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Dr. Edmund K. Hershberger, Associate Professor and Chair

SIUE Faculty - Edmund Hershberger

"Do not begin any online graduate program until you are ready to fully commit to completing it. Online programs are just as (if not more) difficult as traditional programs, and you have to be very self-motivated and disciplined."

Degrees Held:

  • Ph.D. in Marketing – Georgia State University, 2003
  • MBA – Western Carolina University, 1994
  • BSBA in Economics – Western Carolina University, 1992

Career Highlights:

  • Department Chair since 2011
  • Published multiple times in academic journals including Journal of Business Research and Journal of Advertising Research

In which online degree program do you teach?

  • What types of projects can online students expect in your courses?

    • Marketing Communications Plan

    • Marketing Plan

    • Marketing Research Report

  • What do you want students to learn in these courses? What is the expected learning outcome?

    How to apply marketing fundamentals to decision-making

  • What advice would you give to those considering this online program?

    Do not begin any online graduate program until you are ready to fully commit to completing it. Online programs are just as (if not more) difficult as traditional programs, and you have to be very self-motivated and disciplined.

  • Why did you start teaching?

    To maximize the impact that I have on the business world.

  • What is the one book you think everyone should read?

    Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy

  • Tell us something interesting about yourself that your students might not know about you.

    I used to work for PepsiCo and Taco Bell as a marketing coordinator and operations manager in western North Carolina.

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