Patricia Daugherty, B.B.A.'80, MBA'81

Department of Marketing - Hall of Fame Award

After earning both her B.B.A. and MBA from WMU, Patricia Daugherty taught for two years in WMU's department of marketing and then went on to earn a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. She then joined the University of Georgia's department of marketing and distribution and after eight years joined the University of Oklahoma. In her most recent position she served as division director and held the Siegfried chair in marketing and supply chain management and currently is Professor Emeritus at the University of Oklahoma.

She was one of the founding members of the Oklahoma Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Roundtable. She served as general conference chair for the 2007 Annual Global CSCMP Conference, which was held in Philadelphia, and has served on the CSCMP Board of Directors. She was also the CSCMP 2008 Programs chair. She served as editor of the Journal of Business Logistics 2001-2005 and is currently an associate editor for Logistics and Transportation Research: Part E and Journal of Supply Chain Management. She is a member of editorial boards of several prestigious business publications, including European Business Review, International Journal of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Logistics Management, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Journal of Transportation Management, and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.

She has consulted with a number of firms, including The Gillette Company, Nabisco Foods, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, and Ralston Purina Company. A prolific researcher, particularly in the area of logistics, she has an extensive list of publications and has also received numerous awards, including several best paper awards.