IMSSO Personnel
Yasushi Onodera
Director of International and Multicultural Student Services
Tomlinson Building, Room 029
Arkansas Tech University
1507 North Boulder Avenue
Russellville, Arkansas 72801-2222
USA
Phone : +1-(479)-964-0832
Fax : +1-(479)-880-2039
email: yonodera@atu.edu
After serving IMSSO as Assistant Director for Admissions since 2008, Yasushi Onodera
was promoted to Director in 2011. He graduated from State University of New York at
Buffalo with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and from the George Washington University
with a Master of Arts in Education and Human Development. Yasu was born and raised
in Kanagawa, Japan and has lived in Malaysia and New Zealand. He has visited Australia,
Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Mexico, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.
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Lianne Thompson
AssistantDirector
Tomlinson Building, Room 029B
Arkansas Tech University
1507 North Boulder Avenue
Russellville, Arkansas 72801-2222
USA
Phone : +1-(479)-964-0832
Fax : +1-(479)-880-2039
email: lthompson10@atu.edu
Lianne Thompson is the Assistant Director for the International and Multicultural Student Services Office. Lianne was born
in Barre, Vermont. She received a B.A. in International Studies from The University
of Maine at Farmington and a M.Ed. in Student Development in Higher Education at The
University of Maine. Lianne has spent 4 years studying, working, and traveling abroad
in Russia, Sweden, Poland, and many other countries in Europe. Her favorite things
include; reading, traveling, the ocean, her two cats, laughing and having a good time!
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Daniel Eshcol
International Student Advisor
Tomlinson Building, Room 006
Arkansas Tech University
1507 North Boulder Avenue
Russellville, Arkansas 72801-2222
USA
Phone : +1-(479)-964-0832
Fax : +1-(479)-880-2039
email: deshcol@atu.edu
Daniel Eshcol is the International Student Advisor for the International and Multicultural
Student Services Office. Danny was born and raised in Andhra Pradesh, India. He moved
to the U.S. in 2003 to pursue higher education. He completed his Bachelor of Arts
in Psychology from Northwestern College in Iowa and graduated with a Master of Education
in Higher Education from Iowa State University.
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Sabrina Anwar
Administrative Specialist
Tomlinson Building, Room 029
Arkansas Tech University
1507 North Boulder Avenue
Russellville, Arkansas 72801-2222
USA
Phone : +1-(479)-964-0832
Fax : +1-(479)-880-2039
email : sanwar@atu.edu
Sabrina Anwar is the Administrative Specialist for International and Multicultural
Student Services Office. She has received the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
in Nutrition from Dhaka University, Bangladesh. Also, she has earned a second Master
of Science in Information Technology from the Arkansas Tech University in 2004.
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Judy Crouch
Admissions Officer
Tomlinson Building, Room 007
Arkansas Tech University
1507 North Boulder Avenue
Russellville, Arkansas 72801-2222
USA
Phone : +1-(479)-880-4124
Fax : +1-(479)-880-2039
email : jcrouch@atu.edu
Judy Crouch is an Admissions Officer for IMSSO. She is a long time resident of the
Russellville area with strong ties to the community and Arkansas Tech University.
Judy has many years of volunteer service with area schools and youth organizations.
She has also dedicated the past 6 years to Tech as Administrative Specialist for Allied
Health Programs. With her experience and enjoyment of student interaction, Judy is
excited to help expand the international program and welcomes the opportunity to help
international students succeed at Arkansas Tech University.
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Wendy Li
Graduate Assistant
Home Country: China
Email: yli2@atu.edu
Wendy Li is a graduate assistant for the International and Multicultural Student Services
Office. She is majoring in Master of Science in Emergency Management and Homeland
Security.
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Shelly Counts
Student Worker
Home Country: United States of America
Email: scounts@atu.edu
Shelly Counts is a student worker for the International and Multicultural Student
Services Office. She is majoring in International Studies.
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Linda Du 
Student Worker
Home Country: China
Email: xdu@atu.edu
After graduating from Danville High School as an exchange student, Linda decided to
stay in Arkansas and attend Tech. Linda majors in Biology.
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