Academic Catalog 2013-2014

Andre Melvin, M.Div.

Director of the Prison Initiative

Field Education, CAS

M.Div., Columbia International University

Connie Mitchell, Ed.D.

Dean of the College of Education

Education, CoE

B.A., Florida Bible College; B.S., Bryan College;

M.Ed

., Ed.D.,

University of Miami

Linda Murdaugh, M.A.

Director of Professional Education

Field Experiences, Education, CoE

B.A., California Baptist College; M.A., California State

College

Michael Naylor, Ph.D.

New Testament, CAS

B.A., Moody Bible Institute; M.A., Trinity Evangelical

Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh

David Olshine, D.Min.

Youth Ministry, Family, and Culture; SSM

B.G.S., Ohio University; M.Div., Asbury Theological

Seminary; D.Min., The Eastern Baptist Seminary

Harvey Payne, Psy.D.

Dena of the College of Counseling

Counseling, CoC

B.S., Lancaster Bible College; M.A., Conservative Baptist

Theological Seminary; Psy.D., Massachusetts School of

Professional Psychology

Terry D. Powell, Ed.D.

Church Ministry, SSM

B.A., Carson-Newman College; A.M., A.M., Wheaton College;

Ed.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Rhonda Pruitt,

M.Ed

Missionary Care, SSM

B.S., Holmes College of th

e Bibl

e; M.A.C.E., Columbia

International University;

M.Ed

., Regent University

Ken Rife, M.A.

Communication, Digital Media Production, SSM

B.A. Radford University; M.A., Regent University

Andre Rogers, D.Min.

Bible, Theology, Church Ministry, SSM

B.A., D.Min., Columbia International University; Th.M.,

Dallas Theological Seminary

Sam Rubinson, D.Min.

Youth Ministry, Family, and Culture; SSM

B.S., Valley Forge Christian College; M.A., Columbia

International University; D.Min., Eastern Baptist

Theological Seminary

Shirl S. Schiffman, Ph.D.

Educational Ministries, Ministry Studies, SSM

Certificate in Biblical Studies, Columbia International

University; B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

Ed Smither, Ph.D.

Intercultural Studies, ICS

B.A., North Carolina State; M.A., M.Div., Liberty Baptist

Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Pretoria; Ph.D.,

University of Wales

Milton V. Uecker, Ed.D.

Director of the Lowrie Center for C

hristi

an School Education

Education; CoE

B.A., Concordia Teachers College;

M.Ed.

, The University of

Texas at Austin; Ed.D., The Unive

rsity o

f Virginia

Larry R. Wag er, Ph.

Counseling, CoC

B.A., Wheaton College;

M.Ed

., George Mason University;

Ph.D., Texas A&M Univ

ersity

Cathy Warn, M.A.

Director of Training

Counseling, CoC

B.A., Montreat College; M.A., Gordon-Conwell Theological

Seminary; SC Licensed Marriage & Family Therapy

Supervisor; SC Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor

James E. Watson, Ph.D.

Teacher Education, Doctoral Stud

ies, Co

A.B., Asbury College; M.Div., Colu

mbia T

heological

Seminary; M.C.S., Regent College;

M.Ed.

, Florida Atlantic

University; Ph.D., The Ohio State

Unive

rsity

Mark Wenger, M.A.

Applied English Program Coordinator

English, CAS

B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., Columbia

International University

Lishu Yin, Ph.D.

Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other

Languages, CoE

B.A., Guizhou University, P.R. China; M.A., Oral Roberts

University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

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