Dr. Michael R. Carrell has enjoyed academic and professional careers as personnel director, labor negotiator, mediator, author, city alderman and college professor. Currently he serves as the Founding Director of the Northern Kentucky University Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Center. Carrell was named a Regents Professor by Northern Kentucky University in 2013, the highest honor awarded a faculty member. In 2010 he received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as an author, negotiator, teacher and mediator in the field of human resourcement and labor relations. Prior his current appointment he served as dean of the NKU College of Business. Dr. Carrell was elected to the Louisville Board of Alderman (city council) for five terms and served as Mayor Pro-tem for three terms. Dr. Carrell has also received awards for teaching and research during his career. He has authored over twenty books and over fifty scholarly articles during his career and has lived and worked in Spain, Russia, California, Nebraska, and Kentucky.