Biography

This page contains materials about Allen Bluedorn's background, including information about his education and academic positions held as well as awards and honors he has received.

Educational Background

  1. Ph.D., Sociology, University of Iowa, December 1976
  2. M.A., Anthropology, University of Iowa, December 1972
  3. B.S. (with honors), Sociology, University of Iowa, June 1971

Academic Positions

  1. Professor of Management, Associate Professor of Management, and Assistant Professor of Management, June 1981-present, College of Business, University of Missouri-Columbia.
  2. Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, College of Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University. September 1977 - June 1981.

Offices Held in Professional Associations

  1. Program Chair-Elect, Program Chair, Division Chair-Elect, Division Chair, and Past Division Chair of the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management, 1999-2004, respectively.
  2. Representative-at-Large to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management, 1990-1993.
  3. Conference Coordinator, Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri, May 30-June 2, 1989.
  4. Member, Board of Directors, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, 1988-1990.
  5. Program Chair Elect, Program Chair, President, and Past President of the Midwest Academy of Management, 1986-1990, respectively

Invited Lectures

  1. Allen C. Bluedorn, "Time, Temporality, and Organizational Performance," The Strategic Management Research Seminar Series, INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, October 13, 2000.
  2. Allen C. Bluedorn, "Time, Temporality, and Organizational Performance," Distinguished Scholar Lecture at Rutgers University-Camden, December 8, 2000.
  3. Allen C. Bluedorn, "The Human Organization of Time, Part 1: Polychronicity," The Organization Studies Group Seminar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), October 29, 1999.
  4. Allen C. Bluedorn, "Time and Organizations," The John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis, October 21, 1994.
  5. Allen C. Bluedorn, "Time: At the Heart of the Matter." The Maxine Christopher Schutz Award and Lecture for Distinguished Teaching," The University of Missouri-Columbia, September 26, 1994.

Awards

  1. Distinguished Research Fellowship Award, College of Business, University of Missouri-Columbia (includes a summer research fellowship stipend and a one-course reduction in teaching for one semester), April 27, 2001.
  2. 2000 Award for Excellence from the Literati Club for the Outstanding Contribution to the Journal of Managerial Psychology in 1999, April 14, 2000.
  3. Teacher of the Year Award from the Kansas City Chapter of the MU College of Business Alumni Association, May 20, 1998 (includes a $500 honorarium).
  4. Excellence in Education Award from the MU Division of Student Affairs, April 20, 1998.
  5. Nominee for Program-Chair Elect of the Academy of Management, 1998 election.
  6. The Outstanding Faculty Service Award, College of Business, University of Missouri-Columbia, April 11, 1997 (includes a $500 honorarium).
  7. The William T. Kemper Fellowship For Excellence in Teaching, March 2, 1995 (includes a $10,000 honorarium).
  8. Nominee for Program-Chair Elect of the Academy of Management, 1995 election.
  9. The Governor's (of Missouri) Award for Excellence in Teaching, December 8, 1994.
  10. The Maxine Christopher Schutz Award and Lecture for Distinguished Teaching, April 26, 1994 (includes a $3,000 honorarium).
  11. The Raymond F. and Mary A. O'Brien Excellence in Teaching Award, May 1994 (includes an $850 honorarium).
  12. The Superior Undergraduate Teacher Award awarded in April, 1985 by the Missouri Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta (the honor society of agriculture).
  13. A special Outstanding Organizational Advisor Award presented by the Black Business Students Association in April, 1985.