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Thomas D. Boston, PhD School of Economics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0615 Rm. 237, Old CE Building Thomas.boston@econ.gatech.edu Work (404) 894-5020

I. EARNED DEGREES

A. Cornell University: PhD in Economics,1976; MA in Economics, 1974; Specialization-- Macroeconomics and Economic Development

B. West Virginia State University: BS in Industrial Technology 1968

C. Primary Research Specializations: (1) Entrepreneurship Dynamics of Small and Minority-owned Businesses; (2) Public Housing and Community Revitalization/Development (3) Empirical Program Performance Evaluations

Most closely related area economic field area: Applied Behavioral Economics focusing on Empirical Program Performance Evaluations.

II. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

A. Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Economics, Atlanta, GA 1. Professor of Economics, School of Economics: 1995-Present, 2. Associate Professor of Economics, College of Management: 1985-1995

B. Euquant, Inc, Atlanta, GA , President and CEO, 1994 - present

Consulting company specializes in economic research for corporations, government agencies and nonprofits focusing specifically on quantitative program performance. (formerly Boston Research Group, Inc.)

C. United States Senate, The Joint Economic Committee of Congress, Wash, DC

Senior Economist, 1991-1992 (Leave of absence from Ga. Tech)

D. Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 1. Associate Professor: 1981 – 1985 2. Chairman, Dept. of Economics: 1978-1985 3. Assistant Professor of Economics: 1976-1980

E. U.S. Regular Army, Infantry: 1968 - 1971

Rank of Captain upon discharge, Vietnam Veteran, recipient of the Purple Heart III. TEACHING

A. COURSES TAUGHT

1. Econ 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics

2. Econ 3120 Advanced Macroeconomic

3. Econ 4321 Entrepreneurship and Technology

4. Econ 4450/8803 African American Entrepreneurship (Grad/Undergrad)

5. Econ 4803/8803 Economic Development of the Inner City (Grad/Undergrad)

6. Econ 6105 Macroeconomics (Graduate)

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B. RECENT INDIVIDUAL STUDENT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT

1. Graduate Students for whom my grant research provided tuition and research stipends: a. Jin Peng: Spring 2009/Spring 2010 (forthcoming stipend support) b. Tashieka Tucker: AY 2008/09 c. Diana Nichols: AY 2007/08 d. Jaijie Chen: AY 2007/08 e. David Sibal (undergraduate): summer 08 f. Chaoqi Su: summer 08 g. Ruifeng Zhang: summer 08 h. Yijin Yun, AY2005/06, fall 07 i. Shen Tao, AY2006/07 j. Carrie Cooper, spring 07 –Fall 07 k. Deona DeClue, (undergraduate) AY2006/07 l. Iswardeep Singh, spring 07 – summer 07 m. Zhong Zhuang, AY2006/07 n. Ryan Meriweter, Summer 07 o. Jolea Bryant, summer 07 p. Kai Williamson: summer 07 q. Loubna Bouamane, AY2005/06 r. Smitha Kartik, AY2005/06

2. Recent PhD Dissertation Committees

a. Mitch Moody, Georgia Tech, City Planning Department, (Dissertation completed, fall 2008) “Georgia’s Long-Term Unemployed Workers: Sectoral Transitions, Wage Effects and Potential Workforce Development System Responses.”

b. Sonia Gatchair, Georgia Tech, School of Public Policy, (Dissertation completed, fall 07), The Impact of High Tech Industries on Economic Outcomes of African Americans.”

c. Loubna Bouamane, University Denis Diderot: Paris Vii – Paris, History Dept. (Dissertation Completed, fall 07), “The History of African American Business Development”

d. Karen Starks Canada, Clark-Atlanta University, School of Social Work, , Graduated , (Graduated spring 97).

e. John Trimble, Georgia Tech, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Graduated, (Graduated spring, 1992).

3. Recent Masters Theses Supervised

a. Carrie Cooper, (fall 07), “On the Explanation of the Wealthy Slave Class in Classical

Athens”, School of Economics

b. Shen Tao, (summer 2007) “A Theoretical and Tentative Analytical Approach to the Quality Life Index”, School of Economics

c. Zhong Zhuang, (summer, 07) “Factors Influencing the Labor Force Participation of Low-Income Adults on Public Housing Assistance” ”, School of Economics

d. Deona DeClue, (completed summer, 07) “A Comprehensive Study of the Factors Affecting Poverty and Inequality in Brazil” ”, School of Economics

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4. Recent Undergraduate Honors Theses Supervised

a. Andrew Kim, spring 08 b. Deona DeClue, spring 06 c. Therese Fernalld, spring 05. d. Radhika Nataraj, spring 05. e. Pinckney Stephens, spring 2004. f. Kathryn Hill, summer 2004. g. Niraj Patel, summer 2004. h. Amitanh Chopra, spring 2004.

C. HONORS, DISTINCTIONS, AWARDS, AND SIGNIFICANT APPOINTMENTS

1. Organized and participated in two weeks of technical training on monitoring, evaluating and providing oversight for Millennium Development Goals. Training provided to 11 visiting parliamentarians from Nigeria who are members of the Nigerian National Assembly House Committee on Millennium Development Goals. Training was conducted at the Global Learning Center of Georgia Tech (February 7 through February 18, 2010). Nigeria's MDGC has oversight responsibility for the country's achievement of economic development targets in the areas of poverty reduction, literacy, gender equality, mitigation of infectious diseases, maternal health, infant mortality, environmental sustainability and good governance.

2. Invited to speak at the Millennium 2010 Conference, March 28th and 29th in Abuja, Nigeria. Attendees will include parliamentarians from all countries of Africa who have responsibility for Millennium Development Goals.

3. Over the last year, have appeared each month at the anchor desk of CNN to discuss and breakdown DOL’ monthly unemployment and jobs report.

4. Provided background research to the US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship as a predicate for commenting on proposed legislative changes to the US Small Business Administration's 8(a) and SDB Programs. (Federal Register, Part IV, Small Business Administration, 13 C. F. R. Parts 121 and 124, Small Business Size Regulations; 8(a) Business Development/Small Disadvantaged Business Status Determination; Proposed Rule, Dated Wednesday, October 28, 2009)

5. Appointment: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta “Small/Midsize Entrepreneurial Business Advisory Council, 2009-present

6. Selected to participate in National Public Radio Talk of the Nation series: “Conversations with Leading Economic Thinkers” ; Broadcast March 11, 2009

7. Appointed: Georgia Tech Presidential Search Committee, AY 2008/09

8. Participant: US Senate Roundtable Discussion on Minority Business Development, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Chaired by the Hon. Senator Mary L Landrieu, September 24, 2009.

9. Testimony before US House of Representatives House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Topic: The Future of Public Housing. “Research Findings on the Impact of Public Housing Revitalization”, Committee Chaired by Honorable Maxine Waters, July 28, 2009.

10. Testimony before US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 24, 2008: “How Information Policy Affects the Competitive Viability of Small and Disadvantaged Businesses in Federal Contracting”. Committee Chaired by the Honorable Wm. Lacy Clay

11. Testimony before US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, September 11, 2008: “Business Start-up Hurdles in Underserved Communities: Access to Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship Training”. Committee chaired by the Honorable Senator John F. Kerry

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12. Vice President, West Virginia State University Board of Governors, AY 2008/09 to present

13. Recipient: Georgia Institute of Technology, “Ivan Allen College Legacy Award” for AY 2005/2006

14. Appointed: Mayor’s Council of Economic Advisors, City of Atlanta, appointed during the mayoral terms of the late Honorable Maynard H. Jackson, Honorable Bill Campbell, and Honorable Shirley Franklin

15. Inducted: National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame, September 21, 2000

16. Inducted: West Virginia State University ROTC Hall of Fame, October 1993

17. Recipient: “State of Georgia Economics Educator of the Year”, award presented by the Georgia Association of Economics and Finance in cooperation with the Georgia Council on Economic Education, AY1989/90

18. Recipient: “George C. Griffin Undergraduate Faculty of the Year”, award presented by the Student Government Association of Georgia Institute of Technology, AY 1988/89

19. Inducted: Sigma Xi, National Scientific Society, 1989

20. Recipient: “Outstanding Undergraduate Professor”, award presented by student body of Clark-Atlanta University, AY 1981/82

B. VISITING SCHOLAR AND LECTURESHIPS

1. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Benjamin E. Mays Academy, Indiana, PA, July 1984

2. Stanford University, Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Economics, AY1983-1984. Position supported by a Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship for Minorities

3. Shanghai Institute of Finance and Economics, Visiting Lecturer, Shanghai, China, September 1983

C. RECENT CONTINUING EDUCATION

1. SPSS Intermediate Workshop, Atlanta, Feb 16 -17, 2005

2. Local Demographic Analysis Workshop (LDAW), Atlanta March 4-5, 2004

3. Introduction to ArcGIS I, Atlanta, October, 2004

VI. SCHOLARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

A. BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS

1. Boston, Thomas D. (forthcoming 2010, peer review completed, 300pp) Road to Self-Sufficiency: Public Housing Transformation in Atlanta and Chicago. Manuscript preparation is approximately 80% complete.

2. Boston, Thomas D. (forthcoming 2010) Growing Minority Businesses: Policies and Practices. Manuscript 70% complete.

3. ______ ed., Leading Issues in Black Political Economy. New York: Transaction Press, 2002.

4. ______ Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship. New York: Routledge, 1999.

5. ______ , Catherine L. Ross, eds., The Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic Development in the Next Century. New York: Transaction Press, 1997.

6. ______ ed., A Different Vision: African American Economic Thought. Vol. 1. New York: Routledge, 1997.

7. ______ ed., A Different Vision: Race and Public Policy, Vol. 2. New York: Routledge, 1997.

8. ______ Race, Class and Conservatism. London: Allen & Unwin, Inc., 1988.

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B. BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Boston, Thomas D., The Role of Black-owned Businesses in Black Community Development, ed., Paul Ong, Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities: Realities, Challenges, and Innovation. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006:161 – 175.

2. ______ Black Patronage of Black-owned Businesses and Black Employment, eds., Cecilia Conrad, Whitehead, J., Mason, P., and Stewart, J. African Americans in the U.S. Economy. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005: 373 – 377.

3. ______ and Usha Nair-Reichert, The Conceptualization and Implementation of Affirmative Action in the United States, India and Brazil, Pierre Sané ed. Struggle Against Discrimination: Studies on Human Rights. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, 2004: 111-168.

4. ______ Minority Business Trends, Smelser, N., Wilson, W.J. and Mitchell, F. eds. America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequence. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Science Press, 2000: 190 -221.

5. ______ Generating Jobs through African American Business Development, J. Whitehead and C. Harris, eds. Readings in Black Political Economy. Dubuque: Kendall-Hunt, 1999: 305 -10.

6. ______Status of the African American Labor Force with Projections and Policies for the Year 2000, Vol 1. U. Oyemade and L. Morris, eds., One Third of a Nation. Washington, D.C.: Howard University Press, 1996

7. ______Race, Class and Political Economy: Reflections on an Unfinished Agenda, A. Zegeye, L. Harris, and J. Maxted eds., Exploitation and Exclusion: Race and Class in Contemporary U.S. Society. New York: Hans Zell Publishers, 1991: 142-157.

C. REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1. Boston, Thomas D. and Linje Boston. “Secrets of Gazelles: Differences Between African American High-Growth Oriented Entrepreneurs and Other Small Business Owners” The Annals of the American Association of Social and Political Science vol. 613 (September 2007):108 - 130

2. ______ “The Effects of Revitalization on Public Housing Residents: A Case Study of the Atlanta Housing Authority.” Journal of the American Planning Association. vol 71, no 4. Autumn 2005:393- 407, with Response to Comment, p. 410.

3. ______, Usha Nair-Reichert (2003), “Affirmative Action: Perspectives from the United States, India and Brazil” The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 27, no 1 (Spring 2003): 3-14.

4. ______ “Location Preferences of Successful African American-owned Businesses in Atlanta” Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 24. nos. 2-3, (Winter 1996). 337-357.

5. Boston, Thomas D “Characteristics of Black-owned Corporations in Atlanta: with comments on the SMOBE Undercount” Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 23 No. 4 (1995):85-100.

6. ______, C. L. Ross (1993) “The Struggle for Economic Empowerment” Colloquia: Cornell Journal of Planning and Urban Affairs, Spring, Vol. 20 (1993):12-16.

7. ______ “Sixteenth Century Expansion and the Economic Decline of Africa.” Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 20 No. 4. (Spring, 1992):5-38.

8. ______ “Segmented Labor Markets: New Evidence from a Study of Four Race/Gender Groups,” Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 44 No. 1(1990):99-115.

9. Ross, Catherine L., T. Boston and J. Cheek (1990) “Private Sector Provision of Transit Services: A Case Study.” Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Vol. 116 No. 1 (1990):48-57.

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10. ______ “Racial Inequality and Class Stratification: Contributions to a Critique of Black Conservatism,” Review of Radical Political Economics, Vol. 17 No. 3(1985):46-71.

11. ______ “Capitalist Development and Afro-American Land Tenancy,” Science and Society, Vol. XLVI, No. 4 (Winter 1982/83):455-460.

12. ______ “On the Transition to Feudalism in Mozambique,” Journal of African History, Vol. 8 No. 44 (Winter 1981/82):182-187.

D. REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Boston, Thomas D. (1991) “W.E.B. Du Bois and the Historical School of Economics” American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, Vol. 81 No. 2, pp. 303-306.

2. ______ (1990) “A Common Destiny: How Does it Compare to the Classic Studies of Black Life in America” American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings.

E. NON-REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. T. Boston and Linje Boston (October 2007) “Increasing the Capacity of the Nation’s Small Disadvantaged Businesses” Research Report prepared for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and entered into the Congressional Record as part of testimony before US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, September 11, 2008, 63 pp.

2. Boston, Thomas D. (2007) “The Best Practices In Supplier and Employment Diversity and Lending Programs for Disadvantaged Businesses,” Proceedings of the International Seminar on Advancing Equity and Racial Inclusion (Inter-American Development Bank) Meeting Held in Brasilia, Brazil 5 – 7 April 2005.

3. ______ (2005) “Environment Matters: The Socio-economic Mobility of Public Housing Residents in Mixed-Income Communities,” Housing Issues and the African American Community, Conference, April 2003, sponsored by the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark-Atlanta University, pp. 145 – 170.

3. ______ (1990) “Standing up to Croson: A Summary of Some Key Findings in the Atlanta Study” Legislative Bulletin, No. 8, Fall, pp. 1-4, 6.

4. Boston, Thomas D. (1987) “Race and Conservatism in Economic Analysis” Journal of the Southwestern Society of Economists, Proceedings Vol. 144 No. 1, pp. 175-180.

5. Boston, Thomas D. (1987) “Black Business Development: Historical Problems, Contemporary Outlook” Benjamin E. Mays Monograph Series, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 21-33.

F. BOOK REVIEWS

1. Boston, Thomas D. (1996) Journal of Economic Literature, A review of Thomas Sowell’s Race and Culture: A World View (New York: Harper Collins, 1994), pp. 163-165.

2. ______ (1992) Southern Economic Journal, A review of S. Green and P. Pryde’s Black Entrepreneurship in America. (1990), (New Brunswick: Transaction Pub.) Vol. 59 No. 2, pp. 323-324.

3. ______ (1987) Journal of Regional Science, A review of Charles A. Lave’s, (1985) Urban Transit: The Private Challenge to Public Transportation (eds.), (Cambridge: Ballinger), Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 141-143.

4. ______ (1985) Review of Black Political Economy, A review of Lloyd Hogan’s, (1984) Principles of Black Political Economy (Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul), Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 93-98.

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G. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

1. Boston, Thomas D. Gazelle Index™: US Patent and Trademark Registration Certificate No.

3,514,835. A national quarterly survey of the business confidence and expectations of 350 CEO’s of the nation’s fastest growing Black-owned companies. www.gazelleindex.com.

2. ______Flashscholar™, including logo: Awarded trademark by US Office of Patent and Trade:

www.flashscholar.com. Website to be launched, fall 2009.

3. EuQuant Inc and EuQuant.com, including logo. Awarded Servicemark by US Office of Patent and Trade:

H. WORKING PAPERS AND SCHOLAR REPORTS

1. T. D. Boston (July 2009) “Public Housing Revitalization and Family Self-Sufficiency: Chicago and Atlanta” a grant final report (#82867), revised and resubmitted to the MacArthur Foundation. (Peer review completed, October 2009) 289pp. [This working paper compiles all major previous research on public housing in Atlanta and includes new research on public housing in Chicago. Previous research includes the following studies, reports and documents: (2008) “The Road to Self-Sufficiency: An Examination of AHA’s MTW Program”; (2007) “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mixed-Income Revitalization” ; (July 2007) “Beyond Race and Poverty: A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Measuring Environmental Justice”; (March, 2006) “Benchmarking Family Socio-economic Progress under MTW: A Case Study of the Atlanta Housing Authority” ; (October, 2005) “The Benefits and Costs of Reducing Concentrated Poverty: A Case Study of the Villages of East Lake”; (March, 2005) “The Performance of Elementary Schools in AHA’s Mixed-income Revitalized Communities” ; (January, 2005) “Environment Matters: The Impact of Mixed-income Neighborhood Revitalization on the Quality of Life of Public Housing Residents: A Case Study of Atlanta”.

2. ________ (2007) "Increasing the Capacity of the Nation's Small and Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs)". 57pp.

3. _______ (2009) High Growth vs Low Growth Black-owned Firms: A Further Exploration

I. MONOGRAPHS

1. Boston, Thomas D. (2006) “2006 Market Area Assessment of the Capacity of Minority-Owned Firms” Pp. 25. Prepared for Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance.

2. ______, Usha Nair-Reichert (2000, report) “The Influence of Initial Net Worth, 8(a) Sales and Other Firm Attributes on the Performance of Businesses in the Small Business Administration’s Section 8(a) Program,” Funded by U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C. 90 pp.

3. ______ (1998) “Twenty by Ten: The Future of Black-owned Businesses in Atlanta.” Commissioned by the Atlanta Renaissance Policy Task Force. 72 pp.

4. ______ (1992) Meeting the Croson Standard: A Research Guide for Local Policy Makers. (Washington, D.C.: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies), Funded by the Joint Center. 58 pp.

5. ______ (2006) “An Evaluation of the Impact of Mechanicsville Community Learning Collaborative” Pp 41. Funded by the of Mechanicsville Community Learning Collaborative

6. ______ , W. Schaffer (2006) “Grady Health System Economic Impact Study” Pp 20.

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J. OP EDITORIALS PUBLISHED IN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

1. Boston, T. D. “Invest in Citizens to Reduce Crime” , October 30, 2009

2. ________ “Why Not Target some of the Stimulus to Small Businesses: The Sector that is Creating Jobs?” January 18, 2009

3. __________., “Fiscal Stimulus will Energize Economy, Restore Confidence”, Op-Ed, Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 24,2008.

4. ______ “Economy: So What will Change in Washington mean for Corporate America?” AJC conversation. Atlanta Journal Constitution, November 9, 2008. B3.

5. ______ “Let’s Get Black to Business: Surge in Minority-owned Companies should Spill into Atlanta”, Op-Ed, Atlanta Journal Constitution August 8, 2005. A11.

6. ______ “No Hartsfield without Jackson” Op-Ed, Atlanta Journal Constitution, July 7, 2003.

7. ______ “Adding Wealth to the Cause” February 6, 2000. Atlanta Journal/ Constitution, F1.

8. ______ “Unleashing Black Wealth” January 18, 1998, Atlanta Journal/ Constitution, Perspective Section.

9. ______ “Set Aside the Myths” July 7, 1994, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Op. Ed. Page.

10. ______ “Is U.S. Ready to Bite the Bullet on Deficit,” February 21, 1993, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Op. Ed. Page.

11. ______ “A Testament to the American Dream,” December 17, 1992, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Op. Ed. Page.

12. ______ “Understanding the Flat Tax: Jerry Brown is Wrong,” March 25, 1992, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Op. Ed. Page.

13. ______ “The Black-Owned Business Boom: Can Atlanta Sustain the Growth?” September 25, 1990. Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Op. Ed. Page.

K. EDITORIALS AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN OTHER POPULAR MEDIA

1. Boston, Thomas D., “The Economic Value of Supplier Diversity” Atlanta Business League 75th Anniversary Edition, Fall 2008

2. ______ “Beyond Race and Poverty” Global Atlanta Works Atlanta Regional Commission electronic Newsletter, October 2007

3. ______ “Confidence is Key,” Black Enterprise, January, 2003.

4. ______"Riding the Internet Wave” Black Enterprise, July, 1999.

5. ______ “Should Social Security be privatized?” Black Enterprise, February, 1999.

6. ______ “Keeping an Eye on the Fed,” Black Enterprise, September, 1997.

7. ______ “Black Businesses Can Make A Difference” Black Enterprise, March/April 1996.

8. ______ “Dueling Economic Agendas: Clinton and Dole Face off over Divergent Economic Platforms” Black Enterprise, November 1996, p.22.

9. ______ “Last Word on the Flat Tax: Why Most African Americans Would Lose Big if the Tax Became a Reality” Black Enterprise May 1996, p.28.

10. ______ “Ready, Aim, Fire: Critics continue to Blast Away at Federal Set-aside Programs” Black Enterprise, March 1996, p.24.

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VII. GRANT AND CONTRACT AWARDS

A. AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OR CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

1. T. D. Boston, MacArthur Foundation (Awarded, January 2010); Public Housing Revitalization and Family Self-Sufficiency. Grant awarded to assist in addressing comments of peer reviewers. $50,000. February – September, 2010.

2. ______Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Technical Assistance and Program Evaluation, Urban Entrepreneur Partnership Gulf Coast. Grant # 112873. $74,034. September 2009 through August, 2010.

3. ______U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Awarded, November 2006-10): “Evaluation of HOPE VI Revitalization of Grady Homes.” In partnership with the Atlanta Housing Authority. $678,499. Grant #5126656.

4. ______Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, (Awarded, November, 2005-08) “Gazelles and Super Gazelles: Black-owned Firms at the Frontiers of Growth” $104,790. Grant # 20060581.

5. ______ with Catherine Ross. The MacArthur Foundation (Awarded, November, 2005-08); “A Generalized Model for Evaluating the Success of Mixed-Income Revitalization: With a Case Study of the Chicago Housing Authority.” $500,000. Grant # 82867.

6. ______ Grady Health System, (1998-99) Economic Impact of Grady Health System on the Atlanta Metropolitan Economy. $70,000. Principal Investigator.

7. ______ Ford Foundation (1997) Grant to distribute 500 copies of The Inner City to National and local policy makers. Principal Investigator. $14,000.

8. ______ The Twentieth Century Fund Award to support the writing of the book Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship. $50,000 (1995-97).

9. Terry Blum and T. D. Boston, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, “Worksite Integration of ADM Prevention Strategies,” September 1989 to 1991. $144,458 (Contract #1-r01-AA-07192-02).

10. ______ Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Minorities, AY 1983/84.

11. ______ Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, Fulbright Fellowship for Lecturing and Research at the University International of Zimbabwe, AY 1983/84.

12. ______ Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship for Minority Scholars, AY 1983/84.

13. ______ U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, “A Comparison of the Mobility and Income of Earnings Losers across Growing, Stable and Declining SMSAs,” $40,000 (Contract #H-5345G).

14. ______ U.S. Department of Labor, “The Economics of Black Reverse Migration to the South,” May 1980-1981, $15,000, (Contract # 36-13-80-1).

15. ______ U.S. Department of Energy, “Impact of Energy Policy on the Black Rural Population,” November 1980, $63,128 (Contract # DE-FF-GG01-8011-01010).

16. ______ National Science Foundation, Minority Institute Graduate Traineeship, September 1978-1982, $105,000 (#SP1:78008043).

17. ______ U.S. Department of Labor, Strengthening Grant for the Department of Economics, January 1982-1983, $150,000 (D.O.L.) # 1-122-476-203).

VIII. LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

A. RECENT INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

1. Black Enterprise Economic Forum, Roundtable Discussion on Small Business and Innovation. January 28, 2010, Washington DC.

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2. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Annual Legislative Conference “A Business Development Index For Replacing the Personal Net Worth Ceiling”, September 24, 2009. Washington DC

3. Minority Business Development Agency, Inaugural Business Summit, “Energizing the

American Economy with Minority Business Enterprises” Atlanta, Georgia , August 3, 2009

4. Habitat For Humanity, World Habitat Day, Dialogue on Creating Affordable Housing, October 5, 2009

5. Federal Deposit Insurance Commission & Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, “Financing Small and Minority-owned Businesses”, May, 20, 2009.

6. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation/Supplier Business Initiative, “Business Development Index”, March 24, 2009, Washington, DC.

7. Atlanta Public School System Senior Staff, “Impact of Public Housing Revitalization on Elementary School Performance of Public Housing Assisted Kids” March 4, 2009, Atlanta

8. Annual Southeast Venture Capitalist Conference, “Roundtable discussion on the President’s Economic Stimulus Package”, Atlanta, GA, Intercontinental Hotel, March 12, 2009

9. North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development/NCDOT, Construction Managers Conference, “Minority Business Performance” Feb 16, 2009.

10. Prior Road Policy Council, “Mixed-income Revitalization and Family Self-Sufficiency”, September 9, 2008, Arthur Blank Foundation

11. Carolina Minority Supplier Development Council Annual Conference, “Building Minority Business Capacity” August 5, 2008, Charleston SC.

12. New York City Housing Authority Executive Leadership, “Revitalizing Public Housing” June 16, 2008

13. Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference and Expo; “Strategies to Help Companies Deal with an Economic Downturn” May 15, 2008 Charlotte, NC.

14. Metropolitan Planning Authority, “Best Practices in Mixed-Income Revitalization” February 27, 2008.

15. National Minority Supplier Development Council Annual Convention, “Government: Another Purchasing Giant”, Miami, Florida, October 31, 2007.

16. Georgia Tech Advisory Board, Annual Meeting, “Beyond the Dismal Science” Sept 28, 2007.

17. Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, Wash DC. “Increasing the Capacity of the Nation’s Small Disadvantaged Businesses” Sept 27, 2007.

18. 23rd Annual AMAC/FAA Airport Business Diversity Conference, “Building Capacity within Minority Businesses” Las Vegas, NV June 12, 2007.

19. Senior Staff of the National Assembly of Nigeria, “Developing a National Budgeting and Research Office”, May 26, 2007. Kedona, Nigeria

20. Martin Luther King III Listening and Learning Summit, “Poverty in America” Washington, DC November 17, 2006

21. Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, “Impact of the SBA’s Net Worth Constraints of the Development of Minority Businesses” September 7, 2006.

22. Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference, “Vendor Opportunities: Innovative Strategies that Work”, Dallas, TX, May 18, 2006.

23. North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, “Public Sector Supplier Development Programs in Light of the Narrowly Tailored Provision”, Raleigh, NC May 15, 2006.

24. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, “Improving the National and Global Competitiveness of the SDB Program”, Washington, DC, April 27, 2006.

25. Executive Networking Conference, “Supplier Diversity: A Compelling and Business and

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Social Imperative”, Pinehurst, NC. April 21, 2006.

26. Georgia Institute of Technology, Ivan Allen College Founders Day, Panel on the “Future of Atlanta”, Atlanta, GA, March 15, 2006.

27. Senior Cabinet Meeting, Atlanta Public Schools, “Environment Matters”, Atlanta, GA. March 1, 2006.

28. Federal Home Loan Bank, Council and Housing Committee, “The Net Social Benefit of Revitalizing Public Housing”, Atlanta, GA, March 22, 2006.

29. Atlanta Public School Executive Leadership, “Environment Matters,” Atlanta, GA, March 1, 2006.

30. Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, “The Impact of US Immigration Policy” Town Hall Meeting, Atlanta , February 7, 2006.

31. Georgia Institute of Technology, “Building Black Wealth” Ivan Allen College Black History Month Presentation, February 17, 2006.

32. Atlanta Housing Authority/US Department of HUD Visiting Delegation, “Benefits and Costs of Revitalizing Public Housing” Atlanta, January 18, 2006.

33. Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce Legislative Prayer Breakfast, “2006 Black Business Economic Outlook” Atlanta, January 7, 2006.

34. North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, (Dec 2005) “Minority Entrepreneurship as a Community Development Strategy,” Minority Business Development Roundtable, Durham, NC.

35. Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference, (May, 2005) “Building Black Wealth,” Dallas, TX.

36. Inter-American Development Bank “Affirmative Action and Supplier Diversity” International Seminar on Advancing Equity and Racial Inclusion, (April 2005), Brasilia, Brazil.

37. National Urban League Conference Plenary Session II, “The African American Corporate Executive’s and Entrepreneur’s Perspective” Detroit, MI, July 22, 2004.

38. The MacArthur Foundation (May 24 and August 12, 2004) “Environment Matters: The Impact of Mixed-Income Neighborhood Revitalization on the Quality of Life of Public Housing Residents in Atlanta,” Chicago.

39. UNESCO’s International Experts Meeting on Renewing the Struggle Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (June 2003), “The Conceptualization and Implementation of Affirmative Action in the United States, India and Brazil,” Osaka, Japan.

40. Southern Christian Leadership Conference Annual Convention, (August 2003) “The Future of Affirmative Action,” Memphis, TN.

41. Minority Business Development Agency (August, 2003) “The ING Gazelle Index,” Atlanta Regional Office.

42. Office of Civil Rights Symposium (November 2001) Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. “Compiling Legally Sufficient Evidence in Racial and Ethnic Disparity Cases,” Atlanta, GA.

43. Coalition of the CDFI and the Ford Foundation, “The Role of Minority Businesses in Community Development,” New York, September 1996

B. RECENT KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

1. The Inquiry Club, "The Inquiring Mind of an Economist". Atlanta, Piedmont Driving Club. January 17, 2010

2. The Atlanta Beltline Inc., City Conversation. "How Community Benefits Can Shape the

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Beltline", August 11, 2009, Atlanta

3. North Carolina Department of Transportation, "Findings of the NCDOT Disparity Study", North Carolina Central University, July 28 2009.

4. North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Annual Conference, “Building Capacity in a Down Economy”, Pinehurst, NC. April, 2, 2009.

5. Brookhaven Rotary Club, March 25, 2009, “Understanding the Economy”, Atlanta, Ga.

6. Governor’s Mentor Protégé Program (GMPP) at the Georgia Department of Economic Development. “The Current Economic Environment and the Challenges and Opportunities Confronting Minority Businesses” February 25, 2009, Brasstown Valley Resort, Ga.

7. 2009 Georgia Minority Business Awards, February, 19, 2009, “Food for Thought in Tough Economic Times” Georgia International Convention Center, College Park, GA.

8. Atlanta Business League Business Power Forum, “Building Capacity in a Down Economy” February 17, 2009, Atlanta

9. North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development/NCDOT, Construction Managers Conference, “Growing Your Business in a down Environment” April 2, 2009, Pinehurst North Carolina

10. University System of Georgia Procurement EXPO, 2008; “The Economic Benefit of Supplier Diversity” October 13, 2008. Georgia Tech.

11. Atlanta Tribune, Moving Your Business Forward Conference, “Characteristics of Successful minority Entrepreneurs”, September 9, 2008, Atlanta.

12. US Department of HUD, Maximizing Leverage Conference, “Mixed-income Revitalization” June 12, 2008.

13. Mexican American Business Chamber, “State of the Economy and Minority-owned Businesses in Georgia” Feb. 26, 2008

14. National Black MBA Association, “Understanding Successful Black-Owned Businesses” February 25, 2007 Morehouse College, Atlanta

15. Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council Annual Meeting; “State of Minority-owned Businesses and the Imperatives of Growth” Chicago, Ill Dec 7, 2007.

16. First Annual Black Business Congress, “State of Black-owned Businesses: Challenges and Opportunities”, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA December 6, 2007

17. National Association of Minority Contractors, “National Construction Outlook and Prospect for Minority Contractors”, Omni Hotel, Atlanta, GA June 14, 2007.

18. Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, “Historical and Current Significance of Walter Rodney”, Clark-Atlanta University, March 23, 2007.

19. West Virginia State University Commencement Address, Charleston W.VA December 17, 2006.

20. Economic Institute for Business Growth, “Understanding Black Business Growth” Atlanta, October 5, 2006

21. City Club of Cleveland Special Program Speaker Series, “Building African American Businesses for the 21st Century Economy” Cleveland, Ohio, August 10, 2006.

22. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, “The Influence of the SBA Net Worth Limitation on the Capacity of SDBs” Washington, DC July 27, 2006.

23. Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) National Conference-2005 Convention (June 2005) “The Gazelle Index: Tracking the Nation’s Fastest Growing Black-owned Companies,” Miami, FL.

24. Gulf Coast Black Chamber of Commerce, (June 2005) “Leadership, Vision, Opportunity”

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Pensacola, FA.

25. Savannah Rotary Club (Feb 2005) “Inclusive Economic Development,” Savannah, GA.

26. Concerned Black Clergy’s Economic Development Forum, Operation Turnover. (March 2004) “Where are We?” Atlanta, GA.

27. Hartsfield Airport Development Program All Hands Meeting (September 2003) “Minority, Women and Small Business Capacity,” Atlanta, GA.

28. National Black Chamber of Commerce, (July 2003) “The ING Gazelle Index,” Birmingham, AL.

29. HBCU Business Dean’s Roundtable, (April 2003) “The ING Gazelle Index,” AACSB Conference, New Orleans, LA.

30. Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance, (August, 2003) “Minority, Women and Small Business Capacity in Atlanta,” Atlanta, GA.

31. Atlanta Business League, “The ING Gazelle Index” (May 2003), Annual Membership Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

32. UNESCO/Government of Brazil (December 2002) Seminar on Education and Racism in Brazil: Evaluation and Challenges Post Durban. “Affirmative Action Towards Racial Equality in the Educational System: An International Perspective,” Brasilia, Brazil.

33. Congress of National Black Churches, “Adding Wealth to the Ministry and Mission” (December 2000), Kansas City, Kansas, MO.

34. West Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce, Institute, W. VA. Sept. 22, 2000.

35. Opening Presentation, Black Enterprise/NationsBank Entrepreneurs Conference at Walt Disney’s Beach Club Resort. Opening Address, May 1998.

36. Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute, (February 1998). Opening Address, Atlanta, GA.

37. Spelman College Convocation, “Minority Business and Economic Development,” Atlanta, GA. March 1998.

38. Coalition for Economic and Business Opportunity, Keynote Address, Baltimore, MD. June 1997.

39. Opening Presentation, Black Enterprise/NationsBank Entrepreneurs Conference at Walt Disney’s Beach Club Resort. Opening Address, May 8, 1997.

40. Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce. 16th Annual Banquet Keynote Address. June 21, 1996.

41. Opening Presentation, Black Enterprise/NationsBank Entrepreneurs Conference at Walt Disney World. Opening Address, May 5, 1996.

C. RECENT UNIVERSITY/RESEARCH INSTITUTE ADDRESSES

1. The MacArthur Foundation, Public Housing Research Workshop, Chicago, September 17, 2009

2. UNC Chapel Hill, Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurs Bootcamp, “Preferential Procurement as a Policy Tool for Building Minority Business Capacity”, July 5, 2010

3. Manhattan Institute Center for Rethinking Development, “Public Housing Revitalization” March 20, 2008. Harvard Club, NYC.

4. Georgia Tech, Healthy Places Group. “Mixed-income Revitalization and Family Self-Sufficiency” November 5, 2008

5. UNC Chapel Hill, School of Business, Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurs Bootcamp “The

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Capacity of Minority-owned Businesses”, July 12, 2007

6. UNC Chapel Hill, Dept of Sociology, “The Secrets of Gazelles: Differences Between High Growth and No-Growth Firms Owned by African Americans”, January 19, 2007

7. Georgia Tech, Sustainable Urban Development, “Public Housing Revitalization in Atlanta” February 28, 2007.

8. Georgia Tech, Forum on Innovation and Economic Development, “Differences between High Growth and Low Growth Black-Owned Firms” November 8, 2006.

9. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, “Secrets of Gazelles: Differences Between African American High-Growth Oriented Entrepreneurs and Other Small Business Owners”, June 20, 2006.

10. Georgia Institute of Technology, “The Benefits and Costs of Revitalizing Public Housing” Ivan Allen College STS Lecture Series, January, 2006.

11. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, “Gazelles and Super Gazelles: Black-owned Firms at the Frontiers of Growth” National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Center Directors, October, 2005.

12. Wake Forest University (September 18, 2005) “Strategies for Improving the Collection of Minority Business Data” Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Managers Meeting. Winston Salem, NC.

13. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, “The Role of Preferential Procurement Programs in Minority Business Development,” Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, July 5-8, 2005.

14. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, “The Impact of Mixed-Income Development on the Socio-economic Status of Public Housing Residents, (January 31, 2005). Visit jointly sponsored by Sociology, Economics and the Kennan Business School.

15. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. “Residential Mobility and Socio-economic Outcomes,” November 2004.

16. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, “Minority Business and Local Economic Development,” Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, July 7, 2004.

17. Georgia Institute of Technology: Ivan Allen College Roundtable ,“Environment Matters: The Impact of Mixed-Income Neighborhood Revitalization on the Quality of Life of Public Housing Residents in Atlanta.” April 13, 2004

18. University of Texas, Austin, “Strict Scrutiny is Strict in Theory and Fatal in Fact,” Center for Black Business History, Entrepreneurship and Technology, October 2003

19. UCLA, Invited Lecturer, Minority Business and Community Development, February, 2002

20. University of Pennsylvania, Centennial Celebration of W.E.B. Du Bois, The Philadelphia Negro, October 1998

D. RECENT SCHOLARLY CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. US HUD, AHA site visitation team, “AHA MTW Evaluation Methodology”. January 14 , 2010 Atlanta, Georgia

2. Discussant: ASSA Meetings, Atlanta. NEA Panel on “Black-Quite Wealth Inequality”, January 4, 2010.

3. Annual 2009 Construction Super Conference "Minority Business Programs and the Construction

Industry” December 10, 2009 , San Francisco California

4. US. HUD, Senior MTW Program Directors, “MTW Evaluation Metrics”, April 27, 2009, Washington DC.

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5. US. Department of Housing and Urban Development/MTW, Annual Conference, Measuring MTW Outcomes: Case Study and AHA”, April 28 and 29, 2009. Washington DC.

6. MacArthur Foundation, “Public Housing Transformation and Family Self-Sufficiency” Planning Conference on the Power of Measuring Social Benefits, April 20, 2009. Chicago, Il.

7. Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis, “The Net Social Benefit of Revitalizing Six Public Housing Projects into Mixed Income Communities”, July 10, 2008, Washington, DC.

8. Babson Center for Entrepreneurial Research Conference, “The Relevance of Value Innovation to the Experience of African American Entrepreneurs” June 5, 2008, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

9. MacArthur Foundation Planning Conference on the Power of Measuring Social Benefits, Oct 25, 2007 Chicago, Il.

10. Allied Social Science Assn. (January 2007), Chicago, IL. “The Costs and Benefits of Revitalizing Public Housing”

11. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (October 2004), “The Impact of HOPE VI Revitalization on Resident Socio-economic Status,” Atlanta, GA.

12. Allied Social Science Assn. (January 2004), NEA Panel, “The Impact of Mixed-Income Neighborhood Revitalization on the Socio-economic Mobility of Public Housing Residents” San Diego, CA.

13. Allied Social Science Assn. (January 2004), NEA Panel, “A Comparison of Affirmative Action in Brazil, the U.S. and India” San Diego, CA.

14. Association of Black Sociologists (August 2003), Annual Meeting in Atlanta, “The Impact of HOPE VI Revitalization on the Socio-economic Mobility of Public Housing Residents in Atlanta,” Atlanta, GA.

15. Association of Black Sociologists (August, 2003), Annual Meeting in Atlanta, “Capitalizing on Sociological Knowledge and Skills for Profit and Visibility,” Atlanta, GA.

16. Du Bois Institute Spring Conference, Clark-Atlanta University (April 2003) “Environment Matters: The Socio-economic Mobility of Public Housing Residents in Mixed-income Communities,” Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA.

17. Allied Social Science Assn. (January 2002), Annual Meetings in Atlanta, NEA Panel “Recent Trends Among Black-Owned Businesses Based on the Latest Census Survey.”

18. Allied Social Science Assn. (January 2000), NEA Panel, “The Impact of the SBA 8(a) Program on the Survivability and Performance of Minority-owned Businesses,” Chicago, IL.

19. Conference of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (November 1999) “Benchmarking Minority Business Utilization,” San Antonio, TX.

20. American Public Administrators and Managers Conference, (March 1999) “The Future of Affirmative Action,” Washington, D.C.

21. Allied Social Science Conference, January 1997,”Historical Underdevelopment in Africa,” and a discussant on two panels, New Orleans, LA.

22. Allied Social Science Conference, January 1996, “A Factor Analytic Approach to Establishing Minority Business Affirmative Action Goals,” San Francisco, CA.

23. Allied Social Science Association Meetings, “The New Black Entrepreneur,” January 1995.

VI. SERVICE

A. COMMUNITY SERVICE (NOT PREVIOUSLY CITED)

1. Economic Briefing, Georgia House Legislative Budget Director, “State of the National and Georgia’s Economy” October 22, 2008

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2. Atlanta Regional Commission Technical Advisory Committee for Unified Command 2040 Regional Forecasts: 2006-2009, Member, ARC 20/50 Democracy and Diversity Working Group, 2008

3. Member, Black Enterprise Board of Economists, 1994 to present.

4. Member: Morehouse College Department of Economics External Review Committee, Spring 2007.

5. Participant, Kauffman Foundation Conference on Entrepreneurship Policy, June 1, 2006, Washington, DC.

6. Research Advisory Panel of the National Commission on Entrepreneurship established by the Kaufman Foundation, 1999.

7. Member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Business; Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Washington, D.C., September 1993

8. Appointed by Governor Zell Miller to the Joint Study Commission on Revenue Structure. July, 1993 to 1995.

9. Appointed by Governor Joe Frank Harris to the Georgia commission on Child Support, 1990 to 1991.

10. Member of the Steering Committee for a panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics; Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, November, 1992 to 1995.

11. Member, National Research Council’s Social Science Panel C for the selection of Ford Foundation Minority Doctoral and Dissertation Fellowship recipients. Washington, D.C., 1985 to 1990.

12. Member, City of Atlanta Blue Ribbon Commission on the City’s EBO Program, 1999.

13. Member, City of Atlanta Water Privatization Review Panel, 1998.

14. Member, City of Atlanta Renaissance Atlanta Task Force Group C, 1996.

15. Board Member: Butler Street YMCA, 1995 to 1999

16. President, Board of Directors: Hammonds House Galleries and Resource Center for African American Art, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 1994 to 1998.

17. Board of Directors: American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta, GA 1985-86.

B. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (NOT PREVIOUSLY CITED)

1. Referee: Journal of the American Planning Association, 2006-present

2. Referee: Housing Studies, 2008 - present

3. Referee: Grant Proposals for the National Science Foundation, 2006-present

4. Editor, The Review of Black Political Economy, 1995 to 2004.

5. Editorial Board, Economic Development Quarterly, 2004-2008

6. Editorial Board, Phylon, 2002-present

7. Referee: Journal of Urban Affairs, 2006-present

8. Referee: Housing Studies Review, 2006-present

9. Referee: Russell Sage Foundation, 2007

10. Editorial Board, Journal of Employee Assistance Research, 1990 to 1996.

11. President, The National Economics Association, 1989-1990.

12. Board of Directors: Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark Atlanta University, 1990-96.

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13. Advised the U.S. Department of Commerce in developing a methodology for revising Federal Affirmative Action benchmarks for the US SBA Small Disadvantaged Business Program, 1998.

14. Assisted in developing Senate Bill S.2299 The “State and Local Anti-Recession Fiscal Assistance Act of 1992.”

15. Organized Senate Hearings for the Chairman of the Joint Economic committee, Senator Paul Sarbanes. Hearing entitled “New Responses to Community Distress,” March 1992.

C. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1. American Economic Association

2. National Economics Association

3. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

4. Sigma Xi

D. CAMPUS CONTRIBUTION

5. Secretary, Georgia Tech Athletic Association, 2007-present

6. Mentor, Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, 2008

7. Member, Georgia Tech’s Academic Senate, 1990-1992, 2006

8. Chair, SOE Reappointment, Promotion, Tenure Committee, 2002-2004, Fall 2006

9. Member, IAC Founders Day Committee, 2006

10. Member and Periodic Chair, SOE Peer Review Committee

11. Member, SOE Graduate Committee, 2003-2005

12. Coordinator, Masters Program in School of Economics, 2003-2004.

13. Member, Faculty Assembly, 1999- 2001

14. Faculty Advisor, African American Student Association Black History Month Activities, 1999

15. Chair, Search Committee for Dean of the Ivan Allen College,1998-1999.

16. Member, GT Search Committee for Vice President for Student Affairs, 1996.

17. Chair, GT Search Committee of Director of Economics, 1995.

18. Member, GT Search Committee for Vice President for Finance, 1995.

19. Member, SOM Search Committee for Smith Chair in Small Business, 1993.

20. Member, IAC Dean Search Committee, 1991-1992

E. MEDIA RESOURCE (* = served as a resource during AY 2008-10)

1. ABC TV, New Orleans Affiliate* 2. America’s Black Forum, Nationally Syndicated TV 3. Associated Press* 4. Atlanta Constitution/Atlanta Journal* 5. Atlanta Business Chronicle* 6. Atlanta Tribune* 7. Black Enterprise* 8. Black Issues in Higher Education. 9. Business Week On-Line* 10. Business Radio Network, Nationally Syndicated Radio. 11. Charlotte Observer. 12. Chicago Public Radio* 13. Chicago Sun Times

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14. Cleveland Plain Dealer* 15. CNN International* 16. CNN* 17. Commercial Appeal, Memphis* 18. Creative Loafing* 19. Dave FM Radio* 20. Detroit News* 21. Diversity, Inc. 22. Georgia Public TV, Prime Time 23. In Contact, WABC Atlanta 24. Los Angeles Times 25. Mommaerts from L'Echo* 26. Money Matters and 11 Alive News (NBC Atlanta) 27. National Public Radio* 28. New York Times* 29. Nightly Business Report, PBS* 30. Newsweek Magazine. 31. Public Access TV, Atlanta* 32. South Carolina Public TV 33. St. Louis Post Dispatch 34. Orlando Sentinel 35. Tampa Tribune 36. TechjournalSouth* 37. USA Today 38. Wall Street Journal* 39. WWRL, a New York City radio talk show* 40. Wilmur Leon, Show, XM Radio* 41. WSB Radio, Atlanta 42. Your Personal Finance, Nationally Syndicated Radio