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Philip S. Nitse

Philip S. Nitse, Ph.D., Dean of Craig School of Business (B.S., Arizona State University; M.B.A., Memphis State University; Ph.D., University of Memphis)
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
816-271-5827

pnitse@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 305

   
Denise Bartles

Denise Bartles, Associate Professor (B.S.B.A., Missouri Western State College; J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Teaching Specialty: Business Law
Research Specialties: regulation in the airline industry; Sarbanes Oxley and other statutes applicable to not for profit corporations; and fiduciary duty of board and accountability to membership and stake holders

816-271-4357

bartles@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-C

   
Stephen Butler

Dr. Stephen Butler, Associate Professor (B.S.B.A., Drake University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa)
Teaching Specialty: Accounting

Research Specialty: Study of judgments and decision making behavior of managers and auditors.

816-271-5975

sbutler8@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-D

   
Dr. Michael Chiao

Dr. Michael Chiao, Assistant Professor (B.S., M.S., National Chung-Hsing University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Teaching Specialty: Finance and Accounting
816-271-5954

cchiao@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-H

   
Scott Ertekin
Dr. Scott Ertekin, Assistant Professor (M.B.A., Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey; Ph.D., University of North Texas, Denton)
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
Research Specialty: Consumer Behavior, International Marketing
Popplewell Hall, 309-I
   
Martha Lou Fowler

Martha Lou Fowler, Associate Professor (B.S., M.S., Northeast Missouri State University)
Teaching Specialty: Accounting
Research Specialties: Managerial Accounting and Accounting Education

816-271-5829

fowler@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-R

   
Konrad Gunderson

Dr. Konrad Gunderson, Associate Professor (B.A., Luther College; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Teaching Specialty: Accounting

816-271-4278

gunder@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-K

   
Dale Krueger

Dr. Dale Krueger, Associate Professor (B.A., DePauw University; M.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Missouri)
Teaching Specialty: Management

Research Specialty:  Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, Environmental Sustainability, Non-profit Organization Sector and Educational Development

816-271-5830

krueger@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-Q

   
Larry Lawson

Dr. Larry Lawson, Professor (B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder)
Teaching Specialty: Finance

816-271-4351

lawson@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-L

   

Mark Lewis

Dr. Mark Lewis, Associate Professor (B.S., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University)
Teaching Specialty: Management Information Systems, Production/Operations Management, Management Science
Research Specialties: Mathematical modeling; Optimization; Algorithms

816-271-4273

mlewis14@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-A

 

Brett Luthans

Dr. Brett Luthans, Professor (B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Teaching Specialty: Management
Research Specialties: the impact of change interventions on attitudes and performance; and the impact of organizational behavior construct on performance

816-271-4411

luthans@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-E

   
Dr. Vivek Madupu

Dr. Vivek Madupu, Assistant Professor (B.S., Kakatiya University; M.S., University of Hyderabad; M.B.A., Bharatidasan Institute of Management; Ph.D., University of Memphis)

816-271-4349

Teaching Specialty:  Marketing

Research Specialty:  Consumer Behavior & Cross-cultural Issues

vmadupu@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-J

   
Beverly Payne

Dr. Beverly Payne, Assistant Professor (B.S.B.A., Missouri Western State College; M.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Kansas)
Teaching Specialty: Communication

Research Specialties: organizational commitment and identification; new technology and communication; and communication and organizational change
816-271-5828

payne@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-G

   
Dr. faye smith Dr. faye smith, Professor (B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Iowa)
Teaching Specialty: Management
Research Specialties: strategic management; organizational identity; organizational theory; and work-life balance
816-271-5824
fsmith6@missouriwestern.edu
Popplewell Hall, 309-B
   
Swafford

Roger Swafford, Instructor (A.S., Missouri Western State University; B.A., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University)

Teaching Specialty: Marketing

816-271-4459

rswafford1@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-F

   
Prashant Tarun, PhD

Dr. Prashant Tarun, Assistant Professor (B.S., Sardar Patel University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington)
Teaching Specialties: Quantitative Techniques, Management Science, Production and Operations Management, and Statistics
Research Specialities: Operations Research, Stochastic Modeling, Large-Scale Optimization (Multistage Multiobjective), Stochastic Dynamic Programming, Design of Experiments, and Statistical Data Mining
816-271-5938

ptarun@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-P

   
Michael West Michael West, Instructor (B.S. Ed., University of Missouri - Columbia; M.B.A., University of Missouri - Columbia)
Teaching Specialty: Management
816-271-4320
west@missouriwestern.edu
Popplewell Hall, 309-A & B
   
Richard Zimmer

Richard Zimmer, Instructor (B.S., University of Missouri; M.B.A., Rockhurst University)
816-271-5825

Teaching Specialty:  Accounting

rzimmer@missouriwestern.edu

Popplewell Hall, 309-M

Staff
Cherie Gemmell

Cherie Gemmell
CSB & PS Administrative Coordinator

816.271.4518

Cassandra Samuel

Cassandra Samuel
Academic Advising Coordinator

816.271.4348

 

Peggy Leland Peggy Leland
Administrative Assistant
816.271.4338

Tom Williamson
Assistant to the Dean

816.271.5918

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