Faculty and Staff of Ambassador Baptist College

God has blessed us with many Godly men and women as part of our faculty and staff. The date listed next to some individuals’ names is the first year they served as a full-time faculty or staff member.

Administration

Dr. Ron Comfort (1989)
President and Founder
Instructor — Evangelism
B.A., Bible, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
D.D., Maranatha Baptist College, Watertown, WI
Full-time Evangelism since 1961
jcomfort@ambassadors.edu
Mr. Dwight Smith (2007)
Assistant to the President
B.B.S., Ambassador Baptist College
M.B.S., Ambassador Baptist College
dsmith@ambassadors.edu
Dr. Charles R. Surrett (1991)
Academic Dean
Professor — Practical Theology
B.A., Bible, Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN
M.R.E., Central Baptist Seminary, Minneapolis, MN
M.Div., Central Baptist Seminary, Minneapolis, MN
D.Min., Central Baptist Seminary, Minneapolis, MN
Full-time ministry since 1967
csurrett@ambassadors.edu
Dr. David Cummins, Sr.
Dean of Students
Professor — Bible, Practical Theology
B.A., M. Div., Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
D. Min., University of Liverpool
Full-time ministry since 1968
drcummins@ambassadors.edu
Mr. Alton Beal
Administrative Assistant; Media Services
B.B.S. Ambassador Baptist College
abeal@ambassadors.edu
Miss Dana Robinett
Registrar
Instructor — General Education, Computers
B.S. Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
Teaching since 1977
drobinett@ambassadors.edu
Dr. Bruce Gauger
Business Manager; IT Department
Instructor — Financial Management
bgauger@ambassadors.edu

Faculty

Mrs. Colleen Barrick
Instructor — Sign Language
B.S., Bowling Green State University
cbarrick@ambassadors.edu
Pastor Frank Camp (1994)
Instructor — Bible, Greek
B.S., Industrial Arts Education, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Full-time Teaching/Ministry since 1978
fcamp@ambassadors.edu
Dr. Ernest Childs (1990)
Professor — Bible, Theology
Bible Diploma, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL Th.B., Clarksville School of Theology, Clarksville, TN
Th.M., Clarksville School of Theology, Clarksville, TN
Th.D., Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburg, IN
Full-time ministry since 1959
echilds@ambassadors.edu
Mr. David Crain
Professor — Languages
A.A., St. Johns River Community College
B.B.S., Ambassador Baptist College
M.A., Bob Jones University
dcrain@ambassadors.edu
Dr. Bob Dalton (2007)
Chairman, Education Department
Professor — Education, Bible
B.S., Bob Jones University
M.A. Bob Jones University
University of Alabama
Middle Tennessee State University
D.Min., Crown College
bdalton@ambassadors.edu
Mr. Norman Johnston
Chairman, Missions Department
Professor — Bible, Missions
B.A., Bob Jones University
M.R.E., Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary
Full-time ministry since 1974
njohnston@ambassadors.edu
Mr. Timothy Kelly
Instructor — Piano
B.A., Northeast Missouri State University
tkelly@ambassadors.edu
Mrs. Jennifer Mason
Instructor — Piano, English
B.S., Home Economics, Pensacola Christian College
jmason@ambassadors.edu
Pastor James Ogle
Instructor — Youth Ministries
Graduate of Theology, Ambassador Baptist College
jogle@ambassadors.edu
Mrs. Mary Rosenau (1989)
Professor — English, Elementary Education
B.A., Bible and English, William Jennings Bryan College, Dayton, TN
B.A., English, Salem College, Salem, WV
M.A., Education with emphasis in Language Arts, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Teaching since 1955
Christian school ministry since 1968
mrosenau@ambassadors.edu
Dr. Donald G. Scovill (1989)
Chairman, Music Department
Professor — Music
B.S., St. Paul Bible College, St. Paul, MN
B. Mus. Ed., Cosmopolitan Conservatory, Chicago, IL
M. Mus. Ed., Wisconsin College Conservatory, Milwaukee, WI
D. Sac. Mus., Ambassador Baptist College, Shelby, NC
Music ministry since 1956/Full-time since 1960
dscovill@ambassadors.edu
Mr. Todd G. Scovill (1995)
Professor — Music
B.S., 1982, Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN
M. Sac. Mus., Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL
Music ministry since 1981
tscovill@ambassadors.edu
Mr. Mike Smith
Instructor — Bible, Speech
Th.G., Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO
B.A., Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
In ministry since 1969
msmith@ambassadors.edu
Mrs. Sue Smith
Instructor — Piano
Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO
Ministry/Teaching since 1975
ssmith@ambassadors.edu
Dr. Joel Spencer (1995)
Ministry Placement
Professor — Bible
B.S. Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Watertown, WI
M.A. Maranatha Graduate School of Theology, Watertown, WI
M. Div. Maranatha Graduate School of Theology, Watertown, WI
D.R.E. Tabernacle Baptist Theological Seminary, Virginia Beach, VA
Full-time Ministry/Teaching since 1981
jspencer@ambassadors.edu
Mrs. Rosanne Surrett
Instructor — General Education
B.A., Bible (minors in Speech and Missions), Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN
Full-time Ministry since 1967
rsurrett@ambassadors.edu
Mrs. Bette Swaringen
Instructor — Elementary Education
B.R.E., Bible and Christian Day School, Baptist Bible College, Clarks Summit, PA
Teaching Ministry since 1971
bswaringen@ambassadors.edu