Mary Sumner

Mary Sumner is a Professor of Management Information Systems at The University of Oklahoma's Price College of Business. With 32 years of teaching experience, she specializes in information systems design, project management, health informatics, and enterprise systems. She has authored seven textbooks and over forty research papers across journals like Database, Journal of Systems Management, and Journal of Strategic Information Systems.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Business Administration, Rutgers University
• Master of Arts, Columbia University
• Master of Arts, University of Chicago
• Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University

Research Focus: Her work emphasizes enterprise system project management, cloud readiness assessment, and IT workforce dynamics. She has led initiatives in health informatics at BJC Healthcare and contributed to the master’s program there.

Professional Roles: Co-chair of ICIS 2010 and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at the Society for Information Management (SIM).

No specific grants or labs are detailed, though her extensive publication record and conference leadership highlight active involvement in academic and professional communities.