College of Liberal Arts Emeriti Faculty

RIT is pleased to present this listing of Emeriti faculty who have demonstrated notable contributions during their professional career at the College of Liberal Arts.

School of Communication

  • Tina Lent, School of Communication, Professor Emeritus, 2022
  • Rudolph Pugliese, School of Communication, Professor Emeritus, 2023
  • Patrick Scanlon, School of Communication, Professor Emeritus, 2022

Department of Criminal Justice

  • Elizabeth Croft, Department of Criminal Justice, Professor Emeritus, 1996
  • John Klofas, Department of Criminal Justice, Professor Emeritus, 2020

Department of Economics

  • Constantino Dumangane, Department of Economics, Professor Emeritus, 2005
  • Tom Hopkins, Department of Economics, Professor Emeritus; Dean Emeritus (SCB), 2012
  • Julian Salisnjak, Department of Economics, Professor Emeritus, 1981 
  • Michael Vernarelli, Department of Economics, Professor Emeritus, 2019 
  • Hy Young Lee, Department of Economics, Professor Emeritus, 2010

Department of English

  • Sam Abrams, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2005
  • Art Berman, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2001
  • Mary Lynn Broe, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2012
  • Sarah Collins, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1996
  • Anne Coon, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2008
  • William DeRitter, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1995
  • Lakshmi Mani, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1989
  • Stan McKenzie, Department of English, Professor Emeritus; Provost Emeritus, 2011
  • Thomas O'Brien, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1993
  • Mark Price, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2007
  • John Roche, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2019
  • Sandra Saari, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2013
  • Norris Shea, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1987
  • Caroline Snyder, Department of English; STS, Professor Emeritus, 1993
  • Mary Sullivan, Department of English, Professor Emeritus; Dean Emeritus, 2002
  • U.T. Summers, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1985
  • Elaine Thiesmeyer, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2001
  • Janet Zandy, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2011

Department of History

  • Frank Annunziata, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 2011
  • Richard Chu, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 2007
  • Norman Coombs, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 1997
  • Louis Eltscher, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 1994
  • Richard Lunt, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 1997
  • Ken Nelson, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 2010
  • James Troisi, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 2005

Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Diane Forbes, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Professor Emeritus, 2024
  • Wilma Wierenga, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Professor Emeritus, 2013
  • Hiroko Yamashita, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Professor Emeritus, 2024

Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture

  • Carl Atkins, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 2018
  • Douglas Coffey, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 2000
  • Peter Ferran, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 2015
  • Charles Warren, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 1998
  • Ed Schell, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 2015
  • Houghton Wetherald, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 2003
  • Hans Zandvoort, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 1992

Department of Philosophy

  • James Campbell, Department of Philosophy, Professor Emeritus, 2000
  • Timothy Engstrom, Department of Philosophy, Professor Emeritus, 2022
  • Dane Gordon, Department of Philosophy, Professor Emeritus, 2000
  • Jack Sanders, Department of Philosophy, Professor Emeritus, 2024
  • David Suits, Department of Philosophy, Professor Emeritus, 2017

Department of Political Science

  • Louis Andolino, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus, 2001
  • Robert Brown, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus, 2007
  • William J. Daniels, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus; Dean Emeritus, 2004
  • Paul Ferber, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus, 2023
  • James Fleming, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus, 2007
  • Nabil Kaylani, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus, 2007
  • John Murley, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus, 2013

Department of Public Policy

  • James Winebrake, Department of Public Policy Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus, 2023

Department of Psychology

  • Virginia Costenbader, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 2003
  • Janet Farnum, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 1996
  • Joseph Fitzpatrick, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 1993
  • Roger Harnish, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 2015
  • Morton Isaacs, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 2003
  • Margery Reading-Brown, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 1996

Department of Science, Technology, and Society

  • Tom Cornell, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Professor Emeritus, 2024
  • Robert Paradowski, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Professor Emeritus, 2015

Department of Social Work

  • Marshall Smith, Department of Social Work, Professor Emeritus, 2006
  • Helen Wadsworth, Department of Social Work, Professor Emeritus, 2002

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

  • Joanne Jacobs, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Professor Emeritus, 1997
  • Paul Grebinger, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Professor Emeritus, 2013
  • Boris Mikolji, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Professor Emeritus, 1993
  • Andrew Moore, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Professor Emeritus; Dean Emeritus, 2011
  • Murli Sinha, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Professor Emeritus, 2010