Faculty
Frank Appunn 
Professor of Information Technology Management
Phone: 207-859-1369
appunnf@thomas.edu
Degrees:
B.Comm (Accounting and Economics), Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
MBA (Decision Sciences and Management), University of Maine, Orono, ME
Ph.D. (Organization and Management - Information Technology), Capella University, MN
Certification:
Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISSP) – (ISC)2
Corporate Governance Certification, (SOX), Tulane Law School-BISK
Teaching Philosophies:
I see my role as a facilitator to foster understanding and learning, while inspiring students in the quest for more knowledge. My role includes the need to inspire learners and to tie learning, knowledge, and skills to their personal and career success. My role is never complete because our student success will rely on continued learning and fellowship.
Professional Affiliations/Licenses:
ILA, International Leadership Association, 2012-
IHRIM, International Association for Human resource Information Management, 2006
ISSA, Information Systems Security Association, 2007-
InfraGard, A collaboration for the infrastructure protection of the USA, 2009-
(ISC)2, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, 2005
ACM, Association for Computing Machinery, 2005-
IEEE, Institute of electrical and Electronics engineers, 2005-

