Education
- B.B.A., University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1965
- M.B.A., University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1966
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969
Research Interests
- Strategic and Operational Marketing Management
- Specialty Retail Issues
- Entrepreneurship
Teaching
- Marketing Management
- Marketing Projects
- New Venture Management
Selected Publications, Papers & Presentations
- Articles published in Journal of Marketing, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Advertising Research, European Journal of Marketing, California Management Review, Business Horizons
- Papers published in the Proceedings of American Marketing Association, Southern Marketing Association, Decision Sciences Institute
Academic Experience
- Professor of Business, 1986 to present
- Dean, College of Business and Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 1986-1994
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Southern
- Methodist University, 1978-1979
- Chairman, Marketing Subject Area and Professor of Marketing, E. L. Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, 1973-1978
- Associate & Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1969-1973
Corporate Experience
- Principal, Phillips-Smith Specialty Retail Group, A Venture Capital Partnership, 1988-1999
- President, Pearle Vision Center and Texas State Optical, Divisions of Pearle Health Services, Inc., 1981-1986
- Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Merchandising, Pearle Vision Center, Division of Pearle Health Services, Inc., 1979-1981
Professional Activities
- American Marketing Association
- Boards of Directors for:
- Janus Funds (Trustee)
- NeoCore LLC
- Optika, Inc. (NASDAQ-OPTK)
Honors
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Senior Honors
- National Defense Fellowship
- Doctoral Consortium of American Marketing Association
- Kappa Sigma Leadership Award
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Kappa Sigma (Beta Epsilon Chapter) Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Business, CU-Colorado Springs, 1999
- Outstanding Faculty Member, Finalist, CU-Colorado Springs, 2000
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