D. HAROLD DOTY, FORMER DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, CURRENT DEAN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
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(November 2, 2006) The Curious Case of the Missing Economics Line Or, Anatomy of An Administrative Deal "It starts, of all places, at USMGC. In May 2006, newly promoted Associate Professor of Economics David Sharpe resigns from USM to take an industry job. This is a crippling blow to the economics fiefdom carefully constructed over fifty years by the likes of Joseph Greene, Ty Black, George Carter, Charles Sawyer, and Farhang Niroomand. Having just lost Assistant Professors Sunny Wong and Melody Lo from the Hattiesburg faculty, Sharpe’s departure leaves economics short 3 members overall. Lo and Wong’s departures were expected, however, and Sawyer and Carter were able to make two hires – Akbar Marvasti and Sami Dakhlia – but were denied the opportunity to hire a replacement for Sharpe, even on a Visiting basis...".
(November 3, 2006) Is the CoB one of the Best? An Investigation into the CoB’s Public Relations Efforts "This Special Report examines the recent announcement made by CoB Dean Harold Doty that the College of Business has been “selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Princeton Review’s best business schools.” That announcement was made by Doty via e-mail. That e-mail is presented below:..".
(November 6, 2006) Coming Soon: Susan Doty’s Cover An Investigative Series on the use of the CoB’s Budget: "This installment in the Special Report series follows up on a tip provided to usmpride.com investigators concerning a job-opening advertisement placed by EFIB Chairman George Carter in the November 2006 issue of Job Openings for Economists. That ad is presented below, with highlights (of various shades) provided by our investigators: ...".

(November 3, 2006) You Say You've Got Two? Then You're AQ! "The CoB is still a few days away from defining what makes one Academically or Professionally Qualified. From what we hear, two publications over five years will make one AQ for 2007 AACSB reaffirmation. Things have come along way over the past decade - AQ is down 33% from the mid-1990s. So much for Dean Harold Doty's plan to ramp up scholarly activity in the CoB. "Black to Fade" is now complete...".
(November 17, 2006) 31st & Pearl Bludgeoned The whole concept of tenure serving as a club over someone's head, to use EFIB Chair George Carter's description, is nothing new among Tier IV colleges and universities. That stated, the CoB's case is interesting, given recent events. Former Management/Marketing Chair Alvin Williams, current Management and Marketing Chair Barry Babin, and CoB Dean Harold Doty seem to be writing all sorts of new procedures and rules to get management and marketing faculty tenured and promoted. From 4th year reviews to so-called "letters of agreement," if anything is being held over the heads of faculty in this department it's little more than a feather.