Faculty & Staff
See all Program Directors listed by school and program name.
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
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Dr. Kalehiwot Nega Manahiloh P.E. (DE), Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering kmanahiloh@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4243
Dr. Songsu Son
P.E., Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
sson7@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3079
Dr. John Vadnal
B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of 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.
Research Professor 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
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. Mark Horstemeyer
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean
mhorstemeyer@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5868
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. Wayne Strasser
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
wstrasser@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7021
Research Affiliates
Dr. Stuart Burgess Ph.D., B.S.
Dr. Eliot Fang
Ph.D., B.S.
Dr. Andy McIntosh Ph.D., B.S.
Dr. Nathaniel Morgan Ph.D.
Staff
Terri Boucher
Secretary
David Fazzina
Facilities and Lab Support Manager
Stephen Horstemeyer
Senior Lab Manager
Marc Jantomaso
Lab Manager
Joyce Roberts
Senior Administrative Assistant
Valda Rowe
Director of Administrative Operations
Abigail Woosley
Accreditation Coordinator
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
Engineering Career Coach
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