Graduate Faculty

M.B.A. courses are typically instructed by full-time qualified faculty members with doctoral degrees.  Faculty of the College of Business and Economics at Radford University bring to the classroom extensive industry experience and a demonstrated record of scholarly productivity in their area of competency.  Graduate faculty maintain a constructive balance between teaching and research with well over half of their time devoted to teaching and helping students get the most out of their graduate education.  Publishing academic research in scholarly journals and books as well as providing valuable consulting services to area organizations are two examples of how the graduate faculty of the College of Business and Economics continuously develop their skills and business knowledge.

The following is a listing of the graduate faculty in the College of Business and Economics.  To see a faculty members profile click on their name, to send an e-mail click on their e-mail address..

Felix E. Amenkhienan, Ph.D. - Professor of Accounting

Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Mississippi

Office: Whitt 203
Phone: (540) 831-5669

Steven L. Beach, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Finance

Ph.D. in Finance - Washington State University                
M.B.A., Tennessee Technological University
B.S. in Business Administration - Tennessee Technological University         

 

Office: Whitt 013
Phone: (540) 831-5087
http://www.radford.edu/~slbeach

Dr. Beach graduated from Washington State University in 1999, having completed a dissertation that focuses upon the issue of segmentation in international equity markets.  Dr. Beach came to Radford University in 2001 and was named Radford University's 2003 Outstanding Faculty Award for the College of Business and Economics.  His areas of interest include International Investments, Emerging Markets, Asset Pricing, and Investments.  Dr. Beach has taught courses on corporate finance, international management, and capital markets and institutions at Washington State University, Loyola Marymount University, Southwest Texas State University, and now at Radford University.  At Washington State University, Dr. Beach was a course author for distance learning courses involving Corporate Finance and Investments.  He has also worked as a consultant for a start-up plastic recycling firm.

Dr. Beach has published and presented several papers, all of which address issues related to emerging markets and investing. His papers can be found in various publications such as the Journal of Emerging Markets and Proceedings of the Southwestern Finance Association Meeting.  In addition to his publications and presentations, Dr. Beach has been successful in receiving competitive research grants from Loyola Marymount University, Washington State University, and Radford University.

Hooshang Beheshti, Ph.D. -- Professor of Management

Ph.D. - Oklahoma State University
M.S. -  State University of New York, Binghamton
B.S. - Iranian Institute of Advanced Accounting

 

Office: Whitt 131
Phone: (540) 831-5380
 
Dr. Hooshang M. Beheshti is professor of management at Radford University, Radford Virginia. He has over twenty years of experience as an educator and a consultant. Dr. Beheshti has co-authored two textbooks; one in management science and the other in information systems. He has published extensively on a variety of management topics. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Computer Information Systems, Journal of Business and entrepreneurship, Journal of International Information Management, and Industrial Management and Data Systems among others. 

He is one of the co-founders of the International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD) and is one of its past presidents. He is also a member of the board of directors of IABD.

Bruce K. Blaylock, Ph.D. – Professor of Management

Ph.D. in Decision Sciences -  Georgia State University                      
M.B.A. in Finance & Economics - Auburn University-Montgomery
B.B.A. in Quantitative Methods - Ohio University

Office: Whitt 230
Phone: (540) 831-5816
http://www.radford.edu/~bblayloc

Dr. Blaylock is in his ninth year of service at Radford University and has a total of twenty-four years experience in the field of academia.  Upon arrival at Radford University in 1994, he served as Dean of the College of Business and Economics until 1999.  Dr. Blaylock is currently a professor of management and teaches courses such as Statistical Decision Support, Starting & Managing a Small Business, and Leadership & Motivation.  He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society in the field of Business and Administration.  His writings can be found is journals such as the Journal of Business Research, Decision Sciences, Innovation Abstracts, and Review of Business & Economic Research.  He has received awards from the American Institute for Decision Sciences Southeastern Region and the Association of Psychological Type for his publications.

Bruce W. Chase, Ph.D., CPA.  – Professor of Accounting

Ph.D. in Business Administration - Virginia Commonwealth University
M.B.A. - Virginia Commonwealth University
B.S. in Accounting - Virginia Commonwealth University

Office: Whitt 113
Phone: (540) 831-5744
http://www.radford.edu/~bchase

Bruce W. Chase, professor of accounting, is in his eleventh year of service at Radford University. He is also the Director of the University's Governmental and Nonprofit Assistance Center (GNAC). He is a CPA and earned both his MBA and Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University.  He has chaired the VSCPA's Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee and served as a member of its Not-for-Profit Committee.  He is also a member of the VGFOA's Education Committee.

Prior to joining the faculty of Radford University, Bruce spent over 15 years in governmental and nonprofit accounting.  He began his career with the Auditor of Public Accounts and then with Coopers and Lybrand.  He served as Treasurer of Virginia Commonwealth University and later as chief financial officer of Southern Seminary College.  Bruce has written numerous articles on governmental and nonprofit accounting and is a frequent speaker on these topics. He also does extensive training on governmental accounting and reporting issues.  He was awarded the AGA's National Education and Training Award in 2002, outstanding service award from the VGFOA in 2000 and the VSCPA's Broadus Award in 1997.

Iain Clelland, Ph.D. -- Assistant Professor of Management

Ph.D. in Business Administration – University of Southern California
M.S. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology – San Diego State University
B.A. in Business & Psychology – San Diego State University

 

Office: Whitt 122
Phone: (540) 831-5073

Dr. Clelland is in his fourth year at Radford University and has a total of 10 years experience in the field of academia. He started his career as a small business partner, then worked as a research scientist for the US Department of Defense, and has since consulted with companies about strategic issues. Dr. Clelland has taught courses to undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral students. These courses span the topics of strategic management, business & society, principles of management, organization theory, organizational behavior, and strategic environmental management at Radford University, University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University, Washington State University, and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. At the University of Tennessee he successfully competed for research grants and helped to develop a team-taught MBA curriculum. His research focuses on the intersection of strategic management and ecologically sustainable business practices. He has examined the mutual influences of competitive strategy and misconduct, corporate competencies, and environmental management. In addition to numerous conference papers, he has published in such journals as the Academy of Management Journal and Interfaces: International Journal of the Institute for Operations Research. Dr. Clelland is an active of member of the Strategic Management Society and Southern Management Association.

Jo Ann Brown, PhD - Assistant Professor of Management

B.S.B.A., Christian Brothers University, Memphis, 1997
M.B.A., University of Florida, 1999
Ph.D., University of Mississippi, Oxford, 2006

Phone: 831-6424
Office: Whitt 112
Email: jbrown268@radford.edu

Daniel V. Davidson, J.D. – Chair, Department of Accounting, Finance & Business Law  and Professor of Business Law

J.D. in Law – Indiana University
B.S. in Business Administration – Indiana University

 

Office: Whitt 002
Phone: (540) 831-5071

Dr. Davidson has been at Radford University since 1986 as a professor of business law, and has over 29 years of academic experience.  He has taught at institutions such as California State University-Fresno, the University of Arkansas, St. Cloud State University, and Central Connecticut State College.  Davidson was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award for the College of Business and Economics for 2000-01, becoming his fourth Outstanding Faculty award.  He has been a member of the Southern Regional of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business since 1977 and currently serves at Head Reviewer for the Proceedings of the SRBLA and Southern Law Journal.  Dr. Davidson has co-authored nine books pertaining to the area of business law.  Additionally, his publications can be found in journals such as Journal of E-Business, Southern Law Journal, Journal of Business Ethics, Advances in Public Interest Accounting, and Journal of Legal Studies Education.

Nozar Hashemzadeh, Ph.D.  -- Chair, Department of Economics and
                                                Professor of Economics

Ph.D. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.A. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.A. - Isfahan University



Office: Davis 111
Phone: (540) 831-5888

Dale A. Henderson, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Management

Ph.D. in Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.B.A. - Radford University
B.S. in Marketing Education – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.S. in Finance – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Office: Whitt 123
Phone: (540) 831-5384
http://www.radford.edu/~dahender

Dr. Henderson came to Radford University in 1996 and is primarily responsible for teaching Strategic Management which is a capstone course for both undergraduate and graduate students.  Other courses include basic Entrepreneurship, Business Research and Reporting, and Competitive Intelligence.  His publications can be found in periodicals such as Journal of E-Commerce, Southern Business Review, Journal of Accountancy, Academy of Strategic and Organizational Leadership Journal, Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, Journal of Quality and Participation, and Journal of Applied Business Research.  Dr. Henderson has been nominated multiple times for Who's Who Among American Teachers and was nominated for Who's Who in America.  In addition to his many academic accomplishments, Dr. Henderson has experience in the field of project management and technical recruiting. 

J. Duncan Herrington, DBA - Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Marketing

D.B.A. in Marketing - Mississippi State University
M.B.A. -- Mississippi State University
B.B.A. in Marketing - Mississippi State University




Office: Whitt 004A
Phone: (540) 831-5258
http://www.radford.edu/~dherring

Dr. Herrington worked in sales and retailing for fifteen years prior to entering academia.  He has consulted with firms in retailing, banking, pharmaceuticals, and specialty advertising.  Herrington's publications have appeared in the Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Services Marketing, Journal of Promotion Management, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Journal of Ministry Marketing & Management, Journal of Foodservice Business Research, Tourism Analysis, and the International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration.  Some of his publications have received awards from the Academy of Marketing Science and the Society for the Advancement of Marketing.  His research interests include the use of music in retail settings and advertising effectiveness.  Dr. Herrington enjoys teaching Principles of Marketing, Marketing Management, Consumer Behavior and Internet Marketing and was recently named to Who's Who Among American Teachers.

Dr. James G. Lollar, Associate Professor of Marketing & Department Chair

Ph.D., University of Alabama
M.A., University of Alabama
B.S., University of Alabama

Phone: 831-5121
Office: 613 Downey, Rm 102
Email: jlollar@radford.edu

Clarence C. Rose, Ph.D. – Director of MBA and Academic Outreach Programs, Professor of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.B.A., Central Michigan University
B.S. in Business Administration, Ferris State University

Office: Whitt 102
Phone: (540) 831-5185
http://www.radford.edu/~crose

Professor Clarence C. Rose has twenty-nine years of college/university experience in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate.  Prior to beginning his teaching career, Professor Rose worked for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company as a Special Agent and as an Agency Manager.  He has published numerous professional articles in journals such as, Personal Financial Planning, The Journal of Financial Planning, The American Association of Individual Investor's Journal, The Tax Advisor, National Public Accounting and others.  He has made professional presentations before the American Accounting Associations, the Academy of Management, and the American Society of Public Administration.  His work has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, Mutual Funds Magazine, and other national publications.  His main areas of expertise are Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate.

John Roufagalas, Ph.D. – Professor of Economics

Ph.D. in Economics - University of Florida
M.A. in Economics - Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
B.A. in Economics - University of Piraeus, Greece

Office: Davis 118
Phone: (540) 831-5892
www.radford.edu/~jroufaga

Since 1985, Dr. Roufagalas has taught Economics at Radford University.  His areas of concentration are Monetary Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Economics of Uncertainty, and Information Systems Applications in Economics.  He teaches classes such as Money and Banking, Economic Theory, Econometrics, Managerial Economics, and Information Systems Applications in Economics.  Dr. Roufagalas' articles can be found in various journals:  International Review of Economics and Finance, The American Economist, Ekonomia, Journal of Economics and Finance, Managerial and Decision Economics, and Atlantic Economic Journal.  He has been a contributing editor for Wall Street Winners and a referee for various professional journals.

R. Wayne Saubert, J.D. – Associate Professor of Accounting

J.D. – Drake University
M.A. in Accounting – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 B.S. – Kansas University

Office: Whitt 001
Phone: (540) 831-5491
http://www.radford.edu/~wsaubert

Dr. Saubert is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Radford University.  He teaches in the area of taxation and principles of accounting.  Tax is his primary area of research.  His concentration is on how our tax system and rules affect individuals and businesses.  Other areas of interest concern rights of taxpayers, financial reporting, and taxation.

Wilbur W. Stanton, Ph.D. - Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
 and Professor of Marketing

Ph.D. in Decision Science/Applied Statistics - Georgia State University
M.D.S. in  Decision Science/Applied Statistics - Georgia State University 
M.B.A. in Marketing Research - Georgia State University
B.B.A. in Marketing - Georgia State University


 

Office: Martin 331
Phone: (540) 831-5404
http://www.dr-stanton.com/wil/

Dr. Stanton came to Radford University in 1994 as the Dean of the College of Graduate and Extended Education and Professor of Marketing.  He is currently RU Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs as well as a Professor of Marketing and member of the Graduate Faculty.  Prior to joining Radford Dr. Stanton was a tenured full-professor of Marketing and served as department chair, associate dean, and member of the graduate faculty at Old Dominion University.  He has also been a member of the graduate faculty at Auburn University and Oklahoma State University. 

During his career Dr. Stanton has served as a consultant to both government and industry.  Included among the many companies, agencies, and institutions with whom he has consulted are: The Carter Administration (energy conservation and residential household retrofitting) , the Reagan Reelection Committee, NASA, Warner Lambert International, Pepsi Cola, AT&T, AT&T International,  AT&T-Paradyne, Lucent Technologies, Procter and Gamble, IBM, Coca Cola Domestic and International, TELMEX, Clorox, Ortho Pharmaceutical (International), Nations Bank, Texize, Del Monte, R.J. Reynolds, and Kodak Domestic and International.  Dr. Stanton served as the Associate Director of Quantitative Analysis at Burke International Research Corporation, a seminar developer and speaker for the Burke Marketing Research Seminar Series (presently the Burke Institute), and a staff consultant to both Burke International and Sophisticated Data Research, Inc.

Dr. Stanton has published 1 book and 40 referred journal articles and conference papers.  Among the journals publishing my research are the Journal of Business Research, European Research, International Journal of Management, Journal of Retailing and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

Hsin-Min "Carl" Tong, Ph.D. – Professor of Marketing

Ph.D. in Business Administration - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
M.S. in Business - Fort Hays Kansas State College
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Tunghai University

Office: Whitt 217
Phone: (540) 831-5310

Dr. Tong worked in the petroleum industry as an engineer prior to entering academia.  He has been with Radford University since 1984.  At the MBA level, Dr. Tong teaches primarily in the area of Marketing Management, International Business, and Global Market Research (GMR). Under his guidance in recent years, RU MBA students have completed GMR projects for Strongwell Corporation, Capps Shoe Company, PC Design, Inc., Wynn's Precision, Inc., Plymouth, Inc, and Marley Mouldings, Inc.

Dr. Tong's publications have appeared in the Columbia Journal of World Business, American Business Review, Competitiveness Review, Essays in Economic and Business History, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Marketing Education, Journal of Education for Business, Virginia Social Science Journal, The Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, Louisiana Business Review, Baylor Business Studies, Personnel Journal, Arkansas Business and Economic Review, The Accounting Educators' Journal, Financial Practice and Education, Virginia Librarian, and The Roanoke Times.  His current research interests include marketing successes, marketing failures, and international economic/business competitiveness.  He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International.

Charles VeHorn, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Economics



BA, University of Notre Dame , 1968
Masters, University of Arkansas, 1972
Ph. D., The Ohio State University, 1977

Phone: 831-5885
Office: Davis 112
Email: cvehorn@radford.edu