Employee Profiles -- Faculty and Staff

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Perla Abrego Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 024 | (434) 223-7207 pabrego@hsc.edu The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. Visit our southern neighbors in Mexico.

Dr. Dieudonne K. Afatsawo Associate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 303 | (434) 223-6336 dafatsawo@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language."

Jennifer S. Allen Recruiting Coordinator for Career Development Bagby Hall 209 | (434) 223-6106 jallen@hsc.edu You can do anything with a degree from Hampden-Sydney.

Dr. C. William Anderson Elliott Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 208 | (434) 223-6181 wanderson@hsc.edu There are stores where I can walk in and say: " I would like 500.0 grams of oxalic acid, please." from his year in Dalian, China

C. Frank Archer Associate Professor of Fine Arts Winston Hall 203 | (434) 223-6367 farcher@hsc.edu Archer is transcribing and analyzing the chants for performance and publication of the pieces unique to this collection from Sicily.

Mary Ann Archer Lecturer in Fine Arts Winston Hall 206 | (434) 223-7205 marcher@hsc.edu She is principal flutist and orchestra manager for the Opera on the James in Lynchburg.

Dr. James A. Arieti Thompson Professor of Classics Maples 5 | (434) 223-6252 jarieti@hsc.edu In the translation and commentary of Plato's Gorgias, the dialogue forces its readers to engage with the key questions of human life.

Dr. George F. Bagby Elliott Professor of English Morton Hall 025 | (434) 223-6247 gbagby@hsc.edu Critic Harold Bloom reported that, for more than twenty-five years, he read Wallace Stevens’ poetry every day—-simply “to help me live my life.” That is why we read literature.

Zita M. Barree Director of Financial Aid Bush House 001 | (434) 223-6265 zbarree@hsc.edu An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Let our office help you see that a Hampden-Sydney education can be affordable and will be worth every penny!

Dr. Roger M. Barrus Elliott Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 315 | (434) 223-6235 rbarrus@hsc.edu The Princeton Review says Hampden-Sydney students are "politically astute" and "can discuss current political events in detail."

Dr. Robert H. Blackman Associate Professor of History Maples 004 | (434) 223-6957 rblackman@hsc.edu Knowledge of history is one mark of a liberal education, enlarging your self-understanding.

Dr. Steven D. Bloom Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Gilmer Hall 010 | (434) 223-6170 sbloom@hsc.edu "In studying astronomy, you can gain practical quantitative skills while also understanding the wonders of the Universe."

Dr. Susan Lee Booker Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Atkinson Hall 304 | (434) 223-6954 sbooker@hsc.edu H-SC alumni repeatedly mention that the rhetoric program helped them present themselves better, in class, in job interviews, in meeting people.

Dr. Matthew B. Bowman Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion Maples 26 | (434) 223-6313 mbowman@hsc.edu Each year several religion majors attend seminary after graduation, but the majority of our majors develop careers in business, law, education, social work, and military service.

Lt. General Gerald W. Boykin Wheat Visiting Professor of Leadership The Wilson Center 100 | (434) 223-7266 wboykin@hsc.edu Join our Military Leadership and National Security Studies Certificate Program.

Mary M. Brooks Administrative Secretary and Student Visits Coordinator, Admissions Office Graham Hall 103 | (434) 223-6120 mbrooks@hsc.edu

Katherine Lynn Burke Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 132 | (434) 223-6214 kburke@hsc.edu Gilmer Science Center houses the departments of biology, chemistry, and physics. Nearby are a greenhouse, a three-acre freshwater pond, and miles of nature trails.

Lisa A. Burns Academic Counselor, Academic Success Bagby Hall 207 | (434) 223-6188 lburns@hsc.edu "For excellence, the presence of others is always required." Hannah Arendt

Dr. Anthony M. Carilli Professor of Economics Morton Hall 221 | (434) 223-6314 tcarilli@hsc.edu "We start by teaching you how economists think. Then we teach you about different tools and different environments that you will experience in the world of business."

Dr. Gerald T. Carney Elliott Professor of Religion Maples 023 | (434) 223-6268 gcarney@hsc.edu Documenting Hindu religious life and using photographic images to enrich both research and classroom teaching has been a focus of my work since 1980.

Dr. Celia M. Carroll Associate Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 319 | (434) 223-6243 ccarroll@hsc.edu "A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both." - James Madison

Dr. Stanley A. Cheyne Professor of Physics and Astronomy Gilmer Hall 011 | (434) 223-6178 scheyne@hsc.edu Simply trying to measure the speed of sound with traditional techniques is not possible because the wave gets strongly attenuated.

D. Lynn Clements Assistant Director of Financial Aid Bush House 001 | (434) 223-6275 lclements@hsc.edu Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. ~ Doug Firebaugh

Dr. John C. Coombs Associate Professor of History Morton Hall 027 | (434) 223-7261 jcoombs@hsc.edu Has as the focus of his research the early Chesapeake, particularly colonial Virginia.

Mladen V. Cvijanovic '08 Assistant Dean of Students for Intercultural Affairs and New Student Orientation Blake A (434) 223-6384 mcvijanovic@hsc.edu I love Hampden-Sydney and believe that this is a special place to work and live.

Ilana S. Dann Luna Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 006 | (434) 223-7270 iluna@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language."

Dr. Evan R. Davis Associate Professor of English Morton Hall 115 | (434) 223-6245 edavis@hsc.edu "It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." --attributed to Oscar Wilde

Kenneth M. De Luca Adjunct Associate Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 103 | (434) 223-6233 kdeluca@hsc.edu Each semester the Western Culture Program engages students in a consideration of the human condition through the lens of original documents and historical events.

Dr. Claire E. Deal Associate Professor of Rhetoric Morton Hall 114 | (434) 223-6988 cdeal@hsc.edu H-SC alumni repeatedly mention that the rhetoric program helped them present themselves better, in class, in job interviews, in meeting people.

Dr. Elizabeth J. Deis Professor of Rhetoric Atkinson 305 | (434) 223-6118 edeis@hsc.edu "Only connect." ~E.M. Forster

Dr. Jana M. DeJong Associate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 311 | (434) 223-6211 jdejong@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language."

Dr. Gregory M. Dempster Elliott Associate Professor of Economics Morton Hall 222 | (434) 223-6230 gdempster@hsc.edu The student research assistantship in economics allows students to collaborate with department faculty in published projects and consulting work.

Dr. Ed W. Devlin Elliott Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 107 | (434) 223-6173 edevlin@hsc.edu Laboratory research includes cell migration during zebrafish development.

Dr. Eric G. Dinmore Assistant Professor of History Maples 002 | (434) 223-6279 edinmore@hsc.edu Advises students in the Asian Studies Minor program.

Dr. Jennifer M. Dirmeyer Assistant Professor of Economics Morton Hall 026 | (434) 223-6375 jdirmeyer@hsc.edu Economics is not a subject; it is a way of thinking about the world we find outside the classroom window.

Matthew R. Dubroff Lecturer in Fine Arts Johns Auditorium 203 | (434) 223-6362 mdubroff@hsc.edu Dubroff is a founding member of Theatre Nohgaku, a professional troupe dedicated to bringing this 600-year-old theatre form to non-Japanese audiences.

Dr. Kevin M. Dunn Elliott Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 219 | (434) 223-6181 kdunn@hsc.edu Caveman Chemistry is an experiential exploration of chemical technology from the campfires of the stone age to the plastic soft-drink bottle.

Dr. John H. Eastby Elliott Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Maples 001 | (434) 223-6312 jeastby@hsc.edu The review commended us for grounding the teaching of contemporary political problems in the history of political thought.

Dr. Caroline S. Emmons Associate Professor of History Maples 007 | (434) 223-6297 cemmons@hsc.edu Her research focuses on the history of the U.S. in the mid-20th century, especially the civil-rights movement and the impact of the Cold War on American society.

Dorotha 'Dottie' J. Fahrner Administrative Secretary Blake A 102 | (434) 223-6221 dfahrner@hsc.edu Mrs. Fahrner retired in 2010 but continues to work part-time in the office. She loves Hampden-Sydney too much to leave!

Jason M. Ferguson Director of Admissions Graham Hall 103 | (434) 223-6327 jferguson@hsc.edu “Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it.” - Paul “Bear” Bryant

Pamela P. Fox Elliott Associate Professor Fine Arts Winston Hall 101 | (434) 223-6389 pfox@hsc.edu Captured and distorted by the camera, can a plastic deer or bird elicit a response similar to that evoked by a real animal?

Lisa Franklin-Prioleau Academic Counselor, Academic Success Bagby Hall 117 | (434) 223-6687 lfranklin-prioleau@hsc.edu Let not wisdom be an occasional visitor-- let it dwell with thee. Edward Counsel.

Dr. James W. Frusetta Assistant Professor of History Morton Hall 022 | (434) 223-7206 jfrusetta@hsc.edu "History is the shank of the social sciences." — C. Wright Mills

Dr. Lowell T. Frye Elliott Professor of Rhetoric and Humanities Morton Hall 016 | (434) 223-6215 lfrye@hsc.edu "[Writing] is a mysterious and complicated business, bringing together muscles and brain, memory and desire, and a rhythm of motions and subconscious impulses...."--Richard Marius

Christa D. Fye Associate Dean for Academic Support, Academic Success Bagby Hall 202 | (434) 223-6324 cfye@hsc.edu “If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.”- Buddhist Proverb

Anita H. Garland Dean of Admissions Graham Hall 103 | (434) 223-6120 agarland@hsc.edu "Huc venite iuvenes ut exeatis viri." - Come here as young men, so that you will leave as men.

Dr. David W. Gibson Professor of Economics Morton Hall 215 | (434) 223-6228 dgibson@hsc.edu Many economics students pursue internships in business, government and finance - a vital link between the classroom and the arena in which classroom learning is put into practice.

Karin Gollin Director of Civic Engagement and Student Affairs Operations (434) 223-6340 kgollin@hsc.edu Good men make a difference in the world. I encourage you to explore the ways you can be someone who makes a difference.

Dr. Rachel M. Goodman Assistant Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 106 | (434) 223-6705 rgoodman@hsc.edu Gilmer Science Center houses the departments of biology, chemistry, and physics. Nearby are a greenhouse, a three-acre freshwater pond, and miles of nature trails.

Dr. Nicole L. Greenspan Assistant Professor of History Maples 027 | (434) 223-6354 ngreenspan@hsc.edu We think of marketing and 'spin' as modern phenomena, but my book, Cromwell's Wars: Media, Empire, and Godly Warfare 1650-1685, finds them in the 17th century as well.

Debra M. Gregory Office Manager Bush House 001 | (434) 223-6119 dgregory@hsc.edu Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Matt Guill Northeast Regional Recruiter (610) 597-5432 mguill@hsc.edu

Dr. Robert G. Hall Elliott Professor of Religion Maples 024 | (434) 223-6249 bhall@hsc.edu The department sponsors the Gouch Lectures in religious ethics and the Allan Lectures in religious thought.

Dr. Sarah B. Hardy Professor of English Morton Hall 111 | (434) 223-6239 shardy@hsc.edu "You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith." — William Faulkner

Dr. Kristian M. Hargadon Assistant Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 108 | (434) 223-6261 khargadon@hsc.edu The Hampden-Sydney Biology Department: Enter as Boys, Leave as Scientists!

Dr. Ralph S. Hattox Elliott Professor of History Morton Hall 318 | (434) 223-6108 rhattox@hsc.edu More than two centuries ago, Thomas Fuller observed that history enables one to gain the "experience of age without either the infirmities or inconvenience thereof."

McKenzie J. Hazel '11 Assistant Dean of Admissions Graham Hall 107 | (434) 223-6125 mhazel@hsc.edu “I firmly believe that any man's finest hour...is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.” – Vince Lombardi

Dr. Paul F. Hemler Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 110 | (434) 223-6202 phemler@hsc.edu If students are not careful, they will learn some computer science, mathematics, and physics.

Pamela M. Henshaw Application Coordinator, Admissions Office Graham Hall 103 | (434) 223-6122 phenshaw@hsc.edu

Dr. David E. Higginbotham Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Morton Hall 201 | (434) 223-6982 dhigginbotham@hsc.edu You will learn a variety of strategies for generating ideas and revising drafts to strengthen organization, clarity, and persuasive power.

Dr. Marc A. Hight Elliott Associate Professor of Philosophy Morton Hall 034 | (434) 223-6388 mhight@hsc.edu "It is sometimes better to be interesting than right." -- P. Van Inwagen (University of Notre Dame)

Dr. Heidi Hulsizer Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 107 | (434) 223-6499 hhulsizer@hsc.edu "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." - Albert Einstein

Shirley T. Huskey Student Life Data Coordinator Blake A 102 | (434) 223-6317 shuskey@hsc.edu Visit Mrs. Huskey in the front of the Dean of Students Office. She holds the keys to Student Life data!

Dr. Justin P. Isaacs Associate Professor of Economics Morton Hall 226 | (434) 223-6337 jisaacs@hsc.edu Isaacs is a founding member of the Center for the Study of Political Economy at Hampden-Sydney College.

Dr. James D. Janowski Associate Professor of Philosophy The Wilson Center 200 | (434) 223-6229 jjanowski@hsc.edu I am interested in the many and varied philosophical issues that arise in thinking about material culture and cultural heritage.

Jarred R. Jenkins Lecturer in Psychology Bagby Hall 219 | (434) 223-6166 jrjenkins@hsc.edu His research interests are animal cognition and environmental problem solving, foraging behaviors.

Dr. Dirk R. Johnson Associate Professor and Chair of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 319 | (434) 223-6204 drjohnson@hsc.edu Immersed in German, you build command of the spoken as well as the written word.

Shirley Kagan Professor Fine Arts Johns Auditorium 101 | (434) 223-6266 skagan@hsc.edu Prof. Shirley Kagan starred as Cleopatra in The Richmond Shakespeare Festival: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at Agecroft Hall, 4305 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, VA.

Verna L. Kale Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Morton Hall 028 | (434) 223-7058 vkale@hsc.edu "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know." ~Ernest Hemingway

Katherine Karr-Cornejo Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 006 | (434) 223-6839 kkarr@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language."

Dr. Jonathan W. Keohane Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Gilmer Hall 006 | (434) 223-6176 jkeohane@hsc.edu A state-of-the-art astronomical observatory houses a fully automated, research-grade, computerized 16" reflecting telescope.

Dr. David A. Klein '78 Dean of Students Blake A 102 | (434) 223-6128 dklein@hsc.edu The most powerful teaching tools we have to convey the College’s mission are those of example and modeling.

Dr. Robb Tyson Koether Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 114 | (434) 223-6207 rkoether@hsc.edu In the basic problem, a player is placing wagers on the outcome of a coin-toss. An all-knowing oracle announces how the coin will land.

Wesley S. Lawson '04 Associate Dean of Students for Residence Life and Housing Blake A 104 | (434) 223-6127 wlawson@hsc.edu Residence hall life is one of the most valuable experiences of a student's college years. It is in this environment that he learns to balance individual freedom with the rights of others.

Dr. Kenneth D. Lehman Squires Professor of History Maples 021 | (434) 223-6309 klehman@hsc.edu “The future is an abstraction, the ‘present’ but a fleeting instant, all else is history.”

Berkeley C. Leonard '07 Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions Graham Hall 005 | (434) 223-6133 bleonard@hsc.edu

David Dodge Lewis Elliott Professor of Fine Arts Winston Hall 101 | (434) 223-6295 dlewis@hsc.edu "TRY"

Dr. Brian C. Lins Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 124 | (434) 223-6264 blins(at)hsc(dot)edu "If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is." -- John von Neumann

Dr. David E. Marion Elliott Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 303 | (434) 223-6240 damarion@hsc.edu At its best, statescraft really is soulcraft; and at its best, the discipline of political science is about preparing students to live satisfying and productive lives.

Dianne O. Marion Adjunct Associate Professor of Rhetoric Morton 019 | (434) 223-6248 dimarion@hsc.edu "It is our belief that no writer can improve his work until he discards the dulcet notion that the reader is feeble-minded,for writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar." --E. B. White

Debbie W. Maxey Operations Manager, Admissions Office Graham Hall 103 | (434) 223-6121 dmaxey@hsc.edu

Marshall T. McClung '11 Assistant Dean of Admissions Graham Hall 104 | (434) 223-6378 mmcclung@hsc.edu

Dr. Walter McDermott Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Gilmer Hall 008 | (434) 223-6152 wmcdermott@hsc.edu Our spectroscopic technique can be used to study a variety of iron-containing materials from corrosion products to the minerals found on Mars.

Dr. Daniel 'Dan' G. Mossler Professor of Psychology Bagby Hall 224 | (434) 223-6330 dmossler@hsc.edu Report presented at EPA in Philidelphia won the Regional Research Award from the Psi Chi Honor Society for best research presentation at the conference.

Dr. Paul H. Mueller Associate Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 209 | (434) 223-6171 pmueller@hsc.edu Your lab work will consist of individual open-ended projects, usually a semester long.

Watson M. Mulkey '08 Assistant Dean of Admissions Graham Hall 1 | (434) 223-7137 wmulkey@hsc.edu Adversity is the first path to truth. - Lord Byron

Dr. Steele Nowlin Assistant Professor of English Morton Hall 033 | (434) 223-7262 snowlin@hsc.edu "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne...." -Geoffrey Chaucer

Dr. Julia E. Palmer Associate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 316 | (434) 223-6213 jpalmer@hsc.edu To be truly bilingual, you must also be bicultural. This is why a study abroad experience is essential if you want to master another language.

Dr. David S. Pelland Associate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 126 | (434) 223-6886 dpelland@hsc.edu "But just as much as it is easy to find the differential [derivative] of a given quantity, so it is difficult to find the integral of a given differential. " -- Johann Bernoulli

Dr. Marcus H. Pendergrass Associate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 125 | (434) 223-6331 mpendergrass@hsc.edu Dr. Koether and I are discussing our joint research in Game Theory with a student.

Nathaniel D. Perry Assistant Professor of English and Editor of The Poetry Review Morton Hall 015 | (434) 223-6315 nperry@hsc.edu "in seed and land we find an anchor, and in language we weigh out our courage"

Dr. James F. Pontuso Patterson Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 321 | (434) 223-6246 jpontuso@hsc.edu Since I missed a similar display of people-power in Philadelphia in 1788, I went up to the roof of the four-story building where I live to get a better look.

Dr. William W. Porterfield Venable Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 218 | (434) 223-6179 wporterfield@hsc.edu The chemistry floor of Gilmer Hall was designed for research-level student projects and houses equipment found most often in graduate school laboratories.

Betsy Prengaman Assistant Director of TigeRec Kirby Field House 1 | (434) 223-7221 eprengaman@hsc.edu True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.

Mary Prevo Adjunct Associate Professor Fine Arts Winston Hall 108 | (434) 223-7057 mprevo@hsc.edu Art is a human endeavor. Learning to look at art helps us understand ourselves and our world.

John R. C. Ramsay '05 Assistant Dean of Students for Greek Life and Student Activities Blake A 202 | (434) 223-7154 jramsay@hsc.edu Our ‘student-centric’ approach to education and extracurricular activities provides leadership opportunities galore for students from all walks of life.

Dr. Susan P. Robbins Adjunct Associate Professor Morton Hall 024 | (434) 223-6109 srobbins@hsc.edu "Nothing ever fatigues me but doing what I do not like." (Mary Crawford in MANSFIELD PARK by Jane Austen)

Elizabeth M. Robertson Data Coordinator, Admissions Office Graham Hall 103 | (434) 223-6328 erobertson@hsc.edu

Patrick A. Rowe '09 Assistant Dean of Admissions Graham Hall 1 | (434) 223-6124 prowe@hsc.edu "A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad." -Theodore Roosevelt

German A. Salinas Adjunct Associate in Modern Languages Bagby Hall 321 | (434) 223-6887 gsalinas@hsc.edu Employers think students who have studied other languages build accuracy and ease in their own.

Dr. R. David Salvage Assistant Professor Fine Arts Winston Hall 204 | (434) 223-6304 dsalvage@hsc.edu To learn about music is to learn about mankind’s most personal and universal creation.

Tianran L. Savaiinaea Lecturer in Chinese Bagby Hall 316 | (434) 223-7269 tsavaiinaea@hsc.edu Employers think students who have studied other languages build accuracy and ease in their own.

Dr. Shawn H. Schooling Adjunct Associate Professor of Rhetoric Atkinson Hall 304 | (434) 223-7150 sschooling@hsc.edu Add to your skill set, minor in Rhetoric.

Dr. Jeremy T. Schwartz Associate Professor of Economics Morton Hall 021 | (434) 223-6305 jschwartz@hsc.edu More students choose economics as their primary subject than any other discipline. The department produces one-third of Hampden-Sydney's graduates.

Dr. Renee Marie Severin Associate Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 320 | (434) 223-6201 rseverin@hsc.edu The department maintains ties with several other colleges for a variety of study-abroad experiences. You learn from native speakers while studying in your host country.

Dr. William A. Shear Trinkle Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 108 | (434) 223-6172 wshear@hsc.edu In his research career so far, Shear has gone from taxonomy and behavior of spiders to work of the same nature on harvestmen and millipeds.

Dr. Janice F. Siegel Associate Professor of Classics Maples 004 | (434) 223-7204 jsiegel@hsc.edu The Classics give you a richer English vocabulary, better command of English diction and grammar, and a more sensitive appreciation of literary style.

Dr. Herbert J. Sipe Spalding Professor of Chemistry Gilmer Hall 207 | (434) 223-6283 hsipe@hsc.edu I like to focus on electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopic studies of free radical metabolites of xenobiotic compounds and to involve students in the investigations.

Dr. Susan M. Smith Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 302 | (434) 223-6986 ssmith@hsc.edu Open up your world: Learn a language and study abroad.

L. Rucker Snead Director of Career Development Bagby Hall 210 | (434) 223-6106 rsnead@hsc.edu You can do anything with a degree from Hampden-Sydney.

Richard "Ricky" Talman Director of TigeRec Kirby Field House 1 | (434) 223-7066 rtalman@hsc.edu Success is a journey, not a destination.

Rosa C. Thomas Assistant Director of Financial Aid Bush House 001 | (434) 223-7015 rthomas@hsc.edu It’s choice – not chance – that determines your destiny. ~ Jean Nidetch

Dr. Saranna R. Thornton Professor of Economics Morton Hall 219 | (434) 223-6253 sthornton@hsc.edu I teach most of my classes using the Wall Street Journal along with a textbook. Applying economic concepts to current events helps students to engage the course material.

Dr. Kenneth N. Townsend Elliott Professor of Economics Morton Hall 225 | (434) 223-6232 ktownsend@hsc.edu Life is full of tradeoffs. Economics focuses on what the individual trades off in endeavoring to accomplish something.

Patricia Townsend Administrative Secretary Blake A 102 | (434) 223-6128 ptownsend@hsc.edu Mrs. Townsend is the new Administrative Secretary for the Dean of Students at Hampden-Sydney College.

Dr. J. Michael Utzinger Elliott Associate Professor of Religion and Associate Dean of the Faculty Atkinson 305 | (434) 223-6118 jutzinger@hsc.edu Serves as a moderator of the Southeastern Colloquium of American Religious Studies, which brings together American religion scholars.

Dr. Thomas Valente Associate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Bagby Hall 123 | (434) 223-6210 tvalente@hsc.edu Learn how classical number theory results by Fermat and Euler from the 18th century have contributed to schemes for both “private key” and “public key cryptography.”

Dr. Cristine M. Varholy Associate Professor of English Morton Hall 116 | (434) 223-6401 cvarholy@hsc.edu Through literature, we can discover the culture of a distant place and time as we examine issues equally relevant to ourselves and our world.

Dr. Jennifer E. Vitale Associate Professor of Psychology Bagby Hall 223 | (434) 223-6206 jvitale@hsc.edu I can never help thinking that learning psychology might best be described as learning that you do not know what you thought you knew.

Dr. Jeffrey A. Vogel Assistant Professor of Religion Maples 022 | (434) 223-6299 jvogel@hsc.edu Each year several religion majors attend seminary after graduation, but the majority of our majors develop careers in business, law, education, social work, and military service.

Dr. G. Daniel 'Dan' Weese Professor of Psychology Bagby Hall 221 | (434) 223-6209 dweese@hsc.edu Student research projects have related to the neural basis of compulsive behavior.

Dr. Katherine J. Weese Elliott Professor of English Morton Hall 020 | (434) 223-6254 kweese@hsc.edu "The study of literature deepens readers’ sympathies with others; broadens, vicariously, the range of one’s experience; and hones critical thinking skills."

Dr. Cara Welch Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Bagby Hall 314 | (434) 223-6335 cwelch@hsc.edu "The language we speak influences the way we experience the world. Enrich your experience, learn another language."

Dr. Alexander J. Werth Elliott Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 127 | (434) 223-6326 awerth@hsc.edu Students generally think the teacher is the person in class with all the right answers, but it's equally important for instructors to have all the right questions.

Shawn White Assistant Dean of Students for Substance Education, Dean of Students Office Blake A 102 | (434) 223-6318 swhite@hsc.edu "Be the change you want to see in the world." Mohatma Ghandi

Dr. Daniella Widdows Assistant Professor of Classics Maples 003 | (434) 223-7264 dwiddows@hsc.edu Worn by heroes, gods, and others, animal skins defined their wearers in terms of social status and power.

Gerri C. Williams Secretary, Academic Success Bagby Hall 202/204 | (434) 223-6286 gwilliams@hsc.edu Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

Dr. Warner R. Winborne Associate Professor of Government & Foreign Affairs Morton Hall 322 | (434) 223-6377 wwinborne@hsc.edu Knowledge of history is one mark of a liberal education, enlarging your self-understanding. History is also a good foundation for careers in teaching, law, and public affairs.

Dr. Michael J. Wolyniak Assistant Professor of Biology Gilmer Hall 129 | (434) 223-6175 mwolyniak@hsc.edu Hampden-Sydney provides the opportunity for students to work closely with their professors in both classroom and independent research settings.

Tim R. Wommack Lecturer in Rhetoric Morton Hall 101 | (434) 223-6988 twommack@hsc.edu H-SC alumni repeatedly mention that the rhetoric program helped them present themselves better, in class, in job interviews, in meeting people.

Dr. Katherine E. Worley Lecturer in Western Culture Johns Auditorium 201 | (434) 223-6376 kworley@hsc.edu Western Culture integrates the various disciplines and unites Hampden-Sydney as a whole to explore the human condition and human civilization.

Dr. Jinzhuo Zhao Assistant Professor of Economics Morton Hall 003 | (434) 223-6200 jzhao@hsc.edu You will develop information system skills in a state-of-the-art economics-computing classroom. Business and economic data from all over the world is used for modeling and analysis.