School of Sciences
Administration
DR. JAMES W. MCGUFFEE, Dean
DR. JAMES E. MOORE, Chair, Biology
DR. DENNIS MERAT, Chair, Chemistry
DR. PASCAL BEDROSSIAN, Co-chair, Mathematics & Computer Science
CATHY GRILLI, Co-Chair, Mathematics & Computer Science
DR. JENNIFER HITT-MAYO Director, Nursing
DR. JOHN A. VARRIANO, Chair, Physics & Natural Science
Faculty
Biology
LEONARDO ESTRADA, Assistant Professor
BS, University of Texas at El Paso; PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
KAITLIN GALLAGHER, Assistant Professor
BA, Florida Atlantic University; PhD, University of Connecticut
WILLIAM E. GUNDLING, JR, Assistant Professor
BS, MS, Clarkson University; MS, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana Champagne
JERAD HENSON, Assistant Professor
BS, Arkansas Tech University; MS, PhD, The University of Memphis
JAMES E. MOORE, Associate Professor
BS, West Virginia State College; MS, University of North Carolina Greensboro; PhD, The University of Memphis
LYNDSEY PIERSON, Assistant Professor
BS, Canisus College; PhD, University of Memphis
KATHLEEN SAUSER, Associate Professor
BS, University of Tennessee at Martin; MS, Florida Institute of Technology; PhD, Memphis State University
SANDRA THOMPSON-JAEGER, Professor
BS, Ouachita Baptist University; MS, PhD, University of Munich (Germany)
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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
WILLIAM PEER, Associate Professor
BS University of Michigan; PhD, University of Texas at Austin
ANTHONY TRIMBOLI, Associate Professor
BS, Muhlenburg College; PhD, University of South Carolina
JOHN YOUNG, Associate Professor
BA Hendrix College; PhD Mississippi State University
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Mathematics & Computer Science
PASCAL BEDROSSIAN, Professor
BS, Christian Brothers University; MS, PhD, Memphis State University
SANDRA DAVIS, Instructor
BA, Cameron University; MS, Memphis State University
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, Assistant Professor
BS, University of Tennessee; MA, PhD, University of Kentucky
BARIS KOPRULUOGLU, Visiting Assistant Professor
BS, MS, Istanbul Technical University; PhD, Auburn University
JAMES W. MCGUFFEE, Professor
BS, Louisiana Tech University; PhD, Louisiana State University and A & M College
BROTHER WALTER SCHREINER, FSC, Associate Professor
BA, University of St. Thomas; MS, University of Notre Dame; PhD, University of Illinois
SERGE SALAN, Assistant Professor
BS, MS, St. Joseph Universite’ (Lebanon); MS, PhD, The University of Memphis
JUSTIN SMITH, Visiting Assistant Professor
BS, MS, Arkansas State University; PhD, Mississippi State University
JING WANG, Assistant 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
LAUREN BROOKE CLEMONS, Instructor
BSN, University of Arkansas at Monticello; MS, Ball State University
JENNIFER HITT-MAYO, Associate 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
LAUREN ALEXIS SAGE, Assistant Professor
BSN, DNP, The University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Physics & Natural Science
TED CLARKE, Assistant Professor
BS, MS, PhD, The University of Memphis
JOHNNY B. HOLMES, Professor
BS, Rockhurst College; MS, PhD, University of Miami
SUJA KOCHAT, Visiting 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
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
RELBUE M. MORGAN, Physics
BS, Christian Brothers College; PhD, Iowa State University
MARY L. OGILVIE, Professor
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
LYLE D. WESCOTT JR., Chemistry
BS, Georgia Institute of Technology; PhD, Pennsylvania State University
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