
Master of Business Administration Program Director
Associate Professor
Main (Lacey)
Fields: Early roots of entrepreneurship, nineteenth century women in business and education, historical biography as a qualitative research methodology
B.S. in education, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington; B.A. in business, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington; M.B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington; Ph.D. in education, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
Email:
Address:
Old Main 374
5000 Abbey Way SE
Lacey, WA 98503
Office hours:
Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
In person
Phone:
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost
Select publications
- Armer, G. R. M. (2020). Pioneering women entrepreneurs. Journal of Business Management & Change, Spring 2020, 3-23.
- Armer, G. R. M. (2011). Practice makes perfect: using a computer based business simulation in entrepreneurship education. Journal of Adult Education, vol. 40, no. 1.
- Armer, G. R. M. (2009). Mary Baker Eddy’s contribution to adult education: An historical biography. Dissertations Abstract International, 70(08). (UMI No. 3370223).
Professional associations/memberships
- Western Business Management Association (WBM)
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Delta Mu Delta
Former professional association memberships
- Sigma Beta Delta
- National Education Association (NEA)
- Washington Education Association (WEA)
- National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE)
- Mountain Plains Adult Education Association (MPAEA)
- Idaho Lifelong Learning Association (ILLA)
- Chapter Advisor, Collegiate DECA (formerly Delta Epsilon Chi)
- Chapter Advisor, Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- National Business Educators Association (NBEA)
Accomplishments
- Exceptional Faculty Award, Lower Columbia College, 2014
- Richard & Lila Jordan Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, 2011-2012
- EITC Foundation – Grants for conference travel, Collegiate DECA students + advisor, 2012
- Campaign for Employee Success – Grant for conference travel, 2011
- Delta Epsilon Chi Chapter awarded Best Student Organization, 2007-2008
- Research Fellowship Award – The Mary Baker Eddy Library, Boston, MA, 2005
- Outstanding Chapter Advisor of the Year, Idaho Delta Epsilon Chi, 2005
- Outstanding Service Award, Idaho Lifelong Learning Association, 2004
- University of Idaho, Graduate Student Association representative, 2004-2005
- Idaho State Post-Secondary Marketing Teacher of the Year, 2002-2003
- Former docent with the Seattle Art Museum, 1994-1998
Areas of interest
- Animal welfare
- The environment
- Historic preservation