Resident Faculty
Wanda Burch
University Registrar
Ginny Cockerill, Assessment Plan Coordinator
Education
B.A., Asbury College; M.Ed., CIU Graduate School; teacher, Hillcrest
Christian
School, 1995-1999; Assistant to the Associate Dean for Education
Programs,
Columbia International University, 1999-2003. 2003
Anita J. Cooper, Director of MA in Bible Teaching Program
Bible Teaching
B.S., Columbia Bible College; M.Ed., Reformed Theological Seminary;
Ph.D.,
University of South Carolina; advanced biblical studies, Reformed
Theological
Seminary; advanced biblical studies, Columbia Biblical Seminary and
School of
Missions; teacher, Hamilton County Public Schools, 1975-77; teacher,
Mercer
County Public Schools, 1977-85. 1985
Mark Bolte
Counseling
B.A., Tennessee Temple University; M.S., Loyola College; M.S., Psy.D.,
Florida
Institute of Technology; APA residency in clinical psychology, Tripler
Army
Medical Center; mental health worker, Sheppard Pratt hospital, 1984-89;
psychotherapist, Skeen, DeWitt and Associates, 1988-89;
psychotherapist,
Renewal Counseling Center, 1989-92; addiction counselor, Epoch
Counseling Center,
1989-92; instructor, Midlands Technical College, Beltline Campus, 1997;
chief,
psychology service, Fort Jackson’s Community Mental Health Service,
1996-99; command psychologist, Fort Jackson’s Community Mental Health
Service, 1998-99; chief psychologist, South Carolina Department of
Public
Safety Criminal Justice Academy Division, 1999-2003; private
practice,
Palmetto Counseling Associates, 1999-present; SC Licensed Clinical
Psychologist. 1999
Gordon Brown, Director of Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Program
Education
B.A., Wheaton College; M.A.T., Rollins College; Ed.D., University of
Miami;
headmaster, Asheville Christian Academy, 1974-77, 84-89; principal,
Miami
Christian School, 1970-74, 77-84; provost, associate professor of
education,
Simpson College, 1989-present. 1995
W. Lindsay Hislop
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
B.A., Columbia Bible College; M.A., Ph.D., University of South
Carolina; Rinker
Materials Corporation, 1963-67; Ontario Hydro Corporation, 1967-78;
teaching
assistant, University of South Carolina, 1982-83. 1983
Kathryn E. Herbert, Director of MA in TEFL/ICS Program
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
B.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro; M.A., Columbia Biblical
Seminary
and School of Missions; Ed.D., University of South Carolina;
translator,
1983-88; ESL instructor, 1991-92; adjunct faculty, English Language
Training
Institute, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 1991-92. 1993
Ronald Kroll, Associate Dean for Extension Education
B.Mus., William Tyndale College; M.A., Eastern Michigan University;
Ed.D., Nova
University; church music director, 1979-80, 1982-84; interim pastor,
1991-92;
dean of men, assistant professor, music department chair, coordinator
of
academic advising, associate professor, registrar, vice-president for
academic
affairs, Practical Bible College, 1982-1996; Commission on
Accreditation,
Association for Biblical Higher Education, 1992-97; associate dean
for
cluster support and student services, Nova Southeastern University,
1996-2001. 2001
Elaine Lindsey, Director of MEd Programs
Education
B.S., Houghton College; Ed.M., Temple University; Ed.D., University of
South
Carolina; teacher, director of curriculum and instruction, Ben Lippen
School,
1980-present; adjunct faculty, Columbia International University,
1995-2000. 2000
S. David Mash, Dean of Information Resources and Services
B.S., Southern Methodist University; Th.M., Dallas Theological
Seminary; M.S.,
School of Library and Information Sciences, North Texas State
University;
director of Christian education, Denton Bible Church, 1982-85; library
director, Gaebelein Memorial Library, The Stony Brook School,
1987-1991. 1991
Mark D. McCann
Education
B.A., Florida Bible College; M.S., Nova Southeastern University;
Ed.D., University of Southern Florida; Computer Science Teacher,
Osceola Public Schools, 1985-1988; Computer Science Teacher (K-12),
First Academy, Orlando, Florida, 1988-1995; Administration, First
Academy, 1995-2003; Director of School Improvement, First Academy,
2003-2004. 2004
Allan D. McKechnie, Director of MA in
Counseling Program
Counseling
B.B.E., Columbia Bible College; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity
School; Psy.D.
candidate, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology; additional
study,
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min. coursework, Bethel
Theological Seminary; associate pastor, Middletown Presbyterian Church,
1972-73; youth pastor, Village Church of Barrington, 1973-76;
psychiatric
technician, Forest Hospital, 1979-82; staff therapist, DuKane Clinics,
1982-87;
staff therapist, Willow Creek Church, 1987-92. 1992
Connie Z. Mitchell, Associate Dean for Education Programs
Education
B.A., Florida Bible College; B.S., Bryan College; M.A., Ed.D.,
University of
Miami; teacher, Coconut Grove Elementary School, 1967-72; faculty,
director of
education, Florida Bible College, 1972-96; adjunct faculty, Valencia
Community
College, 1983-92; adjunct faculty, Columbia International University,
1991-97. 1997
Linda J. Murdaugh, Director of Teacher Education Field
Experiences
Education
B.A., California Baptist College; M.A., California State University;
teacher,
First Southern Baptist Christian School of Fountain Valley, 1979;
teacher,
curriculum director, Riverside Christian Day School, 1979-91; teacher,
Ben
Lippen School, 1991-93. 1993
Rhonda Pruitt, Practicum/Internship Site Supervisor
Counseling
B.S., Holmes College; M.A., Columbia Biblical Seminary; M.A., Regent
University; teaching team administrator,
Taiyuan
University of Technology, China, 1986-87; adolescent counselor, Pines
Adolescent Treatment Center, 1987-88; instructor, department director,
Limestone College, 1988-89; missionary, Pentecostal Holiness World
Ministries,
1989-present (visiting fellow, Leport Mental Hospital, Hungary,
1990-92;
private practice, Berlin, Germany, 1996-2001; therapist, Heartstream
Resources
for Cross-Cultural Workers, 2001-present). 2000
Shirl S. Schiffman, Director of Instructional Development, Extension
Education
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University; Certificate in Biblical
Studies,
Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of Missions; media specialist,
Leon
County Public Schools, 1972-78; research associate, Memphis State
University,
1979-80; assistant professor of education, University of Virginia,
1980-88. 1989
Milton V. Uecker, Academic Dean of the Graduate School Division
Education
B.A., Concordia Teachers College; M.Ed., University of Texas; Ed.D.,
University
of Virginia; teacher, Immanuel Lutheran School; teacher, The Seoul
Foreign
School; teaching principal, Hope Lutheran School; teacher, principal,
Norfolk
Christian Schools, 1975-89; associate professor, director of early
childhood
program, Regent University, 1991-95. 1995
James E. Watson, Director of MAT Programs
Education
B.A. Asbury College; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary; M.C.S.,
Regent
College; M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., Ohio State
University;
teacher, Westminster Academy, 1974-81; associate pastor, Coral
Ridge
Presbyterian Church, 1974-81; assistant superintendent, Grace Brethren
Christian Schools, 1983-85; administrator, Wheaton Christian High
School,
1985-89; adjunct faculty, Grace Theological Seminary, 1985-95;
associate
professor of education, Asbury College, 1989-93; pastor of adult
education,
Community Church of Greenwood, 1993-99; director, Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School-Indianapolis Extension, 1993-98; adjunct faculty,
Trinity
Evangelical
Divinity School, 1993-2000; administrator, Christian Academy,
1998-2000;
adjunct faculty, Indiana Wesleyan University, 1998-2000; adjunct
faculty,
Columbia International University, 1993-2000. 2000
Adjunct Faculty
Tom Barbian
Counseling
B.A., Southern California College; M.S., California Lutheran
University; Ph.D.,
Cambridge Graduate School of Psychology; staff member, Church of the
Living
Christ, 1982-89; MFCC intern, private practice, 1986-89; marriage,
family and
child counselor, Antelope Valley Christian Counseling Center, 1989-91;
director, Care Options, 1994-97; professional advisor, CHADD, 1991-97;
assistant professor, Chapman University, 1996; clinical director,
part-owner,
Associated Christian Therapy Services, 1991-97; executive director,
Christian
Counseling Center, First Presbyterian Church, 1997-present; Licensed
Professional Counselor. 1997
Phil Bassett
Education
B.S. Plymouth State College; M.A. Grace Theological Seminary; Ph.D.
Andrews
University; teacher, Allenstown Elementary School, 1977-79; principal,
Epsom
Christian Learning Center, 1979-88; assistant professor, education
department
chair, Cedarville University, 1991-present. 1995
Eddie K. Baumann
Education
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; teacher to
adolescent
hospital patients, 1984-89; director of education; Northbrooke
Hospital,
1989-91; teacher, Heritage Christian School, 1991-93; associate
professor,
Cedarville University, 1993-present. 2000
Sharon Berry
Education
B.S.E., University of Arkansas; M.S., Old Dominion University; Ph.D.,
Gallaudet
University; teacher, Arkansas School for the Deaf, 1965-69; special
education
teacher, Portsmouth Public Schools, 1969-74; special education teacher,
Virginia Beach Public Schools, 1974-77; adjunct professor in special
education,
Old Dominion University, 1973-83; principal, Virginia School at
Hampton,
1979-83; teacher, curriculum coordinator, director of special
education,
Lynchburg Christian Academy, 1983-84; director, Shades Mountain
Christian
Schools, 1984-present. 1989
David G. Cashin
Intercultural Studies
Ph.D., Stockholm University, Sweden; press secretary, US Center for
World
Mission, 1977-79; director of research, Samuel Zwemer Institute of
Islamic
Studies, 1979-80; immigrant relations specialist, Saron Baptist Church,
Gothenburg, Sweden, 1980-82; missionary, church planter, educator and
development worker, SIM International, 1982-91; city translator,
Eskilstuna,
Sweden, 1991-94; teacher and seminar leader, Orevoro Theological
Seminary,
1991-95; pastor, Johanneberg Baptist and Salem Baptist Church, 1991-95;
interim
pastor, Stony Brook Community Church, 1996-97; principal, Valley
Christian
School, 1995-2001; faculty, Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of
Missions,
2001-present. 2001
Penny Clawson
Education
B.S,. Philadelphia College of Bible; M.Ed., Millersville University;
Ed.D.,
Nova Southeastern University; elementary teacher, director, therapist,
Learning
Disabilities Discovery Center, Christian School of York, 1968-83;
associate
professor, department chair, Lancaster Bible College, 1983-present. 1997
Steve Dill
Education
B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Villanova University; Ed.D., Temple
University;
teacher, Norfolk Christian School 1972-73; teacher, director of
development,
middle school principal, assistant headmaster for planning and
development,
Delaware County Christian School, 1973-present. 1994
Robert W. Ferris
International Theological Education, Missions
B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Wheaton Graduate School; graduate studies,
Gordon
Divinity School; M.Div., Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary; Ph.D.,
Michigan
State University; missionary, SEND International, Philippines, 1966-88
(instructor, Febias College of Bible, 1969-77; executive director,
Philippine
Association for Theological Education by Extension, 1979-85; executive
director, Philippine Association of Bible and Theological Schools,
1980-88;
assistant director, SEND International of the Philippines, 1980-88;
coordinator, Asia TEE Consultation, Asia Theological Association,
1984-85;
academic dean, Asian Theological Seminary, 1984-88); project
coordinator,
International Council of Accrediting Agencies, 1985-89; missionary
scholar in
residence, The Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College, 1988-89, faculty,
associate dean for doctoral programs, acting academic dean, Columbia
Biblical
Seminary and School of Missions, 1989-present. 1989
Erling "Len" Fredrickson
Counseling
B.S., University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; M.S.W., University of
South
Carolina; Human Services consultant, Social Services Supervisor,
Regional Case
consultant, South Carolina Department of Social Services; counselor,
Renewal
Center; field supervisor, trainer for University of South Carolina
Center for
Child and Family Studies; Licensed Master Social Worker. 1998
Richard M. Horne
Education
B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible; M.Div., Reformed Episcopal
Seminary;
M.Ed., West Chester State University; D.Min., Westminster Theological
Seminary;
secondary teacher, director of guidance, The Christian Academy,
1971-92;
director of guidance, Delaware County Christian School, 1992-present. 1994
Steve Johnson
Intercultural Studies
Ph.D., Indiana University; traveling research fellow in Islamic
Studies,
Indiana University, 1982-89; adjunct professor of religion and
philosophy,
College of St. Francis, Indianapolis Branch, 1989-96; lecturer, Indiana
University, 1989-96; adjunct professor in Islamic Studies, Christian
Theological Seminary, 1990-96; private practice psychotherapist, Eagle
Highlands Counseling Center, 1991-96; visiting lecturer in Islamic
Studies, Fuller
Seminary, 1998; adjunct professor in humanities, Stevens Institute of
Technology, 1996-present; chaplain, Christ Hospital, 1996-present;
adjunct
professor in psychology (continuing education), New York University,
1997-present; psychotherapy fellow, Albert Ellis Institute for Rational
Emotive
Behavioral Therapy, 1997-present; director of supervision, New York
Christian
Counseling Center, 1997-present. 1999
Charles Koestline
Counseling
B.A., Suffolk University; M.A., Miami University; graduate assistant,
Butler
County Mental Health Center, 1968-70; intern in psychology, certificate
from Wofford
Hall, USAF Medical Center, 1971-72; clinical psychology, United States
Air
Force, 1971-75; licensed professional counseling, marriage and family
therapist, Columbia Area Mental Health, 1975-present; counselor,
Koestline
Inc., 1985-present; Licensed Clinical Supervisor. 2000
Warren F. Larson
Intercultural Studies
Diploma, Peace River Bible Institute; B.Th., Vancouver Bible College;
M.Miss.,
Canadian Theological Seminary; M.Div., Trinity Western University;
Ph.D.,
Fuller Theological Seminary; church planter, International Missions,
Inc.,
Pakistan, 1968-91 (director, reading room for Muslims, 1968-76;
administrator,
Bible Correspondence School, 1976-91; newspaper evangelism, 1976-91;
department
superintendent, 1978-88); teacher’s assistant, research assistant,
Fuller
Theological Seminary, 1993-96; faculty, Columbia Biblical Seminary and
School
of Missions, 1996-present. 1996
John L. Layman
Education
B.B.A., Westminster College; M.Div., Columbia Bible College and
Seminary;
M.Ed., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of South
Carolina;
additional study, Temple University; teacher, Ben Lippen School,
1956-58;
teacher, Columbia Christian School, 1958-59; teacher, Sun Valley High
School,
1960-61; missionary to Kenya, Africa, 1961-71; headmaster, Ben Lippen
School,
1971-83; faculty, Columbia International University Bible College
Division,
1983-present. 1983
Roy L. Lowrie
Education
B.A., Covenant College; M.A., Grace Theological Seminary; Ed.D., Ball
State
University; teacher, Ben Lippen School; teacher, Heritage Christian
School;
headmaster, Hilton Head Christian Academy; principal, Scottsdale
Christian
Academy; headmaster, Faith Academy, Manila, Philippines; headmaster,
The
Christian Academy. 1995
Terry Moffitt
Education
B.A., University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill; M.Ed., University of
North
Carolina-Greensboro; teacher, principal, Wesleyan Christian Academy;
city
councilman, High Point, NC, 1989-92; executive director, Christian
Policy
Research Institute, 1992-present. 1996
Dennis Morgan
Counseling
ision, 1989-present.
1989
Stephen Reel
Education
B.A., M.Ed., Columbia International University; Ph.D., University of
South
Carolina; United States Marine Corp, 1980-88; house parent, teacher,
director
of admissions, elementary principal, associate headmaster, Ben Lippen
School,
1988-present. 2000
Philip M. Steyne
Intercultural Studies
B.A., Roosevelt University; M.Div., Northern Baptist Theological
Seminary; D.Miss.,
Fuller School of World Missions; missionary, TEAM, 1961-75; headmaster,
Florence Christian Academy, Swaziland, 1961-65; principal, Durban Bible
College,
Durban, South Africa, 1967-71; representative, TEAM, 1974-75; missions
department chair, Philadelphia College of the Bible, 1975-80; pastor,
St.
Paul’s Evangelical Bible Church, 1976-80; interim pastor, First Baptist
Church, 1984-86; faculty, Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of
Missions,
1980-present. 1980
Robyn Thurman
Counseling
sent. 1998
Bob Tomenendal
Education
B.G.E., Morton College; B.S., U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; M.S.,
George
Washington University; Master of Public Administration, Golden Gate
University;
Ed.D., Virginia Tech; U.S. naval officer; business manager, Norfolk
Christian
Schools; corporate experience; adjunct professor, Golden Gate
University;
adjunct professor, Regent University; adjunct professor, Saint Leo
College. 1996
Larry R. Wagner
Counseling
B.A., Wheaton College; M.Ed., George Mason University; Ph.D., Texas
A&M
University; associate pastor, Arlington Memorial Church, 1978-82;
director of
guidance, Westminster Christian School, 1984-86; graduate teaching
assistant,
lecturer, Texas A&M University, 1986-89; research consultant,
psychologist,
Family Studies Foundation, 1990-92; psychologist, clinical supervisor,
Atlanta
Counseling Center, 1992-96; faculty, Columbia International University
Bible
College Division, 1996-present. 1996
David Wickstrom
Counseling
