NGU Current Education Faculty


Primary Faculty

Richard NeSmith
Dean of the College of Education
D.Sc.Ed., Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
Ed.S., Augusta State University, Augusta, GA
B.S.,  M.Ed.,University of South Carolina 
D.Min., Bethany Theological Seminary, Dothan, AL
B.S., M.R.E. Hyles-Anderson College, Crown Point, IN
post-doctoral studies:  Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC; Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC

email: Dr. Richard NeSmith
Jill Branyon
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Winthrop University
M.A.T., University of South Carolina
Ed.D., University of South Carolina
email: Dr. Jill Branyon
Ellen Cashion
Director of Teacher Education
B.A., Clemson University
M.Ed., Clemson University
email: Professor Ellen Cashion
Ann Foster

Field Placement Coordinator
B.A., Furman University
M.A., Furman University
email: Professor Ann Foster

JoAnn Garrett
Instructor
B.A., Carson Newman College
M.Ed., Columbia College
email: Ms. Jo Ann Garrett
Marianne Holland
Chair of Music Education (located in Fine Arts Division)
B.A., Limestone College
M.Med., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
email: Dr. Marianne Holland
Melanie Hutto
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Birmingham Southern College
M.S., Mississippi State University
Ph.D., Mississippi State University
email: Dr. Melanie Hutto
Robin Johnson
Professor of Education
B.A., French: University of Washington
M.Ed., Converse College
Ed.S., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
email: Dr. Robin Johnson
Sheila Marino
Chairperson, Early Childhood Program
Post-doctoral studies: Clemson University, West Virginia University, Marino Institute (Ireland), England, Wales, Scotland, France, Italy, Austria and Bulgaria
Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction: Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education, Language Arts Education, University of Tennessee
M.S. Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Reading Education, University of Tennessee
B.S. Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education, University of Tennessee
email: Dr. Sheila Marino

Kathryn McColskey
Chairperson, Elementary Education Program
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City
M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ed.S., University of Georgia
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
email: Dr. Kathryn McColskey

Donna McAbee
Records Coordinator
email: Ms. Donna McAbee