Liberal Studies Faculty
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Jeffrey D. Anstine Associate Professor of Management, B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1987, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1995, Office: H119 202 630-637-5476 | jdanstine@noctrl.edu |
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Thomas D. Cavenagh Professor of Business Law and Conflict Resolution; Director of Leadership, Ethics and Values; Director of the Dispute Resolution Center, Coordinator, Master of Leadership Studies Degree B.A., Trinity College, 1984; J.D., DePaul University, 1987 109 S. Loomis House LL 630-637-5157 | tdcavenagh@noctrl.edu |
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Sara J. Eaton Professor of English; Chairperson, Division of Arts & Letters B.S., 1970, Ph.D., 1985, University of Minnesota Student Service Center 204B 630-637-5279 | sjeaton@noctrl.edu |
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David H. Fisher Professor of Philosophy B.A., Carleton College, 1965; M.A., Columbia University-Union Theological Seminary, 1967; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1976, Vanderbilt University 225 N. Loomis House 15 630-637-5337 | dhfisher@noctrl.edu |
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Gerald R. Gems Professor of Health and Physical Education B.A., Northeastern Illinois University, 1977; M.S., University of Arizona, 1980; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1989 Merner Fieldhouse 103-G 630-637-5502 | grgems@noctrl.edu |
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Richard R.Guzman Professor of English; Coordinator of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies and Master of Leadership Studies Programs B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1971; M.A., California State University at Hayward, 1973; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1977 Student Service Center 203A 630-637-5280 | rrguzman@noctrl.edu |
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Zachary M. Jack Associate Professor of English B.A., Iowa State University, 1996, M.F.A., University of Alabama, 2001, Office: KH 200 630-637-5281 | zmjack@noctrl.edu |
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Jennifer A. Jackson Associate Professor of English; Chairperson of English B.A., 1979, M.A., 1985, Miami University, Ohio; Ph.D., Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, 1992 Student Service Center 102 630-637-5278 | jajackson@noctrl.edu |
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Ann Durkin Keating Professor of History; Chairperson of History B.A., University of Illinois, 1978; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1984, University of Chicago 225 N. Loomis House 20 630-637-5617 | adkeating@noctrl.edu |
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Matthew B. Krystal Assistant Professor of Anthropology B.A., Washington University, 1990, M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 2001, Tulane University, Office: H116 201 630-637-5309 | mbkrystal@noctrl.edu |
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Francine G. Navakas Svend and Elizabeth Bramsen Professor in the Humanities; Professor of English; Associate Academic Dean B.A., University of Chicago, 1968; M.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1969; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1972 Old Main 534 630-637-5285 | fgnavakas@noctrl.edu |
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Richard E. Paine Professor of Speech Communication/Theatre B.A., Harding University, 1976, M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1979, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1989, Office: PH 26 630-637-5374 | repaine@noctrl.edu |
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Beverly Richard Cook Associate Professor of Spanish; Chairperson of Modern and Classical Languages, B.A., 1979, M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1988, University of Kentucky, Office: SSC 204FA 630-637-5127 | blrichardcook@noctrl.edu |
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Richard J. Wilders Professor of Mathematics; Special Assistant to the President; Director of the Lederman Scholars Program, B.S., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967, M.S., 1969, Ph.D., 1975, The Ohio State University, Office: OM 439 630-637-5234 | rjwilders@noctrl.edu |





















