Faculty
buggeln 

Gretchen Buggeln, Phyllis & Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christianity and the Arts
Associate Professor of Art History and Humanities
PhD, Yale University
Gretchen.Buggeln@valpo.edu

Marcia Bunge  Marcia J. Bunge, W. C. Dickmeyer Professor
Professor of Humanities and Theology
PhD, University of Chicago
Marcia.Bunge@valpo.edu 
olmsted  William Olmsted, Senior Research Professor of Humanities
PhD, University of Chicago
Bill.Olmsted@valpo.edu 
piehl  Mel Piehl, Dean, Professor of Humanities and History
PhD, Stanford University
Mel.Piehl@valpo.edu
prough  Jennifer Prough, Assistant Professor of Humanities and East Asian Studies, Freshman Program Coordinator
PhD, Duke University
Jennifer.Prough@valpo.edu 
schwehn  Mark R. Schwehn, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Professor of Humanities
PhD, Stanford University
Mark.Schwehn@valpo.edu 
 Professor Julien Smith Julien Smith, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Theology
PhD, Baylor University
Julien.Smith@valpo.edu
 Garry Sparks Garry Sparks, Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities and Theology
PhD, University of Chicago
Garry.Sparks@valpo.edu
 Edward Upton Edward Upton, Lecturer in Humanities
PhD, University of Chicago
Edward.Upton@valpo.edu
 Professor David Western  David Western, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Political Thought
PhD, Brown University
David.Western@valpo.edu