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Emeriti Faculty

Faculty who have retired with the title of Emeritus or Emerita.

Year Retired	Name	Years Served	Title	Emeritus
1973	Agey, Calvin B.	1946-1973	Professor of Music, Emeritus	1973-1997
1981	Androczi, Ferenc F.	1970-1981	Associate Professor of Library Science, Emeritus	1981-2005
2007	Baldwin, Arminta T.	1966-2007	Professor of English, Emerita	2007-2017
1983	Bayard, Franck	1967-1983	Professor of Economics, Emeritus	1983-
1992	Bercovitz, J. Peter	1965-1992	Professor of Religion, Emeritus	1992-2005
1981	Berisford, Frank D.	1971-1981	Professor of Business, Emeritus	1981-[2009]
2006	Berry, Michael Lynn	1966-2006	Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus	2006-2021
1953	Bos, Jacob Kemp	1923-1953	Professor of German and French Emeritus	1953-1971
1949	Bowers, Elsworth V.	1947-1949	Professor of Psychology, Emeritus	1949-1966
2005	Braine, Robert	1969-2005	Professor of Health and Physical Eduction, Emeritus	2005-current
1993	Bright, Howard Hugh, Jr.	1967-1993	Professor of Sociology, Emeritus	1993-2018
1961	Brown, Ralph Clinton	1922-1961	Professor of Bible, Emeritus	1961-1973
1990	Burgess, John P.	1971-1990	Professor of Education, Emeritus	1990-2017
2015	Bush, Deborah K.	2000-2015	Associate Professor of Education, Emerita	2015-current
2016	Calef, Richard S.	1970-2016	Professor of Psychology, Emeritus	2016-current
2013	Calef, Ruth A.	1973-2013	Associate Professor of Psychology, Emerita	2013-current
1997	Campbell, Margaret C.	1976-1997	Professor of Nursing, Emerita	1997-current
1992	Capstack, Ernest, Jr.	1964-1992	Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus	1992-2002
2008	Carr, Marvin H. III	1974-2008	Associate Professor of Christian Education, Emeritus	2008-current
2012	Choban, Michael C.	1982-2012	Associate Professor of Psychology, Emeritus	2012-current
1956	Chrisman, Lewis Herbert	1919-1956	Professor of English LIterature, Emeritus	1956-1965
1959	Clark, Lewis Bates	1952-1959	Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus	1959-1976
2012	Clemens, Richard C.	1977-2012	Associate Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus	2012-current
2008	Colson, Carl M.	1969-2008	Professor of Biology, Emeritus	2008-current
1992	Coston, Herbert R	1962-1992	Professor of History, Emeritus	1992-2022
1998	Coston, Phyllis (Kohl)	1963-1998	Professor of Education and Christian Education, Emerita	1998-2018
1988	Craig, Robert Smith	1961-1988	Professor of Business, Emeritus	1988-2020
1988	Craven, Patricia K.	1971-1988	Professor of Nursing, Emerita	1988-current
1986	Cresswell, Stephen	1986-2019	Professor of History, Emeritus	2019-current
2001	Crutchfield, Benjamin F.	1969-2001	Professor of Library Science, Emeritus	2001-current
1947	Curry, Ora Douglas	1927-1947	Librarian, Emeritus	1947-1957
1981	Curry, Roy W.	1966-1981	Professor of History, Emeritus	1981-2006
2005	Davis, Margaret E.	1997-2005	Assistant Professor of Art, Emerita	2005-current
1978	Davis, Marian McBrair	1961-1978	Professor of English, Emerita	1978-2004
1976	Davis, Sidney Thomas	1947-1976	Professor of Religion and Christian Education, Emeritus	1976-1997
2006	Dees, Caroline L.	1969-2006	Associate Professor of Music, Emerita	2006-2021
2007	DeFoe, G. Mark	1975-2007	Professor of English, Emeritus	2007-current
1996	Dyer, Esther (Wilmoth)	1965-1996	Professor of Education, Emerita	1996-2020
1980	Elliott, Florence E.	1976-1980	Professor of Nursing, Emerita	1980-2004
1986	Ellis, Franklin Clay “Hank”	1950-1986	Professor of Health and Physical Education and Coach of Baseball, Emeritus	1986-2015
2017	Ervin, Michael B.	1993-2017	Associate Professor of Business, Emeritus	2017-current
1944	Fleming, Wallace Bruce	1938-1944	Vice President, Emeritus	1944-1952
2017	Fortney, Shirley	1992-2017	Associate Professor of Education, Emerita	2017-current
1974	Foster, Margaret E. Wells	1964-1974	Professor of English	1974-
1973	Franquiz, Jose Antonio	1946-1973	Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus	1973-1975
2017	Frye, Barbara	2008-2017	Associate Professor of Nursing, Emerita	2017-current
1968	Gilbert, Albin R.	1963-1968	Professor of Psychology, Emeritus	1968-1991
1977	Gill, Elizabeth L.	1967-1977	Associate Professor of English, Emerita	1977-
1966	Glauner, George Lease	1923-1966	Professsor of History, Emeritus	1966-1969
1989	Glenney, Katherine R.	1989-2018	Associate Professor of Psychology	2018-current
1983	Godsey, Doris S.	1971-1983	Associate Professor of Nursing, Emerita	1983-
1967	Gould, Arthur Benjamin	1943-1967	Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus	1967-1991
2013	Gregg, Katharine B.	1976-2013	Professor of Biology, Emerita	2013-current
1973	Grieser, Ralph	1961-1973	Associate Professor of Christian Education and Director of Town and Country Work, Emeritus	1973-1985
2006	Gum, Anthony A.	1969-2006	Associate Professor of Business, Emeritus	2006-current
1977	Hallam, Mary B. [Butcher]	1965-1977	Associate Professor of Mathematics, Emerita	1977-2002
1973	Hallam, William Alton	1928-1973	Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus	1973-1992
1999	Halverson, Lillian Jessie (Smith)	1970-1999	Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences, Emerita	1999-2017
1998	Hamilton, Donald L.	1985-1998	Professor of Music, Emeritus	1998-current
2007	Hamner, Allen T.	1969-2007	Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus	2007-current
1953	Hathaway, Winnie	1937-1953	Assistant Librarian, Emeritus	1953-1961
1941	Haught, Thomas W.	1896-1943	Professor of Geology, Emeritua	1943-1957
1993	Hickman, Paul	1958-1993	Professor of Earth Science, Emeritus	1993-2013
1994	Hiedemann, Annette R.	1968-1994	Professor of Psychology, Emerita	1994-2016
1985	Hinkle, Lonnie J.	1978-1985	Associate Professor of Education, Emeritus	1985-
2006	Holmes, Arthur B.	1970-2006	Professor of Religion, Emeritus	2006-2017
1989	Hunt, Robert Loyal	1959-1989	Professor of History, Emeritus	1989-2012
1961	Hupp, James L.	1942-1961	Professor of Education, Emeritus	1961-
1993	Jackson, Nancy A.	1977-1993	Professor of Nursing, Emerita	1993-current
1977	Jorgensen, Thorvald W.	1965-1977	Professor of Business Administration and Economics, Emeritus	1977-1997
2017	Keating, Bernard F.	1977-2017	Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus	2017-current
2008	Klebez, George A.	1986-2008	Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education and Director of Athletics, Emeritus	2008-current
1992	Loftis, Bobby H.	1959-1992	Professor of Music, Emeritus	1992-2007
2013	Long, Kathleen M.	1987-2013	Professor of Communication and Dean of Graduate Studies and Extended Learning, Emerita	2013-current
2017	Lynn, Gretchen H.	1989-2017	Associate Professor of Computer Science, Emerita	2017-current
2017	Mallory, William E.	1969-2017	Professor of English, Emeritus	2017-current
2013	Martin, Judith R.	1976-2013	Associate Professor of Library Science, Emerita	2013-current
2018	Martin, R. Daniel	2008-2018	Professor of Exercise Science and Director of the Master of Science in Athletic Training Program	2018-current
1968	McAllester, Esther Tholin	1953-1968	Associate Professor of Home Economics, Emerita	1968-1980
2017	McGrew, Paula	2001-2017	Professor of Library Science, and Librarian Emerita	2017-current
2014	McKinney, Judith A.	1977-2014	Professor of Nursing, Emerita	2014-current
2000	McKinney, W. Irene	1990-2000	Professor of English, Emerita	2000-2012
1973	McKittrick, Mary	1955-1973	Professor of German, emeritus	1973-
2004	Milburn, David Allen	1966-2004	Professor of Music, Emeritus	2004-2013
2005	Miller, Charles E.	1992-2005	Assistant Professor of Education and Coach of Men's Basketball, Emeritus	2005-2020
1988	Miller, Sybil C.	1969-1988	Professor of Human Ecology, Emerita	1988-
1970	Morgan, Helen Stockert	1946-1970	Associate Professor of Library Science and Librarian, Emerita	1970-1981
1988	Mow, Joseph Baxter	1963-1988	Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus	1988-2009
1985	Myers, James K.	1963-1985	Associate Professor of Health and Phsical Education and Golf Coach, Emeritus	1985-
1995	Nair, Kumaran R.	1969-1995	Professor of Economics, Emeritus	1995-current
1946	Neil, Mrs. C. Edmund	1931-1946	Associate Professor of Speech and Dramatic Arts, Emeritus	1946-1959
1986	Nickell, Patton L.	1963-1986	Professor of Education, Emeritus	1986-2011
1995	Norvell, Betty J.	1957-1995	Professor of Communication and Dramatic Arts, Emerita	1995-2017
1946	Ogden, Rachel Cousins	1926-1946	Associate Professor of Modern Language Emeritus	1946-1965
1992	Oldaker, William B.	1970-1992	Professor of Art, Emeritus	1992-2002
1973	Parker, Juanita Bowyer	1953-1973	Professor of Business Administration and Economics, Emerita	1973-
2013	Parsons, Larry R.	1968-2013	Professor of Music and Dean of the College, Emeritus	2013-current
1985	Peterson, Fredrick Alvin	1964-1985	Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin Studies, Emeritus	1985-2009
2017	Phillips, Vicki Cass	1998-2017	Associate Professor of Religion, Emerita	2017-current
1990	Presar, Charles Irvin	1967-1990	Professor of Speech Communication and Dramatic Arts, Emeritus	1990-2012
2004	Presar, Sandra J.	1968-2004	Professor of Communication, Emerita	2004-current
1998	Rao, Vijaya	1990-1998	Professor of Sociology and Social Work, Emerita	1998-current
2012	Reed, Larry A.	1977-2012	Professor of Dramatic Arts, Emeritus	2012-current
1973	Reemsnyder, David Echols	1935-1973	Professor of Physical Education and Director of Athletics, Emeritus	1973-1979
1997	Richter, G. Paul	1965-1977	Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus	1997-current
1976	Rossbach, George Bowyer	1949-1976	Proessor of Biology and Curator of the Herbarium, Emeritus	1976-2002
1996	Ruhlow, Dean H.	1959-1996	Professor of Business, Emeritus	1996-2015
2017	Rupp, Lynn	1996-2017	Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Masters in Education Program, Emerita	2017-2023
2015	Sabak, Linda R.	1974-2015	Professor of Music, Emerita	2015-current
2005	Saunders, John K.	1983-2005	Associate Professor of English, Emeritus	2005-current
1967	Schaper, Florence W.	1950-1967	Professor of Sociology and Director of Counseling and Placement, Emerita	1967-1976
1984	Shafer, Robert Everett	1951-1984	Professor of Music, Emeritus	1984-2000
1969	Shattuck, Ralph Lavery	1960-1969	Associate Professor of Education, Emeritus	1969-1982
1968	Shaver, John David	1947-1968	Professor of Speech and Dramatic Arts, Emeritus	1968-
1993	Sheppard, David W.	1980-1993	Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Emeritus	1993-2002
1987	Simmons, June Rose	1974-1987	Associate Professor of Human Ecology, Emerita	1987-
1959	Small, Samuel Asa	1946-1959	Professor of English, Emeritus	1959- ca1973
1949	Snodgrass, Leta	1913-1949	Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Emeritus	1949-1973
1978	Stealey, Helen L.	1960-1978	Associate Professor of Education and Christian Education and Director of Early Childhood Education, Emerita	1978-
2017	Sullivan, Jeanne D.	1993-2017	Associate Professor of Biology, Emerita	2017-current
2017	Teachout-Withersty, Janet T.	1994-2017	Associate Professor of Nursing, Emerita	2017-current
1992	Tinelli, Stephen D.	1961-1992	Professor of Art, Emeritus	1992-current
2005	Trusler, Marjorie F.	1969-2005	Professor of Modern Languages, Emerita	2005-current
1992	Walls, Margaret I.	1960-1992	Professor of Human Ecology, Emerita	1992-current
2005	Warner, John R., Jr.	1970-2005	Professor of Sociology, Emeritus	2005-2009
2015	Weeks, Richard G.	1998-2015	Professor of HIstory, Emeritus	2015-2023
1986	Weimer, Elizabeth M.	1962-1986	Professor of Biology, Emerita	1986-2024
1997	Welliver, Kenneth B.	1964-1997	Professor of Religion, Emeritus	1997-2022
1973	White, Cecil Thayer	1966-1973	Associate Professor of Government, Emeritus	1973-
1968	Williams, Heyward A.	1942-1968	Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Treasurer, Emerius	1968-1976
2006	Williams, Thomas H.	1991-2006	Professor of Education, Emeritus	2006-current
1967		1943-1967	Assistant Professor of Christian Education and Official College Hostess, Emerita	1967-1983

Recognizing Rupp’s Giant Impact

It is August, and school will be starting soon. Students will make their way back to Buckhannon, but there will be a big difference. For the first time in over three decades, Professor Robert O. Rupp will not be there! It hardly seems possible to the many students he has inspired and the colleagues who have depended on his honest and steady leadership.

Talk about a very well-deserved retirement!!

When Rob arrived at West Virginia Wesleyan in 1989, he hit the ground running. That very year he had served as a co-producer of a documentary for PBS (The Front Porch President: Warren G. Harding). This 30 minute documentary can be seen on Turner Classic Movies by clicking here. An article about this documentary can be found in the Spring 1990 Sundial.

In 1990 he Co-Hosted a Symposium, The Primary That Made a President, with the West Virginia Department of Culture and History with assistance from the West Virginia Humanities Council to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Kennedy visit to West Virginia in the 1960 primary. The symposium included Kennedy’s campaign manager, Sargent Shriver. (Sundial, Summer 1990)

In 1991, he organized a pair of panel discussions on the Gulf War, bringing in people to discuss Desert Storm from many perspectives including moral and political implications. More than 90 students also signed up for the course he developed on that very current topic.

At the Awards Assembly in the spring of 1991, Community Council awarded him the Outstanding Faculty Award, and he also received the Faculty Excellence Award from the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. (Sundial, Summer 1991, p.13)

Rob has never slowed down since.

For more than 30 years, he has been a leader, an inspiration, a mentor, an author, and a friend.
He has inspired students who now serve in government at all levels, and brought many well-known and timely guests to class. The speakers: government officials, aids to presidents, writers, historians, and more have often commented about how impressed they are with the preparation of the students!
He has inspired students who now teach at all levels – and who reflect his passion and energy, sharing them with new generations.
He has been a leader in the faculty (Faculty Chair four different times!) His thoughtful, steady, and considered comments have been powerful in that role through the years.
He has been a voice far beyond campus as well, serving as a commentator and election analyst with the Charleston Gazette, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and on Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval.
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He has been a leader in the community, serving as President of the Upshur County Board of Education, Rotarian, active leader at First United Methodist Church, and more.
He has even played Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street with the Buckhannon Community Theater (2018) in order to spend some great quality time with his grandchildren!

Photo by Katie Kuba (2018) Well done, Professor Robert O. Rupp!!! A true WVWC Giant.

Bio – McCoy, Walter Joseph

Born: March 11, 1938 (Tampa, FL)

Died: October 27, 2020 (Tallmansville, Upshur, WV)

Education:

B.A. West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1966
M.A. Marshall University, 1970

Taught:

Instructor in Government 1974-76
Assistant Professor of Government 1976-78

Notes:

Served as staff sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955-66; assigned to special duty with the Department of State at the American Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.
Director of the Upshur County Neighborhood Youth Corps from 1967-69

Sources:

Catalogs
Obituary
Pharos
West Virginia Wesleyan Sundial News, March 1974

PLM 2020-11-02

Bio – Cunningham, Richard Alvin

Born: July 4, 1924 (Altoona, Blair, PA)

Died: November 23, 2009 (Zephyrhills, Bosco, FL)

Education:

B.S. University of Pittsburgh (1950)
M.A. University of Pittsburgh (1953)

Served:

Dean of Students1959-68
Vice President for Student Affairs 1969-78
Executive Assistant to the President 1969-75
Acting President of the College 1972-73

Taught:

Assistant Professor of Psychology 1959-68
Associate Professor of Psychology 1968-69
Professor of Psychology 1970-78

Notes:

Formerly Assistant to Dean of Men, Assistant to the Dean, Director of Housing, Advisor, and Counselor at the University of Pittsburgh
Commissioned and Donated the Mace used in ceremonial events

Sources:

Catalog
Pharos

Sundial (1959-09, p.7)

Bio – Seifrit, William C., Jr.

Born: 1936 (Fairmont, Marion WV)

Education:

B.A. Fairmont State College
M.A. Ohio University

Taught:

Assistant Professor of Speech and Dramatic Arts 1959-62

Notes:

Wrote a history of the Chrestomathean and Excelsior literary societies in a two-part series in the April, 1961 and June, 1961 issues of the Sundial. [Sundial 1961-04, pp.4-8 and 1961-06, pp.4-8]
Left to teach at University of North Carolina at Greensburg

Sources:

Catalogs
Pharos
Sundial

Bio – Hunt, Robert Loyal

Born: May 22, 1924 (Junior, Barbour, WV)

Died: July 20, 2012 (Buckhannon, Upshur, WV)

Education:

B.A. Alderson-Broaddus College (1947)
M.A. Marshall College (1955)

Taught:

Instructor in History 1959-1961
Assistant Professor of History 1961-64
Associate Professor of History 1964-86
Professor of History 1986-89
Professor of History, Emeritus 1989-2012

Notes:

Served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (Barbour County) from 1948-52
Previously taught at Guyan High School
Professor Hunt was blind, and an active member of the West Virginia Federation of the Blind, where he was a member of the bowling team and held leadership offices in the organization
Took students to Selma, Alabama in March of 1965

Sources:

Catalog
DreamersAndGiants Blog: Eyes Open and Message Received (2020-07-30)
Obituary
Pharos
- Classroom Lecture By Telephone Delivered Here (Pharos 1964-12-18, p.4)
- Hunt Meets in Capitol For Blind Federation (Pharos 1973-11-14, p.2)
Sundial
- New Faculty (Sundial 1959-09)
- Professor Hunt Bowls them Over (Sundial 1963-09)

Bio – Hendricks, Jacklyn Joyce

Born: September 1, 1931 (Cincinnati, OH)

Died: August 4, 1973 (San Francisco, CA)

Education:

B.F.A. The Art Institute of Chicago (1955)
M.F.A. The Art Institute of Chicago (1956)

Served:

Faculty Committee: Catalogue 1959-1960

Taught:

Instructor in Art 1959-62

Note:

Organized and operated an art gallery
Textile designer
Shown her work in Chicago

Sources:

Catalog
Pharos
Sundial 1959-09

Bio – Mikkelson, Dwight Lawrence

Born: May 23, 1928 (North Branch, MN)

Died: January 12, 2011 (Muncie, Delaware, IN)

Education:

Wilmore, High School, Wilmore, KY (1946)
B.A. Asbury College (1950)
M.A. University of Kentucky (1955)

Served:

Faculty Committee: Attendance 1959-1960

Taught:

Assistant Professor of History 1959-67

Notes:

U.S. Army 1951-53 (Korean War)
Taught at
- Asbury College, KY
- WVWC (1959-67)
- Taylor University in Upland, IN, 1967-92
Member of
- Retired Teachers Association
- Hoosier Chapter of the National Railway
- Historical Society of Blackford County, IN
- Indiana Historical Society
- B-Western Movies Society
Blackford County, IN historian

Sources:

Bio – Bigham, Kyle John

Born: Tiffin, OH

Education:

B.A. Bowling Green State University (1952)
B.D. Oberlin Graduate School of Theology (1956)
M.A. Bowling Green State University (1959)

Served:

Faculty Committee: Faculty Christian Fellowship 1959-1960

Taught: Assistant Professor of English 1959-1960

Notes:

Has taught in high schools
Is an ordained minister

Sources:

Catalogs
Pharos
Sundial 1959-09

Bio – Anderson, Orval James

Born: 1915 (Rowlesburg, WV)

Died: 1971

Education:

B.A. West Virginia University (1941)
M.A. West Virginia University (1943)

Served:

Faculty Committee: Library 1959-1960
Faculty Committee: Placement 1959-1960
Head of Division II: Languages and Literature (1960)
Head of Department of English 1961-

Taught:

Associate Professor of English 1959-1960

Notes:

Formerly taught at: West Virginia University, Kentucky Military Institute, Englewood School for Boys, and New York University
Co-sponsor of Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary Fraternity 1968

Sources:

Catalogs
Pharos
Sundials (1959-09)

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