John P. Munson

• 1898-1928 (Deceased)
• B.A. Milton College, University of Wisconsin, and Yale
• Ph.D. University of Chicago
• Specialization: Biology

Alexia M. Reuter

• 1923-1925 (Left CWU, Deceased)
• Education Unknown
• Specialization: Biology

Harold W. Quigley

• 1925-1954 (Emeritus, Deceased)
• B.S. University of Oregon
• M.A. University of Chicago
• Specialization: Zoology

Thomas M. Christison 

• 1945-1947 (Emeritus, Deceased)
• B.S. University of Oregon
• M.A. University of Chicago
• Specialization: Zoology

Marshall W. Mayberry

• 1948-1971 (Emeritus, Deceased, 1997) 
• B.A. Washburn University 
• Ph.D. University of Kansas
• Specialization: Botany

Janet M. Lowe

• 1949-1987 (Emeritus, Deceased, 1999)
• B.S. University of Washington 
• M.S. University of Chicago
• Specialization: Vertebrate Embryology

Bernard E. Michals

• 1951-1958 (Left CWU)
• Education Unknown
• Specialization: Science Education

Curt A. Wiberg

• 1956-1991 (Emeritus, Deceased)
• B.S. University of Wisconsin
• M.S. University of Oregon
• Specialization: Science Education

John S. Shrader

• 1957-1984 (Deceased, 2000)
• B.S. M.A. and Ed.D. University of Washington
• Specialization: Science Education / Biology

Don H. Baepler

• 1960-1968 (Deceased, 2008)
• B.A. Carleton College
• M.S. and Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
• Specialization: Ornithology

Edward P. Klucking

• 1960-1994 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2013)
• B.A. Macalester 
• M.A. and Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley
• Specialization: Botany and Paleo Botany

Daniel L. Wilson

• 1961-1968 (Left CWU)
• B.S. and M.A. Kansas State University
• Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
• Specialization: Botany

James A. Sandoval

• 1963-1965 (Left CWU)
• Education Unknown
• Specialization: Botany / Plant Physiology

Glen W. Clark

• 1964-1998 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2010)
• B.S. Ricks College 
• M.S. Utah State
• Ph.D. University of California at Davis
• Specialization: Invertebrate / Parasitology

Curt G. Carlbom

• 1965-1966 (Left CWU)
• Education Unknown
• Specialization: Botany

Jared Verner

• 1965-1974 (Left CWU)
• B.S. Washington State University 
• M.S. Louisiana State University
• Ph.D. University of Washington

Phillip C. Dumas

• 1965-1989 (Emeritus, Deceased, 1992)
• B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. Oregon State University
• Specialization: Herpetology / Anatomy

Virginia P. Harden

• 1965-1968 (Left CWU)
• B.S. Central State College (Oklahoma)
• M.S. University of Oklahoma
• Ph.D. Kansas State
• Specialization: Microbiology

William W. Barker

• 1966-1995 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2003)
• B.S. Baldwin-Wallace College 
• M.S. University of Michigan
• Ph.D. University of Washington
• Specialization: Plant Taxonomy

Sheldon R. Johnson

• 1966-2004 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2022)
• B.A. Occidental College 
• M.S. UCLA
• Ph.D. Oregon State University
• Specialization: Animal Physiology / Mammalogy

Richard Neve

• 1966-1970 (Left CWU) 
• B.S. Loyola University
• M.S. University of San Francisco
• Ph.D. University of Oregon
• Specialization: Graduate Dean

Robert H. Brown

• 1967-1997 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2019)
• B.S.(Ed) M.S. and Ph.D. University of Arizona, 1965
• Specialization: Vertebrate Anatomy

Jack A. Peary

• 1968-1973 (Left CWU)
• B.S. City College of N.Y. 
• M.S. and Ph.D. University of Oregon
• Specialization: Plant Physiology / Algology

Stamford D. Smith

• 1968-2001 (Emeritus)
• B.A. San Jose State
• M.S. and Ph.D. University of Idaho
• Specialization: Entomology / Ecology

Ronald J. Boles

• 1968-1993 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2001)
• B.S. Kansas State University
• M.A. Stanford University 
• Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
• Specialization: Science Education / Biology

Helen M. Wolfsehr-Wise

• 1968-1969 (Retired, Deceased, 2016)
• B.A. Linfield College
• M.S. work at CWU
• Specialization: General Biology

Robert E. Pacha

• 1969-1997 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2016)
• B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. University of Washington
• Specialization: Microbiology

David R. Hosford

• 1969-2003 (Emeritus)
• B.A. Portland State University 
• Ph.D. University of Washington
• Specialization: Mycology / Algology

Edward J. Harrington 

• 1970-1989 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2009)
• B.S. and M.S. Tufts University 
• Ph.D. Cornell University
• Specialization: Academic Vice President

Thomas H. Thelen

• 1970-1999 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2015)
• B.S. St. Johns University 
• Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• Specialization: Genetics

John E. Carr

• 1972-2000 (Deceased, 2000)
• B.S. and M.A. University of Missouri
• Ph.D. Oregon State University
• Specialization: Plant Physiology

Alice Lindahl

• 1972-1972
• Education Unknown
• Specialization: General Biology

Robert F. Lapen

• 1973-1998 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2013)
• B.S. Wagner College
• M.S. Idaho State University 
• Ph.D. Washington State University
• Specialization: Virology / Immunology

Roland S. Shook

• 1973-1978 (Left CWU)
• B.S. and M.S. Colorado State University
• Ph.D. Arizona State University
• Specialization: Ornithology / Ecology

Leland (Lee) S. Jahnke

• 1974-1976 (Two Year Biotech Grant, Left CWU)
• B.A. M.S. and Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• Specialization: Plant Physiology

Dennis Swanger

• 1974-1976 (Two Year Biotech Grant, Left CWU) 
• B.S. and M.A. University of Utah
• Specialization: Microbiology

Thomas Trask

• 1974—1975 (One Year Biotech Grant, Left CWU)
• Education Unkown
• Specialization: Invertebrate Zoology

David M. Darda

• 1987-2021 (Emeritus) 
• B.S. University of Illinois 
• Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley
• Specialization: Vertebrate Morphology / Herpetology

Phillip W. Mattocks

• 1989-2005 (Left CWU)
• B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• M.S. and Ph.D. University of Washington
• Specialization: Ornithology

Paul W. James

• 1990-Present
• B.S. University of Kansas
• M.S. Southwest Missouri State
• Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
• Specialization: Ichthyology/Ecology

Michael L. Gleason

• 1992-1999 (Left CWU)
• B.S. Pittsburg State University (Kansas) 
• Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
• Specialization: Cell / Molecular Biology

Kristina A. Ernest

• 1994-Present
• B.S. Cornell
• M.S. University of Oklahoma 
• Ph.D. University of New Mexico
• Specialization: Community Ecology

Louise M. Baxter

• 1995-2001 (Left CWU)
• B.S. Washington State University
• M.Ed. University of Washington
• Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado
• Specialization: Science Education / Biology

Linda A. Raubeson

• 1995-Present
• B.S. University of Puget Sound 
• M.S. University of North Carolina 
• Ph.D. Yale University
• Specialization: Plant Evolution / Genetics

Douglas N. Reynolds

• 1996-1998 (Left CWU)
• B.S. Yale University
• Ph.D. Duke University
• Specialization: Plant Ecology

Daniel D. Beck

• 1996-2022 (Emeritus)
• B.S. and M.S. Utah State University
• Ph.D. University of Arizona
• Specialization: Physiological Ecology and Herpetology

Lixing Sun

• 1996-Present
• B.S. and M.S. East China Normal
• Ph.D. State University of New York
• Specialization: Animal Behavior

Holly B. Pinkart

• 1998-Present
• B.S. Cal State Long Beach
• Ph.D. University of Tennessee
• Specialization: Microbial Ecology

John L. Ninnemann

• 1998-2000 (Left CWU)
• B.A. Saint Olaf College (MN)
• M.S. North Dakota State
• Ph.D. Colorado State University
• Specialization: Dean of Science, Immunology

Patrick J. Bryan

• 1998-2004 (Left CWU)
• B.S. University of Penn, Bloomsburg
• Ph.D. Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
• Specialization: Developmental and Invertebrate Biology

Steven D. Verhey

• 1999-2006 (Left CWU)
• B.A. Reed College
• M.S. University of Washington
• Ph.D. Oregon State University
• Specialization: Cell / Molecular Biology

Tom R. Cottrell

• 2000-2015 (Emeritus)
• B.A. University of Colorado 
• M.S. and Ph.D. Colorado State University
• Specialization: Plant Ecology

Lucy Bottcher

• 2000-2022 (Retired)
• B.S. University of California, Davis
• M.S. Central Washington University
• Ph.D. Northern Arizona University
• Specialization: Ecology and Zoology

David L. Soltz

• 2001-2007 (Left CWU)
• B.A. University of California at Berkeley
• Ph.D. UCLA
• Specialization: Ichthyology

Roberta Soltz

• 2001-2007 (Left CWU)
• B.A. University of California, Los Angeles
• M.S. California State University, Los Angeles
• Ph.D. University of California, Irvine
• Specialization: Ecology and Resource Management

R. Steven Wagner

• 2001-2009 (Left CWU)
• B.S. Central Washington University
• Ph.D. Oregon State University
• Specialization: Genetics / Conservation Biology

Candace R. Winstead

• 2002-2005 (Left CWU)
• B.A. Augustana College
• Ph.D. Loyola University of Chicago
• Specialization: Immunology / Virology

Ian J. Quitadamo

• 2002-Present
• B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., Washington State University
• Specialization: Biology / Science Education

Mary E. Poulson

• 2003-Present
• B.S. University of Wyoming
• M.S. and Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana
• Specialization: Plant Physiology

James E. Johnson

• 2004-Present
• B.A. and M.S. Eastern Illinois 
• Ph.D. University of Tennessee
• Specialization: Mycology and Systematics

Jason T. Irwin

• 2005-Present
• B.S. University of Victoria 
• M.S. and Ph.D. Miami University of Ohio
• Specialization: Animal Physiology / Entomology

Daniel J. Selski

• 2006-2014 (Left CWU)
• B.A. Berea College
• M.S. and Ph.D. University of Rochester (New York)
• Specialization: Neurobiology and Anatomy

Lucinda Carnell

• 2006-Present
• B.S. California State University, Long Beach 
• Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
• Specialization: Molecular and Cell Biology

Gabrielle Stryker

• 2007-Present
• B.S. University of New Mexico 
• Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
• Specialization: Immunology, Parasitology, and Microbiology

Blaise Dondji

• 2008-Present
• B.Sc., M.Sc. and M.Phil. University of Yaoundé, Cameroon 
• Ph.D. University of Jos, Nigeria
• Specialization: Human Physiology, Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology

Jennifer M. Dechaine

• 2010-2022 (CWU School of Education Director / CEPS Associate Dean, 2022)
• B.A. Luther College
• Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• Specialization: Plant Evolutionary Genetics and Ecology / Science Education

Alison Scoville, 2010-Present

• B.A. Carleton College  
• Ph.D. Utah State University
• Specialization: Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics

Wayne Quirk

• Professor of Biological Sciences (2012-Emeritus)
• Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Life (2008-2011)
• Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research (2003-2008)
• Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology and Physiology) – 1988, Washington State University
• ​​​​​​​M.S. (Industrial Relations) – 1982, Iowa State University
• ​​​​​​​B.S. (Psychology) – 1980, University of Northern Iowa
• ​​​​​​​Specialization: Sensory Physiology

Fabiola S. Serra Fuertes, 2013-Present

• B.S. Universidad Alas Peruanas
• D.V.M. Universidad Alas Peruanas
• Specialization: Animal Biology, Human Biology, Sustainable Agriculture

April Binder, 2014-Present

• B.A. University of Redlands
• Ph.D. Washington State University
• Specialization: Molecular Developmental Biology

Eric A. Graham, 2015-2023 ​​​​​​​(Left CWU)

• B.S. University of Washington (Zoology)
• Ph.D. UCLA (Biology)
• Specialization: Plant Ecology and Craft Brewing

Sarah Oppelt, 2020-Present

• B.A. Hartwick College 
• Ph.D., Boston University
• Genetics, Advanced Cell Biology, Techniques in Biotechnology