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Department of Management and Marketing

About

Faculty
Roger Abshire, Irfan Ahmed, Jerrine Baker, Charles Capps, Christopher Cassidy, Jamie Collins, Claudia Davis, Gregory Dickens, Jo Ann Duffy, William Ellegood, Renee Gravois, Carla Jones, Joseph Kavanaugh, Gerald Kohers, Juliana Lilly, Sanjay Mehta, John Newbold, Fawzi Noman, Michael Pass, Gary Payne, Christopher Reutzel, Aneika Simmons, Stanislaus Solomon, Kevin Sweeney, Kathy Utecht, Janis Warner, Kamphol Wipawayangkool, Pamela Zelbst

Mission
The mission of the Department of Management and Marketing is to advance the mission of the College of Business Administration. The Department’s mission is to furnish students the requisite knowledge and skills to be successful in management, human resource management, management information systems, and marketing, or related careers and to pursue graduate studies. The department is committed to excellence in teaching, intellectual contributions, and service.

Contact Information
936.294.1256

Academic Programs

Project Management, MS

Career Opportunities

The Management program is designed to prepare students for positions and careers requiring leadership and managerial skills. The Marketing program is designed to prepare students to make marketing decisions that facilitate the organization in achieving its objectives. The Human Resource Management program is intended to prepare students to manage an organization’s human resources in an effective and efficient manner. The Management Information Systems curriculum is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to function in entry level information systems positions with a basis for continued career growth. All programs will prepare students for graduate studies.

Student Organizations and Activities

APICS
Association of Information Technology Professionals
Association of Operations Management
Beta Alpha Psi
Society for Human Resource Management

Scholarships

Scholarships are available on a competitive basis for upper-classmen. Students are encouraged to apply for scholarships on the Financial Aid website. The deadline for applying for College of Business Administration scholarships is February 15. The specific scholarships available in the Department of Management and Marketing vary from year to year and may include:

Helen Cochran Gilliland Scholarship
Paul R. and Emily J. Reed Human Resource Management Scholarship
K.K Lovell, Jr. Scholarships
J.E. “Bo” Crews Scholarship
Robert A. Barragan Ethics in Business Management Scholarship
Ed and Daphne Sower Memorial Scholarship (Available to freshmen majoring in Management with a concentration in Operations Management.)

Please see the College of Business Administration section for information on college and university level scholarships.