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Education Faculty
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Associate Professor of
Education
Degrees: Bachelor's and doctoral degrees,
Indiana University. Professor Barce is Chair of the Education Department and specializes in developmental psychology and language education. She's been working in the early childhood education field for almost 18 years through roles as a classroom teacher, an intervention specialist, and currently as an educator and has had teaching experience in the preschool and kindergarten levels as well as with reading intervention in the upper-grade levels. "I have always been fascinated by the ways in which young children learn and express themselves," Professor Barce said. "Good early childhood teachers have long lasting and meaningful influence on the lives of children." |
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Assistant Professor of
Education
Degrees: Bachelor's and master's degrees in
Education, Indiana University. Professor Kanne has been with Saint Joseph's College since 1980, and the majority of her classes emphasize the teaching of reading. She is proud to say SJC's elementary education graduates have a 100% pass rate for the state-mandated reading test. Professor Kanne currently serves as Director of Student Teaching. She has over 30 years of teaching experience, from a one-room schoolhouse to college. |
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Associate Professor of
Education
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Saint Joseph's
College; master's degree, Purdue University; doctoral degree in
Education, Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Ryan began teaching at Saint Joseph's College in 1990 as an Adjunct Professor. He graduated from Saint Joseph's College as an English major and has served many educational capacities in his career: English and History secondary teacher, school corporation Language Department Chairperson and Curriculum Director, Athletic Director, and secondary school administrator. In addition to Dr. Ryan's teaching responsibilities at Saint Joseph's College, he is a presenter at numerous educational conferences, and he and his wife, Beth, a Saint Joseph's graduate in Psychology, own Ryan and Ryan Consulting and Educational Development, Inc. |
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Assistant Professor of
Education
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Education,
Ball State University; master's degree in Education, specialization in
Science Education, Purdue University; K-12 teaching certification in
Science, Social Studies, and Visual Arts. Professor Zimmer's tenure with Saint Joseph's College started in 2002 as an Adjunct Professor for the Education Department. In 2005, she was promoted to full-time faculty and currently teaches courses related to science education and instructional strategies. Prior to SJC, she taught eighth-grade science at Rensselaer Central Middle School for 10 years. She demonstrates community partnerships through her involvement with the local Prairie Arts Council and Jasper County's Soil and Water Conservation District. In 2004, she earned the Environmental Education Award from the Environmental Education Association of Indiana. Other honors include receiving an Eli Lilly Creativity Fellowship and Teacher of the Year by Wal-Mart and the Jasper County Farm Bureau in 2000. |
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Content Area Professors
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Professor of Mathematics
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Indiana
University; doctoral degree, Northwestern University. A faculty member of SJC's Mathematics Department for almost 20 years, Professor Donnelly specializes in probability and teaches courses in a number of related areas. Her list of accomplishments include having written a laboratory manual with computer exercises for linear algebra and overseeing SJC's Teaching Scholars Program, a program that encourages students to create innovative lesson plans in mathematics and allows them to teach those plans in actual classroom settings. |
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Associate Professor of
Mathematics
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics,
Saint Joseph's College; bachelor's degree, University of Dayton;
master's degree in Mathematics, University of Illinois. A graduate of Saint Joseph's College, Rev. Gilbert has been teaching mathematics courses at SJC since 1961. |
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Associate Professor in
Chemistry
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Saint Francis
College; doctoral degree, Purdue University. Professor Gull has been with the Chemistry Department since 1996. As a professor, she most enjoys the interaction she has with her students. To further the educational opportunities for students in her classes, she often takes them to off-campus meetings and presentations and encourages them to work in the Chemistry Department as lab assistants or conduct chemical research. She is very excited about a newly created semester-long internship for chemistry students with AIT Laboratories in Indianapolis. |
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Assistant Professor of
English
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in English, Ball
State University; master's degree in English with a specialization in
Shakespeare, Ohio University. Professor Kingman teaches Medieval and Renaissance Literature and Children's Literature, as well as writing and page-design courses. She studied Shakespeare at Ohio University and, while there, was assistant to the director of a three-week study abroad course entitled "The History of the English Stage: Texts and Contexts." Professor Kingman has always wanted to teach English at the college level. "I love books. I love the written word. And I love what happens in a classroom when a group of people immerse themselves in a text. True growth happens there, and it is exciting to be a part of that." Kingman is also the faculty advisor for Measure, the creative writing club, which publishes an annual literary magazine by the same name. |
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Assistant Professor of
Accounting
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in
Accounting/Information Systems, Saint Joseph's College; licensed
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Kentucky; licensed Certified
Information Systems Auditor (CISA); candidate for a master's degree in
Business Administration, Purdue University. Professor Maienbrook brings "Big Five" experience to the College's Accounting Program from her work with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. A 1997 graduate of SJC, she is currently pursuing a master's degree in Business Administration from Purdue University. She is also a member of SJC's Alumni Board of Directors and the Student Life Committee. |
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Assistant Professor of
Mathematics
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics
and Chemistry, Purdue University; master's degree in the Teaching of
Math, Purdue University. Professor McIlwain teaches courses in Calculus and has served SJC in a number of positions, including Dean of Freshmen and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. |
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Assistant Professor of
Physical Education
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology
and Health Studies, master's degree in Education, University of Central
Oklahoma; doctorate in Education with emphasis in Health Promotions,
Oklahoma State University; Certified Health Education Specialist. Professor Querry has more than 15 years of experience in the education field and a passion for promoting healthy living in men and women of all ages. One of her proudest accomplishments was serving as coach for an independent handball team and watching three members join the 1996 Olympic team. She also has a special interest in working with the elderly to encourage a regimented exercise routine. A native of Francesville, Indiana, Professor Querry enjoys instilling in her students the importance of movement so they can pass the knowledge on to their own students in the future. "Physical Education is the only subject that teaches motor skill development in its curriculum. I want to give my students a desire to take their jobs seriously and really love what they're doing," she said. |
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Lecturer in Nursing
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Ball
State University; master's degree in Nursing, Valparaiso University. Nurse Reed has been lecturing to SJC's Nursing students for the past 13 years. With areas of specialization in nursing fundamentals, family and community health, and nutrition, she is also reviews nursing and health publications for a number of publishers, including Delmar Thomson Learning, Elsevier Science, Prentice Hall Publishers, and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. |
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Assistant Professor
of Music
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in
Music, Indiana University-Purdue University in Fort Wayne; bachelor's
degree in Liberal Studies, Ball State University; master's degree in
Music, University of Missouri. Professor Samra has almost 20 years of experience in teaching Music at both the high school and collegiate level. A doctoral candidate at Ball State University, he hopes to teach his students the importance of having perspective on how musical studies fit into life's bigger picture. "Music does not exist in a vacuum," he said. "There is no example of a piece of music that exists just for itself. It's about emotion, spirituality, conveying a theme or metaphor. Music provides a looking glass into the psyche and culture of all sorts of different groups of people. It makes us all a little more human." In addition to teaching, Professor Samra also holds private lessons for piano, organ, trombone, all string instruments, and voice. He also belongs to the American Choral Directors Association. |
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Professor of History
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Miami
University; doctoral degree, Northwestern University; National
Endowment
for the Humanities Summer Seminar, University of Wisconsin. Professor White specializes in United States history and constitutional law, and has been teaching courses in those areas for almost thirty years. In a speech made by Blaire Henley, SJC's "Senior of the Year" for 2002, he was acknowledged as an individual key to her success. "I wanted to live up to the standards he expected ... He made me work harder," she said. Winner of the College's "Teaching Excellence" Award, White has served as a Faculty Consultant at the College Board's 2002 and 2003 Advanced Placement U.S. History Readings. |
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Associate Professor of Art,
Assistant Professor of Education
Degrees: Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree in
Textiles, Indiana University; master's degree in Art Education, Purdue
University. Professor Zimmer is the Chair of the Art Department and works with SJC to offer art programs to the Rensselaer community and surrounding areas. She is the Director of Exhibitions for the Prairie Arts Council, Rensselaer's fine arts organization, and has been an active member of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) since 1988. She has received several Indiana Art Commission Fellowships for her artwork, as well as several teaching awards, including the Outstanding Indiana Secondary Art Educator and Outstanding Educator of the Year in Indiana in 1997, and Outstanding Western Region Art Educator in 1998. |
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