Amy Aldridge Sanford (MTSU file photo by Andrew Oppmann)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — One year ago after being hired by Middle Tennessee State University, Amy Aldridge Sanford seized the opportunity to tackle a new job — vice provost for Academic Programs in the Provost’s Office — at the only speed (warp) she knows.
A senior scholar in higher education, the author, activist, TEDx speaker and more, Sanford totally met the challenge of replacing longtime MTSU administrator Peter Cunningham, who had retired. She joined MTSU after being associate provost in Academic Affairs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Sanford, who lives in Cannon County near Woodbury, Tennessee, recently learned she is the recipient of the…
