Executive MBA Program: Faculty Profiles

Top faculty from The University of Oregon.

Top faculty from three universities. One strong program.

Special Invitation. Experienced Leaders.

The Oregon Executive MBA program invites top faculty from the University of Oregon (UO) to teach one course each year. We also invite experienced business leaders into our program as faculty. This healthy cross section of talent ensures that the topics, methods, strategies and context for all Oregon Executive MBA courses remain current and dynamic.

Active Research. Seasoned Instructors.

The professors we select bring a wealth of experience to the classroom. Generally, they possess the following experience and talents:

Some courses are team-taught or include guest lecturers from industry. Occasionally, we invite adjunct faculty with special expertise to teach. This brings real-world, real-time knowledge and a breadth of experience to the classroom.

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David Baldridge (OSU)

Associate Professor of Management

Degrees:PhD, Management, University of Connecticut, Storrs; MBA, Finance and BGS with concentrations in Economics, English and Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Course:

  • Motivation and Leadership

Heidi Connole

Instructor

Degrees:PhD, Business Administration, Washington State University; MBA, University of Montana; BA, Psychology and BS, Marketing, University of Montana

Courses:

  • Global Business Environment
  • Business Writing Workshop

John Eckroth (PSU)

Instructor

Degrees:MBA, Portland State University; MBT, University of Southern California; BS, California State University; CPA in Oregon and California

Course:

  • Financial Accounting and Reporting

Dave Garten (PSU)

Instructor

Degrees:MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MA, Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; BA, Trinity College

Course:

  • Negotiation, Alliances and Acquisitions

Business Project Advisor

Jim Goes

Adjunct Instructor

Degrees:PhD, Strategic Management, University of Oregon; MBA, University of Utah; BA and BS, Idaho State University

Course:

  • Formulating Corporate Strategy

Janet Hamilton (PSU)

Associate Professor

Degrees:PhD, Finance, Michigan State University; BA, Economics, University of Washington

Business Project Advisor

Academic Committee Member

Jennifer Henderson (PSU)

Adjunct Professor

Degrees:CPA; MS, Financial Analysis and BA, Accounting, Portland State University

Course:

  • Excel

Michelle Henney (UO)

Instructor of Accounting

Degrees:PhD, University of Oregon; MS, Golden Gate University; CPA; BS, California State University at Chico

Course:

  • Financial Bootcamp

Ping-Hung 'Ping' Hsieh (OSU)

Associate Professor

Degrees:PhD, University of Michigan; MA, Applied Economics and MA, Statistics, University of Michigan; BA, Statistics, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan

Course:

  • Applied Statistics

Stephen King (PSU)

Adjunct Professor

Degrees:MA, Mythology/Depth Psychology; BS, Economics and Statistics, London University

Course:

  • Managing Organizations

Duncan Kretovich

Instructor

Degrees:PhD, Michigan State University; MBA and BS, Zoology, Eastern Michigan University

Course:

  • Financial Strategy

Steve Lawton (OSU)

Associate Professor Emeritus of International Business

Degrees:MBA, Cornell University; post-graduate fellowship, University of Leuven, Belgium; BS, Business Administration, Southern Methodist University

Business Project Advisor

Academic Committee Member

Charla Mathwick (PSU)

Associate Professor of Marketing and Advertising

Degrees:PhD, research fellow at the University of Maastrict, The Netherlands; MBA and BA, Mass Communications, University of South Dakota

Business Project Advisor

Dale Morse (UO)

Professor of Accounting

Degrees:PhD, Stanford; MBA and BA, University of Oregon

Course:

  • Managerial Accounting

Nagesh Murthy (UO)

Associate Professor

Degrees:PhD and MA, Operations Management, and MS, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University; Master of Management Studies and BE (Honors), Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India

Course:

  • Supply Chain Management

Academic Committee Member

Mark Phelps (UO)

Senior Instructor of International Business Law

Degrees:JD, MBA, and BS, Finance and Business Environment, University of Oregon

Course:

  • Legal Environment of Business

Academic Committee Member

Tom Potiowsky (PSU)

Professor of Economics

Degrees:PhD, Economics, University of Colorado; MS, Economics, and BS, Business Administration, Ohio University

Course:

  • Managerial Economics

Jeff Stolle (UO)

Instructor of Leadership, Communication and Ethics

Degrees:PhD, Philosophy, University of Oregon; MA, Philosophy, Vanderbilt University; BA, College of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

Course:

  • Business Ethics

Robert Sweitzer (The Matrix Group)

Instructor

Degrees:PhD and MA, Marketing, Michigan State University; BS, Industrial Management, Purdue University

Course:

  • Marketing Strategy

Edward Warnock (Cumulus Resources, LLC)

Instructor

Degrees:MA, Organizational Systems Renewal, Antioch University; BS, Aerospace Engineering (Honors and High Distinction), University of Arizona

Courses:

  • Implementing Strategy
  • New Venture Planning

Academic Director

Zeke Zeliff (Outside Perspectives, Inc.)

Team Coach and Mentor

Degrees:MBA, Emory University; BS, Business Administration, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Workshop:

  • Team Building-Residency

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