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816-271-4332

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BECOMING A TEACHER LEADER:

Taking Responsibility for Student Learning

Faculty and Staff
Dr. Porr

Dr. Richard Porr, Associate Professor and Chair (A.A.S., Missouri Western State College; B.S.E., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City)

Full-time, Tenured Faculty

EDU 331, EDU 510
816-271-4332
porr@missouriwestern.edu
Murphy Hall, 111

 
Tina Dye

Tina Dye, Assistant to the Chairperson (B.S.E., Missouri Western State University, M.S. in Ed)

Professional Staff

816-271-5951

tdye1@missouriwestern.edu

Murphy Hall, 111

http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/tdye1/ 

   
Kit Blake

Kit Blake, Instructor (B.S.E., Missouri Western State University; M.S., Northwest Missouri State University)

Full-time, Tenure Track Faculty
816-271-4303

EDU 375, EDU 360, EDU 483, EDU 484
blake@missouriwestern.edu
Murphy Hall, 111

 
Dr. Debby Bogle

Dr. Debby Bogle, Associate Professor and Director of Placement (B.S.E., M.A., Ed. S., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas)

Full-time, Tenured Faculty
816-271-4304

EDU 304, EDU 340, EDU 540
bogleds@missouriwestern.edu
Murphy Hall, 111

 
Dr. Susan Claflin

Dr. Susan Claflin, Assistant Professor (B.A, Ottawa University; M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas)

Full-time, Tenured Faculty

816-271-4365

EDU 417, EDu 419, EDU 358, EDU 412, EDU 413, EDU 420

mclaflin@missouriwestern.edu

Murphy Hall, 111

http://staff.missouriwestern.edu/users/mclaflin/

   
Dr. Eddins

Dr. Barb Eddins, Assistant Professor (B.S.Ed., Missouri Western State College; M.S., M.S.Ed., Northwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Kansas

816-271-5952

EDU 202, EDU 304, EDU 404

beddins@missouriwestern.edu

   
Dr. Nancy Edwards

Dr. Nancy Edwards, Professor (B.A., Graceland University; M.Ed., University of Columbia; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City)

Full-time, Tenured Faculty
816-271-4449

EDU 403, MAT 351, EDU 615
edwardsn@missouriwestern.edu
Murphy Hall, 111

   
Dr. Douglas Eicher

Dr. Douglas Eicher, Associate Professor (B.S, University of Nebraska-Omaha; M.A., Ed Spec, University of Nebraska-Kearney; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Full-time, Tenure Track Faculty

816-271-4300

EDU 225, EDU 352, EDU 315,EDU 386

deicher@missouriwestern.edu

Murphy Hall, 111

http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/deicher/

 
Dr. Ellis

Dr. John Ellis, Assistant Professor (B.S., Indiana State University; M.A., Ed.D., Ball State University)

Full-time, Tenure Track Faculty

816-271-4302

EDU 304, EDU 330, EDU 620

jellis6@missouriwestern.edu

Murphy Hall, 111

http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/jellis6/

   
Mike Flowers

Mike Flowers, Instructor (B.S. in Ed, Northwest Missouri State University, M.S., in Ed Admin, Northwest Missouri State University)

Full-time, Temporary Faculty

816-271-4367

EDU 202, EDU 225, EDU 308, EDU 311, EDU 312

mflowers@missouriwestern.edu

Murphy Hall 111 P

http://staff.missouriwestern.edu/users/mflowers/

   
Dr. Elizabeth Hendrix

Dr. Elizabeth Hendrix, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., University of Alabama)

Full-time, Tenure Track Faculty

816-271-4332

EDU 202, EDU 308, EDU 530, EDU 580

mhendrix4@missouriwestern.edu

Murphy Hall, 111

http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/mhendrix4/

   
Lisa Robbins

Lisa Robbins, Instructor (B.A., St. Louis University; M.S. Ed., University of Kansas)

Full-time, Tenure Track Faculty
816-271-5629

EDU 315, EDU 342, EDU 357, EDU 359, EDU 370
lrobbins@missouriwestern.edu
Murphy Hall, 111

 
Dr. Mike Smith

Dr. Mike Smith, Professor (B.A., Ashland College; M.S., University of Dayton; Ph.D., Indiana University)

Full-time, Tenured Faculty
816-271-4514

EDU 310, EDU 320, EDU 360, EDU 520
smithms@missouriwestern.edu
Murphy Hall, 111

http://staff.missouriwestern.edu/users/smithms/

 
Mrs. Talley

Mrs. Janice Talley

Full-time Administrative Assistant

Elementary Specialist

talley@missouriwestern.edu

   
Debbie Crisler

Mrs. Debbie Crisler

Half-time Administrative Assistant

Secondary/K-12 Specialist

crisler@missouriwestern.edu

   
Adjunct Faculty
Ms. Cathy Gann

Ms. Cathy Gann, M.S., Reading Specialist (M.S. Elementary Education, Northwest Missouri State University; B.S. Elementary Education, Missouri Western State University)
816-271-5621

EDU 101
gann@missouriwestern.edu
Hearnes Center 218

   

Mrs. Tammy Flowers, (M.A., Early Childhood, William Woods University)

816-271-4332

EDU 14

Murphy Hall, 111

Adjunct Supervisors

Pat Burton

Mrs. Pat Burton, (Ed.D., Secondary, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Joyce Edwards

Mrs. Joyce Edwards, (M.A., Science in Ed & Leadership, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

EDU 404 Micro Teaching

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Larry Edwards

Mr. Larry Edwards, (M.A., Mathematics, Ed Administration, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

EDU 404 Micro Teachin

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Marvin Fine

Mr. Marvin Fine, (M.A., Administration, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Patty Hartenbower

Ms. Patty Hartenbower, M.S., PE, Health (B.S., M.S., Northwest Missouri State University)
816-271-4474
harten@missouriwestern.edu
Looney Complex 214G
   

Loes Hedge

Mrs. Loes Hedge, (M.A., Elementary, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Dr. Jennifer Hegeman

Dr. Jennifer Hegeman, Ph.D., Math/Education (B.A., Augustana College; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City)

816-271-4374

hegeman@missouriwestern.edu

Agenstein Hall, 101

   

Mr. Jeff Hinton

Mr. Jeff Hinton, M.A., Music (B.M.E., M.A., Northeast Missouri State University)
816-271-4429
hintonje@missouriwestern.edu
Potter Hall, 108
   

Mrs. Jan Marriott, (M.S., Elementary, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Mrs. Kathy Matt, (M.A., Elementary, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

EDU 340, EDU 375

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Jan Miller

Mrs. Jan Miller, (M.A., Special Education, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Dr. Patty Palmer, (Ed.D., C&I, Administration, University of Kansas)

816-271-4332

Supervision

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Mrs. Terry Pritchett, (M.A., Education, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

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Ms. Sharon Sherwood, (M.A., Elementary, Music, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

Murphy Hall, 111

   

Mr. Frank Thomas

Mr. Frank Thomas, MME, Music (B.M.E., M.M.E., Wichita State University)
816-271-4428
thomasfd@missouriwestern.edu
Potter Hall, 112
   

Mr. Don Weston, (M.A., Elementary, Administration, NWMSU)

816-271-4332

Supervision

Murphy Hall, 111

   
Dr. Nannette Wolford Dr. Nannette Wolford, Ed.D., PE (B.S., Missouri Western State College; M.S., Northwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Kansas)
816-271-4487
wolford@missouriwestern.edu
Looney Complex 214E