Business Administration

Department Head: Amanda B. Bower; bowera@wlu.edu; 540-458-8630

Academic Division: The Williams School

The Business Administration Department’s role in the education of students in the liberal arts tradition in the Williams School at Washington and Lee University emphasizes written and verbal communication, development of student understanding of business theory and practice as well as connections between business and other fields, and importance of serving society with vision and integrity.

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

Offerings

Business Administration, B.S.  

Entrepreneurship minor  

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.

Joel Adams, Ph.D.—(2024)-2024
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Indiana University

Benedikt Alberternst, Ph.D.—(2025)-2025
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Freie Universität Berlin

Zefeng Bai, Ph.D.—(2025)-2025
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Bentley University

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

Andi Coulter, Ph.D. —(2021)-2023
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University at Buffalo

Michelle Cowan, Ph.D.—(2023)-2023
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Anushka Daunt, Ph.D.—(2023)-2023
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Justin Davis, Ph.D. —(2022)-2022
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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

Bright Frimpong, Ph.D.—(2023)-2023
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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

Andrew M. Hess, Ph.D.—(2013)-2022
Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Charlotte L. Hoopes, Ph.D.—(2024)-2024
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lingshu Hu, Ph.D. —(2021)-2021
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of Missouri

Emily Landry, Ph.D. —(2022)-2024
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

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

Jayson Margalus, M.S.—(2023)-2023
Johnson Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership
M.S., DePaul University

Soo Yon Ryu, Ph.D.—(2025)-2025
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., University of Florida

Jeff Schatten, Ph.D.—(2016)-2022
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., Georgia State 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

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