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Faculty

 
Dr. Matthew Tueth Dr. Matthew Tueth
Steelcase Foundation Professor of Sustainable Business
Sustainable Business Department Chairman
Office: 212 Academic Building
Phone: (616) 632-2191
E-mail: tuethmat@aquinas.edu
 
Dr. Tueth earned a master's degree in environmental studies from SIU-E and a Ph.D. in environmental science from Oklahoma State University. Both his thesis and dissertation research deal with contemporary sustainability issues. He continues to investigate the foundations of the Sustainable Business movement.

Dr. Tueth has over 20-years of natural resource management experience with the U.S. Forest Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. He now serves as the Steelcase Foundation Professor of Sustainable Business and the director of the Aquinas College Sustainable Business Program and makes sustainable business presentations throughout the U.S. and Japan.

He teaches the following environmental studies and sustainable business courses: EL 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies, EL 301 - Advanced Environmental Studies, SB 100 - Industrial Ecology, SB 201 - Sustainable Business Management
 
Deborah Steketee Dr. Deborah Steketee
Associate Professor of Sustainable Business
Office: 210 Academic Building
Phone: (616) 632-2930
E-mail: stekedeb@aquinas.edu
 

Dr. Deborah Steketee joined the Sustainable Business Program in the Fall of 2005, bringing an interest and expertise related to the social dimensions of natural resources management. She teaches several core SB courses, including Sustainable Energy Systems (SB 200), Building Social Capital (SB 315) and Environmental Regulatory Compliance (SB 202) as well as courses in the Sustainable Business concentration of the AQ Master in Management program. Dr. Steketee also serves as executive director of the Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College, helping to connect our SB expertise with the needs of businesses.

Dr. Steketee completed her doctoral work in public policy and political science in 2006 at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Her research focused on cross-scale linkages between ecological and social systems, specifically examining the role of environmental organizations in community forestry initiatives in Ecuador. She earned her Master of Science degree in Resource Development from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Steketee's teaching experience also includes undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental studies, environmental policy, geography and international development as well as continuing education workshops and seminars. Dr. Steketee has also been employed as an environmental advocate and educator, television producer, and magazine editor. Strongly committed to community service, Dr. Steketee continues to be actively engaged in various community and sustainability-related activities and initiatives.


Along with her husband, Fred, and daughter, Dr. Steketee enjoys life on Michigan's waters.

 
Adjunct Instructors in the Sustainable Business Program : Dave Rinard, Bill Stough, and Bruce Thompson
 
The interdisciplinary sustainable business program utilizes the expertise and experience of a variety of talented faculty throughout the College to teach a wide range of courses:
 
Accounting: Betty Smith-Banks, Anthony Burdick, Cindy VanGelderen
Biology: Dr. Robb Bajema
Business: Swithina Mboko, Ronald Visscher, Kristel Heinz-Cuillo, Dr. Woody Hoover
Economics: Gary Robertson, Dr. Masato Yamazaki, Dr. Don Chaffee
Chemistry: Dr. Katrina Hartman, Dr. Li-Heng Chen
Physics: Tim Nawrocki