O.T. Wendel

Ted Wendel is the senior vice president for university planning and strategic initiatives at A.T. Still University and is responsible for exploring and developing major projects that will impact the future of the University. Dr. Wendel earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Andrews College in North Carolina and his master’s and doctoral degrees in pharmacology from Wake Forest University.

For five years, Dr. Wendel was on faculty at Wake Forest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine and published several papers in the area of neuropharmacology. During this time, he worked as a physician assistant (PA) faculty member to begin the second PA program in the United States and published the first comprehensive curriculum for the education of PAs.

Dr. Wendel joined the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) in 1979 before moving to the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) in 1986. While at COMP, he served as an associate professor of pharmacology and an assistant dean of medical education. In 1991, he was promoted to dean of the School of Health Professions at Western University (formerly COMP) and then served as vice president for planning and assessment.

In 1998, Dr. Wendel joined ATSU’s Mesa, Ariz., campus (formerly Southwest Center for Osteopathic Medical Education and Allied Health Sciences) as associate provost and dean of the faculty. Additionally, he held the position of vice president for operations on the Arizona campus prior to his current role.