Published on August 30, 2004 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

The Â鶹¹û¶³ faculty includes 24 new members as the school’s 163rd academic year gets underway. Classes began Aug. 30. Â鶹¹û¶³’s newest faculty members, are, by school:

Howard College of Arts and Sciences---Nancy C. Biggio (former adjunct professor), assistant professor of political science; Charlotte Brammer (former adjunct professor), assistant professor of communication studies; Angela D. Ferguson, assistant professor of German; Gregory A. Kawell, instructor of computer science; P. Andrew Montgomery, visiting assistant professor of classics; Brian R. Toone, assistant professor of computer science; W. Jason Wallace (former adjunct professor), assistant professor of history; Daniel W. Williams, visiting assistant professor of journalism; and Darlene R. Wright (former adjunct professor), assistant professor of sociology.

School of Business---William H. Belski, assistant professor of accounting; Charles M. (Chad) Carson, instructor of business; John D. Hansen, visiting instructor of marketing; and Jeremy P. Thornton, assistant professor of economics.

Beeson School of Divinity---Wilton H. Bunch (former adjunct professor), professor of divinity; and Paul R. House, associate dean and professor of divinity.

Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies---Amanda C. Strong, assistant professor of special education.

Cumberland School of Law---Elizabeth A. Kleinberg, visiting assistant professor of law.

Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing---D. Beth Babin, assistant professor of nursing; Sylvia W. Edwards, assistant professor of nursing; and Audrey Oyama, assistant professor of nursing.

McWhorter School of Pharmacy---Michael D. Hogue, assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Stacy Ann Lauderdale, assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Angela D. Roberts, assistant professor of pharmacy practice; and Emily I. Warren, assistant professor of pharmacy practice.

New members of the administration who are beginning their first full academic year at Â鶹¹û¶³ are associate provost J. Mark Bateman, academic grants officer Terry S. Morgan, aerospace studies assistant professors Richard S. McAlister and Dennis S. Norton; and alumni relations officer Billy Ivey.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.