Dr. Bob Trentham is in his fourth year as C-N's Faculty Athletic Representative.

Dr. Trentham, a 1984 graduate of Carson-Newman, earned his M.S. degree in biology at Tennessee Tech, and the Ph.D. in plant sciences from the University of Tennessee. He is a former Carson-Newman athlete and an outstanding scholar and professor ( You haven’t really walked in a forest until you walk with Bob and listen as he discusses flora and fauna).

Bob joined the Carson-Newman faculty in 1989. Wife, Kim, and son, Heath, are Carson-Newman graduates, while daughter, Shannon, is a sophomore at C-N. 

Each college is required by the NCAA bylaws to have a Faculty Athletics Representative.  Dr. Trentham was appointed to this position this Fall.