Sharron Hunter-Rainey
Award-Winning Professor with Corporate R&D Experience
Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies & Research at Langston University
Background
Faculty Management
Job experience
- August 2014 - presentDirector, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies & Research
Langston UniversityTulsa, OKI manage daily operations of the center including recruiting students for the entrepreneurial studies master's degree program and delivering instructional content using Adobe Connect to reach students at the main campus plus two urban campuses.
- October 2004 - June 2014Assistant Professor
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NCI developed courses design and delivered instructional content in introductory management, organizational behavior, and strategic management. I administered and analyzed results of an in-house assessment instrument designed to develop students' retained knowledge.
- February 1999 - August 1999Associate Director
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TXI recruited students to study engineering and applied sciences. I identified and secured funding to implement an online database allowing candidates to receive seamless customer service independent of the staff member who received incoming calls from students and their families (before FERPA).
- October 1992 - October 1998Section Manager
Frito-LayPlano, TXI led teams developing new products and processes, including the team that developed the product design and manufacturing process for producing Tostitos Scoops.
- June 1983 - July 1992Group Leader
Procter & GambleCincinnati, OHI developed new products and processes, including a moisturizing lipstick formulation that earned three domestic patents plus corresponding international patents.
Education
- Duke University
PhD1999 - 2004My dissertation used social capital and social networks to explain differential labor market outcomes. - University of Cincinnati
MBA1986 - 1989I used marketing training to enhance my understanding of the total delivery process while working at Procter & Gamble. - Purdue University
BS1979 - 1983I studied chemical engineering to develop my technical problem solving skills, which I used in the consumer packaged goods industry.