{"id":164,"date":"2014-12-05T20:46:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T20:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:30:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:30:05","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Faculty<\/h1>\n<p>TIMOTHY M. ACHORN, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Professional Mariner Development; USN, CDR, Retired; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2017.<\/p>\n<p>LAUREN ALBON, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.F.A., Maine College of Art &amp; Design; Appointed 2022.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL AMES, Adjunct Faculty in Marine Transportation; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>ENDER ASYALI, Chair, William F. Thompson School of Marine Transportation; Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., M.S., Istanbul Technical University; Ph.D., Istanbul University; Appointed 2014.<\/p>\n<p>PRISCILLA P. AUDETTE, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences and Engineering; B.S., University of California at Los Angeles; M.A., North Dakota State University; Appointed 2003.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID E. AVERY, Chair, Arts and Sciences Department; Professor of Mathematics; B.A., College of the Atlantic; B.A., Rhode Island College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; Appointed 2011.<\/p>\n<p>STEVEN E. BAER, Associate Professor of Marine Science; B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; Ph.D., College of William &amp; Mary; Appointed 2018.<\/p>\n<p>CIRILA BAKER, Adjunct Chemistry Lab Instructor; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>THOMAS A. BATT, Professor of Humanities and Communications; B.A., Cornell University; M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts; Appointed 2005.<\/p>\n<p>JAMES BERNARD, Assistant Professor in International Business &amp; Logistics; B.A., University of Texas, Austin; M.B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.Sc., University of Oxford; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>JEFFREY K. BOAL, Associate Professor Medical Instructor; B.S., Queens University, Ontario, Canada; B.S., University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Appointed 2015.<\/p>\n<p>DONNA BOIDI, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>RONALD J. BOIDI, Assistant Professor of Engineering; B.S., M.S., Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>DEBBIE BONAMINIO, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.A., Heidelberg College; M.S., University of Mississippi; M.S., Barry University; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>NATHANIEL BRADSHAW, Adjunct Faculty in Engineering; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>JOHN BROOKS, Adjunct Faculty in Marine Transportation; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>LISA BURTON, Manager of Fire Training; B.S., University of Maine, Farmington; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; ProBoard Fire Instructor I &amp; II; USCG Approved Firefighting Instructor\/Safety Officer; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>ROBERT J. CARTER, Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Chief Mate, Unlimited; Master, 1600 gt\/Oceans; Appointed 2022.<\/p>\n<p>WILLIAM CASE, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.A., Syracuse University; M.A., Maxwell School (Syracuse University); Appointed 2019.<\/p>\n<p>DEREK CHASE, Master, Small Vessels; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, 500 tons Upon Inland Waters; Master, Steam, Motor, or Auxiliary Sail, 100 tons, Near Coastal; Appointed 2003.<\/p>\n<p>GARY CHASE, Professor of Naval Science; CAPT, USN; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; M.A., Naval Postgraduate School; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>LAUREL E. CHRISTIAN, Associate Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Second Assistant Engineer, Motor Vessels Unlimited; Third Assistant Engineer, Steam, or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; State of Maine Third Class Stationary Engineer; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>LONNIE S. CHRISTIAN, JR., Deputy Commandant; B.A. The Pennsylvania State University; M.A., U.S. Naval War College; Appointed 2017.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID P. CIAMPA, Professor of Physics; B.A., University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; Appointed 2010.<\/p>\n<p>ANN CLEVELAND, Professor of Marine Biology; B.A., University of New Hampshire; M.S., University of Rhode Island; M.S.T., University of Maine; Ph.D., Northern Arizona University; Appointed 2002.<\/p>\n<p>CAROLYN COE, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.A., New York University; Appointed 2021.<\/p>\n<p>ERIC N. COLUMBER, Adjunct Faculty in International Business &amp; Logistics; B.A., Wittenberg University; J.D., Vermont Law School; Appointed 2009.<\/p>\n<p>JUSTIN D. COOPER II, Commandant of Midshipmen; USN, Captain, Retired; B.S., Trinity University; M.S., Auburn University; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>AARON COY, Adjunct Faculty in Engineering, and Chief Engineer, T.S. State of Maine; B.S. Maine Maritime Academy; Chief Engineer, Motor or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>LINDSEY DALE, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.S., Central Michigan University; M.S., University of Maine; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>MARSDEN S. DAVIS, Assistant Professor of Engineering; M.S., Catholic University of America; Master of Accountancy, George Washington University; Appointed 2022.<\/p>\n<p>JANELLE DELICATA, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>ROBERT DRACH, Assistant Professor in International Business &amp; Logistics; B.A., M.S., University of Florida; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>SARA ELLENBERGER, Assistant Professor of Naval Science, Strategic Sealift Officer; LT, USNR; B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; M.B.A., Louisiana State University, Shreveport; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>HARRIS W. ERLANSON, Adjunct Faculty in Marine Transportation and Second Mate, T.S. State of Maine; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Chief Mate, Steam or Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Master, 1600 tons; Appointed 1997.<\/p>\n<p>ROGER E. FEELEY, Assistant Professor of Physics; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Maine; Appointed 2021.<\/p>\n<p>SCOTT C. FERDEN, Visiting Professor in Engineering; A.A.S., Eastern Maine Community College; Appointed 2017.<\/p>\n<p>BARBARA H. FLECK, Professor of Engineering; B.S., University of Cincinnati; M.S., Dartmouth College; Registered Professional Engineer; Appointed 1994.<\/p>\n<p>LAURIE E. FLOOD, Dean of Faculty; Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; M.S., University of Maine; M.E.L.P., Vermont Law School; Third Assistant Engineer, Steam, Motor or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; State of Maine Third Class Stationary Engineer; Appointed 2001.<\/p>\n<p>CAREY L. FRIEDMAN, Associate Professor of Marine Science; B.S., Trinity College; M.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; Appointed 2015.<\/p>\n<p>DANIEL GARDNER, Director of Residential Life and Student Activities; Appointed<\/p>\n<p>PATRICK D. GRIFFIN, Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 2021.<\/p>\n<p>KELLY GUALTIERI, Deputy Commandant for Leadership Development &amp; SIP; B.S., City University of New York &#8211; College of Staten Island; M.S., Bay Path University; Ph.D., University of New England; Appointed 2021.<\/p>\n<p>AMY H. NEWTON GUTOW, Registrar; B.A., Connecticut College; J.D., University of New Hampshire School of Law; Appointed 2019.<\/p>\n<p>JENNIFER L. HADDOCK, Associate Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., M.A., University of Rhode Island; Master, Auxiliary Sail Vessels, 1600 tons; Appointed 2021.<\/p>\n<p>JOSEPH HARMAN, Associate Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; State of Maine First Class Stationary Engineer; Chief Engineer, Steam, Motor, or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 2017.<\/p>\n<p>WENDY R. HASLAM, Director of Institutional Research, and Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.S., M.B.A., University of Maine; Appointed 2015.<\/p>\n<p>JOSEPH HENDRON, 1st Lt., USMC; B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>RORY T. HERSOM, Associate Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>MATTHEW P. HOFER, Adjunct Faculty in Marine Transportation, and Chief Mate, T.S. State of Maine; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Unlimited; Appointed 2022.<\/p>\n<p>LEON W. HUBBARD, Assistant Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Chief Engineer, Motor or Gas Turbine Vessels, MODU, Unlimited; Third Assistant Engineer, Steam, Unlimited; Appointed 2022.<\/p>\n<p>NAVNEET JAIN, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management; B.T., Gujarat Agricultural University, India; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2006.<\/p>\n<p>ERIC P. JERGENSON, Associate Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; M.S., University of Southern Maine; Master, Steam, Motor, or Auxiliary Sail Vessels, 500 tons; Appointed 2015.<\/p>\n<p>KATHRYN KANA, Assistant Professor in International Business &amp; Logistics; B.A., William Smith College; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>AARON J. KINGSBURY, Associate Professor of Arts &amp; Sciences; B.A., George Washington University; M.A., Simon Fraser University, Canada; M.Sc., University of Kassel, Germany; Ph.D., University of Hawaii, Manoa; Appointed 2018.<\/p>\n<p>ANDREW KINGSTON, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Literature; B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University; M.A., University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Ph.D., Emory University; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>GORKEM KOKKULUNK, Ph.D., Visiting Professor of Engineering; B.S., Istanbul Technical University; MSc, Ph.D., Yildiz Technical University; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>GARY S. LAPHAM, Professor of Mathematics; B.S., University of Maine; M.S., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Michigan; Appointed 2011.<\/p>\n<p>TIMOTHY LEACH, Associate Professor of Marine Transportation; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Steam or Motor Vessel, 500 tons; Appointed 2017.<\/p>\n<p>PETER B. LEWIS, Associate Professor of Engineering; B.S., Miami University; M.B.A., Emory University; Appointed 2018.<\/p>\n<p>ANDREW LINDEY, Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Unlimited Tonnage Oceans; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>GORDON R. MacARTHUR, Adjunct Faculty in Marine Transportation, and Captain, T.S. State of Maine; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Of Self-Propelled Vessels Not Including Auxiliary Sail, Unlimited Tonnage Upon Oceans; Appointed 2021.<\/p>\n<p>JERALD P. MARKLEY, Assistant Professor of Engineering; Chief Engineer, Steam, Motor, or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2002.<\/p>\n<p>SCOTT MATHIS, Adjunct Faculty in Marine Transportation; B.S., Arizona State University; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>DONALD F. McCANN, Professor of Engineering; B.A., Ithaca College; B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Maine; Appointed 2018.<\/p>\n<p>JOHN H. McMILLAN, Adjunct Faculty in Ocean Survival; B.A. University of Southwestern Louisiana; Appointed 2008.<\/p>\n<p>KAREN A. MERRITT, Assistant Professor of Coastal Geology and Oceanography; B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Maine; M.P.H., University of Massachusetts Amherst; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>JOSEPH MILLER, Assistant Professor of Naval Science; LT USN; B.S., United States Naval Academy; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTOPHER MONROE, Associate Professor of Marine Transportation; B.A., Illinois Institute of Technology; M.A., U.S. Naval War College; M.B.A., Northwestern University; J.D., University of Maine, School of Law; Master of Self-Propelled Vessels, not including Auxiliary Sail, Unlimited Tonnage Upon Oceans; Appointed 2022.<\/p>\n<p>JORGE MORALES-LOPEZ, Company Officer; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>JOSEPH D. MOSER, Associate Professor of Humanities; B.A., Northwestern University; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University; Appointed 2015.<\/p>\n<p>JESSICA F. MUHLIN, Chair, Corning School of Ocean Studies; Professor of Marine Biology; B.A., Boston University; Ph.D., University of Maine; Appointed 2007.<\/p>\n<p>JENNIFER S. NORWOOD, Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., Texas A&amp;M University of Galveston; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Ph.D., University of Southern Maine; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>AMY S. NYBERG, Associate Professor of Physics; B.A., Ph.D., University of Houston; Appointed 2015.<\/p>\n<p>HENRY OBERMAN, Assistant Professor of Naval Science; LT USN; B.S., United States Naval Academy; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>SARAH J. O\u2019MALLEY, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology; B.S., M.Ed., University of Maine; Appointed 2010.<\/p>\n<p>ZANDER C. PARKER, Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation; A.S., Maine Maritime Academy; B.S. Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, Auxiliary Sail 100 tons, Inland Waters; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>DANIEL S. PARROTT, Professor of Marine Transportation; B.A., Colby College; M.A., University of Rhode Island; Master, Steam, Motor, or Auxiliary Sail Vessels, 1600 tons; Second Mate, Steam and Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 2003.<\/p>\n<p>JEREMIAH PEASE, Instructor of Aquatics; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>KATE PILOTTE, Assistant Professor of Engineering; B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>MATTHEW PILOTTE, Adjunct Faculty in Engineering; B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>DANA I. POLOJ\u00c4RVI, Professor of Humanities and Communications; B.A., Trinity University; M.A., University of California at Los Angeles; Ph.D., Binghamton University; Appointed 2005.<\/p>\n<p>TRENT D. QUINBY, Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, 1600 GRT, Oceans &amp; Towing Endorsement; Master, 3000 GT; 200 GRT Auxiliary Sail; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>ELLIOT D. RAPPAPORT, Associate Professor of Marine Transportation; B.A. Oberlin College; M.S., University of Maine; Master of Steam, Motor and Auxiliary Sail Vessels, 1600 tons; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>FRED V. RAVAN, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.A., M.A.T., University of South Carolina; Appointed 2018.<\/p>\n<p>DOUGLAS A. READ, Professor of Engineering; B.S., Webb Institute; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Maine; Registered Professional Engineer; Appointed 2009.<\/p>\n<p>LISA M. READ, Associate Professor of Engineering; B.S., Webb Institute; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic University; Appointed 2019.<\/p>\n<p>RICHARD T. REED, Dean of Graduate, Continuing and Online Education; Professor of Engineering; B.S., M.S., University of Maryland; Appointed 1996.<\/p>\n<p>JOHNNA REMILLARD, Adjunct Faculty in Engineering; A.S., Simon&#8217;s Rock College of Bard; Appointed 2024.<\/p>\n<p>NICHOLAS RIGAS, Associate Professor of Engineering; B.S., University of Missouri &#8211; Rolla; M.S., Kansas State University; D.Sc., Washington University; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>BRENDYN SARNACKI, Associate Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Ph.D., University of Virginia; Appointed 2018.<\/p>\n<p>JOHN S. SETTLES, Assistant Professor of Engineering; A.S., Shoreline Community College; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Chief Engineer (Limited) Steam, Motor, GT of 1600 GRT; First Assistant Engineer, Steam &amp; Motor, Unlimited; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL M. SHORT, Associate Professor of Naval Science; CDR, USN; B.S., Westminster College; M.S., National University; Appointed 2022.<\/p>\n<p>JACOB J. SIMMONS, Professor of Mathematics; B.A., B.S., University of Maine; Ph.D. University of Maine; Appointed 2011. Sabbatical Spring 2026.<\/p>\n<p>JEFFREY SIMPSON, Assistant Professor of International Business &amp; Logistics; B.S., M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; M.A., Western Connecticut State University; Third Assistant Engineer, Steam\/Motor Unlimited; State of Maine Third Class Stationary Engineer; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTINE SKWIOT, Professor of Humanities and History; B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., University of Delaware; Ph.D., Rutgers University; Appointed 2014.<\/p>\n<p>ADAM R. SLAZAS, Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 2007.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID W. SORICH, Chair, Loeb Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics; Associate Professor of Economics and Management; B.S., University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., London Business School; Dr.B.A., Temple University; Appointed 2019.<\/p>\n<p>LAUREN I. STARBIRD, Head Librarian; B.A., Ramapo College of New Jersey; M.A., Ohio University; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh; Appointed 2016.<\/p>\n<p>HENRY P. STEWART, Associate Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; M.S., U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; M.M.A.S., U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; Chief Engineer, Steam, Motor, or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; State of Maine First Class Stationary Steam Engineer; Appointed 2015.<\/p>\n<p>ALEXANDER STWERTKA, Assistant Professor of Physics; B.A., M.S., University of Rochester; Appointed 2017.<\/p>\n<p>JOHN W. SWALEC, Assistant Professor of Engineering; B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Appointed 2021.<\/p>\n<p>STEPHEN TARRANT, Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., University of Connecticut; M.A.T., Sacred Heart University; Master of Steam, Motor or Auxiliary Sail, Unlimited; Master of Towing Vessels; Appointed 2009.<\/p>\n<p>JEFFREY B. TAUB, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Naval Postgraduate School; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2007.<\/p>\n<p>WILLIAM C. TEFFT, Assistant Professor of Practice in Engineering; Appointed 2012.<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTOPHER D. TORREY, Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation; B.S., M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 2021.<\/p>\n<p>ALLISON TUNICK, Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation; B.A., Connecticut College; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, 1660 tons Ocean; Second Mate, Unlimited; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>KATHARINE I. TUROK, Adjunct Faculty in Arts &amp; Sciences; B.A., Wheaton College (Mass); M.A., A.B.D., Rutgers University; Appointed 2010.<\/p>\n<p>JACOB UNDERWOOD, Visiting Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Appointed 2025.<\/p>\n<p>JACK VALLES, Assistant Professor of Practice in Engineering; Certificate, Washington Community College; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>HILLARY D. VanSPRONSEN, Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Montana; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>E. ALAN VERDE, Professor of Marine Biology; B.S., M.S., Walla Walla University; Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology; Appointed 2004.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID A. WALKER, Assistant Professor of Practice in Engineering; A.S., Eastern Maine Vocational Technical Institute; A.S., BIW Apprenticeship Program; Appointed 2012.<\/p>\n<p>SEAN WALSH, Associate Professor of Marine Transportation; A.S., Coastline Community College; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Motor Vessels, 500 tons Near Coastal; Master, Towing Vessels, 500 tons, Near Coastal; Appointed 2011.<\/p>\n<p>LeANN WHITNEY, Associate Professor of Oceanography; B.S., University of Maine; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; Appointed 2018. Sabbatical Spring 2026.<\/p>\n<p>THOMAS WHITNEY, Assistant Professor in Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; M.Phil., University of Cambridge, UK; Appointed 2023.<\/p>\n<p>KERRY A. WHITTAKER, Associate Professor of Coastal &amp; Marine Environmental Science; B.S., Colby College; Ph.D., Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>KYLE WILLETTE, Company Officer, B.S., Husson University; Appointed 2018.<\/p>\n<p>KEITH M. WILLIAMSON, Professor of Engineering; B.S., Bucknell University; M.S., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Tufts University; Appointed 2020.<\/p>\n<p>DANA H. WILLIS, Marine Operations Manager; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, 100 tons, Inland Waters; Master of Towing Vessels upon Inland Waters; Appointed 2001.<\/p>\n<p>PAUL A. WLODKOWSKI, Edward Mossman Endowed Chair Professor of Nuclear Engineering Technology; A.B., Dartmouth College; M.S., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Maryland; Appointed 2002.<\/p>\n<p>F. MICHAEL YOUNG, Professor of Engineering; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Chief Engineer of Steam, Motor or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 2015.<\/p>\n<h2>EMERITI FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION<\/h2>\n<p>HAROLD C. ALEXANDER, Professor of Engineering Emeritus; B.S., M.S., Nova Scotia Technical College; Ph.D., Texas A &amp; M University; Registered Professional Engineer; Appointed 1991.<\/p>\n<p>RICHARD S. BABCOCK, Professor of Marine Transportation Emeritus; B.A., Western Michigan University; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, 100 tons; Appointed 1988.<\/p>\n<p>JOHN BARLOW, V.P. for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Emeritus; Professor of Ocean Studies Emeritus; B.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Maine; Appointed 1970.<\/p>\n<p>JOCELINE BOUCHER, Director of Accessibility Services; Professor of Marine Chemistry Emerita; A.B., University of Chicago; M.S., University Southern California; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; Appointed 1991.<\/p>\n<p>G. ANDERSON CHASE, Professor of Marine Transportation Emeritus; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Master, Auxiliary Sail Vessels, 1600 tons; Appointed 1987.<\/p>\n<p>MARK A. COT\u00c9, Professor of Engineering Emeritus; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; M.S.M.E., Clemson University; M.A. Naval War College; Second Assistant Engineer, Motor Vessels Unlimited; Third Assistant Engineer, Steam, or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; Registered Professional Engineer; State of Maine First Class Stationary Engineer; Appointed 1992.<\/p>\n<p>DONALD P. ELEY, Professor of Marine Transportation Emeritus; B.A., Humboldt State University; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Steam, Motor, or Auxiliary Sail Vessels, 200 tons; Appointed 1993.<\/p>\n<p>VERGE FORBES, Academic Dean Emeritus; B.S., University of Maine; M.Ed., D.P.E., Springfield College; Appointed 1963.<\/p>\n<p>DONNA G. FRICKE, Professor of Humanities and Communications Emerita; B.A., Gettysburg College; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University; Appointed 1980.<\/p>\n<p>ROBERT T. GIFFIN, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Arts Emeritus; B.S., University of Southern Maine; Appointed 1978.<\/p>\n<p>KAVEH HAGHKERDAR, Professor of Engineering, Automation and Control Emeritus; B.S., M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; State of Maine First Class Stationary Engineer; Chief Engineer, Motor or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; First Assistant Engineer, Steam Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 1983.<\/p>\n<p>CAROLINE A. HERRICK, Associate Professor of Engineering Emerita; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., University of Southampton, England; Appointed 1981.<\/p>\n<p>GROVES E. HERRICK, Professor of Engineering Emeritus; B.S., M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S. University of London; Ph.D., University of Southampton, England; D.I.C. Imperial College, London; Registered Professional Engineer; Appointed 1974.<\/p>\n<p>G. ALBERT HIGGINS, JR., Academic Dean Emeritus; B.A., University of California at Los Angeles; M.A.L.S., Wesleyan University; M.N.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Appointed 1983.<\/p>\n<p>DANIEL J. JONES, Dean of Student Services\/Enrollment Management Emeritus; B.S., Marietta College; Appointed 1986.<\/p>\n<p>RICHARD W. KIMBALL, Professor of Engineering Emeritus; B.S.M.E., University of Maine; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Appointed 2004.<\/p>\n<p>SHASHI N. KUMAR, Associate Dean of the Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics and Professor Emeritus of International Business and Logistics; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Ph.D., University of Wales; Master Mariner, United Kingdom; Appointed 1987.<\/p>\n<p>KIRK W. LANGFORD, Associate Professor in International Business &amp; Logistics Emeritus; B.S., University of Illinois; M.B.A., Houston Baptist University; Appointed 2016.<\/p>\n<p>MARK S. LIBBY, Professor of Engineering Emeritus; B.S., M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; State of Maine First Class Stationary Engineer; Chief Engineer, Steam, Motor, or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 1997.<\/p>\n<p>SUSAN K. LOOMIS, Dean of Faculty Emerita; Professor of Humanities and Communications; B.A., Regis College; M.A., University of Maine; Appointed 1985.<\/p>\n<p>PATRICK E. LORENZ, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Emeritus; B.A., St. John\u2019s University, MN; M.S., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; Appointed 2004.<\/p>\n<p>RICHARD F. MILLER, Professor of Marine Transportation Emeritus; B.S., Springfield College; M.S., Capella University; Master, any vessel not greater than 3,000 GT upon Oceans; Master Self Propelled Vessels Including Auxiliary Sail, 1600 tons upon Oceans; Appointed 2007.<\/p>\n<p>ELAINE S. POTOKER, Professor of Business Emerita; B.A., State University of New York; M.A.T., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Ohio State University; Appointed 1997.<\/p>\n<p>LEON A. RAIKES, Professor of Humanities Emeritus; B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., American University of Beirut; Ph.D., Michigan State University; Appointed 2006.<\/p>\n<p>LAUREN E. SAHL, Professor of Ocean Studies Emerita; B.S., State University of New York at New Paltz; Ph.D., Texas A &amp; M University; Appointed 1990.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL SCHAAB, Associate Professor of Physics Emeritus; B.S., Iona College; M.A., State University of New York; Appointed 2002.<\/p>\n<p>GEORGE L. SCHATZ, Professor of Economics and Finance Emeritus; B.A., Moorhead State University; M.A., University of Chicago; M.S., University of Arizona; Third Mate, Steam or Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 1989.<\/p>\n<p>MARK M. SHAUGHNESSY, Professor of Business and Accounting Emeritus; B.S., Babson College; M.B.A., Babson College; C.P.A., CGMA; Appointed 2008.<\/p>\n<p>DONALD SMALL, Professor of Engineering Emeritus; B.S., M.S., University of Maine; Registered Professional Engineer; Appointed 1968.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID G. SKAVES, Professor of Engineering Emeritus; B.S., Massachusetts Maritime Academy; M.B.A., University of Maine; Chief Engineer, Steam, Motor, or Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited; Registered Professional Engineer; State of Maine First Class Stationary Engineer; Appointed 1986.<\/p>\n<p>J. SAMUEL TEEL, Professor of Marine Transportation and Nautical Science Emeritus; B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Master, Steam or Motor Vessels, Unlimited; Appointed 1982.<\/p>\n<p>CHARLES B. 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