Caroline Adams, MEd
Director of Student Success
401 Buchanan Hall
Haelim Allen, MFA, MA, MRE
Associate Professor of Art
Department of Art and Design
109 Art Lofts
Ainsley Allison
Marketing and Communication Manager, School of the Arts
Marketing and Communication
208 Buchanan Hall
Emily Snider Andrews
Executive Director of the Center for Worship and the Arts, Assistant Professor of Music and Worship
Division of Music
404 Buchanan Hall
James Arakas
Associate Professor, Director of Lighting Design and Technology
Department of Theatre and Dance
115 Swearingen Hall
Michael Averett
Associate Professor, Trumpet, Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Division of Music, Instrumental
308 Brock Hall
Mary Bentley
Business Coordinator
Center for Worship and the Arts
413 Buchanan Hall
Aaron Brakke
Assistant Professor
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
330a Swearingen Hall
Catherine Brooks
Instructor
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
Scott Bush
Executive Director, Ministry Training Institute
Department of Christian Ministry
Laura S. Byland
Associate Professor, Director of Theatre for Youth
Department of Theatre and Dance
318 Swearingen Hall
Mark Castle
Professor, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance
Department of Theatre and Dance
216 Buchanan Hall
Jane Caswell
Administrative Assistant
Department of Theatre and Dance
214 Buchanan Hall
Callan Childs
Assistant Professor
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
Philip L. Copeland
Professor, Conducting, A Cappella Choir
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
312 Buchanan Hall
Joseph Cory
Professor of Art
Department of Art and Design
203 Art Lofts
Nelson Cowan
Director
Center for Worship and the Arts
407 Buchanan Hall
Grant Beckett Dalton
Professor, Percussion, Jazz Band
Division of Music, Instrumental
205 Brock Hall
Joel S. Davis
Chair, Professor, Music Theory and Composition
Division of Music
218 Buchanan Hall
Brad Diamond
Professor, Voice
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
306 Buchanan Hall
Lauren Frances Evans
Associate Professor of Art
Department of Art and Design
108 Art Lofts
Jennifer Fancher
Content and Community Engagement Specialist
Center for Worship and the Arts
413 Buchanan Hall
Scott R. Fisk, MFA
Professor and Chair, Department of Art and Design
Department of Art and Design
302 Dwight Beeson Hall
Shannon R. Flynt
Assistant Professor of Classics, Wilton H. Bunch Interdisciplinary Faculty Fellow
Classics and Philosophy
319 Chapman Hall
Maggie R. Folker
Development Officer
School of the Arts
202 Buchanan Hall
Charles Ford
Professor
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
216 Swearingen Hall
David J. Glenn
Associate Professor of Scenic Design, Technical Director
Department of Theatre and Dance
237 Swearingen Hall
Scott Guffin, PhD
Associate Professor and Executive Director of Christian Ministry
Department of Christian Ministry
122 Chapman Hall
Mary Gurney
Associate Professor
Theatre and Dance
111 Swearingen Hall
Julia B. Higgins
Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry
Department of Christian Ministry
128 Chapman Hall
Letitia Jap
Assistant Professor, Violin
Division of Music, Instrumental
307 Brock Hall
Michael Kary
Assistant Professor
Department of Theatre and Dance
236 Swearingen Hall
Kristin Kenning
Professor, Voice, Director of Samford Opera
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
311 Buchanan Hall
Mark Lackey
Professor, Music Theory and Composition
Division of Music, Theory and Composition
308 Buchanan Hall
Sharon L. Lawhon
Professor, Voice, University Chorale
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
309 Buchanan Hall
Daniel Lee
Program Manager
Center for Worship and the Arts
411 Buchanan Hall
Alisa McCool
Assistant Professor, Director of Dance
Department of Theatre and Dance
317A Swearingen Hall
Beth McGinnis
Associate Professor, Musicology
Division of Music
304 Buchanan Hall
Leslie McGraw
Business and Operations Manager
204 Buchanan Hall
Theo Metz
Assistant Professor, Commercial Music
Division of Music, Commercial Music
Tonya Miller
Associate Professor and Director of Interior Design
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
330b Swearingen Hall
Ryan Misner
Associate Professor and Chair of Architectural and Interior Design
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
218 Buchanan Hall
Cathy Nagi, MA, MEd
Program Coordinator (SOA Shared-Curriculum) & Program Assistant (Department of Art & Design)
Department of Art & Design
413 Buchanan Hall
Chelsea Reynolds Nicholson
Associate Professor, Director of Musical Theatre
Department of Theatre and Dance
235 Swearingen Hall
J. D. Payne
Professor, Thomas Welby Bozeman Chair of Christian Ministry
Department of Christian Ministry
130 Chapman Hall
Dedra Phillips
Administrative Assistant
Department of Christian Ministry
124 Chapman Hall
Steven Potaczek
Associate Professor, Director of Commercial Music
Division of Music, Commercial Music
305 Brock Hall
Jonathan Rodgers
Coordinator of Music and Worship, Samford Worship Collective, Faculty Fellow, The Center for Worship and the Arts
Division of Music, Music and Worship
403 Buchanan Hall
Ronald Rodriguez-Herrera
Assistant Professor, Piano
Division of Music, Instrumental
306 Buchanan Hall
Geoff Sciacca
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
Department of Art and Design
142 Swearingen Hall
Ginger Self
Administrative Assistant
Department of Architecture and Interior Design
Jonathan Skaggs
Director of Enrollment Management
151 Swearingen Hall
Morgan Soja
Associate Professor, Director of Music Education
Division of Music, Music Education
301b Buchanan Hall
Cindy St. Clair
Associate Professor, Pianom, Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
Division of Music, Instrumental
210 Buchanan Hall
Jaroslaw Szurek
Cataloging and Metadata, Associate Librarian, University Library
Division of Music
430 University Library
Larry Thompson
Associate Dean
Department of Art and Design
213b Buchanan Hall
Brian B. Viliunas
Professor, Clarinet, Orchestra, Coordinator of Instrumental Area
Division of Music, Instrumental
Brock Hall
Mary E. White
Assistant Professor
Department of Art and Design
202 Art Lofts
William Winkler
Assistant Professor of Digital Arts
Department of Art and Design
Chris Withrow
Assistant Professor, Voice
Division of Music, Vocal and Choral
314 Buchanan Hall
Patrick Young
Assistant Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, Director of Bands
Division of Music, Instrumental
204 Brock Hall
René Zimny, MFA
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Department of Art & Design
300 Beeson Hall
Adjunct Faculty
Architecture & Interior Design
General phone number: 205-726-2951
- Charlie Allen – Lecturer
- Marshall Anderson – Lecturer, Design Studio
- Jeff Dungan – Lecturer, Design Studio
- Sarah Dunn – Lecturer, Design Studio
- Joe Ellis – Lecturer, Design Studio
- Jim Griffo – Lecturer & Community Outreach
- Lisa Herriott – Lecturer
- Jill Hicks – Lecturer, Design Studio
- Tim Hightower – Lecturer, Structural Systems
- Julie Hooper – Lecturer
- Will McGarity – Lecturer
- Mary McGarity – Lecturer
- Jeffery Miller – Lecturer
- Miriam Roberson - Lecturer, Design Studio
- K.J. Schumacher – Lecturer
- Corey Sossbee - Lecturer, Design Studio
- K.C. Squires - Lecturer, Design Studio
- Hampton Stephens – Lecturer
- Tyler Stephens – Lecturer
- Anna Laura Strider – Lecturer, Design Studio
- David Willoughby – Lecturer
Art and Design
General phone number: 205-726-4840
- Ty Smith – Lecturer, Painting & Drawing
- Leah Hamel – Lecturer, 3D Design
- Kaitlin West – Shop Manager & Lecturer
- Nic Tisdale – Lecturer, 2D, Drawing & Printmaking
- Molly Kinstler – Lecturer, Art History
- Scott Thompson – Lecturer, Painting & Drawing
- Tom Briscoe – Lecturer, Graphic Design
Division of Music
General phone number: 205-726-4364
- Jake Adler - Lecturer, Songwriting and Worship
- David Allinder – Lecturer, Worship Ensembles and Music Education
- Kimberly Bain – Lecturer, Saxophone
- Tim Carroll – Lecturer, Bass
- Mary Brook Diamond - Lecturer, Voice and Theory
- Laura Doss – Senior Lecturer, Voice
- Chris Fryar – Lecturer, Drum Set
- Sadie Goodman – Lecturer, Musicology
- James Hodgin - Commercial Music
- Michael Howard – Lecturer, Technology and Production
- Steve Jessup - Instructor, Trombone
- Samuel Nordlund – Lecturer, Cello
- Brent Reeves – Lecturer, Piano Pedagogy
- Connie Macon Rhea – Lecturer, Class Piano
- Valerie Sly - Lecturer, Class Piano
- James Sullivan – Lecturer, Oboe
- Fred Teardo – Lecturer, Organ
- Jodean Tingle - Lecturer, Class Piano
- Lisa Wienhold – Lecturer, Flute
- Keith Wolfe-Hughes - Lecturer
- Abigail Workman – Lecturer, Harp
Theatre & Dance
General phone number: 205-726-2951
- JJ Butler - Lecturer, Dance
- Ann-Houston Campbell – Lecturer, Theatre
- Kristin Campbell - Lecturer, Theatre
- Joanna Dehart - Lecturer, Dance
- Alyssa Douglas - Lecturer, Theatre
- Anna Foshee – Lecturer, Dance
- Alie Gorrie – Lecturer, Theatre
- Brian Haven – Lecturer, Theatre
- Maya Johnson - Lecturer, Dance Team Director
- Therese Leager – Lecturer, Dance
- Victor McCay – Lecturer, Film
- John Mingle - Lecturer, Dance
- David Odenwelder – Lecturer, Dance
- Caroline Rucks - Lecturer, Dance
- Kelsey Shelton, Lecturer, Dance
- Sarah Wallace - Lecturer, Dance
- Joanna Hardy West – Lecturer, Dance
- McKenzie Whitfield - Lecturer, Dance
- James Wood - Lecturer, Theatre
- Jared Wright - Lecturer, Dance
