Dr. Ted A. Lewis

Ted holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Texas Wesleyan University; a Master of Science in Political Science from the University of North Texas; and a Doctorate of Education in Educational Administration with a specialization in community College Leadership, with distinction, from the University of Texas at Austin.

Ted serves as Chief Administrative Officer of Bluefield State University-Beckley. Previously, he was Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Bluefield State University where he was twice recognized as “Administrator of the Year.” He was formerly the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer at Pellissippi State Community College. He was founding Dean of Instruction at Lone Star College-CyFair, Professor of Political Science and department chair at Collin College, and director of Collin College’s national Bellwether Award-winning learning communities program. Under his leadership, colleges have developed more than 50 new academic and career technical programs, graduate programs, concentrations, certificates, and customized trainings for business and industry.

Ted has built and empowered highly effective leadership teams, using data-based evidence, to expand quality educational experiences, student support, and wrap around services that increase student access, engagement, success, retention, and completion. He has led teams that have initiated, developed and successfully implemented positive changes in admissions, financial aid, retention, transfer, and graduation/completion rates. Ted has effectively used technology in academic and non-academic applications to streamline and automate admissions and financial aid processes, and create or expand online offerings, evening courses, weekend programs, and academic cohorts/block schedules to increase student access to college courses, programs, and services. As chief academic officer he led teams of diverse constituents that created accelerated cohorts that achieved a 90 percent retention rate, an overall completion rate of 85 percent, and were recognized nationally as a top instructional program by the Futures Assembly. Ted has also led teams that developed and implemented the high-impact practices of study abroad, service-learning, co-requisite remediation, and a mandatory college success course for all incoming students. He has been nationally recognized for instructional programs and student success initiatives by the American Association of Community Colleges, the Fulbright Program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida, the Institute of International Education, the National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges, National Council of Instructional Administrators, and the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

As chief student affairs officer, he worked with faculty and staff to develop and implement an aggressive plan of student retention and growth. Utilizing best practices of recruiting teams, intrusive advising, student success contracts and plans, and early alerts for at-risk students he oversaw enrollment growth by more than seven percent during the COVID pandemic.

A multiple award-winning teacher with over 35 years of experience at the college level, Ted has been inducted into Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. He has conducted workshops and delivered presentations on active learning strategies, community partnerships, curriculum development, engaged scholarship, student success, and workforce education for the American Association of Community Colleges, the American Association of Colleges and Universities, the American Association for Higher Education, the Community College of Qatar, the League for Innovation in the Community College, the National Council of Instructional Administrators, the National Council for Workforce Education, The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, and other international educational organizations.

An award-winning author, Ted has written about higher education and published research in such periodicals as the Community College Daily, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, the Journal of the League for Innovation in the Community College, the National Social Science Journal, and Vicissitude: A Refereed Journal for College Leaders. Ted has also mentored more than 300 student scholarship recipients, and has had multiple endowed scholarships established in his honor by Collin College, Cypress-Fairbanks Educational Foundation, and Lone Star College.

Ted has served on several educational boards and foundations and is past board chair of the National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges. Active in his community, he is a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow and former club president. Ted is the former chair of the Applied Research Foundation of West Virginia and serves on the Board of Directors of NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium and the Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia. He formerly served on the Knoxville Area Urban League Board of Directors, the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Advisory Committee, and the Great Schools Partnership Community Schools Taskforce. He was the first recipient of the Shooting Star Award by the Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce and was appointed by the governor to the Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority. Ted and his wife, Katherine, live in Bluefield, West Virginia with their two sons: Theodore, age eight, and Theron, age six.

EDUCATION

Ed.D. Higher Education Administration, Community College Leadership Program, University of Texas at Austin
M.S. Political Science, University of North Texas
B.A. Political Science, Texas Wesleyan University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2023 - current: President/Chief Administrative Officer, Bluefield State University-Beckley

Bluefield State University is a comprehensive university comprised of two campuses in southern West Virginia that awards associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees.

Responsibilities:

Transition Bluefield State University-Beckley into a comprehensive campus.
Ensure campus success and its students by increasing academic opportunities and ensuring a high-quality campus environment.
Oversee all day-to-day operations of the campus to manage budget and facilities, and provide supervision to all employees.
Ensure that the curriculum and academic programs meet the needs of the students and fulfill the mission of the institution.
Create a positive and inclusive campus culture, promoting student engagement and success.
Secure funding for the campus through grants, donations, and other fundraising efforts, and develop relationships with alumni and community partners.
Represent the campus to external stakeholders such as government officials, business leaders, and the media, and build partnerships and collaborations that benefit the University.
Develop, and implement strategic plans that align with the mission and goals of the University and address the changing needs of the community and higher education landscape.
Ensure that Bluefield State University-Beckley is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations, and works to maintain accreditation from relevant accrediting bodies.

Selected Accomplishments:

Established all student services on campus, 2023.
Created Faculty/Staff Advisory Council, consisting of all campus personnel who serve as an advisory group to the president about scheduling, recruiting, student services, student pathways to completion, strengthening the campus' foothold in the community, employee needs, and increasing campus success, 2023.
Created President's Student Advisory Council, consisting of campus student leaders to serve as an advisory group to the president about students' needs and how the campus can effectively meet those needs, 2023.
Established Welcome Week activities, including "Breakfast with the President," campus-wide cookout, and games to develop a welcoming environment and culture of success for all students, 2023.
Established articulation agreement with Academy of Careers and Technology, 2024.

2020 - 2023: Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Bluefield State University

2018 - 2020: Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Bluefield State University

Responsibilities:

Provide college-wide leadership for achievement of the University's academic, financial, and student goals and objectives.
Promote an environment focused on student learning and academic success for a diverse student body, including first-generation, underrepresented, adult, and international students.
Develop and implement academic and student affairs plans that promote access, excellence, and success.
Provide the vision and creative leadership for innovation and the development of distinctive, mission-related programs and applied research, especially in response to regional and state needs.
Direct recruitment, selection, recommendation, and retention of quality faculty and staff; coordinate policies and procedures on employment, retention and promotion/tenure, performance management and professional development.
Promote recruitment, retention, progression, and completion for diverse student populations.
Lead appropriate development and implementation of teaching modalities and online programs and services.
Foster strategic partnerships with other institutions of higher education and K-12 schools.
Assure annual and long-range budget preparation to achieve all goals. Forecast budget needs, establish priorities, allocate funds, and monitor expenditures.
Ensure compliance with federal/state regulations, regional and all accreditation requirements, policies and procedures.

Selected Accomplishments:

Increased enrollment by over eight percent, 2020-2023.
Developed 26 new academic, career and technical education degrees, programs, concentrations, and certificates (Bachelor of International Studies, 2022; Master of Business Administration, 2021; Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Education, 2020; International Business minor, 2020; Finance minor, 2020; Political Science minor, 2020; Cybersecurity certificate, 2020; Human Resource Management certificate, 2020; Nonprofit Management certificate, 2020; Patient Advocacy certificate, 2020; Servant Leadership certificate 2020; Supply Chain Management certificate, 2020; Cybersecurity minor in Computer Science, 2019; Bookkeeping certificate, 2019; Management certificate, 2019; Manufacturing Engineering Technology minor in Engineering, 2019; Medical Administrative Assistant certificate, 2019; Sport Management major, 2019; Sports Management minor, 2019; Surveying certificate, 2019; Autism Endorsement in Teaching Certification, 2018; Criminal Justice Administration concentration in Forensic Investigations, 2018; Entrepreneurship certificate, 2018; Entrepreneurship major, 2018; Entrepreneurship minor, 2018; Online Industrial Track Associate of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology, 2018), 2018-2023.
Secured and administered grants in excess of $30 million, 2018-2023.
Increased online enrollment by over 120 percent, 2018-2023.
Established 27 articulation agreements with technical education centers, two-year, and four-year colleges, 2018-2023.
Restructured academic schools around communities of interest and created the STEM school, 2020.
Automated all student services, including tutoring, financial aid, and payment processes, 2020.
Recognized by the U.S. Department of State as a Fulbright Institutional Leader, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.
Developed and implemented "Wintermester," compressed semester between fall and spring semesters, 2020.
Developed and implemented block schedules for all entering freshmen, 2020.
Developed guaranteed course schedules, 2019.
Created meta-majors for all entering freshmen, 2019.
Developed and implemented eight-week, compressed (fast-track) semesters college-wide, 2019.
Established New Employee Academy (with a kick-off retreat), 2019.
Established college-wide Online Leadership Team to guide development and support of distance education, 2018.

2012 - 2018: Vice President of Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer, Pellissippi State Community College

Pellissippi State is a comprehensive community college comprised of five campuses in east Tennessee.

Responsibilities:

Provide oversight and direction of academic departments responsible for transfer and career academic programs.
Supervise learning services including advising and articulation; curriculum and instruction; program development and accreditation; early college initiatives; and distance learning and academic support programs.
Develop and implement College goals and policies and make recommendations on employment, promotion, and tenure.
Participate with regional economic development efforts and industry training needs.
Develop and manage annual academic budget in excess of $40 million.

Selected Accomplishments:

Developed 13 new academic and workforce programs, concentrations, and certificates (Audio Production Engineering Technology, 2017; Cyber Defense, 2015; Cyber Defense Fundamentals Certificate, 2015; Systems Administration & Management, 2015; Engineering Technology Building Information Modeling Certificate, 2015; Engineering Technology Design for Web and Print, 2015; Scriptwriting Certificate, 2015; Engineering Technology Computer-Aided Manufacturing Certificate, 2014; Sustainable Design Technology, 2014; Welding Technology, 2014; Engineering Technology Fundamentals of Sustainability Certificate, 2014; Sustainable Design Technology, 2014; Engineering Technology Additive Manufacturing Certificate, 2013; Automated Industrial Systems, 2013).
Developed 11 articulation agreements with four-year institutions, 2013-2018.
Worked with administrators of five area school districts to strengthen existing partnerships and increase dual enrollment and dual credit by over 200 percent (more than 1,200 students served each semester), 2012-2018.
Developed and maintained seven Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) with four-year institutions to offer courses on a Pellissippi State campus, 2012-2018.
Secured and administered grants in excess of $25 million (including a U.S. Department of Labor grant for $4,569,689; the largest single amount that Pellissippi State had ever received), 2012-2018.
Developed five program articulation agreements with the Tennessee College of Technology, 2018.
Finalist, American Association of Community Colleges Student Success Award, 2018. Top four colleges in the country in student success initiatives.
Finalist, Bellwether Award for Instructional Programs and Services, 2018 (for co-requisite remedial education). Top 10 colleges in the country in instructional programs and services.
Finalist, American Association of Community Colleges Student Success Award, 2017 (for co-requisite remedial education). Top four colleges in the country in student success initiatives.
Finalist, Bellwether Award for Instructional Programs and Services, 2017 (for accelerated cohort programs). Top 10 colleges in the country in instructional programs and services.
Finalist, American Association of Community Colleges Student Success Award, 2016 (for accelerated cohort programs). Top four colleges in the country in student success initiatives.
Recognized College (one of 12 nationally), Institute of International Education Study Abroad, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
Recognized, President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, for Service-Learning program and community outreach initiatives, 2015, 2016, 2017.
Developed and implemented a Career Magnet Academy at Pellissippi State in partnership with representatives from Knox County Schools, Tennessee College of Advanced Technology, and Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, 2014.
Created an Early College High School with L&N STEM Academy to enable students to complete a transfer pathway in computer science and an Associate of Science degree, 2014.
Created block schedules at each of five Pellissippi State campuses, 2014.
Established Service-Learning and Pellissippi Service-Corps, 2013.
Established Faculty Development Committee to create and support professional development programs for full-time and adjunct faculty and provide opportunities and resources for faculty enrichment across the College, 2013.
Established New Faculty Academy to help new faculty transition into their new positions at Pellissippi State, 2013.

2003 - 2012: Dean of Instruction, Lone Star College-CyFair (Founding Dean)

Lone Star College-CyFair is a multi-campus comprehensive community college north of Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership for and oversee administrative effectiveness of Science and Public Services Division.
Establish and ensure standards of educational excellence in all academic and workforce programs.
Develop and review course schedules that ensure access and effectively meet student needs.
Ensure the effectiveness of the division including planning and evaluation of student, faculty, and staff success.
Provide instructional leadership through research and implementation of educational and student success initiatives, professional development for faculty and staff, and direct teaching experience.
Develop and manage an annual budget that promotes educational success while providing effective, conscientious stewardship of college funds.

Selected Accomplishments:

Developed 18 academic, career and technical education programs (Massage Therapy, 2008; Fire Academy at Porter Fire Department, 2007; Personal Training, 2007; Scout Merit Badge Program, 2006; Driver's Education, 2006; Environmental Science, 2005; Discovery College Summer Youth Camp, 2004; Biology, 2003; Chemistry, 2003; Criminal Justice, 2003; Emergency Medical Services, 2003; Fire Academy, 2003; Fire Science, 2003; Geography, 2003; Geographic Information Systems, 2003; Geology, 2003; Kinesiology, 2003; and Physics, 2003).
Established fully endowed STEM Scholarship, funded by hosting Texas Science Olympiad annually, 2011.
Secured two fully endowed Emergency Services Scholarships by working with private donors, 2010, 2011.
Developed bridge partnerships and joint research opportunities with Prairie View A&M University.
Developed articulation agreement with the University of Houston Downtown, 2009.
Developed the ROTC program in partnership with the University of Houston, 2008.
Developed partnership with Harris County Emergency Services District and Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department to Train Emergency Services Personnel, 2003.
Fire Science Program earned 100 percent pass rate on Texas Commission on Fire Protection qualifying exam, 2003-2011.
Emergency Medical Services Technician-Paramedic program earned national accreditation by CAAHEP, 2011.
Fire Science named National Program of Distinction, National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges, 2008.
Developed Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) in partnership with Harris County Citizens Corps, 2006.
Fire Science program named Bellwether finalist (top 10 programs in the nation), 2005.
Developed and delivered Discovery College Summer Youth Camp, 2004-2012, serving over 3,000 students annually.
Increased weekend offerings in science courses by over 300 percent from 2004-2011.
Increased online offerings by over 250 percent, 2004-2011.
Increased offerings in dual credit courses by over 300 percent, 2004-2011.

1995 - 2003: Department Chair, Political Science, Collin College

Collin College is a comprehensive community college north of Dallas, Texas.

Responsibilities:

Hire, supervise, and evaluate job performance of faculty at seven site locations.
Conduct departmental meetings.
Select appropriate textbooks and teaching materials for associate faculty.
Provide and assist faculty in professional development opportunities.
Coordinate dual credit offerings with five public school districts.

Selected Accomplishments:

Increased course offerings by over 75 percent, 1995-2003.
Added three full time faculty, 1996-2003.
Added 15 part time faculty, 1995-2003.
Increased dual credit offerings by over 100 percent, 1995-2003.

1997 - 2003: Director, Learning Communities Program, Collin College (Founding Director)

Responsibilities:

Coordinate learning communities courses.
Recruit and train faculty for Learning Communities Program.
Develop Learning Communities Guide for Faculty.
Assess learning communities program through quantitative and qualitative measures.
Conduct and lead learning communities advisory task force meetings.
Provide and assist faculty in professional development opportunities.

Selected Accomplishments:

Selected to participate in American Association of Higher Education Ford Foundation Grant for Strengthening Learning Communities, 2002.
Achieved and maintained 86 percent retention rate in all learning communities courses (8 percent above College average), 1997-2003.
Achieved and maintained 77 percent success rate in all learning communities courses (10 percent above College average), 1997-2003.
Increased learning communities offerings by over 150 percent, 1997-2003.
Received National Bellwether Award for Instructional Programs & Services, sponsored by the Institute for Higher Education, University of Florida and the National Council of Instructional Administrators, 2001.
Selected to participate in FIPSE Grant, National Learning Communities Dissemination Project, 1999.

FACULTY EXPERIENCE

2018 - current: Professor of Political Science, Bluefield State University, Bluefield, WV
2012 - 2018: Professor of Political Science, Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN
2003 - 2012: Professor of Political Science, Lone Star College, CyFair, Cypress-Fairbanks, TX (founding faculty)
1995 - 2003: Professor of Political Science, Collin College, Preston Ridge Campus, Frisco, TX (founding faculty)
1990 - 1995: Professor of Political Science, Collin College, Central Park Campus, McKinney, TX
1988 - 1990: Associate Professor of Political Science, Collin College, Central Park Campus, McKinney, TX
1987 - 1994: Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Dallas College - Brookhaven, Farmers Branch, TX
1984 - 1987: Teaching Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

COURSES DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT

Honors

Freedom and the Court: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the United States
Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections

Learning Communities

Civil Liberties & Civil Rights in the 20^th Century (integrating government and history)
The Road to the White House (integrating government, history, and English)
Exploring America's Communities: Problems and Policies in Society (integrating government and social problems)
Exploring America's Communities Using the Internet (integrating government and sociology)
Challenges in Civil Rights and Liberties: The Past, the Present, and the Future (integrating government and history)
Generations: Or, What a Century That Was! (integrating government and twentieth century history)
The Politics of Liberation: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and Multi-Culturalism in the 21^st Century (integrating government, history, and sociology)
Taking Sides: Conflict and Consensus in American Society (integrating government, history, and English)
Crisis: Social Problems and Public Policy Throughout History (integrating public policy, history, and social problems)
Politics & Probability: The Use and Abuse of Statistics in the Political Process (integrating political science and statistics)

COURSES TAUGHT

American Government
Constitutional Law
International Relations
Introduction to Political Science
Political Theory
State Government

SELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COUNCIL

Member, West Virginia Council of Presidents (representing Bluefield State University), 2020-present
Member, West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 2018-present
Member, West Virginia Association of Academic Administrators, 2018-2023
Chair, Bluefield State Team, West Virginia Higher Education Assessment Council Fall Assessment Workshop, 2018

SELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, BLUEFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY

Member, President's Cabinet, 2018-present (Chair/Facilitator, 2019)
Chair, "B-State's Back!" Taskforce to continue college operations during COVID-19, 2020-2022
Chair, Enrollment Management Council, 2020-2023
Chair, Student Process Solutions Committee, 2020-2023
Chair/Facilitator, Deans' Council, 2018-2023
Chair/Facilitator, Provost's Advisory Council, 2018-2023
Chair/Facilitator, Joint Advisory Council for Academic and Student Affairs, 2018-2023
Chair/Facilitator, Bluefield State University Complete College America Pathways Committee, 2018-2023
Chair, Pathways Momentum Year Team, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2018

SELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS

Member, Accessibility Committee, 2015-2018
Member, Reverse Articulation Committee, 2015-2018
Member, Community College Administrative Efficiency Oversight Committee, 2015-2018
Member, Business Process Model Committee, 2014-2018
Member, Chief Academic Officer's Sub-council, Tennessee Board of Regents, 2012-2018
Member, Tennessee E-Campus Oversite Committee, 2012-2018

SELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, PELLISSIPPI STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Facilitator, Purpose First Task Force, 2017-2018
Facilitator, Retention and Completion Task Force, 2016-2018
Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Search Committee, 2016
Chair, Accessibility Committee, 2015-2018
Chair, Vice President of Information Services Search Committee, 2015
Chair/Facilitator, Academic Affairs Council, 2014-2018
Chair/Facilitator, Remediation Task Force, 2014
Founding Member, Strategic Planning Steering Committee, 2014
Chair, Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment, & Planning Search Committee, 2013
Member, President's Cabinet, 2012-2018
Chair/Facilitator, Deans' Council, 2012-2018
Member, Enrollment Management Committee, 2012-2014
Chair, Learning Council, 2012-2013

SELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, LONE STAR COLLEGE-CYFAIR

Chair, Dean of Arts and Communications Search Committee, 2011
Member, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Accreditation Compliance Committee, 2011
Member, Strategic Planning Steering Committee, 2011
Member, Foundations of Excellence Steering Committee, 2011
Member, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Quality Enhancement Plan Steering Committee, 2010
Chair, Dean of Student Services Search Committee, 2009
Evaluator, Community Colleges for International Development Leadership Program, 2009-2012
Facilitator, Geographic Information Systems Advisory Committee, 2009-2012
Facilitator, GIS Curriculum Team, 2008-2012
Chair, Dean of Instructional Development Search Committee, 2007
Member, Achieving the Dream Steering Committee, 2007-2012
Chair, Police Sergeant, Fairbanks Center Search Committee, 2006
Chair, Police Captain, Barker Cypress Campus Search Committee, 2005
Chair/Facilitator, NHMCCD Dean's Retreat, 2005
Facilitator, Discovery College Advisory Committee, 2005-2008
Chair, Sustainability Committee, 2004-2012
Member, SACS Initial Accreditation Steering Committee, 2004
Chair, Physical Resources Subcommittee, 2004
Member, Master Plan Committee, 2004-2012
Facilitator, Environmental Science Curriculum Team, 2004-2012
Co-Chair, NHMCCD Strategic Planning Initiative, 2004-2005
Member, Dean's Council, 2003-2012; Chair, 2006-2007
Facilitator, Emergency Services Education Center Advisory Committee, 2003-2012
Facilitator, Fire Science Advisory Committee, 2003-2012
Facilitator, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, 2003-2012
Facilitator, EMS Curriculum Team, 2003-2012
Facilitator, Physics Curriculum Team, 2003-2012
Facilitator, Fire Science Curriculum Team, 2003-2012
Member, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Initial Accreditation Compliance Committee, 2003

SELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, COLLIN COLLEGE

Chair, Sabbatical Task Force, 2001-2003
Chair, Mission Statement, Philosophy, and Purpose Revision Task Force, 2000-2001
New Student Mentor, 1997-2003
Facilitator, New Student Orientation and Workshops, 1997-2003
Chair, Learning Communities Advisory Council, 1997-2003
Facilitator, New Faculty Orientation and Workshop, 1995-2003
Member, Faculty Senate, 1991-2003
Chair, Search Committee, Executive Director of Teaching/Learning Center, 2002
Facilitator, All College Planning Day, 2002
Chair, Hotel/Restaurant Management Program Evaluation, 2001-2002
Chair, Career Services and Cooperative Work Experience Self Study, 2000-2001
Facilitator, All College Planning Day, 2000
Chair, Learning Resource Center Council, 1997-1998
Advisor, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Alpha Mu Chapter, 1994-1996
Chair, Curriculum Advisory Board, 1994-1995
Member, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Substantive Change Self-Study Committee, 1994

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ted A. Lewis, "Creating a Comprehensive Branch Campus," Access: The Journal of the National Association of Branch Campus Administrators, Volume 8, Issue 2, April 2024.
Ted A. Lewis, "Free College: Then What?" invited commentary, Community College Daily, a publication of the American Association of Community Colleges, November 24, 2015.
Ted Lewis, "Skilled Cyber-Security Workforce Needed," invited guest editorial, Knoxville News Sentinel, May 15, 2015.
Lyle C. Brown, Joyce A. Langenegger, Sonia Garcia, Ted Lewis, Robert Biles, Ryan Rynbrandt, and Veronica Vega Reyna, Practicing Texas Politics. Boston, MA: Cengage Publishing, 2015.
Joseph M. Bessette, John J. Pitney, Lyle C. Brown, Joyce A. Langenegger, Sonia Garcia, Ted Lewis, Robert Biles, American Government and Politics. First ed. Boston, MA: Cengage Publishing, 2011.
Ted Lewis, "Creating a Partnership to Meet Community Needs in Training Emergency Services Personnel," Vicissitude: A Refereed Journal for College Leaders, 2010.
Ted Lewis and Gary Hodge, "Beyond Learning Communities to the Engaged Campus," Integrating Learning Communities with Service-Learning. National Learning Communities Project Monograph Series, published by The Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education at Evergreen State College in cooperation with the American Association for Higher Education, June, 2003.
Ted Lewis and Gary Hodge, "Developing a Center for Excellence," Community College Exemplary Initiatives, Vol. XI, Sponsored by the League for Innovation, 2001.
Gary Hodge, Ted Lewis, Kim Kramer, and Regina Hughes, "Collaboration for Excellence: Engaged Scholarship in College," Community College Journal of Research and Practice, Bellwether Issue, 2001.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS

Invited Speaker, "Engaging Diverse Perspectives on IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence," IDeA South Eastern Region Conference, Columbia, SC, 2023.
Invited Speaker, "Increasing Enrollment During the COVID-19 Pandemic," American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, New York, NY, 2022.
Invited Speaker, "Challenges and Opportunities of COVID-19 on Higher Education," Doha Institute Teaching and Learning Symposium, 2021.
Presenter, "On the Road to Student Success: Guided Academic Pathways, Block Schedules, and Guaranteed Classes," American Colleges and Universities General Education, Assessment, and Pedagogy Conference (Virtual), 2021.
Presenter, "Work-based Learning and Connections to Work," National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges Summer Conference, Knoxville, TN, 2019.
Invited Speaker, "Pellissippi State Reconnect Now: Lessons Learned," Nashville State Community College College-Wide In-Service, 2018.
Presenter, "The Promise of Free Tuition: Two College's (and Country's) Perspectives," American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, Dallas, TX, 2018.
Presenter, "A Tale of Two Colleges: Addressing the Skills Gap," American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, Dallas, TX, 2018.
Presenter, "Pathways to Completion: Establishing Articulation Agreements with Four-Year Universities," League for Innovation 2018 Innovations Conference, National Harbor, MD, 2018.
Presenter, "Focusing on the Adult Learner: Co-Requisite Remediation," Institute for Higher Education Futures Assembly, Orlando, FL, 2018.
Invited Speaker, "Rethinking and Redesigning Remedial Education One Student at a Time," Center for Community College Student Engagement Student Success Institute, 2017.
Presenter, "Utilizing Learning Communities as a Completion Pathway for Adults," Institute for Higher Education Futures Assembly, Orlando, FL, 2017.
Guest Lecturer, "Opportunities and Challenges in College Leadership," inaugural class, East Tennessee State University Center for Community College Leadership, 2016.
Invited Speaker, "Creating a Center for Student and Community Engagement," Center for Community College Student Engagement Entering Student Success Institute, 2016.
Keynote Speaker, "High Impact Practices of Student Engagement and How Those Practices Foster Student Success," First Annual International Learning and Civic Engagement Symposium, Doha, Qatar, 2016.
Presenter, "Megalab: An Economic and Workforce Development Partnership Initiative," National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges Summer Conference, Cleveland, OH, 2016.
Presenter, "Best Practices in the Completion Agenda in the Colleges of the Appalachia," Appalachian Higher Education Network Annual Conference, "Increasing Postsecondary Education in Appalachia: It's All About GRIT," Somerset, KY, 2015.
Presenter, "Pathways to Completion: The Effective Use of Academic Cohorts and Block Schedules," American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX, 2015.
Presenter, "Establishing an Early College with a High School STEM Academy," League for Innovation, STEMtech Conference, Denver, CO, 2014.
Presenter, "Pellissippi State & Knox County Schools: Building a Strong Partnership for Student Success," National Council for Workforce Education, Annual Conference, Pittsburg, PA, 2014.
Presenter, "Facilitating a Culture of Student Success: One College's Response to State Accountability Standards," Community Colleges of Appalachia Annual Conference, Ashville, NC, 2014.
Presenter, "Meeting Community and Industry Needs: Training a Highly Skilled Workforce While Assisting Students with Degree Completion," National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges Winter Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 2013.
Presenter, "Working with the Community to Repurpose Unclaimed Scholarships: Increasing College Access and Improving Student Success," National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges Conference, Nanticoke, PA, 2011.
Presenter, "Creating a Culture of Student Engagement," League for Innovation, 2011 Innovations Conference, San Diego, CA, 2011.
Presenter, "Training a Workforce for Energy Technologies," National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges Conference, Midland, TX, 2011.
Presenter, "Initiatives that Improve Success among Minority Males," National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges Conference, Knoxville, TN, 2010.
Keynote Speaker, "Leadership Journey for Vice Presidents, Deans and Department Chairs," Houston Community College System Leadership Excellence Institute, 2010.
Presenter, "The Campus as a Learning Environment: Using a College's Environmental Plan to Develop Collaborations Between Workforce Programs and Transfer Courses," National Council for Workforce Education, Austin, TX, 2008.
Presenter, "Taming and Strengthening CE-Credit Relationships," NISOD International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, Austin, TX, 2008.
Presenter, "Creating a Partnership to Meet Community Needs in Training Emergency Services Personnel," National Council for Workforce Education Conference, Savannah, GA, 2007.
Presenter, "Developing Successful Youth Programs on Campus to Serve Community Needs," League for Innovation, 2007 Innovations Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2007.
Presenter, "Teaching Implications for the Multigenerational Classroom," Southwestern Political Science Association, 2006.
Presenter, "Creating a Collaborative Learning College: Recruitment and Hiring Process to Support Innovation and Change," Consortium for Community College Development, Cleveland, OH, 2004.
Presenter, "Engaged Scholarship: Collaboration between Learning Communities and Service Learning," Learning Communities Institute, hosted by National Learning Communities Project at Evergreen State College, WA, 2002.
Invited Presenter, "Collaboration for Excellence: Engaged Scholarship at Collin College," Presentation of 2001 Bellwether Award Winner for Instructional Programs and Services, Institute for Higher Education Futures Assembly, Orlando, FL, 2002.
Keynote Speaker, "Collaboration for Excellence: Engaged Scholarship at Collin College," Austin Community College Convocation, Austin, TX, 2001.
Keynote Speaker, "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemoration," Southern Methodist University Multicultural Council, Dallas, TX, 2001.
Presenter, "Teaching Multiculturalism Through the use of Technology," Sixth Annual Learning Communities Conference, Chicago, IL, 2001.
Keynote Speaker, "Beginning a Learning Community Program," Learning Communities Conference, sponsored by the North Texas Community College Consortium and the National Learning Communities Project, Plano, TX, 2001.
Presenter, "Student Developed Web Sites: Successfully Integrating Technology into the Classroom," North Texas Community College Consortium Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, Tyler, TX, 2001.
Presenter, "Pedagogical Changes in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Technology-Enhanced Courses in Educational Reform," American Association of Higher Education Conference on Faculty Roles and Rewards, Tampa, FL, 2001.
Presenter, "Developing a Center for Excellence," National Social Science Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2000.
Presenter, "Effective Technology Adoption Plans," The Courage to Teach Conference, Austin, TX, 2000.
Moderator, "Approaches to Collaboration among Colleagues and Across Disciplines," Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Education Learning Communities Dissemination Project Conference, SeaTac, WA, 1999.
Presenter, "Developing and Implementing Successful Courses Using the Internet," Stop Surfing and Start Teaching 1998 National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1998.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Board of Directors, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) West Virginia Consortium, 2020-present
Chair, Applied Research Foundation of West Virginia, 2019-2023
Executive Committee, National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges, 2008-2023
Chair, Board of Directors, 2018-2020
Doctoral Dissertation Committee, "How Engagement in Curricular Learning Communities Influences the Baccalaureate Degree Attainment of Career and Technical Students," Denise Carr, Ed.D. candidate, The University of Texas, 2016
Curriculum Development Consultant, College of Qatar, 2014-2022
Facilitator, Tennessee College Completion Summit, 2014
Content Expert, Guided Degree Maps, Tennessee College Completion Summit, 2014
Advisory Board Member, Tennessee College of Applied Technology, 2013-2018
Advisory Board Member, University of Houston Downtown, P-16 Initiatives, 2009-2012
National Editorial Board, Vicissitude: A Refereed Journal for College Leaders, sponsored by the National Alliance for Community and Technical Colleges, 2008-2012
Advisory Board Member, University of Houston Downtown, Safety Management Program, 2005-2012
Advisory Board Member, "Prepare America," preparing America's colleges for delivering homeland security and emergency preparedness for education, training, and credentialing, working in collaboration with the public and private sectors, 2004-2009
Member, Ford Foundation Planning Grant Team, The Engaged Campus in a Diverse Democracy: Student Learning and Faculty Work, with the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE). Washington, DC, 2002
Team Leader and Participant, American Association of Higher Education (AAHE) Summer Academy, Mount Snow VT, 2002
Trainer and Resource Faculty, Learning Communities Institute, hosted by National Learning Communities Project at Evergreen State College. Olympia, WA, 2002
National Advisory Committee, American Political Science Telecourse, produced by LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications, 2000-2003
State Advisory Committee, American Political Science Telecourse, produced by LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications, 2000-2003
Executive Board Member and College Representative, UPLINK Project; $100,000 Carl Perkins Grant to provide professional development opportunities for faculty to integrate technology in instruction, 1999-2000
Participant and Team Leader, National Learning Communities Dissemination Project, under the direction of a Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) grant. Olympia, WA, 1997

SELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICE

Member, Leadership Beckley, 2023
Member, West Virginia Region I Workforce Development Board
Youth Committee
Member, Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia, 2019-present
Workforce Pipeline Working Group, 2019-present
Addiction, Recovery and Reentry Working Group, 2019-present
Entrepreneurship Working Group, 2019-present
Member, Bluefield Rotary Club, 2019-present
President, 2022-2023, 2023-present
Board of Directors, 2020-present
Board Member, Mercer County Economic Development Authority, 2019
Member, Blueprint Community Team to Promote Economic Development in Bluefield, 2018-present
Member, Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, 2018-present
Education Committee, 2018-present
Member, Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias, 2018-present
Board Member, Tennessee Technology Corridor Development Authority (gubernatorial appointment), 2018-2020
Facilitator, Knox County Schools community strategic planning sessions, 2016, 2017, 2018
Member, Leadership Knoxville, 2015
Member, Knoxville Area Urban League Board of Directors, 2014-2018
Statewide Board of Directors, Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities, 2014-2018
Founding Member, Community Schools Partner Coalition, 2012-2018
Member, Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Advisory Board, 2012-2018
Member, Historic Ramsey House Board of Directors, 2012-2018
President, 2014-2018
Member, Blount County Chamber of Commerce, 2012-2018
Construction Advisory Committee, 2016-2018
STEM Advisory Committee, 2016-2018
Workforce Development Advisory Committee, 2015-2018
Advanced Manufacturers Advisory Committee, 2015-2018
Educators Roundtable, 2013-2018
Member, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, 2012-2018
Trustee, Cypress-Fairbanks Educational Foundation Board, 2004-2012
Co-Chair, Salute to the Stars Gala (raised over $500,000 annually for scholarships), 2009, 2010, 2011
Executive Committee, 2008-2012
Member, Rotary Club of Cypress-Fairbanks, 2004-2012
President, 2006-2007
Board of Directors, 2005-2012
Member, Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce
Founding Chair, Sustainability Committee, 2010-2012
Vice Chair, Government Affairs Committee, 2003-2012
Chair, Economic Development Committee, 2003-2012
Member, Denton Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1999
Government Affairs Committee, 1988-1999

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

Graduate, Leadership Beckley, 2024
Rotarian of the Year, awarded by the Rotary Club of Bluefield, West Virginia, 2023
Administrator of the Year, selected by the students at Bluefield State University, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Member, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, awarded by Bluefield State University students, 2019
Graduate, Leadership Knoxville, 2015
Member, Gamma Beta Phi national honor and service society, awarded by students at Pellissippi State, 2014
Recipient, Inaugural Shooting Star Award, Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce, 2012
Dr. Ted A. Lewis Endowment, established by Cypress-Fairbanks Educational Foundation for leadership, 2012
Dr. Ted A. Lewis Endowment, established by Lone Star College for academic leadership, 2012
Recipient, Lone Star College System Writing Award, 2007, 2010, 2012
Recipient, Greater Houston Endowment, University of Texas Community College Leadership Program, 2008-2009
Recipient, "Advocate for Excellence Award" Lone Star College Cy-Fair, 2008
Recipient, Chair's Academy Exemplary Leadership Award, Instructional Leadership Team, 2007
Paul Harris Fellowship, awarded by the Rotary Club of Cypress-Fairbanks for leadership as club president, 2007
Recipient, "Administrative Excellence Award," as outstanding administrator, Lone Star College Cy-Fair, 2005, 2009
Ted Lewis Scholarship, established by Collin College for teaching excellence, 2003
Ted Lewis Learning Communities Scholarship, established by Collin College, 2002
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2002
Outstanding Faculty, Collin County College, 1998-1999
Member, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Alpha Mu Chapter, awarded by students at Collin College, 1995