Academic History

• PhD    University of Iowa, 1996
• MBA    Loyola University of Chicago, 1990
• BBA    University of Notre Dame, 1987

Expertise

• Leadership
• Employee Motivation
• Commercial Banking
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing Strategy

Awards

• Faculty of the Year Nominee, 1997
• Staff of the Year Nominee, 2008

Membership

• American Academy of Management

Selected Publications

• Concepts for Today's Managers (2000) - text material bound for Principles of Management course.
• Planning for Retirement (1997) - self-study correspondence course manual to assist insurance agents and financial professionals in earning continuing education credits.
• Influence of didactic and guided discovery instruction as related to surface and deep learning approaches and fact/recall and comprehension learning outcomes. University of Iowa PhD dissertation (1996).

Conferences

• Higher Learning Commission Assessment Conference, Chicago, IL (October, 2007)

• AACSB Deans' Conference, San Antonio, TX (February, 2008)

• AACSB International Conference, Honolulu, HI (April, 2008)

• Iowa Academic Deans' Conference, Clarke College, Dubuque, IA (September 2007)

• AACSB Accreditation Conference, Tampa, FL (August 2007)

• International Review Board Conference, Orlando, FL (February 2007)

• Marketing Ethics Conference, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (May 2005)

• National Conference on Catholic Studies, John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH (March 2000)

Committees

University Committees:

• Business Advisory Council – Chairperson *

• University Athletic Committee – Chairperson * 

• Inauguration Committee – Co-Chair

• University Strategic Planning Committee

• Academic Dean’s Committee *

• Dean’s Committee *

• Admissions Review Committee – Doctor of Business Administration *

• Promotion, Tenure, and Standards Committee – Chairperson

• Academic Support Committee – Chairperson 

• Student Life Committee – Chairperson

• Catholic Studies Committee – Co-Chair

• Academic Dean's Committee

• 20/20 Visioning Committee Chairperson
  
  * - currently serving

Community Involvement:

• Junior Achievement - Educational Consultant *

• Bettendorf / Pleasant Valley Baseball League – Board Member *

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes Father Son Basketball Camps – Board Member *

• Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce – V.P. Organizational Development, Board Member

• Bettendorf Rotary Club – Social Committee Co-Chair

• Bettendorf Parks & Recreation – Advisory Board

• Bettendorf Community School District – Business Partner

• St. John Vianney Catholic Church – Finance Council
  
  * - currently serving

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