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Emeritus Faculty - Moody School of Education

Emeritus faculty are nominated by the dean to the president through the provost and must meet the following criteria by the time of their retirement from Baylor University:

  • Reached an advanced rank (professor or associate professor; clinical or associate clinical; teaching professor or senior lecturer; librarian or associate librarian)
  • Served 20 or more years of full-time college or university-level service
  • Served at Baylor for at least the last ten years
  • Have an established professional record of distinction

Moody School of Education Emeritus Faculty:

Weldon E. Beckner, EdD, Professor of Educational Leadership

Larry J. Browning, EdD, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Robert Cloud, EdD, Professor of Educational Administration

Betty J. Conaway, PhD, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Mary L. Herrington, EdD, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Susan K. Johnsen, PhD, Professor of Educational Psychology

Ann W. Karaffa, PhD, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Suzanne Nesmith, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Patricia W. Prewitt, PhD, Professor of Educational Psychology

Barbara Purdum-Cassidy, EdD, Clinical Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Doug Rogers, EdD, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Patricia A. Sharp, PhD, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

W. C. Williams, PhD, Professor of Educational Psychology

James L. Williamson, EdD, Professor of Educational Leadership and The Fred and Edith Hale Emeritus Professor in Education

Randy Wood, Ph.D., Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

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