Faculty & Staff

Lorena Margaret Daeschner Hall
Years Here: 1938–1946
Donald Gregory
Years Here: 1946–1979
Willard Misfelt
Next Location: Bowling Green U.
Merle Skykora
Next Location: St. Cloud State U.
Mary Swanson
Years Here: 1964–1965
Replaced by: Willard Misfelt
Next Location: University of St. Thomas
Bruce McClain
Years Here: 1965–present
Marle Kall
Years Here: January 1969
Next Location: U. of Mn., Bemiji
Jan Dyck
Years Here: 1967–1969
Next Location: Canada
Gene Buckley
Years Here: 1969–1981
Next Location: Colorado
Paul Granlund
Years Here: 1971–2003
Donald Palmgren
Years Here: 1972–2003
Pornpilai Buranabunpot Palmgren
Years Here: 1972–1989
Next Location: Davis, CA
Yoshitaka & Masaye Kohrogi
Years Here: January–Spring, 1973
Next Location: Japan
Susan Freifeld
Years Here: 1975–1976
Replaced by: Gene Buckley
Next Location: Chicago, IL
Linnea Wren
Years Here: 1976–present
Sadao Watanabe
Years Here: 1976–1977
Next Location: Japan
Stanley Shetka
Years Here: 1979–present
Gary Gordon
Years Here: Fall 1979
Replaced by: Donald Palmgren
Next Location: N.W. Missouri State
Jonathan Scott
Years Here: 1980–1981
Replaced by: Linnea Wren
Peggy Diggs
Years Here: Spring 1978
Replaced by: Bruce McClain
Next Location: Williams College & NYC
Candice Groot
Years Here: 1981–1988
Next Location: Chicago,IL
David Hollowell
Years Here: Spring 1984
Replaced by: Bruce McClain
Next Location: U. of California, Davis
Philip Gugel
Years Here: 1983–1984
Replaced by: Linnea Wren
Conrad Rudolf
Years Here: 1985–1986
Replaced by: Linnea Wren
Next Location: U. of Cal. Riverside
Heather McGill
Years Here: 1985–1986
Replaced by: Stanley Shetka
Next Location: Cranbrook Academy of Art
Anna Strickland
Years Here: January–Spring, 1987
Replaced by: Donald Palmgren
Next Location: Los Angeles,CA
Zizi Raymond
Years Here: 1986–1987
Replaced by: Stanley Shetka
Next Location: Los Angeles,CA
Amy Podmore
Years Here: 1987–1988
Replaced by: Stanley Shetka
Anita Powell
Years Here: 1988–89
Replaced by: Candice Groot
Next Location: Florida
Lorre Hoffman
Years Here: 1988–1989
Replaced by: Stanley Shetka
Next Location: U. of Colorado, Denver
Laura Stone
Years Here: 1989–1994
Next Location: Knife River, MN
Lois Peterson
Years Here: 1989–present
Ann Stout
Years Here: Fall 1990
Replaced by: Linnea Wren
Barbara Hoffman
Years Here: Spring 1990
Replaced by: Bruce McClain
Next Location: New York City
Christie Hawkins
Years Here: 1990–1991
Replaced by: Stanley Shetka
Next Location: St. Olaf College
Scott Parsons
Years Here: 1991–1992
Replaced by: Donald Palmgren
Next Location: Colorado
Ann Kolhs
Years Here: 1992–1993
Replaced by: Linnea Wren
Laura Stack
Years Here: 1994–2001
Next Location: MCAD
Martie Geiger-Ho
Years Here: 1995–1996
Replaced by: Lois Peterson
Philip Rickey
Years Here: 1997–1998
Replaced by: Stanley Shetka
Christine Baeumler
Years Here: 1997, 1998–1999
Replaced by: Donald Palmgren
Next Location: College of Visual Arts
Donald Myers
Years Here: 1998–1999, 2000–present
Linda Magozzi
Years Here: 1999–2000
Replaced by: Lois Peterson
Lucy Lamp
Years Here: Fall 2000
Alexandre Lock
Years Here: 2000–2001
Kyle Riedel
Years Here: 2001–2003
Priscilla Briggs
Years Here: 2003–present
Jacob Lunderby
Years Here: 2003–2005
Nell Ytsma
Michigan State University & University of Stockholm
Years Here: 2003–2004
Kaylee Spencer-Ahrens
University of Texas at Austin
Years Here: Spring 2004
Cheryl Casteen

Art and Art History Department Chairs

  • Donald Gregory: 1946–1972
  • Bruce McClain: 1972–1977
  • Bruce McClain: 1990–1993
  • Bruce McClain: 2001–2004
  • Gene Buckley: 1977–1980
  • Donald Palmgren: 1980–1984
  • Linnea Wren: 1987–1990
  • Linnea Wren: 1996–1998
  • Stanley Shetka: 1993–1996
  • Lois Peterson: 1998–2001
  • Lois Peterson: 2004–present

Adminstrative Secretaries

  • Sharon
  • Jan Fredlund
  • Carol Moline
  • Carol Hanson ?–1995
  • Colleen Hanson 1995–present