Honors Faculty Members

Honors Faculty Members are elected members of the Honors College. They are full professors with a record of accomplished research and teaching excellence. They actively shape their academic fields through peer-reviewed and other publications as well as service to their discipline and wider community. They serve the Honors College through undergraduate Honors teaching, thesis supervisions, mentorship and formation activities, and participation in Honors events based on a genuine academic and apostolic initiative. Committed to imparting the Catholic intellectual tradition, they foster a spirit of collegiality, a school of virtue, and interdisciplinary learning in the Honors community.

Dean of the Honors College

Dr. Michael Breidenbach, Ph.D.

Dean of the Honors College; Professor of History

Dr. Paul Baxa, Ph.D.

Chair of the History Department; Professor of History

Dr. Agnes Berki, Ph.D.

Chair of the Biology Department; Professor of Biology; Director of Health Science Program

Dr. Gerald Boersma, Ph.D.

Chair of the Theology Department; Professor of Theology; Director of Graduate Programs in Theology

Dr. John Colman, Ph.D.

Professor of Politics

Dr. Travis Curtright, Ph.D.

Chair of the Humanities Department; Professor of Humanities and Literature; Director of Shakespeare in Performance

Dr. Michael Dauphinais, Ph.D.

Fr. Matthew L. Lamb Professor of Catholic Theology; Professor of Theology; Director of Catholic Studies Program

Dr. Andrew Dinan, Ph.D.

Professor of Classics

Dr. Saverio Perugini, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; Director of Computer Science Program

Dr. Samuel Shephard, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology; Director of Agriculture and Catholic Environmental Stewardship Program; Director of Marine Biology Program

Honors Faculty Affiliates

Honors Faculty Affiliates are invited to teach Honors courses as needed based on a record of teaching excellence. They demonstrate high quality scholarly activity, an active research agenda, and dedicated service to the university that inform their teaching in the classroom.

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