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History Faculty and Staff
Our faculty has a wide range of expertise, experience, interests and connections. They are writers, researchers, public speakers, administrators, and community leaders. But they are, first and foremost, teachers, and the small size of most history classes makes for exceptional interaction between teacher and student.
You, like many of our students, may find yourself preparing a paper to present at an undergraduate research conference or preparing a senior thesis. Our faculty will encourage you to excel and develop your talents to the fullest. They will give support and advice as you plan for your career or further study. They will even steer you toward valuable scholarship and internship opportunities. As a history major, you will receive a quality education with a personal touch.
Browse the links below and learn more about the research and activities of our award-winning faculty.
| Richard Starnes | Ph.D.; Department Head; Sossomon Associate Professor of History |
| Tyler Blethen | Ph.D.; Professor |
| Victoria Clement | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor |
| Laura Cruz | Ph.D.; Associate Professor |
| Linda Culpepper | ABD; Lecturer |
| Andrew Denson | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor |
| David Dorondo | D.Phil.; Associate Professor |
| Mary Ella Engel | ABD; Visiting Assistant Professor |
| Gael Graham | Ph.D.; Associate Professor; Graduate Coordinator |
| James Lewis | Ph.D.; Professor |
| Alexander Macaulay | Ph.D.; Assistant Professor; Cooperative Education Coordinator |
| Elizabeth McRae | Ph.D.; Associate Professor; Director of Social Science Education |
| Scott Philyaw | Ph.D.; Associate Professor; Director of the Mountain Heritage Center |
| Vicki Szabo | Ph.D.; Associate Professor |
| Clinton Young | Ph.D.; Visiting Assistant Professor |
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Visiting Faculty | |
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Sue Abram |
ABD, Visiting Lecturer |
| Gregory McLamb | ABD; Visiting Assistant Professor |
| Emeriti Faculty | |
| William Anderson | |
| John L. Bell | |
| Ellerd Hulbert | |
| Clifford Lovin | |
| Gerald Schwartz | |
| Max R. Williams | |
| Curtis Wood | |
| Non-Departmental Historians | |
| George Frizzell | University Archivist |
| Peter Koch | Educational Specialist, Mountain Heritage Center |
| Department Secretary | |
| Ms. Kathy Orr | |