School of Business Faculty

Faculty

Julia A. Frankland
Associate Professor of Business Administration (1999), B.A., Westminster College; M.A., The University of Akron; Ph.D., Kent State University
 
 
John P. Harris II
 
       
Director of MBA Program, Professor of Business Administration (1991), B.A.,The University of Akron; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
 
Dennis D. Kincaid
        
Professor of Business Administration (1988), B.A., Kent State University; M.B.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Kent State University
 
Thomas A. Kratzer
      
Professor of Business Administration (1997), B.A., Luther College; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Iowa
 
Maria Lai-Ling Lam
       
Associate Professor of Business Administration (2001), B.B.A., M.B.A., M.A., The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Ph.D., The George Washington University
 
Michael J. Ophardt
        
Associate Professor of Business Ethics (1996), B.A., Allegheny College; M.P.F., Institute for Christian Studies; Ph.D., Duquesne University
 
Roy C. Ramsaroop
      
Professor of Business Administration (1996), B.A., St. Louis University; M.A., New School for Social Research; Ph.D., Saint Louis University
 
Cheri L. Ramsburg

Professor of Business Administration (1987), B.A., Malone College; M.B.A., Kent State University; J.D., The University of Akron; CPA
 
Albert H. Smith, Jr.
         
Dean of the School of Business, Associate Professor of Business Administration (1983), B.A., Mount Union College; M.B.A., The Ohio State University; CPA, CMA
 
Julie M. Szendrey
  
Assistant Professor of Business Administration (2002), B.M.E, The University of Dayton; M.B.A., The University of Dayton; D.B.A., Anderson University 
  
John T. Zietlow 
        
Professor of Finance (2005), B.S.B.A., The Ohio State University; M.B.A., The Ohio State University; D.B.A, University of Memphis

The faculty of the School of Business is key to the quality of the education. The faculty has solid academic and professional credentials and includes people with PhDs in the areas of Information Systems, Organizational Development, Economics, Operations Research, and Marketing, as well as a J.D. degree and professional certifications such as CPA and CMA. In addition, many of the faculty have considerable professional work experience and are able to combine real-world experience with theory in the classroom.

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