Dr. Ruth Ellen Porter serves as the Chair of Arts and Letters, the Grace Lorentzen-Hyatt Chair of English, and as Professor of Modern Languages at Brewton-Parker College. 

A native of Virginia, Dr. Porter holds the Ph.D. degree in comparative literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Her specialties within the comparative framework are Russian, Spanish, and American/English languages and literature.  Dr. Porter also holds a Master's degree in English Writing from Hollins University, and she holds three separate baccalaureate degrees in Communication, Biology, and English from Randolph-Macon Woman's College.

Dr. Porter has studied and traveled widely in Europe and Latin America. She has taught at both state universities and at small liberal arts colleges.  Her scholarly interests include medieval women writers, nineteenth century American and Russian short stories, and contemporary Latin American fiction. She is also very interested in under-graduate education in general and the teaching of writing in particular. Dr. Porter holds several teaching awards, and she believes that teaching is a vital profession.

Dr. Porter's administrative skills and interests include academic assessment and strategic planning and curriculum design.  Her published academic topics include medieval French and Spanish literature and nineteenth century Russian and American short stories. She is interested in intellectual history and the history of philosophy.

Dr. Porter lives with her husband and their cat in Vidalia, Georgia.  She has two grown children and a baby granddaughter and a new grandson.  She also enjoys hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, refinishing furniture, and playing the piano.

Dr. Porter can be reached for information about any of the division's programs at (912) 583-3101 or at rporter@bpc.edu.

Dr. Thom Brucie, assistant professor of English, teaches creative writing, American Literature, and Folklore. He has a BA in English from Hobart College, Phi Beta Kappa. He received an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, where he studied with Mr. Ernest Gaines. His PhD in Creative Writing was awarded by Binghamton University, where he studied with Mr. Jack Vernon and Dr. Libby Tucker.

Other interests include:  family folk stories, story-telling, and mythology.  Dr. Brucie’s fiction and poetry have appeared in a variety of literary journals. His short story collection, Still Waters, was a 2006 Georgia Author Of The Year nominee. A poetry Chapbook, "Moments Around The Campfire With A Vietnam Vet," is published by Cervena Barva Press.   A novel, Weapons Of Cain, is forthcoming from MilSpeak Books.

Dr. Brucie acts as faculty advisor for Oracle, the student-run literary journal at Brewton-Parker. He also hosts the college's annual Young Writers Conference.  He directs the Creative Expressions Visiting Writer's Fellowship, and he is the Faculty Sponsor of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society.  Dr. Brucie is also the founding editor for The Journal Of The Georgia Philological Association.

Dr. Brucie may be reached at (912) 583-3104 or via email at tbrucie@bpc.edu.

Zeke Addison is Associate Professor of Art. He joined Brewton-Parker’s faculty in 1987. He studied at both Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia. He holds the terminal degree in his field (MFA), and has done extensive further study in art history and criticism. He has studied art in Italy, and has traveled widely in Europe and the Americas. His interests include cinema history, gardening, and the diversity of southern pork bar-b-que.

Professor Addison can be reached at (912) 583-3106 or at zaddison@bpc.edu.