Aquinas Academic Programs ::
Liberal Arts
Program Faculty
Collin T. Ballance
Professor
Mathematics
ballancec@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 491
Ed.D., Memphis State University
M.Ed., Memphis State University
B.S., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Gregory W. Bennett
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
bennettg@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 485
D.C., Life University
B.A., University of Delaware
Thomas E. Bianconi
Adjunct
Biological Sciences
bianconit@aquinascollege.edu
M.S., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
B.S., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Melanie W. Bishop
Adjunct
Biological Sciences
bishopm@aquinascollege.edu
D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Richard H. Bulzacchelli
Assistant Professor
Theology
bulzacchellir@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 402
Doctoral Candidate, International Marian Research Institute
S.T.L., Dominican House of Studies
M.A., Providence College
M.A., Marquette University
B.A., Saint Vincent College
Cesar E. Corazao
Adjunct
Information Systems
corazaoc@aquinascollege.edu
M.B.A., University of Dallas
B.B.A., Universidad Del Pacifico - Lima, Peru
Sister Mary Davyd Deerwester, O.P.
Adjunct
Theology
srmdavyd@aquinascollege.edu
M.Ed.,Trevecca University
M.Rel.Ed., Christendom College Notre Dame Graduate School
B.A.. Thomas More College
John T. Duckett
Adjunct
Sociology
duckettj@aquinascollege.edu
M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee
M.Div., Vanderbilt University
B.A., Vanderbilt University
G. Edward Gaffney
Adjunct
Latin
gaffneye@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
B.A., Vanderbilt University
Frank M. Hatcher
Professor
Biological Sciences
hatcherf@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 403
Ph.D., Lousiana State University
M.S., Northwestern State University of Louisiana
B.S., Louisiana State University
Katherine V. Haynes
Assistant Professor
English
haynesk1@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 490
Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University
M.T.S., Emory University
B.A., Mercer University
Margaret A. Hazel
Assistant Professor
English
hazelp@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 443
M.A.T., Johns Hopkins University
B.A., San Francisco College for Women
Frances Henderson
Adjunct
English
hendersonf@aquinascollege.edu
Ph. D., Vanderbilt University
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
M.A., Xavier University
B.S., Vanderbilt University
MaryAltani Karpos
Adjunct
Sociology
karposm@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
M.S., California State University
B.S., California State University
Kevin F. Keiser
Adjunct
Theology
keiserk@aquinascollege.edu
M.A., The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
S.T.B., The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
S.T.L., The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
W. Ned Mann
Adjunct
Music
mannw@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., University of Iowa
M.M., Memphis State University
B.M., Memphis State University
Stephen J. McCarthy
Assistant Professor
History
smccarthy@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 466
M.A.T., Memphis State University
M.A., Memphis State University
A.B., St. Benedicts College
Michael J. McCaughey
Adjunct
Information Systems
mccaugheym@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., University of Illinois - Urbana
M.S., University of Illinois - Urbana
B.S., University of Notre Dame
Elizabeth C. McGovern
Adjunct
Sociology
mcgoverne@aquinascollege.edu
M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
B.A., University of Kentucky
Katherine J. Morrice
Adjunct
Spanish
morrice@aquinascollege.edu
M.Ed., Auburn University
M.M., University of Massachusetts - Amhearst
B.M., North Carolina School of Arts
Sister Mary Angelica Neenan, O.P.
Instructor
Theology
srmangelica@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 628
S.T.D., Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome
M.A., Pontifical Univeristy of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome
S.T.L., Pontifical Univeristy of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome
B.A., Pontifical Univeristy of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome
B.A., Belmont University
Karen A. Pagan
Adjunct
Philosophy
pagank@aquinascollege.edu
M.A., Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
A.B., University of California at Berkeley
Peter A. Pagan Aguiar
Associate Professor
Philosophy
ppagan@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 458
Ph.D., Fordham University
M.A., Fordham University
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
A.A., East Los Angeles College
Julie Petcu
Adjunct
Biological Sciences
petcuj@aquinascollege.edu
M.Ed., Regis University
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Boston University
Sister Mary Dominic Pitts, O.P.
Associate Professor
English and Theology
smd@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 453
Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.A., University of Michigan
B.A., Birmingham-Southern College
Fay K. Renardson
Adjunct
Art
renardsonf@aquinascollege.edu
B.A., Vanderbilt University
Randy Rudder
Adjunct
English
rudderr@aquinascollege.edu
M.A., Tennessee State University
B.A., Mount Union College
Vincent J. Ruzzo
Adjunct
Psychology
ruzzov@aquinascollege.edu
M.S., State University of New York at Albany
B.S., Union College
Shannon K. Seals
Adjunct
Psychology
sealss@aquinascollege.edu
M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University
B.A., David Lipscomb College
William C. Smart
Director of the Liberal Arts Program
Associate Professor
smartb@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 478
Ph.D., University of Tennessee - Memphis
B.A., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Benjamin L. Smith
Assistant Professor
Philosophy
smithb@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 448
Ph.D., University of St. Thomas - Houston
M.A., Catholic University of America
B.A., Belmont University
Aaron Urbanczyk
Director, Write Reason Plan
Instructor
urbanczyka@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 434
Ph.D., Florida State University
M.A., Franciscan University of Steubenville
B.A., Franciscan University of Steubenville
Sister Jean Marie Warner, O.P.
Adjunct
Theology
srjmarie@aquinascollege.edu
M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi
M.A., Catholic University of America
B.A., Notre Dame College
A.A., Aquinas College
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