About Me: Buffie Schmidt, MBA, Ed.S. Senior Lecturer MBA (1999) and Ed.S. (2009), Augusta State University Allgood Hall Room E130 Email:   bschmidt@augusta.edu or AUprofSchmidt@gmail.com   Office:   (706) 667-4535 Text:   (706) 680-6123

Professor Schmidt turned an internship into a 5 year relationship with the Walt Disney World Co. in Orlando, Fl, as the Magic Kingdom vault teller, a Financial Hostess, and Retail Specialist until she joined Electrolux. At Electrolux, a 5 billion dollar division of the Swedish company AB Electrolux, she served as a Financial Analyst and Product Manager in Sales, Corporate Finance Director, and a Senior Project Manager for IT, Marketing, and Operations until getting married. While at Electrolux Buffie was credited with the successful conversion to Cognos financial software, the creation and implementation of a 15 month rolling forecast as well as a supplier scorecard program ensuring quality improvements for all corporate suppliers.

Professor Schmidt graduated from Brenau University with a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics in 1997, and from Augusta State University with an MBA and Ed.S. in 1999 and 2009 respectively. She returned to the academic environment as an Adjunct Professor of Management and Finance for Troy University in 2003. In 2008, she came to Augusta State University, now Augusta University, and has taught classes in Economics, Mangament, Marketing, and Computer and Information Sciences.

My Current CV (.doc)
 

Last Updated: 2016

Award Nominations:

• Regents' Teaching Excellence Award for Online Teaching - GRU's Nominee for 2015  
• GRU's "Caught in the Act of Great Teaching " - 2013 Award Nominee (Student Nominated)
• Regents' Teaching Excellence Award for Online Teaching - GRU's 2014 nominee
• PBL 5 Years of Service Award as an Advisor
• GRU 5 Years of Service Award as Faculty
   

Research/Conference Presentations:

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• 2017 CIRCA, Resplendent Flipping Technique: Revitalize the Toughest Concept PowerPoint
• 2016 AEF Conference: Presentation
• 2016 ISL Flipping Desing Model: Improve Classroom Management with Flipping
• 2014 GRU Curriculum Design Academy - Flipping: Presentation
• 2013 GRU Faculty Development Workshop - Flipping: Presentation
• 2013 GRU College of Nursing: Flipping - Disaster or Coup de Gras: Presentation
• 2013 GACE Economics Score Setting Committee (ETS)
• 2013 SOTL Conference: Webpage    Presentation
• 2013 High School University: Greenbriar High
• 2009 GCEE Conference: Webpage
• 2009 Miami Course Redesign Conference: HIgh Performance Classrooms: Video    Presentation
• 2009 ASU Leadership Class: Webpage
• Access 2010

Publications:

• 2016 WalletHub Blog on Halloween Finances
• 2015 Case Study: Student Learning Outcome Improvement Achieved through Lab integration
• 2014 White Paper: Case Study on Flipping/Adaptive Learning Technology
• 2013 Foundations of Macroeconomics ed. 7 Test Bank
• 2013 MS Excel Supplement for Annotated Instructor Edition
• 2012 International Business PBL National Test
• 2012 Business Procedures Nationa Test

Student Research:

• NEIS National Economic Insider Symposium; Washington, DC; 2011
  • LeRoy Ramsey presented Ethanol: A Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing
  • Placed 3rd in the Nation

Organizations:

• Phi Beta Lambda
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Alpha Lambda Delta
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Lambda Theta
• Phi Kappa Delta
• American Economic Association
• Association for Manufacturing Excellence

People Whom I Admire:

All of these people came from ordinary or difficult circumstances and prevailed to be quite extraordinary in their lives and/or careers! Many of them credit God's roll in their life.

• Politics: Condoleezza Rice and Dana Perino
• Family: My Mother and My Aunt Sharon from Alabama
• Tinsle Town: Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton
• My Husband (after all he handles my unique personality quite well!)

My Namesake:

 
"Uncle Bill scolds Buffy for slacking off at school" -Family Affair (YouTube.com)