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Rev. Eugene Arthur, S.J.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics and Management
A.B., Saint Louis University, 1959; Ph.L., 1960; A.M., 1963; S.T.L., 1967; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1971; D.B.A., 1976.
Rockhurst College, 1968–99; Emeritus 1999
Sally Bass
Instructor Emerita of Nursing
RN, Ph.D.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1968-88; Emerita 2015*
Kathleen Brewer
Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, PhD., Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2009-2014; Emerita 2015*
Carol Byrd
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, Ph.D.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1974-94; Emerita 2015*
Marilyn N. Carroll
Professor Emerita of Sociology
B.A., University of Miami, 1962; M.A., University of California- Los Angeles, 1967; Ph.D., 1970.
Rockhurst University, 1969–2007; Emerita 2007
Joseph A. Cirincione
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Canisius College, 1967; M.A., Michigan State University, 1969;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978; M.B.A., Rockhurst College, 1989.
Rockhurst University, 1978-2018; Emeritus 2018
Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J.
President Emeritus
B.A., DeSales University; M.A., DeSales School of Theology; M.A., Georgetown University;
MBA, St. Joseph's University; J.D. Catholic University of America.
Rockhurst University, 2006-2022; Emeritus 2022
James A. Dronberger
Professor Emeritus of Physical Therapy
B.S., Kansas State University, 1975; Certificate of Physical Therapy, University of Kansas Medical Center, 1975; M.B.A., Rockhurst College, 1986; D.P.T., Creighton University, 2003.
Rockhurst University, 1989–2016; Emeritus 2016
Sister Rosemary Flanigan, C.S.J.
Professor Emerita of Philosophy
A.B., Avila College, 1947; M.A., St. Louis University, 1956;
Ph.D., 1964.
Rockhurst College, 1975–92; Emerita 1992
Amy Foley
Associate Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy
B.P.T., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1979; M.A., 1996;
D.P.T., Creighton University, 2002.
Adjunct Lecturer, 1997–04; Assistant Professor, 2004–10;
Assistant Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, 2007–09; Associate Professor, 2010–2020; Emerita 2020
Merrill B. Goldberg
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1964; M.A., University of California-San Diego, 1965; Ph.D., 1969.
Rockhurst University, 1973–2007; Emeritus 2007
Victoria Grando
Dean Emerita and Professor of Nursing
Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Rockhurst University, Emerita 2021
L. Catherine Green
Professor Emerita of Philosophy
B.S.N., Texas Woman’s University, 1968; M.S.N., University of San Diego, 1979; M.A., The Catholic University of America, 1987; Ph.D., 1996.
Rockhurst University, 1997–2011; Emerita 2012
William F. Haefele
Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., College of St. Thomas, 1976; M.A.T.,
1978; M.S., Memphis State University, 1982; Ph.D., 1985.
Assistant Professor, 1985–91; Associate Professor, 1991–2020;
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, 1999–2001;
Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2001–2011;
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development and Athletics, 2007–2010; Emeritus 2020
Curtis L. Hancock
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1972; M.A., 1974;
Ph.D., Loyola University-Chicago, 1985.
Rockhurst University, 1985-2018; Emeritus 2018
Laurie Hathman
Director Emeritus of Greenlease Library
Greenlease Library
Staff Emeritus 2022
Jane L. Hedrick
Professor Emerita of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Iowa, 1979; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1992; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City 2003.
Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Rockhurst University, 1998–2022; Emeritus, 2022
Robert F. Hegarty
Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S.E.S., Rockhurst College, 1969; M.S.M.E., University of Notre Dame, 1971; Ph.D., 1973.
Rockhurst University, 1973–2016; Emeritus, 2016
Jean M. Hiebert
Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy
B.S., Wichita State University, 1977; M.S., University of Kansas, 1983; Ph.D., 1997. Instructor, 1983–87; Assistant Professor, 1987–98; Associate Professor, 1998–06; Professor, 2006–2020; Emerita 2020
John J. Hill
Professor Emeritus of Physics
A.B., Rockhurst College, 1942; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1948; Ph.D., St. Louis University, 1964.
Rockhurst College, 1953–87; Emeritus 1987
Lucy Hood
Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, Ph.D.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1989-2015; Emerita 2015*
Kathy Hughes
Associate Emerita Professor of Nursing
RN, MN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1979-2013; Emerita 2015*
Laura A. Janusik
Professor Emerita of Communication
B.S., Clarion State College, 1982; M.A., University of Maryland, 1998; Ph. D., 2004; M.B.A., Rockhurst University, 2013.
Assistant Professor, 2004–10; Associate Professor, 2010–16; Professor, 2016-2020; Emerita 2020
Linda Jones
Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing
MS, MA, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1965-2009; Emerita 2015*
Jackie Kampmann
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
MN, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1980-2015; Emerita 2015*
John G. Koelzer
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.S., Aquinas College, 1964; M.S., University of Iowa, 1966.
Rockhurst University, 1969–2007; Emeritus 2007
Karen Komoroski
Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, PhD.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2012-2018; Emerita 2019*
Edward S. Kos
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Loyola University-Chicago, 1950; M.S., Marquette University, 1952; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1958.
Rockhurst University, 1961–98; Emeritus 1998
Charles M. Kovich
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Rockhurst College, 1970; M.A., Saint Louis University, 1973; Ph.D., 1981.
Associate Professor, 1985–97; Professor, 1997–2019; Emeritus 2019
Nancy Krahl
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, MAE, MSN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1972-2020; Emerita 2020*
Karen Lea
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
MN, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1982-2015; Emerita 2015*
Kay Luft
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, MN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1983-2018; Emerita 2019*
Rev. Robert J. Mahoney
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
A.B., St. Benedict’s College, 1952; S.T.B., Gregorian University of Rome, 1954; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1968, Ph.D., 1970.
Rockhurst University, 1970–2007; Emeritus 2007
Nina Marsh
Assistant Registrar Emerita
Office of the Registrar
Staff Emeritus 2022
Weslynn S. Martin
Professor Emeritus of Communication
B.S., University of Texas-Austin, 1964; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1973.
Rockhurst University, 1973–2003; Emerita 2003
Connie McAllister
Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing
MSN, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1997-2003; Emerita 2015*
Renee L. Michael
Professor Emerita of Psychology
M.A. University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1989; Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1991.
Rockhurst University, 1991–2022; Emeritus, 2016
James E. Millard
Professor Emeritus of Leadership Studies
A.B., Rockhurst College, 1964; M.B.A., 1989; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2002.
Rockhurst University, 2004-14; Emeritus 2014
Patricia Cleary Miller
Professor Emerita of English
B.A., Harvard/Radcliffe, 1961; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1970; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1979.
Rockhurst University, 1983-2015; Emerita 2015
Charles R. Moran
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
A.B., Rockhurst College, 1961; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1962; Ph.D., 1971.
Instructor, 1970–71; Assistant Professor, 1971–76; Associate Professor, 1976–91; Professor, 1991–2020; Emeritus 2020
Rev. Louis J. Oldani, S.J.
Professor Emeritus of English
A.B., Saint Louis University, 1957; Ph.L., 1959; M.A., 1962; S.T.B., 1966; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1972.
Rockhurst University, 1971–2011; Emeritus 2011
Dorothy Phillips
Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing
MA, MSN, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1963-2007; Emerita 2015*
Susan Proctor
Professor Emerita of Theatre Arts
B.A., State University of New York, 1974; M.F.A., Catholic University of America, 1977; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1996.
Rockhurst University, 2005-18; Emerita 2018
Diana Prouty
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, PhD; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1979-2007; Emerita 2015*
Charles Ramirez
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Nursing
RN, MN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1978-2010; Emeritus 2015*
Genevieve Robinson, O.S.B.
Professor Emerita of History
B.A., Mount St. Scholastica College, 1968; M.A., New Mexico Highlands University, 1974; Ph.D., Boston College, 1986.
Rockhurst University 1985–2007; Emerita 2007
Jane Rues
Professor Emerita of Occupational Therapy
B.S., University of Kansas, 1970; M.S., 1975; Ed.D., 1981; O.T.R.
Rockhurst University, 1990–2008; Emerita 2009
William J. Ryan
Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication
B.A., Kansas State University, 1963; M.Div., University of Dubuque, 1967; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1971.
Rockhurst University, 1976–2003; Emeritus 2003
Anita Salem
Professor Emerita of Mathematics
B.A., Park College, 1967; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1973.
Rockhurst University, 1973–2007; Emerita 2007
Patricia Schwerdtfeger-Campbell
Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing
CCRN, RN, MSN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1973-1998; Emerita 2015*
Randolph E. Schwering
Associate Professor Emeritus of Management
A.B., Drury College, 1972; M.P.A., University of Kansas, 1978; Ph.D., 1987.
Instructor, 1988–1989; Assistant Professor, 1989–1995; Associate Professor, 1995-2020; Emeritus 2020
Shirley A. Scritchfield
Professor Emerita of Sociology
B.S., Iowa State University, 1969; M.A., The Ohio State University, 1971; Ph.D., 1976.
Rockhurst University, Professor, 2004-2015; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2004-2009; Emerita 2015
Richard D. Shaw
Professor Emeritus of Marketing
B.S.B.A., Rockhurst College, 1960; M.S.C., Saint Louis University, 1964.
Rockhurst University, 1981–2003; Emeritus 2004
Mary Pat Shelledy
Instructor Emerita of Education
B.S., University of Nebraska, 1973; M.S., 1980; Ed.S., 1988.
Clinical Instructor, 2003-05; Instructor, 2005-2017, Emerita 2017
Susan Shinkle
Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, MN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1989-2002; Emerita 2019*
Ellen F. Spake
Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy
B.S. University of Kansas, 1973; M.S., 1977; Ph.D., 2003.
Rockhurst University, 1983-2018; Emerita 2018
Joann Spillman
Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., Trinity College, 1968; M.A., Temple University, 1972; Ph.D., 1978.
Rockhurst University, 1979–2016; Emerita 2016
Wilburn T. Stancil
Professor Emeritus of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., Memphis State University, 1970; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975; Ph.D., 1979.
Adjunct Lecturer, 1994-95; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1995–97; Associate Professor, 1997–06; Professor, 2006–2020; Emeritus 2020
Melva Steen
Instructor Emerita of Nursing
RN, PhD.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1971-76; Emerita 2018*
Michael J. Stellern
Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.S., Rockhurst College, 1970; Ph.D., University of Arizona Tucson 1982.
Rockhurst University, 1971–2022; Emeritus, 2022
William Sturgill
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 1974; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1985.
Assistant Professor, 1989-1995; Associate Professor, 1995–2010; Professor, 2010–2020; Emeritus 2020
Michael M. Tansey
Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.A., Harvard College, 1970; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1975; Ph.D., 1978.
Rockhurst University, 1982-2015; Emeritus 2015
Catherine R. Thompson
Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Colorado Medical Center, 1976; M.S., University of Kansas Medical Center, 1981; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2001.
Adjunct Instructor, 1997–03; Assistant Professor, 2003–09; Associate Professor, 2009–15; Professor, 2015-19; Emerita 2019
Alice G. Tunks
Professor Emerita of French
Propedeutique, Sorbonne, 1953; Northwest Missouri State College, 1955; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1961; M.A., University of Kansas, 1967; Ph.D., 1970.
Rockhurst College, 1969–99; Emerita 1999
Rev. John G. Valenta, S.J.
Professor Emerita of Chemistry and Counselor
B.S., St. Louis University, 1944; Ph.D., 1962.
Rockhurst College, 1964–1999; Emeritus 1987
Margaret E. Wye
Professor Emerita of English
B.S., University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 1971; M.A., 1973; M.A., University of Southern California, 1988; Ph.D., 1992.
Adjunct Lecturer, 1994–1995; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1995–1998; Assistant Professor, 1998–2001; Associate Professor, 2001–2008; Professor, 2008–2017; Emerita 2017
