Life Sciences Faculty/Staff Directory

Keith Krapf - Department Chair, Assistant Professor

• Office: C258H
• Phone: Ext. 8457
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• M.S., Southern Illinois University
• B.S., Southern Illinois University
• A.S., Parkland College

Linwood G. Bechtel - Director, Community Health Education Complex, Professor of Life Science

• Office: J104A
• Phone: Ext. 8557

• Advanced Graduate Study, University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University
• M.S., University of Illinois
• B.S., West Chester State University, PA

David Ing - Instructor of Biology

• Office: G219D
• Phone: Ext. 8728

• M.S., Southern Illinois University
• B.S., Southern Illinois University
• A.S., Rend Lake College

Donna Ford - Instructor of Life Science

• Office: C240
• Phone: Ext. 8463
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• M.S., Western Illinois University
• B.S., Illinois Sate University

Jo Forer - Instructor of Life Science

• Office: C241
• Phone: Ext. 8519
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• Advanced Graduate Study, University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University
• M.S., University of Michigan
• B.A., University of Kansas

Chris Georgantas - Aquatics Coordinator, American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor, American Heart Association CPR-First Aid Instructor

• Office: J101B
• Phone: Ext. 8504

• National Swimming Pool Foundation Certified Pool Operator
• B.S., Southern Illinois University

Jody Hart - Assistant Professor of Life Sciences

• Office: C258E
• Phone: Ext. 8491

• M.S., Southern Illinois University
• B.S., Illinois State University

Dawn Hooker - Secretary to the Director of Career Programs

• Office: E202
• Phone: Ext. 8494

Richard LaSalle - Instructor of Life Science

• Office: C255
• Phone: 985-3741 Ext. 8323

• Ph.D., North Carolina State University
• M.S., North Carolina State University
• B.S., State University of New York

Tony Miksanek, MD - Instructor of Biology

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• Postgraduate Medical Training in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anatomic Pathology
• M.D., Southern Illinois University (Springfield, Illinois)
• B.A., The University of Chicago

Marsha Perfetti - Instructor of Health

• Office: C220
• Phone: Ext. 8823

• M.S., Southern Illinois University
• B.S., Southern Illinois University

Sharon L. Peterson, Ph.D., R.D., LDN - Instructor of Biology

• Office: G219D
• Phone: Ext. 8898
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• Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
• Dietetic Internship at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD
• B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Fae Ragan - Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health

• Office: J103
• Phone: Ext. 8288

• M.S., Southern Illinois University
• B.S., Southern Illinois University

Dr. L. D. Spears - Associate Professor of Life Science

• Office: C236B
• Phone: Ext. 8547
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• Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
• J.D., University of Illinois
• M.S., University of Tennessee
• B.A., University of Illinois

Carol Studie - Biology Science Lab Technician

• Office: C251A
• Phone: Ext. 8294

Cheryl Thomas - Instructor of Biology

• Office: C259F
• Phone: Ext. 8380
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• M.S., Southern Illinois University
• B.S., University of Illinois

Dr. Sue Trammell - Instructor of Biology

• Office: E202C
• Phone: Ext. 8324
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• Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
• M.S., Southern Illinois University
• B.S., Southern Illinois University