Faculty B

*RONALD W. BAILEY, Visiting Distinguished Professor of History

B.A., Michigan State University, 1969;

M.A., Stanford University, 1971;

Ph.D., Stanford University, 1979. (2006)

DORSEY KAYE BALDWIN, Recruitment Coordinator, Career Services, and Adjunct Instructor

B.S.P.E., Valparaiso University, 2001;

M.S., Georgia Southern University, 2004. (2005)

JAMES R. BALLARD, Temporary Instructor of Economics

B.S.B.A., Auburn University, 1975;

M.A., Pepperdine University, 1979. (1999)

*BARRY J. BALLECK, Associate Professor of Political Science

B.A., Brigham Young University, 1987;

M.A., Brigham Young University, 1989;

Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1994. (1995)

JOEL McARTHUR BARDEN, III, Temporary Instructor of Chemistry

B.S., University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 2001;

M.S., University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 2003. (2006)

*ANTHONY G. BARILLA, Assistant Professor of Economics

B.A., Eastern Illinois University, 1988;

M.A., Eastern Illinois University, 1989;

Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2002. (1999)

*JOSEPH BARJIS, Assistant Professor of Information Technology

M.Sc., Tashkent Electrotechnical University of Communications, 1991;

Ph.D., Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics, 1996. (2003)

CATHERINE L. BARKER, Coordinator of Residential Education, University Housing, and Adjunct Instructor

A.B., Elon University, 1998;

M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2003. (2005)

*JOHN BARKOULAS, Assistant Professor of Finance

B.B.A., Athens School of Economics and Business Science, 1983;

M.B.A., West Texas A & M University, 1986;

Ph.D., Boston College, 1994. (2003)

NANCY C. BARRETT, Assistant Professor Emerita of Spanish

A.B., Woman's College of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 1956;

M.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1959. (1967)

RACHAEL A. BARRETT, Career Services Specialist and Adjunct Instructor

B.S., St. Mary's Dominican College, 1983;

M.Ed., University of New Orleans, 2001. (2001)

MARY J. BARRON, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training

B.S., Longwood College, 2000;

M.S., Michigan State University, 2004;

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

ROBERT M. BARROW, Associate Professor Emeritus of History

A.B., University of North Carolina, 1959;

A.M., College of William and Mary, 1960;

Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1967. (1967)

*JEAN E. BARTELS, Professor and Chair, School of Nursing

B.S.N., Alverno College, 1981;

M.S.N., Marquette University, 1983;

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1990. (1999)

*MICHAEL M. BARTH, Associate Professor of Finance and Acting Chair, Department of Finance and Quantitative Analysis

B.B.A., Georgia State University, 1985;

M.S., Georgia State University, 1989;

Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1993. (1998)

AMAL EID HUSSEIN BASHA, Temporary Instructor of Construction Management

B.Sc., Cairo University, 1975;

M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1977. (2005)

ISMAIL MOHAMMED BASHA, Assistant Professor of Construction Management

B.Sc., Cairo University, 1971;

M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1976;

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1979. (2005)

*ROBERT K. BATCHELOR, Assistant Professor of History

A.B., Cornell University, 1990;

M.A., University of California-Los Angeles, 1992;

D.Phil., University of California-Los Angeles, 1999. (2002)

*DOROTHY A. BATTLE, Professor of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading

B.S.Ed., Winston Salem State College, 1970;

M.Ed., University of Georgia, 1983;

Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1987. (1990)

*EDWARD J. BAYENS, Director, Judicial Affairs, and Adjunct Instructor

A.B., Western Kentucky University, 1971;

M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1975;

Ph.D., Florida State University, 1987. (1989)

*JOHN J. BEASLEY, Professor of Child and Family Development

B.A., East Carolina College, 1969;

M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1972;

Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1978. (1988)

*SCOTT A. L. BECK, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning

A.B., Cornell University, 1988;

M.Ed., University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 1994;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2003. (2000)

WAYNE A. BECKER, Director, Georgia Southern Botanical Garden, and Adjunct Assistant Professor

A.A.S., The Ohio State University, 1982;

B.S., The Ohio State University, 1985;

M.S., Michigan State University, 1987;

Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1993. (2006)

JEFF BEEKMAN, Temporary Assistant Professor of Art

B.F.A., University of Florida, 2000;

M.F.A., University of New Mexico, 2005. (2006)

DEBORAH A. BELL, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

A.S., Abraham Baldwin College, 1969;

B.S.Ed., University of Georgia, 1971;

M.Ed., University of Georgia, 1974;

Ed.S., Georgia Southern University, 1993. (1986)

KERA Z. BELL, Assistant Professor of Computer Sciences

B.S., Spelman College, 1996;

M.S., Clark Atlanta University, 1999;

Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2006. (2006)

*MARITZA BELL-CORRALES, Assistant Professor of Spanish

B.A., Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, 1977;

M.A., University of South Florida, 1996;

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

JACK BENNETT, Professor Emeritus of Instructional Media

B.S.Ed., Ball State Teachers College, 1966;

M.A.Ed., Ball State University, 1969;

Ed.D., Ball State University, 1972. (1981)

*MARY MALLARD BENNETT, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1979;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1985;

Ed.S., Georgia Southern University, 1990;

Ed.D., Georgia Southern University, 2001. (1997)

*SARA NEVILLE BENNETT, Professor Emerita of Biology

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1964;

B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1964;

M.S., Georgia Southern College, 1967;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1975. (1966)

*JAMES J. BERGIN, Professor of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development

B.A., Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, 1967;

M.Ed., Loyola University, 1971;

Ed.D., College of William and Mary, 1974. (1992)

SHONDA L. BERNADIN, Assistant Professor of Engineering Studies

B.S., Florida A&M University, 1997;

M.S., University of Florida, 1999;

Ph.D., Florida State University, 2003. (2005)

EDNILSON SANTOS BERNARDES, Assistant Professor of Operations Management

B.B.A., Federal University of South Mato Grosso, 1998;

M.B.A., Federal University of South Rio Grande, 2000;

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2006. (2005)

KELLY S. BERRY, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Technical Director, Theatre

B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 1996;

M.F.A., University of Hawaii, 2003. (2003)

RUTH E. BERRY, Associate Academic Professional and Adjunct Instructor of Music

B.M., Boston University, 1982;

M.A., Cornell University, 1986. (1994)

*JAMES D. BIGLEY, JR., Associate Professor of Recreation

B.S., Slippery Rock State College, 1980;

M.S., Slippery Rock State College, 1982;

Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1989. (1991)

*GALE A. BISHOP, Professor Emeritus of Geology and Member, Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology

B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1965;

M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1967;

Ph.D., University of Texas, 1971. (1971)

T. PARKER BISHOP, Professor Emeritus of Middle Grades and Secondary Education

B.S., CarsonNewman College, 1959;

M.S., Emory University, 1963;

Ph.D., The Clemson Agricultural College, 1968. (1967)

SATYENDRA BISWAS, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology

B.Sc.Engr., Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, 1991;

M.E., Yamaguchi University, 1996;

Ph.D., Yamaguchi University, 1999. (2005)

BARBARA WHIPPLE BITTER, Associate Professor Emerita and Head Emerita, Department of Developmental Studies

B.A., University of North Carolina, 1951;

M.S., University of Tennessee, 1953. (1965)

CHARLENE R. BLACK, Professor Emerita of Sociology and Dean Emerita

A.B., University of Georgia, 1964;

M.A., University of Georgia, 1966;

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1969. (1971)

REBECCA BLACK, Temporary Instructor of Health and Kinesiology

B.S.H.E., Georgia Southern University, 1981;

M.S., Medical College of Georgia, 1996. (2005)

STEPHEN T. BLACK, Temporary Instructor of Writing and Linguistics

A.A., Dyersburg State Community College, 1989;

B.A., University of Memphis, 1991;

M.A., University of Memphis, 1993. (2003)

*VIRGINIA R. BLACK, Temporary Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., Agnes Scott College, 1968;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1972;

Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1979. (2003)

HARLEY JOE BLANKENBAKER, Professor Emeritus of Health and Kinesiology

B.S., Ball State Teachers College, 1965;

M.A., Appalachian State University, 1970;

Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1973. (1973)

LINDA BLANKENBAKER, Assistant Professor Emerita of Recreation

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1970;

M.R.A., Georgia Southern College, 1971;

Ed.S., Georgia Southern College, 1982. (1977)

*LINDA M. BLEICKEN, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Management

B.B.A., Georgia State University, 1984;

M.S., Georgia State University, 1990;

Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1990. (1990)

YASAR BODUR, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

B.S., Gazi University, 1993;

M.S., Florida State University, 1998;

Ph.D., Florida State University, 2003. (2006)

*WILLIAM HAROLD BOLEN, Business Alumni Professor Emeritus and Chair Emeritus, Department of Marketing

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1964;

M.B.A., University of Arkansas, 1966;

Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1972. (1966)

CAROLYN BOLES, Academic Advisor, College of Business Administration, and Adjunct Instructor

B.B.A., Georgia Southern University, 1992;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern University, 2003. (1992)

CHARLES WESLEY BONDS, Professor Emeritus of Reading

B.S., Alabama State University, 1966;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1972;

Ed.S., Georgia Southern College, 1974;

Ed.D., University of Florida, 1979. (1973)

STEVEN G. BONHAM, Director, Faculty Technology Development Center, and Assistant Professor of Educational Technology

B.S., Louisiana State University and A&M College, 1976;

M.S.Ed., Jacksonville State University, 1980. (1985)

CHRISTOPHER A. BOOKER, Temporary Instructor of Sociology

B.S., Florida State University, 1991;

M.S., Florida State University, 1994. (2006)

JOHN ALLEN BOOLE, JR., Professor Emeritus and Chair Emeritus, Division of Science

B.A., University of Virginia, 1949;

M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1951;

Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1955. (1955)

ROBERT L. BOONE, Mechanical Engineer and Adjunct Instructor

B.E.T., Georgia Southern College, 1980;

M.P.A., Georgia Southern University, 1998. (1994)

MARY JANE BOROWSKY, Assistant Professor Emerita of Modern Languages

B.A., North Georgia College, 1959;

M.A., Emory University, 1961. (1960)

KEITH BOSAK, Temporary Assistant Professor of Geography

B.S., Appalachian State University, 1998;

M.A., Appalachian State University, 2000;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2006. (2006)

WILLIAM J. BOSTWICK, Associate Professor Emeritus and Chair Emeritus, Department of Accounting

B.I.E., Auburn University, 1969;

M.B.A., Georgia State University, 1972;

Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1980;

C.P.A., Georgia, 1985. (1980)

LOWELL BOUMA, Professor Emeritus and Head Emeritus, Department of Foreign Languages

B.A., Calvin College, 1957;

M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1964;

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1968. (1975)

PAMELA G. BOURLANDDAVIS, Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Arts

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1980;

M.S., Arkansas State University, 1982;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1995. (1986)

ROBERT BOXER, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

B.S., Brooklyn College, 1956;

Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1961. (1964)

MARY KATHLEEN BOYD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry

B.Sc., University of Toronto, 1984;

Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1989. (2005)

AMY BOYETT, Assistant Professor of Interior Design

B.S., Georgia Southern University, 1998;

M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design, 2001. (2004)

ELISE W. BOYETT, Associate Director, Financial Aid, and Adjunct Instructor

B.B.A., Georgia Southern College, 1985;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern University, 1998. (1991)

JAMES BRADFORD, Founding Dean, College of Information Technology, and Professor of Computer Sciences

B.Math., University of Waterloo, 1976;

M.Math., University of Waterloo, 1977;

Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 1982. (2003)

ROGER G. BRANCH, Professor Emeritus and Chair Emeritus, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

A.B.J., University of Georgia, 1956;

B.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1959;

Th.M., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1961;

M.A., University of Georgia, 1969;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1970. (1970)

SUZANNE A. BRANNEN, Temporary Instructor of Writing and Linguistics

A.B., Emory University, 1964;

M.A., Georgia Southern College, 1989. (1989)

*JAMES P. BRASELTON, II, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Ohio University, 1987;

M.S., The Ohio State University, 1990. (1990)

LORRAINE M. BRASELTON, Instructor of Mathematics

B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1984;

M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988. (1990)

*MICHAEL LEE BRAZ, Professor of Music

B.M., University of Miami, 1971;

M.M., University of Miami, 1972;

Ph.D., Florida State University, 1984. (1987)

*CHERRY C. BREWTON, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning

B.S., Savannah State College, 1969;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1977;

Ed.D., University of South Carolina, 1994. (1987)

*CHARLES F. BRIGGS, Professor of History

A.B., Grinnell College, 1983;

M.Litt., University of Edinburgh, 1989;

Ph.D., University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, 1993. (1993)

*TED MICHAEL BRIMEYER, Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.A., Loras College, 1999;

M.S., Purdue University, 2002;

Ph.D., Purdue University, 2005. (2005)

*PAUL M. BRINSON, JR., Temporary Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1973;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1976;

J.D., John Marshall Law School, 1980;

Ed.S., Georgia Southern College, 1989;

Ed.D., Georgia Southern University, 1996. (2003)

*GREGORY J. BROCK, Associate Professor of Economics

A.B., University of Michigan, 1983;

M.A., The Ohio State University, 1985;

Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1989. (1999)

FREDERICK W. BROGDON, Assistant Professor Emeritus of History

B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1963;

M.A., Georgia Southern College, 1968. (1965)

*FRANK ERIK BROOKS, Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.S., Troy State University, 1989;

M.S., Troy State University, 1992;

M.P.A., Auburn University, 1998;

M.Ed., Alabama State University, 1999;

Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2002. (2002)

JOAN ELLEN BROOME, Information Services Librarian and Assistant Professor

B.A., Briar Cliff College, 1967;

M.A., University of Dayton, 1978;

M.L.S., Kent State University, 1984. (1997)

CAROLE R. BROWN, Tutorial Program Coordinator, Academic Success Center, and Adjunct Instructor

B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1983;

M.S.T., Georgia Southern College, 1986. (1988)

ELFRIEDA FUQUA BROWN, Assistant Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Food Science

B.S., University of Tennessee, 1970;

M.S., University of Tennessee, 1971. (1971)

ELIZABETH E. BROWN, Assistant Professor of Sociology

A.B., West Georgia College, 1969;

M.S.W., University of Georgia, 1974;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2001. (2000)

*JOHN H. BROWN, Associate Professor of Economics

B.A., University of Akron, 1977;

M.A., University of Akron, 1982;

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1989. (1994)

REBECCA JAYNE PERKINS BROWN, Director, Strategic Research and Analysis, and Adjunct Instructor

B.S., Mississippi University for Women, 1976;

M.Ed., Mississippi State University, 1980;

Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 1999. (2001)

V. EDWARD BROWN, Associate Professor Emeritus of Adult and Vocational Education

B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1959;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1966;

Ed.D., University of Mississippi, 1971. (1964)

WALLACE BROWN, Experiental Education Coordinator and Adjunct Instructor

B.B.A., Georgia Southern College, 1988;

M.B.A., Georgia Southern University, 2005. (2001)

WALTER L. BROWN, Associate Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education

B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan, 1941;

M.S., Indiana University, 1953;

Ed.D., Indiana University, 1956;

Postdoctoral, Buffalo University, 1967;

Postdoctoral, University of South Carolina, 1969. (1971)

*CAROLYN J. BRYAN, Associate Professor of Music

B.M.E., BaldwinWallace College, 1985;

M.M., Indiana University, 1987;

D.M., Indiana University, 1997. (1997)

*JONATHAN M. BRYANT, Associate Professor of History

B.A., University of Virginia, 1979;

J.D., Mercer University, 1983;

M.A., University of Georgia, 1987;

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1992. (1996)

LARRY D. BRYANT, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Health Science

A.A., Gulf Coast Community College, 1971;

B.S., Jacksonville University, 1973;

M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1976;

Ed.S., Georgia Southern College, 1984. (1976)

*THOMAS A. BUCKHOFF, Associate Professor of Accounting

B.S., Brigham Young University, 1986;

M.Acc., Brigham Young University, 1989;

Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1995. (2004)

*KEVIN G. BUCKLER, Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.S., Sullivan University, 1998;

M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1999;

Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2004. (2006)

JOHN J. BUDACK, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Finance

B.B.A., University of Minnesota, 1961;

M.B.A., Drake University, 1970. (1974)

JOSEPH C. BULLINGTON, Temporary Assistant Professor of Information Systems

B.S., Georgia Southern College, 1976;

M.A., Georgia Southern College, 1980;

M.B.A., Georgia Southern University, 1992;

Ph.D., University of California-Davis, 1987. (2004)

VELMA BURDEN, Assistant Registrar and Adjunct Instructor

B.A., Winston-Salem State University, 1979;

M.Ed., Ohio University, 1990. (1999)

*WILLIE JAMES BURDEN, Associate Professor of Sport Management

B.A., North Carolina State University, 1974;

M.S.A., Ohio University, 1984;

Ed.D., Tennessee State University, 1990. (1998)

GLENN PARRISH BURDETTE, Temporary Instructor of Health and Kinesiology

B.A., Maryville College, 2001;

M.S., Georgia Southern University, 2003. (2005)

*GERALD BURKE, Assistant Professor of Operations Management

A.A., University of Florida, 1989;

B.S.B.A., University of Florida, 1991;

M.B.A., University of Florida, 2001;

Ph.D., University of Florida, 2005. (2005)

*JAMES F. BURNHAM, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

B.S.Ed., Indiana University, 1979;

M.Ed., University of Central Florida, 1983;

Ed.D., University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 2001. (2002)

LARRY BURTON, Professor of Writing and Linguistics

B.A., University of Virginia, 1972;

M.Ed., University of Virginia, 1974;

M.A., University of Virginia, 1982;

Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1989. (1996)

*EULOUS SONNY BUTLER, Associate Professor of Information Technology

B.G.S., University of Nebraska, 1969;

M.S., George Washington University, 1972;

Ph.D., University of North Texas-Denton, 1993. (2002)

ELIZABETH C. BUTTERFIELD, Temporary Instructor of Philosophy

B.A., University of Louisville, 1997;

M.A., Emory University, 2002;

Ph.D., Emory University, 2004. (2006)

DEMETRIUS C. BYNES, Benefits Manager, Human Resources, and Adjunct Instructor of Management

B.B.A., Georgia Southern University, 2002;

M.B.A., Georgia Southern University, 2004. (2006)