Executive Committee
President
Dr. H. Dawn Wilkins
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN 38237
Phone: 731-881-7188
Email: hwilkins@utm.edu
President-Elect and Program Chairperson
Dr. Barbara Shock
Department of Biology and Chemistry
Lincoln Memorial University
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752
Phone: 423-869-7180
Email: Barbara.Shock@LMUnet.edu
Past President
Ms. Maryam Farsian
Volunteer State Community College
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 230-3280
Email: maryam.farsian@volstate.edu
Secretary
Dr. Marcia Schilling, PhD, MSEd, MLS(ASCP)CM
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Email: mschilling27@gmail.com
Treasurer
Dr. C. Steven Murphree
Department of Biology
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37212-3758
Phone: 615-460-6221
Email: steve.murphree@belmont.edu
Managing Editor of the Journal
Dr. Gilbert Pitts
Department of Biology
Austin Peay State University
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville, TN 37044
Phone: 931-221-7777
Fax: 931-221-6323
Email: pittsg@tennacadofsci.org
Assistant Editor of the Journal
Dr. Stanton Belford
School of Mathematics and Sciences
The University of Tennessee Southern
433 W Madison St
Pulaski, TN 38478
Phone: 931-424-4621 Ext: 3621
Email: sbelfor2@utsouthern.edu
Director, Collegiate Division
Dr. Darlene Panvini
Department of Biology
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-460-6224
Email: darlene.panvini@belmont.edu
Electronic Communications Director
Dr. Andy Zuwerink
Department of Biology and Chemistry
Lincoln Memorial University
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752
Phone: 423-869-6505
Email: david.zuwerink@lmunet.edu
Director, Junior Academy and AAAS Representative
Dr. Preston MacDougall
Middle Tennessee State University
Department of Chemistry
Box X101
Murphreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615-898-5265
FAX: 615-989-5182
Email: pmacdougall@mtsu.edu
Director, Visiting Scientist Program
Dr. Vishwas Bedekar
Department of Engineering Technology
Middle Tennessee State University
Box 19
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615-494-8741
Email: vishwas.bedekar@mtsu.edu
Annual Meeting Coordinator
Dr. Allyn Smith
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Austin Peay State University
Sundquist Science Complex, Room B339
Clarksville, TN 37044
Phone: 931-221-6104
Email: smithj@apsu.edu
TN Science Liaison
Brian Caine
Coordinator of Science
Tennessee Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-3773
Email: Brian.caine@tn.gov
Chairperson of Education & Research
Dr. Theresa Barke
Science Teacher
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System
Clarksville, TN
Phone: 931-494-3451
Email: barket@apsu.edu
Chairperson of Publicity
Ms. Mandy Carter-Lowe
Department of Biology
Columbia State Community College
PO Box 1315
Columbia, TN 38402-1315
Phone: 931-540-2845
Email: carter_lowe@columbiastate.edu
Member-at-Large, 2025-2027
Mr. Shane Kelley
Department of Chemistry
Volunteer State Community College
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone:
Email: shane.kelley@volstate.edu
Member-at-Large, 2026-2028
Dr. Daniel Morris
Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources
University of Tennessee at Martin
260 Brehm Hall
Martin, TN 38238
Phone: 731-881-7170
Email: dmorri25@utm.edu
Member-at-Large, 2024-2026
Dr. Stanton Belford
Program Coordinator for Biology
University of Tennessee Southern
433 West Madison Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
Phone: 931-424-4621, Ext: 3621
Email: sbelfor2@utsouthern.edu