About
Tim is a Superior native who currently resides in Washington State with his wife of over 40 years. While never forgetting his Superior roots, Tim has had a stellar 40+ year career in the corporate world, serving in VP and C level Operations and Supply Management positions with Fortune 500 companies.
Tim enjoys the outdoors and is an avid Columbia River salmon fisherman and also enjoys ocean fishing. He married his high school sweetheart Ericka (Besch) Larson and they have two children and two grandchildren. Tim and Ericka enjoy traveling to visit their children and young grandchildren in California and Alaska. Tim and Ericka spend their time between their SW Washington area home and their NW Wisconsin Lake home.
UW-Superior runs in Tim and Ericka’s blood, as Ericka’s Father — Gordon Besch — served as the Chair of the Physics department at UWS. Their son, Joshua Larson, graduated from UWS with a degree in Transportation and Logistics Management.
In addition to teaching at UW-Superior, Tim has also taught at the following universities:
- University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management
- Willamette University (professional MBA program)
- Portland State University
- University of Portland (MBA program)
- Washington State University
In addition to his part-time teaching and corporate roles Tim has shared his knowledge and experience by serving on a number of non-profit Boards, including:
- University of Minnesota’s Supply Chain Advisory Board
- Special Olympics Minnesota
- Institute for Supply Management
- Girl Scouts of Oregon & SW Washington, where he’s using his food industry supply chain expertise to help solve Girl Scout cookie supply issues
- CREWTEK (Chairman of the Board)
Research
Tim’s primary areas of research interests focus on transformational change management within large, complex organizations – and the interpersonal and political issues associated with leading change.Â
Awards
- 2005 – Supply Chain Professional of the Year, Minneapolis Area, Institute for Supply Management
- Inducted into the Superior Senior High School Hall of Fame in 2022 as part of the 1976 football team
- Individually inducted into the Superior Senior High School Hall of Fame in 2023 for the Lifetime Achievement award
Education
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) – Metropolitan State University
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) – Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Superior
- Georgia State University Master Teacher Program