Lee University adds 20 professors
Lee University has added 20 new faculty members to its campus this fall, including two in the Helen DeVos College of Education, three in the School of Business, one in the School of Music, and four at the School of Nursing.
Dr. Rachel Lawler joins Lee’s Helen DeVos College of Education as an assistant professor of athletic training and clinical education coordinator. She comes to Lee from the University of West Alabama where she served as the assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training. In 2015, Lawler was named Collegiate Athletic Trainer of the Year for the state of Alabama.
Dr. Dan Lawson joins Lee’s Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Secondary Education as a professor of educational leadership. He served as Superintendent of Schools for Tullahoma city schools for the past 21 years. He has also served as an adjunct professor for Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee Technological University during this time.
Dr. Julius Ikome joins Lee’s School of Business as a visiting lecturer in accounting. He comes to Lee from Brown Mackie College, where he has served as an instructor in accounting since 2016. During this time, he also served as a part-time assistant professor of accounting at Georgia State University. Prior to Georgia State, he was an assistant professor in accounting and management for Strayer University.
Dr. Karen Mountain joins Lee’s School of Business as an associate professor of marketing. She has most recently served as an adjunct social media marketing instructor at Walden University, teaching digital marketing and branding. Prior to this, she was a subject matter expert at Western Governors University, where she redefined the undergraduate marketing program to be a competency based program.
Holly Sullivan joins Lee’s School of Business as a visiting lecturer in business administration. She has served as the MBA (Master of Business Administration) program coordinator for the past two years at Lee University. Prior to this, Sullivan worked at Scripps Network Interactive as a human resources information network contractor.
Dr. Joshua Cheney joins Lee’s School of Music as an assistant professor of choral music. He was most recently a graduate teaching assistant at Louisiana State University. While at LSU, he also served as conductor for Chamber Singers, assistant conductor for the A Cappella Choir and Tiger Glee Club, was an undergraduate conducting mentor, a private voice teacher, and the choral alumni relations coordinator.
Dr. Julie Campbell joins Lee’s School of Nursing as an assistant professor of nursing. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings with the most recent and longest tenure being in oncology.
Twyla Green joins Lee’s School of Nursing as a lecturer in nursing. She has been serving as a NICU nurse at Erlanger East Hospital in Chattanooga since 2007, where she provided care for infants requiring transition, admission, or stabilization for transport. While at Erlanger East, Green received the Nurse Excellence Award for 2018. Previously, Green served as the director of health services and was the administrative director for the student health clinic at Lee.
Amy Jo Perry joins Lee’s School of Nursing as a lecturer in nursing. She has been a clinical nurse educator for Children’s Hospital in Erlanger since 2014. While at Children’s, she coordinated new employee orientation and annual staff credentialing, served on the team implementing a hospital-wide error prevention training program, and served on various hospital-wide quality and safety committees. Prior to this, she was a pediatric critical care nurse at Children’s Hospital.
Michelle White joins Lee’s School of Nursing as a lecturer in nursing. She has been serving as a part-time faculty member at Lee University’s School of Nursing since January 2017. She is a Registered Nurse – PRN for Surgery Partners/ NovaMed Surgery Center in Chattanooga, providing preoperative and postoperative care to surgical patients.