About Lipscomb
C. Ray Eldridge
Senior Associate Dean
Professor of Management
Senior Associate Dean
Professor of Management
Office: Swang 204
Education:
Education:
University of Sarasota, Sarasota FL - DBA
Syracuse University, Syracuse NY - MS
US Army Command & General Staff College, FT Leavenworth, KS - Masters equivalent
Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA - MBA
The Citadel, Charleston, SC - BS
Syracuse University, Syracuse NY - MS
US Army Command & General Staff College, FT Leavenworth, KS - Masters equivalent
Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA - MBA
The Citadel, Charleston, SC - BS
Teaching and Research Interests:
Leadership
Organizational Change
Organizational Values
Continuous Improvement Processes
Organizational Values
Continuous Improvement Processes
Courses Taught:
Principles of Management
Leadership
Personal Leadership
Leading Teams and Organizations
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Employee Training and Development
Production Management
Operations Management
Services Operations Management
Service Operations and Marketing
Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Integrated Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Leading Teams and Organizations
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Employee Training and Development
Production Management
Operations Management
Services Operations Management
Service Operations and Marketing
Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Integrated Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Professional Experience & Activities:
Current
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accreditation evaluator and mentor
- Certified Quality Manager/Organizational Excellence (CQM/OE) and Senior Member, American Society for Quality (ASQ)
- Summer Technology Enhancement grant recipient
Previous
- 2010 - 2005 US Department of Commerce, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) Board of Examiners
- 2008 – 2005 Dean, School of Business, Freed-Hardeman University
- 2005 – 2000 Associate Professor of Management, Freed-Hardeman University
- 2005 – Graduate, Jackson, TN Chamber of Commerce “Leadership Jackson”
- 2004 – Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) Board of Examiners
- 2000 – 1996 Professor of Military Science & Department Chair, Syracuse University
- 2000 – Over twenty years of leadership experience as a career U.S. Army officer serving throughout the United States and on numerous worldwide deployments
Academic Awards
- Syracuse University Chancellor’s Faculty Inspiration award for “Excellence”
- U.S. Army Faculty Development Award – Designated “Master Instructor”
Publications and Presentations:
2008 - Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) annual conference, New Orleans, LA Quality Programs, Friends Worth Having
2007 - Southeastern Council of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, Charlotte, NC National Baldrige Quality Program and State Quality Programs and Linkage to Accreditation
2005 - Southeastern Council of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, Pigeon Forge, TN Program Evaluation Tools
2004 - Proceedings of Annual International Conference, Society for Advancement of Management, Baltimore, MD Do Values Really Matter?
2002 - Collected Papers of the MSABD Annual Meeting, Organizational Congruent Values: Effects on Attitudes for Planned Change
Spiritual & Community Activities:
2008 – 2005 Deacon, Estes Church of Christ
Inspirational Thought:
“Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men” Colossians 3:23
“Duty is the sublimest word in the language, you can never do more than your duty; you should never wish to do less” General Robert E. Lee
Family:
Married to Darlene and we have two children, Raynor (Vanderbilt ‘08) and Bethany (Lipscomb ‘12)