Office of the Academic Vice President

Bradford W. Sample, Ph.D., Academic Vice President

Robert D. Andrews, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

Charlene Armstrong, Dual Enrollment Program Assistant

Paul Boling, Ph.D., Chair of the Christian Studies Division, Professor

J. Daryl Charles, Ph.D., Director and Senior Fellow of the Bryan Institute for Critial Thought and Practice

Michael Chase, Ed.D., Dean, School of Adult and Graduate Studies

Steven L. DeGeorge, Ed.D., Chair of the Division of Social Science, Professor

Gary Fitsimmons, Ph.D., Library Director and Professor of Information Literacy

J. Brad Gatlin, M.B.A., Regional Director, Chattanooga Region

Carla Harle, B.A., Academic Records Specialist and M.B.A. Coordinator

Peter A. Held, B.S., Th.M, M.A.E., Ed.D., Senior Fellow for Christian Worldview/ Professor of Christian Thought and Biblical Studies

Linda D. Hester, Student Services Coordinator, Chattanooga Region

Lauren Johnson, Coordinator of Operations, Chattanooga Region

LaVonne M. Johnson, M.S.L., Public Services Librarian, Assistant Professor

Ryan Ladner, B.S., M.B.A., Admissions Counselor, Chattanooga Region

Darlene Lestmann, Performing Arts Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

Phillip E. Lestmann, Ph.D., Chair of the Natural Science Division, Professor

Stephanie R. Mace, B.S., Archivist Specialist

Jeffrey R. Myers, Ph.D., The Summit, Associate Professor

Sarah Nichols, B.S., Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

Sharron L. Padgett, B.A., Administrative Assistant – Academic Office

Janet M. Piatt, M.S.Ed., Registrar

Polly E. Revis, B.S., Supervisor Library Technical Services

Kathryn Romeo, B.A., Admissions Counselor, Chattanooga Region

Roger W. Sanders, Ph.D., Assistant Director of CORE, Associate Professor

Adina Scruggs, M.B.A., Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Adult and Graduate Studies

Jennifer A. Travis, B.S., Coordinator of Field Experiences/Education Specialist

Karin J. Traylor, M.A., Administrative Assistant to the Academic Vice President

Melvin R. Wilhoit, D.M.A., Chair of the Division of Humanities, Professor

Todd C. Wood, Ph.D., Director of Center for Origins Research, Assistant Professor

Brenda Wooten, Associate Registrar