Faculty and Staff

Emeriti Faculty 

Rachel Goossen (WU 2000-2022)
Professor Emerita
BA Bethel College; MA University of California (Santa Barbara); PhD University of Kansas
Teaching fields: Modern US History, US Women, Vietnam War
Research fields: U.S. Women's History; Peace History, Conscientious Objection; Mennonite History 
E-mail: rachel.goossen@washburn.edu  

 

Anthony Silvestri (WU 2009-2025)
Senior Lecturer Emeritus
BA Loyola Marymount University; MA, PhD University of Southern California
Teaching fields: World History Survey, Ancient and Medieval Europe, Traditional Japan, Pirates
E-mail: tony.silvestri@washburn.edu

 

Sara Tucker (WU 1975-2009)
Professor Emerita
AB 1968 Oberlin College; MA 1975; PhD 1982 Indiana University (Bloomington)
Teaching fields: China, Middle East, Women, World Survey.
Research fields: 19th-20th century women; teaching and computer technology
E-mail: sara.tucker@washburn.edu 

 

William O. (Bill) Wagnon, Jr, (WU 1968-2008)
Professor Emeritus
BA (History and Political Science) Hendrix College; MA and PhD (History) University of Missouri (Columbia); Newcomen Fellow, Harvard University
Teaching fields: American History
Research Fields, Public History, Shawnee County History
E-mail: bill.wagnon@washburn.edu