Amridge University has embraced distance education, which is simply online learning, as the main mode of delivery of instructional programs. Amridge University has delivered distance education since 1993 and has provided online learning since 1999. As a result, faculty members have honed their skills in areas of instructional strategies, the use of various instructional technologies, assessment, and course design and development, to offer a online learning environment conducive for optimal student success.

Now Is the Time!

Message from the Vice President of Academic Affairs

Lee L. Taylor, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs & Institutional Effectiveness

Whether you are an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student, at Amridge University you will find a nurturing online learning environment complete with exceptional faculty members, innovative systems of instructional technology, and opportunities for authentic distance education experiences. For nearly fifty years, men and women have prepared for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service to their professions, society, church, and family thanks to the efforts of the faculty and staff at Amridge University. It was out of this sincere interest in student access to a quality university education that Amridge University was one of the first in the nation to provide online learning opportunities to students.

Academic Team & Support Staff


Dr. Lee Taylor Vice President of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness BA, Mississippi State University MEd, University of South Alabama PhD, University of South Alabama	Dr. Carl J. Byrd Interim Dean of Academic Affairs Assistant Professor BS, Faulkner University MS, Amridge University EdD, Northcentral University	Dr. Michael Strickland Director of Instruction Chairman of the IRB Assistant Professor of Theology BS, MEd, Auburn University MA, Lipscomb University PhD, University of Birmingham	Dr. Kenyetta McCurty Divisional Chair College of Business BBA, MBA, PhD, Jackson State University	Dr. Rodney Cloud Divisional Chair Turner School of Theology BA, Lipscomb University MA, Harding School of Theology MA, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University PhD, Hebrew Union College	Dr. Tojuna Thomason Clinical Director School of Education and Human Services BS Faulkner University MS, PhD, Amridge University

Dr. Timothy Gunnells Assoc. Professor of Bible, Leadership, and Ministry Assistant QEP Director BA, Freed-Hardeman University MDiv, MS, Amridge University DMin, Harding University	Dr. Roger Shepherd Doctor of Missiology Assoc. Professor Turner School of Theology Director Ministry Institute AA, East Tennessee School of Preaching BA, Heritage Christian University MA, Lipscomb University DMiss, Fuller Theological Seminary