University Administration
University Administration updated 2/2015
Office of the President
Sidney A. McPhee, president
Kimberly S. Edgar, executive assistant
Mary McClain, administrative assistant
Athletics, Chris Massaro, director
Audit and Consulting Services, Brenda Burkhart, director
Community Engagement and Support, Gloria Bonner, assistant to the president
Institutional Equity and Compliance, Marian V. Wilson, special assistant to the president
Tennessee Small Business Development Center (Lead Center), Patrick R. Geho, director
University Counsel and Legal Assistant to President, Heidi Zimmerman
Office of the University Provost
Academic Affairs, Division of
Brad Bartel, university provost
John Omachonu, vice provost for academic affairs
Rebecca Cole, associate vice president for academic resources
Faye Johnson, assistant to the university provost for special initiatives
Watson Harris, director, academic technology planning and projects; ADA coordinator
General Education, Shelia Otto, director
Graduate Studies, College of
Jackie Eller, interim vice provost for research and dean
Scott Handy, interim associate dean
Research Services, Jeffry Porter, director
Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Research
Chris Brewer, assistant vice provost
International Affairs
David A. Schmidt, vice provost for international affairs
Center for East and Asian Studies and Confucius Institute, Guanping Zheng, director
Education Abroad, Tiffany Bickers, director
Student Success
Richard Sluder, vice provost for student success
Vincent Windrow, interim assistant vice provost for student success
Cornelia Wills, director
University Honors, College of,
John R. Vile, dean
Philip E. Phillips, associate dean
Walker Library, Bonnie Allen, dean
User Services, Christy Groves, chair
Collection Development and Management Development, David Nelson, chair
Basic and Applied Sciences, College of
Robert “Bud” Fischer, dean
Saeed Foroudastan, associate dean
Aerospace, Ronald Ferrara, chair
Agribusiness and Agriscience, Warren Gill, school director
Biology, Lynn Boyd, chair
Chemistry, Greg Van Patten, chair
Computer Science, Chrisila C. Pettey, chair
Concrete Industry Management, Heather J. Brown, chair
Engineering Technology, Walter Boles, chair
Geosciences, Warner Cribb, chair
Mathematical Sciences, Donald A. Nelson, chair
Military Science, LTC Joel Miller, chair
Physics and Astronomy, Ron Henderson, chair
Behavioral and Health Sciences, College of
Harold D. Whiteside, dean
Scott Colclough, interim associate dean
Criminal Justice Administration, Lance Selva, interim chair
Health and Human Performance, Doug Winborn, interim chair
Human Sciences, Deborah Belcher, chair
Nursing, Jenny Sauls, school director
Psychology, Greg Schmidt, chair
Social Work, Rebecca Smith, chair
Business, Jennings A. Jones College of
David Urban, dean
David Foote, associate dean
Kim Sokoya, associate dean for graduate and executive education
Lara Daniel, assistant dean for assessment
Accounting, Sandra Benson, interim chair
Business Communication and Entrepreneurship, Stephen D. Lewis, chair
Computer Information Systems, Charles Apigian, chair
Economics and Finance, Sean Salter, interim chair
Management and Marketing, Jill Austin, chair
Education, College of
Lana Seivers, dean
Phillip Waldrop, associate dean
Womack Educational Leadership, James O. Huffman, chair
Elementary and Special Education, Amy Childre, chair
Liberal Arts, College of
Mark Byrnes, dean
Karen Petersen, associate dean
Dawn McCormack, assistant dean for assessment
Art, Jean Nagy, chair
Communication Studies and Organizational Communication, Sharon S. Smith, interim chair
English, Maria Bachman, chair
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Leah Lyons, interim chair
History, James Beeby, chair
Music, Michael Parkinson, school director
Philosophy, Ron Bombardi, chair
Political Science, Stephen Morris, chair
Sociology and Anthropology, Brandon Wallace, interim chair
Theatre and Dance, Jeff Gibson, chair
Mass Communication, College of
Ken Paulson, dean
Zeny Sarabia-Panol, associate dean
Electronic Media Communication, Billy Pittard, chair
Journalism, Dwight Brooks, school director
Recording Industry, Beverly Keel, chair
University College
Mike Boyle, dean
David Gotcher, associate dean
Peggy Carpenter, assistant dean
University Studies, Marva Lucas, chair
Centers of Excellence
Center for Historic Preservation, Carroll Van West, director
Center for Popular Music, Gregory Reish, director
Chairs of Excellence
The Jennings Jones Chair in Free Enterprise
The Jennings Jones Chair in Urban and Regional Planning
The John Seigenthaler Chair in First Amendment Studies, Patrick Embry, director
The Dr. Carl Adams Chair in HealthCare Services, M. Jo Edwards, chairholder
The National HealthCare Chair in Nursing
The Robert E. and Georgianna West Russell Chair in Manufacturing Excellence, Charles H. Perry, chairholder
The Katherine Davis Murfree Chair in Dyslexic Studies
John C. Miller Chair in Equine Reproductive Physiology
Mary E. Miller Chair in Equine Health
Endowed Chairs
Martin Chair of Insurance, Kenneth W. Hollman, chairholder
Weatherford Chair of Finance, William F. Ford, chairholder
The Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship, William McDowell, chairholder
Business and Finance, Division of
John W. Cothern, senior vice president
Alan Thomas, associate vice president
Administration, Ron Malone, assistant vice president
Administrative and Business Services, Kathryn D. Crisp, assistant vice president
Budget Office, Kathy R. Thurman, director
Campus Planning, Patricia S. Miller, assistant vice president
Facilities Services, Joe Whitefield, assistant vice president
Human Resource Services, Kathy Musselman, assistant vice president
Public Safety, Carl S. Peaster, assistant vice president and chief of police
Information Technology, Division of
Bruce Petryshak, vice president for information technology and CIO
Academic and Instructional Technologies, Barbara Draude, assistant vice president
Client Services andn IT Business Operations, Robin Jones, assistant vice president
Enterprise Applications Services, Lisa Rogers, associate vice president and deputy CIO
Technical Services and Information Security, Brian Holley, assistant vice president and ISO
IT Projects and Portfolio Management, Tom Wallace, associate vice president
Marketing and Communications, Division of
Andrew Oppmann, vice president for marketing and communications
Creative and Visual Services, Kara Hooper, director
Marketing and Branding, Doug Williams, executive director
News and Media Relations, Jimmy Hart, director
Resource and Operations Management, Jack Ross, senior director
University Publications, Drew Ruble, senior editor
Student Affairs, Division of
Debra Sells, vice president and vice provost for enrollment and academic services
Career Development Center, Bill Fletcher, director
Disabled Student Services, Lance Alexis, director
Student-Athlete Enhancement Center, Todd Wyant, director
Student Support Services, Melissa Towe, director
Admissions and Enrollment Services
Laurie Witherow, associate vice provost for admissions and enrollment services
Enrollment Technical Systems, Teresa Thomas, director
Financial Aid and Scholarships, Stephen White, director
MT One Stop, Melinda Thomas, interim director
Registrar/Scheduling, Ann Reaves, registrar
Undergraduate Recruitment, Wendi Pelfry, interim director
Student Life
Sarah Sudak, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of student life
Campus Recreation Center, Charles Gregory, director
Child Care Lab, Nancy James, director
Counseling Services, Jane Tipps, director
Health Services, Rick Chapman, director
Housing and Residential Life, Andrew Bickers, executive director
Judicial Affairs, Laura Sosh-Lightsy, assistant dean
New Student and Family Programs, Gina Poff, director
Student Programming, Rich Kershaw, director
Student Union Facilities, Cynthia Stone, director
Dan Kelley, assistant vice president for student affairs
Fraternity and Sorority Life, Allison Commings, director
Intercultural and Diversity Affairs, Jonell Hinsey, interim director
June Anderson Women’s Center for Women and Nontraditional Students, Barbara Scales director
Leadership and Service, Jackie Victory, director
Student Government, Andrew George, student body president
University Advancement, Division of
William J. “Joe” Bales, vice president
Advancement Services, Ronda Vaughter, director
Alumni Relations, Ginger C. Freeman, director
Development, Pat Branum, director
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)
For information about the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, see www.tn.gov/thec/.
For a listing of commission members, see www.tn.gov/thec/Divisions/Commission/members.html.
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR)
For information about the Tennessee Board of Regents, see www.tbr.edu/.
For a listing of board members, see www.tbr.edu/about/default.aspx.
2014-15 Administrators (This is a pdf file; Adobe Reader will be necessary to open the file.)
2014-15 Faculty (This is a pdf file; Adobe Reader will be necessary to open the file.)
Emeriti Faculty (This is a pdf file; Adobe Reader will be necessary to open the file.)
Graduate Faculty
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