School of Business Administration, Portland State University

Tom Gillpatrick, Ph.D. Juan Young Professor of Marketing & Food Management With a Marketing B.S. from California State University, Bakersfield, an M.B.A. from Utah State University, and a Ph.D. from University of Oregon, Dr. Gillpatrick is the Juan Young Professor in Marketing & Food Management. He teaches courses on competition and strategy in the food industry, international marketing, new product marketing, and marketing strategy. His recent publications have been in these areas and market research and measurement methods. He is the faculty advisor for the Food Industry Management Program and for the SBA's summer program in Italy.

Richard Sapp, Ph.D. Associate Dean for International Programs Richard Sapp, CPA, has a B.B.A. from University of Toledo, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from University of Houston. Dr. Sapp's teaching interests include performance measurement, product costing, and managerial accounting. His research interests are strategic product costing and service costing. He is very interested in international student and faculty exchanges and serves on the Oregon/Baden-Wurtemberg Exchange Board. He also serves as the director of the SBA's study abroad efforts. Students who are interested in either study abroad or global internships are encouraged to contact Dr. Sapp. He has worked, lectured, or traveled in over 50 countries on five continents. During Winter and Spring 2003, he will be the resident business faculty member on the Semester at Sea ship. Dr. Sapp's hobbies include sailing, woodworking, photography and international travel.

Grant Information

Together Professors Gillpatrick and Sapp received FIPSE grant, #P116J70056, I-PIRL 2000: A TransAtlantic Project to Create a New Paradigm for the Development of International Business Skills. In total, they received $50,000.00. The grant came from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education FIPSE International Consortia Programs. The partners were Montana State University and Virgina Commonwealth University.

The program involved a partnership between PSU, MSU and VCU with the University of Galway, the Ecole de Superiore Marseilles, and University of Ulster to facilitate transatlantic student & faculty exchanges. They conducted a series of real time interactive video conferences and interactive classes between multiple partners, and sent more than 300 faculty and students abroad.

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