David Oki Ahearn (1995)
Professor of Religion; Program Coordinator, Religion and Philosophy
B.A., Austin College; M.Div., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., Emory University
Toni P. Anderson (1999)
Professor of Music; Program Coordinator, Music
B.M., Lamar University; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; Ph.D., Georgia State University
Kelly Ansley (2019)
Assistant Professor and Director of Library
B.S., Georgia State University; MLIS Valdosta State University
Kim Barber Knoll (1995)
Professor of Theater; Program Coordinator, Theatre
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.F.A., University of California at Los Angeles
Cindi Bearden (2001)
Associate Professor of Business and Accountancy
B.S., Jacksonville State University; Master of Accountancy, University of Alabama; Certified Public Accountant
Sandra Blair (2000)
Associate Professor of Nursing; Program Coordinator, Online RN to BSN Program
B.S.N., LaGrange College; M.S.N., Georgia State University
Clayton Bolton (2022)
Associate Professor of Sports Management
B.A., Augusta University; M.S., Georgia Southern; Ed.D., Mississippi State University
Marcia Brown (1996)
Professor of Art and Design; Department Chair, Fine and Performing Arts
B.F.A., Guilford College; M.F.A., University of Georgia
Angela N. Cauthen (2006)
Associate Professor of Biology; Department Chair, Sciences
B.S., Shorter College; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Colleena Collins (2019)
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
B.S., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.S., Life University
John Granger Cook (1994)
Professor of Religion
B.A., Davidson College; M.Div., Union Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University
Allyson DeBlois (2020)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Digital Creative Media and Film
B.F.A., University of Central Florida; M.F.A., The University of Central Florida
Marci DeRamus (2022)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jon M. Ernstberger (2008)
Professor of Mathematics; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Director of General Education
B.S., M.S., Murray State University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Stacey L. Ernstberger (2010)
Associate Professor of Mathematics; Director of the Tutoring Center
B.S., Murray State University; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Beth Evans (2022)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Post Masters Nursing Education, Jacksonville State University; M.S., University of South Alabama
Timothy Fitz-Gerald (2018)
Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre
B.F.A., Syracuse University; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Melvin H. Hall (2002)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Cuttington University College; M.A., University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., Auburn University
Sarah Holden (2016)
Assistant Professor of Nursing; Interim Department Chair, Nursing
B.S.N., LaGrange College; M.S.N. Gonzaga University
Luke Hopper (2017)
Technical Director, Theatre Arts
B.A., Hastings College; M.F.A., University of Missouri – Kansas City
Brian Hunter (2018)
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Marketing
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
Seok Hwang (2005)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Yeungnam University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Robert Colby Jones (2016)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S.Ed, Ph.D., Auburn University; M.Ed., LaGrange College
Ashley Brooke Kinney (2020)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.A., LaGrange College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Amber Leiker (2018)
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science; Program Coordinator, Exercise Science and Health Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.Ed, Auburn University; Ph.D, Auburn University
Donald R. Livingston (2001)
Professor of Education
B.S., Drexel University; M.Ed., West Chester University; Ed.D., Georgia Southern University
Sharon M. Livingston (2006)
Associate Professor of Education; Director of Assessment for the Department of Education
B.S., Drexel University; M.S.A., West Chester University; Ph.D., Georgia State University
Walter J. Lukken (2016)
Assistant Professor of Political Science; Pre-Law Advisor; Director, Servant Scholar Program
B.A., Notre Dame; J.D., University of Georgia
Ryan McArthur (2020)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.A., B.S., LaGrange College;M.S. University of West Georgia
Greg A. McClanahan (1988)
Professor of Mathematics; Department Chair, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., Clemson University
Beth McClanahan (2011)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S. Birmingham-Southern College; M.S. Columbus State University; Ph.D., Auburn University
William J. McCoy, IV (1991)
Professor of Chemistry and Physics; Program Coordinator, Chemistry and Physics
B.S., Yale University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Linda H. McMullen (1999)
The Ely R. Callaway Sr., Associate Professor of Management and International Business; Department Chair, Business
B.S., M.S., Geneva College; M.A., Ph.D., Fielding Graduate University
Margaretta Milam (2013)
Associate Professor of Education; Department Chair, Education; Graduate Program Coordinator, Education
B.S., M.A., LaGrange College; Ed.S., Troy State University; Ed.D., University of West Georgia
Nicholas Moore (2020)
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Auburn University
Justin Muller (2018)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
B.S., University of South Carolina; M.S., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Claire Oldfather (2022)
Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Aberystwyth University; M.S., Simmons University
William G. Paschal (1994)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Saint Joseph's College; Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine
Lynda Perry (2022)
B.S., Auburn University; M.S., Jacksonville State University; Ed.S., LaGrange College
Vicki T. Pheil (2007)
Assistant Professor of Education; Field Experience Consultant
B.A., M.Ed., LaGrange College
Amanda R. Plumlee (1996)
Professor of Latin American Studies; Program Coordinator, Modern Languages
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Melinda Pomeroy-Black (2005)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Rhodes College; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Dixie Powers (2019)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Auburn University
Margaret Reneke (1999)
Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Maranah A. Sauter (1983)
Professor of Nursing; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Interim Director of PACE
A.A., B.S., Georgia Southwestern College; M.S., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia
Laine Allison Scott (1998)
Professor of English; Department Chair, Humanities
B.A., The College of William & Mary; M.A. (French), Middlebury College; M.A. (English), Salisbury State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama
Kevin L. Shirley (1998)
Professor of History; Coordinator, National History Day; Department Chair, History and the Social Sciences
B.A., M.A. (history), M.A. (religion), Ph.D., Florida State University
Jack C. Slay, Jr. (1992)
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Richard Soash (2019)
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Florida Southern College; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University
Justin Thurman (2010)
Associate Professor of English, Director of Writing Center; Co-Director of Cornerstone
B.A., M.A., University of Nevada, Reno; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
John A. Tures (2001)
Professor of Political Science; Program Coordinator, Political Science
B.A., Trinity University; M.S., Marquette University; Ph.D., Florida State University
Mitchell Turner (2002)
Professor of Music
B.S., Georgia Southern University; M.M., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Kelly Veal (2016)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Program Coordinator, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
B.S., M.S., Columbus State University; Ph.D., Auburn University
Austin Wieland (2015)
Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., Miami University; M.F.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Anthony Wilson (2004)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Oglethorpe University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Mark D. Yates (2011)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Furman University; M.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of Missouri
Carol M. Yin (1991)
Professor of Mathematics; Director of Institutional Effectiveness
B.S., M.A.M., Ph.D., Auburn University
Kuo-chuan Yin (1994)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., National Chung Hsing University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Walter Y. Murphy (1980-1996 (deceased), A.B., M.Div., Emory University; LL.D., Bethune-Cookman College; D.D., LaGrange College
PROFESSORS EMERITI
Professors Emeriti
Nancy Thomas Alford, B.S., M.S. (1969-2007)
Sybil L. Allen, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D. (1976-1994)
Jon Birkeli, A.B., Ph.D. (1987-2016)
Roland B. Cousins, B.S., M.S., D.B.A. (1990-2005)
Sue M. Duttera, B.S., Ph.D. (1986-2002)
Charles H. Evans, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (1981-2011)
Luke K. Gill, Jr., B.B.A., M.S.W., J.D. (1971-2002) (deceased)
S. G. Hornsby, B.S.Ed., M.A., Ph.D. (1966-2005)
Sandra K. Johnson, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D. (1983-2005)
Richard Donald Jolly, B.A., M.S., Ed.D. (1961-1995)
Evelyn B. Jordan, A.A, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D. (1977-2001)
Tracy L. R. Lightcap, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. (1976-2016)
Charles Franklin McCook, A.B., S.T.B., S.T.M., Ph.D. (1961-1994)
Frederick V. Mills, A.B., S.T.B., M.Th., M.A., Ph.D. (1967-2007)
Maynard L. Reid, B.S.E., M.S.E., Ed.D (1973-1995)
John L. Shibley, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (1950-1986) (deceased)
Tim N. Taunton, B.A., M.F.A. (1984-2016)
Associate Professors Emeriti
Julia B. Burdett, A.A., B.A., M.P.E., M.S.W. (1974-1997)
Patrick M. Hicks, B.S., M.S. (1958-1998) (deceased)