Charles F. Merbs received his doctorate in anthropology and medical genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and taught at the University of Chicago for 10 years before coming to ASU in 1973 to head the then Department of Anthropology. His specialties include the human skeleton and paleopathology.
Christine Marin received her doctorate from ASU. She served as the archivist and historian of the Chicano/a Research Collection and the Arizona Collection in the Department of Archives and Special Collections, in the Hayden Library at ASU, for more than 35 years. She is currently researching the history and stories of African American women in Globe and Miami, Arizona.
Ann Ludwig spent 24 years in the then Department of Dance, teaching studio courses and criticism, and directing the graduate program at ASU. As artistic director and choreographer of A Ludwig Dance Theater for 35 years, she has received numerous grants, commissions and awards, including the 2011 Governor's Award for Arts in Education.
Marjorie Lightfoot ( – 2014) taught in the Department of English at ASU 40 years. She specialized in 20th-century British and American literature. She wrote poetry from her early 20s when she became fascinated with modern poetry.
Beth C. Lessard joined the ASU faculty in 1969, served as chair of the then Dance Department from 1977–1994, and retired in 1999. She is active with A Ludwig Dance Theater, the Daniel Nagrin Theater, Film and Dance Foundation, and the Animal Defense League of Arizona. She received the 2012 Governor's Arts Award for Arts in Education and recently served two terms on the Emeritus College Council.
Mary Laner taught in then Sociology Department at ASU for 26 years. Her primary courses were Courtship and Marriage and Family Violence. Her publications include more than 40 articles in scholarly journals and several encyclopedia entries. Since her 2002 retirement, she has given talks to various groups including the New Frontiers in Learning program at Mesa Community College.
Gary Krahenbuhl completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at Northern Illinois University, where he was a student athlete. He earned his doctorate from the University of Northern Colorado. He joined the faculty of the Department of Physical Education (later called Kinesiology) in 1973. He was promoted through the ranks and served in a variety of faculty and administrative roles, including dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, before his retirement in 2003.
Paul Knauth, Emeritus Professor of geology, received his doctorate from California Institute of Technology in 1973. An expert on Precambrian geology, he is also an outdoorsman, amateur astronomer and opera buff, in no particular order.
Gary Kleeman retired from ASU with Emeritus Professor status in 2008. In addition to several administrative responsibilities, he taught at both the Tempe and Polytechnic campuses, including in the graduate program in educational leadership and policy studies. His degrees are from San Jose State University and Oregon State University. He currently serves the Emeritus College as director of the Academy for Continued Learning.
Peter Killeen retired in 2009 as Emeritus Professor of psychology. He received his doctorate from Harvard University and joined the ASU faculty in 1968, where he served as chair of the Department of Psychology from 1979 to 1983. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Killeen’s field of interest is behavioral neuroscience.