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Dr. R. Lee Viar IV

   MERLOT Contributor  Member of VSB  Peer Reviewer
Adjunct Faculty/Course Developer
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Primary Discipline: Business / Management / Org Behavior and Development
Member Type: Faculty
Last Login: Jul 31, 2011
Member Since: Mar 22, 2011

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Affiliations
Colorado Technical University (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, MD, United States) - Primary Affiliation

Contact Information
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Languages
English - speaking level (Superior) , reading level (Superior)

Skills and Interests

Education History
Bachelor of Science Business (12/1999)
Frostburg State University
Master in Business Administration Management/Marketing (12/2001)
Frostburg State University
Doctorate of Philosophy in Education Postsecondary Adult Education and Training (10/2007)
Capella University
Doctorate of Philosophy in Organization and Management Management (Current)
Capella University

Positions
Adjunct Professor (10/2006 - Current) Strayer University
Adjunct Professor (08/2005 - Current) Rasmussen College
Lead Faculty and Associate Professor (08/2005 - Current) Colorado Technical University
Assistant Professor and Lead Faculty (08/2006 - 05/2008) Hagerstown Community College
Director of Technology and Professor (08/2004 - 08/2006) Massanutten Military Academy
Professor (01/2002 - 12/2003) Hagerstown Business College
Marketing Consultant (09/1996 - 08/2000) Verstandig Broadcasting/Dame Broadcasting
Mortgage and Consumer Loan Officer (08/1986 - 08/1996) Washington County National Bank

Publications
Viar IV, R. Lee. (2011). “Global Culture: Hegemony or Plurality”. in Proceedings Journal (2011).
Viar IV, R. Lee. (2011). “The Nontraditional Learner’s Guide to Success: Creating an Informal Support Network”. Authorhouse, Bloomington, IN.
Viar IV, R. Lee. (2010). “Turning “No, You Can’t Do It” into a Degree”.. in The Non-Traditional Journal (Winter 2010, 4-5).
Viar IV, R. Lee. (2007). “Success of the Nontraditional Student Fostered by an Informal Support Network”. ProQuest/UMI.

Associations
American Marketing Association
Member 09/2004 - Current
Computer Science Teachers Association
Member 10/2004 - Current
The Sloan Consortium
Member 05/2011 - Current
Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education
Member 08/2010 - Current
National Business Education Association
Member 03/2007 - Current
National Education Association
Member 10/2006 - Current
Maryland State Education Association
Member 10/2006 - Current

Honors and Awards
Provost’s Circle Designation (10/2009)
For exceptional and long-standing commitment to excellence in instruction from Strayer University (October 2009-December 2010)
Faculty Service Award (12/2005)
Faculty Service Award from Colorado Technical University
CTU Educator of the Year Nominee (12/2005)
National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teachers Award (09/2005)
Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society (12/1998)
International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration.

Teaching Experience
Marketing Research Methods (Spring Current)
Colorado Technical University - Research Methodology
Marketing and the Virtual Marketplace (Fall 2010)
Colorado Technical University - E-Commerce and Marketing
Operations Management (Summer 2010)
Colorado Technical University - Operations Management
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (Winter Current)
Strayer University - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Microeconomics (Summer 2010)
Colorado Technical University - Economics
Strategic Management (Winter Current)
Strayer University - Strategic Management
Applied Economics for Decision-Making (Spring 2010)
Strayer University - Economics
Applied Managerial Decision-Making (Spring 2011)
Colorado Technical University - Statistics

Presentations
Balancing Home, Work & College – Tapping into your Informal Support Network, 03/07/2011
Presentation at the Association of Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education at Kennesaw State University.
“Global Culture: Hegemony or Plurality”, 01/04/2011
Presentation at the Association of Faculties for Advancement of Community College Teaching (AFACCT) at Community College of Baltimore-Essex Campus.
Best Grading Practices for the Online Platform, 02/09/2009
Presentation of best grading practices for the online educational platform for Colorado Technical University.