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Henry Schwaller, IV

 Instructor of Management and Marketing

Contact Information:Henry Schwaller IV
Office: McCartney Hall 305
Office Phone: (785) 628-5873
Email: hschwaller4@yahoo.com

Degrees:
Master of Business Administration, University of Kansas, May 1991
Bachelor of Science in Business (Minor in Psychology), University of Kansas, May 1988
Attended FHSU while in Gifted Students Program, 1982-84

Courses Taught:
Entrepreneurship
Small Business Management
Business Policy
Business, Society, and Ethics
Management Principles

Research Interests:
Economic Development
Labor Force Issues

Other Professional Activities:
Henry Schwaller and Associates, President
City Commissioner

Publications:
Martin, Mary C., and Henry Schwaller IV (2006), "Assessing Student Entrepreneurial Capacity: Implications for Rural Communitites and Higher Education," Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching, 2 (2), 382-395

Henry Schwaller, IV is an Instructor of Management and Marketing in the Department of Management and Marketing at Fort Hays State University. Mr. Schwaller received his Bachelor of Science in Business and MBA from the University of Kansas. Mr. Schwaller currently teaches Principles of Management, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management and Business, Society, and Ethics. He was the primary author of Adult Basic Skills and the Kansas Workforce (Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, KU), a study of the adult education system in Kansas and the skill need of Kansas employers. More recently, he co-authored “Assessing Student Entrepreneurial Capacity” with Dr. Mary Martin. The paper studies the entrepreneurial capacity of Fort Hays State University students and recommends specific university and community-based initiatives to encourage business start-ups and innovation.
In addition to teaching at FHSU, Mr. Schwaller is President of Henry Schwaller and Associates, a real estate investment firm. He is also a current city commissioner and former mayor of the City of Hays, and has served on the Hays City Commission since 1999.