Jakki Mohr
Born
Boise, Idaho, US
Academic background
EducationBBA, Marketing, Boise State University
MA, Marketing, Colorado State University
PhD, Marketing, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Montana
University of Colorado Boulder
Hewlett-Packard

Jakki J. Mohr is the Regents Professor of Marketing at the University of Montana. In 2008, she became the first woman in Montana to be named a Regents Professor by the Board of Regents.

Early life and education

Mohr was born and raised in Boise, Idaho, where she also completed her undergraduate degree at Boise State University. She graduated at the top of her class and was the recipient of a national award from The Wall Street Journal for being an "outstanding business graduate."[1] From there, Mohr earned her master's degree in marketing from Colorado State University and her PhD in the same subject from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[2] During her senior year, she accepted an internship at Hewlett-Packard in Boise, where she worked at the purchasing desk.[1]

Career

Mohr joined the faculty at the University of Montana's School of Business as an associate professor of marketing in 1997[3] after working at the University of Colorado Boulder.[2] During her early years at the institution, she published her first textbook, Marketing of High-technology Products and Innovations, and was named "Montana's professor of the year" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[4] By 2002, Mohr was appointed to the rank of full professor and was the recipient of UM's Most Inspirational Teacher of the Year Award. In recognition of her academic achievements, she was also the first woman in Montana to be named a Regents Professor by the Board of Regents.[5]

As a full professor and Poe Family Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the University of Montana College of Business, Mohr was named the Mike Malone Educator of the Year by the Montana Ambassadors.[6] She was also the only academic invited from the United States to participate in a workshop focused on future energy and transportation scenarios held in Saudi Arabia.[7] In the same year, Mohr became an Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury.[2]

Selected publications

  • Marketing of High-Technology Products and Innovations (2000)

References

  1. 1 2 Burrowes, Brianne (June 19, 2015). "Leading Ladies: JAKKI MOHR". iwantherjob.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jakki Mohr". business.umt.edu. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "New faculty on campus". Missoulian. September 7, 1997. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UM's Jakki Mohr named state professor of the year". Missoulian. November 18, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UM EDUCATOR BECOMES MONTANA'S FIRST WOMAN REGENTS PROFESSOR". scholarworks.umt.edu. November 20, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ "UM Marketing Professor Named Montana Ambassador Educator of the Year". business.umt.edu. 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jakki Mohr Invited to Saudi Arabia to Help Solve Global Issues". business.umt.edu. 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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