Aquinas Academic Programs ::
Liberal Arts
Program Faculty
Collin T. Ballance
Mathematics
Professor
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
Biological Sciences
Assistant Professor
bennettg@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 485
D.C., Life University
B.A., University of Delaware
Thomas E. Bianconi
Biological Sciences
Adjunct
bianconit@aquinascollege.edu
M.S., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
B.S., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Melanie W. Bishop
Biological Sciences
Adjunct
bishopm@aquinascollege.edu
D.D.S., University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Richard H. Bulzacchelli
Theology
Assistant Professor
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
Information Systems
Adjunct
corazaoc@aquinascollege.edu
M.B.A., University of Dallas
B.B.A., Universidad Del Pacifico - Lima, Peru
Karen K. Deal
Biological Sciences
Adjunct
dealk@aquinascollege.edu
M.D., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
B.S., University of Pittsburgh
Patricia M. Deegan
Biological Sciences
Adjunct
deeganp@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., University College Dublin, Ireland
B.S., University College Dublin, Ireland
John T. Duckett
Sociology
Adjunct
duckettj@aquinascollege.edu
M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee
M.Div., Vanderbilt University
B.A., Vanderbilt University
Mary Virginia Dunn
Mathematics
Adjunct
dunnm@aquinascollege.edu
M.S.T., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., George Peabody College for Teachers
G. Edward Gaffney
Latin
Adjunct
gaffneye@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
B.A., Vanderbilt University
Jeff A. Hall
Music
Adjunct
hallj1@aquinascollege.edu
B.M., Middle Tennessee State University
Frank M. Hatcher
Biological Sciences
Associate Professor
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
English
Instructor
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
English
Assistant Professor
hazelp@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 443
M.A.T., Johns Hopkins University
B.A., San Francisco College for Women
Lindsey G. Hinds-Brown
Director of Student Learning Services
Interdisciplinary Studies and History, Adjunct
hinds-brownl@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 441
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
MaryAltani Karpos
Sociology
Adjunct
karposm@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
M.S., California State University
B.S., California State University
Dutton B. Kearney
English
Assistant Professor
kearneyd@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 407
Ph.D., University of Dallas
M.A., University of Dallas
M.T.S., University of Dallas
B.A., University of Texas at Austin
Kevin F. Keiser
Philosophy
Adjunct
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
Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.
Theology
Adjunct
srjdominic@aquinascollege.edu
S.T.B., Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas - Rome
M.A., University of Dallas
B.A., University of Dallas
John W. Lindsley
Philosophy
Adjunct
lindsleyj@aquinascollege.edu
M.A., University of Chicago
B.A., Catholic University of America
W. Ned Mann
Music
Adjunct
mannw@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., University of Iowa
M.M., Memphis State University
B.M., Memphis State University
Stephen J. McCarthy
History
Assistant Professor
smccarthy@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 466
M.A.T., Memphis State University
M.A., Memphis State University
A.B., St. Benedict\\\'s College
Michael J. McCaughey
Information Systems
Adjunct
mccaugheym@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., University of Illinois - Urbana
M.S., University of Illinois - Urbana
B.S., University of Notre Dame
Elizabeth C. McGovern
Sociology
Adjunct
mcgoverne@aquinascollege.edu
M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
B.A., University of Kentucky
Katherine J. Morrice
Spanish
Adjunct
morrice@aquinascollege.edu
M.Ed., Auburn University
M.M., University of Massachusetts - Amhearst
B.M., North Carolina School of Arts
Sr. Mary Angelica Neenan, O.P.
Theology
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S.T.L., Pontifical Univeristy of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome
Peter A. Pagan Aguiar
Philosophy
Associate Professor
ppagan@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545 ext. 458
Ph.D., Forham University
M.A., Fordham University
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
A.A., East Los Angeles College
Sister Mary Dominic Pitts, O.P.
English and Theology
Associate Professor
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
Art
Adjunct
renardsonf@aquinascollege.edu
B.A., Vanderbilt University
Vincent J. Ruzzo
Psychology
Adjunct
ruzzov@aquinascollege.edu
M.S., State University of New York at Albany
B.S., Union 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
Philosophy
Instructor
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
Sister Mary Charles Sterne, O.P.
Theology
Adjunct
srmcharles@aquinascollege.edu
615-297-7545
M.A., Notre Dame Institute, Middleburg, VA
M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Samuel M. von Mizener
Philosophy
Adjunct
vonmizeners@aquinascollege.edu
Ph.D., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
M.A., Wayne State University
B.A., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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The foundation of a liberal arts education is more than just a preparation for a career, but truly a preparation for life.