School of Sciences
Administration
DR. JAMES E. MOORE, Interim-Dean
DR. LYNDSEY PIERSON, Chair, Biology
DR. ANTHONY TRIMBOLI, Chair, Chemistry
CATHY GRILLI, Chair, Mathematics & Computer Science
DR. JENNIFER HITT, Director, Nursing & Chair, Health Science
DR. NICHOLE KNOX, Associate Director, Nursing
DR. JOHN A. VARRIANO, Chair, Physics & Natural Science
Faculty
Biology
WILLIAM E. GUNDLING, JR, Associate Professor
BS, MS, Clarkson University; MS, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana Champagne
JAMES E. MOORE, Professor
BS, West Virginia State College; MS, University of North Carolina Greensboro; PhD, The University of Memphis
LYNDSEY PIERSON, Associate Professor
BS, Canisus College; PhD, The University of Memphis
KARL N. ROHRER, Assistant Professor
BS, Purdue University; PhD, The University of Memphis
JAYCOB WARFEL, Assistant Professor
AS, Parkland College; BS, PhD, Louisiana State University
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Chemistry
DAVID P. DAWSON, Associate Professor
BS, Rhodes College; PhD, University of Arkansas
DENNIS MERAT, Associate Professor
BS, Southern Methodist University; PhD, Texas A & M University
ANTHONY TRIMBOLI, Professor
BS, Muhlenburg College; PhD, University of South Carolina
JOHN YOUNG, Professor
BA Hendrix College; PhD Mississippi State University
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Mathematics & Computer Science
WENDY DAVIS, Visiting Assistant Professor
BA, Christian Brothers University; MS, The University of Memphis
PAMELA DELGADO, Assistant Professor
BS, University of Costa Rica; MS, East Tennessee State University; PhD, University of Pittsburgh
ANDREW M. DIENER, Associate Professor
BA, St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, TX); MS, PhD, Texas A&M University
CATHY W. GRILLI, Professor
BA, MA, University of Mississippi
ALEXANDER HAPP, Associate Professor
BS, University of Tennessee; MA, PhD, University of Kentucky
JAMES W. MCGUFFEE, Professor
BS, Louisiana Tech University; PhD, Louisiana State University
SERGE SALAN, Associate Professor
BS, MS, St. Joseph Universite’ (Lebanon); MS, PhD, The University of Memphis
JUSTIN SMITH, Assistant Professor
BS, MS, Arkansas State University; PhD, Mississippi State University
JING WANG, Associate Professor
BS, University of Science and Technology of China; MA, PhD, The George Washington University
ARTHUR A. YANUSHKA, Professor
BA, Fordham University; MS, State University of New York at Stony Brook; PhD, University of Illinois
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Nursing and Health Science
JULIE BASU RAY, Associate Professor
BS, MS, University of Calcutta; Ph.D. Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto
THOMAS E. COOPER, Associate Professor
B.S., MSN-FNP, Union University; DNP, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
MARY C. ELLIOTTE, Associate Professor
B.S., The University of Memphis; M.S., The University of Memphis; D.N.P., The University of Alabama
BELINDA FLEMING, Associate Professor
BS, Southern Adventist University; MSN-FNP, Ph.D., University of Tennessee Health Science Center
JENNIFER HITT, Professor
BA, University of Mississippi; BS, University of Memphis; MS, University of Mississippi Medical Center; PhD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
NICHOLE KNOX, Assistant Professor
BSN, Baptist College of Health Sciences; MS, The University of Memphis; DNP, American Sentinel University
PAULA WALKER, Associate Professor
BS, Christian Brothers University; BSN,MSN,DNP, Union University
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Physics & Natural Science
TED CLARKE, Associate Professor
BS, MS, PhD, The University of Memphis
SUJA KOCHAT, Assistant Professor
BS, MS, University of Kerala; PhD, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
JOHN A. VARRIANO, Professor
BS, University of Pittsburgh; PhD, University of Rochester
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Professors Emeriti
BROTHER JOEL BAUMEYER, FSC, Mathematics
BA, MEd, St. Mary’s College; MA, PhD, St. Louis University
LEIGH C. BECKER, Mathematics & Computer Science
BS, Illinois Institute of Technology; MS, University of Illinois; MS, PhD, Southern Illinois University
PASCAL BEDROSSIAN, Mathematics & Computer Science
BS, Christian Brothers University; MS, PhD, Memphis State University
WILLIAM J. BUSLER, Chemistry
BS, Christian Brothers College; PhD, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences
STEWART MICHAEL CONDREN, Chemistry
BS, University of Arkansas; MS, PhD, University of Missouri-Rolla
LAWRENCE GULDE, Mathematics
BS, MAT, St. Mary’s College; MA, Boston College; PhD, Memphis State University
JOHNNY B. HOLMES, Physics
BS, Rockhurst College; MS, PhD, University of Miami
RELBUE M. MORGAN, Physics
BS, Christian Brothers College; PhD, Iowa State University
MARY L. OGILVIE, Biology
BS, MS, PhD, Memphis State University
ANNA E. ROSS, Biology
A.B., Hope College; PhD, Clemson University
BROTHER EDWARD SALGADO, FSC, Biology
BA, La Salle University; MS, St. Mary’s University; PhD, University of the Philippines
SANDRA THOMPSON-JAEGER, Biology
BS, Ouachita Baptist University; MS, PhD, University of Munich (Germany)
LYLE D. WESCOTT JR., Chemistry
BS, Georgia Institute of Technology; PhD, Pennsylvania State University
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