Faculty Directory


 

Lyon College faculty members share a deep interest in their fields of study, a love of teaching, and a commitment to education in the context of  the liberal arts—but they are also individuals, with their own individual talents, opinions, and interests. Click on a name for a profile of an individual professor.  Looking for one of our caring and dedicated staff members?  Try the personal pages.

 

Gary A. Baker
Assistant Professor of Psychology
870-307-7497
Derby Science Center, #107
gbaker@lyon.edu

Martha C. Beck
Associate Professor of Philosophy
870-307-7533
Lyon Building, #320
mbeck@lyon.edu

Floyd Beckford
Associate Professor of Chemistry
870-307-7212
Derby Science Center, #240
fbeckford@lyon.edu 

Brooks Blevins
Assistant Professor of History
870-307-7210
Lyon Building, #327
bblevins@lyon.edu

Ronald J. Boling
Associate Professor of English
870-307-7354
Alphin Building, #215
boling@lyon.edu

Catherine A. Bordeau
Associate Professor of French
870-307-7532
Alphin Building, #217
cbordeau@lyon.edu

Paul C. Bube
W. Lewis McColgan Professor of Religion
870-307-7351
Lyon Building, #321
pcbube@lyon.edu

Andrea Hollander Budy
Writer-in-Residence
870-307-7526
Alphin Building, #211
ahbudy@lyon.edu

Thomas Carpenter
Director of Teacher Education
Professor of Education
870-307-7275
Lyon Building, #331
tcarpenter@lyon.edu

Michael L. Counts
Professor of Theatre, Director of the Harlequin
 Theatre
870-307-7511
Holloway Theatre, #10
mcounts@lyon.edu

Cassie F. Creighton
Associate Professor of Accounting
870-307-7225
Lyon Building, #304
ccreighton@lyon.edu

Gloria Everson
Associate Professor of Anthropology
870-307-7346
Derby Science Center, #103
geverson@lyon.edu
 

Barry Gehm

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
870-307-7282
Derby Science Center, #238
bgehm@lyon.edu

Bradley R. Gitz
William Jefferson Clinton Professor of International Politics
870-307-7343
Lyon Building, #317
bgitz@lyon.edu

 

Kurt Grafton

Associate Professor of Chemistry
870-307-7315
Derby Science Center, #244
akgrafton@lyon.edu

 

Gary M. Harris
Associate Professor of Theatre
870-307-7355
Holloway Theatre, #9
gharris@lyon.edu

 

Hira Herrington

Visiting Instructor of Computer Science

870-307-7274

Derby Science Center, #206

hherrington@lyon.edu

 

Stuart Hutton
Associate Professor of Physics
870-307-7560
Derby Science Center, #248
shutton@lyon.edu

Mahbubul Kabir 
Associate Professor of Economics
870-307-7333
Lyon Building, #332
mkabir@lyon.edu

David Koch
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
870-307-7379
Derby Science Center, #204
dkoch@lyon.edu

Margaret LeJeune
Assistant Professor of Art
870-307-7350
Alphin Building # 224
mlejeune@lyon.edu

Tim H. Lindblom
Associate Professor of Biology
870-307-7214
Derby Science Center, #147
tlindblom@lyon.edu

 

Alan H. McNamee
Frank and Marion Bradley Lyon Professor of Accounting
870-307-7209
Lyon Building, #330
amcnamee@lyon.edu

 

Patrick Mulick

Assistant Professor of Psychology

870-307-7215

Derby Science Center, # 109

pmulick@lyon.edu
 

Han Chuan Ong
Assistant Professor of Biology
870-307-7355
Derby Science Center, #146
hong@lyon.edu

 

 

David Pace
Associate Professor of Chemistry
870-307-7218
Derby Science Center, #242
dpace@lyon.edu

John Peek
Vice President of Academic Services
Dean of the Faculty
Professor of Political Science
870-307-7202
Nichols Administration Building, #7
jpeek@lyon.edu

 

Joel Plaag

Assistant Professor of Music
870-307-7259
Brown Chapel, #12
jplaag@lyon.edu

 

Nathan Ponder
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
870-307-7302
Derby Science Center, #200
nponder@lyon.edu

Helen W. Robbins
Associate Professor of English
870-307-7367
Alphin Building, #233
hrobbins@lyon.edu

Monica Rodriguez
Associate Professor of Spanish
870-307-7448
Alphin Building, #210
mrodriguez@lyon.edu

Walter B. Roettger
Lyon College President
Professor of Political Science
870-307-7201
Nichols Administration Building, #4
president@lyon.edu

Scott Roulier
John D. Trimble Associate Professor of Political Philosophy
870-307-7345
Lyon Building, #318
sroulier@lyon.edu

Mark D. Schram
Associate Professor of Biology
870-307-7216
Derby Science Center, #145
schram@lyon.edu

David L. Sonnier
Associate Professor of Computer Science
870-307-7270
Derby Science Center, #208
dsonnier@lyon.edu

Russell Stinson
Josephine E. Brown Professor of Music
College Organist
870-307-7261
Brown Chapel, #24
rstinson@lyon.edu

Terrell L. Tebbetts
Martha Heasley Cox Chair in American Literature
870-307-7342
Alphin Building, #201
ttebbetts@lyon.edu

Edward Tenace
Associate Professor of History
870-307-7397
Lyon Building, #326
etenace@lyon.edu

David J. Thomas
Associate Professor of Biology
870-307-7269
Derby Science Center, #149
dthomas@lyon.edu 

Chris Valle
Assistant Professor of Art
870-307-7336
Alphin Building, #222
cvalle@lyon.edu

 

Garry Wann
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
870-307-7273
Lyon Building, #329
gwann@lyon.edu

 

Danyell Weaver

Instructor of Economics

870-307-7559

Lyon Building #328

dweaver@lyon.edu

John Weinzierl
Assistant Professor of History
870-307-7344
Lyon Building, #324
jweinzierl@lyon.edu

Frank L. Winfrey
Clark N. and Mary Perkins Barton Professor of Management
870-307-7483
Lyon Building, #328
fwinfrey@lyon.edu

David Wood
Assistant Professor of Spanish
870-307-7236
Alphin Building, #220
dwood@lyon.edu

Virginia F. Wray
W.C. Brown Jr. Professor of English
870-307-7347
Alphin Building, #212
vwray@lyon.edu

Nikki Yonts
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education
870-307-7285
Derby Science Center, #105
nyonts@lyon.edu