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Dr. Orville Bach

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"Through our partnership with Students In Free Enterprise and Corporate America, it is evident that opportunities abound for those who possess integrity, commitment, dedication and the desire to achieve team goals."

Professor of Business & Economics

E-Mail:  Orville.Bach@ws.edu

 

Education & Work Experience

Courses Taught

 

 

Education/Degrees/Professional Certification

B.S. Auburn University – Business Administration, 1969.
M.A.C.T. Auburn University – Economics, 1976
Ed.D. University of Tennessee – Vocational-Technical Education, 1984

Background

Dr. Orville Bach served four years as an Officer in the Strategic Air Command, USAF before beginning his teaching career as a graduate teaching assistant at Auburn University in 1974. He began teaching at Walters State in 1976. Dr. Bach has also worked as a seasonal ranger for the National Park Service in Yellowstone and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks for 25 seasons. He has published one book and over a dozen articles on topics relating to resource management and environmental economics.

Dr. Bach has served as faculty advisor to the Walters State Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team since its inception in 1987. The team has won over $50,000 in cash awards in regional and international competitions and has been named regional champion 9 out of the past 11 years. Students who complete the requirements of a SIFE team member become "SIFE – Certified" by the National SIFE Headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. SIFE-Certified students are eligible for SIFE’s placement services, actively utilized by the hundreds of companies affiliated with SIFE.

 

Courses Taught

BUSN 1010 - Introduction to Business

ECON 2010 - Principles of Economics I

ECON 2020 - Principles of Economics II

ECON 2410 - Managerial Economics

MGMT 2980 - Students in Free Enterprise

 

 
 
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