College Personnel

Board of Regents

Executive Council

Dr. Brent Wallace, Chancellor - Chief Executive Officer
B.B.A., Hardin-Simmons Univ.; M.A., Abilene Christian Univ.; Ph.D., Texas Tech Univ.

Debbie Sharp, Vice Chancellor of External Affairs
B.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Dr. Bruce King, Vice Chancellor of Instructional Services & Provost
B.A.,M.Ed., East Central Univ.; Ed.D., Texas A&M Univ. Commerce

Robbie Baugh, Vice Chancellor of Administrative Affairs
B.B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.B.A., Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Jennifer Beal, Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Melinda Carroll, Vice Chancellor of Student Services
B.S., Univ. of Texas Arlington; M.Ed., Univ. of North Texas

Denise Cason, Chief Information Officer
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Bellevue Univ.

Jessica DeRoche, Associate Vice Chancellor of Denton County Campus Operations
B.A., M.Ed., Univ. of North Texas

Glen Hearell, IT Director
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Bellevue Univ.

Dr. Van Miller, Vice Chancellor of Fiscal Affairs
B.B.A., Baylor Univ.; M.B.A., Univ. of Texas at Austin; Ed.D., Baylor Univ.

Kay Schroeder, Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources
B.A. Univ. of North Texas; M.J. Tulane Univ.

Deans & Directors

Dr. Magen Bunyard, Director, Graham Campus
B.A., Stephen F. Austin Univ., Ed.D. Univ. of North Texas

Karen Davis, Director, Bowie Campus
B.A.S, Univ. of North Texas

Dr. Roxanne Del Rio, Dean of Students and Director of Title IX
A.A., Del Mar College; B.A., Corpus Christi State Univ.; M.P.A., Univ. of North Texas; Ph.D ., Univ. of North Texas

Dan Doss, Director, Purchasing
B.A., M.A., Sul Ross State Univ.

Sara Flusche, Dean of Instruction, Continuing Education and eLearning
A.A., A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Women’s Univ.; M.A. Univ. of Texas- Dallas

Van Hedrick, Athletic Director, Head Softball Coach
A.S., Vernon Regional Jr. College; B.A., M.A., Tarleton State Univ.

LaDonna Howell, Controller
A.S., Eastern Oklahoma State Univ.; B.S., East Central Univ.

Debbie Huffman, Dean of Instruction, Career and Technical Education
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.A.A.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Ermi Kemp, Director, Inventory and Asset Management
B.S., Univ. of San Carlos

Amy Klohn, Student Services Director, Completion Center and Career Services
B.S., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Dallas Baptist Univ.

Lorraine Logan, Director, Small Business Development Center
B.B.A., M.B.A., Sam Houston State Univ.

Mary Martinson, Dean of Instruction, Math, Science, Communications, First Year Experience, and Learning Support
B.A., Texas Tech Univ.; M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Diane Neu, Dean of Instruction, Health Sciences
A.D.N., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Univ. of Texas-Arlington

Kate Richardson, Registrar
B.S., Univ. of North Texas, M.Ed., Texas A&M Univ.

Darrell Smith, Interim Dean of Instruction, Industrial & Engineering Technology
B.S., Univ. of Phoenix; M.S.A., Liberty Univ.

Barbara Stanley, Director, Promise Program
A.A.S.. North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Robin Studdard, Director, Libraries
B.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Keli Swann, IT Director
B.B.A., Southern Arkansas Univ.

Ashley Tatum, Student Services Director, Financial Aid
A.A., A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.Ed., Univ. of North Texas

Donna Uptergrove, Grant Management Director
B.B.A., M.M.A., Texas Tech Univ.

Crystal R.M. Wright, Dean of Instruction, English, Social Sciences, Kinesiology and Arts
B.S., M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Faculty

Don Abernathy, Physics
B.S., Univ. Texas at Arlington; M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Charles Adams, Division Chair, Anthropology, History, Humanities, Philosophy, and Sociology
B.S., Colorado Technical Univ.; M.A., American Military Univ.

Dr. Franz Aguirre Farro, Physics, Astronomy
B.S., Univ. of Trujillo; M.S., Univ. of Missouri; Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas

Mario Aguirre, Welding Technology
Certificate of Completion, Texas State Technical College

Dr. Pooja Ahuja, Chemistry
B.S., CCS India; M.S., GKU India; Ph.D., Univ. of Texas Arlington

Doug Akins, Business Management
B.S., Univ. of South Mississippi; M.S. American Sentinel

Dr. Anna Marie Anderson, History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.; Univ. of Houston

Belinda Anderson, Biology
B.S, Texas A&M Univ.; M.S., Virginia Tech Univ.

Cynthia Andrews, Associate Degree Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Regis Univ.

Leslie Appling, Radiological Technology
M.S., Midwestern State Univ.

Dr. Diana Avila, Biology
B.S., St. Mary’s Univ.; Ph.D.; Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Jacob Arnold, English
B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.F.A., Queens Univ. of Charlotte, N.C.

Keith Bailey, Mathematics
B.A., Univ. of Texas Austin; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Holly Bell, Government
B.S., Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney; M.A., Univ. of Texas-Arlington

Tamar Bell, Speech
B.A., M.A., California State Univ. Northridge

Ellen Black, Equine
B.S., M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Lori Blagg, Mathematics
B.A., Texas A&M Univ.; M.Ed., Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Melissa Blankenship, Economics
M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Cammy Boaz
B.S., M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Mike Borden, Welding

Theressa J. Borden, Division Chair, Vocational Nursing
B.S.N., Medical Univ. of South Carolina; M.S.N., American Sentinel Univ.

John Bryant, Emergency Medical Services
A.A.S., Cisco Junior College; A.A.S., North Central Texas College

Jennifer Bumpus, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., Houston Baptist Univ.; M.S.N., Western Governors Univ.

Angie Bullard, Head Volleyball Coach, Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Tarleton State Univ.

Robert Burton, English
B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Cathy Carney, Interim Division Chair, Allied Health
Certificate, North Central Texas College, A.A.S., Grayson County College; B.S.N, M.S.N., UT-Arlington

Lindon Carr, Industrial Technology

Taylor Christian, Division Chair, Physical Education, Assistant Softball Coach
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ.; MS.S., US Sports Academy

Anne Coltman, Biology
B.S., S. Illinois Univ.; M.S., Univ. of Missouri

John Copeland, Fire Science

Dr. Graham Cox, History
B.A.; M.A.; P.H.D., Univ. of Houston

Cary Crawford, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Miranda David, Vocational Nursing
B.S.N., Oklahoma Baptist Univ.

Susan Decker, Biology
B.F.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Alisha Dietz, English
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Jennifer Doran, Psychology
B.S., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Cliff Downey, Criminal Justice
B.S., Mississippi College; M.A., Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake

Victor Drayton, Interim Division Chair, Industrial Technology
A.A., B.S., Columbia Southern University; M.A., Argosy Univ., Dallas

Christine Elling, Licensed Vocational Nursing
B.S.N., Texas Christian Univ.; M.S.N., Grand Canyon Univ.

Dr. Doug Elrod, Biology and Faculty Senate Secretary
B.S., Univ. of Arkansas-Little Rock; M.S., Memphis State Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas

Melissa Embrey, Drama
B.F.A., M.A., Sul Ross State Univ.

Jane England, History
B.A., M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Dr. Kevin Eubanks, English
B.A., M.A., Baylor Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of Tennessee

Gabrielle M. Fletcher, English
A.A., City Colleges of Chicago; B.A., Univ. of New Mexico; M.A., Old Dominion Univ.

Strider Floyd, Division Chair, Emergency Medical Services
A.A.S., Excelsior; A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Univ. of North Texas

Michele Forbis, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., Univ. of Missouri-Columbia

Dr. Tammy Franklin, Associate Degree Nursing
M.S.N., D.N.P., Walden Univ.

Kathryn Fritz, Mathematics
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Linda Fuqua, Mathematics
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.B.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Dr. Cherly Furdge, Sociology, Criminal Justice
B.S., M.S., Mississippi Valley State Univ.; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Hanna Gilmore, Equine
B.S., West Texas A&M Univ.; M.S., Texas Christian Univ.

Jeremy Godwin, History
B.A., M.A., Dallas Baptist Univ.

Elizabeth Gosch Cuzco, Economics
B.A., M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Marsha Gossett, Mathematics
B.S., Univ. of Kansas; M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Dr. Sara Gottardi, Spanish
M.A., Baylor Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville

Misty Hamner, Mathematics
B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ.; M.S., Baylor Univ.

Dr. Brittany Hancock, History
B.A., Univ. of California; M.A., California State Univ.; Ph.D. Univ. of Houston

Ashley Hartman, Horticulture
B.A., M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Justin Hawkins, Division Chair, Speech and Foreign Language
B.A., Texas A&M Univ.; M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Jocelynn Peña Hawkins, English
B.A., Univ. of Texas at San Antonio; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

William Hill, Computer Information Technology
B.B.A., Oklahoma Baptist Univ.

Amy Hoffman, Biology and Faculty Senate Vice President
B.A., Southern Methodist Univ.; M.S. Univ. of North Texas

Alice Hupp, Vocational Nursing
Certificate, Grayson County College; A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Jared Ince, English
B.A., M.A., Texas A&M Univ.

Linda Janoe, BCIS
B.A.A.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Kimberly Johnson, Associate Degree Nursing
B.S.N, M.S.N., East Central Univ.

James Jones, History
B.A., M.A., Univ. of Texas-Dallas

Gregory Jones, Construction Management

Dr. Judith Keller, Mathematics
B.S., Kennesaw State Univ.; M.S., Ed.D., Univ. of North Texas

Madison King, Agriculture
B.S., Texas A&M Univ.; M.S. Sul Ross Univ.

Yvonne Kirshey, Economics
B.A., M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.

Dr. Franz Klutschkowski, Psychology
B.A., M.A., Wichita State U.; Ed.D. Texas A&M U.-Commerce

Shannon Krueger, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ.; M.S.N., Liberty Univ.

Ravi Kumar, Mathematics
M.A., Texas Christian Univ.

Teresa Laman, Division Chair, Public Administration and Management
B.A., Trinity University; MBA, Dallas Baptist Univ.

Terrent Lawson, Cosmetology
A.A.S., North Central Texas College

Dr. Pat Ledbetter, History 
B.A., Univ. of Houston; M.A., Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas; M.Ed., J.D., Texas Tech Univ. School of Law

Emily Lewis, Division Chair, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., Midwestern State Univ.; M.S.N., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Janice Libick, Radiology Technology
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State Univ.

Stephanie Lindsey, Division Chair, Human Services
A.A.S, North Central Texas College

Marcia Little, English
B.A., M.A., Missouri State Univ

Nelson Lozano, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Univ. of Texas at Dallas

Cindy Lutkenhaus, Associate Degree Nursing
A.D.N., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Vineeta Malhotra, Sociology
B.A., M.A., Univ. of Delhi; M.A., Univ. of Texas Arlington

Dawnie Maples. Surgical Technology
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.A.S., Univ. of North Texas

Kim McDuffie, Surgical Technology
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Bellevue Univ.

Tiffany McQuien, Vocational Nursing
Cert., Boston Reed College

Zuhair Miari, Professor - Accounting
B.A., Chicago State Univ.; M.S., Univ. of Texas at Dallas; M.S., Univ of Texas at Arlington

Barri Mulkey Athletic Trainer/ Instructor
B.A., Kansas Wesleyan Univ.; M.Ed., Tarleton State Univ.

Jaime Noles, Division Chair, Biological & Physical Science
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Alicia Norris, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., Tarrant County College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Dr. John (Jack) O’Connor, Philosophy
B.A., Univ. of Waterloo; M.A., Univ. of Dallas; Ph.D., Univ. of Texas-Dallas

Taryn Ogle, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., Texas Tech Univ.; M.S.N., Univ. of Texas Arlington

Brandon Ostler, Emergency Medical Services
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; A.S., Excelsior College

Amy Ott, Reading
B.A., Univ. of Pacific; MEd. Plymouth State Univ.

James Ouchley, Interim Division Chair, Engineering Technology
B.S., Louisiana Tech Univ.

Benjamin Owens, Division Chair, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Marla Owens, Mathematics
B.S., Langston Univ.; M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Dr. David Park
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas

Donald Park, Industrial Mechatronics
B.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.B.A., Univ. of Wisconsin

Candace Paschal, Biology
B.S., B.A., M.S., Midwestern Univ., M.A. Univ. of Westminster

Serapio Pena, Welding
B.S.O.E., Wayland Baptist Univ.

Toni Perkins, Vocational Nursing
Certificate, Amedd Center & School; A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., F.N.P., M.S.N., Texas Woman’s U.

Dr. Raquel Polanco, Speech
B.A., M.A., Univ. of North Texas; Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ.

Gloria Prince, Cosmetology
Certificate, Amarillo College of Hairdressing

Samantha Purdy, Professor - LVN
A.S.N., Excelsior College; B.S.N., Texas Tech Univ.; M.S.N., Texas Tech Univ., D.N.P., Texas Tech Health Science Center

Dale Roberts, Industrial Technology

Maggie Row, English
B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Paula Rutherford, Vocational Nursing
A.D.N., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Jason Rutledge, Mathematics
M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Rebekah Sanchez, Division Chair, Information Technology
B.A., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Kristina Scurlock, Nursing
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., UT Arlington; M.S.N. UT Arlington

Mittali Shah, Biology
B.S., Univ. of Texas at Dallas; M.S., Univ. of Florida

Dr. Thomas Singletary, Division Chair, Visual and Performing Arts
B.A., Florida State: M.A., Univ. of Illinois; Ph.D. Florida State

Lisa Smart, English
B.A., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Donna Smith, Division Chair Government, Economics, and Psychology
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Dr. David Smith
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of Texas at Dallas

Marnee Smith, Emergency Medical Services
A.A.S, North Central Texas College

Sherry Smith, Biology
A.S., Tarrant County Community College; B.S., M.S., Midwestern State Univ.

Sarah Spikeston, Speech
B.A., M.P.A., Western Kentucky Univ.

Karen (Kerrie) Stewart, Cosmetology
A.A.S., North Central Texas College

Rob Stone, Fire Science

Stacie Stoutmeyer, Sociology, Psychology
B.A., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Shane Studdard, Music & Choral Studies
A.A., Kilgore College; B.M.E., Baylor Univ.; M.C.M., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jill Swarner, Speech, Honors Program Coordinator
B.S., Univ. of Texas-Arlington; B.A., M.S., Mississippi College

Dial Swofford, Vocational Nursing
A.D.N. Grayson College; B.S., M.Ed., Univ. of Texas-Arlington

Thom Talbott, Performing Arts
B.A., Baker Univ.; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Danielle Wagner, English
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State Univ.

Gregory Walke, Game Design & Application Development
B.A, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst

Dawn Watts, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., Univ. of North Texas

Kristen Weinzapfel, Division Chair, English and INRW
B.S., Texas Tech Univ.; M.A., Midwestern Univ.; M.Ed., University of Kansas

Amy Whiting, Chemistry
B.S., Univ. of Mary Hardin Baylor; M.S., Univ. of Notre Dame

Jill Willi, Chemistry
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Donnie Willis, Computer Networking
B.S., Prairie View A&M; M.S., Colorado Technical Univ.

Aziel Wilson, Division Chair, Institutional Effectiveness
B.S., M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Linda Wilson, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Haenager College; M.S.N. Walden Univ.

Robin Williams, Associate Degree Nursing
A.S.S. Northeastern A&M College; B.S.N., Grand Canyon Univ.; M.S.N. Grand Canyon Univ.

Danelle Wolf, Division Chair, Teacher Education, Child Development, Culinary and Agriculture
B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.Ed., Lamar Univ.

Caroline Wunder, Economics
B.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Jill Yoder, Mathematics
B.S., Goshen College; M.S., Wichita State Univ.; M.S., Iowa State Univ.

Jeremy Brannon, Government
B.A. University of Louisiana - Lafayette; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Julie Mathews, Government (page 29)
A.A., Oklahoma City Community College; B.A., University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma; M.A., Texas Woman’s University