CLU honors three retiring professors

California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks will mark the retirement of three longtime professors as the semester draws to a close. Michael Doyle of the criminal justice department; C. Douglas Saddler, PhD, of the psychology department, and Michael Wiley, PhD, of the chemistry department will be named emeriti faculty of CLU.

A former police officer and Vietnam veteran, Doyle came to CLU in 1976 and served as an associate professor in the criminal justice department. He also served as director of graduate and adult programs and the adult degree evening program from 1991 to 2004. He was elected "Professor of the Year" by the students in 2005.

Doyle received bachelor's and master's degrees from Michigan State University and a master's degree from Claremont Graduate School.

Saddler, a professor of psychology, came to CLU in 1982. He received his PhD from the University of Texas, Austin and his DSC from the California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles.

A licensed psychologist with a private practice, Saddler is author of numerous articles on the topics of personality factors in academic achievement and performance.

Chemistry professor Wiley joined the CLU faculty in 1968 and has taught classes in organic chemistry, quantitative analysis and instrumental methods of analysis.

He received his bachelor's degree from USC and his PhD from the University of Washington. He has held research positions at the University of Liverpool, England and has taught organic chemistry at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.