SFSU Retired History Faculty

Former and Retired History Faculty and Staff
see also History of the Department



	Stanley Bailis. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1970 American Studies, Social Science Appointed 1963. Emeritus since 2004 e-mail: sbailis@sfsu.edu

	Richard Batman. Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1965 U.S., the American West, California Appointed 1967. Emeritus since 1997.

	Scot Brown. Ph.D. Cornell University, 1999 African-American, Cultural Studies Appointed 1999. Left History Department in 2000.

	William N. Bonds. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1968 Medieval Europe, Late Antiquity, Byzantine History Appointed 1965. Emeritus since 2001. e-mail: bonds@pacbell.net

	Marilyn Boxer. Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1975 Modern Europe, Women, Intellectual Appointed 1989. Emerita since 2003 Web: http://online.sfsu.edu/~mboxer/ e-mail: mboxer@sfsu.edu

	J. Chester Cheng. (d.2009) Ph.D., Cambridge University, 1950 China, Asia Appointed 1960. Emeritus since 1992

	Seddie Cogswell. Ph.D. University of Iowa, 1970 US Economic History Appointed in 1970. Left History Department in 1979.

	Jerald Combs. Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1964 U.S. Federal Period, Diplomatic. Appointed 1964. Emeritus since 2006. e-mail: jcombs@sfsu.edu

	James V. Compton. Ph.D., University of London, 1964 U.S., Recent, Constitutional and Legal Appointed 1969. Emeritus since 1995 e-mail: jvcompton@aol.com


	Peter Christoff (1911-1988). Ph.D. Brown University Russia and East Europe Appointed 1950. Emeritus, 1977


	John Patrick Diggins.(1935-2009) Ph.D. University of Southern California U.S. History Appointed 1966 Left History Department in 1969

	Mary L. Felstiner. Ph.D., Stanford University Women, the Holocaust Appointed 1972. Emerita since 2006 Web: http://bss.sfsu.edu/felstiner e-mail: mf@sfsu.edu

	George Gibson (d.1979). Ph.D. U.C. Berkeley 1939 Ancient Europe. Appointed 1936. Emeritus since 1972 Founding member of History Department.

	Vartan Gregorian. Ph.D. Stanford 1964 Middle East and the Islamic World Appointed 1966. Left History Department 1968

	Elizabeth Gleason Appointed 1963 Renaissance Left History Department in 1973

	S.J. “Jim” Holliday (d.2006). Ph.D. U.C Berkeley, 1958 US History Appointed 1962. Left History Department in 1968

	Jacques L. Hymans (d.1999). Ph.D. University of Paris (1964) Africa, World History Appointed 1968 memorial web page for Prof. Hymans

	Joseph E. Illick. Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1963 U.S., Colonial, History of Childhood Appointed 1963. Emeritus since 2002 e-mail: illick@sfsu.edu


	William Issel. Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1969 U.S, Culture, Society, and Politics since 1877 Web: http://bss.sfsu.edu/issel e-mail: bi@sfsu.edu

	Philip B. Johnson. (d.1990) Ph.D. Tulane University Latin America Appointed 1968

	Ray Kelch. Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1955 Britain, Georgian England, English Constitutional and Legal Appointed 1957. Emeritus since 1992

	Frances Richardson Keller (1914-2007) Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1973 Long time lecturer 1978-1992. memorial tribute to Frances Keller

	Frank Kidner. Ph.D., Princeton University, 1970 French Revolution, Early Church History Appointed 1968. Emeritus since 2006 Lecturer, Fall 2009 e-mail: fkidner@sfsu.edu


	Donald Lowe (d.2009) Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1963 China, Critical Social Thought Appointed 1968. Emeritus since 1992. Donald Lowe obituary

	Arthur Mejia (d.2007). Ph.D. Stanford University Modern England Appointed 1965. Emeritus 1986.

	Eldon L. Modisette. Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1954 U.S., Intellectual and Cultural Appointed 1955. Emeritus since 1992.

	Marion Rappe (d.2006) Ph.D. UC Berkeley 19th Century European History and Intellectual History, German History Appointment 1965. Emeritus 1996

	Moses Rischin. Ph.D., Harvard University, 1957 U.S. Ethnic and Immigration, Mass Media, Urban Appointed 1964. Emeritus since 2002 e-mail: mrischin@sfsu.edu


	John L. Shover (d.1985). Ph.D. Ohio State University U.S History. Appointed 1958. Left History Department in 1969

	Joel Silbey Nineteenth Century U.S History Appointed 1960. Left History Department in 1964

	Sally Scully. Ph.D., Harvard University, 1975 Renaissance, Reformation Appointed 1974. Emerita since 2004 e-mail: sascully@sfsu.edu

	Gordon M. Seely. Ph.D., Stanford University, 1963 U.S., History of Education, California Appointed 1960. Emeritus since 2000 e-mail: evgor@sbcglobal.net

	Theodor Treutlein (1906-1986). Ph.D. 1934 U.C. Berkeley American History Appointed 1935. Emeritus 1972 Founding member of History Department

	John Tricomo (d.2007) Ph.D. Columbia University U.S History. Appointed 1965. Emeritus 1993.

	Jules Tygiel, (d. 2009) Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1977 At SFSU 1978-2008 History of Jules Tygiel's life from members of the History Department Prof. Tygiel's teaching Website	New York Times Obituary San Francisco Chro nicle Obituary

	Joseph Van Hise (d.2003). Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1958 American Foreign Relations Appointed 1954. Emeritus 1993.	lip Pasker Chair in History

	Gerald White. (d. 1989) Ph.D. U.C. Berkeley 1940 American Business History Appointed 1940. Left History Department in 1968 Founding member of History Department Obituary in American Historical Association Journal "Perspectives"


Office Staff

	Dolores McGill. Academic Office Coordinator (1982-1988)

	Jerrie McIntyre. Academic Office Coordinator (1988-2000) Currently Labor Relations Representative, CSU Employees Union e-mail: jdmacintyre@msn.com

	Alicia Vosberg. B.A SFSU, 1999. M.A. SFSU, 2003 Academic Office Coordinator (2000-2004) Currently, High School Social Studies Teacher e-mail: aliciavosberg@yahoo.com