Mike Hennelly is a visiting assistant professor who teaches strategic management courses for both graduate and undergraduate students.

He served in the Army for 21 years and taught international relations at West Point for five years.

After retiring as a lieutenant colonel, Hennelly worked for Wal-Mart corporate headquarters in logistics.

But he's glad to be back in the classroom.

"It's nice to be able to share with students since I have a background that looks at strategy from a variety of perspectives," he said.

Hennelly holds a doctorate in strategic management from the University of Arkansas.

"We are fortunate to have Mike join the faculty because of his broad experience, both in teaching as well as in the corporate and public service environment," said Ralph W. Jackson, chair of the Management and Marketing Department.

Ron Walker (BSAT '94, MA '96), clinical assistant professor of athletic training, and Eric Wickel, assistant professor of athletic training, began teaching in the Exercise and Sports Science Program in August.

An Oklahoma native and TU graduate, Walker comes back to TU from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, where he initiated the athletic training degree program and served as its director for five years. Here at TU, Walker teaches courses and oversees athletic training students through their clinical experiences.

Walker holds both a bachelor's degree in athletic training and a master's degree in education from TU. He is the treasurer and president-elect of the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers' Association, an accreditation site visitor for the Joint Review Committee on athletic training educational programs, a test site administrator for the Board of Certification, and serves on the Board of Certification's Regulatory Conference Advisory Panel.

As an assistant professor, Wickel focuses on teaching as well as research projects in the exercise and sports science field.

He earned a doctorate at Iowa State University, where his dissertation research focused on examining physical activity levels among children and adolescents.

He hails from Wyoming and has a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science and a master's degree in kinesiology and health from the University of Wyoming.

Jeff Crawford has been hired as an assistant professor of Management Information Systems (MIS).

He is a doctoral candidate in MIS from the University of Oklahoma, received a master's degree in telecommunications management from Oklahoma State University and a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Oklahoma.

Before pursuing his doctorate, Jeff served as an intranet development manager for MidFirst Bank in Oklahoma City. During his tenure at the bank, he focused on designing and implementing process improvements made possible through the use of MidFirst's intranet environment.

"Jeff has a lot of practical knowledge, technical expertise and strong research skills," said Karen Cravens, director of the School of Accounting and MIS.

Crawford's research interests include IT project management, group development within a technology-enabled environment, and the adoption and diffusion of IT innovations within the contemporary organization.

He also has a passion for teaching a diverse set of IT concepts such as data communications and networking, database design and management, IT project management, programming, and systems analysis and design.

Crawford is married with three children.