GNR Faculty & Staff
Our department's faculty cover a wide range of specializations in Geology, Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Environmental Sciences, and Geography.
Select a faculty member's page for more information on classes and research interests.

Amy Fagan
Department Head; Geology Program Director

Annalaura Pannill
Administrative Support Associate

Solomon Beyene
Natural Resource & Conservation Management

Lara Bryant
Geography

Lauren Bowman Clontz
Natural Resource & Conservation Management

Frank Forcino
Director, Secondary Science Education Program; Geology

Keith Gibbs
Natural Resource & Conservation Management

Max Lanning
Natural Resource & Conservation Management

David Kinner
Geology; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Mark Lord
Geology; Environmental Science Program Director

Jerry Miller
Geology

Sarah Parsons
Environmental Science

Katie Peek
Geology, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines

Aimee Rockhill
Natural Resource Conservation & Management Program Director

Katie Schneider
Geology
Shane Schoepfer
Geology

Emily Stafford
Geology
Diane Styers
Geography, Natural Resource Conservation & Management

Blair Tormey
Geology, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
Cheryl Waters-Tormey
Geology
Robert Young
Geology, Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
Adjunct / Emaritus Faculty
| Name | Title | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Bates | Emeritus Professor, Forest Stewards | bates@wcu.edu |
| Kim Blazzard | Adjunct; Geology | kblazzard@wcu.edu |
| Chuck Folds | Adjunct (Distance); Geography / Natural Resource Conservation & Management | cfolds@wcu.edu |
| Chris Hennon | Adjunct; Geography | chennon@wcu.edu |
| Brian Kloeppel | Director of the Mpala Secretariat | bkloeppel@princeton.edu |
| Ben Smith | Adjunct; Natural Resource & Conservation Management / Environmental Science | benjaminsmith@wcu.edu |
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