Meet the
Religious Studies Program Director, Teachers, and Office Assistant Meet the
Religious Studies Program Director, Teachers, and Office Assistant
Bruce Lawson, Director Lilian Palacios, Assistant Sue Dickson Ken Ducre Barbara Kotowski Stephen Leon Frank Williams
Lillian Pallacios is the student assistant and office manager for the program. She is a senior in Kinesology, currently doing her Education block, and planning to graduate in May. You can reach her at 747-7945.
Sue Dickson received a Master of Divinity at Dubuque Theological Seminary and her B.A. at Indiana University. She is currently working on a Doctor of Ministries degree. She teaches Introduction to Religious Studies, Major World Religions, and Culture, Personality, and Religious Belief.
Ken Ducre earned an S.T.L. and an S.T.B. in Theology at the Pontificia Universita Gregoriana (Rome), and his B.A. at the College of Santa Fe with a major in Religious Studies. He teaches Indroduction to Religious Studies and Hispanic Religious Expressions.
Barbara Kotowski earned an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso and her B.A. at University of Arizona, with additional work in Buddhism and Middle Eastern Studies. She teaches Major World Religion and Buddhism.
Stephen Leon received his Religious Education degree at Jewish Theological Seminary of America, his B.A. at Columbia University, and his ordination as Rabbi and Teacher from the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. He teaches Understanding Judaism and the Holocaust.
Frank Williams earned a Ph.D. in
Theology at Oxford University, England, a Bachelor of Hebrew Letters at Hebrew Union
College, and an A.B. in Classics at Harvard University. He teaches Life and
Teaching of Jesus and Early Jewish and Christian Literature.
