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Campus Review
May 7, 2013
Currently residing in Lakewood Ranch,
Fla., Keebler has been commuting to
Clayton State since 2008. He is professor
of Supply Chain Management and serves
as chair of the Faculty Senate and the
Charles S. Conklin Endowed Chair. He
obtained his doctorate in Business
Administration, Marketing and Logistics
from the University of Tennessee. His
Smith Award capped a big day for the
U.S. Army veteran, since he also was
awarded tenure as well as his Five Year
Service Award by the University.
A long-time corporate executive in the
food, pharmaceutical, health care and
electronics industries, he made the deci-
sion to complete his doctoral program at
the age of 53 and has since taught courses
at St. Cloud State University, University
of Minnesota, and University of South
Florida, in addition to Clayton State.
Keebler notes he likes teaching under-
graduate and graduate students about
Supply Chain Management and the
rewarding career opportunities it pro-
vides. He has enjoyed being able to help
build the Supply Chain Management pro-
gram at Clayton State.
Keebler is married with seven children,
two of whom are still in college, and he
has 13 grandchildren. He says he used to
golf frequently, but due to his affinity for
water hazards he kept running out of balls.
He enjoys camping, exploring and canoe-
ing.
“I have never applied for a teaching
award. I consistently received high evalu-
ations at all the schools at which I taught,
in Tennessee, Minnesota, Florida, and at
Clayton State. I enjoy the classroom
experience and my sincere concern for
student learning, job placement, and
career advancement is apparent. Student
engagement is a reward in itself,” he says.
This year’s other faculty nominees includ-
ed: from the College of Arts & Sciences,
Dr. Susan Copeland and Dr. Erica
Gannon; from the College of Information
and Mathematical Sciences, Dr. Kelli
Nipper; and from the College of Health,
Dina Swearngin.
The other finalists for the Alice Smith
Staff Award were: from the Office of
Financial Aid, Patricia Barton; from
Procurement Services, Marcia Jones;
from the Department of Facilities
Management, Jivaro Lovett; and from the
Office of Network and Enterprise
Services, Dan Newcombe.
2013 Smith Awards and Service Awards
Smith Awards, cont’d. from p. 2