Marcia M. Hardy, Ph.D.

About

Dr. Marcia Hardy is the Dean of the Ray and Dorothy Young School of Business.  She holds two Ph.D. degrees. Her Ph.D. at the Anderson School of Management University of California-Los Angeles specialized in entrepreneurship and her second Ph.D. from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology explored organizational leadership; strategic management and planning. She holds an MS from the University of Missouri, Kansas City and a BS from Loyola University in New Orleans. Dr. Hardy is certified in Artificial intelligence: implications for Business Strategies Program  from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   Additional national certifications of hers are extensive including  in Quality Matters, Google analytics, and negotiation and leadership from Harvard Law School.  Her publications include a book EDI: A Guide To Electronic Data Interchange and Electronic Commerce Applications, 1995 and dozens of journal articles. Her professional presentations have been at local, state, and national venues. She holds awards for teaching, service to cities and businesses, and has a legislative award from the United States Department of Defense for leadership and dedication presented by the Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office.   She has been co-founder and President of McLure, Moynihan Inc of California and CEO/Owner of The Nest Wellness Spa & Wellness Center.  She served recently as Chairman of the United Way of Central Louisiana.  She is active at Calvery Baptist Church in Alexandria.