鈥淲e are excited to welcome these new faculty members who will bring their insights and expertise in their respective fields to the Culver-Stockton classrooms,鈥� Gaither said. 鈥淲e are continuously seeking the very best in academics for our students to uphold our mission and promise to set forth the next generation of leaders. These exceptional faculty members will help us achieve that.鈥�

New faculty members in the Applied Liberal Arts & Sciences (ALAS) Division are:

• Alexander Benedict, assistant professor of biology

• Lacy Chapel, assistant professor of health sciences and athletic training

• Alexis Kubiak, lecturer of counselor education

• Robert Mevissen, assistant professor of history

• Chelsey Morrow, assistant professor of mathematics

New faculty members in the Business, Education, Law (BEL) Division are:聽

• Matthew Bilgri, lecturer in business administration

• Kailee Gaither, visiting assistant professor of business

• Robin Jarvis, lecturer of business administration

New faculty members in the Fine, Applied and Literary Arts (FALA) Division are:

• Scott Arthur, assistant professor of art and curator of the Mabee Gallery

• Emily Mayne, assistant professor of English

In addition to the new instructors, C-SC has recently announced exciting program additions for the start of the upcoming academic year, including a new minor in athletic coaching and a partnership with Hannibal Regional Healthcare System for a nursing education program.

Schroer, an associate professor of legal studies, joined the C-SC faculty in August 2014. She teaches courses on introduction to law, criminal law, mock trial, civil litigation and procedure, legal research, analysis and writing, and alternative dispute resolution. She is the chair of the criminal justice and legal studies department. She was awarded the Walter S. Reuling Faculty Prize for Innovation in Student Learning in 2017.

Schroer was an acquisition editor with Thomson Reuters-West Legal Publishing in Eagan, Minn. She previously taught in St. Louis at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Hickey School, Watterson College and Maryville University, where she also was the director of planned giving. She has previous legal experience as a hearing examiner with the Missouri Public Service Commission in Jefferson City, Mo., an assistant prosecuting attorney in St. Charles County, Mo., and an attorney with the firm of Coburn, Croft and Putzell in St. Louis. She is a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association Committee on Paralegals.

Schroer earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science and sociology in 1984 from Maryville College, and she earned her Juris Doctor in 1987 from the Washington University School of Law.

Grissom, a senior psychology and criminal justice major from Frankford, Ind., will serve as SGA president for the 2020-21 academic year. She has been named to the president鈥檚 list, the dean鈥檚 list or the honor roll on four occasions during her time at C-SC. She is a member of the women鈥檚 basketball team and the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.

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