Kimberly Engber

Dr. Kimberly Engber joined the faculty in the Department of English at Wichita State University in 2007. She serves as an associate professor in English and teaches courses in 19th and 20th century American literature and women's literature. In 2012, she was named Director of the Emory Lindquist Honors Program, and in 2014, she became the founding Dean of the Honors College, named after generous benefactors Dorothy and Bill Cohen in 2015.

In her role as dean, Dr. Engber promotes the Cohen Honors ambition to do more meaningful work in the classroom and beyond. She is responsible for strategic planning and vision; supporting student and faculty governance; academic program direction including recruiting and hiring faculty, facilitating Honors course and curriculum development, and campus-wide student research and creative activity programs; budget management; and cultivating alumni and donor relationships.