BGS Board of Governors

Kenneth L. Stanley
Kenneth L. Stanley, a 2004 addition to the Beta Gamma Sigma Board of Governors, serves as professor of Finance at the Langdale College of Business Administration at Valdosta State University.

Stanley, whose primary teaching and research interests are in the area of corporate finance and investments, served as Dean of the of the Langdale College from 1984 to 2005.

Prior to coming to VSU, he was on the faculty of the School of Business at Emory University.

Stanley received his Ph.D. from Purdue University, an MBA from Emory University, and a B.A. from Rhodes College.

Stanley has published over 30 articles in scholarly and practitioner journals including the Journal of Finance, The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Journal of Financial Research, The Journal of Futures Markets and the Strategic Management Journal. He is an active consultant on valuing private corporations.

Stanley's term on the BGS Board runs through 2008.

 

Otis A. Thomas
Otis A. Thomas, Dean of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management at Morgan State University, was elected to a four-year term on the Beta Gamma Sigma Board of Governors in 2004.

Among the highlights of Thomas’ leadership as Dean was the accreditation of the Graves School of Business and Management by AACSB International.

Prior to his arrival at Morgan State University in 1988, Thomas spent 16 years at Howard University. While there, Thomas held several positions within the School of Business and Public Administration, including Professor, Chairman, Assistant Dean and Associate Dean.

Thomas completed his Ph.D. studies at American University. He received a Master of Arts in Mathematics from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Fort Valley State College.

 

James K. Weeks
James K. Weeks, professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, is the Dean of the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Weeks earned his BA from Methodist College, his MBA from East Carolina University, and his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. Since then he has taught undergraduate, MBA, and executive development courses at the University of Delaware and at UNCG.

Under his leadership as Dean, the Bryan School has expanded international programs and activities, expanded degree offerings including two Ph.D. programs, established the Office of Business and Economics Research, and increased its endowment funding by five fold.

Weeks was elected to a four-year term on the BGS Board of Governors in 2004.

Weeks’ major professional interests are in the areas of operations management. He has published numerous articles and a book and has given many presentations on operations, materials and manufacturing management

Weeks has consulted with major corporations and has conducted numerous seminars and management development programs throughout the nation for a variety of universities and business organizations. His management development seminars and consulting have been primarily in the areas of manufacturing strategy, world-class competitiveness, materials management and strategic planning. He also has served as an expert witness and consultant for several legal firms.