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Dr. Corliss McGeeDr. Corlis McGee

As president of Eastern Nazarene College, Corlis McGee oversees a Christian liberal arts college comprised of 1,100 students in traditional undergraduate, graduate and adult studies programs.

A graduate of Trevecca Nazarene University, McGee earned an MBA from the University of Tennessee at Nashville and later a Doctor of Arts in Economics from Middle Tennessee State University. While pursuing her advanced studies, she taught in Trevecca's Business Department, progressing from instructor to full professor of business administration and economics. In 1986, she was named chair of the university's Department of Business and Economics, a position she held for four years before leaving to become director of graduate studies in management at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas.

During her eight years at MidAmerica Nazarene University, McGee also served as chair of the department of business administration and vice president for academic affairs and dean. In 1998-1999, she served as dean of graduate studies at Point Loma University before traveling to Schaffhausen, Switzerland to serve as rector of European Nazarene College. In addition to leading the college's strategic planning and visioning process, McGee coordinated administrative activities for a multicultural campus serving districts in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In July 2005, she began her current tenure as president of Eastern Nazarene College.

During her three decades in Nazarene higher education, McGee has earned numerous honors, including the "Faculty Member of the Year" award from Trevecca Nazarene University, the "Administrator of the Year" award from MidAmerica Nazarene University, the Maggie Sloan Crawford Award from Olivet Nazarene University and the South Shore Women's Business Achievement Award. She has served as a member of the board of commissioners for the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs and continues as a member of the board of directors for Nazarene Publishing House, Nazarene Foundation Board, South Shore Chamber of Commerce and South Coastal Bank.
 
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