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Dr. Randall E. King brings more than 30 years of professional com- munication experi- ence to the School of Communication as associate dean and professor. He began his professional career in 1984 at WPDE-TV in the Florence/Myrtle
Beach market as a reporter, anchor, and producer. In 1987, he was hired by WYFF-TV in Greenville as a news producer. He then transitioned to media ministry as a staff director with Travis Avenue Bap- tist Church in Fort Worth, TX, and a marketing and media ministry consultant at First Baptist Church in Dallas, TX. King began his tenure in higher edu- cation at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA, as a communication instructor. While working on his doctorate, he was a graduate research assistant and adjunct instructor at the University of Ten- nessee in Knoxville. In 1997, he became chair and faculty member of the Department of Communica- tion and Theatre at Point Loma Nazarene Univer- sity in San Diego, CA. Before NGU, King served from 2005-2019 at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, IN, where he was the Communication and Theatre division chair, the university’s WIWU-TV station director, and communication professor. King earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from Olivet Nazarene University, a master’s degree in communication from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. degree in com- munication from the University of Tennessee.
Gary Rhoden is the Director of Athletic Bands and an Instructor of Music Education for the Cline School of Music. Rhoden holds both a bachelor’s degree in music edu- cation and a master of arts degree in school leadership from Fur-
man University. He most recently taught at James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, SC, serving as the associate director of bands. Prior to that,
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Rhoden served in the same role at Boiling Springs High School. His band programs have achieved numerous accomplishments including being named South Carolina Band Directors Association 5A State Champions, SCBDA 5A Upper State Champions, Bands of America Grand National Semi-Finalists, and Bands of America Regional Class 4A Champi- ons. Rhoden lives in Duncan with his wife Ashley (M.A. ’19) and daughter Emilia.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Dr. Nancy Caukin joined NGU as associate dean for undergraduate pro- grams in the College of Education. She began her education career in 1998 at Eagleville High School in Eagleville, TN. She moved to higher education in 2013 at Middle Ten-
nessee State University. She served as an associate professor in the College of Education Womack Department of Educational Leadership and as pro- gram coordinator for the secondary Ready2Teach program. She and her husband have three children and seven grandchildren.
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES & SCIENCES Dr. Allison Bridges (’13) is an assistant profes- sor of biology. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from NGU, and her doctorate in biochem- istry and cancer biology from Augusta University in 2019. Before coming to NGU, she taught at Augusta University. She is very interested in using the study of science to transform students into lifelong learn- ers. She said she uses teaching to help students see the wonders of Creation in the world around them. When she is not teaching, she enjoys running, reading, and listening to music.
Dr. David Entwistle joined the faculty of NGU as a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in 2020. Entwistle earned a B.A. degree in psychology from Taylor University, and master’s and doctoral de- grees in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University. He is a licensed psychologist who spent the first decade of his pro-
fessional life providing psychotherapy in residential and outpatient settings. More recently, he provided clinical services to residents of a long-term care facility who suffered from chronic medical and psychological conditions.
Entwistle is emeritus professor of psychology at Malone University, where he taught courses in un- dergraduate psychology, graduate counseling, and graduate Christian ministries programs from 1996 to 2020. He has been a visiting professor in Poland and is an inveterate traveler. His publications include Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity, soon to be released in a fourth edition, and The Service Learning Book, designed to help prepare individuals for cross-cultural service-learn- ing and short-term missions teams.
He has led eight service-learning teams working in Poland, Albania and Hong Kong. As a child, he spent several summers on mission stations in equatorial Africa. He is a frequent presenter at con- ferences in the U.S. and overseas and has spoken in churches on four continents. His primary areas of professional interest are coping and chronic illness and integrating faith, learning, and living.
He and his wife Debbie enjoy spending time with their children, spread over three states. David enjoys bike riding, reading, and hiking in his spare time.
Brad Hamlett is the cybersecurity program director and assistant professor for cyberse- curity and computer science. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Furman University and a master of science in cybersecurity from the
University of Maryland. Before teaching at NGU, Hamlett worked as a senior intelligence analyst and senior information technology specialist for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Department of Veterans Af- fairs. He holds numerous industry certifications in information technology and project management.
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