Palumbo-Donahue School of Business
Contact
www.duq.edu/business
412.396.6277
Administration
Dean B. McFarlin, Ph.D.
Dean
Karen Russo Donovan, Ph.D.
Sr. Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Executive Education
Risa Kumazawa, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Systems and Accreditation
History
The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business was established in 1913 as the School of Accounts and Finance. In 1931, the name was changed to the School of Business Administration to reflect the expansion of course offerings and growing professional stature in the education community. With programs dating from the founding of the School in 1913, the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business has continued to develop, broaden and adapt its curriculum since 1957. The School earned accreditation in 1962 by the premier business school accrediting agency, AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. About five percent of business schools worldwide have achieved the AACSB distinction, and Duquesne has maintained it proudly for more than 60 years.
The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business has a long history of strong ties to local business leaders. Following a generous endowment in 1991 by Antonio J. Palumbo, an accomplished business professional, the School adopted his name for its undergraduate programs. In 1999, the graduate School was named in honor of a highly successful entrepreneur, John F. Donahue, who established an impeccable reputation for integrity, wisdom and hard work. Donahue, a former World War II bomber pilot, founded Federated Investors in 1955. By the early 1980s, Federated became the country's second largest fund operator. Donahue previously served as the firm's chairman and chief executive officer.
Vision Statement
Be A Premier Business School With Distinctive Excellence... We aspire to be recognized as a global leader in business education for impactful scholarship and engaging, distinctive programs and experiences that transform students' lives in a Catholic, Spiritan tradition and provide innovative solutions for communities, organizations, and the world.
Mission Statement
Provide Transformative Education in a Spiritan Tradition... We develop ethical business professionals who understand the global marketplace and serve others by leading with integrity to transform their communities, organizations, and society. Toward this end, we engage our students, alumni, and business partners with passionate faculty members who create impactful scholarship and innovative educational experiences that connect theory to practice.
Our Values
The Business of Difference Making - Principles that Drive Us Forward...
- Respect for the world. Our business perspective is shaped by the Spiritan emphasis on respect for the world and the pursuit of good environmental stewardship and social justice in doing so. That perspective also recognizes the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals and includes our commitment to creating an inclusive culture of respect, fairness and equality.
- Ethics and integrity. Ethics and integrity are essential characteristics of high-performing organizations over the long term. We want our faculty, staff and students to be guided by the highest principles of honesty, fairness, accountability, transparency, and moral courage.
- Student-centered. Everything we do is about putting students first. We have a relentless focus on giving students high quality learning and developmental opportunities that shape their ability to make a difference. Put simply, we are in the business of difference making for students.
- Scholarship that matters. We embrace impactful scholarship whether it involves discipline-based research that creates new knowledge, applied research that shapes business practice, or pedagogical research that helps improve teaching effectiveness.
- Practical wisdom. Business education is no longer just about knowledge acquisition. Instead, students need transformational experiences that show employers and others what they can do with knowledge. Instilling practical wisdom is what helps turn students into difference makers.
- Change and innovation. Business today is rapidly changing and our competitors aren't standing still. We embrace change and monitor trends in business education to measure ourselves against external benchmarks as well as by who our students become with the aim of creating innovative programs.
- Collaborative boundary-spanning. Our students need to understand and embrace cultural differences since today's business environment is increasingly and unmistakably global. Indeed, today's work world is filled with cross-functional teams and fluid boundaries across disciplines, organizations, communities, and cultures.
We add value for the greater good of our stakeholders by creating an environment of support for the intellectual pursuits of our faculty, a commitment to excellence in teaching, community outreach, and service.
These Centers and Institutes support innovative research and applied educational experiences
for students as well as promote interaction with local business leaders and entrepreneurs.
We give our students the skills they need to act entrepreneurially, sell effectively
and manage sustainable supply chains while also enhancing job creation and workforce
development in the region. The following student organizations in the Palumbo Donahue School of Business exist
for the promotion of the scholarly and professional interests of members.Administration and Faculty
Dean and Professor of Management
Karen Russo Donovan, Ph.D.
Sr. Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Executive Education
Risa Kumazawa, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Systems and Accreditation
Philip Baird, Ph.D.
Department Chairperson, Economics and Finance
Ryan Luchs, Ph.D.
Department Chairperson, Management and Marketing
Kathryn Marley, Ph.D.
Department Chairperson, Accounting, Information Systems and Technology, and Supply
Chain Management
Rebecca Ellsworth, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean of Academic Programs and Student Affairs
Chris Rouhier, M.S.
Sr. Director, Recruitment & Admissions
Richard Longo, R.N., FACMPE, FACHE
Director, Small Business Development Center
Sharon Evans, M.B.A.
Director, Business and Administration
Rachel Yoke, M.S.
Program Director, Marketing and Communications
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management
B.S., M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Queen's University Belfast, Ireland
Philip L. Baird, III
Chair, Economics and Finance
Associate Professor of Finance
B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Debarati Bhattacharya
Associate Professor of Finance
B.S., M.B.A., University of Calcutta, India
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Karoly Bozan
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Technology
B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
Paul Caswell
Instructor of Marketing and Management
B.S., Westminster College
M.B.A., Duquesne University
Georgiana Craciun
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S., Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
M.S., University of Antwerp, Belgium
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Antony Davies
Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., Saint Vincent College
Ph.D., State University of New York (Albany)
Patrick Deegan
Assistant Professor of Practice in Business Law
B.A., Washington and Jefferson College
M.B.A., M.S., Duquesne University
J.D., Widener University School of Law
Ronald J. Dick
Associate Professor of Sports Marketing
B.S., M.B.A., Saint Joseph’s University
Ed.D., Temple University
Pamala J. Dillon
Assistant Professor of Management
B.A., Eckerd College
M.A., American University
M.B.A., University of South Florida
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst
Karen Russo Donovan
Sr. Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Executive Education
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S.N., Carlow University
M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Matthew J. Drake
Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management
B.S.B.A., Duquesne University
M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Susan P. Eppley
Executive in Residence
Instructor of Marketing and Management
B.A., Edinboro State University
M.B.A., Robert Morris University
Charles Favreau
Associate Professor of Finance
B.A., University of Central Florida
M.S., University of South Florida
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Ryan Garvey
Professor of Finance
Donahue Chair in Investment Management
B.A., Mercyhurst College
M.B.A., Providence College
Ph.D., University College Dublin
Mark Geiger
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
B.S., M.B.A., Illinois State University
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Pinar Geylani
Associate Professor of Economics
H.J. Halliwell Faculty Fellow in Economics
B.S., Bilkent University
M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Peter T. Gianiodis
Professor of Management
Merle E. Gilliand Professor in Entrepreneurial Finance
B.A., Dickinson College
M.B.A., Queens University of Charlotte
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Audrey Guskey
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S.B.A., Robert Morris University
M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Kathleen S. Hartzel
Associate Professor of Information Systems & Technology
B.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Aimee A. Kane
Associate Professor of Management
B.A., Duke University
M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
Maryellen Kelly
Assistant Professor of Practice in Marketing
B.A., Chatham College
M.B.A., Ohio State University
Ph.D., The Union Institute
Robert J. Kollar
Associate Professor of Practice in Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Duquesne University
C.P.A., Pennsylvania
Risa Kumazawa
Associate Dean for Academic Systems and Accreditation
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University
M.S., Illinois State University
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Congcong Li
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Central University of Finance and Economics (China)
M.A., Duke University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Rui Liu
Assistant Professor of Finance
B.A., Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (China)
M.B.A., Auburn University
M.Sc., Auburn University
Ph.D., University of Houston
Ryan Luchs
Chair, Management and Marketing
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Leslie Mansfield
Executive in Residence
Instructor of Marketing and Management
B.S., Carlow College
M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
Kathryn Marley
Chair, Accounting, Information Systems and Technology & Supply Chain Management
Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management
B.A., Grove City College
M.B.A., University of Akron
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Matthew R. Marlin
Professor of Economics
B.A., Ph.D., Florida State University
K. Bryan Menk
Associate Professor of Accounting
Director of Accreditation
B.B.A., James Madison University
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
C.P.A., Virginia
Michele Migliuolo
Assistant Professor of Practice of Entrepreneurship
Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Ph.D., University of Rome
M.A., University of Rochester
Ph.D., University of Rochester
Kelly Moore
Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.A, B.B.A., University of Iowa
M.B.A., Drake University
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Brian M. Nagle
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., Siena College
M.S., State University of New York (Albany)
Ph.D., Saint Louis University
C.P.A., New York
Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa
Associate Professor of Management
B.Sc., Brown University
M.B.A., International Institute for Management Development
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Pinar Ozturk
Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Technology
B.S., University of Istanbul
M.B.A., M.S., University of Hartford
Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology
David W. Pentico
Professor Emeritus
A.B., Dartmouth College
M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
Amy Luginbuhl Phelps
Associate Professor of Practice in Statistics
B.A., M.S., Ohio University
M.A.S., Ohio State University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Jacqueline C. Pike
Associate Professor of Information Systems & Technology
PwC Alumni Faculty Fellowship in Information Systems
B.S.B.A., Ohio University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Stephen E. Rau
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S.B.A., Robert Morris University
M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Roberts
Associate Professor of Information Systems & Technology
B.S., Miami University
M.B.A., University of Texas
M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
John Russo
Associate Director for the Center of Excellence in Supply Chain Management
B.A., Duquesne University
M.B.A., Duquesne University
Matt Edmund Ryan
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Claremont McKenna College
M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Jan Napoleon Saykiewicz
Professor Emeritus
P.M.A., University of Warsaw
M.S., Econ., Ph.D., D.Sc, Central School of Planning and Statistics, Warsaw
Seleshi Sisaye
Professor of Accounting
B.A., Addis Ababa University
M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago
M.L.S., State University of New York (Albany)
Ph.D., Cornell University
M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam
Associate Professor of Management
B.E., Birla Institute of Technology and Science
P.G. Diploma, International Management Institute
Ph.D., Florida International University
Gokhan Sonaer
Associate Professor of Finance
B.S., M.S., Middle East Technical University (Turkey)
M.B.A., University of North Carolina
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
William E. Spangler
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Academic Affairs
Professor of Information Systems and Technology
B.A., University of South Florida
M.B.A., University of Hawaii
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Robert P. Sroufe
Professor of Sustainability and Operations Management
Thomas J. and Marie C. Murrin Chair of Global Competitiveness
B.S., Lake Superior State University
M.B.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
David M. Wasieleski
Albert Paul Viragh Professor in Business Ethics
Executive Director of the Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business
Editor-in-Chief, Business and Society Review
M.B.A., Duquesne University
B.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
James F. Weber
Professor of Business Ethics and Management
The Rev. Martin Hehir, C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Scholarly Excellence
Managing Director, Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business
Managing Editor, Business and Society Review
B.A., Loyola University, Los Angeles
M.B.A., St. Louis University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Valerie Williams
Associate Professor of Practice in Accounting
Director of Accounting Honors Institute
Director of Accounting Mentorship Program
B.S., Duquesne University
M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh
C.P.A., C.I.A., C.H.F.P., C.F.E., C.F.F., PmP
Pavel A. Yakovlev
Associate Professor of Economics
B.S.B.A., Shepherd College
M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Amy Jo Naponic Yurko
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., J.D., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Wenqi Zhou
Associate Professor of Information Systems & Technology
B.S., M.S., Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
Ph.D., George Washington University
Centers and Institutes
All simulated spaces allow students to project presentations onto a flat screen and
are part of a sophisticated digital video capture system. Sales sessions can be live
streamed or recorded so students can review and hone their work.
With the launch of the CSS, business students receive a comprehensive experience,
from their first contact with the School as high school students through graduation
and their transition to alumni.
Student Success Coaches are the heart of the CSS. Each coach is responsible for specific
academic programs, and they advise and counsel all students in their respective programs.
Coaches have a deep understanding of their programs and their respective fields, allowing
them to better meet the needs of their students.
Applying theory from across the curriculum, students help clients reduce costs, improve
processes and enhance competitiveness.
Student Organizations