Overview
Biography
Originally from Rockville, Maryland, Dennis spent time working in marketing and sales before spending five years as a senior financial analyst at Intel corporation. He has worked in various industries, including real estate, software, computer hardware, automotive, food service, and nonprofit. He has started several businesses and is still an entrepreneur at heart.
Credentials
Career Interests
Dennis' extracurricular activities and continuing education tend to focus on the areas of the science of teaching and learning and viewpoint diversity in education.
Background
Education
Bachelors degree, Economics, Brigham Young University
MBA, Finance and Sports Business, University of Oregon
Service
OSU Advantage Accelerator mentor (2017 - )
University of Oregon New Venture Championship judge (2020)
OSU InnovationX Pitch Competition judge (2019)
Heterodox Academy OSU Campus Community Co-chair (2024 - )
Honors & Awards
Margaret E. and Thomas R. Meehan Oregon State University Honors College Course Development Grant Recipient
Honors & Awards
Building things, writing, the outdoors, history, board games, biking, playing ukulele and banjo. Dennis was once an active participant/combatant in the Society for Creative Anachronism and other similar organizations. He enjoys the thrill of non-lethal battle.
Additional Information
OSU Hybrid Learning Community graduate (2019)
OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Course Design Institute graduate (2018)
OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Tuesday Teaching Talks Workshops graduate (2018)