{"id":3302,"date":"2026-09-16T17:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/business\/?p=3302"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:08:49","slug":"rcob-marks-anniversaries-and-welcomes-new-faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/business\/2026\/09\/16\/rcob-marks-anniversaries-and-welcomes-new-faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"RCOB marks anniversaries and welcomes new faculty and staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Fletcher-Hall-23-52-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Fletcher-Hall-23-52-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Picture shows the exterior of Fletcher Hall through the trees with the Gary W. 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Rollins College of Business, students learn from faculty who bring real experience into the classroom and are supported by staff who know how to help \u2014 a combination that turns a degree into a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, 13 new faces joined our team in that mission. &nbsp;We\u2019re also celebrating five colleagues reaching milestone service anniversaries totaling 65 years of combined service to the college. Congratulations on these milestones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kathleen Wheatley<\/strong>, associate dean and George M. Clark Professor of Management Policy \u2014 25 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sandra Cordell<\/strong>, assistant director of programs and projects, and program director of the Veterans Entrepreneurship Program \u2014 15 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Robert Dooley<\/strong>, dean of the Gary W. Rollins College of Business \u2014 15 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christine Estoye<\/strong>, director of MBA and MS in management programs \u2014 15 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cori Forte<\/strong>,\u00a0academic advisor \u2014 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Welcome to our new faculty and staff members.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Joshua Ammons<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Assistant Professor of Practice, Economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ashley Beck<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Administrative Associate II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Melaina Bramlett<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Administrative Associate, Dean&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rebecca Dempsey<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Administrative Associate II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lauren Fussell<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Administrative Associate II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jasmine Kelley<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Assistant Professor, Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jessica Pilcher<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Director of Advancement, Rollins College of Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tripp Stanford<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Lecturer, Entrepreneurship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mate Szurop<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Assistant Professor, Economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tongnian Wang<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Assistant Professor, Data Analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jude Wilferth<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Academic Advisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jennifer Wood<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Academic Advisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Richard Youngblood<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Lecturer, Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, these appointments strengthen the college&#8217;s teaching, advising and administrative capacity for the year ahead. 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