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Faculty Advisors
Our Sam Walton Fellows in Free Enterprise
The driving force behind SIFE is, without doubt, the faculty advisors, known formally as Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows. The Sam Walton Free Enterprise Fellowship was created in 1985 by the Wal-Mart Foundation and is named for the founder of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. More than 300 Walton Fellows train and motivate over 30,000 SIFE team members annually.
Drury SIFE's Sam Walton Fellows provide vision, organization, and support for projects. More importantly, they often develop close bonds with students -- as a coach, mentor, and a career opportunity advisor.
"One of the most important aspects of my involvement with Students in Free Enterprise has been the opportunity to watch and participate in the maturation process of students. There is something inherently rewarding about watching a student develop into a young business leader. As I travel the country, I relish the chance to have dinner with a SIFE alum and rediscover how he or she is changing the world," said Drury Sam Walton Fellow Dr. Robert Wyatt.
Dr. Wyatt and Dr. Charles Taylor were named The Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows of the Year in 2003.
Dr. Wyatt was inducted into the Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellowship Hall of Fame in 2001, with Dr. Charles Taylor following in 2006.
Wyatt was also named a Champion of SIFE in 1996.
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 | Dr. Robert Wyatt
Dr. Wyatt has been a member of the Drury community since 1996 and serves as an Associate Professor of Accounting, Sam Walton Fellow of Free Enterprise, and Director of the Breech School of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and Certified Internal Auditor. Wyatt serves on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement, and has received multiple awards for his work in free enterprise organizations. |
 | Dr. Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor has been an associate professor of communication at Drury since 1997 and was named dean of the college in 2003. He has a Ph.D. and master's degree from the University of Illinois in speech communication. He earned his bachelor's degree at the College of the Ozarks. Taylor has taught at Indiana University-Bloomington, and he has a number of publications in rhetoric and argumentation. Taylor works closely with the team to develop presentation and communication skills. |
 | Dr. John Taylor
A native Missourian, John Taylor received his B.A. with Honors in German language and literature from Drury College in 1997, followed by his M.A. in German and European studies in 2001 and his Ph.D. in German linguistics in 2003 from Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.). Taylor's interests include critical text and discourse analysis, cultural studies and second language acquisition. He has also conducted research on graduate student teacher development. Taylor is a new Sam Walton Fellow in Free Enterprise for Drury SIFE. |  | Dr. Janis Prewitt Auner Janis Prewitt Auner is an Assistant Professor of Management and Law at Drury University . She received a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Missouri and a J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. | Drury SIFE Director | Josh Jones A native Springfieldian, Josh Jones served for three years on the Drury SIFE team as an undergraduate. After earning his B.A. degree in Marketing from Drury Josh was employed by Green Corps as an environmental campaign organizer. Jones is now working on his M.B.A. at Drury with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. Jones’s interests include the corporate and community pursuit of sustainability, renewable energy development, fostering entrepreneurship, and leadership studies.
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