Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

304 The University of Akron 2005-2006
ANN L. USHER, Assistant Professor of Music (2000) B.M., University of Northern Iowa; M.M.,
Kent State University, 1993.
SHERNAVAZ VAKIL, Associate Professor of Education (2000) B.Com., LLB., Bombay University;
M.Ed., Ed.D., The University of Memphis, 1994.
GEORGE HAMILTON VAN HORNE, IV, Director of Development (2000) B.A., The University of
Akron, 1998.
ANNE S. VARIAN, Clinical Instructor; Director of Extended Educational Experiences (1998) B.S.,
University of Dayton; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Akron, 1999.
MAGDALENA M. VEIGL, Coordinator of Continuing Education (2001) A.A.S., Bee County College;
B.S., Texas A&MUniversity, 1987.
ROBERT J. VEILLETTE, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1990)
B.S.E.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S.E.E., Clemson University; Ph.D.,
University of Illinois at Urbana, 1990.
BRIAN VEREB, Head Women’s Swimming Coach (1998) B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., Ball State
University, 1997.
MARY C. VERSTRAETE, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Coordinator, Bachelor of
Science in Biomedical Engineering Program (1988) B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University,
1988.
WILLIAM H. VIAU, Assistant Executive Director of Human Resources; Appointing Authority (1994)
B.S., Miami University; M.S., Cleveland State University; J.D., The University of Akron, 1994.
TIMOTHY R. VIERHELLER, Professor of Physics (Wayne College) (1987) B.S., Marietta College;
M.S., Ohio University; Ph.D., The University of Akron, 1994.
BINDIGANAVALE S. VIJAYARAMAN, Professor of Management and Information Systems (1989)
B.Sc., M.Sc., Bangalore University; M.S.D.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1987.
MISTY M. VILLERS, Assistant to the Vice President/Fiscal Officer Capital Planning and Facilities
Management (1997) B.S., The University of Akron, 1992.
LAURA A. VINNEDGE, Associate Professor of Art (1999) B.S., Western Michigan University;
M.F.A., University of Notre Dame, 1992.
JOHN L. VOLLMER, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1999) B.A., Drew
University; M.S., Pratt Institute, 1973.
ERNST D. VON MEERWALL, Associate Dean of the College of Polymer Science and Polymer
Engineering; Distinguished Professor of Physics; Distinguished Professor of Chemistry;
Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science; Faculty Research Associate, Institute of Polymer
Science (1971) B.S., M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970.
VLADA VUKADINOVIC, Associate Professor of Art (1983) A., Cuyahoga Community College;
B.F.A., Cleveland State University; M.F.A., Kent State University, 1982.
MICHAEL P. WADDELL, Associate Athletics Director for External Relations (2001) B.S., Guilford
College, 1991.
ADIL M. WADIA, Assistant Professor of Geology (Wayne College) (2005) B.S., M.A., M.S., St.
Xavier College, Bombay India; Ph.D., Indiana State University, 2004.
CHARLES A. WAEHLER, Associate Professor of Psychology; Training Director, Collaborative
Program in Counseling Psychology (1989) B.S., Suffolk University; M.Ed., Plymouth State
College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1989.
A. MARTIN WAINWRIGHT, Associate Professor of History; Course Director of World Civilizations
(1989) B.A., Emory University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1989.
ANGELA WALKER, Associate Professor of Business Management Technology (1989) B.S., Kent
State University; M.B.A., Cleveland State University, 1982.
DALE O. WALKER, Assistant to the Dean, College of Nursing (1976) B.S., The University of Akron,
1984.
HELEN F. WALKERLY, Associate Professor of Social Services Technology (Wayne College) (1994)
A.A.S., Wayne Community College; B.S.W., The University of Akron; M.S.W., Ohio State
University, 1988.
JEFFREY J. WALLACE, Professor of Social Science (1995) B.A., State University of New York at
Fredonia; M.Ed., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1980.
PATRICIA A. WALLACE, Professor of Early Childhood Development (1995) B.S.Ed., M.S., State
University of New York at Fredonia, 1984.
MATT WALLERSTEDT, Associate Head Football Coach (2004) B.S., Kansas State University; M.S.,
Fort Hays State University, 1995.
HEATHER L. WALTER, Associate Professor of Communication (1999) B.A., M.A., Ph.D., SUNY
College at Buffalo, 1999.
BOJIE WANG, Manager, Microscopy Laboratory (1999) Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1995.
GUO-XIANG WANG, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1998) B.S., M.S., Xi’an
Jiaotong University; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1995.
PING WANG, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (1999) B.E., M.E.,
East China University of Science and Technology; PhD., Tufts University, 1995.
SHI-QING WANG, Professor of Polymer Science (2000) B.S., Wuhan University; Ph.D., University
of Chicago, 1987.
DAVID G. WASIK, Special Assistant to the Vice President for Business and Finance; Member of
the General Faculty (1973) B.S., The University of Akron, 1973.
WAYNE H. WATKINS, Associate Vice President for Research; Intelletual Property Center Fellow;
Fitzgerald Institute Fellow in Entrepreneurship (2000) B.S., Utah State University; M.B.A., J.D.,
University of Utah, 1983.
KATHY R. WATSON, Executive Director of Human Resources (1978) A.A.B., B.S., The University
of Akron, 1988.
MYRA J. WEAKLAND, Assistant Director of Graduate Business Advising (1993) B.A., M.B.A., The
University of Akron, 1990.
DONNA S. WEBB, Professor of Art (1981) B.F.A., Eastern Michigan University; M.F.A., University
of Michigan, 1971.
DEBORAH S. WEBER, Professor of Social Science (1982) B.A., Denison University; M.A., The Ohio
State University, 1972.
NICHOLAS R. WEBER, Manager of Aquatic Operations (2004) B.A., Heidelberg College; M.Ed.,
Bowling Green State University, 2003.
STEPHEN C. WEEKS, Professor of Biology (1994) B.A., M.A., University of California; Ph.D.,
Rutgers University, 1991.
MARCIA E. WEIDKNECHT, Instructor in Polymer Science (1989) B.S., University of New
Hampshire, 1971.
PAUL B. WEINSTEIN, Professor of History (Wayne College) (1992) B.A., Miami University; M.A.,
Case Western Reserve University, 1974.
DENNIS L. WELCH, Manager, Cashier’s Office (2002) B.S., The University of Akron, 1981.
JOHN T. WELCH, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1973) B.S., M.S.,
Ph.D., North Carolina State University at Raleigh, 1964.
WENDY L. WELDAY, Assistant University Registrar (1998) A.A.B., B.S., The University of Akron,
1996.
KATHLEEN WELSH, Public Relations Representative (2001) B.A., Kent State University, 1973.
EVONN N. WELTON, Associate Professor of Education (1997) B.A., Ph.D., Kent State University;
M.A., The University of Akron, 1990.
JAMES L. WERTH, JR., Associate Professor of Psychology; Fellow, Institute for Life-Span
Development and Gerontology (2000) B.S., Texas Christian University; M.A., University of
Nebraska; Ph.D., Auburn University, 1999.
CHRYS WESDEMIOTIS, Professor of Chemistry (1989) B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Technical University of
Berlin, 1979.
ETHEL R. WHELAND, Associate Professor of Mathematics (1996) B.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University, 1996.
DEBORAH WHITE, Project Management and Continuous Quality Improvement Officer; Interim
Information Security Officer (2000) B.A., The University of Akron; M.B.A., Baldwin Wallace
College, 1980.
JAMES L. WHITE, H.A. Morton Professor of Polymer Engineering (1983) B.S.Ch.E., Polytechnic
Institute of Brooklyn; M.S.Ch.E., Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1965.
MELINDA L. WHITE, Accountant (2001) B.A., Mount Union College, 1979.
SYLVIA E. WHITE, Associate Professor of Communication (1993) B.A., University of Connecticut;
M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1982.
LINDA G. WHITMAN, Archaeologist in Classical Studies, Anthropology and Archaeology (2001)
B.A., Kent State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1988.
JACQUELINE E. WILBANKS, Coordinator, Licensure (1998) B.S., M.S., Kent State University;
Ph.D., The University of Akron, 1994.
J. PATRICK WILBER, Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics (2002) B.A., University of Notre
Dame, M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park, 1999.
VICTOR ROMANDO WILBURN, Assistant Professor of Family & Consumer Science (2003) B.S.,
Tennessee State University; M.S., P.h.D, University of Tennessee, 2002.
AMY MARIE WILKENS, Assistant Director, Student Financial Aid (2000) B.A., Kent State
University, 1993.
ROCHELLE WILKINS TATE, Assistant Director of Multicultural Development (1998) B.S., M.S.,
Illinois State University, 1989.
TIMOTHY J. WILKINSON, Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business; Interim
Associate Director in the Insitute for Global Business (1998) B.S., The University of Wyoming;
M.B.A., The University of Arkansas; Ph.D. The University of Utah, 1996.
STACY L. WILLETT, Assistant Professor of Emergency Management (2001) A.A.S., B.S., The
University of Akron, M.A., The University of Akron 2001.
BONITA L. WILLIAMS, Assistant Dean of University College (1998) B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The
University of Akron, 1994.
DELMUS E. WILLIAMS, Professor of Bibliography (1991) B.S., University of Richmond; M.S.L.S.,
Kentucky State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985.
JANE L. WILLIAMS, Assistant Law Librarian, Technical Services (2004) B.A., Capital University;
M.S., Kent State University, 1987.
JOSEPH E. WILLIAMS, Project Manager; Associate Director in the Institute for Health and Social
Policy (2001) B.S., M.Ed., The Ohio University; Ph.D., The University of Akron, 1996.
MARY B. WILLIAMS, Professor of Office Administration; Program Director of Advancing Up
Program (1989) B.S., M.S., Memphis State University, 1977.
MICHAEL M. WILLIAMS, Professor of Computer Information Systems (1982) B.S., Bowling Green
State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 1973, Ed.D., The University of
Akron, 1996.
TERRELL WILLIAMS, Assistant Football Coach (2004) A.A., West Los Angeles College; B.S., East
Carolina University, 1998.
GREGORY WILSON, Assistant Professor of History (2001) B.A., Christopher Newport University;
M.A., George Mason University, 1993.
JOSEPH M. WILSON, Instructor in Computer Service and Network Technology; Coordinator of
Computer Service and Network Technology (Wayne College) (1990) A.A.S., B.S., Southern
Illinois University at Carbondale, 1987.
LOUIS R. WILSON, III, Coordinator of Academic Advising (Wayne College) (1992) B.A., The Ohio
State University; M.A., Kent State University, 1992.
ERICA M. WINDLER, Assistant Professor of History (2005) B.A., Ph.D., University of Miami, 2003.
N. MARGARET WINEMAN, Professor of Nursing; Assistant Dean of Nursing Research and
Scholarly Activity (1990) B.A., Marymount Manhattan College; M.S.N., Yale University; Ph.D.,
University of Rochester, 1988.
NIKKI W. WINGERSON, Associate Professor of Social Work; Field Coordinator in Social Work
(1985) B.A., College of William & Mary; M.S.W., Smith College; Ph.D., University of Southern
California, 1983.
KRISTY L. WISNER, Assistant Director of Ccooperative Education and Internships in the Center for
Career Management (2002) B.A., M.A., The University of Akron, 2001.
DAVID D. WITT, Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1983) B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech
University, 1983.
SUSAN D. WITT, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences (1988) B.A., M.A., Ph.D.,
The University of Akron, 1995.
SHING-CHUNG WONG, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2004) B.S., West Virginia
Wesleyan College; M.S.M.E., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of Sydney, 1999.
DOUGLAS B. WOODS, Associate Professor of Business Management Technology (Wayne
College) (1991) B.S., Ohio Northern University; M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1984.
STEPHANIE J. WOODS, Associate Professor of Nursing (1987) B.S.N., Edinboro State College;
M.S.N., Edinboro University, Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1997.
DENISE M. WRAY, Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (1980) B.A., M.A.,
Ph.D., The University of Akron, 1985.
SHELDON B. WRICE, Professor of Technical Writing and Composition (1995) B.A., South Carolina
State College; M.L.S., Atlanta University; M.A., M.S., Ed. D., The University of Akron, 1995.
ERIC S. WRIGHT, Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics (2002) B.S., Colorado State
University; M.S., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1999.