Stetson EMBA Faculty
Stuart Michelson, Ph.D.
Dr. Michelson is the Dean of the School of Business Administration. He also serves as a Roland and Sarah George Professor of Finance and Director of the Executive MBA program at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Missouri.
He is editor of the academic journal, Financial Services Review. He has published extensively in academic and professional journals, including: the Journal of Investing, Journal of Financial Planning, Managerial Finance, and the Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting. He is a member of the editorial board of several scholarly journals and is an active member of Financial Executives International and the Financial Planning Association. He has completed several studies for the Institute of Public Policy and Business Research and Daytona Beach Community College.
He is the past President of the Academy of Financial Services, the past President of the Academy of Business Education, and past President of the Central Florida Financial Executives International. He is chair of the School of Business Graduate Committee, Unit System Change Committee, and Policy Review Committee. He is chair of the University Finance Committee and a member of the University Trustees Finance and Investments Committee.
Theodore J. Surynt, Ph.D.
Dr. Surynt is Professor of Information Systems serving in the Department of Decision and Information Sciences.
During his twenty-eight plus years at Stetson, he has been instrumental in the creation of business technology programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He has published numerous articles dealing with Information Systems pedagogical issues. He served as Associate Dean of the School of Business Administration from 1997 until 2011.
For fifteen years he was owner and president of Surynt Computer Services, a software consulting and contract-programming firm. Prior to coming to Stetson, he was a Systems Engineer and Corporate Planning Analyst for IBM Corporation.
Jud P. Stryker, DBA, CPA
Dr. Stryker is the Eugene M. Lynn Chairman of the Rinker Institute of Tax and Accountancy at Stetson University and serves as an Associate Dean of the School of Business.
He previously served as Vice President of Finance for the University and held management positions with the General Electric Company prior to joining Stetson University. He earned a BSBA at the University of Florida, an MBA from Stetson University and his DBA from Mississippi State University. He is a licensed CPA in the state of Florida.
Dr. Stryker has been active in research and has published over 50 articles in journals and conference proceedings. He actively serves the profession and the local community. He is a previous recipient of the School of Business Teaching Award and the University's Mentor of the Year Award. He is currently serving as Treasurer and on the Stetson University Business School Foundation Board.
Fred K. Augustine, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. Augustine is Professor of Information Systems and Director of Graduate Business Programs at Stetson University. He earned his Ph.D. at Florida State University.
He has written articles published in the Journal of Systems Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, System Dynamics Review, Journal of End-User Computing, CIS Educators Forum, Interface, The E-Business Review and others.
His primary research interests are in the organizational issues involved in the use of web technologies in the development and implementation of e-Business systems and the global aspects of e-Commerce.
Peggy Stahl, M.S.O.D.
Peggy Stahl, is a lecturer in management for the Management and International Business Department at the Lynn Business Center of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. She holds an M.S. in Organization Development from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and a B.A. in Political Science from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stahl is an organization development consultant, as well as a certified MBTI trainer and facilitator. She consults to multiple industries including oil and gas, government, entertainment, hospitality, health-care, and pharmaceuticals. Former managerial and consulting positions include Director of Organization Development for Northwestern Mutual Life in Los Angeles, International Training Manager and Eastern Regional Manager of Noevir, USA, headquartered in Tokyo, and Vice President of Human Resources for e-Scribe, Inc., in Irvine, California. Her last position before accepting a full time faculty assignment with Stetson was with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Center for Management and Executive Leadership, where she facilitated workshops and coached management on strategic planning, change management, and executive coaching skills.
She teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses at the DeLand campus, and she delivers courses with the Passport and Executive MBA programs at Celebration. She is the recipient of 2008 Campus Life Faculty Appreciation Award, 2010 Executive MBA Distinguished Professor Award, and is among those faculty members recognized for the 2010 School of Business Service Award.
