Eight full-time faculty teach in the Division of Economics and Business, offering a wide variety of expertise. Research interests of the faculty include: state education savings plans, selection/usage of employee benefits, behavioral issues related to the complexity of tax law, and teaching methods.
Accounting Faculty
Jill Bale, Ph.D., Professor of Finance
Phone: 402.826.8212
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: jill.bale@doane.edu
Kathleen Springer, M.P.A., C.P.A., Associate Professor of Accounting
Phone: 402.826.8633
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: kathy.springer@doane.edu
Business Faculty
Melinda G. Hickman, J.D., Visiting Instructor
Phone: 402.826.8240
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: melinda.hickman@doane.edu
Deryl Merritt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business
Phone: 402.826.8678
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: deryl.merritt@doane.edu
Timothy Wiedman, D.B.A., Assistant Professor of Management & Human Resources
Phone: 402.826.8537
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: timothy.wiedman@doane.edu
Kathleen Rathje Zumpfe, M.A., Lecturer
Phone: 402.826.6753
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: kathleen.zumpfe@doane.edu
Economics Faculty
Les Manns, Ph.D., Professor of Economics
Phone: 402.826.8274
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: les.manns@doane.edu
Jennifer Petersen, M.A., Instructor of Economics
Phone: 402.826.8275
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: jennifer.petersen@doane.edu