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Faculty Emeriti

The date following the name indicates year of beginning and termination of service.

Richard J. Alderman (1971-91)
Director of Admissions and Records; Executive Director of Alumni
BA, Houghton College, 1952; MS, Alfred University 1960

William T. Allen (1953-92)
Professor of Piano and Theory, Composer in Residence
BM, MMus, Northwestern University School of Music, 1950, 1951;
PhD, Eastman School of Music, 1954

Bruce C. Brown (1974-2002)
Professor of Voice
BM, Wheaton College, 1962; MM, DMA, University of Southern California, 1964, 1974

E. Douglas Burke (1958-94)
Professor of Physical Education; Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
BS, Wheaton College, 1953; MA, Syracuse University, 1954

Ruth G. Butler (1969-85)
Librarian-Buffalo Suburban Campus
BEd, Geneseo State Teachers College, 1943; MLS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 1964

Arnold W. Cook (1960-89)
Professor of Business Administration; Head, Business Admin. and Economics Department
BA, Houghton College, 1943; Certified Public Accountant (Washington);
MA, East Tennessee State University, 1970

E. Elizabeth Cook (1964-88)
Associate Professor of Biology
BS, Houghton College, 1962; MS, St. Bonaventure University, 1972

L. Keith Cheney (1963-75)
Professor of Education; Head, Education Department
BS, Michigan State, 1929; MS, University of Michigan, 1936;
Diploma for Advanced Graduate Studies, Michigan State University, 1963

Robert L. Cummings (1962-88)
Professor of German
BA, Houghton College, 1950; MA, University of Rochester, 1952

William N. A. Greenway (1962-99)
Associate Professor of English
BA, Bob Jones University, 1956; MA, Stetson University, 1962

Lola M. Haller (1963-91)
Professor of Education; Coordinator of Teacher Certification
BS, MA, Western Michigan College of Educ., 1954, 1957; EdD, Michigan State Univ., 1967

Helen H. Hirsch (1960-80)
Professor of Christian Education
BA, Upland College, 1949; MRE, Asbury Theol Sem, 1959;
EdD, University of Pittsburgh, 1966

Ruth F. Hutton (1962-88)
Associate Professor of English and Speech
BA, Houghton College, 1943; MA, Wheaton College, 1947;
MA, SUNY College at Brockport, 1979

Paul F. Johnson (1972-94)
Professor of French
BA, MA, Boston University, 1951; MEd, Rhode Island College, 1969

Katherine W. Lindley (1963-89)
Professor of History; Chair, Division of History and Social Science
BA, Houghton College, 1943; MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1946, 1949

Robert R. Luckey (1942-76)
Professor of Mathematics; College Administrator
BA, BS, Houghton College, 1936, 1937; MEd, NYU, 1939; PhD, Cornell University, 1942

Harold E. McNiel (1958-2002)
Professor of Brass Instruments
BM, Oklahoma City Univ., 1956; MMus, DMA, Eastman Schl of Music, 1958, 1968

Robert A. Mattke (1969-88)
Associate Professor of Bible and Theology
BS, University of Wisconsin, 1946; BD, Asbury Theological Seminary, 1949;
MA, State University of Iowa, 1965

Laurence K. Mullen (1966-93)
Professor of Bible and Philosophy; Director of Church Relations
BA, ThB, Eastern Nazarene College, 1949, 1950; MA, Boston University, 1952

Doris J. Nielsen (1971-1997)
Associate Professor of Recreation and Physical Education, Director of Upward Bound
BA, Houghton College,1971; MEd, SUNY at Buffalo, 1982

Kenneth L. Nielsen (1972-1997)
Vice President for Finance
BA, The King’s College, 1954; MDiv, Faith Theological Seminary, 1958

Edgar R. Norton (1956-93)
Associate Professor of Music Education; Music Education Coordinator
Mabel Barnum Davidson Professor of Fine Arts
BS, Fredonia State Teachers College, 1949; MS, Potsdam State Teachers College, 1960

Frederic C. Parker (1976-1998)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
BS, MS, Columbia University, 1954, 1955; MS, University of Notre Dame, 1964

Bernard J. Piersma (1971-2004)
Professor of Chemistry
BA, Colgate University, 1959; MS, St Lawrence, 1961; PhD, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1965

Richard C. Pocock (1959-95)
Professor of Mathematics
BA, Houghton College, 1955; MS, Syracuse University, 1959; EdD, Columbia Univ, 1974

Edith Redman (1975-87)
Head Catalog Librarian
BA, Houghton College, 1942; MSLS, SUNY College at Geneseo, 1961

William A. Roeske (1965-95)
Associate Professor of Mathematics; Director of Data Processing
BS, Houghton College, 1956; MA, University of Buffalo, 1960

Frederick Shannon (1958-93)
Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Department of Integrative Studies
BS, MS, PhD, University of Akron, 1953, 1959, 1964

Marjorie O. Stockin (1939-59, 1963-78)
Associate Professor of Art
BS, Columbia University, 1938; DFA, Houghton College, 1994

George R. Wells (1947-88)
Professor of Physical Education
BA, Houghton College, 1947; MEd, Springfield College, 1950; EdD Univ. of Buffalo, 1956

Lois Jane Wilt (1968-88)
Assistant Professor of Music
BMus, Houghton College, 1946; MA, Western Reserve University, 1947

Richard L. Wing (1978-98)
Professor of Writing; Administrator
BS, Cornell University, 1956; MSEd, University of Southern California, 1970;
PhD, SUNY at Buffalo, 1990

Warren M. Woolsey (1958-59; 1966-94)
Professor of New Testament and Missions
BA, Houghton College, 1943; STB, Biblical Theol. Sem, 1950;
STM, Lutheran School of Theology, 1977