Business & Economics
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Faculty and Students
Business & Economics Faculty



dean, ketner school of business

ThompsonPamela L. (Pam) Thompson, Ph.D.

DEAN; Associate Professor of Information Systems; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Information Systems; M.B.A., James Madison University; B.B.A., James Madison University, Management Information Systems
Office: KH 310

Phone: (704) 637-4323
E-mail: pthompso@catawba.edu

Teaching:
- Applications Programming
- Networks and Telecommunications
- Web Design



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CarterMr. J. Alvin Carter, MBA
Associate Professor Emeritus of Business; B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.B.A., Georgia State University.
Office: KH 336

Phone: (704) 637-4406



PROFESSORS

ClappDr. Kenneth W. Clapp
Senior Vice-President and Chaplain of the College; Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy; Director of Catawba’s Lilly Center for Vocation and Values; B.A., Catawba College; M.Div., Yale University; D.Min., Lancaster Theological Seminary; post-doctoral study, Harvard University
Phone: (704) 637-4446
E-mail: kclapp@catawba.edu

Teaching:
- Business Ethics

Dr. Kenneth Clapp has many responsibilities at Catawba, from campus chaplain to Senior Vice-President in the campus administration to part-time teacher in the Religion & Philosophy department, and he has now been selected to be the Director of the Lilly Center for Vocation and Values at Catawba.  He is also deeply involved in the lives of students on campus. 

HiattStephen R. (Steve) Hiatt, Ph.D.
Professor of Management - B.S., Brigham Young University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Office: KH 313

Phone: (704) 637-4103
E-mail: shiatt@catawba.edu

Teaching:
- Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic Management
- Small Business Management



ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

GreenJohn Boyd (Jack) Green, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing - Ph.D., Industrial and Business Studies, University of Warwick (Coventry England); M.B.A., Marketing, SUNY-Albany; B.S., Business Administration, Providence College
Office: KH 321

Phone: (704) 637-4105
E-mail: jbgreen@catawba.edu

Teaching:
- Strategic Marketing
- Marketing Research
- Quantitative Methods

HakeEric R. Hake, Ph.D.
DEPARTMENT CHAIR and Associate Professor of Economics - B.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Office: KH 327

Phone: (704) 637-4293
E-mail: erhake@catawba.edu

Dr. Hake joined Catawba as Associate Professor of Economics in 2010. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Hake is Secretary to The Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE), an international organization of economists and other social scientists devoted to analysis of economics as evolving, socially constructed and politically governed systems.  AFEE publishes the Journal of Economic Issues (JEI).

Teaching:
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary Theory
- Economic History

SlateJames Wesley (Jamie) Slate, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics - Ph.D., Economics, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; B.A., Economics, Christopher Newport University VA

Office: KH 302

Phone: (704) 637-4407
E-mail: jwslate@catawba.edu

Teaching:
- Microeconomics
- Business & Economics Statistics
- Environmental Economics

 


assistant professors

Prof. Darin SpencerDarin S. Spencer, CPA, M.Acc., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor in Accounting - B.S., M.Acc., UNC-Charlotte; M.B.A., Pfeiffer University
Office: KH 326

Phone: (704) 637-4441
E-mail: dsspence@catawba.edu

Teaching:
- Accounting Principles
- Advanced Accounting
- Managerial Finance



Instructors

Amy HrinsonAmy M. Hrinsin, CPA, M.Acc.
Instructor in Accounting; B.A., Catawba College; M.A.C., North Carolina State University

Office: KH 325
Phone: (704) 637-4421
E-mail: ahrinsin@catawba.edu

Hrinsin has previously served as an adjunct instructor at North Carolina State University, Peace College, Meredith College, and Wake Technical Community College. She has also been a CPA in Raleigh and Westport, Connecticut. She is a member of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Teaching:
- Accounting Principles
- Intermediate Accounting
- Managerial-Cost Accounting
- Taxation
- Auditing



lecturers

Douglas R. (Doug) Anderson, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Management - B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Phone: (704) 637-4772
E-mail: andrcons@salisbury.net

BoweJeffrey Bowe, M.B.A
Lecturer in Business - B.A., DePauw University; M.B.A., Indiana University
E-mail: jjbowe@catawba.edu

"Sales is the lifeblood of any business, and done well, can create more revenue and opportunity for the business than the shareholders ever imagined. Today's new hires are tomorrow's leaders, so knowing how and where to recruit is a critical long term strategic success factor. Hiring the right potential and then training them in the right relational approach is what will help grow our economy for the next millennium."

June McDowell-Davis, M.B.A.
Lecturer in Marketing - B.S., M.B.A., High Point University
Phone: (704) 637-4772
E-mail: jmcdavis@catawba.edu




administrative assistant

Ms. Angelia Bates
Administrative Assistant for the Department of Mathematics and the Ketner School of Business

Phone: (704) 637-4405
E-mail: asbates@catawba.edu

Angelia serves as administrative assistant for the Ketner School of Business and the Department of Mathematics.



Special mentors

ApplefieldMr. Bryan Applefield

Applefield, a college trustee and a 1966 alumnus, has been hailed as having "substantial leadership experience in business and a long-term commitment to Catawba College as an alumnus and a trustee." Applefield is passionate about Catawba delivering to its students and is fully committed to the mission of the institution.

Mr. Claude B. Hampton, Jr., D.B.A
Adjunct Professor in Business - Executive Vice-President, Nabisco Brands USA (Retired); B.A., Catawba College; M.S., Syracuse University; graduate study, Harvard Business School; D.B.A. (honorary), Catawba College.

Ralph W. KetnerMr. Ralph W. Ketner, D.B.A
Adjunct Professor in Business - Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Food Lion, Inc., B.S., Tri-State University; D.B.A. (Honorary), Catawba College
Phone: (704) 637-4321
E-mail: rwketner@catawba.edu

Mr. Ketner attended school in Salisbury, graduating from Boyden High School in 1937. After Boyden, he enrolled at Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana in 1937.