Division of Business Faculty and Staff

Garret Lahr, Chair

Garret Lahr

Chair, Division of Business
Assistant Professor of Business

Jesse Dunn 222
(580) 327-8510
galahr@nwosu.edu

DBA – University of Phoenix

MBA – Southwestern Oklahoma State University 

BBA – Northwestern Oklahoma State University

  • General Business
  • Personal Finance
  • Leadership
  • Strategic Management
  • Business Research
  • Internship Coordinator
  • Personal Finance
  • Management and Leadership
  • Small Business Sustainability
  • Division of Business Chair – Northwestern Oklahoma State University
  • Completed Doctorate in Business Administration
  • Faculty Member at NWOSU Since 2018
  • Part Owner of Lahr Cattle
  • Member, NOC Business Advisory Council
  • Member, Delta Mu Delta
  • Member, Alva, Oklahoma City Council
  • Member, City of Alva Finance Committee
Teri Allen

Teri Allen

Instructor of Business

Woodward Campus, Room 138
Alva Campus, Jesse Dunn 219
(580) 254-2504
tgallen@nwosu.edu

North Central University- Achieved Doctoral Candidacy in 2012 while pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in Financial Management.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University- Master of Business Administration – 1993

Southwestern Oklahoma State University- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance – 1990

Certified Managerial Accountant

Enrolled Agent with the IRS

Oklahoma Secondary School Teaching Certification – Career Tech Business and Industry

  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Intermediate Accounting
  • Business Finance
  • Financial Reporting & Analysis

“Supervising a Student Managed Investment Portfolio” presentation at Administrative Issues Journal Academic Conference, Norman, OK November 2013.  Served as session chair, and abstract published in conference proceedings.

Poster presentation of research “The Value of the PEG” at Oklahoma Research Day, Edmond, OK, March 2013

Oral presentation of research “Using the PEG Ratio to Choose Investments”, Academy of Business Research, New Orleans, LA, March 2013.  Served as session chair; abstract published in conference proceedings.

Presented “The Importance of Incorporating Personal Finance Objectives in the College

Classroom.”  Administrative Issues Journal Academic Conference, Norman, OK October 2012.  Served as session chair, and abstract published in conference proceedings.

  • University Faculty August 2007 to May 2016
  • Institute of Management Accountants, Professional Member since 2016
  • A small business owner since 1995
  • Over 30 years of industry experience in accounting & finance
  • Member of Delta Mu Delta
Roger Brown

Roger Brown

Associate Professor of Business

Jesse Dunn 201C-Alva
(580) 327-8509 
rsbrown@nwosu.edu

Ph.D. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management, 2014

(Formerly) University of Texas Pan American, currently UTRGV 

Masters in Business Administration, 2003

(Formerly) University of Texas Pan American, currently UTRGV

Masters in Professional Accounting, 2000

University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1996

University of the West Indies, Mona Campus

  • Management
  • Leadership
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Financial and Managerial Accounting
  • General Business

Management, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship and Leadership

  • Combined three years’ experience at a big four accounting firm
  • Over three years’ experience working in accounting at a university
  • One conference research award for an academic conference in Dallas, Texas
  • Four refereed journal publications
  • Five conference presentations
  • Three years’ experience as an adjunct lecturer at the university level
  • Honorary Delta Mu Delta member
Jerry Gustafson

Jerry Gustafson

Professor of Business

Northwestern Enid 112
(580) 213-3184
jjgustafson@nwosu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Kansas State University (2010-2011) (18 graduate semester hours)

Financial Planning Graduate Certificate (G.P.A. = 4.0)

Oklahoma State University Graduate Studies in Computer Science (G.P.A. = 4.0)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1980-1984) Ph.D. in Mathematics Edu

cation (G.P.A. = 4.0);

University of Nebraska-Omaha (1976-1979) M.A.T. In Mathematics Education (G.P.A. = 3.9);

University of Northern Iowa-Cedar Falls (1968-1972) B.A. In Mathematics and Education (G.P.A. = 3.7) Summa Cum Laude.

  • Registered Level IV Stock Options Trader
  • First came to NWOSU in fall of 1998.
  • Investments
  • Insurance
  • Real Estate
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
  • Personal Finance
  • Statistics
  • Business Math
  • Complex Stock Options Trading Strategies
  • Trend Following Investment Systems
  • Numerous presentations/papers at national and international business conferences
  • Owner of Love Wedding Photography
  • Owner of Gustafson Rental Properties
  • President of Bestboots.com
  • Registered Stock Options Trader
  • Taught all high school mathematics courses for 12 years
  • Professor of Mathematics for 14 years
  • Professor of Computer Science for 3 years
  • Professor of E-Commerce for 9 years
  • Professor of Business since 2010
Barry Evans

Barry Evans

Associate Professor of Business

Jesse Dunn 220
(580) 327-8507
bwevans@nwosu.edu

PhD – Saybrook University, Human Science

MBA – University of Oklahoma, Business Administration and Economics

BS –Oklahoma State University, Geology

  • Business Communication
  • Employment Law
  • Leadership
  • Strategic Management
  • Macroeconomics
  • Business and Accounting Ethics
  • Organizational Theory
  • Organizational Change
  • Effective pedagogical methods
  • Critical Reading and Writing as pedagogical tools
  • Organizational Change
  • Dean, Fred Hale School of Business, East Texas Baptist University
  • Dean, School of Business, Wayland Baptist University
  • Professor, Business Administration
  • Founding School Principal, Calvary Chapel Christian Academy
  • Medical Service Corps Officer in United States Air Force (separated as Major)
  • Board Certified Healthcare Executive (CHE) (not current)
Theresa McBride

Theresa McBride

Associate Professor of Business

Jesse Dunn 227B
(580) 327- 8440
tmmcbride@nwosu.edu

PhD – University of St. Andrews, Scotland

MBA – Colorado State University, Fort Collins

BSBA – University of Baltimore

  • Management
  • International Business
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship, Small Business, & Franchising
  • Human Resources Management
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership
  • McBride, T.M., Gailor, LT. E., Heller, J. & Morris, D. (2024) ‘Teaching Leadership: A Collaboration Between Military and Civilian Faculty in the U.S.’ British Academy of Management, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University. Leadership and Leadership Development Developmental Paper Session.
  • McBride, T.M., Gailor, LT. E., Heller, J. , & Morris, D. (2024). ‘Adopting U.S. Coast Guard Academy      Methods for Teaching Leadership: A Collaboration Between Faculty at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy,      Norwich University, and Ferrum College’. Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference, Salem, MA.
  • McBride, T.M., Gailor, LT. E., Heller, J. , & Morris, D. (2024). ‘Adopting U.S. Coast Guard Academy  Methods for Teaching Leadership: A Collaboration Between Faculty at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Norwich University, and Ferrum College’. Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference, Oceania, University of Brisbane.
  • McBride, T.M., Gailor, LT. E., & Heller, J. (2023). ‘Sharing, Collaboration, and Improvisation in Experiential Learning: A Panel Discussion by Military & Civilian Teachers of Organizational Behavior & Leadership at the US Coast Guard Academy’. Norwich University Inaugural Leadership Conference, Northfield, VT.

  • McBride, T.M. (2025). Presented in absentia by Dr. Shane Fudge, University of Cincinatti: “Reflecting on Values: A Character Assessment Drawn from a Military Academy is a Marketing Curriculum Innovation at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.” Midwest Academy of Management Conference, Cleveland, October 2025. Working paper. 

  • McBride, T.M. (2025). ‘Students Reflect on Values: A Character Assessment Drawn from a Military Academy         Leadership Course is a Marketing Curriculum Innovation at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.’ International Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference, DHBW Mannheim, Germany, June 2025. 
  •  McBride, T.M., DeLillo, R., & Morris, D., DeLillo, R. (2025) ‘Leadership-in-Action: A Recent Graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Adds Insights to a Collaboration Between Faculty from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Norwich University, and Northwestern Oklahoma State University’. Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference, Oceania, University of Auckland, January 29th – 30th, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • McBride, T.M. (2025). ‘Building an Accessible Repository for Faculty Training and Development’. Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Region 6 Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Joseph Paul

Joseph Paul

Professor of Business

Enid 112
(580) 213-3132
jspaul@nwosu.edu

DBA in International Business–Argosy University, FL (ACBSP accredited)

MBA, Texas A&M – Commerce, TX (AACSB accredited)

B. Com (major in Financial Accounting), O.U. India

M.Com (major Managerial Accounting and Taxation), O.U. India

BCJ (Communication & Journalism) O.U. India

Six-Sigma Black Belt Professional

  • Management
  • Operations Management
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Financial Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Strategic Management
  • International Business
  • International Management

Monitor and analyze offshore outsourcing of the U.S. MNCs

Corporate America – Trends in Corporate Level Strategies   

  • International Visiting Scholar at Modern College of Business & Science in Oman (Middle-East)
  • Recipient of the award “Most Innovative & Learning Professor of Oklahoma Christian University,” (OC) for 2011
  • Made several competitive presentations (domestic & international) including at ACBSP conference
  • Management consultant for Dr Pepper & Snapple Group international Operations
  • Worked as a Senior Operations and Finance Analyst at DFW International Airport
  • Worked for KPMG and Andersen consultancy firms as an IT Manager of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
  • CPE (Continuing Professional Education) instructor at Arthur Andersen
  • For over six years worked as Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Trained in Project Management based on PMI curriculum, DFW, TX
  • Trained in Tableau Visual Data Analytics
  • Total Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction Training of Stephen R. Covey’s Career Track, DFW, TX
  • Trained in SAS language programming, SAS Institute Inc. Cary, North Carolina
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Dana Roark

Dana Roark

Instructor of Business

Jesse Dunn 201B
(580) 327-8504
dkroark@nwosu.edu

North Central University- Received ABD status while pursuing Ed.D. in Education with specialization in Curriculum and Teaching.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University- Master of Education – Business Option – 2002

Northwestern Oklahoma State University- Bachelor of Science in Business – Accounting – 1989

Certified Public Accounting – State Of Oklahoma

  • Individual and Business Income Tax
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Survey of Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
  • Agriculture Accounting

“Are Routine Retiring CEOs More Closely Monitored in their Last Years” Bourret, R. and Roark, D. Mustang Journal Of Accounting And Finance, Volume 3 (2013). The Mustang Journal of Accounting and Finance is an official publication ofMustang Journals, Inc., PO Box 2193, Edmond OK 73083

 “A Second Look at Retiring CEOs to Determine That They Are More Closely Monitored In Their Last Years” Bourret, R. and Roark, D. 

  • NWOSU Faculty August 2007 to May 2015, Adjunct August 2015-2020

  • Member Oklahoma Society of CPA

  • Small business owner since 1994

  • Over 30 years of experience in income tax and public accounting

  • Member National Business Educators Association

  • Sigma Beta Delta

  • Honorary Member of Delta Mu Delta

  • Monty Thompson Continuing Education Foundation President 2018 to present

John Stockmyer

John Stockmyer

Professor of Business

Northwestern-Alva
Jesse Dunn 216
(580) 327-8512

Northwestern-Enid
Room 112
(580) 213-3183
jlstockmyer@nwosu.edu

Ph.D. (Marketing) University of Missouri, 1999
M.B.A. (Marketing Emphasis) Rockhurst University, 1992
B.S.E. (Physics/Physical Science) University of Central Missouri, 1987

  • State of Missouri – Life Teaching Certificate
  • Physics/Physical Science Grades 7-12
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Technology and E-Commerce
  • Services Marketing
  • Marketing Communications
  • Business Research

Crisis Management, Retail Design, Cognitive Biases, Ethics and Marketing, Pedagogy (Teaching with Technology)

  • Faculty member at NWOSU since 2013
  • Teaching undergraduate and graduate business courses since 1993
  • Helped initiate, design and install Disc Golf course on the NWOSU-Enid campus.
  • M.B.A. Program Director – Eastern New Mexico University
  • Department Chair – Eastern New Mexico University
  • AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Fellow (University of Missouri – 1997)
  • Work Experience: Various Service, Warehouse, and Retail Industry jobs.
Wei Zhou

Wei Zhou

Professor of Business

Jesse Dunn 227A-Alva
(580) 327-8505
wzhou@nwosu.edu

Ph.D., Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, 2011
M.S., Finance, University of Florida, 2007
B.S., Agricultural Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, 2000
B.S., Applied Physics, China Agricultural University, 1998

  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Survey of Economics
  • Personal Finance
  • Survey of Finance
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Marketing
  • Farm Management

Dr. Zhou concentrates her research in applied economics. Her most recent presentation, “Economic Impact Study: an analysis of the rodeo program on the northwestern region of Oklahoma,” was at the Annual MBAA International in Chicago (2016). She also co-authored research on the international students in “Bridging the Gap: an analysis of the international students’ program on Oklahoma”. This study was presented in 2013 at the MBAA International Conference in Chicago, IL. Another presentation in Chicago the same year, “Why do we need to invest in art and music? A case study in northwestern Oklahoma region” reflects her interest beyond economics.

  • Taught at colleges and universities for 10+ years.
  • VP and Program Chair in international organization
  • Faculty advisor for international business student organization
  • Seven conference presentations

Adjunct Instructors

Mr. Doug Griffith
Adjunct Instructor of Business
dwgriffith@nwosu.edu

Ms. Rita Hays
Adjunct Instructor of Business
ryhays@nwosu.edu

Ms. Alexa Humpries
Adjunct Instructor of Business
ashumphries@nwosu.edu 

Ms. Cindy Martin
Adjunct Instructor of Business
crmartin@nwosu.edu

Ms. Brandi Peace
Adjunct Instructor of Business
bapeace@nwosu.edu

Dr. David Pecha
Executive Vice President/Adjunct Instructor of Business
dmpecha@nwosu.edu

Ms. Stacey Smith
Adjunct Instructor of Business
sbbailey@nwosu.edu

Ms. Karen Sneary
Adjunct Instructor of Business
kasneary@nwosu.edu

Dr. Clifford Tuck
Adjunct Instructor of Business
cttuck@nwosu.edu

Dr. Shelly Wells
Adjunct Instructor of Business
scwells@nwosu.edu

Ella Ayers

Ella Ayers

Secretary for the Division of Business

Jesse Dunn 227
(580) 327-8615
erayers@nwosu.edu