Faculty, Administration, and Board of Trustees

Faculty

Professors

BESSIE AND CECIL FRANKEL CHAIR IN MUSIC
Hao Huang, Professor of Music. A.B. Harvard University. M.M. The Juilliard School of Music. DMA State University of New York at Stony Brook. Scripps College 1994.

DOROTHY CRUICKSHANK BACKSTRAND CHAIR IN GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES
Piya Chatterjee², Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. BA Wellesley College. MA, PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2012.

FLETCHER JONES CHAIR IN ART
Ken Gonzales-Day², Professor of Art, BFA Pratt Institute, MA Hunter College. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 1995.

GABRIELLE JUNGELS-WINKLER CHAIR IN THE HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ART
Juliet Koss¹, Professor of Art History. BA Columbia University. PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scripps College 2000.

GABRIELLE MARIE-LOUISE JUNGELS-WINKLER PROFESSOR OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES
David Andrews¹, Professor of International Relations. BA University of California at Santa Cruz. MA Brigham Young University. PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scripps College 1993.

HARTLEY BURR ALEXANDER CHAIR IN THE HUMANITIES
Myriam Chancy, BA University of Manitoba, Canada. MA Dalhousie University, Canada. PhD University of Iowa. Scripps College 2015.

HELEN CHANDLER GARLAND CHAIR IN ANCIENT STUDIES
Ellen Finkelpearl, Professor of Classics. BA Princeton University. MA, PhD Harvard University. Scripps College 1988.

HERRON FAMILY CHAIR IN MATHEMATICS
Christopher Towse, Professor of Mathematics. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MS, PhD Brown University. Scripps College 2000.

LAURA VAUSBINDER HOCKETT ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
Sheila Walker, Professor of Psychology and Affiliate of Africana Studies. BA American University. MA New York University. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College 1993.

MARGARET MCKENZIE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Nathalie Rachlin, Professor of French. Licence d’Anglais, Universite Paul Valery, Montpellier. C.A.P.E.S. d’Anglais, France. MA, PhD Princeton University. Scripps College 1989.

MARY W. JOHNSON PROFESSORSHIP IN TEACHING
Nancy Macko, Professor of Art. BS University of Wisconsin. MA (Painting/Printmaking), MA (Education), MFA University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1986.

MARY W. JOHNSON AND J. STANLEY JOHNSON PROFESSORSHIP IN HUMANITIES
Julia Liss, Professor of History, BA Wesleyan University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1989.

MOLLY MASON JONES CHAIR IN PSYCHOLOGY
Stacey Wood, Professor of Psychology. BA Middlebury College, PhD University of Houston. Scripps College 2005.

NATHANIEL WRIGHT STEPHENSON CHAIR IN HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY
Rita Roberts, Professor of History and Africana Studies. BS Southern Illinois University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1986.

RICHARD ARMOUR CHAIR IN MODERN LANGUAGES
Marina Pérez de Mendiola³, Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA, MA, PhD University of Paris-Sorbonne IV. Scripps College 1998.

SIDNEY J. WEINBERG, JR. CHAIR IN NATURAL SCIENCES
Mary Hatcher-Skeers,Associate Dean of Faculty for Racial Equity, Professor of Chemistry. BA University of California San Diego. MS San Francisco State University. PhD University of Washington. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1998.

WILLIAM R. KENAN, JR. CHAIR IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
John Milton, Professor of Computational Neuroscience. BSC, PhD, MDCM McGill University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2004.
 

Andrew Aisenberg¹, Professor of History. BA Brown University. MA, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 1998.

Jennifer Armstrong, Associate Dean of Faculty, Professor of Biology. BS New Mexico State University. PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2003.

Yuval Avnur, Professor of Philosophy. BA University of California Santa Bara. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2008.

Kersey Black, Professor of Chemistry. BS California State University, San Diego. PhD University of Oregon. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1986.

Ronalee Brosterman, Professor of Dance. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 1981.

Jodie Rae Burton, Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator, Professor of Physical Education, Women’s Golf Coach.  BS, MS California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 1979.

Melissa Coleman, Professor of Neuroscience. BS Samford University, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2006.

Lara Deeb, Professor of Anthropology. AB Brown University. MA, PhD Emory University. Scripps College 2008.

Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, Professor of Biology. BA Swarthmore College. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2000.

Cindy Forster, Professor of History. BA Brown University. MA, PhD University of California Berkeley. Scripps College 1994.

Scot Gould, Professor of Physics. BA Middlebury College. PhD University of California, Santa Barbara. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1991.

Jennifer Groscup, Professor of Psychology. BA Georgetown. JD University of Nebraska, Lincoln, College of Law. MA, PhD. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Graduate College. Scripps College 2008.

James Higdon, Professor of Physics. BA University of Pennsylvania. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1987.

Erica Jasper, William B. Arce Director of Athletics, Physical Education, & Recreation and George R. Roberts Fellow. BA and ED.M Washington State University, Pullman. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2019.

Adam Landsberg, Professor of Physics. BA Princeton University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1998.

Amy Marcus-Newhall, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty  Professor of Psychology. AB Occidental College. M.A., PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 1992.

Donald McFarlane, Kenneth S. Pitzer, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science. BS University of Liverpool. M.Sc. Queen’s University of Belfast. PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1991.

Jessie Mills², Professor of Theatre.  BA, New York University.  MA, Northwestern University.  MFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Pomona College Theatre 2018.

Nancy Neiman, Professor of Politics. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 1993.

Marion Preest, Pritzker Family Foundation Professor of Biology. BSc Otago University (NZ). MS, PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 1999.

Kathleen Purvis-Roberts, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science. BS Westmont College. MA, PhD Princeton. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2001.

Dion Scott-Kakures, Professor of Philosophy. BA Claremont McKenna College. MA, PhD University of Michigan. Scripps College 1988.

Anthony Shay, Professor of Theatre and Dance. MA California State University, Los Angeles. MA University of California, Los Angeles. Ph.D. University of California, Riverside. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 1997.

Ulysses J. Sofia, Weinberg Family Dean of the W.M. Keck Science Department and Professor of Physics. BA Wesleyan University. PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2017.

Zhaohua Tang, Professor of Biology. BS State University of New York at Stony Brook. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2001.

Diane Thomson, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science. BS University of Arizona. MPhil University of Cambridge. PhD University of California, Santa Cruz. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2004.

Rivka Weinberg, Professor of Philosophy. BA Brooklyn College, CUNY. PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2003.

Anna Wenzel, Professor of Chemistry. BS University of California, San Diego. PhD Harvard University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2006.

Emily Wiley³, Professor of Biology. BS Western Washington University. PhD University of Washington, Seattle. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2002.

Branwen Williams³, Professor of Environmental Science. BS University of Guelph. MS University of Quebec at Montreal. PhD Ohio State University, Columbus. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2011.

Associate Professors

ELIZABETH HUBERT MALOTT ENDOWED CHAIR FOR THE CORE CURRICULUM IN INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES

Corey Tazzara², Associate Professor of History. BS Georgetown University. PhD Stanford University. Scripps College 2013

Rita Cano Alcalá, Associate Professor of Chicanx Latinx Studies. BA University of Texas at San Antonio. MA University of Wisconsin-Madison. PhD University of Texas at Austin. Scripps College 1995.

Claudia Arteaga², Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. PhD Rutgers University. Scripps College 2015.

Theodore Bartholomew, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA Creighton University. MA University of Nebraska-Lincoln. PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Scripps College 2019.

Nayana Bose, Associate Professor of Economics. BS University of Calcutta. MA Jawaharlal Nehru University. PhD Vanderbilt University. Scripps College 2016.

Lahnna Catalino, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA McDaniel College. MA Wake Forest University. PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Scripps College 2016.

Jih-Fei Cheng³, Associate Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. BA University of California, San Diego. MA University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California. PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2015.

Anie Chaderjian, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BS, MA, PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 1993.

Wendy Cheng, Associate Professor of American Studies. AB Harvard University. MA University of California, Berkeley. PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2016.

David Cubek, Associate Professor of Joint Music. BA McGill University, MA Conservatoire de Musique du Québec á Montréal, PhD McGill University. Scripps College and Joint Music Program 2010.

Annelle Curulla, Associate Professor of French. BA Connecticut College. MA Middlebury College. MA, PhD Columbia University. Scripps College 2018.

Adam Davis, Associate Professor of Art. BS University of Wisconsin, Madison. MFA University of Arizona, Tucson. Scripps College 2009.

Michelle Decker, Associate Professor of English. BA, MA, PhD Pennsylvania State University. Scripps College 2015.

Julin Everett², Associate Professor of French. BA Boston University. C. Phil. University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2019.

Kimberly Drake, Director of the Writing Program and Associate Professor of Writing. BA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2011.

Patrick Ferree, Associate Professor of Biology. BS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. MS Wake Forest University. PhD University of California Santa Cruz. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2011.

Sean Flynn, Associate Professor of Economics. BA, MA University of Southern California. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Marino Forlino, Associate Professor of Italian. Laurea Magistrale University of Florence. MA Rutgers University. PhD Rutgers University. Scripps College 2016.

Sarah Gilman³, Associate Professor of Biology. BS Stanford University. PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2011.

Mark Golub, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Macalester College. MA Claremont Graduate University. PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College 2007.

Martha Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Chicanx Latinx Studies. B.A. University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of Washington, Seattle. Scripps Collee 2013.

Charles Griffiths, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Women’s and Men’s Swimming & Diving Coach. BA Denison University. MS United States Sports Academy. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2001.

Anne Harley², Associate Professor of Music. BA Yale College. MA, DMA Boston University. Scripps College 2009.

Cándida Jáquez¹, Associate Professor of Music, BA California State University, Fresno. MA University of Texas, Austin. PhD University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2006.

Charles Kamm³, Associate Professor of Joint Music, BA Earlham College, MA Michigan State, DMA Yale University. Scripps College and Joint Music Program 2005.

YouYoung Kang, Associate Professor of Music. BA Yale University. PhD University of Pennsylvania. Scripps College 2002.

Marc Katz, Associate Professor of German. BA, MA, PhD Northwestern University. Scripps College 1994.

Thomas Kim, Associate Professor of Politics. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD University of California, San Diego, Scripps College 2000.

Thomas Koenigs, Associate Professor of English. BA John Hopkins University. PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2014.

Kasper Kovitz², Associate Professor of Art. MFA University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria. Scripps College 2015.

Aaron Leconte², Associate Professor of Chemistry. BA Carleton College. PhD The Scripps Research Institute. Scripps College and W. M. Keck Science Department 2012.

France Lemoine², Associate Professor of French. JD University of Montreal. MA University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Warren Liu³, Associate Professor of English. BA University of California, Berkeley. MFA University of Iowa. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.

Joyce Lu¹, Associate Professor of Theatre. BA in Theatre & BA in Studio Art Occidental College. MFA University of Hawaii at Manoa. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 2009.

Jenna Monroy¹, Associate Professor of Biology. BA University of Massachusetts. PhD Northern Arizona University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2016.

Winston Ou, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2005.

Sabrina Ovan, Associate Professor of Italian. Laurea Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy. MA, PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2009.

SeoYoung Park, Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA, MA Yonsei University, South Korea. PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2012.

Sumita Pahwa, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Middlebury College, MD PhD. John Hopkins University, Scripps College 2014.

John Pennington, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance; Coordinator of Dance. BFA Northwestern University, California Institute of the Arts. MFA Hollins University. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges 1994.

Tessie Prakas³, Associate Professor of English. BA University of Cambridge. MA, MPhil, and PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2016.

Colin Robins, Associate Professor of Environmental Science. BA Macalester College. MS Oregon State University. PhD University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2012.

David Roselli, Associate Professor of Classics. BA New York University. MA, PhD University of Toronto, Scripps College 2003.

Carmen Sanjuán-Pastor, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. Licenciatura Universitat de València, València, Spain. Licenciatura Universitat d’Alacant, Alacant, Spain. MA Arizona State University. PhD Stanford University. Scripps College 2009.

Ken Scalmanini, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Men’s Basketball Coach. BS Cal Poly Pomona. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 1998.

Lars Schmitz², Associate Professor of Biology. Vordiplom, Diplom, University of Bonn, Germany. PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2012.

David Schwarz, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Tennis Coach. BS Cornell University, MA Cortland St. University, NY; Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2014.

Paul Settles, Associate Professor of Physical Education. Head Men’s Tennis Coach. BA University of Pennsylvania. MA Phil University of Cambridge. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2003.

Michael Spezio, Associate Professor of Psychology. BS Case Western Reserve. M. Div. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. PhD Cornell University. PhD University of Oregon. Scripps College 2007.

Kyle Sweeney, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Football Coach. BA Occidental College. MS Illinois State University.  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2011.

Vanessa Tyson², Associate Professor of Politics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2015.

Patrick Van Horn, Associate Professor of Economics. BA Stephen F. Austin State University. MA, PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2018.

Kevin Vennemann³, Associate Professor of German. MA Free University, Berlin. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2016.

William Walkenbach, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Baseball Coach. BS Cornell University. MA Georgia State University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2015.

Nancy Williams, Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS Harvey Mudd College. PhD University of Washington, Seattle.  Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2003.

Kevin Williamson², Associate Professor of Dance. BA, MFA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2015.

Assistant Professors

Gautam Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. BS University of Texas at Austin. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2021.

Gabriela Bacsan, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College 2016.

Tia Blassingame³, Assistant Professor of Art, BA Princeton University. MA Corcoran College of Art+Design. MFA Rhode Island School of Design. Scripps College 2019.

Sarah Budischak, Assistant Professor of Biology.  BS Davidson College.  MS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  PhD University of Georgia.  Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2018.

Pete Chandrangsu², Assistant Professor of Biology.  BS University of California, Irvine.  PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2018.

Christina Edholm³, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. BA Willamette University. MS University of Nebraska-Lincoln. PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Scripps College 2019.

Mitchell Fedorka, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s Golf Coach, BA Laverne University,  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2020.

Findley Finseth, Assistant Professor of Biology. BS University of Virginia. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2016.

Nicholas Kacher², Assistant Professor of Economics. BA Wheaton College. MA Colorado State University. Scripps College 2019.

Greg Lonzo, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s & Men’s Water Polo Coach. BS Pepperdine University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2007.

Julia Lum, Assistant Professor of Art History. BA University of British Columbia. MA Carleton University. PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2019.

Leila Mansouri, Assistant Professor of English. BA Northwestern University. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2017.

Sarah Marzen², Assistant Professor of Physics. BS California Institute of Technology. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2019.

Jane Mi, Assistant Professor of Media Studies. BA Claremont McKenna College. BSE Harvey Mudd College. MSE University of Hawaii. MFA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2020.

Gabriela Morales, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. BA University of Arizona. MPhil, and PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2017.

Marina Muncan, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Coach.  BA Villanova University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2020.

Chanel Murchison, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Basketball Coach.  BA The College of William & Mary. MBA John Carroll University.  Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2019.

David Nolan, Assistant Professor of Physical Education. Head Women’s Soccer Coach. BS La Sierra University. MA Concordia University-Irvine. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2022.

Gina Oaks Garcia, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Women’s Softball Coach, BS California State University, Fullerton. MS Azusa Pacific University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2017.

Alyson Ogasian, Assistant Professor of Art. BFAH Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. MFA Rhode Island School of Design. Scripps College 2020.

Carolyn Ratteray, Assistant Professor of Theatre. BFA, New York University. MFA, University of San Diego - The Old Globe, San Diego, California.  Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges, 2016.

Luis Salés, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. BA, MA Wheaton College. MTS Boston College. ThM Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. PhD Fordham University. Scripps College 2020.

Janet Sheung², Assistant Professor of Physics. BS California Institute of Technology. MS, PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2019.

Glenn Simshaw, Assistant Professor of Writing. BA Whitman College. MA University of Washington, Claremont Graduate School. PhD Claremont Graduate School. Scripps College 2000.

Maryan Soliman², Assistant Professor of Africana Studies. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA San Francisco State University. PhD University of Pennsylvania. Scripps College 2016.

Tessa Solomon-Lane³, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. BA Vassar College. MS and PhD Georgia State University. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2019.

Glenn Stewart, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach. BA California State University Los Angeles. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2016.

Trevor Schwartz, Instructor of Physical Education, Head Men’s Soccer Coach. BS Indiana University. MA Concordia University-Irvine. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2022

Lauren Uhr, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Women’s Lacrosse. BA Fairfield University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2014.

Ethan Van Arnam, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. AB Bowdoin College. PhD California Institute of Technology. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2017.

Martín Olmedo Vega², Assistant Professor of Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA University of California, Irvine. PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2018.

Kurt Vlasich, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. BS Pepperdine University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2011.

Sandra Watson, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. BS Spelman College. PhD The Rockefeller University, New York. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2022.

Sierra Williams, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS Temple University. PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College and W.M. Keck Science Department 2021.

Carlin Wing, Assistant Professor of Media Studies. AB Harvard University. MFA California Institute of the Arts. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2016.

Senior Lecturers

Suchi Branfman, Dance
Rachel Huang, Music

Leaves

¹ Leave academic year 2022-23.
² Leave first semester 2022-23.
³ Leave second semester 2022-23.

Emeriti and Retired Faculty

Gail Abrams, Professor of Dance emerita since 2017.

Alan Blizzard, Professor of Art emeritus since 2014.

Thierry Boucquey, Professor of French emeritus since 2020.

Roswitha Burwick, Professor of German emerita since 2012.

Laurie Cameron, Professor of Theatre and Dance. Pomona College Theatre Program for the Claremont Colleges emerita since 2018.

Bruce Coats, Professor of Art History emeritus since 2022.

Newton Copp, Professor of Biology emeritus since 2013.

Donald Kendall Crone, Professor of Politics and International Relations emeritus since 2010.

Preethi de Silva, Professor of Music emerita since 2006.

Patricia Dillon, Professor of Economics emerita since 2011.

Margaret Faust, Professor of Psychology emerita since 1991.

Anthony Fucaloro, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2021.

John Geerken, Professor of History emeritus since 2008.

John Goldhammer, Professor of Physical Education emeritus since 2020.

Gayle Greene, Professor of English emerita since 2016.

Alan Hartley, Professor of Psychology emeritus since 2018.

Eric Haskell, Professor of French emeritus since 2020.

Helen Lahanas, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Joint Athletics Program, retired since 1983.

Michael Lamkin, Professor of Music emeritus since 2012.

Thomas Leabhart, Professor of Theatre. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges emeritus since 2022.

Judith LeMaster, Associate Professor of Psychology emerita since 2019.

William Chris Lengefeld, Professor of Music emeritus since 2003.

Sherry Linnell, Professor of Theatre and Dance.  Pomona College Theatre Program for the Claremont Colleges. emerita since 2021.

César López, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures emeritus since 2016.

Mary MacNaughton, Professor of Art History emerita since 2021.

Margaret Jean Mathies, Professor of Biology emerita since 2003.

Kitty Maryatt, Director of the Scripps Press and Assistant Professor of Art, retired since 2016.

J. Emil Morhardt, Professor of Environmental Biology emeritus since 2017.

Stephen Naftilan, Professor of Physics emeritus since 2018.

Kerry Ann Odell, Professor of Economics emerita since 2019.

Jane O’Donnell, Professor in Music emerita since 2004.

Giovanni Ortega, Assistant Professor of Theatre. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges emeritus since 2022.

John Peavoy, Associate Professor of English emeritus since 2016.

Robert Pinnell, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2003.

Susan Rankaitis, Professor of Art emerita since 2019.

David Sadava, Professor of Biology emeritus since 2010.

Arthur Stevens, Professor of Art History emeritus since 1999.

James Taylor, Professor of Theatre. Pomona College Theatre Program for The Claremont Colleges emeritus since 2022

Cheryl Walker, Professor of English emerita since 2016.

Jennifer Wood, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures emerita since 2018.

Kathleen O’Brien Wicker, Professor of Religious Studies emerita since 2003.

Andrew Zanella, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2012.

Administration

Scripps College

Suzanne Keen, President, Ph.D. Harvard University

Amy Marcus-Newhall, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Ph.D. University of Southern California

Dean Calvo, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer, MBA Loyola Marymount University

Binti Harvey, Vice President for External Relations and Institutional Advancement, MS University of Southern California

DeMethra LaSha “Sha” Bradley, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Ed.D. University of Vermont

Denise Nelson Nash ‘76, Vice President/Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Ed.D. New York University

Victoria Romero, Vice President for Enrollment, BA Whitman College

Emeriti Administrators

James H. Manifold, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer Emeritus, since 2011

Emeriti Staff

Judy Harvey Sahak, Librarian Emerita

Board of Trustees 2022-2023

Ellen Clark Brown
Paradise Valley, Arizona

Mino Capossela P’21
Brooklyn, New York

Angelica Clark ‘84
Pasadena

Chalan Colby ‘61
Palomar Park

Deborah David ‘72
Santa Barbara

Libby Greig DeMeo ‘95
San Carlos

Patricia Y. Fechner, MD
Seattle, Washington

Mark R. Herron
Incline Village, Nevada

Laura Hockett ‘85
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Joan R. Isaacs ‘71
Beverly Hills

Patricia Jackson ‘82
Norwich, Vermont

Christophe Jungels-Winkler ‘72
Milan, Italy

David A. Lahar
San Francisco

Szeyin Lee ‘15
Seattle, Washington

Jennifer McDonnell P’18
St. Louis, Missouri

Suzanne Ely Muchnic ‘62
Los Angeles

Donna Neff P’21
Atherton

Elizabeth Olson
Pasadena

Gale Picker P’14 P’19
Seattle, Washington

Dwandalyn R. Reece ‘85
Falls Church, Virginia

Kalpana Rhodes ‘94
La Jolla

Bob Sacks P’14
Los Angeles

Fran Norris Scoble
South Pasadena

Claude Steele
Stanford

Lynne Thompson ‘72
Los Angeles

Brooke E. Tomblin ‘92 P’22
Costa Mesa

Carolyn Wu ‘97
Washinton, D.C.

Katherine Wyble ‘09
Madison, Wisconsin

Salle Yoo ‘92
San Francisco

Life Trustees:

Victoria Seaver Dean
Pacific Palisades

Steven S. Koblik
San Marino

Ruth Markowitz Owades ‘66
San Francisco

Carolyn Revelle
Sausalito

Betsy Weinberg Smith ‘74
New York, New York

Jean Bixby Smith ‘59
Long Beach

Alyce de Roulet Williamson ‘52
Pasadena

Alumnae Leadership Council

The Alumnae Leadership Council (ALC) serves as the governing body of the Scripps College Alumnae Association and its charter is to engage alumnae in maintaining an ongoing relationship with the College. The Alumnae Leadership Council includes approximately 25 members serving in a number of key roles. The members elected to their positions are noted below.

President
Liz Lee ‘02

Alumna Trustees
Dwandalyn Reece ‘85
Brooke E. Tomblin ‘92 P’22