For a complete listing of Gordon State College Faculty, please visit the website at https://apps.gordonstate.edu/faculty/.

Bernard A. Anderson, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Yale; Ph.D., University of California Berkeley

Michele Anderson, Lecturer of Education
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Superior, Wisconsin; M.A., St. Mary’s University-Winona, Minnesota

Joanne Ardovini, Provost & VP of Academic & Student Affairs and Professor of Sociology
B.S., Marist College, M.A., State University College of Brockport; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Kris A. Beck, Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Chicago; M.A.; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Samantha H. Bishop, Interim Dean of Nursing, STEM, and Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; Ed.D., University of Georgia

Alan N. Burstein, Professor of Business
B.A., Yale University; M.B.A.; University of Chicago; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Rictor (Ric) L. Calhoun, Assistant Vice President for Innovative Education and Strategic Initiatives, and Professor of Business
B.A., M.B.A., Ed.D., University of Georgia

Valerie J. Calhoun, Lecturer of FIRE
B.F.A, M.M., University of Georgia; Ed.D., University of West Georgia

H. Bruce Capers, Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education
B.S., Berry College; M.Ed., Valdosta State University

Candace Carroll, Lecturer of Mathematics
B.S., University of West Georgia; M.A.T., Clayton State University

Caitlin Chapman, Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.S.N., Gordon State College; B.S., B.S.N., Georgia Southern Univ.; M.S.N., University of West Georgia

Robert C. Detamore, Lecturer of Art
B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., University of Georgia

Dereth J. Drake-Scheuermann, Professor of Physics
B.S., Longwood University; M.S., Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Amanda L. J. Duffus, Professor of Biology
B.Sc., Queen’s University, Ontario; M.Sc., Trent University; Ph.D., Queen Mary University of London

Lisa C. Ferguson, Associate Professor of Theatre
B.S., Ball State University; M.F.A., University of Georgia

Christy H. Flatt, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Midwestern State University; M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Carla Fredd, Collections and Resource Management Librarian and Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.S.E.E., Southern Technical Institute; M.B.A., Brenau University; M.S.I.S., Florida State University

Allen G. Fuller, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Emory University

Ashlee R. Fuller, Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.S.N., Gordon State College; M.S.N., Capella University; EdD in Nursing Education, University of West Georgia

John C. George, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Texas Tech University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana

Melissa A. Harrison, Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Georgia College & State University; M.S.N., University of West Georgia

Allyson C. Hattermann, Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Eureka College; M.S., University of Mississippi

Shelby Herschberger, Lecturer of Nursing
B.S.N., Gordon State College; M.S.N.-Ed., Arkansas University; CNE-n - Certified Novice Nurse Educator

Anna Dunlap Higgins-Harrell, Professor of English
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Linda L. Hyde, Professor of Biology
B.A., University of Delaware; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Annette J. Jackson, Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Mercer University; M.S.N., University of Phoenix; D.N.S., Kennesaw State University

Amie Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.S., Gordon State College; B.S.N., M.S.N., F.N.P., Albany State University; D.N.P., University of North Georgia

Brenda E. Johnson, Professor of Business
B.A., M.S., Mercer University; M.Ed., Georgia Southern University; Ph.D., Regent University

Inez Jones, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., M.B.A., Albany State University; Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University

Prathibha V. Joshi Beck, Professor of Business and Economics
B.A., M.A., University of Bombay, India; M.A., University of Akron; Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Hannah Keene, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Gordon State College; M.S.N, University of West Georgia

Barry L. Kicklighter, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Harding University; M.A., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., University of Louisiana

C. Jeffery Knighton, Department Head of Business and Professional Studies and Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Georgia Southwestern State University; Ph.D., Auburn University

Cathy Lee, Professor of Biology
B.S., Korea University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Orville Lindstrom, Lecturer of Biology
B.S., Bemidji State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Julie Little, Department Head of Education, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Marshall University; M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Charlotte Ed.D., Lincoln Memorial University

Wendy L. Martin, Interim Director of Nursing & Health and Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; M.S.N., University of West Georgia

Erik McCarthy, Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Jane-Marie McKinney, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., LaGrange College; M.S., Surrey University; Ph.D., Heriot Watt University

Melanie Mertz, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., M.S., Georgia State University; APRN, WHNP-BC, CNE

Victoria Mills, Lecturer of Health Information Management
B.S., Medical College of Georgia; M.B.A., University of Phoenix

Connor Moore, Lecturer of English
B.A., M.A., Georgia College and State University

Lloyd Newsome, Lecturer of Computer Science
MIT, American Intercontinental University; DSIT (in progress 2026) Middle Georgia State University

Cori Newton, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of California-Davis; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara

Masoud Nourizadeh, Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.A., Arkansas State University; M.F.A., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., Ohio University

Melissa Ogletree, Lecturer of Nursing
B.S., Middle Georgia State University; M.S., Georgia College and State University, APRN, FNP-C

Andrew S. Osborne, Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia

Caesar Perkowski, Professor of English
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Gdansk
M.Ed., M.A., Georgia College; M.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Georgia State University

Stephen R. Powers, Professor of  English
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Charlene Pugh, Assistant Professor of Nursing
DNP, Georgia College & State University; MSN/FNP, Brenau University

Beth Pye, Reference & Instruction Librarian, College Archivist, and Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., University of Georgia; M.L.N., Emory University

Stephen A. Raynie, Dean of the School of Education, Arts, and Humanities and Professor of English
B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., University of Missouri; M.A.T., Georgia College and State University;
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Duane Reed, Associate Professor of Respiratory Therapy
M.A., Central Michigan University; Ed.D., RRT, RCP, Walden University 

Jeremy M. Richards, Associate Professor of History
B.A., North Georgia College and State; University; M.A., University of West Georgia; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Jeffery J. Rogers, Professor of History
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A.; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Lynn L. Rumfelt, Professor of  Biology
B.S., Florida International University; Ph.D., University of Miami

Anne Sanders, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Central Georgia; Ph.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine

Richard W. Schmude, Jr., Professor of Chemistry
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A & M University

Scott Shubitz, Executive Director of the Center for Workforce Development and Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of Central Florida; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

Rodney Sizemore, Lecturer of Mathematics
Ed.D, Kennesaw State University 

Claudia Sliwinski, Associate Professor of Geology & Physical Science
B.S., M.S., Bucharest University; Ph.D., University of Paris XI

Dr. Charles Smith, Dean of School of Business and Professional Studies and Associate Professor of Management
MBA, Dallas Baptist University; Ph. D., Capella University

Theresa R. Stanley, Professor of Biology
B.S., University of California; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois

Ryran Traylor, Lecturer of Business 
B.S., Georgia Southern University; M.B.A., Troy State University

Cindy Tucker, Assistant Professor of Nursing
MSN-Ed, Georgia Southwestern State University

Wesley C. Venus, Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Victor H. Vilchiz, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation and Department Head of STEM
B.S., California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Ph.D., University of Southern California

Nancy Walraven, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Gordon State College; M.S.N., Georgia College & State University

J. Jeffery White, Professor of Physical Education
B.S. Southwest Missouri State University; M.Ed., Georgia College and State University

Edward J. Whitelock, Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Millersville University; Ph.D., Indiana University of PA

Jalen Williams, Lecturer of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Savannah State University

Kymberly Williams, Lecturer of Physical Education
B.S., Gordon State College; MPH, College of Nursing and Public Health, Chamberlain University; DrPH, Walden University

Mary B. Williams, Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., State University of West Georgia; M.S., Georgia State University

Tammie Williams, Lecturer of Nursing
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; M.S.N., D.N.P., Georgia College and State University

Ms. Kelly Wilson, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Gordon State College; M.S.N., University of West Georgia

Marwan Zabdawi, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Toledo