General Studies Faculty
The South College General Studies faculty members are dedicated to assisting students through instruction and guidance throughout their courses. The General Studies Department's main office is in room 221 at the Main Campus, 3904 Lonas Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37909.
Full-time Faculty
Mr. David Houston, General Studies Department Chair; Writing Across the Curriculum Coordinator; M.A., English, Miami University of Ohio, 865-251-1890, dhouston@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Barbara Gay Dunlap, Mathematics Coordinator; M.Ed., Mathematics, Clemson University, 865-251-1897, gdunlap@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Robin Evans, M.S., Social Science Education, University of Tennessee, 865-251-1891, revans@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Norman Hammitt, M.S., Communications, University of Tennessee, 865-251-1859, nhammitt@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Renee Harold, M.A., Psychology, Child Development, University of Tennessee, 865-251-1893, rharold@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Anne Ippolito, M.A., English, New York University, 865-251-1895, aippolito@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Caroline Malone, Writing Lab Associate Coordinator; M.F.A., Writing, Bennington College, 865-251-1896, cmalone@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. William Turley, M.S., Mathematics, University of Tennessee, 865-251-1894, wturley@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Julia Watts, Writing Lab Coordinator; M.F.A., Writing, Spalding University, 865-251-1892, jwatts@southcollegetn.edu
General Studies Adjunct Instructors
Dr. Patricia Bailey, Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Tennessee; M.S.S.W., Social Work, 865-293-4562, pbailey@southcollegetn.edu
Dr. Michael Carrig, Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Tennessee; M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 865-251-1869, mcarrig@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Linda Chesser, M.S., Mathematics, University of Alabama, 865-293-4593, lchesser@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Thomas Ciaccia, M.P.A., Public Administration, University of Tennessee, 865-293-4594, tciaccia@southcollegetn.edu
Dr. Carol Guthrie, J.D., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., History, University of Tennessee, 865-293-4579, cguthrie@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Terry Hale, M.B.A., Business Administration, Rochester Institute of Technology; M.S., Applied Statistics, R.I.T., 865-293-4576, thale@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. William (David) Hartsell, M. A., Cross Disciplinary Studies, East Tennessee State University; 865-293-4596, whartsell@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Mike Jackson, M.A., Philosophy, University of Tennessee, 865-251-1874, mjackson@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Kimberly Johnson, M.S., Organizational Management, Tusculum College, 865-293-4574, kjohnson@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Joseph Kasper, M.S., Mathematics, University of Tennessee, 865-251-1857, jkasper@southcollegetn.edu
Dr. Peter Lemiszki, Ph.D., Geology, University of Tennessee; M.S., Geophysics, 865-293-4591, plemiszki@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Jim Minton, M.S., Geography, University of Tennessee; M.S.L.S., Library Science, University of Tennessee, 865-293-4586, jminton@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Robin Proffitt, M. S., Integrated Marketing Communications, West Virginia University, 865-293-4563, rproffitt@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Jodi Rightler-McDaniels, M.S., Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, 865-293-4556, jrightler@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Rebecca Rowe, M. A., Music, Samford University, 865-293-4582, rrowe@southcollegetn.edu
Dr. Samuel Sheldon, Ph.D., Geography, Louisiana State University; M.S., Geography, Eastern Michigan University, 865-293-4557, ssheldon@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Marc Simpson, M.M., Music, Ohio University, 865-293-4540, msimpson1@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Gary Taylor, B.S., Psychology, University of South Carolina, 865-251-1820, gtaylor@southcollegetn.edu
Ms. Ruth Valle, M. S., Language Education, University of Tennessee, 865-293-4592, rvalle@southcollegetn.edu
Mr. Mark Wankel, M.F.A., Art, University of Tennessee, 865-293-4581, mwankel@southcollegetn.edu
Dr. (Janet) Carole Witt, Ph.D., Applied Educational Psychology, University of Tennessee; M.S., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Tennessee, 865-293-4580, cwitt@southcollegetn.edu

