Sandra Patterson-Randles Is a Finalist for Presidency of East Tennessee State University

Sandra Patterson-Randles, chancellor of Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, is one of three finalists for the presidency of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. She is the only woman among the three finalists.

Dr. Patterson-Randles has been chancellor of Indiana University Southeast since 2002. Prior to her appointment, she was vice president for academic affairs at the University of Pittsburgh’s Johnstown campus. For 10 years, she taught and was chair of the modern languages department at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado.

Dr. Patterson-Randles is a graduate of the University of Colorado. She holds two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Kentucky.