2012–2013 Graduate Catalog

Directory

Administrative Officers 

Richard B. Artman
President/Professor, D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership
A.B., M.Ed., Ph.D. University of Miami

Diane L. Brimmer
Vice President for Student Development
B.S., Oakland University; M.E., Loyola University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Todd M. Ericson
Vice President of Finance and Administration
B.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Robert L. Forget
Dean of Admission
B.S., Northern Michigan University; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Barbara M. Gayle
Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Graduate Studies/Professor, Business
B.S., M.A., University of Portland; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Gary L. Klein
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
B.S., University of South Dakota; M.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Patrick G. Kerrigan
Vice President for Communications and Marketing
B.S., St. Cloud State University; M.A.S.L., Viterbo University

Deans

Susan Smith Batell
Dean, School of Education/Professor, Education
B.A., Clarke College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Thomas E. Knothe
Dean, Dahl School of Business/Associate Professor, Business
B.S., Viterbo University; J.D., Willamette University

Silvana F. Richardson
Dean, School of Nursing/Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Loyola University, Chicago; M.H.S.N., Governors’ State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Timothy Schorr
Dean, School of Fine Arts/Associate Professor, Music
B.M., Eastern Illinois University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

Glena G. Temple
Dean, School of Letters and Sciences/Professor, Biology
B.S., Allegheny College; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
 

Master’s Program Directors

See each program section for a listing of faculty and program personnel.

Kem Gambrell
Interim Director, Master of Business Administration/Associate Professor, Business
B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; M.B.A., University of Baltimore; Ph.D., Capella University

Debra Murray
Director, Master of Mental Health Counseling/ Professor, Psychology
B.S., Viterbo University; M.A., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota; Psy.D., University of Saint Thomas

Bonnie Nesbitt
Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs in Nursing/Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Viterbo University; M.S.N., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Rhonda Rabbitt
Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs, School of Education/Assistant Professor, Education
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; B.A., Universidad de Valladolid; M.E.P.D., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Ed.D., Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara

Thomas Thibodeau
Distinguished Professor of Servant Leadership/Director, Master of Arts in Servant Leadership/Associate Professor, Religious Studies and Philosophy
B.A., Saint John’s University; M.A., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota

Master’s Program Coordinators

See each program section for a listing of faculty and program personnel.
 

Ruth Badciong
Wisconsin Graduate Early Childhood Program Specialist
B.A., Concordia University; M.Ed., Cardinal Stritch University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
 

James Bagniewski
Director, Educational Leadership (Wisconsin)/Assistant Professor
B.S., Winona State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
 

Matthew Bersagel Braley
Coordinator, Master of Arts in Servant Leadership/Assistant Professor
B.A. Luther College; M.A., United Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University
 

Susan Hughes
Master of Arts in Education Program Specialist/Assistant Professor, Education
B.A., Saint Mary-of-the Woods; M.Ed., University of Cincinnati; Ed.D., Benedictine University
 

Anne Kruse
Iowa Educational Leadership Program Specialist/Professor, Education
A.A., Iowa Western Community College; B.S.Ed, University of Nebraska at Omaha; M.E., Ph.D., Iowa State University
 

Tiffany Morley
Coordinator, Master of Business Administration
B.S., Winona State University; M.B.A., Viterbo University