Staff

Jim Cox

Jim Cox 2012
Position: 
Coordinator of Online Recruiting and Partnerships

Jim comes to Sterling College having spent 40 years as a teacher and administrator in the public school system.He has a masters degree in K-12 Administration from Whittier College in California. Jim and his wife, Sandy, have been married for 39 years and have five grown children and six grandchildren. There youngest son, Chad, is a graduate of Sterling College (‘06).

Education

M.A. in K-12 Administration, Whittier College

Office

Second Floor, Kelsey Hall

Steve Crandall

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Position: 
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

He is in his 24th season as an assistant coach on the Lady Warrior coaching staff. During his tenure as an assistant the Lady Warriors have an overall record of 472-134 (78%) and won seven KCAC regular season championships.

Crandall and Sterling College Head Coach Lonnie Kruse have worked together for over 24 years, having worked together previously at South Barber High School in Kiowa, Kansas.Unknown Object

Luke Cureton

Luke Cureton 2012
Position: 
Head Men and Women's Golf Coach; Assistant Men's Basketball Coach

If anyone should understand what is near and dear to the heart it is Luke because he has experienced it firsthand through Sterling College. Luke has a history with this school which has been a large piece of his heart - his parents attended Sterling as well as he and his wife. He now works as the Head Golf Coach and the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach.

Erin Cureton

Erin Cureton 2012
Position: 
Visit Experience Coordinator

Erin originally found herself at Sterling College as a student in 2003. Since then, she has graduated, served as the Resident Director of McCreery Hall, married, moved to Colorado, and finally returned to the charming town of Sterling where she now works at her alma mater as the Visit Experience Coordinator. She found herself back here when her husband, Luke, accepted a coaching position here.

Christian Dashiell

Christian Dashiell 2012
Position: 
Chaplain

Christian graduated from Sterling College in 2002, at which point he and his wife Stacy moved to Kansas City for graduate school. In addition to earning a Masters of Divinity from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Christian had the opportunity to work at two different churches in the Kansas City area.

Marvin Dewey

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Position: 
Vice President of Institutional Advancement

As Sterling College’s Vice President for Advancement, Dr. Marvin Dewey serves on the President’s Cabinet and is responsible for leading and coordinating all college development and alumni relations, including Sterling Fund, major gifts, planned giving, and church relations.

Jack Dillard

Jack Dillard 2012
Position: 
Head Track & Cross Country Coach

Jack Dillard is in his eighth season as the Head Men's and Women's Cross Country & Track Coach at Sterling College. During his time at Sterling, Dillard has build both a quality cross country and track program.

Adrian Dinkel

Adrian Dinkel 2012
Position: 
Head Baseball Coach

In 2011, Coach Dinkel’s pitching staff went 31-22 with five saves with an ERA of 4.27. Two of Coach Dinkel’s pitchers, Wes Tramble and Danny Valenzuela, were named All-KCAC First Team, and Tramble was also named KCAC Pitcher of the Year.

Renee Dodson

Renee Dodson 2012
Position: 
Administrative Assistant for Academic Affairs

Renee's happening upon Sterling College is a strange story-one that began as she lived in Lyons and spent lots of time driving by the campus. One day she decided to call the college about a position that she heard had opened up. The strange part is that she heard about the position through a dream.

Dennis Dutton

Dennis Dutton 2012
Position: 
Director of Admissions

Dennis came to Sterling as a student over 30 years ago. He was interested in finding a college with a strong Christian perspective as well as a strong theatre program, communications program and a place where he sensed a committed community-and Sterling was it.