Faculty 2004-2005

Date in parentheses shows first year of full-time service to Belmont.

Glenn Acree, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Academic Outreach and Undergraduate Research Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences (1999)
B.A., Samford University; M.S., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Emory University

John M. Arnn, Associate Professor of Music (1981)
B.M.E., Murray State University; M.M., Indiana University; Additional Study, Hartt College, University of Hartford; Eastman School of Music

H. Mike Awalt, Professor of Philosophy (1970)
B.A., Baylor University; B.D., M.Div., Southwestern Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University

William N. Bailey, Professor of Psychology (1986)
B.B.A., University of Central Arkansas; M.S., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Norma J. Baker, Professor Emerita of Psychology (1966)
A.A., Southwest Baptist University; B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.R.E., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., George Peabody College

Ronald M. Barrett, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1967)
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University; Ed.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Marty G. Bell, Professor of Religion (1988)
B.A., Belmont College; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

K. Richard Bengtson, Professor of Broadcasting (1989)
B.A., Curry College; M.A., Wichita State University

Sybril M. Bennett, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Executive Director, Century Journalism Program (2003)
B.A., Marquette University; M.Ed., Loyola University, Chicago; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Tabetha Ann Bewley, Assistant Professor of Physical Education (2002)
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University; D.A. Middle Tennessee State University

Douglas R. Bisson, Professor of History (1987)
B.A., Florida Atlantic University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Jean M. Blank, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2003)
B.S.N., University of Alabama, Birmingham; M.S.N., University of Alabama, Huntsville

R. Devon Boan, Professor of Honors and Director, Honors Program (1996)
B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Madeline S. Bridges, Professor of Music and Associate Dean for Academic Studies, School of Music (1998)
B.M., Shorter College; M.M.E., Peabody College/Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., University of Alabama

Cheryl A. Brown, Professor of French (1989)
B.A., Centre College of Kentucky; M.A. University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Katherine Y. Brown, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Fieldwork Coordinator (2002)
B.S., Chicago State Unveristy; M.S., Purdue University; Ed.D. Candidate, National-Louis University

Gladys E. Bryant, Professor Emerita of History and Political Science (1963)
B.A., Furman University; M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.R.E., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Martha M. Buckner, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1998)
A.S.N., B.S.N., Western Kentucky University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Wesley A. Bulla, Associate Professor of Music Business (1991)
B.M., University of North Carolina, Greensboro; M.M.E., Belmont University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

S. Gail Bursch, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, School of Physical Therapy (1997)
B.H.S., M.S.Ed., University of Kentucky

Robert O. Byrd, Professor of Religion and H. Franklin Paschal Chair of Biblical Studies and Preaching(1973)
B.A., Belmont College; M.Div., Th.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Additional Study, Oxford University, Emory University, University of the South

Joseph Patrick Byrne, Professor of Honors (1998)
B.A., M.U.P., M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Indiana University; post-doctoral work I.H.E., University of Georgia

Bill Camp, Associate Professor of Information Systems Management (1982)
B.A., M.C.S., Texas A & M University; C.D.P.

Stephen R. Campbell, Professor of Mathematics and Chair, Department of Mathematics/Computer Science (1971)
B.S., Murray State College; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Roy Z. Chamlee, Jr., Professor Emeritus of History (1969)
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., University of Louisville; M. Div., Th.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph. D., George Washington University

Bradley D. Childs, Associate Professor of Accounting (2001)
B.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Purdue University; J.D. Candidate, Suffolk University

Richard L. Churchman, Assistant Professor of Management (2000)
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.B.A., Tennessee State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University

James Michael Clapper, Professor of Marketing (1997)
B.S., M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Howard H. Cochran, Jr., Professor of Economics and Management (1989)
B.B.A., Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration; M.A., Wayne State University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University; Additional Study, Harvard University

Jeffrey W. Coker, Assistant Professor of History (1999)
B.A., University of Texas-Austin; M.A., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D., Ohio University

John W. Coker, Associate Professor of Accounting (1991)
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; C.P.A., State of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

James H. Cook, Instructor of Mathematics (2000)
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; B.S., M.S., University of Texas

Mary E. Cook, Associate Professor of Communication Studies (1975)
B.S., Concord College; M.A., Marshall University

Jeffrey R. Cornwall, Professor of Management, Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship, and Director, Center of Entrepreneurship (2003)
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.B.A., D.B.A., University of Kentucky

Cynthia Anne Cox, Associate Professor of English and Director, Writing Center (1992)
B.A., Ohio Dominican College; M.A., Ph.D. , Ohio State University

Peggy J. Crenshaw, Associate Professor Emerita of Office Administration (1959)
B.S., Peabody College; M.A., Peabody College

Joyce Blair Crowell, Professor of Computer Science (1988)
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University; M.S., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Sharon L. Crumpton, Professor of Mathematics (1979)
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ed.D., University of Tennessee; Additional Study, University of Evansville

Cynthia R. Curtis, Professor of Music and Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts (1980)
B.S., Springhill College; B.M.E., M.M., Baylor University; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

David Earl Curtis, Associate Professor of English and Director, Graduate Studies in English (1996)
B.A., M.A., University of North Florida; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Oliver B. Curtis, Professor of Religion (1974)
B.A., Mississippi College; B.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University

Donald R. Cusic, Professor of Music Business (1994)
B.S., University of Maryland; M.A., D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Clyde W. Cutrer, Professor Emeritus of Religion (1976)
B.A., Louisiana State University; B.D., Th.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Corinne H. Dale, Professor of English (1986)
B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan

Nancy S. Darr, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.S., University of Southern California; D.P.T.Sc, Loma Linda University

Jimmy Thomas Davis, Professor of Communication Studies and Dean, University College (1987)
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Delmer D. DeBoer, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science (1981-83; 1984)
B.A., Westmar College; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Mercedes deGrado, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2003)
B.A., Universidad Complutense de Madrid; M.A., Louisiana State University; University of Durham, U.K.

Margot B. Dermody, Instructor of Management (1998)
B.A., M.P.S., Cornell University

Jane Dillard-Eggers, Associate Professor of Accounting (1998)
B.S., M.B.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Sharon Dowdy, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1986)
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; M.S.N., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

William David Driskill, Professor of Physics and Coordinator of Physics (1966)
B.S., Murray State College; M.A.T., University of the South; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Sandra Dudley, Assistant Professor of Music (1995)
B.M., Fredonia State University; M.M., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Ruby K. Dunlap, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1996)
B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Lynn Eastes, Associate Professor of Theatre and Drama (1975)
B.A., Belmont College; M.S., Tennessee State University; M.F.A., University of Georgia

Lorena B. Edwards, Associate Professor Emerita of Management and Business Administration (1982)
B.S., M.A., Ed.S., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

James I. Elliott, Assistant Professor of Music Business (1990)
B.A., John Wesley College; M.A., Austin Peay State University

Kristie B. Elsberry, Professor of Music (1981)
B.M., Shorter College; M.M., Ph.D., Florida State University

Deen E. Entsminger, Professor of Music (1988)
B.M.E., Shenandoah Conservatory of Music; M.M., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Clifford L. Eubanks, Professor of Management (1992)
B.S., Arkansas State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Kimberlee Daus Faison, Associate Professor of Chemistry (1997)
B.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Gregory K. Faulk, Associate Professor of Finance (1993)
B.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.B.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Jane B. Finley, Associate Professor of Accounting and Information Systems Management (1995)
B.B.A., Emory University; M.A.C.C., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Florida State University

Rachael A. Flynn, Assistant Professor of Education (2003)
B.S., M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Leslie A. Folds, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2003)
B.A., Wheaton College; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D. Candidate, Trevecca Nazarene University

Linda Ford, Associate Professor of Music (1976)
B.M., Baylor University; M.M., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Kelly Garner, Instructor of Music (2001)
B.S., Auburn University; B.M., Belmont University

Paul Gatrell, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Drama and Chair, Department of Theatre and Drama (2002)
B.S., Lindenwood College; B.F.A., University of Georgia

Lawrence P. German, Professor of Political Science and Chair, Department of Political Science (1988)
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Peter Joseph Giordano, Professor of Psychology and Chair, Department of Psychology (1989)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina

M. Lawrence Glover, Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting (1963)
B.S., Bowling Green College; C.P.A., State of Tennessee

Timothy J. Gmeiner, Music Librarian with Associate Professor Rank (1979)
B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.M., M.L.S., George Peabody College

Paul M. Godwin, Professor of Music (1973) B.A., Arkansas Tech University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

John S. Gonas, III, Assistant Professor of Finance (1998)
B.B.A., M.B.A., George Washington University; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University

Mary Reams Goodloe, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2001)
B.A., Rhodes College; M.B.A., University of Memphis; M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, University of Kentucky

Robert T. Grammer, Professor of Biology, Associate Dean, School of Sciences and Chair, Department of Biology (1985)
B.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

David G. Greathouse, Professor of Physical Therapy and Associate Dean, School of Physical Therapy (1996)
B.S., Marshall University, Certificate in Physical Therapy (P.T.), D.T. Watson School of Physiatrics; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Margaret Greenlee, Associate Professor Emerita of Library Science (1960)
B.A., M.L.S., George Peabody College

Robert B. Gregg, Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies in Music (1984)
B.M.E., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.M.E., Ph.D., North Texas State University

Nathan D. Griffith, Assistant Professor of Political Science (2003)
B.A., Belmont University; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D. Candidate, Indiana University

Judy C. Gunter, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing (1983)
B.S., University of Tennessee-Nashville; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Yvette C. Hachtel, Professor of Occupational Therapy (1997)
B.A., Queens College; Certificate in Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University; M.S.Ed.,University of Pittsburgh; J.D., Duquesne University

Marjorie S. Halbert, Associate Professor of Music (1979)
B.M.E., M.M.E., Ouachita Baptist University; Additional Study, University of Arkansas

Jason R. Hall, Assistant Professor of Physical Education (2000)
B.S., Belmont University; M.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D. Candidate, Florida State University

Larry M. Hall, Professor of Political Science and Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (1990)
B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

John S. Halle, Professor of Physical Therapy (1997)
B.S., M.S., University of Oregon; M.P.T., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Beth F. Hallmark, Instructor of Nursing (1996)
A.A., Samford University; B.S., Belmont College; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

E. Michael Harrington, Professor of Music Business (1986)
B.M., University of Lowell; M.M., University of Miami; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Annemarie Harrod, Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Sociology (1995)
A.A., Mars Hill College; B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Elizabeth K. Hay, Associate Professor of Nursing (2000)
A.B., Randolph-Macon Women's College; B.S., Columbia University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Ernest W. Heard, Jr., Director of Library Services with Professor Rank (1979)
B.A., Centenary College; M.A., Scarritt College; M.L.S., George Peabody College; Ed.D., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

David A. Herrera, Instructor of Music Business (2000)
B.B.A., M.B.A., Belmont University

Leslie J. Higgins, Associate Professor of Nursing and Director, Graduate Studies in Nursing (1995)
B.S.N., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

David R. Hill, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1972)
B.S., Clemson University; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., North Carolina State

Catherine A. Hinton, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1999)
B.A., University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., Tennessee State University

Gary L. Hodgin, Associate Professor of Economics (1983) B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Richard M. Hoffman, Associate Professor of Music (2000)
B.M., Campbell University; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Harry Hollis, Professor of Management (1991)
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional Study, Vanderbilt University, University of Louisville

Linda P. Holt, Associate Professor of English (1993)
A.S., Volunteer State Community College; B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Louisville

William H. Hooper, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics (1989)
A.B., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Frank G. Hughes, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education (1982)
B.S., Tennessee Wesleyan; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Sandra S. Hutchins, Associate Professor of English (1998)
A.A., Freed-Hardeman College; B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Memphis State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Trevor F. Hutchins, Professor of Education and Associate Dean, School of Education (1998)
B.S., M.Ed., Monash University; M.A., London University; Ph.D., Indiana University

Brenda K. Jackson, Assistant Professor of History (2003)
B.A., M.A., San Jose State University; Ph.D., Washington State University

James D. Jamieson, Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting (1982)
B.B.A., University of Mississippi; M.B.A., Memphis State University; C.P.A., State of Tennessee; C.M.A.

Daniel Glen Johnson, Associate Professor of Art and Interim Chair, Department of Art (1994)
A.A., Casper College; B.F.A., Texas Tech University; M.F.A., West Texas A & M University

Timothy R. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, (1998)
B.S., Olivet Nazarene College; M.S., D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Linda D. Jones, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2000)
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University

David C. Julseth, Professor of Spanish and Chair, Department of Foreign Languages (1992)
B.A. and M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

Sherry Hill Kelly, Associate Professor Emerita of Music (1976)
B.M., Westminister Choir College; M.M., University of North Carolina

Zafrullah Khan, Assistant Professor of Education (2001)
B.A., B.Ed., University of Durban-Westville Natal; M.S.S.E., Minot State University; Ed.D., University of South Dakota

H. James Kimmel, Associate Professor of Music (1995)
B.M.E., Hasting College; M.S.E., Northwest Missouri State University

Frances Joy Kimmons, Associate Professor of Education (1996)
B.A., M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

Merrie Beth King, Assistant Professor of Education (2001)
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A.T., Georgetown University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

Jeffrey W. Kirk, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Events Administration, School of Music (1993)
B.M., University of Miami; M.M.E., Belmont University

John Klepko, Associate Professor of Music Business (2003)
B.F.A., Concordia University; M.M., Ph.D., McGill University

Robert P. Lambert, Professor of Marketing (1974)
B.S., M.S., Northwestern State University; D.B.A., Memphis State University

Kenneth E. Landers, Jr., Instructor of Music Business (1998)
B.M., Belmont College; M.A., Ohio University

W. Daniel Landes, Professor of Music (1983)
B.M., Shenandoah Conservatory of Music; M.M., University of Maryland; D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Suzanne E. Lindsey, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Chair, Department of Communication Studies (1992)
B.A., Wright State University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Indiana University

Lorry Liotta-Kleinfeld, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Interim Associate Dean, School of Occupational Therapy (1997)
A.S., Palm Beach Junior College; B.S., Florida International University; M.S., Kent State University; Ed.D. Candidate, Nova Southeastern University

Ronnie L. Littlejohn, Professor of Philosophy and Chair, Department of Philosophy (1984)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Baylor University

Robert H. Magruder, III, Professor of Physics and Chair, Department of Chemistry/Physics (1984)
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Robert D. Marler, Professor of Music (1979)
B.M., University of Missouri; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

V. Keith Mason, Instructor of Music (1998)
B.M., Winthrop University; M.M., University of Miami

Shannon L. Mathis, Instructor of Mathematics (2002)
B.S., M.S., Mississippi College

H. Vaughn May, Assistant Professor of Political Science (2003)
B.A., University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Otis B. McCowan, Professor of Mathematics (1967)
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Marcia A. McDonald, Professor of English and Associate Provost (1981)
B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Mark H. McEntire, Associate Professor Religion (2000)
B.S., University of Illinois; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Leigh Ann McInnis, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1998)
B.S.N., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Kenneth McLeod, Assistant Professor of Music (2002)
B.M., University of British Columbia; M.A., McMaster University; Ph.D., McGill University

Scott D. McPhee, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (1996)
B.A., University of Washington; B.S., University of Puget Sound, M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.P.Ad., Western Kentucky University; Dr.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

James Morgan Meaders, Professor of Art and Director, Leu Art Gallery (1992)
A.A., Polk Community College; B.A., Florida Southern College; M.F.A., Clemson University

Raymond H. Medley, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (1964)
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Helen T. Midkiff-Capra, Associate Professor Emerita of Music (1961)
B.M., M.M., University of Michigan and University of Sienna, Italy; Additional Study, George Peabody College

Andrew J. Miller, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2003)
B.A., Wartburg College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Margaret P. Monteverde, Professor of English, Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Chair, Department of English (1988)
B.A., Chatham College; M.A., Leeds University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Keith B. Moore, Professor of Music (1980)
B.A., Jacksonville State University-Ala.; M.M., University of Louisville; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

David J. Moser, Assistant Professor of Music Business (2000)
B.F.A., Memphis State University; J.D., University of Memphis School of Law

C. Steven Murphree, Professor of Biology (1991)
B.S., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Auburn University

Douglas Murray, Professor of English (1987)
A.B., Pfeiffer College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina

D. D. O'Neal, Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics
M.A., University of Mississippi

Christopher Scott Norton, Professor of Music (2001)
B.M., M.A., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester; D.M.A., Louisiana State University

Ginger Osborn, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (1990)
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Tennessee, J.D., Nashville Law School; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Andrea Stover Paine, Assistant Professor of English (1999)
B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

John H.E. Paine, Professor of Literature (1980)
B.A., Eckerd College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

Darlene Panvini, Assistant Professor of Biology (2003)
B.S., Garner-Webb University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Pamela Ann Parry, Assistant Professor of Journalism (2001)
B.J., University of Missouri at Columbia; M.R.E., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., American University

John N. Pell, Instructor of Music (1980)
Study at Boston University and Berklee School of Music

Mary Frances Phenicie, Education Librarian with Associate Professor Rank (1989)
B.S., Belmont College; M.L.S., George Peabody College; M.Ed., Belmont University

Michael R. Pinter, Professor of Mathematics and Director, Teaching Center (1989)
B.A., Hendrix College; M.Ed., University of Mississippi; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Robbie C. Pinter, Professor of English (1986)
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

William W. Pursell, Associate Professor of Music (1980)
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Linda J. Quigley, Instructor of Journalism (2000)
B.S., University of North Alabama; M.A., Penn State University

Daniel Nicholas Ragsdale, Assistant Professor of Biology (2000)
B.A., Wabash College, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis

J. Patrick Raines, Professor of Economics and Dean, College of Business Administration (2003)
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Alabama

Donald R. Ramage, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1970)
A.S., Paducah Community College; B.S., Murray State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Gipsie B. Ranney, Professor of Management (1996)
B.S., Duke University; M.E.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

David Ribar, Associate Professor of Art (1991)
B.F.A., Murray State University; M.F.A., University of Cincinnati

T. Kevin Robinson, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., University of Kentucky

Clyde P. Rolston, Associate Professor of Music Business (1994)
B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D. Temple University

Sheron Leigh Salyer, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1997)
B.S.N., University of Alabama (Huntsville); M.S.N., University of Alabama (Birmingham); Additional Study, Vanderbilt University

Daniel E. Schafer, Associate Professor of History and Chair, Department of History (1996)
A.B., Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan

Lorraina Q. Scholten, Assistant Professor of Social Work (2000)
B.S., Belmont College; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University

Regine Schwarzmeier, Assistant Professor of German (1997)
B.A., University of Regensburg (Germany); Ph.D. Candidate, Vanderbilt University

Edgar T. Scruggs, Assistant Professor of Music (2000)
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Candidate, Florida State University

Jay P. Sellick, Professor Emeritus of Management (1974)
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Richard C. Shadinger, Professor of Music and Associate Dean, Performance Studies, School of Music (1974)
B.M., Shorter College; M.C.M., D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jane P. Shelby, Associate Professor of Nursing and Director, Undergraduate Studies in Nursing (1987)
B.S.N., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Lynne S. Shores, Associate Professor of Nursing (1995)
B.S.N., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Tennessee-Memphis; Ph.D., George Peabody College-Vanderbilt

Debbie Dempsey Simpler, Professor of Social Work and Chair, Department of Social Work (1979)
B.A., Memphis State University; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; A.C.S.W.; L.C.S.W

Steven H. Simpler, Professor of Religion (1987)
B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Southwestern Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University

Annette M. Sisson, Professor of English and Director, General Education (1989)
B.A., University of Evansville; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Judy Skeen, Associate Professor of Religion (1998)
B.A., Samford University; M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Valerie L. Sloan, Assistant Professor of Art (2001)
B.A., Flagler College; M.F.A., University of Florida

Henry W. Smiley, Assistant Professor of Music (1998)
B.A., Emory and Henry College; M.M., University of Tennessee

Bonnie K. Smith, Assistant Professor English (2003)
B.A., University of the South; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

Joseph C. Smolira, Assistant Professor of Finance (1999)
B.S., Wheeling Jesuit College; M.B.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Kenneth M. Spring, Instructor of Sociology (2002)
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; B.A., M.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D. Candidate, Vanderbilt University

James C. Stamper, Professor of Education (1980)
B. A., Carson-Newman; M.A., Ed.D, University of Tennessee; Additional Study, Harvard University

Andrea Stepnick, Associate Professor of Sociology (2001)
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

Thompson Edward Storey, Professor of Journalism and Associate Dean, School of Social Sciences and Chair, Department of Media Studies (1985)
B.A., St. Bonaventure University; M.S., Iowa State University

Michael P. Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2001)
B.A., Wabash College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Timothy Tappan, Instructor of Music Business (1998)
B.S., Ball State University; M.Ed., Belmont University

Susan Lee Taylor, Associate Professor of Marketing (2000)
B.S., M.B.A., Nicholls State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University

Jane R. Thomas, Reader Services Librarian/Coordinator with Assistant Professor Rank (1987)
B.A., M.L.S., George Peabody College

Jennie Carter Thomas, Professor of Management (1989)
B.A., George Peabody College; M.S., Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

Jennifer T. Thomas, Assistant Professor of Biology (2000)
B.S., University of Evansville; M.S., Loyola University, Chicago; Ph.D., Northwestern University

John W. Thompson, Jr., Professor of Health and Physical Education (1968)
B.S., M.Ed., East Texas State University; Ed.D., North Texas State University

Mary M. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Economics (1983)
B.A., Oglethorpe University; M.A., University of Notre Dame

Jonathan L. Thorndike, Professor of Honors (1998)
B.A., Alma College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University; Additional Study, University of Arizona, Harvard University

Richard H. Tiner, Associate Professor of Broadcasting (1997)
B.S., Gulf-Coast Bible College; M.S., Eastern Washington University

Ruby Treadway, Associate Professor Emerita of English
Ed.S., Peabody College

John H. Tullock, Professor Emeritus of Religion (1962)
B.A., Carson-Newman College; B.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Susan H. Tully, Assistant Professor of English (1998)
B.A., College of Charleston; M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, University of South Carolina

Teresa R. Van Hatten-Granath, Associate Professor of Art (1998)
B.S., B.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Clemson University

James Van Hook, Associate Professor of Music Business and Dean, Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business (2003)
B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.M.E., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Mary S. Vaughn, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies (1999)
B.S., Grace College; M.A., Ball State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Michael L. Voight, Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
B.S., Portland State University; M.Ed., University of Virginia; D.P.T., Institute of Physical Therapy

Larry E. Wacholtz, Professor of Music Business (1979-81; 1984)
A.A., Spokane Falls Community College; B.A., Eastern Washington University; M.A., Memphis State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Elizabeth Wall, Associate Professor Emerita of Music
B.S., George Peabody College for Teachers; B.M., Nashville Conservatory of Music; M.M., Chicago Musical College

Barbara B. Ward, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (1999)
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S. University of Memphis

Albert W. Wardin, Jr., Professor Emeritus of History (1967)
B.A., Willamette University; B.D., Western Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Dorothy Lee Warren, Associate Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean, College of Business Administration (1998)
B.A., Randolph-Macon Women's College; M.B.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Jerry L. Warren, University Professor (1969)
B.M., Samford University; M.S.M., D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Cynthia A. Watkins, Associate Professor of Education (2001)
B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin; M.A.Ed., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia

James W. Wells, Assistant Professor of English (2003)
B.A., University of the South; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Ohio University

Kristi L. Whitten, Assistant Professor of Music (2001)
B.M., Belmont University; M.M., D.M., Indiana University

Karen Wieckert, Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management (2003)
B.S., Oregon State University; M.S., University of California-Irvine; Ph.D., University of California-Irvine

Jo Williams, Technical Services Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2001)
B.A., Southern Arkansas University; M.S., Florida State University

Rebecca N. Williams, Periodicals/Interlibrary Loan Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (1991)
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.L.S., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Susan G. Williams, Professor of Management (2001)
B.S., M.A., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Edward L. Winn, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Finance (1977)
B.S., University of Florida; M.A., Vanderbilt University; D.B.A., Indiana University

Betty Jean Wiseman, Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education (1966)
B.A., Belmont College; M.A., Peabody College

Debra Wollaber, Professor of Nursing and Dean, College of Health Sciences (1988)
B.S., Hartwick College; M.S., Russell Sage College; Ph.D., Syracuse University

M. Elizabeth (Beth) Woodard, Assistant Professor of Management (2000)
B.S., Clemson University; M.H.S.A., Medical University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham

Thomas Clifford Wooten, Associate Professor of Accounting (1994)
B.B.A., University of Georgia; M.P.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University

Ted D. Wylie, Professor of Music (1985)
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.M., D.M., Indiana University.

Lonnie R. Yandell, Professor of Psychology (1985)
B.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Marilyn Young, Assistant Professor of Accounting (2001)
B.S., M.T.A., University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Susan B. Young, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2003)
B.S., University of Kansas; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; O.T.D. Candidate, Creighton University

Elizabeth A. Youngblood, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2003)
A.S.N., B.S.N., Belmont College; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D. Candidate, Trevecca Nazarene University

Part-Time Faculty

Mark Acker, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Denise Bellardo, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Jacob Block, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Lawrence Bond, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Roxanne Brunetti, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Michael Burcham, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Arthur F. Dalley, II, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Jimmy T. Davis, Adjunct Instructor of Communications
Mary Dietrich, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Steve Gill, Adjunct Instructor of Business Law
Erik Gratton, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Raylean Henry, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Licia Jaskunas, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Darrin Johnson, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Margaret Johnson, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Philip E. Johnston, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Carol Krueger-Brophy, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Todd London, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Amy McMaster, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Lillian B. Nanney, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Heather Patton, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Cathleen C. Pettepher, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Teressa Plummer, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Joel Reist, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Elizabeth Richards, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Denise Rose, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Melissa Rose, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Gayle Sloan, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Elisabeth Small, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Tara Smith, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Marcia Hornbrook Stamer, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Robert Thompson, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Cissy Voight, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Lauren Watson, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Leslie West-Sands, Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Martin Acree, M.D.
Susan L. Adams, R.N., C.S., F.N.P., M.S.N.
Karen Alexander, A.R.N.P.
Joe Allison, M.D.
Veena Anan, M.D.
Nancy Anness, M.S.N, F.N.P.
Faye Austin, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
John E. Baites, Jr., M.D.
Wendy Baker, M.D.
Paul Barnett, M.D.
Cathy P. Barrett, M.S.N., F.N.P.
Ronald Barriault, M.D., C.C.F.P.
Samuel R. Bastian, M.D.