Chemistry Faculty

Dr. Johnson Agbo

Position:

Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry & Physics

In 2001 Dr. Agbo left his family in Ghana and moved to the U.S. His family joined him in 2006. He completed his doctorate in 2007 and began looking for teaching positions. He was offered jobs at Sterling and another college on the same day. "I chose Sterling because of the Christian environment I experienced here when I interviewed," said Agbo, "and the process of choosing was definitely God-driven." At Sterling he has continued the research he began at the University of Nevada. "It actually centers on how energy flows in a biological molecule.

Dr. Curt Beechan

Position:

Professor of Chemistry

Curt serves as the Professor of Chemistry here at Sterling College, where he likes that he can share his faith through the subject he teaches. He received the McCreery Teaching Award in 1996. Before arriving to Sterling in 1986, Curt taught as an Assistant Professor at Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles, California. Curt really feels that God called him to Sterling where he can teach and get to know his students in a Christian atmosphere. In his spare time, Curt enjoys photography, fishing, fireworks, and spending time with wife, Cindy, and young daughter, Alexys.