Department of Business Administration - Cedarville University

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Brian Sturgis, Assistant Professor International Business

Brian Sturgis

Biography

Professor Sturgis just recently joined the D.B.A. in 2009 after a 21-year career in business management and consulting. After graduating from Cedarville in 1987, he has served as a Systems Analyst at Raytheon, as Assistant to the Treasurer for the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE), as a Senior Manager with Arthur Andersen (formerly one of the Big Four professional services firms), as an independent management consultant, and as a Vice President of a publicly-held global IT services firm. He also co-founded and served as the first President of a medical ministry that provides free primary health care to medically uninsured, financially needy people in central Pennsylvania.

He has managed several large-scale, global projects for Fortune 500 companies and is a certified Project Management Professional. He currently teaches courses in International Management and Management Information Systems and will be leading a student group to China in May 2010 for academic study in international business.

Brian and his wife, Donita, have three children at home and have recently relocated here to Ohio after living 16 years in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area.

 

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My Calling

"You would make an excellent professor at Cedarville." These words were penned to me by one of my professors over 20 years ago and a seed was planted.

My long-time aspiration to teach full-time at the college level and God’s individual plan for my life intersected this past year in a profoundly clear way. I have enjoyed teaching through the years via many opportunities at work and church. However, the door to full-time teaching clearly opened and my wife and I became sure that the time was right for me to make this transition from the business world. I consider it an added privilege to be able to teach at Cedarville University, an institution for which I have had such a high regard since my days here many years ago as a student.

I have a strong desire to use the knowledge, skills and experiences God has given me to help educate and inspire students. My education at Cedarville truly helped shape and prepare me for life and I desire the same for today’s students. The disciplines of the field of Business Administration play a key role in businesses, nonprofit organizations, and ministries around the world. Teaching business students at Cedarville will enable me to help "multiply" as these students go forward from here around the world to do great things for God and "make disciples of all the nations" (Matthew 28:20).

Interests

  • Spending time with family
  • Reading
  • Bible study
  • Spending time at an ocean or on a lake
  • Following sports (especially the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles)

Education

  • BA in Computer Information Systems from Cedarville University
  • MBA with concentration in Management from George Mason University
  • Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP®)

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