WILLIAM L. SMITH

 

Professor and Chair,

Business Administration and Education Department

School of Business

Emporia State University                                                                                              

MBA and Undergraduate Faculty

Appointed 1994

 

1.   EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS                     

 

Ph.D. - Management                            University of Arizona                                  1995

M.B.A. - Accounting                           Drake University                                         1974

B.S. - Mathematics                               Iowa State University                                  1961

 

2.   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2006 - Present        Emporia State University, Professor

2004 - Present       Emporia State University, Chair, Department of Business Administration and Education

2004 - Present       Emporia State University, Director, Center for Business and Economic Development

2003 - 2004           Emporia State University, Interim Chair, Department of Business Administration and Education

2000 - 2006           Emporia State University, Associate Professor

1994 - 2000           Emporia State University, Assistant Professor

1990 - 1994           University of Arizona, Graduate Teaching Assistant

1976 - 1990           Comprehensive Business Services, Owner/Operator

1975                       Upper Iowa University, Consultant to the President

1973 - 1975           Department of Social Services, Deputy Commissioner

1971 - 1973           State of Iowa, Personal Assistant to the Governor

1970 - 1971           Cowles, Inc., Special Assistant to the Vice President

1969 - 1970           Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co., CPAs, Consultant

1967 - 1969           Stuelke Enterprises, Inc., Business Manager

1966 - 1967           General Electric Company, Corporate Audit Staff Auditor

1964 - 1966           General Electric Company, Financial Management Trainee

1961 - 1964           United States Air Force, Ground Electronics Officer

 

3.   TEACHING

 

Courses Taught at Emporia State University:

 

Building Socially Responsible Businesses Sustainably (MBA)

Business Policy and Strategic Management, MBA Capstone

Family Business Management (on-line course)

Entrpreneurial Management (on-line course, since 2005)

Entrepreneurship (MBA)

Compensation and Benefits (on-line course)

Employee Training and Development (on-line course, since 2002)

Small Business Management

Organizational Behavior

Principles of Management

Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior

Human Resources Management (on-line course, since 2002)

Services Management (on-line course, since 1997)

Operations Management

Business Policy

Management and Organization Theory (MBA)

Behavioral Aspects of Management (MBA)

Seminar in Human Resource Management (MBA)

Managing in Changing Times (one hour course)

Empowering Employees (one hour course)

Continuous Improvement (one hour course)

 

4.   PUBLICATIONS

 

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

 

Journal Articles (academic, professional, and pedagogical):

 

(In press, 2008) "Networking and Entrepreneurial Ventures" (Co-authored with Ken Schallenkamp) at Intermational Journal of Management and Enterprise Development

 

"Entrepreneurial Skills Assessment: The Perspective of SBDC Directors" (Co-authored with Ken Schallenkamp), Intermational Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2008, pp. 18-29.

 

"K-C Model of Three Customer-Contact Dimensions: An Exploratory Hospital Field Test" (Co-authored with Mohammad Chowdhury) (in press 2006) International Journal of Services and Standards, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2007, pp. 299-311.

 

"Taking an Entrepreneurial Education Resource Inventory: An exploratory case study," International Journal of Management in Education, Vol. 1, Nos. 1/2, 2007, pp.119–137.

 

"Entrepreneurial Skills Assessment: An Exploratory Study" (Co-authored with Ken Schallenkamp and Douglas E. Eichholz), International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2007, pp. 179-201

 

“Understanding Diffusion of Technology in Rural Entrepreneurship Operations: A Three Year Longitudinal Study,” International Journal of Innovation and Learning, Vol 4, No. 2, 2007, pp. 16-171.

 

“Experiential Tourism Standards: The Perceptions of Rural Tourism Providers,” International Journal of Services and Standards, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2006, pp. 273-285.

 

"Goals and Characteristics of Family-Owned Small Businesses: An International Replication and Comparison between Middle American and Western Australia Hospitality Providers,” International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Vol. 3 - No. 3, 2006, pp. 212 - 226.

 

"Experiential Tourism around the World and at Home: Definitions and Standards," International Journal of Services and Standards,Vol. 2, No.1, 2006, pp. 1 – 14.

 

"Choosing an entrepreneurial development system: the concept and the challenges," International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Vol. 2, Nos. 3/4, 2005, pp. 349-359.

 

"Unlawful Discrimination in Employment: A Condition Not Unlike the Flu," Journal of Individual Employment Rights, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2003-2004, pp. 75-85. (Co-authored with Kevin B. Johnson)

 

“Does B & B Management Agree with the Basic Ideas behind Experience Management Strategy?” Special Issue on Experience Design and Management in Services, Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 9, No.3, 2003, pp. 233-247.

 

      "Customer Service Call Centers: Managing Rapid Personnel Changes," Human Systems Management, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2001, 123-129.

 

"Ten Facts of Life for Distance Learning Courses," Tech Trends, Volume 44, No. 1, 2000, pp. 12-15.  (Co-authored with Annette Lamb)

 

"Integration of World Wide Web Resources into Instruction of Progressive Undergraduate Management Classes," The Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. 13, No. 1, Fall, 1997, pp. 162-166.

 

"A Framework for the Application of Uncertainty Reduction (UCR) Theory to Service Encounters," The International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 4, No. 3, July, 1996, pp. 299-308.

 

Scholarly Books:

 

      Virtual Sandcastles: Teachers and Learning at a Distance, Vision to Action Publishers, 1999.  (Co-authored with Annette Lamb)

 

Chapters in Scholarly Books:

 

"Scripting the Service Encounter," Service Product Development, James A. Fitzsimmons and Mona J. Fitzsimmons, Eds., Sage Publications, 2000, pp. 239-263.  (Co-authored with David A. Tansik)

 

Proceedings from Scholarly Meetings:

 

"Entrepreneurial Networking: How does it rank " Proceedings of the Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference, Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, October, 2007.

 

"Choosing an entrepreneurial development system: the concept and the challenges," Proceedings at the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, March, 2005.

 

"Findings of an Exploratory Study Related to Venue Management Strategy for the Experience Economy," Proceedings at the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, March, 2003.

 

"Web-based Tourism: A Kansas B&B Snapshot," Proceedings of the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, March, 2002.

“Venue Management Strategy for the Experience Economy,” Proceedings of the Midwest Decisions Science Institute Annual Meeting, Dearborn, MI, April 26-28, 2001.

"Sharing, Knowledge, and the Internet," accepted, Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, LA, February 28 - March 3, 2001.

 

"Taxonomy of Call Center Systems Development and Management," Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, TX, March 15-18, 2000.

 

"Internet Access and End User Training in Fortune 500 Companies," Business Symposium, April 20, 2000.  (Co-authored with Don Miller and James Wenger)

 

"International Strategies for Call Center Siting," Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, March 30 - April 1, 2000.


 

"Creating a Unique Educational Experience: The Professor as Performer and More," Midwest Academy of Management, Lincoln, NE, April 16-17, 1999.

 

"Strategies of Uncertainty Reduction in the Service Encounter," Decision Sciences Institute, Las Vegas, NV, November, 21-24, 1998, pp. 353-355.

 

"Uncertainty Reduction (UCR) Theory in Service Encounters: A First Empirical Test," Midwest Academy of Management, Kansas City, MO, April 17-18, 1998.

 

"Services Management Instruction Exclusively via the World Wide Web and E-Mail Media,"Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November 22-25, 1997, pp. 118-120.

 

"Contextual Influences on Perceptions of Skill Importance Ratings by Nurses: An Empirical Field Study," Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Indianapolis, IN, April 24-16, 1997, pp. 175-177.

 

"K-C Model of Customer-Contact: A First Hospital Field Test," Decision Sciences Institute, Orlando, FL, pp. 1580, November, 1996.

 

"Perceptions of Skill Importance Ratings for Performance Appraisal by Job Classification and Organization,"Academy of Management, Cincinnati, OH, August, 1996, pp. 488.

 

"Customer-Contact Measurement: A Test of a Modified K-C Model," Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Production/Operations Management Track, South Bend, IN, April, 1996, pp. 203-206.

 

"Perceptions of Skill Importance Ratings for Low Versus High Customer-Contact Job Classifications," Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, TX, March, 1996, pp. 238.


                  Other:

 

"Web Review and Maintenance," Today's School, Vol. 2, No. 5, March/April 2002, p. 36.

 

"Experience Counts: How Older Workers Can Enrich Your Church Staff," Your Church, Vol. 44, No. 6, November/December, 1998, pp. 62-63.

 

"Safeguard Your Church: Practical Guidelines for Screening Volunteers," Your Church, Vol. 44, No. 2, March/April, 1998, pp. 62-63.

 

"Succession Planning Requires a Plan: Start with These Five Keys to Growth and Prosperity," Christian Retailing, January 20, 1998, pp. 98, 100, 102.

 

"Getting Loans and Credit," Dance Teacher Now, Vol. 19, No. 10, December, 1997, pp. 91-95.

 

"Discover the Benefits of Hiring Older Workers," Christian Retailing, October 7, 1997, pp. 64.

 

"Special Office, Special Needs," Your Church, Vol. 43, No. 4, July/August, 1997, pp. 58-59.

 

"Paper Shuffling: How Long Must You Hold on to Your Records?" Your Church, Vol. 43, No. 2, March/April, 1997, pp. 24-25.

 

"Take Charge!  Making a Business Plan is Essential for Your Career Development," Minority Engineer, Vol. 17, No. 2, Winter, 1996, pp. 14-15.

 

"Hobby or Business: Why Should I Care?" Byline, Issue 195, December, 1996, pp. 12-15.

 

"Loans and Credit," Inside Self-Storage, Vol. 6, No. 11, November, 1966, pp. 20, 22.

 

"Conflict in the Workplace: Go Along Just to Get Along?" Cleaning and Maintenance Management Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 10, October, 1996, pp. 30, 32.

 

"Focus Three - For Me?" Mini-Storage Messenger, Vol. 17, No. 6, June, 1996, pp. 67-68.

 

"Ready, Aim, Hire: Know What You Can and Can't Ask Job Applicants," Cleaning and Maintenance Management Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 6, June, 1996, pp. 40, 42.

 

"Do I Need to Make a Business Plan?" Bee Culture: The Magazine of American Beekeeping, Vol. 124, No. 5, May, 1996, pp. 286-287.


"Hiring by the Book: Do Your Procedures Comply with the Law?" Optometric Economics, Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring, 1996, pp. 42-46.

 

"Managing or Leading?  To Do Both, Pastors Should Know the Difference," Your Church, Vol. 42, No. 2, March/April, 1996, pp. 29-31.

"Ten Ways to Guarantee a Tax Audit: Avoid a ATaxing@ Situation with the IRS," Cleaning and Maintenance Management Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 3, March, 1996, pp. CS-5-7.

 

"Retention Rules Can Help You Decide Which Records to Save, Which to File and Where,"Writer's Connection, Vol. 14, No. 3, March, 1996, pp. 10, 20.

 

"The Secrets to Getting a Loan: How Do You Get Lenders to Give You the Cash You Need for Your Business?" IDEA Fitness Manager, March, 1996, pp. 5-6.

 

"Money at Work: How Long Do I Have to Keep This?" The Crafts Report, February, 1996, pp. 31.

 

"The Top 10 Items That Will Get Your Business Audited,"Water Technology, Vol. 19, No. 2, February, 1996, pp. 118-120.

 

5.    PRESENTATIONS

 

PEER REVIEWED:

 

Papers Presented at Academic/Professional Meetings (Not in Proceedings):

 

      “Diffusion of Technology in Mid-American Tourism  Hospitality Industry: Initial Results of a longitudinal study,” National meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, November 2003.

 

"Technology Diffusion in Bed and Breakfast Operations: A Web-based Tourism Four State Snapshot," presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 2002.

 

"Characteristics and goals of family and owner-operated businesses: A replication and extension to bed and breakfast operations in Middle America," presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 2002.

 

                  "Web-based tourism: Validating the Developmental Assessment Tool (DAT),"

presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 2002.

 

"Web-based Tourism: A Kansas B N=B Snapshot," Presented at the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, March, 2002.

 

"Venue management strategy for the experience economy," Operations Management Track, Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Dearborn, MI, April, 2001

 

"Noble Failure Breeds Innovation at The Charles Schwab Corporation: A Case Study," NACRA, San Antonio, TX, October, 2000.

 

"Management Students as Web Weavers," Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, LA, November 20-23, 1999.

 

"Scripting the Service Encounter," Second International Workshop on Research on Information Technology in Zervices (RITZ), Paris, France, September 20-22, 1998.  (Co-authored with David A. Tansik)

 

"Virtual Sandcastles: Developing Distance Learning Environments," Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), St. Louis, MO, February 18-22, 1998.  (Co-authored with Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson)

 

"Web-Walking: Developing Practical Web-Based Course Materials," Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), St. Louis, MO, February 18-22, 1998.  (Co-authored with Annette Lamb)

 

NON-PEER REVIEWED:

 

Other:

 

"Are you and Entrepreneur?" presentation at the Research and Creativity Forum, April, 2005, ESU Memorial Union (with Doug Eichholz, graduate research assistant, assisting).

 

"On-Line Teaching Workshop," presentation for the School of Business faculty, in September, 2002 (with Nancy Groneman).

 

"Dreamweaver: A Web Page Creation/Editor Software Demonstration," made two separate presentations at the Computer and Business Teacher Conference, February, 2002, Cremer Hall, ESU.

 

"Technology Diffusion in Bed and Breakfast Operations in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri: The First Year," Research and Creativity Forum, April, 2002, ESU Memorial Union, (with Jon Purdy, graduate assistant, assisting).

 

"Personnel Changes in Call Center Management," Research Forum Poster Exhibit, Call Center Research, Memorial Union, Emporia State University, April, 2000.

 

 

 

6.    CONTINUING INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

 

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS - (Manuscripts Available for Review Including Papers Submitted and Currently Under Review):

 

 


GRANTS:

 

Applied For - Received:

 

"Chase County Visitation Data Collection Project," Kansas Department of Commerce, Travel and Tourism Department, $5,000, June-December, 2005.

 

"Entrepreneruial Educational Resource Inventory Study," Faculty Research and Creativity Committee Research Grant, funded one Graduate Research Assistant, June 2005 through May 2006.

 

"Innovation and Entrepreneurship are Everybody's Business," Academic Enhancement Fund Grant for $4,500, for Spring 2005; balance of about $3,500 approved for carryover to 2005-2006 academic year.

 

"Research and Grant Assistance Grant," Research and Grants Office, two semesters fully funded Graduate Research Assistant. 2004-2005 academic year.

 

"Technology Diffusion in Small Business Operating in Four States: Completion of Three-Year Longitudinal Study," School of Business Grant for Intellectual Contributions, $1,000, January 3, 2003.

 

"Developmental Assessment Tool (DAT): Initial Creation and Testing," School of Business Grant for Intellectual Contributions, $1,000, December 15, 2000.

 

"Human Resource Management Case Study Research based on Customer Service Call Center (CSCC)," School of Business Grant for Intellectual Contributions,  $1,000, Fall 2000.

 

"Call Center Research: Scripting the Service Encounter and Supporting Activities," Faculty Research and Creativity Committee Research Grant, $3,000, 1999-2000.

 

"Uncertainty Reduction in the Service Encounter," Faculty Research and Creativity Committee Research Grant, $4,680, 1996-1997.

 

"Customer Contact Values and Perceptions of Importance Ratings," Faculty Research and Creativity Committee Research Grant,  $6,574, 1995-1996.

 

Applied For - Pending:

 

None at present

 

Applied For - Not Funded:

 

"Rural Entrepreneurship and Applied Technology Program," Kauffman Foundation, query letter submitted October 2004, $246,000 of $501,000, three year program. Letter declining participation received July 28, 2005.

 

"Emporia State University 'University Center' Project," Economic Development Administration (EDA), U. S. Department of Commerce, May 2004, $481, 200, 50% match, 3 year. Not funded.

 

"Web-based tourism assessment, development and enhancement project," Faculty Research and Creativity Committee Grant, 2001-2002 academic year, $3,300 requested; not granted.

 

"A longitudinal study of web-based tourism and venue management strategies in four states," National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Proposal under the Information Technology Research Division, People and Social Groups Interaction with Computers & Infrastructures Program, $ 226,281.00, Jan 2001 (3 year request). Not funded.

 

Coleman Foundation Grant Proposal on behalf of the Kansas Business Hall of Fame, $25,000.  Not funded.

 


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:                                                  

 

Reviewer, two manuscripts for the Technology and Information Management Track, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA                                                                      2003               

      Reviewer, two manuscripts for the HR/Careers Track, Southern Management

            Association                                                                                                             2003

      Reviewer, Service Management Track, Decision Sciences Institute National

            Conference, Washington, D.C.                                                                               2003

Discussant, Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual

Conference, Houston, Texas                                                                                   2003

Session Chair, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, Annual Conference,

Houston, Texas                                                                                                      2003

Candidate on ballot, Vice-President-Finance, Southwest Decision Sciences

Institute - not elected                                                                                              2003

Session Chair, Decisions Sciences Institute, National Conference, San Diego,

CA, November                                                                                                      2002

Council Member, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute                                       2002-2005

Reviewer, four manuscripts for Human Resource Track, 2002 Academy of

Management Annual Conference                                                                             2002

Reviewer, manuscript for Technology and Innovation Track, 2002 Academy of Management Annual Conference                                                                                                 2002

Reviewer, paper for Decision Sciences Institute National Conference -

Services track                                                                                                         2002

Reviewer, two papers for the 2002 Southern Management Association meeting 2002

Reviewer, two chapters and the table of contents for the text, Principles of

Management, Ivancevich and Duening.                                                                    2002

Reviewer,  manuscript for the International Journal of Electronic Business           2002

Reviewer, two manuscripts for the Association for Small Business and

Enterpreneurship 2003 Annual Conference                                                              2002

Reviewer, a chapter, Capacity Planning for Web Services, for John Wiley &

Sons,Inc., The Internet Encyclopedia. The Encyclopedia will be a three-

volume, 2,400-page, reference source providing state-of-the-art

information concerning the Internet as a business tool, IT platform, and communications and commerce medium.                                                                                                 2002

Reviewer, two articles for WDSI, Entrepreneurship and New Venture track      2001

Reviewer of article for International Journal of Service Industry Management     2001

Reviewer of article for Personnel Review                                                                       2001

Reviewer: International Journal of Service Industry Management                             2000

Reviewer, Innovative Education Track, Decision Sciences Institute                    2000

Reviewer, POM-Services Track, Decision Sciences Institute                                         2000

Reviewer, Southwest Case Review Association                                                             2000

Reviewer, Text Proposal by Davis and Heineke, Wiley Publishers,                    2000

   Service Management

Reviewer, South-Western College Publishing, Principles of Management                    2000

   and Organizational Behavior

Reviewer:  International Service Operations Management Association                1999

Reviewer: Organizational Behavior text, Southwest Publishing                                    1999

Reviewer: Ninth Biennial World Marketing Congress                                         1999

Session Chair: Association of Private Enterprise Education                                            1997

Reviewer: Services Management, Southwest Publishing                                               1997

Reviewer: Midwest Decision Sciences Institute                                                              1997


Reviewer, Operations and Production Management                                                  1997

Discussant: Midwest Decision Sciences Institute                                                            1997

Reviewer: Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting                                       1997

Discussant: Midwest Decision Sciences Institute                                                            1996

 

INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT:

 

Participated in School of Business Prof Dev Seminar on author/editor

relationships for research journals                                                                            2003

Participated in Dreamweaver Basics - a four part series of workshops by the ESU Webmaster                                  Apr-May 2002

Attended the Web Accessibility Presentation in Visser Hall. The Information

 Technology Executive Council (ITEC) Policy #1210 requires official

State of Kansas Web sites to be as accessible as possible to all Web site

visitors, regardless of disability. The final date for complete compliance

with these guidelines is March 31, 2002. Discussions focused on both

creating new sites correctly, to be in compliance, and, reviewing all

existing sites to bring them into compliance in the next 300+ days.       May, 2001

Attended the Blackboard 5.0 Orientation conducted by CTECH personnel

in Visser Hall                                                                                                          2001

Attended Dreamweaver Software Faculty Development Short Course by

CTECH in Visser Hall                                                                                            2001

ESU Faculty Research and Creativity Committee Grant Writing                  November, 2000

Embryo Case Analysis Workshop and Case Review Sessions,                                              

   Annual Meeting, North America Case Review Association,

   San Antonio, TX                                                                                        October, 2000

ESU Professional Development Course: Maintain Web                                                         

   Site Workshop                                                                                                  Fall, 2000

ESU Professional Development Course: Grant Writing Workshop            Fall, 2000

Case Study Review Session, Annual Meeting, Midwest                                                         

   Academy of Management, Chicago, IL                                                          Spring, 2000

Professional Development in Case Study Review and Writing, Southwest                              

   Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX             March, 2000

Professional Development Course, New Case Writer=s                                                

   Workshop and Case of the Year Finalist=s Presentation,                                                     

   DSI Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA                                                   November, 1999

ESU Professional Development Course Grant Writing Workshop          Spring, 1999

Powerful Presentation in PowerPoint Grant Writing Workshop                          Spring, 1999

Photoshop: Creating Images for the Internet                                                          Fall, 1998

Grant Writing Workshop                                                                                  Spring, 1998

Using FrontPage for Webpage Authoring Research in Progress,                                            

   Discussion and Support Group Grant Writing Workshop                                     Fall, 1997

Hidden Groupwise Class at CATS                                                                                 1997

Groupwise View Designer Class at CATS                                                                     1997

Excel Class at CATS                                                                                                     1997


Access Class at CATS                                                                                                  1997

Electronic Business Resources: Gateway to Business Information,                                 

   William Allen White Library Electronic Classroom                                   Fall, 1996

CompuStat Training, Richel Business Computer Lab                        September 11, 1996

Qualified Webmaster, Center for Business and Economic Development                         1996

Using SPSS for Research Studies; SP 370/830 - Using the                                                   

   World Wide Web, An Internet Course; CI 743 - Internet

   Resources and Tools for Educators, an Internet Course                                  Spring, 1996

 

OTHER:

 

Plant Tour, Thermal Ceramics, Emporia                                                            May 7, 1996

Plant Tour, Professional Printing, Emporia                                                         March, 1996

 

77.  MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Academy of Management                                                                               1990 - Present

Decision Sciences Institute                                                                              1990 - Present

Southwest Decision Sciences Institute                                                             1990 - Present

Midwest Decision Sciences Institute                                                                1994 - Present

Midwest Academy of Management                                                                 1994 – Present

Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship                                      2001 - 2003

Production and Operations Management Society                                                 1994 - 2002

Association for Educational Communications and Technology                              1997 - 2001

Association of Private Enterprise Education                                                         1997 - 1998

 

8.    SERVICE

 

University:

University Assessment Committee                                                               2005-Present

Teacher=s College Student Awards Committee                                                               2003

Teacher=s College Faculty Awards Commitee                                                               2002

Faculty Senate, Member of Academic Affairs Committee                                      2002-2004

Faculty Senate, Member of Faculty Affairs Committee (as Substitute)    Spring, 2002

Member, Thesis Committee, Industrial/Organizational Psychology                                 

   Master=s Degree, Eli Jantz, ESU Teacher=s College                              2000 - 2001

Member, HEAT (Higher Education Alliance Team)                                             1996 - 2000

Hooking up 101                                                                                               August, 2000

Hornet Days                                                                                                     August, 2000

Freshman Seminars (2)                                                                                    October, 2000

Participant, Outcomes-Based Assessment Forum, Sauder                                            

   Alumni Center                                                                                              October, 2000

Member, W. A. White Library and Off-Site and Distance Education Focus                                                  

   Group (regarding library services to distant learners and faulty)              December, 2000

Member, Distance Education Task Force                                                            1999 - 2000

Member, Search Committee, Director of Center for                                                     

   Educational Technology                                                                                    1998 - 1999


Member, Search Committee, Off-Site and Distance Education Staff                                                       1999

Ad Hoc Member, Committee BGS Distance Learning Program                                       1998

Member, Task Force on Faculty Incentives                                                                     1998

Member, Community Needs Assessment Committee                                                     1997

 

School of Business:

Member, V-P Academic Affairs Advisory Committee                              2003 - 2004

Mission and Strategic Planning Committee                                                            2002 - 2003

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Chair, 2002-2003)                                 2001 - 2003

Assessment Committee                                                                                       2001 - 2002

Chair, Faculty Awards Committee                                                                      Spring, 2001

Member, Department Chair Search Committee                                                   Spring, 2001

Member, Management Faculty Search Committee                                               Spring, 2001

Facilitator, Study Group of Intro to Business Course                                2001 - 2002

Member, School of Business Faculty Development Committee                             2000 - 2001

Member, School of Business Computer Committee                                              2000 - 2001

Member, Strategic Planning Committee                                                                1999 - 2002

Member, Career Day Committee                                                     1995 – 1996, 1999-2001

Chair, MBA Committee                                                                                       1997 - 2000

Chair, Career Day Committee                                                                                         2000

Member, AACSB Faculty Student Committee                               1995 - 1997, 1998 - 1999

Member, Dean=s Advisory Council                                                1995 - 1996, 1998 - 1999

Member, Inauguration Committee                                                                       1997 - 1998

Member, Continuous Improvement of Curriculum                                                1997 - 1998

 

Department:

Member, Faculty Recognition Committee                                                            2003 - 2004

Member, E-commerce Study Committee                                                            2000 - 2001

Member, Management Major Review Committee                                       1996, 1997, 1999

Chair, Business Administration Major Review Committee                            1995, 1997, 1999

 

Community:

Web Manager and Archivist, Director, Kansas Business Hall of Fame     2002 to present

Executive Director, Kansas Business Hall of Fame                                              1997 - 2002

Director, Center for Business and Economics Development,                             

   Emporia State University                                                                                 1996 - 2001

Facilitator, Kansas Secretary of State Retreat                                                                 1996

Job Satisfaction Survey, The Farm, Inc., Emporia                                                           1998

Presenter, Manufacturing Council, Emporia Chamber of Commerce                  1996

 

9.    HONORS, AWARDS, AND HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS

 

Editorial Board, International Journal of Services and Standards                                     2008

Faculty Recognition Award - Research                                                                          2005

Faculty Recognition Award - Service                                                                            2003

Nominated by Committee for Instruction award (can only receive one per year) 2003

Beta Gamma Sigma                                                                                                      2003

Sigma Beta Delta                                                                                                          2000

Faculty Recognition Award - Instruction                                                                         1997