VITA - College of Business



VITA

(01.2015)

ROBERT L. PENNINGTON, JR.

Addresses

Office Home

Economics Department 1681 Wingspan Way

College of Business Administration Winter Springs, FL 32708-5928

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL 32816-1400

Phone: 407-399-2173 407-365-8744 or 407-399-2173

FAX: 407-823-3103

E-mail: Robert.Pennington@ucf.edu

Personal Data

Born, February 2, 1947, Amarillo, Texas

Married, one daughter

Education

BA (Economics) 1969, Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Ph.D. (Economics) 1977, Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Dissertation Title: "The Generalized Handicap Wager Market for Football Bets: Theory and Evidence"

Teaching and Research Areas

Managerial Economics Economic Education

Microeconomic Theory Monetary Theory and Policy

Mathematical Economics History of Economic Thought

Macroeconomics Money and Banking

Managerial Macroeconomics Labor Economics

Leadership Education Public Economics

Present Professional Responsibilities

Professor Emeritus, Economics, Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, January 31, 2014 to present

Treasurer, UCF Chapter 232 of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary, 2006-2015

President, UCF Chapter 232 of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary, 2012-15

UCF Past Professional and Administrative Responsibilities

Director, Center for Economic Education, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, August, 1983 to January 31, 2014

Director, Center for Economic Education, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, August, 1983 to January 31, 2014

President, UCF Chapter 232 of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary, 2003-05

Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, August, 1983 to January 31, 2014

Fellow, Dr. Phillips Institute for the Study of American Business Activity, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 1989 to 2010

Director, Florida’s Student Stock Market Game, University of Central Florida and Florida Council on Economic Education, 1986-1990

Graduate Programs Review Committee, College of Business Administration, Chair: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991; Secretary: 1992, 1993; Member: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

UCF Graduate Council, College of Business Administration Representative, 1989-1992 and 1994-1997

SACS Program Assessment Committee, Chair, Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 1999 to 2001

Director, Master of Arts in Applied Economics Program, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 1990-1994

Assistant Dean, Academic Programs and Office of Student Support, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, December 1993 - December 1997

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Office of Student Support, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, January 1998 – December 1998

Member, University Master Planning Committee, 1993-1996, 1996-1999; Member Steering Subcommittee, 1994-1996

Member, University Founder’s Day Committee, 1994 to 1999

Director, MBA Program, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 1994-1997

Chair, University Strategic Planning Council’s Administrative Review and Assessment Committee, 1995-1997

Member, University Strategic Planning Council, 1995-1997

Member, Academic Calendar Committee, 1994-1996, 1996-1998

Interim Director, Executive MBA Program, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, January 1996 - January 1997

Interim Director, Center for Executive Education, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, January 1996 - March 1997

Coordinator and Lead Faculty, LEAD Scholars Program, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 1995 to 2002

Academy Faculty Fellow, UCF Academy for Teaching, Learning and Leadership, College of Education, University of Central Florida, Active Fellow 2003-2004

Director, Gordon J. Barnett Foundation, representing UCF-CBA in distributing funds through SunTrust; FY 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007

UCF Faculty Senate, Economics Department or CBA Representative, 1990-1992, 2000-2013

UCF Faculty Senate, Steering Committee, 2000-2010

UCF Faculty Senate, Vice Chair, 2010-2012

UCF Faculty Senate Parlimentarian, 2000-2013

UCF Faculty Senate Committee Member to Revise Senate Constitution and Bylaws (twice)

UCF Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Faculty Senate Representative 2000-2001

UCF Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Chairman, 2001-2009

University General Education Program (GEP) Oversight Committee member, 2005-2010

UCF Lead Scholars Program, founding faculty member and CBA teaching faculty for 7 years

State University General Education Program (GEP) Oversight Committee member, representing UCF to the other Florida SUS universities, 2005-2010

State University General Business Discipline Committee member, representing UCF to the other

Florida SUS universities, 2006-2010

College of Business Administration Undergraduate Programs Review Committee, Scribe, 2006-2010

College of Business Administration Faculty Assembly Parliamentarian, 1990-2013

College of Business Administration General Business Institutional Program Assessment Committee, 2002-2010

Economics Department Institutional Program Assessment Committee, Chair, CBA, 2001-2013

Economics Department Undergraduate Coordinator and Advisor, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 2002 to 2008

Economics Department Institutional Program Assessment Committee, Chair, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 2001-2013

Economics Department Representative, College of Business Administration Undergraduate Programs Review Committee, 1999-2012

College of Business Administration Undergraduate Programs Review Committee, Chair, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, while serving as Economics Department elected representative

Past Professional and Administrative Responsibilities Before UCF

Chemical Process Engineer, Bell Helicopter, 1969

NDEA Doctoral Fellow, Texas A&M University, 1969-1971 and 1971-1972

Economic Analyst, Texas Department of Public Safety, 1971

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Departments of Economics and Mathematics, Texas A&M University, 1972, 1973

Research Associate, Counseling and Testing Center, Texas A&M University, 1974-1975

Assistant Director, Research and New Student Summer Conferences, Academic Counseling Center, Texas A&M University, 1975-1976

Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, George Mason University, 1976-1983

Director, Center for Economic Education, College of Arts and Sciences, George Mason University, 1978-1983

Professional Memberships

American Economic Association

Western Economics Association

Florida Council for the Social Studies

Association for Private Enterprise Education

National Association of Economic Educators

Awards-Achievements

1985 Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge George Washington Medal for Economic Education

1985 Florida Council on Economic Education Special Award for Exemplary Economic Education Programs

1986 Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge George Washington Medal for Economic Education

1987 Florida Council on Economic Education Distinguished Program Award for the Florida Stock Market Game

1987 Joint Council on Economic Education Exemplary Developmental Economic Education Program Award Honoring Orange County Public Schools and the UCF Center (one of five awards for the nation)

1988 Leavy Awards for Excellence in Economic Education from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge awarded in Washington, DC, March, l988. (One of l7 Leaveys awarded for 1988)

1988 NFIB Foundation National Awards Program, Postsecondary Economic and Entrepreneurship Education

1988 Joint Council on Economic Education Exemplary Developmental Economic Education Program Award Honoring Orange County Public Schools (Jones High School) and UCF Center (one of ten awards in the nation)

1988 Florida Council on Economic Education Distinguished Program Award for the Little Business Game

1989 Securities Industry Foundation for Economic Education, inaugural award of the L. Massey Clarkson, Jr. National Stock Market Game of the Year Award

1989 International Paper Company Foundation National Awards Program for the Teaching of Economics: College and University Division

1990 Joint Council on Economic Education Exemplary Developmental Economic Education Program Award Honoring Seminole County Public Schools and UCF Center (one of five awards in the nation)

1991 Joint Council on Economic Education Exemplary Developmental Economic Education Program Award Honoring Lake County Public Schools (Eustis High School) and UCF Center (one of five awards in the nation)

1992 Orange County Public Schools Outstanding Business Partnership for work with OCPS Secondary Social Studies to improve economics instruction through out the district

1993 Orange County Public Schools Outstanding Business Partnership for work with OCPS Elementary Social Studies to develop the fifth grade economics instruction project implementing the “BIZ KID$” drug store in Fashion Square Mall

1996 Orange County Public Schools Outstanding Business Partnership for work with OCPS Secondary Social Studies to improve economics instruction through out the district

1996 Florida Council on Economic Education Outstanding Service Award for work with Orange County Schools in Projects SHARE and BEST

1998 Florida Council on Economic Education Outstanding Center Award for Florida

1999 University Faculty Leadership Award for College of Business Administration for creating, teaching and leading the Lead Scholars Program and Leadership UCF programs and courses and for teaching teachers through the Economic Education Center

2003-4 Academy Faculty Fellow, UCF Academy for Teaching, Learning and Leadership, College of Education, University of Central Florida, 2003 to 2004

Publications

Books (Paper and Digital):

Economics Teacher Resource Guide, Florida Council on Economic Education and Florida Department of Education, 1984. (Co-author)

The Little Business Game: Supplemental Economic Education Concept Activities for Elementary, Middle and High School, 1991, New Frontiers Publishing, Inc., (co-author).

Economics: Free Enterprise in Action, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc., 1988. (Content specialist, reviewer, editor and writer for this team-managed, high school textbook project.)

Teachers Manual and Resource Guide for Economics: Free Enterprise in Action, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc., 1988. (Content specialist, reviewer, editor and writer for this team-managed, high school textbook project.)

Stock Market Game Teaching Strategies, MCG Part II, Joint Council on Economic Education, New York, 1988. (Co-author)

Economics Teacher Resource Guide, Revised Edition, 1991-92, Florida Council on Economic Education, (Co-author and co-editor)

Economics Teacher Resource Guide, Third Edition (on disk), 1996, Florida Council on Economic Education, (Co-author and co-editor)

Holt Economics-1999, Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Austin, Texas; 538 pages; 1999; ISBN 0-03-050584-4.

Holt Economics-1999, Annotated Teachers Edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Austin, Texas; 538 pages; 1999; ISBN 0-03-051638-2.

Holt Economics-2003, Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Austin, Texas; 544 pages; published January, 2002, copyright 2003; ISBN 0-03-064684-7

Holt Economics-2003, Annotated Teachers Edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Austin, Texas; 722 pages; published January, 2002, copyright 2003; ISBN 0-03-066654-6

Holt Economics-2003-Texas Edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Austin, Texas; 562 pages; published January, 2002, copyright 2003; ISBN 0-03-066336-9

Holt Economics-2003-Texas Edition, Annotated Teachers Edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Austin, Texas; 758 pages; published January, 2002, copyright 2003; ISBN 0-03-066656-2

Holt Economics-2003-INTERACTIVE ON LINE, 2003/1Y; published January 1, 2003; ISBN 978-0-03-093873-3

Holt Economics-2003-INTERACTIVE ON LINE, 2003/1Y; published January 1, 2003; ISBN 978-0-03-093873-3

Holt Economics-2003-INTERACTIVE ON LINE, 2003/6Y; published January 1, 2003; ISBN 978-0-03-093871-9

Holt Economics-2003-DIGITAL CNT LICENSE HOLT ECON 2003/1Y; published January 1, 2003; ISBN 978-0-55-403229-0

Holt Economics-2003-DIGITAL CNT LICENSE HOLT ECON 2003; published January 1, 2003; ISBN 978-0-55-403239-6

HRW ECON-DIGITAL CNT LICENSE 1Y 2003; published February 22, 2013; ISBN 978-0-54-409799-5

Journal Articles:

"An Empirical Analysis of the Measurement of Retention of Economics Knowledge Among Students at Virginia Universities", 1979 Proceedings of the Southwestern Society of Economics. December 1979.

"Use of Applicant Flow Data in a Discrimination Suit", Public Personnel Management, Vol. 90, No. 1, January-February, 1980. (Co-author H.R. Bloch)

"Measuring Discrimination in a Local Labor Market", Personnel, Vol. 57, No.4, July-August, 1980. (Co-author H.R. Bloch)

"Labor Market Analysis as a Test of Discrimination", Personnel Journal, Vol. 59, No. 8, August 1980. (Co-author H.R. Bloch)

"The Influence of Student Learning Styles and Instructor Teaching Styles on Student Output in the Economics Principles Course: A Comparison Study", 1980 Proceedings of the Southwestern Society of Economists, December 1980.

"An Econometric Approach to the Assessment of Affirmative Action Programs", Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. II, No. 2, Winter 1981. (Co-author H.R. Bloch)

"Some Neglected Aspects of Equal Employment Opportunity Policy", Policy Report, Vol. III. No. 8, August 1981. (Co-author H.R. Bloch)

"How To Use the Price Auction Market in Class", Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. I, No.1 November 1985.

"International Trade/Commercial Policy Myths and Reality: High School Texts versus Teacher Perceptions," The Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. IV, No. 1, Fall l988.

"Teacher Perception of Economic Knowledge," The Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. V, No. 1, Fall l989.

"Training of Little Business Economists," Economic Education Experiences of Enterprising Teachers, Vol. 26, Spring 1990, coauthor.

"Florida's Tourism Industry," Florida Connections, No. 8, September-October, 1990.

"Can Good Economics Be Good Education?" The Senior Economist, (Vol. 7, Number 1) September, 1991, (Co-author).

"Florida's Citrus Industry," Florida Connections, No. 9, December-January, 1991.

"Economics and Technology: The Perfect Place for Integrating Technology in the Social Sciences," Trends and Issues, (Fall, 1994: Vol. 5, Number 3).

“Employee-Owned Dailies: The Triumph of Economic Self Interest Over Journalistic Ideals,” Fred Fedler and Robert Pennington, The International Journal of Media Management, Vol.5, No. IV, Winter 2003, pp. 262-274.

“Active Learning for Larger Classes,” Robert L. Pennington and Barbara Moore, Proceedings and Papers from the Fifteenth Annual Conference on Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research; McGraw Hill/ Irwin and Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA; September, 2004, pp. 57-68.

Other Publications:

"Florida Curriculum Reference for Junior Achievement's Applied Economics, Junior Achievement, 1986.

"Florida Curriculum Reference for Junior Achievement's Applied Economics, Second Edition, Junior Achievement, 1987.

"Orlando's Poor-- Poverty Amidst Plenty", City of Orlando Labor Study Implementation Committee Final Report to Mayor Bill Frederick, August 1990, (co-author).

Learning Activities Packets: Principles of Entrepreneurship, 1992, Orange County Public Schools.

Learning Activities Packets: Procedures for Starting a Small Business, 1992, Orange County Public Schools.

Florida Information Resource Network, (FIRN), 1992, "Economics Test Item Bank", 1401 item test bank over the 22 basic economic concepts recommended by the National Council on Economic Education. (Co-author)

““Florida’s Corporations” Online Edition Teaching Activity,” Florida Trend Online Magazine, July 2000

“The Economics of Education: Florida’s Efforts to Meet the Demands of a Strong Economy Through Educational Change,” paper written from my research from the UCF Academy of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, published as part of the Academy’s monograph series online, 2004.

Thesis/Dissertation Research Supervision (Chair or Committee Member):

"Economics of Stock Market Game Operation," Karen Owens, 1988 Economics internship thesis chair

"Interest Rate Risk and the Market Valuation of U.S. Commercial Banks," Todd Shank, 1991 Business Administration (Finance) dissertation member

"The US "Human Capital Crisis": Is Florida A State at Risk?" Regina Cassady, 1991 Economics thesis member

"Labor Market Analysis of Employer-Supported Child Care," Gretchen Jarand, 1991 Economics thesis member

"Comparison of Benefits of Job Training Partnership Act Training Programs,” Victor Colvin, 1992 Economics internship thesis chair

"An Empirical Investigation Into Financing Behavior," Nancy Jay, 1992 Business Administration (Finance) dissertation member

"Technical and Political Factors in Antidumping Injury Determinations," Rebecca K. Hunt, 1992 Economics thesis chair

"Caribbean Basin Initiative," Lauri Dickes, 1993 Economics thesis member

"Savings and Loan Branch Location/Relocation Analysis," Eric Miranda, 1993 Economics internship thesis member

"Electric Generation from Natural Gas: Analysis of the German Electrical Generation Industry," Eric Simonson, 1994 Economics internship thesis chair

"Case Study of the Diamond Industry," Jeff A. Wiltzius, 1994 Economics thesis chair

"A Study of Teachers' Shared Decision Making Staff Development Needs," Susan L. Helberg, 1994 Ed.D. dissertation member

“Applied and Theoretical Evaluation of the Economic Advantages of Central Dispatched Power Pooling Versus the Operation of an Independently Dispatched Power System with a Market Based Energy Broker,” Michael Fonk, 1995 Economics thesis chair

“Case Study of Curriculum Change in a College of Business Administration,” Linda Putchinski, 1998 Ed.D., dissertation member

“Curriculum Reform: Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions on Implementation of New Curriculum Standards,” Karen L. Beattie, 2002 Ed.D. dissertation member

“Emergency Department Utilization by Insured Users: A Study of Motivating Factors,” Reid M. Oetjen, Public Affairs Ph.D. dissertation member, 2004.

“Exploring Incubator Quality -- A Systemic Approach,” Thomas O’Neal, Industrial Engineering Ph.D. dissertation member, 2005.

“Middle School Teacher Preparation and the Effects on Teacher Attrition and Student Mathematics Achievement in a Large Urban District,” Bonnie A. Swan, Education Ph.D. dissertation, 2006.

“The Impact of Oil Price Surges on Economic Growth,” Honors Thesis Committee for Valeria Restrepo, Graduated Fall 2011

“State Income Tax: A Double Edged Sword,” Honors Directed Reading and Thesis for Karla Burgos, Graduated Fall 2011

“Inequality as a Determinant of Growth in a Panel of High Income Countries,” Honors Directed Reading and Thesis for Joshua McGuire, Graduated Spring 2012

Papers Presented:

"Market Efficiency in Illegal Markets: The College Football Wagers Market", Southern Economics Association Meeting, November 1978.

"Empirical Analysis of the Measurement of Retention of Economics Knowledge Among Students at Virginia Universities", Southwest Society of Economists Meeting, March 1979.

"Influence of Student Learning Styles and Instructor Teaching Styles on Student Output in the Economics Principles Course: A Comparison Study", the Southwest Society of Economists Meeting, March 1980.

"Discrimination in a Suburban Labor Market", the Virginia Association of Economists Meeting, March 1980.

"Inter-Institutional Analysis of the Influence of Student Learning Styles and Instructive Teaching Styles on Student Output in Economics Principles", the Virginia Association of Economists Meeting, March 1980.

"The Impact of Affirmative Action: A Qualitative Assessment", Eastern Economic Association Conference, May 1980.

"Economic Education Research Within a Microeconomic Framework", Virginia Association of Economists Meeting, March 1982.

"Practical Ideas for Teaching Demand and Markets Using the Auction", Joint Council on Economic Education Annual Meeting, October 1984.

"Attitudes Toward Economics and Economic Sophistication of Teachers", Southwestern Economics Association Meeting, March 1985.

"How to Use the Price Auction Market in Class", Association for Private Enterprise Education Annual Conference, April 1985.

"Attitude Toward Economics and Economic Sophistication of Teachers", Atlantic Economic Conference, August 1985.

"Teacher's Attitudes Toward Economics and Economic Sophistication’s: Separable or Not?” Eastern Economic Association Meeting, April 1986.

"Curriculum Correlation Between the Stock Market Game and Florida's High School Economics Course", Joint Council on Economic Education Annual Meeting, October 1987.

"Teaching International Trade in the High School", Association for Private Enterprise Education Annual Conference, April 1988.

“Video Instruction/Training for the Stock Market Game,” National Association of Economic Educators, October l988

“Programs versus Perception: State of Economic Education in Florida,” Association of Private Enterprise Education, April l989

“Evaluation and the Stock Market Game,” National Association of Economic Educators/National Council on Economic Education Annual Meeting, October 1992.

“Forum on Revising the Undergraduate Curriculum: BE2000 Case Study,” Southeast Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, February 1996,

“Comparison of 7 Fields Reveal Puzzling Dissatisfaction in Journalism,” Southeast Colloquium of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, March 1996 (co-author)

“How Does a Sociology Education Rank: A Cross-Disciplinary Comparison of Graduates’ Assessments of Their College Education,” Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting, March 1996. (Co-author)

“Zodiak, The Game of Finance and Strategy” presented at the Florida Council for the Social Studies, St. Augustine, FL, October 1999.

“UCF Academy Fellows: Tangelo Park Project,” American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 55th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 2003

“Funding History and Issues for Centers for Economic Education in Florida: State Council and Center Problems,” National Association of Economic Educators Professional Development Conference; Las Vegas, NV; January 30-February 1, 2003.

“Active Learning for Large and Larger Classes,” with Barbara Moore, Association for Private Enterprise Education Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, April 6-8, 2003.

“Active Learning for Larger Classes,” with Barbara Moore. The Fifteenth Annual Conference on Teaching Economics; Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA; February 12-14, 2004.

“An Experimental Evaluation of Technology in Principles Classes,” with Barbara Moore. The American Economic Association /ASSA Annual Meeting; Philadelphia, PA; January 5, 2005.

“Student and Faculty Beliefs Regarding the Relationship Between Effort and Grades in Economics for a Large Urban State University,” with Robert Potter and Barbara Moore. International College Teaching Methods & Styles Conference; Reno, Nevada; September, 2005

“An Experimental Evaluation of Online Homework Systems Technology on Course Performance in Principles Classes,” with Barbara Moore and Nora Underwood. National Council on Economic Education/ National Association of Economic Educators Annual Conference; Biloxi, MS; October 8, 2008.

“Student Perception of Online Homework Systems in the Principles Class”, with Barbara Moore. National Council on Economic Education/ National Association of Economic Educators Annual Conference; Miami, FL; October 7-9, 2010.

“Intra-Department Collaboration to Meet Mandated Assessment and Student Learning Outcomes,” Pennington, Robert L., Barbara Moore and Nora Underwood at the 4th Annual Academic Excellence Symposium at Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, Florida; April 28, 2012.

“Student Performance and Perception of Online Homework Systems Comparison of Upper-Level Economics Class with Principles of Economics Students”, on June 1, 2012 at the Second Annual AEA Conference on Teaching Economics and Research in Economic Education, Boston, MA, with Barbara Moore.

“Student Performance and Perception of Online Homework Systems: Upper-Level Economics Classes Relative to Principles of Economics”, on May 30, 2013 at the Third Annual AEA Conference on Teaching Economics and Research in Economic Education, Chicago, IL, with Barbara Moore.

Funded Grants

1984 Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $3,500 - FY 84

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $35,000 - FY 84

1985 Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $15,946 - FY 85

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $40,000 - FY 85

Florida Power Corporation, “Economics and Energy Summer Workshops and Curriculum Materials” Grant, $10,000 - FY 85

Annual “Central Florida Awards Program for Excellence in Economic Education” established - $3,000 per year

1986 Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $22,674 - FY 86

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $42,000 - FY 86

Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Grant, $5,000 - FY 86

1987 Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $11,996 - FY 87

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $42,000 - FY 87

Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Grant, $35,000 - FY 87

1985-8 “Discovery” Workshops for high School teachers funded by Junior Achievement of Orlando, $2,000 per summer

1988 Joint Council on Economic Education, Understanding Taxes Teleconference and In-service Grant, $2,500

Florida Dept. of Education, Little Business Game Simulation Grants, $8,000 - FY 88

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $42,000 - FY 88

Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Grant, $75,000 - FY 88

1989 Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $13,806 - FY 89

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $42,000 - FY 89

Florida Dept. of Education, Career Development/Economic Education In-service Training, $149,999 - FY 89

Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Grant, $85,000 - FY 89

Howard Phillips Foundation, Stock Market Game Evaluation Grant - $10,000

1990 Florida Dept. of Education, Career Development/Economic Education In-service Training, $150,000 - FY 90

Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education Training in Districts, $9,600 - FY 90

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $12,000 - FY 90

Florida Council on Economic Education, Special Projects Grant: Vocational/Career Library, $7,500 - FY 90

Florida Council on Economic Education, Share Program Grant, $5,000 - FY 90

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $5,000 - FY 90

Leu Foundation, FY 90, $5,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

1991 Florida Dept. of Education, Career Development/Economic Education In-service Training, $32,000 - FY 91

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $15,000 - FY 91

Florida Council on Economic Education, Special Projects Grant for Desktop Publishing Capability, $6,000 - FY 91

Florida Council on Economic Education, "Project Share" Program Grant, $1,500 - FY 91

Florida Council on Economic Education, Special Projects Grant: Energy and Economics, $1,200 - FY 91

Leu Foundation, FY 91, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $5,000 - FY 91

1992 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $42,100 - FY 92

Leu Foundation, FY 92, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $5,000 - FY 92

1993 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 93

FDOE Social Studies Curriculum Consultant Training Grant, $16,000 - FY 93

Leu Foundation, FY 93, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

Florida State University Center for Public Affairs, Special Projects Grant: Energy and Economics, $1,300 - FY 93

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $5,000 - FY 93

1994 FDOE Social Studies Curriculum Consultant Training Grant, $17,000 - FY 94

Leu Foundation, FY 94, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

National Council on Economic Education/FCEE/IRS, Understanding Taxes Training Grant $5,000 - FY 94

Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 94

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $6,000 - FY 94

1995 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 95

Leu Foundation, FY 95, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $16,000 - FY 95

1996 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 96

Leu Foundation, FY 96, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $16,000 - FY 96

UCF Lead Scholar Grant, $4,000 - FY 96

UCF Foundation Endowment income, $5,000 - FY 96

1997 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 97

Leu Foundation, FY 97, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $5,000 - FY 97

UCF Lead Scholar Grant, $8,000 - FY 97

UCF Foundation Endowment income, $6,000 - FY 97

1998 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 98

Leu Foundation, FY 98, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

UCF College of Business Administration Center Grant, $5,000 - FY 98

UCF Lead Scholar Grant, $8,000 - FY 98

UCF Foundation Endowment income, $5,000 - FY 98

1999 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 99

Leu Foundation, FY 99, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

UCF Lead Scholar Grant, $8,000 - FY 99

Florida Council on Economic Education Special Grants, $10,000 – FY 1999

UCF Foundation Endowment income, $5,000 - FY 1999

2000 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 00

Leu Foundation, FY 00, $17,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools

UCF Lead Scholar Grant, $3,000 - FY 00

UCF Foundation Endowment income, $6,000 - FY 2000

2001 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 01

UCF Foundation Endowment income, $6,000 - FY 2001

2002 Florida Council on Economic Education/FDOE Grant, $25,000 - FY 02

UCF Foundation Endowment income, $6,000 - FY 2002

2003 UPS Foundation/NCEE, jointly with Junior Achievement, $ 4,250 - FY 2003

1983-2003 Total State, University, and Private Teacher Training Grants and Awards $1,552,121

1980-2014 Final Balance UCF Endowment & Spending Funds for Center $ 173,218

Other Professional Activities

Invited Participant: Recent Developments in Applied Economics Program, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, 1978.

Workshop Director, GMU Economics Education Center Workshop on Economic Education for Teachers, 1978-1983.

Director, Ward Foundation Consumer Economics Forum, George Mason University, 1979-1981.

Session Chairman, Eastern Economics Association Meeting, Boston, May 1979.

Session Chairman, Virginia Social Science Association Meeting, Virginia Beach, March 1981.

Co-Director, Higher Education Act, Title I Grants for Energy and Economic Education Workshop, 1979-1981.

Conference Coordinator, Consumer Economics and Economic Education Conference for Teachers in the Arlington Archdiocese, 1980 and 1981.

Consultant to U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs on labor market, affirmative action, and equal employment analysis, 1979-1982.

Co-author, 1984-86, Florida Department of Education High School Curriculum Course Frameworks for: Comparative Economic Systems; Introduction to Economics; Economics; and Advanced Economics

Travel-Study Fellowship to Japan, 1984. Sponsored by Joint Council on Economic Education and the U.S. - Japan Educator Group.

Association of Private Enterprise Education, April, l988, Cleveland, Session Chair: "Innovative Private Enterprise Programs”

National Association of Economic Education, October, l987, Las Vegas, Session Chair: "Stock Market Game"

Security Industry Association, Stock Market Game Coordinators Conference, May l987, New York. Session Chair: "Growth & Funding"

Florida Dept. of Education, Free Enterprise & Consumer Education Assessment Review Committee (oversee and review l987 assessment questions, plans & process)

"Stock Market Game Investment Tabloid", Orlando Sentinel, Fall 1988, co-author

National Association of Economic Education, October, l988, Session Chair: "Stock Market Game"

Association of Private Enterprise Education, April, l989, Session Chair: "Economic Education/Private Enterprise Programs"

Referee for the American Economist, Journal of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the National Economics Honor Society, 2012-13

Referee for The Journal of Economics, vol. XVII, 1992, vol. XVIII, 1992, vol. XIX, 1993, vol. XX, 1994, vol. XXI, 1995 (Journal of the Missouri Valley Economics Association)

Referee for International Journal of Hospitality Management

Referee for Journal of Economic Education

Referee for Journal of Developmental Economics

Editorial Review Board member of the Allied Academy of Economics and Economics Education and referee for Economics and Education Research Journal, 1998-2010

Outsider Reviewer/consultant for UNF Center for Economic Education, 2008

Litigation Support Activities

Expert Witness in Wrongful Death and Economic Loss Cases, Federal Court, Alexandria, VA

Expert Witness in Wrongful Death and Economic Loss Cases, District Court, Fairfax, VA

Expert Witness in Economic Loss Cases, District Court, Orlando, FL

Expert Economic Witness for OFCCP, Administrative Hearings, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.

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