Faculty are committed to teaching excellence. As the 2005 accrediting team summarized, “Students were highly enthusiastic about the School, describing it as a very close-knit community of faculty, students and staff. Many reported having chosen Drake specifically because of the School. Students praised the faculty members for their teaching ability, caring advising, and general interest in student well-being. The journalism students consider themselves the envy of the rest of campus and are proud of that status.”

All faculty in the SJMC combine academic credentials with practical experience in the fields in which they teach. The average time in the teaching profession for SJMC faculty is 10 years. In addition, faculty holds leadership positions in a number of education and professional organizations.

Dean's Office
Charles C. Edwards Jr., dean
Kathleen Richardson, director and associate professor
David Wright, assistant dean, associate professor
Carla McCrea, assistant to the dean

Shari Tenney, administrative assistant
Sarah Pritchard, major gift officer
Carlyn Crowe, SJMC internship coordinator

Advertising
Dorothy Pisarski, assistant professor
Sandy Heny, assistant professor

Electronic Media
John Lytle, professor
Todd Evans, professor
Dr. Gary Wade, associate professor

Public Relations
Ronda Menke, associate professor
Polly Flug, adjunct instructor

Magazines
Lori Blachford, assistant professor
Kellye Carter Crocker, visiting professional
Jeff Inman, assistant professor
Dr. Lee Jolliffe, associate professor
Patricia Prijatel, professor

News/Internet
Janet Keefer, associate professor
Kathleen Richardson, assistant professor
Richard Tapscott, visiting professional
Jill VanWyke, assistant professor

Drake TeleMedia Center
[also see their website, http://www.drake.edu/dtc/dtcmain.htm]
Brad Toussaint, DTC director of operations and chief engineer
Jeff NIchols, radio-TV technician, studio manager
Tom Brown, audio-visual media specialist
Matt Strum, audio-visual media specialist