Vice Presidents

Since 1989, a team of vice presidents have assisted the Lee president in the institution’s administration. However, the first person designated as a vice president at the institution was Earl M. Tapley, who was appointed as vice president in 1946 at the Bible Training School and College. He continued in this role through 1953 for Lee College, with the exception of half a year in 1951 when he served as Acting President. There was no designation of Vice President from 1953 until 1968, when Donald S. Aultman was recruited by President Cross. Aultman served as vice president until 1972, when he accepted another position with the Church of God. 
 
In 1972, the Lee College Board of Directors made revisions to the administrative structure and replaced the vice president role with three new positions: Dean of the College (filled by Dr. R. Hollis Gause), Director of Development (filled by O. Wayne Chambers), and Director of Finance (filled by David Painter). These individuals joined others on the institution’s Administrative Council. The other positions were Dean of Admissions and Records, Dean of Division of Religion, Dean of Division of Education, Dean of Division of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of Students. This structure continued until Dr. Delton Alford was named Vice President and Dean of the College in 1977. He served in this role until he returned to the classroom in 1980.
 
It was not until 1985 that another vice president was designated at Lee when President R. Lamar Vest named Psychology professor C. Paul Conn as Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Conn served in this position until his inauguration as Lee president in 1986.
 
In 1988, a President’s Cabinet was formed and included the Executive Assistant to the President (David Tilley), Dean of the College (Ollie Lee), Dean of Students (Bill Balzano), Director of Institutional Advancement and Development (Dale Goff), and Director of Business and Finance (David Painter). The following year these positions were designated as Vice President positions. They included: Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President (David Tilley), Vice President and Academic Dean (Ollie Lee), Vice President for Business and Finance (David Painter), Vice President for Advancement (Dale Goff), and Vice President for Student Life (Henry Smith). Since then, Lee has maintained a vice presidential team to help guide the administrative work and various sectors of the institution. 
Year
Vice President for Academic Affairs  1
Vice President for Business and Finance
Vice President for Operations  2
Vice President for Student Life
Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President  3
Vice President for Enrollment Management
1946-53
Earl M. Tapley
 
 
 
 
 
1968-72
Donald S. Aultman
 
 
 
 
 
1977-80
Delton Alford
 
 
 
 
 
1985-86
 
 
C. Paul Conn
 
 
 
1989-90
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Henry J. Smith
David W. Tilley
 
1990-91
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Henry J. Smith
David W. Tilley
 
1991-92
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Henry J. Smith
David W. Tilley
 
1992-93
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Henry J. Smith
David W. Tilley
 
1993-94
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Henry J. Smith
David W. Tilley
 
1994-95
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Henry J. Smith
David W. Tilley
 
1995-96
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Henry J. Smith
David W. Tilley
 
1996-97
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
David W. Tilley
Robert Herron
 
1997-98
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
David W. Tilley
Robert Herron
 
1998-99
Ollie J. Lee
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
David W. Tilley
 
 
1999-2000
Ollie J. Lee / Carolyn Dirksen
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
David W. Tilley
 
 
2000-01
Carolyn Dirksen
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
David W. Tilley
 
Gary T. Ray
2001-02
Carolyn Dirksen
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
David W. Tilley
 
Gary T. Ray
2002-03
Carolyn Dirksen
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Walter C. Mauldin
 
Gary T. Ray
2003-04
Carolyn Dirksen
David M. Painter
Dale W. Goff
Walter C. Mauldin
 
Gary T. Ray  4
2004-05
Carolyn Dirksen
David M. Painter  5
Dale W. Goff
Walter C. Mauldin
 
Gary T. Ray
2005-06
Carolyn Dirksen
Chris Conine
Dale W. Goff  6
Walter C. Mauldin
 
Gary T. Ray
2006-07
Carolyn Dirksen
Chris Conine
 
Walter C. Mauldin
 
 
2007-08
Carolyn Dirksen
Chris Conine
 
Walter C. Mauldin
 
 
2008-09
Carolyn Dirksen
Chris Conine
 
Walter C. Mauldin
 
 
2009-10
Carolyn Dirksen
Chris Conine
 
Walter C. Mauldin
 
 
2010-11
Carolyn Dirksen
Chris Conine
 
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2011-12
Carolyn Dirksen
Chris Conine
 
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2012-13
Carolyn Dirksen
Chris Conine
 
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2013-14
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
 
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2014-15
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
 
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2015-16
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
 
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2016-17
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
 
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2017-18
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
Cole Strong
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2018-19
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
Cole Strong
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2019-20
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
Cole Strong
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2020-21
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
Cole Strong
Mike Hayes
 
Phil Cook
2021-22
Deborah B. Murray
Chris Conine
Cole Strong   7
Mike Hayes
 
 
2022-23
Deborah B. Murray    8
Chris Conine
 
Suzanne Hamid Holt  (interim)  9
 
 
2023-24
Jean Eledge
Chris Conine
Josh York
 
 
 
2024-25
Jean Eledge
Chris Conine
Josh York
Suzanne Hamid Holt
 
 
01 Position title was Vice President and Academic Dean until 1997
2 Position title was Vice President for Institutional Advancement until 2004
3 Position eliminated in 1998
4 In 2003, responsibilities for University Relations were added to Gary Ray’s VP portfolio and the title changed to “Vice President for Enrollment Management and University Relations”.
5 David M. Painter died in 2004 will serving in office.
6 Dale W. Goff died in 2005 will serving in office.
7 Position became vacant December 31, 2021; refilled in May 2024
8 Position of Provost created in 2020 and Deborah Murray appointed to that role; Continued to serve as VP for Academic Affairs until 2023
​9 Position duties merged into newly created position of Vice President for Student Success and Retention
Year
Vice President for Administration 7
Vice President for Information Systems
Vice President for University Relations
Vice President for Ministerial Development
Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing
Vice President for Student Success
2006-07
Gary T. Ray
 
 
 
 
 
2007-08
Gary T. Ray
 
 
 
 
 
2008-09
Gary T. Ray
 
 
 
 
 
2009-10
Gary T. Ray
 
 
 
 
 
2010-11
Walter C. Mauldin
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
 
 
 
2011-12
Walter C. Mauldin
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
 
 
 
2012-13
Walter C. Mauldin
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
 
 
 
2013-14
Walter C. Mauldin
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
 
 
 
2014-15
 
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
 
 
 
2015-16
 
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
 
 
 
2016-17
 
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
 
 
 
2017-18
 
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
Mark Walker
 
 
2018-19
 
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
Mark Walker
 
 
2019-20
 
Jayson VanHook
Jerome Hammond
Mark Walker
 
 
2020-21
 
Jayson VanHook
Brad Moffett
 
 
 
2021-22
 
 
Brad Moffett
 
Jayson VanHook
 
2022-23
 
 
Brad Moffett
 
Jayson VanHook
Suzanne Hamid Holt
2023-24
 
 
Brad Moffett
 
Jayson VanHook
Suzanne Hamid Holt
2024-25
 
Nate Tucker
​(beginning December 2024)
[Vacant]
 
Jayson VanHook (through November 2024);
Jeff Salyer (beginning December 2024)
Lorinda Roberts
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
8 This position was created in 2006 and included oversight responsibilities of the three new assistant vice presidents for Enrollment, University Relations, and Student Development. In 2007 it included oversight of the newly created assistant vice president for Institutional Research and Records.

​and retention 

Assistant Vice Presidents

The office of Assistant Vice President was first utilized in 2006 with three positions created: ​Assistant Vice President for Enrollment, Assistant Vice President for University Relations, and Assistant Vice President for Student Development. Another position, the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Records, was added the following year, with other similar positions . Most of the Assistant Vice President positions are short-term appointments that eventually have evolved into a full-time Vice President role.

Assistant Vice President for Enrollment
       2006-10 – Phil Cook
       2021-23 – Shane Griffith
 
Assistant Vice President for University Relations
        2006-10 – Jerome Hammond
 
Assistant Vice President for Student Development
       2006-10 – Mike Hayes
       2021-22 – Suzanne Hamid Holt
 
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Records
       2007-10 – Jayson Vanhook
 
Assistant Vice President for Operations
       2015-17 – Cole Strong
 
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
       2015-17 – Eric Moyen
       2018-23 – Jean Eledge 
 
Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Retention
       2021-22 – Suzanne Hamid Holt