Those Who Have Taught Sociology and Related Fields

Several people have taught Sociology at West Virginia Wesleyan College through the years. Some have been here a few years. Others have been here much longer. Related fields such as Anthropology, Criminal Justice, and Government are also included in this list.

  • Oda Earle Karickhoff – Sociology  (1919-46)
  • Aaron Rapking – Rural Leadership (1920-27)
  • Carleton Hammond Curry – Sociology (1945-50)
  • Marvin Downey – Sociology (1947-71)
  • Florence Schaper – Sociology (1950-67)
  • Jay Voelker Groves – Sociology (1958-73)
  • Henry Harrison Shissler – Sociology (1960-71)
  • Herbert Reece Coston, Jr. – Sociology (1962-92)
  • Fred Peterson – Anthropology (1964-85)
  • Cecil Thayer White – Government (1966-73)
  • Howard Hugh Bright – Sociology (1967-93)
  • Robert Paul Sessions – Sociology and Religion (1967-71)
  • Herbert Lee Sharp – Sociology (1967-71)
  • Robert L. Galvin – Government (1970-78)
  • James R. Oxendale, Jr. – Government (1970-76)
  • John R. Warner, Jr. – Sociology (1970-2005)
  • Edwin H. Welch – Sociology and Anthropology (1971-76)
  • Lucie O’Brien – Sociology (1973-74)
  • Harry A. Coleman – Sociology and Anthropology (1974-78)
  • Walter Joseph McCoy – Government (1974-78)
  • Joseph DeSarro – Government (1976-78)
  • William Frick Curry – Government (1977-82)
  • Volkmer Lauber – Government (1977-82)
  • Ian M. Taplin – Sociology (1977-82)
  • Dallas B. Bailey, Jr. – Sociology (1979-92)
  • Reginald Dennis Olson – Sociology (1979-88)
  • Karen A. Vernal – Sociology (1980-82)
  • Elaine B. Flaxer – Sociology and Social Work (1981-94)
  • Ashley Morrissette – Government (1983-2000)
  • Barbara Richardson – Sociology (1987-92)
  • Robert Rupp – Government and History (1989-current)
  • Vijaya Rao – Sociology and Social Work (1990-98)
  • John F. Toth – Sociology (1998-2002)
  • Maya Mei-Tal – Criminal Justice (2003-06)
  • Matthew B. Johnson – Sociology (2004-06)
  • Donald P. Levy – Sociology (2005-08)
  • Karen Miller – Sociology and Criminal Justice (2008-17)
  • Jessica Scott – Gender Studies (2010-current)
  • Molly Clever – Sociology (2014-current)
  • Julie R. Shelton Criminal Justice (2015-17)
  • Samantha M. Gavin – Criminal Justice (2017-current)
  • Travis Zimmerman – Criminal Justice (2017-current)