University History, Officers, and Faculty
2016–17 UNCG Undergraduate Bulletin
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Scott E. Ross (2012), Professor, Kinesiology. B.S.,
University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., The University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Phillip Daniel Royall (2003), Associate Professor,
Geography. B.S., North Carolina State University;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Kailan Rubinoff (2007), Associate Professor, Music
Studies. B.A., University of Pennsylvania; Masters
Diploma, Conservatorium van Amsterdam; Ph.D.,
University of Alberta.
Parke A. Rublee (1990), Professor, Biology. B.A.,
Dartmouth College; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State
University.
Olav Rueppell (2003), Professor, Biology. B.S.,
Universität Regensburg (Germany); M.S., Universität
Würzburg (Germany); Ph.D., University of California,
Davis.
Kelly L. Rulison (2010), Associate Professor, Public
Health Education. B.S., University of Rochester; M.S.,
M.A.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Candie Rumph (2015), Lecturer, Biology. B.S., M.S., The
University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Linda Rupert (2006), Associate Professor, History. B.A.,
Brandeis University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.
Heather Rushforth (2006), Lecturer, Biology. B.S.,
Millersville University of Pennsylvania; M.S., The
University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Alejandro Rutty (2007), Associate Professor, Music
Studies. Licenciado in Music, Universidad Catolica
Argentina; M.M., University of New Mexico; Ph.D.,
State University of New York at Buffalo.
Stephen Q. Ruzicka (1980), Professor, History. B.A.,
M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Diane Lea Ryndak (2014), Professor and Department
Chair, Specialized Education Services. B.S., Illinois
State University; M.Ed., University of Vermont; Ph.D.,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dohyoung Ryang (2010), Assistant Professor,
Mathematics and Statistics. B.Ed., M.Ed., Korea
National University of Education; M.A., Ph.D.,
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Jan Rychtar (2006), Professor, Mathematics and
Statistics. B.Sc., M.Sc., R.N.Dr., Ph.D., Charles
University Prague; Ph.D., University of Alberta.
Fereidoon Sadri (1994), Professor, Computer Science.
B.S., Tehran University (Iran); M.S., University of
Washington Seattle; M.S., Ph.D., Princeton University.
Filip Saidak (2006), Associate Professor, Mathematics
and Statistics. Ph.D., Queen's University.
Al F. Salam (2000), Associate Professor, Information
Systems and Supply Chain Management. B.S.,
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology;
M.B.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at
Buffalo.
John C. Salmon (1989), Professor, Music Performance.
B.A., B.M., Texas Christian University; M.M., The
Juilliard School; D.M.A., University of Texas;
Solistendiplom, Hochschule für Musik, Freiburg
(Germany).
Maria C. Sanchez (2008), Associate Professor, English.
B.A., Harvard College; M.A., University of Michigan-
Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.
Jennifer B. Sandoval (1981), Clinical Professor, School
of Nursing. B.S.N., Columbia University; M.S.N.,
University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Riikka M. Sarala (2008), Assistant Professor,
Management. B.Sc., M.Sc., Helsinki School of
Economics; Ph.D., Swedish School of Economics.
Caitlin Saraphis (2010), Lecturer, History. B.A., M.A.,
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Tina Sarawgi (2001), Associate Professor, Interior
Architecture. B.Arch., School of Planning and
Architecture (India); M.Arch., Miami University.
Jeffrey K. Sarbaum (1999), Lecturer, Economics. B.S.,
University of the Pacific; M.A., Ph.D., State University
of New York at Binghamton.
Maria Schilke (2004), Lecturer, Languages, Literatures,
and Cultures. B.A., The University of North Carolina at
Asheville; M.A., The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
Jamie Schissel (2013), Assistant Professor, Teacher
Education Higher Education. B.A., University of
Northern Iowa; M.A.T., Georgetown University; Ph.D.,
University of Pennsylvania.
Stuart J. Schleien (1997), Professor and Department
Chair, Community and Therapeutic Recreation. B.A.,
State University of New York at Binghamton; M.Ed.,
University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Cathryne L. Schmitz (2007), Professor, Social Work.
B.A., M.S.W., University of Washington; M.S.W.,
Ph.D., The Ohio State University.
Randy J. Schmitz (1998), Professor, Kinesiology. B.S.,
University of Wisconsin LaCrosse; M.Ed., Ph.D.,
University of Virginia.
Malcolm Schug (1999), Associate Professor, Biology.
B.A., State University of New York College at
Potsdam; M.S., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D.,
The Ohio State University.