Dr. Conrado M. "Bobby" Gempesaw II
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Dean, Lerner College of Business & Economics Professor of Economics Professor of Food and Resource Economics Website Contact Information |
Education:
- Ph.D. - Pennsylvania State University, 1985
- MS - West Virginia University, 1982
- BA - Ateneo de Davao University, 1974
Teaching Interests:
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Introduction to Business
- Higher Education Administration
Activities and Awards:
- Senior Fellow, 2009, Jefferson School of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University
- Outstanding Alumni Award, 2008, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University
- Honorary Life Member Award, 2007, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA)
- Distinguished Member Award, 1996 and 2000, NAREA
- Rotary Foundation Award for University Teachers to Serve in Developing Countries, 1998
- University of Delaware Nominee to the USDA National Food and Agricultural Sciences Excellence in College and University Teaching Awards Program, 1994
- Outstanding Teaching Award, 1992, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Delaware
Recent Publications:
- Stocker, J. and C. Gempesaw. "The Financial Viability of Exporting Graduate Business Education in a Developing Economy." International Journal of Management in Education (Accepted for publication- forthcoming).
- Gempesaw, C. "Do Business Schools Have a Role in the Current Financial Crisis". Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. (August 2009 – forthcoming).
- Stocker, J., C. Gempesaw, and K. Nachkov. "A Stochastic Financial Simulation Model: The Case of Exporting an MBA Program." Refereed Research Paper, Proceedings of the 2008 Decision Sciences Institute, (2008):3861-3870.
- Awokuse, T. and C. Gempesaw. "Foreign Political Instability and U.S. Agricultural Exports: Evidence from Panel Data." Economics Bulletin. 6-15 (2005): 1-12.
- Gempesaw, C.M. "Recruiting and Supporting Academic Leaders at the University of Delaware." in Pursuing Excellence in Higher Education: Eight Fundamental Challenges (B. Ruben, ed), San Francisco: Jossey Bass, John Wiley and Sons, 2004, 309-314.
- Barton, S. and C. Gempesaw. "Issues Affecting the U.S. Poultry Industry and International Poultry Trade." Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing. 16-2 (2004):9-24.
- Shahid, A. and C. Gempesaw. "The Role of Promotion Programs for U.S. Poultry Exports." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 31-1 (April 2002):59-70.
- McCullough, C. Gempesaw, W. Daniels. J. Bacon. "Simulating the Economic Viability of Crawfish Production: A Two-Stage Modeling Approach." Aquaculture Economics and Management. 5-1, 2(2001):69-80.
- Gempesaw, C. M. and J.W. Richardson. "The Use of Simulation in Management Decision Making: The Case of Poultry and Aquaculture Production" in Simulation Systems (G. Zobrist and J. Leonard, eds,) New York: Taylor and Francis, June 2000, 217-269.
- Michel, K., C. Gempesaw, and C. Biery. "Current Status and Competitiveness of U.S. Poultry Exports." Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing. 10-4 (1999):63-76.
- McDermott, J., J. Bacon, C. Gempesaw, J. Pesek, and H. Tilmon. "A Conjoint Analysis of Paper Demand by Commercial Graphic Designers." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 29-1 (October 1999):182-189.



