About the Lacy School of Business
The future of business education starts at the Lacy School. Here, education isn’t confined to a traditional lecture hall. Our students are immersed in the business of doing business. They develop business plans, launch new ventures, and engage with experienced executives each and every day. It’s a model our friend and benefactor Andre B. Lacy believed in. And a model that sets us apart.
The Dean’s Advisory Council was established to assist the Andre B. Lacy School of Business in offering a business education of the highest quality. The council is composed of business professionals who serve as counsel to the School for proposed changes and innovations. Members help define and implement standards of excellence in faculty-student partnerships, intellectual development and service.
Erin Roth is the Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council.
The MPA Advisory Board is comprised of alumni and friends, all accounting professionals, who span public and corporate, as well as large and small accounting firms. The members of this board provide critical feedback and help guide the direction of the MPA program, particularly its curricular and extracurricular components, and participate in MPA programs and activities.
Membership
- Chad Amos
Partner, KPMG - Carolyn Born
Auditor, Ernst & Young - Erin Burkhart
Senior Director, Eli Lilly and Company - Tim Doyle
Audit Member, DOZ - Jay Feller
Principal, Somerset CPAs - Herschel Frierson
Managing Director, Crowe LLP - Daniel Halter
Deals Director, PwC - Arnie Hanish
Retired, Eli Lilly & Co - Jeff McFarland
Partner, Deloitte - Bill Murphy
Financial Consultant, Muphy Financial Group P.C. - Rob Redden
Senior Manager, Ernst & Young - Alex Smith
Partner, Deloitte - Jerry Wiley
Partner, KPMG - Leanne Wiley
Campus Talent ID Manager, PwC
- Rollie Dick, Chair
- David Cunningham, Vice Chair
- Claire Aigotti
- Bruce Arick
- Colin MacNab
- Jane Morley Davies
- Christopher Murray
- Amy Peters
- Victor Puleo
- Nadine Treon
The Davey Risk Management and Insurance Program maintains close ties to the industry. The faculty works closely with an industry advisory board with the following members.
- Maureen Biehl
Senior Vice President, Marsh & McLennan - Abel Contreras
Assistant Associate General Counsel, Indianapolis Aiport Authority - David Cunningham
Retired, Cincinnati Insurance Co. - John Fatcho
Director, AANA Insurance Services - Shelly Kleiman
Managing Director & Chief Credit Officer, AIG Property Casualty - Victoria Learned-Fenty
Senior Underwriter, Chubb - Nathan Lewis
Vice President, Hylant Group - Jim Lill
CEO, Axion RMS, Ltd. - Colin MacNab
Executive Vice President, MJ Insurance - Scott McGinness
Account Executive, Gregory & Appel - Don Ortegel
Resident Managing Director, Aon - Jill Paris
Owner, Paris Insurance Group - Victor Puleo
Associate Professor Davey Chair of Risk Management and Insurance, Butler University
In order to facilitate industry contact, as well as to provide an experienced perspective, the SMIF has formed an Advisory Board comprised of alumni and friends who are investment practitioners. Each sector team will be assigned an Advisory Board member that will serve as a reference for investment ideas and recommendations. The Advisory Board (or at least a portion) will also be a part of the performance measurement presentation at the end of the SMIF course.
- Steve Carr
Partner, Peloton Wealth Advisors - Steve Dolvin
Professor of Finance, Butler University - Charlotte Lippert
Chief Investment Officer, Valeo Financial - Brian Pitkin
Portfolio Manager, URI Capital - Vincent Riedy
Business Strategy Plan Director, Anthem - Sari Rothenberg
Senior Research Analyst, Wells Capital Management - Loren Snyder
Director, Baird - Jayme Szafranski
Financial Advisor, Raymond James - Corey Waddell
Senior Consultant, Capital Cities - Jim Wolf
Vice President, Elements Wealth Management
The Young Alumni Advisory Council (YAAC) is comprised of recent Butler alumni that work closely with the Dean to spark changes in our curriculum. The Council is made up of the following individuals:
- Cameron Ballew ’15
- Matt Caudill ’15
- Clifford Clarke 18
- Catie Conlon ’21
- Catrina Cranfill ’15
- Emily Eaton ’20
- Nick Huang ’18
- Lindsay Trameri ’18
- Olivia Zingraf ’20