Neeley School of Business Directory

Craig Crossland, John V. Roach Dean, Neeley School of Business

Hettie Richardson, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs

Mark B. Houston, Associate Dean, Faculty & Research

David G. Allen, Senior Associate Dean, Community Engagement

William F. Wempe, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs

Anne Rooney, Assistant Dean, Neeley Graduate Programs

Ronnie Watkins, Assistant Dean Finance and Administration

Suzanne M. Carter, Executive Director, EMBA Program

Morgan L. Swink, Executive Director, Supply and Value Chain Center

Jim Roach, Executive Director, Neeley Executive Education at the Tandy Center

Megan Korns Russell, Executive Director, External Relations

Jessica Cates, Senior Director, Graduate Student Success

Mauricio Rodriguez, Director, Luther King Capital Management Center for Financial Studies

Zach Hall, Director, TCU Sales Center

Laura Meade, Director, International Programs

Chuck Miller, Director, Information Technology

Kelly O'Brien, Director, Professional Development Center Professional Development Center at Neeley

Director, Alcon Services Center

Michelle Franklin, Director, Neeley Academic Advising Center

Rodney D'Souza, Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Anne Albrecht, Special Advisor to the Dean for Connection Culture

James Hill, Director, Center for Real Estate

DANYELLE L. ACKALL, Instructor of Management. B.S. (Texas A&M University), 1996; M.S. (University of Texas at Arlington), 2003. Since 2014.

ROBERT AKIN, JR., Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. B.G.S. (Texas Christian University), 1998; MBA (Ibid.), 2002; EdD. (Ibid.) 2013. Since 2003.

ANNE ALBRECHT, Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S. (University of Kansas), 2008; M.S. (Ibid.) 2009; Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia) 2016. Since 2016. CPA.

DAVID G. ALLEN, Professor of Management and Associate Dean, Graduate Programs. B.S. (Georgia Institute of Technology), 1991; M.S. (Ibid), 1993; Ph.D. (Georgia State University), 1999. Since 2017

AARON H. ANGLIN, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship. B.S. (Western Carolina University), 2004; M.E. (Western Carolina University), 2006; MS. (North Carolina State University), 2013; Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma), 2017. Since 2017

YASHODA BHAGWAT, Assistant professor of Marketing. B.A. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), 2008, M.S. (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa), 2009, Ph.D. (Georgia State University), 2015. Since 2015.

JOHN BIZJAK, Professor of Finance and Holder of the Robert & Maria Lowdon Chair of Business Administration. B.A. (University of California, Berkeley), 1983, Ph.D (University of Utah), 1992. Since 2010.

AUDRA BOONE, Professor of Finance and holder of the C.R. Williams Professor of Finance Chair. B.S. (University of Kansas), 1997; Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), 2002. Since 2016.

LAYNE C. BRADLEY, Instructor in Business Information Systems. B.A. (University of Texas at Arlington), 1970; M.B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1980; M.A. Business Communications (Jones International University), 2005. Since 2011.

TYSON R. BROWNING, Professor of Operations Management. B.S. (Abilene Christian University), 1993; S.M. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 1996; Ph.D. (Ibid.) 1999. Since 2003.

GARRY BRUTON, Professor of Management. Holder of the Fehmi Zeko Faculty Fellowship. B.A. (University of Oklahoma), 1978; M.B.A. (George Washington University), 1982; Ph.D. (Oklahoma State University), 1989. Since 1998.

SANDRA R. CALLAGHAN, Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S. (Texas Christian University), 1988; M.P.A (University of Texas at Austin), 1990; Ph.D. (Michigan State University), 1998. Since 1998. CPA.

SUZANNE M. CARTER, Professor of Professional Practice in Management. B.S. (University of Illinois), 1986; M.B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1997.

DANIEL QI CHEN, Professor of Information Systems. B.E. (Shanghai Maritime University), 1994; M.B.A. (Washington University), 1999. Ph.D (University of Georgia), 2004. Since 2004.

JEFF ZEYUN CHEN, Associate Professor of Accounting. BS (Fudan University), 2002; MBA (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), 2004; Ph.D. (University of Houston), 2009. Since 2017.

SHANA M. CLOR-PROELL, Professor of Accounting and Chair, Department of Accounting. B.S. (Cornell University), 2000; M.S. (Cornell University), 2006; Ph.D. (Cornell University), 2007. Since 2011. CPA.

JANICE B. COBB, Instructor of Accounting III. B.B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1984; M.B.A. (Ibid.), 1986; Ed.D. (Ibid) 2017. Since 1997. CPA.

MICHAEL S. COLE, Associate Professor of Management. B.A. (Arkansas Tech University), 1996; M.A. (University of Tulsa), 1997; Ph.D. (Auburn University), 2003. Since 2007.

JULIE DAHLQUIST, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Finance. B.B.A. (University of Louisiana, Monroe) 1984; M.A. (St. Mary’s University), 2003; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 1989. Since 2015.

C. CLIFFORD DEFEE, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Supply Chain Management. B.B.A. (Texas A&M University), 1981; M.B.A. (Ibid.) 1983; Ph.D. (University of Tennessee), 2007. Since 2019.

PATRICK E. DOWNES, Assistant Professor of Management. B.S. (University of Kansas), 2006; M.Ed. (Iowa State University), 2008; Ph.D. (University of Iowa), 2015. Since 2018.

GEORGE DRYMIOTES, Professor of Accounting. B.B.A. (University of Cyprus), 1999; Ph.D. (University of Florida), 2004. Since 2013.

O. HOMER EREKSON, Dean and John V. Roach Chair in Business. B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1974; Ph.D. (University of North Carolina), 1980. Since 2008.

Matthew Erickson, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Accounting. B.B.A. (Texas A&M University), 2009; M.S. (Texas A&M University), 2009; Ph.D. (University of Arizona), 2017. Since 2025.

RODNEY R. D'SOUZA, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Entrepreneurship, and Managing Director of the TCU Neeley Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. B.Com. (University of Pune), 1999; M.C.M. (Ibid.), 2000; M.B.A. (Northern Kentucky University), 2003; Ph.D. (University of Louisville), 2009. Since 2018.

DAVID A. DUBOFSKY, Director of the LKCM Center for Financial Studies and Professor of Professional Practice in Finance. B.E. (City College of New York), 1973; M.B.A. (University of Houston), 1975; Ph.D. (University of Washington), 1982. Since 2019.

GRANT FARNSWORTH, Assistant Professor of Finance. B.A. (Brigham Young University), 2004; B.S. (ibid.); 2004; M.S. (Northwestern University), 2007; Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), 2015. Since 2015.

KARSON E. FRONK, Assistant Professor of Accounting, B.S. (Brigham Young University), 2018; MAcc (Brigham Young University), 2018; Ph.D. (University of Georgia), 2023. Since 2023.

STACY LANDRETH GRAU, Professor of Professional Practice in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. B.A. (University of Louisiana-Lafayette), 1994; M.S. (Louisiana State University), 1997; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2002. Since 2008.

JENNIFER L. GRENNAN, Instructor I of Accounting. BA (Queens University), 1993; MAc (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), 2019. Since 2024.

WILLIAM GRIESER, Associate Professor of Finance. BBA (Texas State University), 2011; B.S. (Ibid.), 2011; Ph.D. (Michigan State University), 2015. Since 2017.

ZACH HALL, Assistant Professor of Marketing. B.B.A. (Texas A&M Corpus Christi); 2005; MBA (Texas Tech University); 2007; M.S. Finance (Ibid.); 2007; Ph.D. Marketing (University of Houston); 2013. Since 2013.

T. BRAD HARRIS, Associate Professor of Management. B.B.A. (Texas Tech University), 2003; M.B.A. (University of Florida), 2006; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 2012. Since 2015.

JOSEPH S. HARRISON, Assistant Professor of Management. B.S. (University of Richmond), 2009; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 2017. Since 2017.

IN-MU HAW, Holder of the J. Vaughn & Evelyne H.Wilson Professor in Business. B.A. (Cheong-Ju University), 1974; M.B.A. (University of Alabama), 1979; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1983. Since 1990.

MICHAEL A. HITT, Distinguished Research Fellow in Management. B.B.A. (Texas Tech University), 1968; M.B.A. (Ibid.), 1969; Ph.D. (University of Colorado), 1974. Since 2015.

KEITH M. HMIELESKI, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Robert and Edith Schumacher Executive Faculty Fellow, and Academic Director of the TCU Neeley Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. A.S. (Greenfield Community College), 1995; B.S. University of Massachusetts), 1998; M.S. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), 2002; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2005. Since 2005.

PATRICK L. HOPKINS, Assistant Professor of Accounting. B.B.A. (Mercer University), 2005; M. Acc. (Georgia Southern University), 2008; Ph.D. (University of Arkansas), 2019. Since 2019. CPA.

PAUL J. IRVINE. Holder of the Kleinheinz Family Foundation Endowed Chair in International Finance and Investments. B.B.A. (University of Calgary); M.A. (Simon Fraser University); M.S. (University of Rochester), 1993; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 2013.

CHARLES IRONS, Assistant Professor of Accounting. B.S. University of Alabama 2014; M.S. University of Alabama 2015; Ph.D Georgia Institute of Technology 2025. Since 2025.

MARK B. HOUSTON, Professor of Marketing and Holder of the James L. and Eunice West Chair of Marketing. B.S. (Southwest Baptist Seminary), 1984; M.B.A. (University of Missouri, Columbia), 1990; Ph.D. (Arizona State University), 1995. Since 2017.

VALERIE R. JOHNSTON, Professor of Professional Practice in Healthcare Management. A.S. (Macon State College), 1984; B.S. (Georgia Institute of Technology), 1986; M.B.A. (Duke University), 1999; Ph.D. (The University of North Carolina at Charlotte), 2008. Since 2018.

BEATA JONES, Professor of Professional Practice in Information Systems. B.B.A. (Baruch College) 1988; M.S. (Ibid.), 1988; Ph.D. (City University, New York), 1993. Since 1995.

L. VAN JONES, Instructor of Statistics. B.S. (Texas Christian University), 1961; MBA (Ibid.), 1963; Ph.D. (Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary), 1996. Since 2001.

PATRICIA JORDAN, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Supply Chain Management. B.S. (Oklahoma State University), 1986; M.B.A.(Ibid), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2014. Since 2015

SWAMINATHAN KALPATHY, Associate Professor of Finance. B.S. (Birla Institute of Technology & Science), 1994; M.B.A. (Southern Illinois University), 1999; Ph.D. (Arizona State University), 2004. Since 2013.

MAIA KELTON, Instructor II of Accounting, B.S. (Purdue University), 1997; M.B.A. (Texas Christian University), 2003; M.S. (Texas A&M Commerce), 2018. Since 2021.

SUSAN B. KLEISER, Professor of Professional Practice in Marketing. B.B.A. (University of Notre Dame), 1989, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati), 1996. Since 2005.

JEREMY J. KOVACH, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management. B.S. (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), 1998; M.S. (Ibid), 1999; PhD. (Georgia Institute of Technology), 2014. Since 2015.

RYAN A. KRAUSE, Associate Professor of Management. B.S. (Indiana University), 2009; Ph.D. (Indiana University), 2013. Since 2013.

MARK C. LAYTON, Instructor in Supply Chain Management. B.S. (Northern Arizona University), 1981; Master of Professional Studies in Supply Chain Management (Pennsylvania State University), 2015. Since 2018.

TED W. LEGATSKI, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Entrepreneurship. B.B.A. (Sam Houston State University), 1989; M.B.A. (Ibid.) 1991; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 1997, Since 2002.

ROBERT P. LEONE, Professor of Marketing and J. Vaughn and Evelyne H. Wilson Chair of Marketing. B.A. (University of Texas at Arlington), 1973; M.B.A. (Ibid.), 1974; Ph.D. (Purdue University), 1978. Since 2008.

RANDY LEWIS, Instructor of Management. A.A. (Tarrant County Junior College), 1983; B.B.A. (Dallas Baptist University), 1995; M.B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1998. Since 1999.

NING (ALEX) LI, Assistant Professor of Management. B.S. (Zhejiang University), 2006; M.S. (Ibid.), 2006; Ph.D. (University of Maryland), 2017. Since 2017.

STEVE C. LIM, Associate Professor of Accounting. B.A. (Korea University), 1976; M.S. (Ibid.), 1980; Ph.D. (Wharton School), 1989. Since 1999.

LARRY J. LOCKWOOD, Professor of Finance and Holder of the Dr. Stan Block Endowed Chair in Finance. B.S. (David Lipscomb University), 1975; M.A. (Western Kentucky University), 1979; M.S. (Purdue University), 1980; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1982. Since 1994.

JANE M. MACKAY, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems.

STEVEN C. MANN, Associate Professor of Finance. B.S. (University of Utah), 1984; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1994. Since 1994.

JOHN MATHIS, Instructor of Management. B.S. (Truman State University); 1966; M.A. (Arizona State University); 1968. Since 2005.

LAURA M. MEADE, Professor of Professional Practice in Supply Chain. B.S. (Valparaiso University), 1986; M.B.A (University of Texas at Arlington), 1991; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1997. Since 2004.

TYLER S. MENZER, Assistant Professor of Accounting, B.A. (Lakeland University), 2014; Ph.D. (University of Iowa), 2024. Since 2024.

VASSIL MIHOV, Associate Professor of Finance. B.A. (Graceland College), 1995; Ph.D. (Purdue University), 2000. Since 2000.

THOMAS MOELLER, Associate Professor of Finance. B.A. (University of Giessen), 1995; M.B.A. (University of Kentucky), 1996; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 2002. Since 2006.

WILLIAM C. MONCRIEF III, Professor of Marketing and Academic Director Neeley Fellows Program, Holder of Charles F. and Alan P. Bedford Professor of International Business. B.A. (University of Mississippi), 1975; M.B.A. (Ibid.), 1978; Ph.D. (Louisiana State University), 1983. Since 1982.

JEFF MOORE, Instructor of Finance. B.B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1969; M.B.A. (Ibid.), 1971. Since 1974.

KAREN K. NELSON, Holder of the M.J. Neeley Professor in Accounting. B.S. (University of Colorado), 1988; Ph.D. (University of Michigan), 1997. Since 2016. CPA.

MARC NERI, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Accounting. B.S. (Durham University), 1996; MH (University of Dallas), 2008; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 2016. Since 2016.

RENEE M. OLVERA, Professor of Professional Practice in Accounting, Director of the Master of Accounting and Director of the Master of Science in Business Analytics. B.S. (Northern Illinois University), 2001; M.A.S. (Northern Illinois University), 2002; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 2012. Since 2012. CPA.

ELIZABETH PLUMMER, Professor of Accounting. B.A. (Rice University) 1984; M.P.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1986; Ph.D. (Ibid.) 1994. Since 2007.CPA.

DAVID S. PRESTON, Professor of Information Systems. B.S. (University of Florida), 1991; M.E. (Ibid.), 1993; M.B.A. (University of Georgia), 2000. Ph.D. (Ibid), 2004. Since 2004.

RICHARD PRIEM, Professor of Management and Holder of the Luther Henderson Chair of Strategic Management and Leadership. B.A. ( St. Olaf College) 1971; M. S. (University of Arkansas) 1980; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Arlington) 1990. Since 2010.

RANGA V. RAMASESH, Professor of Decision Sciences. B.E. (University of Mysore), 1968; M.E. (Indian Institute of Science), 1970; M.B.A. (University of Rochester), 1982; Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), 1988. Since 1988.

ROBERT T. RHODES, Professor of Professional Practice. J.D. (Baylor University), 1980; L.L.M. (Tulane University), 1992. Since 1984.

HETTIE A. RICHARDSON, Professor of Management, and Management, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Department Chair. B.A. (University of Houston), 1994; M.A. (University of Georgia), 1996; Ph.D. (Ibid.) 2001. Since 2013.

MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ, Professor of Finance and Real Estate, Holder of the Theodore and Beulah Beasley Faculty Fellowship, and Chair Department of Finance. B.B.A. (George Washington University), 1988; M.B.A. (American University), 1989; Ph.D. (University of Connecticut), 1994. Since 1994.

TRACEY ROCKETT-HANFT, Professor of Professional Practice and Faculty Associate Director of the Neeley Fellows Program. B.S. (Texas A&M University), 1995. Ph.D. (University of Texas at Dallas), 2002. Since 2012.

JOSEPH A. ROH, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management. B.S. (U.S. Air Force Academy), 1988.; MS (Air force Institute of Technology), 1994; PhD (Michigan State University). 2010. Since 2010.

JUE REN, Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance. BBA (University of Wisconsin-Madison); M.A. (Emory University), 2016; Ph.D. (Emory University), 2017. Since 2017.

MICHAEL S. SHERROD, William M. Dickey Entrepreneur in Residence. B.A. (University of Notre Dame), 1974; M.A. (University of Missouri at Columbia), 1976; E.M.B.A. (Texas Christian University), 2010. Since 2011.

ABBIE J. SHIPP, Associate Professor of Management. B.B.A. (Oklahoma State University), 1996; MBA (Ibid.), 2000; Ph.D. (University of North Carolina), 2006. Since 2012.

SHANNON SHIPP, Associate Professor of Marketing. B.S. (Tulsa), 1977; M.B.A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), 1978; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota), 1990. Since 1988.

KELLY T. SLAUGHTER, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Information Systems. B.B.A. (University of Texas Austin), 1992; M.B.A. (University of Chicago), 1999; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota), 2009. Since 2018.

GREGORY K. STEPHENS, Associate Professor of Management and Academic Director of the BNSF Next Generation Leadership Program. B.S. (Brigham Young University), 1982; M.B.A. (Ibid.), 1984; Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine), 1992. Since 1990.

JEFF K. STRATMAN, Chair and Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management. B.S.E. (Princeton University), 1989; Ph.D., (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 2001. Since 2013.

SARANG SUNDER, Assistant Professor of Marketing, B.E. (Anna University, Chennai, India), 2007, Ph.D. (Georgia State University), 2015. Since 2015.

MORGAN L. SWINK, Professor of Supply Chain Management and Holder of the Eunice and James L. West Chair in Supply Chain Management. B.S. (Southern Methodist University), 1983; MBA (University of Dallas), 1986; Ph.D. (Indiana University), 1992. Since 2010.

ANN J. TASBY, Instructor II of Accounting. B.S. (DeVry University), 1992; M.B.A. (Ibid.), 2003. Since 2017. CPA.

SRIRAM THIRUMALAI, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management. BTech (Indian Institute of Technology), 2000; Ph.D., (University of Minnesota), 2005. Since 2013.

TRAVIS TOKAR, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management. B.S. (University of Arkansas), 2000; Master of Transportation and Logistics Management (Ibid.), 2001; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2006. Since 2009.

MINAKSHI TRIVEDI, Professor and Department of Marketing Chair. M.Sc. (Delhi University, India), 1978; M.B.A. (BK School of Management, India), 1984; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Dallas), 1991. Since 2016.

AMY TROUTMAN, Instructor II of Accounting, and Director, Professional Program in Accounting. B.B.A. (The University of Texas at Austin), 1997; M.P.A. (Ibid.), 1997. Since 2018. CPA.

MARY UHL-BIEN, Professor of Management, and BNSF Railway Endowed Professor in Leadership. B.B.A. (University of Cincinnati), 1986; M.B.A. (Ibid).1988; Ph.D.(Ibid.), 1991. Since 2014.

MARY J. WALLER, Professor of Management, and M.J.Neeley Professor of Management. B.B.A. (University of Oklahoma), 1983; M.S. (University of Colorado - Denver), 1990; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 1995. Since 2017.

PATRICIA DORAN WALTERS, Professor of Professional Practice in Accounting. B.A. (College of St. Elizabeth), 1970; M.B.A (New York University), 1985; Ph.D. (New York University), 1993. Since 2011. CFA.

DAVID WELTMAN, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Supply Chain Management. B.S. (Southern Methodist University), 1984; M.S. (Ibid.), 1986 M.S. (University of Texas at Arlington),2006: Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2007. Since 2012

WILLIAM F. WEMPE, Professor of Accounting. BS (McPherson College), 1986; MBA (Wichita State University), 1989; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 1998. Since 2001.

XIAOYAN (WINNIE) WEN, Associate Professor of Accounting. BS (Tsinghua University), 1998, MS (Ibid.), 2001 and 2003, Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon University), 2007. Since 2015.

MARK B. WILLS, Instructor II of Accounting. B.B.A. (Valdosta State University), 1990; M.Acc. (University of West Georgia), 2012. Since 2017. CPA.

J. CHRIS WHITE, Associate Professor of Marketing. B.B.A. (West Texas State University), 1991; M.B.A. (Texas A&M University), 1993; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1998. Since 2007.

BARBARA WOOD, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Finance and Assistant Director Luther King Capital Management Center for Financial Studies. B.I.E. (Auburn University), 1978; M.B.A. (Baylor University) 1999; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Arlington), 2005. Since 2001.

LAURIE WOOD, Instructor III of Accounting. B.B.A. (Texas Christian University), 1999; M.B.A. (University of Texas, Arlington), 2001. Since 2007.

SHANNON YOUNGER, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship B.A. (University of Iowa), 2007; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin - Madison), 2018. Since 2018.

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