An Iowa College in the Liberal Arts Tradition
Faculty and Staff
"Even outside of all the exciting studio and history courses the VPA offers, I've always appreciated the close proximity in which the professors work with students. They always pop around to see what I'm up to."
-Spencer Hodge '17
Tom Berger
Theatre and Dance Technical Director
- Office: Center for the Arts 106
- Phone: 563-387-1619
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: B.F.A., Theatre, Design emphasis, North Dakota State University
Jeff Dintaman
Professor of Theatre
- Office: Center for the Arts 102
- Phone: 563-387-1380
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: M.F.A., Scenic Design/Theatre Technology, University of Portland; B.A., Arts, Western Oregon State College
Kate Elliott
Associate Professor of Art History
- Office: Center for the Arts 104
- Phone: 563-387-1328, 563-387-1587
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: Ph.D., American Art History, University of Iowa; M.A., Art History, University of Iowa; B.A., Art History and Studio Art, St. Olaf College
Heather Frey
Academic Administrative Assistant
- Office: Koren 323
- Phone: 563-387-1806
- E-mail: [email protected]
Jane Hawley
Professor of Dance
- Office: Center for the Arts 109
- Phone: 563-387-1694
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: M.F.A., Performance and Choreography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Certificate Program, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre School; Personal Well-Being, Windemere Institute for Healing Arts; B.A., Theatre, Luther College
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Aaron Lurth
Assistant Professor of Art
- Office: Center for the Arts 105
- Phone: 563-387-1695
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: M.F.A., Photography and Graphic Design, University of Iowa; M.A., Photography and Graphic Design, University of Iowa; B.A., Art, Luther College
Joseph Madrigal
Associate Professor of Art
- Office: Center for the Arts 108
- Phone: 563-387-1114
- E-mail: [email protected]
Richard Merritt
Professor of Art
- Office: Center for the Arts 116
- Phone: 563-387-1290
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: M.F.A., Painting, University of Iowa; History, B.A., Carleton College
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Ben Moore
Associate Professor of Art
- Office: Center for the Arts 107
- Phone: 563-387-1112
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: M.F.A., Painting, University of Iowa; B.A., Art, Luther College
Lynne Rothrock
Adjunct Faculty in Music
- Office: Jenson-Noble 191
- Phone: 563-387-1203, 563-387-1953
- E-mail: [email protected]
Robert Vrtis
Associate Professor of Theatre
- Office: Center for the Arts 110
- Phone: 563-387-1218
- E-mail: [email protected]
Bob Larson
Emeritus
- Office: Faculty
- Phone: Faculty
- E-mail: [email protected]
Education: M.A., Directing, University of South Dakota, B.A., Speech/Theatre, Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)
