Category: Faculty Spotlights
Art professor demonstrates how creativity, hard work lead to success
Ģý design professor Ryan Feerer (’05) has put his creative touch on hundreds of projects, but perhaps his most widely seen – and certainly his favorite to date – is a series of USPS Forever stamps with a western theme. The stamp series, released in July 2021, celebrates the enduring legacy of Western … Continued
Faculty Spotlight: Alline Sada
Meet Ģý Online’s new assistant dean of K-12 leadership and educator development, Dr. Alline Sada. Alline joins Ģý’s faculty with extensive multidisciplinary experience in educational technology and is passionate about helping students and teachers take a proactive approach to their professional endeavors. Learn how her background in the educational space and expertise in technology is … Continued
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Tera Harmon
At Ģý, we believe in not only informing students through their studies, but also forming them into the people God intends them to be. That belief motivates Dr. Tera Harmon’s mindset as assistant professor and director of distance learning for the Graduate School of Theology at Ģý. Through her devotion to biblical text and theological … Continued
Lessons from janitor father inspired Joseph Manga to earn doctorate, join Ģý faculty
Growing up in Cameroon as the oldest child in a family of five, Dr. Joseph Manga never imagined where his life would take him. Four different universities for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral work, as well as tutoring and teaching experience, have all been part of the experience. And this past summer, it led him … Continued
Faculty Spotlight: Kay Williams
Meet Kay Williams, Ģý alumnus turned internship director for Ģý Online’s Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetic Internship. After years in the field as a clinician, she realized her love for mentoring others transformed into educating students in the classroom. Beyond the tactical skills students need to be successful, Kay’s focus and wish is … Continued
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Chris Flanders
“Where and how is the Spirit of God moving and how can we join and partner with God there?” This is the question at the center of Dr. Chris Flanders’ theology of missions. And it’s the same question igniting a new generation of missionally-minded Christians at Ģý. Read on to learn how this American … Continued
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Catherine Garner
A Calling, Not Just a Job Dr. Catherine Garner never slows down. Whether mentoring Ģý Online’s nursing students, traveling to every single county of Tennessee for a Senate campaign, building one of the nation’s first online nursing programs, leading a large multi-campus clinic system at the height of the crack epidemic or helping launch a … Continued
Faculty Spotlight: Linda Gibson
Ģý Online’s BSN to DNP and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program director, Dr. Linda Gibson has dedicated her life to the field of nursing. From tending to patients in the hospital to educating the next generation of healthcare heroes, Dr. Gibson brings rich knowledge and leadership to what she terms “a life-long profession.” … Continued
Dr. Brad East named Ģý’s 2022 Teacher of the Year
Dr. Brad East is assistant professor of theology, and he’s known since high school he wanted to be just that. Now, only five years into his dream job, he’s earned the honor of Ģý’s Teacher of the Year for 2022. “The very idea that I could read, write and teach about theology … Continued