Degree Received & Graduation Year
BS Office Administration minors Management and Secretarial Science, 1981
Hometown
Ishpeming, MI
Current City, State
Del City, Oklahoma
Former & Current Roles
NMU Student-athlete, Women's Basketball Team, 1977-1981, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 2008
Current: Director of Academic Programs, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City Outreach, Aerospace masters degree and Aviation undergraduate degree programs.
Adjunct Instructor
Brief Description of What You Do
Develop, plan, supervise and direct masters and undergraduate course offerings, 20 faculty and 1 staff. Hire and assign faculty, advisement of adult students from admission to graduation, supervise and train staff.
Adjunct teach 7 classes throughout the year; 5 unique classes in Management and Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Microeconomics, Business Finance, and Supervisory Management.
What at NMU helped you most in your current role?
Obtaining my bachelor's degree was the basis for obtaining management experience and then pursuing 3 master's degrees and 2 master certificates. Master's in Health Promotion, Master's in Financial Counseling, Master's in Curriculum and Instruction. Master's Certificates in Online Teaching and Learning and Instructional Design.
I am able to Adjunct teach due to having my masters drgrees.
What advice would you give current students?
Take your learning seriously, take advantage of other university opportunities, and have fun, too, but stay focused. I finished in 4 years as well as playing 4 years of women's basketball.
Are there personal interests and/or activities you care to share?
I have been playing Granny Basketball since 2018 in Oklahoma. It's a national league started in Iowa in 2005. I've started a new team in 2021. While on each team, our teams have won medals in tournaments. It's a game for women 50 and older playing by 1920s rules intended to keep the game safe for older women.