William L. McKee

Arbitrator and Mediator

Professor of Applied Economics

Executive Director of Dispute Resolution System of Denton County

University of North Texas

Address and Telephone:

P. O. Box 311143, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203

Phone: (940) 565-3445 --- Fax: (940) 565-4658

Education:

B.S. 1968 Southwest Missouri State University, economics and mathematics

M.S. 1970 University of Missouri-Columbia, economics

Ph.D. 1975 University of Missouri-Columbia, economics (labor relations)

Academic Positions:

1974-76 Assistant Director-Instructor, Human Resources Program, University of Missouri-Columbia

1977-76 Assistant Professor, Kentucky State University

1977-78 Staff Associate in Employment Policy, Brookings Institute

1977-78 Associate Professor Lecturer, George Washington University

1978-present University of North Texas:

1978-83 Assistant Professor

1983-90 Associate Professor

1983-87 Director, Labor and Industrial Relations Institute

1990-present Professor

1995-97 Faculty Executive Assistant to the Chancellor

Professional Affiliations:

Industrial Relations Research Association

International Industrial Relations Association

American Arbitration Association (AAA)

Alliance Bar Association (non-attorney member)

Industries Arbitrated or Mediated:

Aerospace, Air Conditioning, Agriculture, Airline, Atomic Energy, Bakery, Chemicals, Communications, Construction and Building, Electrical Equipment, Entertainment, Extractive Industry, Federal Sector, Food, Furniture, Gas and Electric Power, Health Care, Instruments (Scientific Controls), Iron and Products, Machinery, Manufacturing (Misc.), Meat Packing, Medical Equipment, Metal Fabrications, Non-Ferrous Metals, Petroleum, Plastics, Printing and Publishing, State and Municipal Sector, Pulp and Paper Products, Railroads, Refrigeration, Roofing, Service Industries, Steel, Stone, Quarry, Textiles, Transportation

Arbitration:

• Labor Arbitration, University of North Texas 1984 (graduate course)

• Texas Local Government Code, AAA 1990 and 1993 (8 hours)

Mediation:

• Basic – Center for Dispute Resolution, Denton, March 1996 (40 hours)

• Conflict Resolution System Design – Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, University of Texas School of Law, March 1996 (20 hours)

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, October 1996 (2 hours)

• U.S. Postal Service REDRESS Program, December 1998 (18 hours)

• Instructor of mediation course: each semester, 1998-present

Where the Jobs Are: Identification and Analysis of Local Employment Opportunities, with Richard Froeschle (Kalamazoo: The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 1985)

Targeting Your Labor Market: Using Labor Market Information in Regional Planning for Texas Jobs, with Nancy L. Harrell (Austin: State of Texas, 1989)

"Labor Arbitrator Selection and the Theory of Demand" with Nancy J. Kauffman (The Arbitration Journal, March 1987)

Related Experience:

Extensive experience in judicial proceedings as expert witness economist. Testified at trial, deposition, and mediation in more than 200 cases. Significant experience as professor of alternative dispute resolution courses and considerable background in higher education administration.