Emeritus Faculty

updated: 10/16/2023

Blaine C. Ackley, Ed.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Education

B.A., University of Montana, Missoula, 1965; M.A.T., University of Oregon, 1973; Ed.D., ibid, 1991. At Portland, 1991—2010.

 

Amelia J. Ahern-Rindell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, Biology
B.S., University of Illinois, 1979; M.S., Washington State University, 1985; Ph.D., ibid, 1988. At Portland, 1997—2022.

 

Michael W. Akerman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Mathematics

B.A., Portland State University, 1964; M.A., University of Arizona, 1966; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1973. At Portland, 1979—2009.

 

Robet J. Albright, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Engineering
Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship
B.S., Oregon State University, 1963; M.S., ibid, 1965; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1971. At Portland, 1970—2020.

 

Robin D. Anderson, Ed.D.
Dean Emeritus, Professor, Business 

Franz Chair in Entrepreneurship
B.A. University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1970; M.A.T., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1972; Ed.D., ibid, 1984. At Portland, 1998—2020.

 

Ellyn Arwood, Ed.D.

Professor Emerita, Education

B.A., University of Oregon, 1971; M.A., Washington State University, 1973; Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1977. At Portland, 1986—2021.

 

Herman L. Asarnow, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, English

B.A., Trinity College, 1972; M.A., University of Denver, 1974; Ph.D., ibid, 1981. At Portland, 1979—2014.

 

Matthew J. Baasten, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Theology

B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1972; M.Div., Western Theological Seminary, 1975; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1983. At Portland, 1981—2017.

 

Susan D. Baillet, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Psychology

B.S., Trinity College, 1974; M.S., University of Denver, 1976; Ph.D., ibid, 1981. At Portland, 1983—2014.

 

Raymond R. Bard, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Chemistry

B.A., Hamline University, 1970; Ph.D., University of Vermont, 1977. At Portland, 1986—2015.

 

Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C.

Professor Emeritus, Business

B.B.A., University of Detroit, 1964; M.B.A., ibid., 1966; J.D., University of Notre Dame, 1975. At Portland, 2002—2014.

 

Helmut Becker, D.B.A.

Professor Emeritus Business

B.B.A., University of Portland, 1962; M.B.A., University of Oregon, 1967; D.B.A., Indiana University, 1971; C.P.A., Oregon State Certificate, 1983. At Portland, 1973—1999.

 

Rev. Richard F. Berg, C.S.C., Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Psychology

A.B., University of Notre Dame, 1959; S.T.B., Gregorian University, 1963; M.A., University of Portland, 1967; Ph.D., ibid, 1969. At Portland, 1974—1998.

 

Elena K. Bernard, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, Business
B.S., William Carey College, 1997; M.B.A., Henderson State University, 1998; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2006. At Portland, 2007—2021.

 

Rev. George C. Bernard, C.S.C., S.T.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Theology

A.B., University of Notre Dame, 1945; S.T.L., Catholic University of America, 1950; S.T.D., ibid, 1952. At Portland, 1969—1987.

 

Edward K. Bowen, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Performing & Fine Arts

B.T., Willamette University, 1976; M.A., Western Oregon State College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Stirling, 1985. At Portland, 1991—2012.

 

Barbara J. Braband, Ed.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, Nursing
B.A.N., Augustana College, 1976; M.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1986; M.S.N., Clarkson College, 2001; Ed.D., College of St. Mary, 2009. At Portland, 2010—2021.

 

Russell A. Butkus, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Theology & Environmental Studies
B.A., St. Lawrence University, 1974; M.Th., Boston College, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1985. At Portland, 1985—2019.

 

Robert F. Butler, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Environmental Science

B.S., Oregon State University, 1968; M.S., Stanford University, 1970; Ph.D., ibid, 1972. At Portland, 2004—2016.

 

Glenn (Michael) M. Cameron, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Theology
B.A., Central Bible College, 1977; Bethany Theological Seminary, 1981; Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School, 1996. At Portland, 2002—2022.

 

James B. Carroll, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Education
B.A., University of California, Davis, 1976; M.F.A., Washington State University, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1990. At Portland, 1996—2020.

 

George T. Chou, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Business

B.A., University of Washington, 1967; M.A., ibid, 1968; Ph.D., ibid, 1973. At Portland, 1971—1998.

 

Richard S. Christen, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Education
B.S., Minot State University, 1975; M.A., University of Montana, 1980; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1994. At Portland, 1998—2018.

 

Sr. Maria J. Ciriello, O.P., Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Education

B.S.E., St. John College, 1966; M.S.E., University of Dayton, 1971; Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1987. At Portland, 1996—2009.

 

Rev. James T. Connelly, C.S.C., Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, History

B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1960; S.T.B., Pontifical Gregorian University, 1963; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1968; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1977. At Portland, 1993—2007.

 

Michael Connolly, D.M.A.

Professor Emeritus, Music
B.A., B.M., University of Washington, 1977; M.M., University of Southern California, 1983; D.M.A., ibid, 1986. At Portland, 1988—2018.

 

Carol E. Craig, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita, Nursing
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1971; B.S., University of Alaska, 1982; M.S., ibid, 1984; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1991. At Portland, 2008—2017

 

Susan D. Decker, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Nursing

B.A., Miami University, Ohio, 1970, M.S.N., University of Cincinnati, 1973; Ph.D., Portland State University, 1982. At Portland, 1973—2015.

 

Will H. Deming, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Theology
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1978; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1991. At Portland, 1992—2020.

 

Bruce H. Drake, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Business

B.A., Dartmouth College, 1966; M.B.A., Stanford University, 1968; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1976. At Portland, 1988—2011.

 

Robert W. Duff, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Sociology

Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship

B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1966; M.A., ibid, 1970; Ph.D., ibid, 1971. At Portland, 1972—2014.

 

Verne A. Duncan, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Education

B.A., Idaho State University, 1960; M.Ed., University of Idaho, 1964; M.B.A., University of Portland, 1976; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1968. At Portland, 1989—1996.

 

Ardys Dunn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, Nursing

B.S.N., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1969; M.S., University of Oregon, 1974; M.N., Oregon Health Sciences University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1984. At Portland, 1985—2002.

 

Todd Easton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Business
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1975; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1980; Ph.D., ibid, 1984. At Portland, 1981—2021.

 

Mark A. Eifler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, History
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1984; M.A., ibid, 1987; Ph.D., ibid, 1992. At Portland, 2000—2020.

 

Thompson M. Faller, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Philosophy

B.A., St. Mary’s, 1962; M.A., Xavier University, Ohio, 1964; Ph.D., University of Salzburg, Austria, 1969. At Portland, 1964—2014.

 

Howard D. Feldman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Business

B.B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1971; M.B.A., Georgia State University, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1983. At Portland, 1991—2016.

 

Joseph Gallegos, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Social Work

B.S., Portland State University, 1972; M.S.W., ibid, 1973; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1978. At Portland, 1988—2011.

 

Thomas G. Greene, Ed.D.

Provost Emeritus Professor, Education
B.S., Portland State University, 1970; M.A., Lewis & Clark College, 1975; Ed.D., Portland State University/University of Oregon, 1984. At Portland, 1983—2020.

 

Richard D. Gritta, D.B.A.

Professor Emeritus, Business
B.B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1965; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1967; D.B.A., University of Maryland, 1972. At Portland, 1976—2020.

 

Drew Harrington, M.L.S.

Dean Emerita, Clark Library

B.A., Fort Lewis College, 1973; M.L.S., University of Oregon, 1976. At Portland, 2006—2016.

 

Frances M. Hicks, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Nursing

R.N., Oklahoma Baptist Hospital, 1957; B.S., Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 1960; M.S.N., Case Western Reserve University, 1964; Ph.D., North Texas State University, 1977; Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 1997. At Portland, 1978—2002. 

 

Gregory Hill, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
B.S., University of Arizona, 1981; M.S., University of Oregon, 1984; Ph.D., ibid, 1987. At Portland, 2000—2023.

 

Susan E. Hinken, M. Libr.

Senior Librarian Emerita, Clark Library
B.A., University of Washington, 1976; M. Libr., ibid, 1977; M.A., University of Portland, 1987. At Portland, 1980—2019.

 

Jill Peterson Hoddick, M.A., M.F.A.

Professor Emerita, Performing and Fine Arts

B.A., University of the Pacific, 1972; M.A., California State University (Fresno), 1974; M.F.A., University of Southern California, 1977. At Portland, 1977—2012.

 

Angela Hoffman, O.S.B., Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Chemistry

B.S., Pacific Lutheran University, 1971; B.A., St. Martins College, 1979; M.S., Pacific Lutheran University, 1880: Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University, 1989. At Portland, 1989—2023.

 

Margaret M. Hogan, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Philosophy

McNerney-Hansen Chair in Ethics

A.B., Immaculata College, 1963; M.A., Fordham University, 1968; Ph.D., Marquette University, 1991. At Portland, 2003—2009.

 

Rev. Thomas E. Hosinski, C.S.C., Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Theology

A.B., University of Notre Dame, 1969; M.Th., ibid, 1972; M.A., University of Chicago, 1976; Ph.D., ibid, 1983. At Portland, 1978—2016.

 

Rev. William B. Hund, C.S.C., Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Philosophy

A.B., University of Notre Dame, 1954; M.A., ibid, 1960; Ph.D., University of Fribourg, 1964. At Portland, 1972—2002.

 

Rev. Bernard Kuo-Wei Hwang, S.T.D.

Assistant Professor Emeritus, Theology

B.S., St. John’s University, 1949; S.T.D., Sant Anselmo, 1953; M.A., University of Portland, 1968. At Portland, 1964-65; 1976—1982.

 

Mark S. Kennedy, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Engineering
B.S., University of Nebraska, 1977; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1979; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1984. At Portland, 1996—2022.

 

Khalid H. Khan, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Engineering
B.S., West Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology, 1967; M.S., North Carolina State University at Raleigh, 1972; Ph.D., ibid, 1975. At Portland, 1979—2018.

 

Kenneth A. Kleszynski, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Music

B.M.Ed., Benedictine College, 1972; B.A., ibid, 1972; M.A., Arizona State University, 1976; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1984. At Portland, 1987—2015.

Steven A. Kolmes, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Environmental Science
Molter Chair in Science
B.S., Ohio University, 1976; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1984. At Portland, 1995—

 

Jack N. Kondrasuk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Business

B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1964; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1966; Ph.D., ibid, 1972. At Portland, 1974—2012.

 

Matthew R. Kuhn, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Engineering
B.S., University of Missouri, 1975; M.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1984; Ph.D., ibid, 1987. At Portland, 1987—2022.

 

Lawrence D. Lewis, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Business

B.B.A., University of Missouri, 1967; M.A., ibid, 1972; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1984. At Portland, 2001—2016.

 

Sr. Sandra E. Lincoln, S.H.C.J., Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Chemistry

B.A., Smith College, 1960; M.S., Marquette University, 1970; Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1982. At Portland, 1982—2009.

2009.

 

Wayne (Yuin-Hwa) Lu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Engineering

B.S., Chung-Chen Institute of Technology, Taiwan, 1973; M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1981; Ph.D., ibid, 1988. At Portland, 1988—2017.

 

Lewis Lum, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Mathematics

B.S., Oregon State University, 1968; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1973. At Portland, 1989—2014.

 

James W. Male, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Engineering

Sweo Chair in Engineering

B.S., Union College, 1968; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1973. At Portland, 1997-2017.

 

Gary L. Malecha, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Political Science and Global Affairs

Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship

B.A., College of St. Thomas, 1976; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1987. At Portland, 1992—2021.

 

Caroline E. Mann, M.S.L.S.

Senior Librarian, Emerita, Clark Memorial Library

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975; M.S.L.S., ibid, 1982. At Portland, 1998—2014.

 

Louis J. Masson, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, English

Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship

B.A., LeMoyne College, 1964; M.A., Syracuse University, 1967; Ph.D., ibid, 1971. At Portland, 1970—2011.

 

Franz Karl Mayr, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Philosophy

Ph.D., University of Innsbruck, 1957. At Portland, 1964-65; 1968—2002.

 

Joane T. Moceri, Ph.D.

Dean Emerita, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Washington, Seattle, 1979; M.N., University of Washington, Tacoma, 2000; University of Washington, Seattle, 2006. At Portland, 2012—2018.

 

Patricia D. Morrell, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Education
B.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, 1978; M.S., Oregon State University, 1988; Ph.D., ibid, 1992. At Portland, 1996—2018.

 

Susan Randles Moscato, Ed.D.

Professor Emerita, Nursing

Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship

B.S.N., University of Portland, 1968; M.N., University of California, L.A., 1973; Ed.D., Portland State University, 1987. At Portland, 1996—2011.

 

Michael P. Mulcrone, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies

B.A., Ohio University, 1971; M.S., University of Oregon, 1988; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1993. At Portland, 1993—2010.

 

Karen Nelson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, Mathematics

B.A., Lawrence University, 1979; M.B.A., American University, 1981, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1992. At Portland, 1998—2015.

 

John Clarke Orr, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, English
B.A., Hardin-Simmons University, 1980; M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1983; Ph.D., Duke University, 1992. At Portland, 1993—2022.

 

Peter M. Osterberg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Engineering
S.B. & S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980; Ph.D., ibid, 1995. At Portland, 1996—2021.

 

Dann L. Pierce, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies

B.A., University of Portland, 1976; M.A., ibid, 1979; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1985. At Portland, 1987—2021.

 

Rev. Stephen C. Rowan, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, English

B.A., Fairfield University, 1966; S.T.B., St. Mary’s Seminary & University, 1968; M.A., the University of British Columbia, 1975; Ph.D., ibid, 1985. At Portland, 2007—2012.

 

W. Stephen Royce, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Psychology

A.B., Stanford University, 1971; M.S., University of Oregon, 1974; Ph.D., ibid, 1976. At Portland, 1977—2008.

 

Rev. H. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Drs. Theol.

Professor Emeritus, Theology

B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1961; S.T.L., Gregorian University, 1965; Drs. Theol., Catholic University of Nijmegen, Netherlands, 1970. At Portland, 1976—2012.

 

Sr. Joan Saalfeld, S.N.J.M., Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, English

B.A., Marylhurst College, 1964; M.A., Portland State University, 1971; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1976. At Portland, 1977— 2004.

 

Jane G. Scott, M.L.S.

Associate Librarian Emerita, Clark Library
B.A., University of Oregon, 1973; M.L.S., Emporia State University 2004. At Portland, 2014—2022.

 

James W. Seal, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Business

B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1969; M.S., ibid, 1970; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1977. At Portland, 1977—2016.

 

Elayne J. Shapiro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, Communication Studies

B.A., University of Illinois, 1967; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1973; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1993. At Portland, 1987—2015.

 

Michael D. Snow, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Biology

Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship

B.A., Sacramento State College, 1967; Ph.D., Washington State University, 1974. At Portland, 1970—2010.

 

Br. Donald J. Stabrowski, C.S.C., Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, History and Political Science

B.A., St. Edward’s University, 1963; M.A., Indiana University, 1967; M.S., ibid, 1969; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1979; Ph.D., ibid, 1985. At Portland, 1988—2012.

 

Mojtaba B. Takallou, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Engineering
B.S., California State University, Fresno; 1977; M.S., Oregon State University, 1980; Ph.D., ibid, 1986. At Portland, 1985—2022.

 

Agnes Tenney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita, Chemistry

A.B., Regis College, Mass., 1968; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1975. At Portland, 1977—2005.

Peter R. Thacker, Ed.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus, Education
B.A., Antioch College, 1971; M.A.T., Lewis and Clark College, 1981; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1990. At Portland, 2004—2018.

 

Steven R. Vegdahl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus, Engineering
B.S., Stanford University, 1976; Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1982. At Portland, 1996—2023.

 

Joanne R. Warner, Ph.D.

Dean Emerita, Nursing

B.A., Augustana College, 1972; M.A., Univ. of Iowa, 1976; Ph.D., Indiana Univ., 1990. At Portland, 2005—2015.

 

Karl Wetzel, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Physics

B.S., Georgetown University, 1959; M.S., Yale University, 1960; Ph.D., ibid, 1965. At Portland, 1969—2001.

 

Anita Lee Malen Wynne, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, Nursing

B.S., San Diego State University, 1972; M.S., University of Colorado, 1974; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1982; F.N.P., Gonzaga University, 1996. At Portland, 1981—2006.

 

Zia A. Yamayee, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Engineering

Br. Godfrey Vassallo, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship

B.S.E.E., Kabul University 1972; M.S.E.E., Purdue University, 1976; Ph.D., ibid, 1978. At Portland, 1996—2017.