President, Council of Logistics Management, 2002-2003

Program Chairperson, Warehousing Education and Research Council’s Annual
Conference, 1999, 2000.

Board of Advisors, Crescent Park Distribution Centers, Cincinnati. !998 – present.

Editorial Advisory Board, Warehousing Management Magazine, 1995 to present.

Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business Logistics, 1989 to present.

Educational Strategies Chairperson, and member of the executive committee, Council of Logistics Management, 1997 - Present.

Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 1990 to present.

Manuscript Reviewer, Transportation and Logistics Educator’s Conference, various years, 1978 to present.

Speaker, Council of Logistics Management's Doctoral Consortium, Washington, D.C., 1993.

Member and speaker, The Consortium of Federal, Academic, and Industry Logistics Experts, Federal Supply Service of the GSA, 1988 to 1992.

Member, Council of Logistics Management Doctoral Dissertation Award Selection Committee, 1992.

Member, Warehousing Education and Research Council Research Advisory Board, 1992 to present.

Moderator and Panelist, Council of Logistics Management Doctoral Consortium, San Antonio, October, 1992.

Member, Coopers-Lybrand/Systecon Academic Advisory Board, 1991 to 1995

Book Review Editor, Journal of Business Logistics, 1981-89.

Moderator, Burlington Northern Forward Motion Seminar, “The Challenges of Logistics
Partnerships,” November, 1988.

Member, 11-person delegation of food logistics experts to the Soviet Union. Presented seminars to food logistics and production personnel in five Soviet cities, 1987.

Manuscript Reviewer, AMA Educators Conference, various years.

Faculty Coordinator, NPTA Management Development Program, Miami University, 1984-93.

Tract Chairman, National Council of Physical Distribution Management National Conference, 1981.

Industry/Educator-in-Residence Selection Committee, National Council of Physical Distribution Management, 1979, 1980.

Summer Faculty Intern, J. M. Smucker Company, 1977.

Grant Coordinator, Institute for Public Welfare Management. Coordinator of HEW Planning Grant to develop a nationwide training program for social service employees, September, 1975.

Management Training Program, Motion Industries, Inc., “Managing Inventory Effectively,” September, 1975.

Member of the faculty, Institute for Public Welfare Management, “Evaluating Effectiveness in Social Service Organizations,” July, 1975.

Member of the American Marketing Association’s Career Materials Task Force, 1975.

Member of the faculty, Workshop for Alabama Department of Pensions and Securities,
“Problems in Organization and Management,” May, 1975.

Member of the faculty, Bruno’s Management Development Seminar, “Customer Relations,” February, 1975.

President, Warehousing Education and Research Council, 1985-86.

First Vice President, Warehousing Education and Research Council, 1984-85.

Director of Professional Development, Council of Logistics Management, 1984-85.

Chair, Council of Logistics Management’s Distinguished Service Award Selection Committee, 1984.

Education Chairman, National Council of Physical Distribution Management Executive Committee, 1983-84.

Vice President for Administration, Warehousing Education and Research Council, 1982-83.

Annual Conference Program Chairman, National Council of Physical Distribution Management, 1983.

Chairman, A.T. Kearny Doctoral Research Grant Selection Committee for the National Council of Physical Distribution Management, 1981.

President, National Council of Physical Distribution Management Cincinnati Roundtable, 1980-81.

Research Chairman, Warehouse Education and Research Council, 1979-80.

President, Miami Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, 1979-80.