The following faculty members and staff, listed in no particular order, I heartily recommend to any prospective ASU student.  Do check out Robert's Rules for Good Grades as they are guaranteed to work with these professors.

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Stephen W. Corder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Decision Sciences

I chose Dr. Corder to be my mentor in my chosen discipline of study because he had a genuine interest in all his students and was always ready to answer questions. I did learn that if I came to class and happened to mention to him that I had solved a problem we had been given that I had better be prepared to explain it -- to the whole class.  It was fun and I enjoyed his classes as well as learned a lot.  After graduating I still consider him one of my friends.

Jeffrey W. Jenness

Associate Professor

Computer Science

Dr. Jenness was my mentor for my computer science minor.  I enjoyed his teaching style so I took five of the six computer science classes from him.  If someone in the class asked a question he answered with the assumption that the other students might be confused also and may be more confused than the person asking the question.  When I wanted to take the Data Structures class as an Honors option he helped me, and as a result I was able to explore binary trees in more detail than I would have otherwise.  The Honors project that I did was a program that illustrated a balanced binary tree.  The algorithm  used to do this was the AVL Tree.  During that semester a Foxtrot cartoon that was so apropos to the Data Structures class appeared in the daily newspaper and is one of my favorite cartoons.

Jerry L. Crawford, Ph.D.

Professor

Economics

Dr. Crawford is a special professor.  I took Micro Economics from him in a summer semester.  I enjoyed his teaching style and sense of humor so I took Macro Economics from him also.  He made economics easy to understand and loved to answer questions.  I teased him once that I didn't think it was fair that the highest grade that ASU could offer was just an A.  At the end of the semester he gave me my grade on a piece of paper - A++.  I still have that piece of paper.  

Steven L. Mayes, M.F.A.

Professor

Art

Professor Mayes had a big impact on me, during and after the Honors class in Fine Arts Visual.  By asking a few questions about the aesthetics of art, or by showing a picture that illustrated the principles and elements of art, he could encourage and moderate the most interesting discussions.  We ended up knowing about the principles of art and how to critique art without realizing that we had learned so much.  The artist that is the subject of my essay for this class is Wassily Kandinsky. 

Gail I. Hudson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Marketing 

I took Business Statistics from Dr. Hudson.  I have always liked math, but statistics has always been the hardest for me to understand and visualize.  I couldn't have had a better teacher for this subject.  She was always very interested in her students and how well they were understanding the subject.  She is, more than she realizes, a source of encouragement to her students.  I ended up taking my Marketing class from Dr. Logan because of my class schedule, but I  wouldn't hesitate to recommend her marketing class.  I know she would be a good teacher in any class she teaches.  I appreciated her friendliness and encouragement, not only in her class, but throughout my college career.

George F. Horneker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

English

Dr. Horneker is the first and only English professor that "allowed" me to enjoy writing.  He has the rare ability to allow a student to express themselves in keeping with their personality while still teaching correct grammar.  He has discovered a part of human nature that so often alludes other English professors, and that is that people enjoy doing what they perceive themselves doing well.  His corrections never attacked the students personality, realizing that a student exposes their inner being in every paper they write.  Even though I ended up writing more than I should have in my Freshman thesis, Animal Rights, Self-evident and Unalienable?, he didn't complain about the extra work of correcting it.  One of the smaller essays we were assigned was a profile about an individual. I chose Stephen Hawking as my subject. 

Robert P. Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Math & Computer Science

The first computer science class that I took was Dr. Smith's Structured Programming I. I enjoyed his teaching style as well as being introduced to the C computer language.  Even though, as it turned out, I didn't take any more classes from him, I know from what other students told me that he is always willing to answer questions and to make himself available between classes.  His is a good instructor and I appreciated having him for a professor.

Stephen H. Replogle, Ph.D.

Professor

Decision Sciences

Dr. Replogole was my Operations Management professor.  He's good.  I learned that the least cost per item was not necessarily the quantity that it was the cheapest to order.  If you attend class, ask when you don't understand, understand how the formulas work, and be sure to also memorize them and you will do good in Dr. Replogole's class and will leave with a good understanding of what it takes to have an efficient manufacturing operation.

Phyllis E. Pobst, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

History

The way I chose Dr. Pobst's World Civ class was by asking honors students who they thought the best professors were.  Dr. Pobst's name was frequently mentioned. So I made sure I signed up for her smallest class.  In Dr. Pobst's class it is important to take notes, she doesn't want you to follow along in the book.  But it is exceptionally hard in her class to take notes because she can make history come alive and all you want to do is just listen.  The big insight I had was, yes, all through the ages it is the story tellers that have been the historians, and Dr. Pobst is one of the best.  The other insight I had was that in the best teachers classes it is the easiest to make an A.  It isn't that their tests are easier, it is their ability to share their passion for their subject.  In Dr. Pobst's class, if you attend every day and do the assignments on time there is no reason not to get a good grade.  We had frequent small quizzes that were not hard, but was material she wanted the students to leave class knowing.  She also passed out maps to color and to identify.  Her theory was that if the information passed through your eyes and out your hand as you did the maps some of it had to stick in your head while passing through.  It made a lot of extra work for her that I doubt is truly appreciated by the students.  We were assigned a small essay to do about most any subject that applied to the time period were were studying.  I chose to research Runes, Northern Europe's Alphabet as the letters are magical items in many computer role playing games. At the end of the semester Dr. Pobst finished the class with, "Remember that, no matter the mistakes or what you think of those we had studied, they were our ancestors and they were survivors."  Thanks Dr. Pobst for the best history class that I have ever taken.

Bobby G. Bennett, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Environmental Biology

I took Dr. Bennett's night biology class.  I chose that class because it was the smallest class and I'm glad that I did.  He made biology more interesting by his enthusiasm for it.  The subjects of DNA, mitosis, and meiosis came alive when he talked about them. I enjoyed the subject so much that a year later I went back to him for help in picking out a good lab microscope to use at home.

William M. Clements, Ph.D.

Professor

English & Folklore

The reason I picked Cultural Anthropology to take was because it was an Honors class and it fit in my schedule. When I took the class I really didn't know what cultural anthropology was nor did I realize how interesting it is.  Dr. Clements is a good guide to have for your journey through anthropology.  We visited the Aborigine of Australia and the Indians of the Southwestern States. We learned to explore and appreciate other cultures than our own, and the surprising thing was that there are logical reasons for those cultures even though they may be so different from what we think is normal and appropriate. The revelations in culture that we learned in this class could be put to immediate use in understanding fellow students that were from other countries and accepting them as equals instead of displaying the arrogance that can be painfully evident when one thinks that their culture is the best.  Dr. Clements' class also started me on a fantastic music collection that includes Aborigine as well as modern Native American artists and their music. 

Jerry Ball, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

English

Dr. Ball taught an honors literature class that I signed up for.  I took this particular class because it was an Honors class, and as a rule the best teachers teach these classes.  I wasn't disappointed.  His classes are interesting, especially so if you keep up with the reading assignments.  He will review the material before a test and will let you know the points that he thinks are important.  He also will pass out ten possible essay questions that can be on the test, while in actuality four of them will be on the test and you pick two of them.  By reviewing the material suggested and making sure that you have an opinion about each of the possible essay questions you will not only have a good grade but will leave his class having a good understanding of the literature that he has presented.

Jeanette Spencer, M.S.E.

Instructor

Business Systems

Ms. Spencer taught the Business Communications class I attended.  She enjoys teaching and is proud of her classes.  When she walks the halls of the Business College she "glides."  She is a classy lady.  She sat in on Dr. Corder's Java class that I took.  As a result she knew better than to let me be the first one to give a presentation.  She had me present last just in case I got carried away with my subject.  As the presentation was about buying computers she was smart to have me wait.  You will enjoy her Business Communications class; she makes it interesting.

Laddie B. Logan, D.B.A.

Associate Professor

Marketing

I took my marketing class from Dr. Logan.  He has since retired and the College of Business lost a good professor.  He enjoyed marketing and saw his Introduction to Marketing class as a recruiting opportunity.  He was good at it.  There would always be students from his class that would change their major because of the way Dr. Logan made marketing interesting and fun.

Jim Washam, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Finance

I have never seen any professor become so animated over the subject they teach as Dr. Washam does. He doesn't present the subject by precept alone, but by every movement he makes.  He can make the subject interesting even if you aren't a finance major.

Ralph Ruby, Jr., Ed.D.

Professor

Business Systems

I would have loved to have taken one of Dr. Ruby's classes if he had been teaching a class in my field of study.  I met him while I was working as a lab assistant in the computer lab, because the classes he taught meet in one of the computer labs.  When friends would ask me what class they should take to learn how to use word processing programs I would always recommend Dr. Ruby.  After taking his class they were always very pleased with the recommendation.  Because he got to know me during that time, I have appreciated the recommendations he has given to my prospective employers on my behalf.

Georgia M. Hale, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

College of Business

I got to know and respect Dr. Hale in her position as Assistant Dean.  She is the type of person who makes you feel good that you know her.  She is a person who has an aura of quiet friendly dignity that makes students comfortable when approaching her.  My wife teaches in the community that Dr. Hale comes from.  I've heard townsfolk talk about her with great pride.  My wife has had Dr. Hale's nieces and nephew in her classes and on the annual staff, and they have been among the best students.  

Ruby Chittenden, M.A.

Director

Advising Center

College of Business

(Rosie) Laura R. Bilbrey

Advisor

Advising Center

College of Business

One thing that the College of Business has that is better than any of the other colleges is the Advising Center.  Not only are Mrs. Chittenden and Mrs. Bilbrey available to help students with their course schedule, they enjoy doing it.  With their help and guidance I was able to optimize my schedule so that I was able to reach my educational goals in three and a half years.  It was fun to stop by the office from time to time just to enjoy the cheerfulness of these two ladies. I made it a practice, and recommended to fellow students, to always make sure that my class schedule was approved by Mrs. Chittenden before registering for classes.

Christopher R. Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Economics

Dr. Brown was the Chairman of the Department of Economics & Decision Sciences while I was attending ASU.  On the occasions I had to talk to him about my MIS classes I found his door always open and that he was happy to listen and provide a solution or give me support.  

F. David Levenbach, Ph.D.

Director

Honors Program

(Paulette) Nina P. Dallas

Secretary

Honors Program

I met Dr. Levenbach and Ms. Dallas when I joined the honors program.  They were always ready to guide and advise Honors students.  I appreciated and recommend the Honors program to any student who can qualify.  The classes are smaller, have the best professors, and the students are high achievers interested in learning; and this combination results in interesting discussions.  It is often assumed that Honors classes are harder.  I think the opposite is true. They are easier because Honors students participate in the class discussion.  That makes it a lot easier to understand and to retain course material.  There is always at least one essay assignment in an Honors class.  I found out that essays were an easy A.  Not that they didn't take work and effort; but unlike a test you know what is expected with an essay and it is just a matter of doing the work well.  Because the Honors classes are more interesting, it was easier for me to make good grades in them and so I took every Honors class that I could.

Edward T. Hammerand, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Computer Sciences

While I had no classes from Dr. Hammerand, I do know how highly the students think of him.  He was always there for any student that was interested in computers.  Dr. Hammerand, Dr. Jenness, and Dr. Smith are the mentors and role models for the Computer Science Department.  It is principally the efforts of these three professors that make the computer science program successful.

Julia Lansford, M.Mus.

Associate Professor

Music

Mrs. Lansford was my Honors Fine Arts Music professor.  It is neat having an opera singer that has sung in the White House as your instructor.  My mother also enjoys opera singing, so at graduation I made sure she was able to met Mrs. Lansford. As with all Honors classes there was an essay.  I chose to research Leroy Anderson because many of his pieces were played by the high school band that I was a part of.  While researching for Leroy Anderson, An American Composer I was able to correspond with his widow as well as receiving a complete library of his works on CDs from her.

Neal Vickers, Ed.D.

Career Services Center

The main purpose for getting a college education is to find a good job that we enjoy doing.  Dr. Vickers and the people at the Career Services Center help make that possible.  Besides providing job fairs to bring students in contact with prospective employers, Dr. Vickers gives presentations to classes explaining how to write resumes and how to interview for a job.  My first job, as well as other job offers, upon graduating were from the efforts of the Career Services Center.  They do a great job in helping ASU students make the transition from academics to the workplace.

Debra Satterfield, M.F.A.

Professor

Art

The only upper-class Honors seminar that I attended was Mrs. Satterfield's But is it Art? adventure into the changing paradigms of the arts.  It was a fun class which included a lot of research on the Internet about the different forms of current art.  Because I am very interested in the artwork that is done by other species I chose to do Animal Art ··· Is It? If So? for my essay.

Leonard Shulte, M.A.

Visiting Professor

Philosophy

Professor Shulte was on loan from another university filling in for an ASU professor that was on sabbatical.  I attended his class my first semester at ASU.  I was glad that I did because I not only enjoyed the class discussion and Professor Shulte's presentation, but he recommended me to the Honors Program.  I felt that this class did more in helping me to understand critical thinking than any other class.  I chose Religion and Philosophy as the essay subject for this class.