Background
Witt, Robert E. was born on September 16, 1940.
Witt, Robert E. was born on September 16, 1940.
Bachelor in Economics, Bates College, 1962. Master of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University, 1968.
Research assistant Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1964-1965. Instructor marketing Pennsylvania State University, 1967-1968. Assistant professor College and Graduate School Business, University Texas, Austin, 1968-1971, associate professor, 1971-1975, chairman department marketing, 1973-1983, professor, 1975-1983, Zale Corporation centennial professor business, 1983-1985, Betty and Glenn Mortimer centennial professor business, 1985-1995, centennial chairperson business education leadership, 1986-1995, acting dean, then dean, 1985—1995.
Interim president University Texas, Arlington, 1995-1996, president, 1996—2003, University Alabama, since 2003. Member budget council department marketing administration University Texas, Austin, 1969-1985, member faculty executive development program since 1969, member dean's council, since 1986. Member athletes advisory committee National Collegiate Athletic Association, since 1986.
Member academy advisory board World Management Council, 1988. Member future directions council University Texas Ex-Students Association, 1978-1988, member executive council, 1981-1983, 87-89. Member advisory board directors Post Oak Bank, since 1993, Frost National Bank, since 1993.
Member Accounting Education Change Commission, since 1992. Board directors Life Partners Group.
Board directors Austin Symphony, since 1991, University Cooperative Society, 1978-1982. Member American Marketing Association (fellow doctoral consortium 1967, progran chairman doctoral consortium 1972, reviewer, presenter), Association for Consumer Research (treasurer 1976, member executive committee 1975-1976, reviewer, conference session chairman), American Assembly Collegiate Schools of Business (board directors since 1991, member visitation committee 1991, member governmental relations committee 1986-1989, chairman governmental relations committee 1987-1989), Southern Marketing Association (conference trach chairman, presenter), Beta Gamma Sigma (vice president University Texas chapter 1973-1974, president chapter 1974-1975), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Anne Witt; children: Peter, Karen.