DR. GERALD HOLLIER, L.P.C. February, 2010 334 PADRE BOULEVARD. Number 2900, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS 78597 956 761 1023 LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR - 11/17/95 #13147 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - 1996 Doctor of Education: Administration and Supervision G. P. A. - 3.8/4.0 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE - 1992 Master of Education: Counseling G.P.A. - 3.9/4.0 PAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - 1986 Master of Business Administration G.P.A. - 3.8/4.0 LAMAR UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Business Administration - 1965 G.P.A. 3.5/4.0 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE/TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE August 1988 to Present ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, in the School of Business Administration, teaching courses in Business Administration and Management, as well as providing academic advising for students. THE PALM COURT RESTAURANT October 1986 to 2005 RESTAURANT OWNER/ENTREPRENEUR responsible for aspects of the restaurant=s management and financial success VALLEY HEMODIALYSIS CENTERS, INC. July 1984 to August 1988
DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATOR for the Dialysis Centers of McAllen, Brownsville and Weslaco, responsible for the proper management of all business affairs of the dialysis centers, this included administering policies of the Board of Directors, management of the clinical, administrative, and technical staffs, as well as all matters affecting patient care THE BRISTOL February 1981 to July 1984 RESTAURANT OWNER/ENTREPRENEUR responsible for all aspects of the restaurant operation, purchasing, management of staff, and food service GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY April 1977 to February 1981 SILICONE PRODUCTS DEPARTMENT, TERRITORY MANAGER AND MARKET SPECIALIST responsible for the marketing and sales of silicone fluids, resins antifoams and sealants into the petroleum and petrochemical industries in south Texas, successfully negotiated contracts with Exxon, Texaco, Shell and Arco, also worked closely with the G.E. silicone distributors and compiled The Petroleum & Petrochemical Market Study for the G.E. Silicone Department, responsible for sales growth in the territory that necessitated the division of the territory in mid 1978 ENVIROSYSTEMS CORPORATION February 1975 to March 1977 VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING initial responsibilities as Marketing Director were to establish a comprehensive marketing and sales plan and to recruit, train and develop professional environmental consultants, also responsible for all other administrative procedures in the office including inventory and accounts payables and receivables 3 M COMPANY March 1970 to January 1975 REGIONAL MARKET MANAGER responsible for negotiating national purchasing contracts with Gulf, Texaco, Shell,
ARCO, and Conoco for 3M Oil Sorbent Material, worked with all major oil companies in the southern half of the U.S., training their environmental personnel in the use of 3M oil Sorbent Material, also held other marketing positions in the New Business Ventures Division and in the Industrial Adhesives Division DALLAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY April 1969 to March 1970 ASSISTANT MANAGER APPLIANCE PROMOTION coordinated sales promotion programs with distributors and retail dealers McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY April 1967 to April 1969 MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE represented eight divisions of McGraw Hill to wholesalers, retailers and universities in Texas and Oklahoma BURROUGHS CORPORATION April 1966 to November 1966 SALES REPRESENTATIVE marketed office and accounting machines
Scholarship Diversity Awareness Among a Diverse Business Student Population: Insights and Curriculum Implications From an Hispanic-American Serving University, Academic and Business Research Institute Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2010 Assessing Undergraduate Business Student s Sensitivity to Diversity issues Within A Minority Serving Institution: Implications For Continuous Curriculum Improvement, The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 2010 "Institutions of Higher Learning in Texas and their Nondiscrimination Policies Regarding Sexual Orientation and Same-Sex Domestic Partner Benefits", International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2009. The paper was judged to receive "Best Paper Award", published in the refereed proceedings of the conference and in the Journal of Academic Administration In Higher Education, May 2010 "The Role of Employee Resource Groups For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Employees In Corporate America Today" published in Volume 15 Number 1, September 2009 (ISSN 1540-1200) of the Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge. The Role of Employee Resource Groups for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Employees In Corporate America Today, The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 2009 Nondiscrimination Policies Regarding Sexual Orientation and Same-sex Domestic Partner Benefits in Institutions of Higher Learning In the United States, The International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, Orlando, Florida, January, 2008 The Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA): Gay Employees as a Minority in Today s Workplace, Ninth Annual UTB/TSC Research Symposium, Brownsville, Texas, April 2007 The Status of Parity and Nondiscrimination, Policies for Gay and Lesbian Workers In the United States Today, The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 2007 Domestic Partner Benefits In The United States Workplace: An Analysis Of The Employer Business Expense Resulting From Civil Unions and Same Sex Marriage, The International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, Orlando, Florida, January 2006
Sexual Orientation And Anti-Discrimination Protection In The Workplace: Analysis of Significant Demographic Variables In The States that Do Not Afford Anti-Discrimination Protection To Gays and Lesbians In the Private Sector, The International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 2005 Sexual Orientation Issues in Today s Workplace: A Tool For Teaching Diversity in Management, International Conference of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, Los Angeles, California, June 2004 Diversity Management: Sexual Orientation and Nondiscrimination, The Status of Gay Employees In the Private and Public Sectors, The International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004 The History, Current Status and Potential Impact Of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act On Human Resource Management Practices, The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2003 Domestic Partner Benefits, A Move Toward Equitable Compensation in the Public and Private Sectors, The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2002 Effect of labor Unions on Employment Shifts in Mexico s Maquiladora Industry, The International Applied Business Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico, March 2001 The Status of Gay and Lesbian Employee Rights and Benefits In The United States: A Contemporary Human Resource Challenge, The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2001 Gay and Lesbian Issues: Workplace 2000 A Diversity Training Resource, The International Applied Business Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico, March 2000 Gay and Lesbian Issues in Today s Workplace: A Teaching Module for Human Resource Management and Management Courses, The International Applied Business Research Conference, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, March 1999 A Study of School Counselor s Perceptions with Respect to Counseling Gay and Lesbian Students in the School Setting, Association of Boderland Studies Conference, Nogales Arizona, February 1998