Dr. Christopher Panza
Co-Chair of Philosophy & Religion
Associate Professor
Office: (417) 873-6837
cpanza@drury.edu
Dr. Teresa Hornsby
Co-Chair of Philosophy & Religion
Associate Professor
Office: (417) 873-7849
thornsby@drury.edu
Alumni Information
What happens after Drury...
| 2010 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Gus Kollmeyer | Philosophy | (applying to graduate schools in philosophy for 2011) |
| Caleb Sanders | Philosophy | (applying to graduate schools in philosophy for 2011) |
| Eli Kurtz | Philosophy and Theater | (currently pursuing possibilities in acting) |
| Christina Bornemann Haworth | Religion | Brite Divinity School, MDiv candidate. Currently working on CPE at Juliette Fowler Homes in Dallas & working through DOC ordination process |
| Matt Hartman | Religion | Missouri State University, MA candidate (religious studies) |
| Mark Walter | Philosophy | (currently studying ballet in Portland, Oregon) |
| 2009 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Marie Tracy | Religion | Missouri State University, MA candidate (teaching) |
| Brett Durbin | Religion, Biology and Chemistry | Currently a DDS student at UMKC School of Dentistry. Currently the representative for the school's Honor Council and ethics board. |
| 2008 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Latesa Holder | Religion | Vanderbilt Divinity School, MTS candidate. |
| Brock Warren | Religion | Vanderbilt Divinity School, MDiv candidate. Currently finishing work for Nashville's Metropolitan Human Relations Commission |
| Kassie Smith | Religion | Central Baptist Theological Seminary, MDiv candidate. Currently a licensed minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)and working as the Minister for Children, Youth, and Young Adults at Countryside Christian Church in Mission, KS |
| Max McCoy | Philosophy | (applying to graduate schools for 2011) |
| 2007 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Brock Warren | Religion | Vanderbilt Divinity School |
| Cara Bates | Philosophy and Women's Studies | University of Oregon, Ph.D candidate (philosophy) |
| Laura Haney | Religion | Eden Theological Seminary and Washington University, candidate for dual masters in divinity and social work |
| Cameron Christy | Philosophy and International Business | Duquesne University, M.A. (philosophy) |
| 2006 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Avery Snelson | Philosophy and Religion | University of British Columbia, Ph.D candidate (philosophy) |
| Lindsey Arnold | Religion | Missouri State University, M.A (theology) |
| Becky Schwandt | Religion | Alumnae of Louisville Presbyterian School of Theology (M.Div) |
| Meg Clark Owens | Religion | Seabury Western Theological Seminary, MDiv. Currently the rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| Brittany Leckey | Philosophy and Writing | Duquesne University, M.A. (philosophy), Texas A&M University, Ph.D. candidate (philosophy) |
| 2005 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Andrew McFarland | Philosophy | University of Kansas, Ph.D candidate (philosophy) |
| Seth Crownover | Philosophy | University of Mississippi, M.A. Leeds University, Ph.D candidate (philosophy) |
| Ben Haas | Philosophy | University of Illinois - Carbondale, M.A. LSU, Ph.D. candidate (rhetoric and speech) |
| Jess Whitson | Philosophy and Physics | Missouri State University, M.A. (geospatial science) |
| Heather Fuller Benak | Religion | Columbia University School of Social Work (MSSW). Currently working as a therapist at an outpatient mental health clinic in the Bronx |
| Canaan Sonnenschein | Religion | Alumnus of Vanderbilt Divinity School (M.Div) |
| 2004 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Becky Schwandt | Religion | Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, M.Div and , Th.M. Currently an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church. Currently serving as a solo pastor |
| Adam Gordon-Lauck | Religion | Saint Paul School of Theology, MDiv. Ordained an Elder in The United Methodist Church, currently appointed to Maples Memorial United Methodist Church in Olive Branch, MS. |
| 2003 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Andrea Taylor | Philosophy and Religion | University of Oklahoma, Ph.D candidate (philosophy) |
| Amanda Millsap Owen | Religion | Vanderbilt Theological Seminary, MTS. Currently the owner and operator of "Homegrown Food" in Springfield. |
| Crystal White | Religion, English and Writing | Harvard Divinity School, MTS and Pace University, MS (teaching). Currently in her 7th year teaching in the Bronx, NY, teaching underprivileged/inner-city kids |
| 2002 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Ryan Owen | Religion | Alumnus of Vanderbilt Divinity School, Rainbow Network Director in Springfield |
| Justin Hayes | Religion | Getting an M.Div. degree from a seminary in northern Indiana |
| Julianna Phillips | Religion | Peace Corps Delegate |
| Ryan Owen | Religion | Vanderbilt Divinity School, MDiv. Also attended Harvard Divinity School Summer Language Program |
| Andrea Barnes | Philosophy and Religion | University of Iowa in an M.A./Ph.D program in Religious Studies |
| 2000 Graduates | ||
| Name | Major(s) | Post-Drury School/Program/Job |
| Casey Williams | Religion | M.Div. degree at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California |
| Pamela Scroggins | Religion | Chaplain serving with the St. John's Hospital Hospice Services |
| Heather Quinn | Religion | Alumnae of Duke Divinity School (M.A. in Theological Studies) |
| Seth Herschberger | Religion | Alumnus of University of Missouri - Columbia (M.A. in Library Science) |
| Jill Yager | Religion | Alumnae of Assemblies of God Theological School (M.Div), Pastoral counselor in Springfield |
| Robin Colerick | Religion | Alumnae of Lexington Theological Seminary (M.Div), Hospital chaplain in Texas |
| Melissa Afdahl | Religion | Alumnae of Pacific Lutheran School of Theology in Berkeley, California (M.Div) |
