Department of Business

Faculty

GLEN REWERTS (1993)
	Professor of Business; Dean, School of Business
B.S., 1984, Eastern Illinois University M.B.A., 1987, Southern Illinois University J.D., 1987, Southern Illinois University

PAUL KOCH (1992)
	Professor of Economics
B.S., 1979, George Fox College M.S., 1984, Illinois State University Ed.D., 1994, Illinois State University

MARK WILLIAMS (1995)
	Professor of Accounting
B.S., 1981, Emporia State University M.S., 1992, University of Missouri Ph.D., 2006, Capella University

LYNDA ALLEN (2003)
	Professor of Business
B.S., 1982, Olivet Nazarene University M.B.A., 1988, Olivet Nazarene University D.M., 2009, University of Phoenix

BRAD THOMAS (2011)
	Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
B.S., 1987, Olivet Nazarene University M.B.A., 1990, Olivet Nazarene University Ph.D., candidate, Anderson University

ROBERT KNISLEY (2014)
	Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., 1996, University of Illinois M.B.A., 2010, Olivet Nazarene University

DOUGLAS NIELSEN (2016)
	Assistant Professor of Finance
B.S., 2009, Olivet Nazarene University M.B.A., 2012, Olivet Nazarene University Ph.D., candidate, Capella University

CHRIS PEREZ (2017)
	Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.A., 1999, Columbia College Chicago M.B.A., 2002, University of Phoenix

The School of Business at Olivet Nazarene University contributes to the University’s commitment to combine liberal arts with professional preparation by providing students with a foundational understanding of economic thought; enabling them to effectively pursue careers in various areas of business concentration; and developing their critical reasoning and analytical skills in order to serve as discerning stewards of God’s truth in various communities, whether family, church, enterprise, or nation.

The School seeks to provide high quality academic instruction in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics-Finance, International Business, Management Information Systems, and Marketing, challenging students to lives of faith as they pursue excellence in their field of study.

The Accounting major provides a solid background of accounting and business practices and procedures to enable the student to prepare for entry-level accounting responsibilities in public, corporate, or governmental accounting. Students must earn 128 semester hours to earn a baccalaureate degree with a major in Accounting. However, students interested in sitting for the CPA examination should be aware that 150 semester hours of credit are generally required prior to taking the CPA exam.

The Business Administration major provides students with a basic core curriculum and permits a choice of emphasis from six areas of specialization: management, philanthropy and not-for-profit, public administration, human resource management, operations management and healthcare management. The School also offers majors in economics-finance, marketing, international business and management information systems.

Please see Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs for information on undergraduate to graduate program completion.

Programs

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