{"id":5289,"date":"2014-12-10T16:33:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T22:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=5289"},"modified":"2016-03-13T21:15:53","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T02:15:53","slug":"school-of-business-and-economics-gary-mullins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2014\/12\/10\/school-of-business-and-economics-gary-mullins\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Business and Economics: Gary Mullins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/uwspgarymullins2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5317 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/uwspgarymullins2.jpg\" alt=\"uwspgarymullins\" width=\"401\" height=\"606\" \/><\/a>After finishing his master\u2019s degree at the University of Chicago, Gary Mullins decided he\u2019d had enough of academia. His mother had been a school teacher, his father the president at the University of Arkansas \u2014 Gary was ready for anything not set in a classroom.<\/p>\n<p>But he couldn\u2019t escape it. During his time with Exxon and later Anheuser-Busch, where he assisted with planning and technical systems, everywhere he went people called him \u2018the professor.\u2019 \u201cThere\u2019s an old joke that if everyone says you look sick you should lie down, so I decided to get my Ph.D.,\u201d he laughs. \u201cOf course, when I got into academics everyone said, \u2018What\u2019s this business guy doing here?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gary exemplifies what he has helped to build within the School of Business and Economics \u2014 a faculty with strong academic credentials complemented by real-world experience. \u201cHaving that combination is very important, especially for undergraduates. Part of our responsibility is to teach them professionalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, a large part of Gary\u2019s responsibility has been to help guide the School of Business and Economics into a new era, highlighted by growth, accreditation and stronger ties to the local business community. He admits it\u2019s all exciting. Once ready to escape academia, now Gary is ready for the next chapter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/busecon\/Pages\/Faculty\/gmullins.aspx\">Gary Mullins, Ph.D.<\/a><br \/>\nAssociate Dean, College of Professional Studies<br \/>\nChair, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/busecon\/Pages\/default.aspx\">School of Business and Economics at UW-Stevens Point<\/a><br \/>\nProfessor, Business and Economics<br \/>\nPh.D., Economics in Finance and Political Economy, Washington University<br \/>\nM.B.A., Finance and Economics, University of Chicago<br \/>\nB.S.B.A., Management Science, University of Arkansas<br \/>\n715-346-3906\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:gmullins@uwsp.edu\">gmullins@uwsp.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Read more in the <a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/uwspcps\/docs\/sbeviewbook\/1\" target=\"_blank\">University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Business viewbook<\/a>. It&#8217;s not just business, it&#8217;s personal.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After finishing his master\u2019s degree at the University of Chicago, Gary Mullins decided he\u2019d had enough of academia. His mother had been a school teacher, his father the president at the University of Arkansas \u2014 Gary was ready for anything not set in a classroom. But he couldn\u2019t escape it. 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