Joseph Ollie Rentz

Background

Rentz, Joseph Ollie was born on February 15, 1949 in Cedartown, Georgia, United States. Son of Randall Robert and Mary Clyde (Langford) Rentz.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Georgia, 1971; Master of Business Administration, U. Georgia, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Georgia, 1980.

Career

Computer programmer, U. Georgia, Athens, 1972-1975; teaching assistant, U. Georgia, Athens, 1976-1980; assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1980-1983; assistant professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983-1987; associate professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1987. Consultant General Foods, White Plains, New York, 1980-1981, Brownlee Construction Company, Knoxville, 1983-1984, McKinsey and Company, Atlanta, 1985-1986, National Meat Board, Chicago, 1986-1987, City of Knoxville, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• Joseph Ollie Rentz has been listed as a noteworthy Marketing educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Marketing Association (doctoral consortium 1978). Member Association Consumer Research, Southern Marketing Association, Academy Marketing Science.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, snow skiing, water skiing, bridge, gardening.

Connections

Married Susan Graham Brown, May 7, 1976. Children: Casey Ann, Patrick Joseph.

Father:

Randall Robert Rentz

Mother:

Mary Clyde (Langford) Rentz

Spouse:

Susan Graham Brown

child:

Casey Ann Rentz

child:

Patrick Joseph Rentz