The chemistry program at Union University seeks to serve effectively all students, recognizing different needs, interests, and career goals. The faculty seeks to help students understand the physical world, the methods by which it may be studied, and its relationship to other aspects of the human experience. It is the intention of the faculty to create an environment in which students are challenged to acquire skills in problem solving utilizing the modern methods of science and to study in-depth the chemical processes which characterize life systems while developing an inquiring attitude toward scientific exploration. The curriculum is intended to provide liberal arts students with a working knowledge of science and to meet the needs of students who wish to:
- teach science at the elementary or secondary school level,
- prepare to enter a health science profession such as medicine, dentistry, medical technology, pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy, or other allied health fields,
- become a professional/industrial chemist or
- continue study in chemistry at the graduate level.
Faculty
- Randy F. Johnston
- Charles Baldwin
- O.P. and Evalyn Hammons University Professor of Pre-Medical Studies
- Education:
B.A., University of Corpus Christi
Ph.D, Texas Tech University
Additional Study, University of Texas, Stanford University, Imperial College (London)
- Office: WH 333, Box 1866, 731-661-5247 (voice)
- E-mail: cbaldwin@uu.edu
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- Jimmy H. Davis
- University Professor of Chemistry
- Vice President for the Germantown Campus, Germantown Campus
- Education:
B.S., Union University
Ph.D, University of Illinois
Additional Study, Harvard University and Oxford University
- Office: UUG 105, PAC F-80-A, Box 1815, 901-759-0029 ext. 154 or 731-661-5461 (voice), 731-661-5444 (fax)
- E-mail: jdavis@uu.edu
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- Michael E. Hayes
- Visiting Professor of Chemistry
- Senior Fellow, Edward P. Hammons Center for Scientific Studies
- Education:
B.S., Union University
Ph.D, University of Texas at Austin
- Office: WH 329, Box 1865, 731-661-5263 (voice)
- E-mail: mhayes@uu.edu
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- Sally A. Henrie
- Professor of Chemistry
- Education:
B.S., University of Arizona
Ph.D, South Dakota State University
- Office: WH 327, Box 3126, 731-661-5111 (voice)
- E-mail: shenrie@uu.edu
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- Marlyn Newhouse
- Associate Professor of Chemistry
- Education:
B.S.Ed., Northern Arizona University
M.A., Northern Arizona University
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University
- Office: WH 331, Box 1915, 731-661-5295 (voice)
- E-mail: mnewhous@uu.edu
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- Michael R. Salazar
- David A. Wing
- Visiting Professor of Chemistry
- Education:
B.S., Wheaton College
Ph.D, Northwestern University
- Office: WH 3xx, Box 1885, 731-661-5957 (voice)
- E-mail: dwing@uu.edu
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Programs of Study
- Chemistry
- Medical Technology
Please see the Academic Catalogue description for more detail. Some minors do not appear here.
Student Organizations
- Student Members of the American Chemical Society
Advisor: Dr. Charles Baldwin & Dr. Randy Johnston
This chapter offers opportunities for students of chemical science to become better acquainted, to secure the stimulation that arises from professional association,
to obtain experience in preparing and presenting technical material, to foster a professional spirit among the members, to instill a professional pride in the chemical sciences, and to foster an awareness of the responsibilities and challenges of the modern chemist.
Membership is open to any student pursuing an undergraduate degree in the chemical sciences.
Past News
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10/14/2008 - Union’s ACS chapter honored with Outstanding Award
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9/17/09 - David Sevier, Ed.D., deputy executive director of the Tennessee state board of education, speaks at an American Chemical Society meeting. - Kristi McMurry
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9/17/09 - David Sevier, Ed.D., deputy executive director of the Tennessee state board of education, speaks at an American Chemical Society meeting. - Kristi McMurry
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8/22/09 - Michael Salazar, associate professor of chemistry, talks with incoming freshmen, such as Lynnsey Park and Stephanie Morris, who are interested in the chemistry department during new student orientation. - Kristi McMurry
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