Tim Rahschulte
Assistant Professor of Business
EXPERTISE:
• Organization and change
• Leadership and change implementation theory
• Human resource development
• Learner autonomy
• Biblical perspectives in organizational leadership
Rahschulte has more than 15 years of professional management experience in for-profit and non-profit organizations. Most recently, he has spent a number of years in state government where he served as a business implementation manager responsible for enterprise-wide change initiatives. He serves as an advisor and coach to managers and executives in the State of Oregon. Additionally since 1999, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Thomas Moore College and the University of Phoenix and has been a guest lecturer at Portland State University the past three years.
EDUCATION: PhD, Regent University
503-554-2827 • trahschulte@georgefox.edu
Nicole Miller Rigelman Associate Professor of Education
EXPERTISE:
• Mathematics education
Has served as an assistant professor at George Fox University since 2001. Teaches mathematics for elementary teachers,
mathematics methods, math/science methods, and graduate mathematics education courses. In addition, works as a professional
development institute leader both statewide and nationally. Previously, was the district curriculum specialist in mathematics
for the Gresham-Barlow School District from 1996 to 2001.
EDUCATION: MEd in Educational Leadership: mathematics curriculum and instruction from Portland State University
503-554-2845 • nrigelman@georgefox.edu
Arthur O. Roberts Professor at Large
EXPERTISE:
• Quaker history
• Contemporary Quaker life and thought
• Church history
• Ethics and public policy
• Poetry
• Spirituality
On the faculty of George Fox University since 1953. A Friends minister, he has preached and lectured widely in the United
States and in other countries. Served 10 years as editor of Quaker Religious Thought. Has had years of experience in local
government, four as mayor of Yachats, Ore. His writings include Tomorrow is Growing Old: Stories of the Quakers in
Alaska, Messengers of God: The Sensuous Side of Spirituality, Exploring Heaven, and Prayers at Twilight.
EDUCATION: PhD from Boston University
503-554-7433 • aroberts@georgefox.edu
Clifford J. Rosenbohm Assistant Professor of Social Work Program
Director of Social Work Program
Department Chair of Sociology/Social Work Department
EXPERTISE:
• Child welfare
• Religion and spirituality in social work education
Licensed clinical social worker in Oregon (previously in Alaska and Kentucky). Rosenbohm comes to George Fox from
Campbellsville University in Kentucky. He also has a background in family and youth services with the state of Alaska, and
worked as an area director for Young Life and served in youth ministry. He joined the faculty in 2002.
EDUCATION: MSW in program directing from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; ABD for PhD
503-554-2748 • crosenbo@georgefox.edu
Scott M. Rueck Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
Head Women´s Basketball Coach
EXPERTISE:
• Physical conditioning
• Intercollegiate athletics, particularly basketball
Previously served as assistant women´s basketball coach and head women´s tennis coach at George Fox, coached boy´s
basketball at the high-school level in Oregon, and taught at the middle-school level. Northwest Conference Women´s
Basketball Coach of the Year in 1999-2000, 2000-01, and 2004-05.
EDUCATION: MA in physical education teaching from Oregon State University
503-554-2920 • srueck@georgefox.edu
Beth A. Schafer Assistant Professor of Professional Studies
• Business administration
• Management of business and information systems
Prior to joining George Fox University as an adjunct instructor of professional studies in 1998-99, Schafer was a professor of
business at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, from 1975 to 1997. During that time, she also was elected
secretary of the faculty (1982 to 1990) and to the school´s curriculum committee (1990 to 1997), among other positions. She
was also an adjunct professor of business education at the University of Idaho´s Boise campus from 1993 to 1995.
EDUCATION: MA from Boise State University
208-375-3900 • bshafer@georgefox.edu
John M. Schmitt Assistant Professor of Biology
EXPERTISE:
• Cell biology
• Molecular biology
• Signal transduction
• Cellular biochemistry
Before joining the George Fox University biology faculty in 2005, Schmitt was a postdoctoral research fellow at Oregon
Health and Science University (OHSU) from 2002-2005. John’s previous research was conducted in the Vollum Institute at OHSU
and focused on cell signaling pathways that control and regulate cell phenotype. John was also a Ruth L. Kirschstein award recipient
and research fellow for the National Institutes of Health from 2003-2004 while at OHSU.
EDUCATION: PhD in cell and developmental biology from Oregon Health and Science University (2002)
503-554-2712 • jschmitt@georgefox.edu
Mark A. Selid Assistant Professor of Business
EXPERTISE:
• Financial accounting
• Taxation
Selid is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 20 years experience in public accounting that includes work with an
international accounting firm as well as ownership of a local public accounting firm. Mark also spent four years as the chief
financial officer of a large grain exporting company prior to joining George Fox University. He continues to do consulting
work for a wide range of small businesses and not-for-profit entities. Prior to coming to George Fox University, he taught at
Portland Community College and Portland State University.
EDUCATION: MT from Portland State University
503-554-2812 • mselid@georgefox.edu
Richard S. Shaw Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
EXPERTISE:
• Marital and family therapy
• Grief related to miscarriage or infant loss
• Healthy and unhealthy religious experiences
• Shame and grace
• Integration of theology and psychology
• Pastoral care and counseling
Licensed minister with the International Foursquare Church.
EDUCATION: DMFT in marriage and family therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary
503-554-6142 • rshaw@georgefox.edu
R. Larry Shelton Richard B. Parker Professor of Wesleyan Theology
EXPERTISE:
• Wesleyan studies
• Church history and theology
• History of biblical interpretation
• “Great Christian personalities’
• Church staff and program development
• Equipping of laity and development of volunteers for ministry
• Ethics of leadership and management
• Christianity and culture, including New Age thought, Postmodernism, and the new spirituality
• Relational evangelism
• Theology of Christ´s atonement
Previously served George Fox Evangelical Seminary as vice president for academic affairs. Served as dean of the School of
Religion at Seattle Pacific University, and academic dean at John Wesley College in North Carolina. Served as president for
the Northwest board of directors for Contextualized Urban Ministries of Portland. One of the founders and charter board
members of Pacific Association for Theological Studies, Seattle. Previously taught at Seattle Pacific University; Regent College
Extension Program; Fuller Theological Seminary Extension Program in Seattle; John Wesley College; Azusa Pacific University
in California; and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Served on various pastoral staffs, including
Newberg Free Methodist Church.
EDUCATION: MDiv and ThM from Asbury Theological Seminary; PhD in historical theology with a major in history of
interpretation from Fuller Theological Seminary in California.
503-554-6153 • lshelton@georgefox.edu
Marc Shelton Associate Professor of Education
Director of Master of Education Program
EXPERTISE:
• Education
• Teacher standards and practices
• School administration
Director of George Fox´s Master of Education program since 2003. From 2000 to 2003, Shelton was director of the university´s
administrative licensure program. Prior to joining George Fox as an adjunct professor in 1999-2000, he worked as an
assistant principal at Newberg High School from 1993 to 2000, where his duties included the supervision and evaluation of
teachers and support staff, a leadership role in technology and special services, and the supervision of student safety and
discipline. He also gained teaching experience as a middle-school instructor at Temecula Middle School in Temecula, Calif.,
(1988-89) and as a lead teacher and administrative intern at an alternative high school, Tokay High School, in Lodi, Calif.,
(1983 to 1988).
EDUCATION: EdD from University of South Dakota.
503-554-2869 • mshelton@georgefox.edu
Byron S. Shenk Professor of Health and Human Performance
EXPERTISE:
• Athletic training
• Physical conditioning
• Intercollegiate soccer
• Christian faith and lifestyle
Previously taught and coached at Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia. Former coach who received Coach of the Year
awards for women´s soccer in 1992 and 1993 in District 2 of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and in 1992
and 1998 for the West Region of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
EDUCATION: EdD in sports medicine from University of Virginia. Certified as a national athletic trainer and as a national
strength and conditioning specialist.
503-554-2912 • bshenk@georgefox.edu
Steve Sherwood Assistant Professor for Youth Evangelism and Discipleship
EXPERTISE:
• Youth ministry
• Adolescent development
• Pop culture and theology
• Emergent theology
Before coming to George Fox, Steve spent 20 years working in direct and supervisory ministry with Young Life,
an international evangelistic parachurch ministry to adolescents.
503-554-2665 • ssherwood@georgefox.edu
Seth E. Sikkema
Assistant Professor of Accounting
EXPERTISE:
• External financial reporting
• Financial accounting
• Biblical perspectives in financial stewardship
Prior to joining George Fox, Sikkema worked in financial reporting roles with national and multi-national firms represented by several industries, including the retail, high technology, service and regulated utility industries. Sikkema was also a senior auditor with Arthur Andersen and finance director for The River Church in San Jose, Calif. Sikkema is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of California. In addition to his professional experience, Seth served as board member for AHEAD Ministries, Inc., a nonprofit entity organized to promote the economic self-sufficiency of the third-world church, primarily in West Africa. In cooperation with AHEAD, Seth also co-led two ministry teams to a Liberian refugee camp located in Ghana, West Africa, primarily to encourage, assist, and equip indigenous leadership. Seth has also led ministry teams to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and has directed several financial stewardship seminars.
EDUCATION: MBA from Boise State University
503-554-2813 • ssikkema@georgefox.edu
Laura K. Simmons Associate Professor of Christian Ministries
EXPERTISE:
• Dorothy L. Sayers
• Corporate Reconciliation
• Adult Learning
• Theological Education
Publications include Creed without Chaos: Exploring Theology in the Writing of Dorothy L. Sayers
(Baker Academic, 2005); "Dorothy L. Sayers and C.S. Lewis: Two Approaches to Creativity and Calling" in VII:
An Anglo-American Literary Review, volume 21 (2004), a chapter entitled 'Dorothy L. Sayers' Theology of Work and Vocation
in Everyday Life' in The Bible and the Business of Life (Adelaide, Australia: ATF Press 2004), "Showing the Truth" in Christian Reflection:
A Series in Faith and Ethics, (February 2004), and various book reviews.
EDUCATION: PhD in practical theology from Fuller Theological Seminary
503-554-6157 • lsimmons@georgefox.edu
Philip D. Smith Professor of Philosophy
EXPERTISE:
• Arguments for belief in God
• Ethics and spirituality in modern life
• History of philosophy
• Biblical literature
• Civility in public life
• Ethical theory
• Faith as a Virtue
EDUCATION: PhD in Philosophy from University of Oregon
503-554-2657 • psmith@georgefox.edu
Gary Spivey Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
EXPERTISE:
• Digital logic design
• C programming
• Integrated circuit design
Joined the George Fox faculty after serving as the senior member of the technical staff at the Rincon Research Corporation in
Tucson, Ariz., from 1999 to 2003. Previously worked as a computer engineer for the National Security Agency at Ft. George
G. Meade in Maryland from 1988 to 1999.
EDUCATION: PhD from University of Maryland
503-554-2781 • gspivey@georgefox.edu
Ronald G. Stansell Professor of Religion
EXPERTISE:
• Christian missions work
• Cross-cultural education
• Church planting
Previously taught at Patmos Bible Institute, Bolivian Evangelical University, and San Pablo Theological Seminary in Bolivia,
and served as director of the seminary for seven years. Received Sears-Roebuck Foundation award for teaching excellence
and campus leadership at George Fox University. Former missionary to Bolivia. Recorded minister of Northwest Yearly
Meeting of Friends Church. Director of Evangelical Friends International Council and a member of the Evangelical
Missiological Society.
EDUCATION: DMiss in missiology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
503-554-2658 • rstansell@georgefox.edu
Jim F. Steele Assistant Professor of Management
EXPERTISE:
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management (domestic and global)
• Management and Leadership
Before beginning his academic career, Steele spent 21 years as a human resources executive at companies including Intel
and Matsushita. His career included HR management, HR development, compensation and benefits, International HR, corporate
communication, and employee relations. He has conducted extensive research on the learning behavior of professionals in a
corporate setting. Specific areas of expertise include learning organizations, organizational change and transition, compensation
management, and employee communication. He maintains a consulting practice with area businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Steele is a member of the examination review committee for the Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) exam,
administered by the HR Certification Institute, and is one of approximately 500 HR professionals currently holding the GPHR
certification. He taught as an adjunct instructor in the MBA programs at both George Fox University and
Marylhurst University from 2003 to 2006 and joined the GFU faculty full time in 2006.
EDUCATION: EdD in Educational Foundations and Leadership from George Fox University
503-554-2827 • jfsteele@georgefox.edu
Bruce Strom
Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership
EXPERTISE:
• Leadership
• Management
• Project management
• Quality Management
• Business ethics
• Evaluation
• Grant writing
• Human resources
• Organization development
• Small business development
Bruce has been employed in consulting, project management, and administrative/management roles in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Previously, he was an assistant professor of business at the University of Indianapolis and an associate professor of management at the Park University Ft. Bliss, Texas campus. Bruce also has been an adjunct and involved in online education for many institutions of higher education. He is a registered organization development practitioner (OD Institute), NxLeveL Entrepreneurship Program certified instructor, and has worked with small business development centers and regional, state, and local economic and workforce development initiatives.
EDUCATION: PhD in administrative science from the Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica.
208-375-3900 • bstrom@georgefox.edu
Mark A. Sundquist Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
Head Men´s Basketball Coach
EXPERTISE:
• Intercollegiate athletics
• Physical conditioning
• Christianity in athletics
• Social sciences in secondary education
Previously taught social sciences and coached basketball in the high-school setting.
EDUCATION: MS in curriculum and instruction from Portland State University.
503-554-2918 • msundquist@georgefox.edu
Daniel S. Sweeney Professor of Counseling
Director, Northwest Center for Play Therapy Studies
EXPERTISE:
• Children, play therapy, and parenting issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Marriage and family therapy
• Projective psychotherapy techniques (play, sand, art, etc.)
Founder and director of the NW Center for Play Therapy Studies (www.nwplaytherapy.org) and member of the board of
directors for the Association for Play Therapy (www.a4pt.org ). Has presented workshops and seminars throughout the United States,
as well as Europe and Asia. Provides private consultation/supervision, and maintains a part-time counseling private practice.
Author of Counseling Children Through the World of Play, co-author of Play Therapy Interventions with Children´s Problems and Sandtray: A Practical Manual, and editor of Handbook of Group Play Therapy. Books have been translated into
Russian, Chinese, and Korean. Licensed professional counselor (Oregon), licensed marital and family therapist (California), and
registered play therapist and supervisor (Association for Play Therapy).
EDUCATION: PhD in counselor education from the University of North Texas
503-554-6146 • dsweeney@georgefox.edu
Craig B. Taylor Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
Director of Athletics
EXPERTISE:
• Intercollegiate athletics
• Physical conditioning
• Sports from the perspective of the Christian faith
Coached men´s and women´s basketball, men´s baseball, and women´s softball. Staff member for several basketball camps.
Spent two years with a sporting goods retail firm. Named Softball Coach of the Year for District 2 of the National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics, and Administrator of the Year for the same district in 1992.
EDUCATION: MEd with emphasis on general education and physical education from Linfield College
503-554-2911 • ctaylor@georgefox.edu
Mark E. Terry Assistant Professor of Art
EXPERTISE:
• Elementary and secondary art education
• Graphic design and screen printing
• Pottery
• Photography
• Sculpture
• Interdisciplinary learning within the humanities
• Wood fired ceramics, Anagama firing Previously taught art for 11 years at the secondary-school level in Oregon.
EDUCATION: MS in education from Western Oregon University
503-554-2636 • mterry@georgefox.edu
Nancy S. Thurston Professor of Psychology
EXPERTISE:
• Clinical psychology
• Religious studies
Previously was a psychologist with Fuller Psychological and Family Services in California, Family Counseling Services in
Michigan, and Westmass Psychological Development Center in Michigan. She also taught at Fuller Theological Seminary in
California and at Central Michigan University. In addition, she served as mental health counselor at Ottowa County
Community Mental Health in Michigan, and as a neuropsychological examiner at Midland Hospital Center.
EDUCATION: PhD in psychology from Central Michigan University
503-554-2752 • nthurston@georgefox.edu
Tim G. Timmerman Associate Professor of Art
Chairperson of Department of Visual Arts
EXPERTISE:
• Painting and drawing
• Mixed media arts
Teaches sculpture, mixed media, art history from 1450, senior thesis, drawing and design 2 (three dimensional). Previously
worked as an associate professor and as art department chairman at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. Also taught art
at Washington State University and instructed youths as a summer school instructor and as teacher at Peninsula Christian
School in Carson, Calif.
EDUCATION: MFA with emphasis in painting and drawing from Washington State University
503-554-2628 • ttimmerm@georgefox.edu
Elizabeth Todd Assistant Professor of English as a Second Language
EXPERTISE:
• English as a Second Language
Instructor of English as a Second Language
EDUCATION: MEd in adult education from Oregon State University
503-554-2648 • dtodd@georgefox.edu
Timotheos “Tim’ Tsohantaridis Associate Professor of Religion
EXPERTISE:
• New Testament studies
• Hellenistic Greek language and history
• Church planting
• Greek Evangelical Church
• Bilingual Churches
• Soccer
Former pastor, church planter, and collegiate chaplain. Former professional soccer player and collegiate soccer coach.
Recipient of the University´s Faculty Achievement Award. Recorded: Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. Ordained pastor in
Greek Evangelical Church.
EDUCATION: PhD in New Testament; MA, Ashland Theological Seminary
503-554-2659 • ttsohant@georgefox.edu
Janis Tyhurst Associate Librarian, Assistant Professor
EXPERTISE:
• Print and electronic resources
• Database contracts
• Information literacy
• Reference and bibliographic instruction
• Collection development
Tyhurst is responsible for much of the library’s campus outreach. She handles the Freshman Library Orientation and started
the information literacy program using the Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT). She teaches the use of library resources
(electronic and print) in her areas of collection development as well as selected education and music classes. She works
with the art faculty to host student art shows in the library. She serves on the Orbis Cascade Committee for Electronic
Resources and negotiates contracts and pricing for many library resources.
EDUCATION: MLS from UCLA; MBA from George Fox University
503-554-2424 • jtyhurst@georgefox.edu
Patrick W. Vandehey Assistant Professor of Music
Instrumental Music Director
EXPERTISE:
• Band direction
Director of Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Brass Ensemble. Coordinator of Instrumental Studies and the music education program. Previously directed
bands at Westview and Aloha high schools, where he won numerous honors, including the state, regional and national
levels of the OSBDA-Stanbury Award (Outstanding Young Band Director) in 1992. Was also awarded the Bandworld Legion
of Honor/John Philip Sousa Foundation Award of Excellence in 2000. Earned four state championships at the Oregon State
Band Championships.
EDUCATION: MS from Portland State University
503-554-2621 • pvandehe@georgefox.edu
Jeffrey M. Vargason Assistant Professor of Chemistry
EXPERTISE:
• RNA:protein interactions
• Nucleic acid structure
• Protein expression and purification
• X-ray crystallography
• Biochemistry
Previously served as a postdoctoral fellow doing research at the National Institutes of Health.
EDUCATION: PhD in biochemistry and biophysics from Oregon State University
503-554-2718 • jvargason@georgefox.edu
H. Brent Weaver Assistant Professor of Music
EXPERTISE:
• Composition
• Music theory
Weaver teaches composition, music theory, analysis, and orchestration.
EDUCATION: PhD in music and communication from Goshen College in Indiana
503-554-2622 • bweaver@georgefox.edu
Larry D. Weber Assistant Professor of Education
EXPERTISE:
• MAT in Your Community
Larry is a cohort leader and student teaching supervisor in the MAT in Your Community program.
EDUCATION: MA in educational administration from Portland State University
503-658-5658 • lweber@georgefox.edu
Karen B. Wedeking Instructor of Education
EXPERTISE:
• Library media endorsement program
• Library media specialist
Wedeking has coordinated the library media endorsement program at George Fox since 2002. Before that, she worked as a
media specialist at Cooper Mt. School in Beaverton, Ore., from 1978 to 2002. She also taught the fifth and sixth grades in
Beaverton, Ore., from 1967 to 1978.
EDUCATION: MEd from Oregon State University
503-554-2858 • kwedekin@georgefox.edu
K. Mark Weinert Associate Professor of History
Associate Dean of George Fox Evangelical Seminary
EXPERTISE:
• History of the Christian faith
• Benefits of overseas study programs
He previously taught at Judson Baptist College and Western Evangelical Seminary, both in Oregon, and Wesley Biblical
Seminary in Mississippi. Served two years as pastor of a church.
EDUCATION: PhD in religion from Vanderbilt University
503-554-6149 • mweinert@georgefox.edu
Loren Wenz Associate Professor of Music
Chairperson of Department of Performing Arts
EXPERTISE:
• Choral music
• Music education
Director of choral activities for grades 9-12 at South Salem High School 1981-2002. Previously adjunct professor at Whitworth
College, Western Oregon University, Oregon State University, the University of Oregon, and Willamette University. Recipient
of “Highest Achievement of Excellence in concert and Jazz Choir Development’ award from Salem-Keizer School District
2002.
EDUCATION: MA in music education from Eastern Washington University
503-554-2623 • lwenz@georgefox.edu
Kenneth F. Willson Assistant Professor of Music
EXPERTISE:
• Piano performance and pedagogy
• Music history
• Music theory
Previously taught at the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Portland, and
Judson Baptist College in Oregon. Member of piano duo team "Ivory Crush." Keyboardist for a
Portland-area church. Performs regularly as soloist and member of piano duo team "d.u.o."
EDUCATION: DA in piano performance and pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado.
503-554-2624 • kwillson@georgefox.edu
Brent D. Wilson Assistant Professor of Computer Science
EXPERTISE:
• High performance computing
• Software engineering
• Internet technologies
• Computer networking
Previously taught at Chemeketa Community College in Oregon and at the secondary level. Named Educator of the Year at
Cascade School District in Oregon. Currently a database system consultant and developer for Nike Inc.
EDUCATION: MAT from Western Oregon State College
503-554-2722 • bwilson@georgefox.edu
Diane F. Wood Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences and Education
EXPERTISE:
• Fashion merchandising
• Career opportunities in fashion merchandising and design
• Organization systems and design
• School reform directives, i.e. standard-based processes
• Community partnerships and career-based learning
Directs annual fashion merchandising and design study tours to New York.
EDUCATION: MEd from University of Portland
503-554-2863 • dwood@georgefox.edu
Debra Drecnik Worden Professor of Business and Economics
EXPERTISE:
• Data analysis
• Personal finance
• Statistical process control (SPC)
Previously taught at Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois and Northern Arizona University. Was a research scholar at the
Credit Research Center at Purdue.
EDUCATION: PhD in economics from Purdue University
503-554-2816 • dworden@georgefox.edu
James D. Worthington Professor of Education
Dean of School of Education
EXPERTISE:
• Language/phonics
• Reading education
Arrives at George Fox after serving as executive vice president of John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark. Prior to that
assignment, he was vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at John Brown in 2001-02. From 1999 to
2001, he was dean of graduate studies and a professor of education at the same Arkansas school. Began teaching career as a
fifth- and sixth-grade instructor in Gloucester Township schools in Gloucester, N.J., from 1963 to 1967. He later taught at the
university level at Syracuse University, Utica College, Alfred University, Houghton College, and Seattle Pacific University.
EDUCATION: PhD in reading education from Syracuse University
503-554-2871 • jworthin@georgefox.edu
Shary L. Wortman Assistant Professor of Education
EXPERTISE:
• Leadership training
• Courage To Lead
• Servant leadership
• Teacher education
• Supervision of teachers
• Professional development of teachers
• Administrative licensure
Shary is a cohort leader and co-director for the Redmond campus. Before joining the George Fox University faculty,
she was a principal for 20 years and a counselor and teacher for 11 years. Her school received ORA Award
for Statewide Exemplary Reading Program and an Even Start grant from the state as one of seven sites
for the Even Start Literacy Program. It also received a Community Peace Award for honoring diversity and 13
grants contributing to increased technology, math and reading literacy, family involvement, and extended day programs.
EDUCATION: BA in elementary education, Oregon State University; MEd in guidance and counseling, Oregon State University;
Standard Administrator Licensure, University of Oregon; Standard Superintendent Licensure, University of Oregon
541-350-6237 • swortman@georgefox.edu
Kent L. Yinger Associate Professor of New Testament
EXPERTISE:
• New Testament studies
• Paul´s letters and theology
• New Testament Greek and English translation
Spent five years as a program director for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena,
California. Spent fifteen years as a missionary in Europe. Publications include a review of In Christus Getauft - von der
/Sunde befreit in the Bulletin of Biblical Research, 2002; “Translating KATABRABEUEIN in Col 2:18’ in Bible Translator:
Technical Papers, 2002; and several articles in Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, Eerdmans, 2000.
EDUCATION: PhD in New Testament studies from University of Sheffield (England).
503-554-6156 • kyinger@georgefox.edu
