College of Arts and Sciences
William D. Lawson, Ph.D., Professor, Dean
Africana Studies
Amiri Y. Al-Hadid, Professor and Head
B.A., 1967, Alabama State University; M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1974, University of California-Santa Barbara.
Mayibuye Monanabela, Professor
B.S., 1969, Northeastern State University (Oklahoma); M.S., 1970, Utah State University; M.L.I.S., 1987, Univ. of Wisconsin—Milwaukee; M.S.J., 1991, Univ. of Illinois; Ph.D., 1972, University of Utah.
Wosene Yefru, Associate Professor
B.A., 1972, Wilmington College; M.A., 1974, Ohio University; Ph.D., 1983, Howard University.
Art
Herman Beasley, Professor
B.A., 1965, Jackson State University; M.A., 1971, George Peabody College for Teachers; Ed.D., 1978, Illinois State University.
Paul L. Grigsby, Associate Professor
B.S., 1969, M.A.Ed., 1972, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1981, Arizona State University.
Carlyle Johnson, Professor, Department Head
B.F.A., 1975, The Ohio State University, M.F.A., 1977, The Ohio State University.
Nina L. Lovelace, Instructor
B.S., 1973, Fisk University; M.S., 1976, Illinois State University.
Jane A. McKinney, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1974, Scarritt College; M.A., 1977, George Peabody College for Teachers; M.F.A., 1993, Memphis College of Art.
Jerry Waters, Curator, Instructor
B.S., 1977, Tennessee State University, M.S., 1980, Vanderbilt University, M.A., 1993, Yale University.
Paul G. Zeppelin, Associate Professor
M.F.A., 1966, Lenin’s State Institute (Russia).
Biological Sciences
Mary Ann Asson-Batres, Associate Professor
B.S., 1970, University of Portland; M.A.T., 1971, University of Chicago; M.S., 1982, University of Oregon; Ph.D., 1990, Oregon Health Sciences University.
Margaret A. Blackshear, Associate Professor
B.S., 1967, Knoxville College; Ph.D., 1979, Meharry Medical College.
Carolyn A. Caudle, Associate Professor
B.A., 1967, Fisk University; M.A., 1970, Indiana University; M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1988, Meharry Medical College.
William Cumming, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Elementary Education
B.S., 1956, M.A., 1961, George Peabody College for Teachers.
Anthony O. Ejiofor, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1976, Ph.D., 1983, University of Nigeria at Nsukka.
Phillip F. Ganter, Associate Professor
B.A., 1973, Glassboro State College; Ph.D., 1981, University of North Carolina.
Lois W. Harlston, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1971, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; M.S., 1987, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1990, Union Institute.
Abdallah M. Isa, Associate Professor
B.S., 1960, American University of Beirut (Lebanon); M.A., 1965, University of California; Ph.D., 1968, University of California Medical Center—San Francisco.
Michael T. Ivy, Associate Professor
B.A., 1978, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale); Ph.D., 1986, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Terrance L. Johnson, Professor and Head
B.S., 1974, M.S., 1976, East Texas State University; Ph.D., 1985, University of North Texas.
Prem S. Kahlon, Professor
B.S., 1956, Punjab University (India); M.S., 1962, Ph.D., 1964, Louisiana State University.
Gregory K. Komives, Associate Professor
B.S., 1959, University of Chicago; M.A., 1961, Ph.D., 1965, Indiana University.
Eva B. Landers, Instructor
B.S., 1951, North Carolina Agricultural and Technological State University; Ed.M., 1963, Temple University.
Elaine D. Martin, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1981, M.Ed., 1985, University of Montevallo; Ph.D., 1990, University of Alabama.
Brenda S. McAdory, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1977, B.S., 1982, University of Tennessee at Nashville; M.S., 1988, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1997, Vanderbilt University.
E. Lewis Myles, Professor
B.S., 1974, M.S., 1976, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1985, University of Arizona.
Robert F. Newkirk, Professor
B.S., 1963, Livingstone College; M.S., 1968, Virginia State College; Ph.D., 1972, Colorado State University.
John T. Robinson, Jr., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1985, North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., 1993, University of North Carolina.
Martha W. Stratton, Instructor
B.S., 1969, Tennessee State University; M.A.T., 1971, University of Chicago.
Gus Tomlinson, Professor
B.S., 1958, George Peabody College for Teachers; Ph.D., 1962, Vanderbilt University.
Benny Washington, Jr., Associate Professor
B.S., 1975, M.S., 1979, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1985, Atlanta University.
Chemistry
William Y. Boadi, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., 1982, University of Science and Technology (Ghana); M.Sc., 1988, Ph.D., 1991, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology.
Samuel A. Brown, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1995, Morehouse College; M.S., 1998, Vanderbilt University.
Daniel Domin, Associate Professor
B.S., 1987, Illinois Benedictine College; Ph.D., 1993, Perdue University.
Peter A. Iyere, Associate Professor
B.S., 1980, M.S., 1982, University of Ibadan (Nigeria); M.A.,
1989, Ph.D., 1991, Brandeis University.
Mohammad R. Karim, Associate Professor and Head
B.S., 1978, M.S., 1980, Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh); Ph.D., 1989, Kent State University.
Cosmas O. Okoro, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1981, M.S., 1986, North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., 1993, Howard University.
Koen P. Vercruysse, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1990, University of Ghent; Ph.D., 1995, University of Ghent
Margaret Whalen, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1979, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ph.D., 1984, University of New Mexico.
Communications
Pamela E. Foster, Instructor/Director of Student Publications
A.B., 1985, Smith College; M.S. 1989, Northern University.
Sandra W. Holt, Associate Professor and Director of University Honors Program
B.S., 1971, M.S. 1972, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1989, Florida State University.
Patrick E. Idoye, Associate Professor
B.A., 1974, University of Ibadan (Nigeria); M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1981, Florida State University.
Harriette B. Insignares, Professor
B.A., 1964, Fisk University; M.S.T., 1972, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., 1980, George Peabody College for Teachers.
Lawrence B. James, Professor
B.S., 1971, South Carolina State College; M.A., 1972, Texas Technological University; Ph.D., 1976, Wayne State University.
Jacqueline W. Mitchell, Professor and Special Assistant to the President
B.A., 1969, Howard University; M.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1973, The Ohio State University.
Maurice S. Odine, Associate Professor and Head
B.A., State University of New York—Geneseo; M.A., 1975, Ball State University; Ph.D., 1984, Southern Illinois University.
Henry O. Onyejiaka, Associate Professor
B.S., 1983, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; M.Ed., 1984, Southern University; Ph.D., 1993, Howard University.
Donald C. Page, Professor
B.A., 1970, Hope College; M.A., 1973, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 1977, University of Michigan.
Victoria D. Sturgeon, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, Oklahoma State University; M.A., 1976, University of Kansas; M.S., 1983, Ed.D, 1986. Oklahoma State University.
Liqun Yan, Associate Professor
B.A., 1983, Nankai University (People’s Republic of China); M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1993, University of Missouri.
Criminal Justice
Deborah Burris-Kitchen, Associate Professor
B.A., 1988, Indiana University; M.A., 1990; Ball State University; Ph.D., 1995, Western Michigan University.
George Kakoti, Associate Professor
B.A., 1995, University of Dares Salaam Tanzania; M.A., 1998, India University.
C. Bruce Mallard, Associate Professor and Head
B.A., 1969, George Peabody College for Teachers; M.P.A., 1972, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1979, University of Tennessee.
David K. Wheaton, Professor
B.A., 1962, Northwestern Christian College; B.D., 1966, Texas Christian University; M.A., 1967, Sam Houston University; Ph.D., 1973, Oklahoma State University.
Larry D. Woods, Professor
B.A., 1966, Emory University; J.D., 1969, Northwestern University School of Law.
History, Geography, and Political Science
Reuben H. Brooks, Professor
B.A., 1967, Bemidji State University; Ph.D., 1972, University of Colorado.
Johnny L. Burchett, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1968, M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University.
Theron E. Corse, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1988, University of Georgia, Athens; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1995, Vanderbilt University.
Elizabeth E. Dachowski, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1984, Indiana University; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1995, University of Minnesota.
Joel H. Dark, Assistant Professor and Head
B.A., 1990, Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1998, Vanderbilt University.
Daniel K. Gibran, Associate Professor
B.A., 1976, Middle East College (Lebanon); M.A., 1985, University of Kent at Canterbury (England); Ph.D., 1990, University of Aberdeen (Scotland).
James E. Haney, Associate Professor
B.A., 1965, Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College; M.A., 1969, Ohio University; Ph.D., 1971, Kent State University.
Hoyt A. King, Associate Professor and Acting Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., 1964, Southern University; M.A., 1968, Atlanta University; Ph.D., 1976, West Virginia University.
Bobby L. Lovett, Professor
B.A., 1967, Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College; M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1978, University of Arkansas.
Elizabeth E. McClain, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1966, M.S., 1971, Tennessee State University.
H. Coleman McGinnis, Associate Professor
B.A., 1965, University of the South; M.A., 1967, Tulane University; Ph.D., 1970, University of Virginia.
John P. Miglietta, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1984, Fordham University; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1995, New York University.
Adebayo O. Oyebade, Associate Professor
B.A., 1981, M.A., 1985, University of Ife (Nigeria); Ph.D., 1995, Temple University.
David A. Padgett, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Western Kentucky University; M.S., 1992, Ph.D., 2001, University of Florida.
Jyotsna Paruchuri, Professor
B.A., 1959, Queen Mary College, (India); M.A., 1961, Presidency College (India); Ph.D., 1981, Agra University (India).
Erik S. Schmeller, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1991, Fort Hays State University; M.A., 1993, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Ph.D., 1999, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Languages, Literature, and Philosophy
Doris M. Daniels, Professor
B.A., 1959, Women’s College—Karachi (Pakistan); B.Ed., 1960, Teachers Training College (Pakistan); M.A., 1962, George Peabody College for Teachers; Ph.D., 1988, Karachi University (Pakistan).
Dennis J. Gendron, Associate Professor and Vice President for Technology and Administrative Services
B.A., 1965, Merrimack College; M.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1975, University of North Carolina.
Johnanna L. Grimes, Associate Professor and Director of the University Writing Center
B.A., 1969, Virginia State College; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1980, Northwestern University.
William H. Hardy, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1964, Central State University; M.L.A., 1976, The Johns Hopkins University; M.Div., 1993, Vanderbilt University; D.Min., Drew University, 1998.
James L. Head, Professor
B.A., 1964, M.A., 1966, Texas Christian University; Ph.D., 1977, George Peabody College for Teachers.
Helen R. Houston, Professor
B.A., 1960, Bennett College; M.A., 1967, Scarritt College; M.A., 1968, Colorado State University; D.A., 1978, Middle Tennessee State University.
Jocelyn A. Irby, Associate Professor
B.A., 1969, Bennett College; M.S., 1971, Fort Valley State College; M.A., 1990, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1996, Southern Illinois University.
Gloria C. Johnson, Professor Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
B.A., 1970, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1971, University of Illinois; Ph.D., 1990, University of Tennessee.
Robin W. Lee, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1987, Tusculum College; M.A., 1992, University of Tennessee.
Lynn C. Lewis, Associate Professor
B.A., 1974, Earlham College; M.A., 1979, Tennessee State University; M.B.A., Columbia University, 1983, Ph.D., 1999, University of Missouri.
Marc R. Mazzone, Associate Professor
B.A., 1984, Williams College; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1993, Indiana University.
Andrew D. McQueen, Associate Professor
B.A., 1986, Mount Allison University (Canada); M.A., 1988, Queen’s University (Canada); Ph.D., 1997, Duke University.
Clara C. Mojica-Diaz, Associate Professor
B.A., 1982, Universidad Nacional (Colombia); M.A., 1984, Ph.D., 1992, University of Illinois.
James A. Montmarquet, Professor
B.A., 1969, George Washington University; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1978, University of Chicago.
Emily J. Orlando, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1991, Saint Anselm College, M.A., 1996, Ph.D., 2002, University of Maryland.
Elaine A. Phillips, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1989, Vassar College; M.F.A., 1992, Arizona State University; M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 1996, Vanderbilt University.
Lucas A. Powers, Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
B.A., 1984, M.A., 1986, University of North Carolina; Ph.D., 1990, Vanderbilt University.
Timothy J. Quain, Associate Professor and Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
B.A., 1973, Quincy College; M.A., 1976, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville; D.A., 1986, Middle Tennessee State University.
Jo Helen Railsback, Professor
B.A., 1956, Baylor University; M.A., 1957, University of Arkansas; Ph.D., 1969, University of Tennessee.
Monetha R. Reaves, Associate Professor and Director of Developmental Studies, Academic Advisement, and Orientation
B.A., 1963, LeMoyne College; M.A., 1971, George Peabody College for Teachers; D.A., 1978, Middle Tennessee State University.
Ana I. Rueda-Garcia, Associate Professor
B.A., 1976, Universidad Industrial de Santander (Colombia); M.A., 1979, Illinois State University; Ph.D., 1990, University of Illinois.
Asalean Springfield, Professor
B.A., 1959, Eastern Michigan University; M.A., 1967, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1976, American University.
Louise W. Watkins, Professor
B.S., 1956, M.A., 1969, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1986, Vanderbilt University.
Warren B. Westcott, Professor and Head
B.A., 1969, College of Charleston; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1980, University of South Carolina.
Music
Thomas L. Davis, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1970, Southern University; M.M., 1971, Michigan State University.
Carol E. Gafford, Associate Professor
B.A., 1959, Fisk University; M.M., 1961, Indiana University.
Edward L. Graves, Associate Professor
B.S., 1962, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1965, University of Illinois.
Reginald A. McDonald, Assistant Professor
B.M.E., 1991, Alabama State University; M.M.Ed., 1997 State University of West Georgia.
Darryl G. Nettles, Associate Professor
B.F.A., 1983, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.M., 1987, D.M.A., 1995, University of Illinois.
Christine M. Perkey, Associate Professor
B.M., 1974, Augusta College; M.M., 1975, University of South Carolina; D.M.A., 1981, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
L. Grennetta Simpson, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1956, Alabama State University; M.A., 1959, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1984, Vanderbilt University.
Ralph R. Simpson, Professor and Head
B.S., 1952, Alabama State University; M.A., 1957, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1964, Michigan State.
Richard D. Todd, Instructor
B.M. 1990, University of Cincinnati; M.M. 1993, Southern Methodist University.
Physics and Mathematics
Frank T. Allen, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1992, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2000, Alabama A & M University
Mahmoud J. Anabtawi, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1991, Yarmouk University (Jordan); M.S., 1994, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1998, University of Texas at Arlington.
Toby S. Anderson, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1993, Belmont University; M.S., 1995, Vanderbilt University, Ph.D., 1998 Vanderbilt University.
Orville N. Bignall, Associate Professor
B.S., 1986, Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists; M.S., 1989, Ph.D., 1992, Florida State University.
Anjan Biswas, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., St. Xavier’s College; M.Sc., M.Phil., University of Calcutta; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
Colette J. Calmelet-Eluhu, Associate Professor
Licencie en Sciences, 1979, Maitrise, 1980, Universite des Sciences et Techniques, Montpellier (France); M.S., 1987, Ph.D., 1987, Vanderbilt University.
Kenneth A. Daniels, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1975, M.S., 1978, Syracuse University.
Arnold A. Dean, Associate Professor
B.S., 1961, Oakwood College; M.A., 1966, Andrews University; Ph.D., 1980, Vanderbilt University.
Kothandaraman Ganesan, Associate Professor
M.S., 1978, Ph.D., 1988, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Patricia G. Hull, Professor
B.S., 1960, M.S., 1962, Auburn University; Ph.D., 1970, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Jeanetta W. Jackson, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1976, University of Michigan. Ed.D., 1997, TSU.
Win Myint, Professor
B.E.E., 1959, M.S., 1961, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Govindaswamy Nagarajan, Professor
B.S., 1955, University of Madras (India); M.A., 1957, M.S., 1958, Ph.D., 1961, D.Sc., 1968, Annamalai University (India).
John C. Propes, Associate Professor
B.A., 1966, Eastern New Mexico University; Ph.D., 1971, Auburn University.
Minakshisundaram Rajagopalan, Professor
B.Sc., 1950, Andhra University (India); Ph.D., 1963, Yale University.
Raymond E. Richardson, Professor
B.S., 1960, Rust College; M.S. 1963, Atlanta University; Ph.D., 1979, Vanderbilt University.
Moinuddin M. Sarkar, Associate Professor
B.Sc., 1973, M.Sc., 1974, Rajshadi University (Bangladesh); M.S., 1982, University of Wisconsin; M.S., 1984, Marquette University; M.S., 1987, University of Illinois—Chicago; Ph.D., 1991, Kent State University.
Sivapragasam Sathananthan, Associate Professor
B.Sc., 1981, University of Jaffna, (Sri Lanka); M.S., 1986, Marquette University; Ph.D., 1989, University of Texas—Arlington.
Sandra H. Scheick, Professor and Head
B.A., 1958, Vassar College; M.A., 1960, Ph.D., 1966, Syracuse University.
Kofi A. Semenya, Associate Professor
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1974, University of Ghana; Ph.D., 1980, University of North Carolina.
Thomas Taylor, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1988, Florida A&M University; Ph.D., 1998, Alabama A&M University.
Charles A. Williams, Associate Professor
B.A., 1960, Miles College; M.A., 1963, University of Illinois;
J.D., 1984, Nashville School of Law.
George K. Yang, Assistant Professor
M.A., 1985, Ph.D., 1990, University of Maryland at College Park.
Social Work and Sociology
Anthony J. Blasi, Associate Professor
B.A., 1968, St. Edward’s University; M.A., 1971, University of Notre Dame; M.A., 1984, University of St. Michael’s College (Canada); S.T.L., 1985, Collegium Christi Regis (Canada); Ph.D., 1974, University of Notre Dame; Th.D., 1986, Regis College and the University of Toronto.
Delores C. Butler, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1972, Indiana State University; M.S.W., 1978, University of Tennessee.
Robert S. Castor, Professor
B.A., 1966, Wayne State University; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1977, University of Michigan; M.S.S.W., 1981, University of Tennessee.
Waldine DeBerry, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1968, Tennessee State University; M.S.W., 1972, University of Illinois.
Baqar A. Husaini, Professor
B.A., 1957, Lucknow University (India); M.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1972, Wayne State University.
Barbara S. Kilbourne, Associate Professor
B.A., 1985, M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1991, University of Texas at Dallas.
William D. Lawson, Professor and Dean
B.A., 1968, Knoxville College; M.A., 1970, Atlanta University; Ph.D., 1978, Iowa State University
Mahgoub E. Mahmoud, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1971, Cairo University at Khartoum (Sudan); B.So., 1978, University of Khartoum (Sudan); M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1983, Brown University.
Oscar Miller, Jr., Associate Professor and Head
B.A., 1986, Murray State University; M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1993, Vanderbilt University.
Ernest C. Rhodes, Professor
B.S., 1957, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1964, Fisk University; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1977, University of Pittsburgh.
Josie A. Scales, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1970, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1973, Fisk University; Ph.D., 1989, Howard University.
Vicki G. Williams, Director of Social Work/Professor
B.A., 1966, Morgan State University; M.S.W., 1
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Tilden J. Curry, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dean
Millicent Gray Lownes-Jackson, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean
Accounting and Business Law
Richard L. Banham, Associate Professor
B.S., 1975, University of Utah; M.P.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1984; J.D., 1985, University of Texas (Austin); CPA.
Larry Cozort, Associate Professor
B.A., 1969, Baylor University; J.D., 1975, Vanderbilt University; B.S., 1981, University of Tennessee; M.B.A., 1982, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1985, Virginia Tech.
Robert D. Hayes, Professor
B.S., 1974, M.B.A. 1976, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1986, University of Arkansas; CPA, CMA, ChFC.
Lewis Laska, Professor
B.S., 1969, Belmont College; J.D., 1972, Vanderbilt University; M.B.A., 1973, University of Tennessee at Nashville; Ph.D., 1978, George Peabody College; CPA.
Kenneth R. Lea, Professor
B.S., 1965, M.B.A., 1972, Middle Tennessee State University; D.B.A, 1980, Louisiana Tech University; CPA (FL, TN).
Grover L. Porter, Professor
B.S., 1965, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1964, University of North Carolina; Ph.D., 1973, Louisiana State University; CPA.
Ruthie G. Reynolds, Professor
A.S., 1965, Mary Holmes Junior College; B.S., 1967, University of Dubuque; MAC, 1970, University of Arizona; Ph.D., 1981, Georgia State University; J.D., 1990, Howard University; CPA.
Business Administration
Linda Carr, Assistant Professor
B.B.A., 1978 Emory University; CPA, 1987 (Georgia); Ph.D., 1993, Georgia Sate University
Tilden J. Curry, Associate Professor and Dean
B.A., 1964, Louisiana State University; M.C.P., 1966, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., 1978, Florida State University.
Phyllis Flott, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1984, MBA, 1987, Emporia State University; Ph.D., 1996, University of North Texas.
Jolayemi, Joel, Associate Professor
B.S., 1977, M.S. 1980, University of Ibandan: M.S., 1983, Ph.D., 1985, Case Western Reserve University.
Millicent Lownes-Jackson, Professor, Associate Dean
B.A., 1972, Fisk University; M.B.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1981, Vanderbilt University.
M. Alan Miller, Professor
B.S., 1960, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; M.B.A., 1968, Auburn University; Ph.D., 1974, University of Arkansas.
Louis Miller, Professor
B.A., 1955, Sir George Williams College; Ph.D., 1960, University of Rochester.
Festus O. Olorunniwo, Professor and Department Head
B.S., 1972, University of Lagos; M.S., 1978, Polytechnic University, N.Y.; Ph.D., 1981, University of Texas at Austin.
J. Byron Pennington, Associate Professor
B.S., 1957, University of Alabama; M.S., 1962, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., 1972, Ohio State University.
Sharon V. Thach, Professor
B.A., 1967, Michigan State University; M.A., 1980, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., 1987, Michigan State University.
Bernard M. Tucker, Professor and Director, Office of Undergraduate Studies
B.I.E., 1961, Georgia Tech; M.B.A., 1966, Ph.D., 1973, Georgia State University.
Business Information Systems
Augustus Bankhead, Professor and Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.S., 1957, M.S., 1958, Tennessee A & I State University; Ed.D., 1978, George Peabody College for teachers.
James A. Ellzy, Professor, Department Head
B.S., 1967, Maryland State College, Princess Ann; M.S., 1969, Indiana University; EdD., 1974, Northern Illinois University.
Aurore J. Kamssu, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1993, Advanced School of Economics and Commerce; M.A., 1996, University of Kansas, Kansas; Ph.D., 2000, University of Mississippi, MS.
Gerald P. Marquis, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1964, Wayne State University; M.ED., 1968, Wayne State University; M.B.A., 1990, Wayne State University; Ph.D., 1997, Texas Tech. University.
Francisca O. Norales, Associate Professor and Teacher Education Coordinator
B.S., 1972, Andrews University; M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1980, Ball State University.
Santosh S. Venkatraman, Associate Professor
B.S., 1984, Indian Institute of Technology; M.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1991, Texas A&M University.
Economics and Finance
Dharmendra P. Dhakal, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1973, M.A., 1976, Tribhuvan University; M.S., 1984, Ph.D., 1991, Southern Illinois University.
G. Bruce Hartmann, Professor, Department Head, and M.B.A. Coordinator
B.A., 1952, Kenyon College; M.B.A., 1958, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1974, State University of New York at Albany.
John M. Hasty, Jr., Professor
B.E.E., 1961, Georgia Institute of Technology; M.B.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1973, Georgia State University.
Nelson C. Modeste, Associate Professor
B.S., 1972, Tuskegee Institute; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1976, University of Illinois
William A. Perry, Professor
B.S., 1960, Drake University; M.A., 1962, North Texas State University; Ph.D., 1972, University of Oklahoma.
Abu Wahid, Professor
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1976, Jahanigaraagor University; M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1989, University of Manitoba.
Charles E. Weis, Professor
B.A., 1957, David Lipscomb University; J.D., 1961, Vanderbilt University; M.B.A., 1962, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., 1974, Arizona State University.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Franklin B. Jones, Ed.D., Professor, Dean
Leslie J. Drummond, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Associate Dean
Educational Administration
Janet M. Finch, Professor, Department Head
B.S., 1972 M.A., 1978 Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1985 Vanderbilt University.
Christon Arthur, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1989, Carribean Union College; M.A., 1995, Ed.S., 1998, Ph.D., 2000, Andrews Univesity.
Robert L. Boone, Professor
B.S., 1970, M.A. Ed., 1974, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1983, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Joe L. Cornelius, Professor
B.S., 1968, M.A., 1969, Tennessee State University; Ed.D. 1977, University of Tennessee/Knoxville.
Denise Dunbar, Associate Professor
B.S., 1974, Northern Illinois University; M.Ed. 1983, Vanderbilt; Ed.D. 1989, Vanderbilt.
Kirmanj Gundi, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1986, Tennessee State University, M.Ed., 1994 Tennessee State University, Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University.
Pamela Harquail, Associate Professor
B.T. & B.A., 1975, St. Thomas University; M.Ed., 1980, University of New Brunswick; Ph.D., 1994, University of Southern Mississippi.
Franklin B. Jones, Professor and Dean, College of Education
B.S., 1958, M.A., 1959, Murray State University, Ed.D., 1968, University of Mississippi.
Ken J. Looney, Associate Professor and Associate VPAA
B.S., 1969, East Tennessee State University; M.P.A., 1981, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1995, Tennessee State University.
Barbara Nye, Professor, Director of Center for Policy and Basic Skills.
B.S., 1973, M.S., 1977, University of Tennessee/Knoxville; Ph.D., 1982, Vanderbilt University.
Paula Myrick Short, Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor, TBR
A.B., 1967, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; M.Ed., 1970, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Ph.D., 1983, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Karen Leigh Stevens, Associate Professor
B.A., 1977, Belmont College; M.Ed., 1988, Belmont College; Ed.D., 1997, Vanderbilt University.
Almose A. Thompson, Professor
B.S. 1962, U.C.L.A.; M.A., 1970, CSULB; Ed.D., 1972, University of California/ Los Angeles; J.D., 1988, Vanderbilt University.
Roger W. Wiemers, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1992, International Bible Seminary; M.Ed., 1995, Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University.
Human Performance and Sport Sciences
Glenn Steimling, Associate Professor and Department Head
B.S., 1981, Plymouth State College, New Hampshire; M.A.Ed., 1991, University of Arizona, Tucson; Ph.D., 1997, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
James Bass, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1962, M.Ed., 1967, Tennessee State University, Nashville.
Harry Beamon, Professor
B.S., 1969, M.A. Ed., 1970, Tennessee State University, Nashville; Ed.D., 1979, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Elizabeth Culbertson, Instructor
B.S., 1996, Morningside College; M.S., California University of Pennsylvania
Terry Silver Davis, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1984, Appalachian State University; M.A.Ed., 2001, Tennessee State University.
Essameldin Hamido, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1988, Ain Shamps University; M.A.Ed., 1996, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1999, Tennessee State University.
Hezekiah Foreman, Professor
B.S., 1959, M.A., 1969, Tennessee State University, Nashville; Ph.D., 1980, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Judy Gentry, Instructor
B.S., 1974, George Peabody College, Nashville; M.A. Ed., 1983, Tennessee State University.
Jesse James, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, M.A., 1975, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 2000, Tennessee State University.
Timothy Jones, Instructor
B.S., 1993, Ohio University; M.S., 1995, Frostburg State University.
Richard Miller, Associate Professor
B.S., 1948, North Carolina Central, Durham; M.S., 1954, Tennessee State University, Nashville A.B.D., 1975, University Illinois, Champaign.
Edna Overall, Instructor
B.S., M.A.Ed., 1970, Tennessee State University, Nashville.
Catana Starks, Professor
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1973, Ed.D., 1989; Tennessee State University, Nashville.
Teaching and Learning
Dean B. Roberts, Professor and Department Head
B.S., 1961, M.A., 1968, Northwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., 1974, Unibersity of Kansas.
Marino C. Alvarez, Professor
B.A. 1968, Fort Lewis College; M.A., 1978, Ed.D., 1980, West Virginia University.
Fannie Cathey, Associate Professor
B.S., 1968, Mississippi Valley State University; M.Ed., 1973, University of Houston; Ph.D., 1979, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Sumita Chakraborti-Ghosh, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1975, Calcutta University; B.S. 1987, Utah State University; M.A., 1979, Rabindrabharati University; , Ph.D., 1998, New Mexico State.
Charles Dickens, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1967, George Peabody College of Teachers; M.S., 1972, University of Tennessee: Ph.D., 1979, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Leslie J. Drummond, Associate Professor and Associate Dean
B.S., 1974, M.Ed., 1988, Ed.D., 1991, Tennessee State University.
Mary B. Dunn, Professor
B.S., 1971, George Peabody College; M.A., 1977, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1982 Vanderbilt University.
J. Mark Hunter, Associate Professor and Director, Public Service and Outreach
B.A., 1982, College of Charleston; M.M.A., 1983, University of South Carolina; Ed.D., 1991, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Dolores Mathis, Professor
B.A., 1967, Florida A & M University; M.A., 1969, Ohio State University; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1975, University of Michigan.
David F. McCargar, Associate Professor
B.A., 1973, Michigan State University; M.S., 1975 SUNY College at Buffalo; Ph.D., 1987, University of California of Los Angeles.
Judith Presley, Associate Professor and Director, Teacher Education
B.S. 1969, M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1998, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Richard O. Renfro, Professor
B.Ed., 1961, M.Ed., 1963, Illinois State University; Ed.D., 1969 Indiana University.
L. Grennetta Simpson, Associate Professor
B.S., 1956, Alabama State University; M.A., 1959, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1984, Vanderbilt University.
Carole F. Stice, Professor
B.S., 1966, M.S., 1968, Murray State University; Ph.D., 1974, Florida State University.
Celeste Williams, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Guilford College; M.S., 1995, Ed.D., 2001, Tennessee State University.
Psychology
Peter Millet, Associate Professor and Department Head
B.A., 1985, Oakland University; M.A., 1989, Ph.D., 1994, Ohio State University
Erlete M. Ascencao, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1980, Berry College; M. A., 1982, Ph. D., 1986, Emory University; Ph. D., 1995, University of Tennessee
Helen, R. Barrett, Professor
B.A., 1965, Barnard College; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1970, Southern Illinois University
Lynn M. Boyer, Associate Professor
B.S., 1980, Texas Woman’s University; M. S., 1982, Texas A and M University; Ph. D., 1992, University of Southern Mississippi
James E. Chatman, Associate Professor
B.A., 1972, M.A., 1974, Fisk University; Ph.D., 1979, Vanderbilt University
John Dossett, Assistant Professor|
B.S., 1990, Ball State University; M.A., 1995, Ball State University; Ph.D., 2000, The University of Tennessee.
Deena Sue Fuller, Professor
A.A., 1966, Virginia Intermont College; B.S., 1968, M.S., 1971, Tennessee Technological University; Ed.D., 1973, University of Tennessee
Dorothy Granberry, Professor
B.S., 1966, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1972, University of Connecticut
Linda Guthrie, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1965, Middle Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 1969, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2000, Tennessee State University
Rosemary G. Jeffries, Associate Professor
B.S., 1969, M.S., 1971, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1986, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Roger Jones, Professor
B.A., 1963, MS., 1965, Ph.D., 1968, University of Georgia
Wendy Jordanov, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1991, East Tennessee State University; M.S., 1998, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 2001, University of Memphis.
Linda J. Knieps, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1986, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.S., 1989, Ph.D., 1997, Vanderbilt University
Pamela L. Knox, Associate Professor
B.S., 1978, College of Charleston; M.S., 1981, Ph.D., 1984, Virginia Commonwealth University
Cornell D. Lane, Associate Professor
B.S., 1962, M.S., 1965, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1976, University of Tennessee
David H. Martin, Professor
B.A., 1961, David Lipscomb University; M.A., 1962, Ph.D., 1966, Peabody/Vanderbilt University
Mario Norman, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1994, University of Mississiippi-Oxford; M.S., 1997, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2001, Tennessee State University.
N. Carolyn Owens, Associate Professor
B.S., 1963, M.A., 1985, Ed. D., 1994, University of Cincinnati
Amy E. Sibulkin, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1976, Clark University; M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1981, Cornell University
Darrell Smith, Professor
B.A., 1960, M.A., 1970, University of Kentucky; Th.M., 1967, Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D., 1972, Purdue University
Stephen Trotter, Associate Professor
B.S., 1972, Stephen F. Austin University; M.S., 1976, University of Houston; Ph.D., 1981, University of Utah.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Decatur B. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Dean
Mohan J. Malkani, Professor, Associate Dean
Aeronautical and Industrial Technology
William L. Anneseley, Associate Professor and Head
B.S., 1984, Barry University: M. Aero. Sci, 1985, Embry-Riddle Aeronuatical University, Ph.D., 1994, Pacific Western University.
Rucele Consigny, Professor
B.M., 1976, Chicago Musical College; B.S., 1964, M.S., 1965 Ph.D. 1969, Illinois Institute of Technology.
Architectural and Facilities Engineering
Walter Vincent, Associate Professor and Head
B.S., 1959, Tennessee State University; M.Arch., 1971 Howard University.
Hinton C. Jones, Jr., Associate Professor
B.S., 1967, Tennessee State University; M.Arch., 1970 Howard University; Arch.D., 1987, The University of Michigan.
Nipha P. Kumar, Associate Professor
B. Arch., 1959, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; M.S., 1965, Iowa State University.
Dwight D. Martin, Instructor
B.A., 1974, M.S., 1977, Southern Illinois University.
Michael Samuchin, Professor
B.Arch., 1969, University of Illinois; M.S., 1971, Ph.D., 1972, Northwestern University.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Farouk P. Mishu, P.E., Professor and Head
B.S., 1964, American Al-Hikma University, Iraq; Ph.D., 1974, Strathclyde University, Scotland.
Feng C. Chen, P.E., Professor
B.S., 1961, National Cheng Kung University, China; M.S., 1966, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., 1970, University of Wisconsin.
Edward I. Isibor, P.E.., Professor
B.S., 1965, Howard University; M.S., 1967, MIT University; Ph.D., 1970, Purdue University.
Ida E. McClain, Instructor
B.S., 1976, Tennessee Technological University; M.S., 1980 Tennessee State University.
Paily P. Paily, Professor
B.S., 1964, University of Kerala, India; M.S., 1969, Vikram University, India; Ph.D., 1974, University of Iowa.
Juda E. Rozenberg, Professor
B.S., 1963, M.S., 1965, Ph.D., 1968, University of Notre Dame.
Computer Science
Amiri Gamshad, Professor and Interim Head
B.S., 1961, University of Tehran (Iran); M.S., 1970, Iowa State University; Ph.D., 1975, University of Sussex (United Kingdom).
Wei Chen, Professor
B.S., 1982, Shanghai Marine Institute (China); M.S., 1991, Osaka University (Japan); Ph.D., 1994, Osaka University (Japan).
Ayoub Sarayloo, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, Isfahan University (Iran); M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1982, Tennessee Technological University.
Ali S. Sekmen, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1990, Mersin Ataturk Lisesc; M.Sc., 1997, Bilkent University; Ph.D., 1990, Florida Institute of Technology.
Andrew J. Thomas, Jr., Instructor
B.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1985, Middle Tennessee State University.
Marsha R. Williams, Professor
B.S., 1969, Beloit College; M.S., 1971, University of Michigan; M.S., 1976, Ph.D., 1982, Vanderbilt University.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Satinderpaul S. Devgan, Professor and Head
B.S., 1961, Guru Nanak Engineering College; M.S., 1965, Ph.D., 1970, Illinois Institute of Technology.
Mebenin Awipi, Professor
B.S., 1965, Princeton University; M.S., 1966, D. Eng.Sci., 1969, Columbia University.
Mohammad Bodruzzaman, Professor
B.S. (Hons) Physics, 1977, M.S., 1979, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh; M.S., 1984, Ph.D., 1990, Vanderbilt University.
Mohan J. Malkani, Professor and Associate Dean
B.S., 1953, M.S., 1955, Baroda University, India; M.S. 1964, Mississippi State University; Ph.D., 1980, Vanderbilt University.
Dhananjaya R. Marpaka, Associate Professor
B.S., 1976, M.S. Technology, 1979, Osmania University, India; M.S., 1986, Ph.D., 1990, Florida Institute of Technology.
Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Professor
B.S., 1979, University of Aleppo, Syria; M.S., 1986, Ph.D., 1991, Vanderbilt University.
Carlotta Berry, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1992, Spelman College, B.S., 1993, Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S., 1996, Wayne State University, Ph.D., 2003, Vanderbilt University
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Hamid R. Hamidzadeh, Professor and Head
B.Sc., 1974, Arya Meher University; M.Sc., 1975, University of London; Ph.D., 1978, University of London.
Yvonne Y. Clark, P.E., Associate Professor
B.S., 1951, Howard University; M.S., 1972, Vanderbilt University.
Landon C. Onyebueke, Associate Professor
B.S., 1982, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; M.S., 1986, Ph.D., 1989, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, France.
Decatur B. Rogers, P.E., Professor and Dean
B.S., 1967, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1969, M.S., 1971, Ph.D., 1975, Vanderbilt University.
Amir Shirkhodaie, Associate Professor
B.S., 1983, M.S., 1984, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., 1989, University of Cincinnati.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Troy Wakefield, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Dean
Agricultural Sciences
Constantine L. Fenderson, Professor and Head
B.S., 1969, Tuskegee Institute; M.S., 1972, Ph.D., 1974, Michigan State University.
Sammy Comer, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1972, M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University.
Desh Duseja, Professor
B.S., 1961, M.S. 1963, Punjab Agr. University, Ludhiana, Pb, India; Ph.D., 1972, Utah State University.
William Hayslett, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1973, M.S. 1975, Tennessee State University.
Surendra Singh, Professor
B.S., 1963, M.S., 1965, Agra University; Ph.D., 1972, Pennsylvania State University.
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Gearldean Johnson, Professor and Head
B.S., 1966, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1970, Ed.D., 1975, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Sue Ballard de Ruiz, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Western Kentucky; M.S., 1992, Virginia Tech
Sandria Godwin, Professor
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1973, Ph.D., 1981, Kansas State University.
Joice Jeffries, Associate Professor
B.S., 1978, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff; M.S., 1981, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville; Ph.D., 1992, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Hsin-Hui Lin, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1986, Fu-Jen Catholics University, Taipei, Taiwan; M.S., 1993, Utah State University; Ph.D., 1997, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ruth McDowell, Associate Professor
B.S., University of Maryland; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University.
Beth Quick, Associate Professor
B.S., 1989, M.Ed., 1990, Samford University; Ed.D, 1996, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Troy Wakefield, Jr., Professor and Dean
B.S., 1970, M.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1979, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Hospitality and Tourism Administration
Wayne Guyette, Professor and Head
B.S., 1973, University of Nevada; M.S., 1977, Florida International University; Ph.D., 1978, Florida State University.
Eric Vogel, Associate Professor
B.A., 1971, Louisiana State University in New Orleans; M.Ed., 1974, University of New Orleans; M.H.M, 1992, University of Houston; Ph.D., 1983, Florida State University.
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Kathleen McEnerney, D.A., Professor, Dean
Cardio-Respiratory Care Sciences
Thomas John, R.R.T., Professor, Head
B.S., 1958, Kerala University; M.S., 1961, Gujarat University; Ph.D., 1970, Northeastern University
Steven Carey, R.R.T., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1983, M.S., 1997, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Sharonda Hickman, R.R.T., Instructor
B.S., 1989, M.Ed., 1993, Tennessee State University
Bijoy John, Medical Director
M.D., 1993, Kilpauk Medical College, University of Madras India
Dental Hygiene
Marian Williams-Patton, R.D.H., Associate Professor, Head
B.S., 1962, Ed.M., 1977, Ed.D., 1990, Temple University
Janice M. Brinson, R.D.H., Instructor
B.S.D.H., 1997, University of Mississippi; M.S., 2000, Old Dominion
Carla Newbern, R.D.H., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1973, M.Ed., 1983, Tennessee State University
Rosalyn Word, R.D.H., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1980, M.P.A., 1981, Tennessee State University
Health Care Administration and Planning
Rosemary Theriot, Professor
B.S., 1980, M.S.P.H., 1982, Western Kentucky University; Ed.D., 1985, Indiana University
Health Information Management
Elizabeth Kunnu, R.R.A., Assistant Professor, Head
B.S., 1978, Eastern Kentucky University; M.Ed., 1991, Tennessee State University
Medical Technology
Theola Copeland, M.T., Assistant Professor, Interim Education Coordinator
B.S., 1971, Northeastern Louisiana University; M.S., 1977, University of Kentucky
Wanda Burrell, M.T., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1972, Tennessee State University; M.S.P.H., 1981, Meharry Medical College
Kathleen McEnerney, D.A., Professor, Dean
B.S., 1970, M.S., 1976, Long Island University; D.A., 1989, The Catholic University of America
Occupational Therapy
Larry R. Snyder, O.T.R., Assistant Professor, Interim Head
B.S., 1978, M.S., 1984, University of Wisconsin
Rachelle Dorne, O.T.R., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1975, University of Wisconsin; M.Ed., 1979, University of Washington
Patricia Gailey, O.T.R., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1979, M.S.O.T., 1998, Eastern Kentucky University
Debra Smart, O.T.R., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1990, Indiana University; M.S., 1996, Eastern Kentucky University
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Harold Mitchell, CCC/SLP, Professor, Head
B.S., 1962, South Carolina State College; M.S., 1964, University of Denver; Ph.D., 1972, Ohio State University
G. Pamela Burch-Sims, CCC/A, Associate Professor
B.S., 1977, Hampton University; M.A., 1978, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1993, Vanderbilt University
James Cantrell, CCC/SLP, Associate Professor
A.B., 1973, Catawba College; M.A., 1975, M.A., 1977, Marshall University; Ph.D., 1986, Ohio University
Mary T. Fitzgerald, CCC/SLP, CCC/A, Associate Professor
B.A., 1968, M.S., 1969, Ph.D., 1985, Vanderbilt University
Iris Johnson, CCC/SLP, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1991, M.A., 1995, South Carolina State University; Ph.D., 1999, University of Memphis
Valeria Matlock, CCC/A, Instructor
B.S., 1983, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 1986, Tennessee State University
Tina Thompson Smith, CCC/SLP, Associate Professor
B.A., 1980, M.A., 1981, South Carolina State College; Ph.D., 1989, University of Illinois
School of Nursing
Mary Ella Graham, Professor, Dean
B.S., 1974, Long Island University; M.Ed., 1975, Teachers College Columbia University; Ed.D., 1982, Teachers College Columbia University
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Degree Program
Helen M. Allie, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1978, University of Tennessee Nashville; M.S.N., 1981, Vanderbilt University.
Shirley M. Bass, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1987, University of New York; M.S.N., 1992, University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Carol G. Bompart, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1984, Tennessee State University; M.S.N., 1996, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Tennessee State University.
Carol C. Chapman, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1963, George Peabody College; M.A., 1967, George Peabody College.
Bernardeen O. Fleming, Professor
B.S.N., 1952, Meharry Medical College; M.S.N., 1970, Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., 1990, Tennessee State University.
Mary Ann Helms, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1966, Oklahoma Baptist University; M.S.N., 1976, Medical College of Georgia.
Sandra F. Lea, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1988, William Carey College; M.S.N., 1993, University of Southern Mississippi.
Jacqueline C. Lewis, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1979, Coppin State College; M.S.N., 1983 Howard University.
Therese P. McLean, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1982, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; M.S.N., 1997, Tennessee State University.
Antionette C. Rawls, Associate Professor
B.S.N., 1970, University of Tennessee Memphis, M.S.N., 1977, Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., 2000 Tennessee State University
Susan R. Seager, Associate Professor, Program Director
B.S., 1972, Belmont College; M.S.N., 1974, Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., 1990, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Mary E. Witherspoon, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1971, University of Tennessee Memphis; M.S.N., 1973, University of Alabama; Ed.D., 2000, California Coast University.
Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Program
Pamela D. Ark, Associate Professor
B.S.N., 1974, Murray State University; M.S.N., 1988, University of Tennessee Memphis; Ph.D., 1997, University of Tennessee Memphis.
Vanessa J. Briscoe, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1982, Western Kentucky University; M.S.N., 1987, Vanderbilt University.
Barbara Buchanan, Associate Professor
B.S.N., 1974, University of Tennessee at Memphis, M.S.N., 1984, University of Tennessee at Memphis; Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University.
J. Gary Linn, Professor
B.A., 1968, Long Island University, M.A., 1972, University of Wisconsin; M.S., 1974, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ph.D. 1983, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Jane C. Norman, Professor
B.S., 1972, University of Tennessee Knoxville; M.S.N. 1976, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 1982, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Mary O. Pleas, Professor
B.S., 1966, Roosevelt University; M.Ed., 1969, University of Illinois; M.S.N., 1985, Meharry Medical College; Ed.D., 1989, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Yvonne N. Stringfield, Professor, Program Director
B.S., 1976, Hampton Institute, M.S., 1985, Hampton University; Ed.S., 1990, The College of William & Mary; Ed.D., 1993, The College of William and Mary.
Verla M. Vaughan, Associate Professor
B.A., 1972, Tennessee State University; M.S.N., 1977 Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 1995, Texas Woman’s University.
Betty L. Wilson, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1969, Tuskegee Institute, M.S., 1971, University of Michigan
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, ADVISEMENT
AND ORIENTATION
Monetha R. Reaves, D.A., Associate Professor, Director
Advisement
June D. Adams, Academic Advisor
B.S., 1980, M.V.T.E. 1992, Ed.S, 1995, Middle Tennessee
State University.
Denise C. Hulbert, Academic Advisor
B.S., 1978, M.S., 1982, Tennessee State University.
Juliet Mason, Advisor/Coordinator
B.S., 1972, M. Ed., 1982, Tennessee State University.
Lesa Winfree, Teacher II/Advisor
B.S. 1986, Tennessee State University.
English
Victoria L. Batten, Instructor
B.A., 1990, Columbus College; M.A., 1994, Austin Peay State University.
Johnanna L. Grimes, Professor/Coordinator
B.A., 1969, Virginia State College; M.A., 1971, Ph.D, 1980, Northwestern University.
Jeffrey Thompson, Instructor
B.A., 1981, Trevecca Nazarene College; M.A., 1991, Tennessee State University.
Mathematics
Hayan M. Adi, Instructor
B.S., 1988, University of Mississippi; M.S., 1990, Tennessee State University.
Manuch Akbari, Assistant Professor/Coordinator
B.S.C., 1974, Tehran University; M.S.C./Diploma, M.Eng., 1978, UWIST; M.S.C., 1985, University of Memphis.
Shamsul Arefin, Instructor
B.S., 1986, Rust College; M.S., 1990, Tennessee State University.
Culp, Juan, Instructor
B.S., 1993, M.S., 1999, Tennessee State University.
Hanan Kuzat, Instructor
B.S., 1992, Khartoum University, M.S., 1997, Tennessee State University.
E. Jennell Sargent, Instructor
B.S., 1993, M.S., 1996, Tennessee State University.
Mohsen A. Shirani, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1984, M.S., 1986, University of Texas at Arlington.
Denise E. Wynn, Instructor
B.S., 1982, Savannah State College; M.A., 1987, Tennessee Technological University.
Reading
Jane A. Asamani, Associate Professor/Coordinator
B.A., 1981, University of West Indies; M.A., 1986, Fisk University; Ed.S., 1993, Ed.D., 1995, Tennessee State University.
Carol Helton, Associate Professor
B.A., 1968, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt; M.Ed., 1973, University of Memphis; Ed.D., 1994, Tennessee State University.
Donna Thomas, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1981, M.Ed., 1995, Tennessee State University.
AEROSPACE STUDIES
Joe A. Wilson, Colonel, USAF, Professor of Aerospace Studies
B.S., 1976, Alabama State University, M.A., 1985, Webster University
Ellen M. Moore, Major, USAF, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies
B.S.B.A., 1987, Ohio State University, M.P.A., 1993, University of Oklahoma
Marshall B. Messamore, Major, USAF. Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies
B.S., 1990, Arizona State University, M.S., 1996, Air Force Institute of Technology
Michael D. Morrison, Captain, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies
B.A., 1994, University of Maryland, M.S.S.I., 2000, Joint Military Intelligence College
Libraries/Media Centers
Ylldiz B. Binkley, Professor and Director, Libraries/Media Centers
B.S., 1966, University Ankara; M.L.S., 1971, George Peabody College; Ed. D., 1994, Tennessee State University.
Murle E. Kenerson, Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Libraries/Media Centers
B.S., 1970, Southern University; M.A., 1972, Colgate Rochester
Divinity School; M.L.S., 1980, University of Michigan; Ed.D., 1997, Tennessee State University.
Lynetta Alexander, Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian
B.S., 1973; Western Kentucky University; M.L.S., 1981, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Glenda Alvin, Assistant Professor and Head of Acquisitions
B.S. , 1974, Kent State University; M.S.L.S., 1976, Atlanta University; M.A., 1997, University of South Florida.
Mitchell Chamberlain, Instructor and Circulation/Information Access Librarian
B.S., 1974, Western Kentucky University; M, L.S., 1977, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
Helen Chen, Professor and Coordinator, Avon Williams Campus Library
B.A., 1964, National Cheng Kung University; M.L.S., 1969, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ed.S., 1977, George Peabody College; Ph.D., 1978, Vanderbilt University.
Anita Etheridge, Assistant Professor and Government Documents Librarian B.S., 1983, David Lipscomb University; M.L.S., 1987, University of Tennessee.
Karen Gupton, Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Media Centers
B.S., 1969, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., 1981 Middle Tennessee State University.
Nancy Henthorne, Instructor and Reference Librarian
B.S., 1983, Austin Peay State University; M.L.S., 1998, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Sharon Hull, Assistant Professor and Special Collections Librarian
B.S., 1980, Tennessee State University; M.S.L.S., 1983, Atlanta University.
Fletcher Moon, Assistant Professor and Head Reference Librarian
B.A., 1976, Fisk University; M.L.S., 1979, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
James Paxman, Assistant Professor and Circulation Librarian
B.A., 1974, Christian Brothers University; M.L.S., 1984, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; M.A., 1993, Tennessee State University.
Annette Pitcher, Assistant Professor and Head, Circulation Department
B.S., 1967, Tennessee Technological University; M.L.S., 1971, George Peabody College
Joyce Radcliff, Assistant Professor and Serials Librarian
B. A., 1973 University of South Alabama
M.L.S., 1996, University of Alabama
Barbara Taylor, Assistant Professor and Head, Cataloging Department
B.S., 1971, Tennessee State University; M.L.S., 1976, George Peabody College.
Barbara VanHooser, Assistant Professor, Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian
B.S. 1977, Auburn University; M.S.L.S, 1986. Catholic University of America.
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY ON BASIC SKILLS
Barbara A. Nye, Executive Director
B.S., 1973, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1977, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1982 Vanderbilt University.
Barbara West-Wall, Research Director Child and Family Studies
B.S., 1980, Carson-Newman College; M.Ed., 1984, Tennessee State University
Gary Peevely, Research Director Academics and Basic Skills
B.S., Lincoln Memorial University; M.A., Union College; Ed.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Christy Grant, Program Director, Early Head Start Program, Bureau of Evaluation and Research Services
M.Ed., 1995, East Tennessee State University
Mary Simmons, Assistant Project Director, Bureau of Evaluation and Research Services.
Angela McCormick, NSF Programs Director; B.S., Youngstown State University; M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University
Kris Neal, Principal Investigator/Professional Development Director/NSF Programs Center of Excellence for Research and Policy on Basic Skills
B.A., Miami University, M.Ed., Vanderbilt University, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM
Clyde E. Chesney, Administrator/Associate Professor
B.S., 1972, North Carolina State University; M.S., 1974, North Carolina State University; Ph.D., 1980, Michigan State University.
Fitzroy D. Bullock, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, Loma Linda University; M.S., 1975, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1980, University of Tennessee.
Princess Gordon-Patton, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1978, Fisk University; M.Ed., 1996, Tennessee State University.
Joshua Idassi, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, University of Kiril I Method; M.S., 1992, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1996, Mississippi State University.
Latif Lighari, Associate Administrator/Assistant Professor
B.S., 1969, Sindh Agricultural University; M.S., 1972, Send Agricultural University; Ph.D., 1979, University of Missouri.
Angela Sanders-Mayers, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1994, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 1984, Tennessee State University.
Thelma Sanders-Hunter, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1974, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1980, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1989, Tennessee State University.
Alvin E. Wade, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1972, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 1987, Tennessee State University.
Richard Winston, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1972, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1973, Tennessee State University.
COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
Permanent Scientists
Stephen H. Kolison, Jr., Research Director
B.S., 1983, University of Liberia; M.S., 1986, Iowa State University; Ph.D., 1990, Iowa State University.
Nathaniel A. Adefope, Research Associate
B.S., 1977, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1979, Tennessee State University.
Anonya A. Akuley-Amenyenu, Research Associate
B.S., 1996, Tuskegee University; M.S., 1998, Tuskegee University.
Nathaniel S. Appleton, Postdoctoral Research Associate
B.S., 1975, University of Liberia; M.S., 1981, University of the Philippines; Ph.D., 1999, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Ahmad N. Aziz, Postdoctoral Research Associate
B.S., 1988, Barani Agricultural College; M.Phil, 1991, Quaid-e-Azam University; Ph.D., 1998, University of New Brunswick
Sarabjit M. Bhatti, Research Associate
B.S., 1977, Ranchi University, India; M.S., 1978, Ranchi University, India.
Richard Browning, Jr., Research Associate Professor
B.S., 1989, Prairie View A&M University; M.S., 1992, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., 1994, Texas A&M University.
Christopher J. Catanzaro, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1983, University of Missouri; M.S., 1986, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1992, North Carolina State University.
Carter Catlin, Jr., Associate Research Director
B.S., 1971, Alabama A&M University; M.A.M.R.D., 1975, University of Florida; Ph.D., 1992, Michigan State University.
Fur-Chi Cheng, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College; M.S., 1994, University of Wisconsin – Stout; Ph.D., 1998, Auburn University
Sam O. Dennis, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1978, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., 1980, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1999, Alabama A&M University.
Desh Duseja, Professor
B.S., 1961, Punjab Agricultural University; M.S., 1963, Punjab Agricultural University; Ph.D., 1972, Utah State University
Enefiok P. Ekanem, Research Associate Professor
B.S.I.S.E., 1981, Ohio University; M.A., 1983, Ohio University; M.A., 1986, Ohio University; M.S., 1987, Ohio University; Ph.D., 1992, University of Minnesota.
Constantine L. Fenderson, Professor
B.S., 1969, Tuskegee Institute; M.S., 1972, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 1974, Michigan State University
Nick J. Gawel, Director, Nursery Crop Research Station
B.S., 1981, Michigan State University; M.S., 1984, Texas Tech University; Ph.D., 1989, Texas Tech University.
Sandria L. Godwin, Professor
Ph.D., 1981, Kansas State University; M.S., 1973, Kansas State University; B.S., 1971, Kansas State University
Robert E. Harrison, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1970, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute; M.S., 1972, Louisiana Tech University; Ph.D., 1975, University of Florida.
William Hayslett, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1975, Tennessee State University
Anthony Kahtz, Postdoctoral Research Associate
B.S., 1986 Southern Illinois University; M.S., 1993 Southern Illinois University; PhD., 1999 University of Illinois
Souleymane Kebe, Research Associate
B.S., 1989, New Mexico State University; M.S., 1994, Oklahoma State University
Deborah E. Long, Research Associate
B.S., 1984, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1988, Tennessee State University.
Margaret T. Mmbaga, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1974, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; M.S., 1976, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin.
Safdar Muhammad, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1989, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; M.S., 1992, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Ph.D., 1997, Mississippi State University.
Samuel N. Nahashon, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Andrews University; M.S., 1990, Tuskegee University; Ph.D., 1994, Oregon State University
Jason B. Oliver, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1990, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1999, Auburn University.
Roger J. Sauve, Research Associate Professor
B.S., 1969, University of Florida; M.S., 1969, University of Florida; Ph.D., 1978, University of Florida.
Surendra P. Singh, Professor
B.S., 1963, Agra University; M.S., 1965, Agra University; Ph.D., 1972, Pennsylvania State University
Leslie Speller-Henderson, Research Associate
B.S., 1985, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1996, Alabama A&M University.
Fisseha Tegegne, Associate Investigator
B.A., 1973, Haile Sellassie I University, Ethiopia; M.S., 1977, Strathclyde University, U.K.; Ph.D., 1990, Michigan State University.
Nadeer N. Youssef, Research Associate
B.S., 1988, Utah State University; M.S., 2001, University of Idaho
Suping Zhou, Postdoctoral Research Associate
B.S., 1985, Hebei Agricultural University; M.S., 1988, Shandong Agricultural University; Ph.D., 1998, Naijing Agricultural University
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Michael R. Busby, Director
B.S., 1966 Tennessee Technological University, M. S., 1968, Ph.D., 1970, University of Tennessee.
Joel A. Eaton, Professor,
B.S., Auburn University, M.S. 1971, Vanderbilt University, Ph.D., 1975, University of Wisconsin.
Gregory W. Henry, Research Specialist
B.S., 1974, Ohio State University, M.S., 1979, Vanderbilt University.
Leehyun Keel, Professor
B.S., 1978, Korea University, M.S. 1982, Texas A&M University, Ph.D., 1986, Texas A&M University.
Jiann-Shiun Lew, Research Specialist
B.S., 1982, National Cheng Kung University; M.S., 1986, State University of New York at Buffalo, Ph.D., 1988, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Francis C. Fekel, Research
B.S. 1968 , Case Western Reserve University; M.S., 1975, University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., 1979 University of Texas at Austin.
Geoffry Burks, Astronomer/Educator
A.B. 1982 University of Chicago; M.S., 1984, University of Chicago, Ph.D. 1991, University of Chicago.
Owale Adetona, Research Specialist
B.S. 1990 University of Lagos, M.S. 1994 University of Missouri, Ph.D., 1997 Vanderbilt University.
Goli Sotoohi, Research Specialist
B.S. 1990, Belmont University; M.S. 1993 Tennessee State University.
Stephen Shao, Associate Professor
B.S. 1976 University of Virginia, MBA 1977 Old Dominion University, Ph.D., 1984, University of Maryland.
Charles B. Wrenn, System Analyst
B.S. 1969 Middle Tennessee State University, M. S. 1972, Computer Science.