Melissa Glenn

Provost and Dean of the Faculty

Melissa serves as chief academic officer, responsible for overseeing all academic affairs and operations of the College. Throughout her academic career, she has pursued excellence in teaching and research, while also developing an outstanding track record of leadership, innovation, and collaboration. She has a passion for liberal arts education and is dedicated to the academic enterprise. 

A first-generation college student, Melissa received her bachelor of science degree in psychology from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and her master’s and doctorate degrees in experimental psychology from Concordia University. She joined Knox College in July of 2025.

Read more about Provost and Dean of the Faculty Melissa Glenn. 

Mary Crawford

Associate Dean of the College; Philip Sidney Post Professor of Chemistry

Crawford received her PhD from Purdue University. Her research investigates chemical kinetics, experimentally and computationally as it relates to tropospheric chemistry. Dr. Crawford is also interested in increasing the number of underrepresented groups in STEM. She has served in some capacity in the ACS Professional Relations Division for the past several years. She is completing her term as its immediate past chair this year.

309-341-7214

mcrawfor@​knox.edu

Ole Forsberg

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Associate Professor of Mathematics; Chair of Statistics; Chair of Data Science

309-341-7894

ojforsberg@knox.edu

Judy Thorn

Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment; Professor of Biology; Chair of Classics

309-341-7896

jthorn@knox.edu

Angie Goff

Executive Assistant to the Dean of the College

309-341-7217

asgoff@knox.edu

Becky Canfield

Senior Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean of the College

309-341-7272

rcanfiel@knox.edu

Kari Santos

Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean and Director of the Library

ksantos@knox.edu