Sterling Faculty

Sterling College’s professors work with students—and not just in the classroom. Along with teaching academic courses, faculty members cooperate in running the outdoor components of programs— accompanying students on Winter Expedition and other adventures in out-of-class learning. They schedule chores, help students cope with the pressures of going to college, serve with them on committees, eat with them in the dining hall, and participate in Community Meetings. They lead hikes, ski treks, and outdoor workshops with students on weekends, and work with them through the week in the woodlot, the barn, the laboratory, the computer room, and in the library.

Behind this many-sided approach lies an idea well founded in educational thought: that faculty members should do more than impart information. To teach, they must show—working together with students every day—what people can be when they challenge themselves and treat learning as a lifelong process.

Sterling’s faculty is a diverse group, with a broad range of teaching styles. They are unified by an affinity for small-town life, by a strong interest in relating human experience to natural resources, and by determination to work with students as whole people.

Faculty Directory

Farley A. Brown, Faculty in Conservation Ecology
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A.A., Resource Management, Sterling College, 1985; B.A., Liberal Arts, Sarah Lawrence College, 1984; M.S., Natural Resource Planning, University of Vermont, 1989.

Louise Calderwood, Adjunct Faculty in Sustainable Agriculture
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B.S., Dairy Science, University of Vermont, 1983; M.S. Dairy Science, Virginia Polytech, 1986.

Pavel Cenkl, Dean of Academics and Faculty in Humanities
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B.A., English, Brandeis University, 1992: M.A., English, University of New Hampshire, 1994; Ph.D., English, Northeastern University, 2003.

Charlie Cogbill, Adjunct Faculty
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A.B., Biology, Dartmouth College, 1971; M.S., Aquatic Ecology, Cornell University, 1975; Ph.D., Plant Ecology, University of Toronto, 1982.

Carol Dickson, Director of Writing Programs and Faculty in Humanities
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Ph.D. in English, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1996; M.A. in English, University of Vermont, May 1990; A.B., Smith College, Northampton, MA, 1986.

Keren Ferrari ’05, Instructor in Reverence for Wood
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B.A., Outdoor Education and Leadership, Sterling College, 2005

Jill Fineis, Visiting Scholar in Outdoor and Environmental Education
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B.S. in Education, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.S. in Education, Montana State University at Billings (expected 5/10).

David Gilligan, Faculty in Natural History and Conservation Ecology
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B.A., Natural History, Philosophy/Religion, Prescott College, 1995. M.A. Natural History and Ecology, Prescott College, 1999.

Steve Gorelick, Adjunct Faculty in Conservation Ecology
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B.A., Anthropology, Columbia University, 1973.

Erik S. Hansen
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B.A., American Studies, University of Minnesota, 1967; M.A., Scandinavian Studies, University of Minnesota, 1972. Graduate Teacher Certification, Education, University of New Hampshire, 1977.

Edward R. (Ned) Houston, Vice President and Faculty
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B.A., Architectural Sciences, Harvard College, 1970; M.A., Social Ecology, Goddard College, 1980.

Kevin M. Johnston, Adjunct Faculty in Conservation Ecology
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B.S., Recreation Resource Management, University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1979; M.L.A., Landscape Architecture, Harvard University, 1986; M.S., Environmental Sciences, Yale University, 1995; M.S. Philosophy; Yale University 2008; Ph.D. Philosophy, Yale University 2008.

Tomás Kalmar, Adjunct Faculty
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B.A., Mathematics and History, University of California at Berkeley, 1964; M.A., History, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1967; Ed.D., Adult Biliteracy, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1995.

Ross Morgan, Adjunct Faculty in Conservation Ecology
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A.A.S., Forestry, Paul Smith’s College, 1965; B.S., Forest Management, College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Syracuse University, 1972; M.Ed., University of Vermont, 1978.

Anne J. Morse, Faculty in Outdoor Education and Leadership
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B.A., Education and Social Studies, Prescott College, 1995; M.A., Conflict Resolution, The McGregor School of Antioch University, 1999.

Adrian D. Owens, Faculty in Science and in Outdoor Education and Leadership
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B.A., Engineering Sciences and Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College, 1990; M.Ed, Education, Plymouth State College, 2002.

Jeffrey W. Parsons, Adjunct Faculty in Conservation Ecology
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B.S., Zoological Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1985; M.S., Resource Planning, University of Vermont, 1991.

Jennifer Payne, Internship Program and Career Resource Center Director and Faculty
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B.A., Psychology and Organizational Behavior, State University of New York, College at Geneseo, 1988; M.S., Recreation, Park & Tourism Administration, Western Illinois University, 1995.

Leland Peterson, Learning Support Coordinator and Faculty in Art
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B.A., Psychology, De Paul University, 1971; M.A., Art Therapy, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1990.

Corie Pierce, Garden Manager &  Faculty in Sustainable Agriculture & Outdoor Ed.
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B.A. in Biology and Environmental Studies, Middlebury College

Charlotte Rosendahl, Faculty in Sustainable Agriculture
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Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Minnesota; M.S. in Agronomy, The Royal Veterinarian and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark; B.S., The Royal Veterinarian and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark

Jody Stoddard, Instructor in Sustainable Agriculture
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A.A. Sterling College, 1996

E. Perry Thomas, Dean of Work and Faculty in Global Field Studies and Faculty in Science
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B.A., Biology, Dartmouth College, 1983; M.A., Teaching Biology, Northern Arizona University, 1990; Ph.D., Biology, Northern Arizona University, 1995.

Rick Thomas, Draft Horse Manager and Faculty in Sustainable Agriculture
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B.S. Physical Education with Minor in Chemistry, Northern Arizona University, 1992; Certified Journeyman Farrier B.W.F.A., Maryland Horseshoeing School, 2000.

Raymond Toolan, Adjunct Faculty in Forestry Techniques
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B.S. Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Forestry, 1971; B.S. Forestry, Syracuse University, 1971.

Allison B. Van Akkeren, Faculty in Outdoor Education and Leadership
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B.S., Dietetics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1983; M.S., Nutrition, Texas Women’s University, 1984.

Steven B. Young, Faculty Emeritus and Adjunct Faculty in Circumpolar Studies
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A.B., Biology, Middlebury College, 1960; M.S., Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1965; Ph.D., Biology, Harvard University, 1968; University Postdoctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University, 1968-1970.

John Zaber ’85, Dean of Students and Faculty in Outdoor Education and Leadership
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A.A., Resource Management, Sterling College, 1985; B.A., Human Services, Burlington College, 1990; M.A., Education, Vermont College of Norwich University, 1997.

Dan Zucker, Adjunct Faculty in Introductory Science and Mathematics
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B.A., Physics, Brown University; M.A. Astronomy, Wesleyan University