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    Nov 21, 2024  
Missouri Baptist University 2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin 
    
Missouri Baptist University 2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Administration and Faculty


 

Administrative Council 2017-2018

R. Alton Lacey,* B.S., M.A., Ph.D.
President
Professor of Psychology

Arlen R. Dykstra,* B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor of History

Andy Chambers,* B.S., M.Div., Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Student Development/Associate Provost
Professor of Bible

Kenneth Revenaugh,* B.S., M.B.A.
Senior Vice President for Business Affairs

Keith Ross,* B.A., M.A., Ed.D.
Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Thea Abraham, B.A., M.S.E., M.A.
Director of Records
Instructor of English

Terri Adams
Director of Calendar/Special Events

Sheri Brandt, A.A., B.A., B.S., M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D.
Dean, MBU-Troy/Wentzville Regional Learning Center
Assistant Professor of Education

Heather Brase, B.M.
Director of Campus Management Systems/Special Assistant to the Provost for Program Applications/ Director of Data Management and Compliance

Bryce Chapman, B.A., M.A.
Associate Vice President for University Communications and Marketing

Zach Greenlee, B.S.
Director of Student Financial Services

Kim Grey, B.A., M.S.E.
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Career Services

Stephen J. Heidke, B.S.
Director of Public Safety and Transportation

Amber Henry, B.S.E., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D.,
Associate Vice President for Extended Learning
Professor of Education

Janet Mayfield, B.S., M.B.A.
Assistant to the President

Jerry McKittrick, B.A., M.Div.
Director of Information Technology

R. Robert Richman, B.S.
Director of Special Projects

Pam Savage, B.S., C.P.A.
Controller

Thomas M. Smith, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D.,
Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics
Professor of Education & Health and Sport Sciences

Cynthia Sutton, B.A., M.B.A.
Director of Admissions

Lydia Thebeau, B.A., Ph.D.
Dean of Academic Advisement and Allied Health Initiatives
Professor of Biology

Marsha Tierney, B.S., M.S.
Dean, Franklin County Regional Learning Center
Assistant Professor of Education

C. Clark Triplett, A.A., B.A., M.Div., M.S.E., Ph.D.
Vice President for Graduate Studies and Academic Program Review
Professor of Psychology and Sociology

*President’s Cabinet

Administration and Faculty 2017-2018

Graduate Affairs Council

C. Clark Triplett, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Sociology; Vice President for Graduate Studies and Academic Program Review — Chair

Melanie Bishop, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education; Dean – Education Division

Shelton Smith, Ed.D., Professor of Education; Director of K-12 Educational Leadership Programs

Mary Ann Conaway, Ph.D., Professor of Counseling and Education

P. Gregory Comfort, Ed.D., Professor of Health and Sport Sciences; Chair – Health and Sport Sciences Division; Director of Distance Learning

James B. Kellogg, M.A., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Program Coordinator

Curtis McClain, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Bible, Director of Christian Studies

Deborah Dumey, M.A.C., Director of Graduate Admissions

Timothy Delicath, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Research; Director – Office for Institutional Research and Assessment

Brenda Bradford, M.A., Associate Professor of Business Administration, Chair – Business Division

Clint Limoges, L.P.C., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling Education; Director of Counselor Education

Susan Hladky, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education; Director of Field Experiences

Janet K. Puls, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Services and Psychology, Chair-Social and Behavioral Sciences Division

Amy Brinkley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership; Director - Higher Education Leadership Program

Graduate Studies Program Staff

Administration

C. Clark Triplett, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Sociology; Vice President for Graduate Studies and Academic Program Review

Robyn Pitts, B.A. Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Graduate Studies and Academic Program Review

Heather Goodin, M.A.T., Coordinator of Doctoral Student Services

Admissions

Deborah Dumey, M.A.C., Director of Graduate Admissions

Katie Meyer, Administrative Assistant to the Director of Graduate Admissions

Madalyn Donahue, Graduate Admissions Coordinator

Rosanne McCoy, Graduate Transcript Evaluator

Online Learning

Amber Henry, Ed.D.,
Associate Vice President for Extended Learning
Professor of Education

Brittany Sansagraw, M.S.W., Graduate Online Enrollment Counselor

Advisors

Larry Richardson, M.S.E., Instructor of Human Services and Counseling; Coordinator for Graduate Advising, Graduate Advisor – Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychological Examiner Programs

Joy Brueggeman, B.S. Graduate Advisor – Master of Science in Sport Management and Master of Science in Fitness Management

Michael Broombaugh, M.A., Graduate Advisor – Master of Educational Administration and Educational Specialist - Superintendent

Rosanne McCoy, B.A., Graduate Advisor – Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Arts in Counseling (Online)

Charlene Slates, B.S., Graduate Advisor – Master of Arts in Counseling (Illinois Regional Learning Centers), Master of Arts in Christian Ministry, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, and Master of Science in Corporate Security Leadership

Grace Green, M.A.C., Graduate Advisor – Master of Educational Technology, Master of Science in Education: Curriculum and Instruction, and Master of Arts in Teaching

Division of Business

Brenda Bradford, M.A., Associate Professor of Business Administration; Chair – Business Division

Karen Kannenberg, D.Mgt., Associate Professor of Accounting and Business Administration; Director of MBA Program

CeCelia Bonds, Administrative Assistant to the Business Division Chair

Divsion of Education

Melanie Bishop, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education; Dean – Education Division

Nancy Sickler, Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Education

Alicia Noddings, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education; Assistant Dean – Division of Education

Angela McGowan, B.S., Teacher Certification Coordinator

Kathleen Wendt, B.A., Director of Teacher Education Certification Advising

Ellen John, B.S., Assistant to the Director of Teacher Edcuation Certification Advising

Tammy Cox, M.A., Assistant Professor of Education; Director of Teacher Education

Susan Hladky, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education; Director of Field Experiences

Vanessa Hathaway, Assistant to the Director of Field Experience

Clint Limoges, L.P.C., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling Education; Director of Counselor Education

Shelton Smith, Ed.D., Professor of Education; Director of K-12 Educational Leadership Programs

Amy Brinkley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership; Director – Higher Education Leadership Program

Division of Health and Sport Sciences

P. Gregory Comfort, Ed.D., Professor of Health and Sport Sciences; Chair – Health and Sport Sciences Division; Director of Distance Learning

Division of Humanities

John Han, Ph.D., Professor of English and Creative Writing; Chair – Division of Humanities; Editor of Intégrité; Editor of Cantos

Curtis McClain, Ph.D., Professor of Bible; Director of Christian Studies

Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Janet K. Puls, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Services and Psychology; Chair – Social and Behavioral Sciences Division

James Kellogg, M.A., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Corporate Security Leadership; Program Coordinator

2017-2018 Full-Time Graduate Faculty

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MELANIE BISHOP 2013
Dean of Education  
Associate Professor of Education  
B.S., Southwest Baptist University, 1994  
M.A., Lindenwood University, 1998  
Ed.D., Lindenwood University, 2010  
   
MARY ANN BOUAS 2006
Education Division Scheduling Coordinator & Undergraduate Advisor  
Assistant Professor of Education  
B.A., Drury University, 1972  
M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1976  
Ed.S., Missouri Baptist University, 2014  
ABD: Missouri Baptist University  
   
BRENDA D. BRADFORD 1999
Chair, Business Division  
Associate Professor of Business Administration  
B.A., Washington University, 1977  
M.A. Washington University, 1990  
Additional Studies: Saint Louis University, Missouri Baptist University  
   
SHERI BRANDT 2012
Dean, MBU-Troy/Wentzville Regional Learning Center  
Assistant Professor of Education  
A.A., St. Charles Community College, 1991  
B.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1997  
B.S., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1998  
M.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2000  
Ed.S., Missouri Baptist Univerity, 2012  
Ed.D., Missouri Baptist University, 2014  
   
AMY BRINKLEY 2016
Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership  
A.A., Jefferson College, 2006  
B.A., Lee University, 2009  
M.A.T., Lee University, 2011  
M.A., Southeast Missouri State University, 2012  
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 2016  
   
ANDY CHAMBERS 1996
Senior Vice President for Student Development/Associate Provost  
Professor of Bible  
B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla, 1984  
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988  
Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994  
   
JAMES CHELLEW 2005
Site Coordinator, MBU in Arnold Regional Learning Center  
Assistant Professor of Education  
B.A., Central Methodist College, 1972  
M.A., Truman State University, 1978  
Additional Studies: University of Missouri-St. Louis  
   
PATRICK W. CLEVELAND 2017
Assistant Professor of Counseling Education  
B.A., Baptist Bible College, 1982  
B.A., Metropolitan State University, 1986  
M.A., University of Colorado, Denver, 1994  
Ph.D., Regent University, 2008  
Additional Studies: University of Colorado, Denver, 2007  
   
DAVID COLLUM 2012
Assessment and Accreditation Data Coordinator  
Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences  
A.A., Holmes Junior College, 1975  
B.S., Delta State University, 1976  
M.S., Mississippi State University, 1979  
Ed.S., Missouri Baptist University, 2012  
Ed.D., Missouri Baptist Univerity, 2015  
   
JANET L. COMFORT 2004
Instructor of Health and Sport Sciences  
B.S., Liberty University, 1992  
M.A.C., Lynchburg College in Virginia, 1998  
M.Ed., Wichita State University, 2002  
   
PAUL GREGORY COMFORT 2003
Chair, Health and Sport Sciences Division  
Director of Distance Learning  
Professor of Health and Sport Sciences  
B.S.E., University of Arkansas, 1979  
M.Ed., University of Arkansas, 1986  
Ed.D., University of Arkansas, 1992  
   
MARY ANN CONAWAY 1992
Director of Counselor Education  
Professor of Counseling and Education  
B.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1962  
M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1980  
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1991  
   
TAMMY S. COX 2006
Director of Teacher Education  
Assistant Professor of Education  
B.S.Ed., Southwest Baptist University, 1981  
M.A., Oral Roberts University, 2003  
Additional Studies: Missouri Baptist University  
   
TONIA CRANE 2014
Associate Professor of Education  
B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 2000  
M.A., Tennessee Technological University, 2003  
Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University, 2006  
   
GUY DANHOFF 2008
Assistant Professor of Health and Sport Sciences  
A.A., William Rainey Harper College, 1987  
B.S., Western Illinois University, 1990  
M.S., Western Illinois University, 1992  
   
TIMOTHY DELICATH 2012
Director – Office for Institutional Research and Assessment  
Associate Professor of Educational Research  
B.S., Bradley University, 1980  
M.B.A., Lindenwood University, 1987  
Ph.D., St. Louis University, 1998  
   
DIANE DENNEY 2008
Professor of Education  
B.A., Harris Stowe State University, 1965  
M.A.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1970  
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1988  
   
MATTHEW C. EASTER 2012
Assistant Professor of Bible  
B.A., Southwest Baptist University, 2005  
M.Div., Duke University, 2008  
Ph.D., University of Otago, 2012  
   
ANDREW FRANKLIN ELVINGTON 2015
Assistant Professor of Health and Sport Sciences  
B.S., Clemson University, 2006  
Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 2013  
   
MARK D. ENGELHARDT 1999
Education Site Coordinator, MBU-Troy/Wentzville Regional Learning Center  
Professor of Education  
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University, 1974  
M.A., Southeast Missouri State University, 1981  
Ed.S., Saint Louis University, 1988  
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1990  
   
JOHN HAN 1999
Chair – Humanities Division  
Professor of English and Creative Writing  
Editor of Intégrité: A Faith and Learning Journal  
Editor of Cantos: A Literary and Arts Journal  
B.A., Kookmin University, 1979  
M.Ed., Yonsei University, 1986  
M.A., Kansas State University, 1991  
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1998  
Writing Certificate in English, Missouri Baptist University, 2007  
   
JOE DONALD HEATH 2015
Visiting Lecturer in Corporate Security Leadership and Criminal Justice  
A.A., Jacksonville College, 1977  
B.A.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1979  
M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1983  
Ph.D., Dallas Baptist University, 2011  
M.S.C.J., Missouri Baptist University, 2014  
   
AMBER HENRY 2000
Associate Vice President for Extended Learning  
Professor of Education  
B.S.E., Missouri Baptist College, 1996  
M.S.Ed., Southwest Baptist University, 2000  
Ed.S., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005  
Ed.D., Walden University, 2008  
   
SUSAN K. HLADKY 2015
Director of Field Experiences  
Assistant Professor of Education  
B.S.Ed., Emporia State University, 1980  
M.Ed., Washburn University, 1987  
Advanced Certification Studies: University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1993  
Ed.D., Lindenwood University, 2011  
   
BRIAN JACKSON 2004
Head Wrestling Coach  
Instructor of Business  
B.A., Lindenwood University, 1994  
M.B.A, Lindenwood University, 1996  
   
KAREN KANNENBERG 1994
Director of MBA Program  
Associate Professor of Accounting and Business Administration  
B.M., Shorter College, 1985  
M.A., Webster University, 1994  
D.Mgt., Webster University, 1999  
   
JAMES B. KELLOGG 1992
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Corporate Security  
Leadership and Program Coordinator  
B.A., Missouri Baptist College, 1974  
M.A., Webster University, 1990  
   
STEPHANIE KONTRIM-BAUMANN 2004
Assistant Professor of Marketing and Business Administration  
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1990  
M.B.A., Washington University, 1998  
   
CLINT R. LIMOGES, LPC 2016
Assistant Professor of Counseling Education  
B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University, 1992  
M.A., Nazarene Theological Seminary, 1995  
M.S., Henderson State University, 2005  
Ph.D., Walden University, 2014  
   
CURTIS K. MCCLAIN, JR. 1988
Director of Christian Studies  
Professor of Bible  
B.A., Howard Payne University, 1977  
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1980  
Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 1995  
   
DOUGLAS T. MORRIS 2000
Assistant Director of EXCEL Program  
Professor of Education  
B.A., Murray State University, 1966  
M.A.Ed., Murray State University, 1967  
Ed.D., Saint Louis University, 1982  
   
ALICIA NODDINGS 2013
Assistant Professor of Education  
B.S., Baylor University, 1990  
B.M., Baylor University, 1994  
M.A., Concordia University Chicago, 1999  
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 2012  
   
DAVID PIERCE 2004
Assistant Professor of Health and Sport Sciences  
B.S.E., Lakeland College-Sheboygan, 1970  
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy, 1989  
   
LOWELL PITZER 1990
Assistant Professor of Education  
B.S., Alderson Broaddus College, 1964  
M.A., West Virginia University, 1967  
Continuing Education Program for Certification: University of Virginia, 1979 and 1981  
   
JANET K. PULS, L.C.S.W. 2000
Chair, Social/Behavioral Sciences Division  
Associate Professor of Human Services and Psychology  
B.A., Maryville University, 1997  
M.S.W., Saint Louis University, 1999  
Ph.D., Walden University, 2011  
   
LAURA RAUSCHER 2011
Assistant Professor of Education and Counseling  
B.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2001  
M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2004  
Ph.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2012  
   
LARRY RICHARDSON 2004
Coordinator for Graduate Advising; Graduate Advisor – Master of Arts in Counseling  
Instructor of Human Services and Counseling  
B.A., Southwest Baptist College, 1968  
M.S.E., Southwest Missouri State College, 1976  
B.A., Webster University, 1989  
   
JEANNA C. RYNER 2016
Director of Library Services  
Instructor of Library Science  
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2009  
M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky, 2011  
   
JULIA SCHROEDER 2012
Dean, Southern Illinois Regional Learning Centers  
Professor of Education and Natural Sciences  
A.S., John A. Logan College, 1974  
B.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1976  
M.S.Ed., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1988  
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1995  
   
SHELTON SMITH 2005
Director of K-12 Educational Leadership Programs  
Professor of Education  
B.S.E., Southeast Missouri State University, 1967  
M.Ed., Southeast Missouri State University, 1972  
Ed.S., Southeast Missouri State University, 1977  
Ed.D., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1990  
Additional Studies: various universities in Germany  
   
THOMAS M. SMITH 2000
Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics  
Professor of Education/Health and Sport Sciences  
B.A., Missouri Baptist College, 1983  
M.S., Southwest Baptist University, 1999  
Ed.D., Walden University, 2008  
   
JANICE A. SPECK 2008
Assistant Professor of Counseling Education  
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1977  
M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1979  
Ed.S., Missouri Baptist University, 2010  
Ed.D., Missouri Baptist University, 2013  
   
C. SCULLY STIKES 2003
Professor of Counseling and Sociology  
B.A., Kent State University, 1967  
M.Ed., Kent State University, 1969  
M.A., Kent State University, 1970  
Ph.D., Kent State University, 1974  
M.Div., Eden Theological Seminary, 2000  
   
MARSHA TIERNEY 2004
Site Coordinator, MBU in Union Regional Learning Center  
Assistant Professor of Education  
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1975  
M.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1979  
Additional Studies: University of Missouri-St. Louis  
   
C. CLARK TRIPLETT 1985
Vice President for Graduate Studies and Academic Program Review  
Professor of Psychology and Sociology  
A.A., Hannibal LaGrange College, 1965  
B.A., Southwest Baptist College, 1967  
M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary, 1971  
M.S.Ed., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 1977  
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1984  
Additional Studies: Concordia Theological Seminary, Covenant Theological Seminary, University of Ulster-Northern Ireland, Harvard Institutes of Higher Education  
   
CHRISINE A. WARD 2016
Assistant Professor of Counseling Education  
B.S.., Trinity University, 2001  
M.Ed., University of North Florida, 2005  
Ph.D., Texas A & M University, 2009  
   
LOFTIN WOODIEL 1994
Director, MBU at Lewis & Clark Community College Regional Learning Center  
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice  
Diploma in Lay Ministry, Nazarene Bible College, 1981  
A.A.S., Community College of the Air Force, 1985  
B.A., Western Illinois University, 1983  
M.A., University of Central Oklahoma, 1987  
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 2000