Faculty Directory
Frank Hoy
Professor
Director, Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Office: Washburn Shops, 101
Phone: +1-508-831-4998
Fax: +1-508-831-5720
fhoy@wpi.edu
Educational Background
- Ph.D., 1979, Texas A&M University
- MBA, 1970, University of North Texas
- BBA, 1967, University of Texas at El Paso
Research & Teaching Interests
Entrepreneurship
IQP Advising Interests
entrepreneurship; technological transfer
Research
Dr. Hoy’s research concentrations are family business, franchising and technology entrepreneurship. He is a past editor of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and was editor for Latin America for the Journal of World Business. Most recently, he co-edited a special issue of the European Journal of International Management on entrepreneurship in Europe. Hoy is a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute and of the International Family Enterprise Research Academy.
Research Grants
- Project director for $2,000,000 grant from the U.S. Customs Service to establish the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade. Part of a $10,000,000 grant to a consortium of Texas A&M University, Texas A&M International University, the University of Texas at Austin, and UTEP, 1995-98. Additional $625,000 allocated to UTEP from $2,500,000 appropriated for Consortium, 1997.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Community Partnership Program, Kellogg Foundation, $1,250,000, 1997-2002.
- Principal Investigator, Secondary Education Entrepreneurship Development Program, Coleman Foundation, $50,000, 2002-03.
- Principal Investigator, Kauffman Campus Entrepreneurship Initiative, Kauffman Foundation, $2,000,000 (plus $4,000,000 match), 2004-2009.
Recent Publications
Honors & Awards
- Freedoms Foundation Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education, 1998.
- U.S. Small Business Administration’s El Paso District Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year, 2001.
- Regional Research Advocate of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration, 2003.
- SBI 2007 Most Influential Publication Award, USASBE/SBI Meeting, Orlando, FL, January, 2007.
- El Paso Business Hall of Fame, El Paso, TX, 2007.
- Barbara Hollander Award, Family Firm Institute, 2009.
Years of Service at WPI
- 2009 – Present, Paul R. Beswick Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professional Experience & Activities
- Chair, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 1987-88.
- Senior Vice President, Finance and Control, International Council for Small Business, 1992-95.
- President, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2003.
- Vice President, Family Firm Institute, 2006-Present.
Professional Societies/Memberships
- Academy of Management
- Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization
- Rotary Club
- International Franchise Association Educational Foundation
