2025-2026 Catalog

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, 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, Director of the Honors Program, 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, 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 

Davia Sullivan, University Archivist and Librarian
A.A., B.A., Cumberland University
M.S.I.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Presidential Papers Project

Mark R. Cheathem, Project Director of the Martin Van Buren Papers, Heller Family Endowed Professorship, and Professor of History
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, Associate Editor of the Martin Van Buren Papers and Assistant Professor
B.A., Grove City College
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Andrew W. Wiley, 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

Ronald P. Pavan, Vice President for Facilities and Infrastructure and Director of Athletics
A.A., Northeastern Christian Junior College
B.A., Lubbock Christian University
M.A., West Virginia University 

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, Executive Director of Enrollment Services
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S.P., Cumberland University 

Que'Asia C. Berry, Campus Visit and Guest Experience Coordinator
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S.P., Cumberland University

Kayla M. Bronnert, International Enrollment Specialist & DSO
A.A., Somerset Community College
A.Th., Christ for the Nations 

Matthew J. Duncan, Senior Operations Analyst
A.S., Volunteer State Community College

Robert M. Fulfer, Enrollment Specialist
B.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Daria Harville, International Enrollment Specialist and Designated School Official
B.A., Russian A.I. Herzen State Pedagogical University 

Todd McCall, Enrollment Specialist for Student Athletes
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A.E., Cumberland 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, Dual Enrollment & Early College Coordinator and Instructor
B.B.A., M.B.A., Cumberland University

Alexis Netherton, Receptionist for Enrollment Services
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, Enrollment Specialist for Graduate and Transfer Students
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 

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
B.S., M.A.E., 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 

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
A.A.B., Cumberland University 

Office of Student Retention and Tennessee Promise

Abby H. Pitts, Executive Director of Student Support, and Instructor
B.S., Berry College
M.A., Shorter University
Ed.D., Lipscomb 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

Katie Martin, Academic Coach and Instructor
A.S., Roane State Community College
B.S., M.A., Cumberland University

Jodi M. Sydenstricker, Academic Coach for the Rudy School and Instructor
A.A., B.S., M.B.A., Cumberland 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 

Carla Haynes, Accounts Payable Associate
B.S., 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

Allie Bass, Alumni Manager
B.A., M.S.P., Cumberland University

Virginia H. Bennett, Executive Director of Advancement
B.A., B.B.A., M.B.A., Cumberland University 

Dannielle I. Scott, Advancement Coordinator 

Katelyn L. Wolfe, Director of Annual Giving
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