Davenport, Gering and Riggle Selected for Newly Created Dean Positions
Douglas Davenport, Jon Gering and Priscilla Riggle will each have new roles at Truman beginning July 1. This spring, all three were selected to serve in newly created dean positions.
Davenport will be the founding Dean of the School of Social and Cultural Studies. He has been with the University since 1995. In addition to serving as the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2007, Davenport served as the Interim Dean of the Division of Social Science from 2005-2007. He is a professor of justice systems and has served in that department throughout his tenure at Truman.
Douglas Davenport
He received a Ph.D. and a master’s degree from Texas Tech University in political science and public administration respectively, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biblical studies from Central Bible College in Springfield, Mo.
While at Truman he has served as the director of the University Portfolio Project and co-coordinator of the Higher Learning Commission Self-Study.
Davenport was initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society in 2008. He has also been nominated for the Educator of the Year Award, an A.T. Still Spirit Award and the William O’Donnell Lee Advising Award.
Gering will be the founding Dean of the School of Sciences and Mathematics. He currently serves as the Biology Department Chair. Gering came to Truman in 2001 as a visiting assistant professor in biology. In 2003 he became an assistant professor and three years later was an associate professor of biology. In 2008 he was named the Biology Department Chair.
Jon Gering
After earning his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Bethel College in North Newton, Kan., in 1994, Gering went on to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where he earned a Master of Science degree in zoology in 1997, followed by a Ph.D. in the same field in 2001.
Among his professional accomplishments, Gering is a multiple Educator of the Year Award Nominee. He was included in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teacher, 8th Edition,” and he received a Golden Apple Teaching Award in 2003.
Riggle will be the founding Dean of the School of Arts and Letters. She currently serves as the Chair of the English and Linguistics Department.
She attended Truman from 1983-1988, earning her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English. She went on to study at Bowling Green State University where she earned her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing.
Priscilla Riggle
In 1995 Riggle returned to Truman as a member of the English Department and has been the Chair of the English and Linguistics Department since 2007.
Among her professional accomplishments, Riggle was awarded a Walker and Doris Allen Fellowship for Faculty Excellence in 2005. In 2007 she was named Writing Professor of the Year and was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi honor society.
Riggle is also a multiple Educator of the Year Award nominee. She has professional memberships in the American Culture Association, the Association of Departments of English, the Modern Language Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.
Davenport will be the founding Dean of the School of Social and Cultural Studies. He has been with the University since 1995. In addition to serving as the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2007, Davenport served as the Interim Dean of the Division of Social Science from 2005-2007. He is a professor of justice systems and has served in that department throughout his tenure at Truman.
Douglas Davenport
He received a Ph.D. and a master’s degree from Texas Tech University in political science and public administration respectively, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biblical studies from Central Bible College in Springfield, Mo.
While at Truman he has served as the director of the University Portfolio Project and co-coordinator of the Higher Learning Commission Self-Study.
Davenport was initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society in 2008. He has also been nominated for the Educator of the Year Award, an A.T. Still Spirit Award and the William O’Donnell Lee Advising Award.
Gering will be the founding Dean of the School of Sciences and Mathematics. He currently serves as the Biology Department Chair. Gering came to Truman in 2001 as a visiting assistant professor in biology. In 2003 he became an assistant professor and three years later was an associate professor of biology. In 2008 he was named the Biology Department Chair.
Jon Gering
Among his professional accomplishments, Gering is a multiple Educator of the Year Award Nominee. He was included in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teacher, 8th Edition,” and he received a Golden Apple Teaching Award in 2003.
Riggle will be the founding Dean of the School of Arts and Letters. She currently serves as the Chair of the English and Linguistics Department.
She attended Truman from 1983-1988, earning her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English. She went on to study at Bowling Green State University where she earned her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing.
Priscilla Riggle
In 1995 Riggle returned to Truman as a member of the English Department and has been the Chair of the English and Linguistics Department since 2007.
Among her professional accomplishments, Riggle was awarded a Walker and Doris Allen Fellowship for Faculty Excellence in 2005. In 2007 she was named Writing Professor of the Year and was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi honor society.
Riggle is also a multiple Educator of the Year Award nominee. She has professional memberships in the American Culture Association, the Association of Departments of English, the Modern Language Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.
