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-

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
ED 4710 Seminar: Diversity in Education

Dr. Linda Everett

Associate Professor of Education
Director of MACI Program
leverett@snu.edu

 

  • B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1971
  • M.A., Southern Nazarene University, 1979
  • Ed.D., University of Oklahoma, 1989; Graduate Studies, University of Central Oklahoma, 1995
  • Teacher, 1971-1984, elementary/middle/high schools, Putnam City School District 
  • Assistant Principal 1984-1989, Putnam City Schools
  • Assistant Principal, 1989-1990, Western Heights Schools
  • Central Office Administrator, 1990-1993, Edmond Public Schools
  • Principal, Central Middle School, Edmond Schools, 1993-1998
  • Principal, Woodward Schools, 1998-2000
  • Principal, Putnam City West High School, 2000- 2005. 
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Oklahoma, 1993-1996
  • University of Central Oklahoma, 2000-2001
  • Southern Nazarene University, 2006-2008
  • Executive Director, Oklahoma Association of Secondary School Principals, 2005- 2008
  • Professor, Master of Arts in Educational Administration, Professor/Director, Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, Southern Nazarene University, 2008- current 

ED 3122 Learning and Evaluation
ED 3323 Developmental Reading

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 Diagnosis/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
ED 4483 - Cognitive Development: Math/Science/Social Studies
ED 4553 - Child and Social Systems
ED 4142 - Survey of Exceptional Child

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 2142 Educational Technology
ED 4273 Professional Decision Making

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

Ms. Sonja Kroutil

Administrative Associate
skroutil@snu.edu