(effective June 1, 2006)
Faculty 2005-2006
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
Sarah J Adams, Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education and Chair, Department of Health and Human Performance (2004) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Louisiana Tech University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Danielle Alexander, Assistant Professor of English (2004) B.A., Wilmington College; M.C., Georgia State University; M.F.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Denver
Christine L. Algren, Associate Professor of Nursing, Executive Director-Partners in Nursing Program and Associate Dean, School of Nursing (2005) R.N., M.S.N., University of Louisville; Ed.D., Vanderbilt 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 and Director of Testing (1986)
B.B.A., University of Central Arkansas; M.S., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Stephanie R. Beasley, Instructor of Spanish (2005) B.A, Lipscomb University; M.A., University of Kentucky
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 Audio and Video Production and Program Director, Broadcasting (1989)
B.A., Curry College; M.A., Wichita State University
Bruce A. Bennett, Instructor of Music (2004) B.A., Hardin-Simmons University; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Sybril M. Bennett, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Executive Director, New 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 and Course Leader (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
Mark K. Brewer, Assistant Professor of Business Law (2005) B.A., Samford University; J.D., Cornell Law School; M.LL.P., Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews
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
Renee M. Brown, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (2005) B.S., Daemen College; M.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Texas-Dallas
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 and Associate Dean, College of Entertainment and 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 Director 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 (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
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, Associate Professor of History and Chair, Department 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
Jennifer Cole, Reference Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2005) B.A., Tennessee Technological University; M.A., East Tennessee State University; M.S., University of Tennessee
Jennifer M. Coleman, Assistant Professor of Music (2004)
B.S. Eastern Oregon University; ; M.M., University of Illinois; D.M.A., University of Kentucky
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 Program, Department of English (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 and Computer Science Administration (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 Chair, Department of 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
Lucyellen M. Dahlgren, Instructor of Nursing (2004) B.A., Regis College; M.S.N., Anna Maria College
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.
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 (1966)
B.S., Murray State College; M.A.T., University of the South; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Keary P. Dryden, Instructor of Nursing (2004) B.S.N., Vanderbilt University; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Birmingham
Sandra Dudley, Assistant Professor of Music (1995)
B.M., Fredonia State University; M.M., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Ruby K. Dunlap, Associate Professor of Nursing and Course Leader (1996)
B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
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
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 and Coordinator, Accounting Program (1995)
B.B.A., Emory University; M.A.C.C., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Florida State University
Rachael A. Flynn-Hopper, 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 and Course Leader (2003)
B.A., Wheaton College; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D. Candidate, Trevecca Nazarene University
Linda Ford, Associate Professor Emerita of Music (1976)
B.M., Baylor University; M.M., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Ruth A. Ford, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Associate Dean, School of Occupational Therapy (2005) B.S., Ohio State University; M.S.B.S., Medical College of Ohio; Ed.D., Bowling Green State University
Kelly Garner, Instructor of Music (2001)
B.S., Auburn University; B.M., Belmont University
Gary G. Garrison, Jr., Assistant Professor of Management (2005) B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.B.A., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
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 (1988)
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Rebecca K. Geving, Instructor of Mathematics (2003) B.S., Belmont College; M.S., Troy State University; M.S., University of Oklahoma
Peter Joseph Giordano, Professor of Psychology and Chair, Department of Psychology (1989)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
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 R. Goodloe, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (2001)
B.A., Rhodes College; M.B.A., University of Memphis; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Barbara E. Goss, Technical Services Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2005) B.A., University of Montevallo; M.L.S., University of Alabama
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
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
Steven R. Guthrie, Assistant Professor of Religion (2005) B.M., University of Michigan; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews
Darrell D. Gwaltney, Jr., Associate Professor of Religion and Dean, School of Religion (2004) B.A., Missouri Baptist College; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Yvette C. Hachtel, Professor of Occupational Therapy and Coordinator, MSOT Weekend Graduate Program (1997)
B.A., Queens College; Certificate in Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University; M.S.Ed.,University of Pittsburgh; J.D., Duquesne University
Marjorie L. Halbert, Associate Professor of Music (1979)
B.M.E., M.M.E., Ouachita Baptist University; Additional Study, University of Arkansas
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 and Associate Dean, School of Physical Therapy (1997)
B.S., M.S., University of Oregon; M.P.T., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Elizabeth F. Hallmark, Instructor of Nursing and Course Leader (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 (1995)
A.A., Mars Hill College; B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth K. Hay, Associate Professor of Nursing and Course Leader (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
J. Rush Hicks, Assistant Professor of Music Business (2005) B.M., University of Mississippi; J.D., Mercer 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
Fran M. Hoogestraat, Assistant Professor of Sport Administration (2005) B.S., South Dakota State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
William H. Hooper, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics and Computer Maintenance, School of Sciences (1989)
A.B., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Margaret Howell, Visiting Lecturer of Italian and Management of Foreign Language Lab and International Education Projects (2004) B.F.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., University of Tennessee
Frank G. Hughes, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education (1982)
B.S., Tennessee Wesleyan; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sandra J. 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
Keeley Hutchison, Instructor of Mathematics (2003)
B.A., Harding University; M.S., Middle Tennessee State 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 (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
