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Wrenn, Walter Bruce was born on November 9, 1950 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Walter P. and Winona A. (Jeffrey) Wrenn.
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Wrenn, Walter Bruce was born on November 9, 1950 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Walter P. and Winona A. (Jeffrey) Wrenn.
Bachelor of Science, Auburn University, 1973. Master of Management, Northwestern University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1989.
Market analyst The UpJohn Company, Kalamazoo, 1974-1978. Assistant professor marketing Andrews University, Berrien Springs, 1978-1989. Associate professor Indiana University, South Bend, 1995—2001, professor, 2002—2008.
William Colson professor marketing Andrews University, since 2008. Consultant The UpJohn Company, Kalamazoo, 1982, North America Division Schools Development Authority, Washington, 1983, Worthington (Ohio) Foods, since 1985, Adventist Health System, Austin, Texas, 1986, Leco, 1991, Bio-Met, 1991, Maple Leaf Farms, 1998.
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(THE CLASSIC guide to develop a marketing plan—completely ...)
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Director University Press, Berrien Springs, 1986-1989, Station WAUS, Berrien Springs, since 1987. Member American Marketing Association (Outstanding Marketing Student 1973), Academy Marketing Science, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Mu Alpha, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Mu Delta.
Married Jan F. Carmichael, June 12, 1971.