academic-catalog-2014-15

E S I D E N T

A C U L T Y

Steve Auld,

M.Ed

Assistant Dean of the College of Arts & Sc

iences

Teacher Education, Bible Teaching, CAS

B.S., Columbia International University;

M.Ed

., Reformed

Theological Seminary

Steve Baarendse, M.A.

English, Humanities, CAS

B.A., Taylor University; M.A., Indiana University; M.A.

Indiana University

Mike Bar ett, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Intercultural Studies

Intercultural Studies, CICS

B.A., University of Houston; M.Div., Ph.D., Southwestern

Baptist Theological Seminary

Bryan E. Beyer, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Associate Provost

Old Testament, Hebrew, CAS

B.A., Colorado State University; M.Div., Conservative

Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Hebrew Union College

– Jewish Institute of Religion

Mark Bolte, Psy.D.

Counseling, CoC

B.A., Tennessee Temple University; M.S., Loyola College;

M.S., Psy.D., Florida Institute of Technology

David Cashin, Ph.D.

Intercultural Studies, ICS

B.A., Gordon College; M.A., Dhaka University, Dhaka,

Bangladesh; M.A., Ph.D., Stockholm University, Sweden

Carrie Caudill, Ph.D.

Psychology, CAS

B.A., Columbia International University; Ed.S. University of

South Carolina; Ph.D. University of South Carolina

Karen Close, D.Min.

Christian Service Learning Director, CAS

A.A., B.M. Western Christian College; M.A., M.A. Columbia

International University; D.Min., Palmer Theological

Seminary

Anita J. Cooper, Ph.D

Bible Teaching Program Director

Bible Teaching, Psychology, CAS

B.S., Columbia International University;

M.Ed

., Reformed

Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University

of Sou

th Carolina

David Croteau, Ph.D.

New Testament, Greek, SSM

B.A., California State University, Fresno; M.Div, Golden Gate

Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Southeastern

Baptist Theological Seminary

John Crutchfield, Ph.D.

Middle Eastern Studies Program Director

Bible, Hebrew, Hermeneutics, CAS

B.A., M.A., Columbia International University; M.Div.,

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; M.Phil., D.Phil., Hebrew

Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion

Benjamin Dean, Ph.D.

Business & Organizational Leadership Program Director

Business, CAS

B.A., J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; LL. M.,

The Judge Advocate General’s School, US Army; Ph.D.,

Regent University

Daniel F. Delozier, Ed.D.

Communication Program Dir

ector

Communication, Social Scienc

es, CA

B.S., Lancaster Bible College;

M.Ed

., Ed.D., Temple

University

Larry E. Dixon, Ph.D.

Systematic Theology, SSM

B.A., Northeastern Bible College; M.Div., Biblical School of

Theology; M.Phil., Ph.D., Drew University

Amy DuBois, MBA

Business

B.S., Southern Methodist University, M.B.A., Baylor

University

Stephen H. Farra, Ph.D.

Psychology Program Director

Psychology, Math, CAS

B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Wheaton College; Ph.D.,

University of Minnesota

Michael R. Galdamez, Ph.D.

Bible Teaching, Bible, Theology, CAS

B.S., Columbia International University; M.Div., Ph.D., The

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Brian Gault, Ph.D.

Old Testament, Hebrew, SS

B.A., Cedarville University;

M.Th.

, Dallas Theological

Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Heb

rew Un

ion College – Jewish

Institute of Religion

Glenn Gentry, Ph.D.

Humanities Program Director

Philosophy and Apologetics, CAS

B.S., Multnomah Bible College; M.A., Ph.D., Baylor

University

Karen Grant, D.Min.

Youth Ministry, Family & Culture; SSM

B.A., California State University, Chico; M.A., California

State University, Stanislaus; M.A., Moody Bible Institute;

D.Min., Columbia International University

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Leadership & Faculty