JAMES D. BELL, Ph. D

Director, Professional Development and Education, Former Associate Dean, College of Business (12 yrs.) Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, McCoy College of Business Administration (512) 894-3103 ( Austin , residence) Texas State University — San Marcos (512) 245-3293 ( San Marcos , work) Fax (512) 245 8375

Ph.D., The University of Akron

*Masters in Counseling, Completed all coursework at The University of Akron

M. Ed. , Kent State University

B.B.A., Kent State University

A.A.S., State University of New York at Canton

Awards

Texas State University Student Foundation, Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007

Texas State University , Mitte Honors Professor of the Year Award, 2005-2006

M. Stevens Piper Teacher Award, Top Fifteen Professors in Texas , 2004

Texas State , Everette Swinney Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004

SWT Alumni Association, Teaching Award of Excellence, 2000

Freedoms Foundation, Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education, 1998-99

SWT, Texas Piper Professor Nominee (Top Ten Professors in Texas )

Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society -- Teaching Award for Professors, 1997-98; 1998-99

SWT, Faculty Senate Teaching Award, 1994-95

SWT Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence, 1992.

SWT, School of Business Advisory Council Teaching Excellence Award, 1991-92.

CONSULTING, TRAINING, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Designed materials and presented educational, consulting, and development workshops for Motorola (Austin and Seguin Facilities, 4 hrs. to two-day sessions); 3M, Austin (worked with three outside consultants to design, develop, and teach "Team" curriculum for the site); USAF (Randolph AFB) Training Directors, Manpower, and Human Resource Directors (designed and presented 56, four-day seminars in management); McNeil Labs (a Johnson & Johnson Company); Travis County Appraisal District, one week session; Texas State Treasury; Texas Department of Commerce; Dell Computers; Fundsxpress.com; Employees Retirement System of Texas; Texas Instruments; Executive Development Programs in Business, U.T. Austin; Melton & Melton CPA's, Houston; Schulse, Hartwig, Richter, & Company CPA's, Houston; CPA firms in Texas and Michigan, Texas Society of CPA's EXPO; 4 hrs. to two- day sessions; TWCC and Texas Insurance Commission; Texas Security Board; Texas General Land Office, 9 hr. session; A+; Public Employees Credit Union; IBM Federal Credit Union (delivered three sessions on persuasive writing; and worked w/ staff to revise all electronic communication for the site), Associated Credit Union of Texas (Houston; worked with Board on long-range planning); Michigan Judicial Institute; Texas Department of Public Safety, Trooper and Ranger Officers; Washington State Patrol Officers and Staff, 15 hrs of sessions; Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections Department; MagRabbit, Inc.; Spectrum, Inc. (developed strategic plan and competitor assessment); Texas Department of Information Services; The University of Texas at Austin, Elite Program; and Mid-Level Staff Development for three state universities.

• Former Director/Coordinator, Division of Business/Managerial Communication, The University of Texas , Austin , College of Business

•Past Administrative/Research Intern for the Texas College and University Coordinating Board

•Previous employers include Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) and AMTEC Corporation

PUBLISHING COMPANY WORK

Paid to assess accuracy and marketability of textbooks for nine different publishing companies including the two largest; McGraw-Hill, and Prentice-Hall.

DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Designed, implemented, and tested* direct-mail pieces, newsletters, and other promotional marketing materials for an international franchise, and for contractors, retailers, credit unions, universities, and high technology firms. Directed focus groups. Designed, developed, and analyzed market surveys. Developed business plans and analyzed dozens, also. Published more than two dozen articles in the Training and Development Area. Co-editor: Profiles In Entrepreneurship: Leaving More Than Footprints , Southwestern/Thompson Publishers, 2004