Faculty & Staff

 


 

Dr. Rex Tullis
Chair, School of Education
Professor of Education
Director of MAEL Program
rtullis@snu.edu

 

 

B.A., Marion College, 1968; M.Ed., Indiana University, 1973; Ed.D., Ball State University, 1979;
Pastor, Wesleyan Methodist Church, 1968-70; Elementary Teacher, East Allen County Schools, 1970-78;
Graduate Assistant, Ball State University, 1978-79; Principal, Dekalb Eastern Community Schools,  1979-85;
Great National Investment Corporation, 1985-91;  Associate Dean, Indiana Wesleyan University,  1992-95;
Southern Nazarene University, 1995-

• ED 2142 Educational Technology


 

 

Dr. Tim Taylor
Director, Teacher Education
Professor of Education
ttaylor@snu.edu

B.M.E., Bethany Nazarene College, 1977; Graduate Studies, University of Arkansas, 1978-81;
M.Ed., Northeastern Oklahoma State University, 1983; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1990;
Teacher 1977-82, counselor 1982-87, Counseling Supervisor, 1984-85, Owasso, Oklahoma Public Schools;
Administrator/Principal, Owasso, Oklahoma Public Schools, 1987-95; Research Associate, Oklahoma Public
Schools Research Council, 1988-90; Adjunct Professor of Educational Administration/Higher Education,
Oklahoma State University, 1988-90; Associate Professor of Adult Studies, 1995-2002; Associate Dean,
Graduate and Adult Studies, Southern Nazarene University, Tulsa Center 1999-2002;
Southern Nazarene University, Bethany 2002-

• ED 2111 Introduction to Education
• ED 2162 Foundations of Education


 

 

Dr. Linda Everett
Professor of Education
Director of MACI Program
leverett@snu.edu

 

 

• ED 3122 Learning & Evaluation
• ED 3323 Dev Reading & Practicum

 



 

 

Dr. Beverly DeVries
Professor of Education
bdevries@snu.edu

 

 

 

B.A., Northwestern College, 1968; M.A., Western Michigan University, 1980; Ed.D., Oklahoma
State University, 1992; Teacher, Public Schools, 1968-89; Oklahoma State University and
University of Central Oklahoma, 1992-93; Southern Nazarene University, 1993-

• ED 3422 Primary Literature/Language Arts
• ED 4333 Reading Diagnostic/Practicum
• ED 4534 M.S. Curriculum & Design
• ED 4522 Characteristics of Early Adolescent

 


 

Dr. Mary Eskridge
Professor of Education
eskridge@snu.edu

 

 

B.S., Southern Nazarene University, 1969; M.A., Southern Nazarene University, 1993;
Graduate Studies, University of Central Oklahoma; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1995;
Teacher, Putnam City Schools, 1969-73, 1988-93; Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State
University, 1993-95; Southern Nazarene University, 1996-


• ED 3222 Child Development
• ED 3633 Child Guidance: Theory & Practicum
• ED 4472 EC Curriculum
• ED 3682 Language Development & Reading
• ED 3692 Motor Skill Dev/Creative Arts

 


 

Dr. Kep Keoppel
Professor of Education
Director of Field Experiences
kkeoppel@snu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

A.B., Bethany Nazarene College, 1975; M.A., Bethany Nazarene College, 1981; Ph.D.,
University of Oklahoma, 1990; Teacher, Peterburg, Texas Independent School District, 1976-80;
Graduate Assistant, Speech Communication, Bethany Nazarene College, 1980-81;
Southern Nazarene University, 1981-

 

 

 

• ED 4273 Professional Decision Making
• ED 2142 Educational Technology

 


 

 

 

Professor Betty Lou Thompson
Associate Professor of Education
blthomps@snu.edu

 

 

 

 

B.S., Bethany Nazarene College, 1974; Graduate Teaching Assistant, Bethany Nazarene
College, 1974-75; M.A., Bethany Nazarene College, 1975; Coursework for Ed.D. completed,
University of Oklahoma, 1991. Seven years public school teaching, Pennsylvania,
South Dakota and Oklahoma; Southern Nazarene University, 1986-

 

 

• ED 3553 Reading Theory & Practicum
• ED 3464 Elementary Literature/Language Arts
• ED 3512 Social Studies in Elementary
• ED 4142 Survey of Exceptional Child

 

 


Ms. Dana Aduddell
Administrative Associate
daduddel@snu.edu

 

 

 

 

Secretary, School of Education 2001-03; Administrative Associate, 2003 -

 

 

 

 

 


Ms. Sonja Kroutil
Administrative Associate
skroutil@snu.edu

 

 

 

 

Secretary, Financial Assistance, 1995-96; Secretary, School of Education, 1996-2000;
Administrative Associate, School of Education, 2001-