Administration, Faculty and Staff

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The guidance, instruction and assistance you will receive at Lee University will come primarily from the people listed on the following pages. Each member of the faculty, administration and staff possesses great individual devotion to Lee University and our students. Whether conversing with you over coffee in the Student Center, assisting you with your career planning, or working behind the scenes insuring the smooth operation of the school, you will find the Lee University family’s devotion genuine and contagious.

Board of Directors

President

Charles Paul Conn, Ph.D.
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University      

Cabinet

Chris Conine, B.S.
Vice President for Business and Finance
B.S., Lee College

Carolyn Dirksen, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.A., M.A., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of Arizona                                                                                                                                                                                

Walter C. Mauldin, D.M.A.
Vice President for Student Life
B.M.E., Lee College; M.M., University of Southern Mississippi; D.M.A., University of Miami

Gary T. Ray, M.Ed.
Vice President for Administration
B.S., Lee College; M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

General Administration

Phil Cook, M.Div.
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment
B.S., Lee College; M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary

Jerome Hammond, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for University Relations
B.A., Lee College; M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Mike Hayes, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President for Student Life
B.A., Lee College; M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Jayson VanHook, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Records
B.A., Lee University; M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Academic Deans

Terry L. Cross, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Religion
B.A., Lee College; M.A., M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

J. Matthew Melton, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
C.M.A., C.B.A., International Institute; M.A., Ph.D., Regent University

Deborah Murray, Ed.D.
Dean, Helen DeVos College of Education
B.S., Lee College; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Stephen W. Plate, D.M.A.
Dean, School of Music
B.M.Ed., Evangel University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music

Academic Department Chairpersons

R. Jerome Boone, D. Min.
Department of Christian Ministries
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Wheaton College;
Th.M., D. Min., Columbia Theological Seminary

Pamela G. Browning, Ph.D.
Department of Early Childhood, Elementary and Special Education
B.S., Lee College; M.A., University of South Florida;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Paul DeLaLuz, Ph.D.
Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
B.S., Lee College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Jean Eledge, Ed.D.
Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages
B.A., Carson Newman;
M.A., Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

William E. Estes, Ph.D.
Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Secondary Education
B.A., Wheaton College; M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

LuAnn Holden, M.M.
Department of Vocal Music
B.M.E., Wesleyan College; M.M., Georgia State University

Michael J. Laney, Ph.D.
Department of Communication and the Arts
B.A., Southeastern University of Massachusetts; M.A., Michigan State University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Rickie Moore, Ph.D.
Department of Theology
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Jeff Sargent, Ph.D.
Department of Behavioral and Social Science
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Phillip E. Thomas, Ph.D.
Department of Instrumental Music
B.A., Lee College; M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music;
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Dewayne Thompson, D.B.A.
Department of Business
B.S, Lee College; M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University;
D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University

Randy R. Wood, Ph.D.
Department of History and Political Science
B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D.,
The Pennsylvania State University

Academic Program Directors

Bob Bayles, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Programs in Christian Ministries
B.A., East Coast Bible College; M.Div, Church of God School of Theology;
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Ron Brendel, D.M.A.
Graduate Discipline Coordinator – Music Performance
B.M.E., Evangel College; M.M., D.M.A., Temple University

Kelly Lumpkin, D.A.
Director, Athletic Training Education
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Slippery Rock University;
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Barbara S. McCullough, M.S.L.S.
Director of Library Services
B.S., Shippensburg State College; M.S.L.S., Drexel Institute of Technology

J. Trevor Milliron, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Studies in Counseling
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.A., Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Brad Moffett, D.W.S.
Graduate Discipline Coordinator – Church/Sacred Music
B.M.E., Lee University;
M.M., Georgia State University;
D.W.S., Institute for Worship Studies

Edley Moodley, Ph.D.
Director, Intercultural Studies Program
B.Th., University of South Africa;
M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., Asbury Theological Seminary

Benjamin Pérez, D.Min.
Director, Center for Adult and Professional Studies
B.A., Lee College; M.R.E., G.S.R.E., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;
D.Min., Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

Gary L. Riggins, Ed.D.
Director, Graduate Studies in Education
B.S., M.Ed., Georgia Southern University;
Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

David Roebuck, Ph.D.
Director, Dixon Research Center
B.A., West Coast Christian College; M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Ashley Smith, Ed.D.
Director, Educational Field Experiences and Teacher Education Program
B.S., University of Florida; M.S., Middle Tennessee State University;
Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Mary Ruth Stone, Ed.D.
Director of Faculty Development
B.A., University of Arkansas; M.S., Radford University; M.A., Church of God Theological
Seminary; Ed.D., University of Alabama

Linda Thompson, Ph.D.
Graduate Discipline Coordinator – Music Education
B.S., Northern State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin;
Ph.D., University of Arizona

Graduate Council

Bob Bayles, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Programs in Christian Ministries
B.A., East Coast Bible College; M.Div., Church of God School of Theology Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Ron Brendel, D.M.A.
Graduate Discipline Coordinator, Music Performance
B.M.E., Evangel College; M.M., D.M.A., Temple University

Terry L. Cross, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Religion
B.A., Lee College; M.A., M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

Carolyn Dirksen, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.A., M.A., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

Vicki Glasscock, M.A.
Director, Graduate Enrollment
M.A., Regent Universtiy

Ollie J. Lee, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Sociology
B.A., Berea College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

J. Matthew Melton, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
C.B.A, C.M.A., International Institute M.A., Ph.D., Regent University

J. Trevor Milliron, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Studies in Counseling
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; M.A., Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Brad Moffett, D.W.S
Graduate Discipline Coordinator, Church Music
B.M.E., Lee University M.M., Georgia State; D.W.S., Institute for Worship Studies

Deborah Murray, Ed.D
Dean, Helen DeVos College of Education
B.S., Lee College; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Stephen W. Plate, D.M.A.
Dean, School of Music
B.M.Ed., Evangel University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music

Gary L. Riggins, Ed.D.
Director, Graduate Studies in Education
B.S., M.Ed., Georgia Southern University; Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Jeff Sargent, Ph.D.
Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Linda Thompson, Ph.D.
Graduate Discipline Coordinator, Music Education
B.S., Northern State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Arizona

Faculty of the University

Jerry Adams (1989), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Tulsa; M.S.T., University of Missouri at Rolla;
Ed.D., Nova University

Brian J. Alderman (2005), Lecturer in Religion
B.A., Lee College; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

David P. Altopp (1996), Senior Adjunct Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Greenville College; M.S., Arizona State University;
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

*Ning An (2004), Artist in Residence
B.M., M.A., New England Conservatory of Music

*Laura Anderson (1996), Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Furman University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

*R. Mark Bailey (1989), Professor of Music
B.M.E., Lee College; M.M., Wright State University;
D.M.E., University of Cincinnati

*Robert E. Barnett (1995), Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University

*Bob R. Bayles (1994), Professor of Christian Education
B.A., East Coast Bible College; M.Div., Church of God School of Theology;
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Kathy Binns (2007), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.A., University of Georgia;
M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York

Andrew Blackmon (1989), Assistant Professor of Christian Education
B.A., Lee College; M.C.E., Reformed Theological Seminary

*R. Jerome Boone (1976), Professor of Old Testament and Christian Formation
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Wheaton College;
Th.M., D.Min., Columbia Theological Seminary

Caroline Boulis (2004), Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., American University (Cairo, Egypt);
M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

*Donald N. Bowdle (1962), Distinguished Professor of History and Religion
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., Bob Jones University;
Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary;
Th.D., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Jo Beth Boyer (2004), Lecturer in Health Science
B.S., Hardin Simmons University;
M.S., Texas Tech University School of Medicine

Catherine Bradley (2005), Theater Technical Director and Instructor in Drama
B.F.A., Drake University

*Ron Brendel (2005), Assistant Professor of Voice
B.M.E., Evangel College; M.M., D.M.A., Temple University

Cheryl Brendel (2005), Adjunct Instructor in Music
B.M., Evangel University;
M.M., Temple University

Edward L. Brown (1990), Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Lee College;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Kevin Brown (2001-03, 2004), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Milligan College; M.A., East Tennessee State University;
M.L.I.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Tommy Brown (2005), Head Coach, Men’s Basketball and
Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Covenant College; M.E., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

*Pamela G. Browning (1989), Professor of Education
B.S., Lee College; M.A., University of South Florida;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Gloria Brownlee (1988), Instructor in Reading
B.S., Atlantic Christian College; M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

*Michael C. Brownlee (1980), Assistant Professor of Music
B.M.E., Lee College; M.M., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Mark Burnette (2004), Assistant Professor of Drama
B.A., Augustana; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

C. Alan Burns (1979), Assistant Professor of Business
B.Ch.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S.O.R., Naval Post Graduate School;
M.B.A., Golden Gate University

*Jim W. Burns (1967), Professor of Music
B.C.M., Lee College; M.C.M., D.M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Ann Camp (2003), Adjunct Instructor in Instrumental Music
B.M., M.M., Juilliard School of Music

*Charles Carrick (2003), Professor of Secondary Education
B.A., The Citadel; M.A., Ed.S., East Carolina University;
Ed.D., University of Georgia; J.D., Nashville School of Law

Blayne Carroll (2006), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Butler University;
M.S., Ph.D., Emory University

*Susan Carter (2001), Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development
B.A., Lee University; M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*Gloria Chien (2004), Assistant Professor of Piano
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., New England Conservatory of Music

John Coats (2006), Associate Professor of History
B.A., Baylor University;
M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

*Charles Paul Conn (1970), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

Christopher A. Coulter (1994), Associate Professor of English
B.S., George Peabody College for Teachers;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*Terry L. Cross (1997), Professor of Systematic Theology
B.A., Lee College; M.A., M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary;
Th.M., Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

Rolando W. Cuellar (2003), Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies
B.A., Seminario Latino Internacional; B.A., Lee College;
M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary;
M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary;
Th.M., Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

*Jerald J. Daffe (1987), Professor of Pastoral Ministry
B.A., Northwest Bible College; M.A., Wheaton College;
D.Min., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary

*Tony Deaton (1996), Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Lee College; M.M., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Robert P. Debelak, Jr. (2000), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies
B.S., East Coast Bible College; M.Div., Church of God School of Theology;
D.Min., Columbia Theological Seminary

Paul DeLaLuz (1997), Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Lee College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Gregory Della Franco (2005), Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., St. Joseph’s University; M.B.A., Benedictine University

Guy DeLoach (2005), Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., Guilford College; M.B.A., Union University

*Michael Dieterich (2007), Professor of Counseling Psychology
M.A., Ph.D., University of Stuttgart

*Carolyn Dirksen (1968), Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

*Murl Dirksen (1972), Professor of Anthropology and Sociology
B.A., M.A.T., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*Andrea Dismukes (1992), Associate Professor of Music
B.M.E., Lee College; M.M., Austin Peay State University;
D.M.A., University of Alabama

*Thomas J. Doolittle (2003), Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry
B.A., Lee College; M.A., M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Mary Dukes (1999), Instructor in Telecommunications
B.A., M.A., University of Central Florida

*Evaline Echols (1984), Professor of Business Education
B.S., Lee College; M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

*Kim Gaines Eckert (2002), Adjunct Instructor in Psychology
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Psy. D., Wheaton College

William Effler (2001), Assistant Professor of Pastoral Studies
B.A., University of Southern California;
M.Div., D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary

Jean Eledge (1990), Professor of French
B.A., Carson Newman College;
M.A., Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*William E. Estes (1998), Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Wheaton College; M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

*Johnny Evans (2000), Associate Professor of Physics and Chemistry
B.S., Georgia College; Ph.D., University of Florida

Randell Ferguson (2007), Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

*Robert W. Fisher (1983), Professor of Psychology
B.A., Lee College; M.Ed., Georgia State University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Michael Freake (2001), Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University;
Ph.D., The Flinders University of South Australia

James Frost (2007), Assistant Professor of Music
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University;
B.M., M.M., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*Michael E. Fuller (2000), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies
B.A., Lee College; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., University of Durham

Ronald E. Gilbert (1994), Assistant Professor of Communication
B.S., Lee College; M.Ed., Johns Hopkins University

*Doyle R. Goff (1987), Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.S., Florida International University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Jeff Golden (2003), Assistant Professor of Humanities
B.S., Lee College; M.A., East Tennessee State University;
Ph.D., Florida State University

Phebe Gray (2002), Assistant Professor of TESOL
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Church of God Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*William Green (2004), Assistant Professor of Music
B.M.E., Lee College; M.M., Georgia State University;
D.M.A., University of Kentucky

Troy Gregory (2007), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Saint Mary’s University; M.A., Dalhousie University;
Ph.D., University of Western Ontario

Robert Griffith (1970), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Tennessee Wesleyan College;
M.M., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Shane Griffith (2003), Instructor in Business
B.S., Lee University; M.A.S., Georgia State University

Carmen Guerrero (2007), Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., Corporación Universitaria de la Costa;
M.A., Miami University of Ohio

H. Jerome Hammond (1997), Assistant Professor of Human Development
B.A., Lee College; M.Div., Church of God School of Theology;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Vanessa C. Hammond (1993), Instructor in English
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Wake Forest University

*Jimmy Harper (2000), Assistant Professor of Youth and Family Ministry
B.A., Lee College; M.Div., Church of God School of Theology;
D. Min., Fuller Theological Seminary

Ronald Harris (1966), Associate Professor of Science Education
B.S., East Carolina College;
M.A.T., University of North Carolina

Ingrid Hart (2000-04, 2006), Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Lee University;
M.B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Susan Harwood (2007), Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., University of Akron; M.G.A., University of Maryland;
M.A., Ph.D., Fielding Graduate Institute

*Michael A. Hayes (1995), Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
B.A., Lee College; M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*Jo Ann Higginbotham (1981), Professor of Education
B.S., Tennessee Technological University;
M.Ed., Ed.S., D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

John Hisey (1996), Instructor in Biology
B.A., University of Washington; M.S., Arizona State University

*Daniel Hoffman (1994), Professor of History
B.A., Moody Bible Institute; B.S.Ed., Miami University;
M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School;
Ph.D., Miami University

LuAnn Holden (1997), Assistant Professor of Music Education
B.M.E., Wesleyan College; M.M., Georgia State University

David Holsinger (1999), Professor of Music
B.M.E., Central Methodist College;
M.A., Central Missouri State University; L.H.D., Gustavus Adolphus College;
D.M.A., Kansas University

*Virginia Horton (1979), Assistant Professor of Music
B.M.E., University of Southern Mississippi;
M.M.E., George Peabody College for Teachers

Andrea Orr Hudson (1991), Head Coach, Women’s Volleyball and
Instructor in Physical Education
B.S., Lee College; M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene College;
M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Mike Iosia (2007), Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., Auburn University;
Ph.D., University of Alabama

Stacey Isom (2007), Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
B.A., Lee College; M.F.A., Regent University;
M.F.A., Old Dominion University

*William Jaber (1999), Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Lee College; M.A., West Virginia College of Graduate Studies;
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hermilo Jasso, Jr. (1987), Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Lee College; M.B.A., Laredo State University

Danny Jenkins (2004), Assistant Professor of Historical Theology
B.A., Lee College; Th.M., M.T.S., Duke University Divinity School;
Ph.D., Marquette University

Arden Jensen (2003), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Florida International University;
M.A., Ph.D., The Florida State University

Jung-In Jo (2005), Assistant Professor of Political Science
M. A., B.A., Sookmyung University;
M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

Richard Jones (1998), Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., M.A., Oakland University; Ph.D., Wayne State University

Joel Kailing (1994), Professor of Communication
A.B., University of Georgia; M.Div., Emory University;
Th.M., Asbury Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky

William Kamm (2007), Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
B.S., Concordia University; M.A., Appalachian State University;
Ed.D., Liberty University

Sherry Kasper (2007), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Maryville College;
Ph.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Janet Kennard (2005), Instructor and Serials/Electronic Resources Librarian
B.S., Miami University of Ohio; M.L.S., University of North Texas

Christie Kleinmann (2006), Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., King College; M.A., Auburn University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Dewayne Knight (2003), Associate Professor of Athletic Training
B.S., Lee College; M.D., University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis

Matthew Krepps (2003), Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Grove City College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Michael J. Laney (1995), Professor of Telecommunications
B.A., Southeastern Massachusetts University; M.A., Michigan State University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Steven Lay (1998), Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Aurora College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles

Andrew Lee (1996), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Wake Forest University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*Ollie J. Lee (1967), Distinguished Professor of Sociology
B.A., Berea College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

John Lombard (1978-82; 1984), Adjunct Instructor in Pastoral Studies
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Samford University;
M.Div., D.Min., Vanderbilt University

*Lisa Long (2004), Assistant Professor of Christian Education
B.S., Lee University; M.A., Church of God School of Theology;
Ph.D., Biola University

Kelly Lumpkin (2005), Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Slippery Rock University;
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Lori Mattace (2007), Instructor and Library Coordinator for Distance Learning
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Penny Mauldin (1990), Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Lee College; M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

*Walter C. Mauldin (1989), Professor of Music
B.M.E., Lee College; M.M., University of Southern Mississippi;
D.M.A., University of Miami

*Patricia McClung (2002), Assistant Professor of Special Education
B.Ed., University of London; M.Ed., Lee University
Ed.D., University of East Anglia

Barbara McCullough (1969), Associate Professor and Director of Library Services
B.S., Shippensburg State College;
M.S.L.S., Drexel Institute of Technology

Kay McDaniel (1991), Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Lee College; M.S.S., United States Sports Academy

Susan McDowell (2008), Adjunct Instructor in English
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ed.D., Vanderbilt Universtiy

William McNeiland (2007), Adjunct Instructor in Music
B.S., M.S., University of Illinois

J. Matthew Melton (1995), Professor of Communication
C.B.A., C.M.A., International Institute;
M.A., Ph.D., Regent University

Timothy Miller (2008), Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Cedarville University; M.A., Trinity International University;
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

*J. Trevor Milliron (1998), Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
M.A., Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Jose Minay (1994), Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Margaret Moe (2005), Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Westmont College; M.A., University of California, Davis;
Ph.D., Penn State University

*Brad Moffett (2006), Assistant Professor of Music
B.M.E., Lee University;
M.M., Georgia State University;
D.W.S., Institute for Worship Studies

*Kimberly Moffett (2004), Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University

Edley Moodley (1999), Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
B.Th., University of South Africa;
M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Asbury Theological Seminary

*Rickie Moore (2007), Professor of Old Testament
B.A., Lee College;
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

*Philip Morehead (1966), Associate Professor of Music
B.M., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
M.M., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Louis Morgan (2003), Assistant Professor and Librarian for Public Services
and Learning
B.A., Lee University; M.L.I.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Ph.D., Regent University

*Eric Moyen (2004), Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Taylor University; M.A., University of Alabama;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Henry Moyo (1988), Head Coach, Men’s Soccer and Lecturer in Theology
Dip.Th., Overstone College, Northampton, England;
M.A., M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary

*Karen Carroll Mundy (1980), Professor of Sociology
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph. D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*Deborah Murray (1980), Professor of Education
B.S., Lee College; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*George Nerren (2002), Professor of Education
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University;
M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Verrill Norwood (2007), Adjunct Instructor in Chemistry
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Ph.D., Utah State University

Sara Ortega (2005), Assistant Professor of Spanish and French
B.A., M.A., D.R.L., Université Stendhal;
Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico

Mary Painter (1999), Adjunct Instructor in Education
B.A., George Peabody College for Teachers;
M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University

*Austin Patty (2006), Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., University of Oregon;
M.A., Ph.D., Eastman School of Music

Benjamin Pérez (2001), Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry
B.A., Lee College;
M.R.E., G.S.R.E., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;
D.Min., Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

*Stephen W. Plate (2002), Professor of Music
B.M.Ed., Evangel University;
M.M., D.M.A., University of Cincinnati College Conservatory

Tausha A. Plate (2002), Adjunct Instructor in Music
B.M.Ed., Evangel University; M.M., Converse College

Mark A. Proctor (2009), Assistant Professor of New Testament
B.A., Evangel University; M.A., Marquette University; Ph.D., Baylor University

Heather Quagliana (2008), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Lee University; M.A., Ph.D, Fuller Theological Seminary

Rachel Reneslacis (1999), Associate Professor of English
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College;
M.A., Washington University at St. Louis;
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

*Gary L. Riggins (1992), Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed., Georgia Southern University;
Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Milton Riley (1978), Professor of Biology
B.A., Lee College; M.A., University of Georgia;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky

*David Roebuck (1991), Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity and
Director of Dixon Pentecostal Research Center
B.A., West Coast Christian College; M.Div., Church of God School of Theology;
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

J. Susan Rogers (1989), Professor of English
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

*Jeff Sargent (2005), Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Paul Schmidgall (2007), Professor of Biblical Studies
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Western Kentucky University;
M.A., American Institute for Holy Land Studies;
Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Barbara Searcy (1997), Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., Lee College; M.Div., Church of God School of Theology;
Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

Patricia Silverman (2000), Associate Professor of Public Relations
B.S., Western Carolina University; M.A., Regent University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

John Simmons (1997), Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Berea College; M.A., Louisiana State University

*William A. Simmons (1986), Professor of New Testament and Greek
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Church of God School of Theology;
M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, Scotland

John Sims (1971), Professor of Humanities and Religion
B.A., Lee College; B.A., Roosevelt University;
M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

Greg Sloop (2000), Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry
B.S., Davidson College; M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary;
D.Min., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

*Ashley Smith (2005), Associate Professor of Education and Director of Field Experiences and Teacher Education Program
B.S., University of Florida; M.S., Middle Tennessee State University;
Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Joyce H. Stanbery (2000), Adjunct Instructor in Music
B.A., Tennessee Wesleyan College;
M.M., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Alexander Steffanell (2007), Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad del Atlántico, M.A., Miami University of Ohio;
Ph.D., University of Florida

Lisa Stephenson (2007), Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology
B.A, M.A., Lee University; Ph.D., Marquette University

*H. Edward Stone (1998), Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology
B.A., Lee College; M.Ed., Georgia State University;
Ph.D., University of Alabama

Mary Ruth Stone (2008), Associate Professor of Education and Director of Faculty Development
B.A., University of Arkansas; M.S., Radford University; M.A., Church of God Theological Seminary; Ed.D., University of Alabama

Tena Stone (2006), Assistant Professor of Special Education
B.S., Lee College; M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville;
Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University

C. Michael Sturgeon (1996), Instructor and Faculty Coordinator of Instructional Technology
B.S., Palm Beach Atlantic College;
M.L.S., Florida State University

*Donna Summerlin (1988), Professor of English
B.A., Lee College; M.A., M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Stephen Swindle (2004), Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of California, Irvine;
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

*Phillip E. Thomas (1977), Professor of Music
B.A., Lee College; M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music;
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

*Dewayne Thompson (1981), Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Lee College; M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University;
D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University

*Linda Thompson (2005), Associate Professor of Music Education
B.S., Northern State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin;
Ph.D., University of Arizona

Kevin Trowbridge (2005), Instructor in Public Relations
B.A., Union University; M.A., University of Memphis

Jeri Veenstra (1999), Associate Professor of Health Science
B.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha;
D.D.S., Creighton University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Mary Walkins (1992-2002, 2006), Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Lee College; M.S., Ph.D., Northeastern University

Jason Ward (2002) Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of Washington;
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

*Douglas G. Warner (1998), Associate Professor of Music
B.M., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga;
M.M., D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music

Lori West (2006), Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Maryville College;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Robert Paul West (1990), Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Amy White (2004), Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Seattle Pacific University; M.A., Western Washington University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

*Charles Mark Wickam (1987), Professor of Exercise Science
B.S., Lee College; M.Ed., University of Southwestern Louisiana;
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

James Wilkins (1997), Professor of French
B.A., Indiana University Northwest;
M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Christine Williams (2007) Assistant Professor of Theater
B.A., University of Dallas;
M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Mava Norton Wilson (2000), Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
B.B.A., Radford University; M.S., Nova Southeastern University

Randy R. Wood (1998), Associate Professor of Humanities
B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School;
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

*Alan Wyatt (1996), Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Paula Wyatt (1997), Adjunct Instructor in Music
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Matthew Yelton (2002), Head Coach, Women’s Soccer and Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., King College; M.A., East Tennessee State University

*Xiaoqing Yu (2004), Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Beijing Central Conservatory of Music; M.M., University of South Carolina;
M.M., Manhattan School of Music

*Member of the graduate faculty
 

Emeriti

Frances Arrington (2002),Professor Emeritus of Library Science
B.S., Jacksonville State College; M.A.L.S., Peabody College for Teachers

Lois U. Beach (1993), Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee; D.Sc., Lee College

Jimmy W. Bilbo (1996), Professor Emeritus of Education
B.A., Lee College; M.A., George Peabody College of Teachers; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Eugene Christenbury (1995), Professor Emeritus of Education
B.A., M.A., George Peabody College for Teachers; M.S., Church of God School of Theology; Ed.D., University of Tennessee

Clifford Dennison (1993), Professor Emeritus of Science Education
A.B., M.A., Marshall College; Ed.D., University of Florida

Ellen French (1991), Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Southern California College; M.A., Butler University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Ruth Crawford Lindsey (2003), Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Lee College; M.A., Arkansas State University

Beatrice Odom (1986), Professor Emeritus of Christian Education
B.A., Bob Jones University; M.A., George Peabody College for Teachers

Donald D. Rowe (1984), Professor Emeritus of Business Law and Political Science
B.A., M.A., J.D., University of Miami

George D. Voorhis (1999), Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies
B.A., Northwest Bible College; M.Ed., Winthrop University; M.Div., D.Min., Luther Rice Seminary

Sabord Woods (2007), Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Georgia Southern College; M.A., Church of God Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville