2025-26 New Faculty
New Faculty Class of 2025-26 (pictured with Ashley Blair and Jacob Shatzer)
Debbie Bellinghausen
Rank: Assistant Professor of Social Work
College/School: School of Social Work
- M.S.W., Union University
- B.S.W., Union University
- B.A. in Biblical Counseling, Trinity College of Bible and Theology
Prior: Therapist, The Pratt Clinic
Vincent Castro
Rank: Assistant Professor of Management
College/School: McAfee School of Business
- M.B.A., University of Arizona
- M.Div. in Christian Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College
- B.A. in Management, Cedarville University
- A.S. in Fire Technology, College of the Sequoias
Prior: University Learning Specialist at FedEx Ground
Carson Cook
Rank: Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
College/School: College of Pharmacy
- Pharm.D., Union University
Prior: Transitions of Care Pharmacist at Erlanger Health System
Morgan Grones
Rank: Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia
College/School: College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- D.N.P. in Nursing Anesthesia, Union University
- B.S.N., Chamberlain University
- A.S.N., Mississippi Delta Community College
Prior: Nurse Anesthetist, Lifelinc Anesthesia
BethAnn Jones
Rank: Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia
College/School: College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- D.N.P., Union University
- B.S.N., Union University
- B.S. in Chemistry, Rhodes College
Prior: Nurse Anesthetist, Jackson Madison County General Hospital
Catherine Reinhard
Rank: Assistant Professor of Education; Licensing Officer
College/School: College of Education
- Ed.D., Union University
- Ed.S., Union University
- M.A.Ed., Union University
- B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies & Teaching and Learning, Union University
Prior: Assistant Principal, Thelma Barker Elementary School
Mason Ruby
Rank: Assistant Professor of Computer Science
College/School: College of Arts and Sciences
- Ph.D in Applied Physics, University of Memphis
- M.S. in Computational Physics, University of Memphis
- B.S. in Physics, Union University
Prior: Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Univeristy of Memphis
Robert Williams, Jr.
Rank: Assistant Professor of Accounting
College/School: McAfee School of Business
- Candidate for a D.B.A. in Accounting, Liberty University
- M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting, Regis University
- B.S. in Accounting, Regis University
- A.S. in Accounting, Community College of Aurora
Prior: CFO of Erie County Investment Co./The Bailey Company, LLLP
Molly Wright
Rank: Chair of Nurse Anesthesia Program & Professor of Nurse Anesthesia
College/School: College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- D.N.P. in Nurse Anesthesia, Union University
- M.S., Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia
- M.S.N., Union University
- B.S., College of St. Francis
- A.S.N., Union University
Prior: CRNA at West Tennessee Healthcare
Fred Johnson
Rank: Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of English
College/School: College of Arts & Sciences
- Ph.D in English, Ball State University
- M.A. in English, Ball State University
- B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English, Taylor University
Prior: Professor of English at Whitworth University
Janice Williams
Rank: Dean, College of Nursing & Health Sciences; Professor of Nursing
College/School:
- D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University
- M.S.N. in Adult Health, University of Tennessee - Memphis
- B.S.N., Union University
Prior: Professor of Nursing and Program Director at College of the Ozarks