For information regarding a faculty member's contact information, educational background, and other details go to the College of Business directory.
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:
Timothy W. Aurand, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University; associate professor of marketing; frequent seminar speaker for University of Wisconsin-Madison, Management Institutes; numerous publications relating to building brand loyalty, university sports/athletic marketing, and mass customization; winner of the Golden Apple Award*; teaches marketing management.
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.
B. Douglas Clinton, C.P.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington; associate professor; numerous articles in various areas of accounting, frequent presenter at professional conferences, serves on not-for-profit boards; consultant with the Missouri Department of Corrections; teaches cost accounting.
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 the 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 co-teaches capstone case study.
Sarah Marsh, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; chair of the Department of Management; her expertise and interests are in strategic management, new product development, and knowledge management; prior to joining NIU, she worked in the software and
financial services industries; her research has been published in multiple outlets, some of which include Strategic Management Journal and Journal of Product Innovation Management; co-teaches 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.
Devaki Rau, Ph.D., University of Minnesota; expertise and interests are in strategic management, particularly as related to top management team decision-making processes; prior to joining NIU, she worked in the Indian software industry; her research has been published
in Group and Organization Management, Journal of Business Research, and Small Group Research; teaches strategic management and policy.
*Golden Apple Award--An annual award presented to the two faculty members whom each graduating class considers the outstanding first- and second-year professors.