Faculty & Staff
Dean & Associate Dean
Dr. Mark Horstemeyer
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean
mhorstemeyer@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5868
Dr. Carl Pettiford
B.S, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Dean
cpettiford@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3437
Dr. Howie Fang
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Chair of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
hfang@liberty.edu
Dr. Diana Schwerha
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Chair of Computer, Electrical, and Industrial & Systems Engineering dschwerha@liberty.edu
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Dr. Howie Fang
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
hfang@liberty.edu
Dr. Kalehiwot Nega Manahiloh
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering kmanahiloh@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4243
Dr. Hyun-Joong Kim
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Dr. Songsu Son
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
sson7@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3079
Professor Bryon Ringley
B.S., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
bfringley@liberty.edu
Dr. John Vadnal
B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Civil Engineering
jvadnal@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4651
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Dr. Kyung Kyoon Bae
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
kkbae@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5703
Dr. Young-Man Kim
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
ykim81@liberty.edu
(434) 582-3488
Dr. Carl Pettiford
B.S, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Dean
cpettiford@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3437
General Engineering
Dr. John Baumgardner
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Emeritus
jrbaumgardner@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7024
Dr. Frank Tuzi
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Technical Communications
ftuzi@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7846
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Dr. Diana Schwerha
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering;
Chair of Computer, Electrical, and Industrial & Systems Engineering dschwerha@liberty.edu
Dr. David Schweitzer
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of
Industrial & Systems Engineering
deschweitzer@liberty.edu
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Mark Atwater
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
matwater1@liberty.edu
Dr. Heechen E. Cho
B.S, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
hecho@liberty.edu
Dr. Howie Fang
B.S., M.S. Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
hfang@liberty.edu
Dr. Tate Fonville
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering
tfonville@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5670
Dr. Marcos Lugo
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
mlugo7@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3314
Dr. Hector Medina
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
hmedina@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3314
Dr. Ola-lekan O. Shobayo
B.S., M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
oshobayo@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7723
Dr. Wayne Strasser
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
wstrasser@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7021
Dr. Nate Werner
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of
Mechanical Engineering
mwerner1@liberty.edu
Dr. Ephraim Zegeye
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of
Mechanical Engineering
ezegeye@liberty.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Charla Bansley
B.S., M.S.
Adjunct Faculty Engineering
cfbansley@liberty.edu
Dr. Thomas Eldredge
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
tveldredge@liberty.edu
James Long
B.S., M.A., M.EM.
Associate Professor of Engineering
jllong2@liberty.edu
Dr. Matthew Ricks B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
mricks11@liberty.edu
Carolyn Ziebart
B.S., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
cziebart@liberty.edu
Michael Zamperini
B.S., M.S.
Adjunct Professor of
Industrial & Systems
Engineering
mbzamperini@liberty.edu
Research Affiliates
Dr. Stuart Burgess
B.S., Ph.D.
Dr. Eliot Fang
B.S., Ph.D.
Dr. Andy McIntosh
B.S., Ph.D.
Dr. Nathaniel Morgan
B.S., Ph.D.
Staff
Terri Boucher
Secretary
David Fazzina
Facilities & Lab Support Manager
Stephen Horstemeyer
Senior Lab Manager
Marc Jantomaso
Lab Manager
Joyce Roberts
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean
Valda Rowe
Director of Administrative Operations
Abigail Woosley
Accreditation Coordinator
Hannah Horne
Engineering & Research
Lab Manager
Engineering Student Support
Dave Smith
School of Engineering
Career Coach
dasmith49@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3889
Alana Kirby
School of Engineering Academic Advisor
abkirby@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2594
Tyler Feldman
School of Engineering
Academic Advisor
mtfeldman@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4106
Accreditation
Dr. Diana Schwerha Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
dschwerha@liberty.edu
Dr. John Vadnal B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering, Accreditation Lead
jvadnal@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4651