Faculty - Department of Language and Literature

An outstanding faculty is one of the hallmarks of the Department of Language and Literature. DSU faculty members regularly publish stories, poems, essays and plays. Many have received national awards and regional recognition for their teaching, scholarship, and creative writing. The modern language instructors frequently provide translation service for personal, professional and commercial purposes.

	Dr. Alan Church Chair of the Department of Language and Literature Associate Professor of English Office: Stickney Hall 221 Phone: 483-2125 University of Washington, Ph.D. Arizona State University M.A., B.A.
	Dr. John Ballard Professor of Spanish Office: Stickney Hall 218 Phone: 483-2472 Ohio State University, Ph.D. Purdue University, M.A. Utah State University, B.A. Web page
	Dr. Deborah Ford Associate Professor of English Office: Stickney Hall 211 Phone: 483-2142 University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, Ph.D. St. John’s College, M.A. Brooklyn College City University of New York, M.A., B.A.
	Dr. Karen Foster Assistant Professor of English Office: Stickney Hall 415 Phone: 483-2351 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ph.D. University of South Dakota at Vermillion, M.A. Augustana College, B.A.
	Dr. Jim McWilliams Associate Professor of English Office: Stickney Hall 215 Phone: 483-2145 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Ph.D. Southwest Missouri University, M.A., B.A. Web page
	Dr. David Solheim Professor of English Office: Stickney Hall 212 Phone: 483-2124 University of Denver, Ph.D. Stanford University, M.A. Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A.
	Dr. Ray L. Wheeler Professor of English Office: Stickney Hall 216 Phone: 483-2586 University of North Dakota, Ph.D. Pittsburg State University, M.A., B.A. Web page
	Margaret Barnhart Lecturer of English Office: Stickney Hall 214 Phone: 483-2127 Dickinson State University, B.S.
	Kathleen Hanna Adjunct Instructor of English Office: Stickney Hall 221 Phone: 225-9630 Utah State University, M.A. Brigham Young University, B.I.S.
	Sue Jackson Adjunct Instructor of Religion Office: Stickney Hall 221 Phone: 483-2316 University of Notre Dame, M.A. North Dakota State University, B.S.
	Dr. Bruce MacDuffie Adjunct Instructor of Religion Office: Stickney Hall 418 Phone: 483-2153 Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (Illinois), D. Min. Boston University, M.Ed.
	Dorothy Renner Lecturer of German and Psychology Office: May Hall 205 Phone: 483-2033 University of Maryland, B.S. Dickinson State University, B.A., B.S.
	Katie Severson Adjunct Instructor of Spanish Office: Language Lab May 205 Phone: 483-2033 Dickinson State University, B.S.Ed
	Bonnie Smith Adjunct Instructor of English Office: Stickney Hall 221 Phone: 567-2771 North Dakota State University, M.A. Dickinson State University, B.S.
	Melissa Pavlicek Administrative Secretary Office: Stickney Hall 221 Phone: 483-2316