Tracy A. Suter received his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. Prior to joining the marketing faculty at Oklahoma State University, he served as a full-time faculty member at the University of Southern Mississippi. Professor Suter teaches a wide range of courses with emphasis on marketing research. Each semester undergraduate marketing research students complete real-world research projects for area for-profit and not-for-profit firms under his guidance. Professor Suter's research interests include public policy, the use of new technologies in marketing, and consumer-to-consumer communities. He has published in journals such as the Journal of Business Research, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, and Journal of Retailing among many others. He also serves on two editorial review boards of academic journals and is a frequent reviewer for other journals and conferences. Professor Suter has received numerous awards for both research and teaching activities including the University of Arkansas Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teaching Competition Award given by the Society for Marketing Advances, and the Greiner Outstanding Teaching, Regents Distinguished Teaching, and President's Outstanding Faculty Awards all at Oklahoma State University. Tracy is frequently asked to speak to doctoral students and other academic groups about teaching excellence.