Lendley "Lynn" C. Black

Lendley "Lynn" C. Black - Kiwanis Club of Marietta

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Provost and VP for Academic Affairs - Kennesaw State University

Dr. Lendley C. Black (Lynn) moved to Cobb County when he joined Kennesaw State University as Vice President for Academic Affairs in August 2002. In the summer of 2006, he assumed the added responsibilities of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs under KSU's new president, Dr. Daniel S. Papp. He previously served nine years as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Emporia State University in Kansas.

Lynn is active in several community and global initiatives and has held leadership positions in such organizations as United Way, Habitat for Humanity, and Kiwanis. He is co-chair of the Marietta Kiwanis Scholarship Committee, and he is chair of the 2007 Cobb County United Way Campaign Cabinet. In September 2006, he traveled to China with a delegation led by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and the Atlanta Metro Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to his administrative duties as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lynn is a Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at KSU, lectures regularly in both theatre major and general education courses, and leads workshops in acting. He has been a faculty member and directed major theatre productions at Emporia State University, the University of Kansas, the University of Connecticut, and the University of Tennessee at Martin. His teaching interests include directing, theatre performance, theatre history, dramatic literature, theatre appreciation, and fine arts. A member of the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, Lynn's primary research area is Russian theatre and drama. He has written a biography about Michael Chekhov, and has lectured about Chekhov and other aspects of theatre at several international conferences. In fall 2006, he presented at the Shanghai Theatre Academy's International Symposium of Drama School Directors, his third invitational lecture at this distinguished theatre institution. Lynn has also published in the areas of academic advising and academic program assessment.

A native of Memphis Tennessee, Lynn has a Bachelors of Arts degree in English from the University of Tennessee at Martin, a Master of Arts degree in theatre from the University of Connecticut, and a Ph.D. degree in theatre from the University of Kansas.