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STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. University of Montevallo Station 6540, Montevallo, AL 35115 (ph) 205/665-6540 (e-mail) [email protected] ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION Dean charged with full financial and administrative oversight of the Michael E. Stephens College of Business at the University of Montevallo. Serving as senior administrator for all undergraduate business programs as well as the Masters of Business Administration (MBA). Working with faculty and central administration to fulfill the liberal arts mission of the institution as integrated with the Stephens College. Responsible for setting strategic direction, supporting and guiding faculty and staff, administering the finances of the Stephens College, securing resources, fundraising, and maintaining the academic integrity of all programs in business consistent with accreditation by SACS and AACSB International. As Dean, responsible for: Serving on President’s cabinet to engage in university-wide strategic planning and to provide counsel on a variety of cross-the-university matters. Recruiting and maintaining a high-quality faculty to support all programs. Guiding pre-tenured faculty through the promotion and tenure process as well as mentoring senior faculty on career development. Maintaining institution’s disciplinary accreditation with AACSB International as well as operating within the standards of SACS regional accreditation. Fundraising and resource development to support the University’s mission. Recruiting undergraduate and graduate students. Overseeing design and execution of assessment for program goals and student learning outcomes. Building relationships with the broader community. Adjudicating academic suspensions and other student performance issues. Overseeing media planning for the MBA program, including advertising design, placement, and traffic. Serving as media contact representing the University and Stephens College at the local, state, and national levels. Managing the physical plant for the Stephens College. Significant accomplishments: Initiated significant new strategic planning process that includes broad based constituent participation from faculty, students, deans and chairs from across the institution, administration, advisory board, University trustees, business community, and the general public. Grew freshman class 31% and MBA graduate enrollment 71% over the course of my deanship. Reinvigorated shared governance by creating the first performance dashboard for the Stephens College, allowing faculty to assume more active engagement in goal development and student learning outcomes. Launched new Stephens College Center for Professional Practice focused upon job preparedness, internships, and job placement in partnership with University Counseling – Center is 100% externally funded via raised money. Restructured advisory board to raise the profile of members, expand opportunities for students, and enhance financial support for the Stephens College. Significantly reduced dependence on part-time and non-tenure track faculty. Entered active partnership with three fellow deans resulting in interdisciplinary programs and joint opportunities. Reorganized staff to align with student and faculty needs, creating a new “special project” position to focus upon enrollment and development as well as hiring the first Executive-in-Residence to the Stephens College. Lead revision of the accounting curriculum allowing the creation of the Stephens College’s first professional internship program in accounting, placing 100% of eligible senior accounting majors in internships for two year. Assessed student-learning outcomes through benchmarking against national norms. Funded 100% of faculty software and travel requests needed to support scholarship. Addressed numerous esthetic and functional physical plant issues to improve faculty and student work environment. Utilized raised funds and grant support to rewire all classrooms and offices for higher bandwidth Internet access. Instituted a full technology refresh in the Stephens College replacing all computers in classrooms, labs, as well as all faculty and staff offices using raised funds. Lead a faculty taskforce to develop a comprehensive Stephens College strategy and policy on offering courses online. STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 2 ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION – Continued Significant accomplishments - Continued: Expanded graduate enrollment through targeted media, corporate calling, graduate fairs, and direct mail, resulting in the Stephens College having the fasting growing MBA in the state. Increased resources to build and support general education. Partnered with student affairs to offer student support, remediation, and early academic warning systems resulting in increased success in retention, academic progress, and graduation rates. Led curricular review to include redesigned embedded assessment measures allowing for continuous improvement in curricular design. Worked with University legal counsel and human resources on challenging personnel issues. Lead revision of policies and faculty governance structures. Former Dean of Business Programs and Elton B. Stephens Professor at Birmingham-Southern College. Served as the senior academic officer for business programs while teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Marketing, Research Methods, Foundations of Business Thought, Public Policy, and Public/Private Management. Directed an interdisciplinary Masters of Arts in Public & Private Management (MPPM) featuring collaboration among faculty from business, psychology, political science, philosophy, history, and music. Significant accomplishments: Grew business major enrollment by 27% and accounting major by 35% from 2007-2010. Worked with college Institutional Advancement to secure a significant $1 million gift to fund the development of entrepreneurship across the institution. Served on the National Campaign Steering Committee for a successful $50 million comprehensive campaign. MPPM program was named to the Princeton Review of Top Business Programs (multiple years) and was named as one of the top 15 U.S. programs in general management by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2009. Grew the tenure-track faculty in Finance based upon program demand. Established successful Executive-in-Residence program, adding teaching and administrative resources. Significantly reduced reliance upon adjunct faculty. Developed and recruited the first full-time Director of Graduate Admissions for the college. Restructured three disparate low functioning advisory groups into a single, high-functioning, comprehensive advisory board for the business programs. Led task force that substantially internationalized the curriculum in the undergraduate business major. Improved the technological infrastructure supporting classroom instruction and the finance lab. Led college-wide initiative to measure and document the economic impact of the institution on the metro-area. STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 3 EDUCATION Ph.D. The George Washington University, Washington, DC Primary Field: Marketing Supporting Field: Globalization 2001 M.B.A. The George Washington University, Washington, DC Major: Marketing 1994 B.A. Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama Double Majors: Economics & Business Administration 1988 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2011 – Present 2011 – Present 2007 – 2011 2006 – 2007 2007 – 2011 2004 – 2007 2003 – 2003 2000 – 2004 1999 – 2000 1998 – 2000 1995 – 1998 Dean, Michael E. Stephens College of Business, University of Montevallo Professor of Business, University of Montevallo (Tenured) Dean of Business Programs, Birmingham-Southern College Department Chair, Business and Accounting, Birmingham-Southern College Elton B. Stephens Professor of Marketing, Birmingham-Southern College (Tenured) Assistant Professor of Marketing, Birmingham-Southern College Acting Department Chair, Department of Marketing & e-Business, Towson University Assistant Professor of Marketing and e-Business, Towson University MBA Lecturer (part-time), University of Maryland, College Park (Smith School) Visiting Instructor of Marketing (full-time), The George Washington University Teaching Fellow (full-time faculty teaching load), The George Washington University COURSES TAUGHT Graduate Courses (MBA/Masters): Marketing Research; Marketing Management; Buyer Behavior; Services Marketing; Public/Private Management; Individual & Organizational Behavior; International Business; Strategic Management Undergraduate Courses: Principles of Marketing; Marketing Research; International Marketing; Electronic Marketing; Marketing Management; Consumer Behavior; Foundations of Business Thought; Leadership; Marketing Communications Interdisciplinary: Arts Entrepreneurship (with fine arts); Media Bias (with English); Leadership Studies (with social sciences); Public and Private Management (collaboration between business, psychology, political science, philosophy, history, and music) STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 4 RECENT CIVIC & BOARD SERVICE Serving on board for Alabama Association of Nonprofits. Member of Alabama State Graduate Dean’s Council. Serving on state Articulation and General Studies Committee for Business. Member of board and executive committee of Media for Health. 2010 graduate of Leadership Birmingham, 2012 graduate of Leadership Shelby County, and 2006 graduate of Leadership Vestavia Hills. Member of The Rotary Club of Birmingham. Served on the Blueprint Vestavia Hills Steering Committee. Past President of the Birmingham chapter of the American Marketing Association. Former service on the board of the American Red Cross. Served on the board and executive committee of the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce. Member of the former Birmingham Regional Chamber Council of Economic Advisors. Served on the Birmingham Business Journal Editorial Advisory Board. Prior service as board member of the American Advertising Association, Birmingham Chapter. Member of Communications/PR Committee for the successfully completed campaign for a New Vestavia Hills Public Library. Served as congregational President of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham. CONSULTING Engagements in strategic planning, organizational performance assessment, and marketing strategy development for corporate, professional, and non-profit organizations. Have conducted or overseen over 150 research studies in a variety of settings. Expertise in organizational governance, survey design/psychometrics, multivariate data analysis, as well as qualitative research methods. Typical organizational needs include: Assessment of organizational governance & practices Evaluating data sufficiency for executive decision making Measuring the economic impact of business activities Performance and outcome measurement Organizational image and/or brand measurement Brand development or renewal Product design or redesign Identification of new markets and customer segments Organizational strategic planning Development of new ventures or lines of business Balancing resources between conflicting service priorities Mapping/understanding the customer purchase decision process Integrating the voice of the customer Pursuit of new funding sources Testing advertising campaigns & messages effectiveness STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 5 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Dean & Professor of Business Stephens College of Business, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama (2011 – Present) Dean charged with full administrative oversight of the AACSB International accredited Michael E. Stephens College of Business at the University of Montevallo. Responsible for the academic integrity and quality of the MBA and undergraduate programs in management, marketing, finance, and accounting. Oversee all budgetary and financial administration of the College including state appropriations, foundation funds, and College restricted and unrestricted endowment. Manage all pre-tenure reviews, the tenure and promotion process, as well as post-tenure performance evaluations for all faculty members. Member of the President’s Cabinet - senior management team for the institution. Serving on the AACSB International Accreditation Peer Review Teams for Rollins College (FL), Henderson State University (AR), as well as University of North Carolina-Asheville (NC). Tenured full professor teaching Strategic Management capstone course in the MBA program as well as the undergraduate Marketing Communications course. Serving on the University Admission Committee, the Service Learning Enrichment Committee, Institutional Effectiveness Committee, the search committee for an Executive Director of the University Foundation, chairing the search committee for the next Dean of the College of Fine Arts. Dean of Business Programs Elton B. Stephens Professor of Marketing Department Chairperson Assistant Professor of Marketing Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama (2007 – 2010) (2007 – 2010) (2006 – 2007) (2004 – 2007) Dean and full-time tenured faculty member teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing management, international marketing, and public/private management in an AACSB International accredited business program at a top nationally ranked liberal arts college. Served on the AACSB International Accreditation Peer Review Team for Millsaps College Taught courses in support of undergraduate programs in business and accounting as well as the MPPM (Masters in Public and Private Management). Committee service: Norton Board of Advisors; Promotion & Tenure Committee; Curricular and Standards Committee; Center for Global Human Dignity Task Force; Graduate Program Council; Faculty Mentor. Academic and professional advising of undergraduate and graduate students. Assistant Professor of Marketing and e-Business Acting Department Chair in 2003 Towson University, Baltimore, Maryland (2000 - 2004) Full-time tenure-track faculty member teaching advanced courses in marketing research, international marketing, and electronic marketing at an AACSB accredited, public, comprehensive university. Developed and managed curriculum in e-Business. Actively advised students in departmental majors. Development team for a multi-campus MBA curriculum in partnership with University of Baltimore. Faculty advisor to student American Marketing Association chapter. Committee service: department Assessment Committee; department Curriculum Committee; departmental Faculty Search; college Technology Committee; college Development and Research Committee; university Dean Search Committee; the Provost’s taskforce on the future of the college. STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 6 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Continued Visiting Instructor of Marketing Teaching Fellow The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (1998 - 2000) (1995 - 1998) Full-time faculty in the department of marketing teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, advising students, and participating in school and departmental service. (Simultaneously completing Ph.D.) Taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses and advised MBA and undergraduate students. Member of AACSB reaccreditation task force drafting the self-report and hosting the peer review team. Served on Dean Search Committee that successfully recruited a new chief executive for the School of Business and Public Management. Faculty advisor to student American Marketing Association chapter. Marketing Strategy Manager Product Manager Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, Virginia (1994 - 1995) (1992 - 1994) Responsible for the formulation and implementation of strategic and baseline marketing programs in support of relationship with mortgage lenders. Led cross-divisional team of senior managers to successfully redesign customer segmentation system and sales delivery channels in support of corporate market share and profitability goals. Assumed managerial responsibility for the design of the customer satisfaction (voice of customer) measurement and feedback system, including the identification of data sources, analysis of input, and implementation of process evaluation and improvement initiatives. Designed customer communication and promotional material including advertising. Served as product and program information resource for customers, sales force, and senior management. Senior Product Manager First American Bancshares, McLean, Virginia (1991 - 1992) Promoted within one year to Senior Product Manager assuming managerial responsibility for a $465,000 marketing budget in the retail division of an $11 billion commercial bank. Accountable for profit and loss on consumer credit and deposit products as well as responsible for ‘affluent’ and ‘newcomer’ consumer segments. Developed and tested new retail products as well as promotional materials including print advertising, radio commercials, brochures, direct mail, and retail point-of-sale. Marketing Analyst SouthTrust Bank, Birmingham, Alabama Conducted demographic segmentation research to support branch site selection and bank acquisition. Produced video and related materials for “Mission Possible” program resulting in over $90 million in core deposit generation. Principle/Owner Finders Keepers, Birmingham, Alabama (1987 - 1988) (1986 - 1987) Founder and co-owner of a firm offering relocation services to Birmingham-area corporate executives. STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 7 AWARDS & HONORS Nominated and selected to be Member of 2012-13 American Academic Leadership Institute’s Becoming a Provost Academy Leadership Development Program Leadership Shelby County - 2012 Leadership Birmingham - 2010 Interfraternity Council Faculty Service Award, Birmingham-Southern College - 2008 Named to the Elton B. Stephens Professorship of Marketing, Birmingham-Southern College - 2007 Special Merit Award in Programming, American Marketing Association – 2006 Leadership Vestavia Hills - 2006 Literati Club Award “Highly Commended Paper” in Journal of Consumer Marketing - 2004 Elected to Towson University’s Academy of Scholars – 2003/04 Faculty Leadership Institute – Towson University – 2002/03 Chair’s Excellence Award for Exceptional Achievement in Teaching, Towson University - 2002 Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma - 2002 Top 15% of Faculty Teaching Award, University of Maryland, College Park - 2000 Bender Teaching Award, The George Washington University - 1999 Board of Advisors Award for Outstanding Commitment to the School of Business and Public Management at The George Washington University - 1999 Fellow, SMA Doctoral Consortium – 1999 Fellow, AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium – 1998 1998 Community Service Award – Doctoral Students Association, The George Washington University Doctoral Fellowship, School of Business and Public Management, The George Washington University Career Development Tuition Scholarship, School of Business and Public Management, The George Washington University PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Rotary Club of Birmingham Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce Member of American Marketing Association Fellow of Academy of Marketing Science Member of European Marketing Academy Member of Society for Marketing Advances Member of the American Advertising Association PCM – Professional Certified Marketer (AMA Professional Certification) STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 8 INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS Peer or Editorial Reviewed Journal Articles Hassan, Salah S. and Stephen H. Craft, (2012) “Examining Segmentation Factors and Brand Positioning Strategies in World Markets.” Journal of Consumer Marketing (29)5, p 344-356. Hassan, Salah S. and Stephen H. Craft, (2005) “Linking Global Market Segmentation Decisions with Strategic Positioning Options.” Journal of Consumer Marketing (22)2, p 81-89. Craft, Stephen H., (2004) “The International Consumer Market Segmentation Managerial Decision-Making Process.” SAM Advanced Management Journal (69:3), Summer, p 40-46. Hassan, Salah S. and Stephen H. Craft, (2004) “An Examination of Global Market Segmentation Bases & Strategic Positioning Decisions.” International Business & Economics Research Journal (3:9), Sept., p 79-83. Craft, Stephen H., (2004) “A Factor Analytic Study of International Segmentation Performance Measures.” Journal of Euro-Marketing (13: 4), p 79-89. Hassan, Salah S., Stephen H. Craft and Wael Kortam, (2003) “Understanding the New Bases for Global Market Segmentation.” Journal of Consumer Marketing (20:5), August 2003, p 446-460. (2004 Emerald Literati Award winner Highly Commended Paper). Conference Presentations/Proceedings Mechitov, Alexander I., and Stephen H. Craft, “Two Brics: Brazil vs. Russia.” International Journal of Strategic Management, Alan S. Khade and Detelin Elenkov (Eds.), p167-170, Proceeding of the IABE-2012 VeniceSummer Conference, 2012. Craft, Stephen H., “The Great Writers and Business.” Business and the Liberal Arts: Integrating Professional and Liberal Education, David C. Paris (Ed.), p12-13, 2007. Craft, Stephen H. and Salah S. Hassan, “Global Market Segmentation Strategy Decisions and Managerial Assessment of Performance.” Presented to the Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 2006. Craft, Stephen H. and Melissa St. James, “Subprime Mortgage Lending and Exploitative Marketing Strategy.” Presented to the Society for Marketing Advances Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, November 2004. Craft, Stephen H., “Globalization of Marketing Strategy and its Cultural Consequences.” Presented to the Association for Consumer Research/American Psychological Association Cross Cultural Research Conference, Rose Hall, Jamaica, December 2003. Hassan, Salah S. and Stephen H. Craft, “An Empirical Analysis of Global Market Segmentation Bases and Strategic Positioning Decisions.” Presented to the International Business and Economics Research Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2003. STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 9 Conference Presentations/Proceedings (Cont.) Craft, Stephen H. and Melissa St. James, “Exploitative Segmentation in the Subprime Mortgage Lending Market.” Presented to the American Marketing Association Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington, DC, May 2003. Craft, Stephen H., “The Strategic Marketing Imperative of a Tailored CRM Strategy.” Presented to the Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, Washington, DC, May 2003. Craft, Stephen H., “A Factor Analytic Study of International Segmentation Performance Measures.” Presented to the European Marketing Academy Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK, May 2003. Craft, Stephen H., “The Unintended Cultural Consequences of the Globalization of Services Marketing Utilizing Segmentation Strategy.” Presented to the Academy of Marketing Science – Multicultural Marketing Conference, Valencia, Spain, June 2002. Craft, Stephen H., “An Empirical Investigation into the International Consumer Market Segmentation Strategy Making Process.” Presented to the Academy of Marketing Science - World Marketing Congress, Cardiff, Wales, July 2001. Craft, Stephen H., “Modeling the International Segmentation Decision Process: A Conceptual Analysis.” Presented to the Atlantic Marketing Association - Annual Conference, October 1999. Hassan, Salah S. and Stephen H. Craft, “Defining and Measuring the Effectiveness of Market Segmentation Decisions of Global Corporations.” Presented to the American Marketing Association - Summer Educators Conference, August 1998. Craft, Stephen H., “Modeling Operationalized Measures of Customer Loyalty.” Presented to the Academy of Marketing Science - Annual Conference, May 1998. Craft, Stephen H., “A Critical Examination of Globalized Marketing Strategy Utilizing a Multidisciplinary Approach.” Presented to Globalization and its (Dis)Contents: Multiple Perspectives - Michigan State University, April 1998. Craft, Stephen H., “Customer Loyalty: An Empirical Investigation of Operationalized Measures of Loyalty.” Presented to the Academy of Marketing Science - Annual Conference, May 1997. Craft, Stephen H. and Salah S. Hassan, “Global Market Segmentation Research: A Conceptual Framework.” Presented to the American Marketing Association - Winter Educators Conference, February 1997. Craft, Stephen H. and Salah S. Hassan, “Global Market Segmentation as a Driver of Competitiveness in the Airline Industry.” Presented to the American Society of Competitiveness, October 1996. Dissertation : “An Empirical Investigation of International Consumer Market Segmentation Decisions” Developed and empirically supported a model of international segmentation strategy decision-making that proposes a three-step process including evaluation of country attractiveness factors, within-country segment bases, and the scale of segment management. Empirically related each model element to performance of the firm’s international consumer market segmentation strategy. This research was unique in its examination of market outcome measures in relation to international segmentation strategy. (Defended: April 30, 2001) STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 10 Other Scholarly/Professional Presentations Presented “Marketing and Your Daily Behavior” to New Horizons at University of Alabama-Birmingham, 2012. Presented “The US Economy in 2011” to New Horizons at University of Alabama-Birmingham, 2011. Presented “The Economic Impact of Healthcare Reform” to AARP Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Public Forum, 2009 Presented “Black Business: Success in 2020.” to the A.G. Gaston Conference, 2009. Presented “New Happenings in the Economy” to New Horizons at University of Alabama-Birmingham, 2009. Presented “Forecasting the Economy: Campaign 2008 Issues & Answers” to the Hadassah & Sisterhoods of Temple BethEl, Temple Emanu-El, and Knesseth-Isreal election forum, 2008. Presented “Importance of Developing Birmingham’s Black Business Community” to the Birmingham Economic Summit, 2008. Presented “Entrepreneurial Opportunity and Human Dignity: Developing Birmingham’s Black Business Community” to the A.G. Gaston Conference, 2008. Presented “Entrepreneurial Opportunity & Human Dignity: The State of Black Enterprise in Birmingham,” to the A.G. Gaston Conference, 2007. Presented “Why Having More Successful Black Businesses is Important to our Community” to the Gaston Economic Opportunity Conference, 2006. Presented “Sub-Prime Lending as a Driver of Poverty” at Birmingham-Southern’s Poverty Forum sponsored by SPACE (Southern Political Activism and Civic Education) and Birmingham-Southern’s Honors Program, 2005 Presented “Why the Numbers Can Work for Us: Cultivating Entrepreneurship in Birmingham: A Social and Economic Opportunity” to the Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2005. Presented “From Empiricism to Strategy” to the MBA cohort at the Johns Hopkins University, 2001. Presented “Globalization of Consumers” to the MBA program at The George Washington University, 2001. Presented “The U.S. Environment and Competitive Playing Field” to the Executive MBA Program of the Scandinavian International Management Institute (SIMI) in Washington, DC, 2000. Presented “Doing Business in the US: A Comparison to South America” to Coppead MBA in Washington, DC, 1998. Presented “Customer Loyalty: Getting Beyond Satisfaction” to Women in Advertising & Marketing in Washington, DC, 1996. STEPHEN H. CRAFT, Ph.D. Page 11 SERVICE TO DISCIPLINE Serving on the AACSB International Accreditation Peer Review Team for the University of North Carolina at Asheville (2013-14) Serving on the AACSB International Accreditation Peer Review Team for Henderson State University (2012-13) Served on the AACSB International Accreditation Peer Review Team for Rollins College (2011-12) External reviewer for Emory & Henry College, Emory Virginia (2011) Reviewer for Journal of Public Affairs Education (2011) “The Association of Magazine Advertising on the Body Image of African American Women,” Dissertation Committee – Candice Griffin, University of Alabama in Birmingham – Ph.D. in Health Administration Served on the AACSB International Accreditation Peer Review Team for Millsaps College (2010-11) Grant Review: Diabetes Research & Training Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham (2010) Served as Reviewer for the 2010 American Marketing Association Winter Educator’s Conference Alabama Dept of Education Curriculum Futuring Panel for Business (2006-2007) Grant Review: “Net-based Customer Service System,” Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2004) Served as Reviewer for the 2003 Association for Consumer Research Cross Cultural Marketing Conference Served as Discussant for the 2003 Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference Served as Session Chair for the 2003 European Marketing Academy Served as Track Chair for the 2002 Academy of Marketing Science Multicultural Marketing Conference Served as Grant Reviewer for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - 2002 Served as Session Chair for the 2002 Academy of Marketing Science Multicultural Marketing Conference Served as Reviewer for the 2002 Academy of Marketing Science Multicultural Marketing Conference Served as Discussant for the 2001 American Marketing Association Summer Educator’s Conference Served as Reviewer for the 2001 Northeastern Decision Sciences Institute Conference Served as Reviewer for the 2001 American Marketing Association Summer Educator’s Conference