Background
Roaden, Arliss Lloyd was born on September 27, 1930 in Bark Camp, Kentucky, United States. Son of Johnie Samuel and Ethel Nora (Killian) Roaden.
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Arliss Lloyd Roaden
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Graduate, Cumberland College, 1949; AB, Carson Newman College, 1951; Master of Science, U. Tennessee, 1958; Doctor of Education, U. Tennessee, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Cumberland College, 1986; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Tusculum College, 1992.
Career
With, Oak Ridge Institute Nuclear Studies, 1957-1959;
with, Auburn U., 1961-1962;
member of faculty, Ohio State University, 1962-1974;
professor education, Ohio State University, 1967-1974;
acting dean College Education, Ohio State University, 1968-1970;
vice provost for research, dean Graduate School, Ohio State University, 1970-1974;
president, Tennessee Technology U., 1974-1985;
president emeritus, Tennessee Technology U., since 1985;
director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville, 1985-1995;
executive director emeritus, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville, since 1995. Summer visiting professor Marshall U., 1961, University of Southern California, 1964, Indiana U., 1967. Consultant educational institutions, since 1961.
President Tennessee College Association, 1978. Chairman science and technical committee American Association State Colleges Universities, 1980. Chairman task force on program and institutional assessment State Higher Education Executive Officers', 1987, president 1993-1994, chairman county postsecondary accreditation liaison committee, 1986-1988, Executive Committee, 1988-1995, president elect 1992-1993.
Mem.exec. board of trustees Southern Association Colleges Schools, since 1986, chair communications committee, since 1990, member task force, since 1990. Member Southern Regional Education Board, since 1985, chairman procedures committee for reviewing bylaw changesand revisions, 1988-1989. Member Executive Committee, state representative, treasurer, chair Internal Audit Committee, 1990-1991, Education Commission States, 1987-1990.
Member Tennessee Economics Cabinet Council, since 1988, Chairman.m 1988-1991, board directors since 1988, Foreign Language Institute. Treasurer, chair Internal Audit Committee, 1990-1991. Member Performance Standards in Vocational-Technology Education Working Group, unites states department Education, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
State chairman Tennessee Cancer Society Crusade, 1986-1988, board directors, since 1987. Member Executive Board, commissioner Middle Tennessee county Boy Scouts American, 1987-1988, member of national county, since 1988, chairman scouts membership relations committee. Member Phi Delta Kappa Foundation, since 1965, past Chairman of the Board Governors, member futures and diamond jubilee committees, since 1989.
Chairman Blue Ribbon Committee To Respond to Education Goals, 1990. Board directors National Project 714, since 1986, president-elect, 1987-1988, chairman,1988-1989. President alumni association board Cumberland College, 1987-1988, chairman development board, since 1994.
Adult Sunday school teacher Woodmont Baptist Church, chairman personnel committee, since 1989. With United States Army, 1951-1953. Fellow Oxford Society Scholars.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Higher Education, Academy Political and Social Sciences, American Ednl. Research Association (chairman publications committee 1979-1980), National Society Study Education, National Association State Colleges Land Grant Universities, Lions (board directors Nashville 1988-1990, president 1991-1992, zone Chairman.1992-1993, vice district governor 1995), Rotary (board directors), Order of Lion and Eagle, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa (Distinguished Svc. award Ohio State University chapter 1974), Kappa Phi Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
Connections
Married Mary Etta Mitchell, September 1, 1951. Children: Janice Arletta Roaden Skelton, Sharon Kay Roaden Hagen.
Awards
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Research grantee Phi Delta Kappa International, 1968. Named DistinguishedAlumnus Cumberland College, 1970. Recipient Distinguished Alumni and Faculty Centennial medallion College Education, 1970, Distinguished Service award Council Graduate Students, 1974. Both Ohio State University. Recipient Silver Beaver award Boy Scouts American, Rotarian of Year, 1984. Eagle Scout honoree Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts American, 1989, others.Research grantee Phi Delta Kappa International, 1968. Named DistinguishedAlumnus Cumberland College, 1970. Recipient Distinguished Alumni and Faculty Centennial medallion College Education, 1970, Distinguished Service award Council Graduate Students, 1974.
Both Ohio State University. Recipient Silver Beaver award Boy Scouts American, Rotarian of Year, 1984. Eagle Scout honoree Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts American, 1989, others.