Dennis Witherspoon

Dennis R. Witherspoon, Ph.D., CFP®

Associate Professor of Finance
Director, Eagle Investment Group

242 Dauch College of Business and Economics
Department(s)
Area of Specialty
Student learning and development, Student Managed Investment Funds, Investment Portfolio Management, Corporate and Personal Finance, Risk and Insurance Management
Biography
  • 25 years of experience teaching banking and finance courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels
  • Director of the Eagle Investment Group, Ashland University's student-managed investment fund
  • 30 years of business experience in bank and credit union leadership, lending, operations and business development
  • Earned his Ph.D. in personal financial planning from Kansas State University and earned his CFP® designation
Education
  • Kansas State University, Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning
  • Central Michigan University, MBA in Business Administration
  • Saginaw Valley State University, B.B.A. in Marketing with minors in Finance and Management