Ray Eldridge
College of Business - Dean's Office
Dean of College of Business
Biography
Dean, College of Business, Lipscomb University. An experienced leader in higher education. Previously served as Senior Associate Dean, Associate Dean and Department Chair at Lipscomb University; Dean at Freed-Hardeman University and Department Chair at Syracuse University. Was a career US Army officer, commanding at the platoon, company, and battalion level, awarded the Legion of Merit medal, a qualified Parachutist, Air Assault, Jungle Expert and Desert Trainer, and served on numerous worldwide deployments. In the US, was stationed in California, New York, and many states in between. The latter part of his military career he served as a logistician and transferred those skills to teaching Leadership, Supply Chain and Quality Management.
Academic Degrees
DBA (Management), University of Sarasota
MS (Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation), Syracuse University
MBA (Management), Golden Gate University
Diploma - Master’s equivalent, (Leadership), US Army Command & General Staff College
BBA (Accounting), The Citadel
Academic Department
College of Business
- Leading Effective Organizations
- Leading Change
- Cohu, J., Borchers, A., & Eldridge, R. (2020). Snider Fleet Solutions: Transforming a Culture to High Performance and Faith Focus. Journal of Case Studies.
- Capps, C., Touchstone, R., Eldridge, R., Smith, L., & Borchers, A. (2018). The Evolution of a Christian Business School's Mission - Bringing. Christian Business Academy Review, 13 (1), 49-58.
- Borchers, A. S., Capps, C., Eldridge, R., & Touchstone, R. (2017). Redeeming Business Begins by Redeeming Business Education. Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Conference.
- Sloan Consortium Certificate for Online Management
- ASQ Certified Quality Manager/Organizational Excellence
- Best Paper Award, CBFA
- NASBA Center for Public Trust “Making a Difference” Award, Lipscomb University
- Northridge High School Alumni Hall of Fame
- Department of the Army Commanders Award for Public Service, Fort Campbell, KY
- Chancellor’s Faculty Inspiration Award for Excellence, Syracuse University
- Master Instructor Faculty Award, US Army
- Leadership Middle TN
- Leadership Franklin, TN
- Leadership Jackson, TN
- Board of Directors, Better Business Bureau of Middle Tennessee
- Board of Examiners, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence
- ACBSP Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Board of Commissioners (Past Chair)
- ACBSP Accreditation Governance Board (Chair)
- ACBSP Board of Directors
- Fort Campbell US Army Retiree Advisory Council