Higher Education Policy Commission Members
1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
| Andrew A. (Drew) Payne, III |
Chair |
| Michael J. Farrell, Esq. |
Vice Chair |
| Diane Lewis Jackson |
Secretary |
| Christina Cameron |
Ex-Officio |
| James Dailey |
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| Donna L. Schulte |
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| W. Clayton Burch |
Ex-Officio State Superintendent of Schools |
Bluefield State University Board of Governors
| Rev. Garry Moore, Sr., Chair |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
| Mrs. Rebecca Peterson |
Bluefield, Virginia |
| Mr. Charles Cole |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
| Mr. William Cole, III |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
| Ms. Cathy Deeb |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
| Mr. Michael Hastings |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
| Mr. Joseph S. Remines |
Bluefield, Virginia |
| Mr. Shane Reviello |
Colonial Beach, Virginia |
| Mr. Michael Lilly (Faculty Representative) |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
| Dr. Deirdre Guyton (Classified Representative) |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
President’s Administrative Staff
| Robin C. Capehart |
(2019) President; B.A. West Virginia University, J.D. West Virginia University, L.L.M. Georgetown University. |
| Hon. Brent Benjamin |
(2020) Executive Vice President and General Counsel; B.S. Ohio State University, J.D. The OSU School of Law |
| Keith Olson |
(2020) Special Assistant to the President; B.S. West Liberty University |
| Ted Lewis |
(2018) Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs & Student Affairs; B.A. Texas Wesleyan University, M.S. University of North Texas, Ed.D. University of Texas at Austin. |
| J. Ronald Hypes |
(2021) Chief Financial Officer; A.S. Bluefield College, B.S. Concord University, CGMA |
| James A. Nelson |
(1991) Vice President for Media Relations; B.S., West Virginia University. |
| Jonette Aughenbaugh |
(2013) Vice President for Human Resources; B.A., University of Virginia. |
| John Spencer |
(2012) Chief Technology Officer:; B.S., Concord University. |
| Derrick Price |
(2020) Director of Athletics; B.S. Bluefield College |
| Ansel Ponder |
(2019) Chief Marketing Officer; B.A. Western Michigan University |
Support Personnel
| Academic Affairs Administrator |
Sarita A. Rhonemus, Ph.D. |
| Administrative Application Software Specialist |
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| Admissions Supervisor |
Jennifer Johnson, M.S. |
| Admissions Counselor |
Christina Nunley, M.B.A. |
| Admissions Counselor |
Barry Dalton, B.A. |
| Assistant to the Provost |
Darlene Gilley, M.S. |
| Associate Director of Administrative Computing |
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| Associate Director of Instructional Technologies |
Cody Chambers, M.S. |
| Associate Registrar |
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| Bookstore Manager |
Susan Plumley, M.B.A. |
| Chief Marketing Officer |
Ansel Ponder, B.A. |
| Chief Technology Officer |
John Spencer, B.S. |
| Counselor, Academic Success Center |
H. Scott Pitt, B.A. |
| Counselor, Academic Success Center |
Helena Taylor, B.S. |
| Dean of Students |
Ronald Shidemantle, M.A. |
| Director, Academic Success Center |
Carolyn Kirby, M.S. |
| Director, Advising and Counseling |
Cravor Jones, Ph.D. |
| Director, Alumni Affairs |
Deirdre Guyton, Ph.D. |
| Director, Athletics |
Derrick Price, B.S. |
| Director of Office of International Initiatives |
Sudhakar R. Jamkhandi, Ph.D. |
| Director, Intramurals & Wellness Programs |
Vacant |
| Director, Libraries |
David McMillian, Ph.D. |
| Director of Purchasing |
Paul Rutherford, B.S. |
| Director, Research and Sponsored Programs; Title III |
Timothy McKenzie, M.S. |
| Information Systems Manager |
Chris Shrader, B.S. |
| Information Systems Technician |
Vacant |
| Registrar |
Marviene Johnson, M.B.A. |
| Staff Librarian/Archivist |
James Leedy, M.L.I.S. |
| Title IX Coordinator |
Jane Charnock |
| Transitional Studies Lab Specialist |
S. Beth Hashemzadeh, B.A./B.S |
| Video Operations Specialist |
Vacant |
| Web Developer |
Larry Zande, M.S. |
Academic Administrators
| Dean, W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business (Interim) |
Karen Grogan, MAEd, M.S.S.L. |
| Accounting |
Dept. Chair Michelle Taylor, Ed.D. |
| Business Administration |
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| Entrepreneurship |
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| Health Services Management |
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| Leadership |
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| Management |
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| Marketing |
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| Regents Bachelors of Arts |
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| Sports Management |
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| Master of Business Administration |
Director of MBA Jerry Wood, D.B.A. |
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| Dean, School of Education, Humanities & Social Sciences (Interim) |
Tamara Ferguson Ed.D |
| Criminal Justice |
Dept. Chair Scott Rasnick M.S. |
| Humanities |
Dept. Chair Bonnie Reese, Ph.D. |
| Social Sciences |
Dept. Chair Amanda Matoushek, Ph.D. |
| Teacher Education |
Director Terene Stiltner, Ed.D. |
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| Dean, School of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) (Interim) |
William Bennett D.B.A |
| Engineering Technology |
Dept. Chair Joey Hazelwood, M.A. |
| Computer Science |
Co Dept. Chair Kristin Hicks M.S.
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| Computer Science |
Co Dept. Chair Devon Schall Ph.D. |
| Applied Science |
Dept. Chair Dharshana Arachchi, Ph.D. |
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| Dean, School of Nursing and Allied Health |
Angela M. Lambert, MSRT(R), Ed. D. |
| A.S. Radiologic Technology and B.S. Imaging Science |
Director Melissa O. Haye, Ed. S., MSRT(R) |
| Associate of Science Nursing/LPN-RN |
Director Sandra M. Wynn, M.S.N. |
| Bachelor of Science Nursing |
Director Carol Cofer, MSN, M.Ed., B.S.N. ACNS-BC |
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Faculty
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DHARSHANA ARACHCHI
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(2013) Professor and Department Chair of Mathematics; B.S. University of Colombo; M.S., Ph.D. Southern Illinois University.
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| AMY L. ATWELL |
(2011) Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology and Clinic Coordinator; A.S. and R.B.A., Bluefield State College. M.S., Walden University. Registered ARRT (R) (M) (MR). |
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ADRIAN AYERSMAN
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(2017) Visiting Instructor of English; B.A. Bluefield State College; M.A. Marshall University.
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ERIK BALDWIN
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(2007) Professor of Civil Engineering Technology; A.S., B.S., Bluefield State College; M.S.E. Marshall University; Professional Engineer, (OH, WV, VA); Professional Surveyor (VA, WV).
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AMANDA B. BANKS
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(2018) Associate Professor of Education; B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., Radford University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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TESFAYE BELAY
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(2005) Professor of Biology; B.S., Addis Ababa University; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
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CHERYL BELCHER
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(1990) Professor of Nursing; A.S., West Virginia Institute of Technology; B.S.N., West Virginia University; M.S.N., Bellarmine College. Registered Nurse. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Post Masters, West Virginia University. |
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DIANE BELCHER
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(2021) Visiting Associate Professon of Business; B.A., M.A. Michigan State University; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic and State University. |
| WILLIAM BENNETT |
(2018) Interim Dean of STEM and Professor of Computer Science; DBA, Northcentral University. |
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ALBERT N. BERKOH
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(2009) Associate Professor of Business; B.A. University of Ghana; M.P.A., Clark Atlanta University; M.B.A., Nova Southeastern University; Ph.D., Clark Atlantic University.
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| MARK BOTTS |
(2021)Visiting Instructor of English B.S. Tennessee Temple University, C.S.C. The American Musical and Dramatic Academy M.F.A. Regent University |
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SHANNON R. BOWLING
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(2011) Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology; B.S., Bluefield State College; M.S., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Clemson University.
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CAROL A. COFER
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(1981) Professor of Nursing and B.S.N. Program Director; A.S.N., B.S.N. Gwynedd- Mercy College; M.Ed., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S.N., University of Virginia. Registered Nurse.
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DEBJANI CHAKRABARTI
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(2018) Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A. Presidency College; M.A. Delhi School of Economics; Ph.D. Mississippi State University.
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SEAN CONNOLLY
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(2012) Professor of Humanities; B.A. Stony Brook University; M.A. Cornell University; D.E.A. Paris VIII University; Ph.D. Cornell University.
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BILLY DAVIS
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(2013) Associate Professor of Nursing; A.S., B.S.N., Bluefield State College; M.S.N., West Virginia University. M.F.A. WV Wesleyan. Registered Nurse. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
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TAMARA L. FERGUSON
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(2003) Interim Dean of Education, Hummanies and Social Sciences. Professor of English; B.A., Bluefield College; M.S., Radford University; Ed.D. University of Virginia.
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SHEILA DUNN GATES
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(2000) Assistant Professor of Nursing-Clinical Track; A.S.N., Bluefield State College; B.S.N., West Virginia University; M.S.N., West Virginia University, Registered Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner.
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VANESSA M. GODFREY
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(2004) Instructor of Radiology Technology; A.S., B.S. Bluefield State College. Registered Radiographer ARRT (R).
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KAREN N. GROGAN
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(2016) Interim Dean of W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business. Assistant Professor of Health Services Management; B.S. Bluefield College; A.S. Southwest Virginia Community College. M.Ed., Bluefield University; M.S., Mountain State University.
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JOSEPH HAZELWOOD
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(2017) Assistant Professor and Department Chair of Engineering; A.A.S., New River Community College; B.S., Bluefield College; M.A., Marshall University.
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MELISSA OXLEY HAYE
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(1993) Professor and Program Director of Radiologic Technology and BS Imaging Science; A.S., Morris Harvey College; B.S., Bluefield College; M.S., Capella University, Ed.S., ABD, Northcentral University. Registered Radiographer, ARRT (R).
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| JOEL HELMS |
2022) Associate Professor of Mathematics, A.S. Niagara County Community College (1987), B.S., Albany University (1990), M.S., Clarkson University (1995), Ed.D., University of Southern California (2016). |
| KRISTIN HICKS |
(2021) Instructor of Computer Science; B.S., Bluefield State College; M.S., Western Governor’s University |
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SUDHAKAR R. JAMKHANDI
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(1986) Professor of English; B.A., Poona University; B.Ed., Poona University; M.A., Karnatak University; Ph.D., Texas Christian University.
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YOUNG B. KIM
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(2015) Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.A. University of Mississippi; Ph.D. University of Mississippi.
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THOMAS F. LAFONE
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(1967) Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Lenoir Rhyne College; M.A., Appalachian State University.
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ANGELA M. LAMBERT
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(1991) Dean of Nursing and Allied Health; and Professor of Imaging Science; A.S., Bluefield State College; B.S., Bluefield State College; M.S., Capella University; Ed.S., Liberty University; Ed. D., Liberty University.
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| AMY LANE |
(2020) Visiting Clinical Instructor of Nursing-Clinical Track; A.S.N., Wytheville Community College; B.S.N., King University; Registered Nurse |
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MICHAEL H. LILLY
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(1985) Professor of Criminal Justice; B.A., Hampden Sydney College; J.D., University of South Carolina.
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DARREL MALAMISURA
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(2006) Professor Business; B.S., Bluefield State College; M.B.A., St. Mary’s University; J.D., Ohio Northern University.
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SHELIA SARGENT MARTIN
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(2010) Professor of Education. B.A, University of Virginia at Wise; M.S. Radford University; Ed.S. University of Southern Mississippi; Ed.D., East Tennessee State University.
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VINCENT MATEESCU
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(2018) Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.A. Rutgers University; Ed. M. Rutgers University; M.S. University of New Hampshire.
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AMANDA R. MATOUSHEK
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(2013) Associate Professor of Psychology; B.S. Bridgewater College; M.S. Ph.D., Binghamton University.
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RODNEY MONTAGUE
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(2013) Professor of History; B.A. Wesleyan University; M.A. Columbia University; M.Phil. Columbia University; Ph.D. Columbia University.
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TARA MULLINS
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(2019) Visiting Instructor of Psychology; B.A., M.A. Marshall University. |
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BETTY NASH
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(1989) Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Tennessee; M.S.N., West Virginia University; Registered Nurse. Certified Critical Care Nurse.
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JULIE DEVOR ORR
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(1990) Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.S., Bluefield State College; B.S.N., Bluefield State College; M.S.N., Radford University. Post-master’s certification, Marshall University. Registered Nurse., Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
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| ASHISH PATEL |
(2022) Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S. University of North Dakota (1989), M.S. University of North Dakota (1992). |
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JAMES PRUETT
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(2014) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology; B.S. Bluefield State College; M.E.M. Old Dominion University.
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ROY E. PRUETT, JR
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(1983) Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology; B.S.E.E., West Virginia Institute of Technology; P.E. M.S., West Virginia University College of Graduate Studies; Professional Engineer (WV).
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| AMANDA QUESENBERRY |
2013) Assistant Professor Imaging Science., B.S., M.S. Mountain State University. Registered Sonographer. RDMS (ABD) (OB/GYN) |
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ANTHONY S. RASNICK
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(2016) Associate Professor of Criminal Justice; B.A. Bluefield State College; M.S., Bethel University.
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| BONNIE L. REESE |
(2015) Associate Professor of Communications; B.S. California University; M.A. Duquesne University; Ph.D. Duquesne University. |
| PETER RONHOVDE |
(2020) Visiting Instructor of Mathematics; B.S., M.S. University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis. |
| SARA ROBERSON |
(2020) Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., Sewanee: The University of the South; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University. |
| SALLY SALE |
(2017) Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.S.N., B.S.N. Marshall University; M.S.N. West Virginia University.
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KELLI SARVER
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(2010) Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.S.N., B.S.N., Bluefield State College; M.Ed., M.S.N., Marshall University. Registered Nurse; Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
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| P. DEVON SCHALL |
(2022) Associate Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Radford University (2013), MA.Ed Virginia Polytechnic and State University (2015), M.S./Ph.D. University of the Cumberlands (2018). |
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MICHAEL W. SMITH
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(1997) Professor of English; B.S., M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
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| TIFFANIE SNYDER |
(2021) Associate Professor of Nursing; A.S.N., B.S.N., West Virginia University; M.S.N., Bluefield College. Registered Nurse. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Certified Nephrology Nurse. |
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KERRY STAUFFER
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(2000) Professor of Civil Engineering Technology, B.S., Bluefield State College, M.S., Ph.D. West Virginia University. Professional Surveyor P.S. (WV), Professional Engineer P.E. (WV, VA).
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TERENE M. STILTNER
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(2012) Associate Professor of Special Education; B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.Ed., Old Dominion University. ED.S. Liberty University.
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| KATHERINE ST. CLAIR |
(2021) Nursing Instructor, Beckley Campus BSN Mountain State University MSN Wheeling University: Education Specialist Track Registered Nurse |
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J. DARRELL THOMPSON
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(2010) Professor of Education. B.S., M.A., Ed.D. East Tennessee State University; Ed.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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| MICHELLE TAYLOR |
(2014) Associate Professor of Business; B.A., West Virginia University; M.B.A. West Virginia University; Ed.D., Benedictine University.
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| NATHAN J. TAYLOR |
(2019) Visiting Instructor of Accounting; B.S. Accounting ; B.S. Finance; B.S. Economics: West Virginia University. M.A.C.C University of Alabama at Birmingham. Certified Public Accountant (CPA): West Virginia Board of Accountancy. |
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DEBORAH TONELLI
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(2009) Associate Professor of Nursing-Clinical Track; A.S.N., West Virginia Institute of Technology; B.S.N., West Virginia University; M.S.N., Post Masters certification in Nursing Administration, Marshall University. Registered Nurse. Ed.D., Liberty University.
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| DANIEL TRENT |
(2021) Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering: B.S., M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D. Old Dominion University. |
| ELIZABETH F. WALTERS |
(2020) Visiting Professor of Biology, College of William and Mary, B.S., M.A. |
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JAMES W. WALTERS
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(2013) Associate Professor of Biology; B.S. Arizona State University; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania.
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SHERRI L. WILLIAMS
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(2002) Associate Professor of Nursing-Clinical Track; B.S.N., M.S.N., West Virginia University; Registered Nurse. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
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| JERRY WOOD |
(2022) Director of MBA; Associate Professor of Business; B.A. Marshall University, M.B.A., King University, D.B.A. Argosy University. |
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SANDRA M. WYNN
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(2002) Professor of Nursing; ADN Program Director; A.S., B.S.N., Bluefield State College; M.S.N., Radford University. Registered Nurse. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
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| JEFF YEAGER |
2022 Assistant Professor of English; B.A. Concord University; M.A. Ohio University; Ph.D. West Virginia University |
Health Affiliate Faculty
Radiologic Technology Clinical Faculty
| KATHERINE BELCHER |
Clinical Preceptor Radiologic Technology, Welch Community Hospital; A.S.; B.S. Bluefield State College Registered ARRT (R)(M). |
| ROBIN M. GIBSON |
Clinical Preceptor Radiologic Technology, Princeton Community Hospital; A.S., Bluefield State College; B.S., Bluefield College. Registered ARRT (R) (CT). |
| JENNIFER SHELTON |
Clinical Preceptor Radiologic Technology, VA Medical Center-Beckley; A.S. Mountain State University. Registered ARRT (R). |
| JASON B. STAFFORD |
Clinical Preceptor Radiologic Technology, Beckley Applachian Regional Hospital; A.S. Bluefield State College; RBA Concord University. Registered ARRT (R). |
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