Leader Bio:

Ron Meier is a professor in the Technology Department at Illinois State University. Ron leads the graduate project and quality management programs for the Department of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia with specializations in Electrical/Computer Engineering and Statistics and Research Methods.

Ron is also President of RLM & Associates LLC - a training and consulting company that delivers integrated management solutions in project management, six sigma, enterprise risk management, green building (LEED), environmental safety, and ergonomics. Ron has authored over 90 papers and delivered 100+ presentations. He is the current Vice-Chair of e-Based Initiatives for the Quality Management Division.

Technical Committee Members:

Michael Williams Ph.D.
Marketing Department
Meinders School of Business
Oklahoma City Univesity
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106
Phone: (405) 208-5589
Email: mrwilliams@okcu.edu

Mike Williams Bio: Mike is currently the Director of the Academy for Customer Excellence and Sales at Oklahoma City Universitty where he is also a Professor or Marketing in the Meinders School of Business. Mike earned his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Williams went to Oklahoma City University in the summer of 2009 after spending 20 years in Illinois State University's Department of Marketing, where he was also director for that university’s Professional Sales Institute.

Mike has received two National Science Foundation grants, the Leadership in Innovative Business Education Award from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and numerous honors and awards related to his business education career. He has authored over 60 papers and delivered in excess of 100 presentation, seminars and workshops. Mike has also co-authored ten textbooks.

Rodger Singley, Ph.D.
Marketing Department
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-5500
Phone: (309) 438-5184
Email: rbsingl@ilstu.edu

Rodger Singley Bio: Rodger is a Professor in the Marketing Department at Illinois State University.

Rodger earned his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University and an MBA from the University of Southern Mississippi. He specializes in retailing, international marketing and sales force management. Rodger's current research interests include: international logistics, human resources issues in multi-national marketing, channels of distribution, and the ethical decision making involved with interactions of these areas; self-monitoring behavior (particularly the impact upon promotion); and an examination of church patronage and promotion based upon the use of traditional marketing models.

Results of this research have recently appeared in the Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice , the Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising , and The Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. Dr. Singley has been a consultant in retail and sales management in the computer industry and is involved in consulting in the areas of international insurance fraud and insurance risk issues.

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