Foreign Languages Faculty

Mark Bates, Ph.D. (1997) Associate Professor of Spanish; Program Director, Simpson Semester in Nicaragua. B.A., Ohio University, 1979; M.A., Miami University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1987.
Mary Berry 208	515-961-1527	mark.bates@simpson.edu

Patricia Calkins, Ph.D. (1997) Associate Professor of German; Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages; Program Director, Simpson German Semester in Schorndorf. B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 1980; M.A., Indiana University, 1982; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1993.
Mary Berry 209	515-961-1645	patricia.calkins@simpson.edu

Tracy Dinesen, Ph.D., (2006) Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1998; M.A., University of North Texas, 2000; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2006.
Mary Berry 210	515-961-1526	tracy.dinesen@simpson.edu

Sharon Wilkinson, Ph.D. (2006) Associate Professor of French. B.A., Elizabethtown College, 1990; M.A., University of Delaware, 1992; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1995.
Mary Berry 207	515-961-1525	sharon.wilkinson@simpson.edu