ECONOMICS - Key Persons


Alan E. Ellstrand

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Associate Dean for Curriculum Innovation & Teaching Effectiveness

Albert McDougal - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
Albert McDougal, Vice President | Internal Audit | J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc

Alexey Malakhov

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Interim Chair of the Department of Finance

Alison M. Herring

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Author & Public Acct Professional

Andrea Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Associate Deans

Blythe Eggleston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Director of Executive Education & Strategic Engagements

Brandy Tuft - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Brian S. Fugate

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, SCMT Department Chair and Professor

Catherine Reid

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Charles Baldwin

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Charles Baldwin, Consultant | Greenfield Leadership Consulting

Chris Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Principal Financial Officer Dillard 's Inc

Courtney Fretheim

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Director FP & a ArcBest

Curt T. Calaway

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Senior Vice President, Treasurer Tyson Foods, Inc

Dave Chojnowski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Chief Accounting Executive

Dr. Brent D. Williams

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Dean of the Sam
Dr. Brent D. Williams serves as the Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and holder of the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair. With a deep commitment to fostering excellence in business education and thought leadership, Dr. Williams brings a wealth of experience to his role, shaping the future of the college and its impact on students and the business community. A native Arkansan, Dr. Williams earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas, specializing in supply chain management. Before assuming the deanship, Dr. Williams held key leadership roles at Walton College, including Senior Associate Dean, Associate Dean for Executive Education and Outreach and Chair of the Department of Supply Chain Management. Through these roles, he spearheaded initiatives that enhanced the college's reputation for innovation and industry engagement. As the Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Dr. Williams is focused on advancing the college toward its vision of being a catalyst for transforming the lives of its students and a thought leader in business.

Ellie Morris

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Felissa Williams

Job Titles:
  • Manager - Investment & Operations Chevron

Gary F Peters

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Assistant Dean

Greg Primm

Job Titles:
  • CFO / COO BCS LLC

Gwen Mazzola

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Jamie Burress

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Managing Director - Forensic, Litigation, & Valuation Whitley Penn

Jason Ridge

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Venture Innovation

Jeff Gramlich

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • VP Business Development

Jeff Hood

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Accreditation
  • Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs

Jerra Toms

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing and Communications
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Joe Gallo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Partner

John Bell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Director of Analytics and Insights

John Delery

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department of Management / Walton College Professor

John Eichler

Job Titles:
  • Controller
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Jonathan Shipman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the William Dillard Department of Accounting

Judith Anne Garretson Folse

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department of Marketing

Karen Boston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Assistant Dean for Student Success
  • Senior Assistant Dean for Student Success / Chief Student Officer

Kevin Cole

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Managing Office Partner

Laura L Cate

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Mark Edward Power

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Dean for Philanthropy

Mark Russell

Job Titles:
  • Retired Partner

Matt Coscia

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Retired Partner

Michelle Hurst

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Partner

Mike Waldie

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Business

Nik Fisken

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Executive Vice President - Director of Research Stephens

Paul Parette

Job Titles:
  • Partner Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Raja Kali

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department

Sam M. Walton

Job Titles:
  • Endowed Leadership Chair

Scott Rogerson - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO

Shaila Miranda

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department of Information Systems

Sherry Lynn Drummond


Sonja Yates Hubbard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Principal

Steven G. Booth

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Partner

Susan St. Amant

Job Titles:
  • Partner KPMG LLP

Tanya A. Russell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

Teresa Westbrook

Job Titles:
  • Retired Partner

Tracy Cude

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Retired CFO Alliance Support Co. Crystal Bridges

Tracy Manly

Job Titles:
  • Professor University of Tulsa

Tracy Young III

Job Titles:
  • Partner

William Dillard

Job Titles:
  • Department of Accounting