Faculty & Staff

Dr. Mark Wellman, Director Tyser Teaching Fellow Management and Organization 4511 Van Munching Hall 301.405.0831 Email: mwellman@rhsmith.umd.edu

Mark Wellman is currently a Tyser Teaching Fellow at the Robert H. Smith School of Business and Director of the Business, Society & the Economy program of College Park Scholars program. Dr. Wellman has received numerous outstanding awards including a faculty fellowship from the Graduate Management Admission Council Education Research Institute. His research is examining the impact of the MBA degree on career success outcomes. For his outstanding contribution to business education, he received the Alan Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence. He teaches in the area of global strategy, and organizational change. His research interests include human capital, career success, and strategic management. Dr. Wellman is a member of the Academy of Management.  Before returning to the classroom in 2001, he served as the assistant dean of the MBA/MS programs at the Robert H. Smith School of Business from 1990-2001. During his tenure, he was part of an ambitious effort to enhance the reputation of the MBA program. Dr. Wellman also participated in a comprehensive renewal of the MBA and oversaw the program expansion. Full-time MBA enrollment increased by more than 100 percent and part-time enrollment increased nearly 175 percent. In addition, he assisted in the opening of three off campus locations for the MBA program.  Prior to arriving at Maryland in 1990, he served as the director of graduate studies in business at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Wellman holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a focus on organizational behavior and development from the George Washington University School of Business Administration. In addition, he has an undergraduate and graduate degree from Bowling Green State University.

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