FACULTY

Wade College employs an adequate number of qualified and experienced full-time faculty members to support its institutional mission and to ensure the quality and integrity of its degree programs. Collectively, the faculty at Wade College supports the institutional mission in the areas of teaching effectiveness, curriculum and professional development, and service.

Wade College seeks to recruit and employ competent and qualified professors, both full-time and part-time, who possess the professional and scholarly preparation necessary to meet the institution’s mission and policies; the college assesses each professor’s overall qualifications, including academic credentials, teaching and industry-related work experience, and other relevant characteristics to ensure that all faculty members meet the required competence, effectiveness, and capacity necessary for instructional effectiveness.

A list of our faculty members follows:

Steven Alexander
salexander@wadecollege.edu

MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design
BA, Louisiana State University

Rusty Bell
rbell@wadecollege.edu
PhD (in-progress), University of North Texas
MS, Drexel University
BFA, Corcoran College of Art and Design

Mark Blinn
mblinn@wadecollege.edu
JD, Southern Methodist University
MBA, Southern Methodist University
BS, Southern Methodist University

Anna Brindley
abrindley@wadecollege.edu
BS, Fashion Institute of Technology

David Calton
dcalton@wadecollege.edu
MFA, University of Georgia

BS, Florida State University

Laura Chapuis
lchapuis@wadecollege.edu
BFA, Fashion Institute of Technology

Robert Commer
rcommer@wadecollege.edu
MS, Colorado Technical University
BS, University of Texas – Arlington

John Conte
jconte@wadecollege.edu
MA, New York University
BBA, LIM College

Jim David
jdavid@wadecollege.edu
MBA, San Francisco State University
BBA, Texas Tech

Harry Davros
hdavros@wadecollege.edu
JD, Baylor University School of Law
BBA, University of Texas – Austin

Christi Egeland
cegeland@wadecollege.edu
BS, University of North Texas

Jacob Fitzhugh
jfitzhugh@wadecollege.edu
BFA, University of North Texas

Deb Herod
dherod@wadecollege.edu
MS, Texas State University
BS, Texas State University

Stephen Herod
sherod@wadecollege.edu
MA, Texas State University
BS, Texas State University

Holly Hester
hhester@wadecollege.edu
BS, Texas Women’s University

Elizabeth Johnston

ejohnston@wadecollege.edu
PhD (in progress), University of North Texas
MA, Newcastle University

BA, Sam Houston State University

Karl Krayer

kkrayer@wadecollege.edu
PhD, University of Oklahoma

MA, University of Houston

BA, University of Texas - Arlington

Tyler Martin
tmartin@wadecollege.edu
MBA, Southern Methodist University
BA, University of Colorado

Kurt Ortley

kkrayer@wadecollege.edu
MA, Savannah College of Art and Design

BA, Virginia Tech University

Kimberly Parker
kparker@wadecollege.edu
MS, University of North Texas
BA, Baylor University

Nick Parker
nparker@wadecollege.edu
MFA, University of Dallas
MA, University of Dallas
BFA, Midwestern State University

Jason Reynaga
jreynaga@wadecollege.edu
MFA, Texas Christian University
BFA, Midwestern State University

Ronnie Rittenberry
rrittenberry@wadecollege.edu
MA, West Texas A&M University
BA, West Texas A&M University

Daniel Rix
drix@wadecollege.edu
MFA (in progress), Texas A&M - Commerce
BFA, Texas A&M – Commerce

Betty Schearf
bschearf@wadecollege.edu
PhD, Capella University
MBA, Texas Woman’s University
BS, Southeast Missouri State University

Margaret Shoop

mshoop@wadecollege.edu
MBA, Southern Methodist University

BS, University of North Texas

Robin Solomon
rsolomon@wadecollege.edu
PhD (in progress), University of Phoenix
MBA, Amberton University
BS, Morgan State University

Paul Thompson

pthompson@wadecollege.edu

BA, Texas Tech University

Tara Valure
tvalure@wadecollege.edu
MS, Nova University

BA, Florida Atlantic University

Nicolas Villalba
nvillalba@wadecollege.edu

BFA, University of North Texas

Jodi White

jwhite@wadecollege.edu