Faculty Emeriti
DUANE ADDISON, Professor Emeritus of Religion, 1967-1993
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1953; B.D., Luther Theological Seminary, 1960; M.A., Yale University, 1962; Ph.D., Yale University, 1965
EVELYN ALBRITTON, Professor of Emerita Special Education and Coordinator of Communicative Disorders, 1987-1993
B.A., Northeastern Louisiana State University, 1953; M.Ed., Northeastern Louisiana State University, 1960; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 1975
MIRIAM ANDERSON, Professor Emerita of Education, 1966-1986
B.S., Northern State College, 1950; M.S., Northern State College, 1958
MARY AUTERMAN, Professor Emerita of Nursing, 1970-2001
Diploma, Mercy Medical Center School of Nursing, 1959; B.S.N., University of Colorado, 1969; M.A., University of Iowa, 1971; D.N.S., Indiana University, 1988
JOAN BACON, Associate Professor Emerita of Education, 1989-2011
B.A., Augustana College, 1974; M.A.T., Augustana College, 1982, Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1993
MONTY J. BARNARD, Professor Emeritus of Music, 1969-2008
B.M., American Conservatory of Music, 1961; M.M., American Conservatory of Music, 1965; Mus.D., Northwestern University, 1974
KENNETH L. BAUGE, Professor Emeritus of Economics, 1958-1995
A.S., Waldorf College, 1951; B.S., Iowa State University, 1955; M.S., Iowa State University, 1958; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1967
GILBERT W. BLANKESPOOR, Professor Emeritus of Biology, 1970-2002
A.B., Calvin College, 1961; M.A., Washington University, 1964; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1970
ROBERT L. BLEDSOE, Associate Professor Emeritus of Modern Foreign Languages, 1972-2004
B.A., Furman University, 1959; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1960; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1971
DENNIS BOLEN, C.P.A., C.M.A., Assistant Professor Emeritus of Business Administration/Accounting, 1988-2014
B.M.E., Dakota Wesleyan University, 1974; M.B.A., University of South Dakota, 1984; Ph.D., University of North Dakota, 2000
LARRY K. BRENDTRO, Professor Emeritus of Special Education, 1981- 1999
B.A., Augustana College, 1962; M.S., South Dakota State University, 1962; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1966
MARY BRENDTRO, Professor Emeritus of Nursing, 1966-2005, Director of Graduate Education, 1998-2005
B.S., Augustana College, 1962; M.S., South Dakota State University, 1982; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1991
MARTIN BROKENLEG, Professor Emeritus of Native American Studies, 1974-2004
The Orin M. Lofthus Distinguished Professorship, 1998-2001. B.A., South Dakota State University, 1968; M.Div., Episcopal Theological School, 1971; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1983
JOHN R. BYLSMA, Professor Emeritus of History, Registrar and Associate Academic Dean, 1969-2000
B.A., Central College, 1959; M.A., University of Iowa, 1962; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1968
LESLIE O. CARSON, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration and Economics, 1958-1997
B.S., University of Iowa, 1958; M.S., University of Colorado, 1963
CHRISTINA DEVITA, Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology, 1980-2014
B.S., Fordham University, 1968; M.S., Fordham University, 1969; Ph.D., Fordham University, 1973
MAUREEN DIGGINS-HUTCHESON, Professor Emerita of Biology, 1979-2008
The Orin M. Lofthus Distinguished Professorship, 2004-2007. B.A., Mount Marty College, 1967; M.S., Northwestern University, 1968; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970
GEOFFREY L. DIPPLE, Professor of History, 1998-2016
B.A., Valparaiso, University, 1982; M.A., Queen’s University, 1986; Ph.D., Queen’s University, 1991
GARY EARL, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 1994-2009
The Orin M. Lofthus Distinguished Professorship, 2001-2004; Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award, 2008. B.A., Augustana College, 1962; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1968
SHERYL G. FEINSTEIN, Professor Emerita of Education, 1999-2015
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1975; M.A., Northern State University, 1985; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1995
ENDRE GASTONY, Professor Emeritus of History, 1966-1997
B.S., Northern State College, 1961; M.A., University of Oregon, 1963; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1970
CAROLYN GEYER, Professor Emerita of English, 1963-1999
B.A., Augustana College, 1958; M.A., Auburn University, 1960; Ph.D. University of Nebraska, 1985
C. WILLIAM GEYER, Professor Emeritus of English, 1960-1996
B.A., Augustana College, 1958; M.A., Auburn University, 1960; Ph.D., Auburn University,1967
CARL A. GRUPP, Professor Emeritus of Art, 1969- 2004
B.F.A., Minneapolis School of Art, 1964; M.F.A., Indiana University, 1969
MARK HALLENBECK, Associate Professor of Education, 1997-2016
B.A., Michigan State University, 1970; M.A., Webster College, 1976; M.A.T., Augustana College, 1980; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1997
BRUCE R. HALVERSON, Professor Emeritus of Theatre and President, 2000-2006
B.A., Augustana College, 1966; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1971
JERRY L. HANSON, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Physics, 1976-1997
B.A., St. Olaf College, 1954; M.S., University of Illinois, 1962; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1970
MILTON P. HANSON, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 1964-2004
B.A., Augustana College, 1960; Ph.D., Rice University, 1964
DENISE HINDERS, Professor Emerita of Special Education, 1972-1996
B.S., University of Nebraska, 1960; MA.T., Augustana College, 1970; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1980
THOMAS D. HOULE, Professor Emeritus of Social Work, 1972-1996
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1957; M.S.W., University of Nebraska, 1965; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1983
JACQUELYN K. HOWELL, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing, 1967-2002
Diploma, Abbot Hospital School of Nursing, 1960; B.S., University of Minnesota, 1963; M.N., University of Washington, 1967; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1984
HARRIET HYBERTSON, Professor Emerita of Education, 1956-1987
B.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1954; M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1957
SANDRA I. JERSTAD, Associate Professor Emerita of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Head Softball Coach and Senior Women’s Athletic Administrator, 1979-2004
B.A., St. Olaf College, 1966; B.A., Augustana College, 1979; M.S., South Dakota State University, 1981; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1994
JAMES R. JOHNSON, Professor Emertus of Music, 1992-2011
B.A., Luther College, 1975; M.M., University of Tennessee, 1981; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1986
LELAND G. JOHNSON, Professor Emeritus of Biology, 1964-2006
The Orin M. Lofthus Distinguished Professorship, 1995-1998. The Frederick C. Kohlmeyer Distinguished Teaching Professorship, 2002-2004. B.A., Augustana College, 1959; M.S., Northwestern University, 1961; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1965
SCOTT R. JOHNSON, Associate Professor of Music, 1994-
B.A., Macalester College, 1971; M.M., Illinois State University, 1980; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1990
DIANE JOSEPHSON, Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing, 2002-2008
B.A., Augustana College, 1977; M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1970; M.A., Augustana College, 2000
KENNETH KESSINGER, Professor Emeritus of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1954-1992
B.A., Augustana College, 1949; M.E., South Dakota State University, 1959; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1974
ROBERT W. KINER, Professor Emeritus of Education, 2001-2007
B.A., University of Sioux Falls, 1966; M.A., University of South Dakota, 1971; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1987
R. ROY KINTNER, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 1957-1994
B.S., Iowa State University, 1953; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1957
EMIL F. KNAPP, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, 1972-2012
B.A., Concordia College-Moorhead, 1964; M.A., University of Missouri, 1966; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1972
HAROLD E. KRUEGER, Professor Emeritus of Music, 1965-1994
B.A., Luther College, 1950; M.A., Colorado State College, 1955; Ed.E., University of Northern Colorado, 1964
DENNIS S. LARSON, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, 1970-2007
B.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth, 1964; M.A., Southern Illinois University, 1967; Ph.D., University of South Dakota, 1970
MURIEL LARSON, Professor Emerita of Nursing, 2001-2007
R.N., St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing, 1964; B.A., Augustana College, 1989; M.A., Augustana College, 1999; M.A., Augustana College, 2000
CHERYL LEUNING, Professor Emerita of Nursing, 1980-1995, 1996-2002
B.A., Augustana College, 1972; M.S., University of Minnesota, 1976; Ph.D., University of Utah, 1992
LELAND A. LILLEHAUG, Professor Emeritus of Music, 1956-1992
B.A., Augustana College, 1951; M.M., Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, 1953; Ph.D., Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, 1962
VERLYN L. LINDELL, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, 1967-2004
B.S., Bethany College, 1955; M.A., University of Denver, 1958; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1962
BARBARA NEDELSKY, Assistant Professor Emerita of Modern Foreign Languages-German, 1990-2008
M.A., University of Chicago, 1970; M.A., Middlebury College, 1997
MICHAEL NEDELSKY, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology, 1970-2011
B.A., University of Chicago, 1965; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1971
JOYCE I. STUELPNAGEL NELSON, Professor Emerita of Nursing, 1967-1996
Diploma, Sioux Valley Hospital, 1956; B.S., South Dakota State University, 1958; M.S., University of Minnesota, 1964; M.A., University of South Dakota, 1973; Ph.D., South Dakota State University, 1985
MARGOT NELSON, Professor Emerita of Nursing, 1968-2011
The Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award, 2000-2001. B.S., Augustana College, 1967; M.A., University of South Dakota, 1976; M.S., Texas Women's University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1992
GENE NICHOLS, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, 1967-1999
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1959; M.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1963; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1967
VALERIE OLNESS, Associate Professor Emerita of Biology and Science Education, 1992-2011
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1995
GARY OLSON, Professor Emeritus of History, 1968-2005
B.A., Luther College, 1961; M.A., University of Nebraska, 1965; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1968
ANNE M. OPPEGARD, C.P.A., Associate Professor of Business Administration/Accounting, 1988-2016
B.S., Mary College, 1982; M.Acc., University of North Dakota, 1983; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997
LYNWOOD E. OYOS, Professor Emeritus of History, 1957-1994
The Orin M. Lofthus Distinguished Professorship, 1992-1995. B.A., Jamestown College, 1950; M.A., University of South Dakota, 1951; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1958
LAMOYNE L. PEDERSON, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, 1966-2007
The Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Chair in Religion, 2002-2005; B.A., Augustana College, 1963; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1970
A. RICHARD PETERSEN, Professor Emeritus of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1960-1991
B.A., Augsburg College, 1951; B.Th., Luther Theological Seminary, 1955, University of Denver, 1967-68
GLEN E. PETERSON, Fellows Executive Secretary Emeritus, 1963-1990
B.A., Augustana College, 1954; B.D., Luther Seminary, 1959; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1959; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1968
LANSING M. PRESCOTT, Professor Emeritus of Biology, 1969-1999
B.A., Rice University, 1963; M.A., Rice University, 1964; Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1969
RONALD L. ROBINSON, Professor Emeritus of English and Journalism, 1962-1997
B.A., Augustana College, 1957; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1962
B.A., Augustana College, 1961; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1963; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1977
MARY HELEN SCHMIDT, Professor Emerita of Music, 1965-1994
B.M., MacPhail School of Music, 1960; B.A., University of Minnesota, 1962; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1963; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1964; D.M.A., University of Washington, 1975; Associateship Certificate (AAGO), American Guild of Organists, 1962; Master Teacher Certificate in Piano, Music Teachers National Association, 1989
FLORENCE M. SCHUBERT, Professor Emerita of Nursing, 1980-1986
B.S.N.E., University of Minnesota, 1954; M.N., University of Washington, 1960; Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 1972
HARRIET E. SCOTT, Associate Professor Emerita of Social Work and Director of Social Work, 1972-2004
B.A., Augustana College, 1959; M.S.W., University of Chicago, 1962; Ph.D., South Dakota State University, 1993
JAY R. SMITH, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, 1985-2015
B.A., Augustana College, 1967; M.A., University of South Dakota, 1975
STEVE THOMAS, Professor Emeritus of Art, 1988-2013
B.A., Augustana College, 1980; M.F.A., University of South Dakota, 1984
J. DARREL THOMPSON, Professor Emeritus of Physics, 1957-1999
B.A., Augustana College, 1955; M.S., Iowa State University, 1962; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1967
LARRY L. TIESZEN, Professor Emeritus of Biology, 1966 -1999
B.A., Augustana College, 1961; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1965
KAREL L. VANDER LUGT, Professor Emeritus of Physics, 1968-2006
B.A., Hope College, 1962; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1967
ARLEN VISTE, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, 1964-2002
The Orin M. Lofthus Distinguished Professorship, 1989-1992. The Stanley L. Olsen Chair of Moral Values, 1999-2002. The Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award, 1999-2000. B.A., St. Olaf College, 1958; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1962
RALPH WAGONER, Professor Emeritus of Education and President, 1993-2000
A.B., Gettysburg College, 1960; M.S., Westminster College, 1963; Ph.D., Kent State University, 1967
CHESTER WHITNEY, Professor Emeritus of Physics, 1960-1996
B.A., Augustana College, 1957; B.S., University of Kansas, 1959; M.S., University of Kansas, 1959; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1965
KAREN YOUNGER, Professor Emerita of Nursing, 1993-2015
B.A., Luther College, 1978; M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, 1987 ; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994
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