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Sylvia Sawyer
Category: Library
Position: Acquisitions & Gov. Docs. Assistant
Campus Phone: 865-471-4847
Email: ssawyer@cn.edu
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Nicole Saylor , Psy.D.
Category: Bonner Center
Position: Bonner Center Director
Campus Phone: 865-471-2052
Campus Box: 72008
Email: nsaylor@cn.edu
Personal Website: www.nicolesaylor.com
Dr. Nicole Saylor joined the Bonner Center in July 2010. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology, Sociology, and Adolescent Development at the University of Tennessee. She holds M.A. and Doctor of Psychology degrees from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and is a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of Tennessee. Nicole lives with her husband Kevin in East Knoxville in a restored Craftsman home that had a past life as a center for drug trafficking. Her areas of service interest include Christian Community Development, youth development and women's issues.
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Michael Schoenborn
Category: Army R.O.T.C.
Position: XO
Campus Phone: (865) 471-3474
Email: mschoenborn
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Morgan Scott
Category: Athletics
Position: Women's Soccer - Graduate Assistant
Email: mescott@cn.edu
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Richard Scruggs
Category: Music
Position: Associate Professor of Music - Saxophone/Theory/Chamber Winds
Campus Phone: 865.471.3435
Campus Box: 71934
Email: rscruggs@cn.edu
Personal Website: http://www.garberscruggsduo.com/
Dr. Richard Scruggs is a Tennessee native and received his first saxophone instruction in the public schools of Huntsville, Alabama. For several years a student of the eminent saxophone soloist and pedagogue Sigurd Raschèr. He later earned the Doctor of Music Degree in Saxophone Performance at The Florida State University (1992). He enjoyed an 8-year tenure on the faculty of the Tübinger Musikschule in Germany before returning to America in 2001.
At Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, his duties include teaching saxophone and music theory. As a teacher, Dr. Scruggs has been highly successful in Europe and America, including seven national prizewinners in Germanys prestigious Jugend-Musiziert performance competition. He has served on the faculties of The Florida State University and the University of Southern Mississippi. As a writer, he has authored biographies of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Duke Ellington for the Open Ear 20th Century Resource Project, a school music curriculum project funded by the Florida Department of State. He has performed widely in America, Germany, Sweden, and Poland as soloist and chamber musician on a number of CDs and in well-known concert venues and festivals, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York City), the Alte Oper (Frankfurt), Sophiensaal (Munich), the Internationale-Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (Darmstadt), and the Festival der Seltenen Besetzungen (Ludwigsburg).
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Tara Scruggs
Category: Music
Position: Adjunct Instructor of Music - Clarinet/Theory
Campus Phone: 865.471.3423
Campus Box: 71934
Email: tscruggs@cn.edu
Dr. Tara Scruggs earned the Doctor of Music degree in Clarinet Performance from The Florida State University, and also performs as pianist. She studied for two years as a grant recipient at the Vienna Conservatory in the class of Professor Roger Salander (former Vienna Philharmonic clarinetist). She has served as principal clarinet in several orchestras, including the the Tübinger Sinfonietta (Germany), the arcademia sinfonica (Germany), and the Vienna Conservatory Orchestra (Austria). She has extensive solo and chamber music experience as both performer and coach in Austria, Germany, and America. In 1994, she was a guest artist at the residence of the American Ambassador to Austria. She can be heard in recordings of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (GA) and the arcademia sinfonica (Germany). Her students have been notably successful, winning numerous competitions in Germany and America. In school years 2002-03 and 2003-04, 70% of her clarinet section at Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida were members of Florida All-State Bands and Orchestras. Originally from Illinois.
Dr. Scruggs earned Bachelors and Masters degrees from Western Illinois University and also studied at the University of Illinois. From 1993-2001 she taught clarinet and chamber music at the music school in Mössingen, Germany. In fall 2004, Dr. Scruggs joined the music faculty at Carson-Newman University as Instructor of Clarinet and Music Theory.
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Danette Seale
Category: Financial Assistance
Position: Director of Financial Assistance
Campus Phone: (800) 678-9061 or (865) 471-3247
Email: financialaid@cn.edu
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Mike Seale
Category: Health Pre-Professions
Position: Associate Professor, Physics
Campus Phone: 865-471-3261
Campus Box: 71905
Personal Website: http://cnweb.cn.edu/mseale/home.htm
Office: Dougherty Science Center, room 101A
HP Advising areas: PT, Optometry
Mike Seale joined Carson-Newman in 2004. He received his B.A. from Wabash College and M.S. and Ph.D. from The College of William and Mary. Prior to coming to Carson-Newman, he served as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Marietta College for three years and as head of the Physics Department at Thomas Nelson Community College for two years. He has also worked as a National Research Council Associate at NASA Langley Research Center for two years where he was involved with the High-Speed Research program. His main research interests are in ultrasonic materials evaluation (non-destructive evaluation). In his younger days, and before two surgeries, he spent all of his free time playing competitive volleyball. He now spends time in his shop doing woodworking when he is not busy at the College.
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Dee Dee Sherrod
Category: Registrar's Office
Position: Adminstrative Assistant
Campus Phone: 865-471-3242
Campus Box: 71985
Email: dsherrod@cn.edu
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Michael Shipe
Category: Exercise Science
Position: Assistant Professor of HPSS
Campus Phone: 865-471-3302
Campus Box: 71897
Email: mshipe@cn.edu
Dr. Michael Shipe is an assistant professor and program coordinator of Exercise Science. His teaching responsibilities include the following: Introduction to Exercise Science, Exercise Testing and Prescription for General and Special Populations, Dynamics of Strength Training, Physical Activity Epidemiology and Contemporary Research Issues in Exercise Science. In addition, he serves as the Chair of the Wellness Steeple which promotes and encourages the faculty, staff and students at Carson Newman to pursue more healthy lifestyle choices.
He received his B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Exercise Science from the University of Tennessee. A current member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and a registered clinical exercise physiologist, he works and speaks in the Knoxville community regarding effective exercise strategies to manage chronic diseases. Prior to Carson Newman he worked for Blount Memorial Hospital as the assistant director of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and the fitness director of the Wellness Center.
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Barbara Shoemaker
Category: Global Education
Position: Administrative Assistant
Campus Phone: 865-471-4777
Campus Box: 72015
Email: bshoemaker@cn.edu
Barbara is part-time Administrative Assistant to the CGE director with an office on the first floor of the Center for Global Education (CGE). Her office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until 1 o’clock. In 1994, Barbara was part of a group of 22 faculty, staff, and students from Carson-Newman who performed a service project near Guangzhou, China, under the leadership of C-N’s campus ministry program.
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Andrew Smith
Category: Religion, Undergraduate
Position: Assistant Professor of Religion
Campus Phone: (865) 471-3243
Campus Box: 72040
Email: asmith@cn.edu
B. A., Carson-Newman College (2002)
M. Div., Mercer University (2005)
M. A., Vanderbilt University (2008)
Ph. D., Vanderbilt University (2011)
Andrew came to Carson-Newman in 2011. He teaches courses in church history and Baptist history and directs the Oxford Studies Program. He was ordained at Towne View Baptist Church in Kennesaw Georgia in 2004 and has served there and at the First Baptist Church of Columbus, Georgia as well. He is married to Pamela and has one child, Elizabeth. He enjoys reading and spending time with his family.
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Elaine Smith
Category: Treasurer's Office
Position: Staff Accountant
Campus Phone: 865-471-3208
Campus Box: 71983
Email: esmith@cn.edu
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Leah Smith
Category: Treasurer's Office
Position: Cashier/Student Accounts
Campus Phone: 865-471-3209
Campus Box: 71983
Email: lsmith@cn.edu
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Mark Smith
Category: Athletics
Position: Men's Soccer - Asst. Coach
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Ken Sparks
Category: Athletics
Position: Head Coach - Football
Campus Phone: 865-471-3466
Email: ksparks@cn.edu
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Alden Starnes
Category: Mathematics & Physics
Position: Associate Professor of Mathematics; Football PA Announcer
Campus Phone: 865-471-3264
Campus Box: 72037
Email: astarnes@cn.edu
Personal Website: http://starnes.limfinity.com/
Office: DSC 113D
Alden Starnes joined the C-N Math Faculty in August 2001. His special areas of interest are Statistics, Real Analysis and Linear Algebra, and he has a passion for Dual Enrollment students. Additionally, he plays intramural football at C-N, is the football PA announcer and serves as Deacon, SS teacher and 6th string pianist at Mill Springs Baptist Church. In his spare time he enjoys fantasy football by managing the Cave ECG in the Blue Ridge Football Association. He holds Statistics and Mathematics degrees from Carson-Newman College, Virginia Tech and the University of Kentucky.
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Greg Stephens , LTC
Category: Army R.O.T.C.
Position: Professor of Military Science
Campus Phone: (865) 471-3384
Campus Box: CNC Box 720003 Jefferson City, TN 37760
Email: gstephens@cn.edu
LIEUTENANT COLONEL GREGORY STEPHENS
LTC Greg Stephens is a native of Cedar Hill, Missouri. Upon graduating from high school, he entered the United State Military Academy, West Point, New York in June 1989. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in May of 1993 in the Armor Branch.
His previous assignments include: Platoon Leader and Executive Officer, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina (1994-1997); Headquarters Troop Commander, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division (1998-2000); AC/RC Cavalry Observor/Controller Chief, Fort Drum, New York (2000-2001); Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Instructor, West Point, New York (2003-2006); Brigade Assistant Operations Officer, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division (2006-2007); Operations and Executive Officer, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division (2007-2009); Brigade Operations and Executive Officer Forward, 4BCT, 82d Airborne Division (2009-2010); Assistant Brigade Operations Officer, 4th Brigade ROTC, Fort Bragg, NC (2010-2011); Professor of Military Science, Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee (2011-Present).
LTC Stephens deployments include Operation Enduring Freedom VIII (RC-East) from 2007 to 2008 and OEF X (RC-West) from 2009 to 2010.
LTC Stephens holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy, Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri-Rolla, and a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas. His military education includes the Armor Officer Basic Course, Scout Platoon Leaders Course, Engineer Officer Advance Course, Combined Arms Service Staff School, and the US Army Command and General Staff College.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (1OLC), the Meritorious Service Medal (2OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (1OLC), the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal. His badges and tabs include the Senior Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge, Combat Action Badge, and the Ranger Tab.
LTC Stephens is married to the former Cassandra Carpenter of Lewisville, Arkansas, his bride of 17 years. They have three sons, Stone (12), Cody (10), and Lowe (8).
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Valerie Stephens , MBA
Category: Graduate Admissions
Position: Chief Information Officer
Campus Phone: 865-471-4727
Campus Box: 71989
Email: vstephens@cn.edu
In addition to her role as leader for Carson-Newman's Information Technology Department, Valerie is responsible for directing, planning, and operations of for the Center of Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS).
Valerie brings to Carson-Newman over twenty six years working with computer technology and online learning. Experienced in higher education, k-12 education she specializes in establishing strategy for short and long term institutional direction in the areas of technology, online, and adult education.
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Kara E. Stooksbury , Ph.D.
Category: History and Political Science
Position: Chair, Department of History, Political Science and Sociology. Associate Professor of Political Science
Campus Phone: 865-471-3556
Campus Box: 71959
Email: kstooksbury@cn.edu
Personal Website: http://cnweb.cn.edu/kstooksbury/
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Sonny Strange
Category: Religion, Undergraduate
Position: Adjunct Professor
Campus Phone: (865) 471-3272
Campus Box: 71899
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Gracie Stroup
Category: Physical Education
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Campus Phone: (865) 471-3304
Campus Box: 71897
Email: gstroup@cn.edu
Mrs. Gracie Stroup is an adjunct instructor who teaches Wellness, Teaching Team Sport and Teaching Individual and Dual Sports. She received her B.S. in Physical Education from Carson Newman and M.S. in Physical Education from the University of Tennessee. The majority of her illustrious teaching and administrative career was at Meadowville Middle School at which she served in the following capacities: physical education instructor, department chair, athletic director as well as girls' basketball and track coach.
She has professional memberships in TAHPERD, the American Alliance for Health and the Tennessee Education Association. Furthermore, she is an avid Lady Vols fan and cycling enthusiast.
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Melissa Summey
Category: Global Education
Position: Assistant Director, Center for Global Education
Campus Phone: 865-471-4153
Campus Box: 71954
Email: msummey@cn.edu
Melissa coordinates special programs which include study abroad, International Club, and assisting with small groups coming from other countries for mini terms in English and American Culture. While a student at Carson-Newman, Melissa spent time overseas during each of her summer breaks. Following her graduation from Carson-Newman, she lived in China before returning to work in the Center for Global Education. Melissa has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carson-Newman and a Master of Science degree from Drexel University.
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Henry Suters
Category: Mathematics & Physics
Position: Associate Professor of Mathematics
Campus Phone: 865-471-3265
Campus Box: 72037
Email: hsuters@cn.edu
Office: DSC 113C
Henry Suters joined the C-N Math Faculty in 1994. He holds a double major in Mathematics and Physics from Berea College, a M.A. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from Duke University and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. His academic interests include Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Applied Mathematics, and Computer Science. Henry is active in Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville where he serves as chair of the Sterchi Lodge committee. His hobbies include woodworking and home improvement.
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Sue Swilley
Category: Music
Position: Professor Emerita - Flute
Campus Phone: 865.471.3331
Campus Box: 72048
Email: sswilley@cn.edu
