ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

The following is a list of the academic departments: the name, office location, telephone number, and e-mail address of each department head and the department secretary. After each office's contact information are listed the undergraduate majors and minors offered by each department. Some departments offer concentrations and certifications to support a major; concentrations and certifications are listed in the Fontbonne Catalog.

Department of Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Deborah Phelps, chairperson and professor

Office: East Building, Room 325; Telephone/voice mail: (314) 889-4552
e-mail: dphelps@fontbonne.edu

Secretary: Jane Bidleman
Office: East Building, Room 327; Telephone/voice mail: (314) 719-3616
e-mail: jbidleman@fontbonne.edu

Applied Sociology Major
Human Services Major
Psychology Major

Human Services Minor
Psychology Minor
Sociology Minor

Department of Biological and Physical Sciences

Dr. David Thomasson, chairperson and associate professor

Office: Science, Room 107A; Telephone/voice mail: (314) 889-1438
e-mail: dthomasson@fontbonne.edu

Secretary: Barbara Story
Office: Science, Room 107; Telephone/voice mail: (314) 889-4574
e-mail: bstory@fontbonne.edu

Biology Major
Biology Major with Secondary Certification
Biotechnology Major

Chemistry Minor

Department of Business Administration

Linda D. Maurer, dean/chairperson and associate professor

Office: East, Room 127B; Telephone/voice mail: (314) 889-1423
e-mail: lmaurer@fontbonne.edu

Mark Alexander, assistant chairperson and assistant professor

Office: Science, Room 213; Telephone/voicemail: (314) 889-1406
e-mail: malexander@fontbonne.edu

Office Manager: Julie Factor
Office: East, Room 127D; Telephone/voice mail: (314) 889-4518
e-mail: jfactor@fontbonne.edu

Business Administration Major (with Concentrations in Accounting, Finance, Management and Marketing)
Business Administration Major (with Food Management Minor)
Business Administration Major (with Information Systems Minor)
Sports Management Major (Interdisciplinary)

Business Administration Minor

Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education

Dr. Gale Rice, chairperson and professor

Office: East Building, Room 214; Telephone/voice mail: 889-1407

e-mail: grice@fontbonne.edu

Secretary: Jan Johnson
Office: East Building, Room 218; Telephone/voice mail: 889-1407
e-mail: jmjohnson@fontbonne.edu

Deaf Education Major (with certification)
Speech-Language Pathology Major

Department of Education/Special Education

Dr. William Freeman, dean/chairperson and associate professor

Office: East Building, Room 235A; Telephone/voice mail: 719-8022
e-mail: wfreeman@fontbonne.edu

Secretary: Barbara Gianino
Office: East Building, Room 235; Telephone/voice mail: 889-1430
e-mail: bgianino@fontbonne.edu

Elementary Education Major (with certification)
Middle School Education Major (with certification)
Special Education Major (with certification)

Department of English and Communication

Dr. Ben Moore, chairperson and associate professor

Office: East Building, Room 319; Telephone/voice mail: 889-4553
e-mail: bmoore@fontbonne.edu

Administrative Assistant: Sue Ebenreck
Office: East Building, Room 308; Telephone/voice mail: 889-4549
e-mail: sebenreck@fontbonne.edu

Communication Studies Major
English Major (with/without certification)

Communication Minor
English Minor
Journalism Minor
Professional Writing Minor

Department of Fine Arts

Cat Connor-Talasek, chairperson and associate professor

Office: Fine Arts, Room 244; Telephone/voice mail: 889-4545
e-mail: ctalasek@fontbonne.edu

Secretary: Karen Byington
Office: Fine Arts, Room 243; Telephone/voice mail: 889-1431
e-mail: kbyington@fontbonne.edu

Art Major (with/without certification)
Fine Arts Major (with/without certification)
Performing Arts Major (with/without certification)

Art HIstory Minor
Graphic Design Minor
Performing Arts Minor

Department of History, Philosophy and Religion

Dr. Jack Luzkow, chairperson and associate professor

Office: East Building, Room 305; Telephone/voice mail: 719-3623
e-mail: jluzkow@fontbonne.edu

Administrative Assistant: Sue Ebenreck
Office: East Building, Room 308; Telephone/voice mail: 889-4549
e-mail: sebenreck@fontbonne.edu

History Major (with/without certification)
Religious Studies Major
Social Science/Pre Law Major

History Minor
Religion Minor

Department of Human Environmental Sciences

Dr. Cheryl Houston, chairperson and associate professor

Office: Science, Room 309; Telephone/voice mail: 719-8020
e-mail: chouston@fontbonne.edu

Administrative Assistant: Kim Edmunds-Whittaker
Office: Science, Room 316; Telephone/voice mail: 889-1415
e-mail: kedmunds@fontbonne.edu

Dietetics Major
Early Childhood Major
(with/without Early Childhood certification and/or Early Childhood Special Education certification)
Family and Consumer Sciences Major (with certification)
Fashion Merchandising Major

Early Childhood Minor
Food Management Minor

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Dr. Beth Newton, chairperson and professor

Office: Ryan, Room 408; Telephone/voice mail: 719-8096
e-mail: enewton@fontbonne.edu

Secretary: Lucy Allen
Office: Ryan, Room 408; Telephone/voice mail: 889-4508
e-mail: lallen@fontbonne.edu

Mathematics Major (with/without certification)
Computer and Information Science Major

Computer Science Minor
Information Systems Minor
Mathematics Minor

Interdisciplinary Studies Program

Corinne Taff, coordinator and affiliate assistant professor

Office: Ryan, Room 103C; Telephone/voice mail: 719-3640
e-mail: ctaff@fontbonne.edu

Multidisciplinary majors:

Advertising Major
General Studies Major
University Major (self-determined)

Advertising Minor
American Culture Studies Minor
Women and Gender Studies Minor