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2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Walker College of Business Faculty


Walker College of Business

Department of Accounting

PENELOPE L. BAGLEY (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., M.A., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia

KENNARD S. BRACKNEY (2003)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Old Dominion University
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

RANDAL K. EDWARDS (1986)
Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

C. KEVIN ELLER (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

NAOMI S. FAW (2016)
Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University

TIMOTHY B. FORSYTH (1989)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., University of South Alabama
M.B.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)

ALEX HELMS (2019)
Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University

KELLY ANN HENSON (2016)
Lecturer
B.B.A. University of Michigan
M.B.A. Florida Institute Of Technology

MARY ANN HOFMANN (2006)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., Union College
M.B.A., University of Nebraska
M.S., Grand Valley State University
Ph.D., Arizona State University. CMA

REBECCA HUTCHINS (1986)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.A., Furman University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

SCOT E. JUSTICE (2017)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.B.A., University of Memphis
M.B.A., Tennessee Tech University
D.B.A., Kennesaw State University

RACHEL KELLER (2005)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S., Duke University
M.S., Appalachian State University

CLAUDIA L. KELLEY (1994)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., Waynesburg College
M.S., University of Illinois
M.T.A., Ph.D., The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)

TAMARA K. KOWALCZYK (2005)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.A., St. Edward’s University
M.B.A., The University of Texas
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

ALVARO MARTINELLI (1974)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
Laurea, University of Genoa, Italy
M.B.A., Ph.D., North Texas State University

WILLIAM B. POLLARD (1981)
Professor in the Department of Accounting and Director of the Master of Science in Accounting Program
B.A., Mars Hill College
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

TRACY NELSON REED (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., M.Acc., Eastern Michigan University
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

FORREST DOUGLAS ROBERTS (2002)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting
B.B.A., Southern Arkansas University
M.B.A., University of Arkansas
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

ROBIN N. ROMANUS (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., Old Dominion University
M.Accountancy, University of West Florida
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

H. LYNN STALLWORTH (2006)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.Accountancy, M.Accountancy, University of Mississippi
Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

DERINDA P. STIENE (2017)
Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.A., University of New Hampshire
M.S., Northeastern University

MARY M. STOLBERG (2015)
Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.A., University of Chicago
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
M.S., Appalachian State University

JANET L. WOODS (2001)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University

KIMBERLY A. ZAHLLER (2017)
Assitant Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.A., M.B.A., Miami University
M.A., The Ohio State University
M.S.A, Ph.D., University of Central Florida

Department of Computer Information Systems

RICHMOND ADEBIAYE (2019)
Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Lagos State University, NGR
M.S., Lewis University
Ph.D., Robert Morris University

LEWIS ALEXANDER (2017)
Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law
M.B.A., Appalachian State University

TIMOTHY HUNTER BURWELL (1986)
Vice Provost for Resource Management, Office of Academic Affairs; and Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
B.A., Wofford College
M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University

JOSEPH CAZIER (2004)
Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Director for the Center for Analytics Research and Education
B.S., Washington State University, Richland
M.B.A., Brigham Young University
Ph.D., Arizona State University, Tempe

CHIEN-HUNG CHEN (CHARLIE) (2003)
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Tamsui Oxford College
M.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University
M.B.A., American Graduate School of International Management
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

HOON CHOI (2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Dankook University, SK
M.A., University of Leeds
Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio

JOHN K. CORLEY (2009)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.I.S., University of Georgia
M.B.A., Augusta State University
Ph.D., Auburn University

EDGAR HASSLER (2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., DeVry University
M.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.S., University of Alabama
Ph.D., University of Alabama

SCOTT HUNSINGER (2005)
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Co-Director of the Center for Applied Research on Emerging Technologies (CARET)
B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

LAKSHMI IYER (2017)
Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Director of the Applied Data Analytics Graduate Program
B.E., Bangalore University
M.S., University of Alabama
Ph.D., University of Georgia

JEFFREY KALETA (2019)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., University of Maine
M.S., Murray State University
Ph.D., University of Memphis

BEVERLY DAWN MEDLIN (1988)
Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Co-Director of the Center for Applied Research on Emerging Technologies (CARET)
B.A., M.A., Appalachian State University
Ed.D., Virginia Tech

RICHARD SPARKS(2017)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Appalachian State University
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Appalachian State University

CHRIS TAYLOR (2011)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Appalachian State University

SANDRA ANN VANNOY (1998)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

JASON (JIE) XIONG (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.A., University of Electronic Science/Technology
M.A., Zhejiang University, China
M.S., University of Nebraska
Ph.D., Yale University

Department of Economics

IMRAN ARIF (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., M.A., University of the Punjab
Ph.D., West Virginia University

DAVID MICHAEL BRUNER (2008)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Virginia Tech
M.A. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ph.D., University of Calgary

TODD LINTON CHERRY (2001)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics
B.S.B.A., Appalachian State University
M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., University of Wyoming

JOHN WILLIAM DAWSON (2000)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., East Carolina University
M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

DAVID L. DICKINSON (2004)
Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., Western Washington University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona

PETER A. GROOTHUIS (2002)
Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Central Michigan University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

DENNIS B. GUIGNET (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

ONUR INCE (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., M.A., Bilkent University, Turkey
M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston

JOHN G. LEHMAN (2012)
Lecturer in the Department of Economics
B.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Virginia Tech

DAVID M. McEVOY (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., University of New Hampshire
M.S., University College London (UK)
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst

TANGA M. MOHR (2003)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

OWEN ASHTON MORGAN (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., University of Humberside
M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware

JAYJIT ROY (2010)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Presidency College
M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University
M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

BROCK STODDARD (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Brigham Young University
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

MARK C. STRAZICICH (2004)
Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., University of British Columbia
M.A., Simon Fraser University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington

JOHN C. WHITEHEAD (2004)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics
B.A., Centre College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

JI YAN (2010)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., M.A., Fudan University
M.A., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

Department of Finance, Banking & Insurance

BRYAN SCOTT BOUBOULIS (2012)
Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Appalachian State University

HARRY McLEMORE DAVIS (1977)
Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance and Holder of the North Carolina Bankers Association Professorship
A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., University of Georgia

LEIGH E. DUNSTON (2002)
Executive-in-Residence in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., St. Joseph’s University
J.D., Georgetown University

AUSTIN EGGERS (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.A., Appalachian State University
Masters of Divinity, Fuller Theological Seminary
J.D., NC Central School of Law

KAREN EPERMANIS (2006)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance; Director of the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center; and Internship Coordinator for Risk Management
B.B.A., University of Georgia
M.B.A., University of Tulsa
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

JOHN P. GEARY (1976)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
A.B., The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
J.D., Samford University
M.A., Ph.D., George Peabody College for Teachers

DELBERT C. GOFF (1991)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, David A. Thompson Professor of Applied Investments
B.S.B.A., University of Florida
M.B.A., Ph.D., Florida State University

BRANDY HADLEY (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

JEFF HOBBS (2005)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., West Virginia University
M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech

KEVIN HUFF (2017)
Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., Mississippi College
J.D., Mississippi College

JARROD JOHNSTON (2003)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.A., Drake University
M.B.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University

TERRILL RAY KEASLER (1987)
Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., Livingston State University
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)

DAVID CRAIG MARLETT (2003)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance; and Holder of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) Distinguished Professorship
B.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

RICHARD E. MATTAR (1987)
Executive-in-Residence in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., North Carolina State University
J.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CHRIS R. McNEIL (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance; and Internship Coordinator for Finance and Banking
B.S., Wake Forest University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

LORILEE MEDDERS (2017)
Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance and Joseph F. Freeman Distinguished Professor in Insurance
B.S., University of Alabama
M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State

HEATHER HULBURT NORRIS (2003)
Dean of the Walker College of Business and Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.B.A., James Madison University
M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

JAMIE PARSON (2012)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., Nebraska Weslyan University
J.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law

IVAN CARL ROTEN (2001)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.B.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky

JOE WALSH (2016)
Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., Gardner-Webb University
M.B.A., Appalachian State University

Department of Management

STELLA E. ANDERSON (1992)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Purdue University

JACQUELINE Z. BERGMAN (2006)
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Management
B.A., Dickinson College
M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

ROBIN T. BYERLY (1997)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., M.B.A., Tennessee Technological University
Ph.D., Florida State University

J. DANA CLARK (1991)
Professor in the Department of Management and Director of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program
B.A., M.B.A., University of Georgia
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

BETTY SMITH COFFEY (1992)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Berea College
M.A., The University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.B.A., M.H.A., Xavier University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

HEATHER DIXON-FOWLER (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Eckerd College
M.B.A., Wichita State University
Ph.D., University of Arkansas

JAMES KEMP ELLINGTON (2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Management
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

DAN K. HSU (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.S., M.S., Fu-Jen Catholic University
M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., Syracuse University

CAROL S. KLINE (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Wake Forest University
M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

MARK O. LEWIS (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.B.A., University of Georgia
M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University

MARTIN B. MEZNAR (2007)
Associate Dean for International Programs and Assessment in the Walker College of Business and Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., B.S., Bryan College
M.S., The University of Texas at Dallas
Ph.D., University of South Carolina (Columbia)

RAJAT PANWAR (2016)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.S.C., C.C.S. University, India
M.B.A., Lucknow University, India
Ph.D., Oregon State University
D.B.A., Grenoble Ecole de Management, France

JESSE DYLON PIPES (2014)
Lecturer in the Department of Management
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.B.A., Appalachian State University

RICHARD W. POUDER (2000)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ph.D., University of Connecticut

BENJAMIN C. POWELL (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
A.B., Princeton University
M.B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School

RACHEL S. SHINNAR (2004)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Tel-Aviv University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

ALAN E. SINGER (2008)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Oxford University
B.S., University of London
Ph.D., University of Canterbury, Christchurch

PETER D. VILLANOVA (1993)
Professor in the Department of Management
A.A., Mesa College
B.S., San Diego State University
M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech

JAMES W. WESTERMAN (2005)
Holshouser Distinguished Professor in Ethics in the Department of Management
B.S., M.B.A., Florida State University
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

BRIAN G. WHITAKER (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., University of Louisville
M.A., Xavier University
Ph.D., University of Akron

MICHAEL N. YOUNG (2017)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., West Virginia State University
M.A., University of Connecticut
Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management

PIA A. ALBINSSON (2009)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., New Mexico State University

ILGIM DARA BENOIT (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., M.B.A., Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

UNAL O. BOYA (1988)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

LAURA BREWER (2019)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., Appalachian State UniversityM.B.A., Appalachian State University

CHARLES CIARAMITA (2009)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S.B.A. and M.B.A., Creighton University

CHRISTY COOK (2019)
Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., Embry-Riddle University
M.A., Appalachian State University

NEEL DAS (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.Com., St. Xavier’s College, India
M.Com., University of Calcutta, India
PGDBM, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

DINESH S. DAVÉ (1988)
Professor and Director in the Department of Computer Information Systems & Supply Chain Management
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Gujarat University
M.S., West Virginia College of Graduate Studies

BETH ELLINGTON (2011)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.B.A., Elon University
M.S.I.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

JEFF R. FOREMAN (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S. Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Western Carolina University
Ph.D., Georgia State University

BONNIE SUE GUY (1987)
Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.B.A., M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

MEGAN HAYES (2006)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Wake Forest University

EVA MARIAH HYATT (1990)
Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.B.A., Louisiana State University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina (Columbia)

STEVEN LEON (2016)
Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., University of North Dakota
M.B.A., Loyola University
Ph.D., North Dakota State University

LUBNA NAFEES (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
M.B.A., AMU, Algarh (India)
Ph.D., Jamia Hamdard University (India)

ATANAS NIK NIKOLOV (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
M.B.A., Georgia State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia

BILL PHILLIPS (2012)
Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., University of South Carolina
M.B.A., University of South Carolina

AARON RATCLIFFE (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

BARBARA RULE (2008)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., Emory University
M.B.A., Georgia State University

GEORGE DAVID SHOWS (2013)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., M.B.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University

HARVEY SIMON (2016)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
M.B.A., Harvard University

JAMES EDGAR STODDARD (1998)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S.M.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy
M.B.A., Ph.D., Virginia Tech