McCord Professor of Executive Management Development named at Bradley University

05/29/2012 10:37 AM

Dr. Joshua Lewer has been appointed the McCord Professor of Executive Management Development at Bradley University.

The Professorship encourages professional excellence and rewards a faculty member who creatively educates students in the business and management curriculum to prepare them for successful careers in business. The Robert A. McCord Professorship for Executive Management Development was established by officers and directors of Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company on July 31, 1990, in honor of Robert A. McCord upon his retirement as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the company.

An award-winning author and lecturer, Dr. Lewer is associate professor of economics at Bradley and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. He received his economics training at Augustana College (B.A.) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (M.A. and Ph.D.). Prior to coming to Bradley, he served as the Gene Edwards Professor of Banking at West Texas A&M University. He has published numerous articles in the broad fields of globalization and economic growth. In 2007, his first book, titled International Trade and Economic Growth, was published by M.E. Sharpe and the first edition of Principles of Macroeconomics was published in 2012 by Congella Academic Press.

Lewer succeeds Dr. Charles Stoner, Professor of Business Management and Administration, who was appointed the inaugural McCord Professor in 1991. During his distinguished tenure at Bradley, Dr. Stoner has authored eight books and numerous academic articles. His most recent books are A Life in Balance: Finding Meaning in a Chaotic World and The Adversity Challenge: How Successful Leaders Bounce Back from Setbacks. He also was instrumental in bringing 36 dynamic McCord Lecturers to campus.