Bonnie A. Simmons

Visiting Professor
of Business Administration

Degrees

• A.B.D. Northern Illinois University. Doctoral program in MIS
• M.B.A. Illinois Institute of Technology, with honors, area of concentration in accounting, 1982
• B.A. North Central College, Cum Laude, majors in accounting and psychology, 1978

Positions Held

• Associate Professor of MIS (tenured)--North Central College, Naperville, IL
  • Department Chair of Accounting--2 years
  • Department Chair of Business--7 years
  • Coordinator of MSMIS graduate program--6 years

Honors & Awards

• With Dr. Gary Ernst, both wrote and received a $50,000 grant from the Coleman Foundation for Entrepreneurial Education and Curriculum Development
• Outstanding MBA Graduate Student-Illinois Institute of Technology

Courses Taught

• Financial Accounting--Required for all business majors
• Managerial Accounting--Required for all business majors
• Cost Accounting--Required for all accounting majors
• Auditing--Required for all accounting majors
• Business Management--Required for all business majors
• Business Research--Required for all marketing majors
• Project Management--Required for all MIS majors
• Research in MIS--Required for all MIS majors
• Management Information Systems--Required of all business majors
• Information Management--Required of all business graduate students
• Structured Analysis and Design--Required for all MSMIS students
• Operational Analysis and Planning--Required for all MSMIS students
• Management Control Systems--Required for all MSMIS students
• Object Oriented Project Analysis--Required for all MSMIS students

• Master's Thesis--Required for all MSMIS graduate students
• Japanese Civilization
• Project Managemen

Recent Presentations & Publications

• "Managing Skills for the 21st Century: Change is the Operative Word." Written with Leon Aalberts of Lucent Technologies. Presented to the Midwest Business Association.
• "Technology: A Revolution in the Classroom" Presented at the Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
• "The Effect of Color on Web Page Design: A Comparison of College Students and Technical Professionals" Written with Karen Petersen of Lucent Technologies
• "A Revolution in the Classroom: Technology and Interrelated Learning" Written with Leon Aalberts of Lucent Technologies. Presented to the Information Resources Management Association.
• Playing Solitaire: A Guide to the Game of Life. The book is currently in revision awaiting publication.
• "Where in the World is the Real Place of Work?" Paper accepted for the WILL Conference, May 2001

Other Activities

• C.P.A. Illinois, 1983.
• Real Estate Broker, Illinois, 1994.
• Internal Auditor for International Truck and Engine
• Project Manager of Quality Assurance and Training
• Independent Consultant for software development documentation
• As Senior Partner, of Bon-Ville Enterprises, responsible for all budgeting activity for operating budget, overhead accounts, contracts and computerized accounting in $300,000+ real estate partnership
• Department Chair and Coordinator managed the Accounting and Business Departments as well as MIS graduate program.
• Taught accounting and management information systems for 17 years
• Proven abilities in entrepreneurial financial analysis
• Lived in Japan for four years, studied Japanese language, art and business practices.
• Accomplished artist

Contact Information

Telephone: (630) 617-3113
Fax: (630) 617-6497
E-mail: bsimmons@elmhurst.edu