DENNIS DRINKA, Ph.D.

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science and Information Systems with a minor in Operations

Management, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, May 1990. Bachelors of Science Degree in Finance with a minor in Economics, The University of Illinois,

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, June 1973.

TEACHING Associate Professor (August 2005 - Present). The University of Alaska at Anchorage, Anchorage,

Alaska Assistant Professor (August 1998 - May 2005). The University of Alaska at Anchorage,

Anchorage, Alaska Visiting Assistant Professor (August 1997-July 1998). The University of Alaska at Anchorage,

Anchorage, Alaska Assistant Professor (August 1990-May 1997). The University of Texas at San Antonio, San

Antonio, Texas Lecturer (September 1984-August 1990). The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio,

Texas

PUBLICATIONS

Yen, Minnie Yi-Miin, Dennis Drinka, Yoshito Kanamori "Exploring and Evaluating E-Business Models: A Community-based Website Study", Communications of the International Information Management Association, Volume 13, Issue 3, 2013, pp. 79 - 93.

Drinka, Dennis and Minnie Yi-Miin Yen, Controlling Curriculum Redesign with a Process Improvement Model, Journal ofInformation Systems Education, Vol. 19(3), Fall, 2008, pp. 331-342.

Drinka, Dennis and Minnie Yi-Miin Yen, A Project-Centric Curriculum Design, The College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, Vol. 2, No.2, Second Quarter 2006, pp. 25-34.

Drinka, Dennis, Kathleen Voge, and Minnie Yi-Miin Yen, From Principles to Practice: Analyzing a Student Learning Outcomes Assessment System, Journal of Cases on In/ormation Technology, 7(3), July - September 2005, pp. 37-56.

Drinka, Dennis and Minnie Yi-Miin Yen, Using Web-Based Technology to Support and Enhance the Learning Experience in a Community-Learning Projects Course, Web-Based Education: Learningfrom Experience, A.K. Aggarwal, ed. Idea Group, 2003, pp.292-307.

Drinka, Dennis, User Capabilities as a Variable in Model-Based DSS Design: A Case Study, Challenges ofInformation Technology Management in the 2)51 Century. Proceedings of the 2000 IRMA International Conference, May, 2000, pp. 1077-1078.

Drinka, Dennis and Kathy Wilder, Alyeska FrontPage 98 Seminar, Self-Published Instructional Material and Software, June 2000.

Sun, Minghe, Jay E. Aronson, Patrick G. McKeown, Dennis Drinka, A tabu search heuristic procedure for the fixed charge transportation problem. European Journal of Operational Research 1998, Vol. 106 No. 2-3 pp. 441-456.

Drinka, D., M. Sun & B. Murray, A Multiple Objective Embedded Network Model for Human Resource Planning and an Implementation of the Tchebycheff Method. Decision Sciences, Spring 1996, Vol. 27, No.2, pp. 319-341.

Drinka, D., Network Model Extensions for Human Systems Design. In K. D. Lawrence & G. R. Reeves (Eds.) Applications ofManagement Science: Network Applications, 1995,8, 81-102.

Drinka, D. & M. Sun, A Human Resource Planning Multiple Objective Embedded Network Model and Its Tchebycheff Method Implementation. In 1. Gu, G. Chen, Q. Wei, S. Wang (Eds.), Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Theory and Applications, Windsor Berks UK: Sci-Tech Information Services, 1995, 177-184.

Sun, M., D. Drinka & J. E. Aronson, Implementation Data Structures for a Tabu Search Heuristic Procedure for Solving the Fixed Charge Transportation Problem. 1995 Proceedings, Decision Sciences Institute, 2 915-917.

Drinka, D., A General Modeling and Solution Approach for Human System Design. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas, 1990.

Drinka, D., Multiperiod Assignments for Human Systems Design. ISB Working Papers Series, Vol. 14,No. 1.

Drinka, D., A Multiple Objective Embedded Network Model for Human Resource Planning and an Implementation of the TchebycheffMethod. ISB Working Papers Series, Vol. 15, No.2.

Drinka, D., Two-Dimensional Data Adjustment Problems and an Extension to Adjustment Techniques. ISB Working Papers Series, Vol. 15, NO.3.

Sun, M., 1. E. Aronson, P. G. McKeown & D. Drinka, A Tabu Search Heuristic Procedure for the Fixed Charge Transportation Problem. Terry College of Business, Working Paper Number 95-414.

PRESENTATIONS

International Conferences

Yen, Soren Orley and Dennis Drinka,"Enhancing Learning Experiences in an Accounting Curriculum with Community-learning Projects", The 18th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), June 24 - 28, 2014, Chengdu, China.

Yen, Minnie Yi-Miin, Dennis Drinka and Yoshito Kanamori, "Exploring and Evaluating E­Business Models: A Work-in-progress Community-based Website Study", The 24th International Information Management Association (lIMA) Annual Conference, October 14 - 17,2013, New Rochelle, New York.

Yen, "Minnie" Yi-Miin, Dennis Drinka and Yoshito Kanamori, "Exploring and Evaluating E­Business Models: A Work-in-progress Community-based Website Study", accepted and will be presented at the 24th International Information Management Association (lIMA) Annual Conference, October 14 -17,2013, New Rochelle, New York.

Yen, "Minnie" Yi-Miin, Dennis Drinka and Yoshito Kanamori, "Mapping Hyper-local Content on a Community-based Website: A Business Model Study", The 23th International Information Management Association (lIMA) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, on Oct. 15 - 17, 20 12.

Drinka, Dennis, Exploration of a Functional Programming Approach for Developing a Metaheuristic, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, November, 2010.

Drinka, Dennis and Minnie Yi-Miin Yen, A Project-Centric Curriculum Design, The Proceedings of2005 College Teaching Methods and Styles Conference, September, 2005, Reno, NV.

Yen, Minnie Yi-Miin and Dennis Drinka, Enabling Curriculum Redesign: An Experiment with a Project Development and Process Improvement Approach, The Proceedings of2005 College Teaching Methods and Styles Conference, September, 2005, Reno, NV.

Drinka, Dennis, User Capabilities as a Variable in Model-Based DSS Design: A Case Study. The 2000 IRMA International Conference, Anchorage, May 21-24, 2000.

Drinka, D. & M. Sun, A Human Resource Planning Multiple Objective Embedded Network Model and Its Tchebycheff Method Implementation. The 6th National Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Beijing, August 15-16,1995.

National Conferences Drinka, D., Two-Dimensional Data Adjustment and an Extension to Adjustment Techniques. The

1995 Joint National Meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Los Angeles.

Sun, M., D. Drinka & J. E. Aronson, Implementation Data Structures for a Tabu Search Heuristic Procedure for Solving the Fixed Charge Transportation Problem. The 1995 Annual Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Boston.

Drinka, D. & M. Sun, A Multiple Objective Network Model for Human Resource Planning and an Implementation of the Interactive Weighted Tchebycheff Method. The 1994 Institute of Management Science/Operations Research Society of America Joint National Meeting, Boston.

Drinka, D. & M. Sun, Tabu Search Applied to the Incremental Quantity-Discounted Transportation Problem. The 1993 Institute of Management Science/Operations Research Society of America Joint National Meeting, Chicago.

Drinka, D., Multiperiod Assignments for Human Systems Design. Invited session in Multidimensional Assignment Problems at the 1992 TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Orlando.

Other

Drinka, D. Invited presentation at UAA CAFE- Topic: "My expenences at Fish Camp in Allakaket", October, 2012.

Drinka, D. Invited presentation at a UAA Native Cultures Seminar sponsored by the Alaska Humanities Forum: Topic "What I learned from my Allakaket experience", Spring 2013.

Drinka, D. Invited presentation at Alumni Gathering of the Educator Cross-Cultural Immersion Program, Topic: "Teachers Cultural Strategies", May 2014.

Drinka, D., "A Project-Centered Community-Based MIS Curriculum" Symposium on the Engaged University, UAA, August 21,2003

Drinka, D., U.S. and Russia: Research and Academic Exchange Opportunities. Presented to the Operations Research faculty at Moscow State University, Moscow Russia, July 1995.

Drinka, D., Presented @Risk for Project at Systems Analysts meeting at ARCO Petroleum Developed and presented lectures on spreadsheet optimization throughout San Antonio.

Ad Hoc Journal Referee for the European Journal ofOperational Research, OMEGA, and Journal ofEnergy Finance & Development.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association of Information Technology Professionals, Anchorage Chapter. The International Resources Management Association. The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) . President, 1995-1996, and Founding Vice-President (1994-1995) of the San Antonio Chapter of

INFORMS Decision Sciences Institute.

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, HONORS • Innovation in Teaching and Learning Fellowship, 2013. • Garth N. Jones Faculty Writing Award, 2008. • Beta Sigma Gamma. Inducted 2007. • Technology Innovation Grant 2002, University of Alaska Anchorage, $5,080. Drinka, Dennis,

"Extending Student Lab Access and Enhancing Emerging Technology Exposure." • Community-based/Service Learning Initiative grant 200 I, University of Alaska Anchorage,

$2000, Minnie Yen and Dennis Drinka. • Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, Co-coordinator for group academic project in Russia,

1995 • UTSA College of Business, research grant, June, 1994 • University Fellowship, University of Texas, Austin, 1981 • U.S. Department of Commerce, Certificate of Recognition, November 1978 • Illinois State Scholarship, 1969-1970