Lawrence E. Burgee Lawrence E. Burgee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of e-Business and Technology Management
College of Business and Economics
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
lburgee@towson.edu
410-704-3427
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This is what Kon Polsky, Towson University, Business Administration major had to say in a recent interview:

Did your classes prepare you for these internships?

"Yes. One of my projects at Smith Barney is to improve the Web site and online marketing strategy. I brought skills to this work that I learned in my e-business class at Towson with Professor Larry Burgee".


EBTM 311 - Principles of e-Business EBUS 367 - Internet Technology EBUS 469 - Current Development in e-Business MNGT 337 - Info. Technology

 Education:

 Ph.D., Information Systems,
 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2005

 M.S., Information Systems,
 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2000

 M.B.A., International Business,
 Loyola College in Maryland, 1993

 B.S., Computer Info. Systems (Magna Cum Laude),
 Wesley College, 1985

 A.A., Data Processing (High Honors),
 Harford Community College, 1983

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Biography:

Larry Burgee, Assistant Professor of e-Business and Technology Management at Towson University, has been a full-time faculty member since August 2003. He teaches EBTM 311 Principles of e-BusinessEBUS 367 Internet Technology, EBUS 469 Current Development in e-Business, and MNGT 337 Information Technology and consistently earns outstanding teaching evaluations from students and faculty (peer reviews). Larry has played a pivotal role in the development and implementation of Towson University's first Mobile Technology Classroom. Additionally, Larry is a member of several University-level and College-level technology-focused committees and task forces. In May 2006, Larry taught in the Executive MBA program at the University of Lodz Polish-American Management Center in Lodz, Poland. In January 2008, he taught Principles of e-Business at Quality Leadership University in Panama City, Panama. He will be teaching there again in January 2009.

Larry Burgee has been associated with Loyola College in Maryland since 1989. He was a Visiting Professor in 2003 and has been an Adjunct Professor since 1997. He has taught GB 704 Information and Technology for Management, GB 748 International Marketing, GB 756 Database Design and Implementation, GB 757 Business Support Technologies, and GB 759 Lattanze Seminar Series in the MBA Program, and BA 251 Management Information Systems, BA 382 International Business, and BA 448 International Marketing in the Undergraduate Program. He earned his M.B.A. at Loyola in 1993 and was the International Business & Marketing Study Tour Coordinator from 1993 to 1998. Larry coordinated, attended, and guided six consecutive annual European Study Tours. He developed marketing strategies, established relationships with high-level European executives, and arranged for group visits to more than 75 companies in Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland. From 1999 to 2002, Larry was the Executive Director of Lattanze Center @ Loyola College, the Center for Executive Studies in Information Technology. Larry was also Loyola's American Experience Program Director. In 2001, he hosted a ten-day educational and cultural visit to Baltimore for 20 Chilean business executives from the Loyola MBA program in Santiago, Chile.

In 2005, Larry earned a Ph.D. in Information Systems at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with a dissertation topic entitled The Effects of Screen Size, Information Organization, and Time on User Comprehension of Text-Based Information Presented in a Web Browser. Larry has also conducted considerable research examining human-computer interaction issues from an international and cultural perspective as they relate to the global e-Business environment. As a Part-time Instructor at UMBC, Larry taught Software and Hardware Concepts and Database Program Development.

From 1988 to 1998, Larry was employed by the Baltimore Gas & Electric Company. From 1995 to 1998, he was an Information Technology Analyst and was responsible for Oracle Financials Technical Support. He performed extensive project management work for the implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and became very knowledgeable in supply-chain management technology. He was also responsible for the Company's Business Information System Intranet web site and authored more than 200 web pages. From 1992 to 1995, Larry was BGE's Disaster Recovery Coordinator, responsible for the recovery activities of Information Systems, Telecommunications, Customer Service, and Nuclear Support Services. From 1988 to 1992, Larry was a Systems Programmer and maintained large-scale mainframe operating systems (IBM-MVS).

From 1985 to 1988, Larry was a VM and MVS Systems Programmer for Allfirst Bank and Mercantile Safe-Deposit and Trust. In 1984, Larry started his career as a Mathematician at the U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory where he worked on conventional and nuclear weapons testing and simulation.

Larry is also an e-Business and Technology Consultant at Burgee & Associates where he consults in the areas of website design, development, and usability where he has created a Web presence for many clients. He also develops and conducts training seminars on a variety of topics:

  • Website Design, Development, & Usability;
  • Website Localization & Internationalization;
  • Technology-Enabled Classroom Design; and
  • Mobile and Wireless Technology.

Larry's other interests include mountain biking, water sports, running, foreign language study, and relaxing with his wife and children on breaks at their home in Jupiter, Florida.

Larry highly recommends Banner for Web Hosting!


Relaxing on Grand Bahama! Paris, France, May 1996 Milan, Italy, May 1995
Relaxing on Grand Bahama Island.
It's only a 35 minute flight from
Larry's home in Jupiter, Florida
3M, Paris, France;
Study Tour: May 1996
Larry with Dr. Ellen Hoadley,
Loyola Associate Professor;
Merck Pharmaceuticals, Milan, Italy;
Study Tour: May 1995
Web Design: Burgee & Associates Last Updated December 30, 2008  

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Teaching in Panama 2008
Larry with Principles of e-Business students; Quality Leadership University, Panama City, Panama; January 2008

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Larry assists students in a Mobile Technology Classroom in this
Towson University advertisement
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PAM Center, Lodz, Poland
Larry with the Executive MBA Director and Program Director, University of Lodz Polish-American Management Center, Lodz, Poland; May 2006

Ph.D. graduation
Ph.D. graduation with Dr. Anthony F. Norcio, UMBC Professor and Dissertation Advisor; May 2005

Chilean MBA students
Larry with American Experience group - Loyola MBA students from Santiago, Chile; June 2001

Larry with Brian Billick
Larry discusses strategy with Brian Billick, Head Coach of the Baltimore Ravens, during an Executive MBA Forum; May 2001

Zurich, Switzerland, May 1998
Larry with Dr. Doris Van Doren,
Loyola Professor & European Study
Tour Leader, enjoying the view in
Zurich, Switzerland;
Study Tour: May 1998