Faculty &
Staff

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Staff

Summer Armstrong
Administrative Support Assistant : Course Scheduling, Student Payroll, Life Model Coordinator, Website Maintenance
Ayres 107
898-4843
ssarmstrong@csuchico.edu

David Barta
Instructional Support Technician
Foundry/Shop Technician
Ayres 126
898-4085
dbarta@csuchico.edu

Michael Bishop
Department Chair
Ayres 107B
898-4353
mbishop@csuchico.edu

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Sandra Claflin
Administrative Support Coordinator: Office Manager, Budget, Curriculum, Faculty/Staff Payroll, Travel
Ayres 107C
898-5331
sclaflin@csuchico.edu

Erin Herzog
Curator
Ira Latour Visual Resources Collection
Ayres 205
898-6878
eherzog@csuchico.edu

Michael Murphy
Instructional Support Technician
Ceramics Technician
Taylor 110
898-6860
mmurphy2@csuchico.edu

Catherine Sullivan
Curator
Janet Turner Print Museum
Laxson 203
898-4476
csullivan@csuchico.edu

Faculty

Michael Bishop (Department Chair)
Sculpture
MFA, CSU San Jose
Ayres 107B
898-4353
mbishop@csuchico.edu

Teresa L. Cotner
Art Education
PhD, Stanford University
Ayres 123
898-4560
tlcotner@csuchico.edu

Cameron Crawford (Graduate Advisor)
Ceramics
MFA, University of Washington
Taylor 110 OR Taylor 101C
898-6860
ccrawford@csuchico.edu

Jean Gallagher
Painting
DA, New York University
Ayres 113
898-4352
jkgallagher@csuchico.edu

Robert Herhusky
Glass
MA, California College of the Arts
Ayres 116
898-4155
rherhusky@csuchico.edu

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James Kuiper
Painting & Drawing
MFA, Michigan State University
Ayres 207B
898-6971

Kijeong Jeon
Interior Design
MIARCH, University of Oregon
Ayres 118
898-5491
kjeon@csuchico.edu

Matthew Looper (Art History Advisor)
Art History
PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Ayres 208
898-5117
mlooper@csuchico.edu

Eileen Macdonald
Printmaking
MFA, Southern Illinois University
Ayres 127
898-6875
emacdonald1@csuchico.edu

Tom Patton
Photography
MFA, University of New Mexico
Ayres 110
898-5185
tpatton@csuchico.edu

Sheri Simons
Sculpture
MFA, Cranbrook
Ayres 114
898-4996
ssimons@csuchico.edu

Masami Toku
Art Education
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ayres 125
898-6866
mtoku@csuchico.edu

Karen Van Derpool
Foundations
MFA, Temple University
Ayres 117
898-5157
kvanderpool@csuchico.edu

Susan Whitmore
Ceramics
MFA, University of Washington
Ayres 115
898-5954
swhitmore@csuchico.edu

Nanette Wylde
Electronic Arts
MFA, Ohio State University
Ayres 206
nwylde@csuchico.edu

Emeritus

Marion Epting *
Printmaking, Emeritus
MFA, Otis Arts Institute-Parson
Ayres 202
898-5504
mepting@csuchico.edu

David Hoppe *
Painting & Drawing
MFA, Arizona State University

Richard Hornaday
Painting & Drawing
University of Missouri

Yoshio Kusaba *
Art History
PhD, Indiana University
Ayres 202
898-5504
Office Hours: TR 3:15-4:00, T 6:15-6:45

* Currently teaching a reduced schedule or alternating semesters

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Ira Latour
Art History
BA, University of California, Berkeley

Manuel Lucero
Ceramics
MA, CSU San Jose

James McManus *
Art History
MFA, University of Washington
Ayres 202
898-5504
jmcmanus@csuchico.edu

Dolores Mitchell
Art History
PhD, UCLA

Vernon Patrick *
Ceramics & Drawing
MFA, University of Washington
Ayres 202
898-5331
vpatrick@csuchico.edu

Michael Simmons *
Art Education
EdD, Arizona State University
Ayres 202 &/OR Taylor 201
898-5504
mfsimmons@csuchico.edu

Sharon Smith *
Art Education
EdD, Illinois State University
Ayres 202 &/OR Taylor 201
898-5504
sasmith@csuchico.edu

Lecturers

Lynn Criswell
Studio
MA, California State University, Chico
Ayres 204
898-4353
lcriswell@csuchico.edu

Anna de Silva
Art History
MA, California State University, Chico
Ayres 202
898-5504
adesilva@csuchico.edu

Michelle Davis
Photography
MFA, San Francisco Art Institute
Ayres 202
898-5504
mrdavis@csuchico.edu

Tami Faulkner
Interior Design
BFA, California State University, Chico
Ayres 101A
898-4754
tamifaulknerdesign@dcsi.net

Lenn Goldmann
Interior Design
BA, California State University, Chico
Ayres 101A
898-4754
goldmannandrose@aol.com

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Nancy Meyer
Photography
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Ayres 103
898-5331
nmeyer@csuchico.edu

Michael Murphy
Ceramics MFA,
Claremont Graduate School
Taylor 110
898-6860
mmurphy2@csuchico.edu

Alexandra Oneil
Art History
MA, California State University, Chico
Ayres 202
898-5504
aoneil@csuchico.edu

Nancy Patton
Foundations
MFA, Washington University in St. Louis
Ayres 202
521-0258
nscottpatton@sbcglobal.net

Jennifer Spangler
Art History
MA, University of California at Davis
Ayres 202
322-9888
jspangler@csuchico.edu

Jason Tannen
Curator
University Art Gallery
Taylor 112
898-5864
jtannen@csuchico.edu

David Thode
Interior Design
MA, California State University, Chico
Ayres 101A
898-4754
dthode@csuchico.edu

Weston Thomson
Electronic Arts
BFA, California State University, Chico
Ayres 210
898-4984
weston@commonpath.org

Kris Zappettini
Interior Design
MA, CSU, Chico, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Ayres 205
898-5331
kzap@chiphousing.org