Image of downtown Memphis - Were Not Just a College Town. We are a College City.

Memphis is a thriving business community with abundant opportunities for students majoring in business. Memphis is an exciting city filled with arts, entertainment, music and culture. Memphis is an exceptionally affordable city to live in, and your top-tier business degree will cost much less than most competitors.

Choose the University of Memphis because the best place to study business is in a business city!

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Memphis Is Business

Located directly in the heart of Memphis, we are proud to be the business college that supports the business community. And together, we have changed the world in many important ways.

We consider our city as an extension of our campus, and we are committed to providing real-world applicable skills and cutting-edge knowledge directly to our students.

Our business partnerships and flexible course offerings allow our students the opportunity to secure internships and full-time jobs, while simultaneously pursuing their degrees.

Home of Business, Bar-B-Que and the Blues.

 
memphis is...

INNOVATION

A BEAT

CULTURE

VALUE


Memphis is your home

Whatever your area of interest or lifestyle, there’s a place for you in Memphis. Explore our various neighborhoods – including a swanky downtown scene, artistic/eclectic midtown communities, and the bustling buzz of the East Memphis area – to find your home away from home.

Where great businesses are our home-field advantage.

3,000 _ internship placements, 11 + student organizations, 30,0000 Alumni network and $450K + awarded anually in college scholarships
9 majors, 4 concentrations, 6 departments, 17 minors

 

Our Business Community is Your Classroom.

Located in the heart of Memphis, the Fogelman College of Business and Economics is where innovation meets opportunity. Our students gain real-world skills, engage in business partnerships and secure internships that lead to career success.

Memphis is home to Fortune 500 companies, a thriving startup scene, and an international hub for logistics, healthcare and entrepreneurship. Here, your bold ideas become business realities.

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Office Location: FAB 114 Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 4:30 PM USSO Website Email: fcbeadvising@memphis.edu   Phone: 901.678.2855 



Trellis
Trellis Morgan
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Student Services
All FCBE Majors (Last Names W - Z)
tmmorgan@memphis.edu

Mark
Mark Alpuente
Graduation Analyst
College Academic Advisor II
All FCBE Majors - Graduating Seniors
malpuent@memphis.edu

Alexis
Alexis Caprice Dewey
College Academic Advisor II
All FCBE Majors (Last Names E - J)
alexis.dewey@memphis.edu

Betsy
Betsy Jasper 
College Academic Advisor II
All FCBE Majors (Last Names K - O)
e.jasper@memphis.edu

Brittany
Brittany Perez
College Academic Advisor I
All FCBE Majors (Last Names A - D)
beperez@memphis.edu

Phillip
Philip Twumasi Ankrah
College Academic Advisor I
All FCBE Majors (Last Names P - V)
ptwmsnkr@memphis.edu

Kiera
Kiera Strickland
Administrative Assistant I
ksstrckl@memphis.edu

Felicia
Felcia Roddy-Jackson
Scholarship and Recruitment Coordinator
frddyjck@memphis.edu


Office Location:
FAB 101  Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 4:30 PM GPO Website Email: fcbegp@memphis.edu   Phone: 901.678.3721


Dr. John Cicala
John Cicala
Director | PMBA and OMBA Programs
Office:  FAB 227 | Phone: 901.678.4613
jcicala@memphis.edu

Anna Myers
Anna Myers
Assistant Director | Graduate Programs Office and Advising
MSIS Advisor
Office: FAB 101 | Phone: 901.678.3442
ammyers@memphis.edu

Emily Smith
Emily Smith
Academic Advisor
Professional and Online MBA
Phone: 901.678.3656
emelonas@memphis.edu

April Jones
April Jones
Academic Advisor
MA in Economics, MS in Accounting and MSBA in Finance
Phone: 901.678.3499
a.jones@memphis.edu

Ava Smith
Ava Smith
Administrative Associate
Phone: 901.678.3721
csmith76@memphis.edu

Dr. Karen Weddle-West

crews school of accountancy

Dr. Karen Weddle-West
Interim Director
Office: FCBE 200A | Phone: 901.678.2889
kweddle@memphis.edu 

CSOS Website


Dr. William Smith

department of economics

Dr. William Smith
Department Chair and Professor
Office: FAB 400A | Phone: 901.678.3675
wtsmith@memphis.edu

ECON Website


Dr. Pankaj Jain

department of finance, insurance and real estate

Dr. Pankaj Jain
Department Chair and Professor
Office: FAB 402 | Phone: 901.678.3810
pjain@memphis.edu

FIR Website


Dr. Kurt Kraiger

department of management

Dr. Kurt Kraiger
Department Chair and Professor
Office:  FAB 203 | Phone: 901.678.4551
kurt.kraiger@memphis.edu

MGMT Website


Dr. Sandra Richardson

department of management information systems

Dr. Sandra Richardson
Department Chair and Professor
Office: FAB 432 | Phone: 901.678.4536
srchrdsn@memphis.edu

MIS Website


Dr. Ernest Nichols

department of marketing and supply chain management

Dr. Ernest Nichols
Department Chair and Professor
Office: FCBE 302A | Phone: 901.678.2667
enichols@memphis.edu

MSCM Website



Last Updated: 11/22/25