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Fall 2007

 

"I think that our business program is unique because not only do we get a terrific education, we also have the assurance that our professors care about us not only as students, but as individuals."

- Jill Bloomgren, RWC Business Graduate

Dr. Daniel W. Barlow - Professor of Accounting

Research Interests:
American History from legal and economic perspectives.

Quote:
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
-Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Dr. Laura Falco - Assistant Professor of Marketing
    Research Interests:
  1. The impact of self-image/brand-image congruence on consumer behavior.

Quote:
John 14:1 – Don’t let your heart be troubled, trust in God, trust also in Me.

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Dr. Steven L. Bovee - Professor of Business and Management / Dean of the Division of Business
    Research Interests
  1. Issues and challenges in Christian higher education
  2. Examining factors that contribute to/detract from effective corporate cultures
  3. The interrelationships between planning, budgeting, assessment, and continuous improvement
  4. Social entrepreneurship/micro-enterprising
  5. The intersection between one’s faith and professional practice
  6. Leadership development

Quote:
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.” Prov 3:5-6 (NLT)

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Dr. Ronald C. Necoechea - Professor of Economics
    Research Interests:
  1. Medieval English economic, demographic and social history
  2. Nazi Germany
  3. Corporate governance
  4. Executive compensation
  5. High-tech Strategy

Quote:

"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it."
Isaiah 55:11

"He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom, [and] shall gently lead those that are with young."
Isaiah 40:11

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Dr. Ervin J. Starr Jr. - Undergraduate Business Program Director / Associate Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship / Lead Professor of the Management Major
    Research Interests:
  1. Social Entrepreneurship
  2. Economic and Community Development
  3. Business Coaching

Quote:
“Chance Favors a prepared mind” Louis Pasteur

II Timothy 2:2 “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.”

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Mr. William H. Todd - Associate Professor of Business / Lead Professor of the Marketing Major
    Research Interests:
  1. Branding
  2. Brainstorming Strategies & Problem-Solving
  3. Non-Profit Marketing
  4. “Hands on”
  5. Marketing Related Activities

Quote:
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.” Prov 3:5-6 (NLT)

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Mrs. Marcia O'Brien - Assistant Professor of Accounting / Lead Professor of the Accounting Major
    Research Interests:
  1. Teacher motivation
  2. Organizational Behavior Topics

Quote:
Romans 12:2 (This is my verse of encouragement, the one that keeps me moving forward without fear.)

Psalm 119:9-16 (This is my life verse, the one I always go back to when I’m confused as to where I’m going.)

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Dr. Mark Redfield, Jr. - Associate Professor of Business
    Research Interests:
  1. Advertising Ratios & Budgets
  2. Strategic Alliances among nonprofit organizations

Quote:
Favorite bible verse:
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

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Mr. Joel Hoomans - Assistant Professor of Business
    Research Interests:
  1. Leadership Development & Effectiveness
  2. Courage Development & Values Formation
  3. Strategic Utilization of Human Assets
  4. The Use of Games in Learning
  5. Driving Service Levels in Higher Education

Quote:
“I would prefer to combat the ‘I’m special’ feeling not by the thought, ‘I’m no more special than anyone else,’ but by the feeling ‘Everyone is as special as me.’…No one is like anyone else. All are ‘members’ (organs) in the Body of Christ. All different and all necessary to the whole and to one another; each loved by God individually, as if it were the only creature in existence. Otherwise you might get the idea that God is like the government which can only deal with people in mass…[People] are not interchangeable. Each person is almost a species in himself [herself].” - C. S. Lewis

Romans 12:5 “so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”

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Mrs. Christine Lendway - Experiential Learning Coordinator

Chris graduated from Roberts Wesleyan College's Organizational Management Program in 2007. She began working at the College in 1991 in the Nursing Division as a secretary and administrative assistant. In 2000, Chris teamed up with the Undergraduate Business Program as Administrative Assistant. Since 2003, Chris has been working as Experiential Learning Coordinator, assisting students with internship placements, and actively supporting and working with the Students In Free Enterprise Team (SIFE).

Chris seeks excellent internship opportunities within the Rochester and surrounding areas and visits with existing internship site providers. She is always on the lookout for organizations that offer opportunities for class projects, such as marketing research, marketing plans, business consultations etc. Chris coordinates efforts between faculty and organizations that offer classroom project learning opportunities.

Chris resides in Gates with her husband Brian. They have two adult children, Corin and Charlie. She is also an entrepreneur, enriching women's lives as an independent beauty consultant with Mary Kay Inc.

Mrs. Susan Carl - Administrative Assistant

Sue graduated from Roberts Wesleyan College in 1980 with a BA in English. She began working for the Business Department as administrative assistant to the division and undergraduate program in October 2003. Before her return to Roberts, Sue served in the US Air Force as a Russian linguist, owned a house cleaning business, served as secretary/bookkeeper to three churches, and supported her husband, Michael, in pastoring a small church plant. Michael, a 1977 RWC Religion and Philosophy graduate, is currently a Deputy Sheriff for Monroe County. Sue and Michael have two college-aged children and live in Chili.

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