Science Faculty
John Heh, Chairperson
Chairperson Science Department and Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., West Texas A&M University
Contact Information:
Office: S117A, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2323
Email: jheh@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_004_HEH_SP18
CHEM_1412_001_HEH_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_004_HEH_FA17
CHEM_1412_001_HEH_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_003_HEH_SP17
CHEM_1412_001_HEH_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2015 SYLLABI:
FALL 2014 SYLLABI:
Summer II 2013
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
CHEM 1411 001 HEH SP14 CHEM 1411 003 HEH SP14
FALL 2013 SYLLABI:
CHEM 1406 001 HEH FA13 CHEM 1406 004 HEH FA13
Summer II 2014 SYLLABI
CHEM 1406 151 HEH SSII 14 CHEM 1406 152 HEH SSII 14
Agriculture Division
Dave Cleavinger
Contact Information:
Office: Ag100C, Agriculture, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2324
Email: dcleavinger@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
AGRI_1309_ALL_CLEAVINGER_SP18
AGRI_1329_151_CLEAVINGER_SP18
AGRI_1419_ALL_CLEAVINGER_SP18
AGRI_2321_ALL_CLEAVINGER_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
AGRI_1309_ALL_CLEAVINGER_FA17
AGRI_1319_001_CLEAVINGER_FA17
AGRI_1329_151_CLEAVINGER_FA17
AGRI_1419_ALL_CLEAVINGER_FA17
AGRI_2321_ALL_CLEAVINGER_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
AGRI_1309_ALL_CLEAVINGER_SP17
AGRI_1311_ALL_CLEAVINGER_SP17
AGRI_1329_ALL_CLEAVINGER_SP17
AGRI_1419_ALL_CLEAVINGER_SP17
AGRI_2321_ALL_CLEAVINGER_SP17
AGRI_2374_001_CLEAVINGER_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2015 SYLLABI:
FALL 2014 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
AGRI1309_ALL_Cleavinger_SP14 AGRI1311_151_Cleavinger_SP14
AGRI1329_ALL_Cleavinger_SP14 AGRI 1419 001 CLEAVINGER SP14
FALL 2013 SYLLABI:
AGRI 1309 ALL CLEAVINGER FA13 AGRI 1319 001 CLEAVINGER FA13
AGRI 1329 ALL CLEAVINGER FA13 AGRI 1419 ALL CLEAVINGER FA13
AGRI 2321 ALL CLEAVINGER FA13 AGRI 2322 001 CLEAVINGER FA13
Ron Presley
A.S., South Plains College; B.S., Texas Tech University;
Contact Information:
Office: AG100B, Agriculture, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2328
Email: rpresley@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
AGRI_1307_001_PRESLEY_SP18
AGRI_1325_200_PRESLEY_SP18
AGRI_1415_001_PRESLEY_SP18
AGRI_2317_001_PRESLEY_SP18
AGRI_2317_151_PRESLEY_SP18
AGRI_2317_200_PRESLEY_SP18
AGRI_2330_151_PRESLEY_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
AGRI_1307_001_PRESLEY_FA17
AGRI_1325_200_PRESLEY_FA17
AGRI_1415_001_PRESLEY_FA17
AGRI_2317_001_PRESLEY_FA17
AGRI_2317_151_PRESLEY_FA17
AGRI_2317_200_PRESLEY_FA17
AGRI_2330_151_PRESLEY_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
AGRI_1231_001_PRESLEY_SP17
AGRI_1231_151_PRESLEY_SP17
AGRI_1307_001_PRESLEY_SP17
AGRI_1325_001_PRESLEY_SP17
AGRI_1415_001_PRESLEY_SP17
AGRI_2317_001_PRESLEY_SP17
AGRI_2317_002_PRESLEY_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2015 SYLLABI:
FALL 2014 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
AGRI1231_001_Presley_SP14 AGRI1231 151 Presley SP14
AGRI1325_001_Presley_SP14 AGRI 1415 001 Presley SP14
AGRI2317_001_Presley_SP14 AGRI2371 151 PRESLEY SP14
AGRI1231 451 Presley SP14 AGRI2371 451 Presley SP14
FALL 2013 SYLLABI:
AGRI1231 001 PRESLEY FA13 AGRI1231 151 & 451 PRESLEY FA13
AGRI1307 001 PRESLEY FA13 AGRI1325 001 PRESLEY FA13
AGRI 1415 001 PRESLEY FA13 AGRI2317 001 PRESLEY FA13
AGRI 2371 151 & 451 PRESLEY FA13 AGRI 2374 001 PRESLEY FA13
Conner Newsom
A.S., Connors State College; B.S., Texas A&M University;
Contact Information:
Office: AG100A, Agriculture, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2312
Email: cnewsom@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
AGRI_2321_001_NEWSOM_SP18
AGRI_2322_001_NEWSOM_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
AGRI_2321_001_NEWSOM_FA17
AGRI_2322_001_NEWSOM_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
AGRI_2321_001_NEWSOM_SP17
AGRI_2322_001_NEWSOM_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2015 SYLLABI:
FALL 2014 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
AGRI 2321 ALL NEWSOM SP14 AGRI 2322 ALL NEWSOM SP14
Chemistry Division
Dr. Jim Harman
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Contact Information:
Office: S114, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2327
Email: jharman@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_ALL_HARMAN_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_ALL_HARMAN_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_006_HARMAN_SP17
CHEM_1406_008_HARMAN_SP17
CHEM_1406_200_HARMAN_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2015 SYLLABI:
FALL 2014 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
Summer 2013 SYLLABI:
FALL 2013 SYLLABI:
Summer I 2014 Syllabi
Dr. Laci Alexander
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
B.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D. Texas Tech University
Contact Information:
Office: S113 Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2322
Email: lsinger@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_002_ALEXANDER_SP18
CHEM_1411_005_ALEXANDER_SP18
CHEM_1411_006_ALEXANDER_SP18
CHEM_1411_008_ALEXANDER_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_002_ALEXANDER_FA17
CHEM_1411_005_ALEXANDER_FA17
CHEM_1411_006_ALEXANDER_FA17
CHEM_1411_008_ALEXANDER_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1411_005_SINGER_SP17
CHEM_1412_002_SINGER_SP17
CHEM_1412_003_SINGER_SP17
CHEM_1412_004_SINGER_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
Katheryn Townsend
Associate Professor of Chemistry 
A.S., South Plains College; B.S., Howard Payne University, M.Ed., Texas Tech University
Contact Information:
Office: S115, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2310
Email: ktownsend@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLABI:
CHEM_1406_ALL_TOWNSEND_SP18
CHEM_1411_ALL_TOWNSEND_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_ALL_TOWNSEND_FA17
CHEM_1411_ALL_TOWNSEND_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_005_TOWNSEND_SP17
CHEM_1406_007_TOWNSEND_SP17
CHEM_1411_002_TOWNSEND_SP17
CHEM_1411_004_TOWNSEND_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2015 SYLLABI:
FALL 2014 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
CHEM1411_002_and_004_Townsend_SP14 CHEM 1411 008 TOWNSEND SP14
Summer 2013 SYLLABI:
FALL 2013 SYLLABI:
CHEM 1406 008 TOWNSEND FA13 CHEM 1411 001 & 004 TOWNSEND FA13
Dr. Bang Wang
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Contact Information:
Office: S109, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2326
Email: bwang@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_501_WANG_SP18
CHEM_1411_ALL_WANG_SP18
CHEM_1412_ALL_WANG_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_501_WANG_FA17
CHEM_1411_ALL_WANG_FA17
CHEM_1412_ALL_WANG_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_002_WANG_SP17
CHEM_1411_001_WANG_SP17
CHEM_1411_006_WANG_SP17
CHEM_1411_008_WANG_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
Fall 2015 SYLLABI:
Timothy Werenko
Professor of Chemistry 
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.S., University of Illinois
Contact Information:
Office: S105, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2307
Email: twerenko@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1411_ALL_WERENKO_SP18
CHEM_2423_001_WERENKO_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1411_ALL_WERENKO_FA17
CHEM_2423_001_WERENKO_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1411_ALL_WERENKO_SP17
CHEM_2425_001_WERENKO_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
FALL 2014 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
CHEM 1411 ALL WERENKO SP14 CHEM 2525 001 WERENKO SP14
Summer 2013 SYLLABI:
FALL 2013 SYLLABI:
CHEM 1411 ALL WERENKO FA13 CHEM 2523 001 WERENKO FA13
Dr. Li Xiang
Professor of Chemistry 
B.S., Nankai University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Contact Information:
Office: S107, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2315
Email: lxiang@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_001_XIANG_SP18
CHEM_1406_003_XIANG_SP18
CHEM_1406_006_XIANG_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_001_XIANG_FA17
CHEM_1406_003_XIANG_FA17
CHEM_1406_006_XIANG_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
CHEM_1406_001_XIANG_SP17
CHEM_1406_004_XIANG_SP17
CHEM_1411_003_XIANG_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2015 SYLLABI:
FALL 2014 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
CHEM 1406 001 XIANG SP14 CHEM 1406 007 XIANG SP14
FALL 2013 SYLLABI:
CHEM 1406 002 XIANG FA13 CHEM 1406 005 XIANG FA13
Dr. Jesse Yeh
Professor of Chemistry (Retired)
B.S., Fu Jen University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Contact Information:
Office:
Phone:
Email:
SPRING 2014 SYLLABI:
CHEM1406 ALL Yeh SP14 CHEM 1412 ALL YEH SP14
Fall 2012 SYLLABI:
CHEM1406 ALL Yeh FA12 CHEM 1411 ALL YEH FA12
Summer 2013 SYLLABI:
FALL 2013 SYLLABI:
CHEM 1406 ALL YEH FA13 CHEM 1406 ALL CALENDAR YEH FA13
CHEM 1411 ALL YEH FA13 CHEM 1411 ALL CALENDAR YEH FA13
Geology Division
Aaron Greene
Contact Information:
Office: S124, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2970
Email: agreene@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
GEOL_1403_ALL_GREENE_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
GEOL_1403_ALL_GREENE_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
GEOL_1403_ALL_GREENE_SP17
GEOL_1404_ALL_GREENE_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Dr. Kim Bouldin
Instructor in Geology
Contact Information:
Office: S106, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2950
Email: kbouldin@southplainscollege.edu
Spring 2018 Syllabi:
GEOL_1401_001_BOULDIN_SP18
Fall 2017 Syllabi:
GEOL_1401_001_BOULDING_FA17
Human Science Division
Keila Ketchersid
Assistant Professor of Nutrition 
B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University
Contact Information:
Office: S117B, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2325
Email: kketchersid@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
HECO_1322_ALL_KETCHERSID_SP18
HECO_1410_ALL_KETCHERSID_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
HECO_1322_ALL_KETCHERSID_FA17
HECO_1410_ALL_KETCHERSID_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
HECO_1322_ALL_KETCHERSID_SP17
HECO_1410_ALL_KETCHERSID_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets:
HECO 1410 ALL KETCHERSID SP14 HECO 1322 151 KETCHERSID SP14
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
PHYSICS DIVISION
David Hobbs
Professor of Physics and Engineering
B.S., Texas Tech University; M.S., University of North Texas 
Contact Information:
Office: S117D, Science, Levelland
Phone: 806.716.2639
Email: dhobbs@southplainscollege.edu
FALL 2018 SYLLABI:
PHYS_1402_200_HOBBS_SP18
PHYS_1410_001_HOBBS_SP18
PHYS_2425_001_HOBBS_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
PHYS_1402_200_HOBBS_FA17
PHYS_1410_001_HOBBS_FA17
PHYS_2425_001_HOBBS_FA17
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
PHYS_1402_001_HOBBS_SP17
PHYS_2425_001_HOBBS_SP17
PHYS_2426_001_HOBBS_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets:
PHYS 1402 001 HOBBS SP14 PHYS 2425 001 HOBBS SP14
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
PHYS 1401 001 HOBBS FA13 PHYS 2425 001 HOBBS FA13
Dr. Kim Bouldin
Instructor of Physics
Contact Information
Office: S106 Levelland Campus
Phone: 806.716.2950
Email: kbouldin@southplainscollege.edu
Curriculum Vitae
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
PHYS_1401_001_BOULDIN_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
PHYS_
Stan Smith
Professor of Mathematics and Physics
B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University 
Contact Information:
Office: 257 (Reese Center)
Phone: 806.716.4698
Email: ssmith@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
PHYS_1401_200_SMITH_SP17
PHYS_1410_001_SMITH_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets:
PHYS 1401 ALL SMITH SP14 PHYS 1405 ALL SMITH SP14
Summer 2013 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Summer 2014 Course Information Sheets:
Part Time & Dual Credit Faculty
Jo Bidwell
Contact Information:
Office: S-125 (Secretary's Office)
Phone: 806.716.2311
Email: jbidwell@southplainscollege.edu
SPRING 2018 SYLLABI:
HECO_1322_ALL_BIDWELL_SP18
FALL 2017 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
HECO_1322_ALL_BIDWELL_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
FALL 2015 Course Information Sheets:
HECO_1410_ALL_BIDWELL_FA15
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets:
Fall 2012 Course Information Sheets:
Summer 2013 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Tracy Dawson
Contact Information:
Office:
Phone:
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets:
Fall 2012 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Brenda Duby
Contact Information:
Office:
Phone:
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets:
HECO 1322 200 DUBY SP14 HECO 1322 201 DUBY SP14
Summer 2013 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
HECO 1322 200 DUBY FA13 HECO 1322 201 DUBY FA13
Aaron Sims
Contact Information:
Office:
Phone:
Curriculum Vitae
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets :
CHEM 1406 010 SIMS SP14 CHEM 1406 011 SIMS SP14
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
CHEM 1406 006 SIMS FA13 CHEM 1406 013 SIMS FA13
Caylene Caddell
Instructor of Physics
B.S., M.Ed., Texas Tech University; M.S., Wayland Baptist University
Contact Information:
Office: RC252
Phone: 806.766.1369
Email: ccaddell@southplainscollege.edu
Curriculum Vitae
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
PHYS_1315_200_CADDELL_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
PHYS_1315_200_CADDELL_SP16
FALL 2015 Course Information Sheets:
PHYS_1315_200_CADDELL_FA15
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
PHYS_1315_200_CADDELL_FA14
SPRING 2014 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Patricia Hays
Adjunct Instructor - Science
Contac t Informatio n:
Office: Coronado High School
Phone: 806-766-0641
Email: phays@southplainscollege.edu
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Valerie Perkins
Adjunct Instructor - Science
Contact Information:
Office: Wilson High School
Phone: 806-628-6261
Email: vperkins@southplainscollege.edu
Fall 2013 Course Information Sheets:
PERKINS DUAL CREDIT GEOL1403 408 2012-13
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Neil Pratt
Adjunct Instructor - Science
Contact Information:
Office: Frenship High School
Phone: 806-866-4440
Email: npratt@frenship.us
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
PRATT_DUALCREDIT_CHEM_1411_336_FA14
Fall 2012 Course Information Sheets:
PRATT_DUALCREDIT_CHEM1411_2012-1 3
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
PRATT DUALCREDIT CHEM1411 2013-14
Mary Jane Sampson
Adjunct Instructor - Science
Contact Information:
Office: Coronado HD
Phone: 806-766-0600
Email: mjsampson@lubbockisd.org
Curriculum Vitae
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Gerad Bottrell
Adjunct Instructor - Science
Contact Information:
Office: Lubbock High School
Phone: 806-766-1444
Email: gbottrell@southplainscollege.edu
FALL 2013 Course Information Sheets:
Dr. Alicea Chaloupka
Adjunct Instructor - Science
Contact Information:
Office: Christ the King
Cathedral School, Rm 106
Phone: 806-795-8283
Email: achaloupka@ctkcathedralschool.org
SPRING 2017 SYLLABI:
HECO_1322_200_CHALOUPKA_SP17
FALL 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2016 SYLLABI:
SPRING 2015 Course Information Sheets:
FALL 2014 Course Information Sheets:
Leslie Richburg
Adjunct Instructor - Science
Contact Information:
Office: Plainview High School
Phone: (806) 293-6005
Email: leslie.richburg@plainview.k12.tx.us
