Phil Vardiman, Ph.D., SPHR, Assistant Professor of Management Sciences
The Heart of the Matter
"The heart of the matter for me is to provide the encouragement, support and guidance for every student to become a life-long learner that uses their God given talents to achieve success from a Christ-Centered perspective both at home and in the workplace."
Contact Information:
Office: 283 Mabee Business Building
Address: ACU Box 29327 Abilene, Texas 79699
E-mail: phil.vardiman@coba.acu.edu
Telephone: 325-674-2153
FAX: 325-674-2564
Degrees, Licenses & Certifications:
- Ph.D. (Ed. Human Resource Development), Texas A&M University, 2001
- MBA, University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, 1992
- BS. Ed., Abilene Christian University, 1976
- Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Society of Human Resource Management, 1999
Academic Positions Held:
- Assistant Professor, College of Business, Abilene Christian University, Fall 2002
- Assistant Professor, College of Health Professions, Southwest Texas State University, Fall 2001 & Spring 2002
Other Positions:
- Regional Human Resources Director, Cardinal Health, Inc.
- Human Resources Manager, Avery Dennison, Inc.
- Training Supervisor, Avery Dennison, Inc.
- Production Supervisor, Avery Dennison, Inc.
- Production Supervisor/Quality Analyst, General Tire & Rubber Co.
Courses Taught:
- Human Resource Management
- Training & Development
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Introduction to Business & Technology
- Production/Process Management
Research Areas:
- Environmental Factors that Impact Leadership Development, Dissertation 2001
- Performance appraisals & assessment for Non-Profit organizations
- Environmental Leadership Development: Toward a Contextual Model of Leadership Emergence and Effectiveness
- Networking
- Privacy, Safety & Liberty
- Social Responsibility from a business perspective
Representative Publications/Research Presentations:
- Vardiman, P. (2003). Learning-Who's Responsibility, is it? Online Teaching Competency; From Lecture Enhanced to Virtual Learning . Austin: E-Linkages Inc and Canada:Trafford.
- Vardiman, P., Lyman, B. & Martin, G. (2003). Influenceing and Understanding Academic Online Polices. Austin: E-Linkages Inc and Canada; Trafford
- Vardiman, Phil, Pope, Don, Jinkerson, Darryl, & Coco, Malcolm (2003). "A Study of Performance Assessment Practices in Local Church Congregations." Proceedings of the Christian Business Faculty Association, Virginia Beach, VA, October.
