Dr. William Lamb
Dr. William Lamb, director of Lee University’s Leonard Center, has earned a doctorate in organizational leadership from the School of Business and Leadership at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va.
Dr. Lamb’s dissertation, titled “Service-Learning and University Students’ Motivation to Lead,” investigated the relationship between students’ service experiences and their motivation for leadership. According to Dr, Lamb, the data revealed that students’ service-learning experiences, their self-efficacy, and their perceived leadership skills all have a strong bearing on their desires to show leadership.
In addition to serving as director of the Leonard Center, Dr. Lamb teaches courses on Christian Benevolence and Global Missions, is a Gateway instructor for freshman classes, and is a lecturer in Lee’s Summer Honors program.
He is the co-author of “Answers to Questions Youth Workers, Parents, and Pastors Ask” and is frequently published in ministry and leadership magazines. A United States Marine Corps veteran, he also serves as a chaplain for Bradley County Fire and Rescue and Sheriff’s Departments. He is in his second term as a member of the Tennessee Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Service.
Dr. Lamb holds a master’s degree in youth and family ministry and a bachelor’s in religious studies.
“I appreciate the encouragement of my family and friends as well as my colleagues at Lee University along this PhD journey,” said Dr. Lamb. “I look forward to continuing my work with service-learning and student development at Lee.”
He and his wife Angela have three sons and one daughter-in-law, Tyler and Megan, Nicholas, and Benjamin.
Lee’s Leonard Center guides students in service-learning and partners with various organizations to give students the opportunity to engage in a high-impact learning experience while promoting the mission of community organizations.