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Doyle Holbird, Professor for the Biology Department, looking through a microscope while examining samples.

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Perry Lund, Assistant Professor for the Computer Science Department and Adjunct Faculty for the Physics Department, posed against a gray mottled background.

Perry Lund

Education Academic Interests Professional Memberships Awards Service Presentations/Publications ELS Teacher’s Conference 2018 Boston Teaching Philosophy I believe student learning requires challenging and engaging activities that

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Cheryl Clendenin, Assistant Professor for the Nursing Department, stands in front of a gray textured background.

Cheryl Clendenin

Education Academic Interests Medical Surgical Nursing, Developing Clinical Reasoning and Judgment, and the use of simulation to assess competence. Licensure-Certifications Advanced Practice Medical Surgical Registered

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Kenneth Johnson, Associate Professor for the Business Administration Department, against a light background.

Kenneth Johnson

Education Academic Interests Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, and Innovation. Licensure-Certifications Professional Memberships Awards Biography Proven servant leadership and effective management throughout a successful and varied career

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Doyle Holbird, Professor for the Biology Department, stands in front of a gray mottled background.

Doyle Holbird

Education Academic Interests The field of biology is extremely broad. It encompasses subjects as different as brain surgery, and mycology (the study of fungi). There

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Karina Clennon, Assistant Professor for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling – Graduate Programs Department and Online Instructor for the Academic Affairs Department, smiling in front of a plain gray background.

Karina Clennon

Biography Prior to joining the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Faculty at Bethany Lutheran College, Karina served as Assistant Director of the Career Development Center at

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Elizabeth Olson, Associate Professor for the Business Administration Department and Taylor Leadership Institute for the Academic Affairs Department, stands in front of a gray mottled background and faces the camera.

Elizabeth Olson

Education Dissertation: “Environmental Justice and Education Policy: Noise Pollution, Education Performance Indicators and the Perpetuation of Socio-Economic Status” Awards Best Paper Award. (2018, April). Clute

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Sara Edwards, Associate Professor for the Legal Studies Department, posed in front of a gray mottled background.

Sara Edwards

Biography Sara Edwards has built her career at the intersection of law, education, and mentorship, with a steadfast commitment to teaching for vocation in a

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Zay Koepsell, Assistant Professor and Instructor for the Business Administration Department, smiling in front of a gray background.

Zay Koepsell

Education Biography My name is Isaiah Koepsell. I graduated from Bethany Lutheran College in 2022 and from St. Cloud State University in 2024. My wife

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Angie Johnson, Associate Professor for the English Department and Writing Center Coordinator for the Academic Affairs Department, smiling in front of a mottled gray background.

Angie Johnson

Education Professional Memberships Teaching Philosophy WRITING IS THINKING & GOOD WRITING TELLS THE TRUTH In the age of AI, the ability to write has never

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Benji Inniger, Adjunct Faculty for the Theatre Department, standing in front of a gray mottled background.

Benji Inniger

Biography Benji has been a Bethany faculty member since 2006. Also at Bethany, Benji has designed sound and/or composed the music for over 40 productions

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Ann Fredrickson, Adjunct Faculty, Choraliers Director, Director of Handbells, and Mary Martha Singers Director for Music Department, poses against a gray studio backdrop.

Ann Frederickson

Education Academic Interests Music History, Opera, Musical Theatre, Vocal Production and Pedagogy, Choral Music Awards Service Presentations/Publications Teaching Philosophy I believe my job is to

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Robert Hanna, Professor for the English Department, smiles while posing in front of a gray textured background.

Robert Hanna

Education Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teaching, University of North Carolina — Greensboro (1995) Academic Interests Research Dr. Hanna has over fifty articles and books published

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