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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (Aug. 30, 2012) — This fall, Milligan College welcomes seven new full-time faculty members. In addition, four current faculty members will be taking on new responsibilities.
The new faculty members include:
Dr. Michael Blouin will serve as assistant professor of English and humanities. He has a Ph.D. in American studies from Michigan State University (East Lansing, Mich.). He earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in English from the University of Vermont (Burlington, Vt.). Blouin’s areas of concentration include 19th and 20th century American literature and film, U.S.-Japan cultural relations, cultural studies, nuclear discourse, cosmopolitanism and critical theory.
Dr. Timothy Carter will serve as assistant professor of business administration/marketing. He has a Doctor of Business Administration degree in marketing from Argosy University (Sarasota, Fla.), and he earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in organizational management from Tusculum College (Greeneville, Tenn.). Carter has years of management and administrative experience and is a small business owner. He previously taught at Tusculum and King College (Bristol, Tenn.).
Dr. Amy Edmonds will serve as assistant professor of political science. She has a Ph.D. in political science and a master’s degree in international relations from Baylor University (Waco, Texas). She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee, Okla.). Edmonds has served as an adjunct instructor at Milligan since 2010 and joins the full-time faculty to help develop the college’s new political science major, which begins this fall.
Junia Gindlesperger will serve as assistant professor of human performance and exercise science. She has a master’s degree in physical education from East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, Tenn.) and a bachelor’s degree in human performance and exercise science from Milligan. Since July 2007, she has served as a physical education teacher at Unicoi High School (Erwin, Tenn.), where she also held various coaching roles with the volleyball, softball, basketball, and track and field teams.
Dr. Rebecca Sapp will serve as assistant professor of counseling and psychology. She has a Ph.D. in social work from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville). She also earned a master’s degree in counseling from East Tennessee State University (emphasis in marriage and family therapy) and a bachelor’s degree from Milligan (double major: psychology and office administration). Sapp has served as an adjunct instructor at ETSU and Milligan, and joins Milligan’s full-time faculty to teach in the college’s new Master of Science in counseling (MSC) program. She also is a licensed marital and family therapist, and has worked at Frontier Health, a local community mental health center, for the past 12 years.
Dr. Christina Schnyders will serve as assistant professor of counseling and psychology. She has a Ph.D. in counseling and human development services from Kent State University (Kent, Ohio). She also has a master’s degree in clinical and pastoral counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary (Ashland, Ohio) and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Simpson University (Redding, Calif.). She is a professional counselor licensed by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. She will teach in Milligan’s Master of Science in counseling program.
Dr. Amy Swango-Wilson will serve as associate professor of nursing. She has a Ph.D. in health services from Walden University (Minneapolis, Minn.), a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.) and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Berea College (Berea, Ky.). In addition to her more than 25 years of teaching experience, Swango-Wilson also has a rich background of clinical experience in the nursing and community health fields. She most recently served on the faculty of East Tennessee State University and Walden University.
In addition, these longtime Milligan professors are undertaking new roles:
Dr. Lee Blackburn, assistant professor of history and humanities, was named director of the humanities program. The college’s unique humanities program — incorporating history, literature, philosophy and fine arts — is central to the Milligan liberal arts education.
Dr. Joy Drinnon, associate professor of psychology, accepted the newly-formed position of director of undergraduate research at Milligan. In this position, she will help guide the campus through the implementation of its RISE Above initiative, which promotes increased awareness of and participation in undergraduate research by faculty and students. She will continue to teach part time in the psychology area in addition to her new administrative role.
Dr. Craig Farmer, professor of history and humanities, is the new area chair of humane learning at Milligan. The humane learning area encompasses a wide variety of subjects, including literature, languages, philosophy, history, fine arts, and theology, many of which are part of the college’s liberal arts curriculum.
Dr. Lori Mills, professor of psychology, is the director of Milligan’s new Master of Science in counseling program. The two-year, 60-credit-hour program prepares graduates to pursue licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
To learn more about Milligan, visit www.milligan.edu.