University Administrative Officers
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Administrative Officers
University
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission
President
Sidney A. McPhee, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President and Provost
Kaylene Gebert, Ph.D.
Vice President for Development and University Relations
William J. “Joe” Bales, M.S.
Vice President for Business and Finance
John W. Cothern, J.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice Provost
for Enrollment Management
Robert Kyle Glenn, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research and Dean, College of
Graduate Studies
Abdul S. Rao, M.D., D.Phil.
Dean, College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Thomas J. Cheatham, Ph.D.
Dean, Jennings A. Jones College of Business
E. James Burton, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Science
Gloria L. Bonner, Ed.D.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts
John N. McDaniel, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Mass Communication
Anantha Babbili, Ph.D.
Dean, College of University Honors
Philip M. Mathis, Ed.D., Interim
Dean, Division of Continuing Studies and Public Service
Rosemary W. Owens, Ed.D.
Dean, University Library
Don Craig, M.L.S.
Riley Darnell, Secretary of State
General Wendell Gilbert, Clarksville
William Ransom Jones, Murfreesboro
Debby Patterson Koch, Secretary, Nashville
Omar Lopez, Murfreesboro
John Morgan, State Comptroller
Jim Powell, Sr., Chair, Limestone
June Scobee-Rodgers, Signal Mountain
Dale Sims, Acting State Treasurer
Kevin Teets, Martin
A.C. Wharton, Jr., Vice-Chair, Memphis
Brad Windley, Vice-Chair, Tullahoma
Katie Winchester, Dyersburg
Douglas Wood, Nashville
Eleanor E. Yoakum, Knoxville
The Tennessee Board of Regents
Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee, Chair, Nashville
Frank Barnet, Knoxville
Demetra Godsey Boyd, Clarksville
Edgar R. Bowers, Harriman
Kathyrn Byrd, Maryville
Matthew B. Chapman, Mt. Juliet
Noble Cody, Cookeville
Robert Jack Fishman, Morristown
Tom H. Jackson, Nashville
Jonas G. Kisber, Jackson
W. Keith McCord, Knoxville
Leslie Parks Pope, Johnson City
Richard G. Rhoda, Executive Director, THEC, Nashville
J. Stanley Rogers, Manchester
Maxine Smith, Memphis
Lana Seivers, Commissioner of Education, Nashville
William H. Watkins, Jr., Memphis
Ken Givens, Commissioner of Agriculture, Nashville
Accrediting Agencies and Memberships
AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business
Accrediting Council of Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Council on Education
Association of State Colleges and Universities
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Council of Applied Master’s Programs in Psychology
Council of Graduate Schools in the United States
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
National Association of Industrial Technology
National Association of Schools of Music
National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Tennessee College Association
Teachers College Association of Extension
and Field Services
Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools
8 University Administrative Officers
The Graduate Council
Graduate Council Mission Statement
The Graduate Council plays a crucial role in the oversight and planning of all MTSU graduate courses and
graduate degree programs, in establishing criteria for
the appointment and reappointment of graduate faculty, in assessing graduate student issues and concerns,
and in recommending to the dean of the College of
Graduate Studies University-wide policies and procedures for implementation. The Graduate Council advises in the modification of existing programs and in
the approval and implementation of any new programs.
All student activities leading to advanced degrees proceed under policies and regulations established and reviewed by academic departments, the Graduate Council, and the College of Graduate Studies.
The Graduate Council provides leadership in the pursuit of excellence in scholarly activity and serves as an
advocate in obtaining resources for graduate programs.
Only full-time MTSU faculty holding membership on
the graduate faculty may serve on the Graduate Council. Council members are appointed by the president to
serve three-year terms with three representatives per
college. Two graduate student representatives who meet
all graduate academic standards are also appointed. To
ensure continuity and institutional memory in the creation and implementation of policies and procedures,
one third of the council members rotate off each year
and are replaced by five new faculty members representing each college. Graduate students are appointed
to the council each academic year, and the graduate
college dean and the six academic deans serve as exofficio members. The vice chair, who conducts meetings in the absence of the chair and who serves as chairelect, and the recording secretary of the Graduate Council are elected annually. The chair, in consultation with
the dean of the College of Graduate Studies, is responsible for setting the council’s agenda.