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Kevin Cooper
Teaching Specialist
UMC Business Department
Office:
124 Dowell Annex
Phone: 218-281-8187
E-mail: Coope474@umn.edu
Educational Background:
- Master of Business Administration, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May, 1993. Concentration: Marketing
- Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Mayville (North Dakota) State College, May 1985. Concentrations: Marketing, Real Estate, additional courses in Accounting.
Responsibilities:
Courses Your Currently Teaching:
- MGMT 3100: Managerial Finance
- MRKT 4800: Marketing Strategies
- ENTR 3400: Entrepreneurial & Small Business Finance
- MGMT 3200: Principles of Management (2 sections)
Research Interests:
- Rural Economic Development
- Sales Forecasting for Startup Businesses
- Community Leadership Issues
Awards, Distinctions & Honors:
- 2002 YMCA Dakota Cluster Volunteer of the Year
Other Accomplishments:
- Board Member, Valley City/Barnes County Economic Development Corporation, Valley City, North Dakota, 2004-2005.
- President, Economic Development Association of North Dakota (formerly Industrial Development Association of North Dakota), 1997-1999.
- Board Member, Industrial Development Association of North Dakota, 1995-2001.
- Co-chairman, Industrial Development Association Legislative Committee, 1994-1997.
Local Community Memberships:
- Board Member & former president, James River Family YMCA, 1999-2004
- Chairman, Sutsman County Advisory Study Committee, 1999-2000
- Chairman, Hazen Home Rule Charter Commission, Hazen, North Dakota, 1994
Certifications:
- Certified Economic Development Finance Professional, National Development Council, 1994
Joined UMC in August of 2008 |