Lou Fincher
Dr. A. Louise Fincher brings over 29 years of administrative and leadership experience to her current position as Interim President. She initially joined Emory & Henry College as the Founding Dean of the School of Health Sciences in June 2014. Since arriving at E&H, Dr. Fincher has overseen the development of the School’s four graduate health science programs and the renovation of the former Smyth County Community Hospital to become the home of the growing School of Health Sciences. In 2020, she was named Senior Vice President at E&H and continued to serve as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences. In her role as Senior Vice President, Dr. Fincher served as the chief academic officer for the E&H Health Sciences Campus in Marion, Virginia, while also providing administrative oversight for the institution’s online and adult education initiatives and research compliance.
Dr. Fincher’s previous administrative positions prior to Emory & Henry have included Chair of the Department of Kinesiology at The University of Texas at Arlington (2009-2014), Founding Program Director for UT Arlington’s CAATE accredited Athletic Training Education Program (2000-2009), and President and CEO of the Joe. W. King Orthopedic Institute at the Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, Texas (1998-2000).
Education
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The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Doctor of Education, Human Performance Studies, 1995 -
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
M.S.Ed., Athletic Training, 1991 -
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
B.S., Education with an Emphasis in Athletic Training, 1983
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