Lakeland College

Business Administration

Coursework in the Business Administration Division is designed to provide the student with a broad-based business education appropriate for responsible managerial positions in business, government and other enterprises.

The infrastructure of the program consists of the concepts professionally regarded as the "common body of knowledge." The Lakeland common body or "core" includes study in accounting, economics, finance, law, management, marketing and quantitative analysis. It also includes considerations of ethical, societal and cultural dimensions along with bottom line implications in developing problem solving, decision making and managerial competence.

Joseph Botana


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Richard Gaumer

Mr. Richard Gaumer, Associate Professor of Accounting, has been teaching for the college since 1999. His research interests include Lean Accounting and methods for improving accounting education...
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James Kudek

Mr. James Kudek, Associate Professor of Business Administration, has been a member of the faculty since 1982. He teaches courses in business administration and accounting and is especially...
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Scott Niederjohn

Dr. M. Scott Niederjohn, Kohler Charitable Trust Assistant Professor of Business Administration, joined the faculty in 2004. His work with economic education recently garnered him national...
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Tom Padron

Mr. Thomas Padron, Instructor of Resort Management, began teaching for the college in 2004. Padron's expertise includes extensive knowledge of the food and beverage industries.
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Abe Qastin

Mr. Abdul Qastin, Bemis Professor of Accounting, joined the faculty in 1985. Qastin participates regularly in the International MBAA conference. In his spare time, he volunteers at his church and...
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J. Garland Schilcutt

Dr. J. Garland Schilcutt, Professor of Business Administration, holds the distinction of Lakeland's longest-serving faculty member, with a tenure of over fifty years. Schilcutt, or "Prof" as he...
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Adina Schwartz

Ms. Adina Schwartz, Associate Professor of Economics, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. She has been teaching for the college since 1984. Among her accomplishments,...
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Charles Stockman

Dr. Charles Stockman, Associate Professor of Resort Management, has been a member of the faculty since 1994. Among his recent projects, Stockman worked with The American Club, USGA, and the...
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