Board of Trustees

Lincoln Memorial University is a private, non-profit institution controlled by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. Board members are elected on the basis of commitment to the programs and purposes of Lincoln Memorial University. Board members receive no remuneration but work on behalf of the University. The Board establishes the broad guidelines of philosophy and institutional purpose and names the President to carry out their guidelines.

Autry O.V. (Pete) DeBusk, Chairman
Brian C. DeBusk, First Vice-Chairman
Gary J. Burchett, Second Vice-Chairman
James A. Jordan, Third Vice-Chairman
Sam A. Mars, III, Secretary

Roger A. Ball

Tazewell, TN

Arthur (Art) D. Brill

Martinsville, IN

Gary J. Burchett

Harrogate, TN

Jerome (Jerry) E. Burnette

Knoxville, TN

Autry O.V. (Pete) DeBusk

Knoxville, TN

Brian C. DeBusk

Knoxville, TN

Nicole L. DeBusk Knoxville, TN

Frederick S. Fields

San Francisco, CA

Robert W. Finley, Sr.

Lockport, IL

Richard A. Gillespie

Knoxville, TN

Charles W. Holland

Knoxville, TN

James A. Jordan

Lauderdale by the Sea, FL

Terry L. Lee

Harrogate, TN

Sam A. Mars, III

Harrogate, TN

Timothy B. Matthews

Knoxville, TN

Alan C. Neely

New Tazewell, TN

Dorothy G. Neely

Tazewell, TN

(Joseph) Mark Padgett Sarasota, FL
Noah Patton* Tazewell, TN

Todd E. Pillion

Abingdon, VA

Kenneth O. Rankin Dublin, OH

Carroll E. Rose

Tazewell, TN

James Jay Shoffner

Middlesboro, KY

Joseph F. Smiddy

Church Hill, TN

E. Steven (Steve) Ward

Knoxville, TN

Michele Wilson-Jones Stearns, KY

Jerry W. Zillion

Germantown, MD

*Alumni Representative

 

President's Cabinet

Academic Administrators

Jason McConnell, DBA
President of the University

Teresa Bicknell, EdD
Dean, Carter and Moyers School of Education

Stacy Anderson, PhD, DVM, MS
Dean, Richard A. Gillespie College of Veterinary Medicine

Tammy Dean, DNP
Dean, Caylor School of Nursing

Ryan Brown, JD
General Counsel, President's Office

Kelsey Metz, PhD
Dean, School of Business
Jody Goins, EdD
Executive Vice President for Administration
Paula Miksa, DMS
Interim Dean, School of Medical Sciences

David Laws
Vice President of Facilities Planning, Management, & Safety Services

Ryan Overton, PhD, PE
Dean, School of Engineering

Christopher J. Loyke, DO, FACOFP
Dean and Chief Academic Officer, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Adam Rollins, PhD
Dean, School of Mathematics and Sciences

Matthew Lyon, JD, MPA
Vice President and Dean, Duncan School of Law

Martin Sellers, PhD
Dean, Paul V. Hamilton School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Debra Moyers, DBA
Executive Vice President for Finance

Qi Wang, DDS
Interim Dean, College of Dental Medicine

Jay Stubblefield, PhD
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Frank Woodward, DPA
Vice President for University Advancement