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Here's BusinessWeek's second annual look at some of the teachers students named as their favorite undergrad business professors.
Anyone who thinks sitting in an undergrad business course is boring hasn't been in Kerry Sauley's class at Louisiana State University, where rock music and other gimmicks keep students attentive.
Sauley is just one of the more than a score of business profs who got the thumbs up as a campus favorite in BusinessWeek's 2007 survey of undergraduate business programs. Below, you'll find profiles of the favorite profs and an overview of the classroom style.
If you want to nominate one your own professors, you can do it on the BusinessWeek undergraduate forums. Look for the "My Favorite Professor" thread.
FAVORITE PROFESSORS
When Fordham prof Janet DiLorenzo wants to make a point in one of her marketing classes, the teaching tool is apt to come from the supermarket
Professor Christopher Neck takes an unconventional approach to teaching management theory: He uses music and personal stories
Arizona prof "Vic" Piscitello's classes get students out of their comfort zones—and into free-lunch office hours and 24/7 support
Rutgers Business School professor "Ben" Sopranzetti uses a Chinese concept of reciprocity to develop bonds with his students
Quantitative analysis doesn't have to be dull. Michigan professor Hyun-Soo Ahn's classes are a case (study) in point
Wake Forest prof Bill Marcum likes to toss surprising questions into his finance exams to give students a taste of the real world
Delaware prof Mark Bambach keeps in touch with his students until they're settled in a good job. And he gives out candy at exam time
Bob Eliason's wealth of real-world experience helps him put students on the road to becoming great managers
To keep his students up-to-date with the business world, Bryant U. prof Peter Nigro's main text is the world's most widely read financial daily
Illinois State University prof Joe Solberg keeps the classroom environment comfortable by letting student input shape the direction of the lesson
LSU's Kerry Sauley may use rock and roll and other gimmicks to get his students' attention, but the learning is serious stuff
An Ohio State B-school professor loves to see his students catch fire. And he's not above bursting into song to accomplish that
Saint Joseph's students know they can call on Richard George for advice any time, except during the summer when he's off playing with dolphins
Tulane prof Michael Hogg wins plaudits as the "hardest working" teacher students have ever met. He works them hard too, but rewards them
At Northern Illinois University, Professor Rick Ridnour dispenses knowledge plus a regular dose of 'mental vitamins'
Frank Wright is an RPI professor and onetime college dropout who earns his students' respect by pushing them hard—and learning all their names
North Carolina State's Bill Sloan uses his own professional experience to engage his finance students
Bill Moser's tough, entertaining taxation classes at the University of Missouri earn high marks, even if the subject is less than sexy
Why this Oregon professor remains a favorite long after students have left his classroom
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