224 │COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2018-2019│ LEADERSHIP & FACULTY
Lynn Hoekstra, Ed.D.
Teacher Education Program Director
Education, CoE
B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Western Michigan University;
Ed.D. Azusa Pacific University
Don N. Howell Jr., Th.D.
New Testament, Greek, SSM
B.I.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Th.M., Th.D.,
Dallas Theological Seminary
Steve Johnson, Ph.D.
Counseling, SSM
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Becky Kilgus, M.M.
Music, CAS
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.M., Boston
University
Markus Klausli, Ph.D.
New Testament, Greek, SSM
B.A., Seattle Pacific University; M.Div., Columbia
International University; S.T.M., Ph.D., Dallas
Theological Seminary
Michael Langston, D. Min.
Chaplain Ministries
B.S., The University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.A.,
Naval War College; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary; D. Min., Bethel University
James E. Lanpher, Ph.D.
Provost, Sr. Vice President for Academic & Student
Affairs
B.S., Georgetown University; M.Div., Nyack Alliance
Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre
Dame
Joe LeTexier, M.Div.
TEFL Program Coordinator
Intercultural Studies/TEFL, CICS
B.A., Crown College; M.A., M.Div., Columbia
International University
Rod Lewis, D.M.A.
Music Program Director
Music, CAS
B.A., Alderson Broaddus College; M.M., D.M.A.,
University of South Carolina
Mark D. McCann, Ed.D.
M.A.T. Program Director
Education, CoE
B.A., Florida Bible College; M.S., Nova University; Ed.D.,
University of Central Florida
Kevin McWilliams, D.Min.
Bible, CAS
B.A., M.A., Columbia International University; D.Min.,
Trinity International University
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
Debbie Moore, Ph.D.
M.Ed. Program Director
Education, CoE
B.S. Toccoa Falls College; M.S. Bob Jones University;
Ph.D., Columbia International University
Linda Murdaugh, M.A.
Director of Professional Experience
Education, CoE
B.A., California Baptist College; M.A., California State
College
Michael Naylor, Ph.D.
CAS Division Chair: Biblical Studies
Bible, CAS
B.A., Moody Bible Institute; M.A., M.Div., Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., University of
Edinburgh
Benjamin J. Noonan Ph.D.
Old Testament, Hebrew, SSM
B.S., M.A., Wheaton College; M.Phil., Ph.D. Hebrew
Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
David Olshine, D.Min.
Youth Ministry, Family & Culture, SSM
B.G.S., Ohio University; M.Div., Asbury Theological
Seminary; D.Min., The Eastern Baptist Seminary
Terry D. Powell, Ph.D.
Church Ministry, SSM
B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., M.A., Wheaton
College; Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Rhonda Pruitt, M.Ed.
Missionary Care, SSM
B.S., Holmes College of the Bible; M.A.C.E., Columbia
International University; M.Ed., Regent University;
Melina Rabon, M.A.
Director of Internships, Church Ministry, SSM
B.S., M.A., Columbia International University
Wayne D. Rasmussen, Ed.D.
Sport Management, SBPS
B.S., Messiah College; M.A., Southern Methodist
University; Ed.D. Temple University