CAS Faculty
Administration
William Brownsberger, STD
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
wlbrownsberger@ollusa.edu
Antoinette Winstead, MFA
Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Head of Drama and Mass Communications Programs
Professor of Drama and Mass Communication
awinstead@ollusa.edu
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English, Mass Communication and Drama Department
Alexis Arreguin
Assistant Professor, Clinical Mass Communication/Public Relations and Newspaper Supervisor
ajarreguin@ollusa.edu
Yvette Benavides, MFA
Professor of English
ybenavides@ollusa.edu
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Amanda Brown, MA
Clinical Professor of Mass Communication Production
aibrown@ollusa.edu
Leah Larson, PhD
Professor of English
llarson@ollusa.edu
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Octavio Quintanilla, PhD
Associate Professor of English
oquintanilla@ollusa.edu
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Wallis Sanborn, III, PhD
Associate Professor of English
MA/MFA Program Head
wsanborn@ollusa.edu
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Candace Zepeda, PhD
Associate Professor of English
English, Mass Communications & Drama Dept. Chair
ckzepeda@ollusa.edu
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Humanities and Social Sciences Department
Renelinda Arana Bressler, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology
Sociology Program Director
rabressler@ollusa.edu
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Deborah Vasquez, MFA
Associate Professor of Art
Art Program Head
dvasquez@ollusa.edu
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Joel T. Davis, PhD
Assistant Professor of History
jtdavis@ollusa.edu
Valerie A. Martínez, PhD
Assistant Professor of History
History Program Head
vamartinez@ollusa.edu
Sister Margit Nagy, CDP, PhD
Professor of History
mnagy@ollusa.edu
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Aimee Villarreal, PhD
Associate Professor of Mexican American Studies
Mexican American Studies Program Head
Director, Center for Mexican American Studies and Research
avgarza@ollusa.edu
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Jessica Hajek, PhD
Assistant Professor of Music
Music Program Head
jchajek@ollusa.edu
Kevin Scott Jobe, PhD
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy Program Head
ksjobe@ollusa.edu
Leda Barnett, PhD
Professor of Political Science
Political Science Program Head & Honors Program Director
lmbarnett@ollusa.edu
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John Trayhan, PhD
Associate Professor of Political Science
jtrayhan@ollusa.edu
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Maribel Lárraga, PhD
Professor of Spanish
Spanish Program Head
Chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department
mlarraga@ollusa.edu
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Paul Cella, PhD
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Biliterate Certificate Program Head
pfcella@ollusa.edu
Jacob Friesenhahn, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Religious Studies Program Head
jhfriesenhahn@ollusa.edu
Jane Grovijahn, PhD
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
jgrovijahn@ollusa.edu
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James Zeitz, PhD
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
jvzeitz@ollusa.edu
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Mathematics and Sciences Department
Megan Borror, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
mbborror@ollusa.edu
James Hall, PhD
Professor of Biology
jhall@ollusa.edu
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Mason Kulbaba, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biology
mkulbaba@ollusa.edu
Susan Murphy, PhD
Professor of Biology
Biology Program Head
sgmurphy@ollusa.edu
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Briana Hauff Salas, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental/Plant Biology
bhsalas@ollusa.edu
Teresita Munguia, PhD
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry Program Head
Chair of the Mathematics and Sciences Department
Quest Director
tmunguia@ollusa.edu
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Charles Smith, PhD
Professor of Chemistry
casmith1@ollusa.edu
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Randy Dietz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
rjdietz@olllusa.edu
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Julio Guerrero, PhD
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
jgguerrero@ollusa.edu
Alexander Hutchison, PhD
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Kinesiology Program Head
athutchison@ollusa.edu
Maria Linan, MS
Assistant Professor of Math
milinan@ollusa.edu
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Stephen Salako, PhD
Associate Professor of Math
Math Program Head
stsalako@ollusa.edu
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Alfredo Vaquiax-Alvarado, PhD
Associate Professor of Math
advaquiax-alvarado@ollusa.edu
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Johnson Varkey, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
jvarkey@ollusa.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Ball, Sister Isabel, CDP
Professor Emerita, Chemistry
BA Our Lady of the Lake University; MA and PhD University of Texas
Benoist, Howard†
Professor Emeritus, English
BA Washington University; MA University of Pennsylvania; MA University of Texas at
San Antonio; PhD University of Pennsylvania
Clark, Maurice B.
Associate Professor Emeritus, Biology
BA Southwest Texas State University; BS and MS Trinity University; further study,
University of Texas at Austin and Southwest Texas State University
Danis, Mary Francine
Professor, English
BA Our Lady of the Lake University; MA University of Texas at Austin; PhD Michigan
State University
Espey, Sister Jule Adele, CDP
Professor Emerita, Music
BM Our Lady of the Lake University; MA Columbia University; PhD Indiana University
Flores, Sister Maria Eva, CDP†
Professor Emerita, History and Mexican American Studies
BA Our Lady of the Lake University; MA University of Texas at San Antonio; PhD Arizona
State University
Garza, Marie Antoinette
Professor Emerita, Learning Resources
BA, MSLS and MA Our Lady of the Lake University
Gentemann, Sister Mary Elaine, CDP†
Professor Emerita, Music
BM Our Lady of the Lake University; MM American Conservatory
Gibbons, Robert E.
Professor Emeritus, English
BS John Carroll University; MA and PhD Bowling Green State University
Green, Sister Lucy Marie, CDP†
Professor Emerita, Music
BM Our Lady of the Lake University; MM Chicago Musical College; additional study Southern
Methodist University
Griffith, Albert J.†
Professor Emeritus, English
BA St. Edward’s University; MA and PhD University of Texas at Austin
Keyes, Thomas, W.
Professor Emeritus, Philosophy
BA, MA University of Dayton; PhD Marquette University
Patrizio Quiñones, Nina
Professor Emerita, Spanish
BA Brooklyn College; MA University of Maryland, College Park
Rigual, Antonio Ramón†
Professor Emeritus, Spanish
BA University of South Florida; MA and PhD Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge
Sanor, David†
Professor Emeritus, English
Slocum, Richard
Professor Emeritus, Speech and Drama
BA Oklahoma City Universality; MA Trinity University
Trachta, Sister Mary Berenice, CDP†
Professor Emerita, Religious Studies
BA Our Lady of the Lake University; MS Catholic University of America; MA University
of Notre Dame; PhD St. Mary’s School of Sacred Theology
Valadez, Jorge M.
Professor Emeritus, Philosophy
BA University of Texas at Austin; MA and PhD Yale University
Villaescusa, F. Warren
Professor Emeritus, Chemistry
BS and MS Washington State University; MBA Auburn University; PhD Arizona State University
† Deceased