New Faculty 2009-2010: Pictured with Barbara McMillin & Nan Thomas from the Center for Faculty Development

Renee Anderson
Assistant Professor, Nursing

Education:
M.S.N.,University of Memphis
B.S.N.,University of Tennessee at Martin

Coming to Union from Jackson Madison County General Hospital

Christine Bailey
Visiting Instructor, English

Education:
B.S., Tennessee Tech University
M.A. Belmont

Coming to Union from UT Martin

Wendy Bishop
Assistant Professor, Nursing

Education:
B.S.N. University of TN at Knoxville
M.S.N., Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia,

Coming to Union from Professional Anesthesia Associates

Glynis Blackard
Assistant Professor, Nursing

Education:
M.S.N., B.S.N., Union University

Coming to Union from Campbell’s Clinic Surgery Center

Murphysteen Counts
Assistant Professor, Education
Graduate Faculty Liaison

Education:
B.S., M.Ed., Memphis State University
Ed.D. The University of Memphis

Coming to Union from Memphis City Schools

Melinda Eckley
Assistant Professor, Art

Education:
B.A., Union University
M.F.A., Memphis College of Art

Coming to Union from Memphis College of Art

Sherrita Fitzhugh
Instructor, Nursing

Education:
B.S.N., M.S.N, Union University

Coming to Union from Jackson Madison General Hospital

Sheilla Foster
Assistant Professor, Nursing

Education:
A.S.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., Union University

Coming to Union from Jackson Madison General Hospital

Janet E. Furness
Associate Dean & Professor, Social Work

Education:
B.S. Philadelphia Biblical University,
M.S.W., Rutgers University

Coming to Union from Roberts Wesleyan College

Jennifer Gruenke
Associate Professor, Biology

Education:
B.S. , Bryan College
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Coming to Union from Bluefield College

Steve Halla
Assistant to the Dean and Assistant Professor, Art

Education:
B.A., Moody Bible Institute
M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas

Coming to Union from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bradley Harrell
Assistant Professor, Nursing

Education:
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Memphis
D.N.P., University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing

Coming to Union from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing

Michael Hayes
Senior Fellow for the Hammons Center for Scientific Study & Visiting Professor, Chemistry

Education:
B.S., Union University
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Coming to Union from Fibro Chem, Inc.

Todd Hooper
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy

Education:
Pharm.D., University of Tennessee at Memphis

Coming to Union from Bristal-Myers Squibb

Scott Huelin
Director of Honors Community & Associate Professor, English

Education:
B.A., M.A., University of South Carolina, at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of Colorado

Coming to Union from Valparaiso University

Mary Lee Jacobson
Assistant Professor, Nursing

Education:
B.S.N., University of Memphis,
M.S.N., Union University

Coming to Union from Southwest Tennessee Community College

James Kerfoot, Jr.
Instructor, Biology

Education:
B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois University

Coming to Union from Florida Institute of Technology

Sean King
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy

Education:
B.S., M.S., Pharm. D., University of Mississippi

Coming to Union from Samford University

Wilburn Lane, Jr.
Professor, Business

Education:
B.S., Union University
M.Ed., M.B.A., University of Memphis

Coming to Union from Lambuth University

Christopher Manner
Instructor, Economics

Education:
B.S., UT Martin
Ph.D. Vanderbilt

Coming to Union from Lambuth University

Nita Mehr
Associate Professor, Social Work

Education:
B.S., Freed-Hardeman University
M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee, Memphis

Coming to Union from Freed-Hardeman University

Ben Mitchell
Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy, Christian Studies

Education:
B.S., Mississippi State University
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Coming to Union from Trinity International University

Angela Monahan
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy

Education:
B.A., University of Chicago
M.S., Tulane University
Pharm.D. Candidate, Rush University

Coming to Union from RAM Consulting

Anna Beth Morgan
Associate Vice President for Academic Resources & Director of Emma Watters Summer Library

Education:
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University
M.L.S., Texas Woman’s University
M.S., Southwest Baptist University

Coming to Union from Southern State University

Dianne Morgan
Associate Professor, Education

Education:
B.A., M.A., The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Coming to Union from University of Memphis

George Moss, III
Visiting Associate Professor, Mathematics

Education:
B.S., Auburn University
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Coming to Union from Lambuth University

David Niven
Assistant Professor & Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Education:
B.S. ,Oklahoma Baptist University
M.Ed., East Central University

Previously served as Assistant Coach, Union University

Zoila Sanchez
Associate Professor, Nursing

Education:
B.A., B.S.N. , Florida International University,
M.S.N., Union University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Coming to Union from University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Virginia Schwindt
Assistant Professor, & MSW Field Director

Education:
B.B.S., Hardin-Simmons University
M.S.S.W., University of Texas

Coming to Union from DaVita Dialysis

Stephanie Steele
Assistant Professor, Education

Education:
B.S., Union University
M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Coming to Union from Tennessee Higher Education Commission

Jessica Suiter
Instructor, Nursing

Education:
B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla
B.S.N., St. Louis University
M.S., Union University

Coming to Union from Jackson Madison County General Hospital

Jodi Taylor
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy

Education:
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Pharm.D., University of Tennessee

Coming to Union from Veteran Affairs Medical Center

Elizabeth Wilson
Associate Professor, Social Work

Education:
B.S., Philadelphia Biblical University
M.S.W., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Coming to Union from Philadelphia Biblical University