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)
Linda S. Adams, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1990-2014)
Peter Allen, Professor of Geosciences (1978-2020)
Mark Anderson, M.F.A., Professor of Art and Art History (2010-2020)
Wickramasinghe Ariyasinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics (1988-2021)
David M. Arnold, Ph.D., Ralph Jean Storm Professor of Mathematics (1990-2015)
Robert M. Baird, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Master Teacher (1960-1961, 1968-2014)
Lewis M. Barker, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience (1972-2000)
E. Jeter Basden, Ed.D., Professor of Religion (1989-2017)
Jeff Bass, Ph.D., Professor of Communication (1981-2024)
Michael Beaty, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (1987-2024)
Rosalie Beck, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion (1984-2018)
William Bellinger, Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (1985-2021)
Helen E. Benedict, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology (1981-2014)
Greg Benesh, Professor of Physics (1982-2020)
Frieda H. Blackwell, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish (1996 - 2025)
Rena Bonem, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences (1981-2018)
Susan Bratton, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Science (2001-2023)
James Breckenridge, Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1974-1997)
Marianna S. Busch, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry (1977-2010)
Raymond J. Cannon, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1978, 1980-2013)
David Clinton, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (2006-2024)
Patricia W. Cook, M.F.A., Professor of Theatre Arts (1963-1999)
William F. Cooper, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (1966-2003)
Bruce C. Cresson, Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1966-2000)
Vince Cronin, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences (2002-2022)
James Curry, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy (1974-2021)
Wallace L. Daniel, Jr., Ph.D., The Ralph L. and Bessie Mae Lynn Professor of History (1971-2008)
Robert F. Darden, III, M.J., Master Teacher and Professor of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media (1999-2022)
Tommye Lou Davis, M.S., Associate Professor of Classics (1972-2024)
William V. Davis, Ph.D., Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence (1977-2015)
Elizabeth Dell, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of English (2007-2024†)
Steve Driese, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences. (2004-2022)
Manfred Dugas, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1987-2023)
Richard E. Duhrkopf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology (1984-2017)
Jacquelyn R. Duke, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Biology (2006 - 2025†)
John Dunbar, Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences (1994-2020)
Richard Durán, Ph.D., Professor of French (1983-2021)
David W. Eldridge, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1968-2011)
Jan Evans, Ph.D., Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures (2002-2023)
Stephen Evans, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (2001-2023)
Baudelio Garza, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish (1988 - 2024)
George Gawrych, Ph.D., Professor of History (2003-2021)
Thomas T. Goforth, Ph.D., W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics (1987-2007)
Don Greene, Professor of Geosciences (1979-2022)
Kevin Gutzwiller, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1987-2024)
Jeff Hamilton, Ph.D., Professor of History (1995-2024)
D. Thomas Hanks, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of English and Master Teacher (1976-2017)
Donald L. Hardcastle, Ph.D., Professor of Physics (1967-2005)
W. Keith Hartberg, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1986-2009)
Frauke A. Harvey, Ph.D., Professor of German, Russian, and Japanese (1969- 2003)
Jane Harvill, Ph.D., Professor of Statistical Science (2007 – 2025)
Johnny Henderson, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Mathematics (2002-2024)
Patricia A. Hickey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics (1965-1992)
Julia Hitchcock, M.F.A., Professor of Art and Art History (1999-2023)
Gary W. Hull, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History (1965-2008)
Maurice Hunt, Ph.D., Professor of English (1981-2024)
Baxter Johns, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1971-2016)
Naymond H. Keathley, Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1981-2018)
Diana Kendall, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (1997-2024)
James Kennedy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion (1986-2021)
Berry J. Klingman, M.F.A., Professor of Art (1975-2017)
Robert B. Kruschwitz, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy (2000-2016)
Larry Lehr, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences (1990-2024†)
Owen T. Lind, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1966-2016)
Judith R. Lusk, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1986-2011)
Michael W. Mansfield, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1973-2008)
Carlos Manzanares, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry (1993-2024)
Frank H. Mathis, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1981-2017)
Dorothy W. McAlister, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1965-1969, 1980- 1996)
John D. McClanahan, M.F.A., Professor of Art (1976-2010)
Paul A. McCoy, M.F.A., Professor of Art, Ceramist-in-Residence and Director of The Allbritton Art Institute (1986-1987†, 1988-2020)
Janice M. McCullagh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History and Senior Faculty Member of the Albritton Art Institute (1989-2004)
Ann McGlashan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures (1990-2026)
Linda McManness, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish (1990 - 2025)
Renee Michalski, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Neuroscience (2007-2026)
William A. Mitchell, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1993-2007)
D.E. Mungello, Ph.D., Professor of History (1994-2017)
Mary P. Nichols, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (2004-2017)
Daniel J. Nodes, Ph.D., Professor of Classics (2012-2023)
Manuel J. Ortuño, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish (1975-2019)
Edwin P. Oxford, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1982-2011)
Don F. Parker, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Geology (1978-2011)
T. Michael Parrish, Ph.D., Professor of History (2002-2023)
David E. Pennington, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Master Teacher (1967-2017)
William L. Pitts, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1975-2018)
Robert Piziak, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1981-2008)
Robert H. Ray, Ph.D., Professor of English (1967-2014)
Richard B. Riley, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science (1979-2009)
Robert C. Roberts, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Ethics in Philosophy (2000-2015)
Tillman B. Rodabough, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (1972-2006)
Howard L. Rolf, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1956-1957, 1964-1998)
Terry M. Roller, M.F.A., Professor of Art (1983-2016)
Ann E. Rushing, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1989-2014)
Dwight P. Russell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2001-2026)
Eric C. Rust, Professor of History (1984-2022)
Mary Margaret Shoaf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics (1997-2014)
Alden Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Classics (1994-2024)
Calvin B. Smith, M.S., Associate Professor of Museum Studies (1983-2003)
Mary Ruth Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Art and Art History (1993-2020)
LuAnn L. Soliah, Ph.D., Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1988-2012)
Jim SoRelle, Ph.D., Professor of History (1980-2020)
Ron Stanke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics (1985-2020)
Joan Supplee, Ph.D., The Ralph L. and Bessie Mae Lynn Associate Professor of History (1992-2020)
F. Eugene Tidmore, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics (1963-1965, 1971-2004)
Charles M. Tolbert, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (1957-1993)
Charles M. Tolbert II, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology (2000-2021)
S. Kay Toombs, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy (1990-2001)
Jack Tubbs, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics (2003-2024)
Dianna M. Vitanza, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English (1982-2019)
Darrell S. Vodopich, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology (1981-2015)
Patricia D. Wallace, Ph.D., Professor of History (1973-2009)
Julian F. Watkins II, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1964-1997)
David J. White, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Classics (2004-2025†)
Joseph White, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1998-2024)
Kenneth T. Wilkins, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (1983-2022)
John A. Wood, Ph.D., Professor of Religion (1981-2004)
Ralph C. Wood, Ph.D., Professor of Theology and Literature (1998-2021)
Joe C. Yelderman Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Geosciences (1983-2026)
Dean Young, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics (1980-2024)
†Lecturer
In Memoriam
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)
David Hendon, Ph.D., Professor of History (1977-2020)
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)
David W. Schlueter, Ph.D., Professor of Communication (1984-2025)
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)
Ken-Hsi Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Physics (1966-2003)
James E. Wood, Jr., Ph.D., The Simon and Ethel Bunn Distinguished Professor of Church-State Studies (1955-1973, 1980-1999)