One of the defining aspects of Brock School of Business is our faculty and staff. Our people are highly motivated and, themselves, answering the calling of their lives. They have deep professional experience, but equally as important, they are enthusiastic, passionate teachers and scholars whose commitment will enrich your time at Samford University.

Caroline Adams
Academic Adviser
Office of Academic Programs
289 I Cooney Hall

Heather Averett
Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Student Services
Office of Academic Programs
289 L Cooney Hall

William H. Belski
Associate Professor of Accounting
Department of Accounting
389 I Cooney Hall

Doshia Bennett
Administrative Assistant to the Senior Assistant Dean of Academic Programs
Brock School of Business
289 C Cooney Hall

Morgan Black
Director of University Marketing, Marketing and Communication Lead, Brock School of Business and Cumberland School of Law
201 D Cooney Hall

Alan Blankley
Chair, Department of Accounting
Department of Accounting
301 J Cooney Hall

Karen Bost
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean
201 F Cooney Hall

Kathryn Boyd
Instructor of Business
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
333 Cooney Hall

Joy Buchanan
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Analysis and Economics
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
341 Cooney Hall

Art Carden
Margaret Gage Bush Distinguished Professor of Economics
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
379 Cooney Hall

Charles M. Carson
Dean and Professor of Management
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
201 B Cooney Hall

Barbara Cartledge
Senior Assistant Dean of Academic Programs
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
289 E Cooney Hall


Sie L. Clay
Director of Professional Success
289 D Cooney Hall

Yoonah Conoly
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business
Department of Entrepreneurship Marketing and Management
375 Cooney Hall

Patrice Donnelly
Administrative Assistant
Departments of Accounting; Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
301 I Cooney Hall

Clif Eason
Associate Professor of Marketing
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
301 B Cooney Hall


Kristen Evans
Advancement Officer
Brock School of Business
201C Cooney Hall

Howard Finch
Sara J. Krawczak Chair in Financial Management, Professor of Finance
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
301 D Cooney Hall

Cynthia Frownfelter-Lohrke
Professor of Accounting
Department of Accounting
389 H Cooney Hall

J. Michael Hardin
Provost and Vice President, Professor of Quantitative Analysis
Academic Affairs
217 Samford Hall

Reginald J. Harris
Assistant Professor of Management
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
389 J Cooney Hall

Brandi Holley
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Department of Accounting
301 E Cooney Hall

Betsy Bugg Holloway
Vice President for Advancement and Marketing, Professor of Marketing
123 Samford Hall

Steven T. Jones
Chair, Department of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis , John W. Gay Professor of Banking and Finance
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
389 D Cooney Hall

Nathan Kirkpatrick
Assistant Professor of Sports Business
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
309 Cooney Hall

Jaejoo Lim
Associate Professor of Data Analytics
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
389 G Cooney Hall

Matthew Mazzei
Brock Family Chair in Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
321 Cooney Hall

Sara Helms McCarty
Margaret Gage Bush Distinguished Professor of Economics, Brock Scholars Program Coordinator
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
389 F Cooney Hall

Kate McCombs
Assistant Professor of Management
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
305 Cooney Hall

Breanne Mertz
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Department of Entrepreneurship Marketing and Management
325 Cooney Hall

Michelle R. Newberry
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Department of Accounting
345 Cooney Hall

Bruce Nichols
Director of Executive Education
Brock School of Business
387 Cooney Hall

Kevin Pan
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Analysis
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
337 Cooney Hall

Cam Pearce
Instructor of Accounting
Department of Accounting
383 Cooney Hall

Courtney Peters
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Department of Entrepreneurship Marketing and Management
301 A Cooney Hall

James P. Reburn
Professor of Accounting
Department of Accounting
301 F Cooney Hall

Ginger Robertson
Administrative Assistant
Departments of Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management; Executive Education
301 G Cooney Hall

Olga Shapoval
Instructor of Economics
Department of Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Analysis
329 Cooney Hall

Anna-Leigh Stone
Associate Professor of Finance, Hackney Family Research Fellow
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
301 C Cooney Hall

Telisa Sullivan
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
201 Cooney Hall

Beck A. Taylor
President, Professor of Economics
201 Samford Hall

Jeremy Thornton
Associate Dean, Dwight Moody Beeson Chair of Business, Professor of Economics, Social Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
201 E Cooney Hall

Darin W. White
Department Chair, Executive Director to the Center for Sports Analytics, Margaret Gage Bush Distinguished Professor of Marketing
Department of Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing
301 H Cooney Hall

Rusty Yerkes
Associate Professor of Finance, Medical Properties Trust Fellow, Risk Management and Insurance Advisory Board Faculty Fellow
Department of Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis
389 E Cooney Hall