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Marriage and the Academy

Joseph McRae Mellichamp, Emeritus Professor of Management Science The University of Alabama [Dec 7, 2008] —“I wrecked two marriages before earning tenure, and it wasn’t worth it.” A professor had come up to me several years ago, at the conclusion of a “How to...

Givers and Takers

Joseph McRae Mellichamp, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Management Science The University of Alabama “The trouble with Christianity is that most Christians are on the take.” I heard a speaker say this at a conference in Colorado years ago. He was a street-wise...

Keeping The Vision

  Joseph McRae Mellichamp, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Management Science  The University of Alabama As a young professor in the early 1970s, I was indelibly impressed that God had called me to be His representative at my university.  I concluded that if I wasn’t...

The Best Christmas Gift to Give Yourself

Joseph McRae Mellichamp Emeritus Professor, Management Science, Alabama         Thanksgiving is in three days, so the Christmas holidays are almost upon us. May I make a recommendation of what could be the best gift you can give yourself? The Entire Bible In December...

The Christian Professor

Joseph McRae Mellichamp Emeritus Professor of Management Science The University of Alabama   What is the driving motivation for how we spend our time and energy? During my academic career at Alabama, and now in my 12 years as a national rep for Faculty Commons I have...