Service to the Profession

Academic Conference: Discussant

• 2013 – 2014: AABRI Conference. Gross Present Values and External Rate of Return
• 2012: Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE), New Orleans, Louisiana
• 2011: Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE), Houston, Texas. Impact of Speculative Trading
• 2011: Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE), Houston, Texas. Energy Economics
  
• 2011: Southwestern Cengage Learning, Beaumont, Texas. Brigham
  
• 2010: Lamar University Faculty Development Symposium
• 2010: Southwestern Society of EconomistsSouthwestern Society of Economists. Financial Characteristics of Firms achieving highest accuracy in earnings predictability
• 2010: Southwestern Society of Economists(SSE)/Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) 2004 Annual Meeting. A financial analysis of companies identified by value line as having the greatest levels of financial strength
• 2008: Southwestern Finance Association
• 2007: Redefining Investment Strategy Education
• 2006: Southwestern Finance Association

Department Assignments

Chair

• 2018-2019: Department Personnel Committee
• 2014-2015: FINC 5310 Online Development
• 2012-2013 – 2013-2014: FINC 3320 Online Development

Faculty Advisor

• 2014-2015 – 2015-2016: Smith-Hutson Scholarship: Fall / Spring

Member

• 2019-2020: Tenure Committee
• 2015-2016: Personal Committee - John's Tenure
• 2015-2016: Common Core - Review and Development
• 2015-2016: Intermediate Finance - Review and Development
• 2015-2016: Principles of Finance - Review and Development
• 2015-2016: Finance Faculty Search Committee
• 2012-2013: Economics Search Committee
  
• 2012-2013 – 2016-2017: Mst Kusum and others
  
• 2008-2009: Search Committee for Economics and Finance Position

Writing Student Recommendations

• 2012-2013 - 2016-2017: Writing Student Recommendations

College Assignments

Faculty Advisor

• 2018-2019 – 2019-2020: Graduation Commencement
• 2015-2016: Graduation Commencement: spring/summer/fall
• 2012-2013: FEI Academic Honors Ben Carpenter

Member

• 2020-2021: College of Business Strategic Planning (task force - College Environment)
• 2015-2016 – 2017-2018: Graduation Exit Exams
• 2015-2016 – 2016-2017: Facilities, Technology, & Space Development Committee
  
• 2015-2016 – 2018-2019: Undergraduate Curriculum Council
• 2015-2016: Facilities, Technology, & Space Development Committee - Subcommittee on Space
• 2015-2016: MIS Faculty Search Committee
• 2015-2016: Graduation Exit Exams
• 2012-2013 – 2014-2015: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Lamar University
• 2012: Merit Award Committee
• 2011-2012: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Other Institutional Service Activities

• 2012: M.B.A. Open House

Chair

• 2019-2020: Director of New Program Initiative - DBA
  
• 2014-2015 – 2015-2016: Azhar Uddin
  
• 2014-2015 – 2015-2016: Mst Jannatel Kusum 

University Assignments

Chair

• 2019-2020: Department of Economics & Finance
• 2018-2019: Faculty Senate - President
• 2018-2019: Salary Administration review
• 2017-2018: Faculty Senate - Vice President
• 2016-2017 – 2017-2018: Faculty Senate - Faculty Salary Equity task force 2010: Admissions Committee
  
• 2014-2015 – 2017-2018: Azhar Uddin

Faculty Sponsor

• 2012-2013 – 2014-2015: Live Action Role Playing
• 2010 – 2011: Lamar Gamers
• 2010: Cardinal Currency Traders

Member

• 2019-2020: Ph.D. in Rural Leadership
• 2018-2019: Search Committee for Associate Provost of Research
  
• 2018-2019: QEP Steering
  
• 2018-2019 – 2019-2020: Faculty Senate
• 2018-2019: Faculty Promotion review
• 2018-2019: Distance Education
• 2018-2019: Campus Risk Reduction
• 2018-2019: Budget Development
• 2017-2018 – 2018-2019: Faculty Handbook Advisory
• 2016-2017 – 2018-2019: Faculty Senate
• 2016-2017 – 2018-2019: Faculty Senate - Executive Committee
• 2015-2016: Undergraduate Curriculum Council
• 2013-2014 – 2015-2016: Admission Appeals
• 2012-2013 – 2013-2014: Graduate Council
• 2010 – 2011: Graduate Council
• 2010-2011: Graduate Council Subcommittee - Graduate Committee for thesis or dissertation
  
• 2011-2012: University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
  
• 2011-2012: University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
• 2011: Graduate Council
• 2007-2008 – 2008-2009: Admissions Committee

Community Service

Other Community Service Activities

• 2015 – 2016: Chaperone of Choir Trip Lumberton High School
• 2007 – 2008: Christian Growth, Advise on Financing

Speech / Presentation at a Community Meeting

• 2008: Dean's Corner, Radio show
• 2008: Dean's Corner, TV show
• 2008: National Association of Black Accountants