College of Business Office: COBB 218 C E-mail: debinman@latech.edu DEBORAH F. INMAN Coordinator of Entrepreneurial Studies EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION Master of Business Administration, August 2002 Concentration in Management Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA Bachelor of Science in Management May 2001 Concentration in Human Resources Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA Associate Degree in Merchandising, 1977 Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor, Louisiana Tech University: 2002 - Present Classes taught: ENTR 402: Business Design Project I, Fall Quarter 2014 Management 468: Human Resource Management for Entrepreneurs, Winter Quarter 2013 Management 305: Human Resource Management for Entrepreneurs, Winter Quarters 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 BUSN 420: Career Development Seminar, Fall, Winter, Spring 2007 to 2012 Management 472: Compensation Systems, Winter Quarter 2002-2003 Management 478: Seminar in Personnel and Industrial Relations, Fall Quarters 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Resource Person/Guest Lecturer/Mentor: ENTR 430: Innovative Product Design, Spring Quarters 2012, 2013, 2014 ENTR 460/560: Innovative Venture Research, 2008 to present PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana Coordinator of Entrepreneurial Studies: 2002 - Present Develop and coordinate entrepreneurial based courses/programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels o Created and implemented the Undergraduate Entrepreneurship
Minor for Non College of Business Students o Member of development team which created ENTR 460/560 Innovative Venture Research Class. Course funded by NSF grant 0332461 entitled Innovative Ventures for Emerging Technologies in Rural North Louisiana. Advise class teams to help them understand theory and practice associated with technology commercialization for IP under development by researchers at Louisiana Tech o Member of development team for NSF funded IMpaCT: Innovation Through Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Teams grant 0536482. Advise engineering senior design capstone teams as they create prototypes and marketing plans for university IP. o Developed and teach MGMT 305 (Now MGMT 468) Human Resources for Entrepreneurs o Responsible for scheduling and staffing all Entrepreneurship course offerings Promote entrepreneurial initiatives across campus o Founding Director of the TOP DAWG Idea Pitch and New Venture Championship o Teach ENTR 402, 403, and 404 which is a business design class. During this class, Entrepreneurship majors serve as consultants to Engineering Senior Design classes in order to compete in the Idea Pitch and New Venture Championship Build external constituencies which further the missions of College of Business and Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology o Founding committee member of the annual Ruston-Lincoln Business Awards Breakfast Produced and directed the feature video for the event o Member of development team for Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Delta Regional Authority funded grant entitled: The I-20 Corridor Regional Accelerator: An Integrated, Collaborative Approach to Jobs Acceleration in Rural Communities. Develop training programs and mentor startups. Worked in management positions in the real estate industry, 1991 1999 Self-employed, 1985 1991 Recruiter and Placement Specialist for a personnel agency, 1981-1984 Academic Committees/Assignments Louisiana Tech University Member of 2014 Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship: Attended 2014 Academy of Management conference to recruit and interview applicants for this position 2014 EEO Advisory Committee Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Board Member
Faculty Advisor for Bulldog Entrepreneurs Work Group 4.3 NCAA Certification Self-Study Committee SBDC Search Committee Entrepreneurship Committee Course Development and Enhancement Seed Grant Review Panel Data Mining Workshop Committee Business Awards Breakfast Committee Professional Development and Designations Academy of Management Conference 2014 Lean LaunchPad Educator 2013 State of Louisiana Entrepreneurship Education Committee member: Curriculum writing team for Secondary and Post-Secondary Educators, Board of Regents, State of Louisiana Department of Education Certified Low Elements Ropes Course Facilitator National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Center 2006 Director s Conference FAST TRAC TechVenture Facilitator, 2006 MOOT CORP Fellow, May, 2005 FAST TRAC Facilitator Training, ASBDC Annual Conference, September 2004 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) workshop, November 12, 2003 National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers 2003 Director s Conference, Texas Christian University, October 2 October 5, 2003 Louisiana Small Business Development Centers Network Conference, Technology Commercialization Workshop, July 31- August 1, 2003 North Louisiana Regional Grant Writing Seminar, October 10, 2002 LLEEP Clinic: The Experiential Classroom III Syracuse University, September 19, - September 22, 2002 Production & Operations Management Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 30 April 2, 2001 North Louisiana Partnership for Innovation (NLPI) STARS Team Member, 2004-2006 Organizations Society for Human Resource Management 2003, 2004, 2005 (Ruston Chapter) Founding member of Louisiana Tech MBA Society Publications Deborah F. Inman and R. Anthony Inman, Coping with the Impending Labor Shortage, Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2004, pp.
1-9. Deborah F. Inman and R. Anthony Inman, The Workplace Religious Freedom Act: ADA Problems Under a New Name, Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2003, pp. 41-51. Deborah F. Inman, Rebecca Buell and R. Anthony Inman, Six Sigma and Innovation, Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journal Vol. 6, No. 2, 2003, pp. 107-116. Deborah F. Inman and R. Anthony Inman, Empowerment Through Mentoring, Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2003, pp. 1-7. Grant Activity Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Delta Regional Authority funded grant entitled: The I-20 Corridor Regional Accelerator: An Integrated, Collaborative Approach to Jobs Acceleration in Rural Communities NSF funded grant 0536482 entitled IMpaCT: Innovation Through Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Teams. NSF grant 0332461 entitled Innovative Ventures for Emerging Technologies in Rural North Louisiana National Science Foundation: New Venture Enhancement Teams (VETs) for Commercialization of University Intellectual Property NSF #0650130 Funding for 2010 TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition Funding for 2009 TOP DAWG Idea Pitch Competition Funding for 2009 TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition Funding for 2008 Pick of the Litter Idea Pitch Competition Funding for 2005/2006 TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition North Louisiana Partnership for Innovation Funding for TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund Funding for Low Element Ropes Course Construction Louisiana Tech Student Activity Grant Funding for 2004/2005 TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition U.S. Department of Commerce: Economic Development Administration s (EDA) University Center Program Funding for establishment of The Center for Economic and Community Development
National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance Funding for Innovative Product Design for Community Technology Solutions