Levi Armendariz, DAAB Technician

Office: WSB 214, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8242
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: larm570@sulross.edu

Karen Little, Lab Manager

Office: WSB 215, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8242
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: klittle@sulross.edu

Patricia Manning, Environmental Science Technician

Office: WSB 215, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8242
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: pmanning@sulross.edu

Lindsay Miranda, Secretary

Office: WSB 216, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8112
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: lmiranda@sulross.edu

Steven Platt, Assistant Professor of Biology

Office: WSB 221, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8084
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: splatt@sulross.edu

Michael Powell, Curator of the Sul Ross Herbarium

Office: WSB 103, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8366
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: ampowell@sulross.edu
Web: http://faculty.sulross.edu/ampowell

A Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology, Powell has contributed to the university for year. His lasting contributions include the SRSU Cactus Garden and the A. Michael Powell Herbarium dedicated to him in 2003.

Christopher Ritzi, Department Chair and Assistant Professor of Biology

Office: WSB 216, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8420
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: critzi@sulross.edu
Web: http://faculty.sulross.edu/critzi

B.S., 1996, Texas A&M University
M.S., 1999, Sul Ross State University
Ph.D., 2004, Indiana State University

Specialization: ectoparasites and invertebrate biology. Ritzi is also a biology undergraduate and graduate advisor and health science and environmental studies advisor. He is curator of the SRSU Invertebrate Collection.

David Sauerzopf, Microbiology Lab Technician

Office: WSB 215, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8242
Fax: (432) 873-8682
E-Mail: dsau681@sulross.edu

Martin Terry, Assistant Professor of Biology

Office: WSB 219, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8113
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: mterry@sulross.edu

A.B., 1971, Harvard University
D.V.M., 1976, Texas A&M University
Ph.D., 1981, Texas A&M University

Specialization: botany, archaeobotany, ethnobotany, phytochemistry and population genetics of cacti, toxicology and pharmaceutical development with emphasis on natural products/phytopharmaceuticals. Terry is a health science and biology undergraduate and graduate advisor.

James Zech, Professor of Biology and H.J. Cottle Lecture Series Director

Office: WSB 218, Alpine
Phone: (432) 837-8114
Fax: (432) 837-8682
E-Mail: jzech@sulross.edu
Web: http://faculty.sulross.edu/jzech

A.A., 1981, Grand Rapids Junior College
B.S., 1983, Central Michigan University
M.S., 1986, Central Michigan University
Ph.D., 1992 Ohio State University

Specialization: plant systematics, flora of Davis Mountains, Texas species of concern. Zech is a biology undergraduate and graduate advisor.