MBA FACULTY

Jason Swartzlander, DBA
MBA interim director; Professor of accounting
swartzlanderj@bluffton.edu
(419) 358-3406


Ashley Johansen, Ph.D.
Director of degree completion in business; Assistant professor of business
johansena@bluffton.edu
419-358-3505


Faculty vita
Jonathan Andreas, Ph.D.
B.A., Grinnell College, 1990
M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2009
Courses taught: Organizations and the Global Economy, Managerial Economics, Health Care Economics
and Policy
Dr. Andreas has traveled extensively in the Asian Pacific including an extended bicycle
trip in China. As an academic he has particular interest in the economics of health
care delivery.
Ashley Johanson, Ph.D.
B.S., M.P.Ac., Ohio Northern University, 2010, 2013
Ph.D., Capella University
Darryl K. Nester, Ph.D.
B.A., Bluffton College, 1988
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993
Courses taught: Data Analysis and Decision Making
Dr. Nester has worked as part of a publishing team for a number of math and statistics textbooks. He is co-author of the text for MGT515, and developed the simulation software for that course.
Marathana Prothro
B.A., Southwestern College, 2003
M.A., Wichita State University, 2010
Jason Swartzlander
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1993
Certified Management Accountant (CMA), 1996
Certified Financial Manager (CFM), 2001
M.B.A., Tiffin University, 2005
D.B.A., Anderson University, 2012
Courses taught: Financial Decision Making, Financial Reporting, Auditing
Howard Keim
A.A., Hesston College, 1972
B.S. Speech and Dramatic Arts, Central Michigan University, 1974
Interpersonal and Public Communication, Central Michigan University , 1976
Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 1996
Courses taught: Theory and Practice of Management, Leadership Communication in the Workplace and
Strategic Issues in Contemporary Management
Strengths in organizational communications and leadership, performance studies, spiritual development