Arts & Sciences Emeritus Faculty
Faculty who have, by the time of retirement from Baylor University, reached an advanced rank (professor or associate professor; clinical or associate clinical; teaching professor or senior lecturer; librarian or associate librarian) may be considered for the designation of emeritus faculty if they have served twenty or more years of full-time college or university-level service with at least the last ten as a faculty member at Baylor and have an established a professional record of distinction. Emeritus Faculty are nominated by their deans to the president through the provost. Dates of service are denoted in parentheses.
Current Emeritus Faculty from Arts & Sciences
L. Joseph Achor, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience (1978-2016)
B.A., U. of California at Los Angeles; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of California at Irvine.
Linda S. Adams, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1990-2014)
B.A., U. of South Carolina; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.
Peter Allen, Professor of Geosciences (1978-2020)
B.S., Denison U.; M.S., Baylor U.; Ph.D., Southern Methodist U.
Mark Anderson, M.F.A., Professor of Art and Art History (2010-2020)
B.F.A., U. of Nebraska; M.F.A., Wichita State U.
Wickramasinghe Ariyasinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics (1988-2021)
B.S., U. of Sri Lanka; M.S, Bowling Green State U.; Ph.D., Baylor U.
David M. Arnold, Ph.D., Ralph Jean Storm Professor of Mathematics (1990-2015)
B.A., Wichita State U., M.A., Western Washington State U.; Ph.D., U. of Illinois.
Robert M. Baird, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Master Teacher (1960-1961, 1968-2014)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., Emory U.
Lewis M. Barker, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience (1972-2000)
B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Florida State U.; Ph.D., ibid.
E. Jeter Basden, Ed.D., Professor of Religion (1989-2017)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.R.E., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., U. of North Texas.
Jeff Bass, Ph.D., Professor of Communication (1981-2024)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.S., North Texas State U.; Ph.D., U. of Iowa.
Michael Beaty, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (1987-2024)
B.A., Ouachita Baptist U.; M.A., Baylor U.; Ph.D., U. of Notre Dame.
Rosalie Beck, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion (1984-2018)
B.A., U. of California, San Diego; M.Div. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor U.
William Bellinger, Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (1985-2021)
B.A., Furman U.; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., U. of Cambridge.
Helen E. Benedict, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology (1981-2014)
B.A., Connecticut College; Ph.D., Yale U.
Greg Benesh, Professor of Physics (1982-2020)
B.A., Rice U.; M.S., Northwestern U.; M.S., Baylor U.; Ph.D., Northwestern U.
Rena Bonem, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences (1981-2018)
B.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Oklahoma.
Susan Bratton, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Science (2001-2023)
B.A., Columbia U.; M.A., Fuller Seminary; Ph.D., Cornell; Ph.D., U. of Texas, Dallas.
James Breckenridge, Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1974-1997)
B.A., Biola College; B.D., California Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., U. of Southern California; Ph.D., ibid.
Marianna S. Busch, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry (1977-2010)
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College; Ph.D., Florida State U.
Raymond J. Cannon, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1978, 1980-2013)
A.B., College of the Holy Cross; Ph.D., Tulane U.
David Clinton, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (2006-2024)
B.A., Louisiana State U.; M.A., U. of Virginia; Ph.D., ibid.
Patricia W. Cook, M.F.A., Professor of Theatre Arts (1963-1999)
B.A., Sul Ross State College; M.A., Columbia U.; M.F.A., U. of Texas.
William F. Cooper, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (1966-2003)
B.A., Baylor U.; B.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Baylor U.; Ph.D., Indiana U.
Bruce C. Cresson, Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1966-2000)
B.A., Wake Forest U.; B.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., ibid.; Ph.D., Duke U.
Vince Cronin, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences (2002-2022)
B.A., Pamona College; A.M., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., Texas A&M U.
James Curry, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy (1974-2021)
B.A., Tarkio College; M.A., U. of Kansas; Ph.D., ibid.
Wallace L. Daniel, Jr., Ph.D., The Ralph L. and Bessie Mae Lynn Professor of History (1971-2008)
B.A., U. of North Carolina.; M.J., U. of Texas; Ph.D., U. of North Carolina.
Robert F. Darden, III, M.J., Master Teacher and Professor of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media (1999-2022)
B.S.E. Baylor U.; M.A., U. of North Texas.
Tommye Lou Davis, M.S., Associate Professor of Classics (1972-2024)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.S., ibid.
William V. Davis, Ph.D., Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence (1977-2015)
B.A., Ohio U.; M.A., ibid.; M.Div. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Ohio U.
Elizabeth Dell, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of English (2007-2024†)
B.A., Wellesley College; M.F.A., U. of Virginia; M.A., The U. of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., ibid.
Steve Driese, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences. (2004-2022)
B.S., Southern Illinois U.; M.S., U. of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., ibid.
Manfred Dugas, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1987-2023)
B.S., U. of Essen; M.S., U. of Kaiserslautern; Ph.D., ibid.
Richard E. Duhrkopf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology (1984-2017)
B.S., The Ohio State U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.
John Dunbar, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences (1994-2020)
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Texas.
Richard Durán, Ph.D., Professor of French (1983-2021)
B.A., U. of Dallas; M.A., U. of North Texas; Ph.D., Cornell U.
David W. Eldridge, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1968-2011)
B.S., Tennessee Technological U.; M.S., Auburn U.; Ph.D., ibid.
Jan Evans, Ph.D., Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures (2002-2023)
B.A., U. of Bridgeport; M.A., Emory U.; Ph.D., Michigan State U.
Stephen Evans, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (2001-2023)
B.A., Wheaton College; M.Phil., Yale U.; Ph.D., ibid.
George Gawrych, Ph.D., Professor of History (2003-2021)
B.A., U. of Michigan; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D, ibid.
Thomas T. Goforth, Ph.D., W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics (1987-2007)
B.S., Baylor U.; M.A., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.
Don Greene, Professor of Geosciences (1979-2022)
B.S, Texas A&M Commerce; M.S., U. of Oklahoma; Ph.D., ibid.
Kevin Gutzwiller, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1987-2024)
B.S., U. of Cincinnati; M.S., Pennsylvania State U.; Ph.D., U. of Wyoming.
Jeff Hamilton, Ph.D., Professor of History (1995-2024)
B.A., Tufts U.; M.A., Emory U.; Ph.D., ibid.
D. Thomas Hanks, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of English and Master Teacher (1976-2017)
B.A., Washington U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Minnesota.
Donald L. Hardcastle, Ph.D., Professor of Physics (1967-2005)
B.S. Texas Tech U. ibid.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., Texas A&M U.
W. Keith Hartberg, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1986-2009)
A.B., Wabash College; M.S., U. of Notre Dame; Ph.D., ibid.
Frauke A. Harvey, Ph.D., Professor of German, Russian, and Japanese (1969- 2003)
B.A., Louisiana State U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.
Johnny Henderson, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Mathematics (2002-2024)
B.S., U. of Arkansas; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Nebraska.
David Hendon, Ph.D., Professor of History (1977-2020)
B.A., Vanderbilt U.; M.A., Emory U., Ph.D., ibid.
Patricia A. Hickey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics (1965-1992)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Texas.
Julia Hitchcock, M.F.A., Professor of Art and Art History (1999-2023)
B.F.A., Arizona State, M.F.A., ibid.
Gary W. Hull, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History (1965-2008)
B.A., Peru State College; M.A., Oklahoma State U.; Ph.D., U. of Maryland.
Maurice Hunt, Ph.D., Professor of English (1981-2024)
B.A., U. of Michigan; M.A., U. of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., ibid.
Baxter Johns, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1971-2016)
B.S., Furman U.; Ph.D., Vanderbilt U.
Naymond H. Keathley, Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1981-2018)
B.A., Baylor U.; B.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., ibid.
Diana Kendall, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (1997-2024)
B.S. English, Hardin Simmons U.; B.S. Speech, ibid.; M.A., Texas Tech U.; Ph.D., The U. of Texas at Austin.
James Kennedy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion (1986-2021)
B.A., Palm Beach Atlantic College; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.Phil., Drew U.; Ph.D., ibid.
Berry J. Klingman, M.F.A., Professor of Art (1975-2017)
B.F.A., U. of Kansas; M.F.A., Indiana U.
Robert B. Kruschwitz, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (2000-2016)
B.A., Georgetown College; Ph.D., U. of Texas.
Larry Lehr, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Environmental Sciences (1990-2024†)
B.B.A., Texas Tech U.; M.S., Baylor U.; Ph.D., Texas A&M U.
Owen T. Lind, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1966-2016)
B.A., William Jewell College; M.S., U. of Michigan; Ph.D., U. of Missouri.
Judith R. Lusk, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1986-2011)
B.S., Texas Woman's U.; M.Ed., Sam Houston State U.; Ph.D., Texas Woman's U.
Michael W. Mansfield, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1973-2008)
B.S., Oklahoma Christian U. of Science and Arts; M.A., North Texas State U.; Ph.D., U. of Missouri.
Carlos Manzanares, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry (1993-2024)
M.S., Universidad Central de Venezuela; Ph.D., Indiana U.
Frank H. Mathis, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1981-2017)
B.S., Southern Methodist U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., Vanderbilt U.
Dorothy W. McAlister, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1965-1969, 1980- 1996)
B.S., U. of Mary Hardin-Baylor; M.S., Texas Woman’s U.; Ph.D., ibid.
John D. McClanahan, M.F.A., Professor of Art (1976-2010)
B.F.A., Bethany College; M.F.A., U. of Iowa.
Paul A. McCoy, M.F.A., Professor of Art, Ceramist-in-Residence and Director of The Allbritton Art Institute (1986-1987†, 1988-2020)
B.A., Northern Illinois U.; M.A., U. of Iowa; M.F.A., ibid.
Janice M. McCullagh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History and Senior Faculty Member of the Albritton Art Institute (1989-2004)
B.F.A., Drake U.; M.A., U. of Iowa; Ph.D., U. of Texas.
William A. Mitchell, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1993-2007)
B.S., Texas A&M U., Commerce; M.A., U. of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., U. of Illinois.
D.E. Mungello, Ph.D., Professor of History (1994-2017)
A.B., George Washington U.; M.A., U. of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., ibid.
Mary P. Nichols, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (2004-2017)
B.A., Newcomb College of Tulane U.; M.A., U. of Kansas; Ph.D., U. of Virginia.
Daniel J. Nodes, Ph.D., Professor of Classics (2012-2023)
B.A., St. Peter's College; M.A., U. of New Hampshire; Ph.D., U. of Toronto.
Manuel J. Ortuño, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish (1975-2019)
B.A., Ohio State U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Michigan.
Edwin P. Oxford, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1982-2011)
B.S., Southern Arkansas U.; M.S., Louisiana Tech U.; Ph.D., New Mexico State U.
Don F. Parker, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Geology (1978-2011)
B.S., U. of Texas; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.
T. Michael Parrish, Ph.D., Professor of History (2002-2023)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; M.L.S., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.
David E. Pennington, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Master Teacher (1967-2017)
B.A., U. of North Texas; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State U.
William L. Pitts, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1975-2018)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.Div., Vanderbilt Divinity School; Ph.D., Vanderbilt U.
Robert Piziak, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1981-2008)
B.A., Amherst College; M.A., U. of Massachusetts; Ph.D., ibid.
Robert H. Ray, Ph.D., Professor of English (1967-2014)
B.A., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.
Richard B. Riley, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1979-2009)
B.A., Grove City College; M.A., American U.; Ph.D., Duke U.
Robert C. Roberts, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Ethics in Philosophy (2000-2015)
B.A., Wichita State U.; B.D., Yale U.; M.A., Wichita State U.; Ph.D., Yale U.
Tillman B. Rodabough, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (1972-2006)
B.A., Baylor U.; B.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Baylor U.; M.A., Cornell U.; Ph.D., ibid.
Howard L. Rolf, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1956-1957, 1964-1998)
B.S., Oklahoma Baptist U.; M.A., Vanderbilt U.; Ph.D., ibid.
Terry M. Roller, M.F.A., Professor of Art (1983-2016)
B.F.A., U. of Tennessee, M.F.A., ibid.
Ann E. Rushing, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1989-2014)
B.A., Duke U.; M.S., U. of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Texas A&M U.
Eric C. Rust, Professor of History (1984-2022)
B.A. Wilfrid Laurier U.; M.A., Lamar U.; Ph.D., U. Texas.
Mary Margaret Shoaf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics (1997-2014)
B.S., U. of Texas; M.S., Sacred Heart U.; M.Ph., Columbia U.; Ph.D., ibid.
Alden Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Classics (1994-2024)
B.A. Greek, Dickinson College; B.A. Latin, ibid.; M.A., U. of Vermont; Ph.D., U. of Pennsylvania.
Calvin B. Smith, M.S., Associate Professor of Museum Studies (1983-2003)
B.S., Eastern New Mexico U.; M.S., ibid.
Mary Ruth Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Art and Art History (1993-2020)
B.S., Radford U.; M.S., U. of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.F.A., U. of Georgia; Ph.D., Florida State U.
LuAnn L. Soliah, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1988-2012)
B.S., North Dakota State U., M.S., Kansas State U., Ph.D., Oklahoma State U.
Jim SoRelle, Ph.D., Professor of History (1980-2020)
B.A., U. of Houston; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., Kent State U.
Ron Stanke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics (1985-2020)
B.A., U. of California; M.S., ibid., Ph.D., ibid.
Joan Supplee, Ph.D., The Ralph L. and Bessie Mae Lynn Associate Professor of History (1992-2020)
B.A., Beaver College; M.A., Louisiana State U.; Ph.D., U. of Texas.
F. Eugene Tidmore, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1963-1965, 1971-2004)
B.S., Hardin-Simmons U.; M.S., Oklahoma State U.; Ph.D., ibid.
Charles M. Tolbert, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (1957-1993)
B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., U. of North Carolina; Ph.D., Louisiana State U.
Charles M. Tolbert II, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (2000-2021)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D. U. of Georgia.
S. Kay Toombs, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy (1990-2001)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., Rice U.
Jack Tubbs, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics (2003-2024)
B.S., Eastern New Mexico U.; M.S., Texas Tech U.; Ph.D., ibid.
Dianna M. Vitanza, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English (1982-2019)
B.A., Baylor U.; M.A., U. of Houston; Ph.D., Northern Illinois U.
Darrell S. Vodopich, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology (1981-2015)
B.S., East Carolina U.; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of South Florida.
Patricia D. Wallace, Ph.D., Professor of History (1973-2009)
B.A., Southern Methodist U.; M.A., U. of Texas; Ph.D., ibid.
Ken-Hsi Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Physics (1966-2003)
B.A., International Christian U., Tokyo, Japan; Ph.D., Yale U.
Julian F. Watkins II, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1964-1997)
B.S., U. of Arkansas; M.S., Kansas State U.; Ph.D., ibid.
Joseph White, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1998-2024)
B.A., Texas Christian U.; M.S., ibid.; Ph.D., U. of Montana.
Kenneth T. Wilkins, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1983-2022)
B.A., U. Texas at Arlington; M.A., Texas A&M U.; Ph.D., U. of Florida.
John A. Wood, Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1981-2004)
B.A., Columbia Bible College; B.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor U.
Ralph C. Wood, Ph.D., Professor of Theology and Literature (1998-2021)
B.A., East Texas State U.; M.A., ibid.; M.A., U. of Chicago; Ph.D., ibid.
Dean Young, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics (1980-2024)
B.A., Texas Tech U.; M.S., Physical Education, Baylor U.; M.S., Mathematics, ibid.; Ph.D., The U. of Texas at Dallas.
†Lecturer
In Memorium
Bill T. Adams, Ph.D., Professor of Physics (1962-2000)
Robert S. Baldridge, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1978-1980† 1980-2019)
James E. Barcus, Ph.D., Professor of English and Interim Graduate Program Director (1978, 1980)
John S. Belew, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Provost Emeritus (1956-1991)
Roger L. Brooks, Ph.D., Professor of English (1984-1996)
Lyle C. Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1963-1995)
Kenneth W. Busch, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry (1974-2010)
Lawrence G. Felice, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (1970-2005)
John C. Flynn, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience (1963-1996)
Frederick R. Gehlbach, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1963-1995)
Elizabeth S. Githens, M.A., Professor of English (1945-1969)
Clement T. Goode, Ph.D., Professor of English (1957-1997)
William Hillis, M.D., Professor and The Cornelia Marschall Smith Distinguished Professor of Biology (1981-2012)
Walter C. Holmes, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1989-2017)
Charles J. Isoline, Ed.D., Professor of Art (1974-1993)
Dennis Johnston, Ph.D., Professor of Statistical Science (2003-2021)
Paul Z. Kemp, M.F.A., Professor of Art (1961-1996)
Roger E. Kirk, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Statistics and Master Teacher (1958-2019)
Philip A. Martin, M.A., Associate Professor of German (1956-1989)
Martin Medhurst, Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Communication (2003-2021)
Andy J. Moore, Ph.D., Professor of English (1962-2004)
Patrick L. Odell, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1988-2001)
Harold W. Osborne, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Master Teacher (1958-2002)
Bob E. Patterson, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Religion (1961-2011)
Lee R. Polk, Ph.D., Professor of Communication (1970-2003)
Stuart Rosenbaum, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (1981-2020)
Rufus B. Spain, Ph.D., Professor of History (1957-1988)
Charles H. Talbert, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Religion (1996-2012)
Karl A. Umlauf, M.F.A., Professor of Art and Artist in Residence (1989-2015)
Joseph F. Vélez, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish (1971-2001)
Jerry Waltman, Ph.D., The R. W. Morrison Professor of Political Science (2003-2020)
James E. Wood, Jr., Ph.D., The Simon and Ethel Bunn Distinguished Professor of Church-State Studies (1955-1973, 1980-1999)