Additional Faculty

Library faculty

Carrie Fry, Sciences Librarian; Instructor; BS, Seattle Pacific University, 1992; M.L.S., Indiana University-Bloomington, 1993. At SPU since 1998.

Liz Gruchala-Gilbert, College of Arts and Sciences Librarian; Assistant Professor; BA, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1989; MAT., Vanderbilt University, 1990; MLS., University of Washington, 1997. At SPU since 2001.

Kristen Hoffman, Psychology and Scholarly Communications Librarian; Instructor; BA, Seattle Pacific University, 2004; MLIS, San Jose State University, 2009. At SPU since 2013.

Adrienne Meier, Social Sciences Librarian and University Archivist; Instructor; BA, Seattle Pacific University, 2004; MLIS, University of Washington, 2009. At SPU since 2005.

Becky Paulson, Acquisitions Librarian; Assistant Professor; BRE, Prairie Bible College, 1992; BA, Northwest University, 1999; MLIS, University of Washington, 2001; MBA, Seattle Pacific University, 2010. At SPU since 2001.

Michael Paulus, University Librarian; Associate Professor; BA, University of Washington, 1993; MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2002; MLIS, Rutgers University, 2004. At SPU since 2011.

Stephen Perisho, Theology and Philosophy Librarian; Associate Professor; BA, George Fox College, 1984; MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1990; ThM, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1998; MLIS, Rutgers University, 2002. At SPU since 2002.

Cindy Strong, Education and Business Librarian; Instructor; BA, American University, 1997; MLS, University of Maryland, 2004. At SPU since 2009.

Natalee Vick, Technical Services Librarian; Instructor; BA, University of Montana, 1988; MLS, University of Washington, 1993. At SPU since 1999.

Emeriti faculty

Roger Anderson,  Physics. BS, University of Washington, 1951; PhD, 1961. At SPU 1961–97.  Emeritus since 2000.

Ed Bauman, Electrical Engineering. BSEE, University of Minnesota, 1955; MS, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960; PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 1966. At SPU 1985–00. Emeritus since 2000.

Janet Leslie Blumberg, English. BA, University of Washington, 1968; MA, 1969; PhD, Harvard University, 1976. At SPU 1974–01. Emerita since 2001.

Barbara Bovy, Family and Consumer Sciences. BS, University of Idaho, 1960; MA, University of Washington 1971; PhD, University of Washington, 1979. At SPU 1978–08. Emerita since 2008.

Ronald Boyce, Urban and Regional Studies; Dean, Social and Behavioral Sciences. BS, University of Utah, 1956; MS, 1957; PhD, University of Washington, 1961. At SPU 1976–97. Emeritus since 1997.

Janet Buck, Mathematics. BS, Seattle Pacific College, 1955. At SPU 1957–96. Emerita since 1996.

Michael Caldwell, Art. BS, University of Oregon, 1968; MFA. University of Oregon, 1970. At SPU 1970–06.  Emeritus since 2006.

Robert Chamberlain, Communication. BA, Cascade College, 1961; MS, University of Oregon, 1967; PhD, 1972. At SPU 1978–99. Emeritus since 1999.

Gordon Cochrane, Sociology. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1950; MA, 1957; PhD, University of Southern California, 1968. At SPU 1965–89. Emeritus since 1989.

Jon Deming, Economics. BA, Whitman College, 1971; MA, University of Oregon, 1974; PhD, University of Oregon, 1979. At SPU 1977–14. Emeritus since 2014.

David Dickerson, English; Vice President, Academic Affairs. BA, Greenville College, 1955; MA, University of Southern California, 1958; PhD, 1964. At SPU 1976–92. Emeritus since 1992.

Doug Durasoff, Political Science. BA, Michigan State University, 1966; MPhil, Yale University, 1969; PhD, Yale University, 1978. At SPU 1986–10. Emeritus since 2010.

Ruby Englund, Nursing. BS, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1964; MSN, University of Washington, 1965. At SPU 1970–07. Emerita since 2007.

Joyce Quiring Erickson, English; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, North Central College, 1965; MA, University of Washington, 1966; PhD, University of Washington, 1970. At SPU 1969–83, 1992–03. Emerita since 2003.

Gary Fick, Library. BA, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1971; MS, 1973; MLS, 1974; MA, University of Washington, 1983. At SPU 1974–13. Emeritus since 2013.

Kenneth Foreman, Physical Education. BS, University of Southern California, 1949; MS, University of Washington, 1954; EdD, University of Southern California, 1962. At SPU 1964–01. Emeritus since 2001.

Susan Franklin, Education. BA, University of Washington; MEd, Seattle Pacific University, 1990. At SPU 1985–02. Emerita since 2002.

Mary Fry, Nursing. BSN, University of Washington, 1966; MSN, University of Washington, 1972; PhD, Oregon Health Science University, 1994; At SPU 1969–09. Emerita since 2009.

Fan Gates, English. BA, Baylor University, 1956; MA, Mississippi State University, 1963. At SPU 1963–99.  Emerita since 1999.

Evette Hackman, Family and Consumer Sciences. BS, University of Nebraska, 1964; MS, University of Kansas, 1966; PhD, University of Washington, 1980. At SPU 1991–04. Emerita since 2004.

Joy Hammersla, Psychology. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1954; MS, University of Washington, 1962; PhD, 1974. At SPU 1981–96. Emerita since 1996.

Patricia Hammill, Education. BA, University of Washington, 1969; MEd, 1974; PhD, 1987. At SPU 1988–02. Emerita since 2002.

Ruth Hansen, Education. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1950. At SPU 1968–91.  Emerita since 1991.

Shirley Harlow, Nursing. BA, University of Oregon, 1948; BS, 1951; MA, New York University, 1965. At SPU 1976–88. Emerita since 1988.

Daniel Harris, Business and Economics. BA, Westmont College, 1963; MBA, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965; PhD, 1970. At SPU 1970–90. Emeritus since 1990.

Sharon Hartnett, Education. BA, Whitworth College, 1978; MAT Whitworth College, 1985; PhD, Gonzaga University, 1999. At SPU 2000–14.  Emerita since 2014.

Chester Hausken,  Education. BA, St. Olaf College, 1951; MA, University of Northern Colorado, 1956; EdD, 1963. At SPU 1982–97.  Emeritus since 1997.

Doris Heritage, Physical Education. BS, Seattle Pacific College, 1964; MEd, 1975. At SPU 1969–02.  Emeritus since 2002.

Emily Hitchens, Nursing. BS, University of Washington, 1965; MS, University of Washington 1967; EdD, Seattle University, 1988. At SPU 1981–08. Emerita since 2008.

Robert Hughson, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Science, and Physics. BS, Seattle Pacific College, 1959; MS, University of Washington, 1961. At SPU 1961–03. Emeritus since 2003.

Barbara Innes, Nursing. BSN, University of Washington, 1963; MS, University of California-San Francisco, 1969; EdD, Seattle University, 1989. At SPU 1976–06.  Emerita since 2006.

Wayne Johnson, Music. BA, Bob Jones University, 1969;  MM, University of Cincinnati, 1975; DMA, University of Oregon, 1986. At SPU 1977–14.  Emeritus since 2014.

Lucille Kelley, Nursing; Dean, School of Health Sciences. BSN, University of Connecticut, 1969; MN, University of Washington, 1973; PhD, 1990. At SPU 1985–12.  Emerita since 2012.

Elletta Kennison, Education. BA, University of Washington, 1972; MEd, 1978; EdD, 1991. At SPU 1974–00.  Emerita since 2000.

Herb Kierulff, Entrepreneurship and Finance. BA, Stanford University, 1959; MBA,University of Southern California, 1064; Doctor of Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1967. At SPU 1980–15. Emeritus since 2015. 

Kenneth Knight, Business. BS, Yale University, 1959; MS, Carnegie Mellon University, 1961; PhD, Carnegie Mellon University 1964. At SPU 1988–08. Emeritus since 2008.

Harriett Kovacevich, Education. BA, Whitman College, 1955; MEd, Seattle Pacific University, 1979. At SPU 1966–96. Emerita since 1996.

Karl Krienke Jr., Physics and Mathematics; Dean, Natural and Mathematical Sciences. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1953; MA, 1955; MS, University of Washington, 1959; MS, 1969; PhD, 1973. At SPU 1953–97.  Emeritus since 1997.

Robert Larson, Sociology. BA, Augsburg College, 1956; MA, University of Washington, 1966. At SPU 1966–92.  Emeritus since 1993.

Jack Lattin, Business. BA, University of Washington, 1947. At SPU 1977–86. Emeritus since 1986.

Gene Lemcio, New Testament. BS, Houghton College, 1964; MDiv, Asbury College, 1968; PhD, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, 1975. At SPU 1974–10. Emeritus since 2010.

Paul Lepse, Chemistry. BS, Seattle Pacific College, 1958; PhD, University of Washington, 1961; National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Munich, 1961–62. At SPU 1963–02. Emeritus since 2002.

Wes Lingren, Chemistry. BS, Seattle Pacific College, 1952; MS, University of Washington, 1954; PhD, 1962; National Science Foundation Science Faculty Fellow, Yale University, 1967–68. At SPU 1958–98.  Emeritus since 1998.

Michael Macdonald, European Studies, German, and Philosophy. BA, Pacific Lutheran University, 1963; MA, University of Washington, 1964; PhD, University of Washington, 1974. At SPU 1967–07. Emeritus since 2007.

Tim Malm, Art. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1975; BFA, University of Washington, 1978; MFA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1980. At  SPU 1976–01. Emeritus since 2001.

Gerry Marsh, Music. BA, Northwest Nazarene University, 1967; MM, University of Oregon, 1968 At SPU 1998–13. Emeritus since 2013.

Curtis Martin, Education; President. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1955; BD, Bethel Theological Seminary, 1964; MA, University of Washington, 1963; PhD, University of Washington, 1968. At SPU 1963–70 and 1972–94. Emeritus since 1994. 

Vicki McClurg, Nursing. BS. Seattle Pacific College, 1970; M.N., University of Washington, 1981. At SPU 1981–98. Emerita since 1998.

Del McHenry Jr., Psychology. BA, Central Washington State College, 1967; MS, Central Washington University, 1968; PhD, Michigan State University, 1973. At SPU 1973–06. Emeritus since 2006.

Lloyd Montzingo, Mathematics. BA, Houghton College, 1949; MA, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1951; PhD, 1961. At SPU 1962–92. Emeritus since 1992.

Kenneth Moore, Biology. BA, Evangel University, 1960; MA, University of Missouri Kansas City, 1963; PhD, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, 1975. At SPU 1974–07. Emeritus since 2007.

Howard Mount, Accounting. BA, Washington State University, 1961; CPA, 1965; MBA, University of Puget Sound, 1983. At SPU 1975–98. Emeritus since 1996.

Ray Myers, Science Educatio. BS, Wayne State University, 1963; MS, Oregon State University, 1968; EdD, 1978. At SPU1987–05. Emeritus since 2005.

Annalee Oakes, Nursing; Dean, Health Sciences. BSN, University of Washington, 1970; MA, 1971; EdD, Seattle University, 1988. At SPU 1971–98. Emerita since 1998.

Charles Olson, Mathematics Education. BAEd, Western Washington University, 1963; MAT, Washington State University, 1968; PhD, University of Washington, 1977. At SPU 1981–95.  Emeritus since 1995.

Lorelie Olson, Education. BAEd, Pacific Lutheran University, 1961; MEd, Seattle Pacific College, 1968; EdD, Seattle University, 1991. At SPU 1976–99. Emerita since 1999.

Lyle Peter, Chemistry. BS, Seattle Pacific College, 1972; PhD, University of Washington, 1979. At SPU 1979–14. Emeritus since 2014.

Marilyn Poysky, Nursing. BA, University of Washington, 1964; MS, University of California, 1968. At SPU 1987–03. Emerita since 2003.

Phil Prins, Computer Science. BA, Humboldt State University, 1976, 1978; MS, University of Idaho, 1984; PhD, 1993. At SPU 1992–12. Emeritus since 2012.

Luke Reinsma, English. BA, Calvin College, 1970; MA, University of Michigan, 1974; PhD, University of Michigan, 1978. At SPU 1985–14. Emeritus since 2014.

Annette Robinson, Education. BA, University of Washington, 1966; MEd, 1969; PhD, 1976. At SPU 1977–01. Emerita since 2001.

Christina Roseman, Classics. BA, University of Washington, 1957; MA, 1972; PhD, 1983. At SPU 1973–01. Emerita since 2001.

Bill Rosenberger, Education. BA, University of Washington, 1957; MA, 1972; PhD, 1983. At SPU 1976–93. Emeritus since 1993.

Carl Roseveare, Education. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1955; MEd, University of Arizona, 1957; EdD, University of Arizona, 1965. At SPU 1973–98. Emeritus since 1998.

William Rowley, Counselor Education; Dean, School of Education. BA Pasadena College, 1962; MA, San Jose State College, 1967; EdD, University of Northern Colorado, 1973. At SPU 1996–08. Emeritus since 2008.

Lynn Samford, Physical Education and Recreation. BA, University of Wyoming, 1950; MEd, Central Washington University, 1961. At SPU 198–92. Emeritus since 1993.

George Scranton, Theatre. BA, Seattle Pacific University, 1968; MA, Seattle Pacific University, 1971; MA, University of Washington, 1975; PhD, The Graduate Theological Union, 1994. At SPU 1975-15. Emeritus since 2015. 

Marilyn Severson, European Studies and French. BA, Willamette University, 1962; MA, University of Pittsburgh, 1964; PhD, University of Colorado, 1973. At SPU 1979–04. Emerita since 2004.

Peter Smith, Education. BSEd, Oregon College of Education, 1962.; MSEd, 1966; PhD, University of Washington, 1974. At SPU 1970–02.  Emeritus since  2002.

Richard Smith, Educational Leadership. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1963; MA, University of Oregon, 1968; PhD, 1972. At SPU 1988–11. Emeritus since 2012.

Lilyan Snow, Nursing. BS, San Jose State University, 1970; MS, 1973; PhD, University of Washington, 1983. At SPU 1984–98. Emerita since 1998.

Les Steele, Christian Formation; Dean, School of Theology; Vice President, Academic Affairs. BA, Azusa Pacific, 1975; MA, 1976; PhD, Claremont Graduate School, 1984. At SPU 1985–12. Emeritus since 2012.

Myrthalyne Thompson, Psychology. BS, Akron University, 1953; MS, 1955; PhD, Purdue University, 1958. At SPU 1968–87. Emerita since 1987.

Kenneth Tollefson, Anthropology. BS, Manhattan Bible College, 1958; MDiv, Asbury Theological Seminary, 1961; MA, University of Oklahoma, 1965; PhD, University of Washington, 1976. At SPU 1965–96. Emeritus since 1996.

Tom N. Trzyna, English. BA, University of California Berkeley, 1968; MA, University of Washington, 1974; PhD, University of Washington, 1977. At SPU 1981–15. Emeritus since 2015. 

Stella Warnick, Family and Consumer Sciences. BS, University of Alberta, 1956; MA, University of Washington, 1970; PhD, 1989. At SPU 1974–01. Emerita since 2001.

Hubert Wash, Music. AB, Greenville College, 1943; MMEd, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1960; PhD, Michigan State University, 1971. At SPU 1951–55, 1976–79, and 1981–88. Emeritus since 1988.

Cathryn Washington, Nursing. BSN, Duke University, 1965; MS, University of Maryland, 1971; Certificate: Primary Care Practitioner, University of Maryland, 1974; PhD, University of Kansas, 1987. At SPU 1988–02. Emerita since 2002.

Robert Weathers, Physical Education and Exercise Science. BSSE, John Brown University, 1967; MEd, University of Arkansas, 1969; EdD, Brigham Young University, 1975. At SPU 1978–10. Emeritus since  2010.

Raymond Wells, Philosophy. BA, Seattle Pacific College, 1946; STB, New York Theological Seminary, 1949; STM, 1950; PhD, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1955. At SPU 1967–93. Emeritus since 1993.

Vernon Wicker, Music. BM, Biola College, 1961; MM, Indiana University, 1964; Goethe Institute, Germany, 1964; DMA, University of Oregon, 1979. At SPU 1979–02. Emeritus since 2002.

Dick Wood, Mathematics and Computer Science. BS, California State College at Long Beach, 1961; MA, 1962; PhD, University of Montana, 1976. At SPU 1963–65, 1968–79, and 1984–03. Emeritus since 2003.

Martha Worcester, Nursing BS, California State University Chico, 1962; MS, University of California San Francisco, 1964; PhD, University of Washington, 1990. At SPU1989–07. Emerita since 2007.

Don Yanik, Theatre. BA, Anderson College, 1964; MEd, University of Nebraska, 1970; MFA, Southern Methodist, University, 1981. At SPU 1985-20–14. Emeritus since 2014.

Sharon Young, Mathematics and Mathematics Education. BA, University of Redlands, 1966; MA, University of Denver, 1976; PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, 1979. At SPU 1995–15. Emerita since 2015. 

Michael Ziemann, European Studies, German, and Linguistics . BA, Freie University, 1968; MA, Kansas State University, 1969; PhD, Washington University, 1974. At SPU 1981–14. Emeritus since 2014.