Panelist Bio - Dr. Grant L. Azdell

Dr. Grant L. Azdell currently serves as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.

Grant has over 20 years of experience in various higher education roles, serving schools in North Carolina, Indiana and most recently serving as Associate Vice President for Student Development at Lynchburg College, in Virginia. Grant just completed a term as President of VASPA (Virginia Association of Student Personnel Administrators), and currently serves as Treasurer on the Board for NASPA Region III (Southeast).

Grant also has significant experience in the field of emergency management.  He spent 28 years as a firefighter/paramedic & EMT and for 10 of those years served as Chief of the Lynchburg Life Saving Crew in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Azdell is frequently called upon as a subject expert in crisis management and emergency planning. He currently teaches classes in emergency management, leadership, education and pre-hospital emergency care and started EMT programs at two of the schools that he has served. He is a principal partner in Azdell-Morgan Organizational Management Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in Campus Safety and Administrative on-site evaluation projects that include training of institutional personnel.

Dr. Azdell received his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Virginia, his M.Div. from Vanderbilt University and his B.A. in religious studies and political science from Lynchburg College.