Faculty & Staff

ADMINISTRATION

Leah S. Allen, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (901) 321-3445
Email: lsallen@cbu.edu

Dr. Pascal Bedrossian, Mathematics Dept. Chair, Associate Professor
B.S., Christian Brothers University; M.S., Ph.D., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3441
Email: pbedross@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/pbedross/

Dr. Johnny B. Holmes, Dean of School of Sciences, Professor
B.S., Rockhurst College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Miami
Phone: (901) 321-3448
Email: jholmes@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jholmes/

Dr. Dennis L. Merat, Chemistry Dept. Chair, Associate Professor
B.S., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D. Texas A & M University
Phone: (901) 321-4201
Email: dmerat@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/dmerat/

Lynda Miller, Science Lab Coordinator
B.A., Southern Illinois University, M.S., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3090
Email: lmiller@cbu.edu

Dr. Sandra L. Thompson-Jaeger, Biology Dept. Chair, Associate Professor
B.S. Ouachita Baptist University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Munich (Germany)
Phone: (901) 321-3453
Email: sthompso@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/sthompso/

Dr. John Varriano A., Physics & Natural Science Dept. Chair, Professor
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Rochester
Phone: (901) 321-3439
Email: jvarrian@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jvarrian/

Biology

Dr. Stanley Eisen, Professor, Director Pre-Professional Health Programs
B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Phone: (901) 321-3447
Email: seisen@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/seisen/

Dr. Malinda E. Fitzgerald, Professor
B.S., M.S., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3262
Email: malinda@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/malinda/

Julia Hanebrink, Program Coordinator MHIRT
Phone: (901) 321-3459
Email: jhanebri@cbu.edu

Dustin James, Assistant Coordinator MHIRT
Phone: (901) 321-3459
Email: Dustin.James@cbu.edu

Lynda Miller, Science Lab Coordinator
B.A., Southern Illinois University, M.S., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3090
Email: lmiller@cbu.edu

Dr. James E. Moore, Assistant Professor
B.S., West Virginia State College; M.S., University of North Carolina Greensboro; Ph.D. University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3451
Email: jmoore25@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jmoore25/

Dr. Mary L. Ogilvie, Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3437
Email: mogilvie@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/mogilvie/

Dr. Anna E. Ross, Professor
A.B., Hope College; Ph.D., Clemson University
Phone: (901) 321-3436
Email: aross@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/aross/

Brother Edward Salgado, Adjunct Professor, Professor Emeritus
Phone: (901) 321-3450
Email: esalgado@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/~esalgado

Dr. Kathleen R. Sauser, Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3463
Email: ksauser@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/ksauser/

Brother Tom Sullivan, Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.S., M.S., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Phone: (901) 321-3477
Email: tsulliv1@cbu.edu

Dr. Sandra L. Thompson-Jaeger, Chair, Associate Professor
B.S. Ouachita Baptist University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Munich (Germany)
Phone: (901) 321-3453
Email: sthompso@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/sthompso/

Chemistry

Dr. David P. Dawson, Associate Professor
B.S., Rhodes College; Ph.D. University of Arkansas
Phone: (901) 321-3464
Email: ddawson@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/ddawson/

Dr. Dennis L. Merat, Chair, Associate Professor
B.S., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D. Texas A & M University
Phone: (901) 321-4201
Email: dmerat@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/dmerat/

Dr. William J. Peer, Assistant Professor
B.S. University of Michigan; Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
Phone: (901) 321-3435
Email: wpeer@cbu.edu

Dr. Anthony R. Trimboli, Assistant Professor
B.S., Muhlenburg College; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Phone: (901) 321-3449
Email: atrimbol@cbu.edu

Dr. John Keith Young, Assistant Professor
B.A. Hendrix College; Ph.D. Mississippi State University
Phone: (901) 321-3434
Email: jyoung7@cbu.edu

Mathematics & Computer Science

Brother Joel B. Baumeyer, Professor Emeritus, Director of Math Center
B.A., M.Ed., St. Mary’s College; M.A., Ph.D., St. Louis University
Phone: (901) 321-3442
Email: baumeyer@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/baumeyer/

Dr. Pascal Bedrossian, Chair, Professor
B.S., Christian Brothers University; M.S., Ph.D., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3441
Email: pbedross@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/pbedross/

Sandra Davis, Instructor
B.A., Cameron University; M.S., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-4113
Email: sadavis@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/sadavis/

Dr. Andrew M. Diener, Assistant Professor
B.A., St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, TX); M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Phone: (901) 321-3452
Email: adiener@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/adiener/

Cathy W. Grilli , Professor
B.A., M.A., University of Mississippi
Phone: (901) 321-3456
Email: cgrilli@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/cgrilli/

Dr. Holmes Peacher-Ryan, Professor
A.B., Princeton University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3457
Email: hpeacher@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/hpeacher/

Brother Walter Schreiner, Associate Professor, Faculty Athletics Representative
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.S., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Phone: (901) 321-3754
Email: wschrein@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/wschrein/

Dr. Arthur Yanushka, Professor
B.A., Fordham University; M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Phone: (901) 321-3454
Email: yanushka@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/yanushka/

Physics & Natural Science

Dr. Ted Clarke, Assistant Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3462
Email: tclarke2@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/tclarke2/

Dr. John A. Varriano, Chair, Professor
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Rochester
Phone: (901) 321-3439
Email: jvarrian@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jvarrian/

Faculty & Staff

ADMINISTRATION

DR. JOHNNY B. HOLMES, Dean
DR. DENNIS MERAT, Chair, Chemistry Department
DR. PASCAL BEDROSSIAN, Chair, Mathematics/Computer Science
DR. STANLEY EISEN, Director, Pre-Professional Health Programs
DR. SANDRA THOMPSON-JAEGER, Chair, Biology Department
DR. JOHN A. VARRIANO, Chair, Physics/Natural Science
DR. PEGGY INGRAM VEESER, Director, Nursing

BIOLOGY

STANLEY EISEN, Professor
B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Phone: (901) 321-3447
E-mail: seisen@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/seisen/

MALINDA E. C. FITZGERALD, Professor
B.S., M.S., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3262
E-mail: malinda@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/malinda/

JAMES E. MOORE, Assistant Professor
B.S., West Virginia State College; M.S., University of North Carolina Greensboro; Ph.D. University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3451
E-mail: jmoore25@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jmoore25/

MARY L. OGILVIE, Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3437
E-mail: mogilvie@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/mogilvie/

ANNA E. ROSS, Professor
A.B., Hope College; Ph.D., Clemson University
Phone: (901) 321-3436
E-mail: aross@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/aross/

KATHLEEN SAUSER, Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3463
E-mail: ksauser@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/ksauser/

SANDRA THOMPSON-JAEGER, Associate Professor
B.S. Ouachita Baptist University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Munich (Germany)
Phone: (901) 321-3453
E-mail: sthompso@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/sthompso/

CHEMISTRY

DAVID P. DAWSON, Associate Professor
B.S., Rhodes College; Ph.D. University of Arkansas
Phone: (901) 321-3464
E-mail: ddawson@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/ddawson/

DENNIS MERAT, Associate Professor
B.S., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D. Texas A & M University
Phone: (901) 321-4201
E-mail: dmerat@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/dmerat/

WILLIAM PEER, Assistant Professor
B.S. University of Michigan; Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
Phone: (901) 321-3435
E-mail: wpeer@cbu.edu

ANTHONY TRIMBOLI, Assistant Professor
B.S., Muhlenburg College; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Phone: 901-321-3449
E-mail: atrimbol@cbu.edu

JOHN YOUNG, Assistant Professor
B.A. Hendrix College; Ph.D. Mississippi State University
Phone: (901) 321-3434
E-mail: jyoung7@cbu.edu

MATHEMATICS / COMPUTER SCIENCE

LEIGH C. BECKER, Professor
B.S., Illinois Institute of Technology; M.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Phone: (901) 321-3443
E-mail: lbecker@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/lbecker/

PASCAL BEDROSSIAN, Professor
B.S., Christian Brothers University; M.S., Ph.D., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3441
E-mail: pbedross@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/pbedross/

CATHY W. GRILLI, Professor
B.A., M.A., University of Mississippi
Phone: (901) 321-3456
E-mail: cgrilli@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/cgrilli/

SANDRA DAVIS, Instructor
B.A., Cameron University; M.S., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-4113
E-mail: sadavis@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/sadavis/

ANDREW M. DIENER, Assistant Professor
B.A., St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, TX); M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Phone: (901) 321-3452
E-mail: adiener@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/adiener/

HOLMES PEACHER-RYAN, Associate Professor
A.B., Princeton University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3457
E-mail: hpeacher@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/hpeacher/

BROTHER WALTER SCHREINER, FSC, Associate Professor
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.S., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Phone: (901) 321-3754
E-mail: wschrein@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/wschrein/

ARTHUR A. YANUSHKA, Professor
B.A., Fordham University; M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Phone: (901) 321-3454
Email: yanushka@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/yanushka/

NURSING

SUE LEHMAN TRZYNKA, Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Phone: (901) 321-3465
Email: etrzynka@cbu.edu

PEGGY INGRAM VEESER, Professor
B.S.N., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Tennessee, Memphis; Ed.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3324
E-mail: pveeser@cbu.edu

PHYSICS / NATURAL SCIENCE

TED CLARKE, Assistant Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3462
E-mail: tclarke2@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/tclarke2/

JOHNNY B. HOLMES, Professor
B.S., Rockhurst College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Miami
Phone: (901) 321-3448
E-mail: jholmes@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jholmes/

JOHN A. VARRIANO, Professor
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Rochester
Phone: (901) 321-3439
E-mail: jvarrian@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jvarrian/

EMERITI

BROTHER JOEL BAUMEYER, FSC, Professor, Director of Math Center
B.A., M.Ed., St. Mary’s College; M.A., Ph.D., St. Louis University
Phone: (901) 321-3442
E-mail: baumeyer@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/baumeyer/

WILLIAM J. BUSLER, Professor
B.S., Christian Brothers College; Ph.D., University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences

STEWART MICHAEL CONDREN
B.S., University of Arkansas; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla

MARGUERITE B. COOPER
A.B., University of North Carolina; M .S., Ph.D., Memphis State University

LAWRENCE GULDE
B.S., M.A.T., St. Mary’s College; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Memphis State University

RELBUE M. MORGAN
B.S., Christian Brothers College; Ph.D., Iowa State University

BROTHER EDWARD SALGADO, FSC, Professor
B.A., La Salle University; M.S., St. Mary’s University; Ph.D., University of the Philippines

BROTHER ROBERT STAUB, FSC
B.S., St. Mary’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

LYLE D. WESTCOTT, JR.
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

PART-TIME FACULTY

BROTHER KEVIN MALACHY RYAN, FSC, Assistant Professor
B.S., M.Ed., St. Mary’s College
Phone: (901) 321-3450
E-mail: esalgado@cbu.edu

LYNDA R. MILLER, Lab Coordinator
B.A., Southern Illinois University, M.S., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3090
E-mail: lmiller@cbu.edu