
Artist Profiles
VISUAL, MEDIA, MUSICAL, LITERARY ARTS
Click on hotlinks below for art displays, writing pages, websites, and photography showcases of faculty, staff, and students. Some of these pages are under construction, so check back often for new links and pages.
Some of the faculty websites (Courtney, Fiely, Funderburg) serve as model professional showcases for students to study . . . and enjoy.
The websites linked on this page are the sole responsibility of the individuals who own them. Defiance College does not endorse the content of these pages or accept liability for the information contained herein.
Graduating Seniors and Recent Graduates
Nicole Diers, 2011 graduating senior
John Graves, 2011 graduating senior
Rebekah Stottlemyer, 2011 graduating senior
Leslie Wilson, 2011 graduating senior
Kaylee Buzard, 2010 graduate
Saffron Goetschius, 2010 graduate
Brooke Shinabarger, 2010 graduate
Faculty and Staff
Jan Bechtel
Jan Bechtel wears several hats at Defiance College. Besides
being an artist who works in
mixed media, she manages the
Women's Commission Art Gallery in Dana Hall. She serves
Defiance College as Director of Spiritual Life and is the
campus chaplain.
Bechtel received her B.F.A. from Bowling Green State
University and her M.Div. from Earlham School of Religion.
Dawn Comer
Amy Drees
Amy Drees is a multimedia expert who advises faculty on web design
matters and internet interface problems. She teaches a wide range of
technical course and is also the design advisor for the DC literary and
photography magazine.
Drees is working on an American Culture Studies Ph.D. at Bowling Green
State University.
Geromina (Jerri) Courtney
Doug Fiely
Kathy Funderburg
Mary Catherine (MC) Harper
Andrew Schultz
Andrew Schultz directs the Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Pep Band, and
music for DC Players productions. He also teaches a music appreciation course. Andrew holds a bachelor of music degree
and a bachelor of science in business
administration from Ohio Northern University. His master of music
and master of
business administration degrees come from Bowling Green State University.
He is Artistic and Performance Series Director of the Defiance Community Cultural
Councll, Director of
Music at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Defiance, and
assistant director of the newly formed Belle
Voci da Camera, a professional choir.
In his spare time Andrew sleeps.
Steve Smith