  {"id":1371,"date":"2018-11-28T20:36:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T20:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/?page_id=1371"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:03:51","slug":"staff-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/staff-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Staff &amp; Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/college-of-liberal-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2019\/07\/hyer.jpg\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"hyer\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Teddi Deka\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2021\/05\/hyer.jpeg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2021\/05\/hyer-200x180.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2021\/05\/hyer.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"text-align:center;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Joel Hyer<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Director, Honors Program<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Dean, College of Liberal Arts<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:jhyer@missouriwestern.edu\">jhyer@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"317\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dana Markt\" title=\"Dana Markt Updated\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/12\/DanaMarktUpdated.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/12\/DanaMarktUpdated-200x182.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/12\/DanaMarktUpdated.png 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dana Markt<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant, Honors Program<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dmarkt1@missouriwestern.edu\">dmarkt1@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Stacia Bensyl\" title=\"Dr. Stacia Bensyl\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/11\/DrStaciaBensyl.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/11\/DrStaciaBensyl-200x180.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2025\/11\/DrStaciaBensyl.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Stacia Bensyl<\/strong><br \/>\nCommunication<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:bensyl@missouriwestern.edu\">bensyl@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Laura Nold\" title=\"Laura_Nold\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2024\/08\/Laura_Nold.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2024\/08\/Laura_Nold-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2024\/08\/Laura_Nold.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Laura Nold<\/strong><br \/>\nNursing<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lnold2@missouriwestern.edu\">lnold2@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Angela Haas\" title=\"Dr. Angela Haas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2018\/11\/Haas-e1475594233970.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2018\/11\/Haas-e1475594233970-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2018\/11\/Haas-e1475594233970.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Angela Haas<\/strong><br \/>\nHistory<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ahaas1@missouriwestern.edu\">ahaas1@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"270\" alt=\"David McMahan\" title=\"davidMcMahan_320x288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2023\/12\/davidMcMahan_320x288-300x270.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2023\/12\/davidMcMahan_320x288-200x180.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2023\/12\/davidMcMahan_320x288.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. David McMahan<br \/>\n<\/strong>Communication<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mcmahan@missouriwestern.edu\">mcmahan@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Mark Mills\" title=\"Dr_Mark_Mills\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2024\/08\/Dr_Mark_Mills.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2024\/08\/Dr_Mark_Mills-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2024\/08\/Dr_Mark_Mills.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Mark Mills<\/strong><br \/>\nBiology<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mmills3@missouriwestern.edu\">mmills3@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - 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