The Faculty at the School of Business at Francis Marion University are degreed professionals with real-world experience. Most members of our faculty hold doctoral degrees in their fields of expertise.

The School of Business offers quality academic programs, extracurricular business-related clubs and organizations, study abroad programs and internship opportunities.

Accounting

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  • Dr. Carpenter Charles G.
    Dr. Charles G. Carpenter Emeritus Faculty of Accounting, Years at Francis Marion University: 2005-2018 ccarpenter@fmarion.edu Departments
    Accounting-School of BusinessSchool of Business
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of Illinois

    M.S., University of Illinois

    C.P.A., Illinois

    B.S., Elmhurst College

    Areas of Expertise:

    Financial Accounting Financial Reporting

    Bio

    Professor Carpenter joined the faculty in 2005, after prior years’ service at Penn State and at Miami University (Ohio) where for fifteen years he was department chair.  He retired from Francis Marion 2018. He was active in professional organizations, with service including Vice-President of the American Accounting Association, Vice-President of the Ohio Society of CPAs, and President of the Accounting Programs Leadership Group.  He was also active in the accreditation process for accounting programs, administered by AACSB.  His research has appeared in journals such as The Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, The Journal of Accountancy, and the CPA Journal.

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  • Dr. Johnson Brad R.
    Dr. Brad R. Johnson Professor of Accounting, Area Coordinator of Accounting bjohnson@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1427 Departments
    Accounting-School of BusinessSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 227
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of Houston

    J.D., Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College

    M.B.T., University of Southern California

    M.S.A., California State University

    B.A., University of California at Los Angeles

    Areas of Expertise:

    Federal Taxation

    Financial Reporting

    Tax Research

    Bio

    Professor Brad Johnson joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2003. He teaches Tax and Financial Accounting, The Legal Environment of Business, and Financial Accounting Theory and Practice. His research has appeared in the Journal of American Academy of Business, Business Review, and the Southern Law Journal.

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  • Dr. Kaminski Kathleen A.
    Dr. Kathleen A. Kaminski Assistant Professor of Accounting Kathleen.Kaminski@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1501 Departments
    Accounting-School of BusinessSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 251
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    A Certified Public Accountant, Dr. Kaminski joined the faculty in Fall 2024. As an academician, she served on the faculties of the University of Louisiana Monroe, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, the University of South Dakota, Montana State University – Billings, and Georgia College and State University. 

    As a professional accountant, she was employed for ten years by Shell Oil Company. Dr. Kaminski’s research interests are primarily in the areas of financial statement fraud, chaos theory, and the accounting conceptual framework. She has also explored several pedagogical issues as well as assessment and assurance of learning. Her research has been published in the Journal of Forensic and investigative Accounting, The Accounting Educators’ Journal, Advances in Public Interest Accounting, Journal of Forensic Accounting, Managerial Auditing Journal. 

    Dr. Kaminski’s primary teaching interest is financial accounting, including intermediate and advanced accounting. Secondary interests include managerial and cost accounting. Despite being a CPA, she does not do taxes! In fact, she hires an accountant to prepare her tax returns. 

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  • Lundy Howard G.
    Howard G. Lundy Instructor and Administrative Manager hlundy@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1214 Departments
    Accounting-School of BusinessSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 231
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    Education

    M.A., University of South Carolina

    B.S., Francis Marion College

    Areas of Expertise:

    Financial Accounting Systems

    Auditing Financial Accounting Systems

    Emphasis on Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations

    Bio

    Mr. Howard Lundy is a Certified Public Accountant, who has had substantial professional experience in financial management of Universities and Not-for-Profit organizations.  He has served as an auditor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General and in the role of Controller for the Medical University of South Carolina.  For six years he also served on the advisory boards for GEAC and Data General aiding in the development of their accounting systems for government, higher education, and hospital industries.

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  • Dr. Poston Kay M.
    Dr. Kay M. Poston Professor of Accounting kposton@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1476 Departments
    Accounting-School of BusinessSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 250
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    Education

    D.B.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

    M.Acc., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

    B.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

    Areas of Expertise:

    Cost Accounting

    Managerial Accounting

    Emphasis on Strategic Cost Management

    Bio

    A Certified Public Accountant, Dr. Poston has had substantial professional experience, including service on the faculties of the University of Missouri—Columbia, Drexel University and Arizona State-West.  She has focused her research upon cost and managerial accounting, with numerous presentations and publications.  She has made numerous presentations to national and regional meetings of the American Accounting Association, the national association for faculty in accounting.  Additionally, her research has appeared in several edited books as well as journals such as Advances in Management Accounting, Cases from Management Accounting Practice, Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Cost Management, and The Journal of Cost Analysis.

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  • Turner Pamela P.
    Pamela P. Turner Assistant Professor of Accounting pturner@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1804 Departments
    Accounting-School of BusinessSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 239
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    Education

    M.B.A., Francis Marion University

    B.S., University of South Carolina

    Areas of Expertise:

    Management Advisory Services

    Bio

    Pamela P. Turner is a Certified Public Accountant with significant professional experience. She spent many years in public accounting and has continued to do various projects in public practice while teaching accounting. She received her B. S. in Accounting from the University of South Carolina – Coastal Campus and her M. B. A. from Francis Marion University. She is a member of the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) and of SCACPA (South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants) where she is a past member of the Board of Directors and recipient of the President's Award. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of financial literacy. Ms. Turner currently serves as the treasurer of the Florence Symphony Orchestra, the Masterworks Choir and Southeast Case Research Association. Ms. Turner is a past president of Sidney Lanier Literary Club and a past treasurer of the Women’s Symphony Guild of Florence.

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Business Administration

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  • Baker Meggie
    Meggie Baker Instructor of Business meggie.baker@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1414 Departments
    Business AdministrationSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 216
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    Education

    J.D., University of South Carolina

    B.A., The George Washington University

    Bio

    Prior to starting as Legal Counsel and Compliance Director for HopeHealth, Inc., a community health center, Ms. Baker worked for the US District Court and the South Carolina Supreme Court.  A published author on appellate procedure, Ms. Baker's current work focuses on non-profit and for-profit business transactions and strategic planning.

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  • Dittman Mary
    Mary Dittman Assistant Professor of Business mdittman@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1495 Departments
    Business AdministrationSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 222
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    Education

    M.B.A., Francis Marion University

    B.S., Marketing, University of Nevada

    Areas of Expertise

    Economic Development

    Career Placement

    Personal Selling

    Marketing Communications

    Business Strategy

    Bio

    Mary R. Dittman is an Assistant Professor of Business and recipient of the 2006-2007 Excellence in Teaching Award. She received the Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Master of Business Administration from Francis Marion University.

    She teaches a variety of business courses and has created the first-ever Business Internship Program, which affords FMU students the opportunity to work in local businesses while in school.  She served as the program’s Director for more than 20 years, placing hundreds of students with organizations in the Pee Dee.

    She has been the faculty advisor for Zeta Tau Alpha and Delta Sigma Pi. She founded Omicron Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi in 2006 and started a chapter of Young Professionals FMU.  She has served as a Senator on FMU’s Faculty Senate, the Faculty Nominating Committee and on the Business School Nominating Committee. She has volunteered with campus organizations and has been a speaker at numerous campus organization meetings and functions.

    In the community, Professor Dittman has served as the Chair of the Marketing Committee for the Florence Downtown Development Corporation, member of the Florence Branding Steering Committee, Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors of Young Professionals of Florence, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Performing Arts Center Foundation. She served as Chair of the Florence Civic Center Commission and currently serves on the Commission for the Florence Economic Development Partnership.  She is a member of the Florence Symphony Guild.  Prof. Dittman also does consultancy work in marketing for various local and regional companies.  

    Professor Dittman is Past President of the Pee Dee Business & Professional Women’s Network, and a member of the American Marketing Association, Delta Sigma Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma. She is also a graduate of the 2003-2004 Class of Executive Leadership Florence.

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Computer Science

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  • Dr. Araujo Ken M.
    Dr. Ken M. Araujo Associate Professor of Computer Science karaujo@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1377 Departments
    Computer ScienceSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 238
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    Adviser to FMU chapter of UPE, International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines

    Education

    Ph.D., The University of South Carolina

    M.S., The University of South Carolina

    B.S., The University of South Carolina

    B.S., Francis Marion College

    Area of Expertise

    Object-Oriented Modeling Design Patterns

    Biography

    Ken Araujo joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2008. From 1991 to 2008 he was a member of the department of mathematics at Florence-Darlington Technical College and taught as an adjunct instructor for Coker College. He was a member of the department of mathematics at Francis Marion College from 1986 to 1988. His research has been published in Proceedings of The Southeast Case Research Association (SECRA).

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  • Rao Padmaja
    Padmaja Rao Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Area Coordinator of Computer Science mrao@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1591 Departments
    Computer ScienceSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 236
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    Adviser to FMU ACM Student Chapter and CS programming contest team Coordinator of the CS internship program

    Education

    M.S., Stevens Institute of Technology

    B.S., University of Maryland

    Area of Expertise

    Software Engineering Networking

    Biography

    Padmaja Rao joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2005. She teaches courses in object-oriented programming, software engineering and networking. Before coming to FMU, she worked for eight years in IBM, T. J. Watson Research Center in Hawthorne, New York where her research areas included network management, directory services and security. Her work was presented at many conferences including IEEE 802.9 Working Group Task Force and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) on secure DNS. She holds a patent in the area of network security architecture.

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  • Dr. Rubin Steve
    Dr. Steve Rubin Assistant Professor of Computer Science SRubin@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1542 Departments
    Computer ScienceSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 234
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    Education

    PhD, M.S., University of South Carolina

    B.S., Smolensk State University, Russia  

    Area of Expertise

    High Performance Computing Parallel Programing Computer Vision

    Biography

    Steve received a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, focusing on Embedded Systems design. He received this Master’s degree from University of South Carolina in Columbia. While at USC he worked remotely on research projects for Texas Instruments involving High Performance Computing and Parallel Programming (OpenCL) and Computer Vision (OpenCV 3.x). Steve has also served as vice president of the Entrepreneurship Club at USC, managed two local startup companies, and co-founded a web development company called Melting Pot Solutions LLC.

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  • Sauls Patsy
    Patsy Sauls Instructor of Computer Science psauls@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1425 Departments
    Computer ScienceSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 233
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    Education

    M.B.A., Francis Marion University

    B.S., Francis Marion University

    Area of Expertise

    Servers and Systems

    Biography

    Patsy Sauls joined the Francis Marion CS faculty in 2010. From 1997 to 2009, she worked in the Academic Computing Services and Campus Technology at FMU as a Coordinator of User Services and as a Server and System Specialist. She also worked as a Computer Programmer for the Department of Mathematics from 1983-1997.

    Her focus for the last several years has been on installing and maintaining servers and systems such as OpenVMS, Novel, Microsoft, VMware, Cisco NAC, and packetshaper. She has earned several computer certifications including CNA (Novel 5.1) and MCSE (Microsoft 2000).

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Economics

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  • Dr. Franck David P.
    Dr. David P. Franck Emeritus Faculty of Economics, Years at FMU: 2001-2022 dfranck@fmarion.edu Departments
    EconomicsSchool of Business
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    Emeritus Faculty of Economics 

    Education

    Ph.D., The University of Georgia

    M.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

    B.S.B.A., East Carolina University

    Areas of Expertise

    Applied Microeconomics

    International Economics

    Regional Economics

    Bio

    Dr. David Franck joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2001 and retired May 2022.

    He taught applied microeconomics courses, international economics, and principles. His research interests focused on economic development and international trade. His research has been published in practitioner and academic journals and has appeared in Commercial Lending Review, Economica, Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Economics and Finance, Natural Resources Journal, and the Southern Economic Journal.

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  • Dr. Kyer Ben L.
    Dr. Ben L. Kyer Emeritus Faculty of Economics, Distinguished Faculty 1992-1993, Years at Francis Marion University: 1989-2024 bkyer@fmarion.edu Departments
    EconomicsSchool of Business
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    Education

    Ph.D., West Virginia University

    M.S., West Virginia University

    B.S., Glenville State College

     

    Distinguished Faculty 1992-1993

    Benjamin Wall Ingram III Professor of Economics

    Areas of Expertise

    Macroeconomics

    Bio

    Dr. Kyer joined the Francis Marion faculty in 1989. He taught Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, History of Economic Thought, Public Finance, and MBA 705, Economic Analysis. His research has appeared in The Journal of Macroeconomics, The Atlantic Economic Journal, Public Finance Quarterly, Journal of Economic Education, and The American Economist.

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  • Dr. Lipford Jody W.
    Dr. Jody W. Lipford Associate Professor of Economics Jody.Lipford@FMarion.edu Phone843-661-1650 Departments
    EconomicsSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 249
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    Jody W. Lipford is an Associate Professor of Economics at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC. He received his B.S. Degree from Francis Marion College, and his M.A. and Ph. D. degrees from Clemson University. His research interests span from environmental economics to public finance to sports economics, and he has published in Public Finance Review, The Independent Review, The Journal of Applied Sport Management, and Education Economics. In 2008 he won the Templeton prize for Article of the Year in The Journal of Private Enterprise. He served as a visiting scholar at the Property and Environmental Research Center in 2003 and as visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University in 2018.

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  • Dr. Munn Johnathan G.
    Dr. Johnathan G. Munn Associate Dean of School of Business, Professor of Economics, Henry Booker Sparrow Chair of Economics & Economics Forecasting jmunn@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1496 Departments
    EconomicsSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 130
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of South Carolina

    B.S., Clemson University

    Areas of Expertise

    Regional and Urban Economics

    The Economics of Innovation

    Health Economics

    Bio

    Professor Johnathan Munn joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2008.  He teaches Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, International Economics, and Intermediate Microeconomics.  His research interests include regional economic growth and the spatial distribution of innovation. Professor Munn is the 2008 recipient of the Barry M. Moriarty Graduate Student Award, which is presented by the Southern Regional Science Association to the best paper in the area of Regional Science. Prior to entering academia, Professor Munn worked in the private sector at one of the nation’s largest commercial banks.

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  • Dr. Padgett Caroliniana S.
    Dr. Caroliniana S. Padgett John Kassab Professor of Business, Associate Professor of Economics, Area Coordinator of Economics cpadgett@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1442 Departments
    EconomicsSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 235
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of South Carolina

    B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    Areas of Expertise

    Environmental Economics

    Applied Microeconomics

    Industrial Organization

    Bio

    Dr. Padgett joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2012. She teaches Principles of Microeconomics and Environmental Economics. Her research interests include environmental economics, health, education and technology. Dr. Padgett's research has been published in The Southern Business and Economic Journal.

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Finance

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  • Dr. Hughes Michael
    Dr. Michael Hughes Professor of Finance mhughes@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1422 Departments
    Finance-School of BusinessSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 133
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    Education

    Ph.D., Finance University of Central Florida

    M.B.A., Business Administration University of Central Florida

    B.S.E.T., Engineering Technology - Operations University of Central Florida

    A.A., General Education Eastern Florida State College (formerly Brevard Community College)

    A.S., Scientific Measurements Community College of the Air Force

    Areas of Expertise

    • Financial Markets
    • Market Microstructure
    • Investments
    • Real Estate Finance
    • Government & Defense Finance
    • Business (Corporate) Finance
    • Financial-Econometrics

    Biography

    Dr. Michael P. Hughes joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2003. He teaches Financial Markets, Real Estate Finance, Investments, and Corporate Finance. His research is focused in the areas of Market Microstructure, Financial Markets, Central Banking and Monetary Policy, Investments, Defense Finance, and Financial-Econometrics.

    His scholarly research has appeared in the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of Economics and Finance, International Advances in Economic Research, Journal of Business Case Studies, Journal of Case Research in Business and Economics, and Journal of Business Cases and Applications.  Dr. Hughes also has published related articles in The Conversation, Scientific American, Stars & Stripes, Washington Spectator, Agence Global, UPI, Reaction, Global Defense News, Knowridge Science Report, The Commoner, Citizen Truth, The Reader, and several other periodicals.  He also previously published over 65 motorcycle-related articles in American Iron, Motorcycle Tour & Cruiser, Motorcycle Tour & Travel, and Road Bike.   

    Prior to his joining the ranks of academia, Dr. Hughes served over 21-years in the U.S. Air Force, beginning during the Vietnam era. During that time he spent over 14-years in nuclear treaty monitoring and related activities, while the initial 7-years were in the aircraft maintenance and engineering support (propulsion) arena with F-4 and F-15 aircraft.

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  • Dr. Riley Neil
    Dr. Neil Riley WBSC Professor of Financial Management, Area Coordinator of Finance nriley@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1415 Departments
    Finance-School of BusinessSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 225
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of Mississippi

    M.B.A., University of Southern Mississippi

    B.S., University of Louisiana-Lafayette

    Areas of Expertise

    Financial Management

    Investments

    Cash Management

    Bio

    Dr. Neil F. Riley joined the faculty at Francis Marion University in 1991.  He is a Full Professor of Finance, holds the Wells Fargo Bank of South Carolina Chair in Financial Management, and is the coordinator for the finance program.  Dr. Riley has taught corporate finance, investments, real estate, finance fundamentals, and health care finance.  At the graduate level, Dr. Riley teaches corporate finance.  Outside of academics, Dr. Riley serves as Chair of the Investment Advisory Committee for the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and provides consulting services in the areas of Forensic Economics, Business Valuation, and Investment Analysis.  His research has been published in various journals, to include, the Journal of Strategic Financial Planning, Business Appraisal Practice, Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, and the Journal of Finance and Accountancy.

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  • Dr. Serrano Jan M.
    Dr. Jan M. Serrano Associate Professor of Finance, Area Coordinator of Finance jserrano@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1620 Departments
    Finance-School of BusinessSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 228
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    Education

    Ph.D., Virginia Tech

    M.B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University

    B.B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University

    Areas of Expertise

    Financial Management

    Investments

    Financial Planning

    Bio

    Dr. Serrano joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2010. She teaches Corporate Finance and Investments. She is a Certified Financial Planner, and served as a financial advisor for a nationally recognized investment firm. Her research interests include Retirement Planning and Preparedness, Investment Selection, Issues in Financial Management and Corporate Governance, and Case Studies. Her research has appeared in The Journal of Financial Economics, The Journal of Financial Research, The Southeast Case Research Journal, The Journal of Finance Case Research, and The Journal of Business and Behavioral Science.

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Management/HR

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  • Dr. Aniello Joe
    Dr. Joe Aniello Emeritus Faculty of Management, Years at Francis Marion University: 2003-2024 janiello@fmarion.edu Departments
    Human Resource ManagementSchool of Business
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    Education

    Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

    M.B.A., Fordham University

    B.S., Fairfield University

    Areas of Expertise

    Creativity

    Small Business Management

    Entrepreneurship

    Human Resource

    Marketing

    Organizational Behavior/Development

    Bio

    Dr. Joe Aniello joined Francis Marion University in 2003 and retired in 2024. He taught Non-Profit Management, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management and Organizational Behavior. He has international business experience in South America, Europe and Asia. His research has been published in journals and books and has appeared in Assessment of Student Learning in Business Schools: Best Practices and the Journal of Entrepreneurship Education.

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  • Dr. David Fred R.
    Dr. Fred R. David Emeritus Faculty of Business Administration, Years at FMU: 1988-2022 fdavid@fmarion.edu Departments
    Human Resource ManagementSchool of Business
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    Emeritus Faculty of Business Administration

    Education

    Ph.D., The University of South Carolina

    M.B.A., Wake Forest University

    B.S., Wake Forest University

    Bio

    Dr. Fred David joined Francis Marion faculty in 1988 and retired May 2022. He taught Strategic Management within the School of Business. His textbook Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases, 16th Edition (published by Pearson, Inc.) has been utilized at over 400 universities globally and is available in eight languages. Dr. David has more than 40 journal articles published in such journals as Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Business Strategy, Academy of Management Executive, Business Horizons, and Advanced Management Journal.

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  • Dr. Dike Somtochukwu
    Dr. Somtochukwu Dike Assistant Professor of Management Somtochukwu.Dike@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1391 Departments
    Human Resource ManagementSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 248
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    Somtochukwu Emmanuel Dike hails from Nigeria. He was the best graduating student from the Doctor of Business Administration program, holds a Master of Science in Human Resource Management and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, and won the 2015 HR best staff merit award while working in the industry. 

    Prior to joining Francis Marion University as an Assistant Professor of Management, he worked in the Nigerian Communications Commission for 13 years. Also, he worked as an Adjunct Instructor in Spartanburg Methodist College and has legislative experience from an internship in the Nigerian National Assembly. 

    Currently, he teaches classes on Management of Organizations and Advanced Human Resource Management. His research interests include board composition and effectiveness, CEO succession planning, internationalization strategy, divestment of foreign direct investment, employee resourcing and performance capabilities. 

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  • Dr. Iglesias Ana
    Dr. Ana Iglesias Associate Professor of Management & Forrest S. Williams Professor of Entrepreneurship Ana.Iglesias@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1421 Departments
    Human Resource ManagementSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 244
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    Education

    Ph.D., Georgia State University

    MBA, Mackenzie University

    B.Sc., Paulista University

    Bio

    A Brazil native, Dr. Ana-Elisa Iglesias holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Georgia State University, an MBA from Mackenzie University and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Paulista University. She is an Assistant Professor of Management at Francis Marion University, where she teaches Human Resource Management (HRM), Strategic HRM, and Management of Organizations. Previously, she was a member of the College of Business and the Healthcare Analytics Program faculty at the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse, where she fostered cooperation between the University and industry leaders. Dr. Iglesias has taught at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and has been a researcher and mentor at the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, where she taught at the undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. levels. She has also taught in summer programs in Latin America and Europe and has presented her research at national and international conferences. Her research interests include the examination of team dynamics and managerial cognition in several contexts.

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  • Dr. Medaugh Melissa
    Dr. Melissa Medaugh Assistant Professor of Managment Melissa.Medaugh@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1436 Departments
    Human Resource ManagementSchool of Business
    OfficeSOEB 240
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    A Charleston native, Dr. Melissa Medaugh holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Science, M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and B.A. in (organizational) Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A self-proclaimed interdisciplinarian, her primary teaching interests include team-intensive, project-based courses in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, as well as active learning pedagogy and experiential learning methods. 

    She especially enjoys mentoring the next generation of business leaders and first-generation college students, like herself. Dr. Medaugh’s research focuses primarily on the micro foundations of entrepreneurship strategy, emphasizing the social processes and psychological factors that influence multilevel outcomes. She also researches adjacent phenomena, such as leadership, teams, and emotions. 

    Dr. Medaugh has published her work in multiple management journals, written several book chapters, and presented research and pedagogy at top management conferences. Her work has earned several accolades, including best paper, best symposium, and best reviewer awards. When not working, Dr. Medaugh enjoys spending time with family, hiking, fishing, scuba diving, playing beach volleyball, traveling, and loving on her two big pups. She always looks forward to spring and summer, when the ocean is warm!

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  • Dr. Nery-Kjerfve Tania
    Dr. Tania Nery-Kjerfve Assistant Professor of Managment Tania.NeryKjerfve@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1431 Departments
    Human Resource ManagementSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 245
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    Dr. Nery-Kjerfve received her PhD in Human Resource Development from Texas A&M in 2015, her MA and BA in History from University Federal Fluminense in Rio De Janeiro Brazil in 1995 and 1989. Her research interests encompass International HRM, Expatriation, Career Development, Gender, and Knowledge Management, while her teaching interests include International Management, Employment Law and Labor Regulations, and Organizational Behavior. 

Management/Supply Chain

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  • Dr. Rajagopalan Hari
    Dr. Hari Rajagopalan Dean of the School of Business, Eugene A Fallon Jr. Professor of Management HRajagopalan@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1420 Departments
    School of BusinessSupply Chain Management
    OfficeSOBE 125
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Charlotte Campus M.S., University of North Carolina - Charlotte Campus M.B.A., Delhi University B.E., Anna University

    Areas of Expertise

    Emergency Response Systems Location Analysis Supply Chain Management Complex Adaptive Systems

    Biography

    Dr. Hari K. Rajagopalan joined the Francis Marion Faculty in 2006. He is Eugene A. Fallon Professor of Management as well as Dean of the School of Business at Francis Marion University. Dr. Rajagopalan teaches business analytics, management science, operations management, and statistical model building and does research in meta-heuristic search methods, machine learning, location models, supply chain management and agent-based modeling. His research has been published in academic journals such as Journal of Operations Research Society, European Journal of Operational Research, Computers and Operations Research and Decision Support Systems. He is also an active participant in INFORMS, and Decision Sciences.

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  • Dr. Setzler Hubert H. III
    Dr. Hubert H. Setzler III Professor of Management, Nellie Cooke Sparrow Professor of Business, MBA Director, Area Coordinator of Management HSetzler@FMarion.edu Phone843-661-1433 Departments
    School of BusinessSupply Chain Management
    OfficeSOBE 131
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Charlotte Campus

    M.B.A., University of North Carolina - Charlotte Campus

    B.A., Newberry College

    Areas of Expertise

    Supply Chain Management

    Lean Six Sigma

    Process Improvement and Quality Control

    Business Statistics and Analytics

    Leadership

    Bio

    Dr. Hubert Setzler III joined Francis Marion University in 2007. He is the Nellie Cook Sparrow Professor of management, MBA director as well as the Coordinator of the Management Department. Dr. Setzler teaches management science, operations management, and leadership. His interests include process improvement and quality control, leadership, and supply chain management. His research has been published in academic journals such as Computers and Operations Research, Journal of Service Science Management, and Research in Higher Education. He is the coordinator of the executive training certificate programs and is an active consultant in the training and development of organizations in Lean Six Sigma and Executive Leadership.

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  • Dr. Sharer Elizabeth
    Dr. Elizabeth Sharer Professor of Management esharer@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1808 Departments
    School of BusinessSupply Chain Management
    OfficeSOBE 132
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    Education

    Ph.D. University of North Carolina - Charlotte Campus

    B.S. University of North Carolina - Charlotte Campus

    B.F.A. University of North Carolina - Charlotte Campus

    Areas of Expertise

    Management Science, Production Planning and Control, Supply Chain Management, Evolutionary Algorithms

    Bio

    Elizabeth Sharer is Professor of Management in the School of Business at Francis Marion University. Dr. Sharer teaches operations management, manufacturing planning and control, decision support systems, and does research in optimization of Supply Chain and Manufacturing. She has published scholarly papers in European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Production Economics, and other journals. She is also an active participant at INFORMS.

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Management Information Systems

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  • Dr. Shin Yong B.
    Dr. Yong B. Shin Professor of Management Information Systems, Area Coordinator of Management Information Systems yshin@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1426 Departments
    Information Systems ManagementSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 237
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    Education

    Ph.D., Mississippi State University

    M.S., Mississippi State University

    B.S., Utah State University

    Areas of Expertise

    Security development issues in IS and Database Systems

    E-Commerce & Web-driven Database

    Adoption of Web-based Information Technology

    Web-based Collaborative Support Systems

    Data Warehouse & Data Mining

    Distance Learning: Virtual Communication Systems

    Web-based programming languages (XML, Java, VB.Net, Script Languages)

    DSS & GDSS

    Bio

    Dr. Shin joined Francis Marion faculty in 2005. He teaches courses in Information Systems and System Development. His research has appeared in the Journal of AIS and Information Systems Review, Journal of Business Entrepreneur, and Journal of Insights for Technology Changes.

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Marketing

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  • Dr. Choi Sooyeon
    Dr. Sooyeon Choi Assistant Professor of Marketing Sooyeon.Choi@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1807 Departments
    MarketingSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 242
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    Dr. Sooyeon Choi is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Francis Marion University. Her Ph. D is in Consumer Behavior from Purdue University. She has a Master’s degree in Consumer Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in Consumer Sciences and Business Administration from Ewha Woman’s University of South Korea. Her research focuses on decision-making by consumers with substantive interests in new technology, digital marketing, and consumer well-being. She teaches marketing courses, with an emphasis on digital marketing, marketing communication, and marketing analytics.

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  • Dr. DeVincenzo Marie
    Dr. Marie DeVincenzo Palmetto Professor of Business, Area Coordinator of Marketing, Associate Professor of Marketing mdevincenzo@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1417 Departments
    MarketingSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 229
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of Utah

    M.S., University of Utah

    B.S., University of Utah

    Areas of Expertise

    Consumer Behavior

    Social Marketing

    Marketing and Public Policy

    Bio

    Dr. DeVincenzo teaches principles of marketing, marketing research, and digital marketing analytics. The broad areas that she focuses on for her research include consumer behavior, social marketing, and marketing and public policy.  She is particularly interested in integrating her background in environmental psychology into her marketing studies.  Some examples of this integration include studies that examined: the relationship between housing density and consumer satisfaction and perceptions of safety, the impact of sense of community on environmentally conscious consumption behaviors, and how consumer gasoline usage is influenced by various forms of feedback and educational devices. 

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  • Dr. Lawrimore-Belanger Kay
    Dr. Kay Lawrimore-Belanger N.B. Baroody Professor of Marketing klawrimore@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1424 Departments
    MarketingSchool of Business
    OfficeSOBE 243
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    Education

    Ph.D., University of South Carolina

    M.B.A., University of South Carolina

    B.S., Francis Marion College

    Areas of Expertise

    Marketing Management

    Marketing Principles

    Consumer Behavior

    Marketing Theory

    Bio

    Dr. Lawrimore holds the N.B. Baroody Professorship in Marketing, and served as both the Director of the MBA program and the Coordinator of the Marketing Faculty. A long-term member of the faculty, she was elected in 2013 as “Distinguished Professor,” the highest university-level accolade which can be conferred upon a member of the faculty. Her research has appeared in the Atlantic Economic Journal, Strategic Management: Ninth Edition, and the Carolinas Business Review, as well as other professional journals.

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