Laura Pogue, DM

Associate Chair, MBA

Dr. Pogue is the Chief Executive Officer and President of a consulting company she founded in 2001.  Dr. Pogue and her team of professional business consultants provide corporate online education and training for improved growth and profitability in the public and private sectors.

Dr. Pogue is also a dedicated business educator, teaching business and management classes in the corporate, online, and traditional classrooms for the last decade. Her subject matter expertise is in the area of Management, primarily, and Marketing, secondarily.  Dr. Pogue has been an instructor at JIU since 2003 and appointed as Associate Chair for the MBA program in January 2008.

Over the last several years, Dr. Pogue has published and presented academic articles in the areas of leadership, management, executive compensation and international trade.

Dr. Pogue earned her Doctor of Management degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix. She also holds Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from The University of Michigan.

When not actively engaged in her work, Dr. Pogue enjoys reading everything from business publications to best-sellers. She is an avid Wall Street Journal and New York Times reader. Dr. Pogue is also a Licensed Commercial Instrument Pilot, with Multi-Engine and Single Engine ratings.