Education

Ed.D, 2003, Oklahoma State University
M.Ed., 1987, University of Central Oklahoma
B.A., 1981, Southern Nazarene University

Biography

I have worked with SNU for most of my adult professional life. Through the years, I have held various positions and been blessed to have learned much from colleagues and learners alike. I have been provided immeasurable opportunities and have made many cherished memories. In many respects, higher education and SNU has truly become my home away from home. I believe that the gift of working in higher education has certainly been a worthwhile place for me to invest a full measure of my life. In my world away from SNU, one will find a loving husband, grown children, grandchildren, extended family, and many precious friends.

There is a thought that I treasure that has influenced me deeply by John Wesley. Wesley is attributed to having cultivated the idea of faith-mentoring pairs and twin souls in relation to the spiritual journey. It has been written that John Wesley “discovered what Italian author Lucian de Crescenzo knew: ‘We are, each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly embracing each other'” (Tracy, 2003, p. 19). In our mission in higher education, we have the privilege and great honor to come along side our adult learners for only a short season but it is my earnest prayer that in our season together, we will help our learners find their other wing and be provided the opportunity to fly.

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