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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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 1973–2007; Emeritus 2007
Victoria Grando
Dean Emerita and Professor of NursingÂ
Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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., 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 1969–2007; Emeritus 2007
Karen Komoroski
Professor Emerita of Nursing
RN, PhD.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2012-2018; Emerita 2019*
Richard Konzem
Golf Coach Emeritus
Athletics Department
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 2007-2022; Staff Emeritus 2022
Edward S. Kos
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Loyola University-Chicago, 1950; M.S., Marquette University, 1952; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1958.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 1976–2003; Emeritus 2003
Anita Salem
Professor Emerita of Mathematics
B.A., Park College, 1967; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1973.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 1979–2016; Emerita 2016Â
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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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