 Carol A. Scheppard grew up in Thomaston, Ct., and majored in anthropology and minored in history at Wesleyan University. After graduation, she spent 10 years as a teacher and administrator at Landmark School in Prides Crossing, Ma., and Landmark College in Putney, Vt., schools with curricula designed specifically for students with dyslexia.
In 1989, Scheppard earned a masters of divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary before moving on to doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania. During her doctoral studies, Scheppard was awarded several fellowships, including the School of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship and the Pennfield Scholarship in Diplomacy, International Affairs and Belles Lettres.
Scheppard joined the department of philosophy and religion at Bridgewater College in 1998, teaching such courses as History of the Christian Church, Medieval Women's Spirituality, History of Biblical Interpretation and Biblical Themes in Literature.
Her areas of research include early medieval Celtic Christianity, medieval monasticism, late antique and medieval exegesis and an eighth century commentary on the Psalms titled "Eclogae Tractatorum in Psalterium."¯
She was the 2002 recipient of the Ben and Janice Wade Outstanding Teaching Award.
Scheppard is a member of the board of trustees for Bethany Theological Seminary and is the current chair of the seminary's presidential search committee. An active member of Lebanon Church of the Brethren in Mt. Sidney, Va., she chairs its church board. She also is a councilwoman for the Town of Mt. Crawford and vice chair for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Municipal Planning Organization.
Dr. Edward W. Huffstetler
Edward
W. Huffstetler is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. In that capacity he
coordinates a variety of student academic issues as well as directs the general
education curriculum and portfolio development program. Dr. Huffstetler came to
Bridgewater in 1988 and was a professor in the English department until 2008.
He received a B.A. from Coker College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English and
American Literature from The University of Iowa.
Most
of Dr. Huffstetler's recent scholarship has concentrated in the field of
nineteenth-century American literature, American Indian literature, and
children’s literature, areas in which he has written a number of articles for
scholarly journals and presented numerous papers at conferences. His latest
article, “Spirit Armies and Ghost Dancers: The Dialogic Nature of American Indian
Resistance” appears in a recent edition of Studies in American Indian
Literatures. He has also published a collection of American Indian stories
entitled Tales of Native America (Michael Friedman Publishing, 1996).
Dr. Huffstetler also writes and publishes creatively. He has several short
stories published in various magazines and journals, as well as a dozen or so
poems. He has also published a novel entitled Künstler and the Terrible
Monster (James Rock Publishing, 2007) and is currently working on a sequel
tentatively entitled Künstler Learns the Hard Way. Recipient of the Ben and Janice Wade Teaching award in
2006, Dr. Huffstetler currently teaches the freshmen skills course PDP 150:
Personal Development and the Liberal Arts and English 243: Native American
Literature and Culture.
Richard L. Bowman, PhD
Richard L. Bowman, PhD, (professor of physics and director of academic computing at Bridgewater College) has taught at the four-year college level for 28 years. His interests in educational technology center on creating science simulations for introductory college students and using technology, especially web-based modules, to enhance effective student learning of course content. He is employed one-quarter-time to acquaint other faculty with these technologies and to interface with information technology staff regarding faculty needs and concerns in these areas.
As a physics professor his research is in molecular structure and spectroscopy. His undergraduate degree was in both physics and mathematics at Eastern Mennonite University (1970) followed by a master's degree in physics from Kent State University (1974). After completing a Ph.D. degree in biophysics at Oregon State University (1979), he spent one year in post-doctoral studies at the University of Southern California (in theoretical chemistry). Dr. Bowman has been teaching at Bridgewater College since 1986.
Cynthia K. Howdyshell
Cynthia K. Howdyshell has been the registrar at Bridgewater College since August, 1988. She graduated from Bridgewater College with a Bachelor of Science and a major in Business Administration. Cynthia earned a Master of Business Administration degree from James Madison University and later completed doctoral course work in Higher Education Administration at the University of Virginia. She is currently a member of the Philomathes Society.
Dr. Chip Studwell
Dr. Studwell has worked at Bridgewater since July of 1991. He earned his B.A. at Bridgewater College in 1977 ; his M.Ed. from James Madison University and his Ed.D. from West Virginia University in 1984.
Dr. Studwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC).
Dr. Studwell has served as an officer for the Va. Association for Higher Education and Disability. A primary area of interest is the process of change and developmental growth for young adults. Dr. Studwell serves as the advisor to the student organization Catholic Campus Ministry.
Dr. Studwell lives in Bridgewater with his wife Patti. His two daughters, Megan and Kelsey both attended Bridgewater College.
Toviah M. Floyd
Toviah M. Floyd joined the Bridgewater staff in 2006. She is currently serving BC as Administrative Assistant to the Vice President and Dean of the College. A native of Bridgewater, she attended Bridgewater College for two years before finishing her degree in Mental Health Technology from Blue Ridge Community College in 2001.
She married Bridgewater alum
Nathan Floyd (’01). She has a son, Zach and a stepdaughter, Kendis.
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