
Dr. Phillip Frank
Chair
Dr. Phillip Frank
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
B.S., Appalachian State University, Management
M.B.A., High Point University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Marketing
Office: Popplewell Hall, 305-C
Office Phone: (816) 271-5918
Email: pfrank@missouriwestern.edu

Margarita Loxley
Administrative Assistant
Margarita Loxley
Administrative Assistant
Office: Popplewell Hall 305
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: mloxley@missouriwestern.edu

Katie Campbell
Academic Advisor/ Internship coordinator
Katie Campbell
Academic Advisor/ Internship coordinator
816-271-4348
kcampbell23@missouriwestern.edu
Popplewell Hall 305

Perry Oliver Adkins
Instructor
Perry Oliver Adkins
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Accounting
B.S., Accounting
M.B.A.
Office: Popplewell Hall, 303-A
Office Phone: (816) 271-4459
Email: padkins3@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Curtis Atchley
Assistant Professor
Curtis Atchley
Education background: Ph.D. in Business Administration with a
Specialization in Advanced Accounting; Northcentral University (2018)
M.S. in Accounting; Tabor College (2003)
B.S. in Business Administration; Friends University (1999)
Email: catchley@missouriwestern.edu
Number: 816-271-4278
Teaching Specialty: Financial Accounting: Intermediate Accounting; Advance
Accounting; Introduction into Financial Accounting for MBA program
Managerial Accounting: Cost Accounting; Introduction into Managerial
Accounting for MBA program
Accounting Information Systems (QuickBooks, Sage software)
Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
Office: Popplewell 315K

Casey Bell
Instructor
Casey Bell
Instructor
Office: Popplewell Hall, 305
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: cbell@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Michael Chiao
Professor
Dr. Michael Chiao
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Finance
M.S., National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
Ph.D., Finance, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-H
Office Phone: (816) 271-5954
Email: cchiao@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Khendum W Choden
Associate Professor
Dr. Khendum W Choden
Associate Professor
Teaching Specialty: Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Organization Staffing, Training and Safety
B.S., Stony Brook University
Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315 S
Office Phone: (816) 271-4273
Email: kchoden@missouriwestern.edu

Greg Hatten
Part-Time Instructor
Greg Hatten
Part-Time Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University, Journalism
M.B.A., Northwest Missouri State University
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-N
Office Phone: (541) 232-3565
Email: ghatten@missouriwestern.edu

Thomas Lalka
Instructor
Thomas Lalka
Education background: Rutgers University B.A., Radford University, MBA,
Columbus State University, B.S.. University of Phoenix DBA
Email MWSU: tlalka@missouriwestern.edu
Email Personal: willalan@netzero.com
Your office phone number: 816-271-4349
Teaching Specialty: Management & Statistics
Office room: Popplewell 315J

Dr. Brett Luthans
Professor
Dr. Brett Luthans
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Organizational Behavior & International Management
B.S., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
M.B.A., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-E
Office Phone: (816) 271-4411
Email: luthans@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Cheryl McIntosh
Assistant Professor
Dr. Cheryl McIntosh
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Management
B.A., Brigham Young University
M.B.A., University of Texas Dallas
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email:

Dr. Bin Qiu
Assistant Professor
Dr. Bin Qiu
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Finance
B.S., Economics: Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
M.S., Finance: University of International Business and Economics
M.B.A., Babson College, Wellesley, MA
Ph.D., Finance: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-G
Office Phone: (816) 271-4347
Email: bqiu@missouriwestern.edu

Linda Salfrank, JD
Instructor
Linda Salfrank, JD
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Business Law
B.A., J.D., University of Missouri – Columbia
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-O
Office Phone: (816) 271-5832
Email: lsalfrank@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Nitin Singh
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nitin Singh
Assistant Professor
Office: Popplewell Hall, 306
Office Phone: (816) 271-4286
Email: nsingh1@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Prashant Tarun
Professor
Dr. Prashant Tarun
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Supply Chain Management, Productions & Ops
B.E., Sardar Patel University, Mechanical Engineering
M.S., University of Texas,Industrial Engineering
Ph.D., University of Texas, Industrial Engineering
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-P
Office Phone: (816) 271-5938
Email: ptarun@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Amit Verma
Assistant Professor
Dr. Amit Verma
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Supply Chain Management
B. Tech., National Institute of Technology Calicut, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Tippie College of Business, Management Science
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-L
Office Phone: (816) 271-4357
Email: averma@missouriwestern.edu

Irene Zhang
Instructor
Irene Zhang
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Accounting
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-M
Office Phone: (816) 271-4129
Email: yzhang1@missouriwestern.edu
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Theresa Buttz
Administrative Assistant
Theresa Buttz
Administrative Assistant
Office: Popplewell Hall 208
Office Phone: (816) 271-5615
Email: tbuttz@missouriwestern.edu

Pam Klaus
Director of Franchise Development
Pam Klaus
Director of Center for Franchise Development
Office: Popplewell Hall, 211
Office Phone: (816) 262-9769
Email: pklaus@missouriwestern.edu

Miu Sutton
Business Facilitator

Annette Weeks
Director of Entrepreneurship
Annette Weeks
Director of Center for Entrepreneurship
Office: Popplewell Hall, 203
Office Phone: (816) 271-4283
Email: aweeks@missouriwestern.edu