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Our current graduate assistants come to Eastern from all over the world, the nation, and Illinois . The come to us with a vast array of undergraduate and graduate degrees. While they are here at Eastern, the students work in a variety of capacities assisting professors with their teaching, assisting professors with research projects, serving as tutors for undergraduate business classes, and working in administrative positions.

	Dereje Abebe	Dereje Abebe is from Addas Ababa, Ethiopia.  He is currently assisting Dr. Dean Elmuti and Dr. Yunus Kathawala with research.
	Eric Arseneau	Eric Arseneau is from Tuscola, Illinois. Eric is currently assisting Dr. David Boggs with research, as well as providing Supplemental Instruction and Tutoring for BUS 2810-Business Statistics.
	Rodney Dawson	Rodney Dawson is from Peoria, Illinois. He is currently assisting Dr. Hank Davis with research, as well as providing Supplemental Instruction for BUS 2101 and Tutoring for both BUS 2101-Financial Accounting and BUS 2102-Managerial Accounting.
	Jing Guo	Jing Guo is from Beijing, China.  She is currently assisting Dr. Ingyu Chiou, Dr. Crystal Lin, and Ms. Nanci Newstrom with a variety of teaching and research projects.
	Kathleen Hansen	Kathleen Hansen is from Charleston, Illinois.  She is currently performing an external assistantship for an area firm.
	Jenny Huckstep	Jenny Huckstep is from Arcola, Illinois.  She is currently assisting Dr. Hank Davis and Ms. Jeanne Dau with teaching and research projects, as well as providing Supplemental Instruction for BUS 2101-Financial Accounting.
	Steven Keown	Steven Keown is from Sullivan, Illinois.  He is currently assisting Dr. Christie Roszkowski, Dr. Heather Jia, and Ms. Renee King with a variety of teaching and research projects.
	Jiali Liu	Jiali Liu is from Ma'anshan, China.  She is currently assisting Dr. Ingyi Chiou, Dr. Marko Grunhagen, and Dr. Roann Kopel with various research and teaching projects.
	Jennifer Mette	Jennifer Mette is from Charleston, Illinois.  She is currently performing an external assistantship for an area firm.
	Kristine Murphy	Kristine Murphy is from Charleston, Illinois.  She is currently serving as the Supplemental Instruction Program Coordinator, as well as providing Supplemental Instruction for BUS 2101 and Supplemental Instruction and Tutoring for BUS 2101-Financial Accounting and BUS 2102-Managerial Accounting.
	Sam Nix	Sam Nix is from Champaign, Illinois.  He is currently serving as the President of the MBA Association, as well as providing Supplemental Instruction and Tutoring for BUS 2810-Business Statistics.
	Amanda Schnizlein	Amanda Schnizlein is from Mahomet, Illinois.  She is currently providing Supplemental Instruction and Tutoring for BUS 3710-Business Financial Management.
	Joseph Thiry	Joseph Thiry is from Grand Rapids, Michigan.  He is currently working with Dr. Michael Dobbs and Dr. Karen Nantz on a variety of teaching and research projects.
	Jim Thompson	Jim Thompson is from Springfield, Illinois. He is currently working with Dr. Richard Flight, Dr. Marko Grunhagen, and Dr. Denise Smith on a variety of teaching and research projects.
	Racheal Titus	Racheal Titus is from Toledo, Illinois.  She is currently performing an external assistantship for an area firm.
	Paul Wiberg	Paul Wiberg is from Chicago Heights, Illinois.  He is currently working with Dr. Mike Boorom, Dr. Bill Wootton, and Ms. Darlene Reidemann on a variety of teaching and research projects.
	Anthony Zipparro	Anthony Zipparro is from Mt. Prospect, Illinois. He is currently working with Dr. Larry White, Dr. Crystal Lin, and Ms. Jeanne Dau on a variety of research and teaching projects, as well as serving as the Student Representative to the School of Business Graduate Committee.