Division Chairs and Department/Program Coordinators

A Structure of Excellence

Virginia Wesleyan College offers a wide variety of majors across three divisions: Humanities, Natural Science and Mathematics, and Social Sciences (including Pre-professional Study). The possibilities for your education are endless!

When you attend college on our campus, you are welcome to design your own major — chart your own path — to end up with a degree tailor-made to fit your vision for your future. For example, one student created his own program that combines a major in German language with a music major. His collegiate experience not only involves a unique program on campus, but also spending a year in Germany immersing himself in the German language and studying the composers and rich musical history of the Rhineland.

The options are many at Virginia Wesleyan. The only certainty is that you will come away with an outstanding education, delivered at the hands of exceptionally talented professors who have equipped you well for the challenges ahead.

Division Chairs

Humanities

Dr. Travis B. Malone, Ph.D.
Leslie Hines, Administrative Assistant

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Dr. J. Chris Haley, Ph.D.
Catherine Hartman, Administrative Assistant

Social Sciences

Dr. Robert B. Albertson, Ph.D.
Jane Kiefer, , Administrative Assistant

 

Department Coordinators

American Studies*	Dr. Eric Mazur
Art	Ms. Sharon Swift
Biology	Dr. Soraya Bartol
Business	Dr. Paul Ewell
Chemistry/Physical Science	Dr. Joyce Easter
Classics	Dr. Benjamin Haller
Communications and Journalism	Dr. Kathy Merlock Jackson
Earth and Environmental Sciences	Dr. Elizabeth G. Malcolm
Education	Dr. Malcolm Lively
English	Dr. Michael Hall
Environmental Studies*	Dr. Lawrence D. Hultgren Dr. Maynard H. Schaus
Foreign Languages and Literatures	Dr. Mavel Velasco
Health and Human Services	Dr. Benjamin D. Dobrin
History	Dr. Dan Margolies
Comprehensive Liberal Studies*	Dr. Clayton Drees
International Studies*	Dr. Murrell Brooks
Mathematics and Computer Science	Dr. Margaret Reese
Music	Ms. Lee Jordan-Anders
Philosophy	Dr. Larry Hultgren
Physics	Dr. Garry E. Noe
Political Science	Dr. Aubrey Westfall
Psychology	Dr. Craig Jackson
Recreation and Leisure Studies	Dr. Wayne Pollock
Religious Studies	Dr. Craig S. Wansink
Social Sciences*	Dr. Robert Albertson
History and Social Science*	Dr. Dan Margolies
Sociology and Criminal Justice	Mr. Scott Liverman
Theatre	Dr. Travis Malone
Women's and Gender Studies*	Dr. Susan Larkin

* denotes a special major or program at the College, not an academic department