Candice McQueen

Candice McQueen
President of Lipscomb University
Assumed office
August 4, 2021
Preceded byL. Randolph Lowry III
Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education
In office
January 2015 – January 2019
GovernorBill Haslam
Succeeded byPenny Schwinn
Personal details
BornClarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Children2
Alma materLipscomb University
Vanderbilt University
University of Texas at Austin

Candice McQueen is an American academic administrator serving as the 18th president of Lipscomb University since 2021. She is the first female chief executive officer of a university associated with the Churches of Christ. McQueen was the CEO of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching from 2019 to 2021. She served as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education from 2015 to 2019.