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Faculty & Staff

Frank Arnold
Michelle Knoles Todd Shepherd

Heather Barker
Chris Mayer
James Fry
Deb Nittler

Cathy Hendricks
Julie Rhoads
Frank Arnold

frank History, Political Science
Instructor
Arkansas City Campus

Education and degrees

  • AS - Eastern Oklahoma College
  • BS - East Central University
  • MS - East Central University
Awards
  • Newkirk High School Teacher of the Year 1999
  • Albright's Outstanding Teaching Award 1992 - 1995 - 1999 Newkirk
  • Who's Who Among American Teachers 2004
Memberships
  • CEA

    Office: Brown Center Office #105
    Phone: (620) 441-5388
    E-mail: arnold@cowley.edu

Heather Barker

Heather BarkerSocial Science Secretary
Arkansas City Campus

Education and degrees

  • AAS - Cowley County Community College

Membership

  • Adopt-A-Player program

Office: Brown Center Office
Phone (620) 441-5313
E-mail: barkerh@cowley.edu

James Fry
james

"ACES" Referral Counselor
Arkansas City Campus

Education and degrees

  • Cowley College

Awards

  • Who's Who Among Community College Students

    Office: Brown Center Office Suite 100
    Phone: (620) 441-5269
    E-mail: fry@cowley.edu

Cathy Hendricks
cathy

Psychology, Sociology Instructor
Arkansas City Campus

Education and degrees

  • AA Eastern Oklahoma - Psychology and Sociology
  • BS East Central University -Sociology
  • MA Oklahoma University - Sociology

Awards

  • 1997 Who’s Who Among American Teachers
  • 1997 Master Presenter - NISOD
  • 1999 Master Teacher - NISOD
  • 2005 Who’s Who Among America’s College Teachers

Experience

  • 1992 – Present Cowley College
  • 1991 – 1992 - Adjunct Instructor
  • Rose State College
  • Oklahoma City Community College

    Office: Brown Center Office #107
    Phone (620) 441-5309
    E-mail: hendricks@cowley.edu
Michelle Knoles

michelleACES Coordinator

Sociology, Abnormal Psychology Social Problems,
Developmental Psychology, Instructor
Arkansas City Campus

Education and degrees

  • BS - Psychology Pittsburgh State University
  • MSW -University of Kansas

Experience

  • 12 years as director of Safe Homes, Inc. Cowley
  • Adjunct instructor since 2001

    Office: Brown Center Office #107
    Phone (620) 441-5309
    E-mail: knoles@cowley.edu

 

Deb Nittler

Health, Human Sexuality, Women and Health, Marriage and Family, History, Principles of PE, Drug/Alcohol Awareness InstructorDeb Nittler
Arkansas City Campus

Education and Degrees

  • AA - Cowley County Community College
  • BS - Southwestern College
  • MS - Wichita State University

Phone: (620) 441-5220
E-mail: nittler@cowley.edu

Chris Mayer

chris Philosophy, Anthropology, Comparative Religion, Geography Instructor
Arkansas City Campus

Education and degrees

  • BA - Anthropology Wichita State University
  • MS - Anthropology Wichita State University
Awards
  • NISOD Master Teacher 2001

Memberships

  • American Anthropological Assn
  • Society for Ethromusioogy
  • Jesus Seminar
  • CEA Vice-President 2005-2006
  • Musical Director, Temporal Mechanics Union

    Office: Brown Center Office #108
    Phone: (620) 441-5229
    E-mail: mayer@cowley.edu

Julie Rhoads

Elementary Education InstructorJulie Rhoads
Southside/Mulvane

Education and Degrees

  • MS - Special Education: Gifted, Talented and Creative from Emporia State University
  • BA - Elementary Education from Wichita State University

Kansas Licensures

  • Gifted Education K-12th
  • Elementary Education K – 9th
  • Mathematics 5th - 9th
  • Language Arts 5th – 8th
  • History Comprehensive 5th – 8th

Experience

  • Cowley College since 2006
  • Derby High School 1999-2006
  • Derby Middle School 1996-1999

Phone: (620) 441-5316; (316) 554-2741
E-mail: rhoadsj@cowley.edu


Todd Shepherd

todd Department Chairman
Macroeconomics, Microeconomics Instructor
Arkansas City Campus

  • Other Classes taught
    Beginning Algebra
  • Intermediate Algebra
  • Introduction to Astronomy

Education and degrees

  • BS - Economics from the University of Missouri
  • MA - Economics from the University of Missouri

Awards

  • NISOD Master Teacher Award 2002
  • Who's Who Among America's College Teachers

Experience

  • Economics Instructor
  • Southern Illinois at Edwardsville
  • St Charles Community college
  • Jefferson College

    Office Brown Center Office #103
    Phone: (620) 441-5310
    E-mail: shepherdt@cowley.edu

 

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