ACCOUNTING - Key Persons


Adell Ralston


Alan E. Ellstrand

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, College Curriculum Management, and Assurance of Learning

Albert McDougal - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
Albert McDougal, Vice President | Internal Audit | J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc

Alexey Alferov


Alexey Malakhov

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Interim Chair of the Department of Finance

Alison M. Herring

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Author & Public Acct Professional

Andrea Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Anita Gonzales-Scott

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Barry Bryan

Job Titles:
  • ( ACCT ) - Accounting / Teaching Professor / CPA Advisor / WCOB

Bjorn Simmons

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Blythe Eggleston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Director of Executive Education & Strategic Engagements

Brandy Tuft - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Brian S. Fugate

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the JB Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management

Cadi L. Stair

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Walton Honors Programs

Caleb Rawson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Cari Denson-Gates

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Supervisor

Catherine Reid

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Chad Reed

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Charles Baldwin

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Charles Baldwin, Consultant | Greenfield Leadership Consulting

Chelsea Anderson


Chris Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Principal Financial Officer Dillard 's Inc

Christopher L. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Clark Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board
  • Cross Oil Refining & Marketing

Colleen Trichell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Cory A. Cassell

Job Titles:
  • ( ACCT ) - Accounting / Professor / Director, PhD Program

Courtney Fretheim

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Director FP & a ArcBest

Courtney Pilkinton Gilbert


Curt T. Calaway

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Senior Vice President, Treasurer Tyson Foods, Inc

Dave Chojnowski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Chief Accounting Executive

Dewayne Cotten

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Dillon Walker


Doug Gramling

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Dr. Brent D. Williams

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Dean of the Sam
Dr. Brent D. Williams serves as the Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and holder of the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair. With a deep commitment to fostering excellence in business education and thought leadership, Dr. Williams brings a wealth of experience to his role, shaping the future of the college and its impact on students and the business community. A native Arkansan, Dr. Williams earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas, specializing in supply chain management. Before assuming the deanship, Dr. Williams held key leadership roles at Walton College, including Senior Associate Dean, Associate Dean for Executive Education and Outreach and Chair of the Department of Supply Chain Management. Through these roles, he spearheaded initiatives that enhanced the college's reputation for innovation and industry engagement. As the Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Dr. Williams is focused on advancing the college toward its vision of being a catalyst for transforming the lives of its students and a thought leader in business.

Earvin Young

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Elizabeth Avery

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Ellie Morris

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Erin Henry

Job Titles:
  • ACCT )

Erin Rongers

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Eugene Cook

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Felissa Williams

Job Titles:
  • Manager - Investment & Operations Chevron

Fellipe Raymundo


Gary F. Peters - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Dean
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Assistant Dean
Gary F. Peters, chair of the William Dillard Department of Accounting, was named the senior associate dean for Walton College.

Greg Moore

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Greg Primm

Job Titles:
  • CFO / COO BCS LLC

Gwen Mazzola

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Hiba Abu Sammour


Hugh Jarratt

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

JaLynn D. Thomas

Job Titles:
  • ( ACCT ) - Accounting / Instructor and Assistant Department Chair / Director, IMAcc and MPAcc Programs

James Warren

Job Titles:
  • ACCT )

Jamie Burress

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Managing Director - Forensic, Litigation, & Valuation Whitley Penn

Jared Stark


Jasmine Jones

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director

Jason Adams

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Honors Programs

Jason B. Fowler

Job Titles:
  • ( ACCT ) - Accounting / Instructor / WCOB 459

Jason Ridge

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Venture Innovation

Jean Lacefield

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Jeff Gramlich

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • VP Business Development

Jeff Hood

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
  • Assistant Dean of Accreditation and Faculty Administration

Jeromy Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Jerra Toms

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing and Communications
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Joe Gallo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Partner

John Bell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Director of Analytics and Insights

John Delery

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department of Management / Walton College Professor

John Eichler

Job Titles:
  • Controller
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Jonathan Shipman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the William Dillard Department

Judith Anne Garretson Folse

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department of Marketing

Justin Eichmann


Karen Boston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Assistant Dean for Student Success / Chief Student Officer

Katie Terrell


Kaylin Oliver

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator for Residence Education

Kevin Cole

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Managing Office Partner

Kim Brunell

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Kim Petrone

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant Professor

Lance Burkholder


LaTricia Hill-Chandler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Laura Cate

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Mark Russell

Job Titles:
  • Retired Partner

Marshall Nash

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Martin Fiscus

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Matt Coscia

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Retired Partner

Matt Fryar

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Michael J. Crawley

Job Titles:
  • ( ACCT ) - Accounting / Teaching Assistant Professor / WCOB 466

Michelle Hurst

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Partner

Mike Waldie

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Business

Morgan Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Nate Nantze

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Nik Fisken

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Executive Vice President - Director of Research Stephens

Oliver L. Sims, III

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Paul Parette

Job Titles:
  • Partner Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Raja Kali

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department of Economics

RaMona Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Rashad Delph

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Reba McDermott

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Robyn Dawn Jarnagin

Job Titles:
  • ( ACCT ) - Accounting / Teaching Associate Professor / WCOB 451

Ryane Ward


Sarah Dobrzykowski


Sarah Goforth

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Executive Director, Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation / Adjunct Professor - SEVI - WCOB

Scott Rogerson - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO

Shaila Miranda

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Chairman of the Department of Information Systems

Shannon E. Bullock

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director / Reynolds Center

Sharon Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Sheerah Davis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board
  • Mitchell Communications

Sheila Smith


Sonja Yates Hubbard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Principal

Stephen Rowe

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Steven G. Booth

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Partner

Susan St. Amant

Job Titles:
  • Partner KPMG LLP

T. J. Atwood

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Tanya A. Russell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

Teresa Westbrook

Job Titles:
  • Retired Partner

Theresa Presley

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Thomas N. Kieklak

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Tracy Cude

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Retired CFO Alliance Support Co. Crystal Bridges

Tracy Manly

Job Titles:
  • Professor University of Tulsa

Tracy Young III

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Trent Krupa

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Trey Fairman

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer

Vernon J. Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Department Chair

Vonnice J. Boone

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Advisory Board

Walton Insights

Job Titles:
  • Research and Ideas from Faculty at the Sam M. Walton College of Business
Walton College works to address important business and economic issues through discovery, integration, application, and dissemination of knowledge.

William Dillard

Job Titles:
  • Department

Zac Wiebe

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor