Office of the President
Paul C. Stumb IV, University President and Professor
B.I.E., Auburn University
M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.A.E., Cumberland University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Leslie L. Steele, Executive Director, Office of the President and Instructor
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S.P., Cumberland University
Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
C. William McKee, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.Ed., Auburn University
Ed.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lanah H. Hale, Executive Assistant to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, and Academic Affairs Publications Manager
A.A., Cumberland University
Mark E. Hanshaw, General Counsel and Associate Provost
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
L.L.M., University of Manchester, England
M.T.S., Texas Christian University
J.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Laurie P. Dishman, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Professor
B.S., Carson-Newman College
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Jason S. Grindstaff, Interim Dean of the Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions and Professor
B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University
M.S., M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.B.A., Cumberland University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sheridan W. S. Henson, Executive Director of Academic Support and Associate Professor
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S.P., Cumberland University
Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University
James H. Jordan, University Organist
A.S., B.A., Cumberland University
Jenny L. Mason, Dean of the Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.Ed., Auburn University
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
William R. Richardson, Executive Director of Community Relations and External Affairs and Instructor
B.S., University of Tampa
M.S.P., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Jim D. Shulman, Interim Dean of the Labry School of Science, Technology, and Business and Assistant Professor
B.A., J.D., Vanderbilt University
Office of the Registrar
Tamara J. Pavan, University Registrar
A.A., Northeastern Christian Junior College
B.S., Ohio Valley University
Stephani A. deRouen, Senior Associate Registrar
B.B.A., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Camille G. Grimaldi, Associate Registrar
B.S., Juniata College
Donna S. Hilderbrand, Associate Registrar
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Lorraine K. Schock, Associate Registrar
A.C.Ed., Moody Bible Institute
B.A., Judson University
Office of Student Success
P. Aaron Bellar, University Chaplain and Assistant Professor
B.S., M.Div., Lee University
Cindy F. Conley, Director of Student Success and Assistant Professor
B.S., Central Missouri State University
M.S., Murray State University
M.A., Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University
Ph.D., Tennessee State University
Dixie S. Rury, Director of Career Services and Internships and Instructor
B.S. Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., Austin Peay State University
Doris & Harry Vise University Library
Stephen P. Spann, Director of the Library, Librarian, and Instructor
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S.I.S., J.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jessica R. Fenn, Librarian and Instructor
A.S., Volunteer State Community College
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S.I.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
A. Rebecca Murphy, Librarian and Instructor
B.A., University of North Carolina
M.L.S., East Carolina State University
Davia Sullivan, Library Assistant
A.A., B.A., Cumberland University
Presidential Papers Project
Mark R. Cheathem, Editor of the Martin Van Buren Papers and Professor
B.A., Cumberland University
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Mississippi State University
James Bradley, Co-Editor of the Martin Van Buren Papers
B.A., Marist College
M.A., New York University
Max C. Matherne, Assistant Editor of the Martin Van Buren Papers and Assistant Professor
B.A., Grove City College
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Andrew W. Wiley, Associate Editor of the Martin Van Buren Papers and Assistant Professor
B.A., M.A., Indiana State University
Ph.D., University of Calgary (Dominion of Canada)
Office of Institutional Research
Larry F. Vaughan, Director of Institutional Research
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
P. Ross Haines, Assistant Director of Institutional Research and Instructor
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Office of the Dean of Students
Stephanie P. Davis, Dean of Students and Instructor
B.B.A., M.S.P., Cumberland University
Eddie M. Christian, Director of Counseling
A.A., Cumberland University
B.A., University of Texas, Permian Basin
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Walden University
Mikaela Curtis, Director of Accessibility Services and Instructor
B.S., M.B.A., University of Tennessee, Martin
Sandra K. Fields, Coordinator of External Counseling (Contract Service, Thera Tribe Counseling)
B.S., University of Maryland
M.A., Liberty University
Libby A. O'Guin, Director of Student Life
B.S., M.S., Cumberland University
Campus and Financial Services
Office of Information Technology
Melissa A. Page, Director of Information Technology and Security and Instructor
B.S., M.S., Kaplan University
Tijay Anaya, IT Support & Events Specialist
A.S., ITT Technical Institute
B.S., Laurus College
Joshua A. Bowman, Network Technician
Scott A. Clancy, IT Support Specialist
S. Christopher Fuller, Data Scientist and Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., B.S., M.A.M., Ph.D., Auburn University
Kurt R. Gorham, Senior Software Developer
B.B.A., M.B.A., Morehead State University
Israel Irizarry, Junior Software Developer
B.S., Cumberland University
Justin Miller, Systems Security Technician
Nicholas J. Reynolds, IT Support and Event Services Manager and Instructor
B.S., M.Ed., Cumberland University
Michael Sipes, IT Support and Events Specialist
B.S.,Tennessee Technological University
Enrollment Services
Reggie R. Blair, Vice President for Enrollment Services
B.S., M.S., Lipscomb University
Office of Admissions
Kari E. Smith, Director of Enrollment Services
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S.P., Cumberland University
Alexis M. Aylor, Enrollment Specialist for Athletes and Transfers
A.A., Volunteer State Community College
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Que'Asia C. Berry, Receptionist
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knxoville
Kayla M. Bronnert, International Enrollment Specialist & DSO
A.A., Somerset Community College
A.Th., Christ for the Nations
C. Brooke Burns, Dual Enrollment & Early College Coordinator and Instructor
B.S., M.B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University
Matthew J. Duncan, Senior Operations Analyst
A.S., Volunteer State Community College
Daria Harville, International Enrollment Specialist and Designated School Official
B.A., Russian A.I. Herzen State Pedagogical University
Calinda Lee, Enrollment Office Coordinator
A.A., Volunteer State Community College
A.S., El Camino College
Todd McCall, Enrollment Specialist for Graduate Students
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
Gyorgyi Mihalyi, Director of International Student Services & Principal Designated School Official
B.A., University of Szeged
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University
Morgan S. Napier, Campus Visit and Guest Experience Coordinator
B.B.A., Cumberland University
Christina M. Olin, Enrollment Specialist for Nursing and Non-Traditional Students
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
Maria Palos, Enrollment Office Coordinator
A.S., Nashville State Community College
Guiselle M. Quiel Scott, International Enrollment Specialist
A.S., Rancho Santiago College
B.S., Pepperdine University
Hannah Rash, DSO and International Enrollment Specialist
A.A., Lindsey Wilson College
B.S., M.B.A., Campbellsville University
Joshua A. Rial, Enrollment Specialist
B.F.A., Cumberland University
B.A., Western Carolina University
Leah Rogers, Enrollment Specialist
B.A., Lindsey Wilson College
Annah E. Smith, Assistant Director of Enrollment Services
B.A., Freed-Hardeman University
M.B.A., Cumberland University
Brandon R. Taylor, Enrollment Specialist for Undergraduate Students - West TN Region
B.S., Cumberland University
Office of Student Financial Services
Beatrice M. LaChance, Executive Director of Student Financial Services
A.S., A.S., Northern Essex Community College
B.B.A., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Secret R. Abernathy, Assistant Director of Student Financial Services
Elizabeth "Betsy" Hail, Financial Aid Advisor
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Haley Hogan, Financial Aid Advisor
A.S., Georgia Highlands College
B.S., University of the Cumberlands
Kent M. Jones, Financial Aid Advisor
B.A., Cumberland University
Stacy L. Kelly, Associate Director of Student Financial Services
B.A., Missouri Western State University
M.A.E., Cumberland University
Katie L. Lawson, Accounts Receivable Associate
Susan K. Marshall, Financial Aid Advisor
Dakota J. Netherton, Financial Aid Advisor
B.S., Cumberland University
Janet A. Pedigo, Accounts Receivable Associate and Veterans Liaison
Allie Poston, Scholarship Coordinator and Instructor
B.A., M.S.P., Cumberland University
Chelsea Tate, Financial Aid Advisor
B.A., Cumberland University
Office of Student Retention and Tennessee Promise
Abby H. Pitts, Director of Retention and TN Promise Services, and Instructor
B.S., Berry College
M.A., Shorter University
Andrea S. Garrels, Assistant Director of Retention and TN Promise Services, and Instructor
B.A., University of San Diego
M.A.E., Cumberland University
Hannah G. Cole, Academic Coach and Instructor
A.A., Volunteer State Community College
B.A., Austin Peay State University
M.A., Tennessee Technological University
Gary C. Heartfield, Academic Coach for Executive Programs
B.A., University of South Florida
M.S., Florida Institute of Technology
Cherry Ross, Academic Coach for the Labry School and Instructor
B.A., Austin Peay State University
M.E., Middle Tennessee State University
Ed.S., Lipscomb University
Jodi M. Sydenstricker, Academic Coach for the Rudy School and Instructor
A.A., B.S., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Kaitlyn Wilkinson, Administrative and Outreach Coordinator and Instructor
B.A., M.A., American Military University
Office of Human Resources
Haley Lowery, Director of Human Resources
B.A., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Holland Mooney, Human Resources Generalist
B.S., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Fiscal Affairs
David Runyan, Chief Financial Officer
B.S., M.B.A., Michigan State University
Jennifer Brown, Controller
B.S., Carson-Newman University
Tausha L. Grady, Assistant Controller
B.S., M.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Carla Haynes, Accounts Payable Associate
B.S., Tennessee State University
Tanya D. Lawson, Controller
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Caitlin Williams, Staff Accountant
A.S., Cumberland University
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Office of Advancement
Courtney K. Wheeler, Vice President for Advancement
B.A., Texas State University, San Marcus
J.D., Texas Tech University
Virginia H. Bennett, Development Officer and Instructor
B.A., B.B.A., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Emily Fischer, Special Projects Manager
B.S., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Caroline A. Haynes, Alumni Relations Coordinator and Instructor
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S.P., Cumberland University
Dannielle I. Scott, Advancement Coordinator
Emily C. Shires, Business Analyst
B.S., Cumberland University
Katelyn L. Wolfe, Director, Annual Giving and Alumni
B.A., M.B.A., Cumberland University
Office of Communications and Marketing
Joseph A. Clark, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing and Instructor
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knxoville
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Fiyinfoluwa (Fiyin) Awodele, Marketing Coordinator
B.S., Liberty University
Nicole Carey, Digital Media and Communications Manager
B.A., M.A., Cumberland University
Distinguished University Professors
Carole Standford Bucy
B.A., Baylor University
M.A., Vanderbilt University (Peabody College)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University