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D. W. Johnston School of Business

Chair: Nan Wakefield
Office: D. W. Johnston Center, Room 216
Telephone: 931-363-9853
E-mail: nwakefie@utsouthern.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Professors: Thomas

Associate Professors: Brown, Jones, Wakefield

Assistant Professors: Greene, McAdoo

Instructor: Ford, Johnston, Philpot

Adjunct Faculty: Dillard, Franklin, Giles, Herman, J. Hlubb, Killen, Kinder, Mayfield, Tyler, Wharham, M. Williams

The D. W. Johnston School of Business was founded in 1994 to provide a focal point for the business program of the University. The School is named in honor of Daniel Webster Johnston, a highly respected Nashville businessperson and trustee of Martin Methodist College.

The Business Division offers four majors: Accounting, Management, Management Information Systems, and Sport Management. Minors are offered in Accounting, Business for Non-BBA Majors, Entrepreneurship, MIS, and Sport Management.

Students interested in a program within the School of Business should consult the appropriate program director/coordinator as listed below:

MBA: Lorie Jones, Director
Accounting: Sherry Philpot, Program Coordinator
Management & Internships: Pat Ford, Program Coordinator
MIS: Nan Wakefield, Program Coordinator
Sport Management: , Program Coordinator

Program Learning Goals
Students will demonstrate the ability to:

  • Show proficiency in the Common Professional Core areas.
  • Apply an ethical framework to business problems.
  • Communicate effectively through written and oral expression.
  • Apply and analyze Common Professional Core knowledge areas within the context of business courses.

The Business Division also sponsors the Sigma Beta Delta honor society for business majors.

Note: To ensure a timely progression through the Business program, students need to take the following courses within the first two years: ACCT 221, ACCT 222, BUS 101, BUS 201, BUS 202, COMM 221, MAT 131/131E or MAT 231/231E, and MIS 220 or CS 110.

Note: All Business majors must make a “C-“ or higher in all upper-level business courses.

Note: All Business majors must complete an assessment exam as a requirement for graduation.