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Scott Kiker
Associate Professor | College of Business
Dr. Scott Kiker is an Associate Professor of Management in the department of Business Administration at Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM). He completed his BSBA in accounting from the University of South Carolina and later graduated with a PhD in Management from the University of Florida in 1997. His research interests include the effects of servant leadership on organizationally valued outcomes, effective ethical management practices, predictors of job choice, and the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on the classroom experience. Dr. Kiker has been employed at AUM since 2002, and has taught a variety of classes at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and across multiple delivery methods and platforms
Daewoo Park
Dean/Professor | College of Business
Dr. Daewoo Park is the Dean and Professor of the College of Business at Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM). He assumed this role in August 2024. Dr. Park brings extensive experience in academic leadership and strategic management to AUM. He led curriculum innovation and strategic enrollment management, accreditations/assurance of learning, impactful partnership development/fundraising, and innovation-centered student success initiatives.
Academic Background
- Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Texas A&M University (1992)
- MBA from the University of Texas at Austin (1989)
- B.A. from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (1984)
Professional Experience
- Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Success at Northern Illinois University’s College of Business (2019-2024)
- Chair, Department of Business at Hawaii Pacific University (2015-2019)
- Chair, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship at Xavier University’s Williams College of Business (2009-2013)
- Director, Sedler Family Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Xavier
Foster Roberts
Department Chair, Associate Professor | College of Business
Dr. Foster Roberts is the Chairperson and Associate Professor of Management in the Department of Business Administration at the College of Business, Auburn University Montgomery. Before joining Auburn University Montgomery, he served as an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Roberts holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Mississippi, along with an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Auburn University Montgomery.
With extensive experience in teaching, Dr. Roberts specializes in strategic analysis, business strategy, business ethics, small business management, and entrepreneurship. His research interests focus on social innovation, social entrepreneurship, leadership, team dynamics, and management history. His work has been published in esteemed academic journals, including the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Management Decision, Business Horizons, and Journal of Management Education. He has also presented his research at prestigious conferences such as the Academy of Management, Southern Management Association, and North American Management Society.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Roberts is deeply involved in the professional community. He currently serves as the President of the North American Management Society, a division of MBAA International. He previously held a position on the Executive Committee of the Academy of Management’s Management History Division from 2013 to 2020, representing Student and Junior Faculty interests. Dr. Roberts is also a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Management History and the Journal of the North American Management Society.
