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Wharton
Campus
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, Texas 77488
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
979-532-4560 |
Ft. Bend Tech
Center
5333 FM 1640
Richmond, Texas 77469
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
281-239-1500 |
Sugar Land
Campus
550 Julie Rivers Drive
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
281-243-8447 |
Bay City Campus
4000 Avenue F
Bay City, Texas 77414
979-244-4552
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
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Faculty
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Mrs. Kimberly
Raun, B.A., M.S.
Division Chair, Life Science
Department Head, Biology
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Hwy
Wharton, TX 77488
Email: kimberlyr@wcjc.edu
Ph: (979) 532-6405
URL: http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/kraun
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Mrs. Raun
received her B.A. degree and teacher certification from Texas
A&M University. She taught high school for two years and then
earned her M.S. degree from the University of Houston at Clear
Lake. Mrs. Raun has been a full time instructor for Wharton
County Junior College since 1997, where she has taught Anatomy &
Physiology as well as General Biology. She currently teaches
Microbiology and Pathophysiology.
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John Dettling, B.S., M.S.
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Hwy.
Wharton, TX 77488
Email: johnd@wcjc.edu
Ph: (979) 532-6314
URL: http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/JDettling
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Mr. Dettling began his teaching career in 1988 at Southside High School in San Antonio, Texas after graduating from Texas A&M University. After teaching in San Antonio for two years, Mr. Dettling attended Southwest Texas State University where he worked as lab instructor and completed coursework towards a masters degree in Biology. Mr. Dettling taught 9 years at Louise High School before joining WCJC as a full-time Biology instructor in 2001.
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Kevin
Dees, B.S., M.S.
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Hwy.
Wharton, TX 77488
Email: kevind@wcjc.edu
Ph: (979) 532-6460
URL: http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/kdees
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Candace Doriski,
B.S., M.S.
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
Fort Bend Technical Center
5333 FM 1640
Richmond, TX 77469
Email: CandaceD@wcjc.edu
Ph: (281) 239-1579
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Ms. Doriski is a native of Arkansas where she obtained a B.S. degree in Biology from ATU. She attended LSU and obtained a Master of Science degree in Microbiology. Ms. Doriski worked in a research and development lab for ExxonMobil in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for 10 years before moving to Texas. She taught at WCJC as an adjunct instructor for three years before becoming a full-time faculty member in 2005. Her classes include General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Microbiology.
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Ms. Purti Gadkari, B.S., M.S.
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
550 Julie Rivers Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Email: purtig@wcjc.edu
Ph: (281) 243-8518
URL: http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/pgadkari
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Ms. Pramila Gurrala, B.S., M.S.,
M.D.
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
550 Julie Rivers Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Email: pramilag@wcjc.edu
Ph: (281) 243-8552
URL: http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/pgurrala
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Ms. Jennifer Jeffery,
B.S., M.S.
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Hwy
Wharton, TX 77488
Email: jenniferj@wcjc.edu
Phone: (979) 532-6934
URL: http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/JJeffery
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Ms. Jeffery has been a biology instructor with Wharton County Junior College since 1999. She earned her B.S. degree at Sam Houston State University with a double major in Biology and Environmental Science. Her M.S. degree is from Texas Tech University where both her research and teaching emphasized the field of ecology. In addition, Ms. Jeffery is a sponsor of the WCJC’s biology club.
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Dr. Sherry King, M.S., PhD
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
5333 FM 1640
Richmond, TX 77469
Email: kingsh@wcjc.edu
Ph: (281) 239-1578
URL:
http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/shking
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Dr. King received her Bachelor’s
from Howard Payne University, and her Master’s and Ph.D. in
Zoology (with a specialty in Genetics) from Arizona State
University in Tempe, Arizona. While completing her degrees at
Arizona State, she was a teaching assistant, research assistant,
an NDEA fellow, NIH fellow, and Lecturer in Genetics. Dr. King’s
Ph.D. research and dissertation investigated the genetics of
geotactic behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.
Dr. King also completed a preceptorship in Genetic Counseling at
the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics and worked as a Genetic Counselor in Amarillo, TX.
Dr. King has had extensive college teaching experience at both
the community college and university levels. Her prior teaching
experience began at Haigazian College in Beirut, Lebanon and
includes teaching posts at Howard Payne University, Trinity
Valley Community College, Boise State University, and Amarillo
College. Dr. King began teaching at Wharton County Junior
College in 2007.
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Geneen
Lannom M.S.
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
550 Julie Rivers Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Email: GeneenL@wcjc.edu
Ph: (281) 243-8556
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Geneen Lannom has taught biology as adjunct faculty, as a teaching assistant, and also at the junior high and high school level.
Ms. Lannom received her Master's Degree from University of Texas Permian Basin.
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Tim Periard, M.S.
Instructor of Biology
Sugar-602A
Wharton County Junior College
550 Julie Rivers Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Email:
PeriardT@wcjc.edu
Ph: (281) 243-8591
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Mr. Periard received his B.S. degree in Biology from Central
Michigan University in 2003. While at CMU, he taught Human
Physiology as a Supplemental Instructor. After graduating he
moved to Boston and joined City Year, an Americorps
organization, and taught in a 6th grade classroom
while also organizing community service projects. After City
Year, he moved back to Michigan and substitute taught in grades
K-12 for a year. He then moved to Oklahoma and earned his M.S
degree from Oklahoma State University in 2007. While at OSU, he
conducted research on reptiles and amphibians. He also taught
General Biology, Human Anatomy, and Human Physiology
laboratories. Mr. Periard taught at CyFair College before
becoming a full-time instructor at Wharton County Junior College
in 2008.
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Mr. Doug Walker, B.A., M.A.
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Hwy
Wharton, TX 77488
Email: dougw@wcjc.edu
Ph: (979) 532-6313
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Mr. Walker received his B.A. from T.C.U. and his M.A. from S.M.U. He also did PhD graduate studies at U.T. Health Science Center in San Antonio. Mr. Walker began teaching at WCJC in 1982 and is an instructor of Anatomy and Physiology.
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Dr. Wendy Waters,
M.S., PhD
Instructor of Biology
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Hwy
Wharton, TX 77488
Email: watersw@wcjc.edu
Ph: (979) 532-6406
URL: http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/wwaters
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Dr. Waters received her B.S. in Animal Science,
and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology from Texas A&M
University in College Station, Texas. While pursuing her
advanced degrees, she was a teaching assistant and assistant
lecturer for a senior level reproductive physiology course.
Dr. Waters has extensive work experience in the biological field
with Krug Life Sciences, Inc., as a Scientist, with Baylor
College of Medicine as a Research Associate and as an Assistant
Professor, and with Wyle Laboratories, Inc., as a Senior
Scientist. All were government-contracted positions assigned to
support the Cardiovascular Laboratory at NASA Johnson Space
Center. She pursued research interests focusing on the effect of
spaceflight on the regulation of blood pressure in astronauts as
well as gender differences on the regulation of blood pressure.
Dr. Waters became a full-time faculty member at WCJC in 2006.
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Jill Thigpen
Division Secretary
Math & Physical Science Division
Life Sciences Division
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, TX 77488
Ph: (979) 532-6392
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