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Faculty and Staff  

Adam Borth
Marlys Cervantes
Connie Donatelli
Ryan Doom
Dejon Ewing
Mike Fell

Josh Fleig
Mark Flickinger
Robin Graves
Julie Kratt
Deborah Layton
Scott MacLaughlin

Amy McWhirt
Jamison Rhoads
Lois Sampson
Meg Smith
Sue Yoachim

 

Adam Borth

Director of Communications, Instructor of Public Speaking
Adam

  • B.S. Mass Communications - Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma
  • Graduate Work - Northwestern Oklahoma State University
  • Multiple OBEA Sports Broadcasting Awards

    Office: Brown Center, Room 206
    Phone: (620) 441-5278
    E-mail: bortha@cowley.edu
Marlys Cervantes

Marlys Cervantes Humanities Department Chairperson
Instructor, English, Composition, Literature, Creative Writing
Arkansas City Campus

  • BA - Oklahoma State University
  • MA - English (Native American Literature) Oklahoma State University
  • NISOD Master Teacher Award
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers
  • Have presented at NISOD, NADE and Pop Culture conferences
  • Popular Culture Association
  • Tiger Booster of the Year 2004
  • Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence 2005-2006
  • Active in community organizations, such as RAIN Team, crisis intervention, Ponca Playhouse, and other arts organizations.
  • Commencement Speaker 2007, Cowley College

    Office: Brown Center, Humanities Office #130
    Phone: (620) 441-5560
    E-mail: cervantes@cowley.edu
Connie Donatelli
Connie Donatelli

Director of Vocal Music/Instructor, Music Appreciation, Choir, CC Singers
Arkansas City Campus

  • BS - Music Education, Kansas State University
  • MM - Music, Kansas State University
  • Master Teacher
  • Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence
  • Kansas Music Educators Association
  • American Choral Directors Association

    Office: Brown Center, Office #212
    Phone: (620) 441-5288
    E-mail: donatelli@cowley.edu

Ryan Doom

Instructor, English, CompositionDoom
Arkansas City Campus

  • BA – Wichita State University – Communication (Journalism)
  • MFA – Wichita State University – Creative Writing 
  • Has presented at the PC/AC and SWPCA conferences
  • Freelance journalist
  • Published in Mikrokosmos (2008 issue, Vol. 54) One short story entitled “European Mount” plus two photos, including the cover
  • Winner of the Carol and Elton Holman Screenwriting Award
  • Film critic for Joblo.com
  • Has a book of film analysis, The Brothers Coen: Unique Characters of Violence, due in Fall of 2009 through Praeger Press

Office: Brown Center, Humanities Office #127
Phone: (620) 441-5306
E-mail: doomr@cowley.edu

Dejon Ewing

Instructor of Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication and Theatre Appreciation
Arkansas City Campus

  • AA - Speech & History
  • BA - Speech & Theatre
  • MA - Speech & Theatre Education
  • Outstanding Young Educator, Ark City High School
  • Master Teacher, Cowley College
  • NISOD Master Teacher, Austin, TX
  • 1st recipient of Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence
  • 2004 Commencement Speaker
  • NISOD Master Teacher

    Office: Brown Center, Humanities Office #128
    Phone: (620) 441-5305
    E-mail:
    ewing @cowley.edu

Mike Fell

Mike Fell Instructor of Art, 3D Art
Arkansas City Campus

  • BA in Art and Biology - Southwestern College, Winfield KS
  • Graduate Study - Wichita State University, Kansas State University, University of Kansas, University of Colorado, Fort Hays State University
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers
  • Master Teacher of the Year candidate
  • Gold Star Award, Winfield Public Schools
  • Earth-saver Award, Kansas Natural Resources Council
  • Alumni Service Award, Southwestern College
  • Outstanding Young Man of America

    Office: Kerr Technical Building #110
    Phone: (620) 441-5235
    E-mail:
    fell@cowley.edu

Josh Fleig
Josh Fleig

Instructor, Music Appreciation, Concert Band, Jazz Band
Arkansas City Campus

  • AA Music - Cowley College
  • BME - Wichita State University
  • MME - Wichita State University

Office: Brown Center #
Phone: (620) 441-5317
E-mail:
fleig@cowley.edu

Mark Flickinger
Mark Flickinger

Instructor, Art History, Painting, Drawing
Arkansas City Campus

  • BFA - Painting and Drawing, Wichita State University
  • MFA - Painting, Henry R. Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University
  • Conducted painting workshops at Wichita Art Museum, Wichita Center for the Arts, Old Town School of Art
  • President of Arkansas City Arts Council
  • Instructor for Art Smart Program
  • Artist in residency for Arkansas City public school system
  • Private studio classes in painting
  • Art instructor, Denton Art Center
  • Guest Lecturer, Wichita State University
  • Associate instructor, Indiana University

    Office: Kerr Technical Building
    Phone: (620) 441-5255
    E-mail:
    flickinger@cowley.edu

Robin Graves
Robin Graves

Humanities Secretary
Arkansas City Campus

  • AAS, Cowley College
  • BS, Mississippi College
  • Additional course work at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Southwestern College

Office: Brown Center, Humanities Office #120
Phone: (620) 441-5252
E-mail: gravesr@cowley.edu

Julie Kratt

Julie Kratt

Instructor, English and Composition
Arkansas City Campus

  • BA- English
  • MEd Education
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers 1998, 2002, 2007
  • NISOD Master Teacher Award 1998
  • 1998 Ark City Christian Academy teacher, 5 years.
  • Cowley College part-time instructor, 7 years


Office: Brown Center, Humanities Office #129
Phone: (620) 441-5385
E-mail:
kratt@cowley.edu

Deborah Layton

Humanities Instructor: English, Composition, and American Literaturelayton
Arkansas City Campus

  • BA – Theatre, Oklahoma State University
  • MS – Teaching Learning and Leadership, Oklahoma State University
  • District Teacher of the Year, Blackwell Public Schools
  • Education Association member
  • Member of the National Council of Teachers of English
  • AQIP Action Project team member on Global Learning

    Office: Brown Center, Humanities office 125
    Phone: (620) 441-5325
    E-mail: laytond@cowley.edu
Scott MacLaughlin
Scott MacLaughlin

Theatre Director, Instructor, Speech and Drama
Arkansas City Campus

  • AA - Liberal Arts, Cowley College
  • BS - Theatre, Kansas State University
  • M.Ed -Wichita State University
  • NISOD Master Teacher Award
  • 2000 NISOD Master Presenter
  • Phi Kappa Phi International Academic Honor Society

    Office: Brown Center, Humanities Office #129
    Phone: (620) 441-5331
    E-mail:
    maclaughlin@cowley.edu

Amy McWhirt

Director of Academic Preparation - Humanities
Arkansas City
Amy McWhirt

  • BA - History/Spanish, Southwestern College
  • MEd - Southwestern College
  • Additional Graduate studies, ESOL, Emporia State University
  • Recipient National Security Exchange Program Grant to study in Mexico
  • Presenter NISOD and NADE conferences
  • Co-Chair Student Success Team

    Office: Ark City Campus, Humanities Office #129
    Phone: Ark City (620)441-5397
    E-mail: mcwhirt@cowley.edu
Jamison Rhoads

Jamison RhoadsTechnical Director, Instructor, Stagecraft
Arkansas City Campus

  • BFA - Performance, Theater Wichita State University
  • MFA - Theater Design, Temple University
  • Asst. Professor of Lighting Design and Technical Direction, The University of New Orleans
  • Instructor and Technical Director,  Tufts University
  • Excellence in Scenic Design, Region V, ACTF, for Les Miserables School Edition, 2006
  • Excellence in Lighting, Region VI, ACTF, for Mademoiselle Blackwell, 2003.

    Office: Brown Center Theatre
    Phone: (620) 441-5216
    E-mail:
    rhoads@cowley.edu
Lois Sampson
Lois Sampson

Instructor, Composition, Literature, Interpersonal Communications,
Arkansas City Campus

  • BA - Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma
  • MEd - Southwestern College, Winfield
  • Kansas Master Teacher Award
  • Ark City High School English and History Teacher, 5 years
  • Private school English and History teacher, 4 years

    Office: Brown Center, Humanities Office #126
    Phone: (620) 441-5254
    E-mail: sampson@cowley.edu

Meg Smith
Lois Sampson

Director of journalism, Adviser Cowley Press, Sponsor of journalism club, Instructor
Arkansas City Campus and online

  • BA – liberal studies, University of Washington
  • MM – educational technology, Pepperdine University
  • Association of Collegiate Press member
  • KACP member
  • Journalism Club sponsor

Office: Kerr Technology, 104A
Phone: (620) 441-5287
Sponsor: Journalism Club
E-mail: smithm@cowley.edu


Sue Yoachim
Sue Yoachim

Part time Humanities Secretary
Arkansas City Campus

  • Sue has been at Cowley since August, 1997. She worked as the part-time Humanities secretary for 5 years. She then went full time in the Business/Financial Aid Office for a year and a half before returning to her former position in the Humanities Office. Sue loves interacting with the students and attending all Cowley athletic events and Humanities functions.

    Office: Brown Center Humanities Office #120
    Phone: (620) 441-5223
    E-mail: yoachim@cowley.edu


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