Faculty/Staff

God has blessed us with many Godly men and women as part of our faculty and staff. The date listed next to some individuals’ names is the first year they served as a faculty or staff member.

Administration

  • Dr. Alton Beal
    Dr. Alton Beal (1996)
    President
    B.B.S. Ambassador Baptist College
    D.D. Puerto Rico Baptist College
  • Dr. Ron Comfort
    Dr. Ron Comfort (1989)
    Founder and Chancellor
    Instructor — Evangelism
    B.A., Bible, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
    D.D., Maranatha Baptist College, Watertown, WI
    Full-time Evangelism since 1961
  • Dr. Charles Surrett
    Dr. Charles R. Surrett (1991)
    Academic Dean
    Professor — Practical Theology
    B.A., Bible, Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN
    M.R.E., Central Baptist Seminary, Minneapolis, MN
    M.Div., Central Baptist Seminary, Minneapolis, MN
    D.Min., Central Baptist Seminary, Minneapolis, MN
    Full-time ministry since 1967
  • Dr. David Cummins
    Dr. David Cummins, Sr.
    Dean of Students
    Professor — Bible, Practical Theology
    B.A., M. Div., Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
    D. Min., University of Liverpool
    Full-time ministry since 1968
  • Mr. Larry Burris
    Mr. Larry Burris
    Business Manager
  • Dr. Bruce Gauger
    Dr. Bruce Gauger
    Accounts Payable
    Instructor — Financial Management

Faculty

  • Mrs. Colleen Barrick
    Mrs. Colleen Barrick
    Instructor — Sign Language
    B.S., Bowling Green State University
  • Pastor Frank Camp
    Pastor Frank Camp (1994)
    Instructor — Bible, Greek
    B.S., Industrial Arts Education, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    Full-time Teaching/Ministry since 1978
  • Mr. David Crain
    Mr. David Crain
    Professor — Languages
    A.A., St. Johns River Community College
    B.B.S., Ambassador Baptist College
    M.A., Bob Jones University
  • Dr. Bob Dalton
    Dr. Bob Dalton (2007)
    Chairman, Education Department
    Professor — Education, Bible
    B.S., Bob Jones University
    M.A. Bob Jones University
    University of Alabama
    Middle Tennessee State University
    D.Min., Crown College
  • Pastor Nathan Deatrick
    Pastor Nathan Deatrick (2009)
    Instructor — Bible, Theology
    B.B.S., Ambassador Baptist College
    M.B.S., Ambassador Baptist College
  • Mr. Norman Johnston
    Mr. Norman Johnston
    Chairman, Missions Department
    Professor — Bible, Missions
    B.A., Bob Jones University
    M.R.E., Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary
    Full-time ministry since 1974
  • Mrs. Lauren Lockhart
    Mrs. Lauren Lockhart (2009)
    Instructor — Piano
  • Mrs. Jennifer Mason
    Mrs. Jennifer Mason
    Instructor — Piano, English
    B.S., Home Economics, Pensacola Christian College
  • Mr. Barry Northcutt
    Mr. Barry Northcutt (2008)
    Instructor — Basic Maintenance
  • Pastor James Ogle
    Pastor James Ogle
    Instructor — Youth Ministries
    Graduate of Theology, Ambassador Baptist College
  • Miss Dana Robinett
    Miss Dana Robinett
    Registrar
    Instructor — General Education, Computers
    B.S. Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
    Teaching since 1977
  • Mrs. Mary Rosenau
    Mrs. Mary Rosenau (1989)
    Professor — English, Elementary Education
    B.A., Bible and English, William Jennings Bryan College, Dayton, TN
    B.A., English, Salem College, Salem, WV
    M.A., Education with emphasis in Language Arts, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
    Teaching since 1955
    Christian school ministry since 1968
  • Dr. Donald Scovill
    Dr. Donald G. Scovill (1989)
    Chairman, Music Department
    Professor — Music
    B.S., St. Paul Bible College, St. Paul, MN
    B. Mus. Ed., Cosmopolitan Conservatory, Chicago, IL
    M. Mus. Ed., Wisconsin College Conservatory, Milwaukee, WI
    D. Sac. Mus., Ambassador Baptist College, Shelby, NC
    Music ministry since 1956/Full-time since 1960
  • Mr. Todd Scovill
    Mr. Todd G. Scovill (1995)
    Professor — Music
    B.S., 1982, Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN
    M. Sac. Mus., Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL
    Music ministry since 1981
  • Mrs. Julie Smith
    Mrs. Julie Smith (2009)
    Instructor — Elementary Education
    B.A., Bible and Elementary Education, Ambassador Baptist College, Lattimore, NC
    M.A., Special Education, Calvary Baptist Bible College, Carolina, PR
  • Dr. Joel Spencer
    Dr. Joel Spencer (1995)
    Ministry Placement
    Professor — Bible
    B.S. Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Watertown, WI
    M.A. Maranatha Graduate School of Theology, Watertown, WI
    M. Div. Maranatha Graduate School of Theology, Watertown, WI
    D.R.E. Tabernacle Baptist Theological Seminary, Virginia Beach, VA
    Full-time Ministry/Teaching since 1981
  • Mrs. Rosanne Surrett
    Mrs. Rosanne Surrett
    Instructor — General Education
    B.A., Bible (minors in Speech and Missions), Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN
    Full-time Ministry since 1967
  • Mrs. Meryt Wilson
    Mrs. Meryt Wilson (2009)
    Instructor — Piano
    B.Mus.Ed. (piano pedagogy), University of Tennessee—Martin, Martin, TN

Staff