Tom Seymour

Tom Seymour

College of Business 1104 14 Avenue SW

Minot State University Minot, North Dakota 58701

Minot, ND 58707 701-838-5938

tom.seymour@minotstateu.edu www.minot.com/tom/

(701) 858-3307 www.tomseymour66.com

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Vocational Management with major area in Computer

Information Systems / Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado /

August, 1975

United States Congress Educational Professional Development Act Leadership Awardee Grant from Wisconsin / 1974-1975

Master of Arts in Business Education with a minor in Accounting / University

Of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota / May, 1972

Bachelor of Science in Business Education with a minor in French / Mayville

State University, Mayville, North Dakota / May, 1970

High School Diploma / Cavalier Public High School / Cavalier, North Dakota /

May, 1966

GRADUATE WORK BEYOND THE HIGHEST DEGREE

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota / 11 hours

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa / 4 hours

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa / 2 hours

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois / 6 hours

Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota / 2 graduate hours

TEACHING and ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Management Information Systems – FULL PROFESSOR (since 1991) teaching computer subjects in the College of Business

Including: social media, computer application classes, Internet/Intranet classes, communication classes, graduate computer/Internet workshops, graduate MIS classes, telecommunications, continuing education Internet workshops, and consultant/evaluator for the North Central Association and past member of NCA Accreditation Review Commission. Publications, development and teaching of

Online Blackboard Internet classes. SRT Communications Board of Directors.

Group leader for International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

2007-2009 Department Chair of the Business Information Technology Department. North Dakota State Senator, District 5, Minot, North Dakota 2002-2010. (Appropriations, Technology, Education, Agriculture Committees) Elected to the Minot City Council (2010-2012) 2011 IACIS Ben Bauman Award of Excellence

CCernational Assembly for Collegiate Business Education

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP at the Minot State University Business

And Community Assistance Center. Created a business incubator venture plan,

Wrote business plans for clients, did feasibility studies, worked with

Economic development agencies and wrote grant proposals for funding. 1992-1993

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Minot State University / 3,500 students / Minot, North Dakota – 1985 to

Present (Department Chair – 2007-2009)

Accomplishments (1985 – Present)

Developed and taught various online Internet classes and columnist for the

Minot Daily News – BIZNET 101: The Internet and Your Business. President of

International computer organization (IACIS), elected to National Governors’

Vocational Advisory Councils’ Board of Directors, and served as a manuscript

Reviewer for the IACIS. Published professional articles, obtained several

Grants, made International presentations, active in community activities,

Telecommunications, economic development and politics. Initiated these

Firsts: Online Internet classes, Internet and Intranet Programs, kids

Computer camps, graduate computer classes, telecommunication class, classes

Using Web Pages and databases, interactive television meetings for local

Schools, Developed 7 WebCT Classes and Elected to the Board of Directors, SRT Communications, Inc. (2000-2012) and North Dakota State Senate (2002-2010)

Elected to Minot City Council (2010-2012)

Associate Professor teaching and directing the business teacher education

Program, business communications, supervision, methods class, MBA

Communications class, microcomputer workshops and member of AACSB Review

Committee. Department of Office Administration / Business Education.

Murray State University / 7,500 students

Murray, Kentucky — 1984 to 1985

Accomplishments (1984 – 1985)

Supervised student teachers and coordinated graduate business education

Program. Appointed to the Kentucky Task Force on Entrepreneurship. Advised

The Phi Beta Lambda and DECA Chapters, coordinated conferences for business

Teachers, DECA, and FBLA. Served as chairperson of the teacher admissions

Committee and served on the college of business undergraduate programs

Committee and staff development committee. Served on the College of

Education teacher education advisory committee. Revised the college graduate

Catalog and recruited students. Manuscript reviewer for the Society of Data

Educators and attended several national conventions. Gave seminars to

Business and industry and presentation at national meeting. Rotary member

And on AACSB review committee.

Director. This position gave the institution, the leadership, and direction

Necessary to meet the educational needs of the students and community in

Vocational-technical education programs.

East Grand Forks Area Vocational Technical Institute (650 ADM)

East Grand Forks, Minnesota — 1983 to 1984

Accomplishments (1983 – 1984)

Worked with local board of education, local faculty union, faculty

Committees, community relations and state senate majority leader.

Coordinated projects with superintendent of schools and local civic leaders.

Developed and supervised budgets. Attended state budget hearings, acquired

New programs and services. Advised the state director of vocational

Education and initiated a new program through the Governor’s office.

Initiated a $700,000 building addition.

Dean of Instruction. This position gave the instructional program the

Leadership and supervision necessary to meet the educational needs of the

Students and community in college transfer, special needs, and vocational

Programs. Obtained new program funding grants and industry funding.

Ellsworth Community College (2800 FTEE in District)

Iowa Falls, Iowa — 1978 to 1983

Accomplishments (1978 – 1983)

Administrator with the following responsibilities: assigned faculty

Instructional loads, completed program evaluations, directed staff

Development, prepared class schedules, member of building committee,

Supervised bookstore operations, developed grant applications, developed new

Programs and curriculum, coordinated the curriculum committee, promoted the

Learning resource center, evaluated instruction, directed articulation

Efforts with colleges and universities, supervised special needs and

Departmental budgets, improved faculty communication, coordinated with Adult

And Continuing Education classes, updated the college catalog, director of

The Kellogg Project through the University of Texas, worked with the

Department of Public Instruction on State Plan committee, supervised federal

And state enrollment FTEE, vocational follow-up, graduation, and other

Reports. Coordinated the student registration process, supervised the

Computer work dealing with registration, instructor load, transcripts and

Time pattern. On North Central Association Self-Study Steering Committee.

Served on the Department of Public Instruction’s Curriculum and Exemplary

Funding Committee. Taught data processing course at Ellsworth Community

College. Coordinated CETA and JTPA projects and secondary linkages,

Appointed NCA Evaluation Team Member, on district data processing selection

Committee, made Board presentations, served on curriculum committee, staff