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Jeremiah Chaplin, the founder and first president of the college

This list of Colby College faculty includes current and former instructors and administrators of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, as well as a list of the endowed faculty positions.[1] As of 2025, Colby has 247 instructional employees.

Humanities and social sciences

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Name Position(s) Joined college Left/retired Alumnus/na? Reference
Neil GrossCharles A. Dana Professor of Sociology and chair of the department of sociology2015activeno[2]
Aaron R. Hanlon NEH/Class of 1940 Distinguished Associate Professor of the Humanities 2015 active no [3]
Tanya Sheehan Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jetté Professor of Art, chair of the Department of STS, and chair of the Humanities Division 2013 active no
Jennifer YoderRobert Diamond Professor of Humanities1996activeno[4]
Catherine L. BestemanFrancis F. Bartlett and Ruth K. Bartlett Professor of Anthropology1994activeno[5]
Debra BarbezatMitchell Family Professor of Economics1992activeno[6][7]
Sarah Willie-LeBretonAssistant professor, African American Studies/Sociology/Women's Studies19911995no[8]
Kenneth A. RodmanWilliam R. Cotter Distinguished Teaching Professor of Government1989activeno[9]
James Rodger FlemingVisiting assistant to Charles A. Dana Professor of STS19882021no[6][10]
Randy A. NelsonDouglas Professor of Economics and Finance1987activeno[11]
Cheryl Townsend GilkesJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies19872022no[6][12]
Patrice M. FrankoGrossman Professor of Economics1986activeno[13]
G. Calvin MackenzieGoldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government1985activeno[14]
David W. FindlayPugh Family Professor of Economics1985activeno[6][15]
James W. MeehanHerbert E. Wadsworth Professor of Economics1973Emeritusno[6][16]
L. Sandy MaiselWilliam R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government19712021no[17]
Thomas J. MorrioneCharles A. Dana Professor of Sociology1971active1965[6][18]
Jack D. FonerHistory19691976no[19]
Albion Woodbury SmallProfessor of political economy188118881876[20]

Natural sciences

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Name Position(s) Joined college Left/retired Alumnus/na? Reference
Andrea R. TildenJ. Warren Merrill Professor of Chemistry and Natural Historyactiveno[21]
Fernando Q. GouvêaCarter Professor of Mathematicsactiveno[22]
D. Whitney KingFrank and Theodora Miselis Professor of Chemistry1989activeno[23]
W. Herbert WilsonLeslie Brainerd Arey Professor of Biosciences19902018no[24]
F. Russell ColeOak Professor of Biological Sciences2016no[25]
Robert A. GastaldoWhipple-Coddington Professor of Geology19992020no[26]
Julie T. MillardDr. Gerald and Myra Dorros Professor of Chemistryactiveno[27]
Charles ConoverWilliam A. Rogers Professor in Physicsactiveno[28]
Robert T. Bluhm, Jr.Sunrise Professor of Physicsactiveno[29]
Allen B. DowneyAssistant professor of computer science19972000no
Gordon Enoch GatesProfessor of biology194819501919[30]
Keith DevlinCarter Professor of Mathematics and chair of Department of Math & Computer Science19891993no[31]
William T. BovieLecturer in science19391949no
Rutherford John GettensInstructor in chemistry19231927no[32]
Marshman Edward WadsworthProfessor of mineralogy and geology18851886no
Theophilus C. AbbotInstructor in chemistry, history, Greek, and Latin184518521853[33]
Justin Rolph LoomisProfessor of chemistry and natural history1838no[34]

Athletics

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Name Position(s) Joined college Left/retired Alumnus/na? Reference
Blaise MacDonaldMen's ice hockey coach2012activeno
Lori Gear McBrideWomen's basketball coach20042010no
Timothy WheatonHarold Alfond Director of Athletics20152017no[35]
Laura HalldorsonWomen's ice hockey coach19891986no[36]
James WescottMen's track and cross-country coach19782003no[37]
Jack KelleyMen's ice hockey coach19761977no[38]
John WinkinMen's baseball coach, director of athletics19541974no
Lee WilliamsMen's basketball coach19461965no[39]
Bill MillettCoach, "Mr. Colby"192919481929[40]
Harold McDevittMen's baseball coach, director of athletics19091910no

Other

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Name Position(s) Joined college Left/retired Alumnus/na? Reference
Sharon L. CorwinCarolyn Muzzy Director of the Colby College Museum of Art and chief curator2006activeno[41]
Robert B. DownsLibrarian19291931no
Peyton R. HelmVice president for college relations19882003no[42]
Ninetta May RunnalsDean of women, professor of mathematics and education19201949yes[43]

References

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  1. ↑ Colby College Endowed Chairs: http://www.colby.edu/campaign/endowment/chairs.cfm
  2. ↑ "Neil Gross".
  3. ↑ "Aaron Hanlon". Colby College. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jennifer A. Yoder · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Catherine Besteman".
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Colby College Faculty, published online 2008, accessed at: http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/catalogue/2007_2008/faculty/0608faculty.cfm Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Debra A. Barbezat · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae - Sarah Willie-LeBreton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kenneth A. Rodman · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ colby.edu
  11. ↑ "Randy A. Nelson · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Cheryl Townsend Gilkes · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Patrice M. Franko · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ "G. Calvin Mackenzie · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  15. ↑ "David W. Findlay · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Meehan, James W., Jr. · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  17. ↑ "L. Sandy Maisel · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Thomas J. Morrione · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  19. ↑ "April 2000 – AHA".
  20. ↑ "Guide to the Albion W. Small Papers 1904-1924". lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Andrea R. Tilden · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Fernando Q. Gouvêa's Home Page". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  23. ↑ "D. Whitney King". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Wilson, W. Herbert,, Jr. · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  25. ↑ "F. Russell Cole · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Robert A. Gastaldo · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Julie T. Millard · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Charles Conover · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Bluhm, Robert T., Jr. · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  30. ↑ Smithsonian Institution Archives, 96-111, Gates, G. E (Gordon Enoch) 1897-, Gordon Enoch Gates Papers, c. 1931 – 1979. Accessed at: http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_252139
  31. ↑ Academic CV, Accessed at: https://web.stanford.edu/~kdevlin/OnePageVita.pdf
  32. ↑ The Chesapeake Chemist, Vol 5 No. 1, p1. 1949. Accessed at: http://maryland.sites.acs.org/Chesapeake%20Chemist/Archives/1949/cc-jan-1949.pdf
  33. ↑ Colby College (1909). General Catalogue [of the Officers and Graduates] of Colby College. p. 15. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Read-Only". web.colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Wheaton, Longtime Athletic Dept. Administrator, To Depart | News | The Harvard Crimson". thecrimson.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Laura Halldorson Named Division I Women's Hockey Coach of the Year - University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site". gophersports.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Colby Mourns Passing of Former Head Coach Jim Wescott - NESCAC". nescac.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Jack Kelley (b.1927) hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  39. ↑ "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search".
  40. ↑ "Resignations of Loebs and Millett Announced". Archived from the original on June 7, 2020.
  41. ↑ "Sharon L. Corwin · College Directory · Colby College". colby.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  42. ↑ Karen Oh. "Colby Magazine, Summer 2003 | On Campus". Archived from the original on October 3, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  43. ↑ "A People's History of Colby College: Activism and Social Justice Since 1813 – Ninetta M. Runnals". Colby College. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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