KAZUO NAKATANI, Associate Professor of Information Systems. Ph.D. in Information Systems, Texas Tech University (1999). Received the Best Pedagogical Paper Award at the International Association for Computer Information Systems 2001 Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada. Developed the College of Business Faculty Resource Management Plan, a dynamic database used as a decision-making tool by the leadership to analyze and forecast program growth and development. Research interests in: object-oriented systems analysis, database management systems, and distance education.