MBA Orientation Chat

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MBA Orientation Chat

• What we will do and how
• And who

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Agenda

• Preferred communications
• Instructor background(s)
• Environment
• Models
• Deliverables

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Communications

• Comm methods will likely evolve (Angel, Internet)
• I am an reluctant Luddite and fairly IT ignorant
• Dr. Hawley is a techie, he anchors our IT skills
  reluctantly use e-mail (my preferred mode)
• Telephone does not work at all
• I do not receive cell calls (I make them)
• I do not check my messages regularly (I forget)
• Mail is said to be faster
• OBVIOUSLY, I (we) will work with you!

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Whos Who

• Dr. Delvin D. Hawley
• Finance Block
• Senior Associate Dean
• Associate Professor of Finance
• Dr. Hugh J. Sloan III
• Marketing Block
• Associate Professor of Marketing

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Now...a brief word about the so-called Finance
Block and Marketing Block They are not nearly
as unrelated as might be thought
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What bearded guy?

• Early Stuff (or maybe prehistoric)
• 1955-1960 Stationery Business (Portsmouth,
  Ohio)
• 1968-1969 Grad in Political Science (Oxford OH)
• 1969-1985 Ohio Bell/ATT (Sales Management)

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Business, education

• 1968-1969 Grad Studies Political Science (Oxford
  OH)
• 1971-1988 Transportation Industry Vendor
• 1975-1977 Grad Studies Systems
  (Baldwin-Wallace) MBA
• 1986-1990 Grad Studies Marketing (Ohio State)
  MA, PhD
• 1991- Now Ole Miss Marketing Instructor
• Marketing Management
• Marketing Research
• International Marketing
• International Business (No particular order)
• Small Business Marketing
• The Geography of Marketing
• Distribution and Logistics
• Introduction to Marketing
• Sales and Sales Management
• MBA Faculty MBA 622, MBA 623, historical

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Colleges/Universities

• 1959-1960 Ohio University Athens OH
• 1960-1961 Indiana University Bloomington IN
• 1961-1963 University of Maryland European
  Division
• 1964 San Antonio College San Antonio TX
• 1964-1965 Syracuse University Syracuse NY
• 1966-1968 University of Maryland Far East
  Division
• 1968-1969 Miami University Oxford OH
• 1975-1977 Baldwin-Wallace Berea OH
• 1985-1991 Ohio State University Columbus OH
• 1991 Ohio State University Columbus OH
• 1991- Now University of Mississippi Oxford MS

Student
Professor
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Military

• 1960-1968 USAF Intelligence1 (Security Service)
• Russian Persian Pashto-Pushtu
  Pakistani/Afghani Pathans
• Signals Intelligence (SIGINT COMINT, ELINT)
• 1 Same process as marketing research
• 1973-1991 Ohio Air National Guard
• Fighter Squadron Intelligence NCOIC (to MSgt E-7)
• Fighter Squadron Intelligence Officer (to Major
  O-4)
• 1993-Now USAF Auxiliary - Civil Air Patrol
• 13 yrs Aerospace Education Officer (Oxford)
  Major, Lt Col
• 11 yrs Squadron Commander (Oxford) Major, Lt
  Col
• 2005-2006 Director, Cadet Leadership School
  (Tyndall AFB FL)
• Mississippi Director of Aerospace Education

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Community/school

• 1972 - Now Member Lions International 34
  years
• 1973-1975 Springfield OH Lions Club Eyesight
  Chair
• 1975-1979 Cleveland OH Lions Club 2-term
  President
• 1979-1991 Columbus OH Lions Club Eyesight Chair
• 1991-2006 Oxford MS Lions Club
• 2-term President
• Eyesight Co-Chair
• Zone (Area) Chair
• Club Treasurer
• 1999-2007 Faculty Advisor - Alpha Kappa Psi
• Business Fraternity

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Point? Points? SOoo? 1st I have been around
the block a few times 2nd PLEASE
try to avoid telling me how busy you are We
all are 3rd But! We ARE here to help you

• Even if sometimes I am just not a very
  sympathetic guy