SMARTH DivisionScienceMathematicsAviationRegulatoryTechnologyHospitality

S.M.A.R.T.H. Division

S.M.A.R.T.H. Division Faculty

Dean

Marvin Galloway

Degrees
B.S., Ouachita Baptist University
M.S., Western Illinois University
Ph.D. Biology, University of Arkansas
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4158
Office: BH 1463
Email: mgallowa@nwacc.edu

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Environmental Science

  • Environmental Biology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Microbiology
Advising Expertise
  • Associate of Science
  • Environmental & Regulatory Science
Professional Background

15 years at NWACC. Dean of Science, Mathematics, Aviation, Regulatory, Technology, and Hospitality
 

Faculty

Gary Bates

Degrees
M.S. Plant Pathology, B.S. Biology, B.A. Chemistry
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4111 x 8749
Office: BH 1470
Email: gbates@nwacc.edu 

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Principles of Biology 1

Professional Background
  • Ph.D. candidate in Plant Sciences
  • Instructor : Math and Science Academy, Upward Bound, and Veterans Upward Bound
  • Associate Faculty Fall 2005

Wesley Beights

Degrees
 A.S./A.A.S. Environmental and Regulatory Science, NWACC, Dec. 2005
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4159
Office: BH 1470
Email: wbeights@nwacc.edu

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Water Quality (under Larry Suchy)

Professional Background
  • Class III Wastewater Treatment operator
  • Class IV Water Treatment Operator
  • Associate Faculty NWACC 2004

Dave Bowman

Degrees
B.A., University of Wyoming
M.S., Southern Illinois University
Air Command and Staff College, USAF
 Contact
Phone: (479) 986-6927
Office: BH 2433
Email: dbowman@nwacc.edu

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Survey of Aviation Science

  • Aviation Safety
  • Aviation Law
  • Aviation Management
  • Commercial Pilot Lab
  • Instrument Pilot Lab
  • Flight Instructor Certification>
Advising Expertise
  • Aviation
Professional Background

  • Air Force

 

Homer Brady

Degrees
B.S. and M.S. Soil Science from Arkansas, Ph.D. Soil Chemistry from Penn State
 Contact
Phone: (479) 636-6263
Office: BH 1470
Email: hbrady@nwacc.edu 

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Basic Chemistry

Professional Background

  • Taught Chemistry at Rogers High School for 25 years

  • Spent nine years in the Forest Service (1965-1975)
  • Chemistry Center Director locally from North Arkansas Community College in Harrison (1977-1980)
  • NWACC Associate Faculty 1995 to the present

Caroline Burton

Degrees
B.A., University of Arkansas
M.S. Biology/Biochemistry, Mississippi College
Ph.D. Pharmacology Toxicology, University of Mississippi
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4289
Office: BH 1460
Email: cburton@nwacc.edu
Web Site: cburton

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Anatomy & Physiology I and II

  • Pathophysiology
  • Introduction to Pharmacology
  • Medical Technology Techniques I & II
Advising Expertise

  • Pre-medical profession

  • Medical Technology
  • Associate of Science
Professional Background
  • MT(ASCP)-Registered Medical Technologist working/supervising in clinical hospital laboratories, teaching in medical centers
  • 4-years schools & community colleges
  •  NWACC Faculty 1995 to present

Michael J. Canoy

michael canoy

Degrees
 Ph.D., University of NC; Master's, Harding University; Bachelor's, Harding University; Post-Graduate, Univ. of TX
Contact
Phone: (479) 442-7570
NWACC: (479) 936-9222
Email: m_canoy2002@yahoo.com

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Systems Ecology

  • Ecology for Secondary Teachers
  • Physical Environmental Science
  • Principles of Biology
  • Horticulture
Advising Expertise
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Education
Professional Background

  • Research Interests: 1) The role of energy flow in the development and maintenance of diversity; particularly in the case of ecosystems containing humans. Modelling, with the use of GPS and energy flow data to evaluate potentional effects of environmental and socio-economic change on real-time systems. 2) Collection, analysis, archiving and use of environmental data in GIS and holo-informatic systems. 3) Human factors in environmental and natural resources planning and management.


T. Carey Chaney

Degrees
 B.S., Texas Christian University
M.S. Science Education- Biology, Texas Women's University
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4249
Fax: (479) 619-4160
Office: BH 1459
Email: cchaney@nwacc.edu
Web Site: cchaney

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Anatomy & Physiology I and II

  • Pathophysiology
  • General Biology
  • Microbiology
Advising Expertise

  • Pre-medical profession

Professional Background

  • Working in community colleges since 1982

  • NWACC 1991 to present
  • NWACC learning assessment coordinator 1998 to present
  • NWACC Science Department Chair 2005 to present
 

Tom Clark

Degrees
 B.S., Arkansas A&M College (1962)
M.S., University of Arkansas (1966)
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4159 x 4520
Office: BH 1470  
Email: tclark@nwacc.edu 

 Courses Taught at NWACC
  • Basic Chemistry
  • Chemistry in the Modern World
  • College Chemistry I
Professional Background

  • University of Southwest Louisiana—4 years

  • VMI—4 years
  • >UAM—1 year
  • NWACC Associate Faculty 1995 to present

S. Kent Estes

Degrees
 B.S., Missouri Southern State College, Joplin
M.S. Microbiology, University of Arkansas
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4320
Office: BH 1473
Email: kestes@nwacc.edu

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Microbiology

  • Medical Technology
  • Anatomy & Physiology I and II
  • General Biology
Advising Expertise

  • Pre-medical profession

Professional Background
  • Registered Microbiologist (National Registry of Microbiologists)
  • Registered Microbiologist (American Society of Clinical Pathologists)
  • Retired from the US Army (Medical Microbiologist)
  • 22 years of clinical hospital experience
  •  NWACC Faculty 1999 to present (Associate Professor)
 

Bob Frankenfeld

Degrees
 M.S. Biology, Emporia, KS
 Contact
Phone: (479) 986-6614
Office: BH 1470
Email: rfranken@nwacc.edu 

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Anatomy and Physiology I and II

Professional Background
  • Taught high school sciences in Missouri and Iowa before he retired
  • Has been teaching at NWACC for two years
  • NWACC Associate Faculty since____

Bob Grudek

Degrees

 Contact
Phone: (479) 986-6994
Office: MAT 10  
Email: rgrudek@nwacc.edu 

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Physical Science

Professional Background

  •  NWACC Associate Faculty


Cindy Hammons

Degrees
B.S., University of Oklahoma
M.P.H., University of Oklahoma
Certified Safety Professional
Contact
Phone: (479) 936-5178
Office: BH 1153
Email: chammons@nwacc.edu
Web Site: chammons

 Courses Taught at NWACC
  • Online Principles of Biology (DL-WWW)
  • Introduction to Safety Risk Management
  • Environmental Compliance Documentation
  • Hazardous Materials and Emergency Response
  • Air Sampling and Analysis
  • Department of Labor Voluntary Compliance
Advising Expertise
  • A.A.S. Environmental and Regulatory Science
  • Professional Certificates for Environmental and Regulatory Science
Professional Background
  • OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer--Department of Labor
  • Environmental Scientist  --EPA
  • Associate Professor--Southeastern Oklahoma State University--Safety and Health
  • Professor  and Program Coordinator of Environmental and Regulatory Science at NWACC since 1994

Burnetta Hinterthuer

Degrees
 B.A., Murray State University
M.A. in Plant Taxonomy, University of Arkansas, 48 hours towards Ph.D. Crop Physiology
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4394
Office: BH 1474
Email: bhintert@nwacc.edu
Web Site: bhintert

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • General Biology

  • Plant Biology
  • Introduction to Soil Science
  • Plants in the Home Environment Environmental Compliance Documentation
Advising Expertise

  • Plant Biology

  • Natural Resources Education
Professional Background
  • Taught 10 years at NACC (now NAC) in Harrison teaching biology, plant biology
  • Worked for Federal agencies including the National Park Service, US Forest Service, and Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Taught science in public school for six years
  • NWACC Faculty 1998 to present
 

Jo Hoye

Degrees
D.V.M.- University of Mo., Columbia – 1987
M.S.- University of AR, Fayetteville, (Microbiology, Mycology & Avian Diseases), 1983
B.S.- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (Animal Studies-Zoology), 1978
 Contact
Phone: (479) 986-6635
Office: BH 1470
Email: jahoye@nwacc.edu 

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Biology I

Professional Background

 

  • Veterinary Practice- 1987-present

  • USDA, FSIS- Supervisor Education Program- Texas A&M, (2000-01), plus 1988 Supervisor Veterinary Medical Officer
  • U of A – Animal Welfare Veterinarian- I.A.C.U.C. – 1993-96
  • NWACC Associate Faculty 2003-present

Megan Kearney

Degrees
B.S., M.S. Biological Sciences, Emporia State University
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-2296
Office: BH 1466
Email: mkearney@nwacc.edu

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • General Biology

  • Anatomy & Physiology I and II
Advising Expertise

  • Pre-medical profession

Professional Background
  •  5 years science teaching experience at Emporia State University and the University of Arkansas
  • NWACC Faculty 2004 to present

Beverly Kelley

beverly kelley

Degrees
B.S., Louisiana Tech University
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Arkansas
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4370
Office: BH 1472
Email: bkelley@nwacc.edu
Web Site: bkelley

 Courses Taught at NWACC
  • Chemistry I and II
Advising Expertise

  • Associate of Science

Professional Background
  • NWACC Faculty 1999 to present ???

 

 
 

Paul Lowrey

Degrees
M.S. in Geology
 Contact
Phone: (479) 631-8661
Office: BH 1470
Email: plowrey@nwacc.edu 
Web Site: plowrey

 Courses Taught at NWACC
  • Physical Geology
  • Environmental Geology
Professional Background
  • Remote Sensing Geologist 1988-1995
  • NWACC Associate Faculty 1996 to present

Dianne Phillips

Degrees
B.S., M.S. Geology
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-2241
Office: BH 2431
Email: dphillips@nwacc.edu

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Physical Geology

  • Physical Science
  • Environmental Science (EAST)
Professional Background
  • Trained as a petroleum exploration geophysicist
  • Working on an M.A. in physics
  • Has taught at NWACC, U of A, Fayetteville, U of A Fort Smith, NWACC, Phillips Community College (U of A system), St. Joseph's Middle School, and Winslow Public Schools, and through Chemistry Upward Bound (NWACC and U of A)

 

 

Neil Pumford

Degrees
Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Toxicology
 Contact
Phone: (479) 633-2130
Office: BH 1470
Email: npumford@nwacc.edu

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Biology

Professional Background
  • Assistant Professor UAMS 1993-1999
  • Research Assistant Professor UA Fayetteville 1999-present
  • NWACC Associate Faculty 2004-present

Ramsey Sealy

Degrees
M.S. in Microbiology
Ph.D. in Horticulture
 Contact
Phone: (479) 633-2130
Office: BH 1470
Email: rsealy@nwacc.edu

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Principles of Biology I

  • Intro. to Life Sciences
  • Plants in the Home Environment
  • Principles of Horticulture
  • Greenhouse Management
Advising Expertise

  • Pre-med; Pre-nursing; Microbiology; Horticulture:

    Biochemistry
Professional Background

  • Post-doctoral studies in molecular enhancement of fungal antagonist to soil-borne plant pathogens

  • Lecturer at UT-Austin, TX

  • Instructor at Austin Community College, TX; Bossier Parish Community College, LA; and NWACC, AR

  • Program Specialist in the Departments of Plant Pathology and Horticulture at the University of Arkansas--Fayetteville, AR

  • NWACC Associate Faculty 1998 to present


Richard Shores

Degrees
B.S., Sterling College
M.S., Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Kansas State University
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4179
Office: BH 1477
Email: dshores@nwacc.edu
Web Site: dshores

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Chemistry I and II

  • Chemistry of the Modern World (DL-WWW)
  • Basic Chemistry
Advising Expertise

  • Chemistry

Professional Background
  • Retired Federal Industrial Hygienist 1996
  • NWACC Faculty 1998 to present
 

Elton T. Siebert

Degrees
M.S. University of Arkansas
Undergraduate degree in Economics from Cal State-Long Beach
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4159
Office: BH 1470
Email: tsiebert@nwacc.edu
Web Site: tsibert 

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Biology I

  • Introduction to Turf Management
Professional Background

  • Taught at Crowder College, Neosho, MO

  • NWACC Associate faculty 2003 to present

John Story

Degrees
B.A., University of Texas, M.S., Ph.D. Immuniology/Animal Virology, University of Arkansas
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4283
Office: BH 1465
Email: jstory@nwacc.edu
Web Site: jstory

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Microbiology

  • Cell Biology
  • General Biology I
  • General Biology II
  • Food Safety and Sanitation
  • Introduction to Life Science
  • Introduction to Careers in Agriculture
Advising Expertise

  • Biology

  • Microbiology
  • Agriculture
  • Pre-Veterinary
Professional Background
  • Secondary School Teaching
  • Corporate Researching and Development
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Faculty, University of Arkansas, 1985 to present
  • NWACC Faculty 1995 to present

Valerian J. Suchy

Degrees
B.S., M.S. in Freshwater Biology, Stephen F Austin State University
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4279
Office: BH 1132
Email: lsuchy@nwacc.edu
Web Site: lsuchy

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Principles of Biology I

  • General Biology II
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Special Problems
  • Environmental Internships
  • Instrumentation, Sampling, Analysis: Water Quality
Advising Expertise

  • Wildlife Biologist

  • Fisheries Biologist
  • Environmental Biologist
Professional Background
  • Seventeen years of industrial water, wastewater, and environmental quality experience
  • NWACC Associate Faculty
  • NWACC Faculty 1999 to present--12 years???

Sandra Tedder

Degrees
 Ph.D. Entomology and Botany, University of Arkansas
B.S.E., M.S.E., Arkansas State University
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4367
Office: BH 1476
Email: stedder@nwacc.edu
Web Site: stedder

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Biology (DL-WWW)

  • Survey of Plant Kingdom
Advising Expertise

  • Associate of Science

Professional Background
  • Secondary Schools Teacher for 21 years
  • Faculty at the University of Central Arkansas for 1 year
  • NWACC Faculty 1994 to present

Karen Weeks

Degrees
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Arkansas
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4249
Office: BH 1142
Email: kweeks@nwacc.edu
Web Site: kweeks

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Chemistry I & II

  • Physical Science
  • Basic Chemistry
  • Organic Physiological Chemistry Chemistry of the Modern World (DL-WWW)
Advising Expertise

  • Pre-professional

  • Chemistry
Professional Background

  • 85-86 Northeastern State University

  • 86-87 Texas Southmost College
  • 87-90 NWACC
  • 91-95 Union College
  • NWACC Faculty 1996 to present

Susan West

Degrees
M.A. Sociology
 Contact
Phone: (479) 619-4242
Office: BH 1471
Email: swest@nwacc.edu
Web Site: swest

 Courses Taught at NWACC

  • Hotel Operations

  • Arkansas Tourism
  • Introduction to Hospitality
  • Customer Service
Advising Expertise
  • Hospitality
Professional Background

  • NWACC Hospitality Program Coordinator 2005 to present

  • Hotel General Manager for 8 years
  • NWACC Associate Faculty 2003-2004
  • Membership Chair for AAWTYC
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