Department of Educational Administration
 Faculty

Janet Finch, Associate Professor , Department Head
    Ed. D,       1985,  Vanderbilt University;
    M.A. Ed., 1978,  Tennessee State University;
    BA,          1972,   Tennessee State University;.

Christon Arthur, Assistant Professor
    B.A., 1989, Caribbean Union College;
    M.A., 1995, Andrews University;
    Ed.S.            Andrews University,
    Ph.D., 2000, Andrews University.

Robert L. Boone, Professor and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
    B.S., 1970, Tennessee State University;
    M.A. Ed., 1974, Tennessee State University;
    Ph.D., 1983, George Peabody College.

Joe L. Cornelius, Professor
    B.S., 1968, Tennessee State University;
    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.

Michael C. Gates, Associate Professor
   A.D., 1970, Highland Park Junior College,
   B.A., 1971, Wayne State University,
   M.A., 1974, Wayne State University,
   Ed.S., 1988, University of Detroit-Mercy,
   Ed.D., 1991, University of Michigan.

Kirmanj Gundi, Assistant Professor
    Ed. D, 1998, Tennessee State University;
    M.Ed, 1994, Tennessee State University;
    BS.,    1985, 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.

Barbara Nye, Professor, Director of Center for Policy and Basic Skills
    B.S., 1973, University of Tennessee, Knoxville;
    M.S., 1977, University of Tennessee, Knoxville;
    Ph.D., 1982, Vanderbilt University.

Paula Myrick Short, Professor
    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, Assistant Professor
    B.A., 1977, Belmont College;
    M.Ed., 1988, Belmont College;
    Ed.D., 1997, Vanderbilt University.

Almose A. Thompson, Professor
    B.S., 1962, UCLA;
    M.A., 1970, CSULB;
    Ed.D, 1972, University of California, Los Angeles;
    J.D., 1988, Vanderbilt University.

Roger Wiemers,  Assistant Professor
    B.A., 1975, The Center for Christian Education
    B.A., 1993, International Bible Seminary;
    M.Ed., 1995, Tennessee State University;
    Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University.