The students, faculty and staff of the College welcome Professors of the Day each semester. This program connects students with industry leaders in the classroom, providing students an opportunity to learn business concepts from executives. Guest professors visit classes related to their areas of expertise.
The Professor of the Day program is one of the many notable (and enjoyable) activities that the Haworth College of Business uses to achieve its mission of partnering with students, employers, faculty, alumni and the business community to advance the achievement of high-quality education.
Capt. Kathryn Prater, BA '03 (Biographical Information)
Senior Army Aviator, Instructor Pilot, Army National Guard
Guest professor in Military Science
Matt Ghaza, MBA’92 (Biographical Information)
President of six Michigan automotive dealerships
Guest professor in Finance and Commercial Law
Matt Betts, BBA'84 (Biographical Information)
President, Level Data
Guest professor in Management
Jenny Cederstrom, BBA '94 (Biographical Information)
Chief Financial Officer, Southeastern Michigan chapter of the American Red Cross
Guest professor in Accountancy
Mike Gerfen, BBA '87 (Biographical Information)
President, Biggs | Gilmore
Guest professor in Marketing
Mary Jane Mapes, BS '69, MA '70 (Biographical Information)
Founder and President, The Aligned Leader Institute
Guest professor in Business Information Systems
Michelle Alberda, BBA '89(Biographical Information)
Co-Founder, SKIRTWorking, Certified Financial Planner
Guest professor in Marketing
Del S. Eldridge, BS '07 (Biographical Information)
President, CEO and owner, Great Lakes Contract Group
Guest professor in Management
Colonel Rodney Lawrence Faulk (Biographical Information)
BBA ’87
Colonel, U.S. Army
Commanding Officer, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment
Command (Rear), Indianapolis, Ind.
Guest professor in Military Science
Rob DeGroot, BBA '88 (Biographical Information)
Partner, Crowe Horwath
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Guest professor in Accountancy
Roger Klassen (Biographical Information)
Senior Director, Pfizer Global Supply Business Technology, Animal Health Operating Unit
Guest professor in Business Information Systems
John Marucci, BBA ’98, MBA ’00 (Biographical Information)
V.P. Credit Card Decision Analytics
Guest professor in Finance
Bradley J. Czajka (Biographical Information)
Executive Consulting specializing in business valuations, turnarounds and strategic operational improvement
Guest professor in Finance & Commercial Law
Ron Edmonds (Biographical Information)
Vice President and Controller
The Dow Company
Guest Professor in Accountancy
Timothy Parker (Biographical Information)
President and Founder
Parker Products, LLC
Guest Professor in Management
Joel Sundman (Biographical Information)
Rational Brand Enablement and Specialty Architect Leader
IBM North America
Guest Professor in Business Information Systems
Mike Williams
Owner
SignArt, Inc.
Guest Professor in Marketing
Greg Dobson, BBA '91, MBA '95 (Biographical Information)
Chief Operating Officer
AVB Companies
Guest professor in Management
David Field (Biographical Information)
President, CEO & Co-Founder
OneRoof Energy
Guest professor in Marketing
F. Joseph Fleck, BBA '75, MBA '76 (Biographical Information)
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and CFO (Retired)
General Motors – Latin America, Africa and the Middle East
Guest professor in Accountancy
John Gercak (Biographical Information)
Vice President, Information Technologies
Eaton Corporation - Vehicle Group
Guest professor in Business Information Systems
Steve Owens, BBA '94, MBA '06 (Biographical Information)
Vice President of Lending
Consumers Credit Union
Guest professor in Finance
