University Administration

Tommy King - B.A., M.R.E., M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Garry M. Breland - B.A., M.Div., Ed.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs

Bennie R. Crockett, Jr. - B.A., M.A., M.Div., Th.D., Ph.D.
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

Grant Guthrie - B.A., M.A., M.B.A.
Vice President for Business Affairs/CFO

Scott Hummel - B.A., Th.M., Ph.D.
Vice President for Advancement and Church Relations

Darrell E. Lovins - D.O., MPH
Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine

Brenda F. Waldrip - B.S., M.S.
Vice President for Student Services

Frank G. Baugh - B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean, School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences and Graduate Dean

Daniel P. Caldwell - B.A., M.Div., Ph.D.
Dean, Cooper School of Missions and Biblical Studies

Cheryl D. Dale - B.S., M.B.A., PhD.
Dean, School of Business

Janet K. Williams - R.N., B.S., M.S.N., M.B.A., Ph.D.
Dean, Joseph and Nancy Fail School of Nursing

Barry Morris - B.A., Ph.D.
Dean, School of Education

Myron C. Noonkester - B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Dean, Ralph and Naomi Noonkester School of Arts and Letters

Don Odom - B.M., M.M., D.M.A
Dean, Winters School of Music

Gerald Bracey - B.S., M.B.A.
Administrative Dean, Tradition Campus

William N. Curry - B.S., M.Ed.
Dean of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid

Billy F. Brown - B.P.A., M.B.A., J.D.
Associate Dean of Business Programs and Coordinator of the MBA Program, Tradition Campus

Marilyn M. Cooksey, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Nursing, New Orleans Campus

Darrell E. Lovins - B.A., D.O., M.P.H.
Associate Dean, Clinical Sciences, college of Osteopathic Medicine

Hubert Leslie Steverson - B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Tradition Campus

Jeffrey S. Andrews - B.S., M.B.A.
Director of Information Technology

Robert Blevins - A.S.M.E.
Director of Physical Plant

Cindy Cofield - B.A.
Director of Alumni Relations

Barbara L. Hamilton - B.A., M.A.T., Ed.S.
Executive Assistant to the President and Grant Writer

Amanda Knesal - B.S., M.S.
Director of Keesler Center

Gayle Knight - B.S., M.S., Ed.S.
Registrar

Steven H. Knight - B.S., M.Ed.
Director of Intercollegiate Athletic Programs

Cheryl Laughlin - B.S., M.S.
Director of Libraries and Learning Resources

Wendy Moore - B.S.B.A, M.Ed.
Director of Student Support Services

William T. Rivero - B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Research

DeDe Shows - B.S.B, M.Ed.
Director of Human Resources

Linda York - B.S.B.A., M.P.A., C.P.A.
Controller/Compliance Director for Financial Affairs