Vita: Robert Pennington

CURRICULUM VITA:

Robert L. Pennington, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Economic Education
Associate Professor of Economics

ADDRESS:	PHONE, ETC:
Department of Economics College of Business Administration University of Central Florida P.O. Box 161400 Orlando, FL 32816-1400	Office: 407-823-2640 Fax: 407-823-3269 Office#: BA2 303B email: robertp@mail.ucf.edu

VITA

B.A. (Economics)	1969, Texas A&M University College Station, Texas
Ph.D. (Economics)	1977, Texas A&M University College Station, Texas
Dissertation Title: "The Generalized Handicap Wager Market for Football Bets: Theory and Evidence"

TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS: Top

Managerial Economics
Economic Education
Microeconomic Theory
Monetary Theory and Policy
Mathematical Economics

History of Economic Thought
Macroeconomics
Money and Banking
Managerial Macroeconomics
Labor Economics

PRESENT PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Top

College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida

Director, Center for Economic Education (August 1983 to present)
Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics (August 1983 to present)

PAST PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES: Top

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program and Student Support (January 1998-January 1999)
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs (January 1994-January 1998)
Director, MBA Program (January, 1994-March 1998)
Interim Director, Executive MBA Program (January 1996-January 1997)
Interim Director, Center for Executive Education (March 1996-March 1997)
UCF University Graduate Council 1989-92 and 1994-97, College of Business Administration Representative
University Faculty Senate 1990-92, Department of Economics Representative
Graduate Programs Review Committee, College of Business Administration, Chair: 1988,89,90,91; Secretary: 1992,93; Member: 1994, 95,96
Director, Master of Arts in Applied Economics Program, University of Central Florida, 1990-1994
Director, Florida’s Student Stock Market Game, University of Central Florida, 1986-1990
Director, Center for Economic Education, George Mason University, 1978-1983
Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, George Mason University, 1976-1983
Assistant Director, Research and New Student Summer Conferences, Academic Counseling Center, Texas A&M University, 1975-1976
Research associate, Counseling and Testing Center, Texas A&M University, 1974-1975
Graduate teaching assistant, Texas A&M University, 1972, 1973
Economic analyst, Texas Department of Public Safety, 1971
NDEA Doctoral Fellow, Texas A&M University, 1969-71 and 1971-72
Chemical process engineer, Bell Helicopter, 1969

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Top

American Economic Association
National Association of Economic Educators
Association for Private Enterprise Education
Southern Economics Association
Western Economics Association

AWARDS-ACHIEVEMENTS: Top

1996	Center recognized by Orange County Public Schools as 1996 Outstanding Business Partner in Education for work with OCPS Secondary Social Studies to improve economics instruction through Projects SHARE and BEST
1996	Center recognized by Florida Council on Economic Education as 1996 Florida Economic Education Center Outstanding Business Partnership Award for work with Orange County Public Schools
1993	Center recognized as Orange County Public Schools 1993 Outstanding Business Partnership for work with OCPS Elementary Social Studies to develop the fifth grade economics instruction project implementing the "BIZ KID$" drug store in Fashion Square Mall
1992	Center recognized as Orange County Public Schools 1992 Outstanding Business Partnership for work with OCPS Secondary Social Studies to improve economics instruction through out the district
1991	Joint Council on Economic Education Exemplary Developmental Economic Education Program Award Honoring Lake County Public Schools (Eustis High School) and the UCF Center (one of five awards for the nation)
1990	Joint Council on Economic Education Exemplary Developmental Economic Education Program Award Honoring Seminole County Public Schools and the UCF Center (one of five awards for the nation)
1989	International Paper Company Foundation National Awards Program for the Teaching of Economics, College and University Division
1989	Securities Industry Foundation for Economic Education, inaugural award of the L. Massey Clarkson, Jr. National Stock Market Game of the Year Award
1988	Florida Council on Economic Education Distinguished Program Award for the Little Business Game
1988	Joint Council on Economic Education Exemplary Developmental Economic Education Program Award Honoring Orange County Public Schools (Jones High School) and the UCF Center (one of ten awards for the nation)
1988	NFIB Foundation National Awards Program, Postsecondary Economic and Entrepreneurship Education
1987	Leavy Awards for Excellence in Economic Education from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, awarded in Washington, D.C., March, 1988. (One of 17 Leavey's awarded for 1988)
1987	Joint Council on Economic Education Exemplary Developmental Economic Education Program Award Honoring Orange County Public Schools and the UCF Center (one of five awards for the nation)
1987	Florida Council on Economic Education Distinguished Program Award for the Florida Stock Market Game
1986	Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge George Washington Medal for Economic Education
1985	Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge George Washington Medal for Economic Education
1985	Florida Council on Economic Education Special Award for Exemplary Economic Education Programs

PUBLICATIONS: Top

Books:

Economics: Free Enterprise in Action, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc., 1988. (Content specialist, reviewer, editor and writer for this team-managed, high school textbook project.)
Teachers Manual and Resource Guide for Economics: Free Enterprise in Action, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc., 1988. (Content specialist, reviewer, editor and writer for this team-managed, high school textbook project.)
Stock Market Game Teaching Strategies, MCG Part II, Joint Council on Economic Education, New York, 1988. (co-author team)
The Little Business Game: Supplemental Economic Education Concept Activities for Elementary, Middle and High School, 1991, New Frontiers Publishing, Inc., (coauthor).
Economics Teacher Resource Guide, Florida Council on Economic Education and Florida Department of Education, 1984. (Team-managed writing project)
Economics Teacher Resource Guide, Revised Edition, 1991-92 , Florida Council on Economic Education, (coauthor and coeditor)
Economics Teacher Resource Guide, Third Edition (on disk), 1996 , Florida Council on Economic Education, (coauthor and coeditor)
Holt Economics, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc., 1999. Author of High School textbook.
Holt Economics Teachers Edition and Resource Guide , Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc., 1999. Author of high school textbook and teacher resource .

Journal Articles:

"Economics and Technology: The Perfect Place for Integrating Technology in the Social Sciences," Trends and Issues, (Fall, 1994: Vol 5, Number 3).
"Can Good Economics Be Good Education?," The Senior Economist, (Vol 7, Number 1) September, 1991, (Co-author).
"Florida's Citrus Industry," Florida Connections, No. 9, January, 1991.
"Florida's Tourism Industry," Florida Connections, No. 8, September, 1990.
"Training of Little Business Economists," Economic Education Experiences of Enterprising Teachers, Vol 26, Spring 1990, coauthor.
"Teacher Perception of Economic Knowledge," The Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. V, No. l, Fall 1989.
"International Trade/Commercial Policy Myths and Reality: High School Texts versus Teacher Perceptions," The Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. IV, No. l, Fall 1988.
"How To Use the Price Auction Market in Class", Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. I, No. 1, November, 1985.
"Some Neglected Aspects of Equal Employment Opportunity Policy", Policy Report, Vol. III,. No. 8, August 1981. (co-author H.R. Bloch)
"An Econometric Approach to the Assessment of Affirmative Action Programs", Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. II, No. 2, Winter 1981. (co-author H.R. Bloch)
"Use of Applicant Flow Data in a Discrimination Suit", Public Personnel Management, Vol. 90, No. 1, January-February, 1980. (co-author H.R. Bloch)
"Measuring Discrimination in a Local Labor Market", Personnel Journal, Vol. 57, No.4, July-August, 1980. (co-author H.R. Bloch)
"Labor Market Analysis as a Test of Discrimination", Personnel Journal, Vol. 59, No. 8, August, 1980. (co-author H.R. Bloch)
"The Influence of Student Learning Styles and Instructor Teaching Styles on Student Output in the Economics Principles Course: A Comparison Study", 1980 Proceedings of the Southwestern Society of Economists, December, 1980.
"An Empirical Analysis of the Measurement of Retention of Economics Knowledge Among Students at Virginia Universities", 1979 Proceedings of the Southwestern Society of Economics, December, 1979.

Miscellaneous:

Florida Information Resource Network, (FIRN), 1992, "Economics Test Item Bank", 1401 item test bank over the 22 basic economic concepts recommended by the National Council on Economic Education. (co-author)
Learning Activities Packets: Procedures for Starting a Small Business, 1992, Orange County Public Schools.
Learning Activities Packets: Principles of Entrepreneurship, 1992, Orange County Public Schools.
"Orlando's Poor-- Poverty Amidst Plenty", City of Orlando Labor Study Implementation Committee Final Report to Mayor Bill Frederick, August, 1990, (co-author).
"Florida Curriculum Reference for Junior Achievement's Applied Economics, Second Edition, Junior Achievement, 1987.
"Florida Curriculum Reference for Junior Achievement's Applied Economics, Junior Achievement, 1986.

Thesis/Dissertation Research Supervision (Chair or Committee member):

"Applied and Theoretical Evaluation of the Economic Advantages of Central Dispatched Power Pooling Versus the Operation of an Independently Dispatched Power System with a Market Based Energy Broker,” Michael Fonk’s 1995 Economics thesis chair
"A Study of Teachers' Shared Decision Making Staff Development Needs,"Susan L. Helberg’s 1994 Ed.D. dissertation member
"Case Study of the Diamond Industry," Jeff A. Wiltzius’ 1994 Economics thesis chair
"Electric Generation from Natural Gas: Analysis of the German Electrical Generation Industry,"Eric Simonson’s 1994 Economics internship thesis chair
"Caribbean Basin Initiative," Lauri Dickes’ 1993 Economics thesis member
"Savings and Loan Branch Location/Relocation Analysis," Eric Miranda’s 1993 Economics internship thesis member
"Comparison of Benefits of Job Training Partnership Act Training Programs," Victor Colvin's 1992 Economics internship thesis chair
"An Empirical Investigation Into Financing Behavior," Nancy Jay’s 1992 Business Administration dissertation member
"Technical and Political Factors in Antidumping Injury Determinations," Rebecca K. Hunt's 1992 Economics thesis chair
"Interest Rate Risk and the Market Valuation of U.S. Commercial Banks," Todd Shank’s 1991 Business Administration dissertation member
"The US "Human Capital Crisis": Is Florida A State at Risk?,"Regina Cassady’s 1991 Economics thesis member
"Labor Market Analysis of EmployerSupported Child Care," Gretchen Jarand’s 1991 Economics thesis member
"Economic Analysis of Consolidation of Insurance Claims Offices,"Jay Herzog’s 1990 Economics Internship thesis member.
"Economics of Stock Market Game Operation," Karen Owens’ 1988 Economics internship thesis chair

Papers Presented:

"Comparison of 7 Fields Reveal Puzzling Dissatisfaction in Journalism,” Southeast Colloquium of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, March, 1996 (coauthor)
"How Does a Sociology Education Rank?: A Cross-Disciplinary Comparison of Graduates’ Assessments of Their College Educations,” Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting, March, 1996. (Coauthor)
"Forum on Revising the Undergraduate Curriculum: BE2000 Case Study,” Southeast Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, February, 1996,
"Evaluation and the Stock Market Game," National Association of Economic Educators/National Council on Economic Education Annual Meeting, October, 1992.
"Programs versus Perception: State of Economic Education in Florida"Association of Private Enterprise Education, April, 1989
"Teacher Perception of Economics Knowledge," Association for Private Enterprise Education Annual Conference, April, 1989.
"Video Instruction/Training for the Stock Market Game," National Association of Economic Educators, October, 1988
"Teaching International Trade in the High School", Association for Private Enterprise Education Annual Conference, April, 1988.
"Curriculum Correlation Between the Stock Market Game and Florida's High School Economics Course", Joint Council on Economic Education Annual Meeting, October, 1987.
"Diverse Means to Achieve Quality in the High School Economics Course,” Florida Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting, October, 1986.
"Teacher's Attitudes Toward Economics and Economic Sophistication: Separable or Not?", Eastern Economic Association Meeting, April, 1986.
"Attitude Toward Economics and Economic Sophistication of Teachers", Atlantic Economic Conference, August, 1985.
"How to Use the Price Auction Market in Class", Association for Private Enterprise Education Annual Conference, April, 1985.
"Attitudes Toward Economics and Economic Sophistication of Teachers", Southwestern Economics Association Meeting, March, 1985.
"Practical Ideas for Teaching Demand and Markets Using the Auction", Joint Council on Economic Education Annual Meeting, October, 1984.
"Economic Education Research Within a Microeconomic Framework", Virginia Association of Economists Meeting, March, 1982. "The Impact of Affirmative Action: A Qualitative Assessment", Eastern Economic Association Conference, May, 1980.
"Influence of Student Learning Styles and Instructor Teaching Styles on Student Output in the Economics Principles Course: A Comparison Study", the Southwest Society of Economists Meeting, March, 1980.
"Discrimination in a Suburban Labor Market", the Virginia Association of Economists Meeting, March, 1980.
"Inter-Institutional Analysis of the Influence of Student Learning Styles and Instructive Teaching Styles on Student Output in Economics Principles", the Virginia Association of Economists Meeting, March, 1980.
"Empirical Analysis of the Measurement of Retention of Economics Knowledge Among Students at Virginia Universities", Southwest Society of Economists Meeting, March, 1979.
"Market Efficiency in Illegal Markets: The College Football Wagers Market", Southern Economics Association Meeting, November, 1978.

FUNDED GRANTS/PROJECTS: Top

1996	Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $25,000-FY 96 Leu Foundation, FY 96, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools UCF College of Business Administration Center Operational Grant, $16,000-FY 96
1995	Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $25,000-FY 95 Leu Foundation, FY 95, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools UCF College of Business Administration Center Operational Grant, $16,000-FY 95
1994	FDoE Social Studies Curriculum Consultant Training Grant, $17,000 - FY 94 Leu Foundation, FY 94, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools National Council on Economic Education/FCEE/IRS, Understanding Taxes Training Grant $5,000 - FY 94 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $25,000-FY 94 UCF College of Business Administration Center Operational Grant, $6,000-FY 94
1993	Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $25,000-FY 93 FDoE Social Studies Curriculum Consultant Training Grant, $16,000-FY 93 Leu Foundation, FY 93, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools Florida State University Center for Public Affairs, Special Projects Grant: Energy and Economics, $1,300 - FY 93 UCF College of Business Administration Center Operational Grant, $5,000-FY 93
1992	Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $42,100-FY 92 Leu Foundation, FY 92, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools UCF College of Business Administration Center Operational Grant, $5,000-FY 92
1991	Florida Dept. of Education, Career Development/Economic Education In-service Training, $32,000-FY 91 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $15,000-FY 91 Florida Council on Economic Education, Special Projects Grant for Desktop Publishing Capability, $6,000-FY 91 Florida Council on Economic Education, "Project Share" Program Grant, $1,500-FY 91 Florida Council on Economic Education, Special Projects Grant: Energy and Economics, $1,200-FY 91 Leu Foundation, FY 91, $10,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools UCF College of Business Administration Center Operational Grant, $5,000-FY 91
1990	Florida Dept. of Education, Career Development/Economic Education In-service Training, $150,000-FY 90 Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education Training in Districts, $9,600-FY 91 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $12,000-FY 90 Florida Council on Economic Education, Special Projects Grant: Vocational/Career Library, $7,500-FY 90 Florida Council on Economic Education, Share Program Grant, $5,000-FY 90 UCF College of Business Administration Center Operational Grant, $5,000-FY 90 Leu Foundation, FY 90, $5,000 for economic education programs in Orlando area schools Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Operational Grant, $85,000-FY 90
1989	Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $13,806-FY 89 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $42,000-FY 89 Florida Dept. of Education, Career Development/Economic Education In service Training, $149,999-FY 89 Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Operational Grant, $85,000-FY 89 Howard Phillips Foundation, Stock Market Game Evaluation Grant-$10,000
1988	Joint Council on Economic Education, Understanding Taxes Teleconference & In service Grant, $2500 Florida Dept. of Education, Little Business Game Simulation Grants, $8,000-FY 88 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $42,000-FY 88 Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Operational Grant, $75,000-FY 88
1985-88	"Discovery" Workshops for High School Teachers funded by Junior Achievement of Orlando, $2000 per summer.
1987	Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $11,996-FY 87 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $42,000-FY 87 Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Operational Grant, $35,000-FY 87
1986	Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $22,674 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $42,000-FY 86 Florida's Student Stock Market Game, Operational Grant, $ 5,000-FY 86
1985	Florida Power Corporation,$10,000 "Economics and Energy Summer Workshops and Curriculum Materials" Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training,$15,946 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $40,000-FY 85 Annual Central Florida Awards Program for Excellence in Economic Education established, $3,000 per year.
1984	Florida Dept. of Education, Economic Education District Training, $3,500 Florida Council on Economic Education/DoE Operational Grant, $35,000-FY 84

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Top

Referee for The Journal of Economics, 1991-1995

"Stock Market Game Investment Tabloid", Orlando Sentinel, Fall, 1988, coauthor

Florida Dept. of Education, Free Enterprise & Consumer Education Assessment Review Committee (oversee and review 1987 assessment questions, plans & process)

Referee for Journal of Economic Education, 1979 to 1986

Coauthor, 1983-85, Florida Department of Education High School Curriculum Course Frameworks for: Comparative Economic Systems; Introduction to Economics; Economics; and Advanced Economics

Travel-Study Fellowship to Japan, 1984. Sponsored by Joint Council on Economic Education and the U.S. - Japan Educator Group.

Consultant to U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs on labor market, affirmative action, and equal employment analysis, 1979-1982.

Director, 1978-83, Summer Economics Education Workshops for Teachers, George Mason University

Conference Coordinator, Consumer Economics and Economic Education Conference for Teachers in the Arlington Archdiocese, 1980 and 1981.

Director, 1979-81, Ward Foundation Consumer Economics Forum, George Mason University

Co-Director, 1979-1981, Higher Education Act, Title I Grants for Energy and Economic Education Workshops, George Mason University

1978 "Recent Developments in Applied Economics Program," University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

Consultant to U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research: Methodological Approaches to Air Force Resource Management, 1977-78.

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