Dr. James Hoelscher, Ph.D.
Professor of Organizational Behaviour & Management
Dr. Hoelscher holds the position of Professor of Organizational Behaviour & Management at UGSM Monarch Business School. He is also a faculty member of the University of Phoenix in both the Online campus and at the four locations of the University of Phoenix in the Chicago area. Dr. Hoelscher earned his Ph.D. in Organization and Management from Capella University. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Northern Illinois University and a Bachelor’s degree in business from Northwood University in Michigan. He currently teaches management courses in both the graduate and doctoral programs at the University of Phoenix.
Dr. Hoelscher served for almost 40 years in the U.S. Reserve Forces including duty in the U.S. Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Illinois Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force Reserve. This included 10 years of active duty. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2004 in the grade of Colonel. During his long and honorable career, he gained experience in a variety of fields including transportation, logistics, security clearance adjudication, personnel and accounting and finance. His civilian career encompassed almost 40 years in the consumer and mortgage lending business and included establishing three mortgage origination entrepreneurial startups in the Chicago area. During this career, he served as Vice President of the consumer-lending department of one of the largest Savings and Loans in Illinois and was partial owner and Chief Executive Officer of a mortgage originator that provided the largest volume of loan product to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) in their second mortgage loan program.
Dr. Hoelscher re-entered academics at the end of his mortgage lending and military careers. He is an enthusiastic educator who actively engages students, challenging them to think beyond traditional methods. He teaches a variety of courses in all management disciplines and has research interests in business ethics primarily in the mortgage industry. Dr. Hoelscher follows the wise words of the the Spanish philosopher/poet Miguel de Cervantes:
“The Road is Better Than the Inn”. Cervantes
Academic Positions Held
- Professor of Organizational Behaviour & Management, UGSM-Monarch Business School
- Adjunct Professor, University of Phoenix, Chicago Campus
Academic Credentials
- Ph.D. in Organizational & Management, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- MBA Northern Illinois University, Illinois, USA
- BBA, Management & International Business, Northwood University, Illinois, USA
Military Education
- Senior Professional Military Program, United States Air Force, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
- Intermediate Professional Military Program, United States Air Force, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
- Human Resource Officers Course, United States Air Force, Personnel Programs Course, Keesler AFB, MS
- Air National Guard Academy of Military Science, United States Air Force, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, TN
- Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, United States Air Force, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, TN
Awards, Honors & Decorations
- Recipient of University of Phoenix Chicagoland Campus 2009 Faculty Ambassador Award
- Distinguished Graduate Air National Guard NCO Academy
- Meritorious Service Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- Joint Service Achievement Medal
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
- Air Reserve Force Meritorious Service Medal
- Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Air Force Longevity Service Award with One Silver Oak Leaf and One Bronze Oak Leaf
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hour Glass and Two “M” Devices
Main Academic Interests
- Leadership
- Education
- Real Estate Mortgage Lending
- Organizational Studies
Professional Positions Held
- President & C.O.O., Harbor Financial Group, Calumet City, Illinois
- President & C.O.O., Neighborhood Financial Services, Lincolnwood, Illinios
- Executive Vice-President, Carlyle Funding Group, Chicago, Illinois
- Vice-President, Community Financial Services, Peoria, Illinois
- Vice-President, Central Illinois Financial Services, peoria, Illinios
- Senior Loan Officer, Maren Capital, Skokie, Illinois
- Senior Loan Officer, 1st Metropolitan Mortgage, Palos Hills, Illinois
Military Positions Held
- Colonel, United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH
- Director, Depot Maintenance Reengineering & Transformation, AFMC/LG, WPAFB OH
- Director, AFCAF Special Access Programs
- Logistics Plans Branch Chief AFMC/LG
- Personnel Systems Officer, 182nd Tactical Air Support Group, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, IL
Dates of Promotion
- Colonel, May-2001
- Lieutenant Colonel, June-1995
- Major, June-1988
- Captain, June 1981
Memberships
- Member, ACBSP-Accreditation Council For Business Schools & Programs, USA
- Member, ECBE-European Council For Business Education, Switzerland
