Richard L. Hannah
Resume: updated November 2004.
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Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Utah.
M.A., Economics, Middle Tennessee State University.
B.A., German, Middle Tennessee State University.
B.A., History, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Certified Employee Benefit Specialist, Wharton and
the International Fdn. of Employee Benefit Plans.
Employment Chronology
Professor of Economics at MTSU since 1998.
Associate Professor at MTSU 1992-1998.
Director, Center for Economic Education 1993-2003.
Human Resource Director, UTC, 1988-1992.
Rate Analyst, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1985-1988.
Fuels Economist, TVA, 1981-1988.
Recent International Experience
Honors College Ad Hoc Committee on Study Abroad (2005).
Mini-grant from National Council of Economic Education,
U.S. Departments of Education and State, to promote
International Week at MTSU (November 2002).
Sponsoring faculty for visiting Chinese scholar (2002-03).
Kentucky Institute of International Studies Board of
Directors (2000-02).
U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations: taught in China (2000 & 2002).
Chinese HRM: paper presented in Barcelona, Spain (2001).
Guest Scholar Lecturing on E-Commerce, Global Economics,
HR and Labor Markets: taught in France (2001).
ISDN Telecast to Normandy, France (IUT): 1999 & 2002.
Invited presenter to Chinese Executives: West Virginia
University (2000).
Papers presented at Hong Kong University, Shanghai,
China, and Bolognia Italy:(1997, 1998, and 1999).
Recent Consulting
Prison Industries consulting.
Forensic Economic Analysis: Wrongful death, personal
injury, divorce, and age discrimination cases.
Site location economics for hard rock quarries.
Background papers for mutual gains bargaining.
Design of supervisory training programs.
External Reviewer of Employee Benefits Plans.
External Reviewer for job analysis and evaluation.
Compensated reviewer of textbooks.
Survey data evaluations of university business units.
Employee opinion surveys and analysis.
Other Related Experience
Advisory Economist, Tennessee Board of Regents (2000).
Tennessee Board of Regents Personnel Committee ('95-'96).
University of Tennessee Personnel Committee ('88-'92).
Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau (1989-1999).
Board of Directors, TVA Retirement System ('86-'88).
Chattanooga Local President, TVA Engineering Assn ('84 & '86).
TVA Flexible Benefits Committee ('86).
Teaching
Environments include distance learning (ISDN), satellite
(digital), cable TV, hybrid (with online), master
classrooms, off-campus at Franklin, Saturn, Nissan,
Bridgestone, at high school sites, military sites,
and at various sites in France and in China.
Courses
Economics and Culture. New Honors couse, 2005.
Survey of Employment Relations. New grad course, 2005.
Social Insurance and Pension Systems (6390/7390).
Theory and Analysis Labor Economics and IR (6510/7510).
Managerial Economics(6000).
U.S.-Chinese Economic & Business Relations (China: 2000 & 2002).
Modern Issues in Labor and Industrial Relations(6500).
Economics of Employee Benefits(4390/5390).
Labor and Human Resource Economics(4420/5420).
Economics of Education (620/720).
Special Media Projects (652).
Unions and Collective Bargaining (451/551).
Microeconomics (457).
Life and Health Insurance (366).
Microeconomics (242).
Microeconomics Honors (242).
Macroeconomics (241).
Publications: Journals, Books, Magazines, & Electronic
Economic Damages, Employee Benefits, and the Expert
Witness. Forthcoming in Benefis Quarterly.
Assessing the Dynamics and Value of Employment Related
Internet Discussion Lists. Forthcoming in Employment
Relations Today.
Book Review: Sex, Work, and Sex Work: Eroticizing
Organization, by Jonna Brewis and Stephen Lindstead (Routledge:
2000). In Personnel Review, 2004, Vol. 33(1): 143-145.
Book Review: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, by
Michael Coovert and Lori Thompson (Sage Publications: 2001).
In Personnel Review, 2004, Vol. 33(2): 257-259.
Book Review of Human Resource Strategies in China, forthcoming
in PERSONNEL REVIEW.
The Control of Pensions: A Brief History and Possibilities for
the Future. 2002. MANAGEMENT DECISION (Management
History Section). Vol. 40, Number 10: 938-946.
An Analysis of the Linkages Between High School Allowance, High
School Market-Place Work, and Academic Success in Higher Education,
with Charles L. Baum. THE HIGH SCHOOL JOURNAL, February-March
2002, Vol. 85(3): 1-12.
The Effect of The Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of
2000 on Employer-Provided Pension Plans and Medical Plans,
with Charles Baum and William Ford, BENEFITS QUARTERLY, Second
Quarter 2002, pp. 65-72.
The Academic Transformation of HRM in China. Fall
2001. JOURNAL FOR ECONOMICS EDUCATORS (online at
www.mtsu.edu/~ceconed), Vol. 4(3).
An Examination of College-Bound High School Students' Labor
Market Behavior: Why Some Students Work and Why Some Do Not.
With Charles L. Baum. EDUCATION. Vol. 121 (4): Summer 2001,
787-794.
A Book Review of Gordon Clark's Pension Fund Capitalism,
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ISSUES, September 2001, Vol 35(3): 772-775.
Teaching with the New Technologies: An Interview with
Richard Hannah. Interviewed by Mireille Hardy. In LES
CAHIERS DE L'APLIUT, Vol. XX, No. 4, June 2001: 67-73.
(APLIUT = Association des Professeurs de Langues des
Instituts Universitaires de Technologie).
"Partial Privatization of U.S. Social Security: The
Institutional Control of Pension Systems", forthcoming in
"Current Policy Debates Column" of IIRA Bulletin No. 58.
"Comment on Compensation Dimensions of Ault & Rutman's 'The
Calculation of Damage Awards: The Issues of Prejudgment
Interest,'" JOURNAL OF FORENSIC ECONOMICS, Winter 2000,
Vol. 13(1): 49-52.
"Industrial Relations and Human Resources Instructional
Opportunities in the Electronic Media Environment, JOURNAL OF
THE TENNESSEE ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION, online accessible
from www.mtsu.edu/~ceconed/. Fall 1999.
"Benefits Professionals on the Internet: A Case Study of
Benefits-L Subscribers," BENEFITS QUARTERLY, Third Quarter
1999, Vol. 15(3): 24-29.
"Comments on Networked Pedagogy," THE INTERNET AND HIGHER
EDUCATION, 1(3): 235-238, 1998.
"The State of Tennessee's Economic Education," THE JOURNAL OF
THE TENNESSEE ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION, Vol. 3 (Fall 1998):
64-67.
"Merging the Intellectual and Technical Infrastructures in
Higher Education: The Internet Example," lead article in
THE INTERNET AND HIGHER EDUCATION, Vol. 1(1): pp. 7-20
(February 1998) from JAI Press.
"New Communities of Interest on the Internet," BUSINESS
EDUCATION FORUM, (October 1997), Vol. 52(1): 20-22 & 35.
"Delivering Education in the Real World," comment in
PERSPECTIVES ON WORK, Sloan School (MIT) and IRRA, (August
1997), Vol. 1(2): p. 9.
"Comes a Dragon," MTSU Magazine Vol. 5(1,2), Summer 1997,
pp. 7-9. [Modified reprint of "The Hong Kong Economy."]
"Measurement of Pension Benefits as Marital Assets: A
Comment," JOURNAL OF FORENSIC ECONOMICS, (Spring
1997), Vol. 10(1): 69-71.
"The Emerging Significance of Internet Patterns of
Association," LABOR STUDIES JOURNAL, (Spring 1997), Vol.
22(1): 37-49.
"HR Has a Committee of 10,000 on the Internet," EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS TODAY, (Spring 1997), Vol. 24(1): 11-20.
"Experiences from Developing a Teaching Related Internet
Infrastructure." In J. L. Morrison, (Ed.), TECHNOLOGY
TOOLS FOR TODAY'S CAMPUSES [CD ROM]. Redmond, WA:
Microsoft Corporation. HREF
Also available at:
Http://sunsite.unc.edu/horizon/mono/CD/
Social_Sciences/Hannah.html
"Teaching Resources and Patterns of Association on the
Net," LABOR LAW JOURNAL, August 1996, 47(8): 516-523.
Reprinted in the IRRA 1996 Spring Proceedings: 516-523.
"Internet Sources for Business Educators," JOURNAL OF
EDUCATION FOR BUSINESS, March/April 1996, 71(4): 209-213.
"Equity Considerations in Public Sector Retirement System
Governance," JOURNAL OF COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS IN THE PUBLIC
SECTOR, 25(1), 25th Anniversary Edition, 1996: 41-57.
"Benefits on the Net," BENEFITS QUARTERLY, Fourth Quarter
1995, Vol. 11(4): 33-37.
"CyberEd: It's Not Coming; It's Here," TENNESSEE
EDUCATION, Spring 1995, Vol. 25 (1): 5-8.
"The Equity Niche in Total Compensation," BENEFITS
QUARTERLY, First Quarter 1995, Vol. 11 (1): 18-24.
"Insights for Analyzing Earnings Growth Rates," CUPA
JOURNAL, Winter 1994, Vol. 45 (4): 35-41.
"The Tradeoff Between Worker Mobility and Employer
Flexibility," EMPLOYEE BENEFITS JOURNAL, June 1994, Vol. 19
(2): 23-25. Reprinted in CEBS Society NEWSBRIEFS, Vol.
13 (3): 3-5.
"Options for Individualized Earnings Growth Estimates,"
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC ECONOMICS, Spring/Summer 1993, Vol. 6 (2):
171-172.
"Practical Problems and Experiences in the Implementation
of an Exempt Job Evaluation System," CUPA JOURNAL, Summer 1992,
Vol. 43 (2): 13-18.
THE COAL INDUSTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: SOME
UNION/NONUNION COMPARISONS, co-authored with Garth Mangum
(Olympus Publishing Company: Salt Lake City, 1985).
"The Work Ethic of Underground Coal Miners," PERSONNEL
JOURNAL, October 1982: 746-748.
"Human Relations and the Collective Bargaining
Environment," HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, Winter 1981: 2-7.
"Geothermal: An Emerging Industry in a Developed
Economy," INTERMOUNTAIN ECONOMIC REVIEW, Fall 1978, Vol. 10:
119-123.
"The Prospect for Occupational Bottlenecks in the Coal
Industry," INTERMOUNTAIN ECONOMIC REVIEW, Spring 1978, Vol. 9:
78-82.
Recent Textbook Reviews
Ehrenberg, Ronald & Robert Smith, Modern Labor Economics: Theory
and Public Policy. 2002. 8th Edition.
Budd, John. 2002. Labor Relations: Striking a Balance.
Book proposal on Pacific Island Economies. 2002.
Proceedings Publications
The List of Lists: An Update of IR and HR Internet Discussion
Lists. October 2002. Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual
Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resources Conference.
Edited by Roger D. Weikle. 175-177.
Deferred Wage Theory and Pensions. Abstract in Southern Regional
Industrial Relations and Human Resource Conference.
Louisville, KY (October 2001).
"The Academic Transformation of HRM in China." Global
Human Resource Conference: Barcelona, Spain, June 2001.
"Patterns of Labor Market Behavior of Recently Graduated,
College Bound High School Students: Preliminary Report from
a Survey of Incoming University Freshmen." Southern
Industrial Relations and Human Resource Conference.
(Georgia State University: Atlanta, October
1999, pp. 77-79).
"Professional Learning Experiences and Discussion Lists: A
Case Study." Southern Industrial Relations and Human
Resource Conference. (Vanderbilt University: Nashville,
TN, October 15-17, 1998): 61-63.
"Comparative Models of Pension System Governance." China
International Business Symposium. May 27-29, 1998 (Shanghai,
China): 422-429.
"From Industrial Relations to Limited Industrial
Democracy: The Control of Pension Systems in the U.S."
PROCEEDINGS: EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
AND HUMAN RESOURCE CONFERENCE. October 23-25, 1997
(Lexington, KY): 72-74.
"An Academic Perspective on the Evolving Interdependence
of Internet and Employment Relations," in PUBLISHING
ON THE LINE: Proceedings of the Third Hong Kong Web
Symposium_, May 7-10, 1997, John Bacon-Shone and Fred
Castro (Eds.), pp. 106-120.
HREF
"Internet and Economic Education in Tennessee: A Resource
Survey for Beginners" with Mark Sutton, JOURNAL OF THE
TENNESSEE ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION, Spring 1996: 8-11.
"Internet and Economic Education in Tennessee: Using the
Internet in Economics Classes," with Mark Sutton, JOURNAL
OF THE TENNESSEE ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION, Spring 1996: 12-15.
"Using New Information Technology in IR and HR Classes,"
Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resource Conference,
October 1995: 6-7 to 6-9.
"The Governance of Retirement Systems at the Local Level
in the Public Sector," Southern Industrial Relations and Human
Resource Conference, October 1995: p. 5-7.
"Tips for Modernizing the IR/HR Course," Southern Regional
Industrial Relations Conference, October 1994: 3-5.
"Equity in Public Retirement System Governance," Southern
Regional Industrial Relations Conference, October 1994,
8-10.
"The Impact of the Human Resource Manager on Internal
Labor Markets," Southern Regional Industrial Relations
Academic Seminar, October 1991, one page abstract.
Publications: Newsletters
THE ECONOMIC EDUCATOR, MTSU's Center for Economic Education
newsletter: editor & primary contributor, various issues.
Feature articles:
Iceland Journal 2002 Fall 2002
China Journal 2000 Fall 2000
International Economics for HS Teachers Fall 1998
Shanghai Economic Communique Fall 1998
The Irish Economy Spg. 1998
High School Economics Teachers and
Economic Education Fall 1997
South Pacific Island Economies Fall 1997
The Hong Kong Economy Sum. 1997
Virtual Economics Fall 1996
Entrepreneurial Views of HS Students Spg. 1996
Part-time Work of High School Students Fall 1995
The Chinese Economy Sum. 1995
Using the Internet to Teach Economics Spg. 1995
Re-Inventing Government Fall 1994
National Health Care Reform Spg. 1994
We're Back! Fall 1993
Invited Lectures and Speeches
MTSU Honors Lecture: The Commercialization of Culture.
(February 2003).
MTSU Honors Lecture: Economic Predators (February 2002).
Invited Lecture on HRM: International Institute of
Finance and Trade (Kunming, China: June, 2000).
Tennessee Economics Assn. (Nashville, 2000).
Invited Presenter to West Virginia University: Sessions on
GM_Shanghai, Chinese Trade Unions, Pension Governance,
Saturn IR Model, and Information Technologies in Industrial
Relations (February 2000).
MTSU Honors Lecture: Dynamic Intelligence in Electronic
Networks (November 1999).
American Society for Quality (Smyrna, TN, 1999).
Speech to Louisville Council of Employee Benefits.
The Fuzzy Boundaries and Benefits of Cyberspace.
(February 1999).
Western Pension & Benefits Conference: Portland, OR (4/98).
Internet & Employee Benefits.
East-West Conference: Nashville, TN (4/98)
Internet and Asia.
Satellite Telecast to 6 Middle Tennessee High Schools.
Topic: Virtual China (December 1998).
Telecommunications Conference (Satellite, Web, Email links)
for IFEBP (11/98). Technology Tour of Benefits.
Presentation to MTSU Honors Students: Investments.
(April 1999).
MTSU Honors Lecture: Economic Mandarins: China in the 21st
Century (February 1999). Resource cited in Tom Tang
article in International HR Journal (forthcoming).
Nashville Chapter of the TN Society of CPA's
Online Accounting Resources & Research (with W. Hannah,
5/98).
MTSU Honors Lecture: "It Ain't Mayberry Anymore." (2/97)
National Meeting of the IFEBP: New Orleans (11/97)
Internet & Employee Benefits.
Satellite Programs (to Middle Tennessee School Systems)
Cultural Differences (2002).
Center for Economic Education (2001).
Choosing the Best Paying Career Paths (1999).
U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations (1998).
Instructional Materials Development
DVD for Survey of Employment Relations. 2005.
Industrial Relations & Human Resource Web Page for IRRA.
Employee Benefits Web Page for benefits experts.
Custom Text for Managerial Economics(in version 5).
Custom Text for Modern Issues in Industrial Relations.
Custom Text for Employee Benefits.
Custom Text for Chinese-U.S. Business and Economic Relations.
Data Files for Spreadsheet Applications for Senior &
Graduate Course in Managerial Economics.
Professional Service, Presentations, Session Chair, & Demonstrations
Case Studies of Mergers and Acquisitions in Higher
Education. Association of Institutional Research. May 2005.
Digital IR: A DVD of Nine Vignettes. Teaching in
Industrial Relations Conference. March 2005.
The Epochal Step and the Role of the Committee on Economic
Security. 2005. Academy of Economics and Finance.
Tidbits from the Birth of the Socail Security
Administration. Presentation: Southern Industrial Relations
and Human Resource Conference. 2004. Morgantown, WV.
Human Capital, Forensic Economics, and a Dilemma of
Prisoners. Presentation: Southern Industrial Relations
and Human Resource Conference. 2004. Morgantown, WV.
Use of Experience Based Learning to Impact Student
Achievement in Economics and International Business. With Jody
Hoff. Presented at an International Education Conference.
2004. Athens, Greece.
From Economic Peril to Policy: Six Months That Changed
America. Presentation: Southern Industrial Relations and
Human Resource Conference. 2003. Montgomery, AL.
Academy of Economics and Finance Annual Meeting. February
2003. Presentation: Electronic Networks and Social Capital.
Savannah, GA.
Sixth Annual Corporate Pension Funds Summit. December
2002. Featured Speaker on Pension Governance. Phoenix, Arizona.
Third Conference on Innovative Teaching in HR and IR. November
2002. Ohio State University.
Presentation: Putting IR on the Blue Screen.
Poster: Low Enrollment, Low Producing, Low Cost: How Low
Can IR Go?
Teaching Committee Roundtable Session
Fifth Annual Conference. October 2002. Tennessee Employment
Relations Research Association. Presentation and
roundtable: Pensions and Benefits.
Annual Conference of the National Council On Economic
Education. October 2002. Presentation: Integrating the
International Economic Summit with Other Academic and Training
Programs.
Robert Morris University Conference on Teaching
Economics. Paper presented: Teaching E-Commerce in Economics:
Revision of a Managerial Economics Course. February 2002
(Pittsburg, PA).
Discussant for 3 papers in Symposium, Labor and Management
Responses to a Period of Uncertainty. IRRA Annual Meeting,
January 2002 (Atlanta, GA).
Poster presentation, A Survey of IR and Related Electronic
Networks. IRRA Annual Meeting, January 2002 (Atlanta, GA.)
Review of proposed book, Development and Poverty in the Pacific,
April 2001.
Reviewer of Labor-Management Relations Award applicants for the
Tennessee Labor-Management Conference, August 2001.
Analyzing the Relationship Between Work and Study: A Review of
Data from the UCLA Freshman Survey. NCEE/NAEE Annual Conference,
October 2001 (Chicago, IL).
U.S. Models of Retirement System Governance: A Historical
Synopsis and Possibilities for the Future. International
Atlantic Conference: Charleston, SC, October 15-18, 2000.
Preliminary Survey Evidence of High School Senior Economic
Behaviors. National Council of Economic Education Annual
Meeting: Savannah, GA, October 12-14, 2000.
Educational Technology: Advice for Centers and Councils as
They Develop Technology Resources. NAEE Leadership Meeting,
Louisville, KY. March 31, 2000.
Work-to-School-to-Work-to.... Employment Behaviors of
College Bound Teens. Association for Human Resource
Development. Scheduled for Annual Meeting in Raleigh, NC
(April 2000).
Workshop on Electronic Media Applications. Chair.
IRRA Annual Meeting in Boston (January 2000).
IRRA Symposium: Panel Report on the Social Contract.
IRRA Annual Meeting in Boston (January 2000).
Southern Industrial Relations & Human Resource Conference:
Global and Social Issues in HR, Session Chair: Atlanta
(October 1999).
Economic Behavior of College Bound High School Students:
Preliminary Report from a Case Study. National
Association of Economic Educators Annual Meeting
(October 1999).
Industrial Relations Teaching Conference. Symposium
Chair: The New Frontier in Electronic Media and Teaching
(June 1999).
Industrial Relations Teaching Conference. Paper:
Instructional Adjustments for Industrial Relations in the New
Electronic Media Environment (June 1999).
Midwest Economics Association. The Economics of
Discourse: The Case of Internet Discussion Lists (March 1999).
HR Job Network: Comments to new graduates of Ph.D.
programs attending the national meeting of the IRRA
(January 1999).
Invited Panel: Information Resources for Research in
Industrial Relations and Human Resources Southern
Industrial Relations and Human Resource Conference.
(Vanderbilt University October 16, 1998).
Comparative Models of Pension System Governance.
Presented at the China International Business
Symposium in Shanghai, China (May 1998).
Quasi-Property Rights and the Evolution of Pensions.
Presented at the Association of Private Enterprise
Education International Meeting (April 1998).
Demo of an Online Prototype of an Employment
Relations Text, and Integration with Other Instructional
Materials. To be given at the Southern Regional Industrial
Relations & Human Resource Conference, October 1997
(Lexington).
Issues in the Development of an Online Academic Publishing
Ecosystem. Presented at the National Council of Economic
Education & National Association of Economic Educators
Meeting, September 1997 (Indianapolis).
An International Comparison of Pension System Governance.
Presented to Study Group #9 (Pay Systems), International
Industrial Relations Association, European Regional
Congress, August 1997 (Dublin).
Industrial Relations and Human Resources on the Internet.
Demonstration at the Southern Regional Industrial
Relations & Human Resource Conference, October 1996 (Ashville).
Internet Resources for IR/HR Teaching. Demonstration at
the Innovative Teaching in HR and IR Conference hosted by the
University Council of IR and HR Programs, June 7-8, 1996
(Atlanta).
What Does the Internet Contribute to Teaching IR/HR?
Paper given at the University Council of IR and HR Programs,
June 7-8, 1996 (Atlanta).
The Institution of Public Sector Retirement System
Governance. Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance
(Atlanta), February 1996.
The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System: A Case
Study of Public Sector Retirement System Governance.
Midwest Economics Assn., Cincinnati, March 1995.
Paternalism and Individual Choice in Retirement
Decisions: A Public Sector Case Study. Midsouth Academy
of Economics and Finance, Biloxi, February 1995.
Internet as a Teaching Tool.
National Council of Economic Education & National
Association of Economic Educators National Meeting,
Dallas, October 1995.
The Administration of Pay Equity. Midsouth Academy of
Economics and Finance, Nashville, February 1994.
Higher Education Staff Employees' Wage Relationships: A
Case Study from 1918-1962. Midsouth Academy of Economics
and Finance, Hot Springs, February 1993.
Earnings Growth Rates: A Case Study of Compensation and
Mobility in the Interaction of Promotions, Pay for Knowledge,
and Equity. Southern Economic Assn., Washington, D.C.,
November 1992.
Self Development
Association for Institutional Research Fellowhsip (2
weeks). 2004.
Survival Skills and Ethics Workshop (1 week). 2003.
French Language: tutoring before and during
January-February (2001) guest scholar visit.
Liberty Fund conference participant: "The Role of Rights,
Liberty, and Property in an Economic System (May 2001).
Wilmington, NC.
Mandarin Language: Received tutorials in June 2000: Yunnan
Normal University (Kunming, China).
Leadership/Management Conference: NCEE (April 2000).
Globalization in HRD Seminar: AHRD Conference (March 2000).
Nashville Chamber of Commerce: E-Commerce Series (Spring
Semester 2000). Eight sessions of two hours each.
Four weeks of intensive Chinese language (Mandarin),
Beloit College, June 1999 (6 graded credit hours).
Ubiquitous Computing Strategies, Wake Forrest (Feb. 99).
Time Management Seminar, one day, Indianapolis, 9/97.
MTSU Faculty Instructional Technology Institute, one
day, 7/97.
Entrepreneurship Planning Institute, one day, Vanderbilt,
6/97.
Hyperstudio to develop CD's, 3 days, Columbus.
Numerous workshops, instructional sessions, and research
sessions at conferences.
Conference & Workshop Leadership
Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Economics Association.
Program committee (April 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and
2001).
Workshops for approximately a dozen high school teachers
included multimedia, Internet, and Stock Market Game
sessions. (November 1, 1997)
Field Work
Survey of high school teens' economic behaviors, pilot
test, fall 1999, implementation expected for 2000.
Visit with Sunbright High School economics class for
presentation on international economics (5/98).
Established partnership with Grundy Co. HS: Instructional
support for economic classes, secured $4,300 grant for
computer purchase, developed web page for online
instructional support, and initiated site visits (Fall
1997).
In-service Program for Nashville Metro Social Studies
& Economics Teachers, 8/12/97.
Guest Presenter for 3 Cumberland Co. HS Econ Classes
10/9/96: Subject, Chinese Economy.
In-service Program for Lincoln Co. HS Teachers
Internet and Virtual Economics CD: 8/16/96.
External Fund Raising
Grant from the National Council of Economic Education to sponsor
International Day at MTSU in November 2002 ($1,500).
Grant from the National Council of Economic Education for a
workshop for K-12 teachers and students ($1,500), 2002.
Grants from Jennings & Rebecca Jones Foundation:
$50,000 each for 1999, 2000, and 2001;
$66,000 each for 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Grant from Jones Foundation for $25,000 for GA web master
for the Center for Economic Education.
To date, approximately $25,000 for the Balch Economics
Scholarship.
To date, $5,000 for the Corcoran Scholarship.
Approximately $8,000 for Tennessee Economics Association
1997 Annual Meeting.
Approximately $15,000 for Center for Economic Education
K-12 workshops and other programs for 1997-1998,
including approximately $4,000 in computer equipment
for Grundy County High School.
Approximately $5000 to support the Tennessee Economics
Association and the publishing of the Journal of
the Tennessee Economics Association.
Internal Grants
College of Business Summer Grant. 2004.
Non-Instructional Assignment Grant, for Spring
2001. Two projects: (1) Custom published text of
employee benefits cases, and (2) redesign of
Managerial Economics course to incorporate electronic
commerce cases and research.
Faculty Development Grant, Fall 2000, for archive research
at the International Foundation of Employee Benefits
Plans (Wisconsin). Topic: Pension History.
MTSU Academic Year Grant, 1999-2000, "Survey of High School
Student Labor Market Behaviors."
MTSU Summer Research Grant, 1999, "Teenage Perspectives of
Education and Work."
MTSU Faculty Development Grant, Spring 1999,
Pension System Archive Research at the AFL-CIO Meany
Library.
MTSU Faculty Fellowship in International Business, to
develop a web page of comparative employee relations
material (1997).
MTSU Faculty Development Grant, for research into on-line
publishing (1997).
MTSU Public Service Grant (co-recipient), 1996-97, to
pilot an electronic infrastructure for
labor-management relations in public sector school
systems.
MTSU Summer Research Grant, 1996, "Is the Internet
Redefining the Business Academy?"
MTSU Summer Research Grant, 1995, History of Local
Government Pension Plans.
MTSU Summer Research Grant, 1994, History of the TCRS.
Professional Associations: Current Membership
Industrial Relations Research Assn.
Southern Regional IR and HR Assn.
Tennessee Employment Relations Research Assn.
International Industrial Relations Assn.
International Soc. of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists.
National Assn. of Forensic Economists.
Current/Recent Professional Association Service
Tennessee Employment Relations Research Assn., VP, 2002-03.
Southeastern Judging of Nasdaq National Teaching Award
(1999-00-01).
Southern Regional IR Association Conference Committee (1996-01).
Industrial Relations Res. Assn. Comm. on Computer Technology.
Tennessee Economics Assn., Ex-Officio Immediate Past Pres.
NCEE State Council contact person (1997-1999).
National Assn. of Economic Educators' Technology Committee.
Managing Editor for the Journal of the Tennessee Economics
Association (1998-1999).
Reviewer for the Journal of the Tennessee Economics
Association (1997-present).
1997 President of the Tennessee Economics Association.
1996 President of the Tennessee Economics Association.
1995 Vice-President of the Tennessee Economics Association.
1995 Managing Editor of the Journal of the Tennessee
Economics Association.
Recent Journal & Proceedings Reviews
Journal of the Tennessee Economics Association.
1999: 6 articles.
Labor Studies Journal.
1999: 2 articles.
The Internet and Higher Education.
1999: 1 article.
Proceedings of the Southern Regional Industrial Relations
& Human Resource Conference. 1999: 6 papers.
Institutional Service
Department:
Ph.D. Steering Committee (2002-03).
Numerous course revisions, new course designs,
and IR program changes; graduate review
committee, SACS review committee, chair--principles
text selection committee, developed departmental
gopher, developed discussion list for faculty and
students, developed DA brochure for department.
College:
Faculty Development Committee (1993-94 and 2001-02),
Instructional Resources Committee, AACSB (1997-).
Performance Appraisal Review Committee (1999-).
University:
University Advisory Committee on International Programs
2002-2004).
Faculty Senate Budget Committee (2002-03).
University Efficiency Committee (2002-03).
University Relations Committee (1993-94; 2001-03),
Building and Grounds Committee (1993-94),
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (1994-96),
Academic Computing Committee (1997-99),
Instructional Technologies Development Comm. (1997-99).
Privacy Committee, Chair (1998-99).
Member of Honors Faculty (Spring 1995-present).
Full Member of Graduate Faculty (1997-present).
Public Service Committee (Fall 1999).
Board Member for MTSU: Kentucky Institute for
International Studies: 1999-present.
Internet
Founder and Manager for Internet Discussion List on
Employee Benefits, Benefits-L, nearing 650
subscribers. This list, or its accompanying web
page, has been cited in the following
books or national publications:
MANAGEMENT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB, by C. Leshin,
Prentice-Hall (1997).
OUTSOURCING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS REPORT,(May/June,1997),
NEW YORK TIMES, (4/14/97), p. D-6,
NEWSBRIEFS, IFCEBS (January/February, 1997), p.18,
Comparative Industrial Relations Newsletter (June
1996), p. 9,
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT NEWS, (September 15, 1996), p.48,
PLAN SPONSOR, (July/August, 1996), pp. 64-66,
BUSINESS INSURANCE (1996), p. 3-6,
BENEFITS CANADA, (1995),
INTERNAL AUDITING ALERT (1995),
EMPLOYERS' HEALTH BENEFITS BULLETIN (Dec. 1995), p. 5.
NEWSBRIEFS, IFCEBS (November/December 1995), p. 2.
Founder and Manager for Internet Discussion List on
Compensation, Compensation-L, about 200
subscribers.
Print Media
11/02 The Record (MTSU): Iceland Isn't Just Ice.
10/02 Plains-Dealer Reporter: Why the Secrecy about Salaries?
09/02 The Record (MTSU): China Serves as Class.
08/02 DNJ: China Serves as Classroom for MTSU Students.
08/02 Gallatin News-Examiner: MTSU Students Visit PRC.
07/02 Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Local Student Visits China.
02/02 Business Week: Letter to Editor, Control of 401(k)s.
02/02 Fort Worth Star Telegram: Enron Fall Hurt Wide Range of
Funds
01/01 Ouest France: Problems lies au Commerce Electronique.
01/01 La Presse de la Manche: Un Professeur Americain a l'IUT.
9/00 The Tennessean: Are Labor Unions Necessary?
3/00 The Tennessean: Accounting Shift/ Metro Pension.
12/99 The Tennessean: Metro Pension System.
11/99 The Tennessean: Metro Pension System.
9/99 Tennessee Radio Network: History of Labor Day.
4/6/99 The Tennessean: Pay Equity Interview.
3/99 WSM Radio: U.S.-Chinese Relations.
4/19/98 The Tennessean: Master Classroom Concept Takes MTSU
Into Future, p. 5L.
Radio
9/1/98 WLAC Radio Interview on the Changing Labor Market of
the Past Decade.
6/03/98 WSM Radio: Comments on Retirement Planning.
5/20/98 WSM Radio: Comments on Social Security Reforms.
9/9/97 Nashville Business Journal: Interview on the State
of Unions in Tennessee.
9/5/97 Nashville Banner (newspaper)--Commentary: "UAW
Calls It Quits at Nissan Plant," pages B1 and B4.
9/2/97 WMOT Radio News (Murfreesboro)--Commentary about
the Hong Kong handover.
8/7/97 WSM Radio News (Nashville)--On-air commentary on
UPS Strike.
8/6/97 Nashville Banner (newspaper)--Commentary:
"Competition Holds the Key to UPS Strike " pages A1
and A2.
8/5/97 WTVS, Channel 5, Nashville--UPS Strike lead in.
8/5/97 Cable Channel 65, Nashville--One hour call-in show
on various economic issues.
1/7/97 MTSU Cable Channel 8--Half hour show on retirement
planning.
2/11/97 Cable TV 27, Murfreesboro--Morning Show,
"It Ain't Mayberry Anymore."
Public Service Television Programs ("Inside Academia" half hour programs).
Most programs have 1-3 guests. Pre-1999 programs not cataloged.
Approximately 200 progams by end of 2004.
Subject Matter Examples
Student produced programs (6) 2002
Sport Psychology
McNair Scholars
Russia's Place in Today's World
Political Commentary
Labor Market for Nurses
Interview with Mass Communications Dean
National History Day
MTSU-Nissan Partnership
MTSU-South Africa Partnership
International Culture Comparisons
International Education: World S.T.A.G.E.
Visiting French Students
China and Russia
Interview with BAS Dean
Review of Color of Water
MTSU's Japan Program
Culture Reflected in Currency
China 2002 Trip
Financing Higher Education
Martin Chair of Insurance
Art: Learning and Culture
Small Business Administration
Graduate Student Spotlight
TEA Meeting
Leadership Middle Tennessee
K-12 Dyslexia Programs
Employee Relations
Death Penalty
Economic Predators
Interview with Library Dean
Rutherford Co. Chamber President
International Economic Summit Teachers
IES Winning High School Team
IO/PSY-TDOT Partnership
Interview with College of Ed. Dean
Student Presentations-Health Ins. 2001
Student Presentations-Equity Issues
Student Presentations-Benefit Plans
Student Presentations-Benefit Plans
Governor Candidate-Andy Womack
MTSU-South Africa Partnership
Sport Management Concentration
MTSU Student Government President
Child Safety in the Cyber Village
Bioventures-MTSU Partnership
Dyslexic Studies
Field Instruction in Social Work
Concrete Industry Management Program
Interview with MTSU Student Affairs Dean
MTSU-French Exchange Program
KY Inst. of International Studies
Interview with MTSU President
Electronic Commerce-Part 1
Electronic Commerce-Part 2
Interview with MTSU Interim President
Developments in France-Part 1
Developments in France-Part 2
Developments in France-Part 3
Interview with Graduate Studies Dean
Cooperative Education Student Experiences
Facilities Services-Part 1
Facilities Services-Part 2
MTSU Recording Industry Program
Applied Psychology
McNair Program
International Economic Summit
New Honors College Building
Social Security: Honors Student Paper
Online Learning
E-Commerce 2000
Student Presentations: TVA and e-commerce
Students: Issues in Labor Economics-Part 1
Students: Issues in Labor Economics-Part 2
Presidential Elections-Part 1
Presidential Elections-Part 2
Globalization of Work
Gifted Academy
International Studies: Japan Program
Bio-technologies
Review: Social Life of Information
Student Presentations: College Meal Plans
Student Presentations: Econ. of Student Life
Student Presentations: Econ. of Spring Break
PACE Union-Part 1
PACE Union-Part 2
Student Presentations: Cost of EE Benefits
Student Presentations: Problems in Health Care
Student Presentations: Stock Options
Student Presentations: HR
Review: Blown to Bits
Review: Weaving the Web
Glass-Stegal Act
China
Grading
Critiquing Exams-Part 1
Critiquing Exams-Part 2
Economy of Middle Tennessee
Internet as a Learning Tool
Interview with Dean, College of Business
International Developments
Interview with Dean, Honors College
Enrollment Management
Student Presentations: Econ of Learning
Student Presentations: Minimum Wage
Student Presentations: miscellaneous
Student Presentations: E-commerce
Student Presentations: TVA
Tennessee's Budget 1999
Student Presentations: Internet Stocks
Paper Writing and Academic Standards
Student Presentations: EE Benefits
Pension Benefits
Employee Benefits History
Electronic Trading
European Union
Graduate Student Spotlight
Labor-Management Relations
Summer Vacation: What do faculty do?
Stock Market Game for K-12 Educators
How We Grade
Instructional Web Pages
Information Technology
Why Are You in College?
Miscellaneous
Nominee for MTSU's Public Service Award (2002).
Nominee for MTSU's Outstanding Achievement in
Instructional Technology Award (1999).
Finalist for MTSU's College Teaching Award for Innovative
Excellence (1996).
Nominee for MTSU's Public Service Award (1996).
Nominee for MTSU's Outstanding Achievement in Instructional
Technology Award (1996).
Selective Service System, Hamilton Co. Board Member, 1990-1994.
Arbitrator of the Year, BBB, Chattanooga, 1993.
Facilitator and Moderator, Chattanooga Venture, 1989-1992.
Citizens Taxpayers Assn. Board Member, Chattanooga, 1991.
J.C. Penney's Golden Rule Award Committee, Chattanooga, 1991.
John F. Kennedy Club, President, Chattanooga, 1990-91.
Candidate for Chattanooga City Council, 1990.
Distinguished Employee Award, UT Chattanooga, 1989.
Chattanooga Arts & Education Council Bd. of Directors 1986-89.
Bronze Award for Employee Recognition, TVA, 1988.
Founding Chair, North Chattanooga Neighborhood Assn., 1988.
Leadership Chattanooga, 1st Class, 1985: Curr.Co-chair, 1987.
University of Tennessee Executive Development Program, 1989.
Honorable Discharge, 2nd Lt., USMC, 1974.