Meet Our Faculty and Staff
The faculty and staff of the Department of Communication are known on campus and among our graduates as individuals who care about students as learners and individuals. Collectively, over 100 years of service to Mississippi College is represented by this group of dedicated scholars and campus leaders.
We encourage all alumni to stay in touch and all prospective Choctaws to contact our professors about pursuing a degree in Communication at Mississippi College!
Cliff Fortenberry
Professor
Credentials
- Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
- M.S., Mississippi College
- B.S., Mississippi College
Contact
- fortenbe@mc.edu
- 601.925.3457
- Aven 117
J. Mignon Kucia
Assistant Professor
Credentials
- B.S., University of Southern Mississippi
- M.C.S., Mississippi College
- Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Contact
- kucia@mc.edu
- 601.925.3899
- Aven 102 B
Phyllis W. Seawright
Assistant Professor
Credentials
- B.A., Mississippi College
- M.A., Baylor University
- Ph.D., Florida State University
Contact
- seawrigh@mc.edu
- 601.925.3453
- Aven 110A
Reid Vance
Assistant Professor
Credentials
- M.S., Mississippi College
- M.A., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- B.S., Mississippi College
- Ph.D., Azusa Pacific University
Contact
- vance@mc.edu
- 601.925.7785
- Aven 104
Merle Ziegler
Professor
Credentials
- Ph.D., Bowling Green State Univeristy
- M.A., Bowling Green State University
- B.A., Cedarville University
Contact
- mziegler@mc.edu
- 601.925.3456
- Aven 108
