busecon

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Specializing in Finance and Political Economy – Washington University in St. Louis
• M.B.A. in Finance and Econometrics – University of Chicago: L.C. Marshall Scholar
• B.S.B.A. in Management Science – University of Arkansas 

Academic Experience:

• UWSP Professor since 1994
• Head of School of Business and Economics at the beginning of August 2010
• Director of Corporate Partners Program
• Director of the DBE Internship program 1999-2010
• Founder of International Internship Programs
  • China Internship Program
  • London Internship Program
• Promoted to Full Professor in 2005
• Division of Business and Economics Chair August of 2001-August of 2006
• Promoted to Associate Professor in 2000
  

Business Experience:

• Self-Employed as CEO, CFO, and Sole Employee of Sequoyah Consulting and Services, specializing in:
  • Systems for corporate decision analysis
  • Mergers and acquisitions software
• Anheuser-Busch Co. as an Internal Consultant in plant design and layout
• Monsanto as an Internal Consultant specializing in sales forecasting, corporate finance and production management
• Exxon Corp. as a Financial Systems Analyst specializing in treasury systems and financial forecasting

Research Interests:

• Strategic Management
• International Business/Economics/Finance
• Long-Term Investments and their Taxation
• Diversified Investment Strategies
• Corporate Valuation

Courses Taught:

• Strategic Management
• Finance
• Investments
• Money and Financial Markets
• Production/Operations Management