College of Business Administration
Advisory Council

The general purpose of the College of Business Administration Advisory Council is to provide advice, guidance and support for the continuing development of high quality business programs at Georgia Southern University. The Council’s role is advisory to the Dean and faculty in promoting leadership in business and management.

Mr. David E. Bailey Vice-President Wealth Management Smith Barney	Mrs. Melinda Bergbom City President Wachovia
Mr. Leonard Blount	Mr. Edwin Boyd
Mr. Hoke Brunson, Jr Retired, Airline Pilot Southwest Airlines	Mr. Don Callaway Retired, Head of Auditing and Review Headquarters USMC/Pentagon
Mr. Harry Canavesi Senior Vice President - Investments Advest	Mr. James Thomas Coe, CRE, MBA President and Founding Principal Real Estate Asset Counseling, Inc
Mr. W.A. Crider, Jr. Chairman Crider, Inc.	Ms. Olivia S. Flanagan Former Senior Vice President Flanagan and Waycaster Construction
Mr. Robert Franklin Independent Director Xethanol Corporation	Mr. Raymond Gaster President Gaster Lumber
Ms. Jenny Lind Gentry Senior Vice President Relationship Manager Wachovia Community Banking	Mr. Mardie R. Herndon, Jr. Executive Vice President Retail Line of Business Manager Sun Trust
Mrs. Nancy Herring Former Professor of Accounting Georgia Southern University	Mr. William R. Hickman, Jr., CPA Managing Partner Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon, LLC
Mr. Thomas Johnson	Mr. Thomas W. Jones, CPA, PFS, CFP, CVA President Jones, Jones, Davis & Associates, CPA, PC
Mr. W. Kelly Jones Managing Partner Grant Thornton LLP	Mr. Douglas H. Lambert, CHA Southeastern Hospitality Services, Inc.
Mrs. Lurue Lord Owner Lord Eye Center, Inc	Mr. J.T. Marburger President Insignia Promotions LLC
Mr. Stephen H. Marbut President and CEO Lummus	Mr. David W. Mayer Senior Manager Environmental Environmental Strategy and Training Georgia Pacific Corporation
Mr. Robert Melton	Mr. Toby Moreau Senior Vice President & City Executive BB&T
Mr. Wayne Murphy President R&W Enterprises, Inc.	Mr. Scott H. Muse Group Vice President Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
Mr. Ed Nelson President & CEO Rotary Corporation	Mr. G. Michael Odom, Jr. Division President The Coastal Bank
Mr. David K. Pitman Senior VP Sales and Marketing SunGard iWORKS	Mr. Steven Price Senior Vice President Southeast Financial Strategies Bank of America
Dr. John W. Ray	Mr. Robin Rich
Mr. Pat Rising RGA Financial Group	Mr. Michael R. Sanders Senior Vice President, Investments Morgan Stanley
Mr. William W. Sprague, III CEO Savannah Smooth Roads, LLC	Mr. Asbury Stembridge, Jr. Executive Director Medcen Community Health Foundation, Inc.,
Mrs. Helen Stembridge Regional Manager SCANA Energy	Mr. R. Kenny Stone Attorney at Law
Mr. Lee R. Tompkins, Jr. Consultant Washington County Regional Medical Center	Mr. Allen L. Torpie Former Exec. Vice President Times Microwave Systems
Mrs. Dawn Trygg	Mr. Cleve White Owner Cleve White Nissan
Dr. C. Don Wiggins Principal Heritage Capital Group, Inc. and Business Valuation, Inc.	Mr. H. Phillip Moore, Jr., CPA (liaison) Porter Keadle Moore, LLP
Dr. Linda Bleicken (ex-officio) Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Georgia Southern University	Ms. Angelia Huggins (ex-officio) Associate Director Atlanta Regional Development Georgia Southern University
Dr. Ronald Shiffler (ex-officio) Dean, College of Business Administration Georgia Southern University	Mr. Lewis Stewart (ex-officio) Director, Alumni Relations College of Buiness Administration Georgia Southern University