North Central College - Naperville, IL

History of Ideas Faculty

Program Coordinator: Robert T. Lehe, Professor of Philosophy
David H. Fisher
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Carleton College, 1965; M.A., Columbia University-Union Theological Seminary, 1967; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1976, Vanderbilt University
Office: 225 N. Loomis House, #15
630-637-5337
dhfisher@noctrl.edu
Brian Hoffert
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and History; Coordinator of East Asian Studies
B.A., University of Toronto, 1990; A.M., University of Hawaii, 1993; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2002
Office: 225 N. Loomis House, #23
630-637-5619
bhoffert@noctrl.edu
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Jennifer A. Jackson
Associate Professor of English; Director of the Writing Center and First-Year Writing
B.A., 1979, M.A., 1985, Miami University, Ohio; Ph.D., Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, 1992
Office: Kiekhofer Hall, #201
630-637-5278
jajackson@noctrl.edu
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Bruce N. Janacek
Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1984; M.A., The George Washington University, 1987; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1996.
Office: 225 N. Loomis House, #11
630-637-5613
bnjanacek@noctrl.edu
David Janzen
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
B.Th., Canadian Mennonite University, 1992; M.Div., 1995, Ph.D., 1999, Princeton Theological Seminary
Office: 225 N. Loomis House, #12
630-637-5314
djanzen@noctrl.edu
Karl N. Kelley
Professor of Psychology; Director of FYE
B.S., 1982, M.S., 1985, Ph.D., 1987, Virginia Commonwealth University
Office: Goldspohn, #10
630-637-5326
knkelley@noctrl.edu
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Robert T. Lehe
Professor of Philosophy; Coordinator of History of Ideas
A.B., Wheaton College, 1971; M.A., Northern Illinois University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1980
Office: 225 N. Loomis House, #14
630-637-5338
rtlehe@noctrl.edu
Timothy P. Morris
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Iowa, 1973; A.M., 1976, Ph.D., 1984, University of Chicago
Office: 330 E. Van Buren, #200
630-637-5339
tpmorris@noctrl.edu
Francine G. Navakas
Svend and Elizabeth Bramsen Professor in the Humanities; Professor of English; Director of Integrative Programs; Associate Academic Dean
B.A., University of Chicago, 1968; M.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1969; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1972
Office: Old Main, #534
630-637-5285
fgnavakas@noctrl.edu
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Wioleta D. Polinska
Professor of Religious Studies, Chairperson of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Magister of Microbiology, Warsaw University, 1986; M.Div., Bethel Theological Seminary, 1991; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1997
Office: 225 N. Loomis House, #13
630-637-5317
wdpolinska@noctrl.edu
Sohinee Roy
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., 2000, M.A., 2002, Jadavpur University, Ph.D. 2011, West Virginia University.
Office: Kiekhofer Hall, #205
630-637-5292
sroy@noctrl.edu
Andrew L. Whitaker
Grantman Professor in Business and Economics, Professor of Economics and Finance
B.A., Michigan State University, 1983; M.S., 1985, Ph.D., 1988, University of Illinois
Office: 125 S. Loomis House, #214
630-637-5241
alwhitaker@noctrl.edu
Richard J. Wilders
Marie and Bernice Gantzert Professor in the Liberal Arts, and Sciences Professor of Mathematics, Chairperson, Division of Science, Director of the Lederman Scholars and Community Scholars
B.S., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967; M.S., 1969, Ph.D., 1975, The Ohio State University
Office: Goldspohn, #25
630-637-5234
rjwilders@noctrl.edu
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