Many of our retired and emeritus professors remain active in the field. They can be reached by calling the Mathematical Sciences Department phone number 828-262-3050.
- William Bauldry, Professor Emeritus
- Deborah Crocker, Professor Emerita
- Rudy Curd, Professor Emeritus
- Harvey Durham, Professor and Provost Emeritus
- Theresa Early, Professor Emerita
- Ron Ensey, Professor Emeritus
- Frances Fulmer (deceased), Associate Professor Emerita
- Ted Goodman, Professor Emeritus
- Ray Graham (deceased), Professor Emeritus
- Holly Peters Hirst, Professor Emerita
- Jeffry L. Hirst, Professor Emeritus
- Phillip Johnson, Professor Emeritus
- Gary Kader, Professor Emeritus
- Anita Kitchens, Professor Emerita
- Larry Kitchens, Professor Emeritus
- Witold Kosmala, Professor Emeritus
- Ernie Lane (deceased), Professor Emeritus
- Betty Long, Professor Emerita
- Wade Macey (deceased), Professor Emeritus
- Arnold McEntire, Professor Emeritus
- Bill McGalliard, Professor Emeritus
- Bill Paul, Professor Emeritus
- Mike Perry, Professor Emeritus
- Bob Richardson, Professor
- Paul Sanders (deceased), Professor Emeritus
- Dick Schalk (deceased), Professor Emeritus
- Jimmy Smith (deceased), Professor Emeritus
- Starr Stacy (deceased), Professor Emeritus
- John Williams (deceased), Professor Emeritus
The department is also indebted to many long-term lecturers and staff who supported the mission of the department through teaching and/or service and have since retired.
- Dona Alejandro
- Dianne Bonawitz
- Steve Bonawitz
- Robin Chambers
- Terri Dale
- Marty Gambrell
- Billie Goodman
- Vicki Johnson
- Ruth Jordan
- Jackie Harris
- Sandy Hicks
- Faye McKethan
- Nancy Minton
- Peter Ong
- Jason Osborne
- Janet Richardson
- Nancy Sexton
- Sandy Sanders
- Sandy Spach
- Hutch Sprunt
- Lois Stewart
- Bob Wenta
Senior and emeritus faculty pictured (October 2015 -- l-r): Tom Rokoske (Physics), Bill Paul, Witold Kosmala, Cecil Smith (wife of Jimmy Smith), Kenneth Jacker (Computer Science), Anita Kitchens, Ted Goodman, Theresa Early, Billie Goodman, Arnold McEntire, Larry Kitchens, Ernie Lane, Mike Perry, Rudy Kurd, Harvey Durham