Licensure Contact Persons:
Dr. Kim Ruebel, Licensure Officer
91 Killian Building Lane, Suite 206
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828-227-7311
828-227-7388 FAX
kkruebel@wcu.edu
Barbara Schade, Licensure Specialist
91 Killian Building Lane, Suite 206
828-227-2000
828-227-7388 FAX
bschade@wcu.edu
Field Experience Contact Person:
Mary Beth Decatur, Director of Field Experiences
Killian 201P
828/227-7314
828/227-7388 FAX mbdecatur@wcu.edu
College of Education and Allied Professions:
Dr. Dale Carpenter, Interim Dean, Education and Allied Professions - carpenter@wcu.edu; 828-227-7311
Dr. Kim Ruebel, Associate Dean, Education and Allied Professions - kkruebel@wcu.edu; 828-227-7311
School of Teaching and Learning:
Dr. Dan Grube, InterimDirector - dgrube@wcu.edu
Assistant Department Heads
Dr. Terry Rose, rose@wcu.edu
Marissa Ray, mray@wcu.edu
Secondary Education (9-12) and Special Subject Areas (K-12) Coordinators:
Undergraduate - Dr. Dan Grube, Interim Director - dgrube@wcu.edu
Graduate, MAEd - Dr. Ellie Hilty - hilty@wcu.edu
Graduate, MAT - Dr. Mary Jean Herzog - mherzog@wcu.edu
Teacher Education Program Contact Areas:
Pre-Kindergarten (B-K), Birth-Kindergarten - Dept of Human Services
Undergraduate only - Dr. Cathy Grist, clgrist@wcu.edu
Elementary Education(K-6) , School of Teaching and Learning
Undergraduate – Dr. Terry Rose, rose@wcu.edu
Graduate - Dr. Russell Binkley, rbinkley@wcu.edu
Middle Grades Education (6-9), School of Teaching and Learning
Undergraduate - Dr.David Strahan, strahan@wcu.edu
Graduate - Dr.Russell Binkley, rbinkley@wcu.edu
Secondary Education (9-12):
Comprehensive Science - Dept of Biology
Undergraduate - Dr. Kefyn Catley, kcatley@wcu.edu
Graduate - Biology (9-12) - Dr. Sabine Rundle, rundle@wcu.edu
Graduate - Chemistry (9-12) - Dr. Brian Dinkelmeyer, dinkelmeyer@wcu.edu
Comprehensive Social Sciences (9-12) – Dept of History
Undergraduate - Dr. Mary Engel, mengel@wcu.edu
Graduate - Dr. Elizabeth McRae, mcrae@wcu.edu
English – Dept of English
Undergraduate -Dr. Catherine Carter, ccarter@wcu.edu
Graduate - Dr. Annette Debo, adebo@wcu.edu
Mathematics – Dept of Mathematics and Computer Science
Undergraduate - Dr. Kathy Jaqua, kjaqua@wcu.edu
Graduate - Dr. Axelle Faughn, afughn@wcu.edu
Special Subject Areas (K-12):
Art – School of Art and Design
Undergraduate and Graduate - Dr. Erin Tapley, etapley@wcu.edu
English, Second Language (K-12), Dept of English
Graduate only - Dr. Chandrika Balasubramanian, crogers@wcu.edu
Exceptional Children - School of Teaching and Learning
Undergraduate Special Education – Marissa Ray, mray@wcu.edu
Graduate Special Education – Dr. Lisa Bloom, bloom@wcu.edu
Graduate Academically Gifted – Dr. Sharon Dole, dole@wcu.edu
Graduate Adapted Curriculum and Severe Disabilities - Dr. Karena Cooper-Duffy, kcooper@wcu.edu
Graduate General Curriculum – Dr. Susan Stewart, sstewart@wcu.edu
Music – School of Music
Undergraduate - Dr. Michael Schallock, mschallock@wcu.edu
Graduate - Dr. Mary Kay Bauer, mkbauer@wcu.edu
Health and Physical Education – School of Teaching and Learning
Undergraduate - Dr. Robert Beaudet, rbeaudet@wcu.edu
Graduate - Dr. Gayle Wells, gwells@wcu.edu
Spanish – Dept of Modern Foreign Languages
Undergraduate only - Dr. Nancy Norris, norris@wcu.edu
Graduate Special Services and MSA Programs:
Communiation Science Disorders (Speech Language Impairments) (K-12) - Dr. Bill Ogletree, ogletree@wcu.edu
School Counseling - Dr. Lisen Roberts, lroberts@wcu.edu
School Psychology - Dr. Lori Unruh, lunruh@wcu.edu
School Administrator - Dr. Ann Allen, alallen@wcu.edu
Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) - Kathleen Topolka-Jorissen, ktjorrisen@wcu.edu
School Social Worker - Pat Morse (pmorse@wcu.edu) or Rebecca Lasher (rlasher@wcu.edu)