Marie G. Bongiovanni, Professor of English.  Study Abroad Faculty Advisor.
B.A., Temple University, 1977; M.B.A., Drexel University, 1982; M.L.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1996.

Experienced in journalism and business, Professor Bongiovanni teaches editing, public relations, journalism, and modern literature courses. She has studied in Rome, taught in Perugia, Italy, and participated in a summer program in English literature at Oxford University.

Telephone: 717-867-6241
Address: Humanities 207-C
Email: bongiova@lvc.edu

Philip A. Billings, Professor of English.
B.A., Heidelberg College, 1965; M.A., Michigan State University, 1967; Ph.D., 1974.

Dr. Billings teaches world and American literature as well as poetry and fiction writing courses. His publications include poems and articles in various magazines and three books of poems based on the lives of people in the immediate area.

Telephone: 717-867-6245
Address: Humanities 208-C
Email: billings@lvc.edu

Kristen Case, Visiting Assistant Professor, English.

Telephone: 717-867-6158
Address: Humanities 208-D
Email: case@lvc.edu

Laura G. Eldred, Assistant Professor of English.
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1998; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000; Ph.D. 2006.

Telephone: 717-867-6242
Address: Humanities 205-B
Email: eldred@lvc.edu

Gary Grieve-Carlson, Professor of English.  Director of General Education Program.
B.A., Bates College, 1977; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1980; Ph.D., Boston University, 1988.

Dr. Grieve-Carlson teaches courses in world and American literature, American studies, Greek myth, and grammar. He has been a Fulbright Junior Lecturer in Germany and has published on American cultural criticism and 20th-century poetry. In his capacity as director of general education, he supervises the College's first-year seminars.

Telephone: 717-867-6244
Address: Humanities 208-B
Email: grieveca@lvc.edu

Mary K. Pettice, Associate Professor of English.
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 1982; M.S., University of Illinois, 1983; M.A. 1986; Ph.D., University of Houston, 1994.

Dr. Pettice teaches courses in journalism, creative writing, and English and American literature. Experienced in the newspaper and publishing worlds, she has also published poetry and short stories.

Telephone: 717-867-6243
Address: Humanities 207-B
Email: pettice@lvc.edu

Kevin Burleigh Pry, Associate Professor of English.
B.A., Lebanon Valley College, 1976; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1980; Ph.D., 1984.

Telephone: 717-867-6248
Address: Humanities 203
Email: pry@lvc.edu

Jeffrey J. Ritchie, Associate Professor of English and Digital Communications.  Acting Director of the Digital Communications Program.
B.S. and B.A., Indiana University, 1989; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1993; M.Ed., Arizona State University, 1998; Ph.D., 2000.

Ritchie teaches courses in English communications, digital communications, and British literature. In addition to a Ph.D. in English literature, he has an M.Ed. in Educational Media and Computers. His interests include interdisciplinary studies in science, literature and national identity, 18th and 19th century British literature, interactive media and narrative, and multi-media design. He currently serves as the assistant editor of the International Digital Media and Arts Association Journal and serves on the advisory board of the International Digital Media and Arts Association.

Telephone: 717-867-6249
Address: Humanities 205
Email: ritchie@lvc.edu
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Catherine Romagnolo, Assistant Professor of English.
B.S., University of Florida, 1991; M.A., University of Maryland, 1997; Ph.D., 2003.

Telephone: 717-867-6247
Address: Humanities 207-D
Email: romagnol@lvc.edu

Phylis C. Dryden, Professor Emerita of English.
B.A., Atlantic Union College, 1976; M.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1985; D.A., 1988.

Telephone: 717-867-6981
Address: Library C-2
Email: dryden@lvc.edu

Arthur L. Ford, Professor Emeritus of English.
A.B., Lebanon Valley College, 1959; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1960; Ph.D., 1964.

Telephone: 717-867-6248
Address: Humanities 208-D
Email: ford@lvc.edu

John P. Kearney, Professor Emeritus of English.
B.A., St. Benedict's College, 1962; M.A., University of Michigan, 1963; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1968.

Address: Humanities 207C
Email: kearney@lvc.edu

Anna Faber McVay, Professor Emeritus of English.
A.B., Lebanon Valley College, 1948; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1950; Ph.D., 1954.

Glenn H. Woods, Associate Professor Emeritus of English.
A.B., Lebanon Valley College, 1951; M.Ed., Temple University, 1962.

Walter E. Labonte, Instructor in English.  Director of the Writing Center.
B.S., Northeastern University, 1968; M.A., 1977; M.Ed., Curry College, 1984.

Labonte serves the English department as supervisor of interns and student teachers as well as director of the College Writing Center. He teaches courses in writing, literature, management communications, and the teaching of English in the secondary schools. He is a published writer in many genres. He is also the author of the Jason Snow Mystery series.

Telephone: 717-867-6120
Address: Library C-1
Email: labonte@lvc.edu

DeAnna Spurlock, Adjunct Instructor of English.
B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1968; M.A., 1970.

Telephone: 717-867-6246
Address: Library G-3B
Email: spurlock@lvc.edu

Sharon L. Stamm, Secretary for English, Sociology and Political Science.

Telephone: 717-867-6240
Address: Humanities 201
Email: stamm@lvc.edu