Technology Management

School of Business & Computer Technologies
Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center, Rm. E257 · (570) 327-4517

Faculty

Gerald Baumgardner

Associate Professor, Business Administration
Gerald Baumgardner, Associate Professor, Business Administration

Education

  • D.Ed., Business & Economics, George Mason University
  • M.Ed., Training & Development, The Pennsylvania State University
  • B.B.A., Economics, The Pennsylvania State University
  • M.B.A., Shippensburg University

Academic Experience

  • Pennsylvania College of Technology: Associate Professor, since 1994. Teaches in the areas of strategic management, economics, quantitative methods, and distance education. First individual to offer an online course, in 1997
  • Advisor: Alpha Chi and Sigma Beta Delta Honor Societies
  • Taught at Susquehanna University, Gettysburg College, Bloomsburg University, and Lebanon Valley College
  • Presenter: has conducted numerous national presentations on the topic of distance education and economics

Work Experience

  • Research areas: the economics of technology and distance education
  • Author: Principles of Management Online, Implementing the Internet Into Higher Education and Strategies for Effective Online Education
  • Specialized Consulting Associates, LLC: Consultant since 1989
  • Juniata Investors Group: General Partner & Treasurer
  • C & N Investors, LLC: Co-Owner

Teaching Experience

  • Susquehanna University, New York University, Penn State University, Dickinson College, Gettysburg College, Washington College, Bloomsburg University, and Lebanon Valley College.

Recent Presentations/Awards

Secondary Ticket Pricing: Time to Eliminate Price Ceilings?
Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research 18th Annual Conference (February 2006)
Robert Morris University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sports Economics: How the Internet Impacts Secondary Ticket Prices
Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference (June 2005)
Millersville University
Millersville, Pennsylvania

International Economics (Session Chair)
Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference (June 2005)
Millersville University
Millersville, Pennsylvania

Spyware: Dealing with an Impediment to Online Education
The 16th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (March 2005)
Jacksonville, Florida

The Economics of Health Care (Session Chair)
Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference (June 2004)
Robert Morris University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Recession: Teaching a Two-Headed Definition
Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference (June 2004)
Robert Morris University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Unnerving the Peacefulness of Online Education
The 15th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (April 2004)
Jacksonville, Florida

The Irrational Expectations Placed Upon Online Educators
The 14th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (April 2003)
Jacksonville, Florida

Recognizing, Analyzing, and Correcting Weaknesses in Online Education
The 14th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (April 2003)
Jacksonville, Florida

Debunking the Myths of Online Education
The 13th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (April 2002)
Jacksonville, Florida

Segmenting the Market for Online Education
The 13th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (April 2002)
Jacksonville, Florida

Teaching Economics: Elements of the Perfect Online Course
Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research 13th Annual Conference (February 2002)
Robert Morris University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Utilizing the Internet in Teaching Economics (Panelist)
Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference (May 2001)
Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA

Utopian Conditions for the Perfect Online Course
The 12th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (April 2001)
Jacksonville, Florida

Teaching Economics: Rethinking the Grading Process via Internet-Based Assignments
Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research 11th Annual Conference (February 2000)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Utilizing Internet-Based Assignments as part of the Grading Process
Teaching and Learning through the Internet (February 2000)
Charleston, South Carolina

Building and Maintaining a Competitive Advantage in Online Education
The Ninth Annual Business and Economics Conference (April 1999)
Chicago, Illinois

Creating Effective Course Evaluations for Internet-Based Classes
Teaching and Learning through the Internet (February 1999)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Conducting a Needs Assessment for Online Education
The 9th International Conference on College Teaching and learning (April 1998)
Jacksonville, Florida

Return on Internet Investment
Technology in the Classroom (November 1997)
Fairfax, Virginia
*Served as panelist at same conference

Recommendations for Utilizing the Internet in Higher Education
The 7th National Conference on College Teaching and Learning (March 1996)
Jacksonville, Florida

Professional Memberships

  • American Economics Association (AEA)
  • Pennsylvania Economics Association (PEA)- Board Member
  • National Business Education Association (NBEA)

Awards

June 2006

Teaching Innovations Program in Economics

Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the American Economics Association

Dr. Mark Ciavarella

Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Management

Roy Fletcher

Assistant Professor, Business Administration/Banking & Finance

Education

  • Ph.D., Finance (with supporting fields in economics and quantitative methods), Syracuse University

Academic Experience

  • Pennsylvania College of Technology: Assistant Professor.
  • Has taught at several universities in the United States and Australia. Principle teaching areas: financial management, investments, financial institutions and international finance.

Work Experience

  • Refereed Publications and Refereed Conference Presentations, Journal of Financial Research, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Review of Financial Economics, Financial Management Association, Australasian Banking and Finance Conference, Eastern Finance Association
  • Finance projects: presentations to business leaders in finance, managing money for high net worth individuals. Currently engaged in high frequency securities trading programs
  • Current research interests: The impact of investor psychology on securities prices across stock, bond, derivative and foreign currency markets.

Terry Girdon

Professor, Business Administration; Department Head
Terry Girdon, Professor, Business Administration; Department Head

Education

  • Ph.D., Rutgers University
  • M.B.A., Boston University
  • M.S., Educational Administration, St. Lawrence University
  • B.S., University of Delaware

Academic Experience

  • Pennsylvania College of Technology: Professor of Management, Head of the Department of Business Administration. Served as Dean of the School of Business and Computer Technologies from 1995-2001. Areas of academic interest include: general management, managerial decision making, leadership, organizational theory, and business ethics
  • United States Army War College, Carlisle, PA: Tenured professor, Director of Leadership and Management Studies, and held Omar M. Bradley Academic Chair

Work Experience

  • Author: journal articles, book reviews, and monographs
  • Consultant: variety of business, educational, civic, and governmental organizations

Donald Gustafson

Assistant Professor, Business Administration

Education

  • M.S., Information Systems, Drexel University
  • B.S., Finance & Business Economics, Southern Illinois University
  • Certification, Computer Studies, Northwestern University

Dr. Gerri Luke

Associate Professor, Business Administration/Marketing

Education

  • Ed.D., UMass Boston, MA, Leadership in Higher Educational Administration
  • M.B.A., Marketing concentration, UMass Lowell, MA
  • B.A., English, Salem State College, Salem, MA
  • Harvard University, Institute on Adult Learners, certificate
  • University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management, Management Development Center, Business Ethics: Essentials and Best Practices Certificate

Academic Experience

Pennsylvania College of Technology - Faculty since 2004. Areas of academic interest include: general management, business ethics, marketing, consumer behavior and advertising. Prior to joining Penn College, taught part-time and served as Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies at three different colleges in the New England area.

Author of a number of journal articles and contributor of an edited chapter in a book on teaching and learning. Has attended and presented at numerous conferences and seminars.

Consultant

Variety of business, educational, and civic organizations

Dr. Janet McCollum

Assistant Professor, Business Administration

Steven Moff

Associate Professor, Business Administration/Marketing

Dr. Jose Nededog

Assistant Professor, Business Administration

Dr. Anita Whiteford

Instructor, Business Administration/Human Resources Management

Dennis Williams

Associate Professor, Business Administration

Education

  • Ph.D., Training Development, The Pennsylvania State University
  • M.B.A., Management, Bloomsburg University
  • B.S., Management, Bloomsburg University

Academic Experience

  • Pennsylvania College of Technology - Faculty since 1988. Wrote two-year degree in Business Management. Developed current international courses used in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) curriculum. Collaborated on development of MIS curriculum
  • Bloomsburg University - Faculty for 3 years, teaching Business, Industrial Relations, and Human Resources

Work Experience

  • Currently owns and operates three businesses:
    • Consulting firm for business plan development
    • Food concession business
    • Real estate development operation
  • Public school board member
  • Phi Beta Lambda (national business leadership organization, with 275,000 members) - corporate board director; advisor to college-level of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
  • Banking experience has helped Dr. Williams develop a financial understanding that enabled him to become a self-employed businessperson.

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