Experience

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  Illinois State University

  • Normal, Illinois, United States

  • Instructional Asst. Professor of Marketing

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Normal, Illinois, United States
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  Freelance

  • Emeritus Professor of Business (retired)

    • May 2023 - Present
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  Illinois College

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Professor of Business and Ruth Badger Pixley Professor of Social Sciences

    • Aug 2014 - Present

    Teaching assignments include introductory courses in Marketing and Management, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Management, Business of Sports, Sports Promotion, Professional Sports Research, Professional Sales, and Senior Business Capstone. 20+ years of experience directing student projects with nationally recognized companies, including teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA, and independent league baseball. Developed a research niche in the sales and pricing of sports tickets. Nationally recognized for leadership in post-COVID course delivery modes. Author of multiple journal articles in sports marketing and instructional innovation.

  • Department Chair

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

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  University of Illinois Springfield

  • Springfield, Illinois Area

  • Adjunct Professor Of Business

    • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Springfield, Illinois Area

    Taught BUS 312 - Principles of Marketing at the Peoria location for UIS

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  3PL-Training.com

  • United States

  • President

    • Jun 2004 - Jun 2016
    • United States

    Created and delivered online training programs for Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). I administered the Certified Transportation Broker Program, and co-developed/taught courses in sales, marketing, ethics, and refrigerated transport.

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  Western Illinois University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Dean, College of Business and Technology

    • Jul 2010 - Jun 2014

    Assisted in the management and leadership of a college serving over 2,000 students with over 100 FT faculty across two campuses, plus distance learning. Developed and implemented recruitment plans for undergraduate and graduate programs that yielded enrollment increases while overall university enrollment declined. Implemented nine new integrated degree programs, and led the development of the MBA program to online delivery and enrollment growth after four straight years of enrollment declines. Taught MBA Marketing course while serving as Associate Dean.

  • Chair, Department of Marketing and Finance

    • Aug 2004 - Jul 2010

    Responsible for a department of 16 FT faculty and 7 PT faculty spread across two campuses and including both on-line and face-to-face settings. Re-appointed for a second term. Primarily taught undergraduate and graduate marketing research courses while serving as department chair.

  • Asst./Assoc./Professor of Marketing

    • Aug 1995 - Jul 2004

    Taught Marketing Principles, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, and Marketing Management at the undergraduate level, and Applied Business Research, and Decision Making for Global Markets at the graduate level. Recipient of Meritorious Teaching Award, Marketing Management Association (2011); Winner of American Marketing Association's innovative Excellence in Marketing Education Award (2003); Winner, Instructional Innovation Competition, Society for Marketing Advances (2000); Outstanding Teacher in the WIU College of Business and Technology (1999; Winner, Distinguished Teacher Competition, Society for Marketing Advances (1998); Outstanding WIU CBT Researcher Award, 1998 and 1999).

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  Montana State University Billings

  • Assistant Professor of Marketing

    • Aug 1994 - Jul 1995
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  John Wood Community College

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Assistant Dean of Instruction

    • Jan 1988 - Aug 1994

    Responsible for all transfer-level and occupational programs, with direct supervisory responsibility for all academic departments, including a start-up of a correctional center program, two off-campus attendance centers, and an individualized instruction center that served 1,300 students per year. I was twice appointed as interim Chief Academic Officer on two occasions. My position was retitled as "Dean of Instruction" after I left, and the formerly titled "Dean of Instruction/Chief Academic Officer" position was re-titled as VP of Instruction.)

  • Director of Business and Industry Programs

    • Aug 1986 - Dec 1987

  • Assistant to the President

    • Dec 1983 - Jul 1986

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  Western Illinois Regional Council

  • Principal Planner, Economic Development

    • Nov 1982 - Dec 1983