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The University was founded in 1898 by the Society of Friends (better known as the Quakers) who operated the University until the 1930s. Governance of the institution was then turned over to an independent Board of Trustees.
| Eldon Alexander |
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Garden City |
| E. Paul Boles |
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Liberal |
| Jason Boles |
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Atlanta, Ga |
| Marilyn Brown |
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Overland Park |
| Bruce Burnett |
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Derby |
| Pam Chambers |
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Great Bend |
| Phil Crimmins Sr. |
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Dallas, Texas |
| David Depew |
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Wichita |
| Dr. Biff Green |
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Wichita |
| Dr. Kevin Hoppock |
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Wichita |
| Dr. Denis Knight |
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Wichita |
| Dr. John Lewis |
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Andover |
| Kelly Linnens |
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Hillsboro |
| Dr. Cliffton Loesch |
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Wichita |
| JoLynn Oakman |
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Wichita |
| Rodney Pitts |
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Cheney |
| Ed Roberts |
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Overland Park |
| Richard Rucker |
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Eureka |
| Mike Shockley |
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Wichita |
| John Weber |
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Wichita |
| Phil Whiteman |
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Wichita |
| Michael Wilson |
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Wichita |
| Trustees Emeritus |
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| Paul R. Brown |
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Wichita |
| Carl W. Sebits |
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Cheney |
| Executive Committee |
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| Marilyn Brown, Treasurer |
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| David Depew, Vice Chair |
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| Dr. Biff Green, President |
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| Rodney Pitts, Chair |
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| Dr. John Lewis, Secretary |
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| John Weber |
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President’s Cabinet
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| Biff Green (1991), President |
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B.A., M.S., University of LaVerne; Ed.D., Brigham Young University. |
| Kelley Dawson (1998), Associate Vice President of Administration and Finance; Director of Human Resources |
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B.A., Midwestern State University; EMBA, Friends University. |
| Randall C. Doerksen (1988), Vice President of Administration and Finance |
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B.S., EMBA, Friends University. |
| James Gearity (2008), Dean of College of Business, Sciences, Education and Arts |
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B.S., LeMoyne College; M.A., Marquette University; M.A., Fordham University; Ph.D. University of Minnesota |
| Heidi Hoskinson (2005), Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, University Registrar |
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B.A., Fort Lewis College; M.S., Central Connecticut State University. |
Evelyn C. Hume (2009), Dean of the Graduate School
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B.A., University of West Florida; M.A., University of West Florida; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. |
| Marvis Lary (2007), Dean of College of Adult and Professional Studies |
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B.S., M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Carole Obermeyer (2006), Vice President of Student Affairs |
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B.S., Peru State College; M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia. |
| Hilary Peguero (1998), Topeka Educational Center Director |
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B.A., Kansas State University; M.S. Friends University. |
| Pam Pennington (2005), Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Growth |
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B.S., M.S., Friends University. |
| Lisa Swaney (200), Lenexa Educational Center Director |
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B.A., Newman University; M.S., Friends University |
| Hervey W. Wright III (1991), Vice President of University Relations |
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B.S., Kansas State University; EMBA, Friends University. |
| John H. Yoder (2002), Vice President of Academic Affairs |
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B.S., Eastern Mennonite University; M.Ed., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Virginia. |
| Darcy Zabel (1998), Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs |
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B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Connecticut. |
| Joe Zimmerman (1999), Director of Athletics |
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B.S., (in progress) Friends University. |
| William (Bill) N. Allan (1980), Associate Professor of Family Life |
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B.S., Abilene Christian University; M.A., California State Polytechnic; Ed.D. (in progress), Kansas State University. |
| Mark Bartel (2005), Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Choral Music |
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B.A., Concord College; B.A., University of Winnepeg; M.M., M.M., Southern Methodist University. |
| Kathryn M. Boyle (1975), Professor of Chemistry |
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B.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Iowa. (P. Dan Schultz Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.) |
| Gary Branum (2006), Assistant Professor of Chemistry |
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B.A., M.A., University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D., Texas Christian University. |
| Michelle Brock (2007), Visiting Lecturer |
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B.S., B.A., Kansas State University; M.A. Wichita State University. |
| Max Burson (1994), Professor of Public Services Librarian; Acting Library Director |
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B.S.Ed, M.S.Ed., Southwest Missouri State University; M.L.S., University of Missouri. |
| Brenda Cain (1995), Associate Professor of Education |
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B.A., Pittsburg State University; M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota. |
| Valentina Chappell (2001), Associate Professor of Business and Technology: Program Director, Masters in Leadership and Management. |
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M.Ed., Voronezh State University; Ph.D., Authority of Higher Attestation Commission at the Council of Ministers, Moscow, Russia. |
| Anthony (Tony) Clark (2007), Associate Professor of Ethics |
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B.A., University of York; Cert. Theol., Wycliffe Hall Theological College; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews. |
| Thomas Cook (2008), Visiting Professor of Music - Interim Division Chair of Fine Arts |
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B.A., Central College; M.M. Drake University; D.A., University of Northern Colorado |
| Connie Corbett-Whittier (2002), Assistant Professor of English |
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B.S. Ed., University of Kansas; M.S., State University College at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Kansas. |
| Kathy Delker (2007), Assistant Professor, Reference Librarian |
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B.A., University of Kansas; M.L.S., Emporia State University; M.B.A., Indiana University. |
| Sharon Eicher (2008), Associate Professor of Economics |
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B.A., Columbia University at Barnard College; M.A., University of London; M.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A. University of Kansas; Ph.D., Kansas State University |
| Gretchen Eick (1993), Professor of History |
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B.S., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Northwestern University, Ph.D., University of Kansas. |
| Janet Eubank (2005), Assistant Professor of Education |
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B.A., Wichita State University; M.A., Friends University. |
| Sarah Evans (1999), Professor of Biology |
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B.S., University of California- Riverside; Ph.D., Ohio State University. |
| Jason Ferguson (2008), Assistant Professor of CIS, Program Director-Computer Information Systems (DCP) |
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B.S., Friends University; M.I.S., Friends University. |
| Russell Fox (2006), Associate Professor of Political Science |
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B.A., M.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Catholic University of America. |
| Jeremy A. Gallegos (2008), Assistant Professor, Program Director-Organizational Managment and Leadership |
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B.A.mcl, Wichita State University; M.A., Ph.D. Purdue University. |
| Dona R. Gibson (1981), Professor of Education and Psychology, Program Director-Masters in Teaching; Chair of the Graduate Division of Arts, Education, and Science |
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B.S., Friends University; M.Ed., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Richard L. Gibson (1992), Professor of Education |
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B.A., Washburn University; M.Ed., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Christopher M. Habben (2001), Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy |
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B.A., Hope College; M.S., M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. |
| Malcolm Harris (2006), Professor of Finance |
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B.A., Canisius College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut. |
| Stanley Harstine (2002), Associate Professor of Religion |
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B.S., Kansas State University; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University. |
| Robert Harvey (2008), Assistant Professor of Business; Program Director, Health Care Leadership |
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M.S., Friends University |
| Marvin Hinten (1998), Professor of English |
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B.S., M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University. |
| Lisa Hittle (1995), Assistant Professor of Music |
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B.S., Kansas State University; B.A., M.M.,Wichita State University. |
| Arlen Honts (2004), Professor of Business; Chair of Division of Business and Information Technology |
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B.S., University of Oklahoma; MBA, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. |
| Megan Hughes-Zarzo (2007), Instructor of Spanish Language |
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B.A., Friends University; M.A. Kansas State University. |
| Jennifer Jay (2006), Instructor of Social Sciences; Director of PACE Program |
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B.A., Wichita State University; MMFT, Abilene Christian University. |
| Jay Johnson (2009), Assistant Professor of Business; Program Director-Master of Business Administration |
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B.A., Truman State University; M.A., William Woods University; Ed.D., University of Missouri |
| David Jones (2008), Assistant Professor, Program Director-Accounting (DCP) |
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B.S., B.A., Central Michigan University; M.P.A, Wichita State University. |
| Marilyn Jones (1980), Assistant Professor of Business Administration |
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B.S., Wichita State University; M.S., Emporia State University. |
| Christian Kettler (1987), Professor of Theology and Philosophy; Program Director-Master of Arts in Christian Ministry |
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B.A., Friends University; M.A., M. Div., Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary. |
| James D. Knight (1989), Assistant Professor of Business; Program Director-Business Management (DCP) |
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B.S., Friends University; M.B.A., Central State University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University |
| James H. Knight (1995), Assistant Professor of Piano |
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B.M., Friends University; M.M., D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music. |
| William T. (Ted) Krone (1989), Professor of Art |
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B.A., Fort Hays State University; M.F.A., Wichita State University. |
| Toni Libhart (1995), Assistant Professor of Music and Percussion |
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B.A., M.A., Wichita State University. |
| Dan Lord (1990), Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy |
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B.A., University of Kansas; M.Div., Saint Paul School of Theology; Ph.D., Boston University. |
| William A. Lybarger (1994), Assistant Professor of Business |
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B.S.E., M.S.E., Arkansas State University; Ph.D., St. Louis University. |
| Alan D. Maccarone (1990), Professor of Biology |
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B.A., The State University of New York; M.S., Memorial University of Newfoundland; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers-The University of New Jersey. |
| Dixie Madden (2003), Professor of Law; Director, Garvey Institute of Law, Program Director-Masters in Business Law. |
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B.S., Kansas State University; J.D., Ohio State University; LL.M. New York University. |
| James Maddox (1996), Professor of Business; Program Director, Master of Science in Organizational Development |
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B.A., Benedictine College; M.S., University of Nebraska of Omaha; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. |
| Lillian Martell (2009), Visiting Lecturer |
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B.S., Kansas State University; M.A., University of Oklahoma. |
| Patrick Mathews (2003), Associate Professor of Biology; Director of Zoo Science Program |
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B.A., M.S., Northeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas. |
| Donna Stuber-McEwen (1996), Professor of Human Services/Psychology |
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B.S., Missouri Western State College; M.S., Emporia State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Ann Marie Miller (1993), Associate Professor of Voice |
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B.M., Oberlin College; M.M., New England Conservatory. |
| Jennifer Nelson (2005), Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy |
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B.A., Northwestern College; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Purdue University. |
| Tim Nelson (2005), Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy |
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B.A., Marquette University; M.A., Xavier University; M.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Purdue University. |
| Dennis Obermeyer (2008), Professor of Physical Education |
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B.S.E., Peru State College; M.S.E.D., Northwest Missouri State University; E.D.D., University of Missouri-Columbia. |
| Carol O’Hara (2003), Instructor; Assistant Director Writing Center |
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B.A., M.Ed, Wichita State University. |
| Charles L. Parker (1989), Associate Professor of Drama; Theater Director |
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B.A., Harding College; M.A., Harding Graduate School of Religion; M.A., Memphis State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University. |
| Edmond Pearson (2002), Assistant Professor of Business |
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B.A., Fordham University; MMIS, Friends University; J. D., President’s College School of Law. |
| Nichole L. Pendleton (2004), Assistant Professor of Accounting |
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B.S., Kansas State University; M. Acc., Kansas State University |
| Kurt Priebe (2000), Assistant Professor of Drama and Media |
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B.A., Sterling College; M.A., Regent University. |
| Daniel Racer (2000), Instructor of Music |
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B.M.E., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.M., Wichita State University. |
| Steven W. Rathbun (1990), Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy, Program Director-Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. |
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B.A., Mid- America Nazarene College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Constance Reimer (1996), Associate Professor of English; Division Chair of Religion and Humanities |
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B.A., Kansas State University; M.S., Pittsburg State University. |
| John Rhodes, (2007), Associate Professor of Education |
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B.S., Florida State University; M.S. Troy State University; Ph.D., University of Florida. |
| J. Michelle Robertson (2003), Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy |
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B.A., Midwestern State University; Master of Marriage and Family Therapy, Abilene Christian University; Ph.D., University of Louisiana. |
| Stan K. Rogers (1988), Associate Professor of Dance |
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B.F.A. Ballet, Texas Christian University; B.F.A. Dance Performance, Wichita State University; M.A., Columbia University. |
| Elizabeth G. Ross (1991), Assistant Professor of Marketing |
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A.B., Mt. Holyoke College; M.S.W., The University of Oklahoma; M.B.A., Wichita State University. |
| Al Saber (1988), Professor of Business and Information Technology |
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B.S., University of Isfahan, Iran; M.S., Ph.D, University of Oklahoma |
| Mark Sanborn (1998) Professor of CIS/MIS; Graduate Division Chair of Business, Technology and Leadership, Program Director-Masters of Management Information Systems. |
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B.S., Park College; M.A., Webster University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University. |
| Karen Scroggins (2000), Assistant Professor of Graphic Arts |
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B.F.A., Phillips University; M.S., Newman University. |
| Kathy Slemp (2000), Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management; Program Director-Human Resource Management (DCP). |
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B.B.A., Wichita State University; M.S., Kansas State University |
| Jerry T. Smartt (1975), Professor of Spanish |
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B.A., University of Texas; M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., Wichita State University. |
| Brenda Smith (1995), Assistant Professor of Mathematics |
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B.A., Baylor University; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University. |
| Jim Smith (1990), Assistant Professor of Religion |
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B.A., Friends University; M.Div., Yale University Divinity School; D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary. |
| Ervin Stanley (1993), Assistant Professor of Mathematics |
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B.A., Friends University; M.A., Ball State University |
| Nora Strasser (1987), Professor of Mathematics; Chair of Division of Natural Science and Mathematics |
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B.S., M.A., University of South Dakota; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University. |
| John W. Taylor (1989), Professor of Music; Director of Music Education and Instrumental Music |
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B.A. Bowling Green State University; M.M.E. Indiana University; Ph.D., Ohio State University. |
| Richard Teter (1996), Assistant Professor of Computer Science |
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B.A., Wichita State University; B.S., Oral Roberts University; M.S., Friends University; Ph.D. (in progress), Kansas State University. |
| Karyn Turla (1996), Professor of Biology |
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B.S., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Michigan. |
| Manuel Urritia-Zarzo (2008), Instructor of Spanish Language |
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M.A., Kansas State University. |
| David Weber (1973), Professor of Voice |
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B.Mus., M.Mus., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., University of Missouri- Kansas City. |
| Janell (Jan) Wilson (2009), Professor of Education; Division Chair of Education |
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B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Phillip Wiseley (2003), Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice; Division Chair of Division of Social and Behavior Sciences |
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B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona. |
| William H. Wunder (1992), Professor of Business; Program Director, Master of Business Administration-Executive Program |
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B.S., Emporia State University; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Guangqiu Xu (2002), Professor of History; |
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B.A., M.A., Sun Yat-sen University; Ph.D., University of Maryland. |
| Susan Erlenwein (2008), Adjunct Associate Program Director, Master of Science in Environmental Studies. |
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B.A., University of South Florida; M.S., Wichita State University; M.S., Friends University. |
| George Potts (2008), Adjunct Program Director, Master of Science in Environmental Science |
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B.A., Friends University; M.S.E. Wichita State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Farhad Tadayon (2004), Adjunct Program Director, Master of Operations Management |
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B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Wichita State University. |
| Robert Leroy Brightup (1964), Emeritus |
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A.B., Friends University; B.D., Nazarene Theological Seminary; Th.D., Iliff School of Theology. |
| C.G. Chacko (1967), Emeritus |
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B.A., Azusa College; M.A., San Diego State College; M.S., University of Oregon. |
| G. Robert Dove (1964), Emeritus |
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B.S., M.S., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. |
| Vivian Fleming (1965), Emeritus |
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A.B., Friends University; M.Mus. Ed., University of Oklahoma. |
| John P. Freedlun (1968), Emeritus |
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B.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University; M.S., Wichita State University. |
| Harold Friesen (1975), Emeritus |
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B.S., M.S., Mankato State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University. |
| Willard Dale Goodrich (1979), Emeritus |
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B.A., M.S., Wichita State University; Ed.D., University of Arkansas. |
| Wayne L. Howdeshell (1967), Emeritus |
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B.A., Friends University; M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University. |
| Earl A. Holmes (1980), Emeritus |
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B.A., Earlham College; M.A., Millersville State College; Ph.D., Texas A&M University. |
| Philip Nagley (1947), Emeritus |
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Curator of Museum; B.S., Wilmington College; M.A., Columbia University; Honorary Doctorate in Humanities, Friends University. |
| Raymond S. Nelson (1976), Emeritus |
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B.Th., Trinity Seminary and Bible College; B.A., M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Nebraska. |
| William W. Perry (1962), Emeritus |
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B.M., M.Mus. Ed., Ed.D., North Texas State University. |
| Cecil J. Riney (1959), Emeritus |
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B.Mus., Friends University; M.Mus.Ed., University of Kansas; D.M.A., University of Southern California. (Lewis M. and Selma M. Miller Distinguished Professor of Music.) |
| Essie V. Platt (1947), Emeritus |
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A.B., Friends University; M.A., University of Colorado. |
| Kjersti Swanson (1946), Emeritus |
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A.B., Friends University; M.S., University of Oklahoma. |
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