Faculty 2007-2008 (T-Z)
Date in parentheses shows first year of full-time service to Belmont.
Timothy Tappan, Instructor of Music Business (1998) B.S., Ball State University; M.Ed., BelmontUniversity, Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University
Susan Lee Taylor, Associate Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean, College of Business Administration (2000)
B.S., M.B.A., Nicholls State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University
Christian L. Thomas, Assistant Professor of Physics (2006)
B.S., California Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of California
Jennie Carter Thomas, Professor of Management (1989)
B.A., George Peabody College; M.S., Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
Jennifer T. Thomas, Assistant Professor of Biology (2000)
B.S., University of Evansville; M.S., Loyola University, Chicago; Ph.D., Northwestern University
John W. Thompson, Jr., Professor of Health and Physical Education (1968)
B.S., M.Ed., East Texas State University; Ed.D., North Texas State University
Mary M. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Economics (1983)
B.A., Oglethorpe University; M.A., University of Notre Dame
Jonathan L. Thorndike, Professor of Honors (1998)
B.A., Alma College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University; Additional Study, University of Arizona, Harvard University
Richard H. Tiner, Associate Professor of Mass Communication(1997)
B.S., Gulf-Coast Bible College; M.S., Eastern Washington University
David T. Tough, Assistant Professor of Audio Engineering Technology (2006)
B.A., University of North Texas; M.B.A., Pepperdine University; Ed.D. Candidate, Tennessee StateUniversity
Joel Treybig, Assistant Professor of Music (2005)
B.M.E., Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music; M.M., University of Akron; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Susan H. Trout, Assistant Professor of English (1998)
B.A., College of Charleston; M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, University of South Carolina
John H. Tullock, Professor Emeritus of Religion (1962)
B.A., Carson-Newman College; B.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Teresa R. Van Hatten-Granath, Associate Professor of Art (1998)
B.S., B.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Clemson University
Mary S. Vaughn, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Chair, Department of Communication Studies (1999)
B.S., Grace College; M.A., Ball State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Marieta V. Velikova, Assistant Professor of Economics (2006)
B.S., Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia; M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, Mississippi StateUniversity
Michael L. Voight, Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
B.S., Portland State University; M.Ed., University of Virginia; D.P.T., Institute of Physical Therapy University of St. Augustine
Larry E. Wacholtz, Professor of Music Business (1979-81; 1984)
A.A., Spokane Falls Community College; B.A., Eastern Washington University; M.A., Memphis State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Elizabeth Wall, Associate Professor Emerita of Music
B.S., George Peabody College for Teachers; B.M., Nashville Conservatory of Music; M.M., Chicago Musical College
Marsena L. Waller, Instructor of Occupational Therapy and Fieldwork Coordinator, School of Occupational Therapy (2006)
B.A., University of the South; M.S.O.T., O.T.D., Belmont University
Barbara B. Ward, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Coordinator, Statistics Program (1999)
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S. University of Memphis
Albert W. Wardin, Jr., Professor Emeritus of History (1967)
B.A., Willamette University; B.D., Western Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Oregon
Dorothy Lee Warren, Associate Professor of Accounting (1998)
B.A., Randolph-Macon Women's College; M.B.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Jane Warren, Assistant Professor of Music (2005)
B.M., Furman University; M.M., Baylor University, M.M. Southern Methodist University, D.M.A., University of South Carolina
Jerry L. Warren, University Professor (1969)
B.M., Samford University; M.S.M., D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Cynthia A. Watkins, Associate Professor of Education (2001)
B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin; M.A.Ed., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia
Laurence A. Watts, Assistant Professor of Religion (2005)
B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Baptist Theological Seminary-Richmond; Th.M., Duke University; Ph.D., Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Jason D. Weibel, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2006)
B.S., North Carolina State University; M.S., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., CarnegieMellonUniversity
James W. Wells, Associate Professor of English (2003)
B.A., University of the South; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Ohio University
Keeley Hutchison White, Instructor of Mathematics (2003)
B.A., Harding University; M.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Kristi L. Whitten, Associate Professor of Music (2001)
B.M., Belmont University; M.M., D.M., Indiana University
Karen Wieckert, Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management (2003)
B.S., Oregon State University; M.S., University of California-Irvine; Ph.D., University of California-Irvine
Jennifer J. Wilgus, Assistant Professor of Economics with Entertainment Industry Focus (2006)
B.B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University
Susan G. Williams, Professor of Management (2001)
B.S., M.A., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Edward L. Winn, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Finance (1977)
B.S., University of Florida; M.A., Vanderbilt University; D.B.A., Indiana University
Debra Wollaber, Professor of Nursing and Dean, Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences (1988)
B.S., Hartwick College; M.S., Russell Sage College; Ph.D., Syracuse University
M. Elizabeth (Beth) Woodard, Assistant Professor of Management (2000)
B.S., Clemson University; M.H.S.A., Medical University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham
Thomas Clifford Wooten, Associate Professor of Accounting (1994)
B.B.A., University of Georgia; M.P.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University
Daniel T. Wujcik, Instructor of Music Business (2004)
B.S., Clarion University; M.M., University of Miami
Ted D. Wylie, Professor of Music (1985)
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.M., D.M., Indiana University.
Lonnie R. Yandell, Professor of Psychology (1985)
B.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Marilyn Young, Associate Professor of Accounting (2001)
B.S., M.T.A., University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Susan B. Young, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2003)
B.S., University of Kansas; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; O.T.D. Candidate, Creighton University
Elizabeth A. Youngblood, Assistant Professor of Nursing and Course Leader (2003)
A.S.N., B.S.N., Belmont College; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D.,Trevecca NazareneUniversity
(effective June 1, 2007) 
