ADMINISTRATION

Ludwig Otto has served as Chairman, Publisher & CEO since 1966 please go to www.ludwigotto.com for more information.

Maxine Knight Otto has 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.  

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

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 and University of London, England. 

Linda Naimi, J.D., Ed. D, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.  She has served as Senior Advisory Director and Editor since 1997 and Planning Committe Chair since 2018. 

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. Fitzgerald has served as Senior Advisory Director and Editor since 2002.  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

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 Stevens has served as Senior 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 Senior 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 Vice President for Academic Affairs at a community college in southern Ohio.  

Ryan S. Otto has 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 Medical School, Greenville.

Walt A. Nelson, has served as an Senior 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.

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;

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

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 Professor of Management & 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, and University of North Florida,, Jacksonville, Florida; 

Nicholas W. Twigg PhD, Associate Professor, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina;

Dr. Elizabeth J. Rozell, Professor of 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;

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;