President, Marcia S. Kierscht, B.A., 1960, M.A., 1962, University of Iowa; Ph.D., 1975, Vanderbilt University. Stephens 1994.

Interim Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs, Joan T. Rines, B.A., 1957, Michigan State University; M.S., 1982, St. Louis University; 1998, Ph.D., University of Missouri. Stephens 1982.

Vice President for Administration and Finance; Controller, Timothy Klocko, C.P.A., B.S., 1983, M.B.A., 1984, Northwest Missouri State University. Stephens 2001.

Director of Campus Computing and Telecommunications, Rita Worley, B.S., 1990, Stephens College. Stephens 1986.

Dean of Enrollment Services, TBD

Associate Dean of Enrollment Services, Amy Shaver, B.A., 1999, Stephens College. Stephens 1999.

Director of Facilities/General Services, Edward Erdman, B.S.M.E., 1986, Florida Institute of Technology. Stephens 1999.

Interim Director of Financial Aid, Rachel Touchatt, B.A. Stephens College, Stephens, 1998.

Director of Human Resources, Stacy Selby, B.A. 1997, Truman State University. Stephens 1999.

Director of Library and Information Services, Joni Blake, B.A., B.S., 1991, Cornell College; M.A.L.S., 1995, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 2000.

Registrar, Marlene Geddes, A.G.E., 1986, A.A., 1989, Moberly Area Community College; B.A., 1991, Columbia College. Stephens 1995.

Director, School of Graduate and Continuing Education; TBD.

Interim Director of Health Information Administration Program, Barbara Nicholson, B.S., 1995, St. Louis University; M.A., 1982 Webster University. Stephens 1998.

Dean of Students and Director of Athletics, Deb Duren, B.S., 1973, Southwest Missouri State University; M.Ed., 1990, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1984.

Associate Dean of Students, Paulina Perkins, B.S., 1997, M.A., 1999, Central Missouri State University. Stephens 2000.

Director of Health Services, Brenda McSherry, RN-C, B.S., 1977, Northeast Missouri State University; M.S., 1981, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 2000.

Director of Student Leadership and Campus Programming, Kathleen Hayes, B.A., 2002, Stephens College. Stephens College 2002.

Vice President for Advancement, Carol Julian, B.A., 1971, Marshall University; M.A., 1980, Murray State University. Stephens College 2002.

Associate Vice President for Advancement, Shannon Blankenship, B.F.A., 1993 Stephens College. Stephens College 1995.

Director of Alumnae Relations and Special Events, Beth Ackerman, B.S., 1994, Syracuse University. Stephens College 2002.

Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, TBD.

Director of Marketing and Communications, Amy Gipson, B.J., 1994, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1995.

Director of Planned Giving and Special Gifts, Catherine Colyer, B.A., 1991, University of Wisconsin-Madison; J.D., 1996, University of Virginia School of Law. Stephens College 2002.

President Emeritus, Patsy Hallock Sampson, B.A., 1961, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., 1966, Cornell University. Stephens 1983.

Dean of Faculty Emeritus, Eugene F. Schmidtlein, A.B., 1950, Conception College; M.A., 1956, Notre Dame University; Ph.D., 1962, University of Missouri. Stephens 1959.

Faculty

Archer, Paula "Kelly"
Music
B.A. and B.S. Ed., 1958, Kansas State Teachers College. Stephens 1990.

Aruguete, Mara
Psychology
B.A., 1989, University of Arizona; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1994, University of California-Davis. Stephens 2002.

Ballard, Bruce
Philosophy
B.A., 1978, M.A. 1982, Ph.D., 1986, University of Texas at Austin. Stephens 1990.

Barrow, Rosemary
Psychology
B.S., 1964, Iowa State University; M.A., 1968, University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., 1982, University of Maine. Stephens 1995.

Bennett, John F.
Business Administration
B.B.A., 1978, M.B.A., 1981, Memphis State University. Stephens 1989.

Bennett, Julie
Fashion
B.A., 1994, William Woods University. Stephens 2000.

Bichler, Lois A.
Natural Sciences
B.A., 1984, St. John's University, Ph.D., 1993, University of Minnesota. Stephens 1993.

Bier, Gregory
Business Administration
B.S., 1986, University of Missouri-Rolla; M.S., 1995, University of Missouri-Rolla; Ph.D., 1997, University of Missouri-Rolla. Stephens 1999.

Bier, Karla
Natural Sciences
B.S., 1988, University of Missouri-Rolla; M.S., 1994, University of Missouri-Rolla; Ph.D., 1998, University of Missouri-Rolla. Stephens 1999.

Blakemore, John S.
Mass Communication
B.A., 1963, M.A., 1966, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1988.

Boorady, Lynn M.
Fashion
B.A., 1983, University of Pittsburg; M.P.S., 1993, Cornell University. Stephens 2000.

Bowling, Michael
Mathematics
B.A., 1968, Florida State University; M.A., 1970, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1976, Ohio State University. Stephens 1978.

Brent, Bill
Natural Sciences
B.S., 1958, M.S.T., 1962, Ph.D., 1998, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1998.

Buchanan, Kirsteen
Fashion
B.F.A., 1983, Stephens College; M.A., 2000, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1996.

Campbell, Margaret A.
English
B.S., 1972, Missouri Southern State College; M.Ed., 1974, University of Arkansas. Stephens 1974.

Clark, Judith Petterson
English
B.A., 1963, Lindenwood College; M.A., 1967, Kansas State Teachers College; Ph.D., 1989, Miami University. Rotary Fellow, University College, Dublin, Ireland, 1963-64. Center for Conceptual Studies Faculty Fellow, 1983-84. Stephens 1968.

Clary, William C.
Foreign Languages
B.A., 1978, M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1996, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1994.

Cottam, Steve
Theatre
B.F.A., 1999, Stephens College. Stephens 2000.

Cramer, James
Education
B.A., 1968, University of North Dakota; M.Ed., 1976, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., 1989, Ball State University. Stephens 2001.

Doyen, Robert
Theatre
B.F.A., 1969, Stephens College; M.A., 1974, Illinois State University. Stephens 1982.

Doyle, Mary Alice
Theatre
Ph.B., 1960, University of Detroit; M.A., 1965, Northwestern University. Stephens 1968-74, 1979.

Elder, Rusty
Music
B.S., 1997, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1999.

Elliott, Gayle
English
B.A., 1981, California State University; M.A., 1986, California State University, Chico; Ph.D., 1995, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Stephens 1998.

Ellsworth-Smith, Pamela
Vocal Music
B.S.E., 1978, Arkansas State University; M.Mus., 1984, Loyola University. Stephens 1993.

Friedman, Robert
Art
B.F.A., 1980, M.F.A., 1989, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1991.

Giblin, Tara
Natural Sciences
B.S., 1991, University of Illinois-Urbana; Ph.D., 1997, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 2001.

Havig, Alan R.
History
B.A., 1962, St. Olaf College; M.A., 1963, Ph.D., 1966, University of Missouri; Fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1975, Vanderbilt University. Center for Conceptual Studies Faculty Fellow, 1985-86. Stephens 1967.

Hedge, Lamby
Theatre
B.A., State University of New York, Fredonia; M.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence; M.F.A., University of Pittsburg. Stephens 1998.

Hedges, Mimi
Theatre
A.S., 1988 Iowa Lakes Community College; B.A., 1980, The College of Wooster; M.F.A., 1983, Case Western Reserve University. Stephens College 1983-91, 2002.

Hertel, James
Educational Counseling
B.S., 1990, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1996, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 2000.

James, Carolyn
Political Science
B.A., 1978, Texas Christian University; M.S., 1989, Troy State University European Region (Germany); M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 1997, University of Cincinnati. Stephens 2002.

Kantha, Pramond
Political Science
Bachelor of Law, 1987, Tribhuvan University (Nepal); M.A./M.A.I.A., 1991, Ohio University; Ph.D., 2000, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 2001.

Leonard, Beth
Theatre
B.S., 1972, University of Kansas; M.A., 1973, Central Missouri State University; M.F.A., 1984, University of Missouri-Kansas City. Stephens 1991.

Matthews, Patrick
Natural Sciences
B.A., 1991, Truman State University; M.S., 1993, Truman State University; Ph.D., 1997, University of Arkansas. Stephens 2001.

McMurry, Monica
Fashion
B.F.A., 1982, Stephens College, M.S., 1993, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1999.

Missiri, Olga
Mass Communication
Certificate, I-St. Moscow Medical Academy; Diploma in History and Archivekeeping, Russian State Humanitarian University; M.A., University of Missouri. Stephens 2002.

Molavi, Nancy
Foreign Languages
B.S., 1958, B.S., 1959, Lycee of Monaco; B.S., 1969, M.A., 1970, Ph. D., 1975, University of Misssouri-Columbia. Stephens 2000.

Parker, Herb
Theatre
B.F.A., 1977, Stephens College; M.F.A., 1980, Ohio University. Stephens 2002.

Parke-Sutherland, Tina
English
B.A., 1970, M.A., 1972, Northern Michigan University; M.F.A., 1986, University of Alaska; Ph.D., 1991, University of Michigan. Stephens 1991.

Phillips, Jeffrey M.
Natural Sciences
B.S., 1981, University of Central Florida; M.S., 1986, North Carolina State University; Ph.D., 1994, North Carolina State University. Stephens 2001.

Pledge, Deanna S.
Psychology
B.S., 1983, University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., 1990, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1998.

Prentiss, Peter Brett
Theatre
B.A., 1963, Amherst College; two years study, London Academy of Music and Theatre Arts; M.F.A., 1968, Yale School of Drama. Stephens 1968-70, 1972.

Prestigiacomo, C. Christopher
Business Administration
B.S., 1980, M.B.A., 1981, University of Missouri; CMA, 1992; Ph.D., 1995, University of Missouri. Stephens 1984.

Roberts, Nancy
Dance
B.F.A., Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Canadian College of Dance. Stephens 2002.

Roebuck, Susan
Dance
B.F.A., 1980, University of Arizona; M.F.A., 1992, University of Michigan. Stephens 2001.

Rohrer, Laurence
B.A., 1986, Kent State University; M.A., 1990, Ph.D., 1995, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1998.

Rotella, Mary
Dance
B.F.A., 1980, Stephens College. Stephens 2002.

Smith, Mark
Mass Communication
B.S., 1976, Wayne State College; M.A., 1997, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Stephens 1998.

Smith, Michele
Equestrian
B.A., 1983, William Woods College; M.B.A., 1997, William Woods University. Stephens 1991.

Song, Terry
English
B.S., 1974, Eastern New Mexico University; M.A., 1987, New Mexico State University. Stephens 1997.

Sung, Lillian
Art
Diploma in Fashion Design, 1971, Shih-Chan Home Economics College (Republic of China); B.A., 1975, Ursaline College; M.F.A., 1981, Rochester Institute of Technology. Stephens 2000.

Terry, James H.
Art History
B.A., 1981, Wesleyan University; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1998, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1988.

Walker, Andrew L.
History
B.A., 1967, Yale University; M.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1976, Harvard University. Center for Conceptual Studies Faculty Fellow, 1979-80. Stephens 1974.

Walker, Sharryn
Education
BA, 1983, Central Washington University; M.Ed., 1986, Central Washington University; Ph.D., 2002, University of Toledo. Stephens 2001.

Whitehill, James D.
Philosophy and Religion
B.A., 1963, Trinity College; M.A., 1965, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University (joint program); Ph.D., 1970, Drew University. Center for Conceptual Studies Faculty Fellow, 1983-84. Fulbright lecturer (Japan), Kyushu University and Seinan Gakuin University, 1991-1992. Stephens 1968.

Willey, Leslie
Education
B.A., 1983, Stephens College; M.Ed., 1987, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 1997.

Zylastra, Alexandria
Law, Philosophy and Rhetoric
B.J., 1994, J.D., 1997, LL.M., 2001, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stephens 2002.