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:
Tim Aurand, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University; associate professor; frequent seminar speaker on various marketing topics; presenter at Marketing Management Association conference, conducted in-house marketing research and workshops for various corporations; winner of Golden Apple Aware*; teaches marketing management.
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.
Sandra Devona, C.P.A., M.A.S., public accounting experience; financial and systems consultant to numerous nonprofit organizations; author of several textbook supplements; winner of the Department of Accountancy's Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award; teaches Managerial Accounting.
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.
Brad McDonald, J.D., University of Illinois, Law; instructor of Operations Management and Information Systems.
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.
Paul Prabhaker, Ph.D., University of Rochester; associate dean; academic concentrations and teaching interests include marketing principles and strategies; AACSB Reviewer; over 20 years experience in academia and business; teaches marketing principles.
Marc Simpson, Ph.D., Fordham University, C.F.A.; chair of the Department of Finance; research focus on investments - from asset pricing models and the intersection of the macro-economy and financial markets, to models of exchange rate determination and foreign exchange hedging strategies; authored numerous articles; teaches survey of business economics.
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 several Golden Apple Awards*.
Manu Vora, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology; chairman and president, Business Excellence Inc.; ASQ Fellow and Certified Quality Engineer; guided Fortune 500 companies with Malcolm Baldrige assessment; member of Board of Examiners of International Asia Pacific Quality Award; teaches principles of operations management.
*Golden Apple Award--An annual award presented to the two faculty members whom each graduating class considers the outstanding first- and second-year professors.