Faculty Stories

Dr. Kelly Weeks

Associate Professor of Business

B.A., Psychology, Rhodes College, 1992; M.S., Psychology (Social and Organizational Psychology), University of Memphis, 1998; Ph.D., Management (Organizational Behavior and Human Resources), University of Memphis, 2002

That is what really makes the Centenary experience — it's the personal relationships we have with our students.

Dr. David Otto

Professor of Religious Studies, and the Arthur and Emily Webb Chair of International Studies

B.A., Christian Education, Centenary College of Louisiana, 1983. M.A., Christian Education, Scarritt Graduate School, 1985.

I love to encourage students to think critically about the world and their assumptions...

Don Hooper

Professor and Chair of Theatre and Dance

M.F.A, Scenic, Lighting, and Costume Design, Southern Illinois University, 1982; B.S, Theatre and Speech, Texas A&M-Commerce, 1980

The depth of knowledge this college has been able to attract to the faculty ranks is unparalleled in the realm of small colleges...

Dr. Christopher Ciocchetti

Philosophy Department-Chair of the Philosophy Department; Associate Professor of Philosophy

B.A., Philosophy, Cornell College, 1995 M.A., University of Kentucky, 1997 Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2000

A successful student or professor has to be genuinely curious...

Dr. Harold R. Christensen

Professor of Economics, Frost School of Business

B.A., Oklahoma State University, 1971. M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1975. Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1979.

I enjoy the bond between students and faculty, I still enjoy seeing and hearing from students that I taught in 1980...

Dr. Amy Hammond

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., Psychology, University of California, Irvine, 1991; M.A., Human Factors Psychology, Rice University, 1996; M.A., Developmental Psychology, University of Chicago, 2003; Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Chicago, 2005

You have to care about students and about wanting them to learn ... about why and how the knowledge and skills will help them live a happier, more productive life.

Dr. Troy C. Messina

Assistant Professor of Physics

B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1996. M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1999. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2002.

I came to a liberal arts school so that I would interact with artists, linguists, philosophers, etc...

Dr. Shelley Armstrong

Assistant Professor of Health & Exercise Science
Head Coach for Men's and Women's Cross Country teams

B.S., Centenary College, 2000. M.A.T., Centenary College, 2003. Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 2007.

I enjoy the student-teacher ratio and that I am able to have an interactive role with my students...

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