Faculty P

*RICHARD L. PACELLE, JR., Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science

B.A., University of Connecticut, 1976;

M.A., University of Connecticut, 1979;

Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1985. (2003)

*FRED M. PAGE, JR., Professor Emeritus of Education and Associate Dean Emeritus, External Relations

B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1971;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1973;

Ed.S., Georgia Southern College, 1977;

Ed.D., Mississippi State University, 1979. (1973)

*JANE ALTMAN PAGE, Professor Emerita of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading

B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1971;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1974;

Ed.S., Georgia Southern College, 1979;

Ed.D., Mississippi State University, 1979. (1979)

*LINDA R. PAIGE, Professor of Literature

B.A., University of Arkansas, 1971;

M.Ed., University of Arkansas, 1972;

M.A., University of Arkansas, 1983;

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1989. (1989)

ROGER NELSON PAJARI, Professor Emeritus of Political Science

B.S., University of Minnesota, 1964;

M.A., University of Tennessee, 1968;

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1973. (1970)

HOMEIRA PAJOOHESH, Temporary Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences

B.Sc., Isfahan University of Technology, 1995;

M.Sc., Isfahan University of Technology, 1997;

Ph.D., Shahid Beheshti University, 2003. (2006)

MAVIS PARARAI, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences

B.Sc., University of Zimbabwe, 1996;

Ph.D., Central Michigan University, 2006. (2005)

JOHN L. PARCELS, JR., Assistant Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

B.A., Drew University, 1965;

M.A., Emory University, 1972. (1972)

ABBIE GAIL PARHAM, Assistant Professor of Accounting

A.S., Emanuel County Junior College, 1978;

B.B.A., Georgia Southern College, 1984;

M.B.A., Georgia Southern College, 1988. (1990)

*FAYTH M. PARKS, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education

B.A., Upsala College, 1977;

M.S., Upsala College, 1980;

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996. (2002)

ROSEMARIE D. PARKS, Adjunct Professor of Public Health

B.S., Youngstown State University, 1993;

M.D., Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 1993;

M.P.H., Youngstown State University, 2004. (2006)

*ANTHONY V. PARRILLO, Associate Professor of Public Health

A.B., Herbert H. Lehman College, 1975;

M.S., Syracuse University, 1984;

Ph.D., Indiana University, 1994. (2003)

*JOHN W. PARRISH, JR., Professor of Biology

B.S., Denison University, 1963;

M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1970;

Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1974;

Postdoctoral training, University of Texas-Austin, 197476. (1988)

LEO G. PARRISH, JR., Professor Emeritus of Management

B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1961;

M.S.I.M., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1964;

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1973. (1990)

MILDRED MOORE PATE, Assistant Professor of Writing and Linguistics

B.A., Claflin College, 1974;

M.S.T., Georgia Southern College, 1976. (1985)

HARJI I. PATEL, Adjunct Professor of Public Health

B.S., University of Baroda, 1959;

M.S., University of Baroda, 1961;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1969. (2004)

*CHRIS W. PAUL, II, Professor of Finance and Quantitative Analysis

B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1972;

Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1979. (2000)

TOM LEO PAUL, Professor Emeritus and Head Emeritus, Department of Sport Science and Physical Education

B.S., Wisconsin State College-Oshkosh, 1951;

M.S., University of Florida, 1961;

Ed.D., Florida State University, 1965. (1969)

MARVIN G. PAYNE, Professor Emeritus and Chair Emeritus, Department of Physics

A.B., Berea College, 1958;

Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1965. (1991)

*KARL E. PEACE, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scientist, Professor of Biostatistics, and Director, Center for Biostatistics

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1963;

M.S., Clemson University, 1964;

Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia-Virginia Commonwealth University, 1976. (2000)

WALTER JAMES PEACH, Professor Emeritus of Special Education

B.S., St. Louis University, 1963;

Ed.M., St. Louis University, 1965;

Ph.D., Florida State University, 1968. (1969)

*SANDRA J. PEACOCK, Professor and Chair, Department of History

B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, 1977;

M.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1979;

Ph.D., University at Binghamton-State University of New York, 1986. (1995)

DORIS PARSONS PEARCE, Associate Professor Emerita of Family and Consumer Sciences

A.B., Berea College, 1950;

M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1952;

Ph.D., Florida State University, 1963. (1966)

*THOMAS A. PEARSALL, Associate Professor of Music

B.M., University of Kentucky, 1982;

M.M., Bowling Green State University, 1984;

D.Mus.A., University of Oklahoma, 1996. (1993)

*JOHN PEDEN, Assistant Professor of Recreation

B.S., California State University-Chico, 1999;

M.A., California State University-Chico, 2002;

Ph.D., College of Environmental Science and Forestry-State University of New York, 2005. (2005)

*MICHAEL A. PEMBERTON, Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics

B.A., University of CaliforniaLos Angeles, 1975;

M.A., California Polytechnic State University, 1984;

Ph.D., University of CaliforniaSan Diego, 1990. (1999)

CONSUELA WARD PENDER, Director, Multicultural Student Center, and Adjunct Instructor

B.A., Florida State University, 1994;

M.S., Indiana State University, 1996. (2004)

MARTHA C. PENNINGTON, Professor and Chair, Department of Writing and Linguistics

A.B., Bryn Mawr College, 1971;

M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1973;

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1982. (2007)

IRINA A. PEREVALOVA, Temporary Instructor of Physics

B.Sc., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1993;

M.Sc., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1996;

M.S., University of Alabama, 2004. (2005)

*CHARLES H. PERRY, Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology

B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1964;

M.Ed., University of Georgia, 1986;

Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1990. (1990)

BRYAN PETERSEN, Temporary Assistant Professor of Art

B.A., Montana State University, 1998;

M.F.A., East Carolina University, 2001. (2005)

CHERYL SUSAN PETERSON, Temporary Instructor of Hospitality, Tourism, Family and Consumer Sciences

B.S., University of Alabama, 1973;

M.A., University of Alabama, 1974. (2003)

DIANE T. PHILLIPS, Assistant Professor of Interior Design

B.S.H.E., University of Georgia, 1976;

M.H.E., University of Georgia, 1978. (1989)

JOHN R. PICKETT, Professor Emeritus of Management

B.A., University of Wyoming, 1968;

M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology, 1970;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1979. (1979)

KELLIE PICKETT, Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Volunteer Services and Adjunct Instructor

B.A., Ball State University, 2000;

M.S., Miami University, 2002. (2003)

WILLIAM PICKETT, Residence Hall Director, University Housing, and Adjunct Instructor

B.A., Ball State University, 2000;

M.A., Ball State University, 2002. (2003)

MARGARET ANNE PIERCE, Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Computer Science

B.A.Ed., University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, 1965;

M.Ed., University of Florida, 1974;

M.S., University of South Carolina, 1987;

Ph.D., University of Florida, 1977. (1985)

REINHARD PILTNER, Temporary Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Diplom-Ingenieru, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 1976;

Doktor-Ingenieru, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 1982. (2004)

*ROBERT C. PIRRO, Associate Professor of Political Science

A.B., Harvard University, 1986;

M.A., University of CaliforniaBerkeley, 1989;

Ph.D., University of CaliforniaBerkeley, 1996. (1997)

*DANIEL PITTMAN, Professor of Music

B.M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi, 1970;

M.M., University of Mississippi, 1974;

D.M.A., Memphis State University, 1979. (1990)

KAREN T. PITTMAN, Assistant Professor of Writing and Linguistics

A.S., Suffolk County Community College, 1978;

B.A., University at Stony Brook-State University of New York, 1982;

M.A., University at Stony Brook-State University of New York, 1986. (1988)

*ELIZABETH JANE PLEAK, Professor of Art

B.S.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971;

M.F.A., Indiana State University, 1981. (1984)

*WALTER S. POLKA, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership

B.A., University at Buffalo-State University of New York, 1968;

M.A., Niagara University, 1970;

M.S., Niagara University, 1971;

Ed.D., University at Buffalo-State University of New York, 1977. (2003)

BILL W. PONDER, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

B.S., Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1956;

M.S., Iowa State University, 1959;

Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1961. (1991)

JOCELYN POOLE, Reference Librarian, Associate Professor, and Head Information Services Librarian

B.S., Virginia State College, 1979;

M.S.M., Hampton University, 1985;

M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1992. (1992)

*EMILIA J. POWELL, Assistant Professor of Political Science

Dipl., University of Cambridge, 1999;

Dipl., Jean Monet Center for European Studies, 2001;

M., University of Nicholas Copernicus, 2001;

M.A., Florida State University, 2003;

Ph.D., Florida State University, 2006. (2006)

PAMELA LYNN POWELL, Clinical Instructor of Teaching and Learning

B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1976;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1980. (2005)

*ANN E. PRATT, Professor of Biology

B.A., Clark University, 1975;

M.S., University of Massachusetts, 1979;

Ph.D., University of Florida, 1986;

Postdoctoral training, University of Florida, 198687. (1987)

*DELMA EUGENE PRESLEY, Professor Emeritus of English and Director Emeritus, Museum

A.B., Mercer University, 1961;

B.D., Southern Baptist Seminary, 1964;

Ph.D., Emory University, 1969. (1969)

*BARBARA A. PRICE, Professor of Decision Sciences

B.S., Grove City College, 1969;

M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1971;

Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1973. (1996)

LARRY E. PRICE, Professor Emeritus of Finance and Head Emeritus, Department of Finance and Economics

B.S.E.E., University of Arkansas, 1959;

M.B.A., University of Arkansas, 1961;

Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1966. (1963)

*PATRICIA T. PRICE, Assistant Professor of Writing and Linguistics

B.S.Ed., University of Georgia, 1969;

M.A., Georgia Southern College, 1977;

Ed.D., Georgia Southern University, 2003. (1987)

PRENTISS Y. PRICE, Counseling Psychologist and Adjunct Instructor

A.A., Florida State University, 1986;

B.F.A., Georgia State University, 1989;

M.S., Avila College, 1997;

Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2001. (2001)

*PENELOPE B. PRIME, Adjunct Professor of Economics

B.A., University of Denver, 1976;

A.M., University of Michigan, 1980;

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1987. (2004)

*BRADLEY J. PRINCE, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Information Systems

B.S., Jacksonville State University, 2000;

M.B.A., Auburn University, 2002;

Ph.D., Auburn University, 2006. (2006)

TONY A. PRITCHARD, Assistant Professor of Pedagogy

B.S., Erskine College, 1994;

M.S., Appalachian State University, 1997;

Ed.D., West Virginia University, 2004. (2006)

KITTY PRUITT, Lecturer in Kinesiology

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1979;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1982. (1986)

*JAMES L. PUGH, Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., Tulane University, 1969;

M.A., West Georgia College, 1977;

Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1984. (1995)

MARY-KATE PUNG, Adjunct Instructor of Public Health

A.B., Rutgers State University-New Brunswick, 1975;

M.S.P.H., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1983. (2006)

*OSCAR J. PUNG, Professor of Biology and Member, Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology

B.A., Oakland University, 1973;

M.S., Seton Hall University, 1981;

Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1984. (1991)

*CARL PURDY, Associate Academic Professional and Adjunct Instructor of Music

B.M., New England Conservatory of Music, 1983;

M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, 1985. (1991)

*TOMSYE DALE PURVIS, Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics

B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1968;

M.A., University of Tennessee, 1970;

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1976. (1981)