title: David Cordle
text: # David Cordle
  
  David Perry Cordle (born September 27, 1954, in Rome, Georgia) is an American professor and served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Emporia State University, a position he held from July 2013 to June 2021. Cordle attended Shorter College for his bachelor's degree, and he received his master's and doctorate in music from Florida State University.
  
  ## Career
  
  Cordle began his academic career at William Woods University in 1981 and then would go on to serve as the music department chair from 1983 to 1985. In 1986, Cordle moved from Missouri to Richmond, Virginia, to serve as the assistant chair of the music department at Virginia Commonwealth University until 1989, when he was promoted to associate professor and chair. In 1998, Cordle became the dean of Longwood University's College of Arts and Sciences, and on July 1, 2005, Cordle began his eight-year tenure as the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's liberal arts dean.
  
  