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World Class Faculty

     Dedicated to developing the next generation of business leaders, the faculty of the University of Louisville graduate programs will help you build the skills and abilities you need to succeed. Our professors combine their relevant, real world experiences with modern academic knowledge. Learn more about our graduate program faculty below. Select any name to view faculty vitae. 


All Masters Business Programs 

Dr. Robert D. Nixon - Associate Dean for Masters Programs, College of Business 


Program Directors

Dr. Robert D. Nixon – Professional MBA & Full-Time MBA Robert Nixon photo

  •  ·   Consultant to many industrial and service firms
  • ·   Experience in starting numerous entrepreneurial firms mixes well with focus on strategic and project management
 

Dr. Van Clouse - Entrepreneurship MBA
Photo of Van Clouse 
·   Created nationally-recognized Entrepreneurship MBA
  ·   His students have successfully started more than 20 different businesses

Dr. Robert Taylor – European MBA
Robert Taylor photo·   Former Dean of the UofL College of Business

·   Active member and 1999-2000 Chair of AACSB

·   Developed and directs international MBA programs across the globe

 

Dr. William Stout - Master of Accountancy
William Stout photo  ·  Former Internal Control Director of Corporate Accounting at
     The NutraSweet Company

·   Former Manager of Accounting Research at Monsanto Company 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

Masters Program Core Faculty

Dr. Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams photo·   Former Production Engineer for Dow Chemical Company
    Saran Plastics Division
·   Consults for KFC, General Electric and others primarily
    on forecasting and quality control 

Dr. Manju Ahuja
Photo of Manju Ahuja ·   Chair of the UofL Computer Information Systems Department

·   Ranked as 11th top Information System researcher for the period 1999-2003

Dr. Mike Barone
Mike Barone photo·   Marketing and Branding Consultant for JP Morgan Chase, Colgate-Palmolive,
    Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
·   Honored as Top 25 Productive Advertising Researchers
·   Received “High Honors” distinction, Honor Roll of Consumer Researchers

Dr. Sidney Baxendale
Sidney Baxendale photo·   Published in more than 80 academic and practitioner journals and author of
    four textbooks in accounting and taxation
·   Recipient of College of Business Faculty Excellence Award (3 times), 
    Graduate Teaching Award (3 times), and Service Award
·   Senior Fulbright Scholar in Israel-West Bank and Mauritius
·   Certified as CPA and CMA 

Suzanne Bergmeister, MBA 
Photo of Suzanne Bergmeister·  Founder & CEO of Sunflower Business Ventures Inc. and Board Member
    for Venture Club of Louisville serving as Vogt Awards Committee Chair
·   Formerly worked in private equity industry for Fort Washington
    Investment Advisors, Blue Chip Venture Company, and Chrysalis Ventures
·   Lieutenant Colonel in United States Air Force Reserves and is
    Commander of the Kentucky Admissions Liaison Officer force

Lisa Blum, JD, LLM, CPA
Lisa Blum photo·   Recipient of Faculty Excellence and Service Awards within
    College of Business
·   Published and presents many topics in area of taxation 

Dr. Rohan Christie-David
Rohan Christie-David photo·   Published in elite and high-quality finance journals  

Dr. Lynn Boyd
Lynn Boyd photo·   Former Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche
·   Certified CPIM by American Production & Inventory
    Control Society (APICS)
·   Certified as a Jonah by Goldratt Institute 

Dr. Richard Coppage
Photo of Richard Coppage·   Certified as CPA, CMA, and CFM
·   Formerly performed CMA/CFM reviews for fortune
    500 companies
·   Continuously offers personal financial planning work
    to keep skills up-to-da
te

Dr. Benjamin Foster
Ben Foster photo·   Licensed CPA in state of KY and current member of American
    Institute of CPAs
·   Certified CMA and current member of Institute of
    Management Accountants 

Dr. Richard Germain
Photo of Richard Germain   · Actively involved in research through publishing academic papers
     and membership on editorial review boards

    ·External involvement in various mechanisms including executive
     board membership of non-profit groups, consulting and
     expert witness testimony 

Dr. Steve Gohmann
Photo of Steve Gohmann·   Outstanding Graduate Teacher and Overall Faculty Awards for
    2006-2007 school year
·   Taught in Singapore, Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Russia,
    Panama and China 

Dr. Nat Irvin
Photo of Nat Irvin·  Founder of Future Focus 2020, one of the nation's first futurist think
    tanks whose mission is to introduce futurist thinking to urban America
·   Engaged in strategic conversations about the future with many
    organizations and has been quoted in the New York Times, The BBC, 
    Christian Science Monitor, ABC News and other news organizations
·   His groundbreaking demographic research has created new paradigms
    for the future of African Americans in business

Dr. Alexei Izyumov
Alexei Izyumov photo·   Served as economist at the United Nations representing the USSR
·   Helped launch joint ventures between USSR and USA
·   Commentator/columnist for CNN, NPR, BBC, MSNBC,
    Newsweek, and more

Dr. Wayne Jones
Photo of Wayne Jones·   CEO and Executive Director of the International Pizza Hut
    Franchisee Association
·   Founding partner of regional restaurant chain Tumbleweed
·   Former Marketing Director at HJ Heinz 

Dr. Bruce Kemelgor
Photo of Bruce Kemelgor·   Consultant for AT&T, Upjohn Pharmaceuticals, Bell Labs,
    the World Bank, Jewish Hospital, and United Electric
·   Recipient of Faculty Excellence and Service Awards within
    College of Business and SBI's Homer L. Saunders Mentor Award

Dr. Sharon Kerrick
Photo of Sharon Kerrick·   One of the founders of Micro Computer Solutions, a $22 million
    technology business employing 300+ staff in 5 states
·   Awards and honors include Business First 40 Under 40 Leadership
    Award, Greater Louisville Inc. Woman Technologist of the Year,
    Junior Achievement Worldwide Leadership Award and more
·   Creator of two products registered with the Office of
    Technology Transfer

Dr. Dianna Preece
Photo of Dianna Preece ·  Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) credential
·   Presents financial seminars regularly for groups such as
    Kentucky Bankers Association
·   Published regularly in finance journals 

Dr. Trimbak Shastri
Photo of Trim Shastri·   Former Audit Partner of then-Earnst & Ernst, Chartered Accountants
    in Montreal, Quebec
·   Held accounting positions in manufacturing companies in automobile,
    machine tools, aeronautics, and consumer electronics industries 

Mark Smith, JD, CPA
Photo of Mark Smith·   Former private practice attorney and associate attorney
    at Bensinger & Associates
·   Earned licenses as CPA and Certified Management Accountant 

Dr. Lyle Sussman
Lyle Sussman photo·   Author of more than 10 business management books
·   Frequent consultant to companies including several in
    Fortune 500 

Dr. Sherry Thatcher
Photo of Sherry Thatcher·   Conducted fieldwork in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong,
    South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Micronesia
·   Published in many scholarly international journals on
    organizational behavior topics
·   Winner or numerous grants from National Science
    Foundation (NSF)