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Office of the Dean

Dr. Christopher Martin, Dean of the College of Business

Associate Dean

Dr. Douglas Amyx, Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies and Research

Associate Dean

Dr. Rob Blackstock, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Student Services

Jessica George, Executive Director of Student Services and Placement
Larry Jarrell, Coordinator of Academic Internships
Joe Mansour, Director of Student Success

External Relations

Mary Susan Britt, Senior Director of Development
LeAnn Waldroup, Director of Communications

 

College of Business Boards

 

Dean's Advisory Board

The success of the College of Business and its students is greatly dependent on the select group of leaders and individuals whose privilege it is to serve the College, its students and faculty. It is the responsibility of the board to proudly convey the College’s mission and values, facilitate the development of our leaders and future leaders, and advocate on the behalf of the College. The board also plays a fundamental role in fundraising and other College activities.

  • Chad Archer
    Chief Financial Officer, ProcessBarron
  • Dan Brady
    Managing Member, Brady Development Group
  • Kenneth “Andy” Brister
    Brister and Brister, Assistant District Attorney, 6th LA Judicial District Court
  • Paul Bullock
    Retired, CEO, JPS Aviation, LLC & JPS Equipment, LLC
  • Rob Cave
    Vice President, Planning and Governance, General Dynamics Information Technology
  • John Clay
    Retired President, Practitioners Publishing Company
  • Steve Craig
    Partner, Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC
  • George Cummings
    President and CEO, Progressive Bank
  • David Darland
    Sr. VP, Institutional, Governmental & Private Banking, Origin Bank
  • James Davison, III
    Student Representative, Finance Major
  • Melvin DeLacerda
    President & CEO, Johnny’s Pizza House, Inc.
  • Rufus Estis
    Retired Vice President & Controller, Rosetta Resources, Inc.
  • Toni Evans
    Executive Vice President, Family Finance & Strategy Group, Rosewood Management Corporation
  • Randy Fowler
    Director and President, Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.
  • Sharilyn Gasaway
    Retired CFO, Alltel Corporation
  • Grady Golden, Sr.
    Chairman of the Board & Co-Owner, Builder’s Supply Company
  • Gary Goolsby
    Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
  • Doreen L. Griffith
    National Tax Leader, Tax Advisory and Growth, Grant Thornton, LLP
  • Mark Hebert
    President, Hebert’s Town & Country
  • Scott Hill
    Vice President, Reliability Services, RelaDyne
  • Bill Hogan
    President, CEO, Bank of Ruston
  • Robert Holt Jr.
    Principal Partner, Holt Capital Partners, L.P.
  • Robert Kyle
    VP, Land and Legal, Brammer Engineering, Inc.
  • Robert LaCaze
    Head of the Oncology Strategic Business Unit, Bayer U.S. LLC
  • Gene Land
    President of NCC, Inc.
  • Donald H. “Dut” LeBlanc, Jr.
    Managing Partner, KPMG
  • John Long
    Retired, John J. Long Insurance and Investments
  • Mike McCallister
    Retired Chairman of the Board & CEO, Humana, Inc.
  • Kyle McDonald
    President & CEO, Argent Financial Group, Inc.
  • Drake Mills
    President and CEO, Origin Bank
  • Malcolm Murchison
    Partner, Bradley Murchison, Kelly, & Shea
  • Joe Psalmonds, Jr.
    President, JPJ Investments
  • Brad Taylor
    Vice President, Wealth & Asset Management, Capital One Bank
  • Karen Taylor
    Sr. VP, Human Resources, Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.
  • Janet Wong
    Retired Partner, KPMG, LLP

Emeritus Members

  • James Davison
    President; Davison Company
  • Wayne Parker
    Retired Vice President; Willamette
  • Glen Post
    Retired, CEO & Chairman, CenturyLink, Inc.
  • Jack Taylor, Jr.
    Retired Ex. Vice Chair of Operations & COO, KPMG

Ex-Officio Members

  • Christopher L. Martin
    Dean, College of Business, Ex-Officio Board Member
  • Terry McConathy
    Provost, Louisiana Tech, Ex-Officio Board Member
  • Les Guice
    President, Louisiana Tech, Ex-Officio Board Member
School of Accountancy Advisory Board
  • Russ Allsup: KPMG LLP
  • Christopher Barr: T.L. James & Company, Inc.
  • Meredith Blitz: Deloitte & Touche, LLP
  • George Breazeal: Murphy Oil Corp.
  • Robert Bundrick: Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • Keith Caldwell: Murphy Oil Corp.
  • India Carroll: Green Clinic
  • Paige Carlisle: The Community Foundation
  • David Cole: David T. Cole, CPA, LLC
  • Kristine Cole: Wise, Martin & Cole
  • Kyle Dobbins: Cole, Evans & Peterson
  • Sharilyn Gasaway: Alltel Corporation
  • Corey Gilliam: Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC.
  • Kelly Hammock: Murphy Oil Corp.
  • Jeff Hawley: First Vice President; Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
  • David Hilton: CenturyLink, Inc.
  • Tashia Hines: Partner; Cameron, Hines, & Hartt, CPAs
  • Emily Leahy: Heard, McElroy & Vestal CPAs
  • Melissa Mitcham: Heard, McElroy & Vestal CPAs
  • Bob Moorehead: Madden Contracting Company, Inc.
  • Grady Morrison: HUB International Insurance Services
  • Susan Muse: Kinsey Interests, Inc.
  • Luke Myers: Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC
  • Tim Nielson: Heard, McElroy & Vestal CPAs
  • Eric Smith: Cole, Evans & Peterson
  • Tim Smith: Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • Mike Terracina: KPMG, LLP
  • J. Walker: United Surgical Partners International, Inc.
  • Melissa Watts: CFO; Claiborne Electric Cooperative, Inc., Homer, LA
  • Mike Wise: Wise, Martin & Cole
  • Matt Woodard: Hood Companies
Information Systems Advisory Council
  • Jeremy Cave, Sr. Manager, IT Requirements: CenturyLink
  • Keith Duplantis, Cleco Support Service: Cleco Corporation
  • Jay Garrett, Director of Data Management: CenturyLink
  • John Good, Deputy Director of Safety for Global Strike: U S Air Force
  • Justin Hinckley, Tech Alumnus, Retired: CLECO Corporation
  • Lynn Hudgens, Owner: Turningpoint Solutions Group
  • Jonathan Lee, Network Administrator Supervisor: Willis-Knighton Health System
  • Chip Lowe, Manager: ExxonMobil
  • Jeff Milstead, Sr. Analyst/Programmer: Cleco Corporation
  • Dan Morrow, IT Manager: Lincoln Builders
  • Aaron Paul, Network Engineer: Business Technology Group
  • Stephen W. Perry, Program Director: Genesis Energy
  • Russell Puckett, Vice President: Squire Tech Solutions
  • Tom Soto, Network Engineer: Business Technology Group
  • Dustin Sumrall, Analyst: Cleco Corporation
  • Norman W. Thompson, Chief Information Officer: Southwest Securities
  • Jan Tooke, System Administrator: FMOLHS-Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady Health System
  • Eric Weis, IS Team Leader: CenturyLink
Dean's Student Advisory Board

The Dean’s Student Advisory Board is made up of a group of students that rotates every quarter, including executive members for all College of Business student organizations, College of Business SGA representatives, and a representative from the College of Business Ambassador team.