Background
Yavas, Ugur was born on October 3, 1947 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Hasan Sinan and Mebrure Yavas. came to the United States, 1970.
Yavas, Ugur was born on October 3, 1947 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Hasan Sinan and Mebrure Yavas. came to the United States, 1970.
Bachelor, Robert College, Istanbul, 1970. Master of Business Administration, Florida State University, 1972. Master of Business Administration, Georgia State University, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia State University, 1976.
Assistant professor, Bogazici U., Istanbul, 1976-1977, 78-79; assistant professor, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1977-1978; assistant/associate professor, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1979-1981; associate professor, professor, University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1981-1987; professor, E. Tennessee State University, Johnson City, since 1987. Consultant Marsh, Muncie, 1976-1979, Datotek/Cukurova, Istanbul, 1980.
Served with Turkish Air Force, 1976. Member Academy Marketing Science (board directors 1982-1984), Association for Consumer Research (representative 1984-1987), European Marketing Academy (coordinator 1985-1987), American Marketing Association.
Married Ayse Aytul Ozkes, August 3, 1970. Children: Zeynep, Sinan.