Senior Lecturer, Business Management
hamil1cw@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Teaching & Research Interests
- The impact of identity & dignity on economic performance
- Conflict resolution and transformational change
Education
- M.B.A., James Madison University, concentration in Entrepreneurship, 1997
- B.S. Administrative Management, Clemson University, 1980
Positions Held
- Ethical Reasoning in Action Fellow, 2022-23
- Director, JMU Center for Entrepreneurship, 2012-2016
- Interim Director, JMU Center for Entrepreneurship, 2009-2012
- Assistant Director, JMU Center for Entrepreneurship, 2007-2009
- Founder & Director, Valley Microenterprise Alliance, 1999 – 2005
- Author, Computer Management Development Services, 1997-1998
- Mennonite Board of Missions-Media Ministries, 1993-1996
- Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, 1991-1993
- Management Analyst, JMU Small Business Development Center, 1998-1999
- Cash Fund Administrator, IBM, 1980-1985
Awards and Recognitions
- Management Department Faculty Impact Award, JMU Management Department, Teaching, 2022
- CoB Distinguished Teacher Award Nominee, James Madison University, Teaching, February 2022
- Otto Brenner Award Nominee, JMU College of Business, Teaching, 2018, 2021, 2022
- JMU Distinguished Service Award, August 2013
- CoB Community Service Award, 2012
- Kenneth R. Bartee Endowed Award for Teaching Innovation, 2007