Graduate faculty members are committed to instructional strategies and assessment methods that allow for maximum synthesis, exploration, and analysis by students at graduate level.
James E. Agee, III, Assistant Professor of Management; B.B.A., Eastern Nazarene University, 1994; Ph.D., University at Albany, 2000.
Dr. Agee is one of the program’s human resources experts. His research interests include employee disability issues and
psychological contract violations. He is also experienced in HR
consulting in the for-profit and non-profit arenas. Dr. Agee
assists with the HRD module and teaches Strategic Management and
Business Results and Organizational Development and Change.
Ed Anthony, Associate Professor of Information Technology & Management; B.S., Southern Connecticut State University, 1979; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University, 1982; M.B.A., University of New Haven, 1992; Sc.D. University of New Haven, 1996. With more than 20 years of teaching, speaking, and training experience in information technology, organizational management, and personal development, Professor Anthony has held numerous positions in information technology and management in the corporate business environment. He is an award-winning speaker and a member of the National Speakers Association and the founder and current director of the Trevecca Institute of Computer Information Technology within the Department of Business Administration. He teaches the Management Information Systems in the MSM program.
Jonathan B. Burch, Associate Professor of Management; B.A., Trevecca, 1997; M.A., Trevecca, 1999; Ed.D. Trevecca 2003. Professor Burch specializes in leadership and organizational effectiveness. He previously worked as a Six Sigma Process Improvement Manager, and also served four years as the Coordinator of the Graduate Management Programs here at Trevecca. His leadership training has extended to Kenya, East Africa, and the Philippines. Professor Burch teaches the opening course in the program, Organizational Behavior & Leadership.
Kenneth J. Burger, Professor of Marketing; B.S., North Dakota State University, 1967; M.B.A., Kent State University, 1971; D.B.A., University of Kentucky, 1981. Professor Burger conducts research and teaches business strategy, entrepreneurship, new product development, and marketing management. He has worked extensively in both the public and private sector as a consultant and trainer, and he managed a worldwide engineering program and launched two companies that focused on business development and strategy and process/quality improvement. Professor Burger teaches the Marketing Management and Data-Based Decision-Making courses.
Linda Everett Garrard,
Associate Professor of Finance; B.A., University of Montevallo, 1968;
M.B.A., Samford University, 1974; Ph.D., University of Memphis, 1992.
Dr. Garrard's research interests include strategy, mergers and
acquisitions, propect theory and risk, and women and management.
She has presented numerous papers to the Academy of Management and
published in the areas of risk and ethics and has been a repeat
recipient of the annual Teaching Excellence Award at Trevecca. Dr. Garrard teaches the Business Strategy and Policy, MBA
Finance, and Ethics modules.
James T. Hiatt, Dean, School
of Business and Management; Professor of Business; B.S., Trevecca, 1976;
J.D., University of Tennessee, 1979; M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State
University, 1991.
Dr. Hiatt has taught business law and legal-related courses at
Trevecca since 1983. He directed the Department of Business
Administration for twelve years and has provided overall administration
and leadership to the School of Business and Management since
1995. Before joining the Trevecca faculty, Dr. Hiatt
practiced law in Nashville, specializing in small business
representation and pension planning. He currently teaches Legal
Environment of Business in the MBA curriculum.
J. Allen Jinnette, Associate Professor of Business; B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University, 1992; M.S., Middle Tennessee State University, 1993; CPA, Tennessee, 1994; M.P.A., Georgia State University, 2000; doctoral program University of Mississippi. Professor Jinnette comes to Trevecca with more than ten years of teaching experience. His expertise includes Cost Managerial and Financial Accounting. His area of research is primarily in analysis of intangible assets and behavior in accounting. He teaches Advanced Accounting in the MBA Program.
Mary Ann Meiners, Professor of Economics; B.S., Georgetown, 1975; Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1988.
Dr. Meiners conducts research in economic education,
international economics, and economic development. She has been an
examiner for the Tennessee Quality Award and is a past recipient
of Trevecca’s annual Teaching Excellence Award. Dr. Meiners
teaches the Global and Economic Environment and Personal and
Professional Ethics modules.
Greg Runyan, Coordinator,
Department of Business Administration; Associate Professor of Business;
B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University, 1979; CMA, CFM, CPA, Tennessee;
M.B.A., Tennessee State University, 1989.
Professor Runyan has more than 16 years of teaching experience and
presently serves as Trevecca's business department coordinator.
His domains of expertise include accounting, finance, and financial
planning. He brings a wealth of knowledge and practical
experience to the university classroom.
Scott D. Ward, Professor of Finance; B.S., University of Southern California, 1980; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1982; M.A. University of Rochester, 1988; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1992. Professor Ward comes to Trevecca with more than 10 years of teaching experience. His expertise includes Managerial Finance, Investments, Strategic Corporate Finance and Monetary and Fiscal Policy. He has worked with Lloyds Bank in California as a cash management consultant and with First Florida Bank as a cash management officer. He teaches Foundations of Managerial Finance and Advanced Managerial Finance for the MSM/MBA Program.
David Yoest,
Adjunct Instructor; B.S., North Georgia College, 1974; M.B.A., Middle
Tennessee State, 1983. Doctoral program, University of Alabama-Huntsville.
Professor Yoest has been a quality professional for more than 20
years. He is a frequent examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige Quality
Award and the Tennessee Quality Award and is certified as a quality
engineer and quality manager by the American Society for Quality. He
currently works for Sverdrup Technology at the Arnold Engineering
Development Center as a quality officer and coach. Professor
Yoest teaches the Data-based Decision-Making and TQM modules.
Ty Tabernik, MBA, MS is Assistant Professor in the Trevecca Institute of Computer Information Technology (TICIT). Ty holds various association certifications in Manufacturing (CPIM, CSCP, CSSGB), Project Management (PMP), Information Technology (MCSD, A+, and iNet+), and Electronic Content Management (CDIA+). Ty has held Management and Consultant positions with several Fortune 500 firms prior to joining academia. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. in Organizational Management with a specialization in Information Technology.
He teaches the Production & Operation Management and the Management Information Systems courses in the program.
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