As a friend he is engaging, inspiring and endearing. He has brought a 'good for you' spirit to many of life's endeavors. Dr. Charles Gee came to East Tennessee and Milligan College in 1967 and a career spanning thirty-one years followed. As professor of biology, Gee has consistently been recognized by students and colleagues for his excellence in the classroom. He was awarded the Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award in 1990 and the Milligan College Faculty Appreciation Award in 1997.
Students are friends and they are fun to be with and fun to challenge.
In addition to teaching, Gee has been an active leader in numerous administrative and non-academic roles, including the Faculty Concerns and Strategic Planning Committees. Over the course of the 34 years Dr. Bill Gwaltney, Jr. has served Milligan College, he has molded a whole generation of Milligan graduates who follow his example of compassion and humility in their respective vocational and professional ministries, said colleague Dr. Susan Higgins. Gwaltney, professor of Bible and chair of the area of Biblical learning, is a Semitics scholar specializing in the study of Near Eastern Biblical backgrounds. Many of his students are now faculty members and administrators at the college, including current president Don Jeanes. He has served on numerous committees and successfully guided the school through two periods of re-accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.