College of Liberal Arts Emeritus Faculty

RIT is pleased to present this listing of Emeritus faculty who have demonstrated notable contributions during their professional career at the College of Liberal Arts.

School of Communication

  • Tina Lent, School of Communication, Professor Emeritus, 2022
  • Rudolph Pugliese, School of Communication, Professor Emeritus, 2023
  • Patrick Scanlon, School of Communication, Professor Emeritus, 2022

Department of Criminal Justice

  • John Klofas, Department of Criminal Justice, Professor Emeritus, 2020

  • Elizabeth Croft, Department of Criminal Justice, Professor Emeritus, 1996

Department of Economics

  • Julian Salisnjak, Department of Economics, Professor Emeritus, 1981

Department of English

  • Art Berman, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 2001
  • Sarah Collins, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1996
  • William DeRitter, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1995
  • Thomas O'Brien, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1993 
  • Lakshmi Mani, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1989 
  • Norris Shea, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1987
  • U.T. Summers, Department of English, Professor Emeritus, 1985 
  • Caroline Snyder, Department of English; STS, Professor Emeritus, 1993 

Department of History

  • Norman Coombs, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 1997
  • Louis Eltscher, Department of History, Professor Emeritus,1994 
  • Richard Lunt, Department of History, Professor Emeritus, 199

Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Diane Forbes, Professor Emeritus,  Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, 2024
  • Hiroko Yamashita, Professor Emeritus,  Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, 2024

Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture

  • Douglas Coffey, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 2000
  • Charles Warren, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 1998
  • Hans Zandvoort, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, Professor Emeritus, 1992

Department of Philosophy

  • Timothy Engstrom, Department of Philosophy, Professor Emeritus, 2022
  • Jack Sanders, Department of Philosophy, Professor Emeritus, 2024

Department of Political Science

  • Louis Andolino, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus, 2001
  • Paul Ferber, Department of Political Science, Professor Emeritus, 2023

Department of Psychology

  • Janet Farnum, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 1996 
  • Joseph Fitzpatrick, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 1993
  • Margery Reading-Brown, Department of Psychology, Professor Emeritus, 1996

Department of Public Policy

  • James Winebrake, Department of Public Policy Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus, 2023

Department of Science, Technology, and Society

  • Tom Cornell, Professor Emeritus, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, 2024

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

  • Joanne Jacobs,Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Professor Emeritus, 1997
  • Boris Mikolji, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Professor Emeritus, 1993