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Edward Lopez

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Edward Lopez is Professor of Economics and founding director of Western Carolina University's Center for the Study of Free Enterprise.

Elizabeth McRae

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Elizabeth McRae’s teaching and research interests include the intersection of race, gender and politics in America and in the modern South.

Ronald Rash

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall.

Munene Mwaniki

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Patrick Payne

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Patrick Payne's teaching interests include risk management and insurance, estate planning, or any other field within financial planning.

Keith Gibbs

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Keith Gibbs's research endeavors to promote the protection and restoration of aquatic resources in Western North Carolina.

Manuel N. Ponce, Jr.

Clinical Professor & Director, Institute for School Leadership and Administration (ISLA)Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Stephen Allen

Associate Vice President for International AffairsSouthern Utah University

Specializing in international affairs in higher education, DACA in Utah, and international education partnerships

Mohamed Askar

Program Director, Associate Professor of Construction Engineering and Management / Director of the Construction Management ProgramSouthern Utah University

Specializing in construction contracting, engineering consultation, real estate, strategic planning and development programs

Douglas Bennett

Associate Professor of Political ScienceSouthern Utah University

Dr. Bennett joined SUU after a successful career in D.C., specializing foreign commerce, trade, and product liability