Business: Faculty and Staff

Business: Faculty and Staff

PROFESSORS

Andrey Zagorchev. 2013. B.S., M.S., Plovdiv University, Bulgaria; M.B.A., Wright State University; Ph.D., Lehigh University. (Finance)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Wendy Bailey. 2021. Director, M.S. in Accounting Program. B.A., Washington University St Louis; M.B.A., University of Colorado Boulder; and Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh (Accounting)

Kayla D. Booker. 2015. B.B.A., M.P.A., and Ph.D., Jackson State University. CPA. (Accountancy)

Sujan M. Dan. 2013. B.Tech, Kerala University, India; M.S. and Ph.D., Texas A&M University. (Marketing)

Denis Khantimirov. 2015. B.A., North Ossetian State University, Russia; M.B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ph.D., Old Dominion University. (Marketing) 
Jade O. Planchon. 2012. B.A., Rhodes College; M.B.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Memphis. (Finance)

Kelly P. Weeks. 2015. B.A., Rhodes College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Memphis. (Management)
 

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Anamika Datta. 2026 B.A., M.B.A. University of Dhaka, M.B.A., Illinois State University, Ph.D., University of Memphis. (Management)

Eric Horne. 2023. B.A., Washington State University; M.S.B.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Washington (Accounting)
 

INSTRUCTORS

Sarah A. Cate. B.A., Hendrix College; M.S. University of Memphis. (Accountancy).

PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS
David Hopkins. 2022. B.P.A., Mississippi State University. (Accounting).
Steve Zatechka. 2018. B.S. and M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.B.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center; Chief Science Officer, US Biologic. (Entrepreneurship).

Bailey Butler. 2024. B.P.A., Mississippi State University. (Accounting).

ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE

Eric Mathews. 2023. B.S., Rhodes College, M.S., University of Memphis. (Entrepreneurship).

STAFF

CURRICULUM

The Department of Business offers both a major and minor in Business. Within the major, students can elect to take courses in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Business Analytics.

Master of Science in Accounting. A more concentrated study of accounting may be undertaken in the M.S. in Accounting Program offered by the Department of Business. Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in the Department of Business and/or have taken the appropriate accounting courses can finish the requirements of the M.S. in Accounting degree in two additional semesters of study. Rhodes seniors with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA and a B or better in BUS 342 are eligible for the Accelerated M.S. in Accounting which allows seniors to take up to 3 courses (12 credits) during their senior year and simultaneously count those courses toward both undergraduate and graduate degrees.  Accelerated M.S. in Accounting students can complete both the B.A. in Business and M.S. in Accounting in as little as 4 and 1/2 years.