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Name Position Department
Willliam E. Akin Professor Emeritus/Dean of College History 
Albert C. Allen Professor Emeritus Biology
Jane A. Barth Professor Emerita Chemistry
Nicholas O. Berry Professor Emeritus Politics and International Relations
Laura L. Borsdorf Professor Emerita/Intramural Director Health and Exercise Physiology
Adele P. Boyd

Professor Emerita, Deceased January 27, 2018

Health and Exercise Physiology
Richard S. BreMiller Professor Emeritus, Deceased April 27, 2014 Mathematics and Computer Science
John H. Brownback Professor Emeritus, Deceased Biology
Gayle A. Byerly Professor Emerita English
Donald E. Camp Professor Emeritus Art
Robert V. Cogger Professor Emeritus, Deceased February 1, 1995 Education
Roger D. Coleman Professor Emeritus Math and Computer Science
James P. Craft Professor Emeritus, Deceased December 16, 2003 Politics
Jeanine L. Czubaroff Professor Emerita Media and Communications Studies
Robert R. Davidson Professor Emeritus Health and Exercise Physiology
J. Douglas Davis Professor Emeritus, Deceased April 22, 2000 History
Louis A. DeCatur Professor Emeritus, Deceased June 9, 2014 English
Geoffrey Dolman Professor Emeritus, Deceased July 9, 1996 English
Roy Dungan Professor Emeritus, Deceased October 2, 1995 Education
George C. Fago Professor Emeritus, Deceased April 2, 2018 Psychology
Mary B. Fields Professor Emerita, Deceased February 20, 2013 Biology
Roger Florka Professor Emeritus Philosophy
John French Professor Emeritus Music
Judith E. Fryer Associate Professor and Reference Library Emerita Library
Thomas E. Gallagher Professor Emeritus Anthropology and Sociology
Stewart Goetz Professor Emeritus Philosophy and Religious Studies
Vonnie Gros Professor Emerita Health and Exercise Physiology
Raymond V. Gurzynski Professor Emeritus, Deceased April 22, 2010 Athletics
Nancy L. Hagelgans Professor Emerita Math and Computer Science
Keith J. Hardman Professor Emeritus, Deceased October 2, 2017 Philosophy and Religious Studies
Ruth R. Harris Dean of Students Emeritus, Deceased December 21, 2004 Student Affairs
Joyce E. Henry Professor Emerita, Deceased July 11, 2011 English, Theater and Communication Studies
Peter G. Jessup Professor Emeritus Math and Computer Science
H. Lloyd Jones Professor Emeritus, Deceased January 25, 1994 English
Houghton Kane Professor Emeritus Politics and International Relations
Conrad E. Kruse

Professor Emeritus, Deceased December 27, 2021

Biology
Jan Lawrence Lange Retired Continuing Education
Charles L. Levesque Retired Faculty, Deceased March 28, 2006 Evening School
Judith T. Levy Professor Emerita/Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of the College Chemistry
Annette V. Lucas Professor Emerita/Associate Dean of the College/Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Modern Languages
Mary Ellen Matthews Retired Continuing Education
William J. Middleton Professor Emeritus Chemistry
David H. Mill Retired Library
Eugene H. Miller Professor Emeritus, Deceased June 14, 2000 Politics
Douglas Nagy Professor Emeritus Physics and Astronomy
Frances C. Novack Professor Emerita Modern Languages
Regina S. Oboler Professor Emerita Anthropology and Sociology
Peter F. Perreten Professor Emeritus English
William S. Pettit President Emeritus, Deceased May 25, 1999 President’s Office
Albert L. Reiner Retired Faculty, Deceased May 22, 2001 Modern Languages
Richard P. Richter President Emeritus, Deceased December 16 2005 President’s Office
Bruce E. Rideout Professor Emeritus Psychology
Blanche B. Schultz Professor Emerita, Deceased June 23, 2014 Mathematics and Computer Science
Ray K. Schultz Professor Emeritus, Deceased, June 24, 2016 Chemistry
Faye F. Shaw Professor Emerita, Deceased, January 3, 2022 Chemistry
E. Jane Shinehouse Professor Emerita Biology
John W. Shuck Professor Emeritus Math and Computer Science
Evan S. Snyder Professor Emeritus, Deceased, May 17, 2009 Physics
Margaret B. Staiger Emerita Acquisitions and Reference Librarian, Deceased, April 25, 2009 Library
Roger P. Staiger Professor Emeritus
Deceased, April 29, 2010 		Chemistry
John R. Strassburger President Emeritus
Deceased, September 22, 2010 		President’s Office
Martha C. Takats Professor Emerita Physics
Colette Trout Professor Emerita Modern Languages
Levie Van Dam Professor Emeritus
Deceased, April 14, 2014 		Chemistry
Derk Visser Professor Emeritus, Deceased, December 16, 2018 History
Tina D. Wailgum Professor Emerita Health and Exercise Physiology
Rosemarie D. Wait Retired Instructor Mathematics and Computer Science
Rich Wallace Professor Emeritus Environmental Studies
Richard J. Whatley Professor Emeritus, Deceased, May 12, 2018 Health and Exercise Physiology
John M. Wickersham Professor Emeritus Classics
William B. Williamson Retired Faculty, Deceased, November 14, 2000 Philosophy and Religious Studies
Theodore Xaras Professor Emeritus Art
Calvin D. Yost Professor Emeritus, Deceased, June 24, 1994 English
F. Donald Zucker Professor Emeritus, Deceased, November 11, 2010 Politics
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Dr. Gayle K. Byerly, Professor Emerita of English, passed away on January 12, 2024. To read the full obituary, click here.

Dr. Scott Deacle, Professor of Business and Economics passed away unexpectedly on May 5, 2023.

The Business of Happiness: Remembering Professor Scott Deacle

Read the full obituary

Dr. Faye Shaw, Professor Emerita of Chemistry, passed away in January 3, 2022. To read the full obituary, click here.

Dr. Conrad Edward Kruse, Professor Emeritus of Biology, passed away on December 27, 2021. To read the full obituary, click here.

Dr. Ronald Hess, professor Emeritus of Chemistry, passed away on July 1, 2019. To read more about Dr. Hess’ life, click here.

Dr. Ross Doughty, professor Emeritus of History, concluded his battle with ALS and passed away on March 28, 2019. Dr. Doughty has left a long and lasting impact on Ursinus College. To read the full obituary, click here.

If you are interested in getting in contact with one of our emeriti faculty members, contact the Office of Academic Affairs at deansoffice@ursinus.edu or Alumni Relations at ucalumni@ursinus.edu.