Anthony D. Naayem

Biography

Prior to teaching full time for Missouri State University, Dr. Na'ayem taught business law, political science, and other business classes (financial accounting, personal finance, principles of business, and business communications) at Ozarks Technical Community College from 2017 to 2022. For the first 22 years of his professional career, he served as a compliance officer, director, manager, aide, and consultant to employers and clients in various industries including those in public accounting; real estate development, portfolio and asset management, and syndication; county government and tax administration; and private law firms.

Dr. Na'ayem graduated with honors from (Southwest) Missouri State University in 1997, where he was an active student leader on campus and earned his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Management, majoring in Administrative Management with a minor in Business Legal Studies. Dr. Na'ayem then attended the University of Tulsa College of Law where he graduated with honors and earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Certificate in Public Policy and Regulatory Studies in 1999. The son of an immigrant of Chaldean-Assyrian ancestry and a native of Springfield, Missouri, Dr. Na'ayem is proud to be teaching now at his alma mater where his father and mother both first met as students, where several other family members attended and even taught as instructors before him, and in his hometown where he resides with his wife raising their three children, is active in his church, and serves his community.

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Education

• JD, 1999, University of Tulsa College of Law
• Certificate in Pubic Policy and Regulatory Studies, 1999, University of Tulsa College of Law
• BS, Management, 1997, Missouri State University

Certifications

• Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
• Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP)
• Leading Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC) (Inactive)

Teaching

• LAW 231 Legal Environment of Business
• LAW 332 Debtor and Creditor Rights and Remedies
• LAW 335 Business Enterprises, Rights/Liabilities
• LAW 341 Legal Research and Writing
• LAW 531/631 Labor Law and Employment Discrimination
• LAW 532/632 Legal Environment of Business Organizations for Professionals
• LAW 600 Legal Environment for Business Managers
• BUS 601 Foundations and Applications of Business Principles

Professional experience

Professional Affiliations

• Academy of Legal Studies in Business
• International Association of Risk and Compliance Professionals
• Society for Human Resource Management

Research and professional interests

• Business and Corporate Law and Compliance
• Negotiable Instruments and Banking Law
• Creditor Rights, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy
• Copyright and Trademark Law
• Employment and Labor Law and Compliance
• Tax Law and Compliance

Areas of Expertise