Academic Vita of Dr. Robert E. Witt
Administrative Appointments | Academic Appointments | Awards and Honors | Research | Participation in Academic Conferences | Professional Memberships and Activities | Academic Service | Teaching | Public Service | Board Service | Education | Personal Data
Administrative Appointments
President — March 2003 to date, The University of Alabama
President — March 1996 to March 2003, The University of Texas at Arlington
Interim President — June 1995 to February 1996, The University of Texas at Arlington
Dean — April 1986 to May 1995, The University of Texas at Austin, College and Graduate School of Business
Acting Dean — September 1985 to April 1986, The University of Texas at Austin, College and Graduate School of Business
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs — September 1983 to August 1985, The University of Texas at Austin, College and Graduate School of Business
Chairman, Department of Marketing — September 1973 to August 1983, The University of Texas at Austin, College and Graduate School of Business
Academic Appointments
The University of Alabama:
Professor of Marketing — March 2003 to present
College and Graduate School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin:
Centennial Chair in Business Education Leadership — September 1986 to May 1995
Betty and Glenn Mortimer Centennial Professorship in Business — September 1985 to April 2003
Zale Corporation Centennial Professor in Business — 1983-1985
Professor — 1975-1983
Associate Professor — 1971-1975
Assistant Professor — 1968-1971
Pennsylvania State University:
Instructor — 1967-1968
Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College:
Research Assistant (full time, post-M.B.A.) — 1964-1965
Awards and Honors
Teaching awards:
Jack G. Taylor Teaching Excellence Award — 1972
Cactus Yearbook, University Teaching Excellence Award — 1971
Ph.D. Student Association Teaching Excellence Award — 1971
CBA Student Council Teaching Excellence Award — 1971
Research (Selected Publications)
"Variation in Group Conformity Influence," Robert E. Witt (with E.L. Knight and M.I. Alpert). Journal of Social Psychology, February 1976 (89), pp. 137-138.
"Group Conformity Influence: A Proposed Measure," Robert E. Witt (with J.H. Murphy). Journal of Social Psychology, October 1975 (97), pp. 115-121.
"An Analysis of the Effect of Alternative Combinations of Predictor Variables in Behavioral Research," Robert E. Witt (with David G. Fulcher). Psychological Reports, Vol. 35, pp. 1287-1290, 1974.
"Psychological Marketing Segmentation: An Empirically Derived Typology Approach," Robert E. Witt (with Mark I. Alpert). Psychological Reports, 1973, pp. 431-436.
"Group Influence and Brand Choice Congruence," Robert E. Witt (with Grady D. Bruce). Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, November 1972.
"Conformity Influence in Small Groups: A Probabilistic Measure," Robert E. Witt (with Subrata K. Sen). Journal of Social Pyschology, February 1972.
"Developing Empirically Derived City Typologies: An Application of Cluster Analysis," Robert E. Witt (with Grady D. Bruce). Sociological Quarterly, Spring 1971.
"Purchase Decisions and Group Influence," Robert E. Witt (with Grady D. Bruce). Journal of Marketing Research, May 1970.
"Variation in the Susceptibility of Purchase Decision to Group Influence," Robert E. Witt (with Grady D. Bruce). Broadening the Concept of Marketing, American Marketing Association Conference Proceedings, Fall Conference 1970 (Abstract).
"Personality Correlates of Innovative Buying Behavior," Robert E. Witt (with Grady D. Bruce). Journal of Marketing Research, May 1970.
"Group Influence on Consumer Brand Choice," Robert E. Witt. Marketing Involvement in Society and the Economy. American Marketing Association Conference Proceedings, Fall Conference 1969, pp. 306-309.
"Informal Social Group Influence on Consumer Brand Choice," Robert E. Witt. Journal of Marketing Research, November 1969.
Participation in Academic Conferences
Papers presented at American Marketing Association and Southern Marketing Association Conferences; Session Chairman, Association of Consumer Research
Track Chairman at Southern Marketing Association Conference
Professional Memberships and Activities
American Marketing Association (not current)
Association for Consumer Research (not current)
Faculty Member, The University of Texas Executive Development Program — 1969-1995
Associate Editor, Social Science Quarterly — 1970-1972
Program Chairman, American Marketing Association Doctoral Consortium — 1972
Editorial Review Board, Journal of Marketing — 1971-1973 and 1982-1985
Executive Committee, Association for Consumer Research — 1975-1976
Editor, Association for Consumer Research Newsletter — 1975
Treasurer, Association for Consumer Research — 1976
Reviewer, American Marketing Association, Association for Consumer Research
Southern Marketing Association (not current)
Academic Service (Selected Assignments)
Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Board of Directors —1995-1998; Vice Chair 1996-97, Chair 1997-98
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Board of Directors — 1991-1994
Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)/AACSB Task Force on Doctoral Education — 1992-1993
Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC) — 1992-1994
AACSB Visitation Committee — 1991-1995
GMAC: The Future Role of Graduate Management Education — 1989-1990
CBA Foundation Advisory Council Committees
- Ex-Officio, Business School Foundation Committee — 1986-1995
- Faculty Advisor, Development Endowment Committee — 1986-1995
- Faculty Advisor, Executive Committee — 1986-1995
- Ex-Officio, Membership Committee — 1986-1995
AACSB Governmental Relations Committee — 1986-1989
- Chairman — 1987-1989
Academic Advisory Board of the World Management Council — 1988
UT Ex-Students' Association Future Directions Committee — 1978-1988
UT Ex-Students' Association Executive Council — 1981-1983; 1987-1989
Athletes Advisory Committee (NCAA) — 1986-1995
Chair for Free Enterprise Committee — 1986-1995
University of Texas at Austin, University Deans' Council — 1986-1995
University Strategic Planning Committee — 1986
Governor's Executive Development Committee — 1986
Ex-Officio Member, MBA Program Committee — 1983-1985
Ex-Officio Member, Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee — 1983-1985
Ex-Officio Member, Option II MBA Committee — 1983-1985
CBA Coordinating Committee — 1973-1995
Board of Directors, University Co-op Audit Committee Chairman — 1980-1982
Budget Council, Department of Marketing Administration — 1969-1985
CBA/GSB Long-Range Planning Committee — 1983-1985
Long-Range Planning Advisory Committee, Ex-Students' Association — 1982-1983
Marketing Committee, Ex-Students' Association — 1981-1982
Teaching
Courses taught include: Marketing Management, Promotion Policies, Sales Management, Marketing Research, Strategic Market Planning and seminar topics.
Public Service (Selected)
Board of Directors, Austin Symphony — 1991-1995
Board of Directors, Arlington Chamber of Commerce — 1995-2003
Board Chair, Arlington Chamber of Commerce — October 2002-2003
Board of Directors, Medical Center of Arlington —1995-2000
Board of Directors, Tarrant County United Way — 1996-1998
Board of Directors, KERA/KDTN, Public Broadcasting — 1997-1999
Chairman, Board of Directors, Arlington Chamber of Commerce — 2002-2003
Board of Directors, Black Warrior Council Boy Scouts of America — 2003 to date
Board of Directors, West Alabama Chamber of Commerce — 2003 to date
Board of Directors, Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority — 2003 to date
Advisory Board of Directors, Elizabeth Project Care Board — 2003 to date
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology — 2006 to date
Board Service
Board of Directors, Lakeway Communications — 1985-1987 (company acquired)
Board of Directors, La Quinta Realty Corporation — 1986-1993 Chair, Audit Committee (company acquired)
Advisory Board of Directors, Post Oak Bank — 1993-1995
Advisory Board of Directors, Frost National Bank — 1993-1996
Board of Directors, Life Partners Group Insurance Company — 1993-1996 (company acquired)
Advisory Board of Directors, J. P. Morgan Chase Bank — 1998-2003
Education
B.A., Economics, Bates College, 1962
M.B.A., Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College, 1964
Ph.D., Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University, 1968
Personal Data
Born September 16, 1940