South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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North Greenville University’s 2023 SCICU Excellence In Teaching award winner is Dr. Darian Washington, the university’s Wind Band Director, Professor of Brass, and Head of Conducting Studies. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Maryland (College Park, Md.), a master’s in horn performance from the University of Georgia (Athens, Ga.), and …
Dr. Carrie Turner Caudill, associate professor of psychology, is Newberry College’s 2023 SCICU Excellence In Teaching award winner. She holds a Ph.D. in counselor education and an Education Specialist degree in marriage and family counseling, both from the University of South Carolina. She also earned a bachelor of arts from Columbia International University in psychology …
Dr. Joshua Olayiwola Oyekan, professor of psychology, is the 2023 SCICU Excellence in Teaching award winner for Morris College. He holds two doctorates – a Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from Federal University (Jos, Nigeria) and a Doctor of Ministry in psychology of religion from Luther Rice Seminary (then in Jacksonville, Fla.). Oyekan was …
Dr. John Martin “Jack” Knipe, assistant professor of English and Spanish, is Limestone University’s 2023 SCICU Excellence In Teaching award recipient. He holds a Ph.D. in International Education and Linguistics from George Mason University (Fairfax, Va.), a Master of Arts in Spanish from Middlebury College (Middlebury, Vt.), a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction …
Dr. Kristy Maher, professor of Sociology, is the 2023 SCICU Excellence in Teaching award recipient for Furman University. She holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Arts in Sociology, both from Yale University. Maher earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from St. Michael’s College in Vermont. Upon graduating from Yale, Maher knew she wanted …
Erskine College’s 2023 SCICU Excellence in Teaching award winner is associate professor of music Dr. Keith D. Timms. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University (Winchester, Va.) a Master of Arts from Furman University, and a Bachelor of Science Music Education from Erskine College. As Erskine’s director of …
Dr. Mary E. Carlisle, associate professor of art, is Converse University’s 2023 SCICU Excellence in Teaching award recipient. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Management with an emphasis in Creativity and Innovation and a Master of Science in Arts Administration, both from Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pa.). Carlisle also earned two fine arts degrees …
Dr. Michael Naylor, professor of Bible, is the 2023 SCICU Excellence In Teaching award recipient for Columbia International University. He holds a Ph.D. in New Testament and early Christian history from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), two master’s degrees – a Master of Arts and a Master of Divinity – from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School …
Ms. Jill Eversmann, a lecturer and clinical educator in the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) program, is Columbia College’s 2023 SCICU Excellence In Teaching award winner. Students in Columbia College’s SLP program benefit from Eversmann’s more than three decades of experience as a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist in schools throughout the Southeast and in early intervention programs. Eversmann’s …
