Administration & Faculty
Administration

Clarence G. Sexton
Founder and President

Charles Prescott
Chief Financial Officer

James Zenker
Executive V.P., School of Trades and Technology

M. Shannon Sexton
Vice President of Student Life

Timothy L. Tomlinson
Vice President of Administration

Loyd Ewing
Academic Dean
Administration

Clarence G. Sexton
Founder and President

James Zenker
Executive V.P., School of Trades

Timothy L. Tomlinson
Vice President of Administration

Charles Prescott
Chief Financial Officer

M. Shannon Sexton
Vice President of Student Life

Loyd Ewing
Academic Dean
Board Members
Aaron Boese – Saginaw, MI
Winston Carrol – Knoxville, TN
Roger Green – Franklin, OH
Andy Padgett – Powell, TN
Robert Painter – Spring, TX
Suzanne Raper – Fort Lauderdale, FL
James Ray – Chattanooga, TN
Clarence Sexton – Powell, TN
John Stancil, Chairman – Springfield, TN
Gayle Washington – Knoxville, TN
Darren Williams – Andersonville, TN
DEANS
Loyd Ewing
Academic Dean
Mike Fox
Dean of Crown Global Online Education
Charles Hatcher
Director of Crown Seminary & Graduate School
Tim Tomlinson
Dean of the School of Ministry
Kristi Sexton
Dean of the School of Education
Clayton Sullivan
Dean of the School of Business
Matthew Whiteside
Dean of the School of Science and Healthcare
Ralph Myers
Dean of the School of Computer Technology
Pollie Deeringer
Director, International Language Navigators
Clayton Sullivan
Registrar
Mike Cole
Dean of Men
Chelsey Weber
Dean of Women
FACULTY
Michael Cole
M.E., School Administration, Western Maryland University
B.S., Education, Liberty University
Education
Pollie Deeringer
M.A., Applied Linguistics, ESL Concentration, University of Massachusetts
M.C.E., Crown Graduate School
B.S., Elementary Education, Pensacola Christian College
T.E.S.O.L. Certificate, Worldwide Teachers Institute
English, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Jean Evans
M.C.E., Crown Graduate School
B.S., Missionary Nursing, Baptist Bible College
Diploma, Thomas Jefferson School of Nursing
Certificate in Dyslexic Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
Certification – Community Literacy Specialist, University of North Dakota
Education, English, Linguistics
Julian Evans
D.C.Ed., Community Bible Institute and Seminary
M.C.E., Community Bible Institute and Seminary
M.Ed., Baptist Bible College
B.C.E., Community Bible Institute and Seminary
Bible, Education, Science
Loyd Ewing
Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois
M.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois
B.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois
Science, Mathematics
Mike Fox
M.A., Counselling, Luther Rice Seminary
M.C.E., Crown Graduate School
M.Min., Crown Seminary
B.R.E., Bible and Education, Midwestern Baptist College
Bible, Counseling
Jerry Harmon
Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
M.Div., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
Graduate Studies, Biblical Hebrew, Johns Hopkins University
M.A., Louisiana Baptist University
B.S. Pastoral Theology, Hyles Anderson College
Bible, Biblical Languages, Theology
Charles Hatcher
B.B.S. Pastoral Ministry, Crown College
M.Min., Crown Seminary
M.B.S., Crown Seminary
M.Div., Crown Seminary
Ph.D., Columbia International University (in progress)
Bible
Daryl Johnson
M.S., Criminal Justice, University of North Alabama
M.Min., Crown Seminary
B.S., Criminal Justice, Pensacola Christian College
National Interpreter Certificate, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
American Sign Language
James Kiernan
Ph.D., Church History and Historical Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (in progress)
M.Div., Crown Seminary
M.B.S., Crown Seminary
M.Miss., Crown Seminary
B.B.S., Missions, Crown College
T.E.S.O.L. Certificate, Crown College
Phonetic Reading Specialist, Crown College
Bible
Torrey Lasley
M.Div., Bob Jones University
M.A., Theology, Bob Jones University
M.Miss., Crown Seminary
M.Ed., English, Liberty University
B.A., Bible, Bob Jones University
English, Missions
Angela McKinney
M.Ed., Teaching and Learning, Maranatha Baptist University
Graduate Certificate in English, Maranatha Baptist University
B.S., English Education, Pensacola Christian College
English
Katy Mitchell
M.A., History, Western Kentucky University
M.C.E., Secondary Education, Crown Graduate School
B.A., History, University of Tennessee
Education, History
Ralph Myers
M.S., Mathematical Sciences, University of West Florida
B.S., Computer Engineering, Indiana Institute of Technology
Mathematics, Computer Science, Business
Robert Patton
D.D., Baptist College of America
M.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine
M.Miss., Crown Graduate School
A.B., Biology/Chemistry, Hamilton College
Diplomate, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Professor of Internal Medicine, A.M. Dogliotti School of Medicine
Decoration, by the government of Liberia for medical service to the nation
Missions, Science
Scott Pauley
D.Min., Luther Rice University
M.Div., Crown Seminary
M.B.S., Crown Seminary
M.Min., Crown Seminary
B.B.S., Pastoral Theology, Crown College
Bible, Ministry
Charles Prescott
Ph.D., Education & Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella University
M.S.M., Business Management, Troy University
Post Graduate Work, Finance, University of Phoenix
M.Min., Crown Seminary
B.S., Christian School Education & History, Landmark Baptist College
Business
Herbert Samworth
Th.D., Reformation Studies, Westminster Theological Seminary
B.D., (M.Div.) Bible, Columbia International University
B.S., Business Administration, Drexel Institute of Technology
Bible, Theology, Church History
Steven Scoggins
M.Min., Crown Seminary (in progress)
B.B.S., Crown College, Youth Ministry
Church Ministries
Kristi Sexton
M.A. English, University of Tennessee
M.C.E., Crown Graduate School
B.A. English, University of Tennessee
Education, English
Clayton Sullivan
M.Sc., Sports Management & Coaching, United States Sports Academy
M.Sc., Education Technology & Safety System, Embry-Riddle University
BS, Business Admin & Management, Wayland Baptist University
Business
Chris Taylor
Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Liberty University
Educational Specialist: Educational Technology, University of Florida
M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Stetson, University
B.S. Social Studies Education, Indiana University
Education
Timothy Tomlinson
D.Min., Luther Rice Seminary (in progress)
M.Div., Crown Seminary
M.Min., Crown Seminary
M.B.S., Crown Seminary
B.B.S., Pastoral Theology, Crown College
Bible, Church Ministries
Matthew Whiteside
Ph.D., Biology, Chemical Ecology, University of California at Irvine
B.S., Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, Arkansas State University
M.Min., Crown Seminary (in progress)
Science
Natalie Winland
B.B.S., Elementary Education, The Crown College
M.L.I.S., Valdosta State University
Librarian
Melody Yates
M.C.E., Crown Graduate School
B.B.S., Elementary Education, The Crown College
Education
James Zenker
M.Div., Crown Seminary
M.Min., Crown Seminary
M.C.E., Crown Graduate School
B.B.S., Crown College
Bible, Missions