Office of the President

On Saturday, October 10 at 10:00 a.m. in Brown Chapel, the Muskingum community will gather for the Presidential Inauguration of Dr. Flavius Lilly. The ceremony will celebrate the beginning of a new chapter for Muskingum while honoring the people, traditions, and shared sense of community that have shaped the University for generations.

For alumni and friends who are unable to return to New Concord, we hope you will still be part of this historic occasion by joining us online. View the ceremony program here.

President Lilly began his leadership as Muskingum University's 22nd president on July 1, 2026. Follow his journey as he connects with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners while shaping Muskingum's next chapter.

Learn more about President Flavius Lilly.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

R. Gregory Adams ’81
Cheryl Hetrick Carpenter ’86 (Chair)
David J. Cepek '93
Beverly J. Coen ’68
Laura Yoder DeCoste ’94
H. Eugene Folden ’81
Patricia Wright Fridley ’76
John W. Gardner ’68
Jeffrey L. Gibbs ’78 (Secretary)
Darrell I. Hazell '86
David Kratoville ’81 (Vice Chair)
Phillip Lashley '26
Flavius R. W. Lilly
D. Tom McCalmont ’76
James A. McDonald '73
Thomas McGrath
L. Brent Miller ’83
Daniel H. Plumly ’75
James A. Purdy ’85
Devavrat Purohit ‘83
Robert J. Reveley ’65
James W. Schmotter ’69
Brian Wagner '89
Holly M. Walters ’88
Ruth Wasem '76
Thomas Whitman '81
Jacqueline Dudek Woods ’69

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Craig W. Anderson, M.D. ’73
Judson E. Blaine ’80
Harold W. Burlingame ’62
Larry A. Caldwell
William A. Cooper ’61
Nikhil Deogun ’91
Ruth Ann Duff ’59
James R. Gray ’74
Ruth Champlin Hefflin '60
Carl F. Kalnow ’72
Gordon F. Litt ’80
Allen E. Loomis '69
C. Barry Montgomery ’59
Myron E. Moorehead, II, M.D. ’58
Barbara Young Morris ’67
Jane Power Mykrantz
D. Craig Nordlund
Robert W. Patin ’64
Kim Gage Rothermel, M.D. ’71
Gordon E. Spillman '69
J. Stark Thompson ’63
Walter R. Young, Jr. ’66

SENIOR LEADERSHIP

Shelley Amstutz-Szalay, Vice President for Student Experience
Spencer Conroy, Interim Vice President for Finance and Operations
Molly Dunn, Associate Vice President for External Engagement
Marcy Ritzert, Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing
Gregory Scharer, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Paul Szalay, Provost
Kari Winters, Associate Vice President of Athletics

FACULTY

Amanda Adams, Associate Professor of English
Cindy Agyemang, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Stephanie Allen, Assistant Professor of Biology
Terra Armstead, Associate Professor of Nursing
Richard Arnold, Professor of Political Science
Hallie Baker, Professor of Health Science
Seth Barrett, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Derek Bennett, Assistant Professor of Exercise & Health Science
Samantha Bennett, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Brian Bergstrom, Professor of Biology
Bay Bryan, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Taylor Burnette, Assistant Professor of Library Science
Caroline Christoff, Assistant Professor of Religion
Melinda Clark, Assistant Professor of Biology
Melissa Conroy, Professor of Religion
Mary Coury, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Richard Daquila, Professor of Mathematics
Matthew Davis, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Kristen Debois, Assistant Professor of Public Health
Innocent Demshemino, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
James Dooley, Professor of Biology
John Drubel, Assistant Professor of Art
Karen Dunak, Professor of History
Rebecca Finni, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Laura Geiger, Associate Professor of Business
Thomas German, Associate Professor of Digital Media Design
Meghan Green, Assistant Professor of Exercise & Health Science
Alistair Hattingh, Associate Professor of History
Kathleen Hennen, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Cristina Hernandez Oliver, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Laura Hilton, Professor of History
Olaniyi Ige, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Danny Ingold, Professor of Biology
Anurag Naren Kallakunta, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Kekoa Kaluhiokalani, Associate Professor of English
Vikrant Kamble, Assistant Professor of Business Management
Ana Kehrberg, Associate Professor of Psychology
Jason Kehrberg, Associate Professor of Data Analytics
Cassandra King, Associate Professor of Theatre
Judah-Micah Lamar, Assistant Professor of English
Michael Lorenzen, Professor of Library Science
Tiffany Lough, Assistant Professor of Exercise & Health Science
James Mattern, Associate Professor of Sport Management
Meri Linn McCollum, Assistant Professor of Education
Dinah Meyer, Professor of Psychology
Michele Miller, Associate Professor of Nursing
Rachel Milliner, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Rowida Mohamed, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Jean-Francois Mondon, Associate Professor of Global Studies
Michelle Oyakawa, Associate Professor of Sociology
Rachel Pollock, Assistant Professor of Communication
Scott Pray, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Kristine Pray, Associate Professor of Business
Sharon Price, Assistant Professor of Education
Diane Rao, Professor of Theatre
Amy Santas, Professor of Biology
Robert Sharp, Professor of Philosophy
Kimberly Shegog, Assistant Professor of Writing
Arjun Sondhi, Assistant Professor of Economics
Yingxiao Song, Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering
Mark Stambush, Associate Professor of Psychology
Shawn Starcher, Associate Professor of Communication
Colleen Stevenson, Professor of Psychology
Daniel Strychacz, Assistant Professor of Music
Richard Taylor, Associate Professor of Physics & Engineering
Erin Torres, Assistant Professor of Music
David Turrill, Associate Professor of Music
Derek Vacha, Assistant Professor of Exercise & Health Science
Jane Varley, Professor of English
Beth Vaughn, Associate Professor of Accounting
Lisa Weisgarber-Trigg, Assistant Professor of Education
Laura Williams, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Ashley Williams, Assistant Professor of Education
William Wilson, Associate Professor of Physics & Engineering
Ashley Zehner, Assistant Professor of Education
Lois Zook, Professor of Chemistry

EMERITUS FACULTY

Harsha Abeyaratne
John Baxter
Nancy Bradley
Martin Brady
Margaret Burk 
Robert Burk
James Burson
Andre DeCuir
August Drubel
Donna Edsall
Sheila Ellenberger
Edward Gerlach
Peter Gosnell
Barbara Hansen
Jeffrey Harman
Ralph Hollingsworth
Robert Jones
William Kerrigan
Steve Kokovich
Eric Law
Jerry Martin
Jean Morris
Linda Morrow
Alisa Neeman
Charles Nelson
Joseph Nowakowski
Rick Nutt
Oluwatoyin Osunsanya
Deborah Phillips
Sandra Schroer
William Schultz
David Skeen
Russell Smucker
Taylor Stults
Yan Sun
Stephen Van Horn
Daniel Van Tassel
Cynthia Wilkins

With Gratitude

Muskingum University extends its sincere gratitude to the following individuals and organizations for the time, care, and generosity they contributed to the inauguration of our president. Their support helped make this occasion a fitting celebration of the University and its future.

The Muskingum University Seal

The design for the Muskingum University Seal was adopted in 1908. The Seal is circular in shape and encloses a triangle design. The triangle represented the three-fold purpose of Muskingum – the mental, the religious, and the physical. Located within the lines of the triangle are the Latin words Omne Trium Perfectum which means "every perfect thing is three-fold."

In the center of the triangle are a Bible, a lamp of knowledge, and a laurel wreath. Radiating out from the triangle are rays of lights which are symbols of the light of God directing all things.

On the outside circle are the Latin words Sigillum Collegii Muskingensis (Muskingumensis), Nove Concordiae, which when translated mean "Sign of Muskingum College, New Concord."

Muskingum University

Founded in 1837, Muskingum University prepares a continuum of learners to think critically, excel professionally, grow personally, and contribute ethically to our changing world. With its campus located in the rural Ohio Village of New Concord, Muskingum serves 1,300 undergraduate students and more than 1,000 adult learners, offering more than 50 undergraduate majors; the Muskingum Adult Program, offering online degree completion programs; several master’s degree programs; a doctorate degree program; and workforce development partnerships with business and industry.