CURRICULUM VITAE. RAMONA J. NELSON Department of Economics & Business Luther College Decorah, Iowa 52101

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE RAMONA J. NELSON Department of Economics & Business Luther College Decorah, Iowa DEGREES: B.A., Luther College, 1975 C.P.A., Minnesota, 1977, Current License in Iowa, M.B.T., University of Minnesota, 1987 TEACHING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Luther College Economics and Business, Department Head Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, C.P.A., Sole Practitioner, Plymouth, Minnesota, Henkel Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Director of Accounting/Tax, Henkel Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tax Manager, Henkel Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Senior Staff Accountant, Peat, Marwick, Main, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Senior Auditor, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY: Papers and Presentations The Current Economic Crisis: How Did It Happen? What Can Be Learned From It?, Presented at Women, Faith & Finance Conference, April 19, 2009 CPA Exam Questions- Contract with ACT to write questions for CPA Exam, Submitted 80 questions over time period, subject to peer review, 90% acceptance rate. "Integrating Ethics into the Curriculum: A Case Study on Developing an Ethics Colloquium", Ramona Nelson, Julie Jensen, Rob Larson, Wade Shilts, and Charles Christianson. Submitted to Information Systems Educators Conference (ISECON) 2004 National Conference, Newport, RI, November 2004 MN, July 23-25, A Multidiscipline Model for Teaching Ethical Decision Making Ramona Nelson, Rob Larson, Julie Jensen, and Wade Shilts, panel presentation at the 2005 MBAA Conference, March 17, 2005, Chicago, IL Can Ethical Decision-Making be Taught to the Video Generation?, Ramona Nelson, Rob Larson, Charles Christianson, Julie Jensen, and Wade Shilts, accepted for Midwest Marketing Association October, 2004 meeting. Revenue Recognition: Developing Students Critical Judgment through Analysis of Actual Revenue Recognition Cases at American Accounting Association, Southeast Region Meeting, April 3, 2004, blind reviewed paper. Development of Professional Accounting Competencies: Integrating Service-Learning in an Auditing Course Project at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, August, 2001, blind reviewed paper. Informal Mentoring and Role Modeling in the Classroom, presented at the Association of Lutheran College Faculties, Annual Conference, October 23, 1999

2 Blending Liberal Arts and Accounting Education at Luther College: Developing Capabilities Valued by the Accounting Profession, Ramona Nelson and Charles Christianson presented at Reinventing the Liberal Arts Conference, Buffalo State College (SUNY), May 8, Workplace Issues: The Next Generation published in Iowa Society of C.P.A. s Tickmark, Spring 1996 issue. Strengthening the Learning Community Through Student Life and Academic Collaboration with Ann Highum presented at NASPA IV East Regional Conference - February 6, Strengthening the Learning Community Through Student Life and Academic Collaboration. Presenter team: Ramona Nelson, Mari Heltne and Kathy Heinzen. Presented at the Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning Fall Conference, Opening the Classroom Door: Fostering Learning, Strengthening Community - November 9, Multiple Models of Partnerships: Collaborative Efforts Between Luther College Student Life Staff and Faculty to Develop Women Leaders, Ramona Nelson and Ann Highum. Presented at The Way Up XII Conference: Partnerships For Change November Teaching Intermediate Accounting panel member at Iowa Accounting Educators Conference, University of Iowa on April 7-8, Grants and Funding for Professional Development Awarded Lily Sense of Vocation $2,500 grant for development of Finding Life in Vocation: What do I Want to Be When I Grow Up? Lutherlag 2004 course and adaptation of the course for Luther first year student January Term curriculum. Awarded James S. Kemper Foundation $20,000 grant, for Department of Economics and Business project focused on business ethics and ethical leadership, March Awarded John Deere Foundation $5,000 grant to support the Luther College Accounting Educators Conference held February 26-27, Conference organized by Ramona Nelson and Charles Christianson. Selected for Leadership America Class of 2002, American Issues Forum A national organization for the recognition and advancement of women leaders. Participated in three, four day sessions in Recipient of tuition scholarship. Recipient of Women of the ELCA Schmeider Leadership Scholarship ($1,240) towards Leadership America funding. Recipient of John Deere Foundation, $2,500 grant towards Leadership America funding. Recipient of Lily Sense of Vocation funding for reading on leadership. Member of Mentoring Program book study group funded by the Lily Sense of Vocation grant. John Deere Foundation accounting faculty development grant of $5,000 awarded for curriculum development and faculty professional alliance with corporate financial practices. Awarded the 1995 H. George and Jutta F. Anderson Faculty Development Grant. Used the funds to develop a multi-task project to be used in Intermediate Accounting curriculum. Faculty Student Collaboration- Collaborated with students who had papers accepted by the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR):

3 Jason Ohlde, Recycling s Imperfections and Trash s Insignificance, Jamison Young, All Men are Created Equal, but Women are not Men: A Reflection Regarding the Effects of Perceived Gender Differences in the Workplace, Kelly Woods, Nicole Vermett and Nick Wolf, Restatements of Financial Statements: An Examination of Similarities and Differences, Sabbatical Professional Affiliation with Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., L.L.P., Minneapolis for faculty internship August - November 1997, (Sabbatical semester) Research on the work/professional path of Luther women graduates from years 1969 through 1994, Fall Semester 2009 paper pending Other professional activities StrengthsQuest Facilitator Training Seminar, Gallup Organization, May 29, 2003 External reviewer for Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Economics and Management Department Review, May 2001 Steering Committee Member for American Accounting Association Midwest Region, April, Reviewer of papers for Teaching and Curriculum Section of American Accounting Association Midwest Regional Meetings, October 1999 present. Luther College Alumni Survey funded by AAL - chaired the committee which designed the survey, coordinated the printing and distribution of the survey. Initial survey distributed in Coordinated the printing and mailing of the second survey in the summer of Analysis and interpretation of results in process. Designed alumni survey for majors of the Economics and Business Department. Distributed survey in 1994 and Earn an average of 40 hours of continuing professional education per year to maintain active C.P.A. license. Accomplish the credits through seminars and approved self-study courses.

4 LUTHER COLLEGE SERVICE: Search Committee for Human Resources Director Chair, 2012 Appointment, Tenure and Promotion, Faculty Interests, College Council, Health Care Task Force Faculty Teaching Evaluation Task Force Facilitator for Strategic Planning Task Force, Learning Beyond the Classroom New Student Orientation Task Force, Faculty Governance Review Task Force Social Science Division Vice -Chair, Mathematics Faculty Search Committee, Psychology Faculty Search Committee, Faculty Council, Community Assembly, Adhoc Committee on Student Learning Initiatives, Academic Affairs Committee, Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, , Assessment Committee, Member of F.W. Olin Foundation site visit team, April Athletic Director Search Committee - for the hiring of Joe Thompson (Committee operative June-Sept. 1994). Regents Technology Task Force - November LUTHER TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS: Financial Accounting I, II, and III Income Taxation Auditing Nonprofit Accounting & Management Investments Women in the Workplace LUTHER ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION TO TEACHING: Presenter at Women, Faith & Finance Seminar, 2009, 2010, 2012 Summer Business Institute, Instructor, June Facilitated StrengthsFinder workshops for Luther College administrative teams: Student Life on August 17, 2004, Development on August 19, Presented at the Luther College Twin Cities Alumni Network on the Student/Alumni Vocation Links, March 11, Assisted in the coordination of and served as moderator for the panel of professional women titled "Women and Power: It Takes More Than a High G.P.A. to Make It", March 17, Represented the Economics & Business Department at the Regents Scholar Day, Maintain an advising load of 40 to 50 students per semester. Faculty sponsor for the Cargill Junior Accounting Majors Visit Day in April, Served on the speaker selection committee for the Entrepreneurial Showcase, Served on the staff for the 1991 and 1992 Lutherlag. Coordinated the planning for Carpe Diem: Packaging Yourself for the Future a joint effort of selected Luther students and the Luther College Alumni Business Advisory Council, held on March 9, The session was in lieu of

5 the Entrepreneurial Showcase and was intentionally designed for the students. Arranged for the keynote speaker, Leland Smithson, of Quintrex Data Systems. Conducted CPA Exam Review for accounting seniors, Spring semesters 1994, 1995, Represented Luther College in the development of an Articulation Agreement with the University of Iowa Masters of Accounting Program, MEMBERSHIPS: Iowa Society of C.P.A.'s American Accounting Association American Institute of Certified Public Accountants CONFERENCES ATTENDED: American Accounting Association, Midwest Region, Annual Meeting, April 1991, Kansas City, MO Evangelical Lutheran Church of American, Faculty Theological Development Conference, "Community, Commitment and Confusion," June 8-11, 1991, Chicago, IL. Minnesota Society of C.P.A.'s Annual Tax Conference, November 21-22, 1991, Minneapolis, MN. Iowa Accounting Educators Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, April 9-10, American Association of Higher Education Assessment Conference, Miami Beach, FL, June 20-24, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Mini-Conference for Innovations in Accounting Education, Tempe, AZ, November 6-7, Women Business Owner's Seminar, sponsored by McGladrey, Pullen, C.P.A.'s and the law firm of Gray, Plant, Mooty, Minneapolis, MN, November 12, Minnesota Society of CPA s - Microcomputer & Information Technology Conference, May 6, KPMG Peat Marwick funded my attendance at The 21st Century Higher Education Conference: Restructuring & Re-engineering the Academic Enterprise, Palm Beach, FL, Dec. 6-7, American Accounting Association Midwest Regional in Omaha, NE on April 14-16, As part of that meeting attended an 8 hour session sponsored by the AICPA titled, 150 Hour Curriculum Development. Liberal Education & Work: Prospects for a New Century at Beloit College on June 2-5, I was one of four Luther attendees at this conference which combined faculty and administrators of selected liberal arts colleges to discuss the connections between liberal education and work. Bush Regional Collaboration in Faculty Development How Am I Doing? Pursuing Excellence in Teaching - Attended Nov , 1994 as part of Luther faculty group. Sessions emphasized the evaluation of teaching. Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning Fall Conference Opening the Classroom Door: Fostering Learning, Strengthening Community. Attended November 9-10, American Accounting Association Midwest Regional in Kansas City, MO on April 18-20, American Accounting Association Midwest Regional in Chicago, IL, on April 17-18, Wall Street Seminar, hosted by INTELX, at Columbia University, New York, July 12-19, 1997, partially funded by Luther Faculty Development Fund

6 American Accounting Association Midwest Regional in St. Louis, MO on April 2-4, American Accounting Association Midwest Regional in Minneapolis, MN on April 22-24, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 12-16, American Accounting Association Midwest Regional in St. Louis, MO April 5-7, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 11-15, American Accounting Association Midwest Regional in Milwaukee, WI, April 11-13, American Accounting Association Southeast Regional in Charleston, SC, March 27-29, ELCA Vocation Conference, Gustavus Adolphus College, July 31 - August 3, American Accounting Association Southeast Regional in Lexington, KY, April 1-3, Ethics in the Financial Services after Sarbanes-Oxley, University of Minnesota, April 15-17, Midwest Business & Accounting Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 15-17, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, August, Midwest Region American Accounting Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 21-23, COMMUNITY SERVICE: Director, Decorah Community School Board, elected , President Director, Decorah Bank & Trust, December Audit Committee Chair Member of the Decorah Lutheran Church. Served the church as a member of the Church Council, Member of the Decorah Lutheran Education Committee, Confirmation Guide Trustee for the Sunflower Child Care Center, Treasurer, April 2012