ABE, TERUTAKE, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; B.Sc., University of Tokyo; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University.

AGUILAR, MARIAN A., Director and Associate Professor of Social Work, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work; B.S.W, M.S.W., Our Lady of the Lake; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana.

ALBRECHT, ERIC ALAN, Assistant Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.

BARBA, BERTHA A., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey; M.S., Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; Ph. D., Universidad De La Laguna, Spain.

BARKER, E. ELLEN, Director of Composition and Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., Ball State University; M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

BECK, DAVID, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., University of Rochester; A. M., Washington University in St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Virginia.

BEN-RUWIN, MOHAMED A., Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., University of Gharyounis; M.P.A., Portland State University; M.S. Portland State University; Ph.D. University of North Texas.

BENNETT, MARVIN E., III, Assistant Professor of Geology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Marshall University; M.S., Stephen F. Austin; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

BERDAHL, SUSAN M., Associate Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., University of Iowa; M.M., University of Miami; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

BLACKWELL, DEBORAH L., Assistant Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences, B.A., The College of William & Mary; M.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

BOWE, CRAIG, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.A., Huntingdon College; Ph.D., University of South Florida.

BLOOMINGDALE, DAVID, Visiting Assistant Professor of Speech and Communications, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Wayne State University.

BROWN, JEFFREY MICHAEL, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work; B.A., Miami University of Ohio; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

CANIZALES, LILA, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., M.S., Laredo State University; M.A., University of Texas Pan American; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

CARDONA-LOPEZ, JOSE JESUS, Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., National University, Palmira, Colombia; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

CASS, JEFFREY, Associate Provost and Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., Ph. D., University of California-San Diego.

CHADWELL, SEAN, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

CHAMPION, DEAN J., Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., M.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Purdue University.

CLARK, JENNIFER CAHILL, Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., University of North Texas; M.M., Texas Christian University; A.B.D., University of North Texas.

CUELLAR, CARLOS, Director of D.D. Hachar Honors Program and Assistant Professor of History; Department of Social Sciences; B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Laredo State University; Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

DAVILA, E. ELISA, Instructor of Social Work, Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences and Criminal Justice; B.S.W., University of Texas; M.S.W., Our Lady of the Lake University.

DUFFY, STEPHEN MARK, Assistant Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Angelo State University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

ENGLING, EZRA S., Professor of Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of the West Indies.

FARROKH, FARIDOUN, Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., Mashad University, Iran; M.A. University of Kansas; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University.

FOLSE, KIMBERLY A., Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences and Criminal Justice; B.S., M.Ed., Oregon State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.

GARCIA-RIOS, MARIO, Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; Ph.D., Purdue University.

GARZA, CECILIA, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work; B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Texas A&I University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

GECHTER, FRIEDRICH CHARLES, Associate Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., Central Washington University; M.M., D.M.A., The University of Texas at Austin.

GOONATILAKE, H. ROHITHA, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Natural Mathematical and Physical; B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Peradeniya; M.A., Ball State University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.

GREEN, STANLEY C., Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

HAERTLEIN, ALMA ROSAMUND, Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Department of Fine And Performing Arts; M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio.

HARUNA, PETER FUSEINI, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., The University of Ghana; M.P.A., Ph.D., The University of Akron.

HAYNES, ROBERT WILLIAM, Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., Macalester College; M.A., University of Dallas; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

HEREDIA, ROBERTO RAMIREZ, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work; B.A., University of California, Davis; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.

HINOJOSA, JUAN HOMERO, Professor of Physics, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Sc.B., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University.

IRIZARRY-GUZMAN, CPT. RUBEN, Assistant Professor of Military Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., University of Puerto Rico; M.S., University of Missouri.

JEFFREY, JACLYN L., Assistant Professor of Anthropology-Communications, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Baylor University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Florida.

JONES, DAN R., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., B.J., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

KECK, RAY M., III, President, Professor of Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; A.B., Ph.D. Princeton University.

KHOSRAVIYANI, FIROOZ, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; B. Sc., Tehran University, Iran; M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Wales, U.K.

KILBURN, JOHN C., Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences and Criminal Justice; B.A., University of New Orleans; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

KOCH, RANDY J., Director of Writing Center and Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., M.S., Minnesota State University, Mankato.

KRISHNAMURTHY, SUSHMA, Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Bangalore University, India; M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

KRUEGER, JANET, Associate Professor of Arts, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.F.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.F.A., The University of Texas at San Antonio.

KUSHA, HAMID R., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.A. Abadam Institute of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

LAUD-HAMMOND, ARCHIBALD, Adjunct Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Lincoln University; M.A., Duquesne University; M.A., Villanova University; M.A., St. Joseph's University; M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

LAW, SWEETY, Assistant Professor of Communication, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., B.Ed., M.A., University of Calcutta; Ph.D., Ohio University.

LECUONA, RAFAEL A., Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.

LEE, JENNIFER, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice; Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences and Criminal Justice; B.A., West Virginia University; M.S., Marshall University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

LEYENDECKER, BEDE L., Assistant Professor of Dance, Department of Fine and Performing Arts, B.S., University of Houston; M.Ed, University of Houston.

LINDBERG, KEVIN, Assistant Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

LONGORIA, DENISE A., Instructor of Social Work, Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work; B.A., M.S.S.W., The University of Texas at Austin.

MANDAL, HARI, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

McREYNOLDS, C. NEAL, Assistant Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

MITCHELL, THOMAS R., Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., M.A., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

MOMAYEZI, NASSER, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., National University of Iran; M.A., Eastern New Mexico; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

MOMEN, MEHNAAZ, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.S.S., M.S.S., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; M.P.A., Dalhousie University, Canada; Ph.D., Cleveland State University.

MORAN -LOPEZ, JUAN MANUEL, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, B.S., Universidad Autónoma De San Luis Potosí; M.S., Instituto Politécnico Nacional; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

MOTT, DANIEL, Chair and Associate Professor of Zoology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., M.S., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

NI, QUINGWEN, Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; B.S., Shanghai Teachers' University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas.

NORRIS, JAMES, Assistant Professor of Political Science; Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Kent State University; M.S., Troy State University; M.S., Chapman University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

OSHIMA, CHIHIRO, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; B.A., M.A., International Christian University, Tokyo; M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

PARISH, RANDALL, JR., Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., United States Military Academy; M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

PLETSCH de GARCIA, KATHLEEN R., Interim Chair and Associate Professor of English and Spanish, Department of Language and Literature; B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University.

QUINTANA, FERNANDO G., Chair and Associate Professor of Biology and Statistics, Department of Biology and Chemistry; DVM, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, M.Sc., Escuela Nacional de Agricultura, Texcoco, México; Ph. D., North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

RHODES, FRANCES GATES, Associate Professor of English, Department of Language and Literature; B.S., M.S., Laredo State University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

RIGGS, WILLIAM W., Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., The Citadel; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph. D. University of New Orleans.

RUDOLPH, BONNIE A., Director of Counseling Psychology and Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences and Criminal Justice; B.A., Indiana University; M.A. DePaul University; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology.

SALINAS-MOHAMED, GILBERTO, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences and Criminal Justice; B.S., St. Mary's University of San Antonio; M.A., Texas A&M International University.

SAN MIGUEL, CLAUDIA, Visiting Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences and Criminal Justice; B.S., M.S., Texas A&M International University; A.B.D., Sam Houston State University.

SOTO, GILBERTO, Chair and Associate Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.Ed., Universidad Autónoma del Noreste; B.A., Abilene Christian University; M.M, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.

STEVENSON, JOSHUA, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., M.S., University of Victoria, Canada; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

STONE, MICHAEL, Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.M., M.A., University of Iowa; D.M.A., Central Pacific University.

SUNG, CHEN-HAN, Chair and Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Industrial Engineering, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; B.S., National Tsing Hua University; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley.

TERANISHI, CHRISTY S., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work; B.A., University of California, Santa Clara; M.A., San Diego University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Clara.

THOMPSON, JERRY D., Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Western New Mexico University; M.A., University of New Mexico; D.A., Carnegie-Mellon University.

TOBIN, KENNETH J., Assistant Professor of Geology, Department of Biology and Chemistry and Director of the Center for Earth and Environmental Studies, B.A., Boston University, M.S., Tulane University, Ph. D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

TOWNSEND, BRENDAN, Director of Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra and Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; Diplomate Cork School of Music; Licentiate, Trinity College London; Docerend Musicus, Uitvoerend Musicas, Conservatorium Maastricht

VALLE, CARLOS, Jr., Visiting Instructor, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., Incarnate Word College, M.Ed., East Texas State University; M.A., Texas A&M International University; A.B.D., University of New Orleans.

VAN BEKE, TIMOTHY, Assistant Professor of Arts, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.A., Maryville College; M.F.A., Louisiana State University.

VAUGHAN, THOMAS C., Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Chemistry; B.S., Eastern New Mexico University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

VITAL, MICHAEL PETER, Instructor, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., Southern Christian University.

WALTERS, STEPHEN, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., M.S., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Montana.

WARNER, JUDITH A., Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

WATERS, FRANCES CAROL, Associate Dean, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, Department of Social Sciences; B.S., Eastern Michigan University, M.P.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

WINFREY, JOHN J., Planetarium Director and Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; B.A., University of California-Berkeley; M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of California-San Diego.

WRIGHT, RICHARD B., Associate Professor of Art, Department of Fine and Performing Arts; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

YODER, MICHAEL S., Associate Professor of Geography, Department of Social Sciences; B.A., University of Houston; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

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