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Faculty Profile
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Dr. Mark Wellman
Tyser Teaching Fellow
Ph.D., George Washington
University
4552 Van Munching Hall
Phone:
(301) 405-0831
E-mail:
mwellman@rhsmith.umd.edu
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Dr. Mark H. Wellman is
currently a faculty member in
the management and organization
department at the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith
School of Business and he serves
as director of the
Business,
Society & Economy program of the
university’s College Park
Scholars program.
Dr. Wellman has over 20 years of
teaching and administrative experience
at the undergraduate and graduate level.
He is an award-winning teacher, and an
accomplished administrator who has a
record of enhancing the quality and
reputation of academic programs, and
establishing effective working
relationships with students, faculty,
staff and alumni.
In 2008 University of Maryland
students and their parents selected Dr.
Wellman for the University Outstanding
Faculty Educator Award. The award is
presented each year by the Maryland
Parents Association to honor a faculty
member who demonstrates a deep
commitment to providing an exemplary
education experience for students. “For
Dr. Wellman, learning goes outside the
convention of a four-wall classroom,”
one Smith School wrote in their
nomination of Wellman. “Having sat in
Dr. Wellman’s classes, I would love to
have him as my professor for all eight
semesters. … The fact that he takes his
time to create a small learning
environment with over 80 students is
amazing.”
He has also received numerous awards
for teaching, including the Allen J.
Krowe Teaching Excellence Award for his
outstanding contribution to business
education. One student wrote in their
Krowe nomination, “I have never seen a
professor garner so much respect from
students in a large lecture class.”
As director of the BSE program, Dr.
Wellman has re-invigorated the academic
residential community by developing
innovative curricular and co-curricular
learning experiences including global
immersion experiences, simulations,
managerial assessments, and field trips.
Dr. Wellman also serves as the
academic director for the Smith Edge
program, an innovative total-immersion
business program intended for motivated
non-business majors who seek a broad
exposure to the basic principles of
business.
His primary research subject is the
area of career success, human capital
and management education. He is a recent
recipient of 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.
Before his current appointment, Dr.
Wellman served as the assistant dean of
the MBA/MS programs at the Smith School
from 1990-2001. When arriving at Smith
he was charged with achieving greater
recognition as the Smith School was not
ranked as one of the leading business
schools. Dr. Wellman led the
transformation of the school's MBA
program. At the ends of his tenure the
MBA program was ranked among the top 25
by Business Week, Financial Times,
Wall Street Journal and U.S. News. In
addition, full-time and part-time MBA
enrollment significantly increased while
also improving student quality.
Prior to arriving at Maryland in
1990, he served as the director of
graduate studies in business at Bowling
Green State University. While at BGSU he
increased MBA enrollment, improved
student satisfaction, and established an
MBA career services program.
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.
Primary
Research Areas
- Global Strategy and
Organization
- Human Capital
- Career Success
- Organizational Change
- Human Resources Management
Honors and
Awards
- Allen J. Krowe Award for
Teaching, University of
Maryland, 2008
- Recipient of the 2008
Outstanding Faculty Educator
Award, 2008
- Management Education
Research Institute Faculty
Fellowship, 2006
- Allen J. Krowe Award for
Teaching, University of
Maryland, 2003
- MBA Association Service
Award, 2001
- MBA Association Service
Award, 1999
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