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Faculty and Staff

The History Department is staffed by 12 full-time faculty members, 2 full-time temporary faculty members, several part-time instructors, and a departmental secretary, Mrs. Sophi D. Stevens.

*Coming Soon: A new tenure track position in African-American History.

Department Head

Dr. Paul Riggs
E-mail: priggs@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 113
Office Telephone: 333-5947

Department Secretary

Sophi D. Stevens
E-mail: sdsteven@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 113
Office Telephone: 333-5947

Faculty
Dr. Catherine Oglesby
E-mail: coglesby@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 203
Office Telephone: 333-5947

Dr. Charles T. Johnson
E-mail: ctjohnso@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 214
Office Telephone: 333-5947
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Dr. Melanie S. Byrd
E-mail: mbyrd@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 213
Office Telephone: 333-5947		 Dr. Christopher C. Meyers
E-mail: cmeyers@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 202
Office Telephone: 333-5947
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Dr. Mary Block
E-mail: mblock@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 211
Office Telephone: 333-5947

Dr. Barney J. Rickman
E-mail: bjrickma@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 212
Office Telephone: 333-5947
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Mr. David Carlson
E-mail: rdcarlson@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Nevins Hall Room 2163
Office Telephone: 333-5947

 Dr. Louis E. Schmier
E-mail: lschmier@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 205
Office Telephone: 333-5947
Dr. John G. Crowley
E-mail: jcrowley@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 215
Office Telephone: 333-5947		 Dr. Okete E. Shiroya
E-mail: oshiroya@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 204
Office Telephone: 333-5947

Dr. John Dunn
E-mail: jdunn@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 206
Office Telephone: 333-5947

Mr. James Taw
E-mail: jstaw@valdosta.edu
Office Location: University Center Room 2030
Office Telephone: 333-5947
Dr. Dixie Ray Haggard
E-mail: drhaggard@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 201
Office Telephone: 333-5947		 Dr. David Williams
E-mail: dwilliam@valdosta.edu
Office Location: Ashley Hall Room 207
Office Telephone: 333-5947

 

Part-Time Instructors for 2007-2008
Mr. Ron Bezona
E-mail: rebezona@valdosta.edu
Office Telephone: 333-5947

Mrs. Susan Perlman
E-mail: smperlman@valdosta.edu
Office Telephone: 333-5947

Mr. John Jack
E-mail: jmjack@valdosta.edu
Office Telephone: 333-5947