Business & Economics Faculty
dean, ketner school of business
Pamela L. (Pam) Thompson, Ph.D.
DEAN; Associate Professor of Information Systems; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Information Systems; M.B.A., James Madison University; B.B.A., James Madison University, Management Information Systems
Office: KH 310
Phone: (704) 637-4323
E-mail: pthompso@catawba.edu
Teaching:
- Applications Programming
- Networks and Telecommunications
- Web Design
emeritI
Mr. J. Alvin Carter, MBA Associate Professor Emeritus of Business; B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.B.A., Georgia State University. Office: KH 336 Phone: (704) 637-4406 |
PROFESSORS
Teaching: Dr. Kenneth Clapp has many responsibilities at Catawba, from campus chaplain to Senior Vice-President in the campus administration to part-time teacher in the Religion & Philosophy department, and he has now been selected to be the Director of the Lilly Center for Vocation and Values at Catawba. He is also deeply involved in the lives of students on campus. |
Phone: (704) 637-4103 Teaching: |
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Phone: (704) 637-4105 Teaching: |
Phone: (704) 637-4293 Dr. Hake joined Catawba as Associate Professor of Economics in 2010. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Hake is Secretary to The Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE), an international organization of economists and other social scientists devoted to analysis of economics as evolving, socially constructed and politically governed systems. AFEE publishes the Journal of Economic Issues (JEI). |
Office: KH 302 Phone: (704) 637-4407 Teaching: |
assistant professors
Phone: (704) 637-4441 Teaching: |
Instructors
Amy M. Hrinsin, CPA, M.Acc. Instructor in Accounting; B.A., Catawba College; M.A.C., North Carolina State University Office: KH 325 Hrinsin has previously served as an adjunct instructor at North Carolina State University, Peace College, Meredith College, and Wake Technical Community College. She has also been a CPA in Raleigh and Westport, Connecticut. She is a member of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. |
lecturers
Douglas R. (Doug) Anderson, Ph.D. |
"Sales is the lifeblood of any business, and done well, can create more revenue and opportunity for the business than the shareholders ever imagined. Today's new hires are tomorrow's leaders, so knowing how and where to recruit is a critical long term strategic success factor. Hiring the right potential and then training them in the right relational approach is what will help grow our economy for the next millennium." |
June McDowell-Davis, M.B.A. |
administrative assistant
Ms. Angelia Bates Phone: (704) 637-4405 Angelia serves as administrative assistant for the Ketner School of Business and the Department of Mathematics. |
Special mentors
Applefield, a college trustee and a 1966 alumnus, has been hailed as having "substantial leadership experience in business and a long-term commitment to Catawba College as an alumnus and a trustee." Applefield is passionate about Catawba delivering to its students and is fully committed to the mission of the institution. |
Mr. Claude B. Hampton, Jr., D.B.A |
Mr. Ketner attended school in Salisbury, graduating from Boyden High School in 1937. After Boyden, he enrolled at Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana in 1937. |




Mr. J. Alvin Carter, MBA
Dr. Kenneth W. Clapp

Eric R. Hake, Ph.D.
Darin S. Spencer, CPA, M.Acc., M.B.A.



