Richard w little
Associate Vice-President for Outreach
The University of Oklahoma
Dr. Richard Little is the Associate Vice President for Outreach at the University of Oklahoma. He is responsible for program activity, credit and credit-free, in the areas of business, education, aviation, engineering, geosciences, arts & sciences, and economic development. He also administers the University's Advanced Programs activities for military education, providing eight different Master's Degrees delivered at 37 sites around the world. Managing a total budget of over $56M, he also is responsible for contracts with the US Postal Service with a work force of 235 personnel and the Federal Aviation Administration with 322 personnel, and Tinker Air Force Base. He works extensively managing, developing and administering programs for business, industry and the public sector. Through his efforts the University of Oklahoma has national contracts with the American Bankers Association, Federal Aviation Administration, United States Postal Service, Department of Homeland Security, the US Chamber of Commerce, US Department of Defense and the International Economic Development Council. He is active in the Price College of Business where he teaches in the College's signature undergraduate program, the Integrated Business Core (IBC). He teaches the management curriculum. Dr. Little is a member of the Dean's Business Development Committee and has been an advisor for business student activity groups. He also serves as a member of OU's graduate faculty by teaching courses in the areas of Human Resource Management, and Organizational Behavior. He has served on numerous national boards including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Excellence, and the Council of College and Military Educators, where he served as president. He has also earned a reputation for developing topic specific programs by request for professional client groups, companies and organizations. Dr.Little is a faculty member of the University's Price College of Business
During his tenure at the University of Oklahoma he has compiled an outstanding record and national reputation in the field of management, leadership and motivation as an innovator, consultant, and administrator. He brings to the University a unique blend of practical experience and knowledge gained from working with some of the country's most prestigious corporations. Fortune 500 companies Richard has worked with include Exxon, General Electric, Digital Equipment, Hewlett-Packard, Burlington Industries, Magnavox, Ford Motor Company, Borg-Warner, Morton Salt and Goodyear Aerospace. Federal agencies and professional groups include NASA, Department of Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, National Contract Management Association, American Medical Association, Conference of State Bank Supervisors American Bankers Association and Military Bases around the world. He has lectured on the campuses of Notre Dame, Stanford, Michigan State, University of Tennessee, University of Texas, University of California at Los Angeles, Ohio State University, Miami University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, Georgia Tech, and the United States Military Academies at Colorado Springs and West Point.