O.C. Ferrell

O.C. Ferrell is Professor of Marketing at Colorado State University. He also has held faculty positions at the University of Memphis, University of Tampa, Texas A&M University, Illinois State University, and Southern Illinois University, as well as visiting positions at Queen's University (Ontario, Canada), University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), University of Wisconsin (Madison), and University of Hannover (Germany). He has served as a faculty member for the Masters Degree Program in Marketing at Thammasat University (Bangkok, Thailand). Dr. Ferrell received his BA and MBA from Florida State University and his PhD from Louisiana State University. His teaching and research interests include business ethics, corporate citizenship, and marketing. Dr. Ferrell is widely recognized as a leading teacher and scholar in business. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Macromarketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and others. His textbook entitled Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases is the leading text in this field. He has also coauthored numerous textbooks for marketing, management, and other business courses, as well as a trade book on business ethics. He chaired the American Marketing Association (AMA) ethics committee that developed its current code of ethics. He was the vice president of Marketing Education and president of the Academic Council for the AMA. Dr. Ferrell's major focus is teaching and preparing learning material for students. He has travelled extensively to work with students and understands the needs of instructors of introductory business courses. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado and enjoys skiing, golf, and international travel.

Geoffrey A. Hirt

Geoffrey A. Hirt is currently Professor of Finance at DePaul University and Director of Equity Research at Mesirow Financial. He received his PhD in Finance from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, his MBA from Miami University of Ohio and his BA from Ohio-Wesleyan University. Geoff has directed the Chartered Financial Analysts Study program for the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago since 1987. From 1987 to 1997 he was Chairman of the Finance Department at DePaul University and taught investments, corporate finance, and strategic planning. He developed and was director of DePaul's MBA program in Hong Kong and has taught in Poland, Germany, Thailand, and Hong Kong. Geoff has published several books. The sixth edition of Fundamentals of Investment Management was released in July 1998 and is published by Irwin/McGraw-Hill. Additionally, Geoff is well known for his book Fundamentals of Financial Management published by Irwin/McGraw-Hill. Now in its eighth edition, this book is used at over 600 colleges and universities worldwide, and it has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish. Geoff plays tennis and golf, is a music lover, and enjoys travelling with his wife, Linda.

Elliott Currie

Elliott Currie is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph, where he teaches accounting, finance, human resource management, and business policy and strategy. His career achievements include working as an Outdoor Venture Instructor (with the Ministry of Corrections), as a commercial pilot and flying instructor, and as a corporate pilot and manager in the construction-aggregate industry. Prior to joining the academic world he also worked in finance with Petro-Canada, in marketing in the foundry industry, and as a corporate banker and controller in the insurance industry. Professor Currie received a BA in Psychology from McMaster University and an MBA in finance (also from McMaster) and is a designated Certified Management Accountant. In 1992, Professor Currie joined Wilfrid Laurier University where he taught business policy, management controls, organizational behaviour, small business management, and new venture creation. Elliott has been teaching at the University of Guelph since 1998 where he has published in the area of personal finance. Currently he is researching succession planning of small businesses and the impact of ethnicity on food consumption patterns and preferences. Elliott hikes and canoes, and enjoys cooking, travelling, and cottaging with his wife, Ann.

Rick Bates

Rick Bates is currently an Associate Professor of accounting and finance in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business at the University of Guelph. He received his BA in Economics from the U. of G. in 1971, an MBA from York University in 1978, and his CA designation in 1978. From 1971 to 1979 Rick held a variety of positions with financial institutions including Household Finance Corporation, Imperial Life Assurance Company, and Sterling Trust (now Laurentian Bank). He completed his CA training with Peat, Marwick, Mitchel & Co. in Toronto. Professor Bates brought a broad background in accounting, taxation, finance, auditing, and management to his faculty position in 1980. Since then he has been actively involved in the design and delivery of undergraduate, graduate, and diploma courses in the areas of accounting, finance, and taxation. Rick and his wife, Wanda, have two grown children, and reside in the Village of Hillsburgh, Ontario. In his spare time, Rick is a motorcycle enthusiast. He is also involved in the local community where he is currently president of the Erin Agricultural Society and an active volunteer at the local Fall Fair.