DR. TAMMY PARKER is the holder of the Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship Principle. Dr. Parker received her PhD in 1996 and has been part of the ULM faculty since 1997. During that time, Dr. Parker has been an active researcher, an organizer and facilitator in community entrepreneurship education, and a dedicated teacher.

Dr. Parker has 30 publications in academic journals and has presented over 35 conference papers. Dr. Parker received the College of Business Administration Outstanding Professor Award in 2005 and the CBA Intellectual Contributions Award in 2002, 2004 and 2005. Dr. Parker has had $75,000 in grants funded to support her research and to support entrepreneurship education in the area.

The Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship Principle endowment was established to encourage and reward excellence in teaching, learning and research at ULM.