Faculty and Staff Emeriti

Dates in parentheses indicate the years of full-time service on the Newberry College Staff.

DALE KINARD BROWN, Associate Dean and Associate Professor Emerita of English (1991-2017)
B.A., Newberry College, 1966
M.A., Western Carolina University, 1970

LAWRENCE E. ELLIS, Director Emeritus of Library Services (1992-2012)
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 1969
M.S., Florida State University, 1970

PETER L. FRENCH, President Emeritus (1995-1999)
B.A., Moravian College, 1960
M.A., 1961; Ph.D., 1968, Yale University

KATHLYN A. FRITZ, Professor Emerita of Sociology (1990-2008)
A.B., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1968
M. Phil., Yale University, 1971
Ph.D., Yale University, 1975

LEIGHTON HARTZOG, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Business Administration and Accounting (2002-2017)
B.A., Wofford College, 1971
M.B.A., University of South Carolina, 1980
CPA, State of South Carolina

JOANNA D. INNES, Professor Emerita of English (1989-2002); Director of Writing Center (1991-2002)
B.A., Central Methodist College, 1959
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1989

WAYNE C. KANNADAY, Professor Emeritus of Religion, (1999-2021)
B.A., Newberry College, 1975
M. Div., Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1979
M.A., University of South Carolina, 1993
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2002

WILLIAM R. LONG, Professor Emeritus of Music and Director of Bands (1992-2013)
B.S.Ed., Black Hills State (S.D.) University, 1965
M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1969

NORMAN E. MASTERS, jr., Professor Emeritus of Business Administration and Economics (1977-2009)
B.A., East Carolina University, 1970
M.Com., University of Richmond, 1973
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1993

CHRISTINA MCCARTHA, Professor Emerita of Chemistry (2003-2022)
B.S., University of South Carolina, 1984
Ph.D., Emory University, 1992

JOSEPH A. MCDONALD, Professor Emeritus of Sociology (2006-2014)
B.A., University of Georgia, 1970
M.A., University of Georgia, 1975
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1981

BETSY M. MCDOWELL, Professor Emerita of Nursing, (2007-2018)
B.S.N., University of South Carolina, 1971
M.S.N., University of North Carolina, 1975
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1997

JULIE H. MCLEOD, Professor Emerita of Music (1961-2000)
A.B., Newberry College, 1959
M.A., Columbia University, 1960
D. M., (Honorary), Newberry College, 2006

BRUCE NELLSMITH, Professor Emeritus of Art (1988-2021)
B.F.A., University of Georgia, 1981
M.F.A., University of North Carolina, 1985

NATHAN A. SCHROER, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology (1989-2012)
B.A. Defiance College, 1964
M.A., Ball State University, 1966
Ed.D., University of Idaho, 1972
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1985

STEVEN SCHWEIZER, Professor Emeritus of Political Science (2003-2017)
B.S., Truman State University, 1971
M.A., Truman State University, 1973
Ph.D., University of Missouri—Columbia, 1984

JESSE SCOTT, Professor Emeritus of History (1985-2024)
B.A., Clemson University, 1979
M.A., Clemson University, 1981
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1985

MARILYN DALLMAN SEYMOUR, Associate Professor Emerita of English (2009-2020)
B.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 1977
M.A., Old Dominion University, 1987
Ph.D., University of Tulsa, 2006

JOHN W. WAGNER, Professor Emeritus of Music (1965-2002); Department Chair (1988-2000)
B.Mus., DePauw University, 1959
M.Mus., Florida State University, 1961
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1969

JAMES A. WILHIDE, Professor Emeritus of Education (1990-2002)
B.S., Youngstown (Ohio) State University, 1960
M.Ed., University of Arizona, 1968
Ed.D., University of South Carolina, 1985

VINETTA GOODWIN WITT, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Department Chair (1999, 2020)
B.A., South Carolina State University, 1976
M.A., Clark-Atlanta University, 1977
Gerontology Certificate, University of South Carolina, 1998
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1999