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Mark Weidner

Mark Weidner
Ryle 233D
660.785.7403
mweidner@truman.edu

Position: Head Academic Advisor

Hometown: New York City, New York

Education: MA - Student Personnel Services, BA - Political Science

Career Path: In higher education for 18 years in various positions: Residence Hall Director, Admissions Officer, Greek and student organization advisor, Academic Advisor, Student Union Director. Working one-on-one with students regarding academic planning is my forte and the focus of my career in higher education.

Interesting Fact: I'm a veteran - served 4 years in the U.S. Army as an infantry sergeant.

Favorite Quote: "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Hobbies: Reading and giving my NordicTrack a workout!

Other: I've been married to my wife Ann for 14+ years. I met her 18 years ago when I was a graduate school Residence Hall Director and she was one of my RA's!!

 

Position: Academic Advisor

Hometown: Milan, Missouri

Education: MA History; BS Sociology/Anthropology

Career Path: Farmer, factory worker, Daycare Provider Ceramicist, Motel Manager, Justice Systems Secretary and Business & Accountancy advisor at Truman State University

Interesting Fact: I have a Seminole Indian name. It is pronounced Wanana. It means "Rushing Waters"

Favorite Quote: "Just remember, the only people not making mistakes are those who aren’t doing anything." - Tim W. Welborn

Hobbies: Reading, gardening and traveling

Other: I have three grown children, 1 cat and I love Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

Wynona Murphy

Wynona Murphy
Ryle Hall
660.785.7403
wymurphy@truman.edu

 

Position: Academic Advisor

Hometown: I’m an army brat.  I moved every couple of years while I was growing up.  Along the way I lived in such interesting places as Washington, D.C. and Denkendorf, Germany (outside Stuttgart) before eventually graduating from high school in St. Louis.

Education:  I graduated from Parkway West High School in 1989, got a BS (1993) and MA (1995) in English at Truman, and then earned a Ph.D. in English (Folkloristics emphasis, 2000) at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Career Path: As an undergraduate I worked at the Writing Center and, during the summers, for B. Dalton books.  I also occasionally did fun things around campus like working for housekeeping and putting up weather balloons at four in the morning.  (That was an adventure.)  After finishing my MA I worked in English at Truman for a year as the Huenemann lecturer, and after finishing my Ph.D. I taught for the University of Missouri-Columbia English department for seven years.  Now I’m here and I love it.

Favorite Quotes: Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.  (John Lennon)

Hobbies: I’ve played tabletop fantasy role-playing games (like Dungeons and Dragons) since I was nine years old.  I wrote my dissertation about FRP gamers and gaming culture, as seen from a folkloristic perspective.

Other: I’ve been married to Melissa Blagg-Holcomb, who’s amazing and much smarter than I am, since 1993.  My kids are Will (born 1994) and Robin (born 1998).  We also have a dog (Arrow) and a cat (Bo).  My dad is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army and my mom is a retired Special Education teacher.

Jack Holcomb


Ryle 232C
660.785.7403
jholcomb@truman.edu
 

Danton Cardoso


Ryle Hall 233B
660.785.7403
djacardoso@truman.edu

Position: Academic Advisor

Hometown: Suburban Buffalo, New York

Education: B.A. English., B.S. English Education, MS Ed- Educational Computing, Ed. M- Higher Education Administration

Career Path: Taught Middle School and High School English and was a coordinator of Tutorial Services at a college in Buffalo

Favorite Quote: Carpe Diem

Hobbies: Cycling, skiing, tennis, reading, traveling (love the Caribbean), concerts, Parrothead, movies, hiking

Family: Father, who is a retired professor, Mother a retired schoolteacher and artist, and a phenomenal girlfriend