Development Committee for Excellence in the Decision Sciences

Chair: Norma J. Harrison, Macquarie Graduate School of Management

Chair Designate: Peter Ward, Ohio State University

Members:

Crister Carlsson, IAMSR/Abo Akademi University
Shaw K. Chen, University of Rhode Island
Michael E. Hanna, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Thomas W. Jones, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Yunus Kathawala, Eastern Illinois University
Christine T. Kydd, University of Delaware
Carol J. Latta, Decision Sciences Institute
G. Keong Leong, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Eldon Y. Li, National Chengchi University
Susan E. Pariseau, Merrimack College
Gioconda Quesada, College of Charleston
Roger Schmenner, Indiana-Purdue University Indianapolis
Marc J. Schniederjans, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Roger G. Schroeder, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Marion G. Sobol, Southern Methodist University
Rajesh Srivastava, Florida Gulf Coast University
Mohammed H.A. Tafti, Hofstra University
Gyula Vastag, Corvinus University of Budapest

Doctoral Student Affairs Committee

Chair: Marion G. Sobol, Southern Methodist University

Chair Designate: Rohit Verma, Cornell University

Members:

Lemuria D. Carter, North Carolina A&T State University
James P. Driscoll, Capella University
Daniel R. Guide, The Pennsylvania State University
Xenophon Koufteros, Texas A&M University-College Station
Heather Lutz, University of St. Thomas
Paul Mangiameli, University of Rhode Island
Victor R. Prybutok, University of North Texas
Johnny Rungtusanatham, Ohio State University
Funda Sahin, University of Houston
Daniel Wright, Villanova University

Executive Committee/Strategic Planning Committee

Chair: Krishna S. Dhir, Berry College Campbell School of Business

Chair Designate: E. Powell Robinson, Jr., University of Houston

Members:

Shaw K. Chen, University of Rhode Island
Thomas Choi, Arizona State University
Carol J. Latta, Decision Sciences Institute
G. Keong Leong, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Fellows Committee

Chair: Linda G. Sprague, Cambridge, MA

Chair Designate: Manoj Malhotra, University of South Carolina

Members:

Janelle Heineke, Boston University
Lee J. Krajewski, University of Notre Dame
Carol J. Latta, Decision Sciences Institute
Nada R. Sanders, Lehigh University
Marc J. Schniederjans, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Alternate 1: Manoj Malhotra, University of South Carolina
Alternate 2: Julie E. Kendall, Rutgers University
Alternate 3: Jatinder 'Jeet' N.D. Gupta, University of Alabama-Huntsville

Finance Committee

Chair: Shaw K. Chen, University of Rhode Island

Members:

Carol J. Latta, Decision Sciences Institute
Roderick Posey, The University of Southern Mississippi
Cecily Raiborn, Texas State University-San Marcos

Home Office Information Technology Liaisons

Arijit Sengupta, Wright State University
Doug White, Roger Williams University

Information Technology Committee

Chair: Subhashish 'Sub' Samaddar

Members:

Q. B. Chung, Villanova University
Hal Jacobs, Decision Sciences Institute
Jon 'Sean' Jasperson, Texas A&M University
Carol J. Latta, Decision Sciences Institute
Binshan Lin, Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Sriram Narayanan, Michigan State University
Paul Rubin, Michigan State University
Roberta S. Russell, Virginia Tech
Marc Schniederjans, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Arijit Sengupta, Wright State University
Vijay Sugumaran, Oakland University
Doug White, Roger Williams University

Investment Advisory Committee

Chair: Shaw K. Chen, University of Rhode Island

Chair Designate: TBA

Members:

Peter T. Ittig, Westwood, MA
Christine T. Kydd, University of Delaware
Carol J. Latta, Decision Sciences Institute
Luis E. Rivera-Solis, Dowling College

Member Services Committee

Chair: Gyula Vastag

Members:

Robert L. Andrews, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kenneth K. Boyer, Ohio State University
Chia-Ming Chang, Shih Chien University
Shaw K. Chen, University of Rhode Island
Natasa Christodoulidou, California State University-Dominguez Hills
James Driscoll, Capella University
Debora J. Gilliard, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Douglas Hales, University of Rhode Island
Janet L. Hartley, Bowling Green State University
June Lu, University of Houston-Victoria (Sugar Land)
Rhonda L. Lummus, Indiana University-Bloomington
Robert A. Orwig, North Georgia College & State University
Robert Pavur, University of North Texas
Tony Polito, East Carolina University
Barbara A. Price, Georgia Southern University
Funda Sahin, University of Houston
Arijit Sengupta, Wright State University
Kaushik Sengupta, Hofstra University
Dayna Simpson, Monash University
Marion G. Sobol, Southern Methodist University
Eric Stein, Penn State Great Valley
Matthew Swiniarski, Penn State Erie
Doug White, Roger Williams University
Susan Williams, Georgia Southern University

Nominating Committee

Chair: G. Keong Leong

Chair Designate: Krishna S. Dhir, Berry College

Members:

Robert L. Andrews, Virginia Commonwealth University
William B. Carper, University of West Florida, College of Business
T. Paul Cronan, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Maling Ebrahimpour, University of South Florida, St Petersburg
Janet L. Hartley, Bowling Green State University
Daesik Hur, Yonsei University
Vijay R. Kannan, Utah State University
Basheer M. Khumawala, University of Houston
Carol J. Latta, Decision Sciences Institute
Ina Markham, James Madison University
Manoj Malhotra, University of South Carolina
Ram Narasimhan, Michigan State University
Danny Samson, The University of Melbourne
Morgan L. Swink, Texas Christian University

Programs and Meetings Committee

Chair: Funda Sahin, University of Houston

Chair Designate: Morgan Swink, Texas Christian University

Members:

Kenneth K. Boyer, Ohio State University
Barry L. Brewer, Air Force Institute of Technology
Jengchung 'Victor' Chen, National Cheng Kung University
Thomas Choi, Arizona State University
Douglas Hales, University of Rhode Island
Deanna M. Kennedy, University of Washington Bothell
Nevine M. Labib, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences
Robert A. Orwig, North Georgia College & State University
John Seydel, Arkansas State University
Madjid Tavana, LaSalle University
Xiande Zha, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Publications Committee

Chair: Rhonda Lummus, Indiana University-Bloomington

Chair Designate: Kurt Bretthauer, Indiana University

Members:

Mahyar Amouzegar, California State University, Long Beach
David C. Chou, Eastern Michigan University
Parakramaweera S. Dharmapala, Sultan Qaboos University
Krishna Dhir, Berry College
Jack C. Hayya, Penn State University
Hal Jacobs, Decision Sciences Institute
Guorui Jiang, Beijing University of Technology
Jack Jensen, University of South Carolina
Julie E. Kendall, Rutgers University
Xenophon Koufteros, Texas A&M University-College Station
Hao Lei, Wuhan University
Barbara A. Price, Georgia Southern University
Manus (Johnny) Rungtusanatham, Ohio State University
Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University
Asoo Vakharia, University of Florida
June Wei, University of West Florida
Suhaiza Zailani, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Weiyong Zhang, Virginia Commonwealth University

Regional Activities Committee

Chair: E. Powell Robinson, Jr., University of Houston

Chair Designate: TBA

Members:

D.K. Banwet, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Russell Ching, California State University-Sacramento
T. Paul Cronan, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
John Davies, Victoria University of Wellington
Xiaodong Deng, Oakland University
Norma J. Harrison, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Neset Hikmet, Istanbul Bilgi University
Don Kerr, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Karuna Jain, Indian Institute of Technology
Richard L. Jenson, Utah State University
George Lowry, Randolph-Macon College
Rhonda Lummus, Indiana University-Bloomington
Bart MacCarthy, Nottingham University Business School
Larry Meile, Boston College
Quinton Nottingham, Virginia Tech
Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College
Roderick Posey, The University of Southern Mississippi
Carl M. Rebman, Jr., University of San Diego
Antonio Rios-Ramirez, ITESM/University of Houston
L. Drew Rosen, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Marc Sachon, University of Navarra
Narayanasamy Sambandam, National Institute of Industrial Engineering
Sheldon R. Smith, Utah Valley University
Peter B. Southard, University of St. Thomas
Minoo Tehrani, Roger Williams University
Gyula Vastag, Corvinus University of Budapest

Strategic Planning for International Affairs Committee

Chair: Shaw K. Chen, University of Rhode Island

Members:

Nezih Altay, DePaul University
James W. Beckman, Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Constantin Blome, European Business School
Krishna Dhir, Berry College
Maling Ebrahimpour, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
Baofeng Huo, Xi'an Jiao Tong University
Don V. Kerr, University of Sunshine Coast
Eldon Li , National Chengchi University
Yulong Li, Roger William University
Yoshiki Matsui, Yokohama National University
Bart MacCarthy, University of Nottingham
Amitava Mitra, Auburn University
Atsuto Nishio, Takushoku University
Gabriel A. Rovayo, IDE Business School
Aditi M. Sengupt, Eastern Michigan University
Jung P. Shim, Mississippi State University
Kwei Tang, Purdue University (?)
Minoo Tehrani, Roger Williams University
Silvana Trimi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Ad Hoc Committee on Conference Implementation System

Chair: Richard Jenson, Utah State University

Members:

Kenneth K. Boyer, Ohio State University
Thomas Choi, Arizona State University
Hal Jacobs, Decision Sciences Institute
Carol J. Latta, Decision Sciences Institute
Funda Sahin, University of Houston
Morgan Swink, Texas Christian University
Doug White, Roger Williams University

Ad Hoc Committee on World Congress

Chair: Kwei Tang, Purdue University

Member: Barbara Flynn, Indiana University

Ad Hoc Committee on Specific Interest Groups

Chair: Hope Baker, Kennesaw State University

Members:

Robert L. Andrews, Virginia Commonwealth University
Gregory R. Heim, Texas A&M University-College Station
G. Keong Leong, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
E. Powell Robinson, Jr., University of Houston
Rachna Shah, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities