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Provost's and Associate Provosts' Staff

Ransom Hall 21
voice: 740-427-5114
fax: 740-427-5870
samhatn@kenyon.edu

Nayef Samhat, a native of Detroit, Michigan, holds a B.A. in international affairs from George Washington University's School of International and Public Affairs, a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University.

Nayef specializes in international relations theory and international political economy. He also studies the politics of the Middle East, particularly international relations in the Middle East. Samhat has published in Millenium: Journal of International Studies, International Politics, Global Society, and Policy Studies Journal. He also contributed to the anthology Global Society in Transition: An International Politics Reader. And he is the author of Democratizing Global Politics with Rodger Payne of the University of Louisville.

Prior to coming to Kenyon, Samhat taught at Centre College (1996- 2009) where he also served as as program chair, division chair, and associate dean.

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Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5117
fax: 740-427-5932

Ric Sheffield joined the Kenyon faculty in 1989, following a ten-year career in state government as an assistant Ohio attorney general. A native of Mount Vernon, Sheffield attended college, graduate school in sociology, and law school at Case Western Reserve University and holds the BA and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees. Sheffield conducts research in areas ranging from law and public apology to African-American history in rural Ohio. In addition to having published articles and reviews on legal history, the right to a fair trial, free speech and the press, and the legal profession, Sheffield is completing a manuscript on the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment and the struggle for Negro suffrage in post-reconstruction Ohio. He was the first director of Kenyon's law and society concentration.

Click here to see Ric Sheffield's Faculty Page

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Edelstein House
voice:740-427-5117
fax :740-427-5932
turnerp@kenyon.edu

Paula Turner, who joined the Kenyon faculty in 1992, has professional interests in both observational astronomy and science education/outreach. As an astrophysicist, she has studied colliding galaxies in visible, near infrared, and microwave light, while as an outreach specialist she has directed numerous projects and programs ranging from developing traveling science demonstrations for local schools to directing multi-week courses and workshop programs in physics and astronomy for K-12 teachers, college-aged students, and amateur astronomers. She is the director of the Miller Observatory at Kenyon College, part of the Brown Family Environmental Center.

Turner received a B.S. in physics with high distinction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, going on to earn a master's in physics and a Ph. D. in physics and astronomy from the University of Rochester. She has served on several ad hoc and standing committees of the faculty, including terms as co-chair of the Campus Senate and chair of the Committee on Academic Standards and the Tenure and Promotion Committee.

Click here to see Paula Turner's Faculty Page

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Student Affairs Center
740-427-5145 voice
740-427-5226 fax
martindellj@kenyon.edu

Jane Martindell, dean for academic advising, is responsible for academic advising programs, both general and departmental. She develops programs and services to meet students' special learning needs. She initiates conferences with and provides support for first-year students and students on conditional enrollment. Dean Martindell provides counsel to first-year students on academic, social, and personal matters. Also, her office is responsible for orientation programs for new students. Dean Martindell is a source of information and advice concerning postgraduate awards, fellowships, and scholarships, including Fulbright Grants, Marshall Scholarships, and Rhodes Scholarships. Consult with Dean Martindell (martindellj@kenyon.edu) on individual scholastic matters, on academic advising programs, or on postgraduate awards and opportunities.

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Stephens Hall 10
voice: 740-427-5121
fax: 740-427- 5615
harbourte@kenyon.edu

Ellen K. Harbourt joined the staff of the Registrar's Office in 1999 as Banner Conversion Coordinator. The position became Computer Records Specialist in 2000. Ellen was promoted to Associate Registrar and then to Acting Registrar in 2004. Ellen was promoted to Registrar in 2005.

Upon completion of her Bachelor of General Studies degree and certification to teach English as a second language from Ohio University, Ellen taught conversational English in Taiwan for 10 months.

Ellen enjoys teaching bookbinding at the Kenyon Craft Center, making art quilts, gardening, cooking with her husband, biking, reading and walking her black Lab Abbey.

Click here to go to the Registrar's page.

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Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5748
fax: 740-427-5932
peelle@kenyon.edu

Jami Peelle, a graduate of Purdue University with an MLS from SUNY Geneseo, was a Librarian at Kenyon from 1977 until she accepted the postion of Faculty Grants and Fellowships Coordinator in 2003.

Current Responsibilities

  • Faculty Grants and Fellowships Coordinator (FGFC)
    • maintains a Grants and Fellowships web page with information on funding sources, proposal writing, and Kenyon grant guidelines
    • discusses proposal ideas with faculty
    • assists faculty in identifying possible funding sources
    • reads, helps edit, compile, and submit proposals for individual grants and fellowships
    • member of the Kenyon Grants Committee
    • attends FAC meetings especially pertaining to Kenyon in-house grants
  • Administrator for the Kenyon College IRB (Institutional Review Board.)
    • creates and maintains the IRB web pages
    • assists PIs with application procedures
    • receives applications and is the first reviewer
    • recommends review type
    • prepares Reviewer Reports
    • corresponds with PIs, FAs, and others involved in the research as well as board members
    • maintains IRB database and required files
    • prepares meeting minutes, agendas, and reports
    • suggests policy
    • administrates CITI training courses
    • conducts outreach activities including class visits, individual consultations
  • Other
    • creates and maintains the Provost's Web Pages
    • research for Provosts, Associate Provosts, FAC when requested

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Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5118
fax: 740-427-5932
tedrowd@kenyon.edu

Darlene came to Kenyon in 1998. Among her many responsibilities is finding office space for faculty members and facilitating the moves of faculty from one office to another. She also assists faculty members with Kenyon Faculty Development Grants and Kenyon Summer Stipend applications. Darlene and her husband, Daniel, live in Mount Vernon. They have two daughters, Danielle Moffat, also of Mount Vernon, and Megan Tedrow, who is a junior at Mount Vernon High School.

Please contact Darlene if you have questions about the following:

  • Affiliated Scholars
  • Classroom Equipment and Furniture Requests and Repairs
  • Equipment Funds (Science, Fine Arts, Math)
  • Faculty Development Grants
    • FDGs and Labalmes
    • Teaching Initiatives Grants
    • Teachers Teaching Teachers Grants
    • Newton Chun
    • Kenyon Summer Stipend
    • NEH Summer Stipend
    • Midwest Faculty Seminar Grants
  • Faculty Offices
    • Office Assignments
    • Office Moves
    • Office - Furnishings, Equipment Repairs or Replacement
  • IFDAs - Individual Faculty Development Accounts
  • Outside Honors Examiners
  • Research Funds, Designated
  • Start-up Funds

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faust

Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5108
fax: 740-427-5932
faustp@kenyon.edu

Pamela J. Faust joined the staff at Kenyon in the fall of 2006 and serves the offices of the President and the Provost jointly, coordinating small- to large-scale ceremonial events and four internal grant and award programs.

Pamela also provides some administrative assistance to the chair and secretary of the faculty throughout the year. In addition, she serves as a student club advisor to the Kenyon Pealers and one of college's role playing game groups.

Originally from Aurora, Ohio, Pamela received a B.A. in English Literature from Hiram College and a M.A. in Arts Policy and Administration from The Ohio State University. She resides in Mount Vernon with two highly personable (and thoroughly spoiled) cats.

When not ensconced in her cozy office in Edelstein House, she can be seen enthusiastically tromping about the campus with flagrant disregard for whatever pair of long-suffering high-heels she happens to be wearing.

Please contact Pamela if you have questions about the following:

Ceremonies:
  • Opening Convocation
  • Founders' Day
  • Honors Day
  • Baccalaureate
  • Commencement

Grants and Awards:

  • The Franklin Miller Awards
  • The Kenyon College Community Development Fund (KCCDF)
  • The Trustee Teaching Excellence Awards (TTEA)
  • The Whiting Awards

Other Areas:

  • Assistance to Faculty Chair and Secretary
  • Faculty and Staff Regalia
  • Submissions for the Fac Pac
  • Faculty Lunches at the Harcourt Parish House

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Ransom Hall 22
voice: 740-427-5115
fax: 740-427-5870
baldesch@kenyon.edu

Susan W. Baldeschwiler joined the staff at Kenyon as a reader in the History Department in 1985 before becoming a part-time secretary in the Office of the Provost in 1986. She moved to the full-time position of Assistant to the Academic Dean that same year and remained in that position for ten years. Susan also served as the Commencement Coordinator from 1986 to 1992. In 1996 she returned to Ransom Hall as Administrative Assistant to the Provost and became Special Assistant to the Provost in 2005.

Susan is a graduate of the Mandl Technical School in New York City and is originally from Yonkers, New York. She resides in Mount Vernon with her husband, Fred, and has two grown children, Andy, of Chicago, IL., and Kristin, of Toledo, OH. The only child at home is a very spoiled pomeranian/papillion mix who answers to "Max." Susan's favorite hobby is singing barbershop harmony with the Dogwood Blossoms Chorus. If she answers the phone in a low voice, it's because she sings bass!

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Ransom Hall 22
voice: 740-427-5119
fax: 740-427-5870
kleinerd@kenyon.edu

Daleen M. Kleiner came to Kenyon in June 2006 joining the Office of Financial Aid as Acting Assistant Director through December 2006. Appreciating and honoring her first collegial endeavor, Daleen welcomed a second opportunity in January 2007 to temporarily cover the position of Executive Assistant to the Provost. In May 2007, Daleen permanently took on the role. In 2008-09, Daleen was elected to serve a three-year term on the Presidential Advisory and Communications Team (PACT). With an Associate's Degree from Central Ohio Technical College in Business Management and a concentration in Human Resource Management, Daleen thoroughly enjoyed a six-year journey in Human Resources in the field of Healthcare. Specializing as a Generalist for a large healthcare system, then as a Clinic Business Manager for an athlete-based physical therapy clinic, priorities transitioned and it was time to return to her hometown of Mount Vernon. While a future goal is to earn a Bachelor's Degree from Kenyon College, Daleen is currently studying towards a Bachelor's in Business Administration through the Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Passionate about health and fitness, she also enjoys travel, the wondrous outdoors especially downhill snow skiing, and photography of wildlife and mother nature.

Current Responsibilities

  • Coordinates the schedule of the provost
  • Prepares materials for the provost's meetings, projects and presentations
  • Compiles and maintains data for the Provost's involvement with various internal and external committees including Faculty meetings, Tenure-Track Faculty Searches, Grants' Committee, Arts Policy & Buildings Task Force, Tenure and Promotion Committee (TPC), Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA), and the Five Colleges of Ohio (OH5)
  • Facilitates communications and meetings for provost's staff
  • Facilitates the Provost's communications with faculty, administrators, administrative staff, and students
  • Coordinates the academic Chairs' meetings.
  • Serves as an elected member of the Presidential Advisory and Communications Team (PACT)

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Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5117
fax: 740-427-5932
quinlivana@kenyon.edu

Amy L. Quinlivan came to Kenyon in 1996 as Assistant to the Executive Secretary to the President. After three years, she moved to the Associate Provost office as Executive Assistant to the Associate Provosts. Amy joined Staff Council in July of 2000 and served for four years including a term as the Staff Council President in 2001-2002. Amy also served on The Dance Prize Committee from 2002-2004 and served on the Presidential Advisory and Communications Team (PACT) 2004-2005.

Amy is a graduate of the Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, Ohio were she received an Associates Degree in Business Administration. She resides in Apple Valley with her husband James, beautiful young daughter Isabella Grace, and their two golden retrievers, Lexy and Bailey. Amy enjoys shopping, decorating her home, and spending time with family and friends.

Please contact Amy if you have questions about the following:

  • Academic Infractions Board
  • College Art Inventory
  • Course Evaluations
  • Department Assessment
  • Department Budget Requests
  • Departmental Annual Reports
  • Early Graduation Petitions
  • Edelstein Conference Room Reservations
  • External Department Evaluation
  • Faculty Handbook
  • Final Exam Policy
  • Hiring Workshops
  • Kenyon College Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship
  • New Faculty Orientation
  • NEH Professorship
  • Reviews and Dossier Preparation
  • Synoptic Majors
  • TPC Tenure and Promotion Committee
  • Visiting Faculty Searches

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