Academics
- Undergraduate Academics
- Academic Programs
- Academic Resources
- Summer Courses
- Presidential Leadership Scholarship
- Global Learning
- Faculty
- Daniel Baldwin, M.M.
- Grant Brubacher
- Janie Brokenicky, M.M.
- Shin-hee Chin, M.F.A.
- Pam Clark, LMSW
- Lynette Cross, M.Ed.
- Jayakar Dalavai, Ph.D., S.C.P.M.
- Christopher Dick, Ph.D.
- David Faber, Ph.D.
- Timothy Frye, Ph.D.
- Carisa Funk, M.A.
- Mike Gardner, M.A.
- Peggy Goertzen
- Del Gray, Ph.D.
- Derek Hamm
- Judy Harder, M.A.C.
- Bruce J. Heyen, Ph.D.
- Billy Hickman
- Sara Hill, M.A.
- Norman Hope, Ph.D., C.P.A.
- Karol Hunt, Ph.D.
- Charlotte Kennedy Takahashi, M.B.A., M.A.
- David Kroeker, M.B.A.
- William Kostlevy, Ph.D.
- Richard Kyle, Ph.D.
- Sheila Litke, D.M.A.
- David Loewen, M.A.
- Joanne Loewen, M.A.
- Wendell Loewen, D.Min.
- Douglas Miller, Ph.D.
- Jim Moore, M.S., A.T.C.
- Robin Deich Ottoson, M.A., M.A.
- Bradley Penn, Ph.D.
- Debbie Penn
- Deborah Penner, Ph.D.
- Jon Pritchard
- Karrie Davidson Rathbone, Ph.D.
- Aleen Ratzlaff, Ph.D.
- Amy Ratzlaff
- Micah Ratzlaff, M.A.
- Shawn Reed, M.A., M.Ed.
- John Ruder, M.S.
- Norman E. Schmidt, Ph.D.
- Jesse Schumacher, M.B.A., C.P.A.
- Andrew Sensenig, Ph.D.
- Dan Sigley
- Mark Standiford
- Daniel Swaney, M.A.
- Holly Swartzendruber, D.M.A.
- Suzanne Unruh
- Lara Vanderhoof, L.M.W., C.M.F.S.W.
- Bradley Vogel, D.M.A.
- Todd Zenner
- Student Resources
- Library
- Tips for Parents
- Adult & Graduate Academics
Deborah Penner, Ph.D.
Email: deborahp@tabor.edu
Phone: 620-947-3121, ext 1021
Departments: Language and Literature
Deborah believes her highest satisfaction as a person comes from her family life. She is proud of the way her three adult children (with husband Paul) have grown into competent workers and spiritual leaders.
She’s excited by watching her students mature in their knowledge of literature, become spiritual leaders, and teach on the college, high-school, and middle-school levels.
Deborah incorporates Christian ethics in all writing courses. She asks, “How can we as Christian readers and writers reflect good critical thinking from a Christ-centered set of values?”
Courses
- Expository Writing and Business Writing
- Regional American Literature
- Film Theory
- Literary Theory
- Early Modern Literature
- British Literature 1 and 2
Honors
- Tabor College Faculty Lecturer for the year 2000
- Numerous presentations at the College English Association and the Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies annual meetings
- Editor, Tabor College Centennial Devotional Book (projected publication 2009)
Education
- B.A. in English, Tabor College, 1993
- M.A. in English, Wichita State University, 1996
- Ph.D. in Literature and Criticism, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002