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Vita: Robert D. Andrews, EdD

Robert D. Andrews, Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies at Bryan College, has taught statistics at the doctoral level for nearly a decade. He has also taught Hermeneutics and Research, an introductory course to the hermeneutics of research reporting and design. Dr. Andrews’ educational background includes a BA in history, an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, an MA in Educational Psychology from Tennessee Technological University, and an EdD in Educational Leadership from The University of Tennessee (Knoxville).

As a member of the Graduate Research Council at Oxford Graduate School, Dr. Andrews supervised numerous dissertation research projects. In addition to his dissertation supervision Dr. Andrews co-authored Understanding Research Communication with Larry A. Standridge, PhD and Helen Morgan, PhD, From Questions to Answers: Principles and Methods of Quantitative Research with Richard P. Walters, PhD, and Understanding Statistics as a Language with Dr. Larry A. Standridge.

Dr. Andrews is currently conducting research analysis on two independent projects: 1) A Sports Manifesto that is designed to investigate the relationship between values and attitudes about sports and 2) Faculty Perceptions of Faculty Development Practices in the Counsel for Christian Colleges and Universities—a 20-year longitudinal, follow-up study based on his 1980 dissertation. Dr. Andrews co-authored Needs Assessment for the Ryan White Title III Planning Grant for Chattanooga Cares with Dr. Richard P. Walters. Dr. Andrews has also supervised numerous research projects in various businesses in the Chattanooga area. Included among those projects were feasibility studies for ISO 9000 certification, human error management at the TVA Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, and research for an Affirmative Action Plan in a textile plant.

At the undergraduate level, Dr. Andrews has taught Greek, New Testament, Bible, Theology, Interpersonal Communication, Group and Organizational Behavior, Research, Ethics, Creative Problem Solving, Statistics, Principles of Management, and Philosophy of Culture. Dr. Andrews has also taught internationally at Donesque Christian University in the Ukraine, Calvary Chapel Bible College in Hungary, Emanuel University in Romania, and at Oasis University in Trinidad.

Dr. Andrews lives in Dayton, Tennessee, where he is a founding board member of the YMCA, Secretary of the Rhea Dayton Tennis Association, member of the Glenn Draper Singers, a tennis player, private pilot, and motorcyclist.

Vita: Larry A. Standridge, PhD

Larry A. Standridge has been involved in Adult Education and Educational Research for twenty-five years. After earning his BA in Communications from Baylor University, Dr. Standridge completed an MA at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and his PhD at Ohio State University in Adult Education and Educational Research.

Dr. Standridge has served various institutions as Director or Dean of Continuing Education including John Wesley College, Owosso, MI, Lansing Community College, The University of Tennessee at Martin, and Sterling College, Sterling, KS. As Supervisor of Graduate Research at Oxford Graduate School, Dr. Standridge directed doctoral research for several years. His personal research has focused on the History of the Southern Baptist Denomination and has resulted in several research reports to the Oxford Society of Scholars. Dr. Standridge is also involved in ongoing research for Oxford Graduate School on the nature of dissertations produced by Oxford students. As the person on campus responsible for Institutional Research and Evaluation, Dr. Standridge consistently monitored Institutional Effectiveness for Oxford Graduate School.

Dr. Standridge lives in Martin, Tennessee where he has been active in his local church, real estate development, and telecommunications.