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Wade D. Druin
Associate Professor of Business
Business Department Chairman
Contact information: wadruin@dwu.edu or (605) 995-2724
Since 2009, Wade Druin has been an associate professor and the Business Department chairman at Dakota Wesleyan University. Prior to coming to DWU, he was an assistant professor of business and the director of both the Business Research Bureau and the East Asian Institute at the University of South Dakota.
Druin has had significant entrepreneurial experience, having owned several businesses and consulted numerous entrepreneurs as a director of the Small Business Development Center.
Since beginning at DWU, Druin has led a student group to China and plans to take another class to Europe in spring 2012.
Academic degrees
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Juris Doctorate and graduate of the post-doctoral AACSB Bridge Program at the University of Florida in management and marketing. |
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David
Mitchell, Ph.D.
Professor of Business Administration and Economics
Contact information: damitche@dwu.edu
or (605) 995-2719
Dave Mitchell joined the Wesleyan faculty in 1972 and is one of
the longest serving professors at the university. He has been married
to his wife, Ann, for more than 40 years and they are the parents
to two grown daughters. The couple also has a granddaughter and
a grandson. Ann taught part-time in the DWU education department
from 1973 until 2002. Dr. Mitchell is involved in a variety of community
activities, including politics, the United Methodist Church and
fund raising for several groups. Before beginning his academic career,
he was a system analyst for Procter and Gamble.
Academic degrees
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, 1959, and Master of Industrial
Engineering, 1960, Cornell University; Master of Theology, 1969,
and Ph.D., 1978, Boston University
Dissertation: The Role of Multinational Corporations in Economic
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Jerry
Luckett
Associate Professor of Business Administration and Economics
Head Cheerleading Coach
Contact information: jelucket@dwu.edu
or (605) 995-2722
Jerry Luckett joined the Wesleyan faculty in 1989. She has four
grown children: Travis and Trevor Bechen and Teri and Tricia Luckett;
all are graduates of DWU. She also has three grandsons. Jerry has
been the secretary for the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Committee
for 20 years, has been with the Make A Wish Foundation for over
20 years, and is a timer for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Before coming to DWU, Jerry lived on a farm, operated a day care
and received a degree from Mitchell Technical Institute. Jerry serves
as the adviser for Phi Beta Lambda and is the head cheerleading
coach.
Academic degrees
Bachelor of Arts in business education, 1989, DWU; Master of Arts
in business education, Northern State University, 1992 |