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DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in Educational Leadership

Developing Christian Education Servant Leaders with Global Vision

RESIDENT FACULTY

 

Gordon B. Brown

Ed. D. Program Director


Dr. Gordon Brown, Director of the Doctor of Education Program, joined the CIU resident faculty in 2003. He previously served as Provost of Simpson College since 1989. He brings twenty years of Christian school administration experience to his instructional and administrative work. Dr. Brown has authored a book on supervision for Christian schools.

Education and Experience:
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, 1989-2003. Doctoral dissertation: "Leader Behavior and Faculty Cohesiveness in Christian Schools."

 

Elaine Lindsey

Director of MEd Programs


Dr. Elaine Lindsey serves as MEd Program Director as well as Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Ben Lippen Schools, a K-12 Christian school located on the campus of CIU. Her background and on-going experience in curricular issues, instructional supervision, and curriculum evaluation and development, make her a valuable asset to the MEd programs.

Education and Experience:
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.

 

Milton V. Uecker

Academic Dean of the Graduate School


Dr. Milt Uecker, Ed.D., is the dean of the Graduate School and teaches courses on educational philosophy, early childhood education, and curriculum. He is the co-director of the International Institute of Christian School Educators and has been the chairman of the board of the National Institute for Learning Disabilities since 1991. He is an international conference speaker and a member of Who's Who in American Education. Dr. Uecker views placing God’s Word at the center of the curriculum as essential to the Christian school movement.

Education and Experience:
B.A., 1969, Concordia Teachers College; M.Ed., 1975, University of Texas; Ed.D., 1987, University of Virginia; teacher, 1969-71, The Seoul Foreign School; teaching principal, 1991-74, Hope Lutheran School; teacher, principal, 1975-89, Norfolk Christian Schools; associate professor and director of early childhood program, 1991-95, Regent University; faculty, 1995-present, Columbia Graduate School.

 

James E. Watson

Ed.D. Research and Dissertation Coordinator

Dr. Jim Watson was born in Indiana and lived in the Midwest for most of his life. He is a graduate of Asbury College, Columbia Theological Seminary and received a Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1983. He has served a number of churches and institutions as teacher, coach, pastor, school administrator and/or professor. Several years ago, he determined, and others concurred, that his primary spiritual gift is teaching, and, in doing just that, he experiences a tremendous sense of fulfillment. Jim is so grateful to CIU for the opportunity to serve God and CIU as a professor and mentor to graduate and undergraduate students who are teaching or preparing to teach. Additional interests are reading, sports and watching John Wayne westerns. He loves spending time with his daughters, Jennifer and Susan, and his wife, Lynn.

Education and Experience:
B.A., Asbury College; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary; M.C.S., Regent College; M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University; teacher, Westminster Academy; associate pastor, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1974-81; assistant superintendent, Grace Brethren Christian Schools, 1983-85; administrator, Wheaton Christian High School, 1985-89; associate professor, Asbury College, 1989-93; pastor of adult education, Community Church of Greenwood, 1993-98: director, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Indianapolis Extension, 1993-98; administrator, Christian Academy, 1998-2000; adjunct professor, Grace Theological Seminary, 1985-95; Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1993-2000; Columbia International University, 1995-2000; Indiana Weslyan University, 1998-2000.

VISITING FACULTY

Brian S. Simmons

Education and Experience:
B.A., Cornerstone University; B.S., Calvin College; M.S., Indiana University; Ed.D., Ball State University; teacher, Elkhart Christian Academy, 1982-89; administrator, Elkhart Christian Academy, 1989-96; superintendent, Heritage Christian School, 1996-2005; vice president, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005-present; adjunct professor, Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, 1996-98; adjunct professor, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2002-present.

Ollie E. Gibbs

Education and Experience:
B.A., Bob Jones University; M.Div., Grand Rapids Seminary; M.A., Grace Theological Seminary; Ed.D., University of Georgia; teacher and middle school principal, Salem Academy, 1972-78; faculty and Education Department chair, Western Baptist College, 1978-82; southeast regional director, Association of Christian Schools International, 1982-86; vice-president, Association of Christian Schools International, 1989-1996; headmaster, Lexington Christian Academy, 1996-present; vice-president, Christian Academic Publications and Services, 1996-present.

Alan Pue

Education and Experience:
B.S., Baptist University of America; M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University; Ed.D., University of Delaware; youth minister, Bible Baptist Church, 1971-72; teacher, Hollywood Christian School, 1972-79; headmaster, Pike Creek Christian School, 1979-93; senior vice president/consultant, SchoolMaster's Inc., 1994-96; provost/senior vice president, The Master's College, 1996-2000; president/senior consultant, The Barnabas Group, 2001-present.

John Storey

Education and Experience:
B.A., Tennessee Temple University; M.A., Villanova University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University; teacher, Valley Forge Christian Academy, 1979-82; teacher and history department chair, Plumstead Christian School, 1982-85; headmaster, Harmony Christian School, 1985-1992; associate regional director, Association of Christian Schools International, 1992-2001; mid-atlantic regional director, Association of Christian Schools International, 2001-present; adjunct faculty, Philadelphia Biblical University, 2002-present.

Steven Reel

Education and Experience:
B.A., M.Ed., Columbia International University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina; United States Marine Corp, 1980-88; houseparent, teacher, director of admissions, elementary principal, associate headmaster at Ben Lippen School, 1988 - 2004; Superintendent at Southside Christian School, Greenville, SC, 2004 - present.

Robert Ferris

Education and Experience:
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, interim academic dean, Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of Missions, 1989-present.

John Cooley

Education and Experience:
B.A., Tennessee Temple University; M.R.E., Temple Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baptist Christian University; J.D., Washington & Lee University School of Law; Christian school administrator for over 10 years; adjunct professor, Philadelphia Biblical University, Partner, Firm President for WootenHart, PLC.

Ron Kroll

Education and Experience:
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, 1982-84, music department, chair/assistant professor, 1984-89, coordinator of academic advising/associate professor, 1989-91, registrar, 1991-92; vice-president for academic affairs, 1991-96, Practical Bible College, Binghamton, N.Y.; Commission on Accreditation, 1992-97; Association for Biblical Higher Education, Orlando, Fla.; associate dean for cluster support and student services, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 1996-2001.

Dr. Kroll provides leadership for distance education, online and independent learning, and extension sites. His background includes distance support services and technology training at one of the pioneers of non-traditional doctoral education, and two decades of experience in Christian ministry and Bible college service.

 

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