Education Faculty
Division of Special Education
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Joe Sutton
Educational Background: B.S. in mathematics education, BJU; M.A.Ed. in school administration, ECU; M.A.Ed. in special education/learning disabilities, East Carolina University; Ph.D. in special education, University of Virginia Work Experience: Adjunct math professor, Greenville Technical College; Adjunct instructor, University of Virginia; Teaching/research assistant, University of Virginia; Special education administrative intern, Charlottesville (VA) Public Schools; Pre-school special education teacher, Charlottesville Public School summer program; Special education teacher, Dobbs School, Kinston, NC; Assistant high school principal/math teacher/coach, Grace Christian School, Kinston, NC; Math teacher/coach, Goldsboro (NC) Christian School Courses Taught: Graduate/doctoral level - Readings in Special Education, Directed Teaching in SPED, Principles of Administration, Psychoeducational Assessment, Advanced Teaching Techniques for the Mildly Disabled; Undergraduate/graduate - Internship in Special Education, Behavior Management, Teaching Math to the Mildly Disabled, Directed Teaching in SPED, Introduction to Exceptional Learners, Introduction to Education Faculty Member Since: 1989 Other Ministries: Director, BJU's Learning Resource Center, an instructional support program for college students with disabilities; Sunday school teacher/church choir director, 1980-1985; church pianist, 1987-1989 Other Facts: Doctoral fellow, University of Virginia; Certified educational diagnostician; President of Exceptional Diagnostics (www.edtesting.com), a testing/consulting service for students with learning/attention/behavioral difficulties and gifted potential; author/co-author/editor of three books and more than 50 articles in journals and educational periodicals; consulting editor, Assessment for Effective Intervention journal; frequent speaker at local, state, and national conventions, including the Association of Teacher Educators, American Education Research Association, Council for Educational Diagnostic Services, Council for Exceptional Children, and the Home School Legal Defense Association; two-term appointee to the South Carolina Advisory Council for the Education of Individuals with Disabilities; past president of the CEC's South Carolina Teacher Education Division; member of the executive board and treasurer of the Council for Educational Diagnostic Services; member of board of directors, Hidden Treasure Christian School; expert witness with HSLDA and home school cases involving students with disabilities. |
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Chris Dewey
Educational Background: B.A. in Bible, BJU; M.Ed. in Teaching Reading in the Secondary School, Boston University Work Experience: Professor at BJA Courses Taught: College Study Skills, Rapid Reading, General Teaching Methods Faculty Member Since: 1958 Other Ministries: Children's church and Women for Missions at Hampton Park Baptist Church Other Facts: Have been a member of mission teams to Hawaii, Korea, Japan, and the Philippines |
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Gail Everett
Educational Background: B.S. in Biology, M.A. in Special Education, Bob Jones University; Ph.D. in Special Education, University of Virginia Work Experience: Taught at Miracle Hill Children's Home; home schooled four children through high school; Professor and Chair of Ed. Dept. at Shasta Bible College, Redding, CA; Director of SOAR tutoring program in Redding, CA Courses Taught: Characteristics of Learning Disabilities, Characteristics of Mental Retardation, Teaching Language Arts to the Mildly Disabled, Introduction to Exceptional Learners, General Psychology Faculty Member Since: 2001 Other Ministries: Teach Sunday school, tutor disadvantaged children Other Facts: Husband employed by Calibre Engineering. Daughter (Heather) is a sophomore. I raise chickens and registered milk goats (Sanaans and Nigerian Dwarfs). |
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Marlene Reed
Educational Background: B.S. in Elementary Education and Speech Pathology/Audiology, M.S. in Special Education, Kansas State University Work Experience: Behavioral Disorders Teacher, Christian Educator, Preschool Teacher, Homebound Teacher, Learning Disabilities Teacher Courses Taught: Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Faculty Member Since: 2002 Other Ministries: Choir member at Hampton Park Baptist Church, Outreach Ministry at HPBC, Tutoring students at risk at Paris Elementary Other Facts: Working on Ed.D. in Special Education |
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Amy Streeter
Educational Background: B.S. and M.Ed. Special Education from Bob Jones University Work Experience: Learning Resource Teacher at Bob Jones Elementary from Aug. 1995-May 1999; presently the Assistant Director of the University Learning Resource Center and observe student teachers as needed Courses Taught: Characteristics of Mental Retardation in summer school and Characteristics of Learning Disabilities on the student teaching block Faculty Member Since: 1999 Other Ministries: Sunday School/Children's Church teacher, nursery worker, and choir member of Morningside Baptist Church |
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Connie Sutton
Educational Background: B.S. in English Education, BJU; M.Ed. in Special Education/Learning Disabilities, East Carolina University Work Experience: Christian school teacher, secondary English, 5 years; ABE and GED instructor for community college, 1 year; Math lab teacher at state correctional school for juvenile delinquents, 2 years; Public high school special education teacher (EBD/self-contained), 2 years Courses Taught: Materials and Methods for the Mildly Disabled, Educational Procedures for the Mildly Disabled, Characteristics of Emotional Disturbance, Characteristics of Learning Disabilities, Teaching Language Arts to Exceptional Students Faculty Member Since: 1989 Other Ministries: Executive Assistant to Dr. Joe Sutton in Exceptional Diagnostics, a testing and consulting service for students with special needs; Co-author of Strategies for Struggling Learners: A Guide for the Teaching Parent; Workshop speaker at various educational conferences/conventions Other Facts: Professional teaching licenses in secondary English and Learning Disabilities in North Carolina and South Carolina |