People Jeremy Buckner Jeremy Buckner Provost and Senior Vice President for Academics Dr. Jeremy J. Buckner serves as the university Provost, the Chief Academic Officer, and is Senior Vice President for Academics at Carson-Newman University. Dr. Buckner is a native Texan having moved to Tennessee in 2008; however, through several family lines, his genealogy has strong roots to East Tennessee and Appalachia. His primary teaching field is music, specifically music education. Education: Ph.D. (Fine Arts: Music Emphasis), Master of Music, and Bachelor of Music. Certification and Licensure: Texas and Tennessee Teacher Licensure, Kodály Certification (University of North Texas; Denton, TX and Portland State University; Portland, OR programs) Professional Membership: National Association for Music Education (NAfME); Tennessee Music Education Association, Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE) Honors Society Membership: PI KAPPA LAMDA and PHI KAPPA PHI