Did you know thousands of Arkansas Tech students are the first in their families to attend college? While this can be exciting and a little daunting, it鈥檚 a major milestone鈥攁nd a proud accomplishment! At TECH, we recognize the unique experiences first-generation students face and offer resources to help you connect and thrive.
We define first-generation students as those whose parents or guardians did not graduate from a four-year institution. They make up about one-third of our student body, along with many faculty and staff who were first-generation graduates themselves.
Whether you鈥檙e just starting college or planning your next steps, we鈥檙e here to help you succeed鈥攂ecause at 91吃瓜网, Every Student Counts.
Join us in November for the National First-Generation College Student Celebration Week!
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This week is designed to help you start college feeling confident, connected, and prepared through campus resources, mentors, and fun activities.
Arkansas Tech is a FirstGen Forward Network Member, which is the first phase of the Network Journey. This opportunity serves as a customized approach to intentional institutional transformation. We are working toward the second phase, Network Leader. Help us celebrate all of the First-Generation students at 91吃瓜网 during the National First Generation Student Celebration in November.
| Prefix | First Name | Last Name | Phone | Email Address | Title | Office Location |
| Dr. | Gabriel | Adkins | (479) 964-3282 | gadkins@atu.edu | Professor of Communication and Journalism | Energy Center 105 |
| Dr. | Crystal | Ahrens Rouillier | (479) 964-0583 x4802 | cahrens@tu.edu | Assistant Professor of Animal and Meat Science/ Department of Agriculture and Tourism | Dean Hall 123D |
| Dr. | Chiraz Soumia | Amrine | (479) 880-4194 | camrine@atu.edu | Assistant Professor | McEver |
| Dr. | Siddharth | Bhambhwani | (479) 880-4228 | sbhambhwani@atu.edu | Assistant Professor | Rothwell 424 |
| Ms. | Lyn | Brands | (479) 968-0209 | lbrands@atu.edu | Associate Professor of Graphic Design | Norman 104 |
| Mrs. | Jessica | Brock | jbrock15@atu.edu | Instructor of Business Administration | ||
| Dr. | Carl | Brucker | (479) 968-0686 | cbrucker@atu.edu | Professor of English | Witherspoon 149 |
| Dr. | Brittany | Burris | (479) 964-0583 x4663 | bburris@atu.edu | DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Assistant Professor of Nursing | Dean 224 |
| Ms. | Cass | Capen-Housley | (479) 964-0893 | ccapenhousley@atu.edu | Instructor of Management | Rothwell 441 |
| Dr. | Jeffrey | Cass | (479) 968-0274 | jcass@atu.edu | Dean, College of Arts and Humanities | Witherspoon 240 |
| Dr. | Jon | Clements | (479) 356-2011 | jclements@atu.edu | Professor of Music | Witherspoon 205 |
| Ms. | Ashley | Cooksey | (479) 964-0583 x2560 | acooksey@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction | Crabaugh 308D |
| Dr. | Rene | Couture | (479) 356-2092 x2480 | rcouture@atu.edu | Department Head, School of Professional and Community Education and Professor of Student Affairs Administration (PACE) | Dean 201 |
| Mrs. | Becky | Cunningham | (479) 880-4610 | rcunningham@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Engineering and Computing Sciences | Corley 232 |
| Dr. | Melissa | Darnell | (479) 964-0583 x4655 | mdarnell@atu.edu | Professor of Nursing | Dean 224G |
| Dr. | Shaana | Escobar | (479) 964-0583 x4659 | sescobar@atu.edu | Associate Professor of Nursing | Dean 224H |
| Dr. | John | Freeman | (479) 964-0583 x3211 | jfreeman44@atu.edu | Professor of Educational Leadership and Director of the EDD Program in School Leadership | Crabaugh 117 |
| Dr. | Mariusz | Gajewski | (479) 880-4000 | mgajewski@atu.edu | Associate Professor of Chemistry | McEver 34-E |
| Ms. | Gabriele | Haulmark | (479) 964-0807 | ghaulmark@atu.edu | Director of International Education and Senior Instructor of German and English / English & World Languages | Dean Hall |
| Dr. | Kyler | Hecke | (479) 498-2830 | khecke@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Fisheries Science | McEver 33 |
| Dr. | Kristin | Henderson | (479) 964-0583 x4652 | khenderson20@atu.edu | Associate Professor of Nursing | Dean 224N |
| Mr. | Brent | Hogan | (479) 356-2105 | bhogan@atu.edu | Senior Instructor of English | Witherspoon 155 |
| Ms. | Katie | Hook | (479) 968-0233 | khook2@atu.edu | Instructor of Business Administration/Coordinator of Oureach & Student Success | Rothwell |
| Ms. | Katelynn | Hopson | (479) 964-0553 | khopson2@atu.edu | Visiting Lecturer of Accounting | Rothwell 433 |
| Dr. | Peng "Roc" | Huang | (479) 968-0688 | phuang3@atu.edu | Professor of Finance and Economics | Rothwell 416 |
| Dr. | Jay Maurice | Hudkins | (479) 356-2026 | jhudkins@atu.edu | Professor of Communication (Dept. of Communication & Media Studies) | Energy Center |
| Dr. | Alexis | Johnson | (479)964-0891 | ajohnson93@atu.edu | Associate Professor of Communication | Energy Center 132 |
| Ms. | Olivia | Johnson | ojohnson9@atu.edu | Visiting Instructor of Marketing / School of Business | Rothwell | |
| Dr. | Kelly | Jones | (479) 968-0342 | kjones116@atu.edu | Associate Professor of History | Witherspoon 255 |
| Mrs. | Susan | Jordan | (479) 968-0295 | sjordan@atu.edu | University Instructor / Mathematical and Physical Sciences | |
| Mr. | Peter "Pete" | Kelly | (479) 880-4173 | pkelly@atu.edu | Director of Campus Recreation / Campus Life | |
| Mrs. | Jamie | King | (479) 968-0658 | jhuggins1@atu.edu | Senior Instructor of Mathematics | Corley 219 |
| Ms. | Brendin Ashley | Kinsey | bkinsey2@atu.edu | Professor of Art / Art Department | ||
| Dr. | John | Krohn | (479) 964-0833 | jkrohn@atu.edu | Associate Dean, Department of Engineering and Computing Science | Corley 111 |
| Dr. | Tennille | Lasker-Scott | (479) 356-6247 | tlaskerscott@atu.edu | Associate Professor / School of Professional and Continuing Learning | Dean 107D |
| Dr. | Stanley | Lombardo | (479) 968-0480 | slombardo@atu.edu | Professor of English in the Department of English and World Languages | Witherspoon |
| Ms. | Kayla | Marsh | kmarsh2@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education | ||
| Mrs. | Tonya | Mays | (479) 968-0364 | tmays3@atu.edu | Senior Instructor of Health Information Management | Rothwell 454 |
| Dr. | Terri | McKown | (479) 964-0583 x4665 | tmckown@atu.edu | Professor of Nursing | Dean 224A |
| Dr. | Cathi | McMahan | (479) 968-0385 | cmcmahan@atu.edu | Professor of Recreation and Park Administration | Williamson 114 |
| Dr. | Julie | Mikles-Schluterman | (479) 498- 6050 | jmiklesschluterman@atu.edu | Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice | Witherspoon 348 |
| Dr. | Cheryl | Monfee | (479) 964-0583 x4666 | cmonfee1@atu.edu | Professor of Nursing | Dean 126G |
| Dr. | William "Bill" | Morelan | (479) 356-2561 | wmorelan@atu.edu | Director, Educational Leadership Program | Crabaugh 129 |
| Dr. | Katie (Kathleen) | Myers | (479) 880-4220 | kmyers3@atu.edu | Program Director for Special Education | Crabaugh 211 |
| Mrs. | Tiffany | Nance | (479) 968-0305 x3023 | tnance@atu.edu | Instructor of Psychology | Witherspoon 348 |
| Mr. | Troy | Norton | (479) 968-0428 | tnorton@atu.edu | Instructor of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science Health and Exercise | Hull Building |
| Dr. | Tom | Nupp | (479) 968-0313 | tnupp@atu.edu | Director, Fisheries and Wildlife Science Program | McEver 205 |
| Dr. | Rockie | Pederson | (479) 968-0323 | rpederson@atu.edu | Department Head, Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science | Hull 110 |
| Dr. | Nelson | Ramirez | (479) 968-0636 | nramirez@atu.edu | Professor of Spanish | Dean 116F |
| Mrs. | Carolyn | Ricono | (479) 964-0583 x4667 | cricono@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing / Nursing Dept. | Dean |
| Dr. | Michael | Rogers | (479) 968-0447 | mrogers6@atu.edu | Professor of Political Science | Witherspoon 255 |
| Dr. | Rodney | Roosevelt | (479) 964-0583 x3002 | rroosevelt@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Psychology | Witherspoon 348 |
| Dr. | Mathew | Sharples | (479) 968-0312 | msharples@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Biology | McEver 10 |
| Mrs. | Krystal | Shipp | (479) 964-0583 x2562 | kshipp1@atu.edu | Visiting Instructor of Curriculum and Instruction | Crabaugh 205 |
| Dr. | Tatum | Simms | (479) 964-0583 x4812 | tsimms3@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Agriculture | Dean 123C |
| Dr. | Sharika | Sproling | ssproling@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Science | ||
| Dr. | Regina | St. John | (479) 968-0699 | rstjohn@atu.edu | Associate Professor of English | Witherspoon 150 |
| Dr. | Heather | Stefanski | (479) 964-0583 x2565 | hstefanski@atu.edu | Assistant Professor in Teaching and Educational Leadership | Crabaugh 206 |
| Dr. | Bindu | Subhadra | (479) 968-0825 x0479 | bsubhadra@atu.edu | Assistant Professor of Biology | McEver 32 |
| Ms. | Teresa "Terre" | Taylor | (479) 356-2113 | ttaylor@atu.edu | University Instructor of Mathematics | Corley 221 |
| Dr. | Bruce | Tedford | (479) 968-0362 | btedford@atu.edu | Professor of Biology | McEver 34E |
| Dr. | Jason | Ulsperger | (479) 968-0464 | julsperger@atu.edu | Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice | Witherspoon 348 |
| Dr. | David | Ward | (479) 968-0305 | dwward@atu.edu | Head, Department of Behavioral Sciences | Witherspoon 348 |
| Dr. | Jason | Warnick | (479) 356-2005 | jwarnick@atu.edu | Professor of Psychology | Witherspoon 348 |
| Mrs. | Susan | West | (479) 356-6205 | swest7@atu.edu | Associate Professor of Hospitality Administration | Williamson 105 |
| Dr. | Sam | Worley | (479) 967-0809 | sworley@atu.edu | Professor of English | Witherspoon |
| Dr. | Matthew | Young | (479) 968-0654 | myoung@atu.edu | Associate Professor, Engineering and Computer Sciences | Corley |
| Prefix | First Name | Last Name | Phone | Email Address | Title | Office Location |
| Ms. | Joanna | Alvarenga | (479) 968-0376 | jalvarenga@atu.edu | Administrative Specialist II/ Residence Life | Doc Bryan 153 |
| Ms. | Joceline | Argueta | (479)968-0276 x3319 | jargueta1@atu.edu | Assistant Director of the Center for Student Engagement and First Generation Student Success | Doc Bryan, Suite 229 |
| Ms. | Angie | Bell | (479) 968-0233 | abell@atu.edu | Coordinator of Student Engagement/ School of Business | Rothwell 431 |
| Mr. | Brandon | Bennett | bbennett19@atu.edu | Coordinator of Fraternity & Sorority Life (Campus Life) | ||
| Mrs. | Angela | Black | (479) 964-0558 | ablack9@atu.edu | Associate Librarian | Ross Pendergraft Library 105 |
| Dr. | Michael | Bradley | (479) 968-0398 x2871 | mbradley19@atu.edu | Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Recreation and Park Administration | RCB, 410 |
| Dr. | Valerie | Breashears | (479) 968-0343 | vbreashears@atu.edu | Director of Admissions | RCB, 104 |
| Mrs. | Brittany | Bruton-Thomas | (479) 968-0376 x4757 | bthomas53@atu.edu | Administrative Assistant II / Conduct and Residence Life | Doc Bryan 233 |
| Mrs. | Ashley | Bryant | (479) 964-0531 | abryant18@atu.edu | Director of Grants and Donor Relations | 715 N El Paso |
| Ms. | Carly | Chance | (479) 880-4172 | cchance3@atu.edu | Records Management Analyst TRIO SSS | RCBrown, 345 |
| Ms. | Maddi | Chance | mchance4@atu.edu | Digital Media Coordinator | ||
| Ms. | Michan | Chowritmootoo | mchowritmootoo@atu.edu | Graduate Student Services Coordinator/ Grad College | RCBrown, 410 | |
| Ms. | Sylvia | Cooper | (479) 964-0583 x2351 | scooper@atu.edu | Graduate College/International Studies Executive Assistant | RCB, 410 |
| Mr. | Will | Cooper | (479) 968-0334 | wcooper@atu.edu | Associate Dean for Student Conduct/Department of Student Conduct | Doc Bryan, Suite 237 |
| Ms. | Kate | Darr | (479) 968-0345 | cdarr@atu.edu | Executive Assistant to the Athletic Director | Tucker Coliseum |
| Mr. | Drew | Dickey | (479) 968-0261 | mdickey1@atu,edu | Director of Facilities Management | Facilities Management 102 |
| Ms. | Tammy | Dougan | (479) 968-0222 | tdougan@atu.edu | Public Safety Commander | Public Safety Building (El Paso) |
| Mrs. | Vonda | Dvorak | (479) 968-0397 | vdvorak@atu.edu | Computer Operator | Ross Pendergraft Library 108A |
| Mrs. | Nichole | Edwards | (479) 880-4122 | nedwards4@atu.edu | Director TRIO Student Support Services | RCBrown, Suite 345 |
| Ms. | Melanie | Ewing | (479) 968-0374 | mewing@atu.edu | Interim Director of Research and Sponsored Programs | RCBrown, Suite 415 |
| Ms. | Rhylie | Gachot | (479) 968-0276 | rgachot@atu.edu | Assistant Dean of Campus Life | |
| Ms. | Sheila | Gamero | (479) 964-0583 x2452 | sgamero@atu.edu | GEAR UP Director - College of Education and Health | Crabaugh |
| Mr. | Dashawn | Gove | dgove@atu.edu | Admissions Officer/Office of Admissions | RCBrown, Suite 104 | |
| Mrs. | Shelly | Hall | (479) 223-0767 | shall2@atu.edu | Coordinator of Veteran Services | Doc Bryan 104 |
| Ms. | Lisa | Harris | (479) 968-0414 | lrharris@atu.edu | Fiscal Support Analyst | Alumni House |
| Ms. | Katie | Heflin | (479) 356-2485 x4606 | kheflin3@atu.edu | Financial Aid Analyst | RCBrown, 206 |
| Mrs. | Jill | Hendricks | (479) 964-3273 | jhendricks1@atu.edu | Director of Upward Bound Programs | RCBrown, Suite 333 |
| Mrs. | Belinda | Hilliard | (479) 968-0368 | bhilliard@tu.edu | Administrative Specialist III/ Dept. of Music | Witherspoon |
| Clarissa | Holcomb | (479)964-0583 x3409 | cholcomb4@atu.edu | Admissions Officer/Office of Admissions | RCBrown, Suite 104 | |
| Mr. | Garrett | Houston | (479) 968-0343 x3419 | ghouston@atu.edu | Administrative Specialist II/ Office of Admissions | RCBrown, Suite 104 |
| Dr. | Russell | Jones | (479) 968-0228 | presoffice@atu.edu | University President | Ross Pendergraft Library, 3rd Floor |
| Lindsay | Keeter | (479)968-0329 x4610 | lkeeter1@atu.edu | LAC Counseling Department | Doc Bryan | |
| Ms. | Chelsea | Martin | cmartin6@atu.edu | Academic Advising and Career Development Center | Rothwell | |
| Mrs. | Jymme Ann | Moore | (479) 667-2117 | jmoore110@atu.edu | Assistant Director for Reslife | Doc Bryan |
| Mrs. | Whitney | Moore | (479) 968-0396 x2217 | wmoore8@atu.edu | HR Specialist | RCB, 420 |
| Mrs. | Chelsea | Neal | (479) 964-0583 x4753 | cneal14@atu.edu | Associate Dean of Campus Life & Director of Ferguson Student Union | Hull 113B |
| Mr. | Cody | Parsons | 479-964-0583 x1514 | cparsons@atu.edu | Programmer/Analyst | Corley |
| Mrs. | Amy | Pennington | (479) 968-0407 | apennington@atu.edu | VP for Student Affairs | Doc Bryan 233 |
| Mr. | Eric | Rector | (479) 968-0417 | erector@atu.edu | Library Director | Ross Pendergraft Library 104 |
| Mrs. | Blandy | Reyes | (479) 968-0343 x3426 | breyes2@atu.edu | Coordinator of Campus Visits | RCB, 107 |
| Mrs. | Lydia | Rogers | (479) 968-0291 | lrogers10@atu.edu | Administrative Specialist III / Department of Teaching and Educational Leadership | Crabaugh |
| Kelsey | Ross | Admissions Processing Assistant | ||||
| Ms. | Veronica | Scott | (479) 964-0583 x2580 | vscott@atu.edu | Director of Teacher Education Student Services/ College of Education and Health | Crabaugh 109 |
| Ms. | Jayne | Sewell | (479) 356-2902 x5149 | jsewell@atu.edu | Administration Specialist III | Dean Hall |
| Ms. | Ashley | Sheridan | asheridan2@atu.edu | Senior Designer / MARCOMM | ||
| Mr. | Kevin | Solomon | (479) 356-2157 | ksolomon@atu.edu | Assistant Vice President for Campus Life | Doc Bryan 233 |
| Mrs. | Melissa | South | (479) 356-2411 x2311 | msouth@atu.edu | Director of Development in the Advancement Office | |
| Mrs. | Kylia | Stewart-Davenport | (479) 356-6206 | kstewart20@atu.edu | Employer Relations Coordinator | Rothwell 107 |
| Mrs. | Heather | Strasner | (479) 498-6045 | sstrasner@atu.edu | Campus Ambassador Coordinator / Campus Life | |
| Mrs. | Stephanie | Swatzel | (479) 968-0324 x5151 | sswatzel1@atu.edu | Administrative Specialist III/Adjunct Professor of English | Dean Hall 201 |
| Mrs. | Heather | Taylor | (479) 968-0399 | htaylor@atu.edu | Director of Student Aid | RCB, 206 |
| Mr. | Ryan | Taylor | (479) 964-0509 | rtaylor@atu.edu | Video Production Manager-MARCOMM | |
| Mr. | Yushia | Thao | (479) 968-0278 | ythao1@atu.edu | Career Counselor | Rothwell 109 |
| Mr. | Kristian | Thompson | (479) 964-3230 x4377 | kthompson29@atu.edu | Director of Compliance/Game Days Ops | Tucker Coliseum |
| Ms. | Presley | Thompson | (479) 968-0343 | pthompson11@atu.edu | Associate Director for Public Relations/ Admissions | RCBrown, 127 |
| Mr. | Scott | Tomlin | (479) 968-0249 | wtomlin@atu.edu | Coordinator of the Tech Learning Center | Ross Pendergraft Library 124 |
| Mr. | Bradlee | Treece | btreece@atu.edu | Web Operation Specialist / MARCOMM | Doc Bryan 218 | |
| Mr. | Rosendo | Trapala | (479) 356-2158 x4609 | rtrapala@atu.edu | Outreach and Services Coordinator / Veterans Upward Bound | RCBrown, 346 |
| Ms. | Brandi | Tripp | (479) 890-5093 | btripp@atu.edu | Senior Associate Registrar | R. C. Brown 307 |
| Ms. | Kami | Turner | kturner44@atu.edu | Administrative Specialist II/ Office of Admissions | RCBrown | |
| Mrs. | Amee | Virden | (479) 968-0222 | avirden2@atu.edu | Executive Assistant / Amdin III PSafe | Public Safety Building (El Paso) |
| Mrs. | Desiree | Wait | (479) 880-4172 | dwait@atu.edu | Student Support Services Advisor | R.C. Brown 345 |
| Ms. | Jennifer | Warren | (479) 968-0269 | jwarren2@atu.edu | Asst. Director Business Services | 404 N El Paso |
| Mr. | David | Waterson | 479-964-0583 x1513 | dwaterson@atu.edu | Computer Programmer | Corley 259A |
| Ms. | Leann | Watson | (479) 968-0329 | lwatson12@atu.edu | Counselor in the Counseling Center and Disability Services | Doc Bryan |
| Mr. | Dillon | Webster | (479) 968-0329 x4616 | dwebster@atu.edu | Mental Health Counselor/ Student Wellness | Doc Bryan 117L |
| Mrs. | Alisha | Williams | (479) 964-3245 | awilliams116@atu.edu | Executive Director of Advancement Services | Williamson 119 |
| Ms. | Meaghan | Wilt | (479) 968-0343 x3404 | mwilt@atu.edu | Associate Director for CRM & Analytics - Admissions Office | RCBrown, 108A |
