Updated November 16, 2013

Curriculum Vitae 

 

Dr. Douglas B. Bock

Emeritus Professor   
Department of Computer Management 
and Information Systems
School of Business
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Campus Box 1106
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 
Edwardsville, Illinois  62026-1106
(618) 650-2424
dbock@siue.edu
http://www.siue.edu/~dbock

Education

Ph.D.  Graduate School of Business, Indiana University, August 1987.  Major Field: Management Information Systems; Minor Fields: Operations Management, Quantitative Methods; Dissertation: Setting Due Dates for Computer Based System Development Projects completed under the direction of Dr. James H. Patterson (Chairman), E. Wainwright Martin, F. Robert Jacobs, and A. Victor Cabot.

M.B.A.  Graduate School of Business, Indiana University, August 1984.  Emphasis:  Management Information Systems.

B.S.  School of Business, Indiana University, May 1973. Major: Business Administration.

Industry Certifications and Training Schools Attended

  • Administering SQL Server 2005, Quilogy Corporation Training Center, October, 2006 (24 hours).
  • Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for .NET Technologies (MCSD) (2005, MCP Identification Number: 3337839).
  • Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET Technologies (MCAD) (2005).
  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) (2005) – certifications: 
    • Developing XML Web services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework (70-310 exam, August, 2005).
    • Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio.NET (70-305 exam, May, 2005).
    • Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures (70-300 exam, April, 2005).
    • Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (70-229 exam, March, 2005).
    • Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio.NET (70-306 exam February, 2005).
  • Programming SQL Server 2000, Quilogy Corporation Training Center, March, 2004 (40 hours).
  • Oracle Database Administration (Oracle 9i), Oracle Corporation Distance Learning, April, 2002 (20 hours).
  • Visual Basic.NET, Quilogy Corporation Training Center, February, 2002 (40 hours).
  • Oracle Database Administration (Oracle 8), Solutech Training Center, December 1999 (40 hours).
  • Mastering MS Visual Basic 6 Development (MS Course #1013), Solutech Corporation, July 1999 (40 hours).
  • Mastering MS Visual Basic 5.0 Fundamentals, Solutech and Powersoft Corporation, June, 1997 (40 hours).
  • Programming in Visual Basic 4.0, Solutech and Powersoft Corporation, January, 1997 (40 hours).
  • Windows NT Server Administrator Course, Solutech and Powersoft Corporation, April, 1996 (40 hours).
  • Application Development Using Access 2.0, Solutech and Powersoft Corporation, January, 1996 (40 hours).
  • Object-Oriented PowerBuilder Development, Solutech and Powersoft Corporation, September, 1995 (40 hours).
  • Introduction to PowerBuilder 4.0, SoluTech and Powersoft Corporation, May, 1995 (40 hours).
  • Administering the Oracle 7 Database I, Oracle Education Center, February, 1994 (40 hours).

Collegiate Teaching Experience

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Department of Computer Management and Information Systems.  Emeritus Professor, July 2012.  Professor, July 1998 - June 2012; Department Chair, January 1995 – August 2003 and August 2009 to December 2011; Associate Professor, July 1992 - July 1998; Assistant Professor, August 1987 - July 1992.  Primary Instructional Emphasis: Database Application Programming (both Windows and Web-based primarily with Visual Basic.NET, ASP.NET, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server), Introduction to .NET Programming, Oracle Database Administration, Database Design and Implementation (graduate and undergraduate, primarily with Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server), and Information Systems Theory (undergraduate). 

Indiana University, Department of Operations and Systems Management, Doctoral Candidate and Associate Instructor, August 1982 - July 1987.   Primary Instructional Emphasis:  Introduction to Data Processing, Discrete Event Simulation Modeling, Accounting Information Systems Design, and FORTRAN Programming.

Indiana Vocational/Technical College, Department of Computer Science, Faculty Instructor - Associate Degree Program, January 1985 - May 1987.   Primary Instructional Emphasis: Systems Analysis and Design, Data Structures, Computer Mathematics, COBOL Programming, FORTRAN Programming, and BASIC Programming.

Professional Work Experience

Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) (January - September 2013) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Information Technology Services.  Provided DBA duties for Oracle 10g and 11g databases in a LINUX environment.

Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) (August 1995-December 1995) at Litton PRC Inc., database administrator for an Oracle 7 database in a SUN UNIX environment during a sabbatical leave from the university.  The database supported Xerox's In Concert work flow management software for a contract project at McDonnell-Douglas Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri.

Partner, Family Business (March 1980-July 1982) in service sector business in automotive repair.

U.S. Army Officer (active duty, regular Army, May 1973-February 1980); Last active duty assignment as the officer in charge of aircraft and other maintenance operations for Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 10th Air Cavalry helicopter unit.   U.S. Army Reserve officer (March 1980-November 1997); retired rank: Lieutenant Colonel.  Served in a variety of command and staff positions.  Last United States Army Reserve assignment: Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 329th Infantry Regiment (Training).

Scholarship

Research Focus

Data modeling and database implementation issues; IT project management issues; enterprise-wide data modeling; software engineering productivity measurement.

Books

1.    Bijoy Bordoloi and Douglas B. Bock, SQL for SQL Server (1st Ed.), Prentice-Hall, 2004, 391 pages, ISBN: 0-13-113299-7.  Also published under the title Sql Voor Het Hoger Onderwijs (1st Ed.), Pearson Education/Prentice-Hall in Dutch.

2.    Bijoy Bordoloi and Douglas B. Bock, Oracle SQL (1st Ed.), Prentice-Hall, 2004, 349 pages, ISBN: 0-13-101138-3.

3.    Robert Schultheis, Mary Sumner, and Douglas B. Bock, Instructor's Manual, Management Information Systems: The Manager's View, (4th Ed.) Irwin McGraw-Hill, 1998, 244 pages, ISBN: 0-07-409332-0.

4.    Campbell, James, Editor; Douglas B. Bock, Program Co-Chair; and Kailash Joshi, Program Co-Chair, Proceedings of the 1995 Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, May 1995, 271 pages.

5.    Fred R. McFadden, Jeffrey A. Hoffer, and Douglas B. Bock, Instructor's Guide, Database Management, (3rd Edition) The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1991, 370 pages, ISBN: 0-8053-6041-7.

6.    Douglas B. Bock, Integrated Cases for Managers, Irwin Publishing Company, 1989, 84 pages, ISBN: 0-256-07677-4.  A book of 11 cases accompanying Management Information Systems: A Manager's View, (1st Ed.) by Robert Schultheis and Mary Sumner.

Book Contributions

1.    Anne Powell, Douglas B. Bock, Thomas Doellman, and Jason A. Allen, “Perception Differences of Online Voting Between Young and Senior Voters,” in Politics, Democracy and E-Government: Participation and Service Delivery, Christopher G. Riddick, Ed., IGI Global, 2010, Section 2: E-Democracy, pp. 151-166.

2.    Douglas B. Bock, "Software Reengineering Company," published in Management Information Systems: The Manager's View, (4th Ed.) by Robert Schultheis and Mary Sumner, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 1998, pp. 108-115, 349-354, 507-513, 614-621, 693-697 (34 pages total). This original five-part case focuses on various information systems management and design problems for a firm in the information systems industry.

3.    Douglas B. Bock, "Riverbend Electric Company," published in Management Information Systems: The Manager's View, (3rd Ed.) by Robert Schultheis and Mary Sumner, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 1995, pp. 79-85, 342-346, 583-587, 700-704, 795-797 (25 pages total). This is a contribution of five original integrated information system cases with each case published at the end of each major part of the textbook.

4.    Douglas B. Bock, Integrated Cases for Managers, published in Management Information Systems: A Manager's View, (2nd Ed.) by Robert Schultheis and Mary Sumner, Irwin, 1992, pp. 65-74, 289-312, 613-638, 765-782 (78 pages total). This contribution of 12 information system cases includes nine revisions of cases previously published in Integrated Cases for Managers.

5.    Douglas B. Bock and Terence Ryan, five mini-cases published as the opening part of each of the five sections of Database Management (3rd Ed.) by Fred R. McFadden and Jeffrey A. Hoffer, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1991. The mini-cases include: "Leveraging the Value of Data," pp. 1-2, "Database Planning in an Enterprise-Wide Distributed Environment," pp. 132-134, "Database Concurrency Control," pp. 252-254, "Manufacturing Support with IMS," pp. 392-394, and "Image Storage and Retrieval in a Distributed Relational Environment," pp. 484-486.

Journal Articles

1.    Powell, Anne, Clay Williams, Douglas Bock, Thomas Doellman, and Jason A. Allen, “E-Voting Intent:  A Comparison of Young and Elderly Voters,” Government Information Quarterly, May 22, 2012 Reference: GOVINF847, DOI information: 10.1016/j.giq.2012.01.003 (electronic publication): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2012.01.003 

2.    Sumner, Mary and Doug Bock, “Investigating Leadership Characteristics of Project Managers across Project-Oriented Professions,” The American Professional Constructor (a journal of the American Institute of Constructors), October 2011, 35(2), 29-38.

3.    Bock, Douglas B., Bijoy Bordoloi, & Susan E. Yager, "High Availability with Oracle 11g Data Guard,” Journal of Digital Information Management, December 2009, 7(6), 390-398. 

4.    Sumner, Mary, Douglas Bock, and Gary Giamartino, “Exploring the Linkage Between the Characteristics of IT Project Leaders and Project Success,” Information Systems Management, Fall 2006, 23(4), 43-49.

5.    Bock, Douglas B. and Bijoy Bordoloi, “Trends in Data Management: ‘High Availability’,” Journal of Digital Information Management, June 2006, 4(2), 150-154.

6.    Bock, Douglas B. and Susan E. Yager, “Using the Data Modeling Worksheet to Improve Novice Data Modeler Performance,” Journal of Information Systems Education, Fall 2005, 16(3), 341-350.

7.      Bock, Douglas B., Susan E. Yager, and Anne Powell, "Predicting Database Designer Potential with the Berger Aptitude for Programming Test (B-APT)," The Journal of Computer Information Systems, Summer 2003, 43(4), 8-14.

8.    Bock, Douglas B., and John F. Schrage, “Denormalization Guidelines for Base and Transaction Tables,” INROADS (a publication of the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education), December 2002, 34(4), 129-133.

9.    Bock, Douglas B. and Susan Yager, "Improving Entity Relationship Modeling Accuracy with Novice Data Modelers," The Journal of Computer Information Systems, Winter 2001-2002, 42(2), 69-75.

10. Bock, Douglas B., John F. Schrage, Robert Klepper, Bernard Waxman, and G. Gregory Stephen, "Computing and Information Systems: Integrating Computer Science and Information Systems," INROADS (a publication of the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education), December 1999, 31(4), 56-60.

11. Bock, Douglas B. "Entity-Relationship Modeling and Normalization Errors," Journal of Database Management, Winter 1997, 8(1), 4-12.

12. Bock, Douglas B. and Terence F. Ryan, "Modeling Ternary Relationships," The Journal of Computer Information Systems, Summer 1996, 36(4), 60-65.

13. Klepper, Robert and Douglas B. Bock, "Third and Fourth Generation Language Productivity Differences," Communications of the ACM, September 1995, 38(9), 69-79.

14. Bock, Douglas B. and Terence F. Ryan, "Extended Entity Relationship Modeling Performance," Journal of Computer Information Systems, Summer 1994, 34(4), 44-51.

15. Schultheis, Robert A. and Douglas B. Bock, "Benefits and Barriers to Client-Server Computing," Journal of Systems Management, February 1994, 45(2), 12-15 & 39-41.

16. Bock, Douglas B. and Terence F. Ryan, "Accuracy in Modeling with Extended Entity Relationship and Object Oriented Data Models," Journal of Database Management, Fall 1993, 4(4), 30-39.  An earlier version of this paper received the Best Paper Award at the 1992 Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Meeting.

17. Schrage, John F. and Douglas B. Bock. "Computer Virus-The Business Version of the Common Cold," Office Systems '93, August 1993, 10(8), 12-17.  One of the cover stories for this journal issue.

18. Bock, Douglas B. and John F. Schrage." Computer Viruses: Over 300 Threats to Microcomputing and Growing," Journal of Systems Management, February 1993, 44(2), 8-13. This was the cover story for this journal issue.

19. Ryan, Terence F. and Douglas B. Bock. "A Socio-Technical Systems Viewpoint to CASE Tool Adoption," Journal of Systems Management, November 1992, 43(11), 25-29.

20. Bock, Douglas B. and Robert Klepper, "FP-S: A Simplified Function Point Counting Method," Journal of Systems and Software, July 1992, 18(3), 245-254.

21. Bock, Douglas B. and Edd R. Joyner, "Combining Socio-Technical Analysis with Participative Information Systems Design: A Research Case," Journal of Computer Information Systems, Spring 1992, 32(3), 60-66.

22. Bock, Douglas B., Robert W. Klepper, and Mary R. Sumner, "Avoiding the Pitfalls of Implementing Enterprise-wide Modeling," Data Resource Management, Spring 1992, 3(2), 13-21.

23. Bock, Douglas B. and Terence F. Ryan. "A File Recovery Method for Microcomputer Database Management Systems," Interface: The Computer Education Quarterly, Winter 1991-92, 13(4), 83-92.

24. Ryan, Terence F. and Douglas B. Bock. "An Integrated Approach to Bachelors and Masters MIS Project Design Capstone Courses," Interface: The Computer Educational Quarterly, Fall 1990, 12(3), 15-19.

25. Bock, Douglas B. and James H. Patterson, "A Comparison of Due Date Setting, Resource Assignment and Job Preemption Heuristics for the Multi-Project Scheduling Problem," Decision Sciences, Spring 1990, 21(2), 387-402.

26. Dalrymple, Douglas J., William M. Strahle, and Douglas B. Bock, "Effects of Varying the Number of Observations on Trend Regression Accuracy," Journal of Business Forecasting, Spring 1989, 8(1), 7-9.

27. Bock, Douglas B. and Laurie E. Nelson, "Solving Crime with Data Base Technology," Journal of Systems Management, October 1988, 39(10), 16-22.

Conference Proceedings, Presentations, and Working Paper Series

1.    Bock, Douglas B., “Oracle 11g Data Guard: An Overview,” Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Kauai, HA, April, 2009, paper #29, published on CD-ROM ISSN 1098-2248, Champions Publishing Inc.

2.    Bock, Douglas B., “A Comparison of Oracle and SQL Server High Availability Capabilities,” presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Baltimore, MD, November, 2008.

3.    Bock, Douglas B., "Oracle Database High Availability – Data Failures," presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Phoenix, AZ, November, 2007.

4.    Bordoloi, Bijoy, Nicholas Lockwood, and Douglas Bock, “Security Threats in Wireless Network Environments: Results from a Survey,” Proceedings of the 5th Security Conference sponsored by The Information Institute, Las Vegas, NV, April, 2006, paper #42, published on CD-ROM, ISBN: 0-9772107-2-3.

5.    Sumner, Mary, Douglas B. Bock, and Gary Giamartino, "Identifying Key Leadership Characteristics of IT Project Leaders," Proceedings of the 2005 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Dallas, TX, August 2005.

6.    Bock, Douglas B. and John F. Schrage, " Guidelines for Denormalizing Database Tables," Proceedings of the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA, November, 2002, 1234-1239.

7.    Yager, Susan E. and Douglas B. Bock, "Predicting Entity-Relationship Modeling Potential with the Berger Aptitude for Programming Test (B-APT)," Proceedings of the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 2002, 151-153.

8.    Bock, Douglas B. and Susan E. Yager, "The Impact of a Data Organizing Approach on Entity Relationship Modeling Accuracy," Proceedings of the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Dearborn, Michigan, April 2001, 20-22.

9.    Bock, Douglas B.  "A Case Study of GeneraLife: a Virtual Insurance Company," Proceedings of the 1998 Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, November, 1998, 852-854.

10. Bock, Douglas B., John F. Schrage, Robert Klepper, Bernard Waxman, and G. Gregory Stephen, "Computing and Information Systems: Integrating Computer Science and Information Systems," Proceedings of the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 1998, 16-19.

11. Bock, Douglas B. "The Cognitive Gap in Database Modeling," Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 1997, 84-87.

12. Bock, Douglas B. "Toward a Cognitive Theoretical Basis for Conceptual Database Modeling," Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Kamuela, Hawaii, March 1997, 500-501.

13. Bock, Douglas B. and John F. Schrage, "Benefits of Denormalized Relational Database Tables," Proceedings of the 1996 Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Orlando, Florida, November, 1996, 874-876.

14. Bock, Douglas B. "Managing Dynamic Processes with Workflow Management Software," Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, South Bend, Indiana, April 1996, 142-145.

15. Bock, Douglas B., "The Link Between Entity-Relationship Modeling and Normalization Errors," Proceedings of the 1995 Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1995, 871-873.

16. Bock, Douglas B. and Terence F. Ryan, "Immediate Versus Delayed Learning Transfer Performance for the Extended Entity Relationship Model," Proceedings of the 1994 Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1994, 849-851.

17. McDevitt, Julie and Douglas B. Bock, "Information Systems Process Analysis," Proceedings of the 1993 Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, D.C., November 1993, Volume 2, pp. 1000.

18. Bock, Douglas B. and Terence Ryan, "Extended Entity Relationship Modeling Performance for Delayed Transfer Tasks," Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Lansing, Michigan, May 1993, 62-64.

19. Schrage, John F. and Douglas B. Bock, "Business Panic from the Hype of Mike," Proceedings of the Association of Management Annual National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1992.

20. Bock, Douglas B. and Terence Ryan, "A Comparison of Conceptual Data Modeling Success for the Extended Entity Relationship and an Object Oriented Data Model," Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Kansas City, Kansas, May 1992, 91-93. Best Paper Award.

21. Ryan, Terence F. and Douglas B. Bock, "Evaluating CASE Tools from a Socio-Technical Systems Viewpoint," Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 1991, 78-80.

22. Ryan, Terence F. and Douglas B. Bock, "Measurement of Work System Flexibility as an Outcome Variable for Studies of Emerging Technologies in MIS Research," Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Koloa, Hawaii, January 1991, Volume 4, 493-500.

23. Bock, Douglas B. and Robert Klepper, "Development and Evaluation of a Simplified Function Point Counting Metric," Proceedings of the 1990 Annual Meeting Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California, November 1990, Volume 2, 982-984.

24. Ryan, Terence F. and Douglas B. Bock, "Noncomparability of Judgment Item Ratings in MIS Survey Research," Proceedings of the 1990 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California, November 1990, Volume 2, 948.

25. Bock, Douglas B., Robert W. Klepper, and Mary R. Sumner, "Strategic Data Modeling-Why Firms Fail," Proceedings of the 1989 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1989, Volume 1, 699.

26. Bock, Douglas B. and Edd R. Joyner, "Using Socio-Technical Analysis in Participative Information Systems Design," Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 1989, 65-66A.

27. Bock, Douglas B., "A Model of Variables Affecting Computer-Based Project Due Dates," Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, May 1988, 128-130. Best Application Paper Award.

28. Ferratt, Thomas W., Douglas B. Bock and Larry E. Short, "Measurement and Classification with a Constrained Choice Checklist," Indiana University Division of Research Discussion Paper Series--Discussion Paper #297, 1986.  Also listed in The University of Dayton Working Paper Series--Working Paper #88-07, May 1988.

29. Dalrymple, Douglas J., William M. Strahle, and Douglas B. Bock, "Optimizing the Length of Forecasting Regressions," Seventh International Symposium on Forecasting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 1987.

30. Bock, Douglas B. and Elizabeth Jones, "Productivity Measurement and Office Automation," Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Office Systems Research Conference, New York, New York, March 1987.

Educational Software Developed and Distributed

1.    Bock, Douglas B., 4KAST.  Distributed with Management Information Systems: A Manager's View, by Robert Schultheis and Mary Sumner, Irwin Publishing Company, 1989, 1992, 1995.  A micro-based forecasting package that includes bivariate (with seasonal smoothing) and multivariate regression methods.

2.    Bock, Douglas B., FORECAST. Distributed with Sales Management: Concepts and Cases, by Douglas J. Dalrymple, published by John Wiley and Sons, 1988.  A micro-based forecasting package that offers a variety of time-series forecasting methods.

3.    Bock, Douglas B., Regent Rubber and Castle Coffee Case Simulations.  Distributed with Marketing Management: Strategies and Cases, by Douglas J. Dalrymple and Leonard J. Parsons, published by John Wiley and Sons, 1986.A micro-based simulation package that supports education in product marketing management.

4.    Bock, Douglas B., Sales Management Simulation.  Distributed by Ralph L. Day and Douglas J. Dalrymple, copyright holders, and published by John Wiley and Sons, 1985. A micro-based simulation package that supports teaching sales force management techniques.

Grants/Fellowships Received

§  Regional Center for Distance Learning and Multimedia Development Grant, August 2002. A $1,000 grant for the development of web based instructional materials.

§  Initiated departmental Microsoft Development Network Academic Alliance, 2001. 

§  Microsoft Instructional Lab Grant, August 1997.  A $103,250.00 grant for software awarded by Microsoft Corporation. The software is used in the computer classrooms and laboratories for the School of Business.  Program was renewed in August 1998 from the basic grant awarded originally in 1997.

§  Regional Center for Distance Learning and Multimedia Development Grant, July 1997. A $700 grant for the development of web based instructional materials.

§  GeneraLife Insurance Company Summer Fellowship for Summer, 1997.  A $5,000 grant to support faculty research.

§  SIUE Summer Research Fellowship for Summer 1994.  A $2,000 grant to support faculty research programs.

§  SIUE Faculty Development Grant for FY1994.  A $1,250.00 grant to attend the ORACLE Database Administration Course provided by ORACLE Corporation.

§  SIUE Summer Research Fellowship for Summer 1993.  A $2,000 grant to support faculty research programs.

§  SIUE Fourth Quarter Research Fellowship for Summer 1992.  A $5,000 grant to support faculty research programs.

§  SIUE Fourth Quarter Research Fellowship for Summer 1991.  A $5,000 grant to support faculty research programs.

§  SIUE Faculty Development Grant for FY1991.  A $1,253.00 grant to purchase computer-based training modules from ORACLE Corporation.

§  SIUE Fourth Quarter Research Fellowship for Summer 1990.  A $2,000 grant to support faculty research programs.

§  SIUE University Recognized Research Program approved for a four-year period from March 1, 1989 to June 1, 1993.  Project identification number: 891BU02.

§  SIUE Fourth Quarter Research Fellowship for Summer 1989.  A $2,000 grant to support faculty research programs.

§  Indiana University Graduate School of Business Research Grant, 1986.  A $2,000 grant to support independent research by doctoral students.

Awards

§  Midwest Decision Sciences Institute "Best Paper" for the 1992 Midwest DSI Conference at Kansas City, MO.  Received May 1992.

§  Carol Kimmel Student Leadership Development Center Outstanding Student Activity Advisor Award.  Received May 1990. One of four advisors honored university wide.

§  Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville "Outstanding Adviser to The Data Processing Management Association," for 1987-88.  Received May 1988. One of six advisors honored university wide.

§  Midwest Decision Sciences Institute "Best Applications Paper" for the 1988 Midwest DSI Conference at Louisville, KY.  Received May 1988.

Editorial and Service Activities to the
Information Systems Profession

Professional Memberships and Officer Positions

§  Decision Sciences Institute, Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, and Western Decision Sciences Institute.

§  MIS Track Chair and program committee member, 2001 Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting.

§  Conference Co-Chair, 1995 Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting.

§  Vice President for Industrial Relations, Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, May 1991-May 1993.

§  Executive Board, Chairman for Professional Education, St. Louis Chapter of the Data Processing Management Association. Jan 1991-Aug 1993.

§  Association for Information Systems (Charter Member).

§  Association for Computing Machinery.

§  The Institute of Management Sciences.

§  The International Association for Computer Information Systems.

§  St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Information Systems Professionals.

 Journal Reviewing Activities

§  Editorial Board Member in the area of Management Information Systems for the Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives. Appointed to the board in Nov 1988-present.

§  Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2006.

§  Reviewer for the Journal of Digital Information Management, 2006.

§  Reviewer for the Journal of Information Systems Management, 2005.

§  Reviewer for the European Journal of Information Systems, 2003.

§  Reviewer for Data Base, the Association for Computing Machinery SIGBIT journal, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002.

§  Reviewer for Management Science, 2000.

§  Reviewer for a special issue of the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on Systems Analysis and Design Methods, 1996.

§  Reviewer for the Outstanding Dissertation Award Review Committee for 1993 for the National Decision Sciences Institute.

§  Reviewer for Management Information Systems Quarterly, 1988 to 2000.

§  Reviewer for Decision Sciences, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992.

§  Reviewer for the Journal of Operations Management, 1991, 1992, 1993.

§  Reviewer for Information and Software Technology, 1995.

 Textbook Reviewing Activities

§  Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2009 (1 partial text).

§  Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2008 (2 texts – Deitel, “Simply Visual Basic 2008”, 3rd edition; Deitel “Visual Basic 2008: How to Program”, 4th edition).

§  Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2007 (1 text).

§  Prentice-Hall, 2002 (1 text).

§  Course Technology, 2002 (1 text).

§  Scott/Jones Publishing Company, 2002 (1 text).

§  Murach Publishing 2002 (1 text).

§  Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1998 (2 texts), 2001 (1 text).

§  McMillan, 1992 (1 text), 1994 (1 text), 1995 (1 text), 1996 (1 text), 1997 (1 text).

§  John Wiley & Sons, 1993, (2 texts).

§  Times Mirror/Mosby, 1988 (1 text), 1989 (1 text).

§  West Publishing Company, 1988 (1 text), 1989 (1 text), 1993 (1 text).

§  Business Media Resources, subsidiary of Wiley Book Publishers, 1989 (one text), 1990 (1 text).

§  Merrill Publishing Company, 1989 (2 texts), 1990 (2 texts).

§  Benjamin Cummings, 1989 (1 text), 1990 (1 text), 1991 (1 text), 1994 (1 text).

Other Reviewing and Service Activities

§  Session chair, Annual Decision Sciences Institute National Meeting, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2006, 2007.

§  Session chair, ACM Special Interest Group on Management Information Systems-Computer Personnel Research national conference, 2007.

§  Session chair, Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 1989, 1992, 1996.

§  Reviewer, Association for Information Systems Annual Meeting, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005.

§  Reviewer, Decision Sciences Institute National Annual Meeting, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.

§  Reviewer, Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005.

§  Reviewer, International Conference on Information Systems, 1992, 1998.

§  Reviewer, International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS) conference, 1998.

§  Reviewer, Hawaiian International Conference on Systems Sciences, 1990.

§  Paper discussant, Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 1989, 2001.

§  Paper discussant, Decision Sciences Institute National Annual Meeting, 1988, 1995.

University Service Activities

University Level

  • Member (School of Business representative), BRIDGE Committee (University level), 2008-2010.

§  Chair, Undergraduate Program Review Committee for the Undergraduate Program in Computer Science, 2006.

  • Chair, Rules and Procedures Council, Faculty Senate, 2004 to 2005.
  • University Faculty Senate, May 1990 to May 1994, September 2002 to 2005.
  • Rules and Procedures Council, Faculty Senate, 1991 to 1994, September 2002 to 2005.
  • University Research and Projects Committee (School of Business representative), 2001 to 2005.
  • University Scholarship Awards Committee, 2001 to 2003.
  • Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Committee, 2001 to 2003.
  • University Representative, Illinois Articulation Initiative, 2000, 2001.
  • Chair, Evaluation and Liaison Committee, Rules and Procedures Council, 1991 to 1994.
  • Chair, Undergraduate Program Review Committee for the Undergraduate Program in Computer Science, Oct 1990 to Mar 1991.
  • Session Chair, University Hearing Panel for Disciplinary Review, Office of the University Dean of Students, Jan 1990 to Jan 1991.
  • Vice-Chair, University Committee on Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Service Awards, Aug 1989 to Jan 1991.
  • Secretary, Faculty Benefits and Facilities Committee, a subcommittee of the Welfare Council of the Faculty Senate, May 1989 to Sep 1990.
  • Member, ROTC Faculty Advisory Committee, Nov 1996 to 1998.

School of Business

§  Mentor, COX Scholars, School of Business, 2008-2009.

§  Member, School of Business Undergraduate Admissions Committee, Spring term, 2008.

§  Member, School of Business Research and Projects Committee, Aug 2006-2007.

§  Chair, School of Business Faculty Personnel Committee, 2004 to 2006.

§  Authored School of Business Policy on Faculty Tenure, Promotion and Evaluation, 2004-2005.

§  Member, School of Business Faculty Personnel Committee, 2003 – 2004.

§  Member, School of Business Executive Committee, 1995 - 2003.

§  Member, School of Business Performance Appraisal Review Committee, 2001.

§  Member, School of Business Teaching Load Policy, 1998.

§  Member, School of Business Strategic Planning Committee, Fall 1995.

§  Acting Chair, School of Business Research and Projects Committee, Oct 1991-Mar 1992.

§  Secretary, School of Business Research and Projects Committee, Jan 1990-Aug 1993.

§  Member, School of Business Graduate Mission Goals and Objectives Committee, an ad hoc subcommittee of the Graduate Policy Committee, Jan 1991-Aug 1992.

Computer Management and Information Systems Department

§  Department Chair, Jan 1995 – Aug 2003; Aug 2009 – Dec 2011.

§  Acting Director, Master of Science, Computer Management and Information Systems, Aug – Dec 2003.

§  Chair, Faculty Search Committee, 1996-1997; 1997-1998; 2000, 2002.

§  Member, Faculty Search Committee, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993,1998-1999.

§  Member, Master of Science, Computer Information Systems Admissions Committee, Mar 1995 - present.

§  Director, Master of Science, Computer Information Systems program, Mar 1994 - Jul 1995.

§  Director, Master of Science, Management Information Systems program, Off-Campus: Dec 1989-Feb 1993; On-Campus: Feb 1991-Feb 1993.

§  Member, Department Peer Evaluation Review Committee, 1990, 1992.

§  Member, Department Graduate Admissions Review Committee, 1988, 1989, 1990.

§  Advisor, Student Chapter of the Data Processing Management Association, 1988 - 1994.

Professional Consulting

§  Bonner, Kiernan, Trebach & Crociata, LLP, Washington, D.C. legal firm.

§  Jackson & Campbell, P.C., Washington, D.C. legal firm.

§  Maritz Corporation, St. Louis, Mo.

§  Litton-PRC Incorporated, St. Louis, Mo.

§  McDonnell Douglas Corporation (Aerospace Information Services, Aircraft Company), St. Louis, Mo.

§  Spartan Printing Company, Illinois

§  Basler Electric Company, Highland, Illinois.

§  State of Illinois Civil Service Board, Springfield, Illinois.

§  U. S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, St. Louis, Mo.

§  Clark Lithographic Services, St. Louis, Mo.

§  Numerous smaller firms in the St. Louis area.

End of Vita