Faculty
Professors
BESSIE AND CECIL FRANKEL CHAIR IN MUSIC
Hao Huang3, 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 Chatterjee, Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. BA Wellesley College. MA, PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2012.
DR. TARO YAMANE CHAIR IN ECONOMICS
Roberto Pedace, Professor of Economics. BA California State University, San Bernardino. MA, PhD University of California, Riverside. Scripps College 2009.
FLETCHER JONES CHAIR IN ART
Ken Gonzales-Day3, Professor of Art, BFA Pratt Institute, MA Hunter College. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 1995.
FREDERICK HARD ENDOWED CHAIR IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Aaron Matz2, Professor of English. BA, MA, MPhil, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2007.
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.
HERRON FAMILY CHAIR IN MATHEMATICS
Christopher Towse, Professor of Mathematics. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MS, PhD Brown University. Scripps College 2000.
KENNETH S. PITZER PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Donald McFarlane, 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 the Department of Natural Sciences 1991.
LAURA VAUSBINDER HOCKETT ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
Lara Deeb2, Professor of Anthropology. AB Brown University. MA, PhD Emory University. Scripps College 2008.
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
Jennifer Groscup1, Professor of Psychology. BA Georgetown. JD University of Nebraska, Lincoln, College of Law. MA, PhD. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Graduate College. Scripps College 2008.
MARY W. JOHNSON AND J. STANLEY JOHNSON PROFESSORSHIP IN HUMANITIES
Rivka Weinberg, Professor of Philosophy. BA Brooklyn College, CUNY. PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2003.
MOLLY MASON JONES CHAIR IN PSYCHOLOGY
Stacey Wood3, Professor of Psychology. BA Middlebury College, PhD University of Houston. Scripps College 2005.
NATHANIEL WRIGHT STEPHENSON CHAIR IN HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY
Andrew Aisenberg, Professor of History. BA Brown University. MA, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 1998.
PRITZKER FAMILY FOUNDATION PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY
Marion Preest, Professor of Biology. BSc Otago University (NZ). MS, PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 1999.
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.
ROBERT B. PALMER CHAIR IN CLASSICAL STUDIES
David Roselli3, Professor of Classics/Ancient Studies. BA New York University. MA, PhD University of Toronto, Scripps College 2003.
SHAH ZION FAMILY ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE
Diane Thomson1, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science. BS University of Arizona. MPhil University of Cambridge. PhD University of California, Santa Cruz. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2004.
SIDNEY J. WEINBERG, JR. CHAIR IN NATURAL SCIENCES
Jennifer Armstrong, Professor of Biology. BS New Mexico State University. PhD University of California, San Diego. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2003.
SUZANNE ELY MUCHNIC ‘62 AND PAUL D. MUCHNIC ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
T. Kim-Trang Tran, Professor of Art. BFA University of Iowa. MFA California Institute of the Arts. Scripps College 1999.
SARA M. ADLER PROFESSOR OF ITALIAN ENDOWED CHAIR
Sabrina Ovan, Professor of Italian. Laurea Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy. MA, PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 2009.
WEINBERG FAMILY DEAN OF NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
Ulysses J. Sofia, Dean of the Natural Sciences Department and Professor of Physics. BA Wesleyan University. PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2017.
Rita Cano Alcalá, 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.
Yuval Avnur1, Professor of Philosophy. BA University of California Santa Barbara. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2008.
Ronalee Brosterman, Professor of Dance. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 1981..
Melissa Coleman, Professor of Neuroscience. BS Samford University, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2006.
David Cubek2, 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.
Kimberly Drake2, Director of the Writing Program and Professor of Writing. BA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2011.
Patrick Ferree, Professor of Biology. BS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. MS Wake Forest University. PhD University of California Santa Cruz. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2011.
Cindy Forster, Professor of History. BA Brown University. MA, PhD University of California Berkeley. Scripps College 1994.
Sarah Gilman, Professor of Biology. BS Stanford University. PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2011.
Scot Gould1, Professor of Physics. BA Middlebury College. PhD University of California, Santa Barbara. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 1991.
Anne Harley, Professor of Music. BA Yale College. MA, DMA Boston University. Scripps College 2009
Mary Hatcher-Skeers, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Professor of Chemistry. BA University of California San Diego. MS San Francisco State University. PhD University of Washington. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 1998.
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.
Charles Kamm, Professor of Joint Music, BA Earlham College, MA Michigan State, DMA Yale University. Scripps College and Joint Music Program 2005.
Suzanne Keen, Professor of English. AB Brown University. PhD Harvard University. Scripps College 2022.
Adam Landsberg, Professor of Physics. BA Princeton University. MA, PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and the Departmenn of Natural Sciences 1998.
Aaron Leconte, Professor of Chemistry. BA Carleton College. PhD The Scripps Research Institute. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2012.
Warren Liu, Associate Dean of Faculty, Professor of English. BA University of California, Berkeley. MFA University of Iowa. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.
Nancy Macko, Professor of Art. BS University of Wisconsin. MA (Painting/Printmaking), MA (Education), MFA University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 1986.
Amy Marcus-Newhall, President. Professor of Psychology. AB Occidental College. M.A., PhD University of Southern California. Scripps College 1992.
Nancy Neiman, Professor of Politics. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA, PhD Yale University. Scripps College 1993.
Kathleen Purvis-Roberts, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science. BS Westmont College. MA, PhD Princeton. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2001.
Dion Scott-Kakures, Professor of Philosophy. BA Claremont McKenna College. MA, PhD University of Michigan. Scripps College 1988.
Anthony Shay, Professor of Dance. MA California State University, Los Angeles. MA University of California, Los Angeles. Ph.D. University of California, Riverside. Pomona College Dance Department for The Claremont Colleges 1997..
Anna Wenzel, Professor of Chemistry. BS University of California, San Diego. PhD Harvard University. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2006.
Emily Wiley, Professor of Biology. BS Western Washington University. PhD University of Washington, Seattle. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2002.
Nancy Williams, Professor of Chemistry. BS Harvey Mudd College. PhD University of Washington, Seattle. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2003.
Kevin Williamson, Professor of Dance. BA, MFA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2015.
Associate Professors
Claudia Arteaga, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. PhD Rutgers University. Scripps College 2015.
Gabriela Bacsán, Associate 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.
Theodore Bartholomew1, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA Creighton University. MA University of Nebraska-Lincoln. PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Scripps College 2019.
Tia Blassingame, Associate Professor of Art, BA Princeton University. MA Corcoran College of Art+Design. MFA Rhode Island School of Design. Scripps College 2019.
Nayana Bose, Associate Professor of Economics. BS University of Calcutta. MA Jawaharlal Nehru University. PhD Vanderbilt University. Scripps College 2016.
Sarah Budischak1, Associate Professor of Biology. BS Davidson College. MS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. PhD University of Georgia. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2018.
Lahnna Catalino, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA McDaniel College. MA Wake Forest University. PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Scripps College 2016.
Pete Chandrangsu, Associate Professor of Biology. BS University of California, Irvine. PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2018.
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.
Annelle Curulla2, 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 Decker2, Associate Professor of English. BA, MA, PhD Pennsylvania State University. Scripps College 2015.
Christina Edholm, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA Willamette University. MS University of Nebraska-Lincoln. PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Scripps College 2019.
Julin Everett, Associate Professor of French. BA Boston University. C. Phil. University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2019.
Findley Finseth, Associate Professor of Biology. BS University of Virginia. PhD Cornell University. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2016.
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.
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.
Nicholas Kacher, Associate Professor of Economics. BA Wheaton College. MA Colorado State University. Scripps College 2019.
Cándida Jáquez, Associate Dean of Faculty for Racial Equity, Associate Professor of Music, BA California State University, Fresno. MA University of Texas, Austin. PhD University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2006.
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 Koenigs2, Associate Professor of English. BA John Hopkins University. PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2014.
Kasper Kovitz3, Associate Professor of Art. MFA University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria. Scripps College 2015.
France Lemoine, Associate Professor of French. JD University of Montreal. MA University of California, Los Angeles. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2009.
Greg Lonzo, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Head Women’s & Men’s Water Polo Coach. BS Pepperdine University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2007.
Joyce Lu, 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.
Leila Mansouri, Associate Professor of English. BA Northwestern University. MFA University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2017.
Jessie Mills, Associate Professor of Theatre. Chair of Theater. BA, New York University. MA, Northwestern University. MFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Pomona College Theatre Department for The Claremont Colleges 2018.
Jenna Monroy, Associate Professor of Biology. BA University of Massachusetts. PhD Northern Arizona University. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2016.
Gabriela Morales, Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA University of Arizona. MPhil, and PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2017.
Chanel Murchison, Associate 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.
Winston Ou2, Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2005.
Sumita Pahwa2, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Middlebury College, MD PhD. John Hopkins University, Scripps College 2014.
Heejung Park2, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. PhD University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2023.
SeoYoung Park, Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA, MA Yonsei University, South Korea. PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2012.
John Pennington, Associate Professor of Dance; Coordinator of Dance. BFA Northwestern University, California Institute of the Arts. MFA Hollins University. Pomona College Dance Department for The Claremont Colleges 1994.
Tessie Prakas, Associate Professor of English. BA University of Cambridge. MA, MPhil, and PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2016.
Carolyn Ratteray, Associate Professor of Theatre. BFA, New York University. MFA, University of San Diego - The Old Globe, San Diego, California. Pomona College Theatre Department for The Claremont Colleges, 2016.
Colin Robins, Associate Professor of Environmental Science. BA Macalester College. MS Oregon State University. PhD University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2012.
Luis Salés, Associate 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.
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.
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.
Janet Sheung1, Associate Professor of Physics. BS California Institute of Technology. MS, PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2019.
Maryan Soliman, Associate Professor of Africana Studies. BA University of California, Berkeley. MA San Francisco State University. PhD University of Pennsylvania. Scripps College 2016.
Tessa Solomon-Lane1, Associate Professor of Neuroscience. BA Vassar College. MS and PhD Georgia State University. Scripps College and the Natural Sciences Department 2019.
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.
Corey Tazzara, Associate Professor of History. BS Georgetown University. PhD Stanford University. Scripps College 2013
Vanessa Tyson, Associate Professor of Politics. BA Princeton University. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College 2015.
Lauren Uhr, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Women’s Lacrosse. BA Fairfield University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2014.
Ethan Van Arnam, Associate Professor of Chemistry. AB Bowdoin College. PhD California Institute of Technology. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2017.
Patrick Van Horn, Associate Professor of Economics. BA Stephen F. Austin State University. MA, PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College 2018.
Martín Olmedo Vega, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. BA University of California, Irvine. PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Scripps College 2018.
Kevin Vennemann, 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.
Carlin Wing, Associate Professor of Media Studies. AB Harvard University. MFA California Institute of the Arts. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2016.
Assistant Professors
Gautam Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. BS University of Texas at Austin. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2021.
Westenley Alcenat, Assistant Professor of History. BA Macalester College. PhD Columbia University. Scripps College 2024.
Edward Cartee, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s Soccer Coach. BA Trinity University. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2023.
Bethany Caulkins3, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS California State University, San Bernardino. PhD University of California, Riverside. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2021.
Mitchell Fedorka, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Men’s Golf Coach, BA Laverne University, Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2020.
Martin Glazier, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. BA Yale University. PhD New York University. Scripps College 2024.
Ashley Heers, Assistant Professor of Biology. BS University of California, Davis. PhD University of Montana. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2024.
Abdiel Jacobsen2, Assistant Professor of Dance. BA University of the Arts. MFA University of Washington. Scripps College 2024.
Mihoko Kato, Assistant Professor of Biology. BS California Institute of Technology. PhD The University of Chicago. Scripps College and The Department of Natural Sciences 2025.
Julia Lum, Assistant Professor of Art History. BA University of British Columbia. MA Carleton University. PhD Yale University. Scripps College 2019.
Sarah Marzen1, Assistant Professor of Physics. BS California Institute of Technology. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2019.
Ryan Milov-Cordoba, Assistant Professor of Classics/Ancient Studies, BA Amherst College, Massachusetts. PhD The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Scripps College 2024.
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.
Alyson Ogasian, Assistant Professor of Art. BFAH Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. MFA Rhode Island School of Design. Scripps College 2020.
Veronica Padilla Vriesman, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science. BA Colgate University. PhD University of California, Davis. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2024.
Jia-Ahn Pan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS Bates College. PhD University of Chicago. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2024.
Trung Van Phan, Assistant Professor of Physics. BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PhD Princeton University. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2025.
Vincent Roca, Assistant Professor of Media Studies. BA Boston College. MFA University of California, Los Angeles. Scripps College 2025.
Glenn Simshaw, Assistant Professor of Writing. BA Whitman College. MA University of Washington, Claremont Graduate School. PhD Claremont Graduate School. Scripps College 2000.
Skania Valencia, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Softball Coach. BS and MBA from Mercy College. Scripps College and CMS Athletics 2024.
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.
Chloé Vettier, Assistant Professor of French. Licence Lettres Modernes, Université Sorbonne-Paris IV, France. PhD Princeton University. Scripps College 2023.
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 the Department of Natural Sciences 2022.
Sierra Williams, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS Temple University. PhD University of California, Irvine. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2021.
Zachary Wilson, Assistant Professor of Biology. BA Lewis & Clark College. PhD University of Colorado, Boulder. Scripps College and the Department of Natural Sciences 2024
Patricia Yu, Assistant Professor of Art History. BA Pomona College. PhD University of California, Berkeley. Scripps College 2025.
Senior Lecturers
Keilee Bessho, Physical Education & Head Women’s Golf Coach
Suchi Branfman, Dance
Sue Castagnetto, Philosophy
Rachel Huang, Music
Leaves
1 Leave academic year 2025-26.
2 Leave first semester 2025-26.
3 Leave second semester 2025-26.
Emeriti and Retired Faculty
Gail Abrams, Professor of Dance emerita since 2017.
David Andrews, Professor of International Relations emeritus since 1993.
Kersey Black, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2021.
Alan Blizzard, Professor of Art emeritus since 2014.
Thierry Boucquey, Professor of French emeritus since 2020.
Jodie Rae Burton, Professor of Physical Education emeritus since 2024.
Roswitha Burwick, Professor of German emerita since 2012.
Laurie Cameron, Professor of Dance. Pomona College Dance Department 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.
Ellen Finkelpearl, Professor of Classics emerita since 2022.
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.
James Higdon, Professor of Physics emeritus since 2021.
Betsy Hipple, Associate Professor of Physical Education emeritus since 2018.
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 Department 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.
Julia Liss, Professor of History 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.
Jonh Milton, Professor of Computational Neuroscience emeritus since 2023.
J. Emil Morhardt, Professor of Environmental Biology emeritus since 2017.
Kerry Ann Odell, Professor of Economics emerita since 2019.
Jane O’Donnell, Professor in Music emerita since 2004.
Robert Pinnell, Professor of Chemistry emeritus since 2003.
Susan Rankaitis, Professor of Art emerita since 2019.
Rita Roberts, Professor of History emerita since 2021
David Sadava, Professor of Biology emeritus since 2010.
Arthur Stevens, Professor of Art History emeritus since 1999.
Zhaohua Tang, Professor of Biology emerita since 2024.
Cheryl Walker, Professor of English emerita since 2016.
Sheila Walker, Professor of Psychology emerita since 2021.
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
Amy Marcus-Newhall, President, Ph.D. University of Southern California
Mary Hatcher-Skeers, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, PhD University of Washington
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 2025-2026
Laura Hockett ‘85, Chair
Kalpana Rhodes ‘94, Chair Elect, Co-Vice Chair
Bob Sacks P’14, Co-Vice Chair
Amy Marcus-Newhall, College President
Mary Hatcher-Skeers, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Dean Calvo, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer
Mia M. Alonzo, Controller
Robert Adler
Washington, DC
Hannah Alalou ‘19
New York, New York
Dominique Cantwell ‘02
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Fabiola Ceballos-Durham ‘02
New York, New York
Deborah David ‘72
Santa Barbara, California
Linda Davila
New York, New York
Libby Greig DeMeo ‘95 , P’26
San Carlos, California
Stephanie Doan ‘17
Los Gatos, California
Patricia Y. Fechner, MD
Seattle, Washington
Deirdre Giblin P’25
Winchester, Massachusetts
Mark Herron
Incline Village, Nevada
Laura Hockett ‘85
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Joan R. Isaacs ‘71
Beverly Hills, California
Patricia Jackson ‘82
Norwich, Vermont
Amanda Heekin Kocon ‘95, P’28
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Amy Marcus-Newhall
Claremont, California
Jennifer McDonnell P’18
St. Louis, Missouri
Suzanne Ely Muchnic ‘62
Los Angeles, California
Beth Nolan ‘73
The Plains, Virginia
Karen Piacentini ‘74
New York, New York
Marie Queen P’25
Pasadena, California
Kalpana Rhodes ‘94
La Jolla, California
H. McGuire “Mac” Riley P’18
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Maddie Ripley ‘14
Boston, Massachusetts
Bob Sacks P’14
Los Angeles, California
Chapman Taylor P’17
Falls Church, Virginia
Lynne Thompson ‘72
Los Angeles, California
Carolyn Wu Kurtzig ‘97
Washington, D.C.
Katherine Wyble ‘09
Madison, Wisconsin
Allison Wysocki ‘99
San Francisco, California
Kevin Yasumura P’27
Lafayette, California
Sara Zion P’26
Bronxville, New York
Life Trustees:
Victoria Seaver Dean
Pacific Palisades, California
Nancy Katayama ‘77
Pacific Palisades, California
Steven S. Koblik
San Marino, California
Ruth Markowitz Owades ‘66
San Francisco, California
Carolyn Revelle
Sausalito, California
Fran Scoble
South Pasadena, California
Betsy Weinberg Smith ‘74
New York, New York
Jean Bixby Smith ‘59
Long Beach, California
Alyce de Roulet Williamson ‘52
Pasadena, California
Roxanne Wilson ‘76
Marina del Rey, California
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
Fabiola Ceballos-Durham ‘02
Alumna Trustees
Dominique Cantwell ‘02
Amanda Heekin Kocon ‘95, P’28
Recent Graduate Trustees
Hannah Alalou ‘19
Stephanie Doan ‘17
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