Faculty at the Chattanooga Campus
We take pride in our highly qualified and caring Christian faculty. We think you'll agree. You won't find this level of excellence and dedication just anywhere. Each highly qualified faculty member has a Ph.D. or master degree. And each one is available to walk with you through your studies.
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Dr.
Richard Harris,
Assistant Vice President
for Adult Studies M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics from the University of Iowa B.A. from the University of South Dakota |
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Kym Hall-Chavez, Dean of Faculty MBA, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
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John Herberich, Instructor of Biblical Studies |
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Deborah Shirley, Instructor of Business |
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Dr. Tracy Trussell, Associate Professor of Business Administration B.S. and M.Ed., Auburn Universit Ph.D., Colorado State University |
| Name | Degree | Graduate School | Teaching Field |
| Julian Atwood | Ed.S | University of Alabama | Mathematics |
| Erich Baah | M.B.A. | St. John's University | Business |
| Paul Baggett | M.S. | Central Michigan University | Business |
| Amy Ball | M.B.A. | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Business |
| John Bates | M.B.A. | Nova Southeastern University | Business |
| Curt Beck | Ph.D. | University of Nebraska | Business |
| Jose Chavez | M.S.Ed. | Indiana University | Education, Human Resources |
| Kym Chavez | M.B.A. | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Business |
| Antonio Chiareli | Ph.D. | Northwestern University | Sociology |
| Scott Douglass | Ph.D. | Florida State University | English, Humanities |
| Lynn Dunlap | M.S.N. | St. Joseph's University | Health Administration |
| Kevin Eames | Ph.D. | Georgia State University | Psychology |
| Rachel Fisher | J.D. | J.D. Cumberland School of Law | Business Law, Ethics |
| Cassandra Ford | M.A. | Tusculum College | Business |
| Sujey Garcia | M.S.W. | Barry University | Sociology |
| Virginia Garrison | M.E. | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Business, Education |
| Samuel Gowin | J.D. | University of Georgia Law School | Business Law, Ethics |
| Jerry Harwood | M.T. | Cranmer Theological | Bible, Christian WorldView |
| Christine Hassevoort | M.Mus | Bob Jones Univeristy | Music |
| Luke Heibel | M.A. | Richmont Graduate University | Psychology |
| Joel Henderson | Ph.D. | University of Southern Mississippi | English, Humanities |
| John Herberich | Dmin | Westminster Seminary | Bible, Christian WorldView |
| Cassandra Johnson | Ph.D. | University of Southern Mississippi | Communication |
| John McBride | Ph.D. | University of Virginia | History |
| Jennifer Nestell | Ph.D. | Pacifica Graduate Institute | Psychology, Social Work |
| Grady Oakley | M.B.A. | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Business |
| Lynn Pace | J.D. | Harvard Law School | Business, Law |
| Ed Pickel | M.S. | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Psychology |
| Jerry Pirkle | M.S.T. | Middle Tennessee State University | Biology |
| Tom Randolph | Ed. D. | Travecca Nazarene University | Management, Education |
| Darrel Roberts | M.B.A. | East Tennessee State University | Business |
| Mike Rogers | M.A. | Tusculum College | Business |
| Deborah Shirley | M.A. | Northcentral University | Education, Business Research |
| Joe Simpson | M.S. | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Biology |
| Ray Smith | Ph.D. | Regent University | Management |
| David Stanton | M.A. | Calvin College | History |
| Oliver Trimiew | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | Bible, Christian WorldView |
| Paige Walters | M.A. | Tennessee State University | English |
| Herbert Ward | D. Min. | University of Stellenbosch | Bible, Christian WorldView |
| Joel Warren | Ed.S. | Lincoln Memorial University | History |
| Timothy Wehse | M.A. | Reformed Theological Seminary | Bible, Christian WorldView |












