Background
Blevins, Thomas E. was born on March 8, 1949 in Welch, West Virginia, United States. Son of Casper Claude and Bessie Oliv (Shumate) Blevins.
educator college administrator
Blevins, Thomas E. was born on March 8, 1949 in Welch, West Virginia, United States. Son of Casper Claude and Bessie Oliv (Shumate) Blevins.
Bachelor of Science, Bluefield (West Virginia) State College, 1971. Master of Arts, Marshall University, 1973. Certificate Of Advanced Graduate Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute University, 1980.
Doctor of Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute University, 1986.
Teacher, assistant principal Elkhorn Junior High School, Powhatan, West Virginia, 1971-1974. Teacher, media center director Northfork (West Virginia) High School, 1974-1977. Coordinator audiovisual services Bluefield State College, 1977-1984, director instructional technical, since 1984, director teacher education, 1990-1996, professor education and English, since 1988, director center for extended learning and academy computing, since 1996, chief technical officer, dean Virtual College and Technology, 2003, dean school education, 2005, interim president, since 2002.
Member advisory panel West Virginia Humanities Foundation, Charleston, 1978—1981. Member technical implementation planning team State College and University Systems West Virginia, Charleston, 1995—1996, special assistant to the chancellors for technical. Senior technical officer Governor' General’ s Office of Technology, State of West Virginia, since 1999.
Director West Virginia Satellite Network, since 2000. Director West Virginia Virtual Learning Network West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2003, director instruction technical planning and coordinator, 04. Peer consultant/reviewer Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
Member Association for Educational Communications and Technology (certified committee, accreditation committee), West Virginia Educational Media Association (president 1982-1984), West Virginia Community College Association (board directors since 1995), West Virginia Satellite Network, Higher Learning Commission North Central Association (member peer reviewer corps), West Virginia Higher Education Instructional television Consortium, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (chairman board examiners 1998^), Rotary of Bluefield (chair Rotoract and Rotary Information since 1995), Elks.
Married Brenda Louise Mabry Lamastus, March 27, 1971 (divorced October 1980). Children: Tracy, James, Matthew. Married Betty Ruth Rader, May 23, 1992.