Faculty Credentials

Paul Russell Allen (P) - Vita

• National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD), May 2007 Austin, Texas. International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, August 2007, Berkeley, California. 2006 NCWE Annual Fall Conference, The National Council for Workforce Education, October 2006, San Antonio, TexasAPEE International Convention of The Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE), March 2002.

Traci Leigh Austin (F) - Vita

Richard Malcolm Ballinger (F) - Vita

• Class "A" member of The Professional Golfers' Association of America
• 2008 Southern Texas PGA of America Horton Smith Award Winner for excellence in education

James Bexley (F) - Vita

• Over 29 years experience in bank management and bank consulting.
• More than thirty peer reviewed journal articles, several books and numerous professional presentations related to banking.

Dana Elaine Bible (F) - Vita

Jonathan P Breazeale (F) - Vita

• 2007-Present - Texas Real Estate Broker License #550977
• 2004-2006 - Vice President and Asset Manager, Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY)
• 1995-1998 - First Lieutenant, US Army Ordnance Corps
• 1998-2000 - Project Manager & Financial Analyst, Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY)

Diana Michelle Brown (F) - Vita

• Formerly licensed to sell Investment Company Products (series 6).
• Licensed mediator.
• Active member of Texas Bar.

Lindsay Camille Clark (F) - Vita

• Outstanding Instructor of Technical Communication, Texas Tech University, May 2017
• PhD, Rhetoric and Professional Writing
• Academic Integrity Facilitator Certification, OSU Office of Academic Affairs, Nov. 2014
• Online Instructors Certification, OSU Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Nov. 2013

Xiaoman Duan (F) - Vita

William W Durham (P) - Vita

Mary C Funck (F) - Vita

Nicole M. Garrison (F) - Vita

Jose Antonio Gutierrez (F) - Vita

James H Haberman (P) - Vita

• Sells Financial Services for Amegy Bank as a Business Banking Relationship Manager

Kathy Hill (F) - Vita

• Authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications in Business, Communication, and related business field
• Presented over 40 papers in Business, Communication, and related field both nationally and internationally
• 2007 - 2008 VIP Member, Cambridge Who's Who

Kurt R Jesswein (F) - Vita

• 2.5 Yrs Internal Auditor (Wis. Legislative Audit Bureau, Madison, WI - Internal Revenue Service, New York, NY
• Multiple paper presentations at national and international conferences
• Multiple peer-refereed articles in finance, banking, international finance, and accounting
• Assistant Professor of Finance, Murray State University (1999-2005)Taught MBA courses in Corporate Finance, Capital Budgeting, Intl Finance. Taught UG courses in Principles of Finance, Intl Fin, and Intermediate Finance

Steve J Johnson (F) - Vita

William Hadley Leavell (F) - Vita

• 29 peer reviewed journal articles.
• 9 Distinguished Research and 3 Best Presentation awards.
• Conference key note speaker

Balasundram Maniam (F) - Vita

• 150+ Peer-reviewed publications in Finance and related business field
• Presented over 300 papers in Finance related field both nationally and internationally
• Standard Chartered Bank - 1982-1984

Robert B Matthews (F) - Vita

• 20 years as attorney at law--representing clients in administrative law (primarily utility regulation and environmental matters) and bankrupcy - assisting clients in completing merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions
• 25 presentations to regional, national, and international academic conferences.
• 3 best paper awards at academic conferences.
• 4 presentations on risk management and corporate governance to industry organizations in Houston, TX, Tulsa, OK, and Detroit, MI.
• CPA (Texas 1976-Present)Attorney at Law (Texas 1986-Present)
• 30 years as CPA--managing and providing audit, tax, management consulting, merger/acquisition/due diligence, litigation consulting/support, and business planning to clients ranging from sole proprietors to Fortune 50 corporations, primarily in energy, health care, financial services, regulated utilities, and construction industries
• 15 peer-reviewed publications on subjects including law, accounting, and entrepreneurship.
• Founded his own accounting and law practices, where his clients were primarily small businesses and startups in environmental, public utility, energy, and construction industries.
• Was part owner and vice-president of an accounting, consulting, and staffing firm, which grew from about 35 to 250 professional personnel.
• Started his professional career in the Small Business Division of an international ???Big 8??? public accounting and consulting firm, where he provided accounting, tax, and audit services to small businesses and startups in the energy, manufacturing, wholesale, and retail industries.

Joanie Elizabeth McFarland (P) - Vita

Gurinderjit B. Mehta (F) - Vita

• 4 Conference Proceedings
• 3 peer-reviewd Journal articles
• Continuing education 30 hours in the last 4 years

Ashton Michelle Mouton (F) - Vita

Steve A Nenninger (F) - Vita

• Financial Advisor, Raymond James Financial Services, 1999-2002 Commercial Loan Officer, Bank of America, 1993-1996
• Eleven publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Formerly licensed securities broker (Series 7 and 63)

Kathryn S O'Neill (F) - Vita

Tommy J Robertson (F) - Vita

• Division Manager and member of the Executive Board for Plantation Foods
• IT Consultant and Project Manager at many Houston energy companies including, Dynegy, Reliant Energy and Enron
• Licensed by State Bar of Texas in 2003
• Prior legal practice in the area of Labor and Employment
• Former Section Chief for the State of Texas Special Prosecution Unit Civil Division

Raymond W Sanders (P) - Vita

• Over 28 years pratical experience in Banking. Responsibilities including: Loan Officer, Auditor, Vice President,Regional President, Chief Credit Officer. Supporting graduate work in counseling, management and economics.
• Have taught at the undergraduate level since Spring 2010.

Danica Lee Schieber (F) - Vita

Bennie Lee Schiro (P) - Vita

• Juvenile Correctional Officer, Adult Correctional Officer, Litigated Prison Crimes, Civil Attorney Mass Tort Litigation (including White Collar Crime), Assistant District Attorney five years in Walker and Trinity Counties, 2013 to Present Elected 258th Judicial District Attorney

Karen E Sherrill (F) - Vita

Lucia S Sigmar (F) - Vita

• Developed and conducted communications-based corporate training seminars for business and industry - communications consultant to privately- and publicly-held companies - communications coordinator for non-profit arts organization
• Since 9/2006 (Date of Employment), published eleven peer-reviewed articles in academic journals - published six refeered proceedings - presented eighteen papers at national and international conferences - conducted two professional workshops on interpersonal skills training at international conferences and eleven university/community presentations.

Ashly Lynn Bender Smith (F) - Vita

Jimmy Ray Squyres (F) - Vita

Robert H Stretcher (F) - Vita

• 27 articles in peer-reviewed publications in the areas of banking and finance from 2000-2008.
• Two textbooks published in the areas of banking and finance.
• Numerous presentations at academic conferences each year.

Laura Louise Sullivan (F) - Vita

• Licensed by State of Texas
• 14 years of law practice
• 5 + years Business Unit Controller
• 5 + years Distribution Manager
• Guardian Ad Litem
• 29 publications, peer - reviewed articles.
• Executive Director of Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business
• Licensed to practice in all 4 Federal Districts in Texas.

Bradley Scott Wesner (F) - Vita