Bellarmine University President Dr. Joseph J. McGowan has announced the appointment of Dr. Doris Tegart to the position of senior vice president for academic affairs at Bellarmine University.
Tegart was a public school teacher and then a professor at four public and private colleges and universities before coming to Bellarmine University as an assistant professor in Education and the Liberal Arts Core in 1994. A tenured professor, she was the founding dean of the school of education from 1995-1999, and was acting vice president for academic affairs in 1999. She has also served the university as vice president for special projects, founding vice president for enrollment management, and vice president and associate provost. From 2003 to 2007, Tegart served as vice president for Bellarmine University and executive assistant to the president.
Tegart is a resident of New Albany and has a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State University and a master’s degree and a doctorate from Indiana University.