Former Lipscomb professor pleads guilty to two counts of aggravated child abuse

Former Lipscomb professor pleads guilty to two counts of aggravated child abuse

Former McClure Professor of Faith and Science Daniel Gordon, charged last May with aggravated abuse of his 5-month-old baby, pleaded guilty for abuse of the infant last week in Sumner County Criminal Court. He is no longer employed at Lipscomb. “We don’t have a comment on this case, but I can confirm that he is not a Lipscomb employee,” said Lipscomb Assistant Vice President for Public Relations and Communications Kim Chaudoin. The university suspended Daniel Gordon following his arrest last spring.  Aggravated child abuse is considered a Class A misdemeanor when the victim is under eight years of age. Aggravated child abuse is defined according to how seriously a child was injured. The sentence range for a Class A misdemeanor in Tennessee is not less than 15 nor more than 25 years. Gordon pleaded guilty to two counts of the lesser charge of Aggravated Child Abuse (Class E) on Feb. 20. Gordon will serve no more than one year in jail.  Gordon will be sentenced on July 10 by Criminal Court Judge Dee David...

Help Lumination choose the Mount Rushmore of Lipscomb professors

While there is still plenty of 2014 left to go, there has been one point of conversation that has dominated social media and beyond this year. “Who/what would be on the Mount Rushmore of (fill in the blank of a group of people, places or things)?” We here at Lumination have begun to ponder this very question about of the men and women who lead our classrooms at Lipscomb University every day, and we need your help. Who would you place on the Mount Rushmore of Lipscomb professors? Over the next two weeks or so, we would love for you to chime in with your four picks. The four professors who receive the most votes will fill in the four faces! If you’d like, you can offer a short blurb on why you chose the four professors that you did to be included in the post of winners. For example: I choose Dr. W, Dr. X, Dr. Y  and Dr. Z for the Mount Rushmore of Lipscomb professors.  Dr. Z is a friendly, energetic teacher who always impresses with her brilliant lectures and in-class demonstrations. She always is eager to help any students with problems they may have, and she even has a box of cookies on her desk for students to enjoy throughout the day. She’s an excellent example of a professor that absolutely deserves to be on the Mount Rushmore of Lipscomb professors. (Three more would follow, and feel free to write as much as you would like). Submissions can be made in our comments section. The deadline for submissions will be on Friday, March 14, at...