Business Administration (BUS)

Honors: An Honors Program in business administration is offered for qualified students; see department head for details.

Department Head: Amanda B. Bower
Associate Department Head: Andrew M. Hess

Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

Robert M. Ballenger, Ph.D.—(2001)-2012
Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Lehigh University

Amanda B. Bower, Ph.D.—(2002)-2012
Charles C. Holbrook Jr. ‘72 Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Gavin L. Fox, Ph.D.—(2014)-2014
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Florida State University

Dennis M. Garvis, J.D., Ph.D.—(1998)-2011
Professor of Business Administration
J.D., University of Iowa
Ph.D., Georgia State

Elisabeth K. Gilbert-Olson, Ph.D.—(2019)-2019
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D. University of Florida

Andrew M. Hess, Ph.D.—(2013)-2014
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Marc Junkunc, Ph.D..—(2017)-2017
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Keri Larson, Ph.D..—(2017)-2017
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of Georgia

Stephen J. Lind, Ph.D.—(2013)-2020
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Clemson University

Sandra L. Reiter, Ph.D.—(2006)-2012
Darrold and Kay Cannan Term Associate Professor of Business Administration, 2017-2020
Ph.D., University of Washington

Jeff Schatten, Ph.D.—(2016)-2016
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Georgia State University

Jeffrey P. Shay, Ph.D.—(2009)-2009
Rupert A. Johnson Jr. Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Ph.D., Cornell University

Robert D. Straughan, Ph.D.—(2000)-2010
Professor of Business Administration and Crawford Family Dean of the Williams School
Ph.D., University of Houston

Jill Sundie, Ph.D.—(2020)-2020
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Arizona State University

Pooja Thakur-Wernz, Ph.D.—(2020)-2020
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Rutgers University

Julia F Youngman, M.A., J.D.—(2013)-2017
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Adjunct Professor of Law
M.A., Duke University
J.D., Duke University

Business Administration majors may not minor in Data Science- Business Analytics but may minor in Data Science.

Information Technology Literacy Proficiency: Each Business Administration major must demonstrate proficiency in four distinct Microsoft Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Proficiency is demonstrated by passing a Microsoft Office Specialist Certification exam in each of the following: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. In addition, each major must pass a Microsoft Office Expert Certification exam in Word and one in Excel. These certifications are prerequisites for certain BUS 200- and 300- level courses, so students should begin the certification process by the beginning of sophomore year. If your course expenses exceed the standard financial-aid allowance for books/supplies/fees, check with Financial Aid about other options.