah Community College; B.S., Murray State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
David Ribar, Associate Professor of Art (1991)
B.F.A., Murray State University; M.F.A., University of Cincinnati
Bonnie P. Riechert, Assistant Professor of Public Relations (2006)
B.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Rachel E. Rigsby, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2005)
B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College; Ph.D. Candidate, Vanderbilt University
T. Kevin Robinson, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., University of Kentucky
Clyde P. Rolston, Associate Professor of Music Business (1994)
B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D. Temple University
Daniel E. Schafer, Associate Professor of History (1996)
A.B., Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Gary T. Schallert, Associate Professor of Music (2004)
B.M.E., M.M., New Mexico State University; D.A., University of Northern Colorado
Mark T. Schenkel, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship (2005)
B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.B.A., Northern Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Patrick L. Schneider, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science (2006)
B.S., Winona State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Lorraina Q. Scholten, Associate Professor of Social Work and Chair, Department of Social Work (2000)
B.S., Belmont College; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University
Regine Schwarzmeier, Assistant Professor of German (1997)
B.A., University of Regensburg (Germany); Ph.D. Candidate, Vanderbilt University
Patrick D. Sells, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2004)
B.S., M.A., Tennessee Technological University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Richard C. Shadinger, Professor of Music and Associate Dean, Performance Studies, School of Music (1974)
B.M., Shorter College; M.C.M., D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Jane P. Shelby, Associate Professor of Nursing and Director, Undergraduate Studies in Nursing (1987)
B.S.N., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
Lynne S. Shores, Associate Professor of Nursing and Course Leader (1995)
B.S.N., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Tennessee-Memphis; Ph.D., George Peabody College-Vanderbilt
Debbie Dempsey Simpler, Professor of Social Work (1979)
B.A., Memphis State University; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; A.C.S.W.; L.C.S.W
Steven H. Simpler, Professor of Religion (1987)
B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Southwestern Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University
Annette M. Sisson, Professor of English (1989)
B.A., University of Evansville; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Judy Skeen, Associate Professor of Religion (1998)
B.A., Samford University; M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Valerie L. Sloan, Assistant Professor of Art (2001)
B.A., Flagler College; M.F.A., University of Florida
Elisabeth Small, Instructor of Music, School of Music (2003)
B.M., M.M., The Julliard School
Henry W. Smiley, Assistant Professor of Music (1998)
B.A., Emory and Henry College; M.M., University of Tennessee
Bonnie K. Smith, Assistant Professor of English (2003)
B.A., University of the South; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Joseph C. Smolira, Assistant Professor of Finance (1999)
B.S., Wheeling Jesuit College; M.B.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Jeanne L. Sowers, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2005)
B.S., University of Kansas; M.A., Texas Women’s university; O.T.D., Creighton University
Kenneth M. Spring, Instructor of Sociology (2002)
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; B.A., M.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D. Candidate, VanderbiltUniversity
Jason D. Stahl, Instructor of Communication Studies (2005)
B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D. Candidate, Louisiana State University
James C. Stamper, Professor of Education and Director, Field Placement Program (1980)
B. A., Carson-Newman; M.A., Ed.D, University of Tennessee; Additional Study, Harvard University
Dawn Stephen, Periodicals/Interlibrary Loan Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2006)
B.M., University of Hartford; M.M., University of Akron, M.L.S., Kent State University
B.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Andrea Stepnick, Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Sociology (2001)
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
Sarah Ann Stewart, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2005)
B.S., Mississippi College, M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Thompson Edward Storey, Professor of Journalism and Associate Dean, School of Social Sciences and Chair, Department of Media Studies (1985)
B.A., St. Bonaventure University; M.S., Iowa State University
B.A., Wabash College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
