Nicola J Findley, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor of Education
Office: Swanson Academic Center 242
Phone: (989) 463-7184
Mark A Seals, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Office: SAC 236
Phone: (989) 463-7166
Joy A. Oslund
Assistant Professor of Education
Office: SAC 241
Phone: (989) 463-7185
Peggy A. Thelen, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Office: SAC 239
Phone: (989) 463-7202
Alma College is among the 10 percent of all colleges and universities in the nation to hold membership in The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation's oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.
Dr. Peggy Thelen
Departments: Economics
Dr. Peggy Thelen wanted to be a teacher since she was a young girl, but she did not take a direct route to the classroom. As an undergraduate, the assistant professor of education earned a degree in business administration. After working in the business field for many years, she went back to college, earning a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.
Thelen also earned a Master of Arts degree in elementary administration. After substitute teaching in elementary and middle school classrooms, and teaching preschool for many years, Thelen earned a doctorate from Michigan State University in family and child ecology.
