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Austin Peay State University


School of Nusing
601 College Street
Clarksville, TN 37044
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Eve Rice, DNP, MSN, CPNP-C
Title: Director/Associate Professor

Phone: 931-221-7737

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Baccalaureate

March 19, 2018 March 1, 2023 December 31, 2033 March 2023 Spring 2033


Baptist Health Sciences University


Division of Nursing
1003 Monroe Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Cathy Stepter, DNP, APRN
Title: Dean

Phone: 901-572-2841

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Baccalaureate

April 21, 2001 October 16, 2024 June 30, 2035 October 2024 Fall 2034


Belmont University

(Affiliated with Belmont University/Trevecca Nazarene University Consortium)

School of Nursing
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212-3757
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Julie A. Honey, DNP, APRN, PNP, FNP
Title: Dean & Professor of Nursing

Phone: 615-460-6198

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Baccalaureate

September 29, 2001 March 15, 2017 December 21, 2027 March 2017 Spring 2027


Bethel University-Tennessee


Department of Nursing
325 Cherry Avenue, PO Box 3328
McKenzie, TN 38201
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Ashley Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN, CNEcl
Title: Associate Professor of Nursing, Interim Director of Nursing

Phone: 731-352-6479

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Baccalaureate

April 21, 2010 April 9, 2025 December 31, 2035 April 2025 Spring 2035


Bryan College



721 Bryan Drive
Dayton, TN 37321

Chief Nurse Administrator: Pamela Giles, PhD, RN
Title: Dean & Associate Professor

Phone: 423-791-7225

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Baccalaureate

March 3, 2025 March 3, 2025 December 31, 2030 March 2025 Spring 2030


Carson-Newman University


Department of Nursing
1646 Russell Avenue, C-N Box 71883
Jefferson City, TN 37760
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Lana Spence, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE
Title: Interim Chair

Phone: 865-471-3508
Fax: 865-471-4574

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Baccalaureate

April 21, 2004 November 1, 2023 June 30, 2034 November 2023 Fall 2033


Christian Brothers University


Nursing Program
650 East Parkway South, Box 89
Memphis, TN 38104
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Nichole Knox, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE
Title: Director of Nursing

Phone: 901-321-3564

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Baccalaureate

September 26, 2012 October 30, 2017 June 30, 2028 October 2017 Fall 2027


Cumberland University


Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing
One Cumberland Square, McFarland Campus
Lebanon, TN 37087-3554
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Beth Chatham, PhD, RN, CNE
Title: Director of Nursing Programs

Phone: 615-547-1360

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Baccalaureate

February 20, 2013 January 29, 2018 December 31, 2028 January 2018 Spring 2028


East Tennessee State University


College of Nursing
365 Stout Dr., Campus Box 70617
Johnson City, TN 37614-1709
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Dena A. Evans, EdD, MPH, MSN, RN, CNE, CNL
Title: Dean

Phone: 432-439-7051
Fax: 423-439-4543

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Baccalaureate

April 8, 2006 September 11, 2023 June 30, 2034 September 2023 Fall 2033


Freed-Hardeman University


Department of Nursing
158 East Main Street
Henderson, TN 38340
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Christopher J. White, EdD, RN
Title: Chair

Phone: 731-989-6034

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Baccalaureate

February 10, 2014 February 11, 2019 December 31, 2029 February 2019 Spring 2029


Herzing University, Nashville



100 Centerview Dr., Ste. 100
Nashville, TN 37214
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Amanda Dunlap, MSN, RN
Title: Program Chair

Phone: 610-903-2532

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Baccalaureate

January 22, 2025 January 22, 2025 December 31, 2030 January 2025 Spring 2030


King University


School of Nursing
1350 King College Road
Bristol, TN 37620-2699
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Donna Fraysier, DNP, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC
Title: Professor and Dean

Phone: 432-652-6335

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Baccalaureate

April 21, 2001 September 23, 2020 June 30, 2031 September 2020 Fall 2030


Lee University


School of Nursing
1120 North Ocoee Street, PO Box 3450
Cleveland, TN 37320-3450
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Amy Jo Perry, DNP, MBA, RN-C, CPN
Title: Interim Dean

Phone: 423-473-3804
Fax: 423-464-4472

Program

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Baccalaureate

October 7, 2015 September 21, 2020 June 30, 2031 September 2020 Fall 2030


Middle Tennessee State University


School of Nursing
1301 East Main Street, PO Box 81
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Jenny Sauls, PhD, RN, CNE
Title: Director

Phone: 615-904-8488
Fax: 615-898-5441

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Baccalaureate

October 3, 2003 March 9, 2023 December 31, 2033 March 2023 Spring 2033


Milligan University


School of Sciences & Allied Health
Hardin Hall at Wilson Way, Suite 302, PO Box 500
Milligan College, TN 37682
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Melinda Collins, PhD, RN
Title: Associate Dean for the School of Sciences and Allied Health, Area Chair of Nursing

Phone: 423-461-8655
Fax: 423-461-3328

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Baccalaureate

October 3, 2003 March 14, 2018 December 31, 2028 March 2018 Spring 2028


South College


School of Nursing
400 Goody's Lane
Knoxville, TN 37922
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Tiffany C. Skinner, DNP, RN, APRN. APN-BC
Title: Dean of Nursing and Associate Professor

Phone: 865-288-8419

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Baccalaureate

September 5, 2018 September 20, 2023 June 30, 2034 September 2023 Fall 2033


Tennessee Technological University


Whitson-Hester School of Nursing
10 West 7th Street, Room 204, PO Box 5001
Cookeville, TN 38505-0001
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Kimberly J. Hanna, PhD, MSN, CNL
Title: Dean and Professor

Phone: 931-372-6801
Fax: 931-372-6244

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Baccalaureate

October 9, 2004 September 27, 2023 June 30, 2034 September 2023 Fall 2033


Tennessee Wesleyan University


Fort Sanders Nursing Department
9845 Cogdill Road
Knoxville, TN 37932
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Lisa D. Vesser, PhD, RN, CRRN
Title: Chair

Phone: 865-777-5105
Fax: 865-777-5114

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Baccalaureate

April 20, 2002 September 28, 2016 June 30, 2027 September 2016 Fall 2026


Union University


College of Nursing
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305-3697
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Janice S. Williams, DNP, ACNS-BC, CNE, CDCES
Title: Dean & Professor

Phone: 731-661-5946

Program

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Baccalaureate

September 29, 2001 September 23, 2015 June 30, 2026 September 2015 Fall 2025


University of Memphis


Loewenberg College of Nursing
4055 N. Park Loop
Memphis, TN 38152-4500
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Debra Lynch Kelly, PhD, RN, FAAN
Title: Interim Dean and Professor

Phone: 901-678-2778

Program

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Baccalaureate

September 28, 2002 September 30, 2019 June 30, 2030 September 2019 Fall 2029


University of Tennessee at Chattanooga


School of Nursing
615 McCallie Avenue, Department 1051
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Christine B. Smith, PhD, RN, APN, FNP-BC
Title: Director

Phone: 423-425-1741
Fax: 423-425-4668

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Baccalaureate

March 3, 2000 September 16, 2019 June 30, 2030 September 2019 Fall 2029


University of Tennessee Health Science Center, The


College of Nursing
920 Madison Avenue, Suite 1045
Memphis, TN 38163
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Wendy Michelle Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC
Title: Dean

Phone: 901-448-6135
Fax: 901-448-6100

Program

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Baccalaureate

September 29, 2014 September 16, 2019 June 30, 2030 September 2019 Fall 2029


University of Tennessee Southern, The


Jeannette M. Travis School of Nursing
433 West Madison Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Gennifer Moon, DNP, RN
Title: Chair of Nursing and Health Sciences

Phone: 931-424-7371
Fax: 931-363-9891

Program

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Baccalaureate

April 12, 2008 November 16, 2022 June 30, 2033 November 2022 Fall 2032


University of Tennessee, Knoxville


College of Nursing
1200 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-4180
Link to Website

Chief Nurse Administrator: Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, RN-BC, PNP-BC
Title: Dean and Professor

Phone: 865-974-7584
Fax: 865-974-3569

Program

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Baccalaureate

September 29, 2005 February 3, 2025 December 31, 2035 February 2025 Spring 2035



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