EKU College of Business & Technology: Dr. Judy Spain

Biography

Dr. Spain is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Marketing, and Administrative Communication, College of Business and Technology. She is a practicing attorney, licensed to practice in OH, PA, and KY. Dr. Spain worked at United States Steel Corporation in the labor relations department and represented the company by preparing and presenting over 300 grievances in binding arbitration. She was the labor law attorney for the City of Pittsburgh and, in that capacity, handled all labor related matters for the City, including administrative and public hearings before the EEOC, NLRB, Unemployment Compensation Boards, and grievance arbitration. Dr. Spain designed the City's drug/alcohol screening program and served as the City's spokesperson in binding interest arbitration with the firefighters. She has been in private practice for several years, handling a variety of civil litigation matters, primarily in the area of employment and labor law matters. Dr. Spain presently serves as the EKU MBA Director. www.mba.eku.edu

Teaching

Teaching Awards

Awarded Jack Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award, Fall 2005
Awarded Distinquished Educational Leader - "Most Outstanding", EKU Student Government Association, Spring 2003
Inducted into Who’s Who Among American Teachers, 6th Edition, 2001

Service

Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Academic Integrity Committee, 2003 - present
University Athletics Committee, 2003 - present
Chair, Student Disciplinary Council, 2000-present
Chair, Patterson Scholarship Committee, 2000-present
Chair, Ethics Awareness Week - 2002, 2004, 2006
NCAA Recertification Committee, 2004-06
Chair, Academic Integrity Sub-Committee, NCAA Recertification Committee, 2004-2005

Research

Peer Review Referred Journal Articles

Spain, Judith, Vega, Gina. Everquest®: Entertainment or Addiction? The CASE Journal. www.caseweb.org. 61-66 (Spring 2005).
Spain, Judith, Vega, Gina. "Sony Online Entertainment: EverQuest or EverCrack". Journal of Business Ethics 58: 7-16 (2005).
Spain, Judith, Engle, Allen, Thompson, J.C. "Applying Multiple Pedagogical Methodologies in an Ethics Awareness Week: Expectations, Events, Evaluation, and Enhancements." Journal of Business Ethics 58: 3-6 (2005).
Davig, William B., Spain, Judith. Impact on Freshman Persistence of Orientation Course Content: Proposed Persistence Model:. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, and Practice Vol. 5, No. 3: 305-323 (2003-2004).
Spain, Judith W., Brewer, Peggy, Brewer, Virgil, Garner, S.J. "Ethics and Geography - Impact of Geographical Cultural Differences on Students Ethical Decisions". Journal of Business Ethics 41: 187-194 (2002).
Brewer, Peggy, Friel, Terri, Davig, William, Spain, Judith. "Importing Quality in the Management Classroom - From the Outside In". Quality Progress. January 2002. pp. 67-71
Engle, Allen, Spain, Judith, Thompson, J.C., "Actors in Time: A Proposed Real Time, Decisional Model for Evaluating the Ethical Content of Decisions in the Financial Services Industry". Teaching Business Ethics. Vol. 6, No. 1. February 2002. pp. 137- 150.
McGlone, Teresa, Spain, Judith. "Disruptive Students in Kentucky Colleges: An Analysis and Comparison of Policies and Processes." Kentucky Justice and Safety Research Bulletin. Vol. 4, No. 1. February 2002. pp. 1-8.
Spain, Judith, Siegel, Carolyn, Ramsey, Rosemary. "Selling Drugs Online: Distribution Related Legal/Regulatory Issues". International Marketing Review. Volume 18, Number 4, October 2001.
Spain, Judith, Ramsey, Rosemary. "Workers Compensation and Respondeat Superior Liability Legal Cases Involving Salespersons' Misuse of Alcohol". Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management. Volume XX, Number 2 (Fall 2000, Pages 263-269).

Peer Reviewed Proceedings

Spain, Judith, Thompson, J.C., Engle, Allen. "Sowing the Wind: Differential Constituents Consequences, Insurance Market Responses, and Government Policy". 12th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. New York. October 25-28, 2005.
Thompson, J.C., Engle, Allen, Spain, Judith. "Counterfeit Products and Actor Proximity: An Exploratory Multidimensional Study Design". 12th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. New York. October 25-28, 2005.
Spain, Judith, Vega, Gina. "Sony Online Entertainment: EverQuest or EverCrack". North American Case Research Association. Sedona, AZ. October 7-9, 2004.
Spain, Judith, Vega, Gina. "Sony Online Entertainment: EverQuest or EverCrack". 41st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management. Providence, RI. May 12-15, 2004.
Spain, Judith, Bohannon, Elizabeth. "Implementing an Ethics Awareness Week: Academic Journey and Professional Quest." 15th Annual International Conference Association for Student Judicial Affairs. Clearwater Beach. February 2004.
Spain, Judith, Engle, Allen, Thompson, J.C. "Applying Multiple Pedagogical Methodologies in an Ethics Awareness Week: Expectations, Events, Evaluation, and Enhancements". 10th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. New York. October 22-24, 2003.
Spain, Judith, Vega, Gina. "Sony OnLine Entertainment: EverQuest or EverCrack" 10th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. New York. October 22-24, 2003.
Spain, Judith, Engle, Allen, Thompson, J.C., Brewer, Peggy. "Tunnel Vision: A Multi- Perspective Model and Case Application of Organizational Social Responsibility." Ninth Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. Niagara Falls. October 23- 25, 2002.
Spain, Judith, Bohannon, Elizabeth. "Disruptive Student Behavior: Educating Your Faculty and Staff." 14th Annual International Conference Association for Student Judicial Affairs. Clearwater Beach. February 2002.
Spain, Judith, Brewer, Peggy, Brewer, Virgil, Engle, Allen. "Ethics and Geography - Impact of Geographical Cultural Differences on Students' Ethical Decisions. Eighth Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. Chicago, IL. October, 2001.
Engle, Allen, Elbert, Norbert, Spain, Judith. "Sell Global, Pay Local - The Ethics of Taller Product Markets, Lower Labor Markets, and Informed Consent in Global Employment Contracts". Eighth Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. Chicago, IL. October 2001.
Spain, Judith. McGlone, Teresa. "Disruptive Student Behavior: Policies, Processes, and Trends." 13th Annual International Conference Association for Student Judicial Affairs. Clearwater Beach, February 2001.
Engle, Allen, Spain, Judith, Thompson, J.C., "Actors in Time: A Proposed Real Time, Decisional Model for Evaluating the Ethical Content of Decisions in the Financial Services Industry". Seventh Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. St. John's University. New York, NY. September 2000.
Spain, Judith, McGlone, Teresa, Garner, S.J., "The Impact of Assigned Ethical Orientation Models on Student Decision Making: An Empirical Study". Academy of Business Disciplines. Ft. Myers Beach, FL. November 2000.
Ramsey, Rosemary. Deeter-Schmelz, Dawn, Spain, Judith, Marshall, Greg. "A Psychometric Evaluation of the Ethics Position Questionnaire". Advances in Marketing: Theory, Practice and Education, Joyce Young, Roger D. Green, Faye W. Gilbert, eds. Society for Marketing Advances, Terre Haute, IN. 1999, pp. 238-241.
Spain, Judith, Siegel, Carolyn."Are MNCs Using Their Public Web Sites to Communicate Ethical Standards and Behaviors to Stakeholders?". Academy of International Business - Southeast USA. November 1998.

Text Contributions

Spain, Judith. Test Bank for Legal Environment of Business in the Information Age by David L. Baumer and J.C. Poindexter, McGraw Hill/Irvin. Spring 2003
Garner, S.J., Spain, Judith. "The Notetakers Company: Selling Class Notes to Students", Marketing Management: Knowledge and Skills. 6th Edition, Peter and Donnelly, Irwin McGraw Publishers. Published Summer 2000.
Spain, Judith. "Mergers and Acquisitions". Insurance Problems in Mergers and Acquisitions. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society. 2000.

MBA Links

Please send comments or suggestions to judy.spain@eku.edu. Materials associated with this page are not meant as professional advice or the promotion of any administrative position by the University or Dr. Spain.
© 2006 Judy Spain and the EKU MBA Program
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky USA 40475-3102