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JAMES M. WHEELER [Top]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES, STANLEY WHITE DIRECTORSHIP OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER
Learn more about Jim's extensive experience
Jim received his BBA in Marketing from the University of Oklahoma in 1992. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and holds the Stanley White Directorship of the Entrepreneurship Center. Jim created the Student Venture Capital Fund and an annual Business Plan Competition - a statewide contest for undergraduates and graduate students. He participated in Governor Brad Henry's EDGE program, sitting on the Entrepreneurship Committee and also sits on the University of Oklahoma's President's Coordinating Committee on the Research Campus. Jim was a 2003 University of Texas and the Kaufman Foundation MOOT CORP Fellow. Jim was a 10-year sports media, marketing, and licensing executive. His clients included the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, the Cotton Bowl, The Big Ten Conference, Post Season College Football, and the NCAA Tournament.
Classes: Undergraduate Market Development
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, Suite 1036
Norman, OK 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-7363
jwheeler@ou.edu
LOWELL BUSENITZ [Top]
McCASLAND FOUNDATION PROFESSOR OF
AMERICAN FREE ENTERPRISE,
PROFESSOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Lowell Busenitz (Ph.D. - Texas A&M University) is a professor of entrepreneurship and management and the McCasland Foundation Professor of American Free Enterprise. He is also the Academic Director for the OU Center for Entrepreneurship. He teaches the business plan courses for undergraduate and graduate students. He has published over 25 research articles on entrepreneurship and venture capital and has co-authored the book Venture Capital Volumes 1-3. Before pursuing his academic career, he founded and managed his own business and he continues to be involved in various businesses.
Classes: Business Plan
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Division of Management
307 W. Brooks, Suite 6C
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-2653
busenitz@ou.edu
Personal Website
J. ROBERT MITCHELL [Top]
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Rob Mitchell is an Assistant Professor of entrepreneurship and management at OU. He comes to OU with a Ph.D. in entrepreneurship from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Prior to pursuing a Ph.D. at the Kelley School, Rob worked in a technology startup in Salt Lake City, Utah and was involved in emerging enterprise consulting in Victoria, British Columbia. At OU, he teaches Starting and Managing the Entrepreneurial Venture and is actively involved in research in entrepreneurship. His research has recently appeared in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and his dissertation brings together ideas in strategy and entrepreneurial cognition to further explore sources of entrepreneurial capabilities.
Class: Starting and Managing the Entrepreneurial Venture
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Division of Management
307 W. Brooks, Suite 219C
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-2651
jrmitch @ ou.edu
JEFFREY B. SCHMIDT [Top]
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MARKETING & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Jeffrey B. Schmidt (PhD Michigan State University) is Associate Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management and teaches "New Product Development" in the Entrepreneurship program at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the Price College Faculty in 2005, Jeff was on faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served as Vice President of Academic Affairs for the Product Development & Management Association (2001-2003), and he continues to be active in PDMA. Presently Jeff serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Product Innovation Management and Decision Sciences. His main area of research interest is product development and management, and he is the author or co-author of several articles in the area of new product development. Prior to returning to academia, Jeff worked as a project engineer at General Motors Corp.
Class: New Product Development
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Division of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
307 W. Brooks, Suite 1G
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-5915
jbs@ou.edu
MICHAEL DILLARD [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Michael Dillard graduated from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science Major in Accounting. After working as an accountant both in U.S. and overseas, he returned to Oklahoma and founded Century Incorporated. The company specializes in martial arts and boxing products, and it is the dominant supplier in the U.S. and abroad. He remains the Chief Executive Officer of Century Incorporated. The 2006 yearly sales estimates are $60 million. He holds substantial real estate investments in commercial, office, and warehouse. He owns Dillard Group Incorporated, a residential real estate brokerage. Their yearly sales are over $250 million. He also owns Waterford/Raptor properties. Their gross holdings are over $270 million. In addition, He has continued executive education at both Harvard and Stanford in conjunction with CEO and YPO, respectively, for several years.
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, Suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-7363
Lawrence.M.Dillard-1@ou.edu
EDWARD B. EDWARDS [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Edwards was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from OU in 1978 with a BBA in Accounting and from UT in 1979 with an MBA in Finance. In 1980 he co-founded Edwards & Williams Group with his brother, Carl Edwards and Gordon Williams. E&W Group served as the financial partner for a number of real estate developers working on commercial projects throughout the southwest US. In 1988, he joined Candid Color Systems as the head of the new "Glamour Shots" franchised retail photography studio operation. In 1990 he left to open up his own franchisee studios, which he sold in 1996. Later he would join Gene Rainbolt and Greg Main in representing Intersouth Partners, an early stage venture capital fund, in Oklahoma. Currently, he is the Managing Partner at Commercial Technology Group, LLC and BK Data Online, LLC. He is also a shareholder and member of the board of directors for Price Edwards & Company (a commercial real estate company) and Accord Human Resources, Inc, an Oklahoma based professional employer organization (PEO).
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, Suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-1036
Edward.B.Edwards-1@ou.edu
ANIL GOLLAHALLI [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
As associate university vice president for Technology Development and assistant general counsel for the university, Anil Gollahalli assists in the commercialization operations of the OTD and provides intellectual property counsel. A Norman native, he returned to OU in 2006, after practicing law in Dallas, first with Jenkens & Gilchrist P.C. and later Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. Gollahalli has extensive experience in the intellectual property fields of patent, copyright and trademark law, and has additional expertise in licensing. Gollahalli earned his chemical engineering degree from OU in 1997 and his law degree from the University of Chicago in 2000. After law school, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Lee R. West, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Gollahalli also is licensed to practice before the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office and is active in the American Bar Association and American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, Suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
agollahalli@ou.edu
CHRISTOPHER B. HOWARD [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Dr. Howard is the Associate Vice President for Strategic & Leadership Initiatives at OU. Formerly a manager in GE's famed Corporate Initiatives Group, he directed the "At the Customer, For the Customer" Initiative and Co-Chaired the Supplier Diversity Council. Dr. Howard conducted strategic analysis for GE Energy, Equipment Services, NBC-Universal, Rail, Security and Water. Before joining GE, Dr. Howard held a series of positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in international project management, sales, marketing, strategic planning and business development. He is the CEO & Founder of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, which provides travel, scholarship and mentorship opportunities for previously disadvantaged South African High School students. Dr. Howard holds a BS from the US Air Force Academy, a Ph.D. from Oxford University and a MBA from Harvard Business School. Chris is married to the former Miss Barbara Noble of Reiger Park, South Africa. They have 2 sons: Cohen (13) and Joshua (8)
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-4268
chrishoward@ou.edu
STEVE A. IVES [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Steve is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, receiving a BBA in 1973 and his Master of Accountancy in 1974 and earning such honors as the President's Honor Roll and Beta Gamma Sigma. Immediately upon graduation he began practicing as a certified Public Accountant for Arthur Young & company in Oklahoma City. For the past 25 years, Steve has been employed by the Sackler family of Greenwich, Connecticut and serves as the CFO in charge of their family office in Oklahoma City. Included in his duties is the management of an investment portfolio comprised of multiple strategies, ranging form private equity investing to alternative hedging strategies. He also serves as trustee and board member of various family entities. In addition to the family office duties, Steve serves as President of Cheyenne Petroleum Company, an oil and gas exploration company with offices in Oklahoma City, Houston, Denver and Calgary.
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, Suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-5591
Stephen.A.Ives-1@ou.edu
JOHN K. PENTON [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Mr. Penton received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Oklahoma City University in 1978 and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Central State University in 1980. Mr. Penton was employed as a petroleum landman by Hunt Energy Corporation in its Oklahoma City office from 1980 through 1984. From 1984 until 1987, Mr. Penton owned and managed an independent exploration company based in Oklahoma City called Newport Resources, Inc. In 1987, he co-founded Canaan energy Corporation with Leo Woodard and served as its Vice-President until 1999 when he became President. He served as President and Director until the acquisition through the merger of Canaan Energy Corporation by Chesapeake Energy Corporation in June 2002. Mr. Penton currently serves as President and Director of Canaan Natural Gas Corporation.
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
johnnie.k.penton-1@ou.edu
DANIEL PULLIN [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
As associate vice president and executive director of the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth, Daniel Pullin coordinates the CCEW's efforts to broaden exposure to the entrepreneurial process, provide interested students the opportunity to engage in real-world business enterprise, and accelerate the move of OU technology into the marketplace. Prior to joining OU in 2006, Pullin served as vice president of strategy and business development for Home Interiors & Gifts, a $500 million manufacturer and direct seller of consumer products, where he established a new division focused on product sales to fundraising organizations, served as director of operations for the company's retail group, and led the company's merger and acquisition, intellectual property licensing and product development activities. Pullin previously worked at Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, a private-equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, and McKinsey & Company, a global strategy consulting firm. He holds undergraduate degrees from OU in finance and accountancy and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-2603
dpullin@ou.edu
SCOTT M. RAYBURN [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Scott received his BBA in 1974 from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. in 1977 from the University Of Texas School Of Law. Scott has 25 years experience as an attorney in Oklahoma City in a business oriented practice representing primarily mid to small sized businesses. He has extensive experience representing diversified clientele in oil & gas, restaurant, hotel/motel, credit, telecommunications, medical services, real estate, retail, and other industries. His clientele have ranged from Fortune 500 companies to sole proprietors. Scott has experience in representing parties on either side of business transactions and his representation of clients has included counsel on a wide variety of matters including most aspects of a client's business; structure and negotiation of capitalization; purchases and sales of businesses; and drafting, negotiation and preparation of business transactions and related documents. He is currently an owner and VP of Legal at Canaan Resources, LLC and President/Shareholder of Scott M. Rayburn, PC.
Address:
OU Price College of Business
1003 Asp Ave, Suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-7363
scott.rayburn@ou.edu
RAINEY WILLIAMS [Top]
ADJUNCT TEACHER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Mr. Williams was born and raised in Oklahoma City, OK. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Tx in May, 1982 having earned a B.B.A degree (concentration in Finance). In May, 1985 he graduated from The University of Oklahoma College of Law. He was employed by McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation in Oklahoma City, OK as an Associate attorney practicing Real Estate and Corporate Law. In 1988 he became President of a private investment capital partnership, Marco Holding Corporation in Oklahoma City, with a primary emphasis on private equity and real estate transactions. Mr. Williams serves on the boards of BancFirst Corporation (NASDAQ: BANF), Benham Investment Holdings and various other private companies. He is active in the non-profit sector, currently serving as Chairman of the YMCA of Oklahoma City. He also serves as Chair of the Audit Committee for the YMCA Retirement Fund (USA), and Chair of the Pension Committee for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.
Address:
OU Price College of Business
Entrepreneurship Center
1003 Asp Ave, Suite 1036
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Contact:
(405) 325-2651
george.r.williams-1@ou.edu |
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