Keuka China Faculty
Crumley, Chris
Dr. Chris Crumley
Visiting Professor
Keuka China Program
Division of Business and Management
E-mail: ccrumley@keuka.edu
Education
D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University
M.S.A., The George Washington University
B.S., George Mason University
Dr. Chris Crumley has more than 25 years experience working in the areas of financial management, budgeting, accounting and contract administration in both government and industry. Crumley is a member of the Sigma, Beta, Delta International Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration (graduated with highest distinction) and the American Management Association. Primarily, he has taught accounting and finance courses with the Keuka China Program, but organization theory and behavior, human resources management, and strategic management as well. The topic of his dissertation was “A Study of the Relationship between Firm Performance and CEO Compensation in the United States Commercial Banking Industry.” His research interests include executive compensation and other management issues. He has presented at conferences, written articles for scholarly publications, submitted book reviews, and contributed to books authored by colleagues. He has taught Introduction to Business, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, International Accounting, Management and Leadership Development, International Business, Business Financial Management, and Entrepreneurial Finance at the undergraduate level at other institutions. At the graduate level Crumley has taught Managerial Accounting, Integrated Marketing Communications, Global Operations and Strategic Management.
Gaylord, Wendy
Dr. Wendy Gaylord
Dean for Keuka China Programs
E-mail: wgaylord@keuka.edu
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University
A.M., University of Michigan
A.B., Cornell University
Dr. Wendy Gaylord administers the academic activities of the Keuka China Program and teaches some of the introductory classes for first-year Keuka China students. She speaks basic Chinese and fluent Indonesian, and lived overseas for many years prior to coming to Keuka College in 2008. She has taught at Indiana University, the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Nazareth College.
Giss, Gary
Professor Gary Giss
Visiting Professor
Keuka China Program
Division of Business and Management
E-mail: garygiss@hotmail.com
Education
Ph.D. candidate, Northcentral University
M.B.A.,University of Phoenix
M.C., University of Phoenix
B.A., Arizona State University
B.A., Arizona State University
Professor Gary Giss has travelled to 35 countries and attended universities in both London, U.K., and Vienna, Austria, for part of his undergraduate education. Professor Giss is a rock climber and mountaineer, and has climbed to the summit of the Himalayan mountain Cho Oyu (sixth highest mountain in the world at 8,201 meters or 26,906 feet) in the Tibet region of China, which took one month to accomplish. His favorite places visited in China include the Tibet region, the cities of Dali and Lijiang in the Yunnan Province, and the cities of Guilin and Yangshuo in the Guangxi Province. Giss has taught graduate business in the master’s of management program at Boston University for four years. In addition to teaching, he has also served in administrator roles, both as a department chair and dean of academic affairs.
Hadley, Alex
Professor Alex Hadley
Visiting Professor
Keuka China Program
Division of Business and Management
E-mail: ahadley@keuka.edu
Education
M.B.A., Washington University
C.F.A.
C.P.A., North Carolina
B.A., Davidson College
Professor Alex Hadley, CFA, regularly teaches accounting and finance with the Keuka China Program. He has extensive professional experience with the investment markets involving asset valuation and investment portfolio modeling. In addition, he has worked in the apparel industry with emphasis on management accounting and costing systems. His research interests include Chinese language and culture, behavioral finance, and international ethical standards for financial market research and information dissemination. He is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the CFA Institute.
Hwang, Michael T.C.
Dr. Michael T.C. Hwang
Administrative Chancellor for Keuka College China Campuses and Professor of Career Management and Experiential Education
Keuka China Program
E-mail: hwang@keuka.edu
Education
Ed.D., Drake University
B.A., Tamkang University
Dr. Michael Hwang is one of the most widely recognized and published authors in China in the field of career management and experiential learning. His textbook, Career Management – Experiential Learning, is used in Keuka China classes and throughout China. In addition to his leadership and teaching duties for Keuka College, Hwang is a member of the board of trustees and professor of management in the doctorate program at Huaqiao University in Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Formerly, he was dean of the graduate school and professor of psychology and career management at Tamkang University and vice president for academic program research and professor of management at Oklahoma City University. Hwang holds honorary degrees from Keuka College and Shenandoah (Va.) University.
Jumper, Charles
Professor Charles Jumper
Visiting Professor
Keuka China Program
Division of Business and Management
E-mail: cjumper@keuka.edu
Education
A.B.D. Ph.D., International Business, Northcentral University
M.B.A., Baker College
B.A., History, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Professor Charles Jumper has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in management, marketing, business ethics, and leadership to students in the U.S., China, and the Middle East.
His professional experience also includes a four-year tour in the U.S. Army as an intelligence analyst and Korean linguist with assignments at the Presidio of San Francisco; Tong Du Chon, South Korea; and the National Security Agency in Washington, D.C. Following his government service, Jumper spent 21 years in senior, private-sector management before entering higher education. He is working on his dissertation for a doctorate in international business with a research focus of entrepreneurial development.
Jumper, Sharon
Dr. Sharon Jumper
Visiting Professor
Keuka China Program
Division of Business and Management
E-mail: sjumper@keuka.edu
Education
J.D., Law, Wake Forest University
B.A., Government, Wofford College
Dr. Sharon Jumper has taught courses in human resources management, marketing, and strategic management for the Keuka China Program since 2007. She has also taught graduate and undergraduate courses in law, political science, public administration, and business at universities in the United States and United Arab Emirates. Her areas of research and publication include postwar reconstruction and governance, entrepreneurship, economic development, women’s rights, non-traditional and international education, and international business. Prior to entering academia, Jumper served as an intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army and practiced law for 10 years, specializing in criminal defense, civil rights, and commercial law.
Tafero, Art
Professor Arthur H. Tafero
Visiting Professor
Keuka China Program
Division of Business and Management
E-mail: atafero@keuka.edu
Education
M.A., Columbia University
B.A., Jersey City State College
Professor Arthur H. Tafero teaches marketing, leadership and strategic management at Jimei University. He is the creator and owner of EasternStudiesDatabase.cn, an online provider of Asian studies lesson plan outlines. In addition to formulating more 5,000 lesson plan outlines, 30,000 critical questions and 3,000 active, edited links for ESD research, Tafero has published two books: China’s Who’s Who and Children of Mu, a historical fiction novel of China that speculates on the world origins of both writing and religion. Tafero taught the first national Iinternet course offered by Barnes and Noble University.com, The Making of Modern China, and was recently featured by the New York Council for the Humanities Speaker’s Bureau as a leading expert on China with specialties in Confucianism and Taoism. He has been a guest lecturer at C.W. Post Columbia University and Dowling College.
