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2008-2010 Catalog of Courses

Emeritus

 

Phillip J. Nelson - B.S., Augustana College, South Dakota; M.A., University of Nebraska- Omaha
Assistant Professor, Teaching - 1969 (2000)

 

Lee H. Nicholas -- B.S.B.A., University of Kansas; M.B.A., University of Tulsa; CPA, CMA
Assistant Professor, Accounting -- 1974 (2007)

 

Samuel Nodarse - B.A., Colegio de la Salle (Havana); Doctorate of Social Sciences, Doctorate of Law, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba; Ph.D., University of Illinois- Urbana
Professor, Modern Languages - 1964 (1988)

 

Lowell Norland
Director, Iowa Training Opportunities Program, Business and Community Services - 1987 (2004)

 

Michael David Oates - A.B., Fairfield University; M.A.T., Assumption College; Ph.D., Georgetown University
Professor, Modern Languages - 1967 (2003)

 

Earl G. Ockenga - B.S., Augustana; M.S., University of South Dakota
Associate Professor, Teaching - 1988 (1999)

 

Karl Edward Odwarka - Diploma, Akademie fuer Welthandel, Frankfurt; A.B., M.A.T., Wayne State University; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Professor, German - 1964 (1991)

 

Jons C. Olsson - B.A., Thiel College
Assistant Director of Broadcasting/Development - 1978 (2000)

 

Alan R. Orr - B.A., Simpson College; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
Professor, Biology - 1965 (1998)

 

John H. Page - B. of Design, University of Michigan; M.F.A., University of Iowa
Professor, Art - 1954 (1987)

 

Eugenia G. Parisho - B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., University of Chicago
Assistant Professor, Teaching - 1968 (1989)

 

Barbara E. Pershing - B.S., Western Illinois University; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., Iowa State University
Associate Professor, Design, Family and Consumer Sciences - 1971 (1996)

Rex W. Pershing - B.S., Western Illinois University; M.A.Ed., University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado
Associate Professor, Industrial Technology - 1965 (1992)

 

Warren E. Picklum - B.A., Colorado State University; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
Associate Professor, Biology - 1957 (1987)

 

Douglas T. Pine - B.S., State University of New York-Oswego; M.A., Trenton State College; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Associate Professor, Industrial Technology - 1973 (2000)

 

Aaron Mayer Podolefsky - B.A., California State University-San Jose; M.A., M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York-Stony Brook
Provost and Vice President - 1999-2005
Professor, Anthropology - 1990 (2005)

 

Paul J. Porter - B.A., M.A., Ed.S., University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., Drake University
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Foundations - 1967 (1997)

 

James Price - B.S.Ed., A.B., University of Missouri; M.A.Ed., University of Northern Iowa
Assistant Professor, Teaching - 1963 (1983)

 

Charles E. Quirk - B.A., Carroll College, Wisconsin; B.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary-Chicago; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, History - 1963 (2001)

 

Lora Lee Rackstraw - B.A., Grinnell College; M.F.A., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, English - 1966 (1996)

 

Ned H. Ratekin - B.A., Parsons College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction - 1965 (1992)

 

Jack C. Reed -B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Associate Professor, Business Education - 1965 (1990)

 

Erwin W. Richter - B.S., Northern Michigan University; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Chemistry - 1963 (1996)

 

Dixon L. Riggs - B.A., Marietta College; M.S., University of Michigan
Associate Professor, Biology - 1958 (1987)

 

Verna F. Ritchie - B.A., Hunter College; M.A., McGill University; M.A.L.S., University of Michigan
Professor and Art and Music Librarian - 1966 (1991)

 

Janet M. Rives - B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Professor, Economics - 1984 (2004)

 

Jan C. Robbins - B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Professor, English - 1976 (2005)

 

James B. Roberson - B.S., Middle Tennessee State Teachers College; M.A., George Peabody College for Teachers
Associate Professor, Teaching and Coordinator of Student Teaching -- 1964 (2004)

 

Ronald E. Roberts - B.A., Drake University; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Professor, Sociology - 1969 (2001)

 

Bruce G. Rogers - B.A., M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Professor, Educational Psychology and Foundations - 1975 (2004)

 

Thomas P. Romanin - B.S., M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., St. Louis University
Associate Vice President for Educational and Student Services - 1976 (2004)

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education

 

Robert L. Ross - B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Professor, Political Science - 1962 (1996)

 

Betts A. Roth - B.S., George Peabody College for Teachers; M.A., Columbia University
Associate Professor, Teaching - 1951 (1976)

 

Clair D. Rowe - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Marketing - 1986 (1991)

 

Robert L. Rule - B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
Assistant Professor, Mathematics - 1966 (1998)

 

Edward Rutkowski - B.S., Marquette University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Professor, Educational Psychology and Foundations - 1963 (1990)

 

Thomas G. Ryan - B.S.C., M.A., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, History - 1960 (1993)

 

Roy E. Sandstrom - A.B., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York-Buffalo
Associate Professor, History - 1969 (2004)

 

Otis R. Schmidt - B.J., M.J., University of Texas-Austin; M.A., Sam Houston State College
Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature - 1965 (1988)

 

Donald W. Schmits - B.A., University of Evansville; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ed.D., Rutgers University
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Foundations - 1976 (2004)

 

N. Marshall Schools - B.S., Mary Washington College; M.A., George Peabody College for Teachers
Associate Professor, Teaching - 1949 (1976)

 

Augusta Schurrer - B.A., Hunter College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- Madison
Professor, Mathematics - 1950 (1997)

 

Lynn C. Schwandt - B.A., Coe College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Stanford University
Professor, Teaching: Mathematics - 1964 (1992)

 

Archana Daya Shankar - B.A., Agra University; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio University
Associate Professor, Communication Studies - 1994 (2004)

 

Allan R. Shickman - B.F.A., Washington University-St. Louis; M.A., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, Art - 1970 (1999)

 

Carolyn L. Shields - B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
Associate Professor, English - 1976 (2002)

 

Edna Anderson Shores - B.S., M.A., Teachers College of Columbia University
Assistant Professor, Home Economics - 1947 (1973)

 

Vera Jo Siddens - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Professor, Art - 1968 (1997)

 

Robert J. Simpson - B.A., Houghton College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Associate Professor, Biology - 1965 (1992)

 

James C. Skaine - B.A., Sioux Falls College; M.A., University of South Dakota
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies - 1965 (1998)

Joseph J. Smaldino - B.S., Union College, New York; M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Florida
Professor, Audiology - 1984 (2003)

 

David T. Smalley - B.M., M.M., University of Michigan
Associate Professor, School of Music - 1964 (2002)

 

Audrey L. Smith - A.B., Kentucky Wesleyan College; M.A., Northwestern University; M.A.Ed., Ed.D., Ball State University
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education - 1973 (1998)

 

Joanne K. Spaide - B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, Design, Family and Consumer Sciences - 1974 (1998)

 

Richard G. Stahlhut - B.A. Northern Illinois University; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, Teaching and Coordinator of Student Teaching - 1969 (2004)

 

Susan B. Stainback - B.S., Radford College, Virginia; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Virginia
Professor, Special Education - 1974 (1998)

 

Jerry D. Stockdale - B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
Professor, Sociology - 1973 (2006)

 

Myrtle M. Stone - B.A., Washington State University; M.B.A., University of Washington; Ed.D., New York University
Professor, Teaching - 1928 (1966)

 

Marilyn D. Story - B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Professor, Design, Textiles, Gerontology, & Family Studies - 1968 (2006)

 

Norman L. Story - B.A., David Lipscomb College; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology
Director of the Counseling Center
Counselor/Psychologist - 1968 (1992)

 

Charles T. Strein - B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A.T., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Associate Professor, Economics -1970 (2000)

 

Elizabeth J. Strub - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Assistant Professor, Teaching - 1972 (1993)

Richard F. Strub - B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Colorado State College; Ed.D., University of South Dakota
Associate Professor, Educational Administration and Counseling - 1964 (1992)
Coordinator of Minority Recruitment - (1989-1992)

 

Godfrey (Garf) Stych - B.S.P.E., M.A., University of Iowa
Assistant Professor, Physical Education - 1966 (1991)

 

Philip W. Suckling - B.Sc., M.Sc., McMaster University; Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Professor, Geography
Head of the Department of Geography - 1991 (2005)

 

Betty M. Swanson - B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., University of Southern California
Assistant Professor, Physical Education - 1949 (2004)

 

Alice L. Swensen - B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Associate Professor, English - 1978 (1998)

 

Thomas J. Switzer - B.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dean of the College of Education
Professor, Education - 1987 (2003)

 

Robert D. Talbott - A.B., A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Professor, History - 1967 (1996)

 

John E. Tarr - B.S.C., University of Iowa; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Teaching - 1961 (1998)

 

Nick E. Teig - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Associate Professor, Teaching and Coordinator of Student Teaching - 1967 (1999)

 

E. Russell TePaske - B.A., Westmar College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Professor, Biology - 1963 (1989)

 

Shivesh C. Thakur - B.A., M.A., Patna University, India; Ph.D., University of Durham, England; Diploma, University of Oxford, England
Professor, Philosophy - 1984 (1999)

 

Leland A. Thompson - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., University of Denver
Director of Campus Planning - 1968 (1992)

 

Marion R. Thompson - B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ed.D., Illinois State University
Professor, Special Education - 1978 (1999)

 

Thomas H. Thompson - B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Philosophy - 1952 (1994)

 

William R. Thrall - B.S., Wisconsin State University-LaCrosse; M.S., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services: Physical Education
Director of the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services - 1960 (1991)

 

Thomas J. Tritle - B.M., Baldwin Wallace College; Teaching Certificate, South Dakota State University; M.M., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, School of Music - 1980 (2006)

 

Jean Ann Trout - B.S.Ed., Wittenberg University; M.A., Ball State University; Ed.D., Indiana University
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Foundations - 1970 (1991)

 

Roy D. Unruh - B.A., Bethel College; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado
Professor, Physics and Science Education - 1967 (2001)

 

Howard VanderBeek - B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Ed.D., Columbia University
Professor, Teaching - 1948 (1981)

 

Marjorie F. Vargas - B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin
Assistant Professor, Teaching - 1964 (1998)

 

Douglas L. Vernier - B.A., M.A., University of Michigan
Director of Broadcasting Services
Assistant Professor, Radio/Television - 1972 (2003)

 

Ann S. Vernon - B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education - 1973 (2007)

 

Nile D. Vernon - B.A., Central College; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, Modern Languages - 1966 (2005)

 

Edward V. Voldseth - B.A., University of Montana; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Vice President for University Relations and Development - 1964 (1988)

 

William L. Waack - B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Director of Teacher Education - 1977 (1998)

 

Edward F. Wagner - B.S., University of Wisconsin; B.S., Wisconsin State College, Eau Claire; M.A.L.S., University of Wisconsin
Associate Professor and Interlibrary Loan Librarian - 1958 (1995)

 

Julia E. Wallace - B.S., State University of New York-Oswego; M.A., State University of New York-Binghamton; M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., State University of New York-Binghamton
Professor, Psychology - 1978 (2007)
Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences - 2000-2007

 

Robert J. Waller, Jr., - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; D.B.A., Indiana University
Professor, Management - 1968 (1998)

 

Stanley J. Walljasper - B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, Computer Science - 1975 (1996)

 

Andre G. Walther - B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Michigan State University
Assistant Professor, Modern Languages - 1964 (1996)

 

Donald R. Walton - B.A., St. Ambrose College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Recruitment and Classification Specialist/Professional & Scientific - 1966 (1993)

 

Robert T. Ward - B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Associate Professor, Physics and Science Education - 1975 (1999)

 

Carl O. Wehner - B.A., M.A.Ed., University of Northern Iowa
Assistant Professor, Computer Science - 1961 (1992)

 

Wanda P. Wehner - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Assistant Professor, Chemistry - 1966 (1992)

 

Margaret Weiser - B.A., Douglass College, Rutgers; M.S., Florida State University; Ed.D., University of Illinois
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction - 1991 (1993)

 

Joel W. Wells - B.S., Ohio University; M.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Professor, Design, Family and Consumer Sciences - 1981 (2001)

 

Donald B. Wendt - B.M., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Associate Professor, School of Music - 1958 (1989)

 

David A. Whitsett - B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Professor, Psychology - 1974 (2001)

 

Paul D. Whitson - B.S., M.S., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Professor, Biology - 1972 (2005)

 

Melba R. Widmer - B.A., M.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor, Design, Textiles, Gerontology, & Family Studies: Interior Design - 1979 (2008)

Donald E. Wiederanders - B.S., Wartburg College; M.A., University of Minnesota
Professor, Teaching - 1958 (1991)

 

Jack L. Wielenga - B.A., M.A., Ed.S., University of Northern Iowa
Student Records and Retention Director - 1959 (1998)

 

Russell A. Wiley - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Assistant Professor, Chemistry - 1967 (2007)

 

Sandra C. Williamson - B.S., M.S., Eastern New Mexico University; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado
Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator - 1978 (2004)

 

Nixon A. Wilson - B.A., Earlham College; M. Wildlife Management, University of Michigan; Ph.D., Purdue University
Professor, Biology - 1969 (1997)

 

Robley C. Wilson, Jr. - B.A., Bowdoin College; M.F.A., University of Iowa; D.Litt., Bowdoin College
Editor, North American Review - 1963 (2000)

 

Dorothy Wineke - B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin
Instructor, Teaching - 1949 (1982)

 

Francis J. Winter - B.A., University of Dubuque; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Assistant Professor, Political Science - 1965 (1996)

 

Harold B. Wohl - B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, History - 1956 (1995)

 

Joanne Wolfe - B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Assistant Professor, Teaching - 1967 (1995)

 

Ching S. Woo - B.A., Cornell University, New York; M.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Professor, Chemistry - 1967 (2000)

 

Evelyn S. Wood - A.B., Marshall University; M.A., University of Michigan
Associate Professor, English - 1966 (1992)

Barbara Yager - B.S., M.A., Ohio State University; Ed.D., University of Southern California
Professor, Physical Education - 1949 (1985)

 

H. Marcus Yoder - B.A., Bethel College, Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction - 1971 (1998)

 

George K. Zucker - B.A., Queens College, New York; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Professor, Modern Languages - 1968 (2001)