Emeriti Faculty – Asbury University
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JAMES N. BEHNKE

April 8, 2006
Professor of Chemistry, 1979-2006
B.S., Central Michigan University, 1967;
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1973

JOHN A. BRUSHABER

April 8, 2006
Associate Professor of Biology, 1980-2006;
B.A., University of Arkansas, 1966;
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1970

LYNN G. COOPER

March 2, 2018
Professor of Instrumental Music, 1985-2017;
B.Mus., University of Michigan, 1966;
M.Mus., University of Michigan, 1978;
Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 1994

JAMES E. CURNOW

November 1, 2003
- composer-in-residence emeritus-
Composer in Residence, 1974-1981, 1994-2003;
B.S.Ed., Wayne State University, 1966;
M.M., Michigan State University, 1970

DONALD D. DONALDSON

April 8, 2006
Professor of Choral Music, 1984-2000;
B.A., Kansas Wesleyan University, 1960;
M.M.E., Wichita State University, 1963;
D.M.A., University of Missouri, 1975

JAMES E. HAMILTON

April 8, 2006
Professor of Philosophy, 1970-2006;
B.A., Houghton College, 1963;
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1967;
M.A., Miami University (Ohio), 1969;
Ph.D., State University of New York College at Buffalo, 1972

BEATRICE H. HOLZ

November 1, 2014
Professor of Music Education and Voice, 1987-2013;
B.M., University of Cincinnati, 1973;
M.Mus., University of Hartford, 1978;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1996

RONALD W. HOLZ

March 2, 2018
Professor of Instrumental Music/Music Literature, 1981-2014;
B.S., University of Connecticut, 1970;
M.Mus., University of Cincinnati, 1973;
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1981

RALPH R. JOLY

April 8, 2006
Professor of English, 1977-2005;
B.R.E., William Tyndale College, 1964;
M.A., Eastern Michigan University, 1965;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1973

RONALD L. KOTESKEY

October 27, 2001
Professor of Psychology, 1970-2002;
B.A., Asbury University, 1963;
M.A., Wayne State University, 1966;
Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1967

ROY L. LAUTER

March 4, 2005
Associate Professor of Education, 1972-2005;
B.A., Asbury University, 1964;
M.A.Ed., University of Kentucky, 1969

EDWARD H. MCKINLEY

November 2, 2013
Professor of History, 1970-2010;
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1965;
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1966;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1971

RUDY L. MEDLOCK

November 2, 2013
Professor of Art, 1971-2008;
B.S., Indiana State University, 1965;
M.F.A., Indiana University, 1970

GERALD I. MILLER

October 29, 2020
Professor of Bible and Biblical Languages, 1973-2020
B.A., Asbury University, 1966;
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1969;
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1980

ARTHUR J. NONNEMAN

November 2, 2013
Professor of Psychology, 1991-2008;
B.A., Northwestern University, 1965;
M.S., University of Michigan, 1968;
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1970

BURNAM W. REYNOLDS

April 9, 2019
Professor of History,1972-2019;
B.A., Asbury University, 1970;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 1972;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1980

RICHARD B. REZNIK

April 8, 2006
Professor of Chemistry, 1986-2007;
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964;
M.S., Case Western Reserve University, 1968;
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1970

R. DAVID RIGHTMIRE

October 29, 2020
Professor of Bible and Theology, 1985-2020
B.A., Bloomfield College, 1975;
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1979;
Ph.D., Marquette University, 1987

W. PHILIP THORNTON

March 8, 2008
Professor of Missions and Sociology, 1980-2008;
B.A., Asbury University, 1968;
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1972;
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1981

J. PAUL VINCENT

November 1, 2014
Professor of English, 1976-2013;
B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1970;
M.A., State University of New York College at Buffalo, 1971;
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1979

RONALD G. WELLING

October 27, 2001
Professor of Mathematics, 1965-1967, 1970-2000;
B.A., Asbury University, 1957;
M.S., Kansas State University, 1959;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1973

FRANK H. WILBUR

March 8, 2008
Professor of Biology, 1988-2007;
B.S., Washington and Lee University, 1965;
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1970

STANLEY F. WIGGAM

April 8, 2006
Dean of Admissions, 1987-2006; Associate Professor of Physical Education, 1965-2006;
B.S., Greenville College, 1964;
M.S., Eastern Illinois University, 1965