2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Athletic Department

Ronald P. Pavan, Vice President for Enrollment Management, and Director of Athletics
A.A., Northeastern Christian Junior College
B.A., Lubbock Christian University
M.A., West Virginia University

R. Mitchell Walters, Assistant Athletic Director for Eligibility and Retention
B.S., Mansfield University
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

C. Rick Bell, Instructor of History and Faculty Athletics Representative
B.A., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A.E., Cumberland University

Forrest G. Freeman, Sports Information Director
B.A., Mississippi State University

Katie L. Arnold, Instructor in Athletic Training and Director of Athletic Training
B.S., M.A.E., Cumberland University

Scott E. Barbe, Head Coach, Men's Volleyball
B.B.A., M.S.M., Walsh College

Tyler K. Bennett, Instructor in Athletic Training and Assistant Athletic Trainer
B.S., Kent State University
M.S., Tennessee Technological University

K. Megan Bynum, Instructor in Athletic Training and Clinical Education Coordinator for Athletic Training
B.S., University of North Carolina, Greensboro
M.S., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Robert W. Brown Jr., Assistant Coach, Football
B.S., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Walter N. Burn, Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's Track and Field

William B. Bustle, Assistant Coach, Football
B.A., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Davion T. Caston, Assistant Coach, Wrestling
B.S., Campbellsville University

Ryan R. Cotton, Director of Strength and Conditioning
B.S., University of Buffalo
M.S.S.E.P., Cumberland University

Ruth S. Currie, Head Coach, Cheerleading
A.A., Ruthledge College

Scott Davidson, Assistant Coach, Women's Soccer
B.A., Bryan College
M.A.T., Trevecca Nazarene University

Brian A. Davies, Head Coach, Women's Soccer
B.A., Green Mountain College

Chris Elliott, Assistant Coach, Football
B.S., Saint Francis University
M.A., Bethel University

LaKeisha L. Fair, Instructor of Athletic Training and Assistant Athletic Trainer
B.S., Concordia University, Irvine
M.A.E., Cumberland University

Adam Grant, Head Coach, Men's Soccer
B.S., Martin Methodist College
M.S.S.E.P., Cumberland University

Chelsey C. Hall, Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball
B.S., Cumberland University

James S. Hicks, III, Head Coach, Wrestling
B.A., Campbellsville University

Kevin M. Hite, Assistant Coach, Baseball
B.B.A., M.A.E., Cumberland University 

Ronald G. Hunt, Head Coach, Baseball
B.S., Belmont University
M.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Kenneth L. Jordan, Head Coach, Bowling
Diploma, Tennessee Technology Center, Hartsville

Shane J. Keely, Assistant Coach, Men's Soccer

Jeremy R. Lewis, Head Coach, Men's Basketball
B.S., Cumberland University

Arnold B. Little, Jr., Assistant Coach, Football and Recruiting Coordinator
B.S., Missouri Valley College

Karen N. Martinez, Head Coach, Tennis
B.S., University of South Carolina
M.B.A., Emporia State University

Tim Mathis, Head Coach, Football
B.A., Georgia Southern University
M.A., Shorter University

Paul Pitts, Assistant Coach, Football
B.S., M.A., Shorter University

Kelli B. Polizzi, Instructor in Athletic Training and Head Athletic Trainer
B.S., Culver-Stockton College
M.Ed., Central Methodist University

Stephen P. Register, Instructor of Foundations of Scholarship and Learning and Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's Track and Field, and Coordinator of Associate Degree Conversion
B.A., Belmont University
M.S., Yale University

Marcelle A. Scales, Head Coach, Men's and Women's Track and Field
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Christopher W. Schrock, Assistant Coach, Baseball
B.A., Cumberland University

James E. Seckel, Head Coach, Men's and Women's Cross Country
B.S., United State Military Academy

Kathryn M. Slaughter, Head Coach, Volleyball
B.A., M.A., Cumberland University

Heather L. Stanfill, Head Coach, Softball
B.S., M.A.E., Austin Peay State University
M.S.S.E.P., Cumberland University

Stephanie G. Theall, Assistant Coach, Softball
B.S., M.S.S.E.P., Cumberland University

Hannah M. Vadakin, Assistant Coach, Volleyball
B.A., Coker College

Richard W. Williams, Head Coach, Golf and Games Operations Director
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Lindal E. Yarbrough, Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University