William J. Russell, J.D., M.B.A.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1973 University of Kansas, B.A., Major in Speech Communication, Minor in English;
1975 University of Denver, J.D.
2004 Regis University, MBA Graduated with Honors.
2005 Asbury Theological Seminary (Currently Enrolled: Completed 26 Credit Hours), Certificate of Christian Studies.
2002 Colorado State University, College of Business, Business Ethics Certificate
Employment
1976 Law Clerk, Fourth Judicial District Court, Ada County, Idaho.
1976-1977 Law Clerk, Chief Justice Joseph McFadden, Idaho Supreme Court
1977-1991 Practicing Attorney, Partner, Elam, Burke & Boyd, Boise, Idaho. Practice focus in commercial litigation, insurance, and environmental law, with additional experience areas in business transactions, urban redevelopment, banking law, bankruptcy and employment law
1992-1994 Vice President and General Counsel, Pintlar Corporation (formerly Bunker Hill Mining Company), Kellogg Idaho, and Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp., Washington, D.C.
1994-1995 President, owner and member Board of Directors, Atlantic Environmental Consulting, Washington, D.C.
1995-1996 KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, Director Alternative Dispute Resolution Management Section of Environmental Practice Unit
1996-2002 Dispute Resolution Management, Inc., CEO, owner and Chairman of the Board, Denver
2002-Present Dispute Resolution Management, Inc., Member Board of Directors, Consultant. Responsible for various duties as agreed
2002-Present Northwest Nazarene University, Professor of Business Law, School of Business.
2004-2006 Assistant Faculty Marshall, Northwest Nazarene University.
2004-2007 Director, MBA Program, Northwest Nazarene University.
2006-2008 Faculty Marshall, Northwest Nazarene University.
2007-Present Associate Dean for Strategic Development, Assistant to the President, Director Boise Center.
Experience and Achievements
1971-1973 President of University of Kansas Forensic Team
1973 Third Place National Collegiate Debate Championship
1973 Third Place Speaker National Collegiate Debate Championship
1972-1973 Research Assistant to Prof. Sara Kiesler, University of Kansas Speech Communication Department.
1975 Rocky Mountain Regional Champion Moot Court Team
1974-1975 Research Assistant to Prof. Timothy Walker & Prof. Jonathon Reese, University of Denver School of Law
1974 One semester at the University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, under direction of William & Mary University Law School.
2003-Present Deciding Official, Human Resources Department, J.R. Simplot Company
2002-Present Member, Board of Directors, Frank Church Institute at Boise State University, Chairperson, Finance Committee
2004-Present Member, Advisory Board, ITT School of Business
2004-Present Doctorally Qualified to Teach Law, Ethics, Management, Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
2005-Present Member, Board of Directors, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce
2005-Present Adjunct Faculty, Kazak-American Free University, Ustkamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. Teach Ethics in graduate programs. Consultant regarding MBA and Doctoral Program Design.
2005-Present Local Minister’s License, Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene
2005-Present Enrolled Intermountain District Ministerial Studies (Church of the Nazarene) Deacon Christian Education Track
2005-Present Qualified Accreditation Reviewer, Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
2005-Present Member, Board of Directors, Hands of Hope
2002-Present Responsible for Business Enrichment Seminar Series
2003-2004 Faculty advisor to Delta Mu Delta Business Honorary Society
2005-Present Chairperson, University NCAA Compliance Committee
2004-Present Chairperson, University Faculty Committee on Committees
2003-Present Liaison to Community Business Advisory Board
2006-2007 NNU Faculty Award Lectureship
2006-2007 Honorary Commander, 366th Fighter Wing (The Gunfighters) Maintenance Group, United States Air Force, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
2007-Present Member, Board of Directors, Northwest Real Estate Capital Corporation (Non-Profit Housing Finance Corporation)
Speaking Enagements
Boise Chamber of Commerce
Nampa Chamber of Commerce
Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
QUE Financial
Saskatchewan Risk and Insurance Managers Society (Calgary)
Kazakh-American Free University, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Boise State University College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs
NNU/Key Bank Business Enrichment Series
Excell Executive Leadership Group
Idaho State Bar
KPMG Peat Marwick
Ulba Metallurgical Plant, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Eastern Kazakhstan College Directors, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Midwest Energy Association
Pipeline Risk Managers Group
United Kingdom Association of Risk Managers, U.K
Risk and Insurance Managers Society and local chapters
Canadian Risk and Insurance Managers Society
Mealey Publications
Idaho Paralegal Association
Executive Women International
University of Kansas Chancellor’s Debates
Texas Association of General Counsel
United Heritage Insurance Company
Lions Club of Nampa
Meridian Chamber of Commerce
Christian Business Faculty Association
NNU Endowment Board Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona
Legal Toolbox for Pastors
ITT Technical Institute
Institute of Management Accountants
Lorman Educational Services
Consulting Assignments
Alaska Gold Company
Alta Gold Company
Alternate Energy Resources
Archer Daniels Midland
Bay State Gas Company
Birmingham Steel
Boise Cascade
Bunker Limited Partnership
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining
CenterPoint Energy
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Copper Range Company
Couer d'Alene Mines
Denver Public Schools
Fina Oil and Chemical
GATX Corporation
General Mills
GNB Technologies Inc.
Gould Electronics Inc.
Gulf Resources & Chemical
Hecla Mining Company
Helena Chemical Company
Henry Vogt Machine Co.
Hunt Oil Company
ISPAT Inland Inc.
J.R. Simplot Company
Kennecott Corporation
Keystone Industries Incorporated
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
LG&E Energy Corp.
Lockheed Martin
Louisiana-Pacific
Mack Trucks, Inc.
MAPCO Inc.
McCarty's Superfund Site PRP Group
McWane, Inc.
Mueller Europe Ltd.
Mueller Europe S.A.
Mueller Industries, Inc.
Newmont Mining
NL Industries, Inc.
Northern Utilities, Inc.
Northwest Pipeline
Pegasus Gold Inc.
The Pillsbury Company
The Pyrites Company, Inc.
The Scotts Company
South Boulevard Properties, Inc.
Sunshine Mining and Refining
Texas Gas Transmission
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
The University of Texas System
U.S. Borax, Inc.
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S.S. Lead
Valley Nitrogen Company
Velsicol Chemical Company
Vulcan Materials Company
Wainoco Oil Corporation
Weyerhaeuser Company
The Williams Companies, Inc
Wilmington Iron and Metal Co., Inc.
Husky Energy Inc (Canada)
Inmet Mining Corporation (Canada)
Nexen Inc.(Canada)
Tonolli Canada Ltd. (Canada)
Lindsey Oil Refinery (U. K.)
Miracle Garden Care (U. K.)
PetroFina S.A, (Belgium)
Raffineria di Roma (Italy)
Sigma Coatings (Netherlands)
Typical Current Speaking Topics
Business Insurance: Ten Questions to Ask Your Broker
Legal Toolbox for Businesspersons
Legal Toolbox for Pastors
Business Ethics: Taking an Ethical Inventory for Your Company
Business Ethics: Creating a Corporate Ethics Program
Business Ethics: On Being Socially Responsible
Think Like Warren Buffett
Public Speaking? No Sweat!
NNU School of Business Programs
Critical Decisions Impacting the Economy of Idaho's Treasure Valley
Publications
“Teaching Business Ethics in a Christian Context: An Integrated Wesleyan Paradigm” a paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Wesleyan Theological Society, Duke University, March, 2008.
“Thinking Like Warren Buffett”, a national teleconferenced seminar presented by Lorman Educational Services, January, 2008.
“Creating an Ethical Environment for Business,” written by Drs. William J. Russell and Ronald R. Galloway, Conference Presentations, International Student Conference: “Students and Leadership: Programs for Professional Growth and Careers,” conference held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, May 18-19, 2007 (Volume 1 of 4).
“Strategic Planning, Warren Buffett Style,”written by Drs. William J. Russell and Ronald R. Galloway, Conference Presentations, International Student Conference: “Students and Leadership: Programs for Professional Growth and Careers,” conference held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, May 18-19, 2007 (Volume 1 of 4).
“Teaching Business Ethics in a Christian Context: An Integrated Wesleyan Paradigm” Paper presented as Northwest Nazarene University Faculty Award Lectureship, April 2006, with responses by Dr. Thomas Oord and Dr. Randy Peterman.
“Building Defenses: A Company Ethics Program” June/July 2006 issue of Business IQ Magazine, Idaho’s Premier Business Magazine.
“Strategic Planning, Warren Buffett Style” Future issue, Business IQ Magazine, Idaho’s Premier Business Magazine.
“Questions and Answers for Adult Learners” Southwest Airlines SPIRIT Magazine, August 2006
"Achieving Accreditation through Partnership," by Dr. Bill Russell, Dr. Samuel Dunn and MBA student Sevints Nuriyeva, was published in the Proceedings of the International Partnership: Language, Education, Science and Culture conference held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, November 4- 5 2005.
"The Case for Business Ethics Training" by Dr. Bill Russell appeared in the November/December 2004 issue of Business IQ Magazine, Idaho's Premier Business Magazine.
“Surveying the Ethical Terrain” by Dr. Bill Russell appeared in the June/July 2005 issue of Business IQ Magazine, Idaho’s Premier Business Magazine.
Russell, William J., and Torrey, Ricki, (2001) Insurance Coverage for Power Interruption-Related Business Losses, Costs and Damages (Salt Lake City: Dispute Resolution Management, Inc.). Published in Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance (Vol. 15, No. 32, June 26, 2001) and in the July 3, 2001 issue of Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes.
Russell, William J.,and Torrey, Ricki, (2000): “A Critical Examination of the So-called Nonfortuity Defense,” John Liner Review, Winter 2000.
Russell, William J., and Torrey, Ricki,(1999) Insurance Coverage and the Millennium Bug: Answers and Issues (Salt Lake City: Dispute Resolution Management, Inc.).
Courses
Business Law I
Business Law II
Management Law
Business Ethics
Management Ethics
Freshman Seminar
Employment and Human Resource Law
Ways of Knowing
Personnel Management