Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

Alma M. Barnes, Director of Student Success and Instructor
B.A., Harding University
M.A.T., Middle Tennessee State University

Tessa B. Barto, Administrative and Outreach Coordinator and Instructor
B.S., M.S.E.S., Cumberland University

Christopher S. Byrd, Instructor of Theatre
B.A., M.A., Cumberland University

Cindy F. Conley, Academic Coach and Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Central Missouri
M.S., Murray State University
Ed.S., Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University

Andrea D. Davis, Coordinator of Student Disability Services
B.A., M.S.P., Cumberland University

Stephanie P. Davis, Dean of Students and Instructor
B.B.A., M.S.P., Cumberland University

Andrea S. Garrels, Administrative and Outreach Coordinator
B.A., University of San Diego
M.A.E., Cumberland University

Amy S. Grant, Dual Enrollment & Early College Coordinator and Instructor
B.A., Lipscomb University
M.A., Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University

P. Ross Haines, Assistant Director of Institutional Research
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Gary C. Heartfield, Academic Coach and Instructor
B.A., University of South Florida
M.S., Florida Institute of Technology

Sheridan W. S. Henson, Executive Director of Academic Support and Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S.P., Cumberland University
Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University

Jaclyn K. Jennings, Instructor of English
B.A., Cumberland University
M.A., Western Kentucky University

Abby H. Pitts, Director of Retention and TN Promise Services, and Instructor
B.S., Berry College
M.A., Shorter University

William R. Richardson, Executive Director of Community Relations and External Affairs, and Instructor
B.S., University of Tampa
M.S.P., M.B.A., Cumberland University

J. Michael Ripski, Assistant Professor of Foundations of Scholarship and Learning, Religion, and University Chaplain
B.A., Rhodes College
M.Div., D.Min., Emory University

Dixie S. Rury, Director of Career Services & Internships and Instructor
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., Austin Peay State University

Michael A. Sostre, Academic Coach and Instructor
B.A., University of Georgia
M.A.E., Western Kentucky University

Leslie L. Steele, Executive Coordinator to the President and Instructor
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S.P., Cumberland University