BOONE, N.C. — Six faculty members at Appalachian State University have been appointed to professorships in the Walker College of Business, and four have been reappointed to second terms.
Professorships recognize faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding performance in instruction, service or scholarly activities.
The recipients receive a salary stipend to advance their work.
Recipients of these professorships, which became effective July 1, may be nominated for one additional, two-year term.
Beroth Oil – Four Brothers Food Stores Professor – Dr. Kristl Davison
Davison, an associate professor in the Department of Management, has been appointed to the Beroth Oil – Four Brothers Food Stores Professorship.
Davison serves as assistant department chair and teaches courses in human resource management and compensation. Her research interests include personnel selection, counterproductive workplace behaviors, and the use of technology in human resources. Davison co-advises App State’s student organization, the Society for Human Resource Management.
The Beroth Oil – 4 Brothers Food Stores professorship was established in 1999 by Winston-Salem-based Beroth Oil and 4 Brothers Food Stores.
Dean’s Club Professor – Dr. Ed Hassler
Hassler, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems, has been named a Dean’s Club Professor.
Hassler is a past Chancellor’s Innovation Scholar whose research interests include systems and software development, analytics and artificial intelligence. In addition to his teaching experience, Hassler brings expertise to his classrooms from time as a systems and database developer and administrator.
The Walker College of Business Dean’s Club, an annual giving society designed to benefit our faculty and students, helps fund additional professorships in the Walker College.
Duane D. Daggett Professor in Management – Dr. Carol Kline
Kline, a professor in the Department of Management, has been appointed to the Duane D. Daggett Professorship in Management.
Kline serves as director of App State’s Hospitality and Tourism Management degree program. Her research interests focus on animal ethics within tourism. In collaboration with the North Carolina Department of Commerce Rural Economic Development division, Kline is working to provide educational programming and guidance to rural and distressed communities in the state through the Rural Community Capacity (RC2) program. Kline also co-leads the UPLIFT program, which is supported by the American Rescue Plan Act and represents one project of several designed to address the impact from COVID-19 on the hospitality, tourism, and outdoor recreation industries. She is faculty advisor to App State’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Student Association.
The Daggett Professorship is named for Duane Daggett, who served as an executive in residence in the Walker College of Business from 1986 until 2000. It was established by M. Lee Barnes Jr. and his wife, Christy L. Barnes. The Daggett Professorship is restricted to faculty in the Department of Management.
Dean’s Club Professor – Dr. Ash Morgan
Morgan, a professor in the Department of Economics, has been named a Dean’s Club Professor.
Morgan joined the faculty at App State in 2008 and serves as director of the university’s Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA), leading efforts to develop regional economic models to conduct economic impact analyses for local, state and regional public and private entities.
His research interests are in environmental and natural resource economics, agricultural economics and regional economics. He earned the Walker College’s 2016 Sywassink Award for Excellence in Research and holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Delaware.
John W. Guffey, Jr. Professor – Dr. Lubna Nafees
Nafees, an associate professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management, has been appointed to the John W. Guffey, Jr. Professorship.
Nafees serves as director of the Walker College’s Digital Marketing program. Having joined App State’s faculty 2016 from the Institute of Management Technology in Ghaziabad, India, she helped the university launch its digital marketing concentration in 2019 and earned a 2021 Dean’s Club Research Prize for her work on social media influencers’ effects on consumers. Nafees serves as faculty advisor to App State’s chapter of the American Marketing Association.
The Guffey Professorship is named for John W. Guffey Jr., retired chairman and CEO of Coltec Industries Inc., which merged with BF Goodrich in 1999. It was established in 2000 and was funded by John and Monique Guffey.
L.M. Baker Jr. Partners in Excellence Professor – Dr. Jim Stoddard
Stoddard, professor and chair of the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management, has been appointed to the L.M. Baker Jr. Partners in Excellence Professorship.
As Chair, Stoddard led the department through an incredible period of growth for App State’s marketing programs and helped develop concentrations in sales marketing and digital marketing. Stoddard teaches graduate courses in marketing strategy and applications. His research interests include digital marketing and consumer hoarding, among others.
The Baker Professorship is named for Retired Wachovia CEO L.M. “Bud” Baker, Jr.
Reappointments
Dr. Robin Romanus, an associate professor in the Department of Accounting, has been reappointed to a second term of the Honorable Harlan E. Boyles Professorship. Four professors in the college have been reappointed to second terms of their Dean’s Club Professorships: Dr. Charlie Chen, a professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems; Dr. Kevin Eller, an associate professor in the Department of Accounting; Dr. Jeff Hobbs, a professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance; and Dr. Brock Stoddard, an associate professor in the Department of Economics.
About Professorships
Professorships are funded in part by generous donations from alumni and friends. There are 13 endowed professorships in the Walker College named in honor of significant benefactors to the college. To contribute to professorships in the Walker College, or to set up a new professorship in memory or honor of someone, please contact Executive Director of Development Kyle Allen, allenkb2@appstate.edu.
View the current holders of all Walker College professorships at business.appstate.edu/professorships or view news of past appointments at business.appstate.edu/news/professorships.
