Southwest Baptist University names business administration chair

Angie Brown-Peterson, assistant professor of business administration at Southwest Baptist University, was named chairwoman of the school’s department of business administration in the Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science.

“She has a vision for the department and the drive and desire to move the department forward,” said Troy Bethards, dean of the Plaster College of Business and Computer Science, in a news release.

Brown-Peterson teaches various business administration courses including business communications, social media marketing, ethics and professional development, marketing research and advertising.

She holds a bachelor’s in business administration – with an emphasis in marketing – and an MBA from SBU. She currently is pursuing her doctorate in business administration-marketing from Northcentral University, and has completed all but her dissertation, according to the release.

“As a graduate of the business administration department and a faculty member in the department for six years, I am honored to serve as the department chair of business administration,” said Brown-Peterson, who assumed the role on May 18. “I am blessed to be surrounded by exceptional leadership, colleagues and students in my new position at SBU.”

Ronda Credille previous served as department chairwoman. Bethards and SBU Director or Marketing and Communications Charlotte Marsch did not respond to requests for details on why Credille’s position needed to be filled by deadline. BolivarMoNews.com reported in December Credille was injured in the fall when she was hit by a pickup truck while riding her bicycle. She was hospitalized in Colorado and family members expected a discharge by mid-January, according to the Bolivar Herald-Free Press report.