Ryan Smith, D.M.A.
M.M., D.M.A. in Music Performance, University of South Carolina
M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary
Music
Ryan F. Smith the President of the College and Instructor of Music. He has spent his career in academia in both the classroom and in administration. Most recently he served as Fellow of Music and Director of Student Affairs at New Saint Andrews College. He previously was the Chairman of the Music Program at Coker University where he was a tenured professor.
As a musician, his performing career has taken him from Charleston to New York to Tacoma as both a soloist and collaborator. He is a performer, arranger, and recording artist. Recent performances include solo American music recitals and collaborative performances. In his studio, he teaches late intermediate to advanced pianists with a strong emphasis on keyboard wellness. His academic work focuses on various aspects of Western classical music, American music, and Southern letters.
Dr. Smith earned doctoral, masters, and bachelors degrees in music, and a master’s degree in Biblical Studies. He and his wife, Dr. Abigail Smith, have four children.
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S. J. Chewning, M.D
Guest Fellow of Science
M.D., University of Kentucky College of Medicine
M.B.A., Pfeiffer University
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Carter Ehnis, M.A.
Lecturer of Languages
M.A., Applied Linguistics, Graduate Institute of Descriptive Linguistics at Dallas Int’l University
M.A. in Theology and Letters, New Saint Andrews College
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Matt Marino, M.Div., Ph.D. (ABD)
Theology
Ph.D. in Systematic Theology (ABD), Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary
M.T.S., Columbia Evangelical Seminary (WA)
B.A. in Philosophy and Apologetics, Trinity College and Seminary
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Abigail Lundelius Smith, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Literature
Ph.D. in American Literature, University of South Carolina
M.E., University of Dallas
B.A. in Philosophy, Covenant College
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Kevin Smith, M.A.
Academic Resources, Church History
M.L.S. in Library Sciences, Emporia University
M.A. in Christian Thought and History, Nazarene Theological Seminary
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Ryan Smith, D.M.A.
Fellow of Music
M.M., D.M.A. in Music Performance, University of South Carolina
M.A., Biblical Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
B.M., Piano Performance, Furman University
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Gabriel Williams, Ph.D.
Guest Fellow of Mathematics and Science
Ph.D. in Atmosphere Sciences, Colorado State University
M.S. in Physics, University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
B.S. in Mathematics & Physics, Morehouse College
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