Business Faculty
The faculty of the Business and Information Systems College are dedicated to creating
a comfortable and personal learning environment for Business, Computing, and Information
Sciences students. The professors here at the Business and Information Systems College
come from diverse backgrounds including both academic and industry experience enabling
our College to enrich our students’ experiences here at Dakota State.
| Name: |
Dr. Rick Christoph |
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| Education: |
- Ph.D. in Industrial Management (minor in
Mathematical Economics) from Clemson University |
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| Research Interests: |
Effectiveness of Tablet PC instructional
systems, multimedia and computer-based
instructional systems and the impact of such
systems on faculty productivity. |
| Short Bio: |
I serve as a Professor of Business and
Computer Information Systems in the College of
Business and Information Systems at Dakota State
University. I have been involved in the computer
information systems area since 1977 when I began
working with the IBM Corporation as a Marketing
Representative. I usually teach Honors 105
(Introduction to Computers), BADM 482 (Strategic
Management), and BADM 435 (Management of
Technology) as well as several graduate courses. |
| Name: |
Dr. Deb Tech Coffey |
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| Education: |
- PhD Business
Administration 2007, Northcentral
University
- MBA from the
University of Nebraska
- BA in Secondary Education,
Concordia Teacher's College |
| Teaching Areas: |
Marketing, Promotional Management, Sales,
Marketing for E-Commerce |
| Research Interests: |
Digital Media Integration |
| Short Bio: |
Since 1999, Deb has shared over 20 year’s
industry experience in International Marketing
with the students of DSU. In addition to her
teaching activities, Deb serves as the
internship coordinator for the BIS college – as
well as continuing her industry endeavors as
Director of International Operations for a local
company. Family, dogs, travel and country living
occupy her spare time. |
| Name: |
Professor James Janke |
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| Education: |
- BS Chemistry, University of Wisconsin –
Milwaukee
- MBA, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- PhD, Organic Chemistry, University of
Minnesota |
| Teaching Areas: |
Finance |
| Research Interests: |
Integration of technology into courses, use of
investment contests in finance classes,
spreadsheet technology, stocks, derivatives,
rental real estate |
| Short Bio: |
Prof. Janke has taught finance since 1985.
He developed the finance curriculum at DSU and
teaches all of the finance courses in it. He
gives presentations on his research interests at
conferences each year. He maintains the Finance
program Web site, an extensive site on financial
resources on the Web, as well as a tips page on
Excel and other course-companion Web sites. He
conducts investment contests annually for his
finance classes. As a service to the general
world community he maintains widely-known Web
sites on the American Civil War and the Old
West, having had seven Western novels of his own
published. |
| Name: |
Professor Peg O'Brien |
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| Education: |
- Ed.D Educational Administration - University
of South Dakota |
| Teaching Areas: |
- Interim Director for Extended Programs
(Distance Education)
- Assistant Professor of Accounting |
| Research Interests: |
non-traditional students; non-traditional
student retention; distance education |
| Short Bio: |
Peg has been teaching Accounting and various
business courses at DSU for the past 23 years.
In 2001 she became DSU’s Director of Sioux Falls
Programs. She held that position until August of
2006 when she returned to teaching. Peg is
married, has one son, and lives in Sioux Falls,
SD. |
| Name: |
Dr. David Peak |
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Education: |
- Ph.D., Louisiana State University and A&M
College, December, 1996.
- M.S., Quantitative Business Analysis,
Louisiana State University, December, 1991.
- B.S., Management, Quantitative Option,
Louisiana State University at Shreveport,
December, 1989. |
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Teaching Areas: |
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Research Interests: |
applied statistics, supply-chain management, and
service quality management |
| Short
Bio: |
David Peak is an Associate Professor of
Business Administration and Management in the
College of Business and Information Systems at
Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota.
He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with
concentration in Information Systems and
Decision Sciences from Louisiana State
University and A&M College. |
| Name: |
Professor Richard Puetz |
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Education: |
- Juris Doctor, University of South Dakota
- Master of Professional Accountancy, University
of South Dakota
- MS Biology, South Dakota State University
- BS Education-Biology, Northern State
University |
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Teaching Areas: |
Accounting, Legal Environment of Business |
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Research Interests: |
Self-efficacy and TabletPC Learning,
TabletPC-Wireless Campus/Distractions and
Student Learning, Legal Treatment of Minors. |
| Short
Bio: |
I am proud to be a South Dakotan and a
faculty member at DSU. I am a lawyer and a
Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.). |
| Name: |
Dr. Dan Talley |
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Education: |
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Oregon, 1996
- B.S., Economics, and Computer Science with a
Business Emphasis, University of Puget Sound,
1990 |
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Teaching Areas: |
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics, ECON
202 Principles of Macroeconomics, BADM 220
Business Statistics, BADM 405 International
Trade and Finance |
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Research Interests: |
Empirical Macroeconometrics, International
Economics, and Teaching Economics using Computer
Technology |
| Short
Bio: |
Dr. Daniel Talley is associate professor of
economics at Dakota State University. Dr. Talley
has taught at DSU since 1996, upon receiving his
doctorate in economics from the University of
Oregon in Eugene, OR. Dr. Talley is also a
faculty co-advisor to the DSU chapter of Phi
Beta Lambda, a student organization dedicated to
fostering student leadership, academic
achievement and service to the university and
community. All majors are welcome to join PBL.
Dr. Talley is married and has one child, age 4.
He is an active member of the Madison chapter of
the Knights of Columbus and the Madison chapter
of Rotary International. |
| Name: |
Dr. Jack Walters |
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Education: |
- Ph.D., Management (concentration in strategy
and executive leadership), Minor in Statistical
Methods; University of Texas at Austin.
- Masters of Science in Management, University
of South Florida.
- Bachelors of Science in Economics, double
major in Management and Insurance, Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania. |
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Teaching Areas: |
BADM 360 – Organization and Management; BADM
436 – Entrepreneurship; BADM 460 – Human
Resources; BADM 482 – Policy and Strategy; OED
344 – Business Communication; BADM 334 – Small
Business Management |
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Research Interests: |
Computer integration into courses/classrooms;
methods of teaching ethics; technology adoption
processes |
| Short
Bio: |
Jack teaches management and business
communication courses at DSU. He has worked as
faculty and as an administrator at two
universities over the past 12 years. He also
spent 13 years in the private sector, rising to
the level of senior vice president of marketing
before returning to school to complete his Ph.D.
at the University of Texas at Austin. In his
spare time, Jack likes to write fiction and work
on his inventions. |
