2025–26 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 75 Robert W. Plaster School of Business Robert W. Plaster School of Business Faculty Business Faculty Jeffrey Haymond, Dean; Associate Professor of Economics. Education: BS, United States Air Force Academy, 1985; MS, University of Tennessee, 1989; MA, University of Denver, 1997; PhD, George Mason University, 2001. At Cedarville since 2010. John Delano, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs; Professor of Information Technology Management. Education: BS, Maranatha Baptist Bible College, 1996; MS, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2001; PhD, University of WisconsinMilwaukee, 2011. At Cedarville since 2008. Jonathan Burson, Assistant Professor of Finance. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 2000; MBA, Trident University, 2004; PhD, Auburn University, 2021. At Cedarville since 2021. Alan Geist, Associate Professor of Sport Business Management. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 1983; MSS, United States Sports Academy, 1989; PhD, The Ohio State University, 2001. At Cedarville since 2005. Patrick Oliver, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. Education: AA, University of Cincinnati, 1977; BA, Baldwin Wallace College, 1981; MBA, Baldwin Wallace College, 1991; PhD, Antioch University, 2013; Penn State University Police Executive School, 1989; FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development School, 1993; Ohio Association Chiefs of Police Executive Leadership College, 1994; Executive Management Institute, 1997. At Cedarville since 2005. Diedrich Prigge, Professor of Management. Education: BS, Arizona State University, 2002; MS, Arizona State University, 2010; PhD, Arizona State University, 2013. At Cedarville since 2018. Daniel Sterkenburg, Professor of Business and Management. Education: BS, Calvin College, 1977; MPH, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1999; MBA, Wright State University, 1990; DBA, Anderson University, 2017. At Cedarville since 2010. John K. Tarwater, Professor of Finance. Education: BS, CarsonNewman College, 1991; MTS, Duke University, 1993; MA, CarsonNewman College, 1998; PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002; PhD, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2018. At Cedarville since 2017. Bert Wheeler, Professor of Economics. Education: BS, University of Tennessee, 1981; MA, University of Tennessee, 1984; PhD, University of Tennessee, 1985. At Cedarville since 1992. Affiliate Faculty of the Master of Arts in Innovation program and the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship program Thomas R. Balliett, Co-Founder, CFO, Business Operations, Instructor, The International Center for Creativity. Education: BS, The Ohio State University, 1994. At Cedarville since 2002. Gabriel C. Pyle, Instructor, The International Center for Creativity. Education: MA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2015. At Cedarville since 2015. James D. Stevenson, President, Co-Founder, Supporting Instructor, The International Center for Creativity. Education: BA, The Ohio State University, 1989. At Cedarville since 2002. Communication Faculty Derrick Green, Chair; Assistant Professor of Communication. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 1997; MA, Miami University, 1999. At Cedarville since 2002. Andrew Harris, Associate Professor of Communication; Program Director for Master of Arts in Communication and Organizational Leadership. Education: BA, Pensacola Christian College, 2004; MA, Pensacola Christian College, 2006; PhD, Regent University, 2013. At Cedarville since 2017. Nicholas Carrington, Associate Professor of Professional Writing. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 2010; MA, Missouri State University, 2012; PhD, Texas Tech University, 2020. At Cedarville since 2012. Jeffrey Simon, Assistant Chair, Associate Professor of Communication. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 2006; MFA, Academy of Art University, 2013. At Cedarville since 2010. Tiffany Thomson, Assistant Professor of Communication. Education: BME, Cedarville University 1999; MA, The Ohio State University, 2004; PhD The Ohio State University, 2007. At Cedarville since 2023.
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