School of Education
Program Directors
Mandy Cates (2018). Director for Accreditation and Assessment and Assistant Professor of Education. B.S., Union University; M.A.Ed., Bethel University.
Linda Campbell (2018). Assistant Dean of Education—Memphis, Director of the Master of Education in Instructional Leadership, and Associate Professor of Education. B.S., University of Memphis; M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Mississippi; Ed.S. and Ed.D, Union University.
Nancy Cherry (2005). Chair, Teaching and Learning, and Professor of Education. Jackson. B.S., Union University; M.Ed., University of Memphis; Ed.S. and Ed.D., Union University.
Andrew Courtner (2020). Associate Dean and Chair, Department of Educational Leadership, and Associate Professor; Director of Educational Specialist and Doctor of Education Programs; Director of Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice. B.S.B.A., Union University; M.B.A., Post University; M.Ed., Kent State University; Ed.D., Union University; Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University.
Rebecca Holloway (2022). Director for The Union EDGE Program. B.S., Union University; M.A., Dallas Baptist University.
Faculty
Michele Atkins (1998-2005; 2006). Associate Provost for Accreditation and Research, Title IX Coordinator, and Professor of Education. B.S., Union University; M.Ed., Ed.S., and Ph.D., University of Memphis.
Kyle Butler (2021). Professor of Education. B.S. and M.S., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
John Foubert (2018). Professor of Education. B.A., The College of William and Mary; M.A., University of Richmond; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Eric Marvin (2010). Professor of Education. B.A., Fresno Pacific University; Ed.D., M.Ed., Harding University; Ed.D., University of Memphis.
Melessia E. Mathis (1998). Assistant Professor of Education and Director of Clinical Experiences. B.S., University of Alabama; M.Ed., University of Memphis.
Ben T. Phillips (2010) Professor of Educational Leadership B.S., Freed-Hardeman University; M.S. and Ed.D., University of Memphis.
Catherine Reinhard (2025). Assistant Professor of Education and Licensing Officer. B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S.,Ed.D., Union University.
Staff
Marcia Joyner (2010). Coordinator for Educational Leadership Programs—Jackson, School of Education.
Rhonda King (2024). Program Coordinator—Educator Preparation Program and Secretary, School of Education.
Christy Wyatt (1998). Coordinator, Graduate Studies in Education—Jackson.
Mission Statement
With Christ as our center, we develop educational leaders whose mission is to transform lives.
Vision Statement
We will be the school of choice for transformational teaching, missional service, dynamic leadership, and impactful scholarship.
Curriculum
The Teaching and Learning major prepares teachers to teach typically developing elementary-age students. The major leads to initial licensure with the elementary K-5 endorsement and includes a year-long internship. All students choosing the Teaching and Learning major must also complete Interdisciplinary Studies as a second major. The Interdisciplinary Studies major gives students the necessary content to teach in the elementary grades.
Assessment of Majors
Admission to and continuation in the Educator Preparation Program and the PRAXIS II examination are integral parts of the assessment of Education majors.
Student Organizations
Kappa Delta Pi, international Honor Society in Education, is dedicated to scholarship and excellence in education.
Student Awards
The Dorothy Woodard Myatt Intern of the Year Award is presented to that student who, in the judgment of the School of Education, has demonstrated to the highest degree in both the college and preparatory classrooms those skills and attributes held to be characteristic of outstanding certified classroom teachers and who shows greatest promise of achieving this status in years to come. An award is given to one elementary and one secondary intern.