List of Colby College faculty
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This list of Colby College faculty includes current and former instructors and administrators of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, as well as a list of the endowed faculty positions.[1] As of 2025, Colby has 247 instructional employees.
Humanities and social sciences
| Name | Position(s) | Joined college | Left/retired | Alumnus/na? | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Gross | Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology and chair of the department of sociology | 2015 | active | no | [2] |
| Aaron R. Hanlon | NEH/Class of 1940 Distinguished Associate Professor of the Humanities | 2015 | active | no | [3] |
| Tanya Sheehan | Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jetté Professor of Art, chair of the Department of STS, and chair of the Humanities Division | 2013 | active | no | |
| Jennifer Yoder | Robert Diamond Professor of Humanities | 1996 | active | no | [4] |
| Catherine L. Besteman | Francis F. Bartlett and Ruth K. Bartlett Professor of Anthropology | 1994 | active | no | [5] |
| Debra Barbezat | Mitchell Family Professor of Economics | 1992 | active | no | [6][7] |
| Sarah Willie-LeBreton | Assistant professor, African American Studies/Sociology/Women's Studies | 1991 | 1995 | no | [8] |
| Kenneth A. Rodman | William R. Cotter Distinguished Teaching Professor of Government | 1989 | active | no | [9] |
| James Rodger Fleming | Visiting assistant to Charles A. Dana Professor of STS | 1988 | 2021 | no | [6][10] |
| Randy A. Nelson | Douglas Professor of Economics and Finance | 1987 | active | no | [11] |
| Cheryl Townsend Gilkes | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies | 1987 | 2022 | no | [6][12] |
| Patrice M. Franko | Grossman Professor of Economics | 1986 | active | no | [13] |
| G. Calvin Mackenzie | Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government | 1985 | active | no | [14] |
| David W. Findlay | Pugh Family Professor of Economics | 1985 | active | no | [6][15] |
| James W. Meehan | Herbert E. Wadsworth Professor of Economics | 1973 | Emeritus | no | [6][16] |
| L. Sandy Maisel | William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government | 1971 | 2021 | no | [17] |
| Thomas J. Morrione | Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology | 1971 | active | 1965 | [6][18] |
| Jack D. Foner | History | 1969 | 1976 | no | [19] |
| Albion Woodbury Small | Professor of political economy | 1881 | 1888 | 1876 | [20] |
Natural sciences
| Name | Position(s) | Joined college | Left/retired | Alumnus/na? | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea R. Tilden | J. Warren Merrill Professor of Chemistry and Natural History | active | no | [21] | |
| Fernando Q. Gouvêa | Carter Professor of Mathematics | active | no | [22] | |
| D. Whitney King | Frank and Theodora Miselis Professor of Chemistry | 1989 | active | no | [23] |
| W. Herbert Wilson | Leslie Brainerd Arey Professor of Biosciences | 1990 | 2018 | no | [24] |
| F. Russell Cole | Oak Professor of Biological Sciences | 2016 | no | [25] | |
| Robert A. Gastaldo | Whipple-Coddington Professor of Geology | 1999 | 2020 | no | [26] |
| Julie T. Millard | Dr. Gerald and Myra Dorros Professor of Chemistry | active | no | [27] | |
| Charles Conover | William A. Rogers Professor in Physics | active | no | [28] | |
| Robert T. Bluhm, Jr. | Sunrise Professor of Physics | active | no | [29] | |
| Allen B. Downey | Assistant professor of computer science | 1997 | 2000 | no | |
| Gordon Enoch Gates | Professor of biology | 1948 | 1950 | 1919 | [30] |
| Keith Devlin | Carter Professor of Mathematics and chair of Department of Math & Computer Science | 1989 | 1993 | no | [31] |
| William T. Bovie | Lecturer in science | 1939 | 1949 | no | |
| Rutherford John Gettens | Instructor in chemistry | 1923 | 1927 | no | [32] |
| Marshman Edward Wadsworth | Professor of mineralogy and geology | 1885 | 1886 | no | |
| Theophilus C. Abbot | Instructor in chemistry, history, Greek, and Latin | 1845 | 1852 | 1853 | [33] |
| Justin Rolph Loomis | Professor of chemistry and natural history | 1838 | no | [34] |
Athletics
| Name | Position(s) | Joined college | Left/retired | Alumnus/na? | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaise MacDonald | Men's ice hockey coach | 2012 | active | no | |
| Lori Gear McBride | Women's basketball coach | 2004 | 2010 | no | |
| Timothy Wheaton | Harold Alfond Director of Athletics | 2015 | 2017 | no | [35] |
| Laura Halldorson | Women's ice hockey coach | 1989 | 1986 | no | [36] |
| James Wescott | Men's track and cross-country coach | 1978 | 2003 | no | [37] |
| Jack Kelley | Men's ice hockey coach | 1976 | 1977 | no | [38] |
| John Winkin | Men's baseball coach, director of athletics | 1954 | 1974 | no | |
| Lee Williams | Men's basketball coach | 1946 | 1965 | no | [39] |
| Bill Millett | Coach, "Mr. Colby" | 1929 | 1948 | 1929 | [40] |
| Harold McDevitt | Men's baseball coach, director of athletics | 1909 | 1910 | no |
Other
| Name | Position(s) | Joined college | Left/retired | Alumnus/na? | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon L. Corwin | Carolyn Muzzy Director of the Colby College Museum of Art and chief curator | 2006 | active | no | [41] |
| Robert B. Downs | Librarian | 1929 | 1931 | no | |
| Peyton R. Helm | Vice president for college relations | 1988 | 2003 | no | [42] |
| Ninetta May Runnals | Dean of women, professor of mathematics and education | 1920 | 1949 | yes | [43] |