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Faculty Profile

Brian J Reithel

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Professor of Management Information Systems
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232 Holman
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-5820
Joined UM: August 20, 1991

Areas of Expertise

  • BUSINESS, COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, CASE
  • BUSINESS, COMPUTER PERSONNEL
  • BUSINESS, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
  • BUSINESS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
  • BUSINESS, INTERNET AND INTRANET SYSTEMS, NETWORK SYSTEMS
  • BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS
  • BUSINESS, OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING, OBJECT ORIENTED SYSTEMS
  • BUSINESS, RISKS OF END USER COMPUTING, SPREADSHEET ERRORS
  • BUSINESS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (CASE)
  • COMPUTER DATABASES
  • COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
  • COMPUTERS, CLIENT/SERVER COMPUTING
  • COMPUTERS, DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING
  • COMPUTERS, FORMAL METHODS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
  • COMPUTERS, LOCAL AREA COMPUTER NETWORKS
  • DATA TRANSMISSION
  • DATABASE EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
  • INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
  • INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  • INTERNET
  • LAW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  • SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Brief Bio

Dr. Brian Reithel is a Professor of Management Information Systems at The University of Mississippi. He has been actively teaching and consulting in the information technology area since 1984. In addition to serving as Dean of the School of Business Administration from 2003-2007, he has served in a variety of other leadership roles at Ole Miss over the past sixteen years including: Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations, Co-Director of the successful $525 million Commitment to Excellence Campaign, Interim Director of the Trent Lott Leadership Institute, Co-Chair of the Sesquicentennial Celebration, and Chair of the MIS/POM Department. He has been recognized with several awards for excellence in teaching, research, and service over the last two decades. For example, at the Ole Miss School of Business Administration, he is a past recipient of the undergraduate Outstanding Teacher Award, the Favorite Teacher Award, and the MBA Teacher of the Year Award. A prolific scholar, he has authored or co-authored more than 80 research articles and papers for leading journals and scientific conferences. He is also a trusted source for the popular press on questions related to the interactions between emerging information technologies and evolving business trends who has appeared or been interviewed by the following: PC World magazine, Inc magazine, The New York Times newspaper, ComputerWorld, National Public Radio, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Mississippi Business Journal, Delta Business Journal, Clarion Ledger newspaper, Monster.com, and Processor news. As an active member of the larger information technology community, he has served as an officer in several academic and professional organizations. In 2005, he served as the national President of the Association of IT Professionals – the world's oldest association for those in the information technology industry. He has also served as the President of the national Foundation for Information Technology Education for three years. A past recipient of the prestigious state-wide “Top 40 Under 40" award from the Mississippi Business Journal as well as the Mississippian of the Year award from the Jackson chapter of the Association of IT Professionals, Dr. Brian Reithel has been a member of the Ole Miss School of Business Administration faculty since 1991.

Degrees

BBA
Business
Eastern New Mexico University Main Campu (1985)
MBA
Business
Texas Tech University (1988)
PhD
Management Information Systems
Texas Tech University (1991)

Committee Memberships

Business School IT Committee
Other Kind of Committee
Executive Committee - Sch of Bus Admin
Other Kind of Committee
Journal Review Committee - SOBA
Other Kind of Committee
MBA Committee - Sch of Bus. Admin.
Other Kind of Committee
SOBA-Assessment Committee
Other Kind of Committee

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