Faculty

Jerome Billingsley
Adjunct Instructor of English

    Office: 244 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4551
    E-mail: jbilling@deltastate.edu

    M S. Library Science University of Illinois
    M.A. English University of Mississippi
    B.A. Delta State University

Courses Taught: Composition
Introduction to Literature
Expository Writing

Benjamin Burgos-Aguilar
Professor of Spanish

    Office: Kethley 260
    Office Phone: 846-4071
    Email: bburgos@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. The University of New Mexico
    M.A. Michigan State University
    B.S. Alma College
    A.A. Warren Wilson College

Courses Taught: Elementary Spanish             The Literature of Spain
                       Cervantes                          Spanish Drama of the Golden Age
                       Latin American Literature      Intermediate Spanish
                       Advanced Spanish               Spanish Conversation

Georgene Clark
Assistant Professor of English, Coordinator of Composition

    Office: 251 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4078
    E-mail: gclark@deltastate.edu

M.S. Illinois Institute of Technology
B.A. Tougaloo College

Courses Taught: Composition
                       Introduction to Literature
                       Expository Writing
                       African-American Literature

Nancy Clark
Associate Professor of Communication Studies And Theatre Arts

    Office: Jobe 108
    Office Phone: 846-4075
    E-mail: nclark@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. University of Mississippi
    M.Ed. University of Mississippi
    B.A. Mississippi University for Women

Courses Taught: Directing for Theatre          Fundamentals of Speech Communication
                       Introduction to Theatre      Dramatic Performance and Production
                       Acting                             History of Theatre
                       Theatre Activities

John R. Ford
Assistant Professor of English

    Office: 261 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4108
    E-mail: jford@deltastate.edu

    Advanced Study University of Michigan
    M.A. University of Maine
    B.A. Boston College

Courses Taught:        Shakespeare                                   Milton
                              Shakespeare’s Contemporaries            Renaissance Literature
                              Introduction to Poetry and Drama       Composition

Scholarly Interests:    Shakespeare in performance, Shakespeare’s contemporaries

Selected Publications: Twelfth Night: A Guide to the Play (Greenwood P, 2005)
                               A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Focus Edition, in progress)

Susan Allen Ford
Professor of English, Writing Center Coordinator

    Office: 259 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4082
    E-mail: sford@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. University of Michigan
    M.A. University of Michigan
    B.A. Kenyon College

Courses Taught:     Composition (including Advanced)      British Literature
                           Jane Austen                                  Detective Fiction
                           Approaches to Tutoring Writers         British Novel
                           The Romantic Period                       The Gothic

Scholarly Interests:
Jane Austen and her contemporaries, Shakespeare in the 18^th and 19^th centuries, and Detective Fiction

Editor:
Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal & Persuasions On-Line
www.jasna.org/persuasions/index.html

Bonnie Horton
Instructor of English

    Office: 252 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4089
    E-mail: bhorton@deltastate.edu

M.A. Delta State University
B.A. Mississippi State University

Courses Taught: English Composition
Expository Writing

Stephen A. King
Professor of Communication Studies, Coordinator of Communications Studies and Theatre Arts

    Office: 240 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4090
    E-mail: sking@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. Indiana University
    M.A. University of New Mexico
    B.A. Boise State University

Courses Taught: Rhetorical Criticism                   Rhetoric of Social Movements
                       Interpersonal Communication      Communication Theory
                       Internship in Communication       Small Group Discussion

Selected Publications: Reggae, Rastafari, and the Rhetoric of Social Control. UP of Mississippi, 2002. “Protest Music as ‘Ego-Enhancement’: Reggae Music, the Rastafarian Movement, and the Reexamination of Race and Identity in Jamaica.” The Resisting Muse: Popular Music and Social Protest. Ashgate, 2006. 105-118.

D. Allan Mitchell
Assistant Professor of English, Chair of the University Service Learning Committee

    Office: 257 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4091
    E-Mail: amitchell@deltastate.edu

M.F.A. The University of Mississippi
B.A. The University of Virginia

Courses Taught: Modern American Drama      History and Literature of the Blues
                       Expository Writing            Introduction to the Short Story and Novel
                       Composition                      Introduction to Poetry and Drama

Renelda L. Owen
Instructor of English

    Office: 256 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4063
    E-mail: rowen@deltastate.edu

M.A. University of Mississippi
B.A. Blue Mountain College

Courses Taught: English Composition
Introduction to Literature

William A. Pennington
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Past President of the Mississippi Philosophy Association, Past Secretary of the Mississippi Philosophy Association

    Office: 242 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4059
    E-mail: wpningtn@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. University of Mississippi
    M.Div. Emory University
    B.A.    Millsaps College

Courses Taught: Introduction to Philosophy    Creative and Critical Thinking
                         Ethics                Philosophy of Religion
                         Religions of the World             History of Western Philosophy
               Philosophy and Literature        Political Philosophy
               History of Christian Doctrine    New Testament Greek

Sally F. Paulson
Instructor of Communication Studies

    Office: 243 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4079
    E-mail: spaulson@deltastate.edu

    Advanced study University of Memphis
    J.D. University of Kentucky
    M.A. University of Illinois
    B.A. University of Illinois

Courses Taught: Public Speaking              Business Communication
                       Persuasion                    Communication Theory
                       Gender Communication    Mass Communication
                       Performance Studies       Small Group Communications
                       Rhetoric

Jack Phillips
Instructor of English

    Office: 254 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4068
    E-mail: jphilips@deltastate.edu
    Advanced Study University of Mississippi

M.Ed. in English Delta State University
B.S.E. in English Delta State University

Courses Taught: Composition
                       Introduction to Literature
                       Expository Writing
                       American Literature
                       English Literature

John Pursley
Assistant Professor of English, Confidante Faculty Advisor

    Office: 248 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4083
    E-mail: jpursley@deltastate.edu

M.F.A. University of Alabama
B.A. University of Missouri

Course Taught: Contemporary Literature     Modern Poetry
                      Poetry Writing Workshop    Literary Magazine Workshop
                      Composition                     Introduction to Literature (Fiction)
                     Honors Composition           Introduction to Literature (Poetry and Drama)

Patricia Roberts
Assistant Professor of Journalism, Coordinator of Journalism Program, Advisor to the Delta Statement



    Office: 245 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4468
    E-mail: proberts@deltastate.edu

M.S. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
B.A. Douglass College of Rutgers University

Courses Taught: Writing for the Mass Media    News Reporting
                       Editing for Print Media          Print Layout and Design
                       Investigative Reporting        History of Journalism
                       Feature Writing                  Newspaper Workshop
                       Internship in Journalism        Special Topics in Journalism

Elizabeth Sarcone
Professor of English

    Office: 258 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4070
    E-mail: esarcone@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. Vanderbilt
    M.A. Mississippi University for Women
    B.S. Mississippi University for Women

Courses Taught: History of the English Language    British Literature
                       Introduction to Literature            American Literature I
                       Composition I and II                   Chaucer
                       Developmental English

Marilyn Schultz
Assistant Professor of English, Coordinator of Teacher Education, Sponsor of NCTE Student Group

    Office: 243 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4061
    E-mail: mschultz@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. University of Missouri
    M.Ed. Lincoln University
    B.S.E. University of Central Missouri

Courses Taught:  Problems of Teaching English                             Young Adult Literature
                        Methods of Teaching Secondary Language Arts    Composition
                        Language Development and Writing                    Grammar for Teachers

Dorothy Shawhan
Chair Emerita of the Division of Languages and Literature,
Professor Emerita of English

    Office: 250 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4076
    E-mail: dshawhan@deltastate.edu

    M.F.A. Creative Writing, George Mason University
    M.A.    Louisiana State University
    B.A.     Mississippi University for Women

Courses Taught: Fiction Writing Workshop
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Women Writers

Scholarly Interests: Fiction writing & biography

Jeff Smithpeters
Assistant Professor of English, Faculty Senator,
Secretary of the Delta State Chapter of American Association of University Professors

    Office: 246 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4062
    E-mail: smithpeters@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. Louisiana State University
    M.A. University of Arkansas
    B.A. Ouachita Baptist University

Courses Taught: American Literature I and II    Expository Writing
                       Southern Literature               Toni Morrison
                       Novels of the U.S. Civil War    Writers of the Mississippi Delta
                       Composition

Donna Buford Spell
Adjunct Instructor of English

    Office: 250 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4076
    E-mail: dspell@deltastate.edu

    Advanced Study Oxford University & Vanderbilt University
    M.A. University of Alabama
    B.A. University of Mississippi

Courses Taught: Composition
Introduction to Literature
Developmental Writing

Clint Tibbs
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy

    Office: 224 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4085
    E-mail: ctibbs@deltastate.edu

    Ph.D. The Catholic University of America, Biblical Studies
    M.A. The Catholic University of America, Biblical Studies
    B.A. Delta State University, History

Courses Taught: Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
Western Religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

James Tomek
Professor of French

    Office: 233 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4077
    E-mail: jtomek@deltastate.edu
    Web Page: http://ntweb.deltastate.edu/jtomek

    Ph.D. Duke University
    M.T.S. Spring Hill College
    M.A. Duke University
    A.B. St. Peters College

Courses Taught: French Language, Literature & Film – all levels
                       Interdisciplinary courses (Film, Poetry, Painting)
                       Introduction to Literature (English)

Yvonne-Marie Bryan Tomek
Instructor of English, Chair of the Sophomore Literature Committee

    Office: 255 Kethley Hall
    Office Phone: 846-4064
    E-mail: ytomek@deltastate.edu

M.A. Delta State University
B.A. Delta State University

Courses Taught: Introduction to Literature    French Culture, Civilization and Literature
                       Expository Writing              French Grammar, 3^rd and 4^th semester
                       French Conversation           French Women Writers
                       Composition

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