Vita, Catchings, Gwendolyn, 2010 - Jackson State University

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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA:
Name
Gwendolyn Catchings, MBA, DBA, PHR
Mailing Address 6 Woodbine Lane, Indianola, MS 38751
Home Telephone 662-887-2159
Cell Contact 662-385-0688
Email
gcatchme@aol.com
EDUCATION:
1997 – 2001 DBA, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1984 – 1990 MBA, University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, MS
1974 – 1975 University of Mississippi-Law School, Oxford, MS
1970 – 1974 BA, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION:
2004 Marketing Course, Jackson State University
2001 – 2005 Marketing Courses, Nova Southeastern University
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
2003 – Present Assistant Professor, MS Valley State University (tenured)
2000 – 2009 Adjunct Faculty, University of Phoenix Doctoral Program - Online
NON-ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
2000 – Present, Business/Marketing Consultant
1993 – 2003, Managing Director, The Hawkins Company, Los Angeles, CA
2001 – 2004, Guiding Talent to Greatness, Executive Coaching
1983 – Present, Real Estate Developer/Property Manager
FACULTY COURSELOAD:
Undergraduate
Graduate (new courses)
Business Management
Organizational Behavior and Leadership*
Personal Selling**
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Principles of Marketing
Marketing Management*
Marketing Research
Marketing Management
Consumer Behavior*
Advertising & Brand Promotion**
Retail Management*/**
Real Estate: Practice, Finance, Law, Appraisal
Entrepreneurship
*Online/Hybrid
**Developed Courses

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GRANT RELATED ACTIVITIES:
2008, Primary Author, ‘Profiles of Success’ Grant Proposal, USDA, $24,000, unfunded
2008, Collaborator, OASDFR Grant Proposal, Valley CDC, $100,000, funded
2008, Collaborator, Delta Regional Partnership, $25,000 (Grantor: SBA; Primary
Grantee: Mississippi Technology Alliance- Innovation-Led Economic
Development), funded
2008, Requestor, Kauffman Entrepreneur Blended e-Learning Program, one-year grant
2006-7, Co-wrote, Three Rivers CEDC, HUD SuperNova Applications, unfunded
2006, Program Administrator, FastTrac Tech Entrepreneur Training Program (Grantor:
DOL; Grantee: MS Technology Alliance), HBCU partnership
HONORS/RECOGNITION/AWARDS:
2008, Recognized by UOP School of Advanced Study for Excellent Online Facilitation
2007, Recognized by ACBSP Reviewers for ‘Town/Gown’ Involvement
2006-07, Bronze Award, Office of Sponsored Programs Awards Day, Entrepreneur Tech
2005-06, Office of Sponsored Programs Awards Day, Entrepreneur Tech
2006, Delta Sigma Theta Greenwood-Itta Bena Alumni Chapter
2004-05, MVSU Registered Student Organizations Office of Student Activities, SGA
Advisor, Excellence in Student Leadership Award
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (current/former):
Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society
Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Society of Human Resource Management
American Society of Training and Development
International Society of Performance Improvement
American Marketing Association
Academy of Management
National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers
United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USABE)
Life Member, National Black MBA Association, Inc.
American Association of University Professors
National/Mississippi Education Association
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2010, Research, Using Incentives to Motivate Students (EdLabs)
2010, Action Research, Improving Marketing Instruction to Improve Outcomes
2010, Keynote Speaker, MVSU Diversity Conference
2009, Reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Meeting
2008, Participant, ACBSP Online Courses Focus Group, Cengage Learning
2008, Speaker, Evans United Methodist Church
2008, Presentation, The U.S. Economy, Odyssey II Scholarship Program
2008, Research, Entrepreneurship Education Programs, potential OSP proposal
2008, Research and Program Analysis, (Advocacy) Post-Katrina Recovery
2008, Research, Entrepreneur Venture for College Students (Soft Sheen)

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2008, PPT Presentation, Marketing 101
2008, Lectures, UOP School of Advanced Study, Management Series
2007, Invited Speaker, AAUP Meeting, Millsaps College
2007, Guest, Let’s Talk Radio Show, Entrepreneurship and FastTrac
2007, PPT Presentation, Board Development Workshop, Three Rivers CEDC
2007, PPT Presentation, Marketing Workshop, Three Rivers CEDC
2007, Marketing of Micro-Enterprises, Three Rivers CED (MDA grant submission)
2007, Entrepreneurship Education, Research and Planning (Grassroots Initiative)
2007, Research, Bottled Water Business, Leflore County Business Incubator
2006, Guest, Let’s Talk Radio Show, Entrepreneurship and FastTrac
2006-07, Research and Wrote, G-win Investment Group Business Plan
2006-07, Research/Wrote NCAA Appeals, MVSU Athletic Department
2006, Successful research and appeal of USDA FSA grant decision
2006, Successful completion/submission of $500,000 SBA loan package
2006, Starting a Business Workshop, Three Rivers CEDC
2006, College and Career Game “Path to Success Series”©
2006, Co-Wrote Best Practices, Thompson Hospitality (for IHL submission)
2006, PPT Presentation, Department of Labor Program Report
2006, Weekly Presentations, Kauffman FastTrac Entrepreneurship Training Program
2006, Research/Wrote/Presented, Leflore County Strategic Plan, Foundation of the
Mid-South/Communities of Opportunities
2005, Interview Workshop, Industrial Technology Department
2004, Research and Wrote, Forty-Nine Auto Sales & Salvage Business Plan
2002, Research and Wrote, Life and Career Skills Curriculum for Foster Youth,
Children/Youth and Family Collaborative (client published)
Summer 2000, The ZMET Alternative, Marketing Research Magazine (cover story),
American Marketing Association, Summer 2000 (used as a teaching tool at
Harvard University and Northwestern Kellogg School)
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:
2009, Certification as a Venture Coach, Coaching Academy, MS Technology Alliance
2009-12, Re-Certification, Professional in Human Resources (PHR), HRIC
2007, ACBSP Certification, Evaluator Training for Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree
Institutions Accreditation, Charlotte, S.C.
2005, Certification, Administrator and Facilitator, Fasttrac Tech Entrepreneur Training,
Kansas City, MO
2005 – 2008, Certification, Professional in Human Resources (PHR), HRIC
Certification-Train the Trainer, Adult Learning Theory/Instructional System Design
Certification, Group Facilitation, ASTD
Certification, E-Learning, ASTD
Certificate, Situational Leadership Training, Center of Leadership Studies
Certificate/Graduate, Executive Coach Training, Coach University
Licensed Real Estate Broker (CA 1993-2003; MS 1986-1991)
CONFERENCES/TRAINING:
2010, SACS Leadership TeamTraining

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2009, Renaissance Learning Program Training
2008, Advisor and Team Training, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), University of
West Alabama
2008, ACBSP Annual Conference, New Orleans
2007, Mississippi Women’s Spring Leadership Conference, USM
2007, ACBSP Regional 3 Conference, North Carolina
2007, Institutional Effectiveness Workshop, SACS
2006, National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Annual Conference, Kentucky
2006, Youth Drug Court Program Training, Los Angeles, CA
2007, Opportunity Funding Corporation Venture, National Policy Forum/Faculty
Development/Business Plan Competition, Atlanta
2007, Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Education, Babson College
2006, Howard University Entrepreneurship Conference, Washington, D.C.
2005, Online Course Development Training, MVSU
2003-4, HBCU Dean’s Regional Meeting, Dillard University (in place of Dean)
2004, FBI/eVenture Marketing Partnership Workshop, Washington D.C.
2004, American Marketing Association Educator’s Conference, Boston
2004, American Advertising Federation Conference, Biloxi
Minority Program in Real Estate Finance and Development, USC
Fundamentals of Real Estate Investment and Taxation, CCIM
Sales/Management Training, Xerox International Center for Training and Management
Development
UNIVERSITY/DEPARTMENT SERVICE:
2009-, Inaugural MVSU/SACS Leadership Team
2010, Primary Advisor, BEEP
2009-10, President, MVSU Faculty Senate (BED Representative)
2009, MVSU Academic Policy Council
2009, MVSU Budget Committee
2009, MVSU Athletic Compliance Committee
2009, MVSU MBA Program, Graduate Research Advisor
2008, Co-Coordinator, Developing Your Dossier Workshop
2008-, Primary Advisor (Sam Walton Fellow), MVSU Chapter, Students in Free
Enterprise (SIFE)
2008, Reviewer, Office Administration Internship Manual
2008, Member, MBA Assessment Committee
2008, Member, Faculty Handbook Committee
2008, Member, Interdisciplinary Degree Committee
2008, MVSU Presidential Search (Campus and Interview Advisory Committees)
2008-09, President, MVSU Faculty Senate (BED Representative)
2007, $1,500 donation to Boys and Girls Club Youth Entrepreneur Program (proceeds
from FastTrac training)
2007, Chair of the Board, MVSU Boys and Girls Club
2007, Coordinated Campus Entrepreneurship Week Activities
2007, Reviewer, ACBSP Reaccreditation Report, Strategic Planning
2007-8, Vice President, MVSU Faculty Senate (BED Representative)

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2006-07, Member, Green and White Connection
2006, MVSU Advisory Committee
Department Representative, Family and Friends Day
Student Escort, Chicago Football Classic
Cheerleader Escort, SWAC Basketball Tournament, Birmingham
Represented Business Department and Football Recruitment Luncheons
Recruiting, MS Gulf Coast
Recruiting Assistance: soccer, basketball, football, baseball
Sponsored SGA trips (football/basketball games)
Member, MVSU Research Committee
Member, MVSU Student Judiciary Committee
MVSU Homecoming Committee (provided theme)
Member, Delta Research and Cultural Institute (Scholarship Committee)
Chair Sponsor, MVSU Athletic Department (Basketball)
Co-Chair, NCAA Recertification Subcommittee Report, Gender, Equity, Sportsmanship
Exploratory Committee, Compu Credit (Cash Advance) Initiative
Advisory Board Member, MVSU Baseball Team
Member, Athletic Compliance Committee
Coordinator, Exploratory Meeting, American Advertising Federation, (chapter)
Advisor, MVSU Student Government Association (2 years)
Committee Member, Clear Channel Initiative
Outreach, New Orleans Saints Organization
OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2009, Mississippi State Consortium for the Improvement of Education (M.S.C.I.E.)
2006, Evaluator, Leflore County Youth Drug Court Training (Planning Team)
2006, Member, Indianola Strategic Planning Committee
2006, Member, Highway 82/Sunflower Road Traffic Signal Committee
2004 – 2007, Business Consultant, Three Rivers CEDC
2004 – 2007, Business Consultant, Leflore County
OTHER WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS
2002 “The Power Hour”, Annual Empowerment Conference, Hispanics
Organized for Political Empowerment
2002 Annual Career Development Workshop, College Bound
2002 Teambuilding Workshop, Staff Retreat, Valencia, Pérez & Echeveste
2001 “Career-enhancing Relationships for the Career Advancement of African
Americans”, Academy of Management-Gender/Diversity and Careers
Division (Dissertation research), Washington, D.C.
2000 “Multicultural Coaching”, “Executive Coaching”; International
Association of Career Management Professionals, Brighton, UK
COMPUTER PROFIENCY:
MVSU Blackboard/UOP Online Learning Systems
Microsoft Office Suite
PASW (SPSS)