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During a 39-year career that began in 1946, Dr. Whitfield chaired the Department of Education and led Lipscomb’s Teacher Education Program to national prominence. He was instrumental in gaining the program’s first accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. At one point, more than 40 percent of Lipscomb undergraduates were enrolled in Teacher Education. A true friend to his students, his influence continues today through alumni and the Whitfield Future Teacher Award, which encourages graduates to serve as he did: as a model of gentleness, a builder of faith, a teacher of teachers, and most importantly, as a friend of the Master Teacher.

Induction Year

2004

Institutional Role

Faculty

Keywords

Lipscomb Legends, Thomas C. Whitfield, 2004, Lipscomb University

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