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Dr. Edward Brayton
Professor, Department Chair
Construction Technology and Management

Office Phone - (231) 591-2370
Home Phone - (231) 592-0570

E-mail - braytone@ferris.edu 

Dr. Brayton's field of expertise is in construction, including administration, cost estimating, quantity estimating, supervision, contracts and safety. He serves as chair of the American Institute of Constructors Constructor Certification Examinations and is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration-authorized Construction Trainer, a Certified Professional Constructor, a Certified Professional Estimator, a Contract Document Technician and an Inscape Publishing Authorized Distributor of Behavior Instruments.

Dr. David Pilgrim
Chief Diversity Officer
Ferris State University

Office Phone - (231) 591-3946

E-mail - pilgrimd@ferris.edu  

David Pilgrim, professor of Sociology, has demonstrated a significant commitment to enhancing diversity in several vital areas. A respected author and poet, he annually assists with the University's activities in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Perhaps his most important legacy will be the Jim Crow Museum, which he established and curates. The museum is a collection of more than 4,000 racist artifacts that Dr. Pilgrim personally catalogued and donated to Ferris State, a gift worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Pilgrim was a consultant to actor Will Smith in his directorial debut in an episode of the 2006 UPN television show, "All of Us."

Dr. Greg Gogolin
Professor
Computer Information Systems

Office Phone- (231) 591-2446

E-mail - gogoling@ferris.edu

Dr. Gogolins field of expertise includes homeland security involving digital forensics and visual analysis. He has experience in information security, computer forensics and project management. Gogolin is a certified project manager and has 15 plus years of industry experience. He also is a subject matter expert reviewer for the Department of Homeland Security.

Ms. Susan K. Jones
Professor
Marketing

Office Phone- (231) 591-2468
Home Phone- (616) 458-0305

E-mail - joness@ferris.edu 

Ms. Jones' field of expertise includes direct marketing, e-commerce marketing and advertising copy. She is the author of more than 20 books on direct and interactive marketing, collectibles and time management. She is the winner of multiple lifetime achievement and marketer of the year awards. The following Web site provides more information about Jones' work- www.ferris.edu/htmls/academics/course.offerings/joness

Ms. Melinda Isler
University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian
Special Collections, FLITE

Office Phone- (231) 591-3731
Home Phone- (231) 796-1693

E-mail - mcmartim@ferris.edu

Ms. McMartin's field of expertise includes the history of Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Mecosta County, and archival and preservation issues.

Dr. Barry Mehler
Professor
Humanities

Office Phone- (231) 591-3612

E-mail - mehlerb@ferris.edu

Dr. Mehler's field of expertise includes the history of science, eugenics, racism and science, and genocide and science. He is the founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Academic Racism. The following Web site provides more information about ISAR- www.ferris.edu/isar

Mr. Jim Rumpf
Professor
Manufacturing

Office Phone- (231) 591-3591

E-mail - rumpfj@ferris.edu

Mr. Rumpf's field of expertise includes manufacturing engineering, lean manufacturing, green manufacturing, automation, industrial engineering and computer applications.

Dr. David L. Russell
Professor
Languages and Literature

Office Phone- (231) 591-2526
Home Phone- (231) 796-6110

E-mail - russelld@ferris.edu

Dr. Russell's field of expertise includes children's literature, especially poetry, biography and fiction; and children's picture books and folktales. He has published widely on these topics, including scholarly articles, two critical biographies and a college textbook currently in its 5th edition that is used throughout the country.

Dr. Gary Rodabaugh
Professor
Biology

Office Phone- (231) 591-2308
Home Phone- (231) 972-4779

E-mail - rodabaug@ferris.edu 

Dr. Rodabaugh's field of expertise includes serving as a private consultant in the fields of environmental, health and safety, which includes indoor air quality, accident investigation, mold exposure, construction defects and other EHS subject matter. Rodabaugh also has served as a local, state, regional, national and international consultant/expert witness in environmental exposure cases. His primary qualification for testimony on mold and construction defects stems from his certification as a licensed builder in the state of Michigan, as well as being a Certified Hazardous Material Manager at the master level. He has acted as a consulting expert for approximately 20 fuel oil spills in Ontario, Canada, and conducted air quality/exposure investigations for the Caribbean island nation of Antigua. The following Web site provides more information about his work- www.eeas.us

Dr. Cami M. Sanderson
Associate Professor
Humanities

Office Phone- (231) 591-2995
Home Phone- (231) 832-5835

E-mail - sandersc@ferris.edu

Dr. Sanderson's field of expertise includes research of the airline industry, specifically customer service, air rage, and communication and the airlines. She also specializes in gender and family relationships, and family and the role each child plays.

Dr. Khagendra Thapa - Distinguished Teacher of 2008
Surveying Engineering Professor

Office Phone - (231) 591-2672
Home Phone - (231) 592-1468
E-mail - Khagendra_Thapa@ferris.edu


Dr. Thapa's field of expertise includes Geodesy, Surveying, GPS, GIS, and Accreditation ( especially ABET Accreditation). He is also a Commissioner of ABET.

Dr. Phillip L. Watson
Professor
Biology

Office Phone- (231) 591-2558
Home Phone- (231) 832-4298

E-mail - watsonp@ferris.edu

Mr. Fred Wyman
Professor
Television and Digital Media Production

Office Phone- (231) 591-2714
Home Phone- (231) 832-4769

E-mail - wymanf@ferris.edu 

Mr. Wyman's field of expertise includes television production, having more than 30 years experience with the production of television and its teachings.