Graduate School Faculty
Ken Baker, 1999, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Wellness and Sport Studies Coordinator, Sport Science and Pedagogy Program
Chair, Department of Physical Education, Wellness, Sport Studies
B.A., Central Wesleyan College; M.A., Furman University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Rebecca Beck-Little, 1991, Professor of Nursing
Dean, School of Nursing
A.S.N., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Don Berry, 1999, Professor or Missiology and World Religions; B.A.,
University of Kentucky; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional studies: University of Louisville, University of
Chicago
Kent B. Blevins, 1998, Professor of Religion
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Additional Studies: The Catholic University of America
Frieda F. Brown, 1985, Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Coordinator of the Mental Health Counseling Program
B.S., M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Louisville
Sydney K. Brown, 2004, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Frances B. Burch, 2001, Associate Professor of Physical Education,Wellness
and Sport StudiesB.S., Lock Haven University; M.A. Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D.,
University of Virginia
Janie M. Carlton, 1982, Professor of Nursing
B.S., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.N., Emory University; Ed.D.,
North Carolina State University
David M. Carscaddon, 1990, Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Morehead State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Eileen J. Colon, 2004, Assistant Professor of Nursing;
A.D.N., Cerritos Community College; B.S.N., California State University; M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D.,
University of South Carolina
Lorin L. Cranford, 1998, Professor of Religion
B.A., Wayland Baptist University; M.Div., Th.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Goethe Institute, Zertifikat Deutsch Als Fremdsprache
Christopher V. Davis, 2001, Assistant Professor of English
Director, University Writing Center
B.A., High Point University; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University
Allen Douglas Eury, 2001, Associate Professor of Education
Coordinator, Ed. D. Program
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ed.S., Ed.D., Appalachian State University
Cheryl A. Duffus, 2007, Assistant Professor of English;
B.A., Hollins University; M.F.A., Emerson College; Ph.D., University of
Mississippi
Willie C. Fleming, 2006, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Linda C. Greene, 2001, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., Ph.D.,
North Carolina State University
Jeffrey M. Hartman, 2005, Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Bloomsburg University; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Virginia
June H. Hobbs, 1994, Professor of English
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D.,
University of Oklahoma
Delores M. Hunt, 1978-80; 1982, Professor of Physical Education,Wellness
and Sport Studies
B.S., Auburn University; M.Ed., D.A., Middle Tennessee State University
John A. Kaufhold, 2005, Professor of Education
B.S., West Chester University at Pennsylvania; M.S., Ed.D., University of Virginia
Sheila G. Ingle, 2006, Assistant Professor of Education;
B.A., Sacred Heart College; M.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D.,
Capella University
Jane C. King, 2007, Assistant Professor of Education;
B.S., Western Carolina University; M.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ed.S., Appalachian State University; Ed.D., University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Janet S. Land, 1994, Professor of English
Chair, Department of English
B.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Kathy W. Lindsey, 2003, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Interim Director, M.S.N. Program
A.D.N., Gardner-Webb University; B.S.N., Western Carolina University; M.S.N., Gardner-Webb University; D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University
James R. Mayfield, 2008, Assistant Professor of Education;
B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Auburn University
Lucenda M. McKinney, 1992, Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., Gardner-Webb University; Ph.D., Clemson University
Marcia M. Miller, 1977-1987; 1994, Professor of Nursing
Chair, Campus B.S.N. Program
B.S.N., University of Michigan; M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Ronald I. Nanney, 2000, Professor of Education
Coordinator, School Administration Program B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ed.S., Western Carolina University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David Reed Parker, 1997, Associate Professor of English
Coordinator, English Program
B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gayle Bolt Price, 1991, Professor of English
Associate Provost for Schools
B.A., M.Ed., Clemson University; Ed.D., Auburn University
Jackson P. Rainer, 1997-2001; 2007, Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Dean, Graduate School
B.M., Florida State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Georgia State University
Paula F. Qualls, 1999, Professor of Religion;
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Victoria F. Ratchford, 2003, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., High Point University; Master’s Degree in Human Development and Learning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ed. D., University of North Carolina
at Greensboro
Faye H. Rucker, 2002, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Winston-Salem State University; M.A.,University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ed.S., Appalachian State University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David W. Shellman, 2003, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.HDL., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ed.S., Winthrop University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Donna S. Simmons, 1998, Professor of Education
Coordinator, Elementary Education Program
Dean, School of Education
B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
J. Carroll Smith, 2001, Associate Professor of Education
Coordinator, Middle Grades Education Program
B.S., M.S., East Carolina University; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
Laura W. Smith, 2003, Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Coordinator, School Counseling Program
A.A., Peace College; B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ed.D., University of Virginia
Frances Gail D. Stowe, 2002, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.HDL., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ed.S., Winthrop University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina
at Greensboro
Matthew D. Theado, 1995, Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., James Madison University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Jeffrey L. Tubbs, 1982, Professor of Physical Education, Wellness and Sport Studies Vice President for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
B.A., Bryan College; M.S., D.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Vickie G. Walker, 2003, Assistant Professor of Nursing;
L.P.N., Central Piedmont Community College; A.D.N., Gaston Community
College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Gardner-Webb University, D.N.P., Case Western
Reserve University
Deborah M. Ware, 2005, Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., East Stroudsburg State College; M.A.T., Livingston University; Ed.D., University of Central Florida
Faith M. Weathington, 2002, Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Coordinator, Mental Health Counseling Program
B.A., University of South Florida; M.Ed., Ed.D., Auburn University
R. Lane Wesson, 2000, Assistant Professor of Education; Coordinator of
Teacher Education Program at Gardner-Webb University at Statesville; B.E.E., Western Carolina University; M.A., Gardner-Webb University;
Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Jimmy D. Whitlow, 1996, Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Director of Counseling
A.A., Anderson College; B.A., Carson-Newman College
M.R.E., Th.M., Ed.,D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Ronald W. Williams, 1998, Professor of Religion
B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Shana V. Woodward, 2007, Assistant Professor of English;
B.S., East Carolina University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North
Carolina at Charlotte
Adjunct Faculty
Robert J. Bass, Professor of Mathematics; Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences
B.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joyce C. Brown, GWU Professor Emerita of English
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Larry W. Cartner, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.A., Pfeiffer College; M.M.E., Ed.S., Winthrop University; Ed.D., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Collette W. Deviney, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., Gardner-Webb University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina
at Greensboro
William R. Elmore, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Timothy Y. Lee, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.S., North Carolina A &T State University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Patricia E. Murray, Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., Geneva College; M.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., University
of South Carolina
Philip R. Rapp, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ed.S., Appalachian State University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John S. Reynolds, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.A., Akron State University; M.S., Appalachian State University; Ed.D., University
of Tennessee
Jane Hill Riley, Adjunct Professor of Psychology
B.A., St. Andrews Presbyterian College; M.S., Winthrop College; Ph. D., University
of Georgia
F. Dennis Triplett, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.A., University of North Carolina; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ed.S., Winthrop University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Goldie F. Wells, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.S., Hampton Institute; M.S., M.S., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Craig Witherspoon, Adjunct Professor of Education
B.M.E., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.S., Old Dominion University; Ed.S., Ed.D., George Washington University
Graduate School of Business
Faculty
I. Glenn Bottoms, 1983, Professor of Economics and Management Information Systems
B.A., Emory University; M.A., University of Ottawa; Ph.D., Georgia State University; Post-doctoral study, George Washington University
Sue C. Camp, 1976, Professor of Business Administration;
B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.A.T., Winthrop University; Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Earl H. Godfrey, Jr., 1992, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., University of South Carolina; M.B.A., Winthrop University; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University
R. Van Graham, 1999-2002, 2005, Assistant Professor of Business Law
and Management
Director, Day Business Program
B.A., Asbury College; M.Ed., J.D., Baylor University
Steven G. Johnson, 2005, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Northwestern Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University
Thomas J. Meaders, 2002, Associate Professor of Information Systems
Coordinator, Business Graduate Program
B.S., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Huntsville
C. Mickey Metcalf, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.A., Oglethorpe University, M.B.A., University of South Carolina, Columbia
J.D., Wake Forest University
Anthony I. Negbenebor, 1989, Professor of Economics and International Business
Dean of the School of Business
B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Felice Policastro, 2004, Assistant Professor of International Business
B.S., University De Oriente; M.B.A., Edgewood College; Ph.D., The University of Texas Pan American
Michael G. Schumacher, 1997-2000, 2005, Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., University of Albuquerque; M.B.A, University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D., The University of Mississippi
Adjunct Faculty
Robert James Bass, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
B.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carl B. Hillemann, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Washington University; M.S., Commerce, St. Louis University
Ed.D., Pepperline University
Russell A. Meade, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
A.A., Nassau College; B.A., Adelphi University, J.D., St. John’s University
John W. Minton, Adjunct Professor of Management
B.A., M.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.B.A., Memphis State University
Ph.D., Duke University
Ronald D. Nicholson, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Clemson University; M.B.A., Wake Forest University
Jeffrey Douglas Penley, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
A.B., J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charles B. Tichenor, 1997, Distinguished Corporation Chief Executive
Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Duke University; D.B.A., Berne University
John E. Young, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Kent State University; M.B.A., Duke University
Oscar Zamora, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Ch.E., M.B.A., University of Texas, Austin
M. Christopher White School of Divinity
Faculty
Sheryl Ann Dawson Adams, 1995, Professor of Theology and Church History
B.M.E., Northeast Louisiana State University; M.Ed., Louisiana State University; M.Div., Th.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Additional studies: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Donald L. Berry, 1999, Professor of Missiology and World Religions
Director of the Global Missions Center
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional studies: University of Louisville, University of Chicago.
Charles B. Bugg, 2005, Professor of Church Ministry and Leadership
B.A., Stetson University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional studies: Princeton Theological Seminary, Candler School of Theology, Harvard University
Robert W. Canoy, 2000, Professor of Christian Theology
Dean of M. Christopher White School of Divinity
B.A., Mississippi College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Additional Studies: Hebrew Union College and Jewish Institute of Religion.
Douglas M. Dickens, 2000, W. Randall Lolley Professor of Pastoral Studies
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Additional studies: University of Arkansas College for Medical Sciences, Texas Christian University, Baylor University Medical Center.
Daniel E. Goodman, 2003, Bob D. Shepherd Associate Professor
of New Testament Interpretation
B.A., Palm Beach Atlantic College; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M. Phil., Ph.D., Drew University.
Gerald L. Keown, 1996, Professor of Old Testament Interpretation
Associate Dean of M. Christopher White School of Divinity
B.S., University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Additional studies: Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio; Goethe Institute, Rothenberg, Germany; University of Chicago.
Warren C. Robertson, 2007, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
B.A., College of Charleston; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Th.M., Harvard University; M.Phil., Drew University
Ph.D., Candidate, Drew University
Sophia Gomes Steibel, 1994, Professor of Christian Education
B.A., Gardner-Webb University; M.A., Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Danny M. West, 2002, Associate Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Studies
Executive Director, Doctor of Ministry Program
B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D.,The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Divinity Visiting and Adjunctive Faculty
Leonard C, Byers., II, Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
B.A., North Carolina State University; M.Div., M.Th., Duke Divinity School; Chaplain Resident, University of Virginia Hospital
Ray Allen Cadenhead, Jr., Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Ministries
B.A., Furman University; M.Div., D.Min., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Hardy Smith Clemons, Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Ministries
B.S., Texas Tech University; B.D., Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Joseph W. Collins, Adjunct Professor of Religion
B.S.,B.A., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Doctoral student at North Carolina State University
Robert F. Dills, Adjunct Professor of Church Music
B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Richard E. Plyer, Adjunct Professor of Ministry
B.B.A., Georgia College; M.R.E., M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., North Carolina State University
Bruce R. Prosser, Jr., Adjunct Professor of Religious Education
B.B.A., Georgia College; M.R.E., M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., North Carolina State University
B. Andrew Roby, Adjunct Professor of Religion
B.M., Union University; M.C.M., D.M.A., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
E. Leon Smith, Adjunct Professor of Ministry
A.A., Anderson College; B.A., Furman University; B.D., Th.M., D.Min., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Karen Gray Sorrells, Adjunct Professor of Church Music
B.A., University of North Carolina; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
James Anthony Spencer, Adjunct Professor of Church Music
A.A., North Greenville College, B.M., Carson-Newman College; M.C.M., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Divinity Adjunctive Faculty from the University
Carolyn A. Billings, 1979, Professor of Music
B.M., Salem College; M.M. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; D.M.A., University of Missouri at Kansas City
Kent B. Blevins, 1998, Professor of Religion
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Additional studies: The Catholic University of America
Frieda F. Brown, 1985, Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Coordinator of the Mental Health Counseling Program
B.A., M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Louisville
Claude Douglas Bryan, 2002, Professor of Religious Education
Chair, Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy
B.A., Furman University; B.S., Howard Payne University
M.A.R.E., Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Robert I. Carey, 1997, Assistant Professor in Communication Studies
B.A., University of Washington, Seattle; M.A., University of Memphis
Doctoral Studies, Regent University
Lorin L. Cranford, 1998, Professor of Religion
B.A., Wayland Baptist University; M.Div., Th.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Goethe Institute, Zertifikat Deutsch Als Fremdsprache
Terry L. Fern, 1980, Professor of Music
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.M., University of Louisville; D.M.A., North Texas State University. Additional studies: Oberlin Conservatory of Music,
Oberlin College
Roger G. Gaddis, 1974, Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of South Carolina. Additional studies: Appalachian State University
Patricia B. Harrelson, 1975, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts; M.M., Converse College; D.M. Candidate, Florida State University; Additional Studies: University of Florida; University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Eureka College; Westminster Choir College; Indiana University; Cincinnati Conservatory
Anthony I. Negbenebor, 1989, Professor of Administration
Dean of the School of Business
B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Paula F. Qualls, 1999, Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Ronald W. Williams, 1998, Professor of Religion
B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Bonnie M. Wright, 1985-92, 1993, Professor of Psychology
Dean, School of Psychology and Counseling
B.S., North Georgia College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Toby Ziglar, 2004. Assistant Professor of New Testament Interpretation
Director of Admissions for the School of Divinity
B.A., Samford University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary