Strategic Planning Committees

Two committees will lead the strategic planning work for the S.O.A.R. analysis and development of key areas of the strategic plan.

The Steering Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee represent all areas of the Lipscomb community—university leaders, faculty, staff, students, board members and alumni. Together, these individuals will provide leadership and support for a robust planning process.

Steering Committee

Composed of more than 50 members of the Lipscomb community, the Steering Committee includes a range of key university leaders, faculty of various ranks, students and other key constituencies such as alumni. This committee will develop key elements of the plan through work accomplished in a series of four retreats, and members will also work in subcommittees to develop planning ideas between these retreats. These subcommittees will focus on developing and refining details in the plan including strategies, tactics and measures.

  • Candice McQueen, President, Committee Chair
  • Craig Bledsoe, Provost, Committee Co-Chair 
  • Hudson Akin, Interim Senior Vice President, Advancement 
  • Leonard Allen, Dean, College of Bible & Ministry 
  • Jeff Baughn, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, CFO
  • Alan Bradshaw, Chair, Physics Department & Director, Honors College
  • Stephanie Carroll, Assistant Vice President, Annual Giving, Alumni and Parent Engagement 
  • Nanci Carter, Registrar, Lipscomb Online
  • Lynn Chappin, Director, Human Resources
  • Darrell Duncan, Vice President, Finance
  • Ray Eldridge, Dean, College of Business
  • Mike Fernandez, Dean, College of Entertainment & the Arts 
  • Susan Galbreath, Professor, College of Business
  • Chris Gonzalez, Director, Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Garner Goode, Alum, Class of 2008
  • Melanie Grogan, Director of Spiritual Life, Lipscomb Academy
  • Julie Harston, Director, Beaman Library
  • Brett Hinson, Vice President, Information Technology
  • Grant Hitchcock, President, Student Government Association
  • Rick Holaway, Chair, Management, Entrepreneurship and Marketing Department
  • David Holmes, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 
  • Philip Hutcheson, Athletic Director
  • Joe Ivey, Professor, College of Business
  • Beth Jent, Director, AccessAbility
  • Nora Johnson, Resident Hall Director, Residence Life 
  • Marcus Jordan, Director, Housekeeping
  • Byron Lewis, Vice President, Enrollment Management
  • Shane Lumpkins, Director, Patrol Operations, Campus Safety and Security
  • Kimberly McCall, Academic Director, Fred D. Gray Institute for Law, Justice and Society
  • Liz McKell, Vice President, Student Government Association
  • Lindsey Miller, Faculty Council, Pharmacy
  • Andrea Mills, Director, Counseling Center
  • Hope Nordstrom, Special Counsel to the President for Strategy
  • Matt Paden, Senior Vice President, Enrollment and Student Engagement
  • Landon Parrish, Assistant to the President
  • Misty Parsley, Director, Master of Education in Special Education
  • Kristi Reynolds, Assistant Dean of Academics, Lipscomb Academy
  • Brent Roe-Hall, Director, Vocation and Spiritual Formation
  • Matthew Ruiz, Professor, Exercise and Nutrition Science
  • Brad Schultz, Head of School, Lipscomb Academy
  • Janel Shoun-Smith, Senior Manager, Communication
  • Cicely Simpson, Trustee, Chair, Student Life Committee
  • Emily Smith, Associate Dean of Academics, Lipscomb Online
  • David Solomon, Trustee, Chair, Board of Trustees
  • Michelle Steele, Associate Dean of Academics
  • April Terry, Alumna, Class of 2015
  • Catherine Terry, Associate Provost for Academic and Strategic Initiatives
  • William Turner, Special Counsel to the President for Diversity and Inclusion
  • Deborah Watts, Executive Director, Spark
  • Stephanie Weeden-Wright, Professor, Engineering
  • Dannie Woods, Dean, Student Wellbeing 

Ad Hoc Committee

This group of nearly 40 university leaders, faculty staff and students will examine emerging changes in higher education and analyze their implications for Lipscomb University. This process will focus on a S.O.A.R. analysis of the university’s strengths, opportunities, aspirations and the results we collectively seek.

  • Johnathan Akin, Assistant Vice President, Undergraduate Admissions
  • Ron Anderson, Associate Vice President, Student Financial Services
  • Beki Baker, Chair, Theater Department
  • Randy Bouldin, Vice Provost, Academics
  • Lee Camp, Professor, Theology and Ethics
  • Tom Campbell, Dean, College of Pharmacy
  • Kirsten Dodson, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • David Elrod, Dean, College of Engineering
  • Carson Freund, President's Student Advisory Council
  • Dodd Galbreath, Director, Institute for Sustainable Practice
  • Chelsia Harris, Executive Director, School of Nursing 
  • Trace Hebert, Interim Dean, College of Education
  • Ellie Holohan, President's Student Advisory Council
  • Joe Ivey, Professor, College of Business
  • Steve Joiner, Dean, College of Leadership & Public Service
  • Katie Link, Lecturer, Math & Faculty Senate
  • Sam Lynn, Director, Veteran Services
  • Grace Ann Miller, Associate Athletic Director for Academics
  • Emily Mofield, Assistant Professor, Education, Doctor of Education Program & Faculty Senate
  • DeAndrea Witherspoon Nash, Assistant Professor, Psychology
  • Hope Nordstrom, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
  • Steve Nordstrom, Dean, School of Computing
  • Stephen Opoku-Duah, Associate Professor, Chemistry
  • Frank Osteen, Director of Graduate Enrollment, College of Leadership & Public Service
  • Charlotte Poling, Assistant Dean, Advancement
  • Cecelia Ramsey, Lecturer, Foreign Languages
  • Julio Rivas, Associate Professor, Finance
  • Scott Sager, Vice President, Church Services
  • Paul Stovall, Director, Center for Estate and Gift Planning
  • Kathy Thurman, Administrative Assistant, Communications Department
  • Candace Williams, Director of Community Life, Office of Intercultural Development & Student Organizations