Ludwig Otto has served as Chairman, Publisher & CEO since 1954 please go towww.ludwigotto.comfor more information.
Maxine Knight Ottohas served as President and CFO since 1991; She is the author of three books, and has taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and North Lake College; Prior to joining Franklin, she was President & CEO of Maxim's International.
Matthew L. Otto Executive Vice President for Public Relations since 2014 Claude R. Superville has served as Senior Advisory Director and Editor since 1996. He presently serves as Associate Provost & Professor of Business Administration, Texas Southern University. Dr. Superville is the author of numerous articles and conference presentations.
Gerald Udell has served as Senior Advisory Director and Editor since 1997. He presently serves as Associate Dean & Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration, Missouri State University.
Patrick W. Fitzgeraldhas served as Senior Advisory Director and Editor since 2004. He is a practicing attorney, economist, and Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt University and the University of Colorado. He recently retired as Professor of Finance, College of Business, City University of Oklahoma.
Michael F. Shaughnessy has served as Senior Advisory Director and Editor since 1999.Dr. Shaughnessy is currently Professor Education at Eastern New Mexico University in the Educational Studies Department. He is senior columnist for www.educationnews.org and
Michael Z. Sincoff has served as Senior Advisory Director and Editor since 2003. Dr. Sincoff is Professor and Founding Director, Center for Human Resources, Wright State University. He has held senior level administrative positions in numerous organizations.
Robert Stevenshas served as Advisory Director and Editor since 2007. Dr. Stevens is the John Massey Professor of Business at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. He has taught at the University of Arkansas, the University of Southern Mississippi, Oral Roberts University, University of Louisiana Monroe, and Hong Kong Shue Yan College. Mindy McNutt has served as Advisory Director and Editor since 1999. Dr. McNutt currently serves as the dean of the Wright State University – Lake Campus. Prior to coming to the Lake Campus, Dr. McNutt served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs at a community college in southern Ohio. Ryan S. Ottohas served as Senior Advisory Director and Editor since 2001. Dr. Otto has taught at Tusculum College, Haywood College, and Asheville-Buncombe College. He presently serves an administrator at University of South Carolina, Greenville. He previously served as Director of Student Development at Tusculum College in Tennessee. He has also served as writer and / or editor of the Encyclopedia of Appalachia, Mockingbird, Blue RidgeOutdoors, Adventure in the Smokies, Newport News/Times, Colleyville News and Times, and The Dallas Weekly.
Walt A. Nelson, has served as an Advisory Director and Editor since 2007. He presently serves as Professor of Real Estate and Banking, College of Business Administration, Missouri State University. Dr. Nelson has extensive experience in China, Mexico, and Costa Rica.
Juan Meraz has served as an Executive Advisory Director and Senior Editor since 2000. He presently serves as Assistant Vice President for Diversity, and Latin American - Caribbean Studies,Missouri State University;
Executive Advisory Directors
Dr. Richard G. Brody, CPA, CFE, CFF, CGMA, FCPA, Douglas Minge Brown Professor of Accounting, Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM;
Alan Olinsky, PhD, Professor of Mathematics, and Professor of Computer Information Systems Bryant University, Smithfield, Rhode Island;
Dr. Claude Superville, Assistant Provost & Professor of Business, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas;
Dr. Brad Reid, Professor & Senior Scholar, Dean Institute for Corporate Governance and Integrity, Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenneesee;
Dr. Ngboawaji Daniel Nte, Department Of Intelligence And Security Studies, Novena University, Delta State, Nigeria;
Dr. Jalal Armache, Professor of Business, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon;
Professor Juan Meraz, Coordinator, Diversity Outreach and Recruitment, Office of the Provost; President, Academy of International Business US Mid-West; Assistant Director, Latin American, Caribbean and Hispanic Studies Co-Chair, President's Executive Diversity Committee, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri;
Nadeem M. Firoz, PhD, Professor of International Marketing, Department of Marketing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey;
Timothy C. Okeke, PhD, PLCSW Chair & Professor, /Director of Social Work Department, Livingstone College, St Salisbury, North Carolina;
Dr.Margaret Britt, D.B.A., Professor of Human Resource Management, School of Business, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio;
Robert W. Robertson, PhD, Dean, School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, Executive Director, RWU Global Online, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island;
Professor Patrick Low Kim Cheng, Ph.D., Chartered Marketer, Certified MBTI Administrator, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Associate, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia;
James A. Fellows, Ph.D, CPA, Professor of Accounting,University of South Florida St.Petersburg, Florida;
Dr. Ralph Haug, Associate Professor & Department Chair, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois;
Dr. Robert Hollis, President, The American Institute of Cognitive Thought, San Francisco, California;
Dr. John Sikula, Vice President and Dean of Graduate School , Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio;
Dr. Brian Kleiner, Professor of Management, California State University, Chico, California;
Dr. Hussain G. Rammal, Lecturer, International Management, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia;
Dr. R. Earl Thomas, Professor of Business Administration, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreeboro, Tennessee;
Dr. Michael Deis, Professor of Leadership,Clayton College & State University, Morrow, Georgia;
Dr. Jeffrey J. Snell, Associate Professor of Business,Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois;
Dr. Bruce Sherony, Professor of Business, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan;
Dr. William B. Joyce, Professor of Business, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois;
William T. (Will) Mawer, J.D., Dean of the School of Education and Behavioral Studies, Southeastern Oklahoma State University,Durant, OK;
Dr. Steven Tippins, Professor of Leadership Studies, Leadership & Organizational Management, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin;
Dr. Robert Uzzel, Dean, Arts & Science Division, Professor of Religion, Paul Quinn College, Dallas, Texas & Pastor, AME Church, Ennis, Texas;
Dr. Kristin Holmberg-Wright, Senior Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Wisconsin;
Christine E. Fogliasso, J.D., University Professor, Pittsburg State University, Department of Management & Marketing, Pittsburg, Kansas;
Richard McElroy, Ed.D., Associate Professor, University of Central Missouri, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Warrensburg, Missouri;
Dr. Ronald Helms, Professor of Education, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio;
Professor Edward A. Pasko, Visiting Professor of Languages, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana;
Paul T. Baumgardner, Ph.D., President, Advanced BioGenetics and Life Sciences, Amarillo, Texas;
Liz Thach, Ph.D., Professor, Management & Wine Business, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California;
Professor Ron Decker, Department of Business Administration, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota;
Dr. Marty Ludlum, Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma;
Dr. Thomas R. Tudor, Professor of Management, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas;
Dr. Samuel N. Osei: M Div., MCE. D.C.J, PhD., Dean of Asian Studies, Bold Christian University, Zhejiang Province, China;
David K. Banner, PhD, Professor of Leadership Development, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Y. Zohny, LL. M., Ph.D., Professor of International Affairs, Government & Business, Coppin State University, College of Behavioral & Social Science, Baltimore, MD;
Alan G. Krabbenhoft, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business, Professor of Business, Indiana University, Kokomo;
Robin S. McCutcheon, Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia; Senior Advisory Directors
Dr. Judith Martinez, Provost Fellow for Diversity, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Patricia S. Wall, JD, CPA, MBA, EdD, Associate Professor of Business Law,
Department of Accounting, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee;
Bradly E. Roh, PhD, DBA, Adjunct Professor, Colorado State University, Greenwood Village, CO and Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University, Toledo, OH; Management Consultant, Roh Management Consulting, LLC,Appleton, WI;
Charles M. Ryan Ph.D., CPA, Professor, Department of Management, Georgia College & State University, J. Whitney Bunting College of Business, Milledgeville, GA Dr. Frank J. Gaskill, Associate ProfessorofManagement & Director of Entrepreneurship,Davis School of Business & Economics, Elizabeth City State University, University of North Carolina system, Elizabeth City, NC;
James A. DiGabriele CPA, DPS, PhD;, Associate Accounting Professor, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey;
Dr. Jeanne D. Maes, Professor of Management & Academic Publisher, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama;
Robert Warren Schupp, JD, Associate Professor of Business Law, Attorney, andUniversity of North Florida,, Jacksonville, Florida;
Nicholas W. Twigg PhD, Associate Professor, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina;
Dr. Elizabeth J. Rozell, Professorof Business, College of Business, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri;
Dr. Tami Knotts, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana;
Dr. Donovan A. McFarlane, M.B.A., Ph.D., Professor in Business Studies, The Donovan Society, LLC, Miami, Florida;
Dr. Todd J. Hostager, Assistant Director, Entrepreneur Program, Professor of Management, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin;
Nancy Bell, PhD, Professor , University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama;
Dr. Penny Herickhoff, Professor of Business Law, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota;
Lloyd J. Taylor, III, P.E., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas;
Dr. Georgia L. Holmes, Professor of Business Law , Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota;
Dr. Vicki Luoma, Assistant Professor of Business Law. Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota;
Dr. Patrick W. Fitzgerald, Attorney, Economist, Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt University and the University of Colorado, retired Professor of Finance, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Linda Naimi, J.D., Ed. D,Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana;
Dr. Calvin D. Fogle, Associate Dean, Professor of Business Administration, Strayer University- Jackson Campus, Jackson, MS.;
Hazel Gooding PhD, External Relations Officer (UN Partnerships), Outreach and Business Development Team (OBDT), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), NYC, NY;
Dr. Mary Jo Muratore, Catherine Paine Middlebush Professor of the Humanities, Professor of French, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri;
Dr. T. Scott Graham, Associate Professor, School of Business, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio;
Gail S.M. Evans, J.D. Assistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs - Distance Education, Professor of Business Law, University of Houston, Downtown, Houston, Texas;
Louis F. Jourdan, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management, School of Business, Clayton State University, Morrow, Georgia;
Professor Helen Moshkovich, MIS/Quantitative Methods, College of Business, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama;
Dr. Gerald L. Ratliff, Dean, University of Montana, Misula, Montana;
Belle Marie, CPA, Professor of Accounting, Carroll College, Helena, Montana;
Sue Lynn Sasser, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Economic Education, Department of Economics and International Business, College of Business Administration, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma;
Judy D. Holmes, MBA, PhD, Associate Professor. Computer Information Systems Dept., Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee;
Dr. Ladelle M. Hyman, Professor of Business, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas; Dr. Brock Murdoch, Professor of Business Administration, California State University, Chico, California;
Michael J. Tippins, Ph.D., MBA Program Director, College of Business, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Wisconsin;
Leann Mischel, PhD, Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA;
Douglas M. Main,Ph.D., CRC, LMHC, Professor & Graduate Coordinator, Counseling Programs, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico;
Gerald Masterson Ph.D., Professor & Graduate Coordinator Sports Management Program, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri;
Chris Ehiobuche Ph.D. , Professor of International Business, Berkeley College, Newark, New Jersey;
Gregory A. Moore, Ed.D., MBA, Associate Professor, Austin Peay State University, College of Health and Human Performance, Clarksville, Tennessee;
Dr. David Furman, Associate Professor of Marketing, Clayton State University, Morrow, Georgia;
Louis C. Mancuso, Ph.D. Southern University, Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, New Orleans, Louisiana;
Jeffrey M. Ulmer, Ph.D., ASQ-CSSBB & CMQ/OE, ATMAE-CSTM, Associate Professor, School of Technology, College of Health, Science & Technology, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO;
Advisory Directors
Dr Vijaya Thyil, Senior Lecturer , Accounting and Finance, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia;
Raushan Gross, Professor of Business Administration, Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC;
Bethany Scullin, Department of Middle & Secondary Education and Educational Leadership, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Meadville;
Dr. Jui-kuei Chen, Ph.D., DBA., Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University, Dansui Campus, Taipei, Taiwan;
Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy, Professor, Eastern New Mexico University, Educational Studies Department, and Senior Columnist, Educational News Corporation, Portales, New Mexico;
Dr. Michael Z. Sincoff , Professor and Founding Director, Center for Human Resources, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio;
Gundars Kaupins, Ph.D. SPHR, Professor and Chair, Management Department, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho;
Dr. Geoff Perry, Professor & Associate Dean, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand;
Dr. David Beard, Professor, Department of Computer & Systems Studies, Idaho State University, Boise, Idaho;
Vanessa Ann Silla-Zaleski, Ed.D., BCBA, Assistant Professor of Education, Certification Officer, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA;
Dr. Grigorios Kyriakopoulos, Professor,Chemical Engineer and Public Researcher, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece; Dr. Chong W. Kim, Professor & Dean of the School of BusinessMarshall University, Huntington, West Virginia;
Deanna Mader,PhD, Professor, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia;
Chryssoula Rouvaki, MSc, Research Associate, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece;
Dr. James Sysko, Professor of Business Administration, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA ;
Dr. Mammo Woldie, Associate Professor , Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas;
Dr. William Sunday, Associate Professor of Sociology, DeVry University, Dallas, Texas;
Dr. Randall Valentine, Associate Professor, Georgia Southwestern State University, Marietta, Georgia;
Dr. Ioannis Mylonakis, Tutor of Business Administration (Marketing), Hellenic Open University, Athens, Greece & International Business Consultant, Athens, Greece;
Alan G. Krabbenhoft, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business, Professor of Business, Teddy Jacobi Faculty Scholar in Business,Purdue University North Central, Indiana;
Robin S. McCutcheon, Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia;
Dr. Nkereuwem Stephen Ekpenyong, Department of Sociology, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria;
James F. Morgan, JD, Professor of Legal Studies, Department of Management, California State University, Chico, California;
Peruvemba S. Jaya, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, Canada;
Jeremy D. Oller, Ph.D., JD, Assistant Professor Of Economics, University Of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma;
Dr. Sandra Defebaugh, Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University, College of Business, Department of Marketing & Law, Ypsilanti, Michigan;
J. Stephanie Collins, Ph.D., Professor, Computer and Information Systems, School of Business, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire;
Dr. Dona C. Bauman, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Scranton University, Scranton, PA;
Richard O. Parry, JD, Attorney and Lecturer,California State University, Chico, California; Dr. Dallas Brozik, Professor, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia;
Dr. Anna Trexler, Professor , Southern Arkansas University, Little Rock, Arkansas;
Dr. Larry E. Short, Professor, University of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana;
Dr. David A. Levy, Associate Professor, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, CO;
Dr. Charlene Berquist, Professor Director of the Center for Dispute Resolution, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri;
Dr. Timothy Wise, Associate Professor, Southern Arkansas University, Little Rock, Arkansas;Dr. Larry E. Farmer Professor of Accounting, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee;
Dr. James L. Bush Associate Professor, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee;
Arlette C. Wilson, Taylor Professor of Accounting Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama;
Dr. Jack Davis, Associate Professor of Management University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas;
Thaddeus Mcewen, Ph.D. Professor Of Entrepreneurship And Coordinator Of Entrepreneurship Program, Department Of Business Administration, North Carolina A&T State University, Raleigh, North Carolina;
Melanie L. Shores, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The University of Alabama, School of Education, Department of Human Studies, Birmingham, Alabama;
Professor Helen Moshkovich, MIS/Quantitative Methods, College of Business, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama;
Dr. Chin-Feng Lin, Professor, National Chinyi Institute of Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Chizoba Madueke, Ph.D.Consultant and Professor of Ethics, EI and Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), International Management & Leadership, and Managing in Multicultural Context. University of Liverpool, England;
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