Dr. Silvanus J. Udoka, Ph. D. is Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Management . He also holds a joint appointment with the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. Dr. Udoka holds a Ph. D. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University. He is an active member of APICS-The Educational Society for Resource Management, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Alpha Pi Mu, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Kappa Phi.