There are exciting times at the Peay as we welcome two new
department chairs to the APCOB. With the
addition of these chairs, the leadership of the College of Business is
significantly strengthened.
Dr. Susan Cockrell was recently awarded the position of
chair to the Accounting, Finance, and Economics Department at the APSU College
of Business. This is Dr. Cockrell’s second stint at APSU; she taught here as an
associate professor from 2000 – 2005.
She most recently comes to us from the University of Birmingham-Southern
College, where she taught from 2007 until 2011.
Dr. Cockrell received her Ph.D. in Accounting from The University of
Alabama in 1993. Both her Master of
Administrative Science and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration were
received at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (in 1985 and 1984). She
became a CPA in 2001.
Dr. Kenny Holt is our new chair of Management, Marketing,
and General Business within the College of Business. Dr. Holt has taught at Union University in
Jackson, Tennessee, and has taught courses in China and France as a visiting
professor. He received his Ph.D. in
Management with a concentration in Organizational Behavior and a minor in
Strategic Management in 2010 from the University of Memphis. Dr. Holt received his Master of Science in
Economics in 1985 from LSU and his Bachelor of Science from Union University in
1983. Dr. Holt has a history of community involvement including a stint as city
council representative in Jackson, TN.
Please help me welcome our new chairs to Austin Peay. Below are their email addresses. Exciting times!