Marketing Major A student with a major in marketing learns systematic ways for identifying, understanding, and satisfying consumer and organizational needs. With sufficient education, experience, and, if required, professional licensure in the selected field, management majors may be eligible to pursue careers such as: • Marketing manager • Retail manager • Marketing researcher • Sales manager • Promotion manager • Sales representative Sport Business Management Major The world of sport management is more than professional athletes and games. It is big business full of major budget decisions and negotiations. The sport business management major prepares students for a variety of roles in the sport industry, including professional sport organizations, collegiate athletic departments, and other areas such as recreation management and event management. With sufficient education, experience, and, if required, professional licensure in the selected field, sport business management majors may be eligible to pursue the following career paths: • Athletic business manager • Professional sports • Athletic director • Sport information director • Collegiate/high school sports • Sport marketing • Compliance director • Sporting goods and • Event Director apparel • Facility management • Ticket sales Faculty Jeffrey Haymond, Dean; 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. Andrew Wonders, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs; Assistant Professor of Sport Business Management. Education: BS, Sport Management, Slippery Rock University, 2000; MS, Sport Administration, University of Northern Colorado, 2006; EdD, Wright State University, 2024. At Cedarville since 2013. 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. Jon Austin, Associate Professor of Marketing. Education: BA, University of Northern Iowa, 1982; MS, Iowa State University, 1989; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997. At Cedarville since 2001. 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. Jeffrey Guernsey, Associate Professor of Finance. Education: BS, Purdue University, 1979; MSc., Iowa State University, 1981; DBA, Anderson University, 2017. At Cedarville since 2003. Lindsey Howell, Assistant Professor of Accounting. Education: BS, Cedarville University, 2005; MAcc, Bowling Green State University, 2006. At Cedarville since 2023. Alina Leo, Assistant Professor of Management. Education: BA, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2008; MBA University of Maryland Global Campus, 2019. At Cedarville since 2023. Kary Oberbrunner, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship; Berry Chair of Entrepreneurship. Education: BA, Grace Theological Seminary, 1999; MDiv, Grace Theological Seminary, 2001; DMin, Ashland Theological Seminary, 2006. At Cedarville since 2023. David Ormsbee, Assistant Professor of Marketing. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 1978; MBA, Syracuse University, 2003. At Cedarville since 2023. Jared Pincin, Associate Professor of Economics. Education: BA, American University, 2004; MS, Auburn University, 2007; PhD, West Virginia University, 2011. At Cedarville since 2023. 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. Loren Reno, Senior Advisor, Office of the President; Professor of Management. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 1970; MS, University of Southern California, 1981. At Cedarville since 2012. Anne Rich, Professor of Accounting. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 1978; MS, University of Central Florida, 1978; CPA, State of Florida, 1979. At Cedarville since 2000. Daniel Sterkenburg, Professor of Business and Management. Education: BS, Calvin College, 1977; MPH, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1979; MBA, Wright State University, 1990; DBA, Anderson University, 2017. At Cedarville since 2010. Janice Supplee, Vice President for Marketing and Communications; Dean of Graduate Studies; Assistant Professor of Business Education. BA, Cedarville University, 1986; MBA, Wright State University, 2001; PhD, University of Nebraska, 2014. At Cedarville since 1995. 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. Susan Terkelsen, Associate Professor of Information Technology. Education: BA, Cedarville University, 1988; MA, Miami University, 1989. At Cedarville since 1999. Phoebe Tsai, Associate Professor of Information Technology Management. Education: BBA, National Chengchi University, 1997; MBA, National Chengchi University, 2000; PhD, University of Western Ontario, 2010. At Cedarville since 2013. 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. Emeriti Charles Hartman, Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Law and Accounting; Assistant to University Counsel. Education: BA, Michigan State University, 1984; MBA, Michigan State University, 1984; JD, University of Dayton School of Law, 1997. At Cedarville from 1989–2024. William Ragle, Professor Emeritus of Finance. Education: BS, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1976; MBA, University of North Texas, 1988; PhD, University of North Texas, 1996. At Cedarville from 1995–2019. Galen Smith, Professor Emeritus of Economics. Education: BA, Washburn University, 1966; MS, Kansas State University, 1968; MDiv, Grace Theological Seminary, 1978; DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1998. At Cedarville from 1981–2017. Ronald Walker, Professor Emeritus of Management Science. Education: BS, Bowling Green State University, 1965; MS, University of Michigan, 1966; DBA, Kent State University, 1986. At Cedarville from 1978–2015. 2024–25 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 111 Robert W. Plaster School of Business Business
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