Sherry J. Roberts has been teaching for over 25 years. She taught 14 of those years as a business education teacher at the secondary level. Dr. Roberts currently teaches Business Communication at Middle Tennessee State University in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business. With a research focus of online communications, Dr. Roberts has published in several professional journals. Her presentations include international, national, regional, and state levels on the subjects of instructional technology, personal finance, communication, and business education. Dr. Roberts served as the 2010 Southern Business Education Association president. In 2004, she received the Arkansas Business Education Association  Teacher Educator of the Year and in 2009 the SBEA Collegiate Teacher of the Year. Dr. Roberts was named the 2010-2011 Bridgestone/Firestone Distinguished Assistant Professor for the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University.