Professional Service
Wrangler Professor: Endowed professorship by the Wrangler Corporation (1991– present)
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars (1991–present)
Kappa Omicron Nu National Honor Society (1981–present)
Presidential Fellow: Endowed fellowship by the President of Auburn University (2009)
Treasurer (Member of Executive Council), International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) (2007–2010)
President, American Collegiate Retailing Association (2004–2006)
Vice-President, American Collegiate Retailing Association (2002–2004)
Editor, Clothing and Textiles Research Journal (1996–2000)
Associate Editor, Clothing and Textiles Research Journal (1992–1994)
Alumni Teaching Scholar, Miami University (1988)
Research
Lectra Innovation Faculty Research Award for best conference paper, International Textile and Apparel Association (2006)
Best Paper Award, European Association of Education and Research in Commercial Distribution (EAERCD) (2006)
Academy of Marketing Science M. Wayne Delozier Outstanding Conference Paper (2005)
Academy of Marketing Science Stanley Hollander Outstanding Retailing Paper (2005)
National Textile Center Director’s Award for highest ranking research project (2005)
National Textile Center Director’s Award for highest ranking research project (2004)
Outstanding Paper Award, AMS/ACRA Retailing Conference (2003)
Best Paper Award, Journal of Consumer Marketing (2002)
Junior Faculty Research Award, Miami University (1990)