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William DelPrincipe (email me) Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Saint Joseph's College, 1973; master's degree in Business Administration, DePaul University, 1976; licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Illinois and Indiana, 1973. Professor Del Principe teaches income tax courses for the College's Accounting and Business Administration Departments, in addition to being President of the firm Del Principe and Allie CPAPC in Rensselaer. After graduating from Saint Joseph's College in 1973, he found work in Chicago with Ernst & Ernst LLP, currently known as Ernst & Young LLP, one of the largest accounting firms today. He left Ernst & Ernst to teach at SJC in 1975; a year later, he started what is now known as Del Principe and Allie and was named President in 1992. Professor Del Principe holds memberships with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the CPA Societies for Indiana and Illinois.

Terra D. Maienbrook (email me | visit my home page) Associate Professor of Accounting Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Information Systems, Saint Joseph's College; Master's degree in Business Administration, Purdue University; licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Kentucky; licensed Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Professor Maienbrook brings "Big Five" experience to the College's Accounting Program from her work with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She is currently the Vice President for Campus Relations on the Saint Joseph's College Alumni Board of Directors. Currently, she is the Chair Elect of the Faculty Assembly, a member of the Teachers Education Advisory Committee, and the Accounting Program Coordinator.

Teresa Massoels (email me | visit my home page) Associate Professor of Marketing and Management Degrees: Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics, Saint Joseph's College; master's degree in Business Administration, Indiana University. Having spent seven years with Bethlehem Steel as a Computer Programmer and a Mathematical Modeling Specialist before turning to teaching, Professor Massoels brings practical work experience to the classroom, sharing with students her understanding of one of the most complex industries in the United States. She is the recipient of the 2001 Teaching Excellence Award, and is currently preparing an e-commerce course for the College's Business Administration Division. Professor Massoels is Director of Core 1, serves on the Faculty Assembly Executive Committee, and is the Faculty Athletics Representative.

Linda J. McFarland (email me) Associate Professor of Marketing and Management Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Indiana State University; master's degree in Business Administration, Indiana Wesleyan University. Professor McFarland was in the business industry 18 years before coming to SJC in 1999 to teach courses in management and marketing. She is also the Coordinator for the Business Administration Division and a member of both the College's Academic Cabinet and Marketing Committee. Her work experience includes starting her own consulting business for small business companies, serving as a cost accountant for West Enterprises in Oklahoma, co-owning of several Firestone Tire Dealerships, and also working as a General Manager for Firestone. Even with her successful business career, Professor McFarland said, "The thing I am most proud of is my work in the classroom. When just one student gets turned on to knowledge and goes the extra mile, that is my greatest moment."

J. Phillip McGraw Lecturer in Business Law Degrees: Bachelor's degree, SJC; Juris Doctorate, Valparaiso University; National Judicial College, University of Nevada; Institute for State Trial Judges, University of Kansas; Institute for Court Management, National Center for State Courts; American Academy of Judicial Education, University of Mississippi; qualified Indiana Civil Mediator, Indiana State Bar Association. Professor McGraw has been teaching Business Law and lecturing in other courses at Saint Joseph's College since 1978. He began his legal career as an Associate for the law firm Nesbitt, Fisher and Daugherty and as Deputy Prosecutor for Jasper County. He then went on to become the first judge for the Jasper-White County Courts, Jasper County Court, and Jasper Superior Court. Currently, he serves as Superior Court Judge for Jasper County. Holding memberships with the American Bar Association, Indiana Bar Association, Jasper County Bar Association, and Indiana Judicial Association, among others, Professor McGraw has also been active in the Rensselaer and Indiana Jaycees, Boy Scouts of America, and Northwest Indiana Archeological Society. His honors include being named Outstanding Trial Judge for the State of Indiana and serving on the Saint Joseph's College Council of Fellows. He was also selected as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Hoosiers in 1980, the same year as Dan Quayle.

Robert V. Monfort (email me) Associate Professor of Finance and Accounting Degrees: Bachelor's degrees, Economics and Finance, SJC; master's degree, Business Administration & Finance, DePaul University; Juris Doctorate, DePaul University; National Judicial College, University of Nevada; Air War College, Maxwell Air Force; Naval Postgraduate School; licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Indiana; Chartered Financial Analyst (Phase I); qualified Indiana Civil Mediator, Indiana State Bar Association. Professor Monfort's teaching incorporates practical experience and textbook instruction in the areas of Accounting, Finance, and Law. A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, he completed a successful military career as a Marine Aviator and later served as an Indiana Trial Court Judge. In 2004, he returned from a three-year leave of absence with the United States Department of State, where he worked in Financial Management and served as the Special Assistant to the United States Ambassador to Greece. When asked about his greatest accomplishment, he quickly replies, "his family." Professor Monfort is a member of multiple civic and professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, Indiana Bar Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Indiana CPA Society. He is a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow and has served as Executive Director and Board member for several community organizations.

Michael J. Oakes (email me | visit my home page) Associate Professor of Economics and Finance Degrees: BA degree in Journalism and Criminal Justice, Indiana University; MBA degree in applied economics and finance, Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester. Professor Oakes teaches international finance, applied economics and Core Curriculum courses. He received the "Teaching Excellence Award" in 2005. His business experience includes Sears, Roebuck (advertising); Whirlpool Corporation (competitive analysis and marketing research); Light Signatures (marketing analysis and planning); and Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards (investment analysis). Before arriving at SJC in 1998, he taught introductory business and economics courses in Japan for five years, and published articles in Reason, Liberty, The Japan Times, and the Indianapolis Star/News. He led groups of SJC faculty and students to Europe in 2000 and 2001 and participated in a faculty tour of China in 2007. Currently, Professor Oakes is the faculty advisor for the College's Investment Club and a board member of Main Street Rensselaer.

George Roy (email me) Assistant Professor of Accounting/Finance Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, master's degree in Finance, Marshall University; Certified Public Accountant, West Virginia. Professor Roy joined the Saint Joseph's College faculty in 2004, bringing more than 25 years of combined education and career expertise to students in the Business Administration Department. A former U.S. Naval Petty Officer, he's worked for accounting firms, profit and nonprofit organizations, and several colleges and universities, most recently Concordia College in New York and Hampton University in Virginia. He's also taught a wide variety of courses, ranging from Principles of Accounting to CPA Review, and maintains a special interest in auditing and accounting theory. Professor Roy holds memberships with the American Accounting Association, National Conference of CPA Practitioners, and Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business fraternity associated with Marshall University in West Virginia.