Faculty and Staff
Suzette Doyon, Department Chair
Specialty: Art History, Pre-Columbian, Andean Art, Italian Renaissance, World Art
Education: B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 1969;
M.A. University of South Florida, 1974;
Ph.D.,University of Georgia, 1980
Phone: 474-2675
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 255
Email: sdoyon@uwf.edu
Raina Benoit, Art Gallery Director
Specialty: Painting, Drawing, Installation
Education: B.A., Louisiana State University; Foreign study, Atelier des Beaux Arts, 2006; M.F.A., University of Arizona, 2006
Phone: 850-474-2696
Office: Bldg. 82, Room 240
Email: rbenoit@uwf.edu, artgallery@uwf.edu
Personal Website: www.rainabenoit.com, http://eportfolio.cfa.arizona.edu/portfolio/Benoit
Rebecca Burt , Office Administrator
Phone: 850-474-2045
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 253
Email: rburt@uwf.edu
Felecia Carlisle, Visiting Artist Lecturer
Specialty: Digital Art; Coordinator, Genius Loci, Visiting Artist/Scholar Lecture Series
Education: B.F.A., University of West Florida, 1998; M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, 2006
Phone: 850-474-2998
Office: Bldg. 82, Room 267
E-mail: fcarlisle@uwf.edu
Personal Website: feleciacarlisle.com
Valerie George, Assistant Professor
Specialty: Sculpture, Installation, Photography
Education: B.F.A., Minor in Sociology, University of West Florida, 2000; M.F.A., University of California, Davis, 2003
Phone: 850-474-2118
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 259
Email: vgeorge@uwf.edu
Personal Website: valeriegeorgeart.com
Richard Haley, Visiting Artist Lecturer
Specialty: Sculpture
Education: B.A., University of California, Davis, 2000; M.F.A, University of California, Davis, 2007
Phone: 850-474-2998
Office: Bldg. 82, Room 267
Email: rhaley@uwf.edu
Personal Website: http://www.uwf.edu/rhaley/art/index.html
Stephen Haworth, Associate Professor
Specialty: Ceramics
Education: B.A., University of Evansville, 1970; M.F.A., Bowling Green State University, 1972
Phone: 474-2495
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 269
Email: shaworth@uwf.edu
Joseph Herring, Visiting Assistant Professor
Specialty: Digital Art, Graphic Design, Installation
Education: B.F.A., Washington University, 1997; M.F.A., Art Center College of Design, 2001
Phone: 850-474-2045
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 261
Email: josepherring@gmail.com, jherring@uwf.edu
Personal website: http://www.creamedherring.com
Hank Heuler, Associate Professor Emeritus
Specialty: Sculpture, Printmaking
Education: B.F.A., University of Florida, 1961; M.F.A., University of Illinois, 1963
Phone: 850-473-7236
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 253
James Jipson, Associate Professor
Specialty: Photography, Collage, Assemblage, Installation
Education: B.F.A., Wayne State University, 1972; M.F.A., Michigan State University, 1975
Phone: 474-2044
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 257
Email: jjipson@uwf.edu
Personal Website: jimjipson.com
Daniel Kelleher, Lecturer
Specialty: Drawing, Painting
Education: BA, Syracuse University, 1956; MFA, Syracuse University, 1959
Phone: 850-474-2045
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 253
Email: dkelleher@uwf.edu
Barbara Larson, Associate Professor
Specialty: Art History, Symbolism, French cultural history, History of Science
Education: B.A., Northwestern University, 1978; M.A., New York University, 1989; Ph.D., New York University, 1996
Phone: 850-474-2482
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 263
Email: blarson@uwf.edu
John Markowitz, Lecturer
Specialty: Painting
Education: B.A., Millersville University, 1978; M.F.A., Pratt Institute, 1984
Phone: 473-7236
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 208
Email: jmarkowitz@uwf.edu
Clare Podemski, Lecturer
Specialty: Ceramics
Education: B.F.A., Daemen College, 1971; M.F.A., University of Arkansas, 1986
Phone: 850-857-6381
Office: Bldg. 82, Room 265
Email: cpodemski@uwf.edu
Greg Saunders, Lecturer
Specialty: Drawing
Education: BA, Morehead State University, 1970
Phone: 474-2045
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 253
Alice Schwehm, Lecturer
Specialty: Art History
Education: BA, University of South Carolina; MFA, University of Florida
Phone: 472-7236
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 208
Email: aschwehm@uwf.edu
Duncan Stewart, Associate Professor Emeritus
Specialty: Art History, Mixed Media
Education: B.A., San Diego State University, 1966; M.A., San Diego State University, 1968.
Phone: 850-474-2045
Office: Bldg. 82, Room 253
Email: dstewart@uwf.edu
Lyda Toy, Lecturer
Specialty: Printmaking, Painting
Education: BA, University of Florida, 1981; MFA, Florida State University, 1997
Phone: 474-6382
Office: Bldg. 82 Room 208
Email: ltoy@uwf.edu
Personal Website: www.uwf.edu/ltoy/