Faculty and Staff

Gregory Patton

Associate Professor of Management

Department Head

Education: Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2002; M.B.A., University of South Dakota, 1993; B.A., Northwestern College, 1984

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Samuel Bird

Assistant Professor of Economics

Education: Ph.D., Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California at Davis; B.S., Economics and Global Resource Systems, Iowa State University.

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Brittany Cord

Associate Professor of Accounting and Management

Education: Masters of Business Administration from Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Bachelors of Science in Accounting from The University of Iowa

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Steve Holland

Professor of Economics

Education: Ph.D., Applied Economics, University of Minnesota; J.D., Georgetown University; B.A., Economics and English, St. Olaf College

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Rob K. Larson

Associate Professor of Management

Education: M.B.A., University of St. Thomas; B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead

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Amanda Lindsay

Assistant Professor of Economics

Education: Ph.D., Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California at Davis; M.E.S.M, The Bren School, University of California at Santa Barbara; B.A. Environmental Science, Colby College.

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Tim Schweizer

Professor of Management

The Dennis and Suzanne Birkestrand Chair in Economics and Business

Education: Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Arkansas; M.B.A., Management, University of Arkansas; B.A., Management, Luther College

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Ryan Torkelson

Associate Professor of Accounting

Education: M.S.A., University of Notre Dame; B.A., Luther College

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Alexandra White

Associate Professor of Management

Education: M.S., Adult Education (Policy, Foundation & Administration), Portland State University; B.A., English, University of Virginia

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Education: B.A., Luther College

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Chuck Christianson

Emeritus

Education: M.B.A., University of South Dakota; B.A., Business Administration, Dakota State College

Nick Gomersall

Emeritus

Education: Ph.D., Resource Economics, Cornell University; M.A., Oxford University; B.A., English Language and Literature, Oxford University

Rich Leake

Emeritus

Education: M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, APM; M.A., Ohio University; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University

Mark Lund

Emeritus

Mona Nelson

Emeritus

Education: M.B.T., University of Minnesota; B.A., Luther College

Uwe Rudolf

Emeritus

Wade Shilts

Emeritus

Education: Ph.D., History, University of Iowa; J.D., Washington University; M.A., Economics, University of Iowa; B.A., Economics and Management, Luther College

Don Jones

Emeritus

Don Jones is an Emeritus Associate Professor