Faculty Handbook
Deans, Chairs, and Academic Directors
| College of Agriculture and Human Ecology | ||
| Dr. Darron Smith, Dean | darronsmith@tntech.edu | x3149 |
| Dr. Melinda Anderson, Director, School of Human Ecology | manderson@tntech.edu | x3157 |
| Dr. James Baier, Interim Director, School of Agriculture | jbaier@tntech.edu | x3193 |
| College of Arts & Sciences | ||
| Dr. Jeffrey Roberts, Interim Dean | jjroberts@tntech.edu | x3118 |
| Dr. Allan Mills, Associate Dean | amills@tntech.edu | x3139 |
| Dr. Chris Brown, Chair, Biology | cabrown@tntech.edu | x3140 |
| Dr. Jeff Boles, Chair, Chemistry | jboles@tntech.edu | x3421 |
| Dr. Jeannette Luna, Interim Chair, Earth Sciences | jluna@tntech.edu | x3121 |
| Dr. Linda Null, Interim Chair, English | lnull@tntech.edu | x3343 |
| Dr. Martin Sheehan, Interim Chair, Foreign Languages | msheehan@tntech.edu | x3432 |
| Dr. Kent Dollar, Interim Chair, History | kdollar@tntech.edu | x3332 |
| Dr. Michael Allen, Interim Chair, Mathematics | mallen@tntech.edu | x3441 |
| Dr. Stephen Robinson, Chair, Physics | sjrobinson@tntech.edu | x3483 |
| Dr. Lori Maxwell, Chair, Sociology and Political Science | lmmaxwell@tntech.edu | x3437 |
| College of Business | ||
| Dr. Thomas Payne, Dean | tpayne@tntech.edu | x3372 |
| Dr. Ramachandran Natarajan, Associate Dean, Mayberry Chair Professor | rnat@tntech.edu | x3001 |
| Dr. Julie Pharr, Interim Assistant Dean, Graduate Business Programs | jpharr@tntech.edu | x3600 |
| Dr. Richard Rand, Chair, Accounting | richardrand@tntech.edu | x3358 |
| Dr. Tom Timmerman, Chair, Decision Sciences and Management | ttimmerman@tntech.edu | x3160 |
| Dr. Wesley Pech, Chair, Economics, Finance, and Marketing | wpech@tntech.edu | x3745 |
| College of Education | ||
| Dr. Lisa Zagumny, Dean | lzagumny@tntech.edu | x3124 |
| Dr. Julie Baker, Associate Dean | jcbaker@tntech.edu | x3177 |
| Dr. Stephanie Kazanas, Interim Chair, Counseling and Psychology | skazanas@tntech.edu | x3457 |
| Dr. Jeremy Wendt, Chair, Curriculum and Instruction | jwendt@tntech.edu | x3181 |
| Dr. Christy Killman, Chair, Exercise Science, Physical Education, and Wellness | ckillman@tntech.edu | x3467 |
| College of Engineering | ||
| Dr. Joseph Slater, Dean | jslater@tntech.edu | x3172 |
| Dr. Francis Otuonye, Interim Assistant Dean, Research and Innovation | fotuonye@tntech.edu | x3172 |
| Dr. Kumar Yelamarthi, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs | kyelamarthi@tntech.edu | x3834 |
| Dr. Robby Sanders, Interim Chair, Chemical Engineering | rsanders@tntech.edu | x3494 |
| Dr. Benjamin Mohr, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering | bmohr@tntech.edu | x3454 |
| Dr. Jerry Gannod, Chair, Computer Science | jgannod@tntech.edu | x3691 |
| Dr. Allen MacKenzie, Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering | amackenzie@tntech.edu | x3397 |
| Dr. Chris Wilson, Chair, General and Basic Engineering | chriswilson@tntech.edu | x3845 |
| Dr. Fred Vondra, Chair, Manufacturing and Engineering Technology | fvondra@tntech.edu | x3263 |
| Dr. Mohan Rao, Chair, Mechanical Engineering | mrao@tntech.edu | x3254 |
| College of Fine Arts | ||
| Dr. Jennifer Shank, Dean | jshank@tntech.edu | x3016 |
| Kimberly Winkle, Director, School of Art, Craft and Design | kwinkle@tntech.edu | x3738 |
| Dr. Colin Hill, Director, School of Music | cjhill@tntech.edu | x3161 |
| College of Graduate Studies | ||
| Dr. Mark Stephens, Dean | mstephens@tntech.edu | x3224 |
| Dr. Alice Camuti, Associate Dean | acamuti@tntech.edu | x6006 |
| College of Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Dr. Mike Gotcher, Dean | mgotcher@tntech.edu | x3366 |
| Dr. Brenda Wilson, Chair, Communication | brendawilson@tntech.edu | x3060 |
| Dr. Steven Sharp, Interim Director, School of Environmental Studies | ssharp@tntech.edu | x6246 |
| Dr. Steven Frye, Director, School of Interdisciplinary Studies | sfrye@tntech.edu | x3904 |
| Dr. Dennis Tennant, Interim Director, School of Professional Studies | dtennant@tntech.edu | x3300 |
| Library and Learning Assistance | ||
| Sharon Holderman, Interim Dean | sholderman@tntech.edu | x3884 |
| School of Nursing | ||
| Dr. Kim Hanna, Dean | khanna@tntech.edu | x3203 |
| Dr. Barbara Jared, Director | bjared@tntech.edu | x3460 |
