Donde Plowman is the James, Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean of UNL's College of
Business and Professor of Management. Prior to assuming the position of dean, Plowman
was Department Head of the Department of Management at the University of Tennessee
where she was responsible for starting the PhD in Organizations and Strategy. She
began her academic career at the University of Texas at San Antonio where she advanced
to the rank of Professor and also served as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
and Research.
Plowman's publications have appeared in Academy of Management Journal, Academy of
Management Review, Organization Science, Leadership Quarterly, Decision Sciences
and many other journals. In 2008 she was awarded one of the most highly coveted
awards in her field – the Academy of Management Journal Best Paper Award for her
paper, "Radical Change Accidentally: The Emergence and Amplification of Small Change."
Plowman has enjoyed teaching at every level – undergraduate, masters, and doctoral.
For many years she regularly taught executive education courses at the University
of Texas at Austin. Plowman received her PhD in Strategic Management at the University
of Texas at Austin, a Master's degree in Education from University of North Texas,
and her Bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University.
Kathleen A. Farrell is the senior associate dean at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of
Business Administration and the State Farm Professor of Finance. Farrell began her career
at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1993.
Farrell's publications have appeared in such journals as the Journal of Business, Journal
of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance,
Journal of Financial Research, and Advances in Financial Economics. Farrell enjoys teaching
courses in corporate finance, managerial finance, and bank management at the undergraduate
and graduate levels. In 1996, she received the Distinguished Teaching Award and 2004 she received
the University Distinguished Teaching Award from the College of Business Administration. Farrell
also serves on the Board of Directors of Nelnet, Inc. Farrell received her PhD in finance from
the University of Georgia, and a BBA in finance and accounting from Kent State University.
Ravi Sohi is the Associate Dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business
Administration and Steinhart Foundation Distinguished Professor of Business in the Marketing
Department. He oversees the college’s graduate programs and research efforts. Sohi also served
as the chair of the Department of Marketing from 2010 - 2011.
Sohi joined the college in 1991. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Marketing at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, he has an M.M.S. in Operations Management from J.B.I.M.S. -
University of Bombay, India, and a B.E. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from B.I.T.S. Pilani, India.
Sohi’s areas of expertise are in business-to-business marketing, international marketing, marketing
channels management, and sales management. He has published in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of
Retailing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Strategic Management Journal, and several other journals.
Sohi enjoys teaching at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels and has been awarded the
College of Business Administration’s Distinguished Teaching Award three times. He has also been
recognized several times for his contribution and service to students.
D’vee Buss is an Assistant Dean of the University Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business
Administration for Undergraduate Programs. Buss administers student programming for the
college, including recruitment, academic advising, study abroad, learning communities, and
academic success. She also supervises the development and delivery of BSAD 101, Business
Leadership Development, a course required for all new freshmen in the College.
Buss originally joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1975. She received her
PhD in Education-Administration, specializing interests in higher education and
college student development. Her doctorate, along with her M.A. in Educational Psychology,
and a B.S. in Business Administration are from UNL.
Rik Barrera is the Assistant Dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business
Administration for Business and Fiscal Affairs. He oversees all business operations, financial
reporting, budget preparation, facility/plant management, IT operations and staff development.
Barrera joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1994 as the Chair of the Military Science
Department, and following retirement from the US Army in 1998, took the position of Business Manager
of the Beadle Business Center at UNL. Barrera joined the College of Business Administration in
October of 2011. He earned his M.A. in Management and Human Relations from
Webster University and a B.A. from the University of Arizona.
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