Honors Faculty

Scott Morgan, Class of 2004
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Drew University
“Murray State's Honors program allowed me to work closely with professors and mentors and to interact regularly with likeminded but intellectually challenging peers. The program used the same model that I would later encounter in my Ph.D. training. In short, Honors at Murray laid the groundwork for my career.”

- Andrew Black, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Lit and Philosophy
- Dept: English and Philosophy
- ablack9@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4718

- Kevin Binfield, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Literature and Philosophy
- Dept: English and Philosophy
- kbinfield@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4541

- Jim Bryant, MFA
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Visual Arts
- Dept: Art and Design
- jbryant@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5479

- Kathy Callahan, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Social Sciences
- Dept: History
- kcallahan@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6580

- Gina Claywell, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Composition and Research
- Dept: English and Philosophy
- gclaywell@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4543

- Crystal Rae Coel, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Communication
- Dept: Organizational Communication and Leadership
- ccoel@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4467

- Ashley Cumming, DM
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Music
- Dept: Music
- acumming@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5479

- Laura Dawkins, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Composition and Research
and Honors Literature and Philosophy - Dept: English and Philosophy
- ldawkins@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.3418

- David Eaton, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Economics
- Dept: Economics and Finance
- deaton@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4290

- Robin Sue Esau, MS
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Service and the Nonprofit Sector
- Dept: Nonprofit Leadership Studies
- resau@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.3824

- Warren Edminster, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Composition and Research,
Honors Seminar in Literature and Philosophy and
Honors Thesis Seminar - Dept: English and Philosophy
- wedminster@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5274

- Todd French, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Music
- Dept: Music
- tfrench10@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4289

- Paul D. Foote, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in American National Government
- Dept: Political Science
- pfoote@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4578

- David Gibson, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Mathematics
- Dept: Mathematics and Statistics
- dgibson@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.3711

- Mike Gowen, MA
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in
Service and the Nonprofit Sector - Dept: Nonprofit Leadership Studies
- ggowen@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.7040

- Lissa Graham-Schneider, MFA
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Theatre
- Dept: Theatre
- lgraham@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4635

- Jana Hackathorn, PhD
- Teaches: Honors in Psychology
- Dept: Psychology
- jhackathorn@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.2857

- Marjorie Hilton, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in World History I and II
- Dept: History
- mhilton@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6579

- Ray Horton, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Literature and Philosophy
- Dept: English
- rhorton3@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4542

- Aaron Irvin, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in World History
- Dept: History
- airvin1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6583

- Timothy Johns, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Composition and Research
and Honors Literature and Philosophy - Dept: English and Philosophy
- tjohns@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4722

- Christine Lindner, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in World History I
- Dept: History
- clindner1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.3421

- Chris Lavery, MFA
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Visual Arts
- Dept: Art and Design
- clavery@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.3784

- Mickey D Miller, MS
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Communication
- Dept: Organizational Communication and Leadership
- mmiller2@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5309

- John Andrew Muenzberg, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Ethics
- Dept: English and Philosophy
- jmuenzberg@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.3421

- Danielle Nielsen, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Rhetoric, Composition and Research
- Dept: Art and Design
- dnielsen@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.2407

- Jeff Osborne, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Composition and Research
- Dept: English and Philosophy
- josborne@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4544

- Patty Parish, MS
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Communication
- Dept: Organizational Communication and Leadership
- pparish@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4465

- Daryl Phillipy, MFA
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Theatre
- Dept: Theatre
- dphillipy@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4636

- David Pizzo, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Social Sciences
- Dept: History
- dpizzo@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6584

- Marc Polizzi
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in International Relations
- Dept: Political Science
- mpolizzi@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5220

- Drew Seib, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Sociology
- Dept: Political Science and Sociology
- jseib@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.2695

- ZB Smetana, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Visual Art
- Dept: Art and Design
- zsmetana@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.3120

- Lou D Tillson, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Communication
- Dept: Organizational Communication and Leadership
- ltillson@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4460

- Christopher Trzepacz, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Science I
- Dept: Biology
- ctrzepacz@murrstate.edu
- 270.809.6062

- Diane Nititham, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Sociology
- Dept: Political Science and Sociology
- dnititham@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4631

- Paul Walker, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Composition and Research
- Dept: English and Philosophy
- pwalker1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4533

- Daniel L Wann, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Psychology
- Dept: Psychology
- dwann@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.2860

- Chrissy Wendel-Shelton, ABD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Psychology
- Dept: Psychology
- cwendel1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.2317

- Marcie Venter, PhD
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Archaeology
- Dept: Earth and Environmental Sciences
- mventer@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.3457

- Danielle Muzina, MFA
- Teaches: Honors Seminar in Visual Arts
- Dept: Art and Design
- dmuzina@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6731