Skip to Sub Navigation Skip to Main Navigation Skip to A to Z Index Skip to Admissions
FIRE Advisory Boards
Search FIRE:


External Board

The External Advisory Board identify areas where cooperation or partnering may be mutually beneficial and ways FIRE can serve their specific agency’s needs, as well as the general needs of law enforcement, forensic science, and homeland security. Members include:

  • William M. Bass, PhD, Forensic Anthropologist
  • Mike Bottoms, District Attorney General
  • James Cavanaugh, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
  • Nick Fielder, TEMA (Homeland Security)
  • Mark Gwyn, Director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI)
  • My Harrison, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Memphis Field Office (FBI)
  • Roger Hawks, Executive Director, Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA), State Fire Marshal's Office
  • Richard L. Lambert, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Knoxville Field Office (FBI)
  • Bruce P. Levy, MD, Tennessee State Medical Examiner
  • Harry Sommers, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • Michael Tabor, DDS, Forensic Odontologist

Internal Board

The Internal Advisory Board facilitate an on-campus, interdisciplinary approach. Members include:

  • Dr. Ron Aday, Sociology and Anthropology
  • Dr. Mike Boyle, Dean, Continuing Education and Distance Learning
  • Ms. Rebecca Cole, Associate Vice President, MTSU
  • Dr. Anthony Farone, Biology
  • Dr. Saeed Foroudastan, Engineering Technology & Industrial Studies
  • Dr. Andrienne Friedli, Chemistry
  • Dr. Deborah Newman, Chair, Criminal Justice
  • Dr. Patricia Patterson, Chemistry
  • Chief Carl “Buddy” Peaster, Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety
  • Dr. Karen Petersen, Political Science
  • Dr. Saleh Sbenaty, Engineering Technology & Industrial Studies
  • Dr. Rick Short, Associate Dean, Education and Behavioral Science
  • Dr. Kevin Smith, Sociology and Anthropology
  • Dr. Linda Wilson, Chemistry
  • Ms. Connie Huddleston, College of Liberal Arts

2007 Middle Tennessee State University, a Tennessee Board of Regents institution
1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001 USA +1.615.898.2300

Board of Regents Online Degree Programs

Middle Tennessee State University, in its educational programs and activities involving students and employees, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or age. Furthermore, the university does not discriminate against veterans or individuals with disabilities.