MBA Program Director

Welcome! My name is Dr. David A. Smith and I am the University of Pikeville MBA program director. At UPIKE, you will have the opportunity to channel the leadership traits you dream of having into a reality. UPIKE gives MBA students an opportunity to experience a program where theoretical constructs meet the vision of business application via 21st century strategies. The graduate-level coursework includes classes in financial management, leadership, business policy and strategy, managerial communication and economics, accounting analysis for managerial decisions, management information systems, quantitative methods for business, marketing and the legal environment of business and government in just 21 months.


If you are selected to enter this competitive program, you and your 25-30 member cohort will share this journey with highly-qualified faculty all of whom possess terminal degrees (Ph.D, D.B.A., J.D.). The University of Pikeville MBA Program is the only institution in the region with the opportunity to offer residents a graduate degree in business and provide area employers with a highly trained workforce prepared to achieve objectives and increase profitability. The MBA’s rigorous curriculum offers students an exceptional preparation dimension for the real business world with a strong core foundation in general management, specialized knowledge and skills for your career path with immersion-based learning that increases value for employers.

If you are truly ready to take control of your career and your future, start today by contacting me at 606-218-5042, or by email. Remember, most successful people are not successful due to luck or happenstance. They are successful by choice through proven strategic methodologies that work every single time! If you seek to ‘Prosper-on-Purpose,’ contact me today.

Dr. David A. Smith
MBA Program Director
Associate Professor of Business
Phone: (606) 218-5030 
E-mail: DavidSmith@upike.edu