last updated April 5, 2002
Daniel J. Power
Professor of Information Systems and Management
College of Business Administration
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0125
Phone: 319 273-2987
FAX: 319 273 2922
Email: Daniel.Power@UNI.edu
Professor of Information Systems and Management, College of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; teach Decision Support Systems, Introduction to Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Business Planning and Strategy. My on-line course page is at URL www.uni.edu/dss.
· January 16, 1996 - July 31, 1996
Acting Dean, College of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; managed a college with 5 academic departments and an active external services division; 65 faculty members; approximate budget $7 million.
· August 1989 - January 1996
Professor of Information Systems and Management and Management Department Head, College of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; managed a diverse department of 24 faculty; taught Management and MIS.
· January 1991 - August 1996
Director of the Information Systems Research Lab (ISRL), College of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
· Spring 1988 - August 1989
Director of the Office of Computing Services (OCS), College of Business, University of Maryland-College Park. Designed and supervised installation of LAN wiring, Novell network, created OCS and supervised 5 FTE.
· January 1986 - August 1989
Director of the Maryland Management Support Systems Research Lab, University of Maryland, College of Business and Management.
· August 1987 - August 1989
Associate Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland at College Park; Taught Decision Support Systems, Management Planning and Control Systems and Strategic Management.
· January 1982 - August 1987
Assistant Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland-College Park.
Editor of DSS Resources web site. DSSResources.COM is the knowledge repository about computerized systems that support decision making. Editor of DSS News and author of bi-weekly Ask Dan! column.
· September 30, 2001 - October 12, 2001
Professor, University of Northern Iowa MBA program in Hong Kong, China. Taught Management Information Systems.
· June 4, 2001 - June 15, 2001
Visiting Professor, American Accounting and Business Program, Moscow State Linguistic University, 38, Ostozhenka Ul., 119034, Moscow, GSP, Russia. Taught Business Strategy and Planning.
· June 8 - June 30, 1999
Foreign Expert and Visiting Lecturer on Decision Support Systems and Web Technologies at a number of Universities in China including: Hefei Institute of Economics and Technology, Hefei University of Technology, NanKai University, Shandong University of Building Materials, Tianjin University of Commerce, University of Science and Technology of China.
· December 13, 1997 - December 30, 1997
Visiting Professor, American Accounting and Business Program, Moscow State Linguistic University, 38, Ostozhenka Ul., 119034, Moscow, GSP, Russia. Taught Business Strategy and Planning.
· 1990 - 1996
Independent member, Board of Directors, Younkers Credit Corporation, Inc. (previously Younkers Funding Corporation). We managed a $100 million credit card receivables operation.
· December 13, 1996 - January 3, 1997; and May 18-30, 1997
Visiting Professor, Hebei Teacher's University, Shijiazhuang, China. Taught Information Systems. Assisted with UNI May 1997 study tour to HTU.
· March 6 - 28, 1993
Visiting Professor, International Business Economics program, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Taught DSS.
· May 29 - June 9, 1992
Visiting Scholar, University College-Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Power, D. J. Decision Support Systems: Concepts and Resources for Managers. Quorum Books, March 2002, ISBN: 1-56720-497-X.
Kaparthi, S. and D. J. Power. Spreadsheets. In Bidgoli, H. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Information Systems. Academic Press, forthcoming 2002.
Power, D. J. and S. Kaparthi. The Changing Technological Context of Decision Support Systems. In Berkeley, D., G. Widmeyer, P. Brezillion & V. Rajkovic (Eds.) Context-Sensitive Decision Support Systems. London: Chapman and Hall, 1998, pps. 42-54. (See online copy.)
Power, D.J. Anticipating Organization Structures. In: Hage, J. (Ed.), Futures of Organizations, New York: Lexington Books, June 1988, pps. 67-79.
Power, D. J., Gannon, M., McGinnis, M. and Schweiger, D. Strategic Management Skills. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1986.
Golden, B., Hevner A., Power, D., and Wasil, E. Decision Insight Systems for Microcomputers: An Overview. In: Gass, S. I. et al. (Ed.), Impacts of Microcomputers on Operations Research, New York: North-Holland, 1986, 172-179.
Power, D.J. Using the Symptoms, Problems and Treatment Framework to Structure Knowledge for Management Expert Systems. In: Methlie, L. and Sprague, R. (Ed.), Knowledge Representation for Decision Support Systems, New York: North-Holland Publishing Co., 1985, pps. 245-254.
Shim, J. P., M. Warkentin, J. F. Courtney, D. J. Power, R. Sharda, and C. Carlsson, Past, Present, and Future of Decision Support Technology, Decision Support Systems, special issue "DSS: Directions for the Next Decade", Vol. 33, No. 2, 2002, pp. 111-126.
Power, D. J., S. Kaparthi, R. Karsten, Technological Context of Decision
Support Systems, Journal of Decision Systems,Vol. 10, No. 2, 2001, pp.
133-147.
Power, D. J., A History of Microcomputer Spreadsheets, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Volume 4, Article 9, October, 2000.
Power, D. J., Finding DSS Resources on the World-Wide Web, Journal of Decision Systems, vol. 7, 1998, pp. 7-20.
Power, D.J., Meyeraan, S. & Aldag, R. Impacts of Problem Structure and Computerized Decision Aids on Decision Attitudes and Behaviors. Information and Management, 1994, 26, pp. 281-294.
Wood, W., Power, D.J., Roth, R. & Duclos, L. A Strategy for Strengthening Information Systems Instructional Programs: Student-Oriented Research Labs. Journal of Computer Information Systems, Summer 1994, XXXIV(4), pp. 21-25.
Power, D.J., Roth, R. & Aldag, R. Can Computerized Decision Aids Enhance Management Education? Journal of Management Education, November 1993, 17(4), pp. 520-529.
Roth, R., Wood, II, W., Hahm, R. & Power, D. Building Group Decision Support Rooms Using "Off-the-Shelf" Computing Resources: Prospects and Issues. Data Base, June 1993, 24(2), pp. 21-31.
Power, D.J. Management Support Software: What Are Your Options? Journal of Systems Management, August 1990, 41(8), pp. 32-37.
Aldag, R.J. and Power, D.J. An Empirical Assessment of Computer-Assisted Decision Analysis. Decision Sciences, 1986, 17(4), pp. 572-588.
Golden, B., Hevner, A., and Power, D.J. Decision Insight Systems: A Critical Evaluation. Computers and Operations Research, 1986, 13(2/3), pp. 287-300.
Huber, G. P. and Power D.J. Retrospective Reports of Strategic-Level Managers: Guidelines for Increasing Their Accuracy. Strategic Management Journal, April-June 1985, 6(2), pp. 171-180.
Power, D.J. and Hevner, A.R. Executive Workstations: Issues and Requirements. Information and Management, April 1985, 8(4), pp. 213-220.
Power, D.J. and Aldag, R.J. Soelberg's Job Search and Choice Model: A Clarification, Review, and Critique. Academy of Management Review, January 1985, 10(1), pp. 48-58.
Paine, F.T. and Power, D.J. Merger Strategy: An Examination of Drucker's Five Rules for Successful Acquisitions. Strategic Management Journal, April--June 1984, pp. 99-110.
Power, D.J. The Impact of Information Management on the Organization: Two Scenarios. MIS Quarterly, September 1983, 7(3), pp. 13-20.
Brief, A.P., Aldag, R.J., Darrow, A.L. and Power, D.J. Examination of Responses of Registered Nurses to Manifest Needs Questionnaire. Psychological Reports, 1980, 46, pp. 1233-1234.
Power, D. J. "Web-based Decision Support Systems", Part I and II. DS*, The On-Line Executive Journal for Data-Intensive Decision Support, August 18 and 25, 1998: Vol. 2, Nos. 33 and 34.
Power, D. J. "Justifying a Data Warehouse Project", Part I and II. DS*, The On-Line Executive Journal for Data-Intensive Decision Support, February 3 and 10, 1998: Vol. 2, Nos. 5 and 6.
Power, D. J. "Tips for Choosing Enterprise-wide DSS Software" originally published in DSStar, The On-Line Executive Journal for Data-Intensive Decision Support, November 18, 1997: Vol. 1, No. 7.
Power, D. J. "What is a DSS?" originally published in DSStar, The On-Line Executive Journal for Data-Intensive Decision Support, October 21, 1997: Vol. 1, No. 3. Also, available in a Chinese version prepared and translated by Jian Zhou.
Power, D.J. Acquisition Decision Making. Mergers & Acquisitions, August 1983, 18(2), 63-65.
Bhargava, H., and D. J. Power. Decision Support Systems and Web Technologies: A Status Report. Proceedings of the 2001 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Boston, MA, August 3 - 5, 2001.
Power, D. J. Supporting Decision-Makers: An Expanded Framework. In Harriger, A. (Editor), e-Proceedings (ISSN 1535-0703), 2001 Informing Science Conference, June 19-22 Krakow, Poland, PowerEBKSupp.pdf.
Power, D. J. Web-Based and Model-Driven Decision Support Systems: Concepts and Issues. Proceedings of the 2000 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Long Beach, California, August 10th - 13th, 2000.
Power, D.J. and R. Roth. Issues in Designing and Using Web-Based Teaching Cases.Proceedings of the 1999 Americas Conference on Information Systems, August 1999, Milwaukee, WI.
Power, D. J. Decision Support Systems Glossary. Appendix in Proceedings of the Workshop "Development of Biological Decision Support Systems for resource Managers", Denver, CO, October 27-29, 1998, pps. 21-29.
Wood, W.C. II, D. J. Power, R. Roth and L. Duclos. A Strategy for Strengthening Information Systems Degree Programs: A Student-Oriented Research Lab Approach. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference of the International Academy for Information Management, December 3-5, 1993, Orlando, FL.
Roth, R., W. C. Wood II, R. Hahm and D. J. Power. Building Group Decision Support Rooms Using "Off-the-Shelf" Computing Resources: Prospects and Issues. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Decision Support Systems, June 8-10, 1992, Chicago, IL, 147-155.
Power, D.J. Aligning Organization Structures and Information Technologies. Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association 1992 International Conference, May 1992.
Power, D.J., M. S. Rueschhoff and B. Valde. An Overview of PC-Based Human Resource Management Software. Proceedings of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute meeting, Kansas City, MO, May 1992.
Power, D.J., R. Roth and R. Aldag. Computer-Aided Planning and Decision Making: A Tool for Business Case Analysis? Proceedings of the Midwest Society for Case Research meeting, Chicago, IL, March 1991.
Power, D.J. Management Support Software: A Discussion and Critique. Proceedings of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, May 1990.
Power, D.J. Business Case Competitions. Proceedings of the Midwest Society for Case Research, April 1990, 97-100.
Aldag, R.J. and D. J. Power. Computer-Aided Decision Making: Developments, Research, and Impacts. Proceedings of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, November 1985, 99-101.
Aldag, R.J. and D. J. Power. An Empirical Assessment of Computer-Assisted Decision Making. Proceedings of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, November 1984.
Power, D.J. and G. P. Huber. Guidelines for Using Key Informants and Retrospective Reports in Strategic Management Research. Proceedings of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, November 1982, Vol. 2, 29-31.
Power, D.J. and H. L. Zwerling. Designing Management Decision-Aid Programs. Proceedings of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, November 1980, 254-256.
Power, D.J. A Criteria-Based Review of 14 Generalized Heuristic Programs. Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Mangement, April 1979, 278-285.
Power, D.J. and G. P. Huber. Elicitation of Subjective Probability: Integration of Recent Findings. Proceedings of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, October-November 1978, 39-41.
Power, D.J. and G. L. Rose. An Evaluation of DECAID, a Decision Formulation Computer-Aided Learning Program. Proceedings of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, October 1977, 118-119.
Klasson, C.R. and D. J. Power. Data-Based Policy Teaching and Research. Proceedings of the Academy of Management, August 1977, 118-121.
Power, D.J. and G. L. Rose. Improving Decision-Making Behavior Using the Hewlett Packard 2000/Access System. Proceedings of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, Nov. 1976, 47-49.
Developed a computerized management decision aid software program, Fall 1975; expanded, developed and programmed microcomputer version in 1981-82.
Developed Management Decision Assistant software tools, published by South-Western Publishing Co., August 1987.
Invented an input keyboard for non-typists. Patent number 4,615,629, issued October 7, 1986.
Power, D. J. Command Information Management: The Commander's Workstation. Institute for Defense Analyses, Record Document D-51, October 1983, Prepared for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
Power, D. J. Interactive Video Distance Learning: Architecture and Cost Issues. Deere, Inc., January 1999.
Business Intelligence and Decision Support. Panelist at 2001 Decision Sciences Institute meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 18-20, 2001.
Philosophical Foundations of Decision Support Systems. Chair and panelist at 2001 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Boston, MA, August 3 - 5, 2001.
Developing Web-Based DSS. Presented at Applied Technology in Business program at Oakland University, October 13-14, 2000.
Decision Support Tools. Panelist and Presenter Decision Sciences Institute National meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1999.
Integrating DSS Technologies. Presented at Workshop on Advanced Group Technologies, UVA-NASA-Langley, Hampton, VA, July 20, 1999.
DSS Resources Web Tour. Presented at the Decision Sciences Institute National meeting, San Diego, CA, November, 1997.
DSS Web Tour. Presented at the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.3 (IFIP WG 8.3) conference, "Implementing Systems for Supporting Management Decisions: Concepts, Methods, and Experiences", London, UK, July 21-24, 1996.
Designing Computerized Decision Aids: Hypotheses aand Guidelines. Poster Session at 1992 Judgment and Decision Making conference, St. Louis, MO, November 1992.
Impacts of Problem Structure and Computerized Decision Aids on Decision Attitudes and Behaviors. Poster session at 1992 Academy of Management meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1992 (with Meyeraan, S. and Aldag, R.)
Implementing Corporate Acquisition Strategies: An Empirical Examination. Presented at 1990 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 1990 (with Rubenson, G.C. and Aldag, R.J. and abstracted in Proceedings).
Information Centers: The Management Dilemma. Presented at 1990 Information Resources Management Association, Hershey, PA, May 1990 (with Gleadall, L. and abstracted in Proceedings).
Management Support Systems and Hypermedia. Presented at Ninth Annual International Conference on Information Systems, Minneapolis, MN, December 1988.
Macintosh Management Support Software. Presented at TIMS National meeting, Washington, DC, April, 1988.
Designing Decision Aids. Presented at TIMS National meeting, St. Louis, October 1987.
Computer-aided Elicitation of Values. Presented at SPUDM-11, Cambridge, UK, August 1987.
Management Policy Expert Systems: Prospects and Requirements. Presented at AI in Engineering Conference, The George Washington University, October 1985, (with Hevner, A.R.).
Hierarchical, Goal Oriented Planning Support Systems. Presented at NATO Advanced Study Insitute on "Intelligent Decision Aids", San Miniato, Italy, September 1985.
Biases and Problems in Merger and Acquisition Decision Processes. Presented at the Strategic Management Society Conference, Philadelphia, October 1984.
Using the Symptoms, Problems and Treatment Framework to Structure Knowledge for Management Expert Systems. Presented at IFIP Working Group 8.3 Conference in Durham, England, July 23-26, 1984.
Impact of Techology on Managerial Work. Presented at World View '84, World Future Society, June 1984.
Decision State versus Process Variables as Predictors of Corporate Acquisition Effectiveness. Presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Dallas, August 1983, (with Huber, G.P.).
Examination of Two Strategies for Reducing Appraisal Errors. Presented at the National Meeting of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, November 1982.
An Examination of Drucker's Five Rules for Successful Acquisition. Presented at the Strategic Management Society, Montreal, October 1982, (with Paine, F.T.).
Case Study of the Design and Development of a Decision Support System. Presented at ORSA/TIMS National Meeting, Detroit, April 1982.
Job Search and Choice: A Clarification and Elaboration of Soelberg's Model. Presented at National Academy of Management Meeting, August 1981, (with Aldag, R.J.).
Impact of Data Management on Organizational Decision Making. Presented at the National Meeting of the American Institute for Decision Sciences, November 1980 (abstract in Proceedings).
Basic DECAID. Presented at the National Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 1978 (with Rose, G.L. and Valliere, W.P.).
Power, D.J. Using Web Tools for Qualitative Data Analysis
Power, D.J. and Roberta Roth ERTL Company, Inc. Data Warehousing 1992-1997
Power, D.J. Designing and Developing A Computerized Decision Aid - A Case Study. World Wide Web, http://dssresources.com/papers/decisionaids.html, version 2.0, April 14, 1998.
Power, D.J. Building a Management Policy Expert System.
Power, D.J. Situation and Process Predictors of Merger Decision Outcomes.
Power, D.J. Dysfunctional Merger and Acquisition Decision Processes.
Power, D.J. A Brief History of Decision Support Systems
Power, D.J., Rubenson, G. and Aldag, R.J. Implementing a Routine Merger Strategy: Empirical Findings.
1998-1999 - Deere & Company Computer Information Services contract for research and consulting on Interactive Video Distance Learning (UNI G/C Number 99-050).
Fall 1996 - University of Northern Iowa Professional Development Leave (PDL) for research.
1990- Apple/Iowa Bankers equipment grant for UNI Information Systems Research Lab
1987--Apple Computer Equipment grant
1986--UNISYS grant for an Executive Workstation Project.
Summer 1984 -- Curriculum development research on decision aids and expert systems funded by The University of Maryland.
Power, D.J. Management Decision Assistant Cases. South-Western Publishing Co., 1987.
Schweiger, D.M., Power, D.J., and Gannon, M.J. Instructors Manual for Strategic Management Skills. Addison-Wesley, 1986.
Power, D.J., Gannon, M.J., McGinnis, M.M., and Schweiger, D.M. Strategic Management Skills Videotape. Addison-Wesley, 1986.
Academy of Management; Association for Information Systems (AIS); Decision Sciences Institute; IFIP Working Groups 8.2 and 8.3.
Rotary International - Downtown Waterloo, IA club (1991-1996); BPOE Lodge #290, Waterloo, IA (1993-1996).
Chair and principal organizer of the Association for Information Systems Special Interest Group on Decision Support and Analytical Information Systems (SIG DSS).
Member of the Steering Committee for the IFIP Working Group 8.3 International Conference on Decision Making and Decision Support in the Internet Age, July 4th-7th, 2002, Cork, Ireland.
Decision Support Systems Mini-Track Co-Chair (with H. Bhargava and M. Warkentin), AMCIS 2002.
Decision Support Systems Mini-Track Co-Chair (with H. Bhargava), AMCIS 2001.
Model-Driven and Web-Based Decision Support Systems Mini-Track Chair, AMCIS 2000.
DSS Research Section Editor, ISWorld Net, URL http://www.isworld.org.
Member of the Editorial Review Board of Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) at URL www.cais.aisnet.org and Journal of Business Research.
Former member of the Editorial Review Board of Information Resources Management Journal, 1990-1997.
Participant in CIEE International Faculty Development seminar in Japan, "Japan's Role in the New World Order", International House of Japan, Tokyo, January 8-14, 1995.
Elections coordinator and member of Nominating Committee, IFIP Working Group 8.2, 1993.
Attended AACSB Accreditation and Quality Improvement meetings, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994. Attended AACSB National meeting, Seattle, WA 1993. Attended AACSB TQM workshop February 1994 in Knoxville.
Newsletter Editor, Organizational Communication and Information Systems Division, Academy of Management, 1989-1992.
Session Chairperson: National Academy of Management Meeting, 1993, 1982; Strategic Management Society Meeting, Bacelona, Spain ,1985; Midwest Academy of Management meeting, 1994, 1995.
Discussant: National Academy of Management, 1992; IFIP 8.2 meeting, 1992; Midwest Academy of Management meeting,1994,1991,1978; National Decision Sciences Institute meeting, 1991, 1982; Eastern Academy of Management meeting, 1988.
Invited Panel/Workshop Participant: National Meeting of the American Institute for Decision Sciences (1979); National Meeting of the Academy of Management, MED Division (1982); Information Resources Management Association meeting, 1991; IFIP 8.2 meeting, 1993.
Occasional manuscript reviewer for Addison-Wesley, Southwestern Publishing Co (member Management Advisory Board, 1988-1992), Little, Brown & Co., and McMillan Publishing Company.
Ad Hoc reviewer for Management Science, Decision Sciences, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Studies and Administrative Science Quarterly. Paper reviewer in various years for Policy, Management Science and Decision Theory Tracks, National Decision Sciences Institute meetings, Systems Science meeting, Eastern Academy of Management meeting.
Member Steering Committee for Washington, DC ACM Technical Symposium,1988,1989. Member Program Committee for Second Symposium on Human Factors in MIS Conference, 1988,1989. Track chair 1992 IRMA meeting. Program committee member IFIP WG 8.2 1994 meeting.
Presentation on "A Management Policy Expert System" at the Information Technology and Organizational Performance Colloquium, Syracuse University, June 1986.
Participant in Conference on U.S. Steel Industry, University of Virginia, November 1985.
Fellow at NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Intelligent Decision Aids", San Miniato, Italy, Sept. 1985.
Participant at Arthur Anderson & Co. Business Ethics Program, January 1991.
Participant Academy of Management consortiums, Business Policy and Planning (1979), Organizational Behavior and Theory (1978); and Junior Faculty Workshop, Organization Management and Theory (1983).
Presentations on "Mergers and Acquisitions" and "The Impact of Information Management on Organizations", at the College of Commerce, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill, December 1985.
A Judge for NASCP-Houston Chapter Graduate Student Award Competition, Spring 1984, Spring 1985.
Presentations: "User Interface Design" to Census Bureau EDP Workshop (1988) and ATA MSS Conference (1988); "Strategic Planning" at General Services Administration Management Seminar (1984) and SE Regional Competitive Intelligence Society (1988); and on "Application of Artifical Intelligence to Business Planning" to the Washington Women in Information Processing (1984); and to other groups.
Short-term consulting for a number of organizations including: Deere and Company; Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA Board of Realtors; Center for Naval Analyses; Execucom Systems, Inc.; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Packard Press, South-Western Publishing Co., Software A&E, and Weinberg Consulting Group.
Training Coordinator and trainer for two associations: Specialized Carriers and Riggers' Professional Management Institute in 1984 and 1985; Association of School Business Officials' 1985 Institute.
Training for Maryland Banker's Institute (1988); Maryland Government Executives Institute (1987-88); OPM Management Training Institute (1988); Maryland Business Executives Institute (1988).
Chairperson, Financial Information Systems and Technology 1991 and 1992 Symposiums, Cedar Falls/Waterloo, IA.
Webmaster for a UNIX Website; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Access and SQL; various Website development tools and HTML; some PERL, JavaScript, C, Basic.
Current -- Chair University of Northern Iowa University Faculty Senate.
1999 - Current -- Member UNI University Faculty Senate.
2000 - 2001 -- Chair UNI University Faculty Senate Budget Committee.
1999 - 2001 -- Chair of UNI College of Business Administration Faculty Council.
1999 - Chair UNI Management Department Program Review Committee
1998 - 1999 -- Member of UNI College of Business Administration Faculty Council.
1990 - 1994 -- Member UNI Academic Computing Advisory Committee; Member CBA Information Technology and Telecommunications Committee.
1990 - 1993 -- Member UNI Administrative Computing Advisory Committee.
1989 - 1991 -- Chair, Information Technology and Telecommunications Committee, UNI College of Business Administration.
1988 - 1989 -- Member University of Maryland-College Park Committee on Academic Computing Policy. Member UMDCP Administrative Applications Migration Advisory Committee. Member University of Maryland-College Park AT&T Teaching Theater Committee.
1986 - Member of Computer Integration Task Force, College of Business and Management, UMD. Coordinated Strategic Management Ph.D. Major Comprehensive Exam.
1984 - 1988 -- Member of the University of Maryland-College Park College of Business and Management Computer Committee. Coordinator for the UMD MBA Business Case Competition.
1984 - 1986 -- Member of the University of Maryland-College Park Faculty Advisory Committee for the Hubert Humphrey North-South Fellowship Program.
1984 -- Member of Planning Committee of the Maryland "Profitable Partnerships" Conference.
1983 - 1984 -- Chairperson of the University of Maryland-College Park College of Business and Management Computer Committee. Coordinator of the Strategy and Planning Research Group.
1982 - 1983 -- Coordinated Development of the first Strategic Management and Policy Ph.D. Program and Reading List in the University of Maryland-College Park College of Business and Management.
NSF Travel Fellowship, Fall 1985.
Included in Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology, published by Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 1985, 1987.
Included in Who's Who in Finance and Industry, published by Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 1987.
Kohler Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madision, WI, 1981.
Faculty Advisor for the 1984, 1986 and 1987 University of Maryland First Place Teams and the 1985 Second Place Team at the Rutger's/Harrah's MBA Case Tournament, Atlantic City, NJ.
University of Maryland-College Park, College of Business and Management Top 15% Faculty Teaching Award, received for Business Policy (BMGT 495) in Fall 1983, and for both Business Policy (BMGT 495) and Decision Support Systems (BMGT 798C) in Fall 1984.
University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration Service Award, 2002.
Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, and Beta Gamma Sigma, The Honor Society for AACSB Accredited Business Programs.