The Heart of the Matter

"ACU is a place to learn how to serve your God and your fellow man through the skills and talents that He has given you.  Your job while here at ACU is to develop and fine tune those talents.

Contact Information:

E-mail:  charles.small@coba.acu.edu

Degrees, Licenses & Certificates:

• Certified Data Processor (CDP), 1979
• PhD, Texas A&M University, 1978
• MS, Abilene Christian University, 1975
• BS, Abilene Christian University, 1954

Academic Positions Held:

• Associate Professor, Abilene Christian University, 1977-present

Other Positions:

• Assistant to the Dean, College of Business, Texas A&M University, 1975-76
• Director of Computation, Abilene Christian University, 1969-73
• Administrator of Data Processing, Colorado City Public Schools, 1968-69
• Assistant Director, Computation Center, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Professional & Teaching Awards:

• Treasures in Heaven Servant Award, 2000
• Dean's Award for Education, 1991

Courses Taught:

• Information Systems and Technology
• Introduction to Business and Technology

Consulting:

• Auditing financial institutions in the Abilene area
• Financial/data processing auditor of banking systems

International Experience:

• Education technology consultant, Zambia and Kenya, 1992-present

Research Areas:

• Expert systems

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership:

• Computer training and implementation in two large technical schools in Zambia and Kenya, 1992-present
• President, Big Country Chapter, Data Processing Management Association, 1985, 1978