Apr 02, 2026  
2026-2027 College Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2026-2027 College Catalog and Student Handbook

Advisory Groups


   
   

Walters State Foundation Board of Trustees

 

Active Trustees (Voting)

Mr. Steven D. Amos

Morristown

 

Mr. Robert Barger

Tazewell

 

Mr. Raymond E. Bible

Morristown

 

Mrs. Summer Blalock

Sevierville

 

Dr. Marilyn R. Bowers

Morristown

 

Mr. Aaron Burns

Sevierville

 

Dr. Jack E. Campbell

Whitesburg

 

Dr. Lori A. Campbell

Morristown

 

Mr. Michael A. Campbell

Morristown

 

Mrs. Carol Chason

Newport

 

Mrs. Julia Clinton

Sevierville

 

Mr. Justin D. Cook

Morristown

 

Mr. Kevin H. Cruze

Babylon, NY

 

Ms. Janice W. Donahue

Bean Station

 

Mr. R. Jack Fishman

Morristown

 

Mr. R. Michael Fishman

Morristown

 

Mrs. Mary Lynn Gilmore

Bean Station

 

Mrs. Sharon Greene

Morristown

 

Mr. William T. Hale

Morristown

 

Mr. H. David Hayes

White Pine

 

Mrs. Sharon K. Hayes

White Pine

 

Mr. David L. Helton

Morristown

 

Rep. Gary W. Hicks, Jr.

Rogersville

 

Dr. Mark A. Hurst

Morristown

 

Dr. Anthony T. Hussey

Lenoir City

 

Dr. Rosemary Y. Jackson

Morristown

 

Mr. Charlie R. Johnson

Sevierville

 

Mr. Buddy E. Johnston

Kingsport

Mrs. Vicki A. Johnston

Kingsport

 

Dr. C. Julian Jordan

Morristown

 

Ms. Jaclyn Kile

Sevierville

 

Dr. Wade B. McCamey

Greeneville

 

Dr. Debra L. McCarter

Jefferson City

 

Ms. Diane McCrary

Kingsport

 

Mr. Brent McGlothin

Morristown

 

Mr. Frank McGuffin

Morristown

 

Mr. Charles A. McSpadden

Dandridge

 

Ms. Margaret Merhoff

Williamsburg, VA

 

Mrs. Monica Mountain

New Tazewell

 

Mrs. Linda N. Ogle

Pigeon Forge

 

Dr. Richard Polhemus

Sevierville

 

Mr. Jim Price

Morristown

 

Mr. H. Scott Reams

Morristown

 

Dr. Saul Reyes

Morristown

 

Dr. Stephen J. Rippetoe

Morristown

 

Senator Jessie L. Seal

New Tazewell

 

Mr. Jim Sexton

Morristown

 

Mr. Donald P. Shell

Knoxville

 

Mr. Anderson L. Smith

Morristown

 

Mr. Jackie A. Stewart

Newport

 

Mr. F. Braxton Terry

Morristown

 

Mr. Glenn B. Thompson

Morristown

 

Mr. Greg VonCannon

Dandridge

 

Mr. David Wild

Morristown

 

Mr. Lowell Woods

Seymour

 

Ms. Eleanor Yoakum

Tazewell

Honorary Trustees (Nonvoting)


Dr. MaryLou Apple

Tullahoma

 

Mr. William W. Bales

Morristown

 

Mrs. Sydney S. Beard

Kingston

 

Mr. Jim Blalock

Sevierville

 

Mr. Thomas A. Brennan

Knoxville

 

Mrs. Beverly T. Burns

Knoxville

 

Dr. Bradford S. Campbell

Morristown

 

Dr. Foster Chason

Newport

 

Ms. Tyler Clinch

Rogersville

 

Mr. James E. Damewood

Strawberry Plains

 

Dr. William Perry Doka

Morristown

 

Mr. James H. Drew

Augusta, GA

 

Mr. Vic Duggins

Knoxville

 

Mr. Terry England

New Tazewell

 

Mrs. Karen B. Everett

Dandridge

 

Mrs. Nancy Eversole-Bible

Morristown

 

Mr. Jerry D. Fortner

Greeneville

 

Mr. Edward H. Gamble

Jacksonville, FL

 

Ms. Mary Green

Morristown

 

Mr. Daniel Hawk

Greeneville

 

Mrs. Lena R. Holdway

Morristown

 

Mr. Jason Holliman

Sevierville

 

Ms. Crystal Hunley

Newport

 

Mr. John R. Johnson

Roanoke, VA

 

Mr. Randall E. Jolley

Morristown

 

Ms. Emily B. Kile

Sevierville

 

Mr. David L. Knowles

Blountville

 

Mr. Larry Lakins

Morristown

 

Mrs. Doris Lawrimore

Conway, SC

 

Mr. Gordon Lintz

Morristown

 

Mr. Barry Litchfield

Greeneville

 

Dr. Bill Locke

Russellville

 

Mr. Jess Maggard

Morristown

 

Dr. Larry Mangum

Morristown

Mr. Ronnie Sartain

Greeneville

 

Mrs. Kaye Schwalb

Morristown

 

Mr. Robert B. Schwalb

Morristown

 

Mrs. Marla Seals

Morristown

 

Mr. George Shirley

Rutledge

 

Mr. Greg D. Shockley

Knoxville

 

Mr. Trevor Southerland

Morristown

 

Dr. Eddie M. Stone

Lynchburg

 

Ms. Denise Terry

Morristown

 

Mr. Jack W. Tucker

Knoxville

 

Mr. Kirk M. Tucker

Burlington, NC

 

Mrs. Lynn Tucker

Burlington, NC

 

Justice Gary R. Wade

Knoxville

 

Dr. David L. White

Knoxville

 

Mr. Joseph S. Wigington

Morristown

 

Mrs. Marge Wilson

Morristown

 

Mr. Noah H. Wilson, Jr.

Morristown

 

Dr. Ellis H. Winkler

Sneedville

 

Mrs. Nancy Winter

Sevierville

 

Mr. Geoffrey A. Wolpert

Gatlinburg

 

Mr. Derry Young

Whitesburg

 

Mr. Gregory Young

Morristown

 

Mr. William F. Young

Whitesburg

 

Mr. Scott M. Niswonger

Greeneville

 

Mr. Charles Earl Ogle, Jr

Dandridge

 

Mr. Doug Ott

Seymour

 

Mr. Jason Pence

Seymour

 

Mr. Chris Plemons

Sevierville

 

Mr. Drew Rowe

Morristown

 

Mr. Ed B. Sams, Jr

Scotts Valley, CA

 

Mrs. Anne B. Sarris

Atlanta, GA

 

Mr. George McGuffin

Morristown

 

Mr. G. Patrick McGuffin

Morristown

 

Mrs. Kathy T. Mullins

Johnson City

 Sevier County Economic Development Council


Larry Waters

Sevier County Mayor

 

Bryan McCarter

Sevier County Assistant Mayor

 

Allen Newton

Executive Director

Sevier County Economic Development

 

Emily Whaley

Assistant Executive Director

Sevier County Economic Development

 

James Greene

SCUD

 

Allen Robbins

Sevier County Electric System

 

David Ogle

Five Oaks Development

 

Todd Napier

Barge Design Group

Home Federal

 

Chris Plemons

Smart Bank

 

Kelly Headden

Barber McMurry

 

Buddy Heins

Merit Construction

 

Drew Degges

Merit Construction

 

Alan Hill

AT&T

 

Jason Holiman

Citizens National Bank

 

Dustin Smith

City of Sevierville

 

David Wear

City of Pigeon Forge

 

Greg Patterson

City of Gatlinburg

 

Chad Reagan

First Horizon Bank

 

Patricia Bible

KaTom

 

Ray Christian

Blaine Construction

Scott Wilson

Funderburk Electric

 

Andrew Newton

Joseph Construction

 

Wil Rothermel

Denark Construction

 

Dennis Dockery

Michael Brady & Assoc.

 

Eddie Jett

Michael Brady & Assoc.

 

Craig Daniel

Johnson & Galyon

 

Chris Blanton

Cherokee Group

 

Mike Pannell

Civil & Eng. Consultants

 

Liz Porter

Civil & Eng. Consultants

 

Rick Harrell

 

Robert Campbell

Robert Campbell & Assoc.

 

Tony Watts

City of Pigeon Forge

 

David Ball

C. Laney & Sons

 

Rick Rogers

Holtz Construction

 

David Mintzer

S&ME

 

Candice Morton

Ogle Properties

 

Robbie Fox

City of Sevierville, Mayor

 

Shannon Looney

Christman Co.

 

Gene Cates

Warehouse Optimizers

 

Kyle Horner

Horner Builders

 

Brenda McCroskey

Sevierville Chamber of Commerce

Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center Board of Advisors


Mr. Manny Bedwell
Morristown

 

Ms. Alethia Belcher
Jefferson City

 

Mrs. Lisa Bible
Morristown

 

Mr. Roger Brooks
Morristown

 

Ms. Cynthia D. Conner
Knoxville

 

Mr. Kenneth Estes
Morristown

 

Dr. Anthony Hussey
Knoxville

 

Ms. Luann Kilday
Greeneville

Dr. Larry Mangum
Morristown

 

Ms. Dene Massengill
Talbott

 

Mr. David Mitchell
Blaine

 

Mrs. Elliot Moore
Bristol

 

Mr. Kevin Pipes
Sevierville

 

Mr. David Purkey
Morristown

 

Ms. Carol Rouse
Morristown

 

Mr. Wayne Ward
Mountain City

 

Regional Fire Protection Advisory Board


Chief Lee Turner
Jefferson City Fire Dept.

 

Assistant Chief Jason Powell
Johnson City Fire Department

Battalion Chief Benamin Ryans
Greeneville Fire Department

 

Captain Wesley Jennings
Kingsport Fire Department

Regional Criminal Justice Advisory Board


Sheriff Jeff Cassidy
Sullivan County

 

The Honorable Dan Armstrong
Greeneville

 

Chief Richard Catlett
Pigeon Forge

 

Chief Ronnie Barrett
Gatlinburg

 

Chief Steve Spano
Greeneville

 

Chief Andy Dossett
Jefferson City

 

Director of Safety, Mark Tipton
ETSU, Johnson City

 

Chief Chad Cotter
White Pine

 

Attorney General Jimmy Dunn
Sevierville

 

Sheriff CJ Ball
Cocke County

 

Sheriff Wesley Holt
Greene County

 

Sheriff Mike Hensley
Unicoi County

 

Sheriff Chad Mullins
Hamblen County

 

Chief Chad Mosley
Church Hill

 

Sheriff Ronnie Lawson
Hawkins County

 

Sheriff Mike Fraley
Carter County

Sheriff Jeff Coffey
Dandridge

 

Chief Joe Manning
Sevierville

 

Chief Travis Fields
Rogersville

 

Chief Jason Bellamy
Kingsport

 

Chief Roger Overholt
Morristown

 

Chief Joey Norris
Mountain City

 

Sheriff Clifton Worley, Jr.
Johnson County

 

Sheriff Brad Brewer
Hancock County

 

Sheriff Mike Hodges
Sevier County

 

Chief Scott Lamb
Newport

 

Chief Eric Dougherty
Johnson City

 

Chief Tony Buchanan
Erwin

 

Chief Matt Austin
Bristol

 

Chief Phillip Batts
Dandridge

 

Chief Jason Shaw
Elizabethton

The Walters State Division of Public Safety also receives advice and counsel from the Upper East Tennessee Law Enforcement Executives Council for the division’s law enforcement academy. Specifically, the Upper East Tennessee Law Enforcement Executives Council advises the division chair with reference to the Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy and the Specialized Law Enforcement Education program in conjunction with certification requirements of the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.

Program Advisory Committees


Agriculture

Mannie Bedwell
Morristown

 

George Clemmer
Greeneville

 

David Graves
Talbott

 

Dr. Hillary Hancock
Strawberry Plains

 

Adam Martin
New Market

Donel Shelton
Washburn

 

Jonathan Walton
Knoxville

 

Student Representative

Francois Odental-Cruz
Greeneville

Central Sterile Processing

Representatives from:

Ballad Health


Tennova Healthcare Systems


Covenant Health

 

Computer & Information Science

Jonathan Bowers
Morristown

 

Jeremy Dalton
Dandridge

 

Luke Davy
Mooresburg

 

Corey Dean
Johnson City

 

Brenda Devine
Dandridge

 

Joel Gosnell
Greeneville

Brian Hayes
Knoxville

 

Missy Hayes
Dandridge

 

Julia Hodge
Sevierville

 

Chuck McMahon
Seymour

 

Thomas Taylor
Talbott

 

Amy Whaley
Morristown

Culinary Arts

Rel Maples Institute for Culinary Arts

Chair - Tim Fulton
Pigeon Forge

 

Janice Bettis
Sevierville

 

Kati Huntley
Knoxville

 

Sissy Ivy
Sevierville

 

Lisa Long
Morristown

Tare Parker
Louisville

 

David Rule
Sevierville

 

Marcus Stokely
Knoxville

 

Scott Tallon
Sevierville

 

Eric Treadway
Louisville

Student Members

Hannah Arneson
Kodak

 

Aaron Benson
Rutledge

Graduates

Fai Blais
Knoxville

 

Joshua Lee
Knoxville

 

Maddie Ochs
Morristown

Early Childhood Education

Mr. Curt Amos
Morristown

 

Ms. Patty Bowlin
Knoxville

 

Ms. Ellen Cantwell-Chandler
Morristown

 

Ms. April Coffman
Morristown

 

Ms. Jamie Cyphers
Kingsport

 

Ms. Traci Davis
Greeneville

 

Ms. Kathy Greer
Johnson City

 

Ms. Kim Hale
Johnson City

 

Ms. Kay Hale
Morristown

 

Mr. Timothy Holder
Morristown

 

Dr. John LaPrise
Morristown

 

Ms. Heather Logan
Johnson City

 

Ms. Lisa Mandracchia
Morristown

 

Ms. Terri McAvoy
Morristown

 

Mr. Darrel McGhee
Morristown

 

Ms. Jessica McWilliams
Johnson City

 

Ms. Kathy Meredith
Greeneville

 

Ms. Sara Mietzner
Johnson City

Ms. Courtnie Mizer
Morristown

 

Ms. Renee Murphy
Morristown

 

Ms. Leslie Murrell-Lakins
Morristown

 

Ms. Jamie Posey
Morristown

 

Ms. Tonya Purkey
Morristown

 

Ms. Terri Rickard
Morristown

 

Ms. Susan Rines
Kingsport

 

Ms. Joi Sargent
Morristown

 

Ms. Gladys Seals
Tazewell

 

Mr. Tom Sewell
Morristown

 

Ms. Kate Spratt
Greeneville

 

Ms. Karen Stooksbury
Morristown

 

Ms. Debbie Thomas
Tazewell

 

Ms. Joanne Wells
New Tazewell

 

Ms. LeAnne Wilburn
Knoxville

 

Ms. Teresa Fuson
New Tazewell

 

Ms. Audrey Shoemaker
Morristown

Emergency Medical Services & Paramedic

Ms. Angie Bowen

Jefferson County EMS

 

Mr. Rick Chapman          

Sullivan county EMS

 

Mr. John Dabbs

EMS Regional consultant , Region 1

 

Mark Davenport, M.D.

Morristown

 

Mr. Brad Gerfin

Johnson City

 

Mr. Larry Gibson

Lifeline Ambulance Service, New Tazewell

 

Mr. Steve Hamby            

Knoxville

 

Mark Harrell, M.D.          

Covenant Health, Morristown

 

Mr. Jason Hefner            

Morristown

 

Mr. Danny Houseright   

Morristown   EMS

 

Mr. Steve Huskey           

Sevierville

 

Mr. Mike Jones

UT Lifestar

Jackie Livesay, M.D.       

Morristown

 

Mr. Jason Painter            

Johnson City

 

Mr. Brad Phillips              

Jefferson County EMS

 

Ms. Peggy Ray  

Rogersville

 

Mr. Andrew Reed

Union County EMS

 

Mr. Jonathan Reeves    

Walters State, Rogersville

 

Mr. Drew Slemp              

UT Lifestar

 

Mr. Jared Smith

Newport

 

Mr. Kenny Trent              

Tazewell

 

Ms. Cindy Turnmire        

Walters State

 

Mr. Rick Valentine          

Sevier County Ambulance Service

 

Mr. Dan Wheely              

Johnson City

Engineering Technology

Shawn Braden
Morristown

 

Tony Crigger
Rogersville

 

Mitch Collins
Greeneville

 

Tara Collins
Rutledge

 

Scott Depew
Morristown

 

Jeff Frazier
Kingsport

 

Michael McGinnis
Morristown

Rusty Miller
Kodak

 

Michael Powell
Kingsport

 

Jim Price
Morristown

 

Jeff Reed
Morristown

 

Paul Sims
Johnson City

 

Martin Worthington
Morristown

Health Information Management, Medical Coding & Medical Insurance Specialist

Ms. Elizabeth Ankrom, RHIT, CHPS, CHC
Knoxville

 

Ms. Rose Arguello, RHIT
Bean Station

 

Ms. Lisa Binnie, RHIT, CCS, CDIP
Knoxville

 

Ms. Donna Coomes, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHQ, CCS
Knoxville

 

Ms. Carrie Rosati, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCDS
Knoxville

 

Ms. Stacie Metcalf, BS, RHIT, CCS
Grenneville

Ms. Misty Williams, PHR, SHRM-CP
Rogersville

 

Ms. Rachel Lloyd, CPC, CGSC, COBGC
Louisville

 

Ms. Sheila Williams, PhD, APN-BC, RN-BC
Morristown

 

Ms. Eva Davis, MHA, RHIT
Morristown

 

Ms. Gail Winkler, MHIIM, RHIA
Morristown

Horticulture

Eric Ellison
Newport

 

Thomas Garner
Pigeon Forge

 

Jessica Keck
Tazewell

 

Chris Lloyd
Morristown

Ethan Myers
Bulls Gap

 

Jim Satterfield
Jefferson City

 

Robert Satterfield
Pigeon Forge

 

Victor Trobaugh
Morristown

Nursing

Representatives From:

Ballad Health

 

Covenant Health

 

East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

 

East Tennessee State University

 

East Tennessee Regional Health Departments

 

Helen Ross McNabb Friendship House

 

Heritage Center

 

Jefferson Park

 

King University

Life Care Center Morristown

 

Local High Schools

 

Smoky Mountain Home Health & Hospice

 

TCAT – Elizabethton

 

TCAT – Morristown

 

Tennova

 

UT Medical Center

 

Walters State Community College

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Representatives From:

Ballad Health

 

Greene County School System

 

Interim Healthcare

 

Lifecare Centers of America

 

Signature Healthcare

 

Encompass

Niswonger Foundation

 

Walters State Community College

 

WSCC Academic Fieldwork Educators

 

OTA Alumni

 

ETSU OTD Program

Paralegal

Honorable Beth Boniface
Morristown

 

Ms. Melissa Ball
Newport

 

Wade Boxwell
Knoxville

 

Elizabeth Kay Collier-Pittman
Pigeon Forge

 

Brenda Dean
Morristown

 

Susie DeLozier
Sevierville

 

April Denard
Knoxville

 

Gwendolyn Drinnon
Morristown

 

Honorable Thomas Frierson, II
Knoxville

 

Ms. Joy E. Galyon
Johnson City

Mark Garland
Elizabethton

 

Ms. Linda Hampton-Parker
Newport

 

Amanda Holden
Johnson City

 

Cameron Hyder
Elizabethton

 

Charlie Johnson
Sevierville

 

Suzanne King
Sevierville

 

Karen Marcum
Sevierville

 

Ms. Linda Parham
Greeneville

 

H. Scott Reams
Morristown

 

Denise Terry
Morristown

Pharmacy Technology Program

Ms. Casey Bolden
Knoxville

 

Ms. Kimberly Brown
Knoxville

 

Mr. Randall DeBord
Morristown

 

Ms. Ashley Hurley
Mooresburg

 

Mr. Robert Hurt
New Market

Ms. Jennifer Keaton
Knoxville

 

Ms. Mary Moore
Dandridge

 

Mr. Josh Nida
White Pine

 

Mr. Stephen Widmann
Morristown

 

Ms. Amanda Roberts
Morristown

Physical Therapist Assistant

The PTA Advisory Board is comprised of professionals representing local physical therapy clinics, regional hospital systems, skilled nursing facilities, and community schools and colleges, ensuring diverse perspectives and expertise to support the program’s development.

 

Respiratory Care

Tiffany Brown, WSCC Advisory Committee Chair
Manager of Pulmonary Services, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

 

Tiffany Kinsler, Department Director
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Newport Memorial Hospital

 

Aaron Eads, Supervisory of Pulmonary Services
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

 

Brittany Weir, Supervisor
Morristown Hamblen Healthcare System

 

Jason Crawford, Director of Respiratory Care
Holston Valley Medical Center

 

Jennifer Pinnell, Manager of Respiratory Care
Johnson City Medical Center

 

Wesley Bledsoe, Director of Respiratory Care
Greeneville Community East Hospital

 

Drew Martenson, Director of Respiratory Care
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

 

Pattie Polakow, Supervisor of Respiratory Care
Fort Sanders Medical Center

 

Katheeja Daniels, Supervisor of Respiratory Care
LeConte Medical Center

 

Kristi Parker, Community Member at Large

Sheila Williams, Dean of Health Programs
Walters State Community College

 

Mark Wills, Dean Niswonger Campus
Walters State Community College

 

Jerry Wilhoit, Natural Science Faculty
Walters State Community College

 

2 current students

 

2 graduate students

 

Dr. Ernesto Mejia, Medical Director
Pulmonary Associates

 

Sara Smith, Respiratory Care Program Director
Walters State Community College

 

Jennifer Thompson, Respiratory Care Clinical Director of Education
Walters State Community College

 

Olivia Livesay, Assistant Professor Respiratory Care
Walters State Community College

 

Katie Seal, Adjunct faculty
Walters State Community College

 

Kaitlinh Shelton, Adjunct Faculty
Walters State Community College

Surgical Technology

Representatives from:

Parkwest Medical Center


UT Medical Center


Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center


Tennova


Jefferson Memorial Hospital

LeConte Medical Center


Morristown Hamblen Medical Center


Newport Medical Center


Greenville Community Hospital


Johnson City Medical Center