The quality of the faculty and academic programs in the College of Business is attested to by the undergraduate and graduate accreditation of both the business administration and accountancy programs by AACSB International–The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Of approximately 1,200 collegiate business programs in the U.S., only about 140 have achieved the four levels of accreditation earned by Northern Illinois University.
Faculty members are selected primarily for their teaching ability and their proven ability to relate to experienced managers. Selection to teach in the Executive M.B.A. Program is considered a mark of distinction. Tenure and rank are not considered. The faculty includes, but is not limited to:
Terrence R. Bishop, Ph.D., University of Iowa; associate professor of management; consultant to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; presented seminars on goal-setting and total quality management; author of numerous articles relating to human resource management and business ethics; teaches introductory management module.
Jon Briscoe, D.B.A., Boston University; consultant to Manus Associates and Orbis Learning Corporation; presented at conferences nationally and internationally; author of numerous articles on organizational behavior; research in organizational leadership, careers, and ethical behavior; teaches leadership development, and organizational behavior.
Timur Gok, M.A., Washington University; corporate experience with Deere & Company and AT&T Capital Corporation; drafted several corporate policies dealing with capital asset-liability management policy and foreign exchange risk management policy; research includes portfolio risks of lending to less developed countries; teaches economic forecasting.
Gerald R. Jensen, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; professor of finance; author of many articles in finance; published proceedings on investment; presenter at professional meetings; teaches financial management.
James M. Johnson, Ph.D., Ohio State University; professor of finance; consultant to business and industry specializing in corporate finance, and lease finance; conducts numerous workshops for industry organizations and private firms; published over 50 articles and books; advised numerous firms, including AT&T, Amoco, Coca Cola Financial, GE Capital, IBM Credit, and U.S. Department of Defense; winner of several Golden Apple Awards*; teaches financial analysis and capstone case study.
Jack T. Marchewka, Ph.D., Georgia State University; associate professor of operations management and information systems; guest lecturer at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University; presenter at numerous national and international proceedings; author of IT textbook and cases; recipient of OM&IS Department Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching award; teaches information systems technology.
Sarah J. Marsh, Ph.D., University of North Carolina; associate professor of management; presenter at the Academy of Management annual meetings and Strategic Management International Conferences; consultant in the area of international development; teaches strategic management and policy and capstone case study.
Charles Petersen II, Ph.D., Indiana University; associate professor of operations management and information systems; author of publications in the area of production management; presented papers before the Decision Sciences Institute; taught quantitative and logistics management seminars in Finland and Egypt; professional experience with McDonnell Douglas Corporation; teaches operations analysis.
Mark Rosenbaum, Ph.D., Arizona State University; assistant professor of marketing; research interests include service marketing and retailing, order-ages consumption, and environmental influences on customers; presenter at numerous national and international marketing conferences; authored works in a variety of publications; and is a member of many professional organizations; teaches marketing management.
Tanuja Singh, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; associate professor of marketing; research interests include cross-cultural marketing, advertising, and public policy; author of numerous publications; wrote several sections of a marketing handbook for the American Marketing Association; presenter at the World Marketing Congress in Europe; teaches introductory marketing.
Pamela Smith, C.P.A., Ph.D., University of North Texas; associate professor of accountancy; winner of the Department of Accountancy's Outstanding Educator of the Year; corporate accounting experience; author of numerous articles on financial reporting/accounting standard setting; teaches introductory accounting; winner of the 2008 Golden Apple Award*.
Dan Weilbaker, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, professor of marketing; McKesson Pharmaceutical Group Professor of Sales; research interests include global account management, sales compensation, health care marketing and the sales interaction; consultant to several firms including Motorola and Eli Lilly; awarded Philip Morris USA Professor of Sales 2002-2004 and an Excellence in Business Teaching Award; awarded NIU's Division of International Program's Outstanding Educator Award for 2007; teaches personal selling for managers.
Harold Wright, J.D., University of Illinois; director of the M.B.A. Program; winner of University Excellence in Teaching Award; winner of several Golden Apple Awards*; frequent speaker on various legal topics including contracts, bankruptcy, wills, trusts, and estates; author of law portion of C.P.A. Examination Review book; teaches business law.
*Golden Apple Award--An annual award presented to the two faculty members whom each graduating class considers the outstanding first- and second-year professors.