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Professors Emeriti

Emeriti status is the last earned rank or major administrative position that may be accorded to an employee upon their retirement from Seventh-day Adventist denominational employment.  Among the many requisites to become eligible for emeritus standing is distinguished service to the College and recommendation by the administration to the Board of Trustees.  These dedicated employees will continue to be active members of the Atlantic Union College community throughout their life.

George P. Babcock, President Emeritus
B.A., Columbia Union College, 1961; M.A., Andrews University, 1966; Ed.D., Andrews University, 1979.  At Atlantic Union College 2003-2007.

John E. Baker, Professor Emeritus of Education
B.S., Southern Missionary College, 1961; M.A., Peabody College for Teachers, 1966; Ed.D., Boston University, 1980.  At Atlantic Union College 1970-1990.

Vera Davis, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
B.S., Walla Walla College, 1955; M.S., Boston University, 1982.  At Atlantic Union College 1978-1997.

Donald G. Jones, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.A., Columbia Union College, 1957; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1961.  At Atlantic Union College 1988-2002.

David W. Knott, Professor Emeritus of English, Distinguished Lecturer
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1951; M.A., Syracuse University, 1958. At Atlantic Union College 1965-1996.

Larry M. Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Education and Psychology
B.A., Walla Walla College, 1956; M.A., Andrews University, 1958; M.Div., Andrews University, 1965; Ph.D., Boston University, 1974.  At Atlantic Union College 1976-1998.

Henry Livergood, Food Service Director Emeritus
Cooks and Bakers Program, Loma Linda University, 1962; B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1971.  At Atlantic Union College 1964-2005.

Edward N. Lugenbeal, Professor Emeritus of Business, Biblical Languages and Anthropology
B.A., Loma Linda University, 1961; B.A., Andrews University, 1964; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1972; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1976.  At Atlantic Union College 1989-2004.

Margarita L. Merriman, Professor Emerita of Music
B.M., University of Tennessee (Chattanooga), 1948; M.M., Eastman School of Music, 1953; Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, 1960.  At Atlantic Union College 1959-1993.

William G. Nelson, Professor Emeritus of Education and Psychology
B.S. Union College, 1950; M.A., University of Denver, 1959; Ed.D., University of Southern California, 1970.  At Atlantic Union College 1969-1996.

Ann M. Parrish, Professor Emerita of English, Distinguished Lecturer
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1958; M.A., University of Arkansas, 1960; Ph.D., Boston University, 1973.  At Atlantic Union College 1965-2001.

Roger L. Preston, Professor Emeritus of Art
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1962; M.Ed., Fitchburg State College, 1980; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1994.  At Atlantic Union College 1981-2004.

Marguerite O. Rittenhouse, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
B.S., Loma Linda University, 1955; M.S., Boston University, 1967.  At Atlantic Union College 1965-1969 and 1973-2005.

Margareta E. Sbacchi, Associate Professor Emerita of Library Science
B.S., Pacific Union College, 1963; M.S.L.S., Simmons College, 1980.  At Atlantic Union College 1974-2005.

Oscar R. Schmidt, Professor Emeritus of Library Science
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1937; M.S.L.S., Syracuse University, 1950.  At Atlantic Union College 1951-1996.

Myron F. Wehtje, Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Andrews University, 1962; M.A., Andrews University, 1963; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1978.  At Atlantic Union College 1968-2001.

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Faculty

Exceptional education begins with exceptional instruction.  At Atlantic Union College sixty-one percent of our faculty have earned a terminal degree in their area of expertise.  Come to the birthplace of Adventist Education, where we are inspired by the past while investing in the future.

Elizabeth Anderson, Assistant Professor of Center for Academic Success (part-time)
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1970; M.Ed., University of Virginia, 1972.  At Atlantic Union College since 1992.

Philip Anderson, Assistant Professor of Art
B.S., Andrews University, 2003; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design, 2007.  At Atlantic Union College since 2007.

Ian A. Bothwell, Professor of Education
B.A., Andrews University, 1963; M.A., Loma Linda University, 1982; Ed.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1991.  At Atlantic Union College since 1994.

H. Roger Bothwell, Professor of Education
B.A., Andrews University, 1964; M.A., Andrews University, 1964, Ed.D., Drake University, 1979.  At Atlantic Union College since 1996.

Richard D. Brown, Professor of Biology
B.A., Columbia Union College 1964; M.S., Ohio State University 1970; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1975.  At Atlantic Union College since 2001.

Nicole A. Currier, Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1997; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 2002.  At Atlantic Union College since 2002.

R. Dean Davis, Professor of Religion (part-time)
B.A., Southern Missionary College, 1955; M.A., Andrews University, 1957; M.Div., Andrews University, 1958; M.Th., Andrews University, 1968; Ph.D., Andrews University, 1987.  At Atlantic Union College since 1978.

Anton Dormer, Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Oakwood College, 1987; M.D., Universidad de Technologica en Santiago; 1992; M.S., University of Massachusetts at Boston, 2006.  At Atlantic Union College since 2007.

Francy D. Duran, Associate Professor of Religion
B.A., Antillian Union College, 1980; M.A., Andrews University, 1983; M.Div., Andrews University, 1992; Ph.D. Andrews University, 1995.  At Atlantic Union College since 1994.

Lenora D. Follett, Professor of Nursing
B.S., Loma Linda University, 1966; M.S., Andrews University, 1996;  Ph.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2006.  At Atlantic Union College since 2006.

E. Coleen Fritsche, Nursing (part-time)
A.S., Atlantic Union College, 1972; B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1983;
M.S., University of Massachusetts at Amhurst, 1987;  Post Master’s Certificate, University of Massachusetts at Amhurst, 1999.  At Atlantic Union College from 1986-2005 and since 2007.

Barbara Fuller, Assistant Professor of Business
A.S., Central New England College, 1989; B.S., Lesley College, 1991; M.S., Lesley College, 1992; M.S., Anna Maria College, 1969.  At Atlantic Union College since 2006.

Diane Griffin, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Southern Maine, 1986; Ob-Gyn NP, University of Pennsylvania, 1987; M.S.N., F.N.P, Emory University, 1995.  At Atlantic Union College since 2005.

Wayne E. Hazen, Professor of Fine Arts
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1974; M.F.A., Notre Dame University, 1988.  At Atlantic Union College since 2006.

Bordes Henry Saturné, Professor of Religion
B.Th., Haiti University, 1979; M.Th., Strasbourg University, 1980; Docteur es Sciences Religieuses, Strasbourg University, 1984; M.Ed., Atlantic Union College, 1996.

Roy Imperio, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., University of the Philippines, 1979; M.M., Andrews University, 1983.  At Atlantic Union College 1985-2006 Adjunct, and since 2006.

Reuben Kimwomi, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Kenyatta University, 1986; M.S., University of Nairobi, 1993; Ph.D., Free University, 2000.  At Atlantic Union College since 2002.

Deborah J. Leonard, Professor of English
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1975; M.A., Andrews University, 1977; M.A., Boston University, 1997.  At Atlantic Union College from 1977 to 1981 and since 1988.

Monica K. McCarter, Professor of Library Science
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 2001; M.A., Boston College, 2004; M.S.-L.I.S., Simmons College, 2006.  At Atlantic Union College since 2005.

Valarie McCarthy, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Fitchburg State College, 1979; M.S., Boston College School of Nursing, 1982; Ed.D., University of Massachusetts at Amhurst, 1991.  At Atlantic Union College since 2007.

Jacqueline Neath-Foster, Associate Director of Library Science
B.A., University of the West Indies, 1987; M.L.S., University of the West Indies, 1996; M.Ed., Atlantic Union College, 2003.  At Atlantic Union College since 2000.

Henry J. Noel, Professor of Education
B.A., Queens College, 1973; M.A., Andrews University, 1974; Ph.D., University of Utah, 1983.  At Atlantic Union College since 1988.

Mary Eleanor Norcliffe, Professor of English (part-time)
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1964; M.A., Washington College, 1975; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1998.  At Atlantic Union College since 1987.

Ernan A. Norman, Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., Andrews University, 1978; M.Div., Andrews University, 1992; D.Min., Andrew University, 2001.  At Atlantic Union College since 2006.

Jacob Nortey, Associate Professor of Business
Associate, Association of International Accountants (A.A.I.A.), England, 1965; Fellow, Association of International Accountants (F.A.I.A.), England, 1970; M.B.A., La Sierra University, 1998; Ed.D., La Sierra University, 2005.  At Atlantic Union College since 2002.

Dorothy Page, Instructor of Education
A.A., Quinsagamond Community College, 1976; B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1996; M.Ed., Atlantic Union College, 2000.  At Atlantic Union College since 2006.

Ulises Poyser, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1991; B.S., University of Massachusetts at Lowell, 1999; M.E., Brandeis University, 2003.  At Atlantic Union College since 2005.

Ruth Prakasam, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Andrews University, 1993; M.A., University of Warwick, 1997. At Atlantic Union College since 2001.

Edward A. Rivera, Assistant Professor, English Language Institute
B.A., University of Maryland, 1989; M.Ed., University of Maryland, 1999.  At Atlantic Union College since 1999.

R. Eldon Roberts, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Southern Adventist University, 1972; M.A., La Sierra University, 1993.  At Atlantic Union College since 2006.

Kaestner Robertson, Professor of Music
L.R.S.M., 1959; F.T.C.L., 1960; B.M., Boston University, 1965; M.M., Boston University, 1967; D.M.A., Boston University, 1991.  At Atlantic Union College since 1980.

Maria E. Roybal-Hazen, Associate Professor of Fine Art and Art History
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1975; M.D., Montemorelos University, 1994; M.F.A., Savanna College of Art and Design, 2006.  At Atlantic Union College since 2006

Weymouth Spence, Professor of Education
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1976; A.S., Kettering College of Medical Arts, 1978; M.S., Central Connecticut State University, 1983; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University, 1994.  At Atlantic Union College since 2006.

Carole Steele, Assistant Professor of Physical Education
A.S., Atlantic Union College, 1975; B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1993.  M.Ed., Atlantic Union College, 2003.  At Atlantic Union College since 2001.

Carol Swinyar, Director of Thayer Performing Arts Center
B.M., Southern Missionary College, 1973; M.A., Andrews University, 2004.

Karin E. Thompson, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Walla Walla College, 1991; M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, 1993; Ph.D. University of Maryland, 2001.  At Atlantic Union College since 2000.

Salestine A. Tochterman, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Columbia Union College, 1967; M.S., The University of Texas at Arlington, 1993. At Atlantic Union College since 2003.

Richard L. Trott, Professor of Religion
B.A., Columbia Union College, 1970; M.Div., Andrews University, 1973; D.Min., Andover Newton Theological School, 1991.  At Atlantic Union College since 1977.

Timothy Trott, Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1997; Ph.D., University of Vermont, 2003.  At Atlantic Union College since 2003.

Sualua Tupolo, Chef
Culinary Arts Training, San Francisco City College Hotel and Restaurant, 1977; Certified Vegan Chef, Weimar College, 2004; Certificate, Fundamentals of Raw and Living Foods, 2004; Living Light Culinary Arts Institute Certified Professional Food Manager through 2009.  35 years experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry.  At Atlantic Union College since 2005.

Nancy Wada, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Columbia Union College, 1968; A.S., Atlantic Union College, 1987; Certificate in Midwifery, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, 1996; M.S., Case Western Reserve University, 2001; Graduate Certificate, Framingham State College, 2006.  At Atlantic Union College since 2007.

Thomas J. Wehtje, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1990; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2004.  At Atlantic Union College 1992-1997 and 2004-2006 Adjunct, and since 2006.

Norman Wendth, Professor of English
B.A., Atlantic Union College 1968; M.A., Loma Linda University, 1970; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1990.  At Atlantic Union College from 1991-1997, and since 2007.

Susan M. Fenton Willoughby, Professor of Social Work, Education, and Behavioral Science
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1956; M.A., Clark University, 1969; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1972; M.S.W., Boston University, 1984; M.P.H., Boston University, 1985; Ped.D., Andrews University, 2004.  At Atlantic Union College since 1972.

 

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Adjunct Faculty

The adjunct faculty bring their daily professional experience to the classroom.  Clinical instructors supervise students who are gaining practical experience in their future profession.  Both adjunct faculty and clinical instructors enjoy teaching students who, upon completion of their degree, could be hired to work in their companies.

Michael Antonucci, Social Work
B.A., St. Anselm’s College, 1975; M.A., Clark University, 1982.

Cathleen Barkoskie, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
P.N.P., Fanning School of Health and Technical Occupations, 1979; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College, 1987; B.S., Assumption College, 1992.

Sonja Bien-Aime, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
A.S., Atlantic Union College, 2000; B.S., Atlantic Union College 2003.

Kevin Bisson, Computer Science/Mathematics
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1998; M.Ed., Atlantic Union College, 2002.

Eleanor Brown, Education and Psychology
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1964; M.Ed., Fitchburg State College, 1984.

Jeffrey Brown, Master of Education
B.A., Columbia Union College, 1980; M.Div., Andrews University, 1983; Ph.D., Andrews University, 1992; Cert. Prof. Studies, University of Oxford, 1994.

Ronda Carrigan, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College, 1999; B.S. Fitchburg State College, 2007.

Sharon Collins, Master of Education
B.A., Bridgewater State College, 1980; M.Ed., Worcester State College, 1991.

Douglas Cote, Business
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1992; M.B.A., Andrew University, 1994.

Youngcy Desormes, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
A.S., Atlantic Union College 2003; B.S., Atlantic Union College, 2005.

Mona Dorsinville-Phanor, History
B.A., Northeastern University, 1985; M.D., Universidad Central del Este, 1985; M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health, 1987; M.P.A., Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 1991.

Faith Esham, Music
B.A., Columbia Union College, 1970; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1972; B.M., The Julliard School, 1977; M.M., The Julliard School, 1978.

Andrew Francis, Mathematics
B.S., University of Florida, 2001; M.Div., Andrews University, 2003.

JoAnn Gage, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
Diploma, Saint Vincent School of Nursing, 1988; B.S., Emmanuel College, 1999.

Fawn Gagnon, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
A.S., Atlantic Union College, 1982; B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1984; M.B.A., Western New England College, 1990.

Christopher Garrity, Business
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1994; M.B.A., Bentley College, 2001.

Evelin Harper Gilkeson, English Language Institute
B.A., Southern Adventist University, 1972; Modulos Uno y Dos, Universidad de Xochicalco, 1985; M.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 1993. 

Beverly Hollingsworth, Business
B.S., City University of New York, 1992; M.B.A., St. Johns University, 1995; Ph.D., Walden University 2000.

Allison Hurley, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
A.S., Becker Junior College, 1982; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College, 1989; B.S.N., University of Massachusetts at Amhurst, 1992.

P. Emmanuel Joseph, Education and Psychology
B.A., B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1988, M.S., Fitchburg State College, 1992; D.Min., Andover Newton Theological School, 2002.

Lois King, General Education
A.A., Caribbean University College, 1971; B.A., La Sierra University, 1989; M.A., Loma Linda University 1993.  Ph.D., Turo University International, 2007.

Debra Knutson-Bezerra, Education and Psychology
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1990; M.Ed., Atlantic Union College, 1997.

Rosita Lashley, General Education
B.S., Andrews University, 1981; M.A., Andrews University, 1993.

Donald Lawrence, English Language Institute
M.S., Southern New Hampshire University, 2004.

James Londis, Master of Education in Clinical Ministry
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1960; M.A., Andrews University, 1962; Ph.D., Boston University, 1973.

Yvonnie Malcolm, Business
B.B.A., University of Georgia, 1983; C.P.A., Indiana Certified Public Accountant Society, 1995.

Jeremy Malin, Physical Education
B.A., Southern Adventist University, 2003; M.S., Southern Adventist University, 2006.

Basharat I. Mashi, Master of Education in Clinical Ministry
B.L.A., Spicer Memorial College, 1974; M.Div., Andover Newton Theological School, 1987.

Leo McCarter, Adult Degree Program
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1988; Ph.D. (c) Boston College, current.

Carol McKew, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
B.S.N., Fitchburg State College, 1979; M.B.A., Anna Maria College, 1983.

Marta Medina, Education and Psychology
A.A., Universidad Adventista de la Antillas, 1974; B.A., Andrews University, 1981; M.S.W., Boston College, 1996.

Eunice Mentges, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
B.S., Walla Walla College, 1969

Joyce Miller, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
B.S.Ed., Fitchburg State College, 1963; M.S., Boston University, 1978.

Idalmis Murray, Modern Language and Nursing – Clinical Instructor
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1995.

Issumael Nzamutuma, Business
Agrere, National Pedagogy Institute, 1975; M.A., Andrews University, 1983; M.A., Michigan State University, 1991; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1992. 

Anne O’Connor, Music
B.M., Hartt School of Music, 1982; M.M., University of Southern California, 1985.

Leo Poirier, Religion and Theology
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1960; M.A., Andrews University, 1961.

Clifford O. Pope, Mathematics
B.S., University of Texas at Arlington, 1962; M.A., Andrews University, 1968.

Ruth Pope, Master of Education
B.S., Union College, 1963; M.A., Andrews University, 1965.

Cinthia Portanova, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
Certificate of Completion for Licensed Vocational Nurse, Hill College, 1996;
A. A., Tarrant County Junior College, 1998; A.S., Tarrant County Junior College, 1999; B.S., University of Texas at Arlington, 2000; M.B.A., Southwestern Adventist University, 2004.

Earl Raney, Music
B.M., Boston University, 1984.

Carolyn Read, Business
B.S., Bentley College, 1988; M.B.A., Bentley College, 1994.

Alberto Reyes, Culinary Arts
A.T., Andrews University, 2003; Certification for Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, 2004; Associate of Occupational Studies – Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality and Restaurant Management, Western Culinary Institute, 2006.

Gary Sclar, Business Administration
J.D., Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, 1999.

Rollin Shoemaker, Religion and Theology
M.Div., Andrews University, 1970; D.Min., Andrews University, 1990.

Sandy Smith, Physical Education
B.A., Winston-Salem State University, 1973; Draft Pick, Phoenix Suns, 1973.

Peter Sulski, Music
B.M., Eastman School of Music, 1990.

Selena Trott, General Education
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1997; M.Ed., Atlantic Union College, 2000.

Maria I. Urbina, Business
B.S., Andrews University, 1980; M.S., Boston University, 1996.

Olga Walker, Nursing – Clinical Instructor
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1993.

Juliette M. Willoughby, Social Work.
B.S., Atlantic Union College, 1982; M.S.W., Boston University, 1985; J.D., Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, 2006.

Gosnell L. Yorke, Master of Education in Clinical Ministry
B.A., University of the Southern Caribbean, 1976; M.A., Andrews University, 1977; S.T.M., McGill University, 1979; Ph.D., McGill University, 1987.

John Ziarko, Music
B.M., Boston University, 1969.

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