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Michael Smith, Associate Professor of Marketing and Academic Director for BBA Programs

BS, Marketing, Wayne State University
MBA, Marketing, Wayne State University
PhD, Marketing, Indiana University in Bloomington
Courses Taught: almost any undergraduate marketing course offered

Jobs I have had in my lifetime...

  • Paper boy, short-order cook, convenience store clerk, bowling alley maintenance person, seller of encyclopedias, marketing consultant, marketing professor.

Movie I can watch over and over...

  • Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Places I have lived...

  • Detroit, MI; on board the USS J.F. Kennedy; Bloomington, IN; Alexandria, VA; Norfolk, VA; and the Philadelphia suburbs.

Favorite sports teams...

  • Eagles

Favorite TV shows...

  • House, CSI, American Idol

Foreign places I have traveled to...

  • All over Europe – my favorites were Greece, Italy, and Spain.

Favorite spot on the Jersey Shoreline ...

  • The horseshoe bar in Sea Isle

Websites I visit daily...

  • Yahoo, YouTube, and iTunes

Favorite foods...

  • Steak, steak, and let’s see…um, steak.

Favorite Philly restaurants...

  • Capital Grille, Warsaw Café

Favorite things to do outside of work...

  • Play the guitar, archery, Netflix, going out to dinner

Coolest thing I've ever done...

  • Become a father

If I could eat dinner with one person, it would be...

  • Jimi Hendrix

Favorite flavor of ice cream...

  • Pralines and Cream

Favorite toy as a child...

  • Model airplane.

Book (not textbook!) I am currently reading...

  • Disgraced.