College Overview

The A. Romeo Horton College of Business and Public Administration, formerly College of Business and Public Administration was established in 1970 and became the fifth constituency college of five undergraduate degree granting colleges of the University of Liberia. Since its establishment, the college awards degrees in the following disciplines: Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Economics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), and Public Administration, Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA).

Consistent with its overall objective of granting degrees in the above disciplines, the primary objective of the College is the provision of training to meet the manpower needs of the Liberian society for the fostering of national development. Since its founding, the college has aligned its objectives with the two-fold mission of the University: training and research up to present.

About the Dean

Assoc. Prof. Hnady J. Kolenky, an academic, administrator and a nationalist is a 1980 graduate from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, USA, and holds a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) with about forty (40) years of experience serving as an administrator and educator, Prof. Kolenky currently serves as Dean of the A. Romeo Horton College of Business and Public Administration. Amongst several positions held in the public sector, she has served the Liberia Institute of Public Administration (LIPA), where she rose from the position of Development Specialist in 1980 to Director of Training Programs in 1989, at which time she left to join a UNDP Capacity Building Project at the former Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs (MoPEA). She served the Adventist Development & Relief Agency as Women in Development Coordinator from 1992 to 1996. As an academician, Assoc. Professor Kolenky has provided numerous consultancies including organizing and conducting workshops and seminars to enhance institutional capacity in both public and private institutions.

Department of Accounting

The Department of Accounting, chaired by Instructor F. Edward Davies, offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) in accounting which students earn by completing a minimum of 136 and 137 credit hours before qualifying for graduation. The entire program requires eight (8) semesters with each semester containing sixteen (6) weeks. The Department of Accounting became one of the first integral departments of the College in the same period the College came into existence. It became institutionalized in 1976 after approval of the Faculty Senate as a result of a recommendation for its establishment in 1975. In addition to the below full-time faculty, the Department currently has a part-time strength of about 34 part-time faculty members:

Department of Economics

The Department of Economics, currently chaired by Asst. Prof. Reginald W. Fannoh is one of the oldest disciplines introduced as far back as the days of Liberia College. However, it did not become a full department until the early 1970s. The Department of Economics offers a four (4) year Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc.) in Economics. Like others, the entire program requires eight (8) semesters with each semester containing sixteen (6) weeks. Minimum credits required for graduation sums up to 136/137 Cr/hrs. The below are faculty members in the Department of Economics:

Department of Management

The Department of Management is currently chaired by Cllr. Edward K. Goba. The department offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) in Management for a period of four (4) years, which is rolled out within eight (8) semesters. Candidates for graduation must complete a minimum of accumulated credit hours of 136/137. The department’s staff and faculty members are all full-time employees as indicated below except three (3) of its current faculty who are part-timers:

Department of Public Administration

The Department of Public Administration established in August, 1977 is currently chaired by Instructor Richard S. Panton. Its key objectives are to prepare students for entry level positions in government and non-governmental sectors as well as prepare students with the education pre-requisites for graduate studies. Since its establishment, the department through its four (4) year academic program continues to award a Bachelor of Public Administration degree (BPA) to candidates who complete a minimum of 136/137 credit hours. The below are members of the department’s staff and faculty: