Ivy College of Business professor is named a Morrill Professor
Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business Professor of Marketing Raj Agnihotri has been named a Morrill Professor at Iowa State University. He is only the second business professor and the only one currently at the college to earn this title.
The Morrill Professorship recognizes faculty members whose professional work has demonstrated outstanding success in teaching and learning in undergraduate, graduate, and/or Extension/outreach programs, which is reflected by a national or international reputation in the nominee’s discipline.
Agnihotri serves many roles at Ivy. He is the Mary Warner Fellow and executive director of industry engagement, director of the Ivy Sales Forum and a professor of marketing.
The designation of Morrill Professor remains part of a professor’s university title throughout their tenure at Iowa State and is also part of their emeritus title upon retirement from the university.
“This is a wonderful recognition of the tremendous work Raj has done and will continue to do for the Ivy Sales Forum, professional sales certificate, custom education program, and outreach with businesses.”
— Sekar Raju, chair, Department of Marketing
Agnihotri will be honored at an upcoming University Awards Ceremony.
“This is a truly special moment, and I would like to congratulate Raj on receiving the Morrill Professor title. This is a unique honor,” said Department of Marketing Chair Sekar Raju. “This is a wonderful recognition of the tremendous work Raj has done and will continue to do for the Ivy Sales Forum, professional sales certificate, custom education program, and outreach with businesses.”
Before joining Iowa State, Agnihotri held the first John Merrill Endowed Professorship in Consultative Sales at the University of Texas-Arlington, Freeman Professor of Sales Leadership, and chair of the marketing department at Ohio University. At Ohio, he served as the academic director of the Schey Sales Centre and also conceived and launched the Consumer Research Center.
Currently serving as the editor-in-chief of the Journal Marketing Theory and Practice, Agnihotri has published over 70 articles in leading scholarly journals. He serves on the editorial review boards of several reputed journals, such as the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Industrial Marketing Management, and Journal of Business Research. His work has been cited over 7,000 times (h-index = 37; i10 = 62).
Before entering academia, Agnihotri held several sales and marketing positions with startup ventures to major corporations and currently serves on the advisory boards of startups based in the United States, Europe, and India. He has given sales seminars to industry professionals from North America, Brazil, Europe, and India.
May 14, 2024
