Background
Meloan, Taylor Wells was born on July 31, 1919 in St. Louis. Son of Taylor Wells and Edith (Graham) Meloan.
Meloan, Taylor Wells was born on July 31, 1919 in St. Louis. Son of Taylor Wells and Edith (Graham) Meloan.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, St. Louis University, 1949. Master of Business Administration, Washington University, St. Louis, 1950. Doctor of Business Administrator, Indiana University, 1953.
Advertising manager, Herz Corporation, St. Louis, 1941-1942;
sales promotion supervisor, Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, St. Louis, 1942-1943;
assistant professor marketing, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1953;
assistant, then associate professor marketing, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1953-1959;
professor, department chairman marketing, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1959-1969;
professor marketing, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1969-1992;
Robert E. Brooker professor marketing, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1970-1979;
Robert E. Brooker distinguished professor marketing emeritus, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1991;
distinguished emeritus professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1997;
dean School Business Administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1969-1971;
associate vice president academic administration and research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1971-1981. Professor business administration U. Karachi, Pakistan, 1962. Visiting professor marketing Istituto Post U. Per Lo Studio Dell Organizzazione Aziendale, Turin, Italy, 1964, U. Hawaii, 1993, Madrid Business School, 1993.
Distinguished visiting professor U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1978, U. Hawaii, 1993. Editorial advisor business administration Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1959-1973. Consultant to industry and government, 1953.
Board dirs Institute Shipboard Education.
Trustee World Affairs Council Orange County, since 1994. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Maritime Service, 1943-1946. Member American Marketing Association (president Los Angeles chapter 1963-1964), Order of Artus, Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Pi Epsilon, California Yacht Club, University Club, Rotary.
Married Anna Geraldine Leukering, December 17, 1944 (divorced 1974). Children: Michael David, Steven Lee. Married Jane Innes Bierlich, January 30, 1975.