Education, Employment, Honors and Awards

Norman E. Pence

Professor

Computer Information Systems

EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HONORS AND AWARDS

Education

Ph.D., Mineral Economics (Management Science/Operations Research/Statistics) Colorado

School of Mines, May 1986

M.S., Mathematics, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, August 1969

B.A., Mathematics, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, May 1965

Employment History

2000 to present, Professor, Computer Information Systems, Metropolitan State College of

Denver

1992 to 2000, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems, Metropolitan State College

of Denver

1979 to 1992, Assistant Professor (tenure), Computer Information Systems, MetropolitanState

College of Denver

1977 to 1979, Instructor, Computer Information Systems, MetropolitanStateCollege of Denver

1985, Consultant, Air Force Accounting and FinanceCenter, Denver, Colorado

1979 to 1983, Computer Scientist, United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado

1977 to 1978, Consultant, Coors Porcelain Company, Golden, Colorado

1970 to 1977,Senior Systems Analyst, Operations Research Analyst, Supervisor of

Computer Operations, The Great Western Sugar Company, Denver, Colorado

1968 to 1969, Systems Analyst, Computer Programmer, A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company,

Decatur, Illinois

1967, Computer Programmer Trainee, McDonnell-Douglas Automation Company, St. Louis,

Missouri

1965 to 1967, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

1963 to 1965, Instructional Aide, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Honors and Awards

Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society Membership – April 1995

AACSB Certification - August 1991

Woolsey Diamond Stickpin Award - 1986

Graduate Teaching Assistantship – 1965-1967

SIU Student Activity Award – 1961-1965

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS AND FIELD FOR PAST TWELVE YEARS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Graduate work, certifications, and workshops

Thirty Seventh Annual Meeting of WDSI, March 18-22, 2008, San Diego, California.

Business Statistics Symposium, March 6-9, 2008, GreenValley Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Business Statistics Symposium, October 12-15, 2006, Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The 2005 Annual Symposium on Current Business Issues, November 10-11, 2005—Auraria Higher EducationCenter, Denver, Colorado.

The 2005 International Business and Economics Research Conference, October 3-7, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada

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CIS Fall 2004 Conference on Cyber Security for Today’s Business and Technology Professionals, Tuesday, October 26, 2004, Tivoli Student Union, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado

The 2004 International Business and Economics Research Conference, October 4-8, 2004, LasVegas, Nevada

The 2003 International Business and Economics Research Conference, October 6-10, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada

The 2002 International Applied Business Research Conference, March 14-19, 2002, Puerto Vallarta,Mexico

The 42nd Annual Mountain Plains Management Conference, October 11-13, 2000, Southern Utah

University, Cedar City, Utah

The 2000 International Applied Business Research Conference, March 13-17, 2000, Puerto Vallarta,Mexico

The 30thAnnual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 20-23, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Twenty-Eight Annual Meeting, Western Decision Sciences Institute, April 6-10, 1999, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

1998 International Conference, Institute of Business Administration and Technology, Toronto,

Canada, July 8-12, 1998

TOOLBOOK classes – summer 1993

Object Oriented Programming Seminar – spring 1993

AACSB Information Systems Mini-Sabbatical, University of Baltimore, July 21, 1991 – August

11, 1991

CACI Simulation Conference, San Diego, California, September, 1989

ORSA/TIMS National Conference, Denver, Colorado, October, 1988

ORSA/TIMS National Conference, New Orleans, May, 1987

ORSA/TIMS National Conference, Miami, Florida, October, 1986

Intellectual Contributions

Refereed Publications

Journal Articles

Mawhinney, C. H., Fustos, J. T., Haga, W., Marold, K., Moreno, A. A., Morrell, J. S., Morris, G. J., & Pence, N. (2010). Employee characteristics for IT workers in a transition job market, International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, pages 68-78.

Morrell, J.S. and Pence, N.E. (2005), Sufficient Conditions For An Optimal Solution To The Problem Of Scheduling A Bottleneck Of An n-Stage Process,Journal of Business and Economics Research, Volume 3, Number 1, January 2005, pages 61-64, ISSN 1542-4448.

Pook, L.A. & Pence, N.E. (2005) Relationship of Information Infrastructures and Social Development among the Visegrad-Four Countries of Central Europe at the Time of EU Accession, Advanced Topics in Global Information Management, Volume 4, Chapter XVI, pages 290-316.

Morris, G.J., Mawhinney, C.H, Fustos, J., Morrell, J.S., Pence, N E., Haga, W., Marold, K., & Moreno, A.A. (2004). Factors That Impact Student Performance in a Course Sequence,Communications of the International Information Management Association,Volume 4, Issue 1, August, pages 63-79.

Pook, L.A. & Pence, N.E. (2004). Evaluation of Information Infrastructures and Social Development among the Visegrad-Four Countries of Central Europe. Journal of GlobalInformation Management, Volume 12, Number 2, April-June

Pence, N.E., Scott, J.D., & Scott, C.R., (2004). A Comparative Study of Online Retailing: U.S.vs. E.U. Consumer Attitudes Toward Product Country Of Origin, Journal of Business &Economics Research, Volume 2, Number 3, March.

Pence, N. E., Morrell, J. S., Fustos, J., Haga, W., Marold, K., Mawhinney, C. H., Moreno, A. A., & Morris, G. J. (2004). An Exploration of the Impact of Online Delivery in Prerequisite Courses on CIS Majors’ Course Sequence. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, Volume 1, Number 1, January, 2004, pages 79-84.

Scott, C.R., Scott, J.D., & Pence, N.E. (2002). Transhemispheric Disparities in the General Knowledge of Business Majors: By Major Population Segments. The International Business & Economics Research Journal, Volume1, Number 8,August, pages 1-10.

Pook, L.A. & Pence, N.E. (2000). The Impact of Communications and Technology on Cultures around the Globe. Journal of the University of Tirgu-Mures with ISBN.

Scott, J.D., Gilliard, D.J., Pence, N.E., Scott, C.R., & Court, P.W. (1998). “Been There, Done That, Got the Class Ring! (But What Do Business Students Really Know?): A Comparative Study of US and South African Students”, Global Business and Finance Review.

Pence, N.E., Morrell J.S., & Megeath J.D., (1992). Sufficient Conditions for Optimizing the Clean-up Function of a Vector of Products. Proceedings of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Twenty-third Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, May 3-5.

Pence, N.E., Morrell J.S., & Megeath, J.D., (1992). Scheduling the Bottleneck of a N-stage Process. Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Twenty-first Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, March 24-27.

Monroe, S.R., & Pence, N.E. (1991). Teaching Quantitative Topics -- Science or Religion? Proceedings of the Excellence in Teaching and Learning: Priorities and Strategies, A System Conference Sponsored by the Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado and the Faculty Advisory Council to the Trustees, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, October 4-5.

Pence, N.E., Megeath, J.D., & Morrell, J.S. (1990). Coping with Temporary Bottlenecks in a Several-Stage Process with Multiple Products, Production and Inventory Management Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3, Third Quarter, pp. 5-7.

Pence, N.E. (1986). An Economic Model of the Multi-product Lot Scheduling Problem Applied

to Refined Ceramic Mineral Products," Ph.D. dissertation, Colorado School of Mines, Golden,

Colorado, March.

Westfall, D.G., Barnes, M.G., & Pence, N.E. (1977). Interpretation and Practical Field Utilization of the Relationship Between Brei Nitrate and Sugar Content of Sugarbeets," Journal of the American Society of Sugarbeet Technologists, Vol.19, No. 4, October, pp. 307-315.

Barnes M.G., Akeson, W.R., & Pence, N.E. (1974). Predicting Sugarbeet Storage Losses Using Regression Analysis," Journal of the American Society of Sugarbeet Technologists, Vol.18, No. 2, October, pp. 182-185.

Conference Proceedings

Morrell, J. S. and Pence, N. E. Algorithm and Theorem for Optimizing the Clean-Up Function of a Vector of Products, Proceedings of the “International Conference on Economics, Law, and Management – 3rd edition”, June 4-7, 2008Tirgu-Mures,Romania Note: I am not able to confirm this paper was actually published in this conference proceedings.

Khandekar, R. and Pence, N.E. Impact of Strategic Planning on Company Performance in a Strategic Management Simulation Game Environment, Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh Annual Meeting of WDSI, March 18-22, 2008San Diego, California

Pence, N. E. and Morrell, J. S. Scheduling Algorithm and Theorem for the Bottleneck of a n-Stage Process, Proceedings of The 2007 International Business & Economics Research Conference, October 1-4, 2007Las Vegas,Nevada, ISSN 1539-8757.

Mawhinney, C.H., Fustos, J.T., Haga, W., Marold, K., Moreno, A.A.,Morrell, J S., Morris, G J., & Pence, N.E. (2006). Information Systemsand Technology Employee Characteristics in a Transition Job Market. Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute,April 11-14, Waikoloa, Hawaii.

Geisler, J.L. and Pence, N.E. (2005). Linking Values, Attitudes, and Behavior in Research Studies, Proceedings of the 47th Annual Fall Conference of the Mountain Plains Management Association, October 13-25, 2005Cedar City, Utah.

Mawhinney, C.H., Pence, N E., Fustos, J.,Haga, W., Marold, K.,Moreno, A.A.,Morrell, J.S.,Morris, G.J., (2005). Factors That Impact Student Performance in an Advanced Business Statistics Course,Proceedings of The 2005 International Business & Economics Research Conference, October 3-7, 2005Las Vegas,Nevada, ISSN 1539-8757.

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Morrell, J.S. and Pence, N.E. (2004). Sufficient Conditions For An Optimal Solution To The Problem Of Scheduling A Bottleneck Of An n-Stage Process, Proceedings of The 2004 International Business & Economics Research Conference, October 4-8, Las Vegas, Nevada (Best Paper Award)

Pence, N.E. and Morrell, J.S.(2004). The NP Technique For Eliminating Degeneracy In The Transportation Problem, Proceedings of The 2004 International Business & Economics Research Conference, October 4-8, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Morris, G.J., Mawhinney, C.H, Fustos, J., Morrell, J.S., Pence, N E., Haga, W., Marold, K., & Moreno, A.A. (2004). Factors That Impact Student Performance in a Course SequenceProceedings of the 2004 International Information Management Association Conference, October 7-9, Chicago, Illinois.

Pence, N.E., Scott, J.D., & Scott, C.R., (2003). A Comparative Study Of Online Retailing: U.S. Vs. E.U. Consumer Attitudes Toward Product Country Of Origin, Proceedings of the International Business & Economics Research Conference, October 6-10, Las Vegas, Nevada (Best Paper Award)

Pence, N E., Morrell, J.S., Fustos, J., Haga, W., Marold, K., Mawhinney, C.H., Moreno, A.A., & Morris, G.J. (2003). An Exploration of the Impact of Online Delivery in Prerequisite Courses on CIS Majors’ Course Sequence. Proceedings of the International Business & Economics Research Conference, October 6-10, Las Vegas, Nevada, Article #533.

Morrell, J S., Fustos, J., Haga, W., Marold, K., Mawhinney, C.H., Moreno, A.A., Morris, G.J., & Pence, N.E. (2003). The Impact of Online Delivery in Prerequisite Courses on a Student’s Success in Subsequent Courses (extended abstract). Proceedings of the European Applied Business Research Conference, June 9-13, Venice, Italy, Article #592, (Best Paper Award)

Pence, N.E., Scott, C.R., Scott, J.D.(2002). Transhemispheric Disparities in the General Knowledge of Business Majors: By Major Population Segments. 2002 International Applied Business Research Conference. (Best Paper Award)

Scott, C.R., Scott, J.D., Pence, N.E., & Garman, G.B. (2001). An Empirical Investigation into the Driving Forces and Inhibitors Affecting the Export Behavior of Colorado Firms. 2001 International Applied Business Research Conference.

Scott, J.D., Pence, N.E., Gilliard, D.J., & Scott, C.R. (2001). Perceived Importance of International Business as a Course of Study Leading to Business Success in the New Millennium. 2001 International Business Education and Technology Conference.

Mawhinney, C.H., Morrell, J.S., Morris, G.J., Moreno, A.A., & Pence, N.E. (2001). A Study of the Role of Quantitative Courses in the Undergraduate Business Curriculum. Proceedings of The 2001 International Applied Business Research Conference, Article #259, March 14-21, Cancun, Mexico.

Mawhinney, C.H., Morrell, J.S., Morris, G.J., Moreno, A.A., & Pence, N.E. (2000). A Study of the Role of Quantitative Courses in the Undergraduate Business Curriculum (Extended Abstract)

DSI 2000, November 18-21, Orlando, Florida.

Pook, L.A. & Pence, N.E. (2000). Relationship between Technology and Social Development: a Worldwide Assessment with East European Implications. 27-28 October 2000.

Scott, C.R., Scott, J.D., Gilliard, D.J., & Pence, N.E. (2000). Post-PinochetChile and Decree Law 600 (or, How to Make a Developing Economy Sizzle). The 42nd Annual Mountain Plains Management Conference.

Morrell, J. S., Mawhinney, C. H., Moreno, A. A., Pence, N. E., & Carlton, R. J. (2000). Management Science, The Step-Child Of The Business Curriculum. Proceedings of The 2000 International Applied Business Research Conference, March 13-17, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Tabatabai, M., Morrell, J. S., Mawhinney, C. H., & Pence, N. E. (1999, June). The IS Undergraduate Curriculum: A Multi-Cultural Perspective of the IS Problem Solving Model. Proceedings of the DSI 1999 International Meeting, Athens, Greece.

Scott, C.R., Scott, J.D., Pence, N.E., Downs, J.C., & Court, P.W. (1999). A Transhemispheric Comparision of the General Knowledge of Business Majors. 1999 Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute.

Morrell, J.S., Mawhinney, C.H., & Pence, N.E., (1999). The IS Undergraduate Curriculum: A

Multi-Cultural Perspective of the IS Problem Solving Model. DSI 1999 International Meeting.

Pence, N.E., Gilliard, D.J., Scott, C.R., Scott, J.D., & Court, P.W. (1999). Measuring the General Knowledge of Men and Women: A Transnational Study of Business Majors. Western Decision Science Institute.

Morrell, J.S., & Pence, N.E. (1998). A Pedagogical Approach to Eliminating Degeneracy in the Transportation Problem. International Institute of Business Administration and Technology.

Scott, J.D., Gilliard, D.J., Pence, N.E., Scott C.R., & Court, P.W. (1998). Contrasting the General Knowledge of US and South African Business Students: Is Something Amiss?. 40th Annual Mountain Plains Conference. [B.1.,1998,1998,A]

Morrell, J.S., & Pence, N.E. (1997). Applying a Bottleneck Scheduling Algorithm to Information Systems Development. International Institute of Business Administration and Technology. [B.1.,1997,1997,A]

Non-refereed Publications and Presentations

Flomberg, H. P. & Pence, N.E. (2004). Navigating MINITAB® And a Guide to the TI-83™ ClicksCopyCenter, Denver, Colorado.

Flomberg, H. P. & Pence, N.E. (2004). Navigating MINITAB® 14 AndGuide to the TI-83™, Pearson Custom Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts.

Megeath, J.D., Morrell, J.S., & Pence, N.E. (1990). Defending a Good Production Schedule Against the Expeditors, POM-90. First Annual Meeting of the Production andOperations Management Society, Washington, D.C.

Pence, N.E., Morrell J.S., & Megeath, J.D. (1989). Sufficient Conditions for Optimizing the Clean-up Function of a Vector ofProducts. CORS/TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 8-10, 1989.

Pence, N.E., & Morrell J.S., (1988). A Bottleneck Scheduling Algorithm. TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, WashingtonD.C., April 25-27, 1988.

Other Research and Scholarly Activities

CIS Department Faculty Presentation Series. (2007) “Can Computing Professionals
be the Unintentional Architects of Evil Information Systems?” by Dr.
John Landry, November 26, 2007.

Session Chair, 2005 International Business and Economics Research Conference, October 3-7, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Session Chair, 2004 International Business and Economics Research Conference, October 4-8, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada

Session Chair, 2003 International Business and Economics Research Conference, October 6-10, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada

Marold, M., Mawhinney, C., Garman, G., Pence, N., Socash, R., Segall

, M. (2002). Integrating Technology into the Business School CIS curriculum. Panel presentation at The 2002 International Applied Business Research Conference, March 14-19, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. [D.5., 2002, 2001, I]

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Professional Organizations

Decision Sciences Institute - 1995 to 2003, 2008, 2009

Institute for Operations Research and Management Science – 1995 to 2003

Production and Operations Management Society – 1995 to 2003

Sigma Beta Delta – 1998 to present