College of Business announces new leadership structure

Lipscomb’s College of business continually seeks to offer quality-driven, innovative programming to impact the lives of students

Cate Zenzen | 10/18/2019

Lipscomb University’s College of Business announced a new leadership structure to continue to be on the forefront of innovation in business education and to prepare students at the highest level to prepare them for successful careers.
 
This fall, College of Business Dean Ray Eldridge reorganized the college’s administrative structure “to ensure the College of Business remains a quality-driven organization with innovative programming that is current and relevant to the marketplace, engaged with the business community, alumni and stakeholders, and makes an impact for Christian business education.”
 
“We want to continually work to have quality programs and faculty, to be on the cutting-edge in what we offer and how we deliver it, and to make sure our students are prepared for life and their profession,” he continued.

The College of Business’s reorganized leadership includes:

• Andy Borchers, associate dean for research and faculty excellence. Before moving to Lipscomb in 2011, Borchers spent 20 years in the auto industry and taught at Lawrence Technological University and Kettering University in Michigan. His teaching and research interests cover a broad range of computing and business subjects and have been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles and academic journals.

 

 

 

• Allison Duke, senior associate dean for strategy and innovation. Duke is also an associate professor of management at Lipscomb. She teaches human resources strategy, recruiting and selection and organizational behavior among other courses. Prior to joining the Lipscomb faculty, Duke was a human resources manager at Aspect Communications and Progeny Marketing Innovations. She has been recognized as a Nashville Business Journal Woman of Influence, a Nashville Emerging Leader and as an Outstanding Teacher at Lipscomb among other recognition. Her research interests include social influence processes, mentoring relationships, and motivation and has been published in several journals such as Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies and Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

 

• Bart Liddle, associate dean for academic excellence. An assistant professor of management, Liddle previously served as assistant dean for health care programs in the college. Under his leadership, Liddle helped launch the college’s Master of Management program, designed to assist recent non-business graduates transition into the business world. Liddle joined the Lipscomb faculty in June 2012. Liddle began his career at KPMG and then spent almost 15 years at HCA’s corporate offices in Nashville with roles in audit, information technology, finance and operations. He is a CPA, has earned his MBA and completed his Ph.D. in health services administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His primary areas of interest are examining the use of technology and innovation in the realm of health care.

 

• Nina Morel, executive director for coaching and leadership development. Nationally recognized educator and instructional coach, Morel served as dean of Lipscomb University’s College of Professional Studies for the last five years. A Nashville native, Morel is an award winning educator and instructional coach who designed and implemented the instructional coaching model that is a key component of Lipscomb’s nationally recognized competency-based education program housed in the College of Professional Studies. Prior to her appointment in the College of Professional Studies, Morel was associate professor of education and director of the Master of Education program in the College of Education. She has been on faculty at Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University and Lipscomb University among others. She has also served as the English Language Learner and Title 3 director, instructional coaching facilitator and pre-K coordinator among other roles for the Sumner County (Tenn.) School System. Morel is a 2005 winner of the prestigious Milken Award for excellence in teaching and the author of two books on instructional coaching.

 

• Suzanne Sager, associate dean for professional development and engagement. Sager oversees the design, development and implementation of programs and external partnerships that help students and alumni achieve their professional goals. She formerly worked at Procter & Gamble where she helped develop several corporate training programs.

 

 

 

 

 

• Donita Brown, director for health care programs. An instructor in health care management, Brown teaches Master of Healthcare Administration and undergraduate management and leadership courses. She began her career at HCA Healthcare, a global company. Brown’s expertise is healthcare innovation and she enjoys teaching others how to evaluate new technologies and trends. Brown is also an author having created the Wisdom from Others book series, which includes four books.

 
Lipscomb’s College of Business is one of the fastest growing in the university, with more than 668 undergraduate and graduate students and 13 undergraduate and four graduate programs, touting a 97 percent overall job placement rate for the 2017-18 academic year and thousands of alumni around the world. It has been recognized nationally as a leader in business education.
 
The college has been named the No. 1 Undergraduate Business Program in Tennessee for three consecutive years by both Bloomberg Business Week and Poets & Quants and the No. 2 part-time MBA program in Tennessee in 2016 by Bloomberg Business Week. In addition it was named the No. 1 accounting program in Tennessee and No. 2 in the nation in 2017 by Christian Universities Online. Earlier this month, 2018 College Factual ranked Lipscomb’s accounting program the number one accounting program in Tennessee for the second consecutive year and one of the top 50 programs in the nation. The department of accounting also earned a ranking of 12th in the nation and number one in the state of Tennessee for the second consecutive year for Best Accounting Programs for Veterans.
 
For more information about Lipscomb’s College of Business visit business.lipscomb.edu.