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The Center for Entrepreneurship is dedicated to providing students the resources, inspiration, support, and mentorship for entrepreneurially minded individuals from every school of thought. We seek to build a cohesive and collaborative interdisciplinary environment that brings together the resources of the university, community, and private sector in order to cultivate independent and inspired learners and doers that develop innovative ideas and launch valuable businesses. Below are all of the individuals that help the center in its goals. 

Entrepreneurship Faculty

Our team of innovative faculty includes experts from several different disciplines and backgrounds. Our faculty members are engaged in the regional community and 90 percent of our faculty have started their own businesses. Our average student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1. 

Eva Shepherd-Nicoll
Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship
Department of Management
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Dr. Michael Rehg
Professor of Management 
Department of Management
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David Rahn
Lecturer and E-Incubator Director
Department of Management
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Lance Blanshei
Faculty
Department of Finance and Marketing
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David Halimi
Lecturer
Department of Management
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Bonnie Persons
Associate Professor
Department of Management
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John Meyer
Lecturer
Department of Management
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Sharon Crawford
Lecturer
Department of Management
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Thomas Villa
Director of the Seufferlein Sales Program
Department of Finance and Marketing
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Dr. David Alexander
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing
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Executive Council for Entrepreneurship Education

The Executive Council for Entrepreneurship Education supports the extracurricular programming for the center. The council provides guidance and industry insight for the center in order to keep the programming relevant, rigorous, and competitive. 

Darryl Schoen, Chair
Thomas Villa, Founding Member
Bob Bozeman, Founding Member
Marc Nemanic, Founding Member
Todd Ambor, Founding Member

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